Federal troops hold Ciudad Victoria Tampico and Tuxpan
Federal forces control Ciudad Victoria Tampico and Tuxpan as restoration of order proceeds in the Tampico oil fields. Officials report preparations for a larger campaign against rebel leaders Adolfo de la Hoz and Guadalupe Sonora and note new recruitment and equipment efforts by the war office.
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Vextco City
Mex
Deral
Ciudad Vic- Tampico
Tuxpan
Pricv
Tampo
Cate
Vera Cruz
Alvaro Obrezon
Mexican Congress
War Office
Adolfo de la Ibnerta
Guadalupe Soné
Crash Sends Man Flying From Car Into Yard
A buggy rider identified as G Alberi Ashman of Jackson Michigan was hurled from his buggy when it was struck by an automobile. He landed on the pavement and suffered painful bruises in the incident observed on the street near Dr Powell's front yard.
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Clelance
Powell
G. Alberi Ashman
Jackson
Mich
Two Miners Die In Separate Incidents In One Day
In Bridgeport Ohio two miners died from injuries sustained earlier. Andre Gett aged 42 died from a spinal fracture suffered at the Sauters Coal company mine in Gaylord in September. Tony DeNardo aged 38 died from injuries at the Lorain Coal and Dock company mine in Blaine in August.
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Bridgeport
Belont County
Andregett
Sauters Coal Company
Gaylord
Tony DeNardo
Hlaine
Lorain
Comany’s
Blaine
British cabinet debates fate of Premier Baldwin amid turmoil
London dispatch reports ministers considering Baldwin's to stay till new parliament convenes in January despite calls to resign. Some cabinet members threaten to quit. Rothermere and Beaverbrook papers demand immediate resignation. Liberals weigh backing a new Tory government with Balfour in line for Baldwin’s post and Chamberlain in cabinet.
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N. S
London
Stanley Maldwin
Baldwin
Main
Rothermere
Beaverbrook
Great Britain
Balfour
David Lloyd Lee
H. H. Asquith
Asquith
A. J. Balfour
Chamberlain
Retail food prices edge higher across the United States in 1924
The Labor Department reports that retail food prices rose generally in the year to November 15, with increases from eight percent in Chicago to two percent in Atlanta, Dallas, Norfolk and Richmond. Rochester led monthly gains at three percent, while six cities posted decreases up to two percent.
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United States
Washington
Department of Labor
Chicago
Atlanta
Dallas
Norfolk
Richmond
Bridgeport
Manchester
New Hampshire
Memphis
Milwaukee
New Haven
Cleveland
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
Scranton
Baltimore
Charleston
S. C
Detroit
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Louisville
New York
Providence
Rochester
Peoria
Portland
St. Paul
Savannah
N. Y
Gasoline Tax Favored to Fund State Roads
Columbus Ohio December 11 State highway chief Boulay said he will urge the next legislature to adopt a gasoline tax to fund road maintenance. He argued current four million dollars this year is inadequate and favored raising revenue by a gasoline tax to keep roads up to standard.
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Columbus
State
al Inway
Iseulay
Ohio
Director Boulay
Boulay
Political talks fill capital hotels ahead of convention
Washington December 11. National committee meets to choose a convention city with Cleveland favored by Coolidge allies. Delegates for 1924 to be apportioned. Southern protests over reduced Southern representation remain unlikely to affect plans. Delegates total about 10386 requiring 519 votes to win.
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Washington
National Committee
Cleveland
Coolidge
Starts Attack on Judiciary
Senator Dill proposes a constitutional amendment to elect federal district judges rather than have them appointed by the president. He hints at expanding elections to circuit judges and targets the Supreme Court with a Borah resolution calling for a 7-2 vote to strike down acts of Congress.
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Dill
Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
Borah
Congress
Naturalization grants for 100 foreigners in Newark
In Newark one hundred World War veterans will be presented with naturalization papers today without examination by federal Examiner HY. J. Grom. The ceremony acknowledges their service and grants citizenship.
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Newark
HY. J. Grom
Baltimore & Ohio seeks to abandon Magnolia branch in Ohio
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to abandon three miles of railroad known as the Magnolia branch near Sandyville Ohio. The filing says prospects for business do not justify the repairs needed for the line.
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Washington
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Magnolia Branch
Sandyville
Ohio
Dollings Trial Defense Witnesses Hindered in Stock Charge
In Columbus in December 1911 Paul A. DeLong a Dollings receiver would have testified as the first defense witness in Dwight Harrison former Dollings GM trial for false stock statements. Attorneys debated admissibility of Norman E. Beck and DeLong testimony with rulings blocking both. The defense aimed to prove state securities requirements were met.
