Woman May Head New Cabinet Under Harding Plan
Washington reports Senator Harding promotes a new cabinet department for public welfare and public works with a possible woman leader for welfare. Herman Hoover is seen as the likely head of public works and may become interior secretary if the interior department is kept or reorganized.
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Son of Rep. Springer Drowned in Slough
Charles Springer son of Representative Arthur Springer drowned in a slough near Wapello Iowa while skating. A trapper found the ice hole and after hours of effort the body was recovered with grappling hooks. Springer served with Battery GC Iowa National Guard in World War I. Keokuk loses new school: proposal to spend 900600 for a new Keokuk high school defeated by 201.
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Arthur Springer
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Iowa National Guards
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Keokuk High School
Favorable Action on Tariff Bill Indicated in House
In Washington action signals passage of the emergency tariff bill as a House vote 200 to 76 favors moving tomorrow. Democrats largely oppose the measure. A separate Edmonds bill to defer penalties on uncollected taxes is recommitted for redrafting after Rep Green of Iowa explains its scope. President Wilson is expected to veto the War Finance Corporation revival per Treasury advice.
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America Santa Claus to Vienna’s Children
Vienna reports that over 350000 destitute Viennese children will receive three garments each this Christmas. The American relief administration will supply cake to 2000 feeding stations and clothing plus condensed milk to about 40000 children in orphanages and hospitals. President Hainische is expected to attend an American Christmas tree celebration at Belvidere Palace.
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America
American Relief Administration
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Belvidere Palace
Chicago Grand Jury Eyes Building Trust
The federal grand jury investigation into a Chicago builders trust opened with records and contracts presented as evidence. Thirty three subpoenas were issued against lumber company secretaries and carpenters groups by US Attorney Charles F. Clyne. The case alleges the organization sought to exclude non locally manufactured building materials from Chicago.
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Federal Grand Jury
United States
Charles F. Clyne
Organization
Chicago Builders
Charges of Murder Placed Against 77 Manila Policemen
Malaya reports Manila unrest led city prosecutor to file murder and sedition charges against 77 Philippine constabulary members. Riots last week left 12 dead, including four Americans. Barracks reportedly moved outside Manila.
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Manila
United Press
Honolulu
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Philipine Constabulary
Mystery in Death of Woman Found on Beach
In Long Beach New York an unidentified woman was found partly buried on the beach with a bullet wound over her right eye. Authorities work to determine if the death was murder or suicide. No weapon found nearby despite search efforts.
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United Press
Long Beach
N. Y
Gov't Wins Control of Spanish Chamber
Madrid December 21 The government appears to have a majority in the chamber of deputies after Sundays elections. Returns show 187 conservatives and 45 others with eight groups elected. Liberals 0 Republicans 17 Nationalists 15 Catholics 6 and Socialists 3.
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Madrid
Chamber of Deputies
Three Killed in Italian Political Clash at Ferrera
United Press dispatch from Rome reports three men killed and seven wounded in a battle between Socialists and Nationalists at Ferrera. The clash followed an attack on Socialist Deputy Niccolai. Several hundred Nationalists drove from Bologna to back their comrades, and the fighting reportedly lasted for hours.
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Ferrera
Bologna
Niccolai
Sinn Fein Battle and Irish Home Rule Bill Update
The Irish home rule bill passes Commons awaiting royal signature and set to take effect within three and a half years. Reports from Mullinahone in Tipperary describe the largest Sinn Fein battle yet with casualties on both sides and heavy military reinforcements en route.
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London
House of Lords
House of Commons
Courier Delivery Notice With Late Paper Contact
The Courier should be delivered to your home before 5 50. If the carrier is late or other cause you do not receive your paper by that time call 4330 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 30 p.m.
