American Scouts Find Guarded by Savage Tribes
The United Press reports U S engineers eye a Bolivian oil field in the Gran Chaco area guarded by indigenous tribes. A 500 mile pipeline across the region is proposed with armed guards, while exploration by American companies expands across South America amid secrecy and large concessions.
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Uncle Jos Cannon sets long congress tenure record
Washington reports Uncle Jos Cannon, veteran of the House for 43 years, 4 months, and 24 days, as the warhorse of Congress. Also noted is Justin Smith Morrill's similar length of service before retirement.
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Washington, D.C
Jos” Cannon
House of Representatives
Congress
Justin Smith Morrill
Vermont
Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Coal Star
Tacoma
Wash
State Osteopathic Association
Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
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Cal
Continental Candy Company
Chicago
Bledsoe
Little Rock
Ark
Pine Bluff
Arkansas National Guard
Brough
New York
Tombs Court
Fall River
Mass
American Federation of Textile Operatives
Pillar of Fire Cult Divides over Hell-bound Bride
United Press report from Denver details the Pillar of Fire church scene as Ruth Bridwell Hughes wed Sunday. She argued with her parents and cult officers to keep her husband, then returned to the church and refused to leave her spouse despite parental opposition and claims of mistreatment. Police sought reconciliation but cult members prevailed after a day of prayer and contention.
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United Press
Denver
Coloe
Pillar of Fire
Ruth Bridwell Hughes
Hughes
Eenap
Kendall toowa 23rd Iowa governor in 1917
Nathan E Kendall of Albia, born March 17 1868, becomes Iowa's 23rd chief executive. He began as city attorney of Albia, later Monona county attorney, served on the Republican state committee, chaired judiciary and towns committees, and represented Iowa's sixth district in Congress before retiring for health.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
N. BE. Kendall
Aibla
Iowa
Ansel Hriggs
Vermont
Stephen Homstead
New London
Ionn
Baron R. Sherman
William Larrabee
Horatia Boies
Frank D. Jackson
Francis M. Drake
Leslie M. Shaw
Albert B. Cummins
Warren Garst
Beryl F. Carroll
George W. Clarke
Jamnes
Judiciary
Congress
Clerk Admits Theft and Receives Keys in Dallas Case
United Press dispatch from Denver reports a young hotel clerk confessed to stealing 1200 dollars from his employer T. C. Jones after Christmas, and was given control of the safe and the stolen funds as his employer vowed to "make a man" of him.
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United Press
Denver
Colo
T. C. Jones
Jones
Ford Shutdown Temporary Denied by Ford Official
Detroit on December 29 United Press Leased Wire reports Charles Brownell Ford Motor advertising manager denied a report that the plant would close indefinitely, saying 6 000 men would be left out of work. The company had advertised a partial shutdown until January 3 for MOLOIK.
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United Press
Detroit
Mich
Charles Brownell
Ford Motor Company
For Company
Moloik
Montevideo Welcomes Colby With Enthusiastic Greeting
Great crowds in Montevideo bid farewell to Bainbridge Colby the American secretary of state as the battleship Florida arrived. The Uruguayan cruiser Uruguay met Colby and he was carried to the palace where he dined with President Brum. Colby praised America’s idealism and Uruguay’s example. Decorations for Colby’s visit adorned the city.
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Associated Press
Montevideo
Bainbridge Colby
Florida
Colby
South America
Uru- Kuay
Uruguay
Ohio State Calif football squads tune up for New Year's Classic
Pasadena report says Ohio State and California football teams worked covertly for the big intersectional New Year’s Day clash. Buckeyes practiced by moonlight near Mount Lowe, Blair injured, Henderson out, Bues in good shape as teams ready for battle in a tense buildup.
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United Press
Pasadena
Cal
Ohio State
California
War Fuel Control Costs Government Near Million
The final report from the fuel administration shows total federal, state, and local expenditures for fuel control from September 1917 to June 20, 1919 amounting to 4.52 million dollars. Appropriations totaled 5.81 million with a 989,137 balance. New York state led spending, billing 1.95 million. The roster lists 52 one dollar annual staffers, including Garfield and Morom, with a top salary of 3,600 yearly. November is noted as historically fatal for singers and musicians, naming Jenny Lind and Mendelssohn among others.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Fuel Administration
Lawrence Mitchell
Washington
New York State
Igentus
New York City
Mark L. Requa
Alfred M. Ogle
Hurley Saloon Reopening Prompts He Man's Town Motto
Hurley Wisconsin saloons raided by 40 federal prohibition agents reopened after authorities withdrew. Relatives of arrested men oppose liquor sales at Hurley bars, with vows to keep the town a he man's town. About 57 prisoners to be arraigned, plus 19 customers. Water rates in Hurley raised 50 percent by state rate commission, with a requested 69 percent increase.
