Wilson Asks Food Aid for the Chinese
President Nilson appeals to the nation to fund relief for China's famine disaster affecting millions. Thomas W. Lamont is named committee chairman with Norman Davis as treasurer. A 130 member national committee includes Taft, Gibbons, Rockefeller Jr., Gompers, and many other leaders. Calamitous famine ravages Honan and other provinces, with millions at risk and roads reportedly lined with corpses.
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Thomas W. Lamont
J. W P. Morgan & Co
Davis
State Department
China
Eertain
United States
New York City
Norman Davis
Eastern
Europe
Near East
Lamont
Houston
Treasury Department
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Taft
Cardinal Gibbons
Charles Eliot
Frank A. Vanderlip
Cleveland H. Dodge
James Farrell
Paul I. Reinseh
Vance ©. McCormick
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Senator Capper
Kansas
Fairfax Harrison
Mortimer L. Schiff
John D. Rockefeller
James A. Stillman
Dean Shailer Mathews
University of Chicago
Jeremiah W. Jenks
Charles H. Sabine
Frank J. Cobb
Adolph H. Ochs
George M. Cohan
George Horace Lorimer
Samuel Gompers
Livingston Ferrand
BE. N. Hurley
Julius Rosenwald
Festus J. Wade
Charles Nagel
John R. Mott
William Mayo
Myron T. Herrick
Louis W. Till
Robert Dollar
John H. Bosseter
David Stare
Bolshevik Army Nears India Amid Pamir Pass Orders
General Salonikos commands Bolshevik forces to hold Pamir passes on the Afghan border as he pledges support to Indian freedom. Dispatches allege the troops will raise a red flag and unite with Indians seeking liberty. In Decatur a tank explosion at Leader Ironworks kills two workers Julius Kotzel nick and Boyd Miller.
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Berlin
Salonikos
Turkestan
Pamir
Thountains
Afghanistan
Salonikof
Amir Mountains
India
Decatur
Julius Kotzelnick
Boyd Miller
Leader Ironworks
Austrian doctor elected president in Vienna
Vienna December 10 Dr Michael Hannisch was elected President of Austrian authorities in a formal vote. The outcome crowned Hannisch for a term amid ongoing political reforms and regional governance considerations.
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Vienna
Michael Hannisch
U S Navy Reports Near 200 New Warships Built in Year
Rear Admiral David W. Taylor reports nearly 200 warships completed for the U S Navy in the year ending June 80, including one superdreadnought and 96 destroyers, with over 100 more under construction. He cites $119 million planned for next year's continued work, a peak in peace time, and notes advances in aircraft, airships, and a 60 000 pound seaplane design with nine Liberty engines.
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Washington, Dee
United States Navy
David W. Taylor
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Daniels
Navy Department
Taylor
Navy
Admiral Taylor
England
United States
Britain Gets Final Terms From Ireland
London reports the government may proclaim martial law in Ireland as prospects for a truce fade then revive after a private meeting between Bishop Clune and Prime Minister Lloyd George. Collins signals brighter settlement, while Labour leaders may not return to Ireland and Plunkett pessimistically cites ongoing violence.
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London
Daily Express
Hes
Ireland
Daily Mail
Patrick Joseph Clune
Perth
Lloyd George
Collins
London Times
Arthur Henderson
Henderson
William Adamson
Labor Commission
Plunkett
Winey Testifies on Cork Lord Mayor's Death in London Jail
The widow of the late Cork lord mayor reads his life story to a committee in London. She details the events surrounding his death in Brixton Jail during a hunger strike and his fight for a free Irish nation, receiving emotional reactions from the audience.
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Ireland
Winey
Washington
To MacSwiney
Cork
Brixton
London
Messiney
Fragmentary political dispatch from Michigan recount
Incomplete OCR notes describe a Senate seat contest and a calm recount in Michigan. Mentions investigation and testimony related to votes and ballots, with obscure place names and dates.
