Ohio triaI opens over brokerage embezzlement case
The Ohio trial of George H. Beazell and William H. Chatfield Jr. begins with jury selection amid questions of conspiracy and circumstantial evidence. Deposition admissibility objections from New York were overruled by Judge Darby as jurors were warned to avoid discussions of the case.
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Ohio
George H. Beazell
William H. Chatfield, Jr
Louise Nieman
A. R
Healthy
Edna C. Ohnstein
Farmer-Labor Party
Hamilton County
Pi Hi
EF. Spencer
Moorman Avenue
Charles Spencer
Irwin-Ballmann Company
Spencer
Featber
J. R. Coleman
Reading Road
Rose Ehrlich
Burnett Road
Stella Straub
St. Bernard
Bertha McConnaughey
Darby
Veniremen
New York City
Fire in New York World offices drives workers to street
A short circuit in the New York World restroom caused a fire that raced up an elevator shaft to the twelfth and thirteenth floors, forcing the staff to flee. Firemen struggled to reach the upper flames as smoke filled floors and workers evacuated. A second blaze in Quebec at the English and Beotch Woolen Company building left one fireman dead and seven injured when a wall collapsed during firefighting.
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York
New York World
Honight
Quebec
English and Beotch Woolen Company
Fire destroys Kent Brothers greenhouse in Newark
Fire early today gutted the Kent Brothers greenhouse and service house at their plant in Newark Ohio. Losses included plant stock and equipment, with damage estimated at unknown figures as investigators assess the scene.
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Newark, O
Kent Brothers, Florists
Bandit Hold Up Net $32500 Payroll Escape
Five bandits halted two Centropolis State Bank messengers at Fifteenth and Belmont in Kansas City and escaped with 32500 dollars intended for payrolls. Police pursue the robbers as the heist disrupts local banking services.
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Kansas City
E Centropolis State Bank
Fifteenth
Belmont Avenue
Declared Dead After 15 Years Discovered Alive in Detroit
Mary Weller, once missing fifteen years and legally declared dead in Newark, has been found living in Detroit with her husband Samuel Nole and two daughters. Surrogate Isherwood withdrew the death order after brother-in-law John E Sofield raised the matter, noting her continued existence and remarriage.
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Newark
N. J
Mary Weller
Isherwood
Detroit
John E. Sofield
Samuel Nole
Mabel Normand appeals for public restraint in Dines case
Public appeals grow for fair judgment as Mabel Normand, recovering from surgery, asks Americans to wait for full facts before condemning her after the New Year’s shooting of oil operator Courtland S. Dines. Police say chauffeur Greer acted from infatuation and anger, with tension around the actress’s household.
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Los Angeles
Mabel Normand
Courtland S. Dines
Dines
Greer
Mr. Cohen
Normand
Miss Normand
Mrs. Burns
Miss Gross
Ohio may bar Mabel Normand films in state
Columbus January 4 Ohio censors move to bar all motion pictures featuring Mabel Normand from exhibition. Vernon M Riegel director of education said he received an urgent request from Attorney General Co Crabbe to act after noting prior actions against Jack Johnson and Fatty Arbuckle pictures.
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Mabel Normand
Ohio
Columbus
Vernon M. Riegel
Co. C. Crabbe
Riegel
Jack Johnson
Fatty’ Arbuckle
Murder theory pursued as Winspear inquest nears
In Clermont County investigators and family push the murder theory in Postmaster John B. Winspear death at Pt. Pleasant Ohio. Relatives insist eight shots were fired and seek new evidence before coroner A. C. Christopher's inquest next Tuesday.
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John B. Winspear
Pt. Pleasant, O
A. C. Christopher
W. W. Winspear
Winspear
Gertrude
Edith
John Rapp
Clermont County
Human Fly Quits Daredevil Stunts to Please Son
Pittsburgh January 4 Fearless Phil Phillips known as the Human Fly has given up dangerous rooftop acrobatics and airplane wing walking. He became a bellboy in a Pittsburgh hotel after his five year old son Glenn urged him to quit the risky life.
