Eighth grade boy confesses to murder of teacher Miss Carter
Sheridan Michigan December report says Jimmy Deacons, 16, confessed after cross examination that he attacked and killed 27-year-old teacher Miss Flossie Carter in an abandoned car on a road beyond the village limits. He described luring her in and bludgeoning with a fist and stone, then fleeing the scene.
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Jimmy Deacons
Itells
Flossie Carter
Sheridan
Mich
Mise Flossie Carter
Deacons
Fred Armstrong
Miss Carter
Mise Carter
Ridan
Sidney Road
Wyoming Miners to Get Wage Reduction
In Heriday Wyoming on December 10 coal operators association announced a $1.20 per day wage cut for northern Wyoming miners effective December 15 to align with the southern state scale. About 1600 miners in the northern field rejected a new contract with the cut and a second referendum may follow. workers' union officials said.
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Heriday
Wyo
Wyoming
Coal Operators Association
Mine Workers’ Union
Jacksonville
Jury Fails to Reach Agreement in Fisher Trial
Mineral county grand jury heard the case of Dr. Otto Fisher, an eye ear nose and throat specialist, charged with performing an illegal operation linked to the death of Lonnie Beckone, a student nurse. After deliberating about an hour and a half, the jurors were kept overnight. no night session was held, and court adjourned until morning. The jury's instruction focused on whether Fisher acted in good faith during the operation, while the defense argued the procedure aimed to save a life after an illegal act by another party.
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Keyser
W. Va
Mineral County
Otto Fisher
Lonnie Beckone
Harrisonburg
Jay Valentine
Dr. Fisher
Naval Committee approves three ship repair bills
The House Naval Committee approved three bills to raise funding for naval construction and repairs. The battleships Oklahoma and Nevada would see modernization costs rise from 13 150 000 to 13 600 000, California alterations would rise by 60 000 to 200 000, and the two fleets of submarines would have their cost limit increased from 5 300 000 to 6 650 000 per fleet.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Oklahoma
Nevada
California
Committee Renews Appeal For Old Christmas Toys
Bluefield residents urged to donate old toys to the Community Christmas Tree committee. Firefighters at the South Bluefield station will repair and ready toys like scooters sleds wagons and doll carriages for distribution to children this Christmas.
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Community
Bluefield
South Bluefield
T. O'S Wilson
Condition of King George No Better
London reports say King George's condition worsened as a renewed general infection affected the heart after previous signs of stabilization. Four physicians joined consultations and crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace, while Queen Mary omitted her daily drive, signaling public concern and cautious hope.
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George
London
Mary
Bolivia Faces Border Clash With Paraguay Amid Demonstrations
In La Paz and other Bolivian cities demonstrations eased as business and daily life resumed. Bolivia rejected immediate conciliation with Paraguay and demanded moral reparation before talks, while Chile offered mediation. The Pan American committee met to prepare data for a report to the conference.
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Paraguay
Bolivia
la Paz
Chile
League of Nations
Montevideo
Washington
State Department
de Medina
International Committee
Holivia
League of Nationsconsider mediation in Paraguay Bolivia conflict
AP correspondent reports several council members discussed the possibility of the League of Nations mediating the Paraguay and Bolivia dispute. Dr Villegas of Chile conferred with M Zaleski of Poland and attention turn to page four.
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Lugano
Associated Press
Council of the
League of Nations
Paraguaay
Bolivia
Dr. Villegas
M. Zaleski
Poland
Prince of Wales in Alpine Rail Journey to Boulogne
Edward Albert, Prince of Wales, travels through the Alps on a 6,000 mile journey toward King George. Rail authorities in Italy, Switzerland and France cleared lines to speed his arrival to Boulogne from England, with a private car provided for the heir to the Italian line.
