China threatens Shantung row at arms talks ends parley
Chinese delegates pressed to bring Shantung dispute before the full conference as China and Japan clash over railway terms. Naval talks near completion with agreements drafted on tonnage limits and submarine rules, while British and other delegates expect a swift wrap up of the arms conference. Halfour to sail January 14 as the conference nears closure amid tensions and pending Paris advice.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Shantung
China
Japan
Britain
France
Sarraut
Associated Press
Naval
Naval Committee
Paris
Fone
Halfour
Washington
D. C
Arthur J. Balfour
Arms Conference
Lord Lee
Fareham
British Admiralty
Sir Auckland Geddes
Hughes
Balfour
Postmaster Opens His Rival's Letter in Colorado
Denver December 31 Glyde Lee acting postmaster of Ordway Colorado is under arrest charged with opening a letter addressed to Rex Thomas also of Ordway Both men were applicants for the postmaster position and Lee allegedly opened the letter from the federal civil service commission to inspect appointment progress
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United Press
Denver
Colo
Glyde Lee
Ordway
Rex Thomas
Lee
Federal Civil Service Commission
Board Files Complaint Over Assessor Work In Waterloo
The Board of Supervisors accused City Assessor G W Hazlett of very incomplete and unsatisfactory 1921 real estate assessments. Duplicate assessments were found and about 400 pieces of property in Waterloo east and west unassessed. The board urged improved services and summoned city leaders to a 4 p m special session to act on the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Gnagy
Board of Supervisors
G. W. Hazlett
Hag Beam
Waterloo East
Waterloo West
W.D. Strayer
J. Batley
Matt Aickles
T. D. Teeter
A. T. Hakill
Polk County Former Supervisor Ends Life in Ill Health
James B. Uhl, former Polk county supervisor, died by hanging at his Mitchellville home after months of ill health. Des Moines AP report dated December 31 notes his suicide ends a life marked by health struggles and public service.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
James B. Uhl
Polk County
Mitchellville
Weather forecast for the coming week and regional notes
Weather predictions from the Associated Press for the week starting Monday show general fall in the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with rain or snow in the south and snow in the north around Tuesday. Temperatures near normal. Also an advertisement for Ban Felice cigars.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Mississippi
Missouri
Hold Interlocking Directorates Not Harmful Practice
Washington DC Dec 31 The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that persons holding two or more officer or director roles in interstate railroad corporations may keep their positions indefinitely The order did not name individuals or railroads and found public and private interests not adversely affected by continued interlocking directorates More than 1000 applications were pending when the period expired The commission previously required Rockefeller Baker and Vanderbilt to withdraw from several boards of directors, a small fraction of the cases the agency noted
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
William Rockefeller
Geo
F. Baker
New York
Harold 8. Vanderbilt
Unions Plan New Chicago Building War
Chicago December 31 union leaders vow a building war with nationwide strikes next Wednesday if the Landis wage award limits are exceeded. The Building Trades council approved a resolution backing the carpenters district council to seek higher wages and refuse work on sites employing nonunion carpenters.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Building Trades Council Theatrikes
Landis
Trades Council
Carpenters” District Council
Mayor Oles Warns Underworld In New Year Message
Youngstown Ohio December 31 eccentric mayor elect George L. Oles issues a public letter to criminals warning they have until January 7 to reform or leave. He held a banquet for the city council proposing an economy push including cuts to police and fire departments.
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Associated Press
Youngstown, O
George L. Oles
Underworld
Village Bank Heist Rocks Pleasant Hill Village
VYeggmen blew the Citizens Aid bank safe in Pleasant Hill Illinois. The blast rocked the village as the bandits escaped with cash. A tense scene followed the explosion, with authorities pursuing leads on the robbery.
