Coal Association Records Subpoenaed for Senate Probe
The National Coal Association headquarters in Washington DC had records signed under subpoena by the Senate Reconstruction Committee. Agents led by F P Miller seized correspondence and files as part of the investigation into actions during the transportation tie up and coal shortage last summer. Senator Calder and committee counsel stated officers may testify while clarifying there was no raid.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
National Coal Association
Senate Committee On Reconstruction
Calder
New York
Senate Organization
F. P. Miller
Association
Association Alsoere
Senate
Fatal blaze damages university nurses home in Nebraska
United Press ledes report from Omaha says six nurses were seriously injured and 29 escaped death when a fire of unknown origin destroyed the nurses' home at the University of Nebraska hospital. Twenty leaped from second story windows in night clothes, five suffered broken legs. Named injured include Miss Nettie Fitch and Mrs Fred Consigny.
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United Press
Omaha
Neb
University of Nebraska Hospital
Nettie Fitch
Fred Consigny
Rita Lewis
Emma Ream
Grace Styr
Rita Disenmarger
Two Killed When Auto Hit on R R Crossing
An investigation will fix responsibility for a Rock Island collision at Byers Colorado yesterday. John Colbert aged 22 and Allen Fosson aged 30 died when the automobile was struck at the crossing. The train engineer said the car occupants ignored his warning whistle and drove onto the track.
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United Presh
Byers
Colo
John Colbert
Allen Fosson
Rock Island
twWo
Inaugural Ball Planned for March 4 in Washington
Washington, D. C. December 20. The first inaugural ball in twelve years will return for the Harding inauguration. A committee appointed to arrange the event has planned a Mardi Gras on Pennsylvania Avenue with mask and fancy dress.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Bington
Wilson
Harding
Pennsylvania
Tokio Plans Tripartite Naval Pact Support Grows
The Japanese press shows strong interest in Senator Borah’s proposal for a three power naval agreement among the United States Britain and Japan to limit armaments. The plan is generally favored and viewed as legitimate by Japanese newspapers. Governments funds 250000 dollars for relief work in British Columbia unemployed.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Borah
Idaho
United States
Great Britain
Japan
United Press Lease
Victoria
British Columbia
Man shoots brother after mistaking him for burglar
In Towaco Morristown Dec 29 Frederick Bryan fired at a man outside his mother's cottage. The suspect, who had fallen to the sidewalk, turned out to be his brother Walter Bryan severely wounded. Police said the act followed reports of holdups and burglaries in the area.
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Associated Press
Morristown
N. J
Frederick Bryan
Towaco
Walter Bryan
Erring Pastor Faces Judgment Over Elopement
The First Netherlands church consistory will rule on Rev. Cornelius Densel's family tonight after his return from a mysterious disappearance with choir girl Miss Trina Hanneberg. Densel confessed and seeks reinstatement. the girl's family remains excommunicated and absent.
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United Press
Netherlands
Cornelius Densel
Trina Hanneberg
Deneel
Denser
Marinus Reyngouldt
Ezekiel
Reyngouldt
William Hanneberg
Forces surround Aran island in search raid
British backed troops and police moved by boat to the Aran islands entrance to Galway Bay to seize prisoners. Two men were killed escaping, three wounded, seven captured. Inishmaan island suspected as Sinn Fein holding site. Earlier police tried a rescue landing but was repelled. Eamonn de Valera rumor investigated as passenger on Aquitania.
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Sinn
Cunard Line
Reparations Talks Progress Reported By Allied Experts
Brussels December 20 Private conversations between allied and German financial experts on the amount Germany might pay in reparations continued. Delegates hope to finish before Christmas and indicated unexpected progress had been made.
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Brussels
Germany
Missing Nevada Woman Feared Dead. Five Weeks No Trace
Nevada authorities join in search for Hannah Fallen a 55 year old former Swedish Methodist pastor who vanished in Des Moines during a shopping trip five weeks ago carrying a large sum of money and feared foul play.
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United Press
Nevada
Hannah Fallen
Des Moines
Quake in Mendoza Kills Eleven and Wounds About Three Hundred
A Mendoza report says the Saturday earthquake killed 11 people and injured about 300 in the city and surrounding area. Several small villages were reduced to ruins and additional shocks occurred but with no further casualties.
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United Press
Buenos Aires
Mendoza
Profits of Telephone Companies Increase in September
The 65 major U S telephone companies earned a profit of 7,525,913 in September, up 3,024,179 from September 1919. Their total income reached 41,736,21, while operating expenses were 31,690,367.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Kidnapping Shocks Jacksonville Real Estate Operator
Police investigate the abduction of John I. Bischoff dumped from a closed car at a busy Jacksonville corner last night wearing only underwear and tar and feathers. Bischoff had earlier protested a Metroplis dispatch using the word hun in a letter to the publisher.