Armstrong Banker Burned to Death in St Paul Club
St Paul Minn December 21 W Doughly prominent banker of Armstrong 18 was burned to death in his room at the St Paul Athletic club early today The fire is believed caused by a lighted cigarette Dr J R Vigar rushed in shattered the door and pulled Doughty from his room into the hall Artificial respiration failed He was unmarried a brother and sister survive
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St. Paul
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W. Doughly
Armstrong
St. Paul Athletic Cub
J. RK. Vigar
Doughty
Associated Press
Otto Oughta Give Thanks Cops Came a-Raidin
Otto Gilbert, living on City Island in Davenport, was found drunk and unable to recall his name after prohibition agents raided his houseboat on the Mississippi. They recovered two stills six barrels of mash and moonshine and he now awaits federal court trial.
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Davenport
Otto Gilbert
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Mississippi
Posse of Citizens Captures Bank Bandits in New Jersey
In Milltown New Jersey on December 21 two armed bandits attempted to rob the First National bank. A bank watchman raised the alarm and a posse of about thirty citizens arrived armed with rifles pistols shotguns axes and pitchforks. Two robbers surrendered identifying themselves as Clifford Jackson New York and Frank Vorhees Brunswick they refused to name their accomplices.
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Milltown
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Clifford Jackson
New York
Frank Vorhees
Ken Bruunswick
Editor's Wife Hurt By Farmer's Auto
Council Bluffs Iowa December 21 Luther Heller city editor of the Des Moines News was severely injured and his wife sustained serious internal injuries when struck by an automobile driven by Karl Fox a farmer there late Sunday night Mrs Heller is in grave condition though doctors hold out hope for recovery Heller was cut about the head and his arm broken Fox is held on $500 bond pending the outcome of Mrs Heller s injuries
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Council Bluffs
Luther Heller
Jes Moines
Karl Fox
Three Killed When Motor Car Wrecked in Storm
In Eldorado Kansas a motor car carrying D W Shaffer Tulsa general superintendent of Pure Oil C C Blue Eldorado superintendent of Kansas division and Charles Alges Eldorado drilling contractor ran off a bridge seven miles north during a storm last night killing all three men. The report also notes a Holstein cow at Carnation stock farms Seattle finishing a year test with 37294.14 pounds milk and 1445.9 pounds butter, a world record.
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Harding Arrange Conference With League Opponents
President-elect Harding plans a fourth conference with Senate irreconcilables in Marion Ohio to refine a world peace proposal and build cross party support. Senator Miles Poindexter and Governor Edwin P Morrow are named as hoped participants in the effort to rally strength for the Versailles treaty outlook.
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Reciprocal trade pact urged to aid allies pay debts
Ohio congressman Longworth pressed reciprocal trade agreements to help settle over 12 billion dollars owed to United States and domestic interests. He tied the plan to tariff revisions, arguing home markets should not be sacrificed and warning against surrendering industrial independence for debts. Washington debates trade with allies and Russia policy evolves.
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Veteran salesman Bert F. Andrews dies in Cedar Falls
Bert F. Andrews, 60, a traveling salesman for Smith Lichty Hillman in Town territory for 20 years, died at his Cedar Falls residence yesterday after a weeklong illness. He spent 18 years serving towns between Marble Rock and Shellsburg and knew nearly every resident there. Survived by widow, three sons Clark Burr Paul, a daughter Lucile, and two brothers Charles of Chicago and E L of Los Angeles. Funeral plans are presently indefinite.
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Clinton Sugar and Candy Man Dies at 76
C H Peckham president of the Clinton Iowa sugar refinery and chair of the National Candy Co board died at his St Louis home today from pneumonia. He was 76.
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Clinton
National Candy Company
Snowbound Roads Halt Midwest Travel in 1920 Weather Report
The U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau report from Charles City on December 21 1920 lists Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Faribault La Crosse Mason City Marshalltown New Hampton Postville Waterloo and Waverly. Heavy snowfall blankets the region with continued disruption forecast for the next 24 hours making motor traffic impracticable at many points.
