Brave Boys Save Seven After Soo Line Wreck in Chippewa Falls
In Chippewa Falls Wisconsin a Soo Line observation car plunged into the Chippewa river yester day killing eight. Two youths Dayton Gonyea and Raymond Walthers both 15 and 17 rescued seven passengers by swimming to the scene and retrieving those trapped, with help from Wesley Cardinal 16 and area townspeople and firefighters.
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Associated Press
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Soo Line
Chippewa
Dayton Gonyea
Raymond Walthers
Gonyea
M. J. Spencer
Marion Lawson
Walthers
Wesley Cardinal
Eight Die As Soo Line Observation Car Plunges
Miss May Morrisey of Stevens Point and seven others perish when a Soo Line observation coach falls into the Chippewa river. Eight dead and seven injured total. Miss Morrisey, a Aberdeen South Dakota schoolteacher, was en route home for Christmas. Other victims: Barbara Spencer, Mrs. Harry Jones of Sioux City, Charles M. Pardoe, Florence Higgs, Kenneth Henderson, Richard W. Sharp, and John Dunne. Telegraphed service resumes regional links after outages across the Middle West.
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Associated Press
Chippewa Falls
Wis
May Morrisey
Stevens Point
Soo Line
Chippewa River
Barbara Spencer
Harry Jones
Sioux City
Iowa
Charles M. Pardoe
Minneapolis
Florence Higgs
Pardoe
Kenneth J. Henderson
Moose Jaw
Saskachewan
Canada
Richard W. Sharp
Toronto
Ontario
John Dunne
New York City
Middle West
Bloomington
Cunningham to broadcast Montana program tonight
Harry K. Cunningham general manager of Montana Life Insurance and chairman of the Montana month publicity committee will speak on WCCO radio from St Paul between 9 30 and 10 30 Montana time tonight The program will feature Montana songs and focus on the Treasure state.
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Harry K. Cunningham
Montana Life Insurance Company
Montana Month
Montana
Twin Cities
WCCO
St. Paul
Jusserand denies France overmilitary spending
In Philadelphia on December 21, Jules Jusserand, retiring French ambassador, says France is not spending more on army and navy combined than England spends on its navy. He cites 3000 miles of water, the need to aid displaced war victims, and tuberculosis as drivers of costs while aiming to reduce military outlays.
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England
France
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Jules Jusserand
United States
American Philosophical Society
Trans-Atlantic Society
Alliance Francaise France
Soldier suffers acid burns in El Paso robbery attack
Private Ralph E. Humphrey of Fort Bliss is hospitalized at William Beaumont with acid burns to eyes and face after two men chloroformed and robbed him Saturday night. One attacker poured acid over him, dragged him 40 feet and left him on a railroad track before he regained consciousness.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Ralph E. Humphrey
First Signal Battalion
Fort Bliss
William Beaumont Hospital
Christmas Spirit May Save Woman on Murder Trial
In Mount Vernon Illinois the murder trial of Mrs. Elsie Sweetin and Lawrence M. Hight continues with jury verdict anticipated around Christmas. The state faces possible defense appeals to the jury citing Christmas spirit as a factor. Medical testimony on Hight remains central as both sides present alienist evidence and witnesses for the coming days.
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Associated Press
Mount Vernon
Ill
Elsie Sweetin
Lawrence M. Hight
Wilford Sweetin
Anna Hight
Hight
Nelson Layman
C. H. Anderson
State Asylum For the Insane
Ina
Sweetin
Midwest Weather Relief After Subzero Wave Ends
The Midwest calmed after days of intense cold as the sub zero wave moved east. Railroads and wire service resumed, fires increased casualties, and Chicago reported six additional deaths tied to the cold. The wrecked death car in the river was removed with cranes, and officials expect full relief within 48 hours.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Middle West
Williston
N. D
Duluth
Min
Fort, Wayne
Ind
St. James
Cleveland
Mississippi Valley
Southwest
St. Louis
San Francisco
M. L. Spencer
School of Journalism
University of Washington
Harry Jones
Sioux City
Spencer
Chippewa
Jones
Minneapolis
Stevens Point
Nation's perfume and cosmetic bill tops hundred million
The census bureau reports the United States spent over 117 million dollars on perfumes cosmetics and toilet preparations in the last year up from about 90.8 million in 1921. The 1923 figure covers wholesale prices for dry preparations including cosmetics medicines and compounds.
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Associated Press
Washington
Census Bureau
Skater Rescued by Detroit Yacht Club Lifeline
In Detroit on December 21 Alex Novitsky, 27, skated from Belle Isle pavilion toward the river channel when ice broke. Twelve Detroit Yacht Club members formed a human chain and pulled him to safety from the icy Detroit River.
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Detroit
Detroit Yacht Club
Alex Novitsky
Novitsky
Belle Isle
Voritski
Evolution debate defended by Luther Burbank in Santa Rosa
Luther Burbank defended evolution in a Federated church talk on science and religion. He criticized efforts to bar scientific truths from schools and argued those opposing evolution would also oppose gravity electricity and the speed of light. He referenced William Jennings Bryan and mocked his manner as neanderthal in a pointed remark.
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Santa, Rosa
Cal
Luther Burbank
Federated Church Tonight
Burbank
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Communism Dead Herriot Speaks as Reds Rally in Paris
Paris reports show 5000 to 5500 attended a communist propaganda demonstration near the city, with speeches from three stands and police aiding those chilled by cold. Premier Herriot defended officials against panic mongering and urged cooperation to curb false news, pledging to repress disturbances and preserve public order.
