Double murder case grips Powell county witness claims
Wealthy rancher Joseph Briggeman is jailed as authorities probe two killings at the Jack Cook cabin. A meat hatchet and bloodied shovel are found on site. Witnesses say Briggeman tried to shoot Edmond Bond but killed Joseph Knopf. Cook later murdered after threatening to reveal details. Sheriff Neville expands inquiry as inquests proceed.
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Joseph Briggeman
Briggeman
Bond
Knopf
Powell County
Robida
Standard
Deer Lodge
Jan
Edmond
Jack Cook
Joseph Knopf
Cook
Adda
sherif'Neville
Dreminen
Tata
Fendal
Deen
Aive
Sian
Attorn
Uipon
Knopes
Cork Lord Mayor Stowaway Faces U.S. Admission Inquiry
Daniel O'Callaghan, lord mayor of Cork, arrived in Newport News aboard the West Cannon as a stowaway to testify before the Commission of 100 on Ireland. Immigration officials said he may be denied entry if the inquiry finds no unusual conditions. he remains in custody at a Newport News hotel guarded by officers. He has yet to speak publicly as his status is decided.
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Cork
Cook
Washington
Daniel J. O'Callaghan
America
Committee of 100
Ireland
Newport News
State Department
Daniel O'Callaghan
Husband Shoots Wife and Baby Then Kill Self
In Ridgewood New Jersey on January 5 Robert Mueller fatally shot his wife and their four month old daughter and then killed himself. The wife survived a gunshot to the jaw and called for a physician while arrangements to notify relatives were made. The report also mentions incomplete coal cost data tied to federal trade policy and Senate Reconstruction Committee investigations led by Chairman Calder.
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Ridgewood
N. 5
Robert
Mueller
Mra Mueller
Senate Reconstruction
Calder
Hold Copper For A Better Market Paige Holds Copper
Leading mining firms refuse to cut prices, decline orders. They prioritize market health and profit margins over short term sales. The stance signals discipline amid fluctuating demand and aims to stabilize future copper pricing.
Copper Producers Withhold Stock as Prices Weaken
New York January 5 Copper producers facing losses at current prices refuse to sell below 15 cents a pound, hoping for a market rebound. While most firms cannot profit under 15 cents, a few low cost producers may sell at that level. Despite pessimism, American copper producers sold more metal in the year than produced, ending with slightly smaller surplus stocks than the prior year.
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York
United States
Locomotive Theft Sentences Hit Two Chicago Men
Federal Judge Landis sentenced Daniel Abogast and Thomas McDermott of the Chicago Yardmen's union to six months in jail for stealing a locomotive. The case marked the first conviction in the United States under the wartime law regulating railroads, tied to August switch operations.
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Chicago
Landis
Daniel Abogast
Thomas McDermott
Chicago Yardmen's Union
Lowe
United States
Harding elected President is made 32d Mason
President elect Warren G. Harding became a thirty second degree Mason in a twelve hour initiation in Columbus Ohio. Only two prior presidents had attained the top degree. A Masonic ring from Marion Masons was presented at the close and he was to return Friday for Mystic Shrine membership.
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Harding
Columbus
Ohio
Ofilars
United States
Scioto
James A. Gardela McKinley
Marion
Butte Council Accepts Bond-Buying Bid From Toledo Firm
The Butte city council approved the W. L. Slayton Company bid to buy the 600000 funding bonds at a 9.75 percent discount with 6 percent interest, bonds maturing in 20 years. Slayton could receive seven eighths of 1 percent if a better bid arrives later, and the council reserves the right to advertise for further bids.
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Butte
W. L. Slayton
Toledo
Ohio
KF. Slayton
Masazines
Wife walks two miles daily while preparing meals
Montgomery Alabama January report shows a model home kitchen route of a two mile daily walk by an average family home maker. A pedometer attached to a student in Livingston school measured the stove sink pantry circuit during the period observed for a large civilian party.
