Bodies Identified in Hooded Kidnapping Case Near Mer Rouge
Relatives identify two wire bound bodies washed ashore on La Fourche lake as Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards, missing since their kidnapping four months ago. Coroner transfers bodies to investigator A E Farland as pathologist from New Orleans is awaited. Monroe National Guard reinforced, and warrants expected for ring leaders amid local inquiries.
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Associated Press
Mer Rouge
Dee
la Fourche Lake
Watt Daniels
Thomas Richards
Morehouse
A. FE
New Orleans
Monroe
National Guard unit ordered into active service in Louisiana
The D battery 156th infantry Louisiana national guard was ordered active by Adjutant General Toombs and will entrain at 7:30. Bastrop, Morehouse parish, named as destination. Attorney General Coto’s departure signals readiness to arrest and prosecute those tied to the murders of two men found dead near a Morehouse lake and linked to hooded assailants.
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New Orleans
156Th Infantry
Louisiana National Guard
Toombs
Bastrop
Morehouse
Coto
New York Booze Arrests Rise 50 Percent in 1922 Third Quarter
City Magistrate William McAdoo reports arrests for intoxication in New York during July to September 1922 totaled 2,152, up from 1,414 in the same months of 1921, marking a 50 percent increase.
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Associated Press
New York
William McAdoo
Millionaire Red Pays Bond For Wobbly Chief
The United States received 15000 in bonds paid by William Bross Lloyd and Otto Christiansen for Haywood and Roth Fisher, Wobblies in exile. The payments do not guarantee immunity from arrest if they return to America.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Russia
William D. Haywood
W. W. Leader
Haywood
William Bross Lloyd
Joliet
Otto Christiansen
Charles Roth Fisher
TI. W. W
Hungary
America
Dragnet Spreads for Ringleader in Smuggling Gang
Federal agents widen search across western states for a third gang leader tied to opium Chinese and liquor smuggling, auto thefts, and even murder. The fugitive, possibly heading toward the Rio Grande, is believed to be husband of Mrs. J. C. Scott, previously jailed after a sensational coast to coast chase.
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Department of Justice
Canada
Mexico
Rio Grande
Butte
J. C. Scott
California
Washington
121 Year Old Man John Dunham Dies in Texas
Paris Texas December 22 Associated Press reports John Dunham a Black man who claimed to be 121 years old died at his home. He worked up to the time of his death and was known in the community for his longevity.
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Associated Press
Paris
Texas
John Dunham
New Naval Building Race Imminent Declares Borah
Washington December 22 Senator Borah warned that a new naval building race looms as world powers expand armaments. He urged an international conference to curb small vessel and aircraft construction while Congress eyed spending and tax relief amid talks of adjournment over Christmas. Senator Poindexter supported moving on naval bills and acknowledged competition in arms not limited by existing treaties.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Poindexter
House
Stanley
Kentucky
Railway Labor Board
Poincare Approves Naval Treaty Ratification
French government commits to stand or fall on the naval treaty issue Briand supports Premier Briand sides with the government on ratification. government indicates clear resolve and possible political risks ahead.
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Briand
Paris Seeks Ratification On Washington Naval Pact
Premier Poincare signals government will stand or fall on ratification of the Washington naval agreement. Briand supports the stand as Brandegee reservation seen as not entailing military participation. Most leaders back ratification with Mandel cautious. Sarrut urges approval after signing Washington final documents.
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Associated Press
Paris
Foreign Affairs Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Poincare
Washington
Aristide Briand
M. Poincare
United States Senate
Brandegee
Connecticut
M .Briand
Andre Tardieu
Clementists
Georges Mandel
Clemeneau
M. Sarrut
M. Briand
Brandegee Reservation Aims At No Alliance Pact
Washington dispatch reports the Brandegee reservation tied to the four power Pacific treaty, asserting no commitment to armed force no alliance and no obligation to join in any defense under the treaty preamble. The senate adopted the text after committee changes, with Senator Brandegee of Connecticut leading the charge.
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Brandeger
Washington
Brandegee
Poincare
Paris
Connecticut
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
United States
Counterfeiter Gang Arrested in Jersey
Asbury Park New Jersey December 22 police report the arrest of engraver Giles M Ranney and two associates James Watson and Walter R Moran in Cincinnati on charges of counterfeiting United States railway express money orders. Investigations continue to uncover a wide plot with a claimed confession from one man and the leader still at large.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Giles M. Raney
James Watson
Walter R. Moran
Cincinnati
Ohio
United States Railway
United States
Vpolice
Ranney
Watson
Moran
Poisoned by gas blinds Sayre family. one dead
In Elmira New York on December 22 a local Sayre Pennsylvania home is found to be filled with carbon monoxide from a smouldering fire in an old swamp. Robert A. Decker died as the five persons in his family were taken ill and officials rushed chemists and experts to locate and extinguish the fire.
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Associated Press
Elmira
N. Y
Sayre
Robert A. Decker
Decker
Baby Lost in Cleveland Post Office Found in Sack
In a busy Cleveland main post office a mother misplaced her infant while sorting Christmas parcels. The market basket containing the child was moved and placed in a mail sack before workers heard the baby's cries and recovered the child. The mother refused to reveal her identity.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Driver and car description in Alver Numan accident
Police describe the driver as a young man about 25 to 30, with a small mustache and well dressed, accompanied by a child. The vehicle is an old model Ford sedan with rear curtain glass missing and four numbers on it. The 10 year old Alver Numan was struck while coasting near Mercury and Atlantic streets Thursday evening.