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Paris
Communist Party
Premier Herriot
France
Amiens
Explosion wrecks Martin home on Butte water front
An explosion at 1380 West Gold street damaged the kitchen of Mrs. Dorothy Martin's home as water piping froze under a stove. Fire Chief Martin noted a second such blast in a week and urged precautions to prevent frozen pipes. The house belongs to George Toole.
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Dorothy Martin
West
Gold Street
George Toole
Martin
Butte
Cudahy Packers Report Three Million Dollar Profit
The Cudahy Packing company reports a net profit of 3 30229 million dollars on 203 75 million in sales for the year with an inventory turnover just over ten. The board renewed directors including E A Cudahy and G C Shepard and declared a 1 percent dividend payable January fifteenth, 1925 to stockholders of record January sixth, 1925.
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Associated Press
Chicago
BE. A. Cudahy
The
Cudahy Packing Company
Cudahy
Portland
E. A. Cudahy
EB. A. Cudahy Jr
Joseph Mr. Cudahy
C. Shepard
F. B. Wilhelm
George Marples
William Diesing
ER. A. Cudahy
KM. A. Cudahy Jr
G. C. Shepard
J. EK. Wilhelm
J. KB. Wagner
A. W. Anderson
Air Mail Plane Missing Bound for Omaha
An Omaha bound mail plane piloted by Clarence Gilbert has been missing since 8 o'clock last night. The craft departed Chicago at 7 10 p m with Iowa City as its scheduled first stop. By 2 a m today a Kaneville Illinois sighting was reported with no confirmation near McGirr. A Kaneville search party is at work.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Clarence Gilbert
Iowa City
Ita Flest
Kaneville
Ill
McGirr
Omaha
Neb
Air Mail
KR. L. Wagner
Despondent Women Plunge to Death in New York
Two women died after jumping from apartment houses in New York City. Mrs. Mary Klinek, 34, and Miss Viieda Copen, 24, were described by relatives as in personal crisis. Despondency over a husband's death and financial embarrassment, and ill health plus a bleak Christmas, were cited as factors.
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Associated Press
New York
Mary Kliinek
Mies Viieda Copen
Woman Falls to Death Near Cliff in Rock Springs
Associated Press reports Mise Farbara Hoberts died instantly after slipping 200 feet over a cliff while hunting rabbits near Rock Springs, Wye. Her companion witnessed the fall as rescue workers attended the scene.
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Prings
Wye
Mise Farbara Hoberts
Argentine government and Vatican clash over apostolic appointments
Argentine Attorney General Larreta declares Monsignor Jan Boneo liable to punishment under the penal code for refusing to submit credentials for Pope Pius IX's nomination as apostolic administrator of Buenos Aires. He cites a 1608 papal bull and asserts government sovereignty over ecclesiastical appointments. If Boneo persists, he faces provocation, rebellion, and disobedience charges with penalties under section 228, pending Supreme Court review.
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Prevra
Buenos Atres
Vatican
Senor Larreta
Jan Boneo
Santa Fe
Pius
Buenos Aires
Monsignor
Boneo
Gallardo
Larreta
Spain
Argentina
Supreme Court
Mussolini proposes electoral law change sparks Roma political upheaval
In Rome on December 21 the premier announced a bill altering the electoral law. The move signals elections likely in March or April and stirred commotion among deputies, senators, embassies, and factions. Giolitti welcomed the return to traditional voting while Orlando called it a masterstroke and Amendola warned of revolution.
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Associated Press
Rome
Mussolini
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Chamber
Giolitti
Italy
Orlando
Giovanni Amendola
Cross word Puzzles Adopted at Thomas Jefferson High
Cross word puzzles have been introduced at Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs Iowa. Principal Myers says ten minutes three days a week will be used for solving the puzzles. He notes the aim is to teach new words and emphasize education over mere puzzle work.
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Council Bluff
Iowa
Thomas Jefferson High School
Myers
Flapper Bandit Receives Long Prison Terms
Mrs Lucille Wilson alias Lucille LaVallette dubbed a flapper bandit was sentenced to 10 years in prison by Judge Nell Graham for a December 16 holdup in Greeley Colorado. Her husband P P Wilson received 10 to 12 years and Samuel C Hearn 10 to 16 years for their roles. The couple exchanged tearful goodbyes in court.
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Associated Press
Greeley
Col
Lucille Wilson
Lucille la Vallette
Nell ¥. Graham
W. L. Clark
Clarks
P. P. Wilson
Samuel C. Hearn
Ecourtroom
Joshers Club to Deliver Christmas Food to 250 Families
Joshers club spokesman William Gemmell urged Bulte truck owners to bring their machines to 121 West Broadway Tuesday morning for delivery of Christmas supplies. Local firms lend trucks each year to help distribute holiday dinners to Butte’s needy families, with over 250 families already supplied.
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Bulte
West Broadway
Buttle
Joshers Club
William Gemmell
Josher Club
Butte
Joshers
Joshers’ Club
Gemmell
Tees Toh Rim
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Otto Wiedfeldt
Rio de Janeiro
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Foreign Office
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Riaed
Upper
Herriot
Walls
Otove
Cudahy Packers
Amendola
Filippo Turati
Modi
Clegtion Gall
Maoodlin
Upoets
Flapper
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