Debts Hold Back World Trade say voters want debt paid
Washington dispatch reports that while foreign loans total about 100 billion dollars in principal with 1.5 billion in interest, voters demand repayment in full. Officials propose refund through new notes and regular interest, but Congress hesitates. Some debtor nations could start paying interest, others none, with Russia in special case. A story illustrates the clash between voter demands and economic reality.
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Washington
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Russia
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Mellon
Agress
Congress
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Auto Hit by Train Loops Loop Three Occupants Unhurt
Des Moines dispatch reports a freight train collided with an automobile carrying Henry Sohn, his daughter Marie, 14, and his son Fritz, 15. The car was hurled 20 feet, tumbled, and landed right side up. Marie suffered a back wrench, Henry had a facial injury, Fritz escaped unharmed.
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United Press
Des Moines
Henry Sohn
Marie
Fritz
Marie Sohn
Iowa Man Injured by Train in Nebraska
A Nebraska train accident near Grand Island involving J Robinson of Ayer and Andrew Snethowis of Ottosen resulted in fatal injuries to Robinson and possible critical injuries to Snethowis. The incident interrupts a long interstate travel route and highlights railway safety concerns across Iowa and Nebraska.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Grand Island
J. Robinson
Ayer
Scottsbluff
France plans to bankrupt Germany per reparations plan
United Press reports Paris proposes at the London talks that the Allies recognize Germany’s bankruptcy and appoint an allied commission to collect assets, halt paper mark printing, and run customs tobacco and coal monopolies under a Wiesbaden style pact. The plan aims to force Germany’s financial collapse. In Paris the Allied Reparations Commission says Germany’s note on skipping two reparations will be acknowledged and a final decision on time extensions reserved.
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Germany
Tony
London
Lloyd George
Briand
France
Wiesbaden
Dee Dhe Rechatatea Prana
U S May Fix Up Tacna Arica Dispute Mediation
Lima Peru December 16 Peru views the United States as best qualified to mediate the Tacna Arica dispute with Chile. President Augusto Leguia told United Press the Chilean proposal for settlement would be refused, with talks being drafted to be sent to Santiago soon.
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Lima
Peru
United States
Chile
Tacna-Arica
Augusto Leguia
United Press
Legula
Santiago
Iowa Man Convicted of Arson in Waukegan
Clayton Layster of Valley Junction, Iowa, was found guilty of arson and attempting to defraud an insurer in Waukegan Illinois. He was charged with burning his home, shortly after securing a $2000 policy, and fled to Iowa after bonds were signed by his uncle. Layster allegedly worked in Des Moines and Omaha under the name George Evers.
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Associated Press
Waukegan
Ill
Clayton Layster
Valley’ Junction
Wawarda
Luyster
Iowa
Layster
Des Moines
Omaha
George Evers
Spanish boat sinks French ships bound for Moroccans
Madrid dispatch reports the Spanish Bunnoat Bonlfaz captured two sailing vessels carrying arms and munitions to Moroccan insurgents and sank a third ship engaged in the same activity. An official report confirms the actions received today.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Bunnoat Bonlfaz
Britain's Official Approval and Ulster Boundary Crisis
In London both houses ratified the Anglo Irish peace treaty amid debates over Ulster boundaries. Ulster premier Sir James Craig arrived for consultations on the boundary issue, while in Dublin the Dail Eireann closed its secret debate with a likely swift final vote on the pact. Griffiths and Collins followers predicted an easy victory.
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London
James Craig
Col. Spender
Ulster Cabinet
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Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Lloyd George
United Press Dublin
Dail Eireann
Michael Collins
Arthur Griffith
Eamonn
de Valera
Collins
Policemen Quell Strike Outbreaks at Chicago Yards
Chicago dec 14 additional policemen were detailed to the stockyards district after sporadic outbreaks by strike sympathizers last night in which several persons were attacked on suspicion they were strike breakers One Mexican was stabbed in the back and may die The number of officers at the two stockyards stations was reduced after quiet was restored.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Stockyards
Dtockyards
Omaha
Am! Fieges
Detroit
Cummins Names Salinger for Special Attorney General
Iowa patronage surprise as Hen I. Salinger, ex-Iowa Supreme Court member Carroll, is named special assistant attorney general to prosecute profiteering cases. Announcement follows Senate Cummins guidance with Kenyon kept uninformed. Salinger to begin work in Chicago.
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Washington News
Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington, D. C
Hen I. Salinger
Carroll
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
ARE
Think Dead Body May Be Clue to OConnor
Milwaukee readers receive Palmyra report of an unidentified body found yesterday in a creek near Palmyra. The incident may connect to the escape of "Lucky" Tommy O'Connor from the Chicago jail last Sunday, suggesting a possible thread in the case.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
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Palmyra
Tommy O'Connor
Chicago
Weather report and city list across Mississippi and Midwest
A December 16 1921 weather bulletin notes light rain softening paved surfaces in Albert Lea Algona Charles City and other towns while southern Minnesota and Wisconsin report rough conditions Affects Illinois and nearby areas with expected clearing and fair weather later today or tonight
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Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
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Albert Lea
Minn
Algona
Charles
City
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des
Moines
Dubuque
Faribault Minn
Crosse
Wi Onry
Marshall
Lowston
Postville
Watersloo
Waver
Minseeota
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Record of Marine Cruelty in Haiti Startles Senators
The Senate committee probing alleged Marine outrages in Haiti heard testimony suggesting withdraw of American marines. Details centered on Capt. Charles Frederick Merkle who killed himself while authorities sought him, with reports of torture including ear cutting and wounds salted. Emilio Suarez testified to the atrocities prompting Senator Pomerene to demand scrutiny and a vigorous investigation.
