Were Twins One or Two? Court to Decide Inheritance
Chicago probate court faces an unprecedented issue over the $100000 Blazek twins estate. It must decide if 11 year old Franz is child of one or both sisters Rosa and Josefa, whose status as one or two personalities dictates whether he inherits all or only half the fortune. Authorities weigh medical and legal angles as postmortem debate continues.
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Chicago
Rosa
Josefa Blazek
Cook County
Franz
Frank Blazek
Soviet Rues Push Genoa Recognition of Russia Regime
Foreign Minister Chicherin told correspondents at the Genoa conference that the Soviet delegation will seek de jure recognition of the Soviet regime in Russia to restore world trade relations. He accused Entente powers of being agitators in the campaigns of General Denikin and General Wrangel and said the delegation will present these claims at Genoa.
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Rues
Riga
Russia
Genoa
Chiteberiu
Deulkine
Baron Wrangel
Cinderella Changes Fathers and Homes
Victoria Klensy sixteen lived at S454 Mackinaw avenue South Chicago. At 2 am Friday Edward Duft 1GL West Chestnut street found her crying at State and Congress. He bought her a meal and took her to a West Madison street movie then notified police. She told Woman's Protective Association president Helene Danek she fled home due to father and brother abuse. A North Side banker and wife arranged adoption by a prominent Chicago man. Victoria rode away in an automobile, leaving behind unopened chest stores and new attire.
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New York
Giovanni Maeniza
First Avenue
Salvatore
Maeniza
Italy
Higago
Victoria Klensy
Mackinaw Avenue
Chicago
Edward Duft
Chestnut Street
State
Congress
Clift
West Madison Street
South Clark Street Station
Helene Danek
Woman's Protective Association
Double Life Revealed After Mining Expert's Death
Edward J. Gilbert died at 12386 Crown Hill avenue leaving a Chicago second wife and two children. His first widow in Chicago learned of the second marriage four months ago and telegraphed the other family, while the deceased’s son and daughter, both adults, plan to travel to Los Angeles to view his body.
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OS Angeles
Edward J. Gilbert
Crown Hill Avenue
Chicago
Gilbert
Mexico
Claire Gilbert
East Forty-eighth Street
Mia
Belle Gilbert
Earl Jay Gilbert, Jr
New York City
Los Angeles
Sisters May Sit Together in Congress
Irene Cleveland Buell, city prosecutor, and A K Gault, St Peter Minn mayor, announce candidacies in Nebraska’s Fourth District. Both sisters run as progressive Democrats advocating soldiers bonus lower taxes farm prices law enforcement and uniform marriage laws. Their families have political ties and wartime sons at Boston Tech. Buell’s enforcement of a Fourth of July cracker ban led to legal tussles and fines for violators.
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Shland
Irene Cleveland Buell
A. K. Gault
St. Peter
Minn
Buell
Mrs. Cox
Grover Cleveland
St. Julien Cox
St. Peter, Mion
Gault
Boston School of Technology
Eternal triangle case heard in Juvenile court
In a Juvenile court session Judge Ken B. Lindsey presided over a three way domestic dispute involving Myrtle Slaughterback a 20 something mother to be, her child and a married man Robert B.K. Jones who supports two families by an income of 200 dollars a month. The injured wife and the other woman each demanded protection for their babies while the man blamed the women for the situation.
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Enver
Ken B. Lindsey
Robert BK. Jones
Myrtle Slaughterback
Lindsay
Jones
Stout Street
Farm Bloc Leaders Outlining New Agricultural Policy
Senator Capper of Kansas leads the farm bloc in the Senate after Kenyon’s resignation. He cites lower freight rates as essential and proposes repealing the Esch Cummings act guarantee clause and restoring state railway commissioners’ powers to curb abuses. He also backs reform of railway valuation and new credit machinery for farmers, then focuses on improving the U S marketing system as a major issue.
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Wvashington
Senator Capper
Kansas
United States
Senate
Kenyon
Capper
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
I. GC
Joint Agricultural Commission
Federal Farm Loan Board
New Naturalization Bill Proposes Independent Citizenship for Women
A House measure by Representative Alpert Johnson restructures the naturalization bureau as the Bureau of Citizenship, expands its scope, and requires annual registration for resident aliens between August and November. It funds citizenship instruction and school loyalties, frees hearings from witnesses, allows married women independent naturalization, preserves American citizenship for women who marry foreigners, and extends veteran exemptions.
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House
Alpert Johnson
Washington
Immigration Committee
Naturalization Bureau
Department of Labor
Bureau of Citizenship
Secretary of Labor
America
Golden Shears for Secretary Hughes in tribute at State
Newspaper correspondents presented Secretary of State Hughes with a pair of gold desk shears to honor his “kindly assistance” since taking office. Matthew F. Tighe, a veteran State Department reporter, explained the inscription would reflect personal esteem and gratitude along with hope for his long service. Hughes stressed the need for frank public records and cautioned against improper or premature disclosures that could hinder administrative work. He reminded officials to act as servants of the American people, not as bosses.
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Hughes
Atropos
Matthew F. Tighe
State Department
Marines Awarded Peace and War Credits for Knickerbocker Rescue
Major General John A. Lejeune orders combat and peace service credits be recorded for marines who helped rescue survivors at the Knickerbocker Theatre collapse. He frames the policy as the corps serving as a reserve of educated, ready specialists in emergencies of peace and war. More than 200 marines responded within minutes, carrying racks and torches to the scene two miles away in heavy snow. One survivor’s exclamation of thanks captures public sentiment.
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Maajor
John A. Lejeune
Marine Compa
Marine Corps
Knickerbarker Theater
Lejeune
T Hank Tau
Lydia Pinkham’s Medicine Testimonial From Hornell Woman
Mrs. Caan Baxar of 21 Spencer Ave Hornell N Y says after taking Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Lydia Pinkham’s Food Medicine she recovered energy slept better and could do her own work with ease. She recommends the treatment to others and invites use of her letter as a testimonial.
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Hornell
N. Y
Lydia
Pinkham
Akien
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Btreat Car Men’s Union
Frank Smith
Tilingis Commerce Commission
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Mines
W. T. Fenton
National Bank of the Republic
Lake Michigan
Pauti Henderson
M. B. Madden
Illngis
E. M. Shaughnessy
Knickerbocker Theatre
Cotton Exchange
American Cotton Exchange
Reichstag
Berlin
Reparations Commission
Wirth
Storm Lake
Security National Bank of Cherokee
Blencoe
Charles E. Pickett
Bouna Vista
Chris Rugger
Irving
Delmar
Arthur Steen
Emmetsburg
Qurlen
Council Bluffs
H. K. Hawley
Ames
Harold Bonta
Lad
Pearl Phillips
Fort Madison
Iowa
Mississippi River
Phillips
Montrose
George Burkhalter
Rock Island
Sifert
Wandel
Guthrie County
Des Moines
Dubuque
W. 8. Roberts
G. P. Yord
Marjorie Bruce
F. A. Bruce
Corncil Bluffs
Charles ‘Pingle
Marcus
Cerro Gordo County
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Cinderella
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Dane
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Golden Shears
Hughes Ae
Domy
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tansac
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