Farm bloc grows as senators unite to aid distressed farmers
Washington dispatch notes the rising power of the farm bloc led by Senator William S. Kenyon of Town, with Weeks and other farming state lawmakers shaping tariff and economic policy. Secretary Wallace describes depressed farm prices and heavy borrowing, driving political action to address farmers’ financial distress and to mobilize congressional support.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Farm Bloc
Washington
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Senate
Harding
Weeks
Congress
House
Senate Finance Committee
Penrose
Henry Wallace
Separtment of Agriculture
Wallace
Kenyon
William S. Kenyon
England’s Cup of Holiday Joy Turns Sour
Des Moines report details a morning robbery at Julius Cohen pawn shop 220 West Walnut street. Bandits stole 240 dollars and jewelry valued at 1600 dollars. Cohen defended himself by biting the bandit’s hand during the struggle at 8 15 a m.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Julius Cohen
West Walnut Street
Cohen
Riots in Cairo Suburb Leave Five Dead and Twenty Hurt
Disorders linked to Egyptian nationalist agitation erupt in Gizeh a Cairo suburb as students clash with government survey staff. British troops rush from Cairo to restore order. Five killed and 20 wounded in initial reports with Cairo largely quiet otherwise and minor clashes at Tanta. Six followers of Said Zagloni Pasha were moved from Suez per orders from Field Marshal Allenby.
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Associated Press
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Radicals Taken Into Court For Hearing Under Heavy Guard
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Venzetti, awaiting sentence for a 1921 paymaster killing, returned to Dedham court with heavy guard to hear a new trial plea. Judge Webster Thayer presided as the defense sought alleged jury room improprieties regarding bullets used as exhibits. State and local officers patrolled nearby. prisoners moved from jail to courtroom under tight security.
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Dedham
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Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Venzetti
Webster Fhayer
Cattle Foods Granted Same Freight Rate as Corn
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that alfalfa meal caneseed cotton seed cake and dried beet pulp must be classified to take the same railroad rates as corn and coarse grain in western trunk line territory. The decision creates a 10 percent lower freight charge on these cattle foods than wheat exchange rates.
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Associated Press
Washington
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Western Trunk Line
Interstate Commerce Commission
Highway weather report from the Department of Agriculture
The subjoined report covers towns Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Fort Worth? Mason City Marshalltown New Hampton Festville Waterloo and Waverly. In the last 24 hours road conditions did not worsen much with east roads rough and west roads in fair winter condition. Tonight's weather forecast calls for fair conditions and more rain.
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Albert Lea
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Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
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Waterloo
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Unemployed Plot to Loot London Stores Thwarted
United Press reports a suspected red plot to loot fashionable London shops during Christmas was foiled by police. About five hundred unemployed from West London aimed to march to Oxford Circus to loot, with two thousand from the East End set to strike the Strand and the West End. Police mobilized 100 mounted officers to curb the route. Several hundred men gathered at Hyde Park with no demonstration. The scene, amid two million unemployed and falling prices, colored Christmas with gloom as the royal family prepared to spend Christmas at Sandringham Cottage.
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London
Yorks Cottage
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Briand Attacked by Political Opponents in Chamber
In Paris on December 24 political opponents of Premier Briand attacked him in the chamber of deputies. Dr Kloz demanded a debate on the reparations issue before Cannes conference. Briand refused and asked to postpone until after the conference. He called for a vote of confidence. Opponents cited the Industrial Bank of China's failure as another point of contention.
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Paris
Briand
Chamber of Deputies
Kloz
Membber
Chamber
Cannes
Wntlil
Industrial Bank of China
Japan's shipyards kept busy during holiday period
Tokio reports all Japanese shipyard laborers will remain employed for at least a year to complete light cruisers and 24 destroyers now under construction or planned. Vice Admiral Keisuke Okada says work on four battleships and four battle cruisers has been suspended following Washington talks. He urges reallocating workers to maintain dockyard efficiency amid the 19 year naval restriction.
