Gitlow marks return to communism after Philadelphia riot
Benjamin Gitlow, just pardoned from Sing Sing for a New York anarchist act, returns to the Communist movement in Philadelphia. Police break up a riot outside Lulu Temple as 1000 demonstrators gather for his speech, with two arrests and several injuries. Gitlow praises Governor Smith and vows to aid political prisoners and labor unions through the workers' movement.
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Philadelphia
Benjamin Gitlow
Sing Sing
New York
International Ladies’Garment Workers
Gitlow
Convention Hall
Lulu Temple
Morris Sigman
Smith
Workers’ Party
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Two Army Flyers Injured in East Ohio Crash
Two Langley Field aviators Lieutenant Samuel O. Carter and Sergeant Jesse De Ford were injured when their plane went into a tail spin east of Cambridge Ohio. The crash occurred while en route from Mc Cook Field to Moundsville West Virginia. De Ford may die, Carter expected to recover. The wreckage lay buried, then removed for medical aid.
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Cambridge, O
Samuel O. Carter
Jesse de Ford
Langley Field
de Ford
Richland
N. C
Carter
McCook Field
Moundsville
W. Va
Benecaville
Two Airmen Injured As Planes Collide In Air At Kelly Field
Lieutenants Richard W. Gibson of New York and John L. Hitchings of Butler Pennsylvania were painfully injured when their airplanes collided during a landing attempt ten feet above the ground at Kelly Field. Both are advanced officers in the local flying school.
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San Antonio
Tex
Richard W. Gibson
New York
John L. Hitchings
Butler
Kelly Field
Divorce Granted to Mrs Olivia Westcott in Los Angeles
Mrs Olivia Westcott wife of Charles Westcott known as the millionaire moving picture cowboy received her final divorce decree yesterday in Los Angeles County Prison where she is serving a term for a statutory offense.
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Screen “Cowboy
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Olivia Westcott
Charles Westcott
Moving Picture Cowboy
Los Angeles County
Autoist Sentenced to Psychology Class Study
Carl Kibortz Monroe banker wrecked two cars and a house on Friday night and was sentenced by Judge Homer Ramey to an indefinite term as a specimen for study by Professor A. M. Trettien for the University of Toledo psychology class. He paid damages and court costs. The collision damaged Melvin Nigh’s car and struck JL McDonald’s porch and house foundation.
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Toledo, O
Carl Kibortz
Monroe
Homer Ramey
A. M. Trettien
University of Toledo
Kibortz
Melvin Nigh
JL .G. McDonald
McDonald
Beheading Alleged as Teen Is Found Injured in Texas
F. M. Snow admits serious incident involving his wife and mother in law Mrs. A. Old. Authorities report bones found in the fireplace and yard ash pile. Bernie Connally, 19, last seen November 27. his mother and grandmother have been missing since then.
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Stephenville
Tex
FT. Worth
Bernie Connally
F. M. Snow
Tom Hickman
W. H. Tolbert
Snow
Connally
Waco
Gane
Iredell
Rockefeller Prentice narrates self funded Yale tenure and suspension
John Rockefeller Prentice, grandson of John D. Rockefeller, explains to World News Service why he cut himself off from family funds. He describes a Yale suspension in 1920 for missing classes, working while studying, and funding through a night telephone operator job and other small roles as he supported himself through college years twice returning to Yale in 1924.
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New York World .News Service
New Haven
Conn
John Rockefeller Prentice
John D. Rockefeller
Yale
Hogan
New Haven Hospital
The
World News Service
Prentice
Taft School
Watertown
E. Parmalee Prentice
Aé@ta. Rockefeller
Boston
Chase, Parker & Co
Cnme
Anne
Boston Post
John D
Jeritza Receives Twenty Curtain Calls In New Role
Maria Jeritza wowed Metro politan Opera patrons in Wolff Ferraris I Gioielli della Madonna earning an unprecedented ovation. She bowed twenty times with co stars Martinelli and Denise among the crowd’s calls as lights dimmed and the audience demanded more.
