Threats and reparations stance in postwar Europe
Paris dispatch quotes Captain Andre Tardieu comparing German and French military strength, noting German police remain unready for war, Allied control of German weaponry, and France asserting strength with 800 000 troops and 14 000 guns. It discusses Spa pact implications and possible collective action by Allies.
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Paris
Walter Simons
Germany
France
London
Ruhr
Simons
Charles Laurent
Ruh
Foy
Spa
Andre Tardieu
Andre Lefevre
Tardieu
Austrian Empire
Czecho- Slovakia
Poland
Jugo-Slavia
Roumania
Italy
League of Nations
Elbe
Weser
Metz
Strasbourg
Rhine
Goben
German Disarmament Progress Report to Council of Ambassadors
Marshal Foctins submitted to the council of ambassadors his report on the progress made by Germany toward disarmament. it was understood here.
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Marshal Foctins
Council of Ambasadors
Germany
Dry Raiders Besieged by Crowd in Down River Hotel Raid
Detroit January 1 A squad of state troopers raided a down river hotel and seized a small quantity of whisky. They were besieged by a crowd including many schoolboys who snowballed the officers. Reinforcements arrived in two police flivvers.
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Detroit
Mich
Down River
Milk price set by co op buyers in January
At a conference of buyers and Marketing Company officials in Elgin Illinois the Milk Producers cooperative Marketing company announced January milk to be sold at 2.4 dollars per 100 pounds a drop of 10 cents from the previous month.
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Elgin
Mik Producers’ Co-operative Marketing Company
De Valera Returns to Ireland Amid Welcome in New York
Eamonn De Valera arrives in Ireland after a visit with secretary Harry Boland reporting no details of departure. Crowds greet him and Muriel MacSwiney receives the freedom of the city. Boland says it would be treason to reveal departure details. De Valera’s farewell message lauds American generosity and Ireland pledges to remember liberty and independence.
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New York
Eamonn de Valera
Ireland
Harry Boland
de Valera
Boland
Dle
American Commission For Irish Independence
Muriel Mac&winey
Cork
Hylan
America
de Vatera
Land of the Free
Train wreck kills fireman and injures engineer near Chicago
A St. Louis Limited train on the Chicago & Eastern Ki railroad wrecked at Yards Center IL 18 miles from Chicago. Fireman G Gilly fell 50 feet from the engine and died. Engineer Ghavies Stoner died in hospital after the crash. Dozens of passengers were injured in the collision.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Chicago &Eastern
Clara Hamon in Sanitarium in Oklahoma Murder Case
Mrs. Clara Smith Hamon, charged with the murder of Jake L. Hamon, was taken to the Hardy sanitarium after her release on bond. The move followed her sister Mrs. 8 V. Walling's Wilson Oklahoma home visit, with the superintendent announcing the Thursday night transfer.
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Ardmore
Okla
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake L. Hamon
V. Walling
Wilson
Hardy
Walter Hardy
Fiume Approves Italian Terms in Settlement Talks
Triest January 1 The protocol effecting settlement of the Fiume question was signed with all terms accepted by the human delegates at Abbazia. The accord includes release of legionnaires from oath, regency of Quarmero, abandonment of Arbe and Veglia, return of prisoners, surrender of arms, and expulsion of non native legionnaires within five days. Detailing ongoing discussions with General Caviglia and Perrario focused on the fate of D'Annunzio’s legionnaires.
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Fiume
Perrario
Aviglia
Abbazia
D'Annunzio
Rome
Milan
Pasciati
Extreme Nationalist Party
Farewell Message Links Duty and Sacrifice
The speaker vows to honor sacrifices made in dark days and expresses deep esteem for the young, noble valour. He thanks thousands who helped for the welfare of the nation and promises Treland and Tigland will remember and remain grateful.
