Harding Looks to Faily Action on Nations League
Washington report notes Senator Harding spent about 40 hours in the capital and focused on pressing early action on the league of nations question. He listened to many suggestions on cabinet posts, tax revision, debt refunding, and leadership, but did not commit to any plan or endorsements.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Harding
Washington
Capitol
League of Nations
Senate Committee “On
Foreign’ S Affairs Committee
the Treasury
Committee On Finance
Senate
Senator Harding
Congress
Gay
MacSwiney Attacks U S On Ireland Policy In Hearings
Miss Mary MacSwiney testified before the Committee of 100 on Irish questions in Washington asserting America did not make the world safe for democracy but has safeguarded British interests temporarily. She charged Britain controls oil and coal and warned of future trouble if not checked.
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Washington, D. C
Mary MacSwiney
Cork
Committee of 100
Ideai
America
British Empire
England
Miss MacSwiney
Ireland
Germany
Sinn Fein
MacSwiney
Irish Volunteers
Ulsterites
Sir Edward Carson
New York
Norris
Nebraska
Oliver P. Newman
Washington
Commission
Commission of Inquiry
Great Britain
Costs on, 13 Tl Send Commission for Peace Abroad
A special message to the Senate from President Wilson details the American peace commission's expenses abroad. Total expenditures from Dec 1, 1918, to Dec 4, 1920 were $1,651,191.09, with paid out $1,703,712.06 and a net decrease of $52,020.97 from repayments and exchange gains. Major items include travel and subsistence $28,442 and $193,629. salaries $200,851. hotel staff wages $121,807. rents $176,853. food and supplies $283,560. linen hire $64,949. hotel property loss $125,870. missions to Russia, Germany, Posen, Turkey, Holland and Armenia $239,726. automobiles $14,602. presidential party confidential expenses $17,534.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Bec. S
American Peace Commission
Senate
Wilson
Chileon
Russia
Germany
Posen
Turkey
Holland
Armenia
Delegates Clash Over League Branch Coordination
At Geneva the league assembly debated plans to form technical departments for finance health and transportation. Canadian Minister of Health Newton Wes ley Rowell denounced them as ceding control from the assembly to Europe prompting applause from others while Norway's Fridtjof Nansen urged wider nonmember cooperation including repatriation aid.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Dec
League of Mations
League
Assembly
Newton Wesley Rowell
Europe
Canada
Rowell
Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen
Norway
Gabriel Hanotaux
France
Miller
Australia
Gustave Adore
Switzerland
Lithuania
Robert ‘Cecil
South Africa
Albania
Robert Cecil
Rene V ‘Viaui
Signor Pagniano
Italy
Lord Robert
Argentina
Good Fellows Club Seeks 160 Volunteers for Toy Drive
An appeal from C. G. Allen, general chairman, asks for 160 volunteers to canvass the city to gather information for distributing clothing, toys, and candy to needy children. Headquarters on Mulberry Street will handle gifts and donations, with car use and a telephone line readied for coordination. Local businesses and civic groups donated space, a motor truck, and office support as plans to ensure Christmas cheer proceed.
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Webbeking
Mulberry Street
Charles Burch
O. P. Higdon
Waterloo Overland Company
Iawa Telephone Company
A. C G. Fayselman
Ralph Sippy
Thas
Peter Woodring
J. Allison
Presbyterian
Grace M. E. Schurches
CG. M. Allen
IT S
Good Fellows
Santa Claus
Bridenut Company
Sycamore Street
Exposes Officers of U S Army as Spies of Germany
Hans Willett alias Capt John Williams commander of Company 1 Forty eighth United States infantry was held at Castle William Governors Island awaiting action on an alleged confession of espionage for Germany. He claimed to be among 300 cadets trained in Germany sent to enlist in the army to lure units into dangerous positions for slaughter. His wife Miss Crawford of Chicago appeared at the station seeking keys and money.
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Associated Press
New York
Hans Wwillet
John Williams
Forty-eighth
United States Infantry
Castle William
Governors Island
Mealthe
Hugh H. Hannigan
Willet
Ger
United States Army
France
Miss Crawford
Chicago
Santo Domingo gains broader local governance control
The government has decided to relax naval administration in Santo Domingo. A decree extending local government control will be prepared by the state department and promulgated soon, according to an Associated Press report from Washington D C dated in December.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Santo Domingo
State Department
New York Clothing Firms Lock Out 16000 Workers
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America said New York manufacturers declared war on the union and six large firms locked out 16,000 workers this morning. The declaration escalates a labor conflict as factories began suspending production and workers faced unemployment.
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Associated Press
New York
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Clarksville Woman Dies After Six Months Illness
Mary Lovey Patterson of Clarksville died Tuesday at her daughter's home in Clarksville after months of illness. She had surgery June 23 hoping to improve her condition and had not left bed since. She is survived by daughter Mrs Art Schrath and a son Frank. Funeral plans not yet set. remains to be buried under the former name Fairbank.
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Sville
Der
Mary Lovey Patterson
Art Schrath
Patterson
Dot
Frank
Waverly
Fairbank
Local Weather Digest Across Iowa and Minnesota Towns
Muddy dirt roads in many towns as rain persists. Forecast calls for more rain tonight and Thursday across Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Faribault Lacrosse Mason City Marshalltown New Hampton Postville Waterloo Waverly and surrounding areas.
