Prohibition Debate Shapes 1924 Political Outlook
Washington observers say prohibition will be the dominant issue in 1924 as liberals push for a moist platform in both houses. Wayne Wheeler notes the Senate remains dry despite wet gains in several big states. Ohio upheld dry policy by voting against a beer and wine amendment amid Volstead’s departure.
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George R. Holmes
I. N
Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Wayne B. Wheeter
Newark
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Ilinois
California
Armenian Death Toll Reported in Smyrna Refugee Plight
Smyrna reports four thousand Armenian Christians killed in the Vilayet and eight thousand missing after Greek defeat. Refugees in the city under bishops' committee say Armenian losses amount to eighteen million dollars in money and property.
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Smyrna
Vilayet of
Committee of Bishops
Mexican Rebel Leader Slain With Followers
Eight rebels including former General Juan Carrasco, leader of the band, were killed in a battle with federal troops near Huamuchilco in Durango state. The report to the war office comes from General Juan Torres, head of military operations in Durango.
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Mexico City
Juan Carrasco
Huamuchilco
Durango
War Office
Juan Torres
Unmarked Anniversary At Doorn For German Kaiser
Doorn Holland November 10 The fourth anniversary of the Kaiser’s flight into Holland passed quietly for the ex Kaiser and his young bride who stayed indoors at Doorn most of the day They have not left the grounds of their secluded house since being mobbed by a crowd on Wednesday
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Doorn
Holland
Amerongen
House of Door
Ohio farmers hurt by lower prices and higher costs
Ohio farm economists report purchasing power worsened over the past year. While U S prices for cotton have risen lifting farm prices, Ohio farm product prices are down from last year and costs for items farmers buy have increased, worsening the rural situation.
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Columbus
Ohio
R. F. Tabor
Agricultural College Extension Service
Ohio State University
Tabor
United States
New Mail Air Record Set From Chicago To Cleveland
Uncle Sam set a new air mail speed record at Curtiss Field Garden City New York when 400 pounds of mail traveled from Chicago to Cleveland by air in three hours and 66 minutes arriving at 11 28. The journey followed an earlier rail leg and demonstrates a faster route for military and civilian mail services.
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Curtiss Field
Garden City
N. Y
Sam
Chicago
Cleveland
Payroll paymaster robbed of 14000 in Trinidad
Trinidad police report Leo Gottleib paymaster for American Smelting and Refining Company robbed of 14000 in cash by two bandits today. Investigations underway as authorities seek suspects and recover funds.
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Trinidad, Colo
Leo Gottleib
American Smelting and Refining Company
Way Through Germany Promises World Revolution
MOSCOW November 10. Commissar Zinoviev declared at the fourth congress of the third Internationale that the path to world revolution lies through Germany. He emphasized ideological unity and coordinated action across socialist movements.
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Moscow
Germany
Zinoviev
Bender Rebuffs Move to Strong-Arm Donahey Power
Senator George H. Bender pledges to work with Governor-elect Donahey and to oppose Republican factional efforts to block his agenda. He supports liberal reforms, including public utilities abolition, and asserts the governor should appoint capable aides without GOP interference. He says bosses were repudiated in the Thompson defeat, signaling a new dawn in Ohio GOP politics.
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William J. Huske Ud
N. S&s
Cleveland
Ohio
Donahey
Senate
George H. Bender
International News Service
Bender
Frazier Defeats O Connor in U S Senate Race
Lynn J Frazier, former governor and nonpartisan league member, running as a Republican, defeats J F T O Connor Democrat for the United States senate. Independent Voters association backing O Connor concedes.
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Fargo
N. D
Lynn J Frazier
J. F. T. O’connor
United States
Independent Voters’ Association
O'Connor
Mother says prayer revived 11 day old baby in Oakland
In Oakland California an 11 day old infant pronounced dead on an undertaker's slab reportedly revived after physicians used suspended animation techniques. The mother asserts prayer brought the child back, saying she prayed to God to return her baby and the undertaker later detected a faint heartbeat.
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Oakland
Cal
George Kayne
Wealthy heiress confined by guardian under scrutiny
Boston November 10. Guardian William F Jardine testifies in a suit to remove him as guardian of Dorothy Gordon, a Boston heiress. He admits sending her to an asylum while sane to prevent a marriage to Willard Newell, a Tech student, keeping her estate under his control. No alienists examined her before commitment. she has been a voluntary patient since March 1921.
