Hibben Defends Princeton View On College Football Emphasis
Dr. John Grier Hibben President of Princeton University said at the Cincinnati club honoring the Princeton Alumni Association that universities overemphasize football due to public interest and press reports. He noted football is secondary to academics and that athletic involvement remains modest among undergraduates. Andrew West and other local officials spoke as guests at the event.
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John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
University Club
Princeton Alumni Association of Cincinnati
Hibben
Harvard
Andrew West
Graduate School of Princeton
Princeton Alumni Association
Princeton
Ex-Councilman Reichert Arrested on Liquor Charge
Joseph Reichert, 58, former Ninth Ward councilman, was arrested by detectives Ecker Davis Webbe and Giovanni on a liquor possession charge. Police say a whisky glass and a pint bottle three quarters full were found on him at a saloon rear room on Melish and Highland avenues. Reichert registered as proprietor of the cafe at headquarters.
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Joseph Reichert
Melish Avenue
Melish
Highland Avenues
Joe
Reichert
The
Rafe
Blames Generals for Cause of Syria Revolt
Emir Said Bey accuses former French generals Gouraud and Sarrail of inciting tribal hatred in Syria, leading to bloodshed and rebellion. He criticizes de Jouvenel's report and asserts Me and his influence could sway tribes. He cites gambling politics of Gouraud and Sarrail and notes Christian leaders and Mussulman chiefs faced penalties under different regimes.
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Paris
Gouraud
Sarrail
Henry de Jouvenel
Syria
France
Said Bey
Abd-el-Kader
Algeria
le Matin
de Jouvenel
M. de Jouvenel
Louftallah
Cairo
Abd-Ul-Mejid
Mecca
Abbas Hilmi Pasha
Egypt
Baccarat
General Sarrail
Mussulman
Grand Cross
Legion of Honor
Beirut
Gobraud
Abd-el- Kader
Kidnaping Stops Mine Reopening
Evansville Ind Jan 2 A federal injunction to prevent repetition of the disturbance at the Bosse Coal Company Buckskin nonunion mine will be sought at once says Walter Korff general manager Five miners brought to the mine to prepare it for reopening after eighteen months were taken from the premises by abductors they had been ordered to wait for a train The miners entered the town led by a spokesman who announced they would not permit the mine to operate The mine closed after a wage dispute and the non union policy was adopted after wage talks failed.
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Evansville
Ind
Bosse Coal Company
Buckskin
Walter Korff
Prem Union
Fifty Fight With Police at Scranton Mine Clash
In Scranton Pennsylvania more than fifty men and women clashed with six motorcycle patrolmen and eight truck drivers at Leggetts Creek Colliery. One man was clubbed and hospitalized. five others including three women were arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Quiet returned after authorities said the situation was under control.
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Scranton
Associated Press
Leggetts Creek
Miners’ Union
Karolyi immigration case reaches DC court action
Countess Catherine Karolyi wife of Hungary's ex president seeks a court order to force Secretary Kellogg to authorize a Paris visa for her passport. State Department officials say they anticipate court action and maintain the exclusion law justification.
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Washington
Karolyi
State Department
Catherine Karolyi
Hungary
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Kellogg
Paris
Coolidge
Ohio man dies amid suspected poisoning plot
John Shaffer a 23 year old Columbus man died after a two week illness suspected to be poisoning. Scott Ford denies involvement despite allegations by Shaffer’s aunt Mrs. Roberts that poisoned candy caused the death. Ford had knowledge of Shaffer’s wife and was questioned about threats from her regarding the husband’s demise.
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Columbus
John Shaffer
Scott Ford
L. Roberts
Shaffer
Ford
Roberts
Joseph Lohman
Osage murders and arrest claims spark federal inquiry
Oklahoma City reports a revived Osage murder ring saga with alleged arrests and a Leavenworth prisoner’s confession. Authorities caution that the Times has published unconfirmed claims about a plot to target a wealthy Osage family holding a 2 million dollar stake.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
City
Oklahoma City Times
the Times
Short
Times
Federal
Leavenworth
Paes 20 Ses
Mare
Crown Prince Carol and Zyziz Lambrino Elopement Saga
The 1918 Romanian elopement of Crown Prince Carol with Zyziz Lambrino unfolds in a tale of passports, border evasion, and royal pressure. Queen Marie opposed the match while Ferdinand sought a dynastic union. Carol faced arrest and attempted abdication before pledging to wed Zyziz again.
