Bodies of two Mer Rouge kidnapping victims laid to rest
Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards were buried side by side in Daniels family plot near Mer Rouge Morehouse Parish after their bodies were recovered from Lake La Fourche. An Episcopal service and national guard escort marked the burial as the community mourned the August kidnapping case. Daniels, a World War II veteran, was unmarried. Richards was a husband and father of two.
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Associated Press
Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Mer Rouge
Lake la Fourche
Watt Daniels
Thomas Richards
Daniels
Met Rouge
National Guard
Tank Corps
Richards
Morehouse
Fascisti Movement Gains Momentum in Mexico City
In Mexico City reports say the fascisti movement, once dismissed in Jalapa, has grown quickly with clashes against radicals. President Obregon denies fascism, calling it anti Bolshevism. Headquarters claim hundreds of new adherents daily and a national convention is planned in January with delegates from every state.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Fascisti Movement
Jalapa
Obregon
Mexico
Republic
Western Washington Floods Threaten Families in Coast Districts
Floods from heavy rain and melting snow threaten Western Washington areas. The Snohomish River nears dike crests between Everett and Snohomish as residents move toward higher ground. Skagit and White River valley communities brace for rising waters and hurried evacuations.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Washington
Snohomish
Everett
Skagit County
Skagit River
White River Valley
Autoist’s wild driving injures several in Butte
Reported to police last night a Cadillac with two front seat occupants lashed through South Main and Park streets striking two men and two women, knocking Carlsons unconscious for an hour, and forcing Mrs Lyman Roscow onto a sidewalk. The Carlsons were treated at Columbia hospital.
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Butte
Oscar Carlson
Almira Apartments
Columbia Hospital
Stephen Chop
East Park Street
Carlsons
Lyman Roscow
South Main Street
Park and Wyoming Streets
C. H. Long
West Park Street
Main and
Silver Streets
Old Oxford
Keller On Verge Of Nervous Breakdown
Representative Oscar E Keller of Minnesota is at home under doctor's orders to rest for two weeks after impeachment charges against Attorney General Daugherty were heard by a congressional committee. His physician said the condition is not serious.
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Associated Press
Washington
Oscar E. Keller
Minnesota
Daugherty
Congressional
Incoming Trains Bring Hundreds Late Parcels
Postmaster Phil Goodwin reports an unprecedented mail surge as trains bring pouches of letters and parcels. Trucks and motorcycles are constantly in use to move mail from depots while American Express also struggles with deliveries. No notable rise over 1921 shipments is observed.
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Phil Goodwin
Mr. Goodwin
American Express Company
B. H. Benton
Arbuckle Calls Underscoring Injustice In Christmas Statement
Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle, cleared by an eight man four woman jury, denounces attacks as unjust untruthful and malicious and cites spiritual law. Producer Schenck plans a comeback project as Arbuckle asserts American citizen rights and fair play amid the controversy.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Roscoe C
Fatty
Arbuckle
Will H. Hays
Joseph M. Schenck
Roscoe Arbuckle
Obregon Seeks Amnesty for Rebel Prisoners
President Obregon sent a bill to the chamber of deputies requesting amnesty for rebel prisoners both sentenced and awaiting trial. He urged rapid passage so the measure would take effect January 1, arguing the nation is at peace and prisoner releases will not threaten order.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Chamber of Deputies
Obregon
Mexico
Butte Reaches Warmest December 24 On Record
Yesterday proved the warmest Dec 24 in over two decades with a max of 45 and min of 37, surpassing the 1899 record of 50 and 39. Pedestrians walked without heavy coats as water ran in culverts and tracks, skating and Lake Avoca hockey were canceled due to thaw. Weather prophets had predicted an open winter and the current mild spell matches expectations.
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Butte
Weather Bureau
Lake Avoca
Confident Plan For World Conference Favored
Senator Borah argues that patience and mature reflection can ease opposition to a proposal for a conference of world powers on economic questions and further arms reductions. He warns we risk losing gains from Washington unless reparations are resolved.
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Associated Press
Washington
Borah
Idaho
Christmas Warmth Across Nation Defies Usual Snow
Washington dispatch reports abnormally warm Christmas conditions with rain in northern states east of Michigan and snow limited to the extreme northeast. Officials say the plains may see temperatures above 60 degrees and no cold weather is foreseen.
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Associated Press
Washington
Michigan
Weather Bureau
Plains States
Death of Montana Fire Marshal Mentrum Shocks Helena
State Fire Marshal R. Mentrum died suddenly at his Helena home after a Sunday morning illness. Born 1861 in Fredericton Canada, he built Montana fire services from Missoula to Anaconda and served as chief before becoming state fire marshal in 1919. Renowned for his safety measures and national leadership, Mentrum led the Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs as vice president.
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Montana
Anaconda Fire Department
Helena
Mentrum
State
Collins
Anaconda
United States
Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs
National Meeting of Fire
Fredericton
New Brunswick
Canada
Great West
Missoula
Third
Main Streets
George Porter
Christmas Baby Turns 111 in Illinois Family
Mrs. Mary Vermett of a Woodstock area farm marks her 111th birthday as the oldest Christmas baby in Illinois. Her son Richard, 79, will help with the celebration. she had another son who was three years older.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mary Vermett
Woodstock
Ill
Illinois
Richard
Bernhardt Relapses Quietly As Christmas Dims In Paris
Paris December 24 Madame Sarah Bernhardt suffered a relapse in the early hours with another long fainting spell. Doctors say only a miracle could save her while noting she may never again face the footlights. The ailing actress, 78, grows weaker as she clings to life on conso mme and egg white.
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Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
Bernhardt
Boulevard Perrie
Arthur
Professor Obissier
Associated Press
Missoula Secretary Killed by Train Near City
Miss Villa Cool 28, secretary to the county superintendent of schools, was killed when struck by a Northern Pacific passenger train about a mile from the Missoula station. She was walking with a friend who was knocked by the train but uninjured. The accident cast a pall over Christmas in Missoula.
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Missoula
Mont
Miss Villa Cool
Northern Pacific
Miss Cool
Turks reject British Mosul oil claim at Lausanne
In Lausanne the Turkish delegation refused to accept that Mosul is part of Irak under a British mandate, insisting Mosul vilayet is an integral part of Turkey. The dispute, tied to oil wealth and ethnic questions, delays broader boundary talks after Christmas with the United States watching closely.
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Iraq
Associated Press
Lausanne
Irak
Mesopotamia
Turkey
San Remo
England
France
Iyet
Mosul Vilayet
United States
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