Finances on a Solid Foundation Turn in 1920 Outlook
Washington reports a turning point in the national economy as Secretary Houston Governor Harding and the Comptroller of the Currency state the U S financial system remains strong. They describe a healthy transition through postwar readjustment with cautious optimism for continued banking stability and global economic recovery amid German indemnity debates and war legacy effects. Refugee crises in Constantinople add to regional strains, with 100000 Russian refugees and Greek evacuees amid overcrowded camps.
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Washington
United States
Houston
Federal Reserve
Willams
Cal Affairs
Germany
Harding
Governor withholds Christmas parole tradition in California
Sacramento December 27 Gov W I Stephens breaks a long standing California executive custom by granting no Christmas day paroles or pardons to convicts. While no official statement was issued, it is believed recent attacks on young girls in San Francisco influenced the decision.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
W. I. Stephens
San Francisco
Mystery Visitor Scratches Name Across Instruments
A mysterious visitor scratched his name on about a dozen instruments in the United States and Canada on December 16 and vanished. Tokyo dispatches say an earthquake struck Kans u province China the same day with about 2000 casualties, linking the visitor to the disaster.
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New York
United States
Canada
Tokyo
Kan Su
China
World Has Five Plagues Pope Lists Global Evils
Pope Benedict declared five plagues afflicting the world including the negation of authority and hatred among brothers. He spoke at a reception for the Sacred College, listing evils worsened by lax discipline and forgetting the supernatural aims of life.
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Rome
Pope Benedict
Sacred College
Cardinal Vannutetli
Christmas Day Shootings Reported in Dublin
Official Dublin report cites two civilians shot in the legs by men in an auto truck and a third wounded by a separate party driving through Canal street.
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Dublin
Canal Street
Wheat Growers Association Targets Wheat Price Campaign
Wichita Kan Dec 27 The Wheat Growers Association of America plans a six month effort to induce growers to withhold wheat from the market to raise the price for the 1921 crop. Secretary W J Greevy says the group now has about 100000 members across Texas Oklahoma and more.
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Wichita
Kan
Wheat Growers’ Association of Almerica
W. J1. M.greevy
Texas
Oklahoma
Wheat growers press withholding to push fair prices
Wheat growers in several states organize to withhold sales despite idle mills and empty elevators. The movement aims to force a higher, fair price for their grain, arguing farmers still sow and work hard while conditions push prices up. The drive began in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma with A Slaughter of Manchester, Oklahoma as originator, now expanding to four states with about 100000 members.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
A. Slaughter
Manchester
Okla
Reds Menace Georgia Republic As Bolsheviks Advance
London dispatch reports a strong Red army moving toward Georgia's southeast frontier from Azerbaijan. Batumi garrison revolts under Bolshevik propaganda while the bourgeois population flees. Red forces converge at Tuapse and Novorossiysk as Bolsheviks aim to restore Caucasus control.
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London
London Daily Express
Constantinople
Republic of Georgia
Azerbaijan
Batum
Tuapse
Novorossisk
Caucasus
Wheat Growers Association Share Grows in Kansas
Kansas statistics show 220 506 wheat growers, about 45 percent are association members. Four states face 2382 995 000 total bushels nationally. Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota would push the total to about 390 008 000 bushels, near half of the U S total.
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Kansas
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
United States
Passport forgery gang halted in Brussels case
Belgian officials report a Berlin conspiracy involving German and American assistance to forge passports. The gang issued false Polish and Belgian passports. arrests were made of the chief members and fingerprints and records are being reviewed.
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Brussels
Berlin
Winnetka Proposes Practical Domestic Science Move
Chicago suburb Winnetka embraces practical domestic science as superintendent Carleton Washburne defends after school girls face chores like dishwashing. He urges returning to grandma days amid protests from wealthy parents seeking only theory heavy instruction.
