Executions in Ireland Rise After Morning Deaths
Seven men including four railway workers and three laborers were executed by Free State troops in Dublin for derailing trains in County Kildare. Captured November 13 in a house of unknown location, they faced a military tribunal and were put to death at 8 30 this morning. They are said to be Republicans, marking nineteen executions in just over a month.
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Associated Press
Dublin
County Kildare
Free State
Rpublican Army
Evsa
Rewards Total $3 000 for Clara Phillips Capture
Rewards offered for recapture of Mrs. Clara Phillips hammer murderess who escaped from the Los Angeles county jail total 3000 with 250 from Sheriff Traeger 750 from the county board of supervisors and 2000 from the Los Angeles Examiner.
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Clara Phillips
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Hammer
William J. Traeger
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles Examiner
Defense Seeks Alibi Details in Herrin Riot Trial
In Marion Illinois the defense for five miners charged with murder during the Herrin riots cross examines state witnesses to pin down the killing time at the cemetery on June 22. The chief counsel A W Kerry presses for precise alibis and challenges identifications of the five defendants.
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Associated Press
Marion
Ill
Seirena
Herrin
A. W. Kerry
Sense Not-Elad
Farmer-Labor delegates seek party line on prohibition case
Delegates from the former labor party at Cleveland urge the national committee to define future relations with the conference and push for a 1923 national convention to map the 1924 presidential campaign. J Brown, national secretary, says the Cleveland meeting rejected independent political action. Also, in Philadelphia, Judge Thomas dismissed a liquor crisis case claiming prohibition officers violated the fourth amendment.
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Farmer-Labor
Chicago
Labor Party
Cleveland
J. Brown
Philadelphia
United States
Thomas
United States District Court
Big Black Bear and Auto Clash Near Rochester
A large black bear blocked a road near Rochester New York and tried to enter a stopped automobile. The driver shifted into gear and bumped the bear on the chin several times, ending the encounter without reported injuries.
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Big Black Bear
Auto
Rochester
N. Y
Daugherty Hearing Is Being Continued
Washington reports the house judiciary committee restarts impeachment hearings against Attorney General Daugherty after Keller’s dramatic withdrawal. The panel will proceed with witnesses available without Keller and plan a subcommittee probe into possible actions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Daugherty
House Judiciary Committee
Representative Keller
Minnesota
Keller
Winter cold wave grips the lower lake region
Chicago reports its coldest day of the year with readings from 3 to 11 below and five deaths attributed to the cold wave. Forecasts warn of rising temperatures northwest and west while snow and sleet affect the middle and south Atlantic states and the Carolinas. Cooler weather is expected in Florida ahead of a broader dry pattern.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jower Lake
Mercury
Northwest Plains
Rocky Mountain
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Appalachiin Mounains
Florida
Middle
Carolinas
East Gulf States
Lower Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Florida Peninsular
Atlantic States
Hearings on Rural Credits Near End in Senate Banking Panel
Hearings on rural credits legislation before the Senate Banking Committee near completion. Reported progress suggests passage action is likely by the coming week as committee members finalize details and recommendations.
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Associated Presgs
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Unusual items in run of news day
Cor corporal James Huntington of Camp Travis and Mrs Ruby Krenk of Youngstown were found dead after shots were fired at a San Antonio residence. Police believe Huntington shot Krenk and then himself as her husband slept nearby. In New Orleans four men and a boy endured forty hours without food or water after a storm on Lake Ponchartrain before making shore in a small launch.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
James Huntington
Camp Travis
Ruby Krenk
Youngstown
New Orleans
Lake Ponchartrain
Two Die Under Overturned Auto on Galveston Road
A man about forty and a woman about twenty five were found dead under an overturned automobile in a ditch on the Galveston Houston road about one mile from Virginia Point. The bodies were brought to Galveston for identification efforts.
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Galveston
Tex
Galveston- Houston
Virginia Point
Missing airman found alive near Rigby ranch
Salt Lake City reports Air Mail Pilot Henry G. Boomstra, missing since last Friday during a blizzard en route to Rock Springs, Wyoming, has been located alive and well at the Rigby ranch in this city. Officials here relay the recovery and describe conditions as stable.
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Salt Lake City
Air Mail
Henry G. Boomstra
Rock Springs
Wyoming
Rigby Ranch
Denver Bandits Robbed Mint but Remain At Large
Authorities pursue a group of teen bandits who seized $80 000 from the United States Mint after a gun battle in front of the federal reserve bank. The robbers fled in a car with guards and officials reporting the car’s movement along the roads while two guards and a cashier were hurt. The incident ended with the bandits escaping with the money as a guard was wounded during the melee.
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Associated Press
Denver
Feder -County
Federal Reserve Bank
United States Mint
Berg
J. EB. Olson
Kinton
J. Adams
William Mavener
Wallace Reid Improves After Break with Liquor and Drugs
Reports from Los Angeles say Wallace Reid the motion picture actor is showing improvement in his condition at a sanatorium following a breakdown linked to withdrawal from whisky and narcotics. The Methodist Preachers Association of Southern California plans to ask the city council to appoint a commission to investigate drug use in Los Angeles.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Wallace Reid
Associaton
Southern California
Amendment Would Stop Issuance Of Non-Taxable Bond
Washington December 19 The House opened debate on a constitutional amendment to prohibit the issuance of tax exemption securities by the federal government and states. Backed by President Harding and the treasury, the proposal faces a hard fight with many Republicans opposing it. Passage requires a two-thirds vote with opponents claiming to have defeated it tonight.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Harding
Treasury Department
Heeg
US Grand Jury Indicts Two Former Bank Officials
Albany Ga Dec 19 a federal grand jury indicted S C Watson former president of the First National Bank Colquitt Ga and David Bragg nation Bank official of Fitzgerald on charges of embezzlement in true bills returned today.