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New York World News Service
New York
Crown Prince
Carol of
Romania
Zyziz Lambrino
Henry Sirdici
Sirdici
Carol
Rumania
Marie
Odessa
Ferdinand
Zyziz
Jean Lambrino
Prince Carol
Queen Marie
Olga
Russia
Ekaterinberg
Duke of Edinburgh
Queen Victoria
England
New Story of Last Days of Romanous Tells of Plot To Rescue Prisoners
Moscow dispatch reviews Krasnaya Gazetta Leningrad account detailing a purported rescue plot for the Romanoffs at Ekaterinburg. It cites letters describing windows, narcotics for the Czarevitch, guards, nuns aiding, and a planned escape that never occurred.
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Romanous
Czarevitch
Trotzky Reclaims Soviet War Post in Bureau Election
In Moscow on January 2 Leon Trotzky won back a seat on the Political Bureau, defeating Kameneff and Sokolnikov. The bureau expanded from seven to nine members, naming Trotzky Voroshiloff Zinovieff Molotov Stalin Kalinin Bucharin Rykoff and Tomsky. Kameneff failed to regain a senior post, signaling a shift in leadership of Soviet policy.
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Moscow
Leon Trotzky
L. B. Kameneff
G. Sokolnikov
Communist Party
Soviet Russia
Kameneff
Djerjinsky
Ruzzutak
Petrovsky
Uglanov
Voroshiloff
Zinovieff
Molotoff
Stalin
Kalinin
Buchanin
Rykoff
Tomsky
Kamenoff
Trotzky
Radio Returns Runaway Boy After Cadman Prayer
A Brooklyn boy Edward Ryder aged 14 who ran away on November 14 heard Rev Cadman’s prayer at a diocese service in New York City. Ryder decided to return to his Haverstraw home as his parents longed for him to come back.
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New York
Parkes Cadman
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Edward Ryder
Brooklyn
Dr Cadman
Ryder
Edward
Haverstraw
Floodwaters Rise Across Central Europe Amid Damaged Dykes
Amsterdam dispatch reports rising floods across the region. The Meuse and Rhine gained twenty inches in twenty four hours as dykes collapsed and farmers fled to high ground. Becht floods Utrecht area while Queen Wilhelmina and the Prince Consort travel by boat with aid distributed by a following supply boat. Premier Colyn and ministers tour distressed districts to assess relief.
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Amsterdam
Meuse
Rhine
Becht
Utrecht
Wilhelmina
Prince Consort
Colyn
Rhine Flood Smashes Records Across Cologne Area
The Rhine surpassed all flood marks by 31 percent as waters rose and widened damage. Light structures were swept away while passenger boat pontoons dangled at perilous angles. floods reached third floors in some locations. Rail services suspended and Cologne lost electricity as residents watch debris filled torrents.
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Rhine
Associated Press
Cologne
Queen Wilhelmina and Albert Fight Belgian Flood Toll
In Brussels on January 2 World news reports Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and Albert King of Belgium responding to devastating floods. Liege is hardest hit with millions in losses while Nimeguen and much of Flanders remain submerged. Authorities distribute rations as trains halt and power falters.
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Brussels
Wilhelmina
Holland
Albert
Liege
Nimeguen
Gelderland
Prince Consort
Marines
Samoa Suffer Severe Storm Damage in Western Samoa
A Navy report from the Naval Governor of Samoa notes extensive property damage from a hurricane that struck yesterday. No casualties were reported. electric light and telephone lines down, roads closed, water system damaged, and several buildings demolished or heavily damaged. Western Samoa including Apia cited major destruction.
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Samoa
Associated Press
Washington
Navy Department
Island
Manua Group
Western Samoa
Apia
Woman Killed in Fire Ladders Fall Short Rescue
In Cleveland on January 2 Mrs. Charles P. Lang died after a volunteer ladder placed under a second story window was a foot short. Neighbors set the ladder, she climbed out and lowered herself but missed the top rung, fell twenty feet, and was struck on the head. Five other family members escaped to the street.
