No Alliances for America Harding Says
President Harding answers critics of the four power treaty in two speeches. He says no alliance or entanglement will be negotiated and defends the American delegates. He asserts peace aims and urges discussion over force, citing congressional consent for any military action.
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Hiending
Senate
United Bimes
Harding
Hughes
Dodge
Japan
United States
Newark
White House
Congress
Lim
League of Nations
League
Conference Aims at Peace Similar to League of Nations
The remarks insist the conference seeks peace like the League of Nations while denying any actual link, stating the League’s purpose and the conference’s aims are separate in nature and timing.
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League of Nations
Low sugar prices hit new seven year low in New York market
New York sugar market records a seven year low as 62,000 bags of old crop Cuban sugar sell at 1 15 16 cents per pound, cost and freight.
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Cuba
New York
Suger Wierket
Five men rob Iowa bank and vanish with cash
In Council Bluffs Iowa five men held up a bank discovered near a rear door. They forced the cashier and three staff into a rear area and escaped with two pounds ten shillings. Police pursue suspects.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Iegah
Towa
Mail Robber Gets 67 Years in Federal Prison
George Rogers pleaded guilty to robbery in a mail theft case tied to a $1000 Toledo poster heist. Convicted conspirators Joe Arbytes and Charles Schutz also faced convictions. Rogers was sentenced by Judge Killite to 67 years at Leavenworth. He was captured near Paine Park outside Chicago after escaping jail.
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George Rogers
George Lewis
Toledo
Rothery
Metraary
Killite
Leavenworth
Kan
Robers
Joe Arbeytis
Charles Schutz
Das
Rogers
Paine Park
Caicago
Ruling in Small Case Delayed by Judge Edwards
Judge Claire Edwards said no decision would be issued on the effort to quash the indictments against General Len Small and Vernon Curtix of Grant Park before Wednesday or the day next week. In Schreiver Louisiana two white jail escapees were shot by Deputy Sheriff Landry as they attempted to board a train. One suspect was believed headed toward Lyons for cookies.
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Claire ©. Edwards
Len Small
Vernon Curtix
Grant Park
Schreiver
Napoleonville
Sherif Landry
Reds Plan Convention to Unite Workers Across U S
New York December 24 radical delegates gather to organize the Workers' Party of America and unite all revolutionary workers. The convention aims to include American Labor Alliance Workers' Council of the United States Jewish and Scandinavian federations and other socialist groups. Delegates are to be appointed from Proletarian party Bohemian Socialist federation Italian Socialist federation Socialist Labor party and Jugoslav Socialist federation.
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America
Workers’ Party of America
Third Communist
Workers’ Republic
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Workers’ Council of the United States
Jewish (Sectari 6 Federation
German Workers’ Poluitational Society
Finnish Secialist Fateration
Jewish Workers’ Federation
Scandinavian Socialist Federation
Gievek Socialist Union
Irish- American Labor League
Hungarian Workers’ Federation
Italian Workers’ Federation
Detroit
Bohemian Socialist Federation
Chicago
Italian Socialist Federation
Socialist Labor Party
Jugo-Slav Socialist Federation
France Firm On Tonnage Of U Boats In Naval Debate
In Washington on December 24 the naval committee debated submarine tonnage limits. British delegates demand reductions from 60,000 tons, with the US and Britain seeking balance with France, Italy, and Japan. Secretary Hughes cautioned on future treaty questions and proposed a program for future meetings.
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Ike
Pragee
United States
Britain
Dupbi
Fane
Lughes
Arthur Balfour
Hughes
Secretary of State
Naval Committee
Japan
Italy
Governor's Note on Naval Ornament Settlement Efforts
A brief excerpt shows Mr. Imal and M. Tussefan exchanging thanks for prompt replies. The communication expresses continued interest in reducing hardship and aims for further progress toward a satisfactory settlement on all points. Formal cordial appreciation is conveyed.
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Imal
Tussefan
Tig Ofain
Famine Deaths Rise in Transregion Area
Reported famine deaths mount in the Tassin region as daily burials exceed two. European relief agencies anticipate aid for hundreds of thousands, with European relief organizations contending with a large refugee crisis and limited resources.
Centennial State Arrives at Queenstown Amid Civic Welcome
The fret steam ship Centennial State lands at Queenstown from the United States after restrictions at Irish ports were lifted. Chairman Reneyne of the city council presides over an official welcome on behalf of the town’s residents.
British Fleet Orders Move to Egypt Amid Tensions
Malta reports two British warships ordered to Egypt at once with the Mediterranean fleet units set to depart quickly. Cairo notes Said Zagloul Pasha, an Egyptian nationalist leader, ordered to cease political activity. he and followers escorted to the railway station by British troops amid disturbance and glass smashing.
