Reds Defied by Herrick Amid Paris Threats
Special Cable Dispatch from Paris reports renewed threats against U S officials as reaction to Sacco and Vanzetti ruling. Ambassador Herrick, at departure for Christmas, faced a Belgium embassy warning of trouble and was guarded by Secret Service and a Riviera police patrol to prevent a repeat of the Paris bombardment. French authorities tightened precautions as communists inflame sentiment, while the International proletariat outlet Humanite signals possible attacks on figures linked to the case.
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Vanzett
Herrick
Riviera
Amerian
Offialy
Belgium
Mr. Herrick
Hercoek
French Woman Communist Opposes Antimilitarists
In Marseille delegates at the first national convention of the French Communist Party clash with antimilitarist speakers. Madame Collard urged support for militarism, while women delegates pressed for greater prominence in the party, tying defense to the revolution. Petersburg reports the sudden death of Reuben Ragland, longtime police chief and detective chief in Norfolk and Western, aged 68.
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Communist Party
Atce
Madame Clllard
Russia
Rveer
Mme Collard
Presrain
Petersburg
Waipec
Reuben Agland
Norfolk
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Gun Explosion Wounds Soldier in Camp Benning Area
In Alabama near Tufaula, a service member connected to Camp Benning Ga was injured when a gun exploded during a hunting trip with friends. He is treated at a local hospital. his hometown is listed as Upper Sand by Oliw and his mother Mrs. McConnell is referenced.
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McConnell
Ziegfeld Plans Exit From Shows and Football Dream
Theatrical magnate Florenz Ziegfeld says he will quit producing shows, citing rising costs and Actors Equity conflicts. He hints at forming a professional football league, delaying a performance after a clash with Equity when Elizabeth Chatterton was dismissed under contract.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Florenz Ziegfeld
Actors Equity Association
Harry J Powers
Colonial Theater
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Tts
Actora Equity Association
Alegfield
Elizabeth Chatterton
Equity
Frank
Christmas Night Curtain Call Saves Show
Dave representing the scene orders the show stopped as a girl in distress faces trouble. The plan works and new papers are drawn and signed within thirty minutes. When the curtain rises Elizabeth appears in the chorus.
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Dave
Elizabeth
Four Arrested in Killing at Millenia Home
Millenia Dec 28 Four men are under arrest and a fifth under guard after a shooting at the home of Watson Allen ten miles from Millenia. Allen was killed and Roscoe Chance and Sidney Rowe were wounded but not seriously. Arrested are R. H Chance Sidney Rowe Gary Rowe and W R Lewis. Roscoe Chance 158 under guard. Shooting grew from dispute over closing a road near the Allen home.
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Millenia
Watson Allen
Allen
Roscoe Chance
Sidney Rowe
R. H Chance
Gary Rowe
W R Lewis
Wage Trends and Prosperity in the Industrial Era
Richard Spillane reviews a Cleveland Trust Company brochure by Jernard Ayres on price changes and wages, tracing wage levels from seven dollars a week in the 19th century to forty-two dollars in 1920, and noting how factory productivity and management improvements drive wages relative to prices. It argues wages rise with efficiency but warns production must climb to sustain wages. calls for labor cooperation and continued industrial improvement.
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Jernard PL Ayres
Cleveland Trust Company
George Washington
Ayres
Astres
Stuady
Ayers
New York Jobless Figures Drop In Two Months
New York reports unemployment fell to 330,015 for December 15 from 342,860 two months earlier. The figure was released tonight by a local committee formed under guidance from the unemployment conference in Washington.
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New York
Washington
20 Months in Jail to Analyze Crime
Special to The Washington Past Boston Dec 26 French criminologist George Henri Le Barr says he spent 20 months in French jails studying offenders. He argues crime stems 75 percent from inheritance and 25 percent from environment, urging society to shape early upbringing. He describes jail reform via music programs, noting a glee club raised spirits and spurred choir and orchestra initiatives in various prisons.