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United Press
Pleasant Hill
Vyeggmen
Citizens Aid Bank
Heke
Cas
Wallace sending bids 10 national farm conference
Washington Dec 31 Acting at President Hardings direction Secretary Wallace invites farmers organizations and industry representatives to a national conference in Washington within a month to discuss practical ways to improve the severe agricultural mood. The invitation follows a letter from the president noting unavoidable hardships but urging constructive steps to aid the productive citizenry.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Harding
Wallace
Bankers Predict 1922 Prosperity Hinges on Europe
Prominent bankers in New York and Chicago foresee a hopeful 1922. They caution that American prosperity depends on Europe’s recovery and stable international trade. They note easier money, stronger banks, and need for railroad rehab and fair tax laws to spur investment.
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Associated Press
New York
Anerican Bankers' Association
United States
Thomas B. McAdams
Europe
America
John C. Juans
National Bank of Commerce
St. Louis
J. H. House
Trust Company
Guardian Savings & Trust Co
Cleveland
Gabor
House
Congress
John H. Puelicher
American Bankers' Association
Hecht
State Bank Division
American Bankers’ Association
Midwest
United Press
Chicago
I. . Gustafson
U.S. Grain Growers’, Inc
Julius Rosenwald
Sears Roebuck & Co
David R. Forgan
Craig Urges Good Feeling for Ireland Prosperity
Belfast dispatch quotes Sir James Craig, Ulster premier, saying genuine good feeling between north and south Ireland is essential to future happiness and prosperity. He urges unity, courage, self-restraint, cheerfulness, and patience to carry through 1922 with ties to Britain, aiming to close the troubled chapter with southern Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Belfast
Ireland
James Craig
Ulster
Great Britain
Empire
Rich cattle buyer held in murder of Van Brocklins
Elmar Kneoskern, noted as a wealthy cattle buyer in northeast Iowa, was arrested by Winneshiek county authorities in connection with the December double murder of Mr and Mrs Charles Van Brocklin at their log cabin home near Frankville. The bodies, found December 11, were shot, Elmer Van Brocklin was arrested earlier but released after a secret hearing.
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Associated Press
Decorah
Iineeskal'n
Castalia
Iowa
Winneshiek County
Charles van Brocklin
Frankville
Kneoskern
Elmar van Brocklin
Minn
Shorty
Mrs. van Brocklin
Elmer van Brocklin
German marks offered to settle debts in U S
Millions of German paper marks, worth about a half cent each, have been offered to banks and individuals in the United States by German residents seeking to settle obligations here. Bankers declined to accept the devalued currency as Berlin announced Americans could settle directly, due to the U S not joining the inter Allied clearing under the Versailles treaty.
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Associated
Prem
New York
United States
Germany
Wan
Berlin
Inter Allied
Sheriff to Arrest Johnson but Permit New Year’s Dance
Sheriff announces Johnson’s pavilion will face arrests for Sunday dancing while other dance halls may stay open tonight. Patrons will not be molested if they stay orderly and within bounds. Public sentiment test planned on Sunday dancing as Johnson’s case hinges on alleged law violation.
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Johnson Dance Hall
H. T. Wagner
Johnson
New York Society Women Questioned in Chinese Grime
Police questioned 31 to 50 New York women over a Chinese grime case in an opium den linked to the limousine trade. Two Chinese men, Tom Sat and Tom Shaw, were found murdered in separate three room apartments with stab wounds, an opium pipe, and hot iron kettles. Detectives seek motive tied to possible blackmail and a portrait of a “beautiful woman” is under police hunt.
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United Press
New York
Nec
Tom Sat
Tom Shaw
World Syndicate Plans Global Trade Barter Scheme
An international consortium funded by governments and private interests would establish a vast barter system to facilitate exchange of goods between producing nations and impoverished consumers, aiming to rehabilitate Central Europe. Britain leads with 20 million pounds as framework. the US and others invited to join. Russia may be included.
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United Prova
Paris
Congress of European Simanders
Europe
England
France
Belgium
Italy
Japan
Quai D'.orlany
Britain
Robert Horne
United States
Germany
Russia
Cannes
Supreme Council
Franen
Briand
Lloyd George
London
Il Se
Chamber of Deputies
Diriand
Hank
Associated Press
Rome
Banca Italiana di Sconto
Industry
Treasury
Twenty Three Drowned After Ship Collision Near Finland
Stockholm dispatch reports 23 persons drowned when the Esthenian Sarema sank after a collision with the Soviet icebreaker Vinga off the Finnish coast early today. The ships crashed without warning and passengers could not reach lifeboats before the Sarema foundered.
