Central markets urged in U S trade report
The federal trade commission urges central markets for perishables in big cities and a nationwide licensing system for dealers. It calls for record keeping, dating of cold storage, regulated auctions, and better transportation coordination to curb hoarding and ensure fair prices. It also notes wheat milling concentration and export act effects on American manufacturers and small firms.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Federal, Trade Commission
Congress
To Commission
Stokis
Con| Z
Atap
United States
Commission
Serbian general shot dead in frontier quarrel
Budapest reports a Serbian general presiding over a frontier commission was shot by a Bulgarian colonel during a quarrel. Other items note Mercantile Bank plans to open in Hamburg mid January and rail rate commentary by T Dewitt Custer, plus mob-lynching of A Thomas in Jonesboro and beatings in Detroit, with Chicago theatres cutting prices and Monk Eastman found dead in New York.
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Neld
Budapest
Hazuburg
Mercantile Bank
New York
Hamburg
Washington
DD. C
T. Dewitt Custer
Association of
Railway Executives
Jonesboro
Ark
A. Thomas
Etroit
Mich
Harry G. ‘Miley
Dee
Chicago
Monk" Eastman
East Side
Barbery Coast Riot Ends in 400 Arrests in San Francisco
In San Francisco on December 27 more than 400 sailors soldiers and civilians were arrested after a large melee at a Barbary Coast dance hall. Two marines were stabbed as bottles bricks and fists flew. Police reserves restored order with 200 guards. most detainees went to navy or army authorities. No serious injuries were reported.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Naval Beach
Barbary Coast
Navy
Army
New York Crooks Still Busy Despite Police Efforts
United Press report from New York on December 27 notes crooks maintain pace amid police crackdowns. Monk Eastman, a former gangster, lay dead with five bullet wounds near a subway entrance. a gun lay nearby and death cause pending. A daylight cigar-store robbery yielded over $500, with other holdups and burglaries also reported.
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United Press
New York
Monk
France
Ao Cigar Store
Caruso Confined by Attack of Pleurisy
Enrico Caruso, the tenor, remains confined in a New York hotel after a Christmas day pleurisy attack. He is under care of five physicians with complete rest ordered, and doctors say he may return to the stage within two weeks despite possible complications.
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Associated Press
New York
Enrico Caruso
Smoke Overcomes Guests in Cincinnati Hotel Fire
A hotel blaze at the Burnett House in Cincinnati on December 27 trapped and overwhelmed more than a score of women and children among about 200 guests. The fire started in a basement storeroom, filling hallways with smoke, but firefighters evacuated all occupants and confined the fire to the basement.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Russia Revived Cuts Polish Peace Talks at Riga
Copenhagen December 27 dispatch from Warsaw reports the Russo Polish peace negotiations at Riga are definitively broken off. Adolph Joffe head of the Soviet delegation cited a favorable inter allied situation as reason to end further talks with Poland.
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Pryse
Copenhagen
Riga
Warsaw
Adolph Joffe
Russia
Argentina Faces General Strike Amid Holiday Trip Canceled
Buenos Aires reports a general strike threat as President Iroygen cancels his holiday trip. Workers plan walkouts to support ferry lanes and naptha workers amid widespread anxiety and reports of extraordinary conditions.
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United Press
Buenos Aires
Iroygen
Stricken on Eve of Quitting Long Job
William T. Lampton a Denver Rio Grande general freight agent died at midnight in Denver Colo He was stricken in his office Friday while arranging retirement after 27 years service Born in Missouri in 1863 he began railroad work with the Texas and Pacific line
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United Press
Denver
Colo
William T. Lampton
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Lampton
Missouri
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Church Council Warns of Danger in Fight on Labor
The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America denounces the open shop policy as anti union and a threat to labor. It urges Christian employers to scrutinize movements claiming to protect workers while warning of coercive practices against union members and potential industrial strife.
