Escaped Gunmen Break From Chicago Jail in Broad Daylight
Tommy O Connor a two gun man and two other criminals escaped from the county jail amid a daylight breakout starting on the fourth floor bull pen. They fought guards seized an auto and drove off prompting police chase toward the South Side as a machine crashed into a telephone pole. Od Connor was to be hanged Thursday for murder and had been captured in St Paul earlier.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Tommy O'Connor
Hursday
Connor
Salers
O'Connor
Edward Darrow
James Laporte
Tommy
Patrick O'Neil
St. Paul
Pala
Cate
David Straves
Strausa
Strauss
Mate gotten by advertising proves failure story
Mrs. James Howard Miller once advertised for a husband to educate her and later had her husband and another girl arrested. The former Joliet high school student said the marriage failed, with the barber husband claiming he never paid the requested 2000 dollars. They lived apart in hotels and after a quarrel they separated again.
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Brees
Chicago
James Howard Miller
Joliet Hitch
Night Marshal Shot in Monte Vista Colorado
Authorities search for J W Kenworthy, builder, accused of shooting night marshal Clyde McPoenald as he arrested Kenworthy for disturbing the peace in Monte Vista. McDonald badly wounded in the spine. Kenworthy fled in his son's car after a second shot was fired.
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Sesnerred Crewe
Monte Viata
Colo
J. W. Kenworthy
Clyde McPoenald
Kenworthy
McDonald
Brass Company Stock Offer Denied by Chairman
Charles P. F. Brooker, chairman of American Brass, says published reports of a buyout proposal from Anaconda Copper Mining are untrue. He notes no decision to submit any proposition to stockholders was made. The denial comes in Hartford noting December 11.
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Hartford
Conn
Charles FP. Brooker
The
American Brass Company
Hartford Courant
Brass Corporation
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Brass Company
Vernon clinches series with double win over Mission
Vernon, one of two Los Angeles teams in the California winter league, swept the post season by beating Mission of San Francisco twice, 7 to 5 and 6 to 1, after Mission won the first game 11 to 5 yesterday in Los Angeles.
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Vernon
Los Angeles
Calif
Mission
San Francisco
British Press Weighs Irish Treaty Fate In Week Ahead
London reports say Irish acceptance of the treaty seems likely among informed observers though a narrow majority is hinted with a plebiscite possible. In Westminster Lloyd George backs the pact while Ulster figures debate concessions and Lord Carson opposes the plan.
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Eamonn de Valera
Michael Collins
Lloyd George
House of Commons
James Craig
Ulster
Belfast
Southern Ireland
Robert Stevenson Horne
Exchequer
Newcastle
Glaston
Lord Carson
Hadward Carson
Weather forecast for Denver and regional outlook
Weather report for December 11 notes New Mexico and Arizona forecasts for Monday and Tuesday with generally fair skies. Local 24 hour figures show high temperatures around 50s, humidity readings and no precipitation, wind from the north with a partly cloudy day.
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Denver
Colo
New Mexico
Arizona
Vsea
Nippon Delegates Hold Tokyo Instructions on Naval Ratio
Tokyo has sent instructions to the Japanese delegation on the 6-5-3 battle fleet ratio but the exact content is unclear. Further Big Three talks are expected to firm up bases in the western Pacific and the fate of the Mutsu. Some expect the conference to end by year’s end with a strong Pacific treaty leading to naval limitations.
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Washington
Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
Tokio
Pacific
Sas
VOTE TO REJECT WAGE CUT PROPOSALS
Representatives of 25 000 maintenance of way and railroad shop laborers vote to reject wage cut proposals and appeal to the railroad labor board on December 19 for increases ranging upward from 17 percent. The wage scale would rise from 46 to 44 cents an hour and add 10 cents an hour to foremen and laborers in mechanical departments.
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Associated Press
New York
Railroad Labor Board
Strike Widening Hits Chicago Packing Plants
In Chicago the packing house strike enters a week with unions and packers quieting wage dispute. Union leaders seek arbitration as they travel to Washington and New York. In Kansas City officials threaten repressive measures after shooting injuries and a fire at Fowler packing plant prompts investigation.
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Associated Press
Chi Aco
Howse
North America
Dennia Lane
Cornelius Mayes
International
Chicago
Washington
New York
Hayes
Tane
Harding
Skme
Kaneas City
Kana
Fowler Packing
South Omaha district quiet as arrests loom over strike
In the South Omaha packing plant district three men were arrested after police recovered a butcher knife and a pistol from two of them while a third was held for investigation. Packers said they would import butchers if striking workers do not return, claiming today’s output ran at zero per cent. A mass meeting urged workers to endure, and union officials accused packers of trying to undermine morale and smear union leaders.
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Omaha, Neb. Dee
South Omaha
Packer
Slaughter's Slayer Arrested on First Degree Murder Charge
Little Rock Ark Dec 11 Jack Toward the convict who shot and killed Tom Slaughter, leader in the spectacular prison delivery, was arrested by Sheriff J J Crow at Benton on a charge of first degree murder. A coroner's inquest into Slaughter's death will be held tomorrow. Toward is held in the state penitentiary here after being brought back from Benton tonight.
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Little Rock
Ark
Associated Press
Jack Howard
Tom Slaughter
J. J. Crow
Benton
Collectiv Restitution Debate on China Land Leases and Pets
Washington dispatch details a disarmament conference discussio n of China and Far East issues. It notes potential 6 5 5 naval ratio for the big three and possible returns of Port Arthur Kowloon and Wel Hai Wei to China with Japan and Britain pledges.
