Rebels Lose Puerto Lobos in Mexican Front Clash
Federal forces recaptured Puerto Lobos from rebels led by Ramon Bache as a Puebla front advance moved in from multiple sectors under Generals Almazan Topete and Sanchez. The battle area saw halted rail traffic Cuernavaca Cuautla with troops deployed toward Tehuacán and Tlaxcala zones.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Puebla
Andres Almazan
Fausto Topete
Jose Maria Sanchez
Almazan
Topete
Guadalajara
Francisco Serrano
Obregon
Gonzalo Escobar
Manuel Lopez
Lazaro Cardenas
Estraditas
Sayula
Arnulfo Gomez
Huamantla
Cuautla
Ozulbal
Morelos
Pedro Gabay
Lus Gutierrez
Puerto Lobos
Ramon Bache
Storms and distress signals sweep British coast and seas
A wintry gale battered the British Isles with snow and high seas. The City of Durham reported disablement in the Bay of Biscay while Col tano and Eugenia faced distress nearby. The Siberian Prince halted north of 46.52 N 26.20 W amid hurricane seas and the Sud endangered near Barry Island. Rail lines were broken at Teignmouth and Portland harbor was cut off by floodwaters. A tug aided City of Durham 130 miles off Ushant as Penmarch docks suffered wrecks and flooding.
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London
Lloyds
British Isles
City of Durham
Africa
Bay of Biscay
Coltano
Italy
Eugenia
Alexandria
Newport News
Liverpool
Sud
Barry Island
Teignmouth
Devonshire
Isle of Portland
Weymouth
Brest
France
Durham
Ushant Island
Penmarch
Santurce Floated From Cape Lookout Shoals
BEAUFORT N C Jan 9 The American steamship Santurce stranded on Cape Lookout Shoals was floated today by wrecking tugs as relief efforts continued to free the vessel and restore passage on the coast.
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Beaufort
N. C
Santurce
Cape Lookout Shoals
Fire destroys barns and other structures near Pleasant Ridge
A fire at Woodford road near Yononte avenue Pleasant Ridge destroyed a barn garage and chicken house threatening Henry Rohlfing home. Firemen saved the residence by spraying the roof with water. Estimated damage two thousand dollars. One hundred chickens hay and farming implements lost.
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Henry Rohlfing
Woodford Road
Yononte Avenue
Pleasant Ridge
Death claims singer who cheered trapped workers
Peoria Ill Jan 9 Frank Lichtweiss 26 died here after singing to fellow workers trapped by Thursday explosion at Pekin Corn Products plant raising toll to 21 with more than twenty bodies believed in the ruins
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Peoria
Ill
Frank Lichtweiss
Pekin
Lichtweisser
Capitol Hill Sees Battle Over Soldier Bonus and Tax Revision
Washington January 9 1924 congress faces a clash between pledges for a soldier bonus and a rising drive for tax revision. Longworth works to stall the bonus to speed a revenue measure, while advocates press may risk veto. Banks and firms flood Washington with form letters urging tax reform.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Congress
Representative Longworth
Longworth
Canton Girl Killed By Chloroform Vapor Is Coroner's Finding
Miss Ruth Hunter an 18 year old was found dead on a Canton road after two examinations. Coroner T H Shorb ruled forced inhalation of chloroform vapor as the probable cause. Doctors A B Walker and M H Reno joined in the finding. Investigators pressed ahead with Louis Griffith questioned in the case. Bond for Griffith was denied by Police Judge J A Bowman.
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Canton
Ruth Hunter
T. H. Shorb
A. B. Walker
M. H. Reno
Louis E. Griffith
Griffith
Miss Hunter
Bond
J. A. Bowman
Admit Theft of Jewels Worth 300 000 in New York
Eugene Moran a New Orleans salesman and Albert Hurwitch of New York pleaded guilty to participation in the 1922 New Year’s Eve robbery of Mrs. Hugo Schoellkopf of Buffalo. They were sent to Tombs Prison to await sentence. Mrs Schoellkopf’s jewels valued at 300000 were stolen. several other members of the party have been convicted.
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New York
Eugene Moran
New Orleans
Albert Hurwitch
Hugo Schoellkopf
Buffalo
N. Y
Tombs Prison
Schoeltkopf
Five Harr i Young Denies Charges in Illinois Raid
S Glenn Young a dry worker and ten assistants faced eleven warrants on assault larceny and related charges in Williamson County Illinois after raids that prompted militia deployment. Young denounced the sheriff for calling troops and claimed the raids aim to intimidate and remove bootleggers and gamblers with Klan members defending him.
