Naval ratio talks near end of Washington conference
Washington December reports that the Big Three have completed discussions on the naval ratio. Plans for a later meeting of a fifteen member naval committee were arranged. The delegates indicated no formal agreement, with proposals balancing tonnage by allowing Britain two super-dreadnoughts and scrapping older ships, while the United States would add 25 000 tons to substitute Colorado and Washington for older vessels. Japan would retain the Mutsu and scrap Settsu.
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D. C
Donald
Washington
State Department
Hughes
Our
Kate
Washington, D. C
Naval
Balfour
Japan
Great Britain
Colorado
Delaware
North Dakota
Mutsu
Pessimism Grips New York Industrial Outlook
New York December 13 industrial horizon grows more pessimistic as two major strikes threaten over 100000 workers in the metropolitan area. Wage disputes surface in railroad maintenance, the building trades, and skilled crafts, amid ongoing labor unrest.
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New York
Germany to miss January and February reparations
Paris reports the German government informed the allied reparations commission that it will be unable to meet the due payments on January 15 and February 15.
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Allied “Reparations Commission
Paris
Germany seeks moratorium on reparations payment
Berlin reports the government informed the committee of guarantees that Germany cannot pay the reparations due January 16 and requests a moratorium.
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Berlin
Committee of Guarantees
Germany
Polish Refugees Die From Cold as They Flee Russia
Reports from Warsaw on December 15 say Polish refugees arriving from Russia are dying in large numbers from exposure. Many victims are women and children frozen to death in unheated cars while escaping across the frontier near Baranowicé. The flow is said to average about six thousand arrivals daily.
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Warsaw
Russia
Baranowicé
Officer's Wife Killed in Camp Benning Auto Crash
Mrs Katharine C Endicott wife of Lieut F C Endicott instructor at the infantry school Camp Benning was killed last night when the auto she rode in with her husband crashed into two telephone poles in Columbus Georgia Dec 15 the incident reports say
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Columbus
Katherine’c. Endicott
Plattsburg, N. Y
F. C. Endicott
Camp Benning
Congress Adjourns For Holidays December 22
Washington Dec 16 Congress adjourns for a holiday recess from December 22 to January 3 after the Senate adopted the Curtis resolution. The measure moves to the House for approval.
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Congress
Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Short skirts praised as hygienic by temperance leader
Philadelphia officials report Elizabeth Middleton of Kansas City, head of a temperance union, addressing high school girls about fashion. She argues short skirts and unrestricted waists are healthier and natural for girls, citing wartime shifts and ongoing social trends.
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Philadelphia
Elzabeth Middleton
Kan‘sas City
Christian ‘Temperance, Union
Baseball Draft Restoration Plan Heads For Approval
The baseball advisory council led by Commissioner Landis met in New York in executive session to pursue restoration of the draft under conditions acceptable to all. The order was filed yesterday as a resolution unanimously adopted by the American and National Leagues during their annual meeting.
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New York
Landis
Reductions Sought on Pine Freight Rates by Southern Association
Memphis Tennessee December 15 prompt action to reduce freight rates on Southern pine to end discrimination in transport charges was authorized by the Southern Pine Association as it disapproved proposed Panama Canal tolls and set policy on forestry legislation. The board approved directing the transportation committee to pursue rate reductions before the Interstate Commerce Commission and adopted support for Snell McCormick forestry provisions where feasible.
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Memphis, Tenn
Southern
Southern “Pine Association
Southern Pine Lumber
Transportation Committee of the Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
John L. Kaul
Birmingham
Snell- McCormick
President Wilson Accepts War Veterans Good Wishes
President Wilson, in a public letter, says he is proud to be a comrade of all expeditionary forces and welcomes greetings from Rainbow Division leaders led by J. Bentley Mulford. The message was conveyed in Washington on December 15.
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Wilson
J. Bentley Mulford
National
Rainbow
Washington, D
Railroads seek ten percent grain rate cut urged for extended pause
Washington reports railroads asked for a ten month suspension of grain rate reductions imposed by the Interstate Commerce Commission on grain products and hay in the trans Mississi ppi region. The request faced opposition from Western state railroad commissions and farm groups. If allowed the carriers would implement a ten percent cut on farm products nationwide. The commission planned further action with new rates on bread grains hay and coarse grains to be set lower than wheat rates.
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Washington, D.C. Dee
trans-Mississippi
Federal Commission
Alfrea
P. "Thom
Beneral
Association of Railway Executives
United States
New England
Clyda M. Read
The
Kansas Utilitiég Commission
Sniping Resumes in Belfast After Bombing Incident
In Belfast the night of December 15, sniping resumed near Marrow Bone and York streets. Police fired on hidden gunmen. one man was wounded. A shop was wrecked by a bomb after closing time.
