Global Powers in 1923 End Year Outlook and Shifting Alliances
The year closes with Germany crippled by unpaid reparations and France occupying the Ruhr while Britain and the United States seek new finance and oversight. Turkey gains leverage from Lausanne, Mussolini’s Italy expands influence with Corfu and Fiume, Spain shifts under Primo Rivera, and Coolidge inherits a volatile international scene with reparations talks advancing.
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Germany
Japan
United States
Italy
Finland
Czechoslovakia
Turkey
Russia
France
Great Britain
Poincare
Reparations Commission
Coolidge
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Mr. Harding
Republican Party
Ruhr Occupation Deepens European Reparations Clash
In January Allied premiers failed to agree in Paris over German reparations. France moved to seize the Ruhr, declaring Germany in default on coal deliveries. Britain and Belgium offered tepid support while the United States rejected a four power peace pact and President Harding pulled American troops from Germany.
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Ruhr
Rhineland
Reparations Commission
Germany
Poincare
Coolidge
Turkey
Lausanne
Mustapha Kemal
Constantinople
Mosul
Thrace
Lord Curzon
Russia
United States
Italy
Greece
Albania
Corfu
League of Nations
Mussolini
League
Allied Council of Ambassadors
Jugo-Slavia
Fiume
Washington
America
Pacific
France
Mexico
Paris
Hughes
Bertin
Great Britain
Harding
Cuno
Reichstag
Belgium
Waly
England
Berlin
1924 Convention Set for Cleveland and Key Political Shifts
A broad factional picture shows Republicans naming Cleveland for the 1924 national convention with June 10 opening. Cabinet shuffles include Fall’s retirement, Work as Interior and Kellogg to the Netherlands. Harding era ends with Coolidge’s ascent and international turmoil unfolds with Germany Spain Britain and Asia shaping new regimes.
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Hiram Johnson
California
Pinchot
Republican National Committee
Cleveland
Interior
Fall
Harding
Hubert Work
Harry 8S
New
Daugherty
House
Judiciary Committee
Robert Woods Bliss
Sweden
Miles Poindexter
Peru
RK. M. Tobin
Netherlands
E. T. Sanboro
Supreme Court of the United States
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
Forbes
Senate
Boelikes Gillett
Coolidge
World Court
Bonis
Walton
Oklahoma
W. T. McCray
Ndiana
Supreme Court
New York
Great Britain
Washington
S Ste
George Harvey
Court of St. James
Frank B. Kellogg
Germany's political turmoil and the rentenmark plan
The passage details Germany's intertwined political and economic crisis in the early 1920s. It notes rising unemployment, near starvation outside industry, hyperinflation with the mark nearly worthless, Chancellor Cuno's August rescue proposal failing, and Gustave Stresemann forming the first coalition government to reform finances with a new currency backed by national resources, though with limited success.
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Germany
Cuno
Reichstag
Gustave Stresemann
Lim
Labor and wage flareups mark a year of U S industry
A single major strike in the anthracite fields disrupted a year of U S industry as miners and employers clashed over a new wage scale. Pinchot and Governor Pinehot sought a compromise with President Coolidge’s approval, negotiations resumed, and wage adjustments followed across rail, steel, and packing industries.
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United States
Coolidge
Pinehot
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Elbert
Gary
U. S. Steel Corporation
American Federation of Labor
Portland
Ore
Gompers
Japan Earthquake Disaster Amid Global Relief Efforts
Destructive September 1 quake in Japan devastates Yokohama and Tokyo, killing about 220000 and injuring over 110000, with massive property loss. American government and Red Cross provide swift relief, aided by international donations. Other major 1900s disasters list include Kelso bridge collapse and Etna eruption among many.
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Japan
Yokohama
Tokyo
Red Cross
Kelso
Wash
Dawson
Cumberland
B. G
Ward's Island
New York
Corea
Hot Springs
Ark
Cleveland
8. C
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Mt. Etna
Kermmerer
Wyo
Hongkong
Arkansas Valley
U. S.S
California
Berkeley
Cal
Burlington
Lockett
Shansi Province
China
Bergamo
Italy
Nne
Forsythe
N. Y
Colombia
Ecuador
Notable deaths of 1925 begin with prominent figures
A necrology notes a January list of notable losses including W. T. Whiting, Edwin Stevens, Mel, Cora L. V. Richmond, Dr. Emil G. Hirsch, George Hamlin, Constantine former king of Greece, W. M. Moore, Alexandre Ribot, Frederic Harrison, Wallace Reid, Max Nordau, Dr. Paul Reinach, Dr. W. S. Haines, Henry Clews. February adds Bishop C. J. O'Reilly and Cardinal Frisio archbishop of Naples among others.
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W. T. Whiting
Wisconsin
Edwin Stevens
Mel
Cora L. V. Richmond
Emil G. Hirsch
Chicago
George Hamlin
Constantine
Greece
W. M. Moore
Alexandre Ribot
Frederic Harrison
Wallace Reid
Max Nordau
Paul Reinach
China
W. 8. Haines
Henry Clews
New York
C. J. O'Reilly
Lincoln
Neb
Rinsco
Naples
Lurnard
Radio Programs For This Evening Featured Across Major Cities
Radio Digest listing shows CKAC Montreal KFAE Pullman KHJ Los Angeles KPO San Francisco WDAR Philadelphia WEAF New York WFI Philadelphia WHA Troy WHN New York WIP Philadelphia WMC Memphis WOAW Omaha WOO Philadelphia WOR Newark WRG Buffalo canceling or shifting to New Year’s Eve programming with dance music dinners concerts and talk segments across multiple time blocks and stations.
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Associated Press
CKAC
Montreal
Eastern
Mount Royal
KFAE
Pullman
Wash
Pacific
KHJ
Los Angeles
KPO
San Francisco
WDAR
Philadelphia
Bartera
WEAF
New York
WFI
WHA
Troy
WHN
WIP
WMC
Memphis
Central
WOAW
Omaha
Farragutta
Woo
WOR
Newark
WRG
Buffalo
A Christmas Savings Club Opens For 1924
A promotional urging readers to join the 1924 Christmas Savings Club. It explains starting with an amount one can manage, saving weekly over fifty weeks to build a lasting savings fund, and encourages joining now.
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Federal Court of Appeals
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Detroit
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International Typographical Union
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J. G. Kiernan
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Alton
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W. H. Gabbert
C. D. Sigsbee
William Hotabird
Franelace Vilin
Charles Hawtrey
Joh L Martin
Candace T. Wheeler
Prince Fabrisio Colonna
Randall Parish
Joaquin Sorolla
Frank D. Wer
Charles Archer
Marie Wainwright
Ralph L. Polk
Baron Kato
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Alonzo Kimball
Princess Anastasia
W. B. Leeds
Thomas Mosher
Edward Payson Dutton
W. R. Thayer
C, FP. Millspaugh
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Max Bohm
Edward Ryan
Persia
Viscount Morley
Chauncey I. Filley
C. J. Brown
Minnesota Supreme Court
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Sir Halliday Croom
J. W. Bengough
Oscar Browning
Malcolm McNeill
Lake Forest University
H. HH
Markham
Ralph Peters
Long Island Railway
Boris Sidis
C. P. Steinmetz
Andrew Bonar Law
Dansville
William MacKenzie
Baron Shaughnessy
Ek Rutham
Providence Journal
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Ben T. Cable
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Radio Digest
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