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United Press
Jacksonville
Fla
John I. Bischoff
Bischoff
Jack
Harding Plans Ten Scrap League For New Association
President elect Harding plans a new association of nations with two core goals an international court to administer a revised code of international law and frequent loosely organized conferences for nonbinding deliberations. He aims to recodify international law and then pursue negotiations with Germany over sunken ships and other grievances. Delegates would meet often without prewritten commitments, with the court as the keystone of the plan.
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Hy Raymond Clap
Univess
Corresino Marion
League of Nations
Marual i
Germany
Association of Nations
Harding
Association For Conference Over International Problems
International Aw
International Court
International “Forum
Hiram Johnson
U. S
United States
Sproul
Associated Press
Marion
James IX
Shields
Tennessee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Charles H. Dawes
Chicago
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
France
Parents of Clara Smith Say She Is Going to Give Up
Clara Smith Hamon, sought for the killing of Jake Hamon in Ardmore, Oklahoma, is said to plan surrender after talks with her attorneys. Her parents in El Paso deny location details and urge the public to await her appearance to clear her name.
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Clara Smith
Associated Press
Hl Paso
Tex
J. J. Smith
Ardmore
Okla
Jake
Amon
Chihuaahua
el Paso
Lara
Lother
Clara
United Press
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake Hamon
Andail Man
Dirst
Enaland
Two Nebraska inmates set for first state electric chair
Lincoln December 1906 two youths Alson B Cole and Allen V Grammer face execution for the murder of Grammer’s mother in law. Governor has granted multiple reprieves and today the electric chair under F K Currier is ready. Grammer appears resigned. Cole hopeful.
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United Press
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Penitentiary
Alson B. Cole
Allen V. Grammer
Grammer
Cole
F. K. Currier
Boston
J. MM. Priest
U.S. Leads Powers in Hamons Widow Up Warning For Madrid
Representatives of great powers led by the American ambassador prepared a warning to Spain that foreign interests would be harmed by attempts in the cortes to raise taxes and curb enterprises. Oklahoma Republicans choose a successor to fallen committeeman Jake L Ramon. names include his widow and James A Harris of Wagoner. Decision on public deliberations pending. Ferry boats threaten tieup as strike looms in San Francisco. other notes on weather and shoes.
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London
Col
Joseph
Spain
Ulev
Klahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma Republican State Comitition
Jake L. Ramon
National Committee For Action
James A. Harris
Wagoner
State Committee
PERRY
United Press
San Francisco
Nugent Confirmed as Member of Trade Body
President Wilson sent to the senate a list naming John F. Nugent as a member of the Federal Trade Commission. The notice also includes appointments for Burt New as collector of internal revenue for the district of Indiana and Mary Anderson as director of the Women’s Bureau.
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United Tress
Washington
TD. C
Wilson
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
John F. Nugent
Boise
Idaho
Internal Revenue
District of Indiane
Burt New
Indianapolis
Women's Bureau Department of
Jahur
Mary Anderson
Lilinsis
Death by Own Action Theory Faced in Mason City
Authorities plan to investigate the death of C. W. Raitt found in his cottage on a heap of burned bedding. Physicians say suffocation caused death and police deem suicide likely. Two neighbors dispute the theory and call for a thorough probe.
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Mason City
United Press
C. W. Raitt
Hbors
Thoro
Lehigh Decree Upheld By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court denied Lehigh Valley Railroad’s bid to modify the recent decree dissolving the coal combining arrangement, leaving the order intact.
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Lehigh
United Tress
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Balloon search for vanished naval craft expanded
Two army planes joined the hunt for the naval balloon and its three passengers missing after a north wind swept New York state last week. The search began in Albany amid efforts to locate the craft and its crew.
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United Press
Albany
N. Y
Naval
New York State
Chicago to Post Fair Meat Prices
Chicago adopts a wartime style price fix plan as the fair price committee will issue daily meat quotations based on wholesale packer prices plus overhead and fair profit. Russell J. Poole announces the schedule with input from Everett C. Brown of the Chicago Livestock Exchange.
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Vrean
Chicago
Russel J. Poole
Fair Price Committee
Everett C. Brown
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Mr. Brown
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Coal Association
Calder Committee
R. R. Crossing
Burgar
Demand DE Valera
Ireland
The
Courier
Nebraska
Sig Facturers
AL Omim
U.S
Hamon
Madrid
England
Nugent
Beusdor
Kimball
Augustus Bals
Pease, Meister
Rockford
Windsor
Henry F. Miller
Lagonda
Lindenburg
Hobart M. Cable
Lakeside
Whitney
Heinze Dunbar
Templeton
East Fifth ST
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