Diamond Jubilee for Malich Fisher Couple in Bronx Hall
Mr and Mrs Malich Fisher celebrated 75 years of marriage at Martinque Hall Bronx with 7 married children, 33 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren present. Fisher, aged 94, and his wife 96, do not believe in birth control and speak of a happy life. The report mentions birth control views and a broader critique of political cowardice and Prohibition era debates.
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Mrs. Malich Fisher
Martinque Hall
The
Bronx
Mr. Fisher
Mrs. Fisher
Dora Margowski
New York City
Alexander Brough
Leah
Governors to Visit Harding for Informal Lunch
White Sulphur Springs W Va Dec 16 Gov Preuss of Minnesota arrived and 15 of 19 governors accepted Harding invitation to an informal confidential luncheon at the White House Monday. Gov Sproul of Pennsylvania chaired the Governors Conference and relayed the White House message.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Washington
Gov. Preuss
Minnesota
Harding
White House
Preuss
Gov Sproul
Pennsylvania
Ft Was
Reparations talks in Paris seen as reopening debate
London reports indicate a possible shift of German reparations talks to Washington with the United States weighing a proposed 1.5 billion dollar loan to Germany. British officials welcome US involvement while cautioning over a yet unsettled plan. German leaders seek details as Paris prepares to resume negotiations.
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Bonar Law
Britain
United States
Germany
America
Europe
Paris
J. P. Morgan
Great Britain
Italy
Provee
Premier Poincare
London
Man in Oakland Attempts Suicide After Divorce and Jealousy
George C. Baker of Oakland California tried to kill himself after a divorce dispute with Mrs. Lottie Clark who left him. He left a note blaming himself for wrecking her home and saying a man who steals another man wife must surely pay. His daughter Hazel found him and helped nurse him back to health.
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George C. Baker
Oakland
Cal
Lottie Clark
Hazel
Trainmen Injured as Rail Wreck Near Meriden
Meriden Dec 16 train No 093 State of Maine express and freight engine SH 1 collided head on near Colt Miz Co plant. Engineer Robert Green and fireman John O Malley injured. mail messenger slightly hurt. No passengers injured. Wreckage detoured while investigators probe signal failure and block obstruction.
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State of Maine
New York
Meriden
Bridgeport
New Haven Road
Robert Green
John O'Malley
Colt Miz. Co
Harlem River
Irom Springfield
O'Malley
Elizabeth Street
Worcester
Mase
New Haven
State of Maine Express
Charles Green
Lodge protest reaches Senate challenge to Lodge reelection
Washington reports that a protest and challenge against Senator Henry Cabot Lodge’s reelection were transferred to the Senate. Conrad W. Crooker, attorney for John A. Nichols, Liberal Republican League of Massachusetts, requested an immediate hearing before Vice President Coolidge.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Senate
Henry Cabot Loder
Lodge
Coolidge
Conrad W. Crooker
John A. Nichols
Prohibition
Republican League of
Crooker
Mayors Office Wed: Young Couple Married by Justice Jones
Benilda Cordero and Vittorio Napoli both aged 20 sought a wedding in City Hall. With no justice of peace available, Mayor Fred Atwater was away, so Secretary Johanna Fehry summoned Robert Jones who officiated in Atwater's private office. The couple, Mozzi Albertco and Cecilia Cordero witnessed the ceremony. The bride blushed as Jones tied the knot and they planned no honeymoon, residing at 94 Elizabeth Street.
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Biss Benilda Cordero
Vittorio Napoli
Alao
Handsome
Fred Atwater
Johanna Fehry
Robert Jones
Mozzi Albertco
Cejia Cordero
Fiore Perachio
Justice Jones
Elizabeth Street
Daker
Keller Ignores Court Order On Daugherty Impeachment Charges
Representative Oscar E. Keller a Republican from Minnesota failed again to appear before the House Judiciary committee to testify on impeachment charges against Attorney General Daugherty. Jackson Ralston spoke arguing Keller should not be summoned under oath.
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Washington
N. S
Oscar E. Keller
Minnesota
House Judiciary Committee
Daugherty
Jackson Ralston
Keller
No Action on Immigration Plans in Harden Era Session
Washington December 16 members of the House immigration committee said President Harding’s recommendations to change immigration laws will not be acted on in the current Congress. Two motions split the committee with no compromise, and meetings to consider the proposals have been suspended indefinitely. One faction seeks stricter restrictions while the other wants liberalization to boost common labor supply.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
House Immigration Committee
Nott Children To See Mother For Christmas Visit
George Nott Jr and Ruth Nott, offspring of Mrs Ethel Nott serving a life term for involvement in their father George Be Nott’s murder, will visit their mother during Christmas under guardian F W Harrison. The children live in private homes in Massachusetts and Connecticut and have shown resilience after county court experiences. The girl attends school and music, and the boy recently passed a mental test indicating an advanced mind.
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George Nott, Jr
Ruth
Ethel Nott
George BE. Nott
F. W. Harrison
Flu Epidemic Spreads to Navy Yard Vessels in Boston
An influenza outbreak aboard the battleship Florida has extended to other ships at the Boston navy yard. Sixteen men from the Florida were admitted to Chelsea Naval Hospital, with the vessel stationed at the yard for several months.
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Hub
Navy Yard
Boston
Florida
Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Tokio Cafe for "Fatty" Arbuckle Returns to Torio City
Tokio, Dec 16. Hepon's current rumor says Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, former American screen comedian under a U.S. ban, plans to return and run a large cafe. Agents are being told to mobilize capital for the venture.
