Suits Filed Against Five Former State Treasurers
Springfield Ill Nov 26 The attorney general filed accounting suits against five former state treasurers for alleged shortages near 2.5 million dollars. The cases cover six terms before the current treasurer Edward E Miller and name Andrew Russell Len Small Fred B Sterling William Ryan Jr Edward B Mitchell and Vernon Curtis as defendants based on evidence from an earlier treasury investigation.
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Springfield
Ill
Associated Press
Edward J. Brundage
Edward E. Miller
Andrew Russell
Len Small
Fred BE. Sterning
William Ryan, Jr
Edward B. Mitchell
State Treatny
Sinn Fein Ireland Crisis Sparks Protest in Britain
London protests rage as Sinn Fein refuses to swear allegiance to the crown in the Irish talks. Lord Chancellor Birkenhead warns of possible renewed hostilities and notes the British offer to place Ireland in a Canada-like status, with uncertainty over acceptance.
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London
Ireland
Mier Lloyd George
Sir James
Sinn Fein
Canada
Tunbridgh
Wells
England
Associated Press
Birkenhead
Northwestern Railroad blamed in Gorrell death verdict
Coroner's jury found negligence by the Northwestern Railroad company caused the death of Odo H. Gorrell, a Northwestern switchman, who was fatally injured when a hosier engine backed through the yard. The inquest held last night adjourned for more evidence.
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Odo H. Gorrell
Northwestern
Northwestern Railroad Company
Dave Davidson
Z . Miller
A. T. Jeanon
M. W. Purcell
Lew M. Gay
Thair
Gorrell
Hoxtier
Odo HL Gorrell
Hock
Steamer Springfield Wrecked On Columbia Bar
The steamer Springfield ran aground today near the north entrance to the Columbia River at Astoria Oregon. Coast guard tugs stood by as crews were dispatched from Point Adams and Cape Disappointment after a radio message reported the ship wrecked on the bar. The Nawa line freighter owned by North Atlantic Western Steamship Co. was en route to sea when it met the mishap.
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Astoria
Ore
Springfield
Columbia River
Coast Guard
Point Adams
Cape Disappointment
Bar
Nawa Company Line
North Atlantic Western Steamship Company
Minhap
Dr J M Spencer Dies in St Petersburg Fl
Lexington Kentucky reports the death of Dr J M Spencer former president of Sayre College at Sayre College in Lexington. He died in St Petersburg Florida.
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Lexington
J. M. Spencer
Sayre College
St. Petersburg
Fila
Nelson Named Scout Commissioner in Casper Council
George B. Nelson, long active in Casper Boy Scout work, accepted the post of Scout Commissioner from the local council executive committee. He succeeds Ambrose Hemingway who resigned in September to move to Tennessee. Nelson has served on the executive committee and led Troop C's troop committee this year. The Casper Scout Council's annual meeting is set for December 30 to elect officers and the new executive committee.
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George B. Nelson
Boy Scout Movement
Casper
Nelson
Ambrose Hemingway
Hemingway
Tennessee
Casper Scout Council
Foreign Legion Troops Return After Moroccan Campaign
Fifty London recruited men for the Spanish army’s foreign legion report severe mistreatment in Morocco. They claim semi starved conditions, language barriers led to beatings, wounded left in verminous beds, and broken promises by Spanish authorities. A Madrid source notes US supplied ammunition deemed unfit for use.
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London
Foreign Legion
Morocco
British Foreign Office
Madrid
Et' Bol Today
Barcelona
United States
Spanish Army Purchase Commission
Packing House Workers Plan Demonstration
Chicago reports warn of nationwide packing center protests by Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen's Union over wage reductions planned for next Monday. Dennis Lane claims no worker vote on reductions and criticizes the Industrial shop council plan. Denver filings by Local 641 protest wage cuts at Swift and Armour plants to Colorado authorities.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Dennis Lane
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen's Union
International Executive Board
Lane
Industrial Shop Council
Denver
Empower
Swift and Armour
Colorado State Industrial Commission
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers’ Union
Last of British Forces Embark Departures Noted
The French government budgeted a serious celebration but the British War Office chose otherwise. Private farewells on the quay were extremely cordial as the last British troops embarked.