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Church Council
Associated Prear
New York
Commission of the Church, and Social Service
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ
America
United States
Organized Labor
Teachers Gather in St Paul to Discuss School Question
The fifth annual convention of the American Federation of Teachers opens in St Paul with delegates from New York Buffalo Washington Atlanta New Orleans Memphis Chicago and San Francisco. The meeting will emphasize open discussion rather than addresses and will tackle teacher supply, noting a demand for 100000 more trained teachers than current schools can supply. It will also develop a practical Americanization program for children and adults.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Minn
Fth
American Federation of Teachers
Chicago
New York
Bufalo
Washington
Atlanta
New Orleans
Memphis
San Francisco
Association
Marines Stay In Santo Domingo For Months More
Washington says it will take several months before any actual withdrawal of American marines from the Dominican republic begins under President Wilsons Christmas eve proclamation. Secretary Daniels says he conferred with State Department officers about forming a commission to revise laws and draft new statutes to enable Dominican self rule. Rear Admiral Snowden will appoint the commission on Washingtons recommendation after the Dominican congress enacts the new measures.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Wilson
Daniels
State Department
Thomas Snowden
Washington
Beauty Shop Bloodshed Ends Quiet Christmas Row
New York December 27 The Leds EvelraBeauty parlors closed after the owners Edna Hague and Anca Donegan were killed. Hague lay in the doorway with a neck wound. Donegan held a revolver and was wounded. Darlington Wisconsin December 27 Ernest Stalder was shot through the heart after a card game dispute. Herman Blauser was arrested and says he acted in self defense.
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United Press
New York
Edna Hague
Anca Donegan
Associated Press
Darlington
Wis
Ernest Stalder
Herman Blauser
Stalder
Blauser
Bulldog Shot After Attacking Woman in Ankle
Mrs Abel Levitus remained hospitalized after a bulldog clung to her ankle for over five minutes. The dog was finally shot as it held on.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Des
Abel
Levitus
Woman Dies in Lamp Accident at Dock Island
Dock Island December 27 Mrs Marcella Guinty 65 died after a lamp overturned igniting her clothing in her home.
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Dock Island
Marcella Guinty
Labor seeks congressional probe on open shop and living costs
United Press dispatch from Washington reports organized labor may seek a congressional investigation into wage cuts open shop practices and living costs. Textile workers negotiate with Samuel Gompers to press textile trade conditions while rail unions accuse railroads of exploiting the Esch Cummins law and cost plus repair schemes.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Organized Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
House
Senate
la Follette
Wisconsin
William H. Johnston
Johnston
Member of Lincoln's Old Bodyguard Dies
Perry L. Austin, a Civil War veteran from Waukegan and chosen by Lincoln for his bodyguard as the tallest man in Gen. Winfield Scott's cavalry, has died at age 0. He served 17 months with the bodyguard and spent the last seven years lecturing in schools on patriotism.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lincoln
Winfield Scott
Perry L. Austin
Waukegan
Mr. Austin
Rum Runners Quit as Guard Increases Across Boundary
Heavy reinforcements to Canadian and American customs forces plus vigilant border officials curb rumrunning into Washington. Indications suggest many liquor smugglers are abandoning their previously remunerative activity after stricter policing and cross border checks.
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Vancouver
B. C
Washington
Coldest Iowa winter night hits Iowa with eight below
Des Moines reports central Iowa endured one degree below zero last night as the coldest so far this winter. Sioux City and Charles City recorded eight below, marking the state’s low temperature for the period.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Sioux City
Charles City
Flynn Gets Revenue Job In San Francisco
Washington D C December 27 The appointment of John L Flynn as collector of internal revenue at San Francisco was announced today He succeeds Justus H Warrell who resigns effective December 31 In Jonesboro Arkansas December 27 Wade Thomas a Negro was lynched for the murder of Policeman Elmer Ragland after he allegedly confessed to the crime
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Washington, D. C
John L. Flynn
Internal Revenue
San Francisco
Flynn
Justus
Warrell
Jonesburg
United Press
Jonesboro
Atk
Wade Thomas
Elmer Ragland
Boy Held as P. O. Bandit in Manitou Robbery
A 13 year old, Myde Watkins, is held in Frederick Oklahoma on charges of robbing the Manitou post office. Officials say he manipulated the safe combination during the break in at 3100. United Press dispatch.