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Tokio
Hepon
Roscoe
Fatty’ Arbuckle
United States
Old man found dead in his Main Street shop
John Keith owner of 1849 Main Street second hand store was found dead this morning in his dim shop by neighbors who alerted Patrolman Grossman. Death appears natural. medical examiner notified. The Yankee Trades keeper, once reputed to own fast horses, was about 60 and thought to come from a wealthy Western family with periodic allowances. Prior wealth faded in recent years.
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John Keith
Main Street
Grossman
K K K Threat to Booze Targets Delaware Activists
Thomas Culhane secretary of the Delaware county branch of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment received a letter from the Ku Klux Klan ordering him and his associates to leave the country within 48 hours. The note warned of a “Visitation” from the invisible empire and a “warm reception for any visitors in white night shirts.”
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Chester
Thomas Culhane
Delaware County
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
K. K.K
KKK
Culhane
U S to Oppose Turkish Plan at New East Meeting
Ambassador Richard Washburn Child leading the American delegation to the New East conference plans to protest the Turkish proposal to expel the Greek patriarch from Constantinople at this afternoon's sub commission on minorities session.
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Lausanne
Dea
Associated Press
Richard Washburn Child
Constantinople
Merry Christmas for Prison Boys
In San Francisco on December 16 3500 inmates at San Quentin and Folsom prisons will receive a Christmas gift following a plan by Pauline Jacobson a noted writer and social worker. Each prisoner will get a cord with twenty knots and an explanation of its meaning and use as part of a charitable effort to test a Parisian doctors formula.
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San Francisco
San Quentin
Folsom State
Pauline Jacobson
California
Two Held in Attack on Woman
State Police arrest James D. Sullivan and Joseph W. Valentine on charges of assaulting Mrs. Henry Mayer. Both men confess to being in the taxi ride from the railroad station toward Tunxis Hill Fairfield. Bond set at $1,000 each. case continued to next Thursday.
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James D. Sullivan
Warren Street
Joseph W. Valentine
Union Taxi Service
French Street
Henry Mayer
Tizlewood Avenue
Tunais Hill
Viscountess Astor Triggers Uproar Over Rent Reform
In London on December 16 Viscountess Astor again sparked a Tory conference disturbance by urging rent reform. She faced loud heckling after claiming high rents fuel unrest and was booed for comparing Conservative policy with Bolshevist action.
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London
Astor
Overtime Pay for Rail Workers Maintains Stance
Chicago December 16 The United States Railroad Labor Board upholds the one and one half overtime rate for maintenance of way men despite challenges. A. Wharton notes the board has rarely altered conditions in its existence.
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Chicago
United States
A. ©. Wharton
Booze Enforcers to Jail as NY Prohibition Tightens
New York December 16 George Yellowly acting prohibition director for New York announces a firm policy of jail for violators of the dry law with immediate bail or arraignments. He pledges to abandon leniency and apply iron hand against offenders.
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New York
George Yellowly
President Narutowicz Assassinated in Poland
Gabriel Narutowicz, Poland's first president, was assassinated in Warsaw. The nation had seen civil unrest since his election by the National Assembly a week earlier, with clashes and fatalities tied to his selection and the ensuing political power struggle.
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Warsaw
A. P
Gabriel Narutowicz
Poland
Narutowicz
National Assembly
Dlamor Gro
Pilsudski
Nils
Belvidere Palace
Lord Beresford Found Dead in London Bed
Lord Beresford former master of the royal racing stable is found dead in bed in London. A report mentions a heroin phial near the body, sparking old curse rumors. Officials say heart failure is the likely cause after a period of illness and disputed medication.
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London
Starcus de la Poer Beresford
Royal Family
Ivening News
Lord Beresford
Crain
Full Surrender Only to Rebels
Dublin reports an unconditional surrender of all weapons and ammunition as the main condition for peace with the Republican irregulars. The announcement comes on the eve of Sinn Fein clubs peace conference and a senate committee meeting, with Eamonn De Valera reportedly missing from his usual haunts.
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Dublin
Free State
Sinn Fein
Senate
Eamonn de Valera
Prohibition Agent Visits Governors Conference in West Virginia
Herman Cuneo, general prohibition agent, arrived in White Sulphur Springs to observe the governors conference. Reporters spotted him around the hotel where the meetings are held as he said he came to see and report to Commissioner Haynes.
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White Sulphur Springs
West Va
IL. N. S
Herman Cuneo
Haynes
Goverer
Washington
Cunco
Booze Angel Behind Bars In Local Probe
An attempt will be made to arrest A. Stanley Copeland master of the Low Christians after he was arrested on a liquor transport charge. He was moved to a state hospital for mental observation and spent the night in Monroe County jail due to an inability to post $500 bond. Copeland formed the group under the alias Jesus Christkins promising a quart of wine to followers.
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Stanley Copeland
Wallace Reid Near Death In Hollywood
Wallace Reid film actor is reported near death in Hollywood after a long illness. The Los Angeles Times cites his wife Dorothy Davenport and mother in law Mrs Alice Davenport as sources. Reid suffered a wreckdown about two months ago and had been under care of two physicians and two male nurses.
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Los Angel
Wallace Reid
Hollywood
Los Angeles Times
Dorothy ‘Davenport
Alics Devenport
Reid
Blame Politicians for Rail Wrecks in Rochester Speech
Rochester area speaker Vanelals of Locomotive Works blamed politicians for railroad troubles. He cited denied loading requisitions and cars waiting for locomotives, saying the transportation business is down due to political ignorance about rail.
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Rochester
N. M
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