Britain Presses Armament Plan in Global Talks
Britain insists on arming merchant ships in time of war and seeks robust defense against submarines. Delegates from Britain and the United States push the Root plan while France Japan and Italy seek clarifications before banning submarines. A 10 000 ton limit on auxiliary craft and eight inch guns restrain warships. Harding voices disappointment at progress.
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Japan
France
Italy
Great Britain
Paris
Conference on Somarne ends with cautious outlook
The article reports the President saying the conference’s failure does not affect national confidence. He argues it may still be judged a success if it achieves what it already set out to do and welcomes a future calm retrospection to survey its accomplishments.
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White House
Harding
Somarne
Ite
Aviation limits favored for military use only
The armament conference subcommittee on aviation filed its final report and signaled completion of duties for now. It reportedly recommends attempting to limit airplane construction, arguing air power affects civilian aeronautics, while advocating restrictions on aircraft for military and naval operations.
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Washington
Dér
Armament Conference
Subcommittee On Aviation
Dirty Gas May Be Cause of Fatalities Nationwide
The census bureau reports the total number of fatalities across the United States tied to a suspected factor. New York State shows the highest death rate per 100,000 people while Kentucky records the lowest rate in the data.
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United States
Ewensus Bureau
New York State
Kentucth
Troop Departure for Antwerp Amid Band Medley
About 1,000 American troops left here for Antwerp to embark for the United States aboard the transport Cantigny. The departure featured a band playing How Dry I Am as the men boarded and prepared for the homeward voyage.
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Cobclenz
Der
Antwerp
United States
Cantigny
Steel Plants Resume Operations Across Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh reports 1921 ending with widespread resumption of steel production. Mills in cities like Pittsburgh Youngstown Newcastle Sharon McKeesport Homestead Braddock push toward full or partial capacity as 1922 begins. Carnegie Steel American Sheet and Lin Plate, Westinghouse, and Allegheny Steel expect steady orders and cautious expansion.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Youngstown
Newcastle
Sharon
McKeesport
Homestead
Braddock
Carnegie Steel
American Sheet and Lin Plate Company
Great Westinghouse
Japan
Mioe
Allegheny Steel Company
Endurance Flight in Snowstorm by Stinson and Bartaud
Eddie Stinson and Lloyd Bartaud, army pilots from Holling Lowe, set a new endurance mark while piloting an airplane carrying 350 gallons of gasoline. The crash scene described cold, fuel system challenges, and a rapid descent as they battled severe weather. Both men survived, credited with skill and persistence during the emergency flight.
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Eddie Stinson
Lloyd Bartaud
Stinson
Bertaud
Piot
Holling Lowe F
Stinsean
Bert
Washington
Ank
Two Army Officers Killed in Manila Incident
In Manila on December 5, Captain Amory and Ae Lonle of the Seventh Coast Artillery were killed when their automobile left a narrow road near Bagio and crashed. The sensational raid targeted the home of Charles A. Stonehill, a multimillionaire milliner, with burglars securing liquor and moving it away in a van after overpowering guards. The family was away in the South. few staff remained.
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Manila
Captain Amory
Ae Lonle
Charles A. Stonehill
Muitianilionaire
Hquer
Stonehill
John Meaney
Glencoe
Higuer
Ohio and state liquor seizures widespread across regions
The report details large liquor seizures across several states including Delaware Florida and Ohio. It notes 53 gallons seized and 14 people arrested with a total value of contraband mounting to millions. The piece mentions Vermont Kansas and New York as parts of the crackdown and underscores broad enforcement activity.
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Kansas
Vermont
Florida
von ‘i
York
Unclear aviator tale from a frozen cockpit record
A fragmentary report describes an open cockpit aviator’s freeze trials, noting hands frozen and a 24 hour 19 minute 7 second mark claimed in France by Louis Boussoutrnat and Jean Bernard. The garbled text references weather, danger, and perseverance in a high altitude attempt.
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Suisan
Susan
Bernumb
France
de Dahe
Luvien
Betty
Unclear excerpt details foreign wine seizures and state mentions
Fragmentary report references wine seizures in multiple states including California Virginia and Minnesota during a year. Mentions numbers like 65 000 nations and 60 000 but text is garbled with broken words and incomplete names making precise facts difficult to extract.
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New York
Windle
Missouri
Carolina
California
Virginia
U S Naval Plan Mixed Reactions at Session
Washington reports the naval committee session on auxiliary patrol craft limits. The proposal for 1 000 ton displacement was broadly accepted by most delegations except France. Official notes cite a 1921 census showing France including Alsace Lorraine with 4 087 289 foreigners. The 1911 population stood at 39 604 000 with 1 12 096 foreigners.
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Washington
Dee
Nording
Armies
Geeguee Naval Committeé
McAn
S. Dee
France
Xiaoce-Lorraine
St Paul voters keep commission government in year end vote
In St Paul Minnesota a majority of 3500 voters chose to retain the commission form of government while a move to switch to a mayor and council charter was defeated.
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St. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
Commission
Troops Used in Mexican Congress Clash in Mexico City
In Mexico City on December 31 soldiers were deployed to quell fighting in the chamber galleries between Liberal Constitutionalists and Social Democratic supporters over control of the permanent recess commission. Eduardo Vasconcelos requested military aid, and 200 soldiers were stationed outside and inside the chamber to restore order as protests followed.
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Mexico City
Mexican Chamber of Deputies
Liberal
Party
Social Democratic Bloc
Permanent Commission
Congress
Social Democratic
Eduardo Vasconcelos
Senor Vasconcelos
President Obregon
Matt Ando
Battle at Aberat Goat Station Amid Block Forces
In the clash cited, irregular forces attacked the station and wounded several civilians. Soldiers arrived to intervene, but the block forces held their position, maintaining control of the area despite intervention.
Harding Defends Hughes Row Over Power Policy
President Harding rejected reports of a cabinet rift with Secretary Hughes. He called certain remarks “silly” and denied contemplating any resignation amid Cabinet disagreements on the scope of wartime powers and evolving policy discussions since the conference began.
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Washington
Harding
Imseel Aml
Hughes Wadleen Sirainerd
Atetentown
Manda
Mien
Judge Rules Nations Liquor Laws Apply to Many Establishments
A Kansas judge declares liquor regulations mandatory across saloons homes clubs and restaurants, based on constitutional authority. Separate dispatch from Lima Peru reports workers dynamiting power lines near the capital causing a blackout on New Year’s Eve.
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United States
Lima
Peru
Dee
Lim
Des Moines Fire Destroys Davidson Brothers Establishment
Fire in Des Moines caused an estimated $400000 in damage, destroying the Davidson Brothers wholesale Irving dealers’ establishment. The blaze occurred December 31 in Des Moines ta.
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Des Moines
Davidson Brothers
Big Brokers Go to the Wall
E W Wagner & Co a leading Chicago based stock and grain brokerage filed involuntary bankruptcy petitions in federal courts. Liabilities about 7.5 million dollars and assets around 9 million were cited. Central Trust Co named receiver in Chicago while John J Sheppard Jr was appointed in New York.
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Chicago
E. W. Wagner & Co
Landis
Hand
New York City
Sty
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Central Trust Company
John & Sheppard, Jr
New York
Liberty Bonds Rebound Boosts Market Value
New York figures show advanced Liberty bonds adding about 2 billion dollars to value as buying surged from September through November. Treasury notes and Liberty bonds led gains with prices climbing, lifting total outstanding bonds to roughly 6.25 billion dollars in value.
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New York
May Iesdes
Liberty Soy
Treasury
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