Major Meat Workers Strike Faces 45000 Employees Monday
Chicago reports the first general strike by stockyard workers in 17 years set to start Monday as about 45000 packing house employees in 18 cities plan walkouts over a 10 percent wage cut. Leaders Den nis Lane Cornelius J Hayes and Patrick E Gorman authorize action after a 35000 to 5000 referendum margin.
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Chicago
Stoeckyards
Dennis Lane
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America
Cornelius J. Hayes
Patrick E. Gorman
International
Executive Committee
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Sioux City
Omaha
Denver
Nebraska City
St. Joseph
Hayes
Bolivian PoliceBattle Leaves American Dead
State department details a Santa Cruz incident where Hart Mix was killed and Metz jailed after Bolivian plainclothes police, seeking thieves near the Mix home, were repelled by the two Americans. Three Bolivian officers died and two were wounded. Metz to be released as authorities order a thorough investigation.
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Washington
State Department
Hart Mix
Matthews
Danville
Metz
Mix
Santa Cruz
Exiled Queen to Visit Son in Switzerland
Former Empress Zita of Austria Hungary will travel to Switzerland to be with her son awaiting an appendicitis operation. Authorization was granted for the trip as Madeira reports the plan.
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Son
Zita
Austria
Switzerland
Madeira
Austria-Hungary
Allies Debt Bill Up Soon Passes Senate Leaders Agree
Washington reports that the allies debt refunding bill is set as the first act of the next session. President Harding favored immediate enactment and secured agreement from Senator Lodge Curtis enrose and Watson at a dinner discussing the program.
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Washington
Wahderstom
Senate
Harding
Lodge
Massachusetts
Curtis
Kansas
Enrose
Pennsylvania
Watson
Indiana
New Orleans Harbor Strike Ends After Week
In New Orleans 12,000 harbor workers reach a settlement after a week long strike. The deal mirrors terms from Galveston loading practices. A key point raises daily bases for cotton loaders from 187 to 225 before overtime pay.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Steamship Association
Galveston
Malone Divorced in France Confirmed by Dudley Malone
Dudley Field Malone, once collector of the port of New York, confirms his wife obtained a divorce from him in France last summer. Malone, son in law of ex Senator James A. O Gorman, says they remain good friends and offers no further comment.
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New York
France
Dudley Field Malone
Port of
Malone
United States
James A. O'Gorman
Europe
Lloyd George to sail for Washington on December 12
London December 3 Prime Minister Lloyd George plans to leave England for the United States December 12 to attend the Washington armament conference.
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London
Lloyd George
England
United States
Washington
Freight train held by eight bandits in upstate robbery
A New York Central freight train in western New York was held up by eight armed bandits between Dunkirk and Fredonia. An auto truck carried the stolen merchandise, and the heist disrupted service in the Buffalo area.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York Central
Dunkirk
Fredonia
Five masked bandits stage polo game hold up crowd
Five masked bandits robbed twenty men at a polo match in North Chillicothe. They escaped with about $1,500 in cash diamonds and jewelry. Police opened an investigation into the daring daytime raid.
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Rearia
North Chillicothe
Dublin and Derry gun battles claim two lives
In Ireland two armistice breaches left two men dead and several wounded in Dublin and Derry. A jail delivery at Deery failed as wardens were overpowered by attackers with outside men storming the jail. Sinn Fein sympathizers clashed with soldiers at the Callan hotel as armed civilians rushed the scene and firing broke out injuring several civilians.
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Dublin
Derry
Deery
Sinn Pein
Callan
Army
Violent Riots Hit Vienna Central Districts Amid Looting
Tens of thousands swarmed Vienna streets to view wreckage as hotels and shops were looted. Robberies spread through Kaerntner Strasse while guests and belongings were seized. American flag protected a room despite mobs. Police inaction blamed for unchecked unrest.
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Bristol
Crand
Kaerntner Strasse
Cansey
William Goode
Assemble to honor Wilson gathering in New York
A national committee for the Woodrow Wilson Foundation held its first general meeting in New York with all sections of the country represented. Franklin D. Roosevelt as national chairman outlined plans to decide how the jury will select recipients for Wilson awards for distinguished public service and said deliberations should be finished soon unless extra time is needed.
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New York
National Committee For the Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Telephone girl cheerfully handles calls
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet notes the telephone girl is always cheerful and the humor of choosing numbers, describing how she remains pleasant even when callers struggle to reach the desired line.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Briand Faces Storm as Opposition Moves Against Him
Havre dispatch reports Premier Briand returning to France after five weeks in the United States and facing strong political opposition. Opponents claim a Poincare cabinet could replace him if Germany fails to pay its reparations quota by January 1, intensifying pressure on Briand ahead of a key debate in the chamber of deputies.
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Havre
Briand
France
Washington
Rath
M. Briand
Chamber of Deputies
Regions
Loucheur
Marine Gnisthay
Public Works
le Troquer
Interior Merraud
Japanese In Conference Wins Aid For Far East Inquiry
A conference committee on Far Eastern questions approved appointing a commission of inquiry into China's administration of justice and policing. The move delays final decisions for a year or more and shifts focus to whether China can protect foreign lives and property, with a drafting committee to frame resolutions.
