Plimb Plan League Reports Large Unemployment Rise
Washington reports 2 225,000 unemployed nation wide in Clint Houston led survey for the Plomb Plan league. Building trades show the largest job loss with 900,000 out, textiles 225,000, railroads 200,000, and clothing 190,000 among the major groups. Local notices recount varied layoffs and wage cuts across industries in December and early January.
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Washington
Clint ©. Houston
Plomb Plan League
Houston
Amalgamated Textile and Shoe Workers Oppose Longer Hours
Noreaster New York January 6 The executive board of the United Shoe Workers of America held a semiannual session and decided to oppose plans by several shoe manufacturers in major Eastern centers to lengthen working hours.
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Noreaster
N. Y
United Shoe Workers of Aimerica
German delegation balks at Brussels reparations meet
Paris Jan 6 The French government said the German delegation was not ready to resume the reparations conference scheduled for January 10 in Brussels. The Germans cited personal inconvenience for Herr Bergman to be in Brussels at the zenith as the reason.
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Paris
Berlin
Brussels
Herr Bergman
US Coal Bids Fall Short in Army Shortage Inquiry
Senate committee on reconstruction heard Lieut. Col. James B. Barney recount coal purchase difficulties during the summer shortage. Only three bids totalling 7,500 tons were received when the Army advertised for one million tons for the Eastern departments last July 1.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Reconstruction
James B. Barney
Amy
Auto Bandits Steal 10500 From Chicago Bank
Four armed men robbed the loan bank of Nathan Swartz at 739 North Clark Street in Chicago. They escaped with 10000 in diamonds and 500 in cash, according to police reports.
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Chicago
Nathan Swartz
North Clark Street
May Deport Cork Lord Mayor Over Stowaway Entry
Washington reports an inquiry into the arrival of Donald J. O Callaghan lord mayor of Cork at Newport News as a stowaway without a passport. The State department warned that unless a strong extenuation was found he may face treatment like any other stowaway.
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Washington
Donald J. O'Callaghan
Cork
Newport News
State Department
Washington, D. C
Daniel O'Callaghan
United States
Norfolk
Board of Inquiry
O'Callaghan
Transfer of all Prohibition Bureau Agencies Favored
Representative Wood of Indiana says a large majority of the House supports transferring all agencies enforcing the Volstead Act to the Department of Justice. He cites annual savings of two to three million dollars and reduced duplication of machinery and work as key benefits.
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Washington
Wood
Indiana
Prohibition Bureau
Department of Justice
House of Representatives
Congress
Drys
League Covenant Revisions Dominate Peace Treaty Debate
Senator King of Utah introduced a resolution urging removal of the League of Nations covenant from the peace treaty and ratification of an amended pact. Discussion in Paris and Washington centers on keeping the league alive, possibly with revisions to satisfy U S opposition and avoid delaying postwar peace.
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Dem
Utah
Washington, Jan. G
United States
Germany
Senate
League of Nations
Accidental OCR Fragment Surfaces League and Treaty Terms
Fragmentary OCR passage references question of ratifying the League of Nations treaty and electors in favor, with mentions of repudiation and articles echoed in the present situation. The readable bits imply a debate over ratification and the consequences of joining or rejecting the agreement.
Mock heroics cited over De Valera stowaway remarks in Cork debate
Sir Hamar Greenwood satirized Eamon de Valera and Dail Eireann critics during a London interview. He said Trela would have allowed travel to the United States for stowaways if deemed harmless and accused officials of selective approval while Cork Mayor OCallaghan commented on the broader American entry issue. He dismissed the protest as mock heroics and urged consistency in policy.
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Eamon de
Dall Aireann
Peter J. Mope- Swiney
O'Callaghan
Cork
Trela
America
Hamar Oe
Uni- London
Valera
Aquitania
Hamar
Rioting in Viensburg Follows Communist Leader Funeral
In Berlin seven people were killed and 25 wounded as a communist demonstration in Viensburg turned violent after the funeral of leader Hovaana killed escaping police. Police fired on the mob after fire hose attempts failed. forty arrests reported, with additional unrest at Hirschfield near Halle where farmers attacked the grain commission with flails and rifles, no casualties there.