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BelfAst
Ireland
Marrow Bone
York Streets
Hash elected president of Switzerland for 1922
Bern reports Robert Hash has been elected president of Switzerland by the federal assembly for 1922. Karl Schurer chosen as vice president.
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Bern
Robert Hash
Switzerland
Federal Assembly
Col- Karl Schurer
Governors to Convoke Federal and State Prosecutors
The Attorney General announced that governors will be asked to call conferences of federal district attorneys and state prosecuting attorneys to improve cooperation between federal and state legal agencies. The plan aims to coordinate actions and share information across jurisdictions.
Three Bandits Surrounded in Cave After Breathitt Raid
Jackson Kentucky December 15 state troops trapped three bandits in a cave on John Littles Creek twelve miles from town. They had killed one and fatally wounded a woman with another seriously hurt. Captain Holbrook urged surrender. The men warned they would come out feet first.
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Jackson
Breathitt County
John Little's Creek
Holbrook
Monument Builder Pink Carter Dies in Troy
Burial occurred in Troy yesterday for Pink Carter who raised a yard monument to John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln’s assassin. The shelter Carter erected was removed months ago by unknown persons.
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Troy
Ala
Carter
John Booth
Lincoln
Widows as Key Witnesses in Hatfield Trial
In Welch West Virginia on December 15 the trial of C B Lively George Buster Spence and William Slater for the Matewan killings heard from widows Sid Hatfield and Ed Chambers as star witnesses. The state completed its evidence and adjourned as defense lawyers prepare theirs. Mrs Hatfield described her husband being shot beside her clothes with bullet holes shown in court. She testified the trip to Welch was a planned plot to lure her husband to kill him.
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George “Buster” Spence
William Slaters
Matewan
Crim
Teara
Mrs. Hatfield
Lively
Joseph M. Sanders
Irish Dail Goes Secret for Anglo-Irish Treaty Ratification Vote
Michael Collins expressed hope that a vote on ratification of the Anglo Irish treaty would be reached, as the Dail entered a new secret session at six o clock this evening in Dublin.
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Dublin
Ireland
Dublin Debates Irish Free State Treaty In Private Session
Dublin reports resumed in private session as the Dail debates the treaty to establish the Irish Free State. Supporters including Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith urge a decision on acceptance with claims of ultimate victory for the agreement amid impatience from the press.
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Dublin
Ireland
Dad Eireann
Irish Free State
Dail
Michael— Collings
Arthur Griffith
Commons resumes debate on Anglo Irish accord amid Asquith praise
The House of Commons this afternoon resumed debate on the Anglo Irish agreement. A notable early feature was former premier Asquith's address heartily commending the treaty for acceptance by the House.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
Small opposition seen to quadruple power treaty vote
Administration Senators visiting the White House predicted that there would be at most two or three votes against ratification. The quadruple power treaty remains with State Department officials as final approval nears in the Senate.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Senate
State Department
Agriculture Hurts by Credit Plans
Washington’s Sen Ladd opens a conference in which he warns that today’s credit systems threaten agriculture, calling for legislative relief. He outlines a proposed federal loan bureau to restore the government’s money and credit function on equal terms.
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Washington, D. C
Ladd
North Dakota
Federal Loan Bureau
Poland Receives First Substantial Gold Reserve
Warsaw reports the first substantial gold reserve under the peace treaty with 1,280 pounds of bullion valued in Polish marks. Experts estimate combined with an 8 to 15 percent property tax, the proceeds will nearly cover Poland's internal debts and the Diet has just passed the tax bill.
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Warsaw
Riga
Poland
Freighter Sehodack Grounded Off Massachusetts
The freighter Sehodack bound from Boston to New York ran aground on Stone Horse shoal in a snow squall early today. Seven crew members were aboard. The ship was floated again later in the morning and resumed its voyage.
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Atham
Mass
Boston
New York
Pacific
Porta
Stone Horse
France approves budget after twenty hour session
Paris reports the Chamber of Deputies approved the new budget after a twenty hour session. Expenditures total 25.14 billion francs with receipts of 24.827 billion francs.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Young Sister Fatally Wounds Playmate in Dinner Surprise
New York report says Annette Albertino aged 2 was shot by her sister Mary aged 7 who admitted after a milk and cake feast that she found a pistol in a cupboard and pointed it at her playmate while shouting Boo Boo. The bullet pierced Annette's eye.
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New York
Annette Albertino
Mary
Annette
Eya
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