Schwab Cleared On Govt Payments Charge For Fleet Corp
Charles M. Schwab said the Walsh committee clearing him of charges that he received government payments while director general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation is the best news he has ever heard. He told AP his gratitude was mixed with emotion as the committee found no proof of the $260,000 voucher claim.
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Schwab
Waehingtan
APL
Charles M. Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Walch
de Est
Orini
Steele
Pennsylvania
New York
Schwoeh
Mr. Steele
Select Committee On Shipping Board
Emergency We Corporation
Ship Construction East
Raven
Princess Charlotte of Belgium Sinking Condition Worsens
Brussels sent reports say Princess Charlotte of Belgium widow of Emperor Ixilimian of Mexico remains in poor condition. Physicians informed King Albert and Queen Elizabeth that improvement has not been maintained.
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Brussels
Charlotte of
Bellum
Ixilimian
Mexico
Albert
Elizabeth
Filipinos Are Victims of Storm Off Philippine Coast
At the mouth of the Ang river in Pangasinan province a furious storm wrecked the coastwise schooner Filipidad. Thirty six Filipinos including women and children drowned. about 50 aboard were left helpless as masts blew away and the ship broke apart. The wreck lies roughly 100 miles north of Manila. Deserters claim the British steamer Isabela wreck on Banpalan Island was faked to obtain aid, with two American crewmen alleging the report.
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Manila
Filipidad
Anne River
Pangasina
Here
Inventatory
Isabela
Banpalan
Samar
Philippines
Reperta
Francis Burton Harrison
Ramar
Robert Brezile
Mack Malone
Tarnate
Two Bandits Rob County Treasurer Office
Early today two masked bandits entered the county treasurer’s office in the courthouse and knocked Treasurer Harry E. Ferry unconscious with a revolver. They escaped in a car with about $14 000 in cash.
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Marion, O
Harry E
Ferry
Murder Trial Opens In Matewan West Virginia
Twenty four men from Matewan West Virginia appear in Mingo County circuit court charged with murder following a clash with private detectives during evictions of Stone Mountain Coal Company workers. Anse Hatfield was among key witnesses and one defendant carried a pistol in court, prompting a sheriff search for weapons on subsequent days.
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Coc. Prosterman
Veniremen
Sid Tatfield
Matewan
United Mine Workers of America
Mingo County
Stone Mountain Coal Company
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western Station
Hatfield
Sid Hatfield
R. D. Bailey
Foreign exchange market strengthens on remittance demand
New York January 26 AP reports extensive remittance purchases to London Paris and other European points strengthen the foreign exchange market. Sterling bills rose to £2.8235 up three cents from yesterday Paris demand bills at 7.14 up 12 points and Belgian francs around 7.49 up about 25 from yesterday. Italian rate gained while German Swedish exchanges firmed and Norway Denmark quoted stiffer but muted反 reaction.
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New York
London
Paris
Yeaterday
Paria
Norway
Denmark
Rails Push Piece Work Plan In Restoration Plea
Chicago January 26 AP Evidence from railroads favors restoring piece work as they seek abrogation of national agreements that replaced piece rates with hourly wages. G J Collings of Chicago and Northwestern testified, presenting charts claiming efficiency dropped after the shift to hourly pay.
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Chicago
G. J. Collings
Chicago and
Northwestern
Britain Critics Question Soviet Trade Reopening
London editorials attack plans to resume trade with Russia labeling the move as a dubious pretext for Soviet recognition. The Morning Post and Pest urge explicit government policy and denounce recognition as immoral while questioning loyalty of future Russian leaders.
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London
Great Britain
Russia
Pest
France
United States
Urging Trade With Russia Before Senate Panel
Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard push to remove all restrictions hindering immediate resumption of trade with Russia. Labor leaders and officials argued that Russian markets would absorb surplus U S goods, create jobs, and revive industries. Officials cited Russian gold and need for locomotives and apparel orders, with Commerce requesting 50 000 dollars to study possibilities.
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Washington
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
France
Republican
Maryland
Timothy Healy
Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers
United States
Healy
Treasury
Bosheviks
Joseph Schlossberg
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Davison
International Association of Machinists
Turkey
Mexico
Alexander
Department of Commerce
Consree
Unidentified Steamer in Distress Reported Near New York
The naval communications service picked up a distress signal from an unidentified steamer about 150 miles from New York. The message, signed with signal letters, suggested it could be the Belgian steamer Cannonier from Bordeaux.
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New York
Eully
Naval Communications Service
Cannonier
Bordeaux
Utah Proposal on Alien Land Ownership Sparks Hearing
Not taking the lead in straining international relations was urged today at a public hearing before the senate judiciary committee on a bill regulating land held by aliens in Utah. The protest argued Utah should avoid leading any alien land ownership prohibition.
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Shit Lake
Utah
Judiciary Committee
Lance House
Allies plan disarmament and reparations talks in Paris
Allied experts report to the supreme council on disbanding German forces and completing Versailles disarmament by July 4. Britain gains extra delay. two thirds of disarmament by March 1. Reparations discussions, led by M Doumer, focus on fixing amounts while revisiting Article 253 terms.
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Paris
Supreme Council
Great Britain
Lloyd George
Inwerenwehr
France
Supreme Allied Council
David Lloyd George
Aristide Briand
Council of France
M. Briand
Paul Doumer
Baron Edgar Vincet D*abernon
Germany
M. Doumer
Briand
Lloyd George Angers Paris Press Over Allied Council
Reports from Paris say British officials and Sir Austen Geddes discuss the allied supreme council amid Lloyd George protests over a Paris newspaper critique. The dialogue centers on a policy to force Germany to pay all she can, while concerns linger on potential friction with the French press and intra-allied tone.