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Ashland
Wis
Hurley
Mecca
North
U. S
GC. Gates
Associated Press
United States
Walter A. Cate
Goon
Madison
State Rate Commission
Water Company
Seek to Lift Scalp of Chicago's Mayor Thru Flaw in Law
Chicago Democrats claim a flaw in the four year mayor term law could shorten William Hale Thompson's term. They plan court action to force a mayoral election, aiming to disrupt Republican ranks and back Carter Harrison for a comeback. If valid, multiple Illinois cities might hold elections.
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United Press
William Hale Thompson
Thompson
Chicago Board of Elections
Carter H. Harrison
Minois
French Socialists Split Over Third International
At Tours the French Socialist congress faced a decisive noon vote on affiliation with the third Internationale. Deputy Jean Longuet leads a Centrist right wing motion seeking approval of a Moscow telegram barring him and followers, signaling a possible split if passed.
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France
Aie
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Third Internationale
Jean Longuet
Executive Council
Moscow Internationale
M. Longuet
Congress
Associated Press Today
Farmers Testify to Stock Selling Trick in Associated Case
Des Moines December 29 R C Converse a Knoxville Iowa farmer testifies in the trial of Wolff Teitl Sam Landswick and Garry Haines charged with conspiracy to defraud He says he was offered a position on the advisory board of Associated Packing company as inducement to buy stock and was promised a regular discharge later He bought 200 shares believing the packing house machinery was ordered or on the ground Hemminger testifies that officials said the fourth million issue would bring 125 and the fifth at least 10
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United Press
Des Moines
R. C. Converse
Knoxville
Iates
Wolff] Teitl
Sam Landswick
Garry Haines
Associated Packing Company
Converse
W. G. Hemminger
Mortuary notices for Anna Bender and Moses Shore
Anna Bender, 82, resident of Waterloo for over 50 years, died at 1 15 pm at her daughter’s home. She was born in Germany and came to the U S as a young girl. Surviving children are Edward Bender Mrs Merriman of Waterloo Mrs Jehu of Howard S D and Mrs Finch of New York City. Burial for Moses Shore was in the Hebrew cemetery southeast of the city with services at 649 Eleventh Street West conducted by Rabbi F P Yampolski of the Sons of Jacob synagogue. A Detroit housewife sought a job as a domestic and required garage space for her car.
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Argyle Street
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Howard
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New York City
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Hebrew Cemetery
Fairview
Servces
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Jacob Synagogue
Labor fury over Ireland policy roars in London
British labor congress delegates representing six million workers condemn Lloyd George Ireland policy as mere bully backed by force. They denounce black and tans as brutal, call for immediate inquiry, and warn of potential class conflict. Irish Labour leaders denounce police masks and demand government accountability.
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United Ess
London
Lloyd George
Ireland
National Labor Congress
Great Britain
Arthur Greenwood
Labor Commission
Sinn Fein
Greenwood
Thomas Johnson
Irish Labor Party
Johnson
Labor
England
Winston Churchill
Thomas McPartlin
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Black and Tans
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Congress
Associated Press
Labor Party
Girl Companion Is Held Blameless in Death of Salesman
Loriie Lynch of Hartford Conn is absolved of blame in the death of Richard Maloney a Hastings Neb traveling man at a Omaha hotel. Police say Maloney died of heart disease after attending a dance and sharing rooms with Miss Lynch. House detectives ordered her to another room and later found Maloney missing and then the body.
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Omaha
Neb
Loriie Lynch
Hartford
Conn
Richard Maloney
Hastings
Maloney
Miss Lynch
Want Wade Ousted in Gas Company Case
Des Moines affidavits seek to remove Judge Martie J. Wade from the Des Moines Gas company rate case in U S district court. Mayor H P Barton signs the affidavit claiming personal bias and prejudice by Wade, asking for another judge to assume jurisdiction.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Martie J. Wade
Des Moines Gas Company
United States District Court
H. P. Barton
Son of Justice of Peace Held for Forging Checks
Olin Deverer, 24, arrested in Logan Iowa on forgery charges. He allegedly forged his father's name to several checks and cashed them there. Deverer's father serves as justice of the peace in Creston Iowa.
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Connect Bluffs
Olin Deverer
Logan
Deverer
Creston
Ax Victim Near Death In Mason City Hospital
Abe fond Pena a Mexican laborer whose body was mangled by an ax wielded by an unknown assailant was reported near death today in a Mason City hospital. Authorities said he could not live 36 hours. Search for the ax man has been redoubled.
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United Press
Mason City
Abe
Fond Pena
Turks Join Rebels Confirms Angora Alliance
United Press reports that Turkish representatives sent to confer with nationalist forces under Mustafa Kemal at Angora have joined the nationalists, a development disclosed from Constantinople on December 29.
