Knox Sails Into Marion as Irreconcilables Rally
Senator Knox arrived in Marion amid signals of growing tension with President elect Harding over the League of Nations. Knox met with Harding, then left with a defiant stance, saying he had prepared a formal statement of his position before departing Washington. The scene marks a clear split between Harding supporters and the irreconcilable senators.
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Mark Sullivan
Marion
Senator Knox
Harding
League
Knox
Taft
Hoover
Bryan
Straus
Harry Daugherty
Washington
Gicanous
Friends of the League
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Berlin Denies Threatening Brussels Reparations Talks
Berlin officials rejected French claims that Germany pressed to bully the Brussels reparations conferences. They said Von Simons warned against publishing allied disarmament demands to avoid unfriendly press reaction, while entente representatives disputed the German reading of his remarks. A Ruhr miners delegation urged disarmament of Bavarian guards to prevent a possible French invasion of the coal basin.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press Stall
Berlin
Germany
Herr von Simons
Brussels
von Simons
Ruhr
Union Employees to Fight Pullman Wage Cut
Union employees of the Pullman company reject a proposed wage cut up to 20 percent. Harry Smith, general chairman of the Pullman System Federation of Labor, says 35 to 40 percent of plant workers voted against the reduction, noting pay remains at the railroad board scale set on Oct. 14, 1920.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Pullman ‘Company
Industrial Relations Committee
Harry Smith
Pullman ‘System Federation of Labor
Mr.Smith
Pullman
Bride-to-Be Issues Own License to Wed
In Bartlesville Oklahoma Washington County deputy clerk Vickeria Fournier becomes the first woman in the county to issue her own marriage license. The license is issued to Warren Milligan a local newspaper reporter after Fournier fills the application and has the groom swear to his statements.
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Associated Press
Bartlesville
Okla
Vickeria Fournier
Washington County
Warren Milligan
Evanston Women May Receive Police Escorts At Night
Evanston women could be escorted by a police officer when going out alone at night under a new plan announced by Chief Charles W. Legett. The service would require a call to the police station for arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Evanston
Charles W. Leggett
Britain Might Have Urged Japan On Alien Land Law
London reports quote Washington saying Britain advised Japan not to oppose the California alien land law. Officials deny formal action in London but acknowledge possible high level diplomacy to ease the world situation. Any such advice, if given, would aim at broader peace and postwar reconstruction.
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Webb Miller
United Press
London
Washington
Britain
Japan
California
Foreign Office
Joy and peril mark Chicago New Year observances
Silent prayers, hot meals, and shelter will greet the hungry in churches and Salvation Army huts as 1929 arrives. Yet cabarets and theatres draw revelers while federal agents and police limit enforcement, and coroner Ostman warns of poisonous liquor risks.
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United Press
Chicago
Salvation Army
American and Rescue Mission
Chicago Police Department
Peter Oftman
Army aviators plan coast to coast 24 hour flight
On Washington's birthday army aviators will attempt a coast to coast flight in 24 hours. One plane departs Jacksonville while another leaves San Diego, each covering 4 079 miles with stops at Ellington Field Houston and El Paso.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
War Department
Jacksonville
Fla
San Diego
Cal
Ellington Field
Houston
Tex
el Paso
Self Confessed Spy Sent Up for 5 Years
John A. Willars a former army captain and self described German spy was convicted by court martial of desertion and sentenced to five years in Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. He was arrested in New York on December 7 and announced by the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
John A. Willars
New York
Leavenworth
War Department
Despondent Patient Hangs Self in Closet
Despondent over illness preventing Christmas with her children, 56 year old Mrs. J. A. Erickson of Herndon Kansas died by hanging in a hospital in Omaha Nebraska. Nurses found her body suspended in a closet with torn sheet strips around her neck.
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United Press
Omaha
Neb
J. A. Erickson
Herndon
Kan
April Big Month for Marrying in Chicago
Chicago reports a surge in marriage licenses with April showing a 40 percent rise and the year ending November 30 up 16 percent. A total of 42 655 marriage certificates were issued in 1920, up from 26 667 the previous year. Separately, in Salina Kansas the Legion demands A C Townley and aides quit county activities, with Sheriff Hanson warning against violence.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Robert M. Switzer
Legion Fights
Townley
Associated
Weather for Week in Washington D C
Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday say generally fair skies and moderate cold across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with no storms expected. temperatures will be cool and dry in Washington D C and surrounding area.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Upper
Mississippi
Lower
Missouri
Secondhand Engine Sought to Save Fredericksburg & Northern Railroad
The Fredericksburg and Northern Railroad requests a federal loan of 20000 dollars to buy a good secondhand locomotive. The Texas short line warns suspension if no engine is secured by spring. Washington DC reports the filing with the Interstate Commerce Commission dated December 31.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Fredericksburg & Northern Railroad
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
12000 People Under Smallpox Quarantine in East Chicago
East Chicago Indiana is under quarantine after an outbreak of smallpox with seventy four reported cases and about 12000 people confined. Five cases were reported in Hammond. Health officials consider closing large plants and ban all public gatherings as theatres close. Doctors cite crowded housing as a factor and a house to house canvass is planned.
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Associated Press
Chicago
East Chicago
Ind
Hammond
J. A. Teegarden
Revelations in Suit Against Pillar of Fire Leader
Denver filed suit seeks 117800 against Alma White head of Pillar of Fire for allegedly using religion to amass wealth. Rev Thomas Goode former convert claims White stole his wife by tenet of the faith causing marital separation. He promises further revelations in court.