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Weather Bureau
Charles Cy
Albert Lea
Minn
Algona
Charles City
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Farinault
Lac Crosse
Wis
Masonaty
Marshalltown
New Hayn
Postville
Watersloo
Waverly
President Sends Armenian Boundaries Recommendation
President Wilson completed recommendations on Armenia’s boundaries and forwarded them to the League of Nations in Geneva. The documents, not made public, were prepared at the request of the principal Allied powers and are not tied to the president’s mediation plans. The president will await League council instructions before proceeding.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Armenia
League of Nations
Geneva
State Department
League Council
Ohio Puts in Her Bid for More Population
Ohio news recounts Daniel J Cable a pottery worker reporting a robbery in Stuebenville. He said a highwayman overpowered him on the way home and offered ten dollars from his own pocket saying the money was needed more than he did.
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Ohio
Associated Press
Stuebenville. O
Daniel J Cable
Cable
Cabble
Trolley Collision Kills 10, Wounds 20 near Ravenna
A head on crash on the Akron Ravenna division of the Northern Ohio Traction and Light Co two miles west of Ravenna left ten dead and twenty injured. Two persons were among the dead and twenty injured, a number believed fatal, in the collision between a passenger car and an express car.
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Associated Press
Ravenna
Nec
Akron Ravenna
Northern Ohio Traction & Light Co
Here
Mian to Head Farm Bureau for Another Year
Indianapolis plans close of American Farm Bureau federation convention centers on organization work. J R Howard expected to be re elected as president with no opposition. Vice president candidates include John C Brown and Howard Leonard with rival prospects. Other speakers included Murray D Lincoln Murl McDonald E F Reynolds J Sailor and Charles Gunnels.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
American Farm Bureau Federation
J. R. Howard
John C. Brown
Indiana Federation
Howard Leonard
Eureka
Ilinois
Strivings
Castile
Murray D. Lincoln
Ohio Federation
Murl McDonald
Towa
I E. F. Reynolds
Federation
J. ©. Sailor
Ilinois Federation
Charles ©. Gunnels
National Organization
Secretary Houston urges four billion dollar annual tax plan
Secretary Houston calls for immediate revision of federal tax laws with a four billion dollar annual levy for four years. He proposes higher rates for incomes, repeal of excess profits taxes, elimination of luxury levies, and readjusted surtaxes. He outlines new taxes on corporations, gas mileage, auto licenses, cigarettes, tobacco and candy, perfumes, jewelry, musical instruments, motion pictures, and higher rates on income spent or saved.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Houston
Congress
Treasury
Goa
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Athens Waits May Not Press Ex King to Hasten Return
Paris dispatch reports Greece delaying action on Constantine return as government sticks to a wait and see policy. War minister Gaunaris says plebiscite results will be sent to Constantine at Bucorne Switzerland, while British pressure grows over restoration plans. Former premier Comaris appeals to Venizelist officers to stay.
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Athens
Dec. S
Constantine
Greece
Poli Ly
Bucorne
Switzerland
Gaunaris
Earl of Granville
Fhallis
Comaris
Venizelos
Man Arrested at Fort Dodge Faces Oklahoma Murder Charge
Harvey Johnson, about 33, alleged to have killed Lamm Moore in Delaware county Oklahoma, was arrested in Fort Dodge on a bootleg charge. He boasted of the crime to a fellow inmate and was then transferred to Oklahoma authorities, bound for Delaware county for trial. He had previously posted bond and escaped while out on bail. Johnson has a wife and five children.
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Associated Press
Fort Dodge
Harvey Johnson
Oklahoma
Hogan
Delaware County
Johnson
Bassett
Webster County
Lamm Moore
Moore
Moora
Des Moines council lowers carfare to five cents
Des Moines news: city council passes ordinance making it a misdemeanor for any street car company official or employee to charge more than five cents. The current fare is six cents. Masters in chancery have recommended an eight cent fare to the U S district court. The ordinance becomes effective upon publication.
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Des Mecines
Masters In Chancery
United States District Court
Harding Ready to Begin Cabinet Building in Marion
President elect Harding returns to Marion from a tropics vacation and signals active work on administration policies. He notes pleased with talks and anticipates cabinet selections before inauguration, with some senators visiting Marion for league conferences early next week. He plans to devote the rest of the week to correspondence while finalizing appointees.
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Associated Press
Marion
Tropics
Harding
Washington
Mr. Harding
Love plots revealed in wife of Hamon for hire
San Francisco report details Rush Walker Hamson claiming to be married to Clara Barton Smith Hamon as part of a web of alleged financial arrangements surrounding Jake Hamon death. Clara Smith Hamon, daughter of J L Smith, was said to be in Juarez and under investigation for murder or related charges. The El Paso sheriff reported activity linking Clara to the case, with investigations extending to Texas and Oklahoma.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Rush Walker Hamson
Frank Louis Hamon
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake Hamon
Oklahoma
San Francisco Examiner
Sacramento
Hamon
Take L. Hamon
Clara Barton Smith
Frank L. Hamon
Clara Smith
Weatherford
Tex
J. L. Hamon
Chicago
Frank Hamon
Examiner
Smith
Jake
Clara Hamon
Ardimore
Tuscon
Arémore
Frank
Louis Hamnon
Ardmore
St. Elmo Ranch
Vacaville
Raymond
Clara
Juarez
el Paso
Dec
Seth B. Orndorff
Jake Hamnon
Okla
J. L. Smith
Fil Paso
Fort Worth
Mexico
San Antonio
Penny M. Ross
News Association
Ross
Jake L. Hamon
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