Graft Charge Is Spite Work In Shipbuilding Scandal
R W Bolling Wilsons brother in law and shipping board treasurer denies taking money for influencing contracts and machinery. He cites a 1916 house project with T K Sands and a 1918 machine shipment dispute, recounting settlements, notes, and promises to pay while insisting no link to government work. He recounts anonymous threats to halt Justice Department actions.
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United States Shipping Board
T. K. Sands
Washington
Sands
Walsh Congressional Committee
R. W. Bolling
Wilson
Shipping Board
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Bolling
Cranor
Sands Gays
Justice Department Probe Mentioned by Sands Associate
An unnamed individual states he reported to the Department of Justice about dealings with Mr Sands and denies aiding Providence Engineering or any firm to obtain a contract. He asserts he never tried by word or deed to assist any company in securing a contract.
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Department of Justice
Sands
Providence Engineering Corporation
U S Coal Leads as France Sees Record Exports
Paris report says Wes Le Trocquer, minister of public works, declares the United States is the largest coal exporter to France. American coal reaching France in November exceeded 700000 tons with more than 1000000 tons available monthly, England is second and Germany third.
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Paris
Wes le Trocquer
United States
France
America
England
Germany
Nash Clothing Workers Surrender Jobs to Aid Unemployed
In Cincinnati 500 Nash Clothing Manufacturing employees voted to give up their jobs for a month to help the unemployed at other clothing plants. They will abstain during January or February to ease layoff burdens and share work.
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Cincinnatah Dee 1L
Nash Clothing Manufacturing Company
French Embassy to Vatican Bill Approved by Chamber
Paris December 1 The chamber of deputies adopted the bill for reestablishing an embassy to the Vatican by 307 to 200 The chamber also voted confidence in the government 387 to 105 on the resumption of diplomatic relations with the Vatican
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Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Vatican
Armistice Reached Between Lithuanians and Polish Commander
A League of Nations commission arranged a truce between Lithuanian forces and General Zeligowski the insurgent Polish commander at Vilna. The Kempe dispatch from Kovne reached London detailing the armistice agreement.
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League of Nations Control Commission
Kovno
London
League of Nations Commission of Control
Zeligowski
Vilna
Kovne
Wool Plants Reopen With Wage Reductions
The Jefferson and Eagle Lake woolen mills reopen after five days closed with an average ten percent wage cut. all workers report back. Cohen Friedlander & Martin garment plant in Toledo cancels large eastern orders amid weak demand. The Eighth Federal District reports slowing business and a readjustment movement gaining momentum with labor surplus and few strikes.
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Holden
Mass
Jefferson
Eagle Lake
Toledo
O. Dee
Cohen, Friedlander & Martin Company
St. Louis
Wilson Accepts League Mediation For Armenian Crisis
President Wilson agrees to use good offices through the League of Nations to halt hostilities in Armenia. He notes he lacks authority to employ force without Congress and relies on moral and diplomatic support of major powers, warning the senate’s rejection of a mandate.
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Washington
Wilson
League of Nations
Congress
Hymans
League Assembly
League Council
Wilson Offers Mediation to End Armenian Hostilities
In a communication attributed to President Wilson, the United States declines direct military intervention or funding for Armenian relief without congressional authorization. He proposes using good offices and personal mediation to urge a halt to fighting, open channels of the League of Nations, and seek peace through diplomatic means.
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United Gs
Artpenia
Pie Congress
Senafor
Gerbers
Council of Mne of Nations
Iprow Wilson
Packers Move to Name Trustee in Chicago Standoff
The government seeks Supreme Court action to appoint a trustee with power to seize and manage all stocks bonds and securities held by the packers tied to stock yard properties and to sell them as directed after notice. The petition, returnable December 14, follows nine months of government contention with the packers who declined comment.
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Chicago
Chicago Packers
Cork City Hall in Flames Amid Sinn Fein Raids
Cork reports say city hall and Thomms Ashe Linn Fein club on Charlotte Quay burned with heavy damage. Transport Workers' union HQ on Camden Quay also set ablaze along with surrounding buildings. Armed raids spread to Dublin as authorities suppress Sinn Fein activity and arrests rise across Ireland.