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Alver Numan
Mercury and
Atlantic Streets
Ford
Boy in snow hit by car driver flees scene
Alver Neuman, 932 East Galena street, lay in a hospital stupor after being struck by a car whose driver sped off with lights out. Police scoured the city to identify the vehicle and driver, aided by witnesses who mostly align on the car and person. Doctor Williams said the boy’s condition could not be judged until today.
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Alver Neuman
Oscar Nicks
East
Galena Street
Columbia Hospital
Frank Williams
Noble Woman Buried Among Chinese Graves in Lone Fir
Mary Berkey a 75 year old missionary who served among Portland's Chinese for decades was buried today in Lone Fir cemetery's Chinese section. The funeral followed her death two days earlier and the Chinese community plans a marble monument at her grave.
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Associated Press
Portland
Ore
Mary Berkey
Lone Fir
Officials Deny Government Backing for Reparations Plan
The White House and State Department deny government backing for a U.S. commission proposed by commercial leaders to study reparations payments. They avoid committing to any stance while acknowledging behind the scenes discussions but insist the government is not a party to the survey plan.
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Plan For Commission
Associated Press
Washington
Commission
United States
Europe
State Department
Chamber of Commerce of the
Seattle Gives Astoria Ten Thousand in Relief Fund
Seattle city council appropriated 10000 as part of a 25000 relief drive by the Seattle Chamber of Commerce for Astoria fire victims. Frank Waterhouse noted Astoria helped Seattle after its 1889 fire and said relief should be money for essentials, with 400 families in need and funds being efficiently managed in Astoria.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Astoria
Oregon
Frank Waterhouse
Chamber
Waterhouse
Six Men Rescued At Sea From Storm Lorn Off Atlantic
The freighter Menominee 1000 miles off the Atlantic coast reports six men in a lifeboat half dead from fatigue and hunger. They were crew of the Gordon Rudge from St Johns Newfoundland who abandoned ship after a fierce storm returning from Topreviaga Spain with salt fish. The Menominee is sailing toward New York and expected Tuesday.
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Associated Press
New York
Atlantic
Menominee
Gordon Rudge
St. Johns
New Foundland
Topreviega
Spain
Protests Grow Over Arbuckle Reinstatement in Los Angeles
Protests against Roscoe Arbuckle's reinstatement continued in Los Angeles as Mayor Cryer urged Will Hayes to reconsider. The mayor warned that showing Arbuckle pictures could contribute to youth delinquency, drawing support from women’s clubs and a teachers’ group.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Roscoe Arbuckle
George KE. Cryer
Will Hayes
Arbuckle
Notre Dame Church Fire Threat Reported In Canada
Quebec reports a series of fires targeting Catholic institutions culminating in the Notre Dame church blaze. A letter postmarked Montreal warned the church would burn on December 28. A short circuit was blamed initially, with suspicious strangers seen near the church.
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Associated Press
Quebec
Canada
Notre Dame
la Flamme
Daniel Lorrain
Becker Convicted of First Degree Murder in Wife’s Death
New York, Dec. 23. Abraham Becker, a taxi chauffeur, is found guilty of first degree murder in the death of his wife Jennie whose lime encased body was unearthed in the auto repair yard of Reuben Nordkin. Jurors deliberated 1 hour 10 minutes. Nordkin is also under indictment for aiding the crime.
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Associated Press
New York
Abraham Becker
Jennie
Becker
Reuben Nordkin
Norkin
Anna Elias
Po Hce
Spade
Bronx
Dollar buys 57 million rubles in Moscow market
In Moscow on December 22 the demand for foreign currency drove the dollar on the Black Bourse to 57,000,000 rubles before settling at 45,000,900. Financial circles note a decree contemplated by the finance commissioner to ban possession of czarist gold rubles and require exchange for new guaranteed state bank notes.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Commissarat of Finance
Lausanne Conference Sees Turkish Refusal on Christian Cemeteries
At Lausanne the minority commission faced a tense session as Riza Nurbey refused to allow exemption from military service for Christians in Turkey and rejected a clause to preserve Christian cemeteries. Allies pressed the cemetery provision amid Christmas tone, but he offered no reasons for his stance.
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Turkey
Lausanne
Sub- Commission On Minorities
Eifforts
Riza Nurbey
Angora
Moscow
Laroche
Rita Nurbey
Propagandist for Germany confined in Worcester hospital
Morris Somborn once prominent in Germany anti American propaganda is now an inmate at the Summer Street department of the Worcester hospital. He attacked President Wilson and the United States in his books and speeches, and suffers delusions of self importance claiming persecution by all he meets. He returned to the United States before entry of the war and was granted passports from Germany after apologizing to Ambassador Gerard.
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Associated Press
Worcester
Morris Somborn
Germany
Summer Street
Worscester Hospital
Somborn
Gerard
Wilson
United States
Blockhouses to Protect Ireland Rail Lines
The Irish government will erect blockhouses along railways to deter wrecking, with 50 to 100 troops per post and orders to shoot unauthorized persons near tracks. In Dublin streets fighting erupts as soldiers are attacked. government buildings come under rifle fire. Cardinal Logue condemns curfew limits on Christmas mass in Armagh. mass planned despite risk of arrest. Many Mount Joy prisoners may be released at Christmas with allegiance declarations. others receive no parole.
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Associated Press
London
Ireland
Daily Mail
Dublin
Belfast
Armagh
Cardinal Logue
Mount Joy
Free State
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Man
Anerigan Alp
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