Irish Republican Government Plan Outlined Before Commission
Laurence Ginnell described the Irish republicans plan as an ideal cooperative minionwealth and said their system would break up large land tracts for smaller tillable parcels. Ruth Russell and Ginnell accused British policy of fostering cattle ranching over small farms, while Dublin living conditions were described as dire. The commission will hear Pedriac Colun and Paul Furnas tomorrow.
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Washington
Ireland
Laurence Ginnell
Gingell
Ginnell
Irland
Great Britain
England
Ruth Russell
Miss Russell
Ulster
Drs
Indusi Dent
Agriculure
Russeyi
Dublin
Aly
Pedriac _Colun
Paul Furnas
Society of Friends
Moonshine whisky test praised by Dr Goldsmith in Chicago
Dr W P Goldsmith of the Washingtonian Home endorses a mirror test to distinguish moonshine from regular whisky. If you stagger after a drink, it’s good whisky. if you spin, it’s moonshine. He notes prohibition reduced treatment numbers and claims moonshine intoxication is more violent. Also reports Mrs J D Claiborne returning from Pocatello after a weekend visit.
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Chicago
W. P. Goldsmith
Washingtonian Home
Washingtonian
Goldsmith
Former Russian Rabbi speaks on life under Bolshevism
Ex Rabbi Joseph Goldman, a Russian émigré, tells a Methodist audience that Russia lacks law with a regime of mob rule, Bolshevik reforms dividing families, state control of women, and a shift to time-based labor while Zionism and a journey to Palestine frame his warning that America is needed to preserve human rights. He recalls pogroms, personal losses, and his son’s death in France, opposing czarist and Bolshevik tyranny alike.
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Russia
Joseph Goldman
Goldma
Goldman
Siberia
Vladivostok
Pacific
America
Seattle
France
Mr. Goldman
Palestine
Holy ‘Land
Christmas To Be Joyless For West Orange Youths
Three West Orange boys aged 10 to 12 were sentenced by City Recorder J. B. Lander to forgo holiday presents and refrain from participating in Christmas festivities. The youths, who appeared with parents in court, were convicted of breaking into a school to steal pencils and money from a teacher’s desk and tampering with Rev. Wiman’s automobile so he could not start it after a church service.
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West Orange
N. J
J. B. Lander
Wiman
Testimony on British Influence in U S Shipping Policy
William Denman testifies that Britain sought to influence wartime U S shipping policy. He says the 1917 British mission led by Arthur Balfour aided an administrative board member, Sir Connop Guthrie, to join a NY based panel aligned with the Shipping Board. He notes the timing of Guthrie’s election but lacks full details.
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Washington
Great Britain
William Denman
San Francisco
Special House
Federal Shipping Agency
Denman
United States
Arthur J. Balfour
Shipping Board
New York
Sir Connop Guthrie
British Mission Members Attend and Board Sessions
A witness described a warm twenty minute session of the shipping board after which all earlier transactions were wiped from the record. He suggested his resignation as chairman stemmed from preventing British influence. He cited frequent talks with Mr. Balfour and hinted at secret treaties, offering to reveal negotiations with President Wilson after holidays.
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Shipping ‘Board
England
Dengnan
Balfour
Wilson
Denman
Association Eyes Contract With Soviet Government
The association’s president proposed sending to Russia to secure employment for 300000 members, seeking a formal contract with the Soviet government amid labor arrangements and international labor talks.
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Russia
Ship Board Approves Construction of Vessels
Washington December 15 The shipping board approves four new vessels under tax exemption rules. Alaska Steamship: 6000 ton cargo motorship Inuit at Tacoma. Calvert Navigation: 10200 ton steel tanker at Tacoma. Sinclair Navigation: two 6000 ton tankers at Bethlehem. Also mentions Soviet contract note and machinists meeting in San Francisco.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Jones Merchant Marine Net
Alaska Steamship Company
New York
Tacoma
Wash
Calvert Navigation Company
Sinclair Navigation Company of
Bethlehem, Pa
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Pocatello
Mra
J. D. Claiborm
TEAL
Ship Board
International Association of Machinists
Varry G. Fisher
Boise
International Association
The
Upwar
Twin Falls Bank& Trust .Co
Twin Falls, Idaho
Federal Reserve System
Uttige
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