Governors to press federal aid for farmers at conference
Harrisburg Pa December governors and governors elect from many states meet to study an acute farm crisis and urge Congress to extend federal credit via the federal reserve system. A committee led by Governor Harding of Iowa will press for legislation and a foreign trade corporation to finance American farm products abroad. The group voted informally to appoint the committee despite questions about formal action.
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New Mexico Leader Receives Mass Congratulations From Mexico
Hundreds of messages pour in for President Obregon as Francisco Villa sends an effusive note from Durango. A retiring provisional president De La Huerta had earlier forwarded Villa the hacienda title at Cantuillo, Durango after his surrender last summer.
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Chamber of Deputies adopts electoral reform bill
In Dec 1 session the Chamber of Deputies approved a proportional representation plan and woman suffrage by a 153 to 128 vote. The measure grants voting rights to women and reshapes the electoral system. Speaker and party lines were reflected in the tight division.
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Wage increase may be given miners wage rise possible
The door to further wage increases in the anthracite coal industry beyond the 1 percent raise awarded last August was opened at a conference between the anthracite joint scale committee and Secretary Wilson. The government indicated it would not interfere with changes the committee might agree to, suggesting the scale committee may raise wages above the agreed scales if operators consent.
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Senator Harding to use presidential yacht Mayflower
President Wilson directs Secretary Daniels to place the Mayflower at Harding's disposal for his voyage from Panama to Washington. A radiogram was sent to Senator Harding aboard the Pastores en route to Norfolk informing him the Mayflower will be at Hampton Roads Saturday for his passage to Washington.
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War Declared On Italy By Insurgents Of Fiume
London reports that Gabriele D Annunzio in command at Fiume declares war on Italy. Milan dispatch notes troops ready, incursions occur, and clashes visible near outposts. D Annunzio says they are at war as ultimatum looms. The Times correspondence cites a blockade at Fiume to deter hostile movement, not hinder commerce.
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Sinn Fein arrests ripple across Ireland and London
Reporting from Callan Kilkenny and Dublin details arrests of priests and Sinn Fein figures. Professor MacNeill is re-arrested with family members detained. police in London conduct secret searches in a southwestern residential district. Boston couple refuses a large sum, saying they did nothing to deserve it.
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Trustees Hold Estate Amid Garland Inheritance Fight
Henry D. Tudor the managing trustee of a 1.26 million dollar estate said Charles Garland of Buzzards Bay Massachusetts refused his inheritance guidance from Greenwich Village associations. The trustees face pressure from charities and hospitals and will continue trusteeship hoping Garland reconsiders. if not they will keep the property. Traffic fatalities for November totaled 22 with a new classification collision airplane and earth yielding one death.
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Armenia seeks Major General Wood for relief fund chief
New York Dec 1 Armenia desires the services of Major General Leonard Wood as administrator of a 20 million dollar fund to aid Armenia. The Near East Relief committee received a tablegram from Dr Aharonian, Armenian delegation at the League of Nations in Geneva. Reports from Geneva also said Wood was considered to head a campaign against Turkish nationalist leader Mustapha Kemal Pasha.
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Evidence of Revolutionary Move Claimed Near Border
San Antonio reports that on Monday, department of justice officials raided border points including El Paso, Eagle Pass, Laredo, Brownsville and Fort Worth, seizing a mass of documentary evidence. W. A. Wiseman, special agent, said the seizures relate to a new revolutionary movement against the Oregon government in Mexico.
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Welsh shipping board probe ends open sessions
New York dispatch reports the Welsh congressional committee finished its three week open session on United States Shipping Board affairs. The panel plans to resume work after Congress reconvenes, then return to New York for further hearings. Consul to Mexico George Aerta, based in Cincinnati, travels toward San Antonio as part of a government recognition effort of Obregon.
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London unemployed seize town halls in unrest
In London and suburbs the unemployed occupy town halls in Edmonton and Rotterham, declaring them headquarters until demands are met. Similar peaceful seizures occur at public baths and a residence in Hackney as authorities seek shelter, food, and rental solutions.
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Government Defeated Over Irish Bill in Lords
London Dec 1 The government suffered a House of Lords defeat on an amendment proposing the reestablishment of a senate for southern Ireland. Baron Oranmore Brown led the amendment which passed 120 to 86, aimed at safeguarding minority Unionist interests.
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Condition of former Empress Unchanged
Doorn Netherlands December one The condition of Augusta Victoria former German empress remained largely the same today fully conscious at five pm though greatly exhausted by heart attacks A castle resident told The Associated Press she was resigned and longs for the end of her sufferings which began in 1918
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Assembly 6 Plead Over Wilson Reply
The assembly hails President Wilson as mediator as delegates from four continents gather. Balfour voices cautious optimism while Rene Vivian lauds Wilson’s message for saving the Armenian issue from delay. North and South America join Europe in seeking a settlement in the Black Sea region.
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Treadway Confesses to Killing of Peirce
Philadelphia report states Peter J. P. Treadway confessed to police that he killed Beary Peiron, a manufacturer’s agent, whose body was found beaten to death on November 22. He absolved Marie Boots Phillips and Moss of any connection, but did not name Al Sith, the fourth party alleged to have been in Peirce's apartments.
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Nine Story Apartment House Falls in New York
A nine story apartment building under repair collapsed on Broadway at 52nd Street in New York, burying several people. At least one believed killed, others injured as debris blocked streets and crews searched through the wreckage under searchlights.
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