Gaynor Names Appointments and Weighs In on Murphy
New York mayor Gaynor announced his initial city appointments through secretary Robert Adamson and included a critique of Charles F. Murphy of Tammany Hall. He described Murphy’s conduct, warned against false witness, and offered remarks on public virtue, while detailing bios and salaries for the new officials such as Archibald Watson, Charles H. Hyde, Calvin Tompkins, Michael J. Drummond, Henry Thompson, Edward Bemis, and Kingsley Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gaynor
Robert Adamson
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Murphy
Rhinelander Waldo
Herman Ridder
Staats Zeitung
Manhattan
Richmond
Ridder
Plumas
Corporation Counsel
Archibald Watson
City Chamberlain
Charles H. Hyde
Calvin Tomkins
Charities
Michael J. Drummond
Henry Thompson
Edward Bemis
Cleveland
Ohio
Kingsley Martin
Search continues for missing heiress in Philadelphia
Philadelphia January 2. Roberta B Dedanon 16 year old heiress and Frederick Cohen Bellevue-Stratford waiter disappeared Wednesday. A couple matching their description seen near Lancaster area. Detectives rushed to scene but found no trace as elopers may have boarded a Lancaster trolley. Ferdinand Dedanon and William Burst left for Lancaster but returned with no findings.
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Philadelphia
Roberta B. Dedanon
Frederick Cohen
Bellevue-Stratford
Cohen
Misa Delanon
Lancaster
Central Office
Elopers
Lancast
Ferdinand Delanon
William Burst
Milliionaire
Lancastar
Trenton
New York
Aise
Talee
Davenport Cartoonist Hurled by Nervous Breakdown
San Francisco January 2 Homer C Davenport cartoonist is in critical condition at a friend's home in San Francisco after a complete nervous collapse. His doctors say he is seriously ill. Davenport, a West product born on an Oregon farm, had worked as a jockey and circus clown before joining the San Francisco Examiner. He rose to fame drawing Mark Hanna in a dollar miscellany and later western adventures.
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San Francisco
Homer C. Davenport
Davenport
Homer Davenport
Oregon
San Francisco Examiner
Mark Hanna
Ohloan
Davensport
Arabia E
Duty of Wives to Aid Husband Says Mrs Catt
Carrie Chapman Catt argues in a New York interview that 25,000 wives supporting husbands is too low. She says hundreds of thousands of women are part sharers in household money, and that self supporting women should insist on equality, with married women paying their own expenses and men not bearing all bills. The economic shift, she predicts, will revolutionize the American home.
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Kaw York
Carrie Chapman Catt
New York
Over $100000 For Atlantans Saving Accounts Grow Fast
Savings accounts in Atlanta have surged with over 100000 dollars in interest credited today. Banks announce a 4 percent annual rate beginning January 1 due to abundant deposits, affecting thousands of accounts across the city.
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Itme
Atlanta
Clearing House Association
Ely
Pair wed on street corner after impulsive proposal
Miss Idd May Richardson of East Tatlassiee Alabama and Claud Wooton, a young Atlanta machinist, were married yesterday afternoon at 1 o clock in the home of Rev. A R Weaver. The preacher was fetched quickly and the ceremony performed on the spot as Mr Richardson returned home surprised.
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Idd
Richardson
East Tatlassiee
Ala
Claud Ce
Wooton
Atlanta
Houston Street
A .R. Weaver
Ogisthorpe Avénue
Jennings
Miss Richardson
Atlante
J.H. Richardson
Misa Blagehs "Battox
Weaver
Oglethorpe Avenue
Stone ‘Mountain
Mr Weeton
Adette
Atlanta Toy Pistol Toll Hits City During Holidays
In Atlanta a deadly toy pistol scare during Christmas led to one death and multiple injuries among young Black boys. Mugen Melcolm, 14, died as tetanus set in, while Arthur Brogden, 12, lingered near death. Dewey Maddox, son of Officer Maddox, faced disorderly conduct charges after the incident. Grady Hospital treated roughly eighteen patients. early action with serum saved many lives, but delayed hospital arrival proved fatal for two boys.
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Halidays Atlante
Darting
New
Harold Avenue
Dewey Maddox
George Maddox
Young Maddox
Grady Hospital
Atlanta
Ebonty
Mugen Melcolm
Chapal Street
Arthur Brogden
Hving
Central Avenue
Dr Monnish Death: Poison Suspected in Atlanta Couple
Dr W A Monnish, formerly a noted Atlanta physician, found dead in a San Francisco hotel with empty chloroform bottles by his bed. Police inspect whether accidental overdose or suicide. He was 48 and leaves a 13 year old daughter. His wife, Dr Rosa Monnish, killed herself after a U S court conviction for sending improper letters.