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Alps
London
Edward Albert, Prince of Wales
Equatorial
Africa
George
Italy
Switzerland
France
Boulogne
England
Kansas Officials Fight Influenza Epidemic Across State
Topeka reports 13,596 influenza cases in the past week with milder forms predominating. Four deaths, three in Wichita and one in Parsons, and 2,000 new cases statewide are noted. Kansas City Kaw reports 5,000 cases and Wichita 479. absences mount as 2,400 pupils and 42 teachers at Wichita are out.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
State Board of Health
Wichita
Board of Health
Parsons
Kansas City
Kaw
Army Fliers Seek World Altitude Record at Wright Field
Dayton reports two Army fliers Captain St Clair Streett and Captain Albert W Stevens plan to attempt a world altitude record at Wright Field if weather permits. They aim for nearly eight miles up and expect extreme cold temperatures. They previously ascended to 37,000 feet in October before throttle failure forced a descent.
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Dayton
Ohio
Wright Field
St. Clair Streett
Albert W. Stevens
C. C. Champion
United States Navy
Streett
Stevens
Indianapolis
Rushville
Ind
Pretty girl shoots coal operator at Canton home
A stylishly dressed woman approached the home of Bernard E. Fearn in Canton Ohio and shot the coal operator six times as he stood on the porch. She then fled to a nearby filling station and boarded a bus, vanishing with no motive found. Police seek clues in the so called flapper murder case referenced in Ohio.
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Bernard E. Fearn
Canton, CO
New Sheriff Names Deputies as Mercer County Officials Take Oath
Mercer county elects Otis Bowling as sheriff and Walter G. Burton as prosecutor elect announces Alex M. Mahood as assistant prosecutor. Deputies sworn in include Mary Green Bowling W A Miller and others for Beaver l'And East River Rock Plymouth Jumping Branch and Camp Creek districts.
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Princeton
Alex Mahood
Republican Executive Committee
Walter G. Burton
Otis Bowling
Mahood
Republican Party
Mercer County
University of Virginia Law School
Alex M. Mahood
J. Otis Bowling
Fle
Bowling
Mr. Bowling
Mary Green Bowling
W. A. Miller
Trixie Peck
Matoaka
John Hetzel
Miuefield
Beaver l
A. H. Henderson
Bluefield
Hig
J. Sam Bennett
Lewia H. Davia
Willowton
East River
Rock District
George P. Akers
A. L. Wagner
Montcalm
Plymouth
John H. Price
Athens
Jumping Branch
Ira Kessinger
Camp Creek
Mary Rowling
Don McClaneherty
Sheriff
Earl B. Gott
Miss Bowling
Princeton High School
Board of Education
State Supreme Court Awards Writs of Error
The West Virginia Supreme Court granted writs of error to George Caldwell and Hughie Chambers, both convicted in Nicholas County Circuit Court of second degree murder for the slaying of Luigi Pavoni. The decision cited insufficiency of the evidence.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Supreme Court
George Caldwell
Hughie Chambers
Nicholas County
Luigi Pavoni
Boulder Dam Bill Fight 19 Still On
Washington shows the Boulder dam controversy remaining unsettled in the senate with private talks ongoing over power plant plans. The house advances the 283 million interior department appropriation, amid other bills, as lawmakers push three measures before Christmas.
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Boulder Dam
House Approves Greek Debt Retirement Amid Posts Docket
The House approved the Greek debt retirement by 170 to 156 as the Senate discussed the Boulder Dam bill and passed the Columbia River Basin survey. Secretary Whiting predicted Christmas trade would exceed prior seasons. The $283,287,963 Interior Department supply bill was sent by the appropriations committee. Pan American conference moved toward settling the Bolivian Paraguayan dispute. President Coolidge urged continued Western leadership. The Senate appropriations committee added 3,005,000 to the treasury post office bill in its report to the Senate. The House has passed the measure.
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Washington
Congress
Boulder Dam
Senate
House
Interior Department
Treasury Post-Office
Longworth
Columbia River
Pacific Northwest
Heflin
Alabama
Nicaragua
Boray
Foreign Relations Committee
Walsh
Montana
Owen J. Roberta
Whiting
Appropriations Committee
Coolidge
Trons
Treasury Post Office
Conference aims to settle Bolivia Paraguay border dispute
Secretary Kellogg named permanent chair as nations except Argentina attend a Pan American conference. A special committee will advise on conciliatory actions and potential arbitration to avoid war, with a plan for an international commission to review disputes. Delegates include Maurius, Ferrara, Foster, De Ameral, and Hughes.