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New York
Maria Jeritza
Tosca
Thais
Tannhauser
Elizabeth
Metropolitan Opera Company
Wolff-Ferrari
Jeritza
Martinelli
Denise
R. Jer
Ford May Attend Fiddlers Party in Lancaster
Invitation extended to Henry Ford to attend the old-time fiddlers convention at Sherman Armory on December 10. Contestants must play two of five selections with no entry fee. prizes awarded to four top players and an old-time dance to follow.
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Associated Press
Lancaster
Henry Ford
Sherman Armory
Fisher
Dulcimer Player Invited to Dearborn Party
Jamestown reporter notes 71 year old Jesse Martin of Frewsburg is invited to Detroit to perform the dulcimer for Henry Ford and guests. Martin has played old fashioned dances in Chautauqua County for 57 years and began at age 14 using the same instrument amid Ford’s revival effort.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Jesse Martin
Frewsburg
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Detroit
Ford
Mr. Ford
Martin
Chautauqua County
Lifelong Friend Hopes to Wed Dying Widow at Bedside
Newton Mass December report: Alonzo H Blood 76 of New York waits at the bedside of Eunice J Esten 75 to marry her before death. Physicians say death may come soon but a license has been secured and a clergyman stands ready to officiate. Blood a former Walpole high school principal.
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Newton
Mass
Alonzo H. ‘Blood
New York
Eunice J. Esten
Blood
Esten
Walpole
Faked Shakespeare Relics Tied to Rogers Claims
London authorities debunk Hunter Charles Rogers’s alleged Shakespeare manuscripts and relics as forgeries. British Museum expert J P Gilson labeled signatures obvious frauds while Rogers admitted some were. Additional items linked to Rogers include supposed Duke of Wellington and Lady Hamilton artifacts later deemed spurious.
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Arthur E. Mann
New York World News Service
London
Hunter Charles Rogers
Rogers
J.P. Gilson
Department of Manuscripts
British Museum
Cosgrave
Buffalo
Collins
van Beuren Point
Mutteto
Rogit
Duke of Wellington
Eton
Lady Hamilton
Nelson
William Jaggard
Stratford-on-Avon
Earl of Sussex
Elizabeth
Gilson
Ani
Shakespeare
Hoppner
Milton
N. Y. World News Service
N. Y. World Press Pub. Co
World Court Conference Fractures Over Race and Entry
A new student federation at the National Collegiate World Court Conference in Princeton experiences turmoil when Mabel Halloway of Howard University is elected to the Executive Committee, provoking Southern withdrawals and a adjournment. Debates focus on American entry into the Permanent Court under the Harding Hughes Coolidge plan, with mixed views on peace strategy and League of Nations ties.
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Princeton
N. J
Mabel Halloway
Howard University of
Edward Duffy
Dartmouth University
Robert K. Lewis
Leland Stanford University
Duffy
Lewis Fox
United States
Senate
Permanent Court of International Justice
World Court
League
America
John G. Becker
Yale
League of Nations
Henry Fraser
Cornell
R. M. Full
Norman Shaw
Oberlin College
Ford Simonson
University of Kansas
Russel Mattson
University of Omaha
Kenneth Seaton
Michig State Normal College
Geneva Police Chief Ends Life During Clean-Up Era
Geneva headlines report Director of Police Vettner shot himself amid a graft probe tied to the La Tente resort, a hub for delegates during league sessions. Authorities escalated a crackdown prompted by cantonal reform efforts, with a federal closing edict triggering further inquiries.
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Albin E. Johnson
New York World News Service
Geneva
Department of Justice
League of Nations
Vettner
Maisons Des Tolerance
N. Y. World News Service
Y. World Press Pub. Co
Portuguese Cabinet Resigns Amid Political Shakeup
In Lisbon on December 12, the Portuguese Cabinet led by Domingos Pereira resigned. Bernardino Machado, newly elected president, declined the resignation, but the premier pressed ahead. The political move signals a forthcoming shift in government leadership.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
Portugal
Domingos Pereira
Bernardino Machado
Republic
Omaha Store Owner Again Named in Love Suit
The filing alleges BH. John Brandeis of Omaha's Brandeis store caused alienation of affection toward his wife. John G. Battelle, a 24 year old Omaha salesman, seeks $200,000 damages, with claims of sustained attention since February leading to marital breakdown. A similar suit by Clarence Hall referenced, with Brandeis denying involvement.
