Japan and United States Disagree on Naval Ratio
Naval experts from the United States and Japan, with British input, fail to reach agreement on naval strength and the ratio under the American plan. The dispute shifts to plenipotentiaries as Hughes and Balfour offer mediation for Shantung and Whinchou disputes with China. 논 Conversations to begin, including Japan withdrawing Shaytung railway guards subject to substitute Chinese police forces, while opposing withdrawal of guards along the South.
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Japan
China
Shantung
Hughes and Balfour
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Hughes
Aimong
Arthur Balfour
Whinchou
Shaytung Railway
Japan to pull troops from Hankow and North China
Foreign Minister Hanihara told the committee that Japan would remove troops from Hankow after China takes measures to restore order. He added that Japan is prepared to withdraw from North China and the Chinese Eastern railway as conditions warrant and as Siberia is encountered.
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Manchburia
Hanihara
Japan
Hankow
China
Chinese Eastern Railway
Siberia
Landru Found Guilty and Condemned to Death
Paris reports Henri Landru was found guilty of murdering ten women and one boy and was condemned to death. The jury reached verdict after defense pleadings by Merc Glafferi. Landru was arrested April 12, 1979, and had remained in prison.
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Landru
Paris
Merc Glafferi
Tragic Bus Train Crash Kills Twelve Students
A school bus carrying 16 children collided with Southern Pacific train No. 1% near Proberta. Twelve pupils died and four were injured, not expected to live, in the Dec 1 crash reported by Red Bluff.
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Cal
Here
Proberta Crossing
Southern Pacific
Allied Troops to Odenburg Plebe Order
Chancellor Scho ber announced in Vienna that British French and Italian troops will be sent to the Odenburg district of Burgenland to preserve order during the upcoming plebiscite.
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Burgenland
Vienna
Schober
Odenburg
Owl Head Gets 5 Year Term
Indianapolis man John Talbot of South Bend supreme president of the Order of Owls was found guilty of whisky import violations and was fined five dollars and sentenced to five years in prison by Judge A B Anderson.
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John Talbot
Anderson
Indianapolis
Tohn Talbot
South Bend
Ind
The
Order of Owls
United States District Court
A. B. Anderson
Heavenworth
Famine Horrors Grow in Soviet Russia Report
Dispatches from Riga and Moscow report worsening famine in Russia with 380000 to 389000 peasants starving in the Saratov region. Children go hungry for days, mothers mix poison for death, and refugees surge at Tashkend as American relief plans promise aid for 1.2 million children by early next year.
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Riga
Witter
Saratov
Tashkend
Russia
Moscow
American Relief Administration
Walter L. Brown
Fresh Civil War Looms in Ireland
London reports government circles fear Irish conference will collapse over duties and oath of allegiance terms. Sinn Fein objects to oath proviso but might discuss plan. Ulster’s Belfast rejection under present conditions seen as not closing settlement, though boundary changes could deter Ulster participation.
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Ulster
London
Sinn Fein
Belfast
Craig
Ireland
Loase of Commons
Ulster Parliament
Southern
Pions for Prolonging Truce Face Interment Obstacles
Britain and Sinn Fein seek a prolongation of the truce but about 5000 Sinn Fein supporters are in internment on charges of sympathy with the movement. Sinn Fein would resist extending the truce if it means more internments. Only those convicted by courts martial would be released, treated as prisoners of war.
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Pions
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Central post offices to form miniature departments
Postmaster General Wil Hays announces a new postal ruling creating one central post office in each state as a miniature department. These offices will perform most functions currently handled at Washington to cut Red Tape and improve efficiency.
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Washington
Wil Hays
Japan backs down on tariff stance in China talks
Washington report says the customs debate centers on ad valorem tariffs and internal duties. Japan dissents from other delegations, agreeing to reconsider to reach a unified recommendation. Leaders expect a favorable report to the Senate committee on Eastern questions by week’s end.
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Washington
China
Japan
Tull Committee
Underwool
Robert Borden
Canada
Filipinos Should Not Be Freed Report Warns Harding
Former Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood and W. Cameron Forbes submit a six month study to President Harding arguing against Philippine independence. They say postponing withdrawal preserves progress, US supervision, and protection for Christians and non Christians alike. They warn independence under another nation is not true independence and stress continued American role.
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Gen. Wood
Forbes
Washington
Philippine Islands
Leonard Wood
W. Cameron Forbes
Harding
United States
Governance Strains and Labor Reforms PromptCrisis
A reformist note warns of faltering public services and public confidence while urging stronger U S authority in the Philippines. It calls for decisive action by the governor general and potential congressional intervention to prevent government deadlock and overreach. It also sketches labor shifts allowing unskilled workers to perform previously restricted tasks on rail lines and at plants.
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Philippine Senate
United States
Congress
Philippine Islands
Exiled Charles and Zita Live Quietly in Madeira Villa
Former Emperor Charles of Austria Hungary and Empress Zita reside in exile at Villa Victoria on Funchal Island. A plain clothes police guard accompanies them to deter beggars and nuisances as Maj. Acacio Correa Pinto and local officials treat them as honored guests. They attend Mass weekly with Canon Antonio Hoimem de Gouveia while Zita mingles amiably.
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Funchal
Mardetta
Charles of
Austria Hungary
Zita
Villa Victoria
Charles
Maj
Acacio Correa Pinto
Ford Rates Slashed on Railroad in Bid to Cut Costs
Washington reports reduced coal rates tied to Henry Ford's railroad plan the Petreit Toledo Swenton were delayed by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The commission had ordered no rate cuts before January 1, 19 pending formal review. In Texas, a 15 year old black youth named Robert Murtore was lynched after an alleged assault on a white child.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Petreit, Toledo & Swenton
Interstate Commerce Commission
Meriment
Texas
Ballinger
E Tex
Robert Murtore
Unions Hit in Board Ruling Over Shop Rules Reform
The United States rail labor board issued a ruling affecting about 400000 workers and eight AFL unions. The decision aims to create a permanent shop rules code, liberalize classifications, and curb misallocation of skilled labor to signaled economies.
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Chicago
United States Railread Labor Board
Harper Leach
Railway Employees’ Department
American Federation of Labor
Lorenz Faints at New York Charity Clinic
Noted Austrian surgeon Dr. Adolf Lorenz weakened by nourishment shortage fainted three times while caring for patients at a New York charity clinic. After recovery he agreed to seek another hospital, with plans to reopen the clinic daily next week if strength returns.
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New York
Adolf Lorenz
Hhe Charity Clinic
Doctor Lorenz
America
Wealthy oil man Dee Sankey found dead by shooting
L. J. Jack Sankey a prominent oil operator with Tulsa and Los Angeles ties was found dead in his Fort Worth apartment. Police report suicide by gunshot. He had been a successful figure in West Texas oil fields.
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Jack Sankey
Tulsa
Los Angeles
Fort Worth
Tex
Dee, L
Focal
West Texas
Sells Steamship Callao
Harding to Meet Leaders for Legislative Program
Prent Harding plans a series of conferences with congressional leaders ahead of the regular session opening January 7. Senator Curtis of Kansas likely will be a participant, and other senators and former House members may be summoned to the White House. Lord Mount Stephen dies at 92 in Hertfordshire country home Brocket Hall.
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Washington
Prent Harding
Congress
Fontay
Curtis
Kansas
Ori Hkely
White House
Lord Mount Stephen
London
Dec
Herd Mount Stephen
Canada
Canadian Pacific
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U. S. Shipping Board
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Callao
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