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Lloyd Georg
Paris
Jan
Allied Supreme Council
Auckland Geddes
United States
Lloyd George
Blond George
Uis
M. Brian
the Supreme Counci
Germany
Wade
Allied
Department corrects report on rastun price rise
The department of labor said December retail prices for rastun were nearly steady and corrected an earlier published report that showed a 36 percent rise for the year from December 1910 to December 1911.
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Rastun
Department of Labor
Department
Bergdoll Kidnapping Attempt Reported in Germany
Berlin dispatch says five men in an car tried to abduct Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, a U S draft evader, near Ebersbach as he headed to meet wedding guests. One American allegedly fired, wounding a German bystander. two alleged intelligence officers and another man were later arrested.
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Berlin
Ebersbach
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Strecher
Bergdorf
Coffeyville Bank Failure Roils Kansas Finances
Topeka Kansas January 26 AP State Bank Commissioner W E Wilson estimated losses from the Coffeyville Peoples State Bank failure at about 200000 dollars.
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Topeka
Kans
Coffeyville Peoples State Bank
W. E. Wilson
Immigration surge forecast to break records before July
Washington report shows Anthony Caminetti warning the Senate committee that European emigration will hit new highs unless checked, with new steamship lines planned and Ellis Island staffing up beyond 1914 peaks. He cites worsening Europe and U.S. job fears driving arrivals, while Chairman Colt questions the extent of the increase amid the Johnson bill debate.
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Washington
Europe
Anthony Caminetti
Senate Immigration Committee
Germany
Austria
J. Caminetti
Ellis Island
Colt
Caminetti
United States
House of the Johnson
Church Organist Charged With Wife Murder in Algona
L. T. Benjamin former church organist sits in Kexsyth district court awaiting trial on a charge of killing his wife on January 15. Attorneys say Benjamin claimed his wife found a letter accusing him of loving another woman and that in a rage he struck her with an unknown object.
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Algona
L. T. Benjamin
D. By Coyle
Kexsyth District Court
Tuesaday
Attorners
Benjamin
Utah measure seeks pensions for aging teachers
Salt Lake City Jan 26 AP says a bill was introduced in the state senate to pension superannuated teachers. The plan would fund annuities for widows of long time teachers who die in service, with eligibility set at five years teaching in Utah.
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Salt. Lake
Utah
Black Crook Star Mario Bonfanti Dies at 70
New York AP reports former Metropolitan Opera premiere danseuse Mario Bonfanti died in New York aged 70. She gained fame dancing in the Black Crook about fifty years ago and appeared with notable opera productions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mario Bonfanti
Metropolitan Opera Company
Mystery surrounds death of Richard Lawrence in Madison
A three year old inquiry into broker Richard Lawrence's death in Madison centers on a rumored $300000 stash of cash bonds and jewels. The case spans altered bodies exhumations and allegations of murder to steal a fortune tied to the Orange Diamond and a widow's push for accountability.
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Madison
Richard
Lawrence
South Madison
Hame
Lake Monona
Africa
Victoria
England
Louise Vale
Chicago and
Northwestern
Edward J. Lawrence
Thehree
William Williams
Robert May
Joseph Stevenson
Lawrences
R. Hillman
Toa
Hillman
Steorge Theodore Lewis
Ste
Philipp
Blaine
Prisoner Fought By Mob Reaches Arkansas
Henry Lowry a 16 year old Negro suspect in the Christmas Day killings of O. T. Craig and his daughter Mrs. C Williamson near Wilson Arkansas was seized from officers on a northbound Illinois Central train at Sardis Mississippi by a mob of 15 to 20 masked men. Arkansas sheriffs J J Greer and D H Dickson reported the escape as they moved toward Little Rock under Gov McRae orders with the man.
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Memphis
Henry Lowry
O. T. Craig
Craig
D. H. Dickson
Arkansas
Benuty
el Paso
Texas
Mc Raw
State Penitentiary
Little Rock
Back on bench Sumieo White returns after illness
Washington dispatch reports chef Sumieo White of the supreme court here returned to the bench today after several weeks' illness. He resumed duties amid cautious optimism from colleagues and officials about his health and readiness.
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Washington
Jan
Sumieo White
The
Supreme Conthere
Memphis Youth Confesses to Slaying Child near Farm
Mathew Houston, sixteen, allegedly confessed to killing five year old Frank Daily whose mutilated body was found on a field near his father's Memphis area farm. A fourteen year old white boy was arrested and detained as detectives investigate a possible second participant. The suspect was moved to Nashville for safekeeping as authorities verify the confession and seek corroborating details.
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Memphis
Mathew Houston
Frank Daily
Nashville
Houston
Trouston
O. H. Perry
Peak reached on farm wages across United States
Washington reported that farm labor wages hit a record high in 1920. National averages from the Department of Agriculture show month hired labor at $6.89 with board and $4.95 without board, harvest day labor at $3.60 with board and $4.56 without board, and non harvest day labor at $2.86 with board and $4.59 without board.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Uble
Fire Escape Plunge In Kansas City Drug Store Fire
More than twenty office workers descended smoke filled fire escapes from a building at Tooth and Maii Street as fire reached the basement of a drug store. Initial reports said one person was injured during the noon hour incident drawing a large crowd.
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Kansas City, Inn
Tooth and Maii Street
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