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Cleveland
Charles P. Lang
Lung
Two-Gun Bank Robber Nabbed in Detroit
John Wesley 39 described by police as a two gun bank robber was arrested in Detroit for Huntington authorities. He faces charges of participating with two others in a $7,000 Huntington bank robbery on October 16.
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Detroit
John Wesley
Huntington
W. Va
Conviction upheld in Forbes and Thompson case
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the two year prison terms and $10,000 fines for Colonel Charles R. Forbes former head of the Veterans Bureau and John W. Thompson on conspiracy to defraud the government over hospital contracts. The decision cited Mortimer's testimony and noted no defense testimony. Attorneys may seek a rehearing or Supreme Court review challenging paper seizure and related issues.
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Chicago
Charles R. Forbes
United States Veterans’ Bureau
John W. Thompson
St. Louis
Veterans’ Hospitals
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Carpenter
Supreme Court
Evans
Anderson
Page
Thompson
Elias H. Mortimer
Forbes
Mortimer
Republic of Colombia
South America
James Hamilton Lewis
Randolph Laughlin
Thompson to file motion for rehearing in conspiracy case
A motion for rehearing will be filed for John W. Thompson of St. Louis after his conviction for conspiracy to defraud the government was upheld in Chicago. If denied, his lawyer Randolph Laughlin will seek a supersedeas bond pending appeal to the Supreme Court over alleged constitutional rights violations during the search of his office by DOJ officials.
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Thompson
Associated Press
ST. Louis
John W. Thompson
Charles R. Forbes
Chicago
Randolph Laughlin
Laughlin
Circuit Court of Appeals
Pasadena Police Chief Warned Stand Collapse Risk
Pasadena California January 2 Chief of Police Charles H Kelley said officers reported before New Year s Day that grandstands along the Tournament of Roses parade route were flimsy One stand collapsed causing two deaths and more than two hundred injuries during the previous day s procession
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Pasadena
Cal
Charles H. Kelley
Three-Masted Schooner Myrtle Piercy Abandoned Off Cape Race
The three masted schooner Myrtle Piercy is abandoned in a sinking condition off Cape Race after word from the Dutch steamer PBeemsterdijk en route from Rotterdam to Boston. No crew details reported. A schooner left Twinl ingate Newfoundland on December 18.
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Halifax
Myrtle Piercy
Cape Race
Marine and Fisheries Agency
Pbeemsterdiiijk
Rotterdam
Boston
Twillingate
Newfoundland
Fire at Pensacola Tar Plant Kills Twelve Officers Probe Cause
A massive blast at Newport Tar and Turpentine Co in Pensacola Fla killed twelve and left ten injured with five workers missing. Fire officials estimated $200000 in damage as flames spread through the resinous plant.
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Pensacola
Fla
Newport Tar and Turpentine Company
Warren Eldridge
Bay Minette
Ala
Edward Eldridge
D. M. Baggett
Walter Watson
H. M. Hammack
R. L. Calhoun
G. Carter
Charles Hunter
S. G. Faulk
Frank Moran
Negro
Robert Whitcomb
M. B. Daniels
Tom Paynes
W. J. Jones
Charles Haamac
G. D. Adcock
J. A. Stockman
Ares
Charles Allison
Dillard Lowe
Peter Anderson
J. H. McCormack
McCormack
Colonel Sherrill Observes City Firefighters in Action
Fire crews respond to alarms at Anna Louise Inn on Third and Lawrence as Colonel Sherrill City Manager oversees in a city car. No material damage reported. smoke and cedar fill the building. Separate fire at a Southern Railroad shanty near Hopkins and Dalton destroys the structure with $25 damage. Fire also damages roof of a house on Ivamias Southside Avenue with an estimated $25 loss.
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Anna Louise Inn
Third
Lawrence Streets
Colonel Sherrill
Carrel
Shraffenberger
Southern Railroad System
Hopkins Street
Dalton Avenue
Andrew At
Ivamias
Avenue
Gesselbracht
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Horaiza
Krasnaya_ Gazetta
Leningrad
Nicholas
P. Yurvitz
Ekaterinburg
Diedrichs
Siberia
Réemanoff
the Soldiers of the Guard
Nicholas Romanoff
Nicholas II
Sokolnikov
Central
Europe
Belgium
Germany
Veterans’ Bureau
Forde
U. S
Sherrill
Blaze
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