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Washington
Coolidge
Bolivia
Paraguay
Argentina
International Commission
Spain
Portugal
Kellogg
Maurius
Ferrara
Manuel Foster
Chile
Giorge de Ameral
Brazil
Charles Evans Hughes
Former Railroad Clerk Becomes Head of C B and Q
Frederic E. Williamson, who began thirty years ago as a clerk in the New York Central office, was elected president and chairman of the executive committee of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad.
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New York
Frederic Ee. Williamson
New York Central Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Aged Confederate Woman Dies In Tennessee Home
Franklin Tenn December 10 Mrs Cornelia B Nichols Cliffe widow of a Union soldier and Confederate supporter died here yesterday Aged woman who aided by an elderly man faced fire to burn a federal battery and halt Union advance at Nashville bridge She funded Confederate efforts and helped organize the Ku Klux Klan robes in Williamson county Her husband was a Union captain and her brothers served for the Confederacy
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Franklin, Tenn
South
Cornelia
Nichols Cliffe
Confederacy
Ku Klux Klan
Williamson County
Hoover Welcomed in Valparaiso With Elaborate Day
President Elect Herbert Hoover received high official honors in Valparaiso Chile. A grand procession through five miles of avenues featured soldiers sailors and police with 100000 onlookers. A state carriage ride to the U S embassy preceded banquets at the presidential palace Union Club and a general embassy reception.
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Santiago
Chile
Herbert Hoover
United States
Valparino
Ibanez
Bolivia
U. S
Maryland
Mr. Hoover
Utah
California
Genanlaes
Nicht
Presidential Palace
Hoover
Union Club
Apne Colony
William 8. Culbertson
War secretary selects design for Unknown Soldier tomb
The design by Thomas Hudson Jones and Lorimer ich of New York City was chosen today by the secretary of war for the Unknown Soldier tomb. Congress authorized $50,000 for the work and a formal contract will follow once funds are appropriated.
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Washington
Thomas Hudson Jones
Lorimerich
New York City
Secretary of War
Congress
Kitchen Doomed Over Modern Home Makers
Chicago reports at a Chicago University home economics conference foresee future kitchens with centralized meal prep and delivery services. Blunt, department head, predicts community kitchens may cook and serve meals with weekly menus and home electrical setups. The aim is to elevate homemaking to a scientific discipline and reduce drudgery for housewives.
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Chicago
Home Economics Department
Chicago University
Blunt
Mies Hildegard Kneeland
United States Department Agriculture
Coroner’s Jury Blames Mine Officials for West Virginia Blast
A McDowell County coroner’s jury attributes the November explosion at the Princess Pocahontan mine in Roderfield to the negligence and carelessness of operating officials and possibly one of the deceased. The inquest also cites flagrant violations of state mine laws and calls for a grand jury investigation at the next criminal court session.
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West Virginia
Spice Creek
Princess-Pocahontas
Weet
Virginia
McDowell
Welch
H. G. Camper
Kyle Walters
Sam Guy
Clarence Walters
Henry Daniele
William Foutz
Henry Leater
Aurora
Princess-Pocahontan
Roderfield
McDowell County
Princess-Pocahontan Coal Corporation
Criminal Court
Eail
M. Burgess
H. Larchwood
T. A
Lambert Leo J. Signaige
J. W. Wedgewood
D. Drewater
Toe Act
G. L. Counts
Hope for arrest in Canton cage case unfolds
In Canton Ohio Sheriff Gibson vents hope for quick progress in the Vernard Fearn slaying after two promising leads. Prosecutor Harter visits Castle, Pennsylvania for tips while a $1000 reward is posted for the capture of the assailant who shot Fearn on his front porch last Thursday and fled.
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Canton
O. Dee
Vernard
Fearn
Sheriffoon
Sherif Gibson
Henry W. Harter Jr
Fearn Wee
Harter
Castle
Bia
Chicago Heights Feud Claims Yet Another Victim
Chicago Heights investigators logged a new victim in the ongoing feud violence. The unidentified man known only as D. L. was found dead on a street corner with head injuries, marking the fortieth victim in the troubled period.
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Chicago
D. L
Tidlian
Chicago Heights
Bel Cooker
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C. B. and
Tennessee
Valparaiso
WAR Secretary
Coroner
Lambie
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W. E. Fearn
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