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Monnish
Rosa Monnish
U.S
San Francisco
Wileiam A. Mounish
Atlanta
Ovardone
W. A Monnish
Roan Freudenthal Monnish
United Stetés
Louisiana State University Centennial Celebration Begins
Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge opened a centennial program with religious exercises. Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott of New York delivered the keynote sermon as a group of educators and prominent figures planned to participate in a progression of events spanning the day.
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Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Caieversity
Lyman Abbott
New York
Witness Middleton Ambushed in Baldwin Night Rider Case
James Middleton farmer of Loxley Alabama, an important witness in the Baldwin County Comstock night rider case, was ambushed near his home and died on a train en route to Mobile for surgery. William Wade, with Middleton, reported shots fired as they rode in a buggy. Wade testified earlier before the federal grand jury. Sheriff Booth hunted the attackers with bloodhounds as Bay Minette reports county agitation and threats amid the night rider investigation.
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Middleton Wes
Saldwin
Mobile
Ala
James Middleton
Loxley
Comstock
Baldwin
Alahame
United States District Court
Middleton
William Wade
Wade
R. H. Stapleton
George Brooks
Dick Tweeney
Emile Lizer
Wyam Robinson
Bay Minette
Booth
Fderal
Accourdigge
Federal District’ Attorney
Nashville Bookkeeper Attack and Suicide Cover Story
Lizzie Crenshaw, 28, cut the throat of John M. Jennings, a lockkeeper she lived with, in their Church Street room. She later hanged herself at the police station with an apron string, discovered by the turnkey around ten. Jennings was taken to a city hospital in serious condition with some chance of recovery. Police report jealousy as a possible motive. The crime scene showed bloodstains, suggesting a struggle prior to the attack.
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Nashville
Tenn
Lizzie E. Crenshaw
John M. Jennings
Church Street
Second Avenue
North
Jennings
City Hospital
Chicago Gamblers Fail to Beat Indiana Declares Clampdown
Indianapolis, Ind. Gov Marshall orders Sheriff Grant to seize wireless devices at Clark's Station to stop gambling. Lake County sheriff warns Calumet Commission Company plans racing by wireless and the governor vows to shut Clark's Station gambling if needed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Grant
Clark's Station
Marshall
Lake County
Fort Dearborn
Calumet Commission Company
Chicago
Death Sentence At Sing Sing For Two Men
Ossining January 2. William Morse and John Bargbute face death by electric chair at Sing Sing this week, in line with the usual schedule for execution. Morse was convicted in Brooklyn for shooting Policeman Edward J. Kavanaugh during an attempted purse snatching in 1907, while Bargbute killed Gaetano Finina in Middletown, Wisconsin, in January of last year.
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Ie Ossining
William Morse
John Bargbute
Sing Sing
Morse
Brooklyn
Edward J.kavanaugh
Barocuto
Gaetano Fininia
Middletown
Teachings of Jesus Christ Dominate Public Affairs
Fragmented reminiscence from a 1920s public affairs piece notes belief that Jesus Christ’s teachings dominate national politics and daily life. Bruce Barton surveyed sixty leaders. James Sherman and Joseph Cannady express belief in Christianity influencing public affairs, education, civilization, and governance.
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Jesus Christ
Chicago
Elxty
Bruce Barton
League
Syle
James G. Sherman
United
Jesus
Canadn
Morse begins 15 year sentence after dramatic prison statement
New York January 2 Charles W Morse leaves for Atlanta to begin a 15 year term for violations of national banking law. He issues a dramatic statement proclaiming innocence and condemning jury manipulation and police tactics while his wife plans petition efforts to seek a new trial.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Atlanta
Morse
Mr. Morse
Jersey City
United States
Diamante
Wil
Nuson
Weather Prophecy Forecasts Warmer, Rain Across Regions
Weather prophecy notes fair and warmer conditions with rain and cooler spells in the north. Regions including Washington Virginia North Carolina South Carolina East Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana East Texas West Texas New Mexico Arkansas Tennessee Kentucky West Virginia Indiana report varied impacts with rain snow and cooler temperatures Monday through Tuesday, accompanied by light to moderate winds.
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Washington
Georgia
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Panhan
New Mexico
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Indiana
Winda
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