Seven Days Epitomized From A Busy Reader
A digest of events includes a woman alleging her husband was deported to Russia aboard the Soviet ark, a 150 strong mob attack on Ellis Island, miner leader Alexander Howat jailed in Indianapolis, Cuban sugar cargo reaching New York, and 249 radicals deported on the Buford. Additional items cover mutiny charges on the America crew, President Wilson's snowbound day, and various political and legal developments across the United States.
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Russia
New York
Matanzas
United States
New York City
Soviet Russia
America
Hoboken
N. J
Wilson
Washington
White House
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee
Michigan
Congress
C. Pollock
Kansas City
Federal District Court of
Kans
DAnnunzio abandons Fiume command amid crisis
Reports indicate Gabriele d Annunzio abandoned his post at Fi ume and sails at sea. Italy's chamber of deputies passes a bill limiting royal war powers and endorses Nittis condemnation of the Fiume incident.
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Gabriele d’Annunzio
Fiume
Chamber of Deputies
Gompers Calls Conference On Rail Labor Policy
Samuel Gompers called a conference of four major railroad brotherhoods and ten affiliated groups to craft a policy on anti strike provisions in the Cummins bill. Union officials delaying talks with Director General Hines gave no reason for postponement and offered no rescheduled date.
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Washington
Joint
Congressional Conference
Cummins
Esch
Samuel Gompers
Senate
Great
American Federation of Labor
Hines
Seven men hold up bank in Ottawa Lake robbery
In Ottawa Lake Michigan seven men robbed the People's Bank and escaped with about $7,000 in cash and Liberty Bonds after shooting cashier Harman Rothfuss who survived the attack.
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Toledo, O
People’s Bank
Ottawa Lake
Mich
Harman Rothfuss
Australian Vote Sparked Debate Over Peace Treaty Folly
London Premier Lloyd George defended League of Nations voting rules in Llanystymway Wales claiming Australia suffered similar war losses and has equal voting rights with the United States. He warned the U S UK dispute would not be decided by this vote and recalled the bitter U S fight over the treaty as party warfare.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Mexico
Carranza
Frederick Hugo
Villistas
Mazatlan
Congress
Senate
American Legion
War Risk Bureau
London
Lloyd George
Llanystymway
Wales
League of Nations
Australia
America
Foch Declines Senate Candidacy Offer
Paris report states Marshal Foch informed the Republican committee of Finis terre that he will not run for the senate after being offered the candidacy. The Matin cites the decision as final and aims to quell speculation about his political future.
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Foch
Senate
Paris
Marshal Foch
Republican Committee of Finisterre
Matin
Call for Nine Best Airmen in America Ahead
New York reports a call by the Aero Club of America for nine outstanding airmen to represent the United States in international aeroplane contests next year. The selection targets top pilots to compete on an international stage.
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New York
United States
The
Aero Club of America
Boston Scientists Convene In Annual Meeting In City
Boston hosts the annual gatherings of bacteriologists geologists paleontologists anthropologists and psychologists with over 1000 scientists in attendance and nearly 200 speakers announced across the events.
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Boston
President Wilson at 63 in good spirits for birthday
Washington dispatch notes President Wilson is 63 on December 28. Rear Admiral Grayson states the progress of his health is steady and he is in good spirits.
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Washington
Wilson
Grayson
Extradition Demand For Wilhelm From Holland Contingent On Treaty
Paris reports that extradition of former German Emperor William will be demanded from the Netherlands once the peace treaty becomes effective. The decision was reached by the British and French governments as cited by Echo de Paris.
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Paris
William of
Germany
Holland
Echo de Paris
Admiral Kolchak resigns from All-Russian Army command
Vladivostok reports Admiral Kolchak in ill health retires from active command and names General Semenoff as the new commander in chief of the All-Russian forces opposing the Bolsheviks in Siberia.
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Kolchak
Vladivostok
Siberia
Semenoff
Officer of the Guard Killed by Own Patrol in Dublin
Dublin report states Lieutenant Boast, officer of the guard, was accidentally killed by a bullet from his own patrol during a shooting affray near the vice real lodge in Phoenix Park. The inquest jury returned this finding on his death.
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Dublin
Boast
Vice Real Lodge
Phoenix Park
Leutenant
Exporters to Post $12.5 Million Bond for Whiskey Shipment
Philadelphia officials require a $12,500,000 bond from exporters of 30,000 barrels of whiskey bound from Louisville to France Aimed at preventing any return of the liquor to the United States the cargo will be shipped abroad under customs supervision.
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Philadelphia
Louisville
Custom House
United States
France
World’s Largest Bible Under Construction in UK
London reports the project to hand write the entire authorized Bible by top UK figures including King George Queen Mary and the Prince of Wales. The volume stands five feet two inches high three feet six inches wide with space for 12 000 contributions and uses red Morocco goatskin for binding.
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London
United Kingdom
King George
Queen Mary
Prince of Wales
Living costs rise 82.2 percent in five years
Boston report from the National Industrial Conference Board shows living costs for American wage earners climbed 82.2 percent from July 1914 to November 1919 based on recent investigations.
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Boston
National Industrial Conference Board
Rich flyer and pilot saved off Florida coast
Daytona Florida wide car dealer James Levy and his pilot Goodrich were rescued after their flying boat developed motor trouble and exhausted fuel while traveling from New York to Miami. They ditched in the sea near Daytona Beach and were saved.
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Rich
Florida
Daytona
Fla
James Levy
Goodrich
New York
Miami
Here
Coal Operators Refuse Commitment To Wage Commission
In Chicago representatives of bituminous coal operators met to decide how to respond to the findings of the president's commission on miner wages after the nationwide strike. The operators say they have not committed themselves to accepting or endorsing any decision the commission may reach.
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Chicago
Wilson
I W W Plans General Strike in Alaska
Seattle report quotes Governor Thomas Riggs asserting the I W W aims to extend its influence by a planned general strike in Alaska to paralyze industry. He says positive evidence supports the plan and expects disruption beyond the Northwest.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Thomas Riggs
Riggs
First Meeting of League of Nations Council
Paris reports an informal notice on the first council meeting of the League of Nations. The call may come after Versailles treaty ratifications are exchanged and a decision on who issues the formal call remains open.
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Council OF the
League OF Nations
Paris
Council of
Wallace
Gine
State Department
Washington
Supreme Council
Wilson
Wood alcohol deaths surge across eastern cities
New York reports seventy one deaths in 48 hours from wood alcohol poison in illegal whiskey. Scores more are paralyzed or blinded. New England leads with sixty deaths including women in Chicopee Falls and Springfield, Massachusetts.
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New York
Chicago
New England
Chicopee Falls
Mass
Springfield
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