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Berlin
Comunist
Viensburg
Hovaana
Hirschfield
Halle
Republicans Tackle Tariff Bill Hearing Opens on Schedule A
Washington January 6 plans for a new Republican tariff bill follow the extra session call by President-elect Harding. Chairman Ferdney says hearings on the Underwood act Schedule A will continue with brief interruptions. Over twenty witnesses are set to testify on chemicals oils and paints as the committee aims to minimize delays.
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Washington
Congress
Eleet Harding
Perdney
House
Ferdney
Reynolds Silent On Question as Monopolies Debate Rages
Witness warns of dangerous measures that could enable a buyer to corner the bread crop and disrupt supply. He cites Joe Leiter’s attempted corner and argues against untried experiments in chaotic times. The House Agricultural Committee seeks yearly and cash-market grain totals from the Chicago Board of Trade with J F Gates skeptical of compliance.
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Congress
A. E. Reynolds
Crawfordsville
Ind
House Agricultural Committee
Tincher
Kansas
Chicago Board of Trade
Joe Leiter
Chicago
J. F. Gates
Probe Day Enforcement Sparks House Resolution
A Washington resolution by Rep. Lester D. Volk seeks a nationwide congressional probe into enforcement of the prohibition laws. It cites the killing of Mark Eastman by a prohibition agent and the death of Prohibition Agent McGuinness as part of alleged graft os scandals.
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Washington
Mark” Eastman
Prohibition
McGuinness
Joseph P. Tumulty
Lester D. Volk
New York
Raids Seize $250,000 In Alcohol At Singer Brothers
Federal agents carried out the largest New York liquor raid since the Volstead act, seizing $250,000 worth of champagne and imported wines at the Singer Brothers wholesale house on lower Third Avenue. Bonded whisky cases were also recovered, with scores of cases involved.
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New York
Singer Brothers
Lower Third Avenue
Walsh urges world naval disarmament cooperation
Senate committee hears Senator Walsh of Montana urge U S representation with the League of Nations general disarmament commission. He argues military and naval disarmament must go together and rejects exclusive naval disarmament. Borah counters that if joining the league, the U S should do so openly. No further hearings planned.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Walsh
Dent
Montana
General
America
Lord Mayor of Cork To Be Kept Out
The State Department reports actions restricting access to the office of Cork’s lord mayor amid ongoing negotiations and security considerations. Officials outline measures to prevent unauthorized entry and protect civic functions.
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Cork
Two Fires at Detroit Motor Depot Cause Large Loss
Two fires of undetermined origin struck the United States Motor Transport Depot at Fort Wayne Port in Detroit with about $100,000 damage. The blazes broke out this morning, destroying vehicles and equipment and prompting investigations. Local authorities and fire crews battled the flames as investigators search for the cause.
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Evening Journal
Detroit
Mich
Jah
United States Motor ‘Transport
Fort Wayne
Pont
Hove
Unseating Ul S socialists in New York Assembly
Resolutions to expel three Socialist New York Assembly members were introduced at the opening session by Republicans George H. Rowe and J. T. Carroll. The measures, sent to the Judiciary Committee without debate, target Solomon for past expulsion and Orr and Jager for oath conflicts with their party membership.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
George HH. Rowe
Erle
J. T. Carrol
Kings
Committee On
Judiciary
Rowe
Solomon
Assembly
Carroll
Samuel Orr
Henry Jager
Socialist Party
Robbery at D Annunzio Office Stirs Rome
A dispatch reports Arditi forced the regency strongbox at Gabriele D Annunzio’s Fiume office stealing several million in cash and documents. The poet-soldier is disturbed and plans to leave Fiume for an unknown destination as a thousand legionnaires head to Venice and 300 sailors depart for Pola.
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Rome
Gabriele Tvannunzio
Fiume
Arditi
Tempo
D'Annunzio
Kiume
Tesday
Venice
Yedsterday
Pola
British Win Two Hour Battle At Newmarket Cork
British crown forces engaged republicans in Newmarket County Cork in a two hour fight. Sinn Feiners suffered heavy casualties while British troops, in two armored trucks, escaped unscathed. Initial counts of dead were revised as wounded and ammunition losses were noted.
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London
Crown
Newmarket
County Cork
Sinn Peiners
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