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Constantinople
Mustapha
Kemal
Angora
Local notes mix visiting relatives and schoolworld updates
Fort Dodge visitors include Jeffery G. Sullivan and EW Koepke while Miss Hazel Green seeks eye care. School teacher Miss Dorothy Hough visits. scarlet fever hits Brune Webber. quarantine placed at 1605 Second street west. Community gathering postponed due to illness. multiple arrivals from Des Moines, Omaha, and Dubuque. Theater, Moose events, and a courthouse case anchor a broad, busy week in Webster City.
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Ernest Schenk
Webster City
Erwin Sage
University of Iowa
Woman's Athletic Association
Hazel Green
Manchester
Dorothy Hough
Dubuque
Bernedine O'Hegan
Lafayette Street
C. E. Koepke
F. J. Koepke
Maple Street
Carroll
D. B. Smith
Gardner, IL
W. B. Halar
Ninth Street
George Buchan
Spirit Lake
Creighton University
Omaha
EW. Koepke
Brune Webber
Second Street West
Grace BE. Whitmore
Hawkeye Oil Company
Neb
Harold Brewer
James Roblin
Independence
George Duke
H. A. Duke
Eleventh Street
St. Francis Hospital
B. C. Naumen
Jefferson Street
Little Son
Superior
Wis
Prof Finds Planet Where Native Sons and Japs Could Live
Chicago reports on Mount Wilson experiments revealing Alpha Orionis dwarfing the sun. Prof A Michalson of the University of Chicago discusses the device results before the American Physical Society AAAS meeting. Alpha Orionis diameter about 300 million miles and 27 million times solar volume.
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Chicago
Mount Wilson
Cal
A. Michaison
University of Chicago
American Physical Society
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Michalson
Grion
Terra Cotta Men Ook 100 Per Cent Profit Testified
New York reports joint inquiry into a building trust with testimony about a cleating house run by terra cotta manufacturers foretelling over 100 percent profit after overhead and labor. Cement industry leaders discuss price hikes and discriminatory practices against contractors. Indictments issued against four land concerns and eleven individuals for Sherman antitrust violations linked to Cow Bay sand and gravel trades.
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New York
East
Building Trust
Samuel Untermyer
Gabriel
Brown
Alpha Portland Cement Company
National Association of Cement Manufacturers
Portland Cement Association
Goodwin-Gallagher Sand & Gravel Corporation
Manhattan Sand Company Inc
Conenla Sand & Stone Co., Inc
Lenox Sand & Gravel Co
Tae
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Frank F
Joseph Gallagher
William J. Matony
Richard A. Scanlon
Frank Jowsey
Eugene P. Clark
Lawrence Rukeyser
Thomas
Martin Lanigan
Escaped Convicts Surrounded by Posses near Viele
Fort Madison Iowa December 39 State prison officials believed two of four convicts who escaped from the prison on Christmas Day would be captured within hours. Posses scoured fields near Vielela after a farmer reported spotting two men matching their descriptions in a barn. A cordon surrounded the district and rails and roads were guarded. No trace found of the other two men James O Keefe and Harry Smith.
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United Press
Fort Madison
James Lane
James Cuilot
Vielela
James O'Keefe
Harry Smith
Fattens Up in Jail to Join Navy
Lincoln Nebraska December 29 after 16 days in city jail fattening up John Keating eighteen was ready today to join the navy Police Judge Whitmore promised to sign his papers as required for a minor He was arrested on vagrancy charges but the judge ruled he was not a vagrant and ordered he be fed until he met Uncle Sam minimum weight JoN Keating had previously been rejected twice at Fremont for underweight
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Gabriele d’Annuario
Italy
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Islande
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Lussia
Unie
Chamber of Deputies
Guicide
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Tate
Associated Press
Lincoln
Neb
John Keating
Navy
Whitmore
Young Keating
Uncle Sam
Fremont
Alleged Pro German Man Seeks Damages in Iowa Suit
Fred Tennigkeit, mobbed in Audubon in December 1917 over alleged German sympathies, sues Sheriff W F Wilson and bondsmen in federal court for 86000 total. He asks 50000 from Wilson and 16000 from Charles Van Gardner and E F Johnson, claiming the sheriff handed him to the mob and failed to protect him during the beating.
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United Press
Counci Bluffs
Fred Tennigkenf
Audubon
W. F. Wilson
Wilson
Charles van Gardner
E. F. Johnson
Tennigkeit
Mexican worker shot in McCook poker game death
Jose Sanchez a Mexican roundhouse employee is dead after an altercation in a poker game with Pete Lopez, a fellow county man, in McCook Nebraska. Lopez is jailed on suspicion of murder. The incident occurred December 29 as reports recount the fatal shooting in the county jail custody.
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Neb
Jose Sanchez
Pete Lopez
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