Harding Appeals a World in Talk for Congress
Washington dispatch notes President Harding's joint session address emphasizing the League of Nations vitality and the Budget System reform. observers highlight foreign policy stance, bipartisan reception, and the bold claim that the budget system represents the greatest administrative reformation since the republic’s start. The scene includes many foreign journalists and delegates present for the armament conference, underscoring the era’s global diplomacy context.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
House
Senate
House of Representatives
Sunay
Congress
Olor
England
Canada
Japan
China
France
Holland
Italy
del Ces
Great Britain
Ireland
London
Washington
Lessius
Harding
League of Nations
Wilson
League, ‘Nations
Hardins
Republic
Tess
Diamond Joe Cigam
Barelegged Bride Sued for Divorce by Dumb Captain
Douglas Osborn, a former army captain, files for divorce from his Russian wife Mrs Mari ta Rosen Osborn, niece of Baron Rosen. They wed in Vladivostok on 1 January. Osborn cites her going without stockings in Manila as a complaint, which she calls a Russian custom.
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San Francisco
Cal
Douglas Osborn
Marita Rosen Osborn
Baron Rosen
Vladivostok
Tun and daughter aid mother in murder trial
Testimony from Edward Ashbaugh and his sister Lucile links the defendant Effie Ashbaugh to her husband Ross Ashbaugh’s suspected arsenic illness and possible poisoning. Witnesses described family dinners, presence of Cahoe, and prior illness, with ongoing defense readiness to cite medicine Ross had been taking.
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West Union
Edward Ashbaugh
Effie Ashbaugh
Edward
Ashbaugh
Lucile
Canoe
Rose
Cahoe
Ashbaigh
Indiana
Bile Smith
Ash- Baugh
Father
Cahos
Ross
W. P. Ashbauga
O. S. Burd
Chester
Arthur
Charles Lahner
Hazleton
J. S. Reid
Maynard
Griggs
W. HH. Brodgett
W. H. Hurd
Ashbaugh Home
Helen Bunn
Wellsburg
Hurd
Cabos Ani Ashbaugh
Soldier swears he saw 12 Yank soldiers hanged in France
United Press report from Washington notes Senator Tom Watson introduced an affidavit by George H. Taylor claiming twelve American soldiers were hanged in Ish Sur Fille, France, all in U S army uniforms, with details of a 1919 trial and executions. Taylor said one sergeant was tried by a French court and hanged. the condemned allegedly spoke of innocence.
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iBy United Press
Washington, D. C
France
Tom Watson
Georgia
Senate Committee
George H. Taylor
Philadelphia
Taylor
Ish Sur Fille
United States Army
Watson
Brandegee
Drive for Dry Christmas Begun in East
In New York the dry Christmas drive launched with operations centered at the city hub for illicit liquor distribution. A score of secret indictments against bootleggers surfaced last week as part of a broader push to break the Yuletide liquor traffic, with Prohibition Commissioner Roy Haynes arriving to lead the offensive targeting the liquor millionaires of bootlegging.
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United Press
New_York
New York
Roy Haynes
Date Exchange at University of Chicago Sparks Charm Quest
Chicago youths organize a date exchange at the University of Chicago after co-eds Jean Grant and Inez Levenson pass out a list of 100 names. Responses flow in from shy men seeking specific traits such as bobbed hair and affectionate types, with one man requesting a girl who is “dumb enough, but not too dumb.”
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United Press
Chicago
University of Chicago
Jean Grant
Inez Levenson
Miss Grant
Church Sees Large Field Among Foreign Tongues
In Chicago, Dr W M Gib bert, director for Methodist Episcopal foreign language work, told the Chicago area convention that over half of the U S white population is foreign born or of foreign parentage. He urged 300 new bilingual workers in five years to expand church outreach and influence future home life.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
W. M. Gibbert
Board of Home Missions
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Weeks Sees Menace to Nation in System of Congress
Secretary of War John W. Weeks warned before the Association of Life Insurance convention that the current division of Congress among many committees could split the United States into hostile factions, leaving the nation powerless to defend or sustain itself against national and international interests.
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Weeks
Congress
Associated Press
New York
United States
John W. Weeks
Association of Life Insurance
Four Power Pacific Pact Nears Final Signoff
Washington reports that the United States Great Britain Japan and France have accepted a quadruple naval accord replacing the Anglo Japanese alliance. Delegates to meet to present acceptances with Secretary Hughes aiming for early public release and a possible signing soon. The plan centers on a 5 5 3 ratio for capital ships and a framework for pacific restraint rather than a formal treaty.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Great Britain
Japan
France
Hughes
Pacific
Washington
Associated Press
Honolulu
Tokio
Boone Bidding for 1922 Legion Meet
Boone Legion announces an aggressive campaign to host the 1922 state Amer ican Legion convention, challenging Waterloo as the preferred site. State executives favor Waterloo, but Creston’s bid faltered when it could not accommodate expectations, prompting Boone to press its case while Waterloo maintains its plans for the gathering.
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Waterloo
American Legion
Boone Legion
Boone
Spirit Lake
Creston
Third
Waterloo Post
Focal Legion
Lloyd George Sends Message of Friendship to United States
Premier Lloyd George issued a message to the United States praising the Irish settlement for removing a major cause of misunderstanding between Britain and the United States. He noted he could not attend the Washington arms conference but hoped to visit the U.S. later and thanked American leaders for their support of peace and open dealing among nations.