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Washington
China
Japan
Sze
Hughes
M. Viviani
Conference debates extra territoriality and Chinese integrity
Mr Balfour and Paron Schanzer backed the proposal as the talks broadened into a general commission to cover extra territoriality. Dr Sze protested, arguing the conference should restore China's administrative and territorial integrity. Naval talks yielded no developments with Japan proposing a future capital ship reduction to fourteen for the United States and eight for Japan.
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Mr. Balfour
Paron Schanzer
Hanihara
Sze
China
United States
Japan
U. S. Debt Rises About 3100 Million in November
Washington reports a November rise in the public debt by about 3.1 billion dollars. Oct end debt was 23,450,140,406.40 and Nov 30 total reached 25,610,085,725.87. Officials attribute the month’s increase to the repayment of 251 million dollars in treasury certificates on November 1. No certificates matured during the month.
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Washington
Iy the Treasury
Britain to Probe Tarr ing Miami Fl flogging case
Acting under telegraphic instructions from the British embassy in Washington, A. H. Kubbari British vice consul began an investigation into the flogging and tarring and feathering of Rev. Philip Irwin the archdeacon of the Protestant Episcopal church and a British subject who worked among the negroes of Miami last August.
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Miami
Fla
Washington
A. H
Kubbari
Philip 8. Irwin
Protestant Episcopal Church
Minanii
Morse to be Returned to United States from France
Washington reports the State Department asked the American ambassador in France to secure Charles W. Morse’s arrest and return. Morse, arriving in Havre from New York aboard the Paris, said he would go back on the next steamer and wired the U S district attorney expressing willingness to return.
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Washington
State Department
France
Charles W. Morse
Morse
Havre
Paris
New York
United States
America
United States District Attorney
Heard
Oil firms fix prices in West coast market
The Federal Trade Commission report to the Senate says Standard Oil of California dominates the Pacific coast through interlocking stock ownership and strong finances. It also accuses independent California firms of acting in an association that fixes prices while following Standard Oil’s lead.
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Commission
Independent Association of California
Standard Company
Washington
Dee
Pacific Oil
Standard Oil Company
California
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
Standard Oi Company
Pacific Coast
Standard Oil
Arbuckle Jury Still Out After Nineteen Hours
The jury in the Arbuckle case has deliberated nineteen hours with no verdict. Reports indicate seven jurors favor acquittal while one favors conviction.
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Arbuckle
Inquest Opens After Slain Child and Suspect
Edward Coughlin collapses during a double inquest at a Chicago morgue over 3 year old Margaret Coughlin and Mrs. Rachel Pensus. Deputy coroner Adolph Hierrman focuses on Pensus history as Pen sus seeks admission of prior mental-defect findings for the family. inquest continued to the 15th as police complete their investigation.
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Chicago
Edward Coughlin
Margaret
Rachel Pensus
Chicago Avenue
Adolph Hierrman
Pensus
Prom Joseph Pensus
Doctor Hickson
Municipal Psychopathic Laboratory
Four Grand Goblins Discharged by Ku Klux Klan Official
Edward Y. Clarke Imperial Kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan announced the discharge of four grand goblins in Atlanta after proceedings to recover organization property held by Harry B. Terrill of Washington D C. Terrill named Lloyd P. Hooper of New York while Clarke claimed strong backing from Klan leaders.
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Ku Klux Klan
Imperial Kleagle
Edward Y. Clarke
Atlanta
Knights of the
Order
Harry B. Terrill
Capital Domain
Washington, D. C
Clarke
Ku Klux
Terrill
William Joseph Simmons
Lioyd P. Hooper
New York State
F. W. Atkin
A. J. Padon
Boston
New Fbngland
Life saved by shift at sea during mid ocean medical transfer
A sick seaman was transferred from a freighter to the Princess Ma toika after a wireless appeal from the Heiga ship. The Ma toika diverted from its course to reach the freighter, the engineer was moved on a stretcher to Bremen for immediate surgery and is expected to recover.
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New York
Bremen
Matoika
Hegiia
Three Die in Statler Hospital Fire in Greenville
A Greenville hospital fire at the Statler building claimed three lives and left several others injured. Victims include Robert Scott of Montgomery and Davieh Brigggers Jr of Crocoville with Mrs. Ola Strayer of Cordele Ga. The blaze trapped occupants on the top floor. The incident underscores the need for safety measures as authorities investigate the cause.
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Greenville
Ala
Statler Hospital
Robert Scott
Montgomery
Davieh Briggers, Jr
Daniel Biggers
Crocoville
Ola Strayer
Cordele, Ga
Targe
Wabatae
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Tarring
Florida
West
Ebuckle Jury
the Evening Journal
San Frrancisco
Hueband
Alabama Hospital
Statler Institution
Geni
Charley Buxton
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