Hughes Calls Plenary Meeting This Morning
Japanese Chief blames poor cable service for lack of information and says it takes 70 hours to reach Tokyo. Secret session in Washington centers on quadruple agreement among United States Great Britain Japan and aims to replace the Anglo Japanese alliance. The four powers seek a Pacific settlement with naval ratio talks ongoing and no decision yet on China policy or fortifications.
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Hughes
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Japan
Britain
Kato
Baron Kato
Big Four
Balfour
Kate
Viviani
Far Eastern Committee
Harding
China
Chico
Tong War Peace Move Aims to End California Conflicts
The Ding Kong Tong, a major Chinese organization, issues a resolution urging all tongs to cooperate to maintain peace and announcing that no more tong wars will be tolerated in California.
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Sacramento
Cal
Ding Kong Tong
California
Mexicans Hold U. S. Crew
Advices to the State department from Consul Burdette at Ensenada report all members of the crew of the American fishing boat Mabel are being held by Mexican authorities after the vessel was seized by a Mexican patrol ship several days ago.
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Dee
State Department
Burdette
Ensenada
Mexico
New York Bomb Suspect Arrested in Omaha Case
Police arrest Mike Stine in Omaha Nebraska as a suspect in the Wall Street explosion of September 16, 1920. An unsigned communication to the police led to the capture.
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Omaha
Mike Stine
Wall Street
Emma Goldman Leaves Moscow for Riga With US Return Aim
Emma Goldman deported to Russia in December 1919 has now fled Moscow and is believed to be heading for Riga to seek permission to return to the United States. The North Shore Connecting Railroad seeks authority from the Illinois Commerce Commission to run an electric railway line between Evanston and Wilmette.
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Riga
America
Emma i Goldman
Russia
United States
Moscow
North Shore Connecting Railroad Company
Lanois Commerce Commission
Byvanston
Wilmette
Doctor Ames Hadley Executed for Wife Murder in Virginia
Richmond report states Dr. Ames Hadley a former army officer was executed by the death chair for the murder of his wife Sue Tins ley Hadley who was formerly of Cincinnati.
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Richmond
Ames Hadley
Sue Tinsley Hadley
Cinetunati
Senator Watson in Fighting Mood During AEF Hangings Hearing
In Washington on December 10 the senate committee clashed as Senator Watson of Georgia threatened Maj. George D. Cohen and declared he would slap the army officer’s face over alleged hangings in France. Chair Brandegee ordered decorum as Watson demanded calling sixty three witnesses and a flood of letters, then adjourned the hearings.
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Senate Committee
Jautson
Dem
Georgia
France
Watson
George D. Cohen
Brandegee
Maj. Coheu
Fixty
Irish Back Griffith in Peace Stand
Dublin reports strong support for Arthur Griffith’s position on the treaty with the Dail expected to meet next Wednesday. Women MPs split with De Valera four to two while Cork members likely back Griffith. bishops and generals weigh in as public rejection or acceptance hinges on plenipotentiary delegates.
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Tre Valera
Arthur Griffith
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Irish Republican Army
Michael Collins
Collins
Eee
Cork
Dall
Ireland
London
Wilson
Paris
Valera
Trish
De Valera Allies Endorse Treaty Amid Backing Split
A prominent group supporting Eamon de Valera declares for the treaty while noting no recriminations with Gridith and Cline. The stance signals a unified front among his leading backers as Ireland debates its future.
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Ireland
Hadley Executed in Virginia Electric Chair
Wilmer Hadley, a former army surgeon and ranchman, was executed in the electric chair at the Virginia state penitentiary for murdering his wife Sue Tinsley Hadley. Prison attendants reported he faced death calmly. The verdict followed a November 1918 case. High Court denies rehearing in related Rockford Hotel settlement suit.
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Dee
Winter Amos Hidley
Dee Sue Tinsley Hadley
Hadley
High Court
Springfield
State Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Winnebago County
Ida Madison
Joseph Madison
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Rockford Hotel Company
Notorious Bandit Slaughter Escapes Prison With Convicts
Tom Slaughter, under death sentence for killing a guard at the state prison farm, escaped from the penitentiary with six fellow convicts. He ruled the prison for hours and armed the escapees, forcing guards to retreat. Warden Dempsey and family were held in the death cell. Slaughter left in an automobile and later exchanged gunfire with Benton police.