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Winnetka
Chicago
Dee
Carleton W. Washburne
Washburne
North Shore
Girls Learn Budgeting Diets and Home Economics at School
At school the girls manage imaginary families budgets and food choices. They study the dietetic value of foods, preparation and service methods, and the principles of interior decoration as part of their home economics education.
Dry law passes in Holland amid parliamentary fight
The Hague reports that Dutch parliament approved a law doubling internal revenue on spirits by 150 percent and on beer by 100 percent starting January 1. Officials say gin made in Holland and imported spirits will become costly for the poor, while beer taxes rise but prices may not change much.
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The
Hague
Holland
Cuban Reserve Bank urged as basis for reform
Havana December 27 Cuban government urged to adopt much of the federal reserve banking system as legally possible. Senor Jose Manuel Tarafa, Cuban financier, urged President Menocal to invite cooperation with the United States in establishing a bank of emission in Havana. He recently returned from a failed bid to secure a $100,000,000 loan from American bankers.
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Havana
Federal Reserve
Menocas
Jos Manuel Tarafa
Senor Tarafa
United States
Federal Reserve System
Cuba
Japan Volcano Asama Erupts With Violent Explosions
Tokyo reports Asama volcano bursts into violent blasts after years of mild activity. Ashes blanket the countryside for miles, with thick smoke and flames from the crater. Heavy shocks shake nearby cities and fires threaten forests and villages as lava blocks firefighting efforts.
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London
Tokyo
Asama
Enrico Caruso Breaks Down With Pleural Attack
World famous tenor Enrico Caruso, who ruptured a blood vessel recently, is laid low by a pleurisy attack. An official bulletin from five physicians says the illness is painful but not serious, requiring confinement to his room. He was to sing Pagliacci tonight but will be replaced by Crimi. his wife stays by his side.
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New York
Enrico Caruso
Caruso
Philip Horowitz
Crimi
Part of Army Surrenders to Italians
Fragmentary wartime note reports a portion of the army surrendering to Italian forces amid naval actions involving a battleship. The text emphasizes a shift in control on the battlefield and references accompanying military movements. Further specifics are unreadable in the provided excerpt.
Passage of Soldier's Bonus Would Cost Government
Fiume Legion aries and Dalmatian volunteers under D'Annunzio at Zara surrendered to Italian regulars after failing to capture the warship Marsala. The move comes as news notes the government faces a cost of about 82,800,000 000 for a soldier's bonus plan.
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Fiume Legionatres
Zara
Paris
D'Annunzio
Marsala
Soldier bonus bill would cost about 2.3 billion
Special to The Evening Journal reports Secretary Houston told the Senate finance committee that the soldier's bonus measure would cost approximately 2.3 billion dollars in government expenditures. He testified as the measure faced consideration by the committee in Washington.
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The
Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Houston
Senate Finance Committee
Italian Journal Demands Firm Action Over D Anunzio
An Italian journal urges the government to take decisive measures to subdue Gabrielle D Annunzio to uphold the Rapallo treaty and Italy's honor. The piece endorses coercive steps against the legionnaires and rejects negotiations with any Italian official defying royal orders.
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Italia
Popular Setone
Gabriele V
Annunzio
Italy
Annnunzio
Popular Party
D'Annunzio
Japan Looks to Nullify California Land Law via Treaty
Tokyo reports Viscount Uchida foresees a new Japan United States treaty nullifying the California land law. He said negotiations in Washington between Shidehara and Morris aim to secure broader senate support for passage. Uchida noted Tokyo has held back protest unless talks fail.
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Tokyo
Diet
Viscount Uchida
California
Washington
Shidehara
Roland S. Morris
United States
Japan
Senate
Uchida
Smith girl freed on bail in Ardmore arraignment
Char a Smith Hannon arrived in Ardmore with her brother sister and Sheriff Buck Garrett and was arraigned in court under a 12000 dollar bond. A small crowd gathered as her arrival and arraignment were kept secret from most people.
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Ardmore
Okla
Chara Smith Hannon
Buck Garrett
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