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Washington
Tokio
China
United States
Britain
Japan
France
Bhantung Peninsula
Niau-Thau
Great Britain
Germany
Shentung Province
Kimo-Chady
Port Arthur
Hossa
Kwang-Chou
Kowloon
Shantung
Klao-Chau
Russia
Tallenwan
Danny
Darren
Kwang- Chow
Kwantung
Linkungyall
Shentung
Iring
Deen Pay
Mors Bay
Lantao
Lamma
Sult
England
Wei- Hai-Wei
Wei-Hai-Wei
Gulf of
Pechihil
Pekin
Hinteriindia
Robbery at Canton Distillery Nets 5500 Cases of Whisky
Baltimore police halted a warehouse heist as 5500 cases of whisky were taken and loaded onto trucks. Sixteen men were arrested after guards were duped by a forged permit, with 180000 quarts involved and routes across Maryland and neighboring states being searched.
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Baltimore
Canton
Maryland
Colonel Stanton Retires From Army and Joins City Works
San Francisco December 11 Col Charles EB Stanton veteran army officer famed for Lafayette cry in Paris has retired after nearly twenty five years in uniform He served with General Pershing in the Philippines and France acted as disbursing officer at the American expeditionary forces and earned the Distinguished Service Medal He is named commissioner of the San Francisco board of public works and is described as the most celebrated toastmaster in the service.
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San Francisco
Calif
Charles EB. Stanton
Lafayette
Paris
Board of Public Works of
Stanton
Pershing
Philippines
France
Hst
Albuquerque Christmas charity drive grows with donations
The Albuquerque article lauds the old clothes day efforts organized by the Elk club Salvation Army Rabbi Bergman and Captain Guest. It notes high quality clothing toys books and widespread community support. Fundraising targets 1400 by Christmas day with Saturday total at 160 and both papers promising donor lists to show accountability.
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Albuquerque
Elk Club
The
Guest
Salvation Army
Leutenants
Rabbi Bergman
Bik Club
Bergman
Calain Guest
Albuquerqe
Denver hotel murder suicide ends couple's life
Mrs. Lillie Blann 23 and George Honkins shot each other in a hotel room, ending Blann's life and Honkins’s with a self-inflicted wound. Honkins confessed before dying at the county hospital. Motive unknown. Blann, a chambermaid, and her widower husband, a cement plasterer, were locals.
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Lilie Blann
George Honkins
Denver
Lillie Blann
Hawkins
Two Boys Admit Poisoning Wealthy Michigan Cattleman
Flint Michigan December 11 Charles Austin eighteen and Clifford Thorpe seventeen confessed to police that they poisoned Paul De Lisle a Wealthy cattleman whose body was found in his home. De Lisle had accused them of theft and they said they paid for the crime after the accusation.
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Associated Press
Flint, Mich
Charles Austin
Clifford Thorpe
Paul de Lisle
de Lisle
Nqueer
Austin
Thorpe
First Women Directors Named at St Louis Bank
Elias Michael and Mra H Steedman join Dee St Louis and others as the first women directors of the Security National Bank and Savings and Trust company in St Louis. The directorate list was announced yesterday and the bank will open December 2.
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St. Louis
Dee
Mra
Elias Michael
H. Steedman
Lst
Scurity National Bank and Savings and Trust Company
Four Power Pac t Gaining Favor Among Solons
Senate moves toward ratification as Senator Hitchcock Nebraska signals support for the four power Pacific treaty. He calls it mild and a means to end the Anglo Japanese alliance, aligning with Democratic leaders and Republican backing. Idaho Senator Bernah remains opposed.
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Warhington
Associated Press
Senate
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Foreign Relations Committee
Berah
Idaho
Jeaneue
Murphy wins San Carlos 250 mile sweepstakes
Jimmy Murphy of San Francisco wins the 250 mile international sweepstakes at San Carlos speedway with a time of two hours fourteen minutes and eleven and a half seconds. Tommy Milton finishes second and Edie Hearne third as Murphy sets a world speed record of 111.8 mph average.
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San Francisco
Calif
Jimmy Murphy
San Carlos Speedway
Tommy Milton
Edie Hearne
Harry Aioata
Ralph de Palma
Murphy
Los Angeles Speedway
Eddie Hearne
Mijten
Helft
Milton
de Palma
Frank Eliott
Los Angeles
Elliott
Harry McKee
Lac Ma France
Gardner Jury Fails to Reach Death Verdict in Mail Robbery Case
The jury in Phoenix failed to reach a verdict on Roy Gardner accused of robbing a Maricopa mail car on November 3. He admitted the robbery but claimed insanity. Judge Warned jurors not to discuss the case or reveal verdict details as the next trial steps were considered.
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Phoenix
Ariz
United States District Court
Roy Gardner
Maricopa
William H. Gentelle
Iim
of Gardner
Gard
Herman F. Inderlied
Thomas A. Flynn
United States
Gardner
Flyfin
Carl A. Davia
Sawtelle
Avtogether
Arms Conference aims to finish major duties by January
Washington reports the four power treaty is in final form and naval ratio agreement appears assured as the arms conference enters its fifth week. Far East talks continue with daily sessions while Shantung Yap negotiations near decision. Japan signals cautious stance on Pacific fortifications and naval bases alongside ratio progress.
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TIT Assoc
Washington
Far East
Shantung
Yap
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