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Ark
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Tuewer
Slaughter
Dempsey
Benton
Pay cuts for 715000 rail workers approved tentative
Eastern railroads plan 10 to 30 percent wage reductions for about 750000 workers with Christmas effect. If rejected workers may appeal to the Labor Board. Judge Landis restrains the board from certain actions in a separate case.
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United States Railway Labor Board
Big Eastern Railroads
Information Bureau
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Labor Board
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United States District Court
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Pennsylvania Railroad System
Federated Ship Crafts
C. E. Heiserman
Pennsylvania Board Seeks Writ Permanence Before Judge Landis
Arguments to make the writ permanent will occur before Judge Landis this morning. Board members refuse comment on his action but express satisfaction the matter will be refuted in court. A board member says the step by Pennsylvania is proper and the board will vigorously defend its position in the water dispute.
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Progressive Party Formed In Nebraska Convention
In Grand Island Nebraska a mass convention organized a new political party named the progressive party from a list of twenty five suggestions. J A H Hopkins of New York representing the liberal party addressed the meeting and regretted the chosen name had not been liberal like states such as Colorado North Dakota Montana Michigan and Wisconsin.
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Neb
Nebraska
J. A. H. Hopkins
New York
Liberal Party
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Ole
Colorado
North Dakota
Montana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Boy Admits Slaying Mother in Windsor Mills Quebec
Leonard Pion sixteen years old confessed to police that he murdered his mother Mrs Joseph Ion by shooting her on December 2. He had been held as a material witness in the case. Windsor Mills, Quebec. December 10.
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Quebec
Leonard Pion
Joseph Ion
Protest to Mexico Over Seizure of Vessel Mabel
Washington reports that senior officials have been instructed to protest the seizure of the American fishing vessel Mabel and its crew by Mexican authorities in Mexico City during the summer.
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Washington
Mexico City
Mabel
Wutherk Tlee
Harding Seeks Irish Settlement and Rural Policy View
President Harding spoke via press correspondents on Ireland Great Britain treaty joy at settlement. He urged Filipino nationalists be heard before final Philippine policy. He voiced satisfaction with national industry, noted farm slump and rural exodus. He proposed Kansas style industrial court and broadened organized labor capital equality. No clear plans on Russia Germany trade or economic restoration.
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Harding
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Great Britain
England
White House
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Russia
Germany
Immersion heater promotions and local visits noted
Local brief notes record Me and Mrs A M Keister visiting Crawfordsville and Dean's restaurant praised for lunch. Broadgate Electric Co lists prices on lamps and promotes fixtures while Kansas City couple secured a marriage license. Supt Glover Ferrell attended Cedar Falls conference and visited the Belville home with family updates.
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Glover Ferrell
Wyman
Cedar Falls
John Belville
Belville
Ferrell
Pershing Supports Ban on Chemical Warfare
Washington reports that General Pershing drafted the advisory committee’s recommendation to the American arms conference delegation urging abandonment of all chemical warfare. The move signals a preferred policy by the committee, though some senior officers doubt it fully mirrors other high command views.
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Washington
American Arms Conference
General Pershing
Kingston Legislature Withdraws Bill Favoring Empire Goods
In Kingston the legislature opposed a bill giving preference to goods from Canada and the British empire as discriminatory against U S imports. The government withdrew the measure and said a new bill on other lines would be introduced next year. Sir Arthur Pearson drowns in Bath tub after slipping on faucet in his home. Walter O Bannion, a negro, was tarred and feathered by 15 men in Enid after warnings by the Ku Klux Klan.
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Jamaica
People's Representatives
British Empire
United States
Arthur Jearson
Lendon
Sir Arthur Pearson
Hin
Enid
Okla
Walter O'Bannion
Bomb at Spanish Consulate in Lisbon Shows Major Damage
Telegram from Vigo reported a bomb explosion at the Spanish consulate in Lisbon causing extensive damage but no casualties according to the Madrid dispatched telegram received.
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