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San Domingo
Senate
Etartlles
Noma
Charles Frederick Merkle
Merkle
Emilio Suarez
Ilia
Pomerene
Ohio
Major Taylor
Pomerone
Taylor
Peeping Incident At University Dormitory Reported
A University of Chicago co ed dormitory reported a peeper caught watching through a bathroom window. The assailant, described as a university professor, was identified by a faculty member and released after investigators were informed. Assistant State's Attorney Bess Sullivan ordered the probe, while university officials declined comment.
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Chicago
Univer Isty
Bess Sullivan
Sullivan
Enwood -Hall
Insurance Policy Not Invalidated by Hanging of Insured
Atlanta authorities report a state court of appeals ruling that a life insurance policy remains incontestable after one year even if the insured man was hanged. Florend Murphy, beneficiary, sued Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. over payment for Wille Reynolds hanged July 11, 1919 in South Carolina amid a public policy dispute.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
State Court of Appeals
Florend Murphy
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Wille Reynolds
South Carolina
Supreme Court J
Augusta
Junk Men Look Over Battleships Maine Missouri Wisconsin
Rear Admiral David Potter and naval officials discussed selling obsolete battleships at the Philadelphia navy yard. Financiers and industry leaders planned to inspect ships including Maine Missouri Wisconsin, cruiser Columbia, monitors Ozark Tonopah, and destroyer Smith.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
David Potter
Navy
Favy Department
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Landlords Warned Not to Raise Rents in Chicago
Chicago real estate board president L. M. Smith warned landlords not to raise residential rents next spring during reconstruction. He said higher rents could trigger arbitrary rent fixing by a politically appointed commission amid unemployment and economic hardship.
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Associated Press
Chicago
L. M. Smith
Chicago Real Estate Board
Light coal demand idle thousands in coal region
Nearly 59,009 workers in the northern anthracite region will be idle within days unless demand for hard coal improves. About 16,000 are already out of work as Bonald companies employing over 25,000 men and boys announce suspensions unless demand returns.
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Associated Press
Scranton
Rae Bonald Compandes
Stephen Brown Named to Fill Waterloo Mayoralty
Stephen D Brown of Waterloo is chosen by the city council to fill the term of mayor N W Frisb ie whose resignation takes effect tomorrow. Brown, a lumber company owner and former Third Ward councilman, will name a police chief with council approval and seeks unanimous council support.
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Usaty
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Ratall Iumber Ritinals
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Friabie
Father Tells Story of Church's Boyhood
On the witness stand BE. O. Church, father of Harvey Church, testified in Chicago about his son’s boyhood to support an insanity plea in the murder trial of K. J. Daugherty and Carl Ausmus, auto salesmen. He described childhood falls and odd behavior.
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United Press
Chicago
Nec
Harvey Church
K. J. Daugherty
Carl Ausmus
BE. O. Church
Churehn
Santa Claus Cohen saves tenant in gas emergency
In Gichicaga on December 16, S J Cohen was praised for acting as a Santa Claus in rent court. He twice saved Mrs Bridget Moore, 58, from gas suffocation by entering her flat and discovering she was overcome. He allowed her to stay three months without rent.
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S. J. Cohen
Bridget Moore
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Admission to State Fair Cut to 50 Cents
Des Moines reports the state fair admission cut from 75 to 40 cents at the annual board meeting. A. R. Corey and W. W. Morrow were re elected as secretary and treasurer, respectively, with no opposition.
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United Press
Des Moines
Tne
State Board of Agricul‘ture
State House
A. R. Corey
State Fair Board
W. W. Mor ‘Row
LOWER GRAIN RATE GOES IN EFFECT DEC 27
The Interstate Commerce Commission sustained reduced rates on grain, grain products, and hay in the transMississippi territory. The cuts, approved today, average about 1.5 percent of 1920 rates and include a 10 percent lower charge for corn and other coarse grains compared to wheat and other bread grains, taking effect December 27.
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Washington, D. C
trans-Mississippi Territory
Interstate Commerce
Lena
Baseball League to Include Towns of Iowa Farming
At a recent baseball meeting in Cedar Rapids the cities Rock Island Ot tumwa Dubuque Marshalltown and Cedar Rapids voiced support for a new league. Oskaloosa attended but funding concerns may block entry. Burlington Waterlon likely to join. Rockford and Moline could join if Three I League dissolves. A second conference is planned in the near term to finalize plans.
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Associated Press
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Rock Island
Ottumwa
Dubuque
Marshalltown
Oskalovna
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Waterlon
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Amats
Reed Asserts Japan Gains From Four Power Pact
Senator Reed of Missouri denounces the 5-5-3 naval ratio as weakening U S defenses. He warns the four power pact would give England and Japan supremacy in the Pacific and imperil U S territorial integrity. He cites so-called accidental diplomacy versus oriental skill. An Evelyn C ad notes five cent Cinco de Mayo or Xmas package price.
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Washington, D. C
America
Japan
United States
iSenator Reed
Missouri
Senate
Reed
England
Pacific
France May Kick Over Whole Plan To Disarm Navies
The naval committee of the arms conference is stunned by demands from France for a large increase in its navy. The plan would upset the 6-6-3 balance and threaten the broader naval reduction aims. Britain and Italy warned such moves would upend the conference and likely trigger larger naval buildups.
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Washington, D. C
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Ingnes
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Japan
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