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Pittsburgh
Phil” Phillips
Human Fly
Phil
Glenn
Auto gangsters kidnap bus driver in broad daylight
Four young auto bandits abducted Thomas L. McCory near Bank street and Colerain avenue at 7 45 last night forcing him into a car and robbing him of 17 50 before dumping him at Oliver and John streets. McCory described the suspects as 19 to 21, neatly dressed, one with a leather coat, two men about 5 feet 4 inches tall. The incident drew a crowd and is under police investigation.
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Thomas L. McCory
Central Avenue
Bank Street
Colerain Avenue
Oliver
John Streets
McCory
Twin Boys Killed by Woman Autoist in Mt. Holly
Mt Holly N J Jan 4 Charles and Edward Swain ten year old twin sons of Charles Swain were killed when struck by an automobile as they rode in a play wagon pushed by a companion Mrs Harry Turner the driver said the wagon moved directly into her path as she turned to pass another car
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MT. Holly
N. J
Charles
Edward Swain
Charles Swain
Harry Turner
Interurban Wreck Injures Seventeen Near Ash tabula
Seventeen people were injured when a Cleveland to Ashtabula interurban car left the tracks on a sharp curve two miles west of Ash tabula. The motorman braked too late on the curve, the car rolled over, and several passengers were hospitalized. Edith Jenkins of Cleveland suffered a knee injury and shock. Others listed include Daniel W. Stone. Silas Healy. Frank Fairbanks reported near death at Ashtabula General Hospital.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland, Plainesville & Ashtabula
Ashtabula
Edith Jenkins
Cleveland
Ashtabula General Hospital
Daniel W. Stone
Silas Healy
Frank Fairbanks
Saybrook
Handcar and Train Collision Kills Two in Ohio
I O Jones a section foreman and Edward Hagelberg 54 a section hand were killed when a handcar collided head on with a Pennsylvania freight train near Brinkhaven eight miles east of Mt Vernon Ohio on a sharp curve today Seven other men on the handcar escaped by jumping The accident occurred on a sharp curve near Brinkhaven Ohio.
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MT. Vernon
I. O. Jones
Edward Hagelberg
Brinkhaven
Here
Pennsylvania
Referendum urged on day amendment by grand jury
Atlantic City Jan 4 The Atlantic County Grand Jury urged Congress to resubmit the Eighteenth Amendment to a referendum vote by the people in a presentment probing city and county officials for lax enforcement of prohibition. Officials were cleared. Six women served on the jury.
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Atlantic City
Congress
Atlantic County Grand Jury
Hhe Grand Jury
Two Towns Destroyed and 83 Dead in Russian Turkestan Quake
A December 2 earthquake near Ura Tyube in Russian Turkestan destroyed two villages of about 400 houses and killed 83 people. Fissures opened across the region and communications with the affected districts were severed, according to a dispatch reaching Tashkent.
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Russian Turkestan
Moscow
Ura Tyube
Tashkent
Kissing Voters Said To Change Minds In Parliament Race
London January 4 Lady Terrington recounts that after women won seats in Parliament the kissing custom spread among male voters. She notes that men in her constituency kissed her not just affectionately but to influence her stance on issues.
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London
Terrington
Six-Point Group
Britain asks U S to free Tomoka crew on bail
London reports Britain seeks release on bail for British and Canadian crew members of the schooner Tomoka, seized last November beyond the three mile limit off New York. The request comes through Henry G. Chilton in Washington at Canadian government and British inquiries pursue seizure details.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
United States
New York
Henry G. Chilton
Washington
England Demands Return of Tomoka Ship and Cargo
Great Britain asks the United States to release on bail the Canadian and British sailors aboard the Tomoka and return the vessel and its cargo to owner Thomas B. Felder, McCoy's counsel, who said earlier doubts questioned ownership and registry in Canada. British officials reportedly did not condone the seizure, which occurred within the twelve mile limit.
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England
New York
Great Britain
United States
Tomoka
Valian
McCoy
Mand
Thomas B. Felder
Felder
Canada
Eighteen Drowned Off Coast of Spain
Eighteen people drowned when a fishing boat capsized off INGO Spain amid massive waves. seven were saved. A second item reports the Progreso rebel steamship in danger of sinking on the Mexico coast near Progreso Yucatan and Vera Cruz with passengers aboard.
