League Votes for Armament Limitation and U S Move
The League of Nations assembly favors a two year armament elimination by pact among powers. In Washington a resolution urged the President to seek a 50 percent naval reduction with Britain and Japan plus consent from France. Senator Borah presses action despite Secretary Daniels opposition.
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Geneva
Assembly of the League of Nations
Disarmament Committee
France
Brazil
Chile
Greece
Poland
Rourmania
Uruguay
United States
Washington
Great Britain
Congress
Japan
Italy
Boral
Idaho
Foreign Relations Committee
Daniels
Borah
House Naval Committee
Naval Secretary
Naval
Penrose Opposes League of Nations Association
Atlantic City December 15 Senator Penrose denounced the Johnson Borah push for a League of Nations style association. He called himself a bitter ender of the League and urged Americans to mind their own business and avoid entangling alliances.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Penrose
Johnson-Borah
League of Nations
Harding
Association of Nations
League
Plot to Kill Constantine Reported in Milan Arrests
A dispatch from Paria says two Greeks with Lucerne passports and bomb suppressors were arrested in Milan amid reports they planned to assassinate former King Constantine of Greece. Constantine's party left Lucerne for Athens without ceremony.
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Paria
Lucerne
Milan
Matin
Constantine
Greece
Sophie
Athens
German Envoy Arrives in Brazil to Resume Ties
Rio Janeiro Brazil December 15 German minister to Brazil George Alfred Plehn arrives as diplomatic relations with Germany, severed in April 1917, are resumed marking a new phase in bilateral ties.
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Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Germany
George Alfred Plethn
French Troops Ambushed Near Djebit Syria
A body of French troops was ambushed near Djebit Syria on December 3, with 20 soldiers killed and 40 wounded. Premier Leygues informed the cabinet council at a session led by President Millerand.
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Paris
Djebit
Syria
Soviet Troops Concentrate Near Vilna Amid Allied Arrival
A dispatch from Vilna reports Soviet concentration toward Vilna as allied and neutral troops arrive. In Wisconsin, Emil Serdinglanz an attorney from Kewaunee pleads guilty to perjury and is sentenced to one year in Waupun by Judge Grace.
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London
Vilna
Kewaunee
Wis
Emil Serdinglanz
Waupun
Grace Here
Overseas trade shows an increase in American ships
The secretary of commerce reports nearly half of the nation's record overseas commerce last fiscal year was carried on American-owned vessels. Total trade reached 11.875 billion dollars with exports at 7.95 billion and imports at 5.30 billion. American fleet grew by 670 ships to 16.824 million gross tons.
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Washington
Alexander
1917 Returns Unchecked Auditing So Stupendous
Washington December 15 The Treasury department estimates more than one billion dollars in taxes remain unpaid due to inability to audit 1917 returns Dr Thomas S Adams of the treasury staff told the House Ways and Means Committee He said the Internal Revenue Bureau cannot complete the checking of returns and sees no immediate remedy He warned the revenue machinery might break under the added burden He opposed a general sales tax citing administrative strain Also notes a war debt issue of 7.5 billion maturing in two and a half years and the proposed 4 billion annual tax levy to cover operating expenses and maturing securities Chairman Fordney discussed disposal plans.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Thomas 8. Adams
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
Adams
Internal Revenue Bureau
Doctoradaws
Fordney
Treasury plan faces critics amid war bonds and stamps debate
The committee chair proposed reforms to fund maturing obligations through War Savings stamps and treasury notes while warning that taxation limits restrict revenue. Opponents argued the plan may require refunding and tighter revenue strategies as the treasury estimates strain under the maturing debt.
Reds Rise in Two Capitals
Paris reports rumors of disturbances in Prague and Belgrade after attempts to establish communist governments in both nations.
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REDS
Prague
Belgrade
Paris
Wolovakia
Jugo
Germany balks at Versailles payments and disarmament orders
Germany seeks a new settlement method under the Versailles framework after large payments. talks with Britain and France stall. Allied control head General Nollet orders destruction of several siege guns, deeming disarmament demands unmet.
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Germany
Great Britain
France
Nollet
Allied Control Commission
Government May Seize U. S. Coal Mines
Senate committee on production and reconstruction harshly criticizes the coal industry and urges government action to curb profiteering and speculation. It proposes heavy reporting by operators and distributors and flags housing shortages and labor graft as broader social ills linked to the coal crisis.
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Washington
Congress
Committee On Production and Reconstruction
Senate
Calder
New York
New Jersey
Kenyon
Iowa
New York City
Trong
E A Williams Dies In Neenah Wisconsin
E A Williams aged 73, supreme president of the Equitable Fraternal Union, died in Neenah Wisconsin on December 15.
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E. A. Williams
Neenah, Wis
E. A. Willams
Equitable Fraternal Union
Fifty Nine Motorcars Burned In Garage Fire
Fire swept through part of the Midland garage in Kansas City destroying fifty nine motorcars. The blaze broke out on December 15 and caused extensive damage to several vehicles. Investigators reviewed the scene but the exact cause remained undetermined. Local crews worked through the night to contain the flames and prevent spread to nearby structures.
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Kansas City
Midland
Harding Seeks Middle Course in International Policy
President elect Harding says he expects fewer difficulties in aligning views for a common ground on world peace. He plans a southern trip after the Marion conferences, aims to conclude talks mid January, and will then focus on cabinet selections which he has not yet discussed. Senator Willis receives condolences from Harding upon his father's death.
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Marion
Dee
Harding
America
Frank B. Willis
Delaware
Russia accused of encroaching on opposing territory
A conflict between two nations escalates as officials accuse Russia of encroaching on territorial boundaries. Both sides prepare diplomatic and military responses while seeking international mediation. No ceasefire announced at this time.
Robber Confesses In Omaha Bandit Robbery Case
Edward Valentine of Akron Ohio confessed to police that he is one of six men who planned the three million dollar Omaha jewelry robbery last month. He said the gang included a white woman and five others, as police pursue the case.
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Evening Journal
Chicago
Edward Valentine
Akron
Ohio
Omaha
Farm and Home Week Opens With Emphasis on Economy
January 2 marks the first winter Farm and Home Week in three years at the state college open house. More than 100 lectures demonstrations and conferences will run daily focusing on economical production and better marketing to aid Iowa farmers as prices stay low. A mass meeting each night features national speakers and the Thursday banquet seats about 1200. Free tuition and ample housing are provided.
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Aeues
Dean C. F. Curtiss
Iowa
Youthful Burglar Caught in the Act at Mount Pleasant
Leslie Brown, 28, was caught burglarizing a jewelry store by W H Jerico and his son Paul, who covered him with a shotgun and helped authorities. Officers found watches and knives on Brown. He came from Siloam Springs Ark six years ago and has worked in Danville and with Lee Mix. He served in the army and spent ten months in France. A sheriff may charge him in loot from New London and Salem stores. He owns a car.
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Mount Pleasant
Dee
Leslie Brown
W. H. Jerico
Paul
Brown
Des Moines County
Siloam Springs
Ark
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