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War Office
Lad Refuses to Eat Beating of Rancher Fatal
Colorado Springs reports a coroner's inquest found two year old Loralna Howard Suger died from violence by rancher John Book near Rush Colorado. The jury ruled death direct result of the assault following a dinner refusal.
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Lad
Colorado
Springgs
Colo
Loralna Howard Suger
John Book
Rush
Five Score Years For Generations Of Future Seen
A New York dispatch from November 24 cites Red Créastatus experts predicting life expectancy to reach 100 by 2074. They argue upward trends since 1910 show rising average ages, from 35 in 1910 to 39 in 1920, with life spans expanding since the 16th century.
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New York
Red Créas Staus
Washington
Associated Pres
Japan
Great Britain
Hughes
Livestock Men Open International Stock Show in Chicago
The international stock show opened in Chicago with attendees from Mexico and Canada. Over 10,000 head of stock are entered. Noted Arabians are present. Two Scots, W. Watson and another from a college, participated in a collegiate stock judging contest.
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Chicago
Mexico
Canada
Horace
W. Watson
Woman Held For Violation Insurance Act
Memphis, Tenn. November 26 Mrs Lilian Chandler rooming house proprietor is held by federal authorities on a charge of violating the war risk insurance act. She allegedly collected allotments on policies secured through two marriages to soldiers while not legally remarried after the first husband was alive. The first husband later died in France.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mra
Lilian Chandler
Kansas
Chandler
Wichita
Kansa
France
Six Prisoners Escape From North Carolina State Farm
Six white prisoners escaped from the state farm barracks near Raleigh after forcing a window. Three guards opened fire and one guard was shot but recovered. The escape occurred at night and involved inmates serving terms from one to twenty years.
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Raleigh
N. C
State Farm
Here
U S Consul Threatened Over Mexican Executions
American Consul John W. Dye in Juarez received a warning from a Vera Cruz syndicalist that U S officials in Mexico will be killed if the government carries out the death sentence given at South Branches Mass for payroll robbery murder involving Niccola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti.
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EL Paso
Texas
John W. Dye
Juaren
Syndicalista
Vera Cruz
Mexico
United States
South Braintres
Mass
Niccola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vansetti
Weather Outlook Week Begins With Snow Across Regions
Weather predictions for the week starting Monday indicate snow in the Northern Rocky Mountain and Plateau regions with normal temperatures elsewhere. The outlook notes northern areas may see unsettled conditions and periodic snowfall as fronts move through.
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Washington
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Prince of Wales Visit in Bombay Declared Great Success
London report from Bombay says the Prince of Wales tour was an unqualified success with enthusiastic receptions and no enduring anti-British sentiment. The correspondent notes riots were deplorable yet irrelevant to the overall positive impression in Bombay.
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Prince
Bombay
London
Prince of Wales
Daily Mall
England
Far Eastern conference eyes China post offices pullback
Informal agreement reached by the Far Eastern committee authorizes a subcommittee to draft details on withdrawing foreign postal services from China. The move stems from the Washington conference with nine nations discussing extra territoriality and potential limits on naval forces.
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China
Washington
Associated Press
Britain
Teo Bewey
Priest Sayer Under Arrest in Lead, Dakota Slaying
In Dubuque Iowa on November 26 authorities believe they arrested the slayer of Rev. Arthur B Belknap at Lead Dakota. A farm hand matching the description was seized at Marquette Iowa and found with newspaper clippings about the slaying in his pockets. He was taken to Kader, the county seat.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Arthur B. Belknap
Lead
Marquette
Kader
Boy Held For Late Killing In Bay City Area
Bay City Michigan November 26 Barney Wasielewski thirteen was brought in after the fatal shooting of Joseph Michalaki twelve at the Wasielewski home near Fisherville twelve miles from Bay City. Sheriff Theodore Trudell said the boy admitted firing after being told to leave. Other witnesses named Barney as the shooter.