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P. O
United Press
Frederick
Okla
Des
Myde Watkins
Manitou
Smiles and Kinks via Wires Today
Newark reports a cooking accident with a boiling pot causing a fire and a noose. Bellevue hospital nurses wake to find William Kelly asleep in the reception area. In San Francisco poet George Sterling draws attention as W F Travis is arrested for blocking him from reading. Quentin cites donkey jazz at a park concession near a merry-go-round.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
William Kelly
San Francisco
D'Annuntzio
George Sterling
W. F. Travis
Henry Quentin
Wedding Tradition Proven by Chicago Davenport Couple
Waldo Logan, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Granger Logan of Lake Shore Drive, traveled from Chicago to Davenport for the Hopkins von Maur wedding. After the ceremony the bride tossed her bouquet to attendants, a ritual taught by Miss Mary Davidson Weir, Davenport. The tale: the girl who teaches the bouquet will soon wed. Waldo Logan, who had not met Miss Weir, is engaged to a Tama (Toledo) girl disclosed on Christmas Day.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Waldo Hansock Logan
Frank Granger Logan
Lake Shore Drive
Davenport
Farley Hopkins
Margaret von Maur
Mary Davidson Weir
William Russell Weir
Waldo Lozan
Miss Weir
Uruguayan Warship to Meet Colby on Montevideo Visit
Montevideo Uruguay December 27 Preparations underway for the cruiser Uruguay to leave port and meet the United States battleship Florida bringing Bainbridge Colby secretary of state to the city from Rio Janeiro. Foreign Minister Buero United States minister Robert Emmet Jeffrey and Oliver B Hartman planned to board. A delegation from the American colony was ready to depart. Colby due to land at 3 o clock tomorrow and will be received with military honors.
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Associated Press
Montevideo
Uruguay
Florida
Bainbridge Colby
Rio Janeiro
Buero
Robert Emmet Jeffrey
United States
Oliver B. Hartiman
Legation
Siso
Colby
Daughter of Clinton Man, Husband and 3 Children Die in Fire
Five members of N. T. Montgomery's Clinton family died in a Wichita Illinois fire on Christmas Eve involving a home with a single stairway. A 17-year-old boy escaped by leaping from the third story. flames trapped the others on the upper floors.
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Clinton Man
Associated Press
Clinton
N. T. Montgomery
George Mitchell
Wichita
Ian
Ames
Woman Shot With Rifle Cane In Dubuque Ice Incident
In Dubuque Iowa a woman, Mrs Abe Greenfield, was shot in the right arm when a 4 .22 calibre rifle she was using as a cane discharged after she slipped on icy pavement in front of her home. The bullet pierced three inches of flesh, entering above the wrist and exiting near the elbow.
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Associated Press
Dubuque
Abe Greenfield
Big Fire in Uniontown Damages Local Business Half Million
A major blaze in Uniontown Pennsylvania destroyed a business building today, causing an estimated loss around 150000. Firefighters battled the flames but could not save the structure. The fire started this noon and prompted emergency responses from local fire units. The origin remains under investigation by authorities.
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Crease
Uniontown
Tariff Opposition Stalls Senate Action In Ongoing Debate
Senate debate over tariff legislation stalls amid claims it hurts farmers and disrupts international exchange. Senator Rhode Island warns the bill is fundamentally unsound while Senator Harrison vows to obstruct it. House plans light session through New Year with minor bills. coal housing probes and reapportionment hearings slated after holidays.
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Gerry Rhode Island
Harrison
United Press
Friends of the Tariff
Finance ‘Committee
Senate
Wilson
War Finance Corporation
House
Appropriations Committee
Women of Midwest to Discuss Problems at Chicago Meeting
Miss Mary Anderson director of the federal labor department women’s bureau will lead a December 31 Chicago discussion on issues facing women in industry. The conference, urged by Miss Mary McDowell, is hosted by the Illinois League of Women Voters and spans state chairmen from the middle west with guests from Indiana Iowa Michigan Wisconsin Missouri Minnesota and Ohio including Mrs James A Devitt Grace VanHoesen Mrs E Senseney Mrs William Kittle Gerhard Deitrickson and Nida Paugie.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Miss Mary Anderson
Woman’s Bureau
United
States Department of Labor
Middlewest
James A. Devitt
Oskaloosa
Ambassadors Refer Matter of Disarming German Guards
Paris dispatch reports the council of ambassadors at a session attended by American ambassador Hugh C. Wallace requesting an immediate report from the interallied military commission, chaired by Marshal Foch, on the execution of military naval and aerial clauses and the current status of German civil guard disarmament.
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Associated Press
Paris
Council of Ambassadors
Hugh C. Wallace
Cvil
Germany
Interallied Military Commission
Marshal Foch
Interallied Commission
Berlin
Forger Gadbury Sent Back From Winnipeg to Face Charges
Tess Britt reports Joseph H. Gadbury formerly of Des Moines was arrested in Winnipeg and expected to be returned here to answer charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. The airplane he used to flee remains held there.
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Associzeeg 2
Tess Britt
Joseph H. Gadbury
Des Moines
Winnipeg
Canada
Gadbury
Cree
Student Electrocuted in Lodi Home Experiment
Roy Austin McKeel, 19, was electrocuted at his home in Lodi while conducting a correspondence course in electricity. The accident occurred yesterday as he worked on an electrical experiment. Authorities investigated the scene to determine the cause and any safety oversights.