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Harding
London
Great Britain
Lord Lee
Farham
British Admiralty
Debs Wife Prepares Christmas Goose in Terre Haute
Mrs. Eugene V. Debs awaits release from Atlanta prison, plans a Christmas dinner at Terre Haute with a slow roast goose and slippers ready for him, while awaiting word and a hoped arrival before Monday. Bystanders and supporters extend holiday greetings as Debs’ pardon lands but his release is delayed.
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Debs
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Eugene V. Dens
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National Socialist Organization
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Department of Justice
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Los Angeles
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Oklahoma City
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Fort Dodge
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Three Killed in R R Grace Crossing Crash
Clarence Humphrey 45 James Denny 25 killed and Ruth Matthews 19 fatally injured when their car was struck by a Burlington & Quincy passenger train near Danville Iowa. Matthews died in a local hospital hours later. All victims from Danville.
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Associated Press
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Clarence Humphrey
James Denny
Ruth Matthews
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Danville
Matthews
Two Prisoners Escape Fort Crook by Binding Sentry
Omaha dispatch reports Heart Kelly of Margaret Street North St Paul Minnesota and Albert L Anderson of No 44 Public Square Cleveland Ohio escaped Fort Crook late Thursday by overpowering a sentry and binding him. Kelly was held for civil authorities at Aberdeen South Dakota on a theft charge. Anderson faced a court martial on desertion charges. Rewards offered for their apprehension.
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Storm Breaks Phone Poles Halts Springfield Telephones
A heavy ice storm crippled lines across central Illinois. Dozens of poles fell, isolating Springfield from Chicago and St. Louis routes. 23 wire breaks reported in the city, with 50 poles down toward St. Louis, 40 toward Jacksonville, and 33 toward Taylorville.
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Water Turned Into Great Power Canal Opening
Water was turned into the Chippawa Queenston power canal at 4 o'clock this morning marking the start of power development at the Queens ton generating plant. The Dominion's greatest power plant opens with ceremonies in Niagara Falls with Canadian and American representatives. Construction has been underway since 1534.
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Steamer Mowit Evans in Distress East of Boston
United Press reports the steamer Mowit Evans is in distress about 600 miles east of Boston. Wireless messages picked up here say the vessel is without fuel and in danger, with no immediate rescue seen.
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United Press
Boston
United States Shipping Board
Mowit Evans
Weather Forecast For Week In Washington DC
Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday call for the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys to see considerable cloudiness and occasional snows with cold temperatures.
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Associatedress
Washington
DD. C
Mississippi
Missouri
Aged Immigrants Weep At Christmas In U.S.
New York December 24 The federal government extended a humane gesture by the immigration commission granting Christmas relief to aged immigrants detained at various camps. As news circulated, families wept and strangers offered solace while sorrow gave way to quiet joy at being with relatives on Christmas.
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New York
Nee
Cody
Caniries
Deputy Sheriff Arrests Ex-Deputy in Whisky Theft Case
Former deputy sheriff was arrested by the county's deputies for alleged complicity in stealing multiple cases of contraband whisky. He faces indictment for failing to deliver 18 cases seized during a raid to the county jail for safekeeping.
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Joint maneuvers of fleets likely abandoned in 194?
Washington reports that the planned Atlantic and Pacific fleet maneuvers in the Pacific, set for early next year, will probably be dropped this year due to a quarter of economy. Navy officials indicated today.
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Washington
DD. C
Pacific
Navy Department
Christmas crime spree shocks Chicago with kidnappings and robberies
A night of Christmas crime ends with a revolver duel near State and Madison and a $25,080 heist. Arthur C. Ruth of Des Moines is kidnapped, slugged, robbed, and left bound near the city outskirts, in critical condition. John A. McRae of Detroit, his wife Edith, and John Allen are abducted in a second kidnapping as bandits seize furs and money from cars and hotels. A detective is wounded in a separate store incident.
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Arthur C. Ruth
Des Moines
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