Germans seek new reparations plan amid London talks
Berlin officials see the Briand Lloyd George conference as a potential revision of the Versailles reparations sections and a path to reducing Germany’s payments. A detailed reply on amounts and timing is to be prepared by mid-February with postposed installments debated in light of currency stability and Germany’s economic recovery.
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Berlin
Wirth
Germania
Briand
Lloyd George
Reparations Commission
Fistres
Germany
London
Foch Arrives in Paris to Warm American Welcome
Marshal Foch returns from a long U S tour and is greeted with thunderous cheers at the Paris railway station. Premier Viviani accompanies him as the allied generalissimo states his affection for the American welcome and his gratitude for the reception.
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Aris
Dee
Associated 8
Marshal Fach
St.@zare
United States
Premier Viviani
Washington
Paris Post
Resm
Havre
Marshal Foch
Paris
Daris
Legionaires
Obregon Demands Oil Taxes After Extension Claim
President of Mexico denied reports that an extension for oil export duties had been granted. He said the extension involved talks among the government, oil interests, and bankers but payments were still due December 31. Independent oil firms signaled willingness to pay.
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Iated Press
Mexico
Sso Regen
Mexa
Ule
Carnegie medals to Italy award honors brave Italians
The Carnegie Foundation awarded four gold one silver and one bronze medals for heroism by Italians in the past two years. Notable recipients include peasant Angelo Mancini killed stopping a runaway horse and policeman Giuseppe Perino who saved a man by climbing a 50 foot wall. Rosario Marco, a sulphur worker, received a bronze medal for risking his life to save his boss from fumes.
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Rome
Carnegie Foundation
Angelo Mancini
Giuseppe Perino
Rosario Marco
the Public Ledger Co
Ee Gans
Hagerstown Chamber
Humorous Dinner Sparks Wit Between Harvey Colby and Lewis
At the Knights of the Round Table club in London on December 21, Ambassador George Harvey and Bainbridge Colby faced off with playful jests over policy. J. Hamilton Lewis joined in the banter as Colby defended the Washington conference gains and urged Irish ratification.
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Harvey
Colby
J. Hamilton Lewis Dine
London
Associated Press
George Harvey
Bainbridge Colby
Wilson
Knights of the Round Table Club
United States
J. Hamilton Lewis
France
Extradition Likely for Lindenfeld in Wall Street Bomb Case
Warsaw reports it is highly likely the extradition procedure for Wolfe Lindenfeld alias William Linde to the United States will begin soon. He was arrested by Polish authorities on request of the US Justice Department in connection with the September 1920 Wall Street explosion. Lindenfeld denies receiving any of the $30,000 paid for the bomb and says he will reveal more details if returned. Police indicate possible additional charges to hold him.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
Wolfe Lindenfeld
William Linde
Amerjicz
Department of Justice
Wall Street
Lindenfeld
America
Cosgrove
New York Financial District
William J. Burns
Prisoner Accused of Explosion Plot Tied to Communist Double
Reported relatives claim the prisoner has a double with communist links using multiple aliases. They say the double’s real name is also Lindenfeld and spent much time in America. Lindenfeld is said to have posed as an American consul in Galicia and sold counterfeit passports and visas to emigrants. The passport lists age 33, while arresting police note 38. Polish police doubt the double theory but investigate due to age inconsistencies.
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Tives
Jindenfeld
Gindenfeld
America
Lindenfeld
Galicia
New York
Pinchback Louisiana Governor in 1872 Dead
P B S Pinchback the first and only African American governor of a U S state died here at his home after a life of public service. Born in 1837 in Macon Georgia he led in the Civil War later serving as Louisiana State Senator and delegate at large to Republican national conventions. Survived by his wife two sons and a grandson interment planned locally.
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P. B.S. Pinchback
Louisiana
Cov. Warmoth
Macon
Louisiana Native Guards
Board of Police Commissioners of
New Orleans
Arthur
United States Senate
Pinchback
Bismarck Pinchback
Walter Pinchback
Eugene Toomer
End of the Circle Echoes in a Wagon Wheel Debate
In a playful car ride, the Widow and the Bachelor discuss a cultural return to old-fashioned manners and romance. They ponder whether society is cycling back to past norms as Prohibition and puritanism rise, imagining proposals and courtship resurfacing.
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Helen Rowland
Cutting
Mr. Cutting
Gopyright
Gine Nesters Neweparer Rien
Social lobby charged in Newberry case during 1918 Senate contest
Senator Kenyon charges use of social influence to favor Newberry in Michigan 1918 election over Ford. He says the seat was bought for 250000 dollars and warns the people will judge in court of public opinion. A woman was ejected from the Senate gallery after applauding.
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Associated Press
Truman H. Newberry
Michigan
Senate
Kenyon
Rep
Iowa
Newberry
Henry Ford
Rockefeller Hands Dimes as Souvenirs in Savannah
John D Rockefeller passed through Savannah en route south and was interviewed at the depot. He said he would give the reporter something to remember him by and handed six 10 cent pieces, one for the reporter and one for his wife child and both parents. The dimes will be kept as souvenirs.
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Associated Press
Savannah
John D. Rockefeller
Paper Makers Seek Higher Tariff Rate To Shield Industry
The American Paper and Pulp association urged the Senate finance committee to raise the tariff on paper and pulp to 50 percent to shield U S producers from cheaper German and Scandinavian imports. Spokesmen for publishers libraries educators and bookbinders pressed for lower rates on books especially English language titles and old texts to protect scholarship.
