Officer testifies in Bergdoll kidnapping case
Hamilton Ohio lieutenant Corliss Griffis testifies he led the plot to kidnap Grover Cleveland Bergdoll the American draft evader Griffis claims the American legion in Paris knew of the plan and that a key contact was identified by number. the defense presented evidence first under German procedure.
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Mosbach
Baden
Lehalt
Tieutesant Corliss Hooten Griffis
Hamilton
Ohio
Grover Cléveland
Bergdoll
Pelme
United States
Leion
Paris
Griffis
Griftis
Ae Sahl
Bergdolfs
Town Destroyed in Southwestern Honan Province Loot and Fire
Bancits scaled one wails at Littvankla and looted and burned the town days ago. About two thousand dead and wounded were left behind when the attackers abandoned the smoking ruins amid delayed details from Lachokow across the boundary.
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Pbking
Littvankla
Honan
Lachokow
Hupen
Boudite
Advices
Likwankla
Hanking River
Banker Sets Fire To Home For Love Of Dancing Girl
Dee. Ben, an assailed press reporter, covers Dorothy Anderson a Chicago singer known as the Sunshine Girl. She and lover Sailstad allegedly moved a corpse to a cottage in Lake Nebagamon Wisconsin, then set it on fire to fake a disappearance and defraud an insurance company. Sailstad awaits Wisconsin arson charges while Anderson denies planned fraud.
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Napa
Cal
Dee
Ben
Pressj
Dorothy Anderson
Chicago
Sunshine Girl
Thomas
Anglin
Lake Nebagamon
Wis
Faward Jr
Sailstad
Wisconsin
Allan McPhee
Ballstad
Sallstad
Miss Alderson
Satter
Eeul Claire
Congressmen New Resolutions Flood House
Washington December 6 A flood of resolutions poured from both houses as the new Congress began. Senators Lodge Capper Moses and others introduced bills on immigration railway regulation cotton pricing and government departments. The actions included creation of a mines department and restrictions on post tenure appointments.
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Washington
Los Ang Resolutions
House
Adonna
Congress
Lexus
Johnson
Lodge
Massachusetts
Capper
Kansas
Senate
Ser Tors Capper
Moses
New Hampshire
United States
Cameron
Arizona
Department of Mines
Oddle
Republican
Nevada
Horovat
Georgia
Dialemocrat
South Carolina
Dia
Feuer Quits as Head of New York Bank
Davie Feuner president and general manager of the National Grain Corporation Bridgeport, who faced a recent involuntary bankruptcy petition, resigns as president and director of the Seventh Avenue Bank of New York. William Bordman is named successor as chairman of the board at the First National Bank of Danaeata, Long Jeni.
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Feuer
NEW York Bank
New York
Davie Feunr
National Grain Corporaton
Bridgeport
Seventh Avenue Bank of New York
William B. Bordman
First National Bank of Damatea
Long Jeni
Women on murder jury sparks legal dispute in 1869 case
Der Vilpeburch reports that attorney Frank A Atamon challenged a murder conviction, arguing the 1869 law defined juries as male. He noted two women served on the jury that found Patrolman Edward C Couch murdered, while today women jurors are common at border stations.
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Vilpeburch
Firat Degren
Atamon
Joseph Galotta
Calotta
Superior
Ely Regal
Edward C. Couch
Connecticut Leads in Policy Taxing Autos for Roads
Hartford December session of the New England Tax Officials Association focused on motor vehicle taxation and gasoline sales tax. Five men decried road funding excess as states collectively push money into road building, with Connecticut leading New England states in auto taxes paying for roads.
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Connecticut
Aartford
Dee
Fhve
New England ‘Tax Officials Association
Senato Chamber
Tigland
New England
Head Tax on Tourists Protested in France
Paris officials planned a daily head tax on tourists to raise about 100 million francs yearly. The proposal drew strong protests from tour groups and agencies worldwide as it could cut tourist numbers by about 60 percent. Officials noted Paris hosts 80,000 foreigners annually, including 32,000 Americans.
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France
Paris
Emile Mossand
Worldys
Coyotes Displace Dogs as Women’s Pets in Pagosa Springs
Patrol notes describe coyotes taking the place of lap dogs among women in Pagosa Springs. Women report coyotes mimicking pet behaviors, rolling over and playing dead, and responding to calls, with some women keeping them in arms as if domestic pets while others fear their boldness.
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Pagosa Springs
Col
Drunk in Bedford Y M C A detained in cooler
Westford on December 6 special to the Telegrams Joan Stuart reports a Bedford Y M C A prisoner arrested by Chief Charles Quigley for drunkenness. He was placed in a cell in default of $20 bonds. Later the chief found the man undressed in the cell and learned a friend had posted bonds for his December 1 Town Court appearance before Judge Joseph Admins.
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Westford
Joan Stuart
Bedford
Charles Quigley
Quigley
Stuart
Joseph Admins
Motorboats search for missing airman
Seattle dispatch reports four fast motor boats to search for Herbert A. Munter an air mail pilot who vanished after leaving Seattle in his seaplane at 11 a m Wednesday A similar expedition was planned to the Canadian government Munter hurried to seek aid from a ship in the Juan de Fuca region while a labor census note appears in the text from a separate source.
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Seattle
Wash
Herbert A. Munteer
Air Mall
Munter
Straits of Juan de Fuce
Frederick's Castle Burned in Silesia Fire
Frederick the Great’s historic castle near Glogan in Silesia, known as the Castle of Herrndorf, was swept by a large fire. Artworks and treasures were destroyed as flames consumed the wooden hillside stronghold once famed for withstanding intruders.
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Frederick
Berlin
Frederick , the Great
Glogan
Silesia
Herrndorf
Germany
Veterans Honor Dog At Reunion In Aunrury Pa
At the fifth annual reunion of the 314th Infantry Company M in Aunrury Pennsylvania a mascot dog named Pat drew special affection. Pat, trained and loyal, helped American troops in Belgium during WWI and was treated as a member by officers and soldiers alike. He accompanied the company home and was honorably discharged with the men, becoming thoroughly American in the process. John Stroh, a member of the same company, notes Pat’s strong ties to the unit and country.
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Aunrury
Mmath Infantry
Tiwak Pat
Germany
Belgium
Hera
Pat
Andie
America
W John Stroh
Thix City
M. 314Th Infantry
Southern Tariff Association Meeting Sets Tariff Policy Demand
An effort to organize Southern industries to press for a stable tariff policy was announced at the annual meeting of the Southern Tariff Association held in Chattanooga. The move aims to coordinate industry voices in tariff discussions and advocate stable protective measures.
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Southern Tariff Association
Chattanooga
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