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Boston
Mass
William F Jardine
Dorothy Gordon
Jardine
Willard Newell
Savannah
Newell
Smuggling Drug Marijuana Foiled Aboard Passports Liner
U S customs agents halted a Costa Rica bound marijuana smuggling attempt on the United Fruit liner Pas tores from Central America. The weed was found hidden in a ripped cabin floor wrapped in Costa Rican newspapers. One smoke can cause a person to drift into a dreamlike stupor for an hour. Possession is a serious Costa Rican offense with a potential prison term.
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New York
United States Customs
United Fruit
Costa Rtica
Mariajuana
Costa Rica
Keith Vaudeville to Erect $860,000 Akron Theatre Next Summer
Fr. F. Albee president of the Keith Vaudeville circuit announced in Akron that a theatre costing 860 000 dollars will be built there and open October 1 next year. The project plans include a new venue for vaudeville entertainment and a permanent home for acts associated with the circuit.
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Akron
FR. F. Albee
Keith
Republicans gain plurality in House in 68th Congress
Washington reports final returns show Republicans 225 seats, Democrats 207, Independent 1, Socialist 1, Farmer Labor 1. The party holds a plurality of eighteen and a majority of fifteen in the House, compared with a current majority of 167. William Tyler Page, clerk of the House, compiled the figures.
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Washington
House
William Tyler Page
Page
State boosts fair coal prices for special sizes in Columbus
Columbus November 10 state fuel administrator Neal raises fair price by 50 cents per ton for specially prepared lump coal in sizes one quarter foot or smaller. Run of mine lump coal prices remain unchanged as ordinary domestic fuel sales continue with standard sizes.
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Columbus
Neal
Maynard Cleared of Payroll Fraud Charge in Tampa
Captain W. R. Maynard, ex commandant at Charlstrom aviation field in Arcadia Florida, was found not guilty at a preliminary hearing on charges he defrauded the government by payroll manipulation in Tampa.
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Tampa
Fla
W. R. Maynard
Charlstrom Aviation
Arcadia
Bakery Hold Up Ends in Clerk Shot Dead
In Cincinnati on November 10 a 27 year old shipping clerk John Devens tried to intervene as two youths robbed a bakery where he worked. Devens was shot and died from his injuries while the assailants escaped.
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Cincinnati
John Devens
Mystery Murder Case Linked to Prisoner Confession
Cleveland Ohio November 10 A warrant charging a man serving time for robbery with the murder of Helen Silberberg is to be sworn by Police Commissioner Skeet after his sweetheart confessed she watched the beating from outside the Silberberg home. Five persons faced third degree interrogation as prosecutor Edward Stanton indicated a complete case against the convict.
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Cleveland, CO
Ohio Penitentiary
Helen Silberberg
Skeet
Silberberg
County Crow Lcutor
Edward ©. Stanton
Moral Support by Soviets Only to Turkey
Moscow reports say Soviet Russia offers moral support to Turkey if war with the Allies occurs but refuses to provide actual military aid. The Kemalists asked Moscow whether the Soviet government would back a Russo Turkish military agreement if hostilities began.
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Riga
Russia
Turkey
Moscow
Missing jewelry found at prominent Philadelphian’s home
Jewels valued at 10000 dollars were reported missing from the home of Mrs. H. G. Morton Maule a socially prominent resident of 21 South Twenty-first street today A new maid who had just been engaged disappeared yesterday with the maid’s disappearance adding to the mystery
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Philadelphia
Mra
G. Morton Maule
South Twenty-first Street
Yetarday
Groesbeck Deflects Senate Move If Newberry Resigns
Governor Alex Groesbeck will not resign to clear the path for Senator Truman Newberry to Senate seat. He states he will not step down even if Newberry resigns to avoid another bid for re election.
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Detroit
Mich
Alex Groesbeck
Truman H. Newberry
U. S. Senate
Michigan
Atlanta Feels Chill of Chloroform Bandit Attacks
Atlanta residents endure heightened fear after a third home invasion in days by chloroform bandits. Women were chloroformed during break ins and valuables were stolen in multiple neighborhoods. Authorities seek suspects and urge vigilance.