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Good Fellows drive Christmas gifts in Waterloo
The Good Fellows, deep in community spirit, report wide Waterloo support for Christmas cheer. Emerson school pupils donated a truckload of food while Epworth League Grace M E church delivered toys. Parkersburg Campfire Girls sent dolls and books, Edith Johnson delivered a doll for a poor girl, and Globe Shoe Shop gave $10 and 12 pairs of shoes. A cook stove appeal seeks a secondhand stove for a needy family.
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A. H. Holt
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Amazamaid Garment Company
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Richard Mayer
Industrial Court Rules for Mills Employees in Depression
United Press Leased Wire report from Topeka Kansas states the Industrial Court of Relation ruled flour mills that curtailed production during the downturn must shield loyal and skilled workers. The court held curtailment not harming public welfare and allowed mills to reduce output due to market conditions, while mandating care for faithful employees to provide a living for their families.
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Topeka
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Kangas Court of Industrial Relation
D Annunzio Defiant As Ultimatum Ends
Rome dispatch reports Captain Gabriele d Annunzio, head of the Quarnero regency, refusing to recognize the treaty of Rapallo and pledging to resist enforcement. The Italian ultimatum expires tonight, demanding disbanding of legionnaires and release of warships, which he rejects with a vow to hold his position.
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U S Ships Second to British at Montreal
Montreal December 21 United States ship arrivals were second to British in the port during the last navigation season. Harbor commission statistics show 638 trans Atlantic ships. 460 were British and 120 carried the United States flag. The season fell by 60 ships from 1919, though average tonnage was higher.
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Montreal
United States
Harbor Commission
Interstate Petroleum Rate Hikes Suspended to Jan 25
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended until January 25 the proposed rate increases on petroleum and its products from Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri to Chicago Milwaukee and related territory.
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Oklahoma
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Wage Cut Hits Chicago Hotel Waiters
The Associated Press reports a 20 percent wage reduction for waiters at a major downtown Chicago hotel. Head waiter George Keeves said salaries drop from $90 to $70 per month plus board, undoing half of a $40 monthly raise granted last May.
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George Keeves
See'y Colby Reaches Rio on Courtesy Trip
American Secretary of State Bainridge Colby arrived in Rio de Janeiro aboard the battleship Florida from the United States. He is accompanied by Gen Cronkhite and Admiral Bassett, representing the army and navy, to reciprocate President Pessoa’s visit to the U.S. The Florida sailed from Newport News on December 4.
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United States
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Pilgrims 300th Anniversary Celebration Brightens Plymouth
United Press report from Plymouth Massachusetts describes the December 21, 1620 landing anniversary marked by 2000 attendees in a modern hall. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and Governor Calvin Coolidge delivered addresses as Puritan costumes and foreign dignitaries added color to the event.
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Calvin Coolidge
Tax Revision Urged By Otto Kahn For Economic Health
New York banker Otto H. Kahn told a Washington committee that excessive income surtaxes threaten growth and that while the excess profits tax should end, continuation of surtaxes is a social necessity. He warned against shifts that hurt higher incomes and opposed exemptions. Fordney favored a sales tax but warned against passing taxes to consumers. He cited Versailles as economically harmful and urged a saner tax system.
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Zion Evangelical Church Donates 800 to Mission Fund
Small Lawn City church group totaling 375 individuals raises eight hundred dollars for the association’s relief fund aiding Europe and Asia. Funds travel from Cedar Falls to mission headquarters in Cleveland Ohio for distribution to field needs.
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Former Iowans Die in Fire in Arkansas
Council Bluffs residents Mr and Mrs James Meisner longtime Iowans died in a fire at Eldorado Arkansas. The elderly couple who had lived in Council Bluffs for 80 years moved to Arkansas three years ago and were killed in the blaze.
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Hear Ship Claims Jan 7
Claims against the emergency float corporation arising from canceled contracts for the confiscation of wooden ships will be heard on January 7. The hearing will address the compensation due to parties affected by the wartime program and related enforcement actions.
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