Submarine Curb Wins in Parley and Tariff Pact Clash
At the Washington conference three major steps emerged. Japan secured acceptance of a 5 percent ad valorem tariff on imports into China, despite rival proposals. A series of notes clarifying the pact were prepared and approved, while the Root proposal to outlaw submarines as commerce destroyers gained broad support from the United States, Britain, France, Japan and Italy. The Malfo ur amendment was also agreed to, inviting wider adherence.
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China
Japan
United States
Great Britain
France
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Senate
Root
Italy
Committee of Naval Armaments
Karl Lang Appointed German Consul General in New York
Karl Lang named charge d affaires at the German embassy in Washington and, with the arrival of a German ambassador, becomes German consul general in New York. He has twenty four years in diplomatic service.
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Karl Lang
Washington
Herr Lang Si
New York
Hing
Assent and Rules for Attacks on Merchant Vessels
The text notes that merchant vessels must be saved with crew and passengers safe before any attack or seizure. Submarines are not exempt and must desist from attack if they cannot capture a merchant ship in conformity with these rules, as required by the law of nations. The passage mentions the assent of other powers to Invite.
Auto Plants to Reopen in Detroit After Inventory Shutdown
Detroit plants, including Ford, plan to resume operations Monday after a 10 day to two week inventory shutdown. Fore announces a rotation system allowing 40,000 workers to work four shifts, easing unemployment as plants stagger reopenings across the city.
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Detroit
Jan
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Ford Motor Company
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Heavy Snow Delays Sail Traffic at Wausau
Twelve inches of snow in Wausau Wisconsin brings the heaviest snowstorm of the season. Sail traffic is badly delayed as city crews work to clear streets and restore normal transit conditions.
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Wausau
Wis
Jen
Jailed for Being on Strike in Denver District Court
Twenty five members of the Amalgamated Butchers and Meat Workers Union including one woman were sentenced by District Judge Morley to jail terms from one day to two months for contempt of court. They violated an order issued December 6 requiring them to return to work while a wage-dispute adjudication before the state industrial commission was pending.
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Denver
del. Jane
Amalgamated Butchers and Meat Workers’ Union
Thistriet
Morley
State Industrial Commission
Charges Plot in Gov Small Case Exposed in Court Filing
District court documents detail a conspiracy to defraud the state led by Governor Small, Lieutenant Governor Sterling, and Vernon Curtis. The grant Park bank allegedly issued loans totaling 25.83 million dollars to Armour & Co Swift & Co Cudahy & Co and Morris & Co with funds funneled through Vernon Curtis and missing records hindering interest calculations.
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Waukegan, DL
Small
Sterling
Vernon Curtis
Mortimer
Salialion County
Grant Park Bank
Climis
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Cudahy & Co
Morris & Co
Governor Small
Edward
Curtis
Flng
Burial of Senator Penrose Shrouded in Secrecy at Philadelphia Cemetery
The funeral of Senator Boles Penrose, a lifelong bachelor with three brothers, was held at South Laurel Cemetery in Philadelphia. Guards fenced the grave site as reporters were kept outside, and the ceremony spanned about 15 minutes amid a tightly managed wake and burial.
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Philadelphia
Boles Penrose
South
Louvrel Auemetory
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Penrose
United States
Charles B
Richard
Spencer
Spruce Street
Charles I’enroxe
Senator Penrose Buried Quietly Amid Private Funeral Traditions
A new senator’s career ends in a large city funeral kept private by the Penrose family tradition. Political leaders from across the county attend discreetly while friends explain the burial was meant to avoid pomp as Penrose preferred. An Egyptian nationalist student attempted to assassinate Bedravin Rey, the director of public safety, but the official survived and the assailant escaped.
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Bachelou T
Penrose
Cire
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Bedravin Rey
Irish Dail Appoints Committee Amid Treaty Dispute
The Dail Eireann adjourned as a committee is named to craft a compromise between factions over the treaty. Cork deputy SH J Walsh warns of a treaty rejection by at least two votes, with many deputies still unpledged. Sinn Fein cabinet held an executive session amid talk of a possible but slim ratification agreement.
