Gould Wins Court Tennis Title In Remarkable Effort
Jay Gould of New York defeated Walter Kinsella in Philadelphia to win the national open court tennis title by seven sets to four. Kinsella played with a badly strained side from an abdominal injury. he wore adhesive strapping yet pushed through to the final. Gould reportedly has agreed to give him another chance in a return match.
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Radical Woman Leads Ellis Island Red Mob Riot
A 150 strong mob of radicals attacked Ellis Island ferry gates to reach deportees. A woman claiming anarchist status shattered glass as the crowd chanted the Internationale and denounced the government. Police reserves were called after the riot began.
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Russia
Asa Mitchell
Barge Office
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Paving Delay and Local Civic Initiatives On South Side
South Side club at Englewood cafe postpones Harrison Avenue paving due to finances and plans to revisit the issue later. They back proposals to buy land for an aviation field, organize Boy Scouts, form a volunteer fire district, and seek a lower taxi tariff to ease high local fares.
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Englewood
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Booze Held to Blame Across U S Border
Mexican officials consider restricting sale of intoxicating liquors along the border to curb undesirable incidents tied to nationwide prohibition in the United States. The issue was disclosed in Laredo Texas.
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Women’s boycott cuts prices on eggs in Chicago
Chicago reports a housewives’ boycott against butter and egg dealers reduces fresh egg prices by 12 cents per dozen. A letter from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange says eggs have fallen from 77 to 65 cents a dozen over three days with markets dwindling. The letter disputes Health Commissioner Robertson’s storage claims, noting 528,913 cases in storage with 25 percent Canadian and foreign holdings and 40 percent outside dealers, leaving about 170,000 cases available.
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Moonshine Raid Seizes 21 Gallons at 1528 A Street
Deputies Melia and Duggan raided 1528 A street last night and seized 21 gallons of liquor believed to be moonshine. Morris D. Dicker was arrested but released on his own recognizance pending liquor analysis. No still or paraphernalia found on the premises.
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Fall of 1919 Healthful One for Large Cities
New York report from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company states health conditions this fall are the most favorable in years across the country. No sign of renewed influenza epidemic. unusually low death rate credited to partial immunity from last fall's illness.
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International News Service
New York
Lebaudy widow agrees to split estate with Paris countess
Mrs. Marguerite A Lebaudy who killed Jacques Lebaudy emperor of the Sahara in their Long Island home agrees to divide his millions with his sister Countess Marie Theresa Jeanne Lebaudy de Seils of Paris under a court filed agreement. Mrs Lebaudy and her daughter Jacqueline will receive half the estate while the countess gets the other half. Among assets are silver mines in Chile and in the Transvaal.
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Paris
Armenia and Georgia Premiers Report Armistice Talks
Paris reports that Armenian and Georgian premiers have reached an agreement to stop fighting. A conference to finalize armistice details is planned soon to set terms and lay out the next steps for peace.
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D'Annunzio Abandons Fiume Command Dispatch
Paris reports Gabriele D'Annunzio has abandoned command at Fiume. The dispatch says the renowned poet soldier is on the high seas.
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Gabriele D’annunzio
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Vamp And Drudge To Disappear Says Psycho Analyst
Andre Tridon, Ph D., predicts the vampire and the housewife will vanish as science advances. He argues feminism reshapes marriage toward equality, removing servant roles and shifting domestic life to shared duties, with men and women both freed from traditional roles.
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International New Service
New York
Andre Tridon
Fragmented quote sparks debate on feminism and gender roles
The text argues that strict gender stereotypes persist as men are tyrants and women sphinx like. It accuses anti feminists of hypocrisy describing them as parasitic and power seeking while claiming such views mirror cinema and literature portrayals.
Fire Damages Steamship Firwood Off Peru Coast
The American steamship Firwood of Pacific American Fisheries burned off the Peru coast. Crew rescued by Holland American Line steamer Gorredyk and to be landed at a Panama Canal port. Gorredyk reports Firwood arrived Callao December 2 from San Pedro.
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New Trial Still On in Los Angeles Murder Case
In Los Angeles on December 22, Harry New, charged with the murder of his sweetheart Freda Lesser, had his trial resumed after a two day recess, dashing any hope that the case would reach a jury by Christmas.
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