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Ireland
Cork
Thomms Ashe Linn Fein Club
Charlotte Quay
Transport Workers’ Union
Camden Quay
Ane
Irish “Republic
Dublin
William Sears
Sinn Fein
County Mayo
Freeman's Journal
Clare Lunatic Asylum
Ennis
Public Buildings Guarded as Sinn Fein Threats Rise
London and major English cities tighten security after Sinn Fein threats. Police and detectives guard public buildings while armed motorboats patrol the Thames. Downing Street and parliament are fenced and monitored, giving the capital an armed camp atmosphere.
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Parliament Building
London
Sinn Fein
England
Parliament Buildings
Downing Street
Harding Party Arrives in Jamaica to Warm Welcome
The steamship Pastores carrying President-Elect Harding and his party reached Kingston harbor at eleven am. Thousands lined the shore and vessels flew colors as Sir Leslie Probyn, governor of Jamaica, and his wife led a prominent reception committee to greet Mr and Mrs Harding with official greetings.
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Pastores
Harding
Kingston Harbor
Leslie Probyn
Jamaica
Ponzi Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Court
Charles Ponzi pleaded guilty in a federal District court in Boston to using the mails in a fraud scheme. Judge Hale sentenced him to five years in Plymouth County jail, basing the result on the first count of a 44 count indictment. He was charged with falsely claiming he could pay 50 percent interest in 45 days from profits in international postal reply coupons.
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Boston
Mas
Charles Ponzi
Federal District Court
Plymouth County
Hale
Ponzi
Police Round Up Reds in Chicago
Chicago on December 1 reports thirty eight alleged radicals arrested in a raid on the I W W headquarters at 951 West Madison Street. Detectives seized propaganda and documents. eight remain detained for prior records, including Glenn Roberts with a ten day Leavenworth term for antipatriotic activities.
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Chicago
Egan
McDonough
McGuarry
West Madison
Clark Street
Hughes
Detective Bureau
Action Ratifies Commission Appointment by Vote
The commission confirms a new member by a formal vote and expects final membership ratification immediately by the larger group. The move signals swift approval and ongoing action within the organization.
Austria Joins League of Nations. Wilson mediator offer accepted
Geneva December 1 Austria was voted a member of the League of Nations by a commission appointed to admit new states. The action is expected to be ratified by the assembly at once. The league drafted a letter to President Wilson accepting his offer to act as mediator in Armenia.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Austria
League of Nations
Wilson
Armenia
Council of the League
Car Lines Waive Seven Cent Fare in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Street Railway company waived its planned seven cent fare starting December 15. City records show an August authorized increase from five to six cents, with a later seven cent rise, but the company cites insufficient cars to operate the higher rate and will not seek seven cents from riders.
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Minneapolis Street Railway Company
Minneapolis
Minn
Seize U S Citizen in Dublin Raid on Sinn Fein Office
Dublin reports three arrests amid a police raid on the Sinn Fein newspaper Young Ireland. James Burke an American citizen and clerk was seized with Martin Ryan manager and James Funge a contributor. Prof John MacNeill and Arthur Griffith earlier held were released.
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Dublin
James Burke
Martin Ry«an
James Funge
Sinn Fein
Young Ireland
John MacNeill
Londonderry City
National University of Ireland
Arthur Griffith
Burns fatal to day leader in Long Beach
K Eugene W. Chafin sixty eight Prohibition candidate for President in 1908 and 1912 died at his Long Beach home from burns received on November 20 when his clothing caught fire lighting a gas heater. He was burned about the body as flames were put out by other occupants. His wife and daughter Mrs Desdemona Hoffman of Long Beach were with him at the end.
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Long Beach
Cal
Eugene W. Chafin
Chafin
Milk price cut 45 cents for December announced
Milk Producers Association announces December price reduction of 45 cents per 190 pounds, setting new price at 2.60 and dropping consumer milk at 14 cents a quart in Chicago. Unsettled markets and lower food costs cited as reasons for the decline.
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Chicago
Dec
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