Glass-Owen currency bill becomes law after long fight
President Wilson signed the Glass-Owen currency bill at 6 01 tonight in the presence of Cabinet members and Democratic leaders. The measure known as the federal reserve act reorganizes banking and currency, providing elastic credits for merchants and manufacturers for the first time in fifty years.
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Plot to Restore Portuguese Throne Revealed
A suit against Stetsons reveals a plot to restore the Portuguese throne. The document outlines conspirators and aims to reestablish monarchical legitimacy amid political tensions.
Counts and Countess Aspire as Portugal Plot Highlight
Philadelphia reports a suit over forty thousand dollars tied to G Henry Stetson son of Countess Santa Eulalia. Investigator Coan claims Stetson discussed plans to restore the Portuguese monarchy while seeking funds. the case centers on defrauded investments and espionage talk with lawmakers. In Ravenna, police probe a boy's disappearance amid a possible murder linked to a dreamt abduction.
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Republican prisoners from Lisbon brought to trial in Angra case
The Republican political prisoners arrested last April in Lisbon for serious disorders have been brought to Lisbon for trial. Among them are two Generals.
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Bomb Christmas Gift Explodes in New Orleans Home
In New Orleans a woman, Mrs. John Taranto, opened a Christmas package that contained a hidden percussion bomb. She fled the room as it exploded damaging the house. Police seek her estranged husband amid handwriting clues and earlier similar mailed gifts.
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New Orleans
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Lopez Sealed in Utah Mine After Fatal Novembers
Ralph Lopez, accused slayer of six, remains hidden in the Utah Apex mine since December 14 when bulkheads blocked exits. Pursuit began November 21 after he killed a Mexican, then the Chief of Police and two Deputy Sheriffs that day. He is to be kept prisoner there through Christmas.
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Plaster Seals Infant Mouth To Stop Crying Case
Cleveland special dispatch reports Dr. Joseph H. Ralston an interne at City Hospital faced charges of unprofessional conduct after plastering a crying infant’s lips with adhesive bandage strips for hours. Director Stage reserved judgment while noting the act was inhuman and brutal.
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Twin boys share same birthday in Lawrenceburg family
Lawrenceburg Indiana December 23 The stork delivered twin baby boys to Mr and Mrs William B Ross for the second time in three years The twins arrived at the same hour on the same date and month as their twin brothers making four birthdays in one family The babies named Damon and Pythias weigh twenty one pounds and bring the family total to ten children The Rosss celebrate their fifteenth wedding anniversary Christmas Day
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Hog with Two Hearts Found on Ohio Farm
A hog with two hearts was butchered on the B. F. McCleary farm near Conesville Ohio today. One heart was normal in size and the other larger, creating a remarkable medical oddity for the livestock.
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Burton to map Ohio voters as he weighs Senate run
Senator Burton leaves Washington for Ohio to gauge sentiment on a possible bid for re election. He travels to Cleveland Oberlin and Cincinnati and plans a month long tour before deciding whether to seek another term. He rejects rumors of urging Longworth toward governor’s race.
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Mrs Young Reinstated as Chicago School Head After Board Decision
In Chicago on December 23, the Board of Education reinstated Mrs Bila Flagg Young as superintendent by a 13 to 0 vote with seven members abstaining. The action followed mass protests over her retirement and amid disputes over new board members and Shoop’s position. The plan to reinstate Young and keep Shoop could be challenged in court.
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Christmas Round X Tree Program Noted
A program to be observed around the Christmas tree is set for December 24 at 5 30 p m with activities planned in the evening.
City Christmas Concerts and Choirs Schedule
Bells ring across the city as Emiline Watts McVea accepts the Community Tree from Mayor Hunt. The program features the Scottish Rite Masons band under Theo dore Hahn with choristers, then a series of Christmas concerts from December 25 to 31 including the Ninth Infantry Band, Cincinnati Masonic Band, Caledonian singers, and other groups led by Miss Mason and Mr. Peter Robertson.
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Clergy Seek Citywide Daily Church Attendance Push
The Federated Churches of Cleveland plan a three month daily church attendance movement inviting about 200 Protestant congregations to participate. The executive committee urged parish visitation and active participation to boost attendance and engagement across the city.
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Bride detects train robber in San Francisco street
Mrs. Arthur B Colen a newlywed identifies John Bostick as the Southern Pacific train robber who shot Traveling Passenger Agent Montague near Los Angeles on December 1 Bostick is arrested after the couple shadow him to a poolroom A gold watch linked to Brakeman Robinson and pawn tickets including a loose diamond are found A $7000 reward is offered and the bride stands to receive a reward for her role in the capture.
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Secretary of War Declines War Dog for Christmas
A wartime letter from Fordyce Pennsylvania asks for a Scotch Collie from the Army. Secretary Lindley M. Garrison replies no war dogs are available and promises to catch any stray collie if one is found.
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Trial Fire Enflames Hearts at Hans Schmidt Case
Morbid interest in the Hans Schmidt murder trial sparked an emotional scene as a well dressed young woman, a daily courtroom attendee, vanished after a man confronted her in the corridor demanding the engagement ring and an end to their betrothal. The incident followed revelations of a secret life involving Melville S Couch and Adelaide M Branch.
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Schmidt Insanity Hearings Label Defendant Paranoid
Alienists testifying for the defense say Hans Schmidt is paranoid, with doctors from Washington and Trenton describing long standing aberration. They assert the insanity was present at the time of the Anna Aumuller murder and call it incurable.
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Emma Trentini to Sing for Ohio Convicts Christmas Show
1500 Ohio Penitentiary inmates will enjoy a combined concert and vaudeville at 9 AM on Christmas Day featuring opera star Emma Trentini in The Firefly at the Southern. Two condemned murderers may attend. A prison feast at noon will serve roast suckling pig, sweet potatoes, and pie.
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