Bold impostor staged tragicomedy in Italian trial tale
In Girgenti the trial of Redassai reveals a tragi comedy as Francesco Restive, an Italian soldier who died as a prisoner in Austria in 1918, appears alive via Pellassar. He deceivesRestive’s mother, widow Angelina, and gains a life pension until exposure by authorities after months of fraud.
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Turkish nationalists demobilize amid mediation rumors
In Constantinople on December 4, Turkish nationalists abandoned preparations for military activity after rumors that the great powers plan to mediate between the Turks and Greeks. Two classes of troops have been demobilized and the nationalists plan only a defensive attitude.
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Constantinople
Morse Will Sail For Home Today
Havre dispatch reports Attorney General Daugherty urged Morse to take passage on the first boat out of Havre. Morse, awaiting word on permission to stay till Jan 5, plans to book passage with French line offices and return to the United States as soon as Washington settles the case. He said he would sail tomorrow even if indicted for murder and questioned his own status pending formal action.
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Charles W. Morse
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Havre
Morse
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Europe, He Must See Professor Machiafava
An Italian specialist, Professor Machiafava, is sought by a European figure who must consult the scholar regarding his Mnens. The context hints at a medical or scholarly matter requiring Machiafava's expertise.
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Europe
Machiafava
Small's Attorneys Open Fight Today
Attorneys for Governor Len Small and Vernon Curtis prepare to argue before Judge Clarence Co. Edwards that the indictments for conspiracy embezzlement and a confidence game are void. They challenge the constitutionality of a “special” instrument and claim the Sangamon county grand jury was illegally drawn and organized, with proceedings potentially lasting five days or more.
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Len Small
Vernon Curtis
Grant Park
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Sangamon County Grand Jury
Clarence Co. Edwards
Unloaded pistol blight ends life in Greenwich Village
In New York on December 4 an attempted robbery in Greenwich Village ended when an unidentified thief used an unloaded pistol as a club on restaurant owner Gottlien Stilz. Nicholas Geissier, neighbor and bakery owner, fired a shot from a pistol into the robber's head, killing him.
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New York
Greenwich Village
Gottlien Stilz
Nicholas Geissier
Bank Director Frederick Huth Jackson Dies
The Right Hon. Frederick Huth Jackson, Bank of England director and Frederick Huth & Co. partner, died Saturday at Passingworth, Sussex. Born in 1863, he was a prominent financier in London.
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Associated Press
London
Frederick Huth Jackson
Bank of England
Frederick Huth & Co
Passingworth
Sussex
What Irishmen Would Do With Independent Ireland
An American survey captures Irish leaders writers and planners outlining future Ireland. A. E. Russell’s Irish Homestead editor and others advocate decentralized government with strong county powers. Ulster figures urge practical governance, while Sinn Fein leaders stress education and cooperation.
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Robert Mitchell Henry
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Countess Markisviez
James G. Douglas
Irish White Cross
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