05 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Cedar Valley Daily Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1921
Page
1
An editorial urges readers to avoid bankruptcy to protect credit and build a path to a brighter future. It notes the temptation to take the easy way out and emphasizes the long term consequences of financial ruin while encouraging resilience in tough economic times.
Jurors tell judge no agreement possible after forty four hours of deliberation. Fatty Arbuckle faced acquittal by most while two jurors favored conviction. Prosecution pursued high‑profile defense with top legal talent aiming for a quick acquittal amid contentious theater trial progress.
The article lauds Secretary Hughes and his aides for steering the settlement toward Japan’s likely acceptance of America’s proposals at the peace conference. It notes Tokyo’s threats but praises Hughes for steadfast insistence on his first proposals. It projects global unity behind the United States in shaping Far East civilization and warns of Japan’s risk if it refuses.
United Press report from Philadelphia notes a wreck involving two locals. Nine people were killed outright as wooden cars collapsed after the crash. The southbound engine was crushed atop the other locomotive, trapping occupants and hindering rescue efforts.
On the Karluk there is tension between Captain Simms and Lt Lund over a missing man and desertion claims. Rainey of the Times remains suspicious yet drawn to a doctor aboard who calms the crew, while a young woman defends her father, sparking a confrontation as the ship faces danger and a mysterious sickness or drugged drink leaves Rainey collapsing.
Rainey recovers aboard a ship after being drugged and kidnapped. He recalls being shanghaied by Captain Simms and Lund to silence his reporting on the island treasure and gold dust seen at the pole, fearing they intend to silence him. The sea and ship provide a tense, ominous setting as the plot advances.
United States press reports Harding today refused definitively to receive Irish delegates in a letter to Senator Pomerene. The brief item notes his stance amid tensions over Irish representation during the period.
Babe Ruth, famed home run king, was fined his world series money and suspended until May 1922 by Judge Landis for barnstorming baseball after the World Series. Teammates Bill Piercy and Bob Meusel also were fined their world series shares and suspended until May 1922. Ruth’s share from the World Series totaled $3,510.16.
The Good Fellows Club with support from the American Legion and Vinton churches plans Christmas aid for the poor. About $600 was spent last year on clothing food and toys for needy families and $160 remains on hand to be added to this year’s subscriptions. Donors may leave items at the Legion rooms and lists of contributors will be published in the Times. A. A. McClellan is acting chairman with Dr Manahan as finance chairman and a long list of committee members.
The body of Charles Coogan, 40, a tailor, was found under a railroad viaduct near Nevada, Iowa. He had wandered from a stalled car after attending a football game in Marshalltown and, it is believed, intoxicated, stumbled and fell from a 10 foot embankment in the dark.
Roscoe Arbuckle faces a federal hearing on a gin possession charge tied to a Labor Day party at the St Francis hotel in San Francisco. The manslaughter case from Virginia Rappe's death remains unresolved as Commissioner Thomas Hayden hears the liquor violation. A stray note mentions Miss Hodsdon visiting Clarksville.
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