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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1921
Page
1
The war finance corporation was revived by a House readoption over President Wilson's veto. Senate override passed 85 to 5, House vote 250 to 66 with 3 present. Debates touched on loans, bond issues, and wider constitutional issues including representation and the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Acting Secretary Davis assured Cuban minister at the State Department that the United States does not contemplate military intervention in Cuba. The commitment was communicated in Washington.
The public morals board of the Methodist Episcopal Church announced a campaign to stop contemptuous treatment of the Protestant ministry by some cartoonists writers and actors.
Martial law was extended to Counties Clare Waterford Wexford Kilkenny and to the city of Waterford. The move follows the reported return of Eamonn de Valera to Ireland and is seen as a significant escalation. The situation appears more menacing than at any time since the recent reprisals era.
In Waterford Ireland on January 5 Catholic curate P H Delahunty of Catlaw was sentenced to two years hard labor by a court martial for possessing seditious literature and documents.
Treasury reports a December 31 drop in gross and net public debt from September and August 1919 levels. The gross debt stood at 23,982,221,168 while the net cross debt fell to 23,082,224,168, reflecting a quarterly decline of about 105 million.
Washington January 5 Justice Stafford of the district supreme court sustained government objections to stock yards holdings divorcemente plans by the big packers under the agreed decree. Any acceptable plan must provide early complete divestment of obnoxious holdings and may be enforced by receivership and sale. If delays occur the court will retain control to terminate if packers lack promptness and vigor.
Three more arrests bring total to fifteen in the vast New York and Chicago whisky conspiracy. Edward Crump Grant Mayfield and John Hazler were held on $2 500 bonds after questioning by federal agents. The scheme forged government liquor permits and moved thousands of gallons to New York. profits ran high and political influence was alleged.
The scheme involved forged liquor permits used by dealers. Commissioner Richardson uncovered the plot after spotting a bogus permit, leading to the arrest of John Costello and James Shea at the Morrison hotel. Costello, once a New York detective sergeant, allegedly partnered with Francis J. Farley in the counterfeit operation.
Kansas City police report a woman named Lillian McGill, 29, admitted killing a man and hiding the body under a bed after describing the scene. A hotel room visit revealed the man’s body wrapped under blankets on two pillows, matching her account.
In Belgrade a clash between communists and police left nearly 200 communists wounded and about a dozen officers injured. Many Russians were among the demonstrators as the mob stoned police and officers used bayonets to suppress the disturbance in front of the communists hall.
Washington reports a Moscow sourced plan detailing a new Soviet policy of terror abroad to keep bourgeois enemies busy. Lenin reportedly urges great strikes and espionage to foment revolts, with divisions over an offensive on Latvia Galicia and Romania and trade concerns at Baltic ports.
Riga reports Moscow sees Lenin led victory at the all Russia congress of soviets. The message notes a shift toward concessions to foreigners and imports of machinery to build up factories, with Russia relying on outsiders for technology and skilled instruction.
Washington January 5 The senate finance committee set hearings on the house emergency tariff bill to begin tomorrow and finish next Tuesday. The panel also agreed to reopen hearings on the soldier bonus bill on January 15 with Chairman Penrose presiding for the first time in 13 months.
Police investigated a $25,000 whisky robbery at the Fred Erz wholesale liquor store. Burglars used a motor truck and ladder to gain access. Authorities pursue leads and secure potential evidence from the scene.
Allied finance conference at Brussels will probably defer its sitting temporarily despite earlier announcements. The action affects negotiations and scheduling for the funding talks among participating nations.
Detroit United Railway reduces pay for all employees except platform staff by about 20 percent. Motormen and conductors will vote this week on accepting a similar cut. Other cities report reductions and Studebaker plans to resume output at 96 cars daily January 10, with gradual rise to 500.
Federal agents seize liquor in New York during a raid described as a crackdown on illicit alcohol. Value of seized goods amounts to tens of thousands of dollars.
A Dublin dispatch reports sixteen gunmen who waylaid troops at Meelin were killed. No soldiers were injured. The alert follows earlier violence as part of ongoing Irish unrest.
Rear Admiral Newton A. McCully, American high commissioner at Sebastopol, arrived in New York aboard the Ramapo with seven Russian children he adopted. He will report to Washington on Bolshevik movements and conditions in southeastern Europe.
Thirteen prisoners in Polk County Jail refused meals on the first day under Sheriff Chaplain Rebb. Guards used streams of water to enforce quiet, after which the inmates calmed and began cleaning their cells and floors.
Oklahoma Governor Robertson orders Attorney General 8 P Freezing to participate in the plan against Clara Smith Hamon of Carter county. Hamon is charged with murder in the death of Jake L Hannon a Republican national committeeman and millionaire oilman.
Packard Motor Car Company begins reopening its plant in Detroit Michigan with several departments active and thousands of workers on part time. Other automobile plants laid up for inventory are expected to reinstate small forces soon.
Francisco Villa leads a cavalry force in pursuit of a former follower nicknamed El Charro near El Paso Texas. The chase shows Villa's continued effort to subdue dissident elements within his ranks.
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