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Associated Press
Marion
Iil
S. Glenn Young
Young
Williamson County
Herrin
Ku Klux Klan
Randy
Glenn
John Smith
Carl Nelson
Sam Childers
Harry Walker
William Odum
Zepg Large
Ira Large
J. H. Clarida
Sam Sterns
Cyclops
Mr. Young
Sanderson Divorce Action Dropped In Providence
Mrs Nina Wilcox Putnam Sanderson authorized her attorney to discontinue her divorce case in Providence Rhode Island Judge Barrows vacated the divorce permanently He indicated the record would go to the Attorney General for further action The court noted the issue of her residence length under Rhode Island law and that the final decision would rest with a grand jury advised by the Attorney General.
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Providence
Nina Wilcox Putnam Sanderson
P. Francis Cassidy
Barrows
Carpenter
Cassidy
Novelist Orders Bassett Home To Straighten Out Affairs
Nina Wilcox Putnam Sanderson says she telegraphed Ellsworth Bassett at Delray Florida to travel to Madison Connecticut to resolve his domestic matters. Bassett, employed by Mrs Sanderson, has been linked to her marital issues in press reports. She adds she knew nothing of the Bassett marriage.
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Bassett
New
York
Nina
Wilcox Putnam Sanderson
Ellsworth Bassett
Delray
Fla
Madison
Bassetts
Bassett Wife Won’t Seek Separation Attorney Says
Branford Connecticut January 9 Judge Edmund Zacher for Mrs Ellsworth Bassett denied reports she would seek a legal separation from her husband, who is business manager for Mrs Nina Wilcox Putnam Sanderson, stating there is no authority for such reports.
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Bassett
Branford
Conn
Edmund Zacher
Ellsworth Bassett
Nina Wilcox Putnam Sanderson
Bathing Girls Ordered to Wear Capes at Boat Show
At the National Motor Boat show in Grand Central Palace six bathing girls, appearing twice daily, were ordered to wear capes to draw visitors to boat exhibits. Exhibitors demanded withdrawal of the act, but a compromise was reached limiting costumes and shortening the act.
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New York
Grand Central Palace
Dentist Dr Estes forces election as First Vice President
Dr St Louis Estes of Chicago claimed the American Academy of Applied Dental Science elected him First Vice President during the Fifth Annual Life Extension Convention at the Hotel Linton. He denounced dentists for neglecting his facts and threatened exposure through his Back to Nature magazine if not chosen, while delegates remained silent.
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St. Louis Estes
Chicago
Ill
American Academy of Applied Dental Science
Hotel
Linton
Estes
M. W. Blum
Dr. Estes
Nature
Five Trapped In Flat Perish In Flames
New York January 9 two women and three children from the same family died in a fire that swept three Brooklyn apartment houses. The Esler family lived on the third floor of the center building. Harold Esler, 6, died jumping from a window, his father gravely injured.
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New York
Brooklyn
Mary Esler
Steve
Mary
Harold
Catherine
George Esler, Jr
Esler
Arrest of Theater Workers on Ticket Resale Charges
Three Gifts Theater employees were arrested on suspicion of wholesale admission ticket resale. Margaret Woerrer, Frank Murray, and Harry Hockland were taken into custody at Sixth and Vine streets following a private detective agency lead.
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Gifts Theater
Sixth
Vine Streets
Margaret Woerrer
Clinton Street
Frank Murray
Vine Street
Harry Hockland
Walnut Street
Purse snatching on Hopkins Street nets $1,036 loss
Mrs. Jennie McKinney of 704 West Seventh Street reports a man grabbed her purse on Hopkins Street near Linn Street last night. The bag contained jewelry valued at 300 and two Provident Bank checks totaling 736, which were taken.
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Jennie McKinney
West Seventh Street
Hopkins Street
Linn Street
Provident Bank
Philippines Massacre by Colorum on Bucas Island
Nineteen constabulary soldiers including two officers were killed by Colorum followers on Bucas Island Mindanao. Only four of twenty three escaped. Governor General Wood to go to Mindanao to investigate the clash and beliefs of the religious sect. The coast guard Pollillo will ferry more troops to Surigao as force numbers rise to counter the sect.