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Columbus
Paul A. DeLong
R. L. Dollings Company of
Ohio
Dwight Harrison
Dollings Company
Norman E. Beck
State Securities Department
DeLong
Beck
Pinkerton Founder William A Pinkerton Dies in Los Angeles
William A Pinkerton founder of the Pinkerton Detective agency died in a Los Angeles hospital after a complication of ailments. The death was announced from the California city on December 11.
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Los Angeles, Cay
William A. Pinkerton
The
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Ohio River Not Expected to Change Significantly
The Ohio river level from Wa Newha mouth to Wen tuckey mouth is not expected to vary much on Wednesday or today.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Lowden Seen as Passive Candidate in 1924
Frank O. Lowden ex-governor of Illinois, linked to the 1920 Republican deadlock, is described by Washington friends as a passive candidate for 1924. He declines to discuss politics, plans to stay on the sidelines, and may become available if another deadlock arises while Coolidge talks with him.
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Washington
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Lowden
Coolidge
California
Hiram Johnson
Massachusetts
Harding
White House
Kamenev Re-elected Moscow Soviet President
Leo Kamenev was re-elected president of the Moscow soviet. In a speech Kamenev tied Russia’s improved position to President Coolidge's message to Congress and Lord Curzon’s unpopularity, saying Italy’s impending recognition strengthens Europe’s balance.
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Moscow
Leo Kamenev
Moscow Soviet
Russia
President Coolidge
American Congress
Lord Curzon
Kamenev
Italy
Europe
Refuses to Banish King Until After Elections
ATHENS December 11 Colonel Plastiras leader of the Greek revolutionary committee refused the Republican demand to banish King George until after the general election. The move signals tension between the ruling group and opposition ahead of polls.
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Athens
Plastiras
Greek Revolutionary Committee
George
Dead rat forces city hall evacuation
A dead rat hidden in the walls of Elyria City Hall forced workers to vacate. Police, though efficient, could not arrest the odor and strongest officers fled from the stink.
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Elyria
Christmas booze flotilla seized off Atlantic shore
In New York on December 11 officials describe a rum fleet off the Atlantic coast. The schooner Zee shund of 105 tons registry carried a cargo valued at $250,000. The fleet includes 30 boats with tonnage totals far larger than the Zee shund and 150 federal, state, and county agents at Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, striving to halt a liquor landing.
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New York
Atlantic
Jersey
Long Island
Atlantic Highlands
N. J
Whiskey Base
Akron Poultry Show Chooses Winner Of Fresh Eggs Prize
A night event at the Akron Utility and Feather Fanciers second annual poultry show awards several hundred fresh eggs as a prize. Eggs sell for about 83 cents a dozen, and fair attendees guess the weekly egg yield. the closest guess wins the eggs tonight.
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Akron
Deadly poison lurks in good liquors across states
Christmas season faces a deadly risk as poisoned brews spread from bootleggers to home distillers. Inter News Service tallies 2165 U.S. deaths in 22 cities with 400 in Philadelphia and 363 in New York this year, while Chicago and others report hundreds more tied to toxic alcohols from fusel oil to ether.
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Yuletide Bowl
United States
Inter News Service
International
Philadelphia
New York City
Chicago
Herman N. Bundesen
Patent Leather Shoes Alert in Columbus Robbery Case
Police traced a robbery in Columbus where James Robinson a 16 year old colored youth shoplifted $20 from a cash register. Witnesses recalled shiny patent leather shoes aiding his escape over a fence prompting officers to watch for similar footwear. Robinson became the first arrest in the case.
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Columbus
James Robinson
James
Robinson
Sun Yat Sen vows seizure of Canton customs
Dr Sun Yat Sen head of the southern Chinese government reiterates his decision to seize the Canton customs collections to meet foreign obligations. He warns that if other Chinese collections fall short, he will cover the deficit. Six U S destroyers ordered to Canton rush to Hong Kong.
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Shanghai
Sun Yat Sen
Canton
Peking
China
Sun
Manila
United States
Hong Kong
Peary
Pope
Pillsbury
W. B. Preston
Sicard
Norcross
Four Holdups Net $179 In Cleveland Night
A string of four robberies in Cleveland last night caused combined losses of 179 dollars. The bandits escaped before police could catch them.
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Cleveland
Senate blockade stalls Cummins bid for Interstate Chair
A seven member insurgent bloc in the Senate blocked Albert B Cummins of Iowa from becoming chairman of the Interstate Commerce Committee, matching a House stalemate. The revolt, led by Robert La Follette, aims to unseat Cummins and install La Follette. illness sidelined the leader, prolonging the deadlock. The group includes Norris, Howell, Brookhart, Ladd, Johnson, Shipstead and Magnusson. they oppose Cummins holding both positions.
