Disarmament Question Pits U S and Britain’s Naval Power
Secretary Daniels told the House Naval Affairs Committee that the United States trails Britain in total tonnage but would gain advantage after completing its 1925 program, while Japan’s fleet could narrow the gap if it follows its 1927 buildup. The discussion emphasized a prompt, fair world disarmament dialogue and the potential for halting further American shipbuilding until major powers agree.
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United States
House Naval Committee
Tasker H. Bliss
Supreme War Council
Paris
U. S
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Sunar Council
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Britain
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House
Naval Affairs Committee
Japan
Great Britain
Ship tonnage program aims for naval balance under law
The plan would aggregate 499,720 tons of ships and boost Japan's lead in battle cruisers to 12 ships totaling 420,000 tons. Secretary Daniels told the committee the program is government approved in principle but no appropriations have been made yet.
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Daniels
Harding suggests oath on east Capitol porch instead of senate chamber
President-elect Harding proposed to inauguration officials that the oath be taken on the east porch of the Capitol rather than in the Senate chamber. He telegraphed Senator Knox noting it would please the public to have the ceremony outdoors, though the Senate chamber would be acceptable.
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Capitol
Senate Chamber
Congressional Committee
Knox
Apology for Slaying of Lieut Langdon at Vladivostok
A report from American Consul McGowan states Lieut. W H Langdon of the U S cruiser Albany was shot by a Japanese sentry at Vladivostok on January 13. A Japanese representative expressed deep regret and the State department awaits fuller details before acting. Langdon hailed from Jamaica Plain Mass.
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W. H. Langdon
U.S
Albany
Vladivostok
State Department
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Langdon
Jamaica Plains
Mass
Montenegrins Fight Serbs Across Old Frontier
At least 120 people have died in clashes along the old Montenegrin frontier as Montenegrins attacked Serbian forces and were repulsed, per a dispatch from London dated January 15.
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London
Judge Landis Tightens Grip on Baseball Pact
Chicago January 13 Judge Landis grew impatient with delays in signing the new baseball agreement and gave club owners 15 minutes to sign as drafted. The pact grants Landis sweeping powers to punish players clubs and owners, with minor and major leagues aligning behind the stronger authority. A roster cap allows 40 players off season and 25 in season, plus rules governing interclub player sales.
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Judge Landis
Ban B. Johson
Tom Shibe
Boston
George Wharton Pepper
National League
American League
Inaugural Plans Altered No $50,000 Stadium Planned
Washington report on January 15 notes President elect Harding will stage the inaugural on the Capitol front porch with thousands viewing, no stadium. Public reactions split between lament over lost festivities and relief at scaled back plans. Economists and shopkeepers fear lost revenue, while society figures anticipate future social events under the new administration.
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Washington
Harding
Capitol
Senate Chamber
Tost
Desler
Fragmented note on family plans and March absence
The fragment mentions Ingtonians and relatives discussing martyrdom and Aunt Samantha, with lines about a week of March and someone saying there “ain’t going,” reflecting a serious feeling and a planned grand event.
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Samantha
Kbeg
German Reds In Frenzy Over Flensburg Incident
The Red Flag prints an accusation that the present Weimar government is a stinking manure pile and reports the communist paper’s claim that the press and speech freedoms have vanished. Police defended themselves against a mob, and the Red Flag warns of a decisive armed struggle soon.
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Jame
Germany
Flensburg
French destroyers sink Soviet transport near Novorossisk
French destroyers sink a transport flying the red flag carrying Soviet troops ten miles west of Novorossisk after the vessel opens fire. The ship grounds near the coast as part of the crew and soldiers swim to safety. French casualties are not reported.
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Trebizond
Constantinople
Novorossisk
Sakalave
Banquet Called Off After Balloonists Feud in Mattice
An inquiry is ordered into a clash between US Navy balloonists Lieuts Farrel and Hinton at Mattice Ontario. The Aero Club of Canada cancels an official banquet for the three aviators amid the dispute. Ottawa signals suggest allowing journey home without delay.
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Ont
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Walter Hinton
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Hinton
Aero Club
B.S. Womp
Ottawa
Austrian to See Harding on way to inform U S about Austria
Vienna reports that an Austrian envoy travels to meet President elect Harding to discuss Austria's commercial financial and political situation. Senator Harding is said to be willing to receive him. Professor Redlich aims to raise a loan in the United States and argues Austria finds the League of Nations machinery too cumbersome.
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Harding
Austria
Redlich
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League of Nations
Doctor Jumps From Train in Pittsburgh Tragedy
Dr W B R Weller a Delaware physician leaped from a moving Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train in Pittsburgh ending his life. He traveled with his wife and two children returning from Washington DC. Mrs Weller cited a suspected nervous breakdown as the motive per railroad officials.
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W. BR. Weller
Delaware
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington, D. C
Manufacturers meet as Illinois groups oppose closed shop
Chicago hosts hundreds of state manufacturers at a national convention to discuss labor, capital, and industrial conditions. Congressman Ira C. Copley, at the Drake hotel banquet, predicts repeal of the excess profits tax in the new session and favors a final sales tax as a replacement to fund military programs.
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Congress Hotel
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Maois Manufacturers’ Association
Drake Hotel
Ira C. Copley
Congress
The
Molinois Association
Ort from Moscow Reports Karpoff Squarely Named
Moscow dispatch confirms Karpoff is the named official in a stated order. The report notes the decision and identifies the authority issuing the dispatch. No further context provided in the fragment.
Russian premier at center of mistaken death report
A Moscow dispatch claimed the death of M. Karpots, a member of the Supreme Economy Council, but no such member exists. The name is an old pseudonym of Nikoline Lenine, suggesting the report referred to the Soviet leader. The claim grows unlikely as Lenine was reportedly in a dangerous condition.
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Premne Journal
London
Moscow
M. Karpots
Supreme Economy Council of
Soviet Russia
Karpoff
Nikoline Lenine
Lenine
Census shows US urban population edges rural by small margin
The urban population of the United States including residents in cities of 2500 or more is 54,318,000 while rural territory has 51,390,000. The census bureau released these figures today showing a slight urban lead.
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United States
Census Bureau
Republican Wins in Johnson County Sheriff Contest
Judge D. W. Hamilton of Grinnell released his decision in the Malone Rowland case for Johnson County sheriff. He upheld Evan Rowland as the winner by 48 votes, noting that improper handling of 37 absent voter ballots did not merit discarding an entire precinct.
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D. W. Hamilton
Grinnell
Mike Malone
Evan Rowland
Johnson County
FE. Rowland
Rowland
Malone
Hamilton
Two Farmers File Voluntary Bankruptcy Petitions
Des Moines Jan. 13. In federal court Thursday two farmers and a housewife filed voluntary bankruptcy petitions. The debtors are Thos H Robinson of Brooklyn Poweshiek county with liabilities 140871.25 and assets 101538.55 Jennie Robinson a housewife with liabilities 139459.67 and assets not listed Geo F Ragan a farmer of Adel Dallas county with liabilities 15501.58 and assets 10602.65.
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Thos. H. Robinson
Farmer
Brooklyn
Poweshiek County
Iowa
Jennie Robinson
Geo. F. Ragan
Adel
Dellas County
Women Quit Factory Jobs to Become Wives Across Nation
Factories nationwide report difficulty retaining unskilled women workers who are leaving employment to marry. The shift reduces labor for manufacturing as more women opt for domestic roles.
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