France debt note stirs Washington amid AI talk and war notes
In Washington the debate over France’s war notes to America heats up as Clementel calls them a political debt not required to be paid. The piece ties this to US taxpayers potentially footing any burden, while amid global talk, local items report Black Hawk county girls heading to Ames for a junior short course and other wide ranging notes on diplomacy, army rewards, and local incidents.
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Washington
Mnel
Clementel
Prance
America
France
Black Hawk County
Ames
Black Hawk
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Rotary
John W. Grifith
Big Ten
New York
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Millmouck
Senate calendar shapes postwar agenda in late 1924
Washington dispatch reports routine Senate calendar before January adjournment, with no immediate plans for a March special session. Debate centers on Muscle Shoals and post office pay raises. lawmakers split over government versus private operation and timing of any extra session.
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Mari Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Senate
Congress
Coolidge
Ma Ferguson Opposed to Burning Old Texas Textbooks
Fort Worth Texas telegrams show Miriam Ferguson opposing burning 400000 old school books after state contracts. She calls the plan an insult to education and a waste of public funds and suggests publishers benefit by destroying resale value. Ferguson fears a move by publishers to push new editions.
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Ma Ferguson
Man in a Million Weds Another Co-ed in Chicago
Chicago on December 29 reports Ralph R. Obenchain, called the man in a million, marries Mabel Schmitt, a recent Evanston school graduate. The Chicago attorney, who once defended a wife who left him in a Los Angeles murder case involving Retton Kennedy, wed on Saturday.
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Chicago
Ralph R. Obenchain
Merrifioa Forimer North
Los Angeles
Retton Kennedy
Mabel Schmitt
Evanston
Coney Island Fire Threatens Amusement District
A large blaze began on the Coney Island boardwalk and spread across a full city block before firefighters from Brooklyn and parts of Queens contained it. Revelers and operators faced loss as the famous amusement area faced destruction.
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New York
Famous Amusement Re
Brooklyn
Queens
Air freights prove safer than railroads say army investigator
U S Army Air Service investigator Lieut John P Van Zant reports commercial aviation has moved beyond experiments. He cites 6000 miles of European air travel and says mail and goods can be transported by air with equal or greater safety and faster time than by train. The study notes rising air freight, lower insurance rates, and growing business confidence in air transport between England and the continent.
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U.S. Army Air Service
Associated Press
Washington
J. G
War Department
John P. van Zant
Army Air Service
Europe
Army
Davis
Patrick
Mit
United States
England
Continent
Thomas Williams Hurt When Dragged by Auto
Thomas Williams twenty five was knocked down and dragged by a car at Logan avenue and Reby street Sunday at 4 30 p m He suffered a compound fracture of the tibia and fibula with severe injuries His car driver Harry Tompkins was charged with careless driving and passing a streetcar while passengers were boarding He was arraigned in police court and bail set at 850 dollars Williams was taken to Presbyterian hospital with non fatal injuries and two other pedestrians were injured in separate incidents nearby
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Ruby Alm
Hott
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George Vateha
Delivery timing notice for Courier subscribers
The Courier will be delivered to your name before 5 30 Welock. If the carrier errs and you do not receive the paper by that time call 53100 and a copy will be sent. Calls should be made to the office before 6 30 p.m.
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German Press At Fever Heat Over Guligne Incident
German presses deride French insistence on Dawes Plan while public anger grows over Rhine occupation. Reports from Cologne and Paris cite governmental and military tensions, with editors blasting Allied policy as a sham and warning of rising German solidarity against occupation.
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Ses Farh
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Strésenniniu
Germany
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Black Hawk County Scandal Report Sparks Investigation
Reports from Hammond detail enforcement gaps and alleged unlawful money collections in Black Hawk County ledgers. The inquiry cites alcohol sale violations and officer inaction, with potential repercussions for the county attorney and a pending term’s end.
Fire Claims Hero and Destructive Blaze Narration
Fragmented report details a fatal fire incident with a hero amid ruined property and a Des Moines doctor passing away after illness. It mentions Abrahai Newman and a Great Atlantic Towery reference, plus a Drake University tie. The text is garbled but conveys a fatal blaze and a doctor’s death in Des Moines.
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O. Dee
Abrahai Newman
Great Atlantic & Pacific
Hakers
Hughes Moves to Protect Four Billion Dollar Loan
Washington reacts to hints of repudiation as French finance minister questions war debt funding. Officials warn repudiation would shift billions in bond costs to taxpayers. Treasury and State officials press for clear stance. Clementel’s remarks spark fears of widened Franco American tensions. Sterling hits $4.73 as British capital returns.
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Senate
France
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Jusserand
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New York
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Tondog
Eight Hundred Chinese Shot at Kalgan Mutiny
From My Watted Pre London dated December 29, a Central News dispatch says eight hundred Chinese sellers linked to a wage riot at Kalgan were lined up beside railroad tracks and shot to death by regular troops after mutiny and looting. Troops burned parts of the city, and rebels who entered a box car and entrained were shot when the train halted near the city.
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Heety
Weeks Approves Modifications of S F Bridge Plans
Secretary of War Weeks approved John J Harringtons request to modify the bridge plan over the southern arm of San Francisco Strait. Changes include lengthening steel spans, adding counter-sense piers, and shortening the trestle on one side.
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John J. Harrington
San Pranciver
Deannatracton Straits
Sam Maley
Towa City Suffers at 27 Degrees Below forarity
City records a brutal cold snap with the thermometer plunging to 27 degrees below zero. Residents report freezing pipes and stranded drivers as authorities warn of dangerous conditions overnight. A suspected theft incident is noted but details remain unclear as crews address the scene and check for further hazards.
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Towa City
Mussolini Threatens Deep Conquest In Tough Speech
Rome premier Mussolini fiercely warned foes at a fascist editors convention that fascism will be decisive and conquer deeply after claims of extensive conquests. The speech followed uproar over Rossi memorandum linking regime crimes to Mussolini and Matteotti’s death, stirring pre election tension and debates on resignation.
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Matteotti
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