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Treland
Tigland
Des Moines Ends Iowa Two-Cent Law
Federal Judge M J W issued a permanent injunction stopping enforcement of Iowa's two-cent law, effectively ending the measure as of January 1. The ruling nullifies the controversial tax in the state.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Laws
Towa
M.J.W
Gompers Warns Labor of Open Shop Threat
Samuel Gompers in a Federationist message warns workers of a year of portent as the open shop movement aims to destroy labor’s voice. He cites plutocratic greed and multiple dangers including limits on collective bargaining and wage suppression leading to unemployment.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
Workers of America
Federationist
Labor
Goimpers
Deflation Eases and Optimism Grows for 1921
New York January reports label acute business stress as passed with deflation in commodities easing. Leading lenders cite a healthier outlook for 1921, noting stabilizing prices, easier money, and renewed opportunities despite residual adjustments and unemployment among some groups.
Harding Chooses Secretary for Next President
There is no doubt that George B. Christian Jr. will be secretary to Senator Harding and soon to be president. An official announcement is expected shortly, possibly with other cabinet appointments described as the “villars” of Harding's planned administration.
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George B. Christian
Marion
George B. Christian, Jr
Senator Harding
Villars
Harding Confers With Gov Harding on Farm Credit Relief
W P G Harding governor of the federal reserve board with Vice Governor Edmund Platt and Judge Fancher of the Cleveland Reserve Bank conferred with the President elect on farm credit. He said farmers had been extended three times the credit they received in 1919 and noted the system must address the nation as a whole. He added that the worst of postwar adjustment has passed and business is returning to peacetime levels as industry prepares to move forward.
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Harding
Double Homicide and Wounding in Hold Up of Liquor Truck
In Chicago on January 1 two men were attacked at the Erie street viaduct near the river by three armed bandits. One man was killed and the other, Edward Ridell, was seriously wounded while protecting a liquor shipment worth $10,000 driven by Joseph Switzer for J. B. Scheuer Co patent medicine makers at 17 West Austin avenue. The truck was en route from a Westside government warehouse to the firm’s plant. The raiders fled without seizing the liquor.
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Chicago
Erie Street
J. B. Scheuer Company
West Austin Avenue
Joseph Switzer
Switzer
Edward Ridell
Bandits Slay Heads Of Firm In Cleveland Robbery
W. W. Sly president and George J. Fanner vice president of the W. W. Sly Foundry were murdered by five payroll thieves. They fled with 64200 in cash after holding up the plant. Both men died instantly. In Tennessee an unknown man robbed the Springfield bank vault of 50000 in bonds and was killed after wounding a policeman.
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Cleveland, O
W. W. Sly
George J. Fanner
W. W. Sly Foundry Company
Sly and Banner
Nashville
Tenn
People’s Bank
Springfield
First Woman Issues Marriage License in Washington County
Miss Fournier, clerk of Washington county, issues the first woman in the country license to Warren Milligan, a local paper reporter. After the application is written she commands her future husband to raise his right hand and swear to his statements.
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Rattlesville
Orta
Mise Pictoria Fournier
Washington County
Warren Milligan
New Construction and Housing Bureau Proposed in Commerce Dept
A joint resolution would create a construction and housing bureau in the commerce department. The director would be paid 8000 dollars annually and would help standardize building regulations nationwide and aid in reviving home construction.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Calder
New York
Finkham
Massachusetts
General Harris Sentenced to Ten Days in Jail
Maj. Gen. Peter C. Harris adjutant general of the army was sentenced to ten days in jail by Justice Siddons in the District of Columbia Supreme Court for contempt. He refused to display an affidavit filed in the War Department under the selective service act. The general appealed and avoided jail due to a government official appeal provision.
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Washington
Peter C. Harris
Army
Justice Duiddens
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Harris
Justice Siddons
War Department
Britain to open talks with Turkish government in Constantinople
Reports from official circles in Constantinople say Britain is ready to deal with the Turkish government led by Mustapha Kemal Pasha through the Constantinople authorities. The move signals a willingness to engage with the Kemalist leadership in Turkey.
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Constantinople
Great Britain
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
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