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United Press
Denver
Colo
Alma White
Pillar of Fire Religious Organization
Thomas A. Goode
White
Senator Chamberlain to undergo second operation today
Senator George Chamberlain, ill at Emergency hospital for several days, will have a second operation today. His temperature was low enough to permit the procedure, but his condition remains critical.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
George Chamberlain
Ben
Erlanger Buys Five Theatres in Chicago
Announcement lists A. L. Erlanger purchasing five Chicago theatres from the late Will J. Davis for 32 million dollars in what is described as the largest theatre deal in the city. Des Moines reports note the consolidation of the Town Farmer and Corn Belt Farmer by Paul F. Talbot, creating Iowa Farmer and Corn Belt Farmer, to debut February 1 as a monthly.
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Erlanger
Chicago
United Press
A. L. Erlanger
New York
mag_nate
Will J. Davis
Associates Press
Des Moines
Town Farmer
Corn Belt Farmer
Paul &. Talbot
Feh, I
Iowa Farmer
Unstable Winter Roads Plague Iowa State Highways
Weather Bureau report notes thawing causes rifts on highways but overall driving remains difficult across towns including Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Faribault La Crosse Mason City New Hampton Postville Waterloo and Waverly with rain forecast in the far east.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Charles City
Albert Lea
Minn
Algona
Cedar Rapids
Navenport
Des Staines
Dubuque
Faribault
la Crosse
Wis
Mason City
Barshalltown
New Hampton
Postville
Watertoo
Waverly
Rome
Fiume Peace Near as New Government Takes Charge
Rome reports a new Fiume administration led by Signors Grossich Gigante and Venturi replaces Gabrielle D Annunzio forces. Legions remain until peace signatures, with Raiallo treaty preparing a free city. Milan plot foiled as Fasisti and anarchists face arrests.
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Camiglo Cianfarra
United Press Star
Rome
Ponantio
Fiume
Grossich
Gigante
Venturi
D'Annunzio
Abarzzia
Gabriele D' Annunzio
Sinn
Fein
South America
Paris
D'Annungio
Raipallo
Associated Press
Milan
Fasisti
Des Moines Judge Warns of Anarchy During Rate Case
In Des Moines Judge Wade filed a memorandum on the city’s bid for a new judge in the gas rate case. He described a “continuous campaign” of abuse and threats undermining courts while noting conditions in Des Moines are grave and dangerous.
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Des Moines
Wade
Associated Press
Martin J. Wade
United States District Court
Pacific cold wave headed east from Pacific coast
Des Moines dispatch reports government forecasters say Iowa will face unsettled weather as a cold wave moves eastward from the Pacific coast. Officials warn of a heavy temperature drop late Friday as the system approaches.
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United Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Pacific Coast
Ottumwa Boy 14 Killed in Sled Collision
Ottumwa December 21 James Barry a 14 year old Ottumwa youth was killed instantly last night when a sled he rode struck another at a hill intersection. He suffered a broken neck. The other sled occupants escaped injury.
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Ottumwa
Ottumwa, Bt
James Barry
France and United States seek disarmament with Germany
Paris reports France would join global disarmament talks if Germany first disarms and empties concealed weapons. Harding aims to push world disarmament via an international congress, with Britain and Japan possible partners, while preserving a navy to guard the merchant fleet.
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Wy Kenry Wood
United Press
Paris
France
United States
Germany
Lefevre
Harding
Raymond Clapper
Marion
Association of Nations
Great Britain
Japan
Associated Press
Andre Tar-dieu
L'‘Illustration
Andre Lefevre
M. Lefevre
Tardieu
Austrian Empire
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland
Jugo-Slavia
Roumania
Italy
Will
Joon
Shoe Card Distribution Urges Redemption by Tuesday
Good Fellows issued shoe cards for Christmas aid must be redeemed by Tuesday. Recipients may collect shoes from Mrs. Myrtle Barr in City Hall, second floor, at 9 30 a m or 1 39 p m on Monday or Tuesday. The club aims to outfit every child but will close accounts and honor remaining cards only at the listed times.
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Good Fellows
Myrtle Barr
City Hall
Good Felons Club
U S Cuba Barbados Cable Link Halted in Havana
Western Union failed to land a transatlantic cable in Havana to connect the United States with Barbados via a link to Rio de Janeiro. Officials refused to confirm the halt or discuss the matter, leaving the fate of the direct line uncertain amid Great Britain–led concerns over control.
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United Press
Havana
United States
Brazil
Western Union Telegraph Company
Wester Union
Cojimar
Barbadons
Wanern Telegraph Company
Rio de Janiero
Miani
Great Britain
Dry New Year Observances Across Cities
Chicago reports 50 prohibition agents to patrol celebrations as New Year arrives amid restraint. Washington estimates 60 million dollars spent nationwide on festivities with 500 thousand from theatre and cabaret taxes. New York plans 100 enforcement agents in crowds to ensure a dry welcome. Portland imposes quiet New Year rules outlawing bells and fireworks.
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United Press
Washington
D. C
Labarets
el Paso
Juarez
Mexico
Chihuahua
New England
Associated Press
Boston
England
Deni Jhotel
Portland
New York
Prohibition Enforcement
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Council Bluffs
Jesse A. Miller
Friends of the Court
Pacific
Smoke la Azora
Girard
Harvester
U. S
Plan For Association of Nations For Peace
Eports
Herbert Hoover
Interior
Harry M. Daugherty
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