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Washington
Senate
H Berry
Sagi
Michigan
Truman H. Newby
Rio
Haywood rehearing denied for Haywood and co defendants
Chicago Dec 10 The Ghenit Court of Appeals refused a rehearing for William E Haywood leader of the I W W and 93 codefendants convicted earlier in the district court for espionage act violations and conspiring to obstruct the selective service act. Attorneys Darrow and Christensen sought a stay of sentence to pursue Supreme Court review but no definite time was set. Judges Baker Alsheuler and Page denied the rehearing. Sentences ranged from one to twenty years with fines from 1000 to 100,000.
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Chicago
Ghenit Court of Appeals
Big Bill Hayweed
District Court
Clarence S. Darrow
Otto Christensen
Supreme Court of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Francis E. Baker
Samuel Alsehuler
George T. Page
K. M. Landis
Wage Cut Proposed for 300000 Textile Workers
A 22 percent wage reduction for about 300000 textile workers in New England and New York is proposed after a manufacturers conference. The plan aims to stabilize prices and restore wage levels near November 1919, while addressing a stagnating market and reduced consumer buying.
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Teston
New England
New York State
No Big Tax Cut Expected Soon, Says Longworth
Representative Longworth of Ohio, a Ways and Means Committee member, told the Association of Life Insurance Presidents that substantial tax reductions are not feasible in the near future. He urged revision and simplification of current law to replace unfair taxes with fairer ones.
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Longworth
New York
Ohio
House
Ways and Means
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
America Aims to Stay Out of Wars Says Kahn
Representative Kahn of California told the House that the United States hopes to avoid war and that only if Japan or other aggressors push would conflict arise. He favored universal military training and warned preparedness would deter USJapan war during his lifetime. He cited international law supporting nations regulating immigration as they see fit.
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Washington
House
Kahn
California
America
Japan
United States
Kalm
Military Committee
Mr. Kahn
Extra heavy Hermoline oil for your Fordson
Fordson owners offered extra heavy Hermoline oil through Falk Motor Company with emphasis on durability and performance for tractors. Limited details read from the catalog fragment.
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Falk Motor Company
Martial law to disarm Ireland as arms must be yielded
In a Commons speech Lloyd George announced martial law in parts of Ireland. A proclamation will require all arms and uniforms to be surrendered by a set date, with death the penalty for violations as Britain plans to send its army to restore order.
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Evening Journal
London
Ireland
Great Britain
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Howard heads Farm Bureau re elected president
Trifienapolis Dec. 10 7 R Howard of Iowa was unanimously re elected president of the American Farm Bureau federation at the closing session. O B Bradfo te president of the Ohio Farmers was elected vice president. Regional elections to the national executive board followed naming E B Cornwall Vermont E F Richardson Massachusetts H E Taylor New Jersey central region John G Brown Indiana Chester Gray Missouri and Howard Leonard Illinois western region W H Walker California J F Burton Utah W G Jamieson Colorado southern region Gray Silver West Virginia J W Morton Georgia and J B Orr Texas
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Trifienapolis
R. Howard
Iowa
American Farm Bureau Federation
O BE
Bradfote
Ohio Farmers
E. B. Cornwall
Vermont
E. F. Richardson
Massachusetts
H. E. Taylor
New Jersey
John G. Brown
Inediana
Chester Gray
Missouri
Howard Leonard
Ilinois
W. H. Walker
California
J. F. Burton
Utah
W. G. Jamieson
Colorado
Gray Silver
West Virginia
J. W. Morton
Georgia
J. B. Orr
Texas
Pay roads report urges action on transportation act funds
The Interstate Commerce Commission urges immediate payment to railroads of sums due under guaranty provisions of the transportation act. Funds were withheld by the comptroller of the treasury and the commission calls the issue vital to proper public service and asks Congress to amend the railroad act to permit release and payment.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Treasury
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Nation conducts nationwide unemployment survey
Washington reports the United States employment service will begin a country wide survey today to gather data on unemployment conditions. Representatives will visit all sections to compile the findings with a full report expected by January 15.
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Washington
United States Employment Service
Colfax Private Bank Suspended Over Farm Loans
Bloomington Ill Dec 10 The private Colfax bank of J L Barnes & Son suspended due to excessive farmer loans and falling grain prices It is said the institution is solvent but will need time to convert notes to cash through liquidation or refinancing
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Bloomington, Ill
Colfax
J. L. Barnes & Son
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Dublin
Horace
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Santa Claus
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