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Jan
Dail Eireann
Aparety
SH. J. Walsh
Cork
Nher
Walsh
Dall
Dil
Dail
Sinn Fein
Tobby
Maywood Bank Boss Killed In Payroll Robbery
In Maywood Illinois on January 6 bandits shot and killed John Soffel president of the Maywood State Bank and wounded Police Chief Louis Sweeney and bank messenger Arthur Benson during a $12,000 payroll robbery. Citizens formed a manhunt as the robbers fled with the payroll. detectives suspect the gang led by Tommy O Connor.
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Maywood
Mayworl
John Soffel
Maywood State Bank
Louis Sweeney
Arthur Benson
American Can Company
Sweeney
Benson
Sheot
St. Charles Road
Fifth Avenue
Sheee Ce
Soffel
Slarta
Chicago Detective Bureau
W. G. Heldeman
Tommy” O'Connor
Third Avenue
Maywood Bank President Makes Payroll Trip
The Matured Soc Pred Volkan, residing in Maywood, has led Maywood State Bank for 21 years. Normally Benson and Chief Sweeney handle payroll delivery, the bank's largest expense, but President Soffel chose to go on the payroll run this time despite a small payroll.
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Pred Volkan
Maywood
Softetard
Washington Plans Grade Crossing Eliminations
Government aims to remove grade crossings on the federal aid highway system built under the federal highway act. The goal is to save lives by avoiding crossings on primary routes. From records ending in 1820, 3,650 fatalities and 10.64 injuries per crossing year were reported.
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Washington, Jan
United States
Death in Live Stock Exchange lobby sparks charges
A shooting in the lobby of the Live Stock Exchange in Kansas City left one man dead. Livestock trader Frank Champson is charged with the shooting after an argument with Beunes, details showing a chaotic scene at the exchange.
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Kansas City
Llarry
Jacob Bros. Company
Live Stock
Jurlington
Live Stock Exchange
Ling Frank Champson
Witnesses recount executions of American soldiers in France
Senate hearing details alleged executions by court martial and after armistice in France. Testimony shows US soldiers hanged at IsSur-Tille and other sites. witnesses dispute claims of without trial killings while naming Major Herome L Opie as a suspect in a separate shooting allegation.
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Washington
France
Senate
Herbert L. Cadenhead
Greenville
Miss
IsSur-Tille
Irish Leader Resigns Amid Treaty Approval Row
Dublin reports the Irish leader steps down amid a storm over approval of the treaty with England, running counter to the Irish president's wishes and prompting political upheaval. The move shocks officials and unsettles negotiations as Irish authorities seek a new path forward.
Irish President Resigns Amid Treaty Ratification Talk
Eamon DeValera resigns as president of the Irish Republic amid reports Freeman's Journal cites, as Ireland faces potential ratification of the treaty with Great Britain. The move comes as political turbulence rises in Dublin on January 6.
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Evening Journal
Dublin
Eamon DeValera
Freeman’s Journal
Great Britain
Bank Failure in St. Louis Sparks Citywide Shock
Special to The Evening Journal reports Night and Day bank of St. Louis closed with deposits eroding since Wednesday causing panic among customers and authorities rush to stabilize the financial scene in the city.
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ST. Louis
Evening Journal
Depos
Woman Confesses to Murder of Husband in Milwaukee
Mrs. Sueie Trepte, wife of Adolph Trepte, confessed to killing him Thursday while intoxicated, fearing he would commit her to a sanitarium. The incident occurred in Milwaukee where Trepte formerly led the Glebe Iron Works.
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Evening Journal
Milwaukee
Sueie Trepte
Adolph Trepte
Fifegone
Glebe Iron Works
Mrs Tyler Quits the Ku Klux Klan in Atlanta
Ellvenbelia Tyler of Atlanta announces immediate resignation as assistant to EK Clarke, imperial kleagle and head of propaganda, citing her daughter Pert Meanntyre Jett’s tuberculosis and medical advice to rest.
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Atlanta
Tan
Collands
Tsuneo Matsudaira Named Secretary General in Arts Delegation
Tsuneo Matsudaira becomes secretary general to the Japanese arts conference delegation and serves as chief of the American and European section of the foreign office with extensive experience in China and Europe.
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Tsuneo Matsudaira
China
Europe
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