Loot Obtained by Lowe Bandit Not Determined
Chicago December 31 Russell Dickey 23 ex press messenger guarding shipments of money and jewelry on the Viking fast passenger train was shot and killed during an attempted holdup as the train left Highland Park Illinois. The robber fled after subduing a taxi driver and fleeing to Evanston. American Express officials examined the express car to learn if the robbery succeeded and the weapon used.
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Chicago
Russell Dickey
Elroy
Wis
Viking
Chicago and Northwestern
Highland Park
Ill
Winnetka
Robert ‘Ilger
Pickey
Dickey
Max Marouard
Dilger
Evanston
Neville's Daughter to Wed in January
A fragmentary notice reports Major Neville's daughter to wed, with garbled OCR detailing a January date and license, but the exact names and full event details are unclear. The readable bits mention Neville and a Mary context amid unreadable surrounding text.
Boy babies not as strong as girls
American Statistical Association report cites University of California zoologist J Holmes stating boy babies have higher mortality in the first year. He notes more male deaths in the first month, with the gap gradually narrowing later, and argues the male is the weaker animal at life’s start.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Woman survives train crash by clinging to rod in blizzard
Mrs. Mary Clark of Indianapolis aged 18 rode a train at 60 miles per hour after an automobile accident. She grabbed a rod on the train and rode 12 miles through zero weather before losing consciousness in a snow drift. Her husband was seriously injured and her mother-in-law killed.
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Mary Clark
Indianapolis
Ind
Ruthberg Denied Stay of Sentence in Michigan Case
In Lansing Michigan on November 31 the State Superior Court denied the petition of Charles E Ruthbert convicted under the Michigan syndicalism act for a stay of sentence.
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Ruthberg
Lansing, Mich
Nev
Charles E. Ruthbert
State Superior Court
Navy planning debate markers for 1925 ship needs
Washington, Dec 31 The White House and the house naval committee moved toward defining the navy's needs. The committee agreed to investigate and will hear Secretary Wilbur's recommendations on January 8. President Coolidge hopes for another arms conference in 1925 while the panel weighs a building program versus reform of naval establishments.
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Washington
White House
House Naval Committee
House
Navy
Coolidge
Naval Committee
Wilbur
Congress
House Committee
Banks and Freight Depots Close January First
Freight agents of the Central of Georgia and Seaboard railways announce that receiving and delivery departments of freight warehouses will be closed all day January 1. Banks will close New Year’s Day and revert to 2 pm closing thereafter. merchants, courthouse offices, and post office remain open.
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Central of Georgia and
Seaboard Rairoads
Police Sought in Worthless Check Case in Americus
Police pursue Arthur Butler a one legged man described as above average intelligence and neatly dressed after he cashed four or five worthless checks totaling over 100 dollars in Americus on Saturday. A 25 dollar reward is offered and merchants were paid with a claim of a railway injury and a recent damages award. Butler last seen on Lamar street around ten PM, his left leg missing above the knee and a burn scar on his face.
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Arthur Butler
Americus
Lamar Street
Butler
Three youths confess to two Alabama burglaries
Mobile police report three boys under 18 confessed to two burglaries, including a gas station hold up. Arrests followed within two hours of the crimes as charges of burglary and highway robbery were filed against the youths.
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Mobile Ala
Ex-Representative Fairchild Dies After Illness
Former congressman Fairchild, who served from 1907 to 1917, died in the city today after a period of heart trouble. The death was reported by Associated Press, noting his long service and influence in national politics.
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George W. Congress
Fairchild
Firpo Accepts Terms to Fight Gibbons in February
Paris reports Louis Firpo known as the Bull of the Pampas has accepted NSC terms for a bout with Tommy Gibbons. The purse is 60000 dollars with a February date expected though both signatures are not yet obtained. Affected text mentions soldiers bureau copper and candy.
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Paris
Louis Firpo
Pampas
National Sporting Club
Tommy Gibbons
Gibbons
World May Expect Dry Father Next Year Declared Scientists
London officials of the British Meteorological Department say 1925 will be the driest year of the century in the universe according to solar activity cycles. They forecast three year blocks with two wet years followed by one dry, noting 1922 as the last year of the earlier period and predicting 1923 and 1924 as wet years with a dry year to come globally.
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London
British Meteorological Department
Associated
England
Public Health Service tightens ship inspections at ports
The public health service enacts the strictest health inspection for all ships reaching any American port from New Orleans San Pedro or Oakland to prevent spread of bubonic infection among rats. The infection has been found in all three cities.
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Federal Health Service
New Orleans
Associated Press
Washington
Public Health Service
San Pedro
Oakland
Mayors and aldermen sworn in at year end council
City Council met to wrap up 1924 business with reports from committees. Mayor Poole recovering from a stroke attended a postponed session. They plan to print and sell 60000 dollars in street paving bonds at the first January meeting. New oathees included Allison Carswell Mitchell and Poole. Next meeting set for January 2 to elect city attorney, marshal, and fire chief.