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Atlanta
Alice Paul Blames Women for No Women in Congress
Alice Paul says women themselves bear blame for the absence of women in the sixty-eighth Congress. The statement was made as she spoke in Washington on November 10 as vice chairman of the National Woman's Party.
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Washington
Alice Paul
National Woman's Party
Mrs Warren Harding Leaves Bed Briefly After Illness
Mrs Warren G Harding wife of the president regained limited mobility today for the first time in more than two months since she fell seriously ill.
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Washington
Ohio elects first woman to state supreme court
Cleveland November 10 Judge Florence HB Allen won election to the Ohio Supreme Court becoming the first woman to hold a state high court seat. She said she would take the bench in January with no obligations but to the people who elected her. Her victory over party lines and among diverse groups signals a desire to keep judiciary out of politics. The seat opens a vacancy on the Cuyahoga County common pleas bench.
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Cleveland
Supreme Court of Ohio
Florence HB. Allen
Common Pleas
United States
Sup
Allen
Benson W. Hough
Delaware
Cuyahoga County
Davis
Donahey
Progressive Spirit Will Henceforth Rule Says Western Senator
Senator Ladd of North Dakota calls Tuesday’s election a revolt against the old political order and a progressive revival. He cites victories for Frookhart Shipstead Howell and Frazier, and predicts a larger farmer and taxpayer voice in Congress amid rising taxation and economic burdens.
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Bart J. Campbell
I. N.S
Washington
Senator Ladd
North Dakota
Ladd
Ita
O'Connor
Fragler
Republicans Predict Reorganization After Election Shifts
Washington reports a shakeup in the Republican organization in Congress after Tuesday's elections. Senate leadership likely to change with Lodge stepping down, opening the majority role to a younger senator. In the House, Mondell's retirement sparks a three cornered race for speaker among Anderson, Gillett, and possibly Mann.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Lodge
Mondell
Wyoming
Sidney Anderson
Minnesota
Anderson
Gillett
Mann
Knollys Daughter Weds Checkley In London Society
London reports a society wedding as Alexandra Knollys daughter of Viscount Knollys wed Richard Checkley a tobacco shop clerk. The event links a royal household figure with a common professional.
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London
Alexandra Knolly’s
Viscount Knollys
Queen Alexandra
Richard Checkley
Minnesotan Governor Reelected With Large Margin
J A O Preus, swept into office in 1920, appears reelected as governor with a margin of about 114000 votes over farmer labor candidate Magenus Johnson. Latest returns indicate the landslide continues to hold today.
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Minanapolis
Minn
Mov
J. A. O. Preus
Harding
Magenus Johnson
Farmer-Labor
Allies May Force Change in Constantinople Crisis
London reports after a cabinet meeting General Harrington, commander in Constantinople, may impose martial law and drastic civil control if Turkey does not shift its stance. Overnight dispatches had brought cautious optimism, but officials warned the Near East situation remains most serious.
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David M Church
I N
London
Charles Harrington
Constantinople
Harrington
Near East
Investigation Into Hall Murder Probe Stalled
In New Brunswick New Jersey the probe into the murder of Rev. Dr Hall rector of the Mete copal Church of St John the Evangelist and Mrs James Mille is virtually suspended. Somerset county grand jury has no immediate plan to hear the case. officials say they believed the crime solved but later changed their minds without revealing the reason.
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New Brunswick
N. 7
Hall
St. John the Evangelist
Chatrafer
James Mille
Somerset County Gra
Browne seeks divorce after election defeat
In Philadelphia Mrs. Herbert J Browne filed for divorce from her husband who ran her campaign after losing the legislature bid. In Lakewood a city curfew for dogs was set by the council to curb nighttime barking. In Atlantic City a two year old nearly cut his chin imitating his father shaving, and in New York a half pound screwdriver from a workman pocket penetrated a woman’s skull, likely fatal.
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Philadelphia
Herbert J. Browne
Aevorce
Atlantic City
N. J
Irving Baker
New York
Sixth Avenue
Billa Coleman
Wrecked Engines Crash at Cincinnati Station
Two yard engines sideswiped each other in front of the L N station in Letenia near Cincinnati. One locomotive overturned in the collision and no injuries are reported.
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Cincinnati
Navy
Letenia
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