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Stockto
Roy Austin McKeel
Lodi
Here
McKeel
Christmas raid in Sinn Fein hall ends in deaths and 120 jailed
Four men were killed and 120 Sinn Feiners captured when police and soldiers raided a Sinn Fein Christmas dance hall in Limerick Brass district. A constable was shot dead, three sentries killed by return fire, and the detainees were marched to military headquarters for examination amid reports of seized documents and possible leaders.
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iUnited Press
Dublin
Sinn
Sinn Fein
Ireland
Wherein the Reporter Confuses Arrest In City Case
A police report mixed up two women named in a Saturday incident at 1605 Sycamore street. John Martin was wrongly named as the arrestee. Ed Schnering was the principal in the matter and released by Chief Young on own recognizance. Schnering later appeared in court but was released due to lack of a complaint.
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John Martin
Ed Schnering
Martin
Sycamore Street
Mr. Martin
Killed When Auto Plunges Over Cliff Onto Railroad Track
United Press reports Clarence A. Barnard head of Gebo Coat Co and a prominent northern Wyoming figure died when his limousine fell 50 feet onto Burlington freight tracks near Thermopolis. Mrs. Barnard also died in the plunge. The car, skidding on a turn, was crushed beneath the wheels as a freight train struck wreckage moments later.
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United Press
Chayenne
Wyo
Clarence A. Barnard
Gebo Coat Company
Wyoming
Burlington
Thermopolis
Barnard
Heiress to Million Figures in Damage Suit
Miss Jelomia Angell, heiress to a Chicago Pasadena fortune estimated at $22,006.00, will be involved in a damage suit of $319,006. Attorney Dunham says he will file for Frank S. Reid, a former Angell chauffeur who alleges he was struck with a cane by Robert Frank Angell for suspicion of impropriety between Reid and the heiress’s friend.
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United Press
Pasadena
Cal
Jelomia Angell
Chicago
Dunham
Frank S. Reid
Reid
Robert Frank Angell
Angell
Pennsylvania Road Will Lay Off More Workers
Philadelphia December 27 President Rhea of the Pennsylvania railroad system said current business conditions will necessitate further reduction in the number of employees and in working expenses and capital expenditures until the situation improves.
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Pennsylvania Road
Rhea
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad System
Japan Withdraws Objections to California Land Laws
Washington reports say Japan has withdrawn objections to California’s land holding ban on Japanese subjects. A state department conference with Rep Kahn and Ambassador Morris led to the withdrawal, while talks with Japan on a treaty for Japanese in the U S appear dropped. Some lawmakers link Britain’s influence to future oil interests in California.
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Washington, D. C
Japan
California
State Department
Kahn
Roland
Morris
Tokio
Kalin
Congress
Great Britain
Johnson Seeks Universal Disarmament to Avert War
Senator Johnson of California urged universal disarmament in a brief senate speech. He argued that disarmament by agreement among the five great powers could prevent future wars and avoid entangling alliances or a proposed league of nations.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Johnson
California
Senate
Near East
League of Nations
Europe
Stock Prices Drift Lower in Irregular Session
The Evening Sun notes irregularly lower stock prices in today’s session. Buying power was weak despite low prices for high grade securities as reports on industrial conditions and tax-loss selling weighed on sentiment, with a late rally reversing much of the session’s early decline.
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United Press
New York
Evening Sun Financial Review Today
Woman Burned Fatally by Flames From Hole in Range
Clinton Iowa December 27 Mrs WA Ham Bunn died after flames flashed from a hole in a kitchen range while she tended the fire Neighbors rushed to help smothered the blaze with overcoats and bed clothing and she was reported mortally burned at the hospital survived none
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Say
Associated Press
Clinton
Waham Bunn
Nebraska Bar Association Holds Twenty-First Convention
Members from across the state gather in Lincoln for the Nebraska Bar association's twenty first annual convention. Judge W M Morning delivers the annual address as committees and officers report. The main item is the final report of the special committee on incorporation of the bar of the state to be debated in open session.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Bar Association
W. M. Morning
Irish Editor Liprisoned for Sinn Fein Propaganda
Dublin December 27 P J Hooper editor of the Freeman's Journal was raided by the military and sentenced to one year in jail for distributing Sinn Fein propaganda. His paper was fined 3000 pounds. The item notes the political crackdown and the case details.
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United Press
Dublin
P. J. Hooper
Freeman's Journal
Sinn Fein
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