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United Press
Stockholm
Weather Forecast for Minnesota and Iowa Cities in 1823 Report
U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau Charles City reports fair weather forecast for the territory including Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque La Crosse Mason City Marshalltown New Hampton Postville Waterloo and Waverly. The forecast covers Friday and Sunday with clear to fair conditions expected.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Charles City
Albert Lea
Minn
Algona
Cedar Rapiis
Davenport
Des
Moines
Dubuque
Irambault
la Grosse
Wis
Mason City
Marshalltown
New Hampton
Postyitle
Waterloo
Waverly
Chicago Liquor Ban Ends Year With Clampdown
Chicago police chief Fitzmorris orders curfews and closure of cabarets as New Year approaches. Officers to search bulging pockets for liquor amid terse proclamations. Nineteen Lonby-600 dies thirsty tonight as authorities enforce the ban. (Note: OCR text is garbled. core facts reflect a liquor ban and police enforcement on New Year’s Eve.)
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United Press
Chicago
Fitzmorris
Mason City Man Killed by Train in Collision
Englebert Bltrom, 42, manager at Schermerhorn Stock Farms, died when brakes failed and his car collided with a Northwestern passenger train at the city edge. Albert A. Mahon of Minneapolis, a fellow passenger and private secretary to Schermerhorn, was seriously injured. The car was demolished.
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Associated Press
Mason City, Inc
Englebert Bltatrom
Sehermerhorn Stock Farms
Hmllstrom
Albert A. Mahon
Minneapolis
Phytlelane
Mahon
J.J . Schermerhorn
Stock Farms Company
American Teachers Carried Off by Turks Report Declared
An Armenian newspaper reports that several American teachers at the Dorinda orphanage near Constantinople were deported by Turkish authorities. A Constantinople dispatch notes the fate of the deported teachers is unknown and unconfirmed by other sources.
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Athens
Dorinda
Constantinople
Yaruit
Adda
U S and Germany Resume Relations After Break in War
Washington December 31 1931 Carl Lang the Berlin governments charge d affaires presented credentials and was received by Secretary Hughes officially resuming diplomatic relations between Germany and the United States after the war broke.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Germany
United States
Carl Lang
Berlin
Hughes
Packing Industry Prospering With Bright Future
The Chicago meat packing industry reports a stable year end 1921 with normal production not jammed into warehouses and ready for trade. Experts cite export gains and lower storage stocks as signs of improving conditions, noting shifting prices and a return to profitability for cattle breeders and packers amid broader European recovery.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Thomas E. Wilson
Institute of Amerca
United
Germany
Europe
Wilson
Meat Industr
Demann
S. B. Stafford
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Receiver Appointed For Ohio Daily Newspaper
Bellefontaine Ohio December 31 The Index Republican a long running daily newspaper is now in the hands of a court appointed receiver Judge Hoover of the common pleas court granted the receivership after minority stockholders petitioned fearing insolvency unless action was taken.
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Bellefontaine, O
Index-Republican
Hoover
Common Pleas Court
One Eyed Chief Smock Vowsto Tame Terre Haute
Terre Haute Indiana New police chief One Eyed Jack Smock promises swift action against bootleggers wild women and crooked gamblers starting within 24 hours of the new year He is backed by a $25000 fund from the Ministerial association and mayor Ora Davis backs enforcement to end gambling and poker machine noise in town.
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iBy United Press
Terre Haute
Ind
Jack Smock
America
Smock
Indiana
Ministerial Association
Ora Davis
Fragmented Local Notice From Partial OCR Readout
Unclear fragments mention a time before 6 38 and a phrase about cats or an offer. Details are missing to identify person or action.
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National Farm Conference
Bankero
St. Louis National Bank of Commerce
Craig
van Brocklins
U. S
NEW York Society
World Syndicate
Doalgar
Packers’ Institute
U.S
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Ine
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