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Associated Press
America
Germany
Senate Finance Committee
American Paper and Pulp Association
Publi
Fors
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
American Federation of Labor
United Typothetae of America
Cheaper German passport visa eyed for Americans
Negotiations in Berlin aim to simplify and lower passport visa costs for American travelers in Germany and other European states. The U S embassy seeks a German one year visa at a moderate fee to revive prewar health resort travel to Baden Baden and Wiesbaden. Citizens report high charges and currency seizures when traveling to Poland and Baltic states.
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Berlin
Germany
Rea Mans
Europe
Pssport
United States
Taden Baden
Weisbaden
Havana Protest Over U S Tariff In Cuban Capital
About 30 000 demonstrators gathered in Havana to protest the Fordney tariff bill. They marched to the presidential palace carrying Cuban flags and banners urging a square deal and warning that the tariff would ruin Cuba. A statement by M Arango urged a permanent trade treaty and asked the U S not to destroy Cuba's sugar and tobacco industries.
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Havana
Cuba
Zayas
E. H. Crowder
M. Arango
Association of
Sugar Mill Owners and Planters
United States
In House Aims to Ban Formation of Congressional Blocs
Representative Ansorge introduces a bill modeled on the Sherman act to forbid blocs formed by geographical or special interests within Congress. It would fine Senators and Representatives up to 5000 dollars if found to belong to a bloc that could influence legislation, while not interfering with official party caucuses.
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Representative Ansorge
New York
Ansorge
Mr. Ansorge
Why Teuton Ships Left Kiao Chow to Japanese
Berlin reports the first volume of German naval history explains Admiral von Spee's decision to evacuate Kiao Chow and sail westward after concluding war with Japan was unavoidable. He sought to avoid a fight with the Japanese fleet and aimed to attack the British, knowing his ships would likely be destroyed. The squadron was later defeated by a British fleet off Coronal, Chile, and then at the Falkland Islands.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Admiral von Spee
South America
China
Raeder
von Mueller
Emden
von Spee
Japan
Hhiao~ Chow
Pacific
Coronal
Chile
Atlantic Ocean
Falkland Islands
Berlin Christmas tree profiteers face public wrath
In Berlin, 98 tree dealers were found overcharging as the annual sale opened. Angry mobs overturned wagons and seized stocks in two incidents. Police, siding with the public, formed extortion squads to halt the profiteers before court action.
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Berlin
Tannenbaum
Beford
Veteran seeks update on police investigation after meal ticket arrest
Disabled soldier Shuford C. Fincher from Mount Alto hospital complains after a month with no word from the police commissioner about an arrest by Detective Mansfield. He urges a thorough inquiry into alleged humiliation and asks for the board of District commissioners attitude and any disciplinary action.
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Shuford C. Fincher
Mansfield
Mount Alto Hospital
Fincher
Board of District Commissioners
Mount Aire Hospital
Brussels court censures Kirschen in Cavell case
The court of appeals censured German attorney Badi Kirschen who defended Edith Cavell and reprimanded Belgian lawyer Caston Deleval for his role with the American legation in Brussels. It ruled Deleval acted as an American diplomat and had no right to criticize Kirschen.
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Brussels
Associated Press
Court of Appeals
Badi Kirschen
Edith Cavell
Caston Deleval
Deleval
Brand Whitlock
Kirschen
H Kirschen
War guilt dispute in open letter to Von Hindenburg
Dr Walter Simons former foreign minister writes to General von Hindenburg denying renewed London admission of Germany guilt for the war. He cites Lloyd George to support his stance and says he refused such admission. He agrees history must decide who started the war.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Walter Simons
von Hindenburg
Simons
London
Versailles
Germany
Lloyd George
Crestmont Ditchens Ormsby Declares World Butter Fat Crown
Harry Gates of Crestmont Farms Canton claims ownership of the world champion butter fat producing cow Crestmont Ditchens Ormsby. The 3 year old Holstein finished 305 days of tests last year producing 823 pounds of butter fat, surpassing Pietertje Mutual Forbes owned by J Owen of Kirkland Washington, whose tests completed in September.
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Williamsport
Harry Gates
Crestmont Farms
Canton
Crestmont
Ormsby
Gates
Pietertje Mutual Forbes
I Themes
J.owen
Kirkland
Wash
Cap Used by President Ma Om Se and Mrs
The report notes the cap used by President Ma and his spouse during a public event. Details describe the headwear and its presence at the ceremony, with emphasis on its visibility to attendees and media.
Roma Battles Gale Continued
From first Pac the big ship rose on an even keel as she cleared the field. The signal let go, cables hauled up, and the craft forged ahead turning southeast. Engines sped up, wind aided her homeward clip, disappearing over the hills to the south.
Cigaret Fire Causes Tanama Blaze On Voyage
A cigaret dropped by a freight handler caused the Tanama fire in which Gov. BE. Mont Reilly of Porto Rico traveled to New York. Atlantic Fruit Company officials informed Secretary of War Weekes that it was not a fire bomb. Reilly's party claimed a plot against him, citing prior threatening communications. Investigators found the blaze started among baled tobacco after cargo was removed.
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New York
Tanama
Gov. BE. Mont Reilly
Porto Rico
Atlantic Fruit Company
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