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Bay City
Mich
Barney Wasielewski
Theodore Trudell
Joseph Michalaki
Waasielewsk
Fisherville
Trudell
Michalski
Weslelowaki
Wasielowski
Barney
Tuesday Forum Opens Ten General Interest Topics
The chamber of commerce forum will be open on Tuesday November to discuss subjects of general interest to the community. Members may bring up issues for consideration during the session.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dempsey Offered Fight With Brennan for Madison Square Garden
Seattle report says Jack Dempsey received a cultivation offer to fight Bill Brennan at Madison Square Garden New York. Manager Jack Kearns announced the offer wired by Tex Rickard but no decision until Dempsey finishes his vaudeville tour. Big Indian Advances notes Brook’s NY listing rising to 42 cents after a ring at 04.
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Seattle
Wash
Jack Dempaty
Bill Brennan
Madison Square Garden
New York
Jack Kearna
Mearns
Brennan
Tex Rickard
BIG Indian
Brook
Big Indian Ol and Clos Company
Receivers Named For Auto Accessories Maker In Toledo
Frank P. Kennison and Clem O. Miniger were appointed receivers for Willys corporation manufacturers of automobile accessories by Judge John M. Killita in Toledo federal court. John N. Willys, president of Willys Corporation, noted that the receivership involves only the accessory firm and not the Willys Overland company, which is a separate entity.
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Toledo
Ohio
Frank P. Kennison
Ohio Havings Bank
Clem O. Miniger
Electrica Auto-Lite Corporation
Willys Corporation
John M. Killita
New York
Newark
N. J
John N. Willys
Willys Overland Company
Thesid
Willys Cor
Demonstrations Against French Stir Italians
In Turin on November 26 anti French demonstrations continued after reports alleging harsh words by French Premier Briand toward Senator Schan ger, head of the Italian delegation in Washington. Police mobilized 300 troops to restore order.
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Turin
Italy
Associated Prena
Briand
France
Schanger
Washington
Bandits Repel Marines in Paso Ibanez Gun Battle
Four hundred armed bandits entrenched in Paso Ibanez Santa Cruz repulsed a marine assault from the cruiser Almirante Brown. Many killed or wounded on both sides as bandits held local residents and English ranchers prisoner. Government reinforcements arrived at Rio Gallegos but rescue prospects depend on distance and time.
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Buenos
S&s
Woolgrowers Meet Draw Record Crowd in Wyoming
Preparations are underway for the largest Woolgrowers association meeting in Cancer January 5 6 and 7. Finance experts and successful flockmasters from across the country will gather to aid stockmen with Wyoming financing and future plans. Local banker Patrick Sullivan predicts wool will fetch 25 cents per pound before shipping time and voices optimism for a return to normal industry conditions. A J Cunningham Casper National Bank president travels to Cheyenne Rawlins to coordinate stock loan financing with district bankers.
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Woolgrowers Association
Cancer
Earts
J. W. Wilson
McKinley
Wyo
Wyoming
Patrick Sullivan
Ummer
Natrona County
A. J. Cunningham
Casper National Bank
Cheyenne
Rawlins
District Bankers Association
Wyoming Stock Loan Association
Cunningham
Uinta
Carbon
Sweetwater
Albany
Wyoming Association
East
Football final scores and period summaries
Football final scores include New York Navy 7 over Army. Beston Holy Crows defeated Boston College 41 to 0. Haverhill St James High of Haverhill beat Delaul Academy of Chicago 14. End of third period. Atlanta Dartmouth led Georgia at end of second period. Kansas City Des Moines 11 beat Haskell 7.
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New York
Navy
Army
Beston
Holy Crows
Boston College
Haverhill
St. James High of
Delaul Academy of Chicago
Atlanta
Dartmouth
Georgia
Kansas City
Des Moines
Haskell
Mine sweeper carries booze in Hampton Roads reveal
Portamouth Va Nov 26 The naval mine sweeper Redwing with a crew of 0 men remains under guard at the Hampton Heads submarine base after discovery and removal last night of a large quantity of liquor An inquiry is ordered by Rear Admiral Philip Andrews head of the naval district
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Portamouth
Redwing
Hampton Heads
Philip Andrews
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Erin
London Journal
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Executive Council
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O-C
U.S
Permanent Arms Congress Popular
Associated Preas
Harding
Seasion
Suliminaion
Sayer
Dempsey
County Association
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