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Washington
Dev
Senate
Albert B Cummins
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Committees
Insurgenta
Aeven
Cummins
Atea
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
House
Interstate Commere Committee
LaFollette
Norris
Nebraska
Howell
Brookhart
Ladd
Paris
North Dakota
Irazier
Northed
Diplom Dakota
Shipstead
Magnusmatic
Johnson
Farmer-Labor
United States
Mexico
Obregon
France
America
Neil House Affair Seeks Receiver in Columbus Case
J. H. Gerhardt a stockholder filed for a receiver in Franklin County Common Pleas Court alleging dissipation of assets of the Neil House Co. The firm is building a new hotel on South High street at the site of the famed old Neil House.
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Columbus, O
J. H. Gerhardt
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Neil House Co
South High Street
Neil House
Citizens urge Senator Burke declaration for governor run
Elyria Ohio December citizens of Elyria Lorain county and nearby communities press State Senator J F Burke to unequivocally declare his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor. They say his September declaration left doubts about his stand and want a clear commitment.
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Elyria, CO
Elyria
Lorain County
J. F. Burke
Ohio
Lorain Woman Receives $1000 Damages in Alienation Suit
Mary Csillag of Lorain was awarded $1000 damages against Julia Molnar in a suit alleging alienation of affections. She had sought $10,000 in the case filed in Lorain.
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Lorain
Mary Csillag
Julia Molnar
Mexico bondholders delay coupons as tensions rise Abroad
Britain and France monitor Mexico amid anxiety over foreign investments. Paris and London funded most railway and land loans. After 15 years without dividends, payments resumed last August but the next coupon was suspended pending developments, shocking small holders who urge U S intervention.
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Great Britain
France
Mexico
Paris
London
United States
Prison roster description from Belmont county jail
A Belmont county jail roster lists 72 inmates for the month, noting a 37 year old man with brown hair and eyes, 5 feet 9 inches tall, about 159 pounds.
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ST. Clairsville
Belmont County
Tiro G A R Post Shrinks After Death of James L. Clark
With the death of James L. Clark the Trego Post G A R at Auburn township loses its first 1861 veteran and the post drops to three members, having held 15 members twelve years earlier.
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Tiro
James L. Clark
Auburn Township
Trego Post
G. A R
Fifth Victim Falls in Steubenville Vendetta War
Steubenville Ohio reports another shooting in the Italian neighborhood as Anthony Finelli 41 is found shot seven times on Barclay avenue. He dies later after refusing to name attackers. The city has seen five victims with four dead and a note threatening eight killings. Police struggle to identify the gang as residents flee.
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Ohio
Steubenville
Anthony Finelli
Barclay Avenue
Finelli
Germanys Finance to Be Probed Deep
Paris Nov 11 Louis Barthou chairman of the inter allied reparations commission told Colonel J A Loran the American rep that the inquiry into Germanys capacity for indemnity payment by an international commission of experts would be wider than previously the announcement came to International News Service and was not officially released in Berlin
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Paris
Nee
Louis Barthou
Inter-Allied Reparations Commission
J. A. Loran
Germany
Markets Have All Been Poor Says Quill Master
QaLousTeeR, 0. Dee it George (Quill) Thompson of the city, longtime mining figure, replies to Harry Kelley of Nelsonville who urged miners to accept lower wages and more work. Thompson challenges Kelley’s stance, praising his versatility while critiquing his political shifts and the moral lessons in his arguments. Continued on.
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Qalousteer
George (Quill) Thompson
Harry Kelley
Nelsonville
Sayai
Harry “Buck” Kelly
Ohio
Kelley
Buck
CIA
Halcyon
Bint
Abe
Askop
Ath City Council Passes West Union Street Pavement Plan
A brief session of the Ath city council Monday approved the first ordinance for paving West Union Street to the Union & crossing with a pavement and electric system similar to nearby streets. The city will cover 60 percent of the cost. Grading of Miller Alley was ordered and a committee will visit the site. Councilman Wood, nearing retirement after years of service, was authorized to supervise the small park behind his Ce tery Street property. He announced he had begun clearing dead and fallen trees at the Old Cemetery on West Street and asked for a future street from Bat Avenue to Montrose Avenue in Alexander.
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Ath City Council
West Union Street
Union & Crossing
Miller Alley
Wood
Cetery Street
Old Cemetery
West Street
Alexader Addition
Bat Avenue
Montrose Avenue
Highway Association chooses Marion as HQ for cross-country plan
The 4 on Highway Association designates Marion Ohio as headquarters following a Mansfield board meeting. Plans call for extending the highway route from Marion to San Francisco, expanding the transcontinental roadway network.
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Marion, O
4 On Highway Association
Marion
Board of Diveresy
Mansfield
San Francisco
Calendar offer from the Washington Information Bureau
The Messenger announces a free Navy Cruise calendar featuring a four color Rockwell painting. Readers can mail a coupon with two cents in stamps to receive the printed calendar at no charge.
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Washington Information Bureau
Rockwell
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