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Spain
Ingo
EL Paso
Tex
Progreso
Yucatan
Vera Cruz
Ft. Bliss
West Virginia Sees Three Hanged in Black Hand Case
At Moundsville prison three Clarksburg men Nick Salamante Richard Ferri and Philip Connizzaro were hanged for the murder of Frank Naples in a blackhand operation. Governor Morgan’s sister Mrs Mattie Layman witnessed the execution making her the first woman to witness a WV hanging. Connizzaro attempted suicide moments earlier by striking his head against his cell bars.
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Moundsville
W. Va
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Frank Naples
Kelly Hill Barber
Nick Salamante
Richard Ferri
Philip Connizzaro
Connizzaro
Georgetow n University Seismograph Registers Moderate Quake
An earthquake of moderate intensity was recorded on the seismograph at Georgetown University from 4 55 to 5 20 o'clock this afternoon. Its distance and direction could not be estimated.
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Capital
Washington
Georgetown University
Sudden river rise triggers Cincinnati flood crest forecast
The river at Pittsburgh is rising rapidly, predicting a Cincinnati flood crest of 56 feet on Monday. A separate obituary notes Miss Laura Freiberg, 19, was found dead with a bullet wound in Dr. E B Tauber's Avondale apartment. Police and the coroner deem the pistol incident accidental. the exact moment of tragedy remains unknown.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Devereaux
Laura Freiberg
Library of
E. B. Tauber
Wellesley College
Mass
J. Sidney Freiberg
A. &.J. Freiberg Realty Co
Greenwood Apartments
Greenwood Avenue
Avondale
Dr. Tauber
Tauber
Europe
Greenwood
Miss Freiberg
North Crescent Avenue
Mrs. Strauss
Tomb of Tutankhamun Reveals Unviolated King’s Coffin
In Luxor the colossal granite sarcophagus of Tutankhamun is found sealed in a nest of four gilded shrines. Howard Carter notes the unviolated royal tomb, with much wealth still inside, and hopes rise of discovering the mummy within. Metropolitan Museum official Callender assists archaeologists with doorway inspections.
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Associated Press
Luxor
Egypt
Tutenkhamen
Nile Valley
Howard Carter
Assuan
Brifgsch
Deir-el-Bahari
Ancient Egypt
Ancient
Callender
Metropolitan Museum
New York
Venizelos Returns to Greece Quietly After Years Abroad
Greek wartime Premier Venizelos landed in Athens by motor after arriving with the Andros from Marseilles, escorted by the Turkish armed yacht Tenedos. He met reporters but gave no political statements, saying he would confer with political leaders before detailing his mission of peace and conciliation. The reception was subdued with small crowds and no national images displayed.
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Associated Press
Athens
Venizelos
Greece
Andros
Marseilles
Paris
Tenedos
Plastiras
Gulf of Salonique
Andres
Aegina
New Phaleron
Plastiating Gana
Gnizelos
Constantine
Venzelos
Pikyptse Ob
Ohio River Flood Crest Expected as Pittsburgh Rises
The Ohio River at Cincinnati may crest around 56 feet by Monday after Pittsburgh readings surged 10 feet due to heavy rainfall. Flood warnings persisted with 54 feet at Cincinnati and 25 feet at Pittsburgh. traffic and commerce faced disruption, while residents evacuated basements and prepared emergency measures.
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Ohio
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
W. C. Devereaux
United States
Devereaux
Covington
Willow Run
Third Street
Crescent Avenue
Ludlow
Licking River
Lagoon
Bromley
Ludow
Wheeling
W. Va
Kentucky
Portsmouth
Steubenville
Associated Press
Ohio River
Mingo
Carnegie Steel
la Belle
West Ironton
Louisville
Red Cross
Evansville
Bloomington
Indianapolis
Frankfort
New Haven
Rolling Fork
Jackson Highway
Athertonville
Florida
Flood Waters Halt Thief With Cincinnati Auto
High water from the Ohio River overflow at California Kentucky foiled an automobile theft. The car owned by Frank Gano of Cincinnati was taken late Thursday from in front of B E Powell home on Bivouac avenue Ft Thomas. Police Chief Lewis Cook issued alerts to nearby towns as the flood hindered the thief’s escape.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
California
Frank Gano
BE. A. Powell
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Joseph
Automobile Company
Pt. Pleasant
Rapp
The
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Daddy
West End
Mons
Seattle
Seattle Harbor
Harold Dollar
Laura S. Freiberg
Grand Old Man
Newport
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