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Montgomery
Ala
Conference of Vocational Workers of the South
Livingston School
Aera
Notice of Bill to This Effect Given in House
Helena Jan 5 Brevity marked today's legislature session as the senate adjourned quickly and the house stayed under an hour A resolution gave the committee on employes power to advance transfer discharge or assign further duty to any attache Gen C S Warren excused from attendance until recovery from illness Hathaway Rawgirl minority floor leader gave first notice of a bill to abolish the office of hate game warden and place game law enforcement under county peace officers Speaker Gibson announced committee appointments including Kemp Ogden Berglin Johnson of Fergus Carson Jules Gibson ex officio Dodds and Dillavoy Johnson of Deer Lodge Skulason Senate adopted rules from the sixteenth session and standing committees were named
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Standard
Helena
Senate
House
Warren
Silver Bow
Hines
McDonald
Minn
Hathaway
Rawgirl
Gibson
Kemp
Ogden
Berglin
Johnson
Fergus
Carson
Jules
Dodds
Dillavoy
Deer Lodge
Skulason
Rev Brother Dargy Shot Dead by Raiders
A resident of Twyford Abbey nursing home in London named Brother Pinnbaer Darcy was shot during a raid. The incident left Darcy dead and is being treated as a violent crime under investigation. Further details and motives were not disclosed in the readable text.
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Rev
Dargy
Pinnbaer Darcy
Twyford Abbey
London
Senate Would Protect Crowds From Robbers
Washington January 5 Senate measures to guard Inaugural crowds in Washington on March 4 from gouging by hotelkeepers and landlords and from pickpockets were introduced as the body approved a $50,000 appropriation for a Capitol stand. Senator McCumber proposed hotel rate limits to last month and this month, stressing police protection for crowds against larger robbers.
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Washington
Senate
Sher
Capitol
Harding
Ravenry
McCumber
North Dakota
Congress
Gallivan halts debate on prohibition clause after Volstead talks
In Washington on January 5 a skirmish over enforcement of prohibition halted debate in the house on the sundry civil appropriation bill. When the paragraph for 600000 dollars for salaries of Special assistants to the attorney general was reached Volstead, author of the prohibition enforcement act, proposed an amendment to allocate 200000 dollars to pay special assistants prosecuting violators. The house was prevented from voting on the measure.
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Washington
House
Keneral
Volestead
Pullman conductors seek wage increase before labor board
In Chicago on January 5, Pullman car conductors presented a claim for higher wages and better working conditions to the U S labor board. They sought about ten percent more pay, aiming for $200 for a 240 hour month in the first year and $229 for duty, with the company contesting that current wages have reached a peak.
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Chicago
Pullmen
United States Labor Board
Pullman Company
Prosperity Talk by Charles E Mitchell in Chicago
Charles E Mitchell of National City Bank told the Chicago Association of Commerce that 1921 would bring prosperity to all who are willing and able to seize opportunities. He criticized delays in reconstruction and urged action against restraining forces. He also condemned the federal tax system for dampening building and trade activity.
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Chicago
Charles E.” Mitchell
National City Company of New York
Chicago Association of Commerce
W Improvement
Critteleed
Fed
Ax Sy
Fire Rages 500 Feet Below Scranton Mine Workings
Residents of lower West Scranton grapple with a furnace flame traced to an old mine 500 feet underground after smoke alarms sparked a rapid blaze. Delaware Lackawanna & Western officials join with city police and fire teams to locate the fire and assess the underground area affected.
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Scranton
Lower West Scranton
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company
Two Women Implicated In Liquor Permit Conspiracy
In New York on January 5, William P. McCoy of Washington DC faced $5,000 bail on charges that he conspired with two former Internal Revenue Service employees to defraud the government by obtaining liquor permits through bribery from the federal Prohibition Commission. The named women include Miss Catherine Poody and Mrs Volberg Castillo. Arrangements to arraign were set for tomorrow, though authorities reported Mrs Castillo could not be located.
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New York
William PF. McCoy
Washington, D.C
Internal Revenue Office
Federal Prohibition ‘Commissioner’s Office
Catherine Poody
Mra
Volberg Castillio
Misa
Cantilllo
Irene N
Gra
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Orelare
Neville
Joseph Knopfed
Yeaterda
ED Bond
O'Callaghan
MacSwiney
Cont
Scioto Valley
Council
Sears Ea
C. S. Warren
Gallivan
Rence Pullman
C. E. Mitchell
C. M. Schwab
Snorgrood
Esto
Philadelphia
Internal Revenue Department
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