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Poole
Harper
Alferman RE
Allison
E. L. Carswell
P. E. Mitchell
J. E. Poole
Fire Department
McArthur
Savannah Plans Election For Bonds
Savannah plans a February or March election to vote bonds for a permanent coastal highway through Cerrgia counties. Harvey Granger, chairman of the coastal road commissioners, announced the move.
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Savannah
Cerrgia Costal
Harvey Granger
Coastal Road Commissioners
Atlanta schools budget seeks 4.25 million for next year
Atlanta city officials say four million two hundred fifty thousand dollars are needed to operate the Atlanta public schools for the coming year. Consideration of the budget will be taken up this week. An additional 1.25 million is required for new buildings to be erected before September.
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Atlanta
Pershing Not Likely To Be Secretary Of War
Washington dispatch says plans to name General John J. Pershing as secretary of war are unlikely and contrary to Coolidge policy. A civilian head is preferred. Pershing’s influence comes from rank and counsel, not a secretary’s title.
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Washington
John J. Pershing
Weeks
Pershing
Coolidge
War Department
General Pershing
Congress
Bandit chaser device rolls out new nuisance stopper
A compact device shown as a rolled tape line presses with a button to trigger 22 blasts in sequence. Inventor claims the explosions can be heard up to half a mile. Elsie Slukop of Cincinnati is pictured trying the gadget.
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Elsie Slukop
Cincinnati
Secretaries of War Salaries and Duties Discussed
The speaker notes an army man has no duties and draws roughly $15,500 yearly while a Secretary of War would earn $12,000 and carry substantial workload.
Coast Guard to Stamp Out New Year Liquor Flow
New York December 31 rum runners face a massive armed patrol as Washington orders a fleet to block New Year liquor. The patrol includes forty coast guard rum chasers five destroyers and three cutters backed by 37 speed boats and five destroyers. The fleet moves closer to land near Ambrose lightship and The Island with up to 800000 cases of liquor valued as high as 40000000 dollars.
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New York
Rumrew
Coast Guard
Washington
Patara
Ambrose
Divorce Sought by Congressman from Michigan
Congressman Frank D. Scott of Michigan’s eleventh district continued testimony in a divorce suit opposed by his wife Mrs. Scott who claimed his political career was ruined by her attitude toward other congressmembers and their wives and by extravagance. He testified his wife’s December 1922 bills totaled 3500 dollars for their apartment to entertain Army friends and that he once dared her to kill him after accusing her of indiscretions. She counterclaims of gambling and purchasing large quantities of liquor.
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Alphena
Mich
Frank D. Scott
Michigan
Young Millionaire Is Daddy To A Boy
Marie Norton Whitney, wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, gave birth to a boy at a local sanitarium on Sunday. Whitney is the son of Harry Payne Whitney, a wealthy sportsman.
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Associatiied Press
New York
Marie Norton Whitney
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Whitney
Harry Payne Whitney
Portrait worth fifty thousand triggers self murder
Colonel C. R. Steele a Civil War veteran shot himself after failing to sell an old portrait of George Washington valued at fifty thousand dollars. The story notes his aim to use proceeds to support the family.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
George Washington
C. R. Steele
Steele
Une
Robbers Hold Up Kaw Valley Bank in Kansas City
Three men held up Kaw Valley State Bank in Kansas City taking more than 11 thousand dollars. The incident occurred today as the bank was robbed by an armed trio. No injuries reported, investigation ongoing.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Berk
France backs continuing Paris debt obligations amid Dawes plan support
Washington reports Ambassador Herrick’s team received early assurances from Paris that France does not intend to repudiate war debts to the United States. Paris notes Finance Minister Clementel reiterates France’s balance sheet does not imply repudiation and supports applying capacity to pay to other creditors, backing the Dawes plan without its central feature.
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Washington
Ambasador Herrick
Peakes Herrick
State Department
Herrick
France
Paris
Clementel
Germany
Judgment Reversed in Loeb Case Sparks Michigan Recall
Lansing officials report the state Supreme Court reversed the Charlevoix County judgment against Richard Loeb, the man convicted in the Robert Franks murder case. The decision recalls the August 5, 1923 indictment aided by witness James F. O'Brien, amid renewed public attention to the case.
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Associated Press
Lansing
Mich
Young Frank
Charlevoix
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
State Supreme Court
James F O’brien
Stra I Automobile
Loeb
Drivi
Opecon Girl Wins 15000 Home Prize in Essay Contest
Miss Julia Groo, 18, of Portland Oregon, wins a $15,000 home prize in a national essay contest for students in the United States and Canada. Ten other students receive scholarships from $300 to $1,200. George R. Pinearoe of Oakland and Dorothy Lathe of Quebec get $1,200 scholarships. Additional awards include a $600 prize to Lucie Br of Gainesville.
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New York
Julia Groo
Portland
Ore
United States
Canada
Fighting
George R. Pinearoe
Oakland
Cal
Dorothy Lathe
Quebec
Bsa
Uuecile Br
Gainesville
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