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United States
New York
Lloyd George
Washington
London
United Press
Republic
France
U.S
Balfour
British Empire
D. Lloyd George
Bodies found of Amundsen Polar explorers in Siberia
A Moscow radio dispatch reported by the London Times states that Begicheff's Russian expedition has located the bodies of Knudsen and Tessen, two members of Roald Amundsen's North Polar party, presumed lost during Arctic winter exploration in 1919 near the Yenisei river mouth.
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Associated Press
London
London Times
Christiania
Moscow
Begicheff
Siberia
Knudsen
Tessen
Arctic
Jenesey
Mongolia
Arctic Ocean
Clinton to Institute De Molay for Boys Chapter
The Henry C. Alverson chapter in Des Moines will confer degrees as a Clinton De Molay for Boys chapter is instituted December 30. Charter membership will reach 100 boys aged 18 to 21, with De Molay Consistory of Clinton sponsoring the local chapter.
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Associated Press
Clinton, Ja
Henry C. Alverson
Des Moines
Clinton
Order of de Molay
de Molay Consistory
Wealth of Osage Indians Boosted by Oil Land Boom
The Osage Indian wealth rose by about 15.1 million dollars as oil production on the Osage reservation topped 26.6 million barrels. The Indian population grew modestly, more members farmed land—50,000, up from last year—while crops on the reservation surpassed 1.1 million dollars in value. Health and education were reported excellent.
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United
Washington, D. C
Osage Reservation
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Sinn Fein Cabinet Weighs Treaty In London
Belfast dispatch reports Sinn Fein and British delegates signed a treaty creating an Irish Free State. Cabinet members in Dublin meet to decide acceptance in principle amid potential resignations and oath disputes. Amnesty releases prisoners as King grants clemency. crown forces to depart Ireland if ratification occurs within a month.
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Dublin
Tha
London
Sint Fein
Dail
Cathair Drugha
Charles Burgess
Innacheen
Arthur Griffith
Michael Collins
Grifith
Ireland
King George
Kilmainham
Arbour Hill
Mount Joy
Hilmainham
Ballykinled
Oil Bank Prediction Foresees U S Oil Leadership
Edward C. Finney, first assistant secretary of the interior, told the American Petroleum Institute that America will maintain its present position in oil production. His talk covered cooperation of the federal government in discoveries and production of petroleum.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Dec
America
Edward C. Finney
Interior
American Petroleum Institute
Journalistic Frat in Session at Ames
Delegates from 44 colleges attend the first session of the annual Signa Delta Chi convention, the honorary journalistic fraternity. The gathering in Ames continues through Saturday with Lee M. White of Detroit serving as international president.
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Ames
United States
Signa Delta Chi
Lee M. White
Detroit
Trater
Weather and road report for Iowa and Minnesota towns
The report covers Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Faribault La Crosse Mason City New Hampton Waterloo and other towns. It notes fair to good motoring conditions with improving traffic on unpaved roads though some rough sections persist in eastern areas. A fair weather forecast extends to tonight and Friday.
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Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Charles City
Dec
Albert
Lea Minn
Algona
Charles
City
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubugus
Parinauin
Minn
la Crosse
Wis
Mason Chargehall
New Hampton
Waterloo
Gome
East Conntion
Flood of Virginia Dies After Illness at 11 Terms
Washington, Dec. 8 Rep resentative Henry D Flood Democrat of the Tenth Virginia district died at his home today after Weeks of illness heart trouble was the cause He had served eleven terms in Congress and chaired the House Foreign Affairs Committee His death led the House to adjourn in mourning and resolutions of regret were adopted
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Henry D. Flood
Virginia
Flood
Congress
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Appomattox
Would Cut Corn Crop Next Year to Help Market
A Des Moines conference of bankers, county agents, farm organizations, and business leaders urged a reduction in corn acreage next year to boost market prices. They recommended greater use of soil building crops like clover, alfalfa, and soybeans, and called on banks to secure war finance funds to aid farmers. A 21 member committee led by E. T. Meredith was formed to assist farmers, while urging freight rate reductions and tax cuts.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
War Finance Corporation
Iowa
Interstate Commttee Commission
Congress
E. T. Meredith
Tobacco Firms Sued Over High Tobacco Prices in Cleveland
Four major tobacco manufacturers including American Tobacco Lorillard Liggett and Myers and John J Bagley were named as defendants in a $400,000 damage suit filed in Cleveland. The suit alleges a combination to keep tobacco prices high, with the firms controlling most major brands of tobacco cigars and cigarettes.
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United Press
Cleveland. O
Cleveland
American Tobacco Company
Lorillard & Co
Liggett & Myers Co
John J. Bagley Company
Criticism of Quantity College Production by Johns Hopkins Professor
Professor A G Christie of Johns Hopkins University condemned the quantity production of college graduates as an unfortunate condition. He spoke before the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, arguing it offers little or no opportunity for character building and urged a shift toward more meaningful education.
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Associated Press
New York
A. G. Christie
Johns Hopkins University
American Society of Mechanical ‘Engineering
Chicago Strike at Stockyards Faces Injunction
The labor department Intervenes in the Chicago packing house strike with two conciliation officials to meet strikers and packers. A temporary injunction prohibits picketing by Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen's union. Swift & Co. and 21 others seek order. Police deploy heavy to quell riots as violence and disruptions spread in Chicago and other centers.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Labor Department
Chicago
Bureau of Conciliation
Tomorrivg
Associated Press
Amalgamated Meat Cutters, and Butcher Workmen's Union
Dennis Sullivan
Swift & Co
A. B E. Kerr
Tan Ton
Foley
Inghouse
Swithh
Neight
Fitzmorris
St. Paul, Ming
Albert Lea
Minn
Wiliam Woodlater
Peter Foss
Wilgon &O
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