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Manila
Philippine Constabulary
Colorum
Bucas
Siargao
Mindanao
Surigao
Coast Guard
Pollillo
Samar
Leyte
Philippines
San Cristobal Mountains
Jesus Christ
Leonard Wood
May Take Court Action To Compel Bok Jury To Read Peace Plans
New York court action may seek a formal order compelling the Bok Peace Award Jury to read all 22 000 contestant plans. Frank Hendrick says dissatisfied contestants may unite for legal steps. Elihu Root, chairman of the jury, will respond to criticisms as announced by Esther Everett Lape.
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Bok
New York
Frank Hendrick
Hendrick
Elihu Root
Esther Everett Lape
Bok Plan Declined by Woodrow Wilson
New York dispatch reports Woodrow Wilson will not comment on the Bok Peace plan or any similar plan. The reply to The New York Times inquiry was signed by secretary John Randolph Bolling.
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Woodrow Wilson
New York
Washington Dispatch
New York Times
Washington
John Randolph Bolling
Mr. Wilson
Whisky thieves on Indian Hill road reported by deputies
Whisky thieves operating on Indian Hill road near Madisonville blocked the road with a car to stop travelers. Deputy Sheriff Edward J. Rindfleisch searched the hills after Mrs. Wooster reported the gang of four men. A chauffeur who had been instructed to fetch Mrs. Wooster was stopped and searched but not robbed. Rindfleisch noted liquor coming into Cincinnati over the Indiana Hill road and suspected the motive.
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Indian Hill Road
Madisonville
Edward J. Rindfleisch
Lucerne Avenue
R. A. Wooster
Edward A. Hart
Wold Avenue
Albert Miller
Baker
Miller
Ashley
Wesley Mobley
Everglades
Deadlock broken as Ellison D Smith elected Commerce Committee head
In Washington the Senate elected Ellison D Smith of South Carolina chairman of the Interstate Commerce Committee on the final ballot, breaking a deadlock since December 10 and signaling insurgent strength in the Senate. Cummins failed to win the post, while Smith secured a narrow majority and the chamber prepared for a pro tem vote. The event follows a tense dispute within Republican ranks amid a broader organizational battle.
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Washington
Ellison D. Smith
South Carolina
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
New Republican Congress
Smith
House
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
Republican Organization
Couzens
Mick
Congress
Cummins
Republican Party Conference
Bryce
Maryland
Senator Cummins
South
la Follette
Wisconsin
Howell
Nebraska
Smith K
Brookhart
Fraiier
Ladd
North Dakota
Norris
Gooding
Idaho
Capper
Kansas
Jones
Norbeck
South Dakota
Naughty talk not grounds to end choir contract
Winifreda Gaynor won $175 from Municipal Court after suing Holy Trinity Church for breach of contract. The court heard she had allegedly insulted choir leader John Cushing and gossiped about other choir members, but the church could not terminate her position mid contract. The crowded courtroom included choristers and vestrymen.
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New York
Winifreda Gaynor
Holy Trinity Church
Miss Gaynor
John Cushing
Miner claims heir to giant Jennings estate bogs down lawyers
Chicago and Louisville crossfire over the $6,000,000 Jennings estate as Charles E. Miner, claiming he is Edwin B. Jennings’s natural son, contests the will amid questions of residence proof and past support. Attorneys report swamped with assertions from various would‑be relatives while existing heirs are named.
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E. B. Jennings
Chicago
Charles E. Miner
South Eighth Street
Louisville
Edwin B. Jennings
Jennings
Miner
France
Camp Upton
Jellico
Tenn
Frank W. Cherry
John Drake Jennings
Edwin Jennings
The
Chicago Journal
Immanuel Baptist Church
George Thornton Jennings
William O. Quest
Oscar F. Brady
Charles R. Jennings
John Albert Jennings, Jr
Normal C. Nriezne
Sarah Malinda O’carr
Labor Row Flareups Mark London Parliament Opening
In London January 9 the Labor party shows moderation in tone but extremist factions clash with the Speaker. John Joseph Jones of West Ham contests peers after the oath ceremony as Whitley is elected Speaker. Other disturbances arise as Laborites misorder oath proceedings and the audience at Albert Hall sings The Red Flag.
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Labor
of Commons
House of Lords
Associated Press
London
Labor Party
John Joseph Jones
Jack Jones
West Ham
John Henry Whitley
Volun
House of Commons
Jones
Commons
Albert Hall
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