War Claims Paid Under Scrutiny in War Department Inquiry
Representative Graham charges improper settlements in wartime claims including about Standard Steel Car Co. He says audits were skipped and $1.2 million paid without review. He urges an impartial board to settle all war department claims and faults officers for lax or fraudulent conduct.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Graham
Uinois
War Department
House
Standard Steel Car Company
U. S
United States
Waverly Gas Service Restored After 24 Hour Outage
Gas users on the east side of the river faced 24 hours without service due to a compressor break caused by freezing. Air and water entered the line, making gas unusable for cooking. New parts were ordered from New York and were expected to arrive today to restore service.
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Waverly
New York
Woman Mothered 32 Orphans and Two Daughters
Atchison Kansas December 16. Mrs Jane Durham died at 74 after years as a foster mother to 32 orphans in addition to her two daughters. A Platte County Missouri native she spent most of her life guiding and rearing abandoned children to adulthood. She once housed ten orphans in her home.
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Atchison, Kan
Jane Durham
Kansas Wheat Acreage Falls 23 Percent From Year End
Topeka Dec. 16 The winter wheat crop in Kansas is 23 percent smaller than last year’s 11 610 445 acres sown. The new acreage totals 38 951 834 with an average 97.1 percent normal. Officials cite scarcity and high labor costs in central Kansas as the main reason for the reduction. Senate backs Ridge bill on credit for Europe to boost exports.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
State Department of Agriculture
Department
Great Central Kansas
Senate
Bilm
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Europe
Regular Street Car Service With Heat Returns
Cedar Valley road officials announce regular local street car service will resume tomorrow evening with heated cars. No definite coal shipment details yet, but Iowa miners have worked long hours and officials expect WCFN lines to be among first supplied to resume normal schedule by tomorrow night or Thursday morning.
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Cedar Valley Road
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce Annual Meet Tonight
All members of the Chamber of Commerce and Waterloo club are urged to attend the annual meeting tonight at 8 o'clock in the clubrooms. President H. O. Bernbrook says business of utmost importance will be discussed and officers will be elected. A prior miscommunication had postponed from noon to evening.
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Chamber of Commerce and Waterloo
H. O. Bernbrook
Transatlantic Stowaway Loses Berth Aboard Airship
William W. Ballantyne, 22, a North Country English stowaway who hid between the gas bags of the British dirigible R-34, has been sentenced and deprived of his crew position after his Atlantic crossing attempt.
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New York
William W. Ballantyne
London
Atlantic
Alaska Life Toll Taken of Travel
Reports drift in of men dying in Alaska from exposure as blizzards and harsh cold take their toll. Search parties find others near death, highlight danger of traveling with little food or provisions during extreme winter conditions.
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Alaska
Seward
Courageous but Necessary in Many Uncertain Situations
The text argues courage is not mere bravado and is often required in dangerous or challenging cases, asserting it is not wasteful in the broader range of emergencies and hardships.
Poindexter Attacks Long Haul Provision in Rail Bill
In Washington on December 16, Senator Poindexter assailed a section allowing lower long haul rates than short ones. He urged striking the anti long haul allowance, while Senator Stanley proposed removing that ban. Leaders expect quick passage this week amid rail reform moves and a Norris plan for public railroad ownership.
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Associated Prose
Washington, D.C
Poindexter
Republican
Washington
Interstate Commerce Committee
Stanley
Kentucky
Norris
Nebraska
Congress
Cummins
Senate
Runaway Wiseman and Scheid Children Located Far From Home
Three children from 2900 Page street Solomon Wiseman age 3 Martin Wiseman age 4 and Charles Scheid age 4 wandered seven miles away and were found asleep in a doorway on 3900 York road by police.
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Philadelphia
Page Street
Solomon
Martin Wiseman
Charles Scheid
York Road
Wife makes suit of hubby out of his castoff
Mrs B A Tucker of Chicago uses her husband's old dress suit to craft a new dress. She lines pockets, braids panels from trouser legs, and repurposes the coat for sleeves and waist. All fabric costs come from braid and satin leftovers, highlighting frugal fashion trends. The piece ends noting the issue for unmarried women.
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Chicago
Nec
B.A. Tucker
Hubby
Cabinet to Present Itself to Cortes in December
Madrid December 16 The new Spanish cabinet formed by Manuel Allende Salazar plans to appear before the cortes on Tuesday December 30 replacing the Toca ministry in a reshuffle ahead of the new session.
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Cortes
Preass
Madrid
Manuel Allende Salazar
Toca
Alleged Son of Senator New Faces Murder Trial
Harry New, claimed son of U.S. Senator Harry New of Indiana, went on trial for the murder of Miss Freda Lesser in Toango canyon near Los Angeles. The defense contends insanity as the jury was expected to be seated by tomorrow afternoon.
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Ireas
Los Angeles
Harry New
United, States
Indiana
Freda Lesser
Milas Lesser
Toango Canyon
New
Bill to Deport Aliens in Radical Societies Reported
A bill defining radicalism and aimed at arresting and deporting all members or supporters of certain groups was reported to the House by the immigration committee. The measure targets aliens involved with organizations advocating sabotage or the overthrow of government.
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Tte Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Johnson
Department of Labor
Industrial Workers For the World
House
Deportation Powers Target Radical Affiliation
The government states that membership in or affiliation with radical organizations is a deportable offense. Deportation can occur without an overt act, and applies to individuals opposed to government authority or involving damage to property.
Wheat free from control in first half of next year
George H. Roberts told the House of Commons wheat and most agricultural products would be free from control in the first semester of the coming year. He said some supervision of the food supply would remain for the next three years at least.
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Prenny London
Wec
George H. Roberts
House of Commons
Milk Producers Cite Waste and Middlemen as Price Cause
National Milk Producers Association officials meeting in Chicago say high city milk prices stem from waste and middlemen. The group represents 300000 to 400000 producers and reported annual industry business of 306000000. Milo D Campbell of Coldwater Michigan serves as president.
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Associated Preas
Chicago
National Milk Producers’ Association
Milo D. Campbell
Coldwater
Mich
Prussian Assembly Pushes Central German State
A proposal was introduced in the Prussian national assembly urging the government to press negotiations with the imperial government toward forming a centralized German state. The aim is to ensure all states share equally in the financial burdens now borne by the nation.
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Berlin
National Assembly
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