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Boston
George Henri le Barr
le Barr
Europe
le Harr
Family of Five Killed by Gas Heater Fumes
Detroit scene reports a gas heater without chimney connection caused the deaths of Gaetano Maimonti, his wife, and three children as they prepared for Christmas. Neighbors alerted police after noticing the lit tree and absence of the family. Maimonti likely stayed up to decorate, then succumbed to fumes while heating water for a bath. Family connections and further kin details remain unclear.
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Detroit
Associated Press
Gaetano Maimonti
Marmonti
Maimonti
Marmont
West Virginia
May end Portland strike ends longshoremen stalemate
Portland Maine December 26 longshoremen accept a compromise on working conditions from a citizens committee appointed by Mayor Carroll Chaplin. Steamship officials to respond. Agreement by both sides will end the strike that diverted steamers to other ports and prompted an embargo on export freight by the Grand Trunk railway.
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Maine
Carroll Chaplin
Grand Trunk Railway
Armenian pleas urge Harding action over Cilicia threat
The Armenian National Union of Americas urged President Harding to intervene as Turks reportedly plan to build mosques with Armenian skulls after French withdrawal from Cilicia on January 4. The telegram warned of massacres and forced marriages of Armenian women once French troops leave.
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Boston
Associated Press
Cilicia
Armenian National Union of Americas
Preadent Harding
Civic and Labor Bodies Gather in Pittsburgh
Business leaders and educators from across the country attend the thirty fourth annual convention of the American Economic Association in Pittsburgh. The event features sessions with the American Statistical Association, American Political Science Association, and American Sociological Association, debating the business cycle, national finances, labor, and industrial accidents.
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Associated Press
Americaneconomic Association
American Statistica Association
American Political Science Association
American Sociological Association
American Association of University Instructors
American Farm Economics Association
American Association of University Professors
American Association For Labor Legislation
The
Economic Association
Wesley C Mitchell
New York
Eity
United States
Federal Reserve System
Warren M. Fperson
Harvard University
American Statistical Association
George L. Barnett
Johns Hopkins University
W M. Lesserson
Rochester
Walker D Times
Logan G McPherson
American Statistical Assocation
Amerian Association of Labor
Mob Lynches Prisoner After Marines Leave Key West
Manuel Head, who barricaded in a cupola after fatally shooting William H Decker, was captured by a mob from the county jail. Marines guarded the jail until the crowd dispersed after 2 am, then returned. Head was dragged from the jail, shot twice, tied to a telephone pole, and left with twenty two bullet wounds.
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Associated Press
Manuel Head
Key West
William H Decker
Key West Navy Yard
Head
Decker
Curry
da Kort Martello
Early Victory Seen For Re rating Bill In Senate
Supporters including the National Federation of Federal Employees and five women’s groups urge swift Senate action on the Sterling Lehrbach reclassification bill. Backers say House passage by a large margin and broad organizational backing signal favorable conference prospects after holidays. The plan, not an appropriation, aims to reclassify civil service positions without triggering retrenchment objections.
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Civil Service
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Civil Service Committee
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Sterling
Congress
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Chamber of Commerce of
United States
American Federation of Labor
National Civil Service Reform League
National League of Women Voters
National Woman's Trade Union ’League
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Women S Christian Temperance Union
Association of American University Women
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Finanse Committee
Debs Declares World Citizenship After Commutation
Debs states his citizenship is "nonest" and proclaims he is a citizen of the world not the United States. He criticizes the system that brands him a felon yet honors his principles, vows to adjust plans after release, and notes isolation from socialist peers and press. He leaves Atlanta with a small party and plans to stay over to consult friends. Samuel Gompers pledges continued work for political prisoners.
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Debs
United States
Atlanta
Theodore
Celia Rotter
Lucy Robbins
American Federation of Labor
Washington
White House
Samuel Gompers
Work For Freedom
Berthelot Resigns as French Premier Brings Down Cabinet
Berthelot quits Briand's cabinet amid controversy over the Banque de Chine affair. His departure marks a hard blow for the Quai d Orsay as Briand bears the burden of premier and foreign minister jointly. The veteran statesman faced criticism after his Washington mission and telegrams, while his resignation may ease internal tensions.
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Banque de Chine
Mussion
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Quaid Orsay
Mariand
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