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Omaha, Neb
John Brandeis
Omaha
John G. Battelle
Battelle
Mr. Brandeis
Clarence Hall
R. Brandeis
Hall
Gridiron Club Grills Public Figures at Winter Dinner
Washington observers recount the Gridiron Club of Washington dinner where President Coolidge and top officials were lampooned in a satirical revue. Vivid sketches mocked Senate rules reform, war debt politics, and a Marionette parade featuring Borah Reed Smoot and others.
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Associated Press
Washington
Gridiron Club of
Countess Karayli
Hungary
Kellogg
United States
Theodore G. Joslin
The
Boston Transcript
Dawes
Macbeth
Senate
William
Mitchell
Senator Borah
Idaho
Reed Smoot
Utah
Little Joe
Caillaux
Belgium
Italy
Senator Smoot
United States Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Houdini
Wilbur
Guam
Club
Congress
Circus Elephant Rampage Hits Sabinal Texas Country
A circus elephant ran wild near Sabinal Texas fifty miles south of here laying waste to fences barns and gates. Trained handlers and townspeople pursued on horseback and the animal obeyed when approached. Thousands of cattle fled as the elephant wrecked a freight car stable and motorists fled to safety.
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Texas
Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Sabinal
Here
Newport Gambler Shoots Rival Over Card Game
In Newport a gambling house near Second and York streets ended with a man shot in the chest after a dispute over losses. The shooter, John R. Rapp of Cincinnati, surrendered later claiming self defense, while police seek the wounded man known as Red who fled.
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Newport
Second
York Streets
John R. Rapp
Spring Grove Avenue
Cincinnati
Rapp
Mitchell Denies Hawaii Air Defense Neglect at Court Trial
The army court martial heard Major Lester J. McNair testify that 1923 air defense plans for Hawaii existed and were kept updated. Defense questioned if Mitchell was told no plans existed, while court adjourned after a brief session.
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Washington
William Mitchell
War Department
Hawaii
Army
Lester J. McNair
Mitchell
Army Air Service
Air Service
McNair
John T. Lewis
Coast Artillery
Clarence C. Williams
Ordnance
Frank R. Reid
Difense
Tests of vault safety device claim fatality and injury
In Tribune Kansas a bank vault safety device demonstration ended with Benjamin F. Brown vice president of First National Bank killed and Clement J. Wilson president of Kansas State Bank wounded. The pistol discharged during the test when shown by William Liggett cashier of the First National Bank.
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Associated Press
Tribune
Kan
Benjamin F. Brown
First National Bank
Clement JL. Wilson
Kansas State Bank of Tribune
Brown
William Liggett
Financiers Meet on Soviet Trade at Secret Dinner
A secret dinner attended by Schley of Chase National Bank Schwab and a J P Morgan partner highlighted Moscow commerce and the importance of Soviet trade to capitalists.
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New York
Bankers’ Club
Russia
Moscow
Associated Press
United States
Reeve Schley
Chase National Bank
Soviet Union
Schley
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
America
Schwab
Paul Ziev
Amtorg Trading Corporation
William Ewing
J. P. Morgan &Co
Charles H. Sabin
Guaranty Trust Company
Arthur Leasby
Equitable Trust Company
Clarence Dillon
Dillon- Read Company
Morgan
Richard T. Harris
New York Cotton Exchange
Remington Typewriter Company
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company
Textile Syndicate
State Bank of Russia
Central Co-operative Society
Becaus
Tass Telegraph Agency
Amérigag
J. P. Morgan
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Mellie Dunham
Maine
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Manu Uver
Dunham
Eliba
Shakeope
Eton College
Negrso
Post Blant Student Union
Love
Gridiron Club
William M. Butler
Frank W. Stearns
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Senator Butler
Mr. Stearns
Mr. Hoover
Patent
Bureau of Mines
White House
Mr. Coolidge
Tdo
Nicholas Longworth
House
Mr. Dawes
Owen D. Young
George Ade
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