Secretaries