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Egypt
Iritis
Mediterranean
Cairo
Zagloul Pasha
Debs Freed as Christmas Commutation Sows Mixed Justice
President Harding commuted Eugene V Debs and 22 others under wartime espionage law, granting freedom but not full civil rights. White House statement says justice met, while Debs’ guilt and obstruction acknowledged. hopes for restored rights remain uncertain for the Socialist leader.
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Harding
Washington
Eugene V. Dele
America
White House
Debs
Prisoner Commutation Orders Issued By Clemency Board
The clemency board commuted the sentences of twenty three prisoners including Tebe who had been convicted in Cleveland Ohio for espionage and sentenced September 14 1918 to ten years in the state penitentiary at Moundville West Virginia. The list of freed inmates names Orville Anderson Charles Ashleigh Giovanna Baldagsi David Blodgett J T Combe Thomas Carey Joseph Caldwell Kojick Freer Claude Freese Ed Hamilton William Head Gustave Jacobsen Dell Kenedy Jack Law John Len Walter Phillips Jose Irade Albert Freshner Wilhelm Schumeen Joseph Sehur Maurice Snitikin Anthony Stepa and H H Trelease.
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Tebe
Cleveland
Moundeville
W. Va
Orville Anderson
Charles, Ashleigh
Giovanna Ebaldagsi
David T. Blodgett
J. T. Combe
Thomas Carey
Joseph M. Caldwell
Kojick Fieron
Claude Freese
Ed Hamilton
Americans Load Up as Montreal Liquor Stores Thrive
In Montreal on December 24 the government liquor stores report strong sales mainly to American visitors who drive across the border for holiday stock. Despite a rule limiting purchases to one bottle per person, many buyers arrive with groups of friends to circumvent the limit.
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Canada
Girl Slain Body Found in New Brunswick Hotel Suitcase
The mutilated body of Tessie Kucharen, five years old, missing from the Bellmore hotel, was recovered in a suitcase inside a closet at the Hotel Albany. Authorities suspect a family connection as details emerge about the child’s mother and a carpenter named George.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Tessie Kucharen
Bellmore Hotel
Albany
Siegotten
Albeny
George
George Peciwms A “Ve Veits Old Carpenter, Whe Hewes There. He Saw Tessie
Alome
Nollee
Captor of Antwerp General Hans Beseler Dies
Berlin report notes General Hans Beseler who captured Antwerp and later governed German occupied Russia died in Berlin. The item mentions his war service and leadership roles. The latter fragment references a hotel fire with three people killed, but details are unclear in the garbled text.
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Berlin
Germany
Russia
Antwerp
Chicago church found guilty of first degree murder
Harvey W. Church was convicted of first degree murder in Chicago after four ballots. The jury fixed his punishment at death. Judge Caverny set January 12 for the motion for a new trial and possible sentencing. The crime involved the brutal killing linked to an obsession over a Packard automobile.
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Harvey
Church
J. Daugherty
Carl Ausinus
John Shearer
Caverny
Local Briefs Include Visits and Marriage License News
Morning notes report Mrs. Oliver Todd and daughter visiting E Ebner home with Miss Ethel Beatty in town visiting relatives. Geom recovering at county hospital returned home. Lee Emerson G land and Leyla Biles horn win Crawfordaville receive marriage license.
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Kins
E. Ebner
L. A. Jones
Geom
County Hospital
F. R. Valley
Burlington
Lee Emerson Gland and
Leyla Biles Horn of
Crawfordaville
Christmas Exercises at Local School and Sports Wins
Readable sections show pupils from several grades performing songs recitations and dialogues for a holiday program. Separate note reports basketball results with the first team beating Riverside 22 to 26 and second team edging Ainsworth 17 to 18. Massachusetts Horticultural Society awards its medal to Mrs. Francis King of Alma Michigan for advancing women’s horticulture.
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Tih
Northwestern
Alice Maxwell
Lillies
Leland Mawel
Brances Bicher
Maalian
Grace Lease
Cleyce Hust
Tows
Gilbert Cassia
Lowa City
J. F. Barnett
Ethel Martis
Santa Claus
Deve Hegitattat
Mar
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Santa and the Mouse
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Santa
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Lucille Burris
Leslie Fletcher
Dale Jones
Marie Rose
Elizabeth Jones
Claus
Lucille Miller
Edith Nash
Paul Sommer
Hong
Riverside
Ainsworth
Massachutts Horticultural Society
George Robert White
Francis King
Alma
Mich
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