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Associated Press
Albany, Ga
S. C. Watson
The
First National Bank
Colquitt, Ga
David Bragg
Nation ‘Bank
Fitzgerald
Federal Grand Jury
Last Day To Settle State County Tax
The notice warns that today is the final day for payment of state and county taxes for last year. Collector Harwell will be at his office in the courthouse for most of the day to receive payments despite bad weather.
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Harwell
Court House
Churches Urge World Peace Sunday December 24
The federal council of the Churches of Christ of America asks 100000 congregations to observe December 24 as World Peace Sunday. The message seeks a world government and aims for nonviolent dispute resolution and ongoing international cooperation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ of America
United States
Scrapping Plans Incomplete For Capital Ships
Secretary Denby told Congress that neither the United States nor Japan had completed plans to scrap existing capital ships. The delays were linked to treaty negotiations and pending promulgation of international agreements.
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Associated Press
Washington
Denby
Congress
United States
Peerag
Refugee from Turkey Tells of Treatment
Eliza Spin anian, a refugee from Turkey, testified before the House committee debating aid for Near East refugees. She described captivity by the Turks, loss of relatives, and her escape to America, where she remains under bond to return to Ellis Island as immigration rules loom.
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Washington
Eliza Spinian
Turkey
Ellis Island
House
United States
America
Irish Parliament Passes Adaptation of Enactments Bill
Dublin reports that the first act passed by the Irish parliament in centuries went through the Free State Senate after a Dail passage. Sir Thomas Esmonde cited the moment as historic and spoke of Providence and national progress.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Iish
Free State
Dail
Senate
Thomas Esmonde
Foch Park Named by Crow Indian Council
In Billings Montana on December 19 the Crow Agency council named the site where Marshal Fotech began Crow life in 1921 as Foch Park. The council drafted a letter to General Foch requesting suitable gifts for the park including a small captured cannon as a memorial.
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Foch Park
Crow Indian Council
Associated Press
Billings
Montana
Crow Agency
Marsha Fotech
December Arrests Quiet at Local Police Station
Police records show this December has the fewest arrests in fifteen years with mostly minor violations handled at municipal court. The city notes a unusually calm month as holiday reactions spawn fewer incidents and fewer arrests than typical years.
Monroe militia sent to guard at trial kidnapping
Monroe La December 19 the Louisiana Guards were sent to Mérrouge Morehouse parish under the adjutant general to protect a court hearing into the kidnapping case tied to five Mer Rouge citizens two of whom disappeared. Troops were observed guarding the open hearing as a safety measure.
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Monroe
Associated Press
Louisiana Guards
Mérrouge
Morehouse Parish
Merrouge
Sacle House
Naval strength urged in League statement
Washington dispatch reports the League of the United Nav urging public consideration of relative naval strength among American British and Japanese fleets. The statement calls for properly manning American ships and ensuring adequate personnel for vessels.
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Associated Press
Washington
United Nav
Amrelian
Tariff and Taxes Take Most Money From Farmers
Washington reports that Farm burdens rise under the Fordney McCumber tariff act with taxes on consumer goods outpacing farm income. Secretary Wallace notes higher living costs and rising prices for nonfarm commodities exceed gains in agricultural prices. He cites wholesale price indices showing an 176 level in August 1922 versus 150 in August 1921.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Snow Reveals Hiding Places of Moonshine Stills
Tacoma reports heavy snows exposing moonshine hides in Grays Harbor county. Federal agents tracked suspects through snow and woods leading to the arrest of several moonshiners, the capture of a dozen stills, and seizure of hundreds of gallons of liquor and cash per prohibition headquarters.
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Tacoma
Washington
Grays Hazor County
Prohibition
Deportation Flight Leaves Cleveland for New York
Eight aliens including a woman and her thirteen year old daughter left Cleveland for New York under immigration control. The woman faced a charge of stealing her sister's husband. The group was escorted by immigration officers en route to deportation.
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Cleveland, D
New York
Prohibition Matters Better Understood
Washington reports after President Harding's conference with governors convey improved prospects for enforcing prohibition. Prohibition Commissioner Haynes notes governors’ reports are often encouraging, reflecting closer cooperation between federal and state authorities and a renewed appeal for reverence of the law.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harding
Haynes
at_ terday
Turkeys Answer on Straits Delayed as Conference Tangles
Lausanne dispatch reports Turkish fears for Constantinople threaten the Lausanne talks. United States silent while allied leaders say the Turks must answer yes or no to the straits proposal. British experts have left for England and French specialists are set to depart after the final session.
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Lausanne
Bruce McLeod Seeks Third Trial in Henderson Murder Case
In McRae Georgia on December 19 the case of Bruce McLeod accused of murdering Marion Henderson on December 23 1917 returns for a third trial. A prior 1920 conviction for voluntary manslaughter was overturned on technical grounds and a new trial granted, followed by a mistrial in 1922 due to illness.
Drugs hidden in fish barrels seized from Fenchurch
Federal customs officials seized drugs valued at about one hundred thousand dollars aboard the French steamer Fenchurch at a Brooklyn pier. The ship, from Spain, arrived December 8. A barrel was toppled by an automobile truck, revealing the hidden cargo.
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Associated Pregs
New York
Fenchurch
Brooklyn
Spain
Chinese premier chosen as military leader appointed head of government
Peking reports General Chang Shao Tseng has been appointed premier with Parliament approval and backing from General Tsao Kun. The move signals the military party aiming to resume government control and President Li Yuan Hung's possible retirement with Tsao Kun to succeed him.
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Associated Press
Peking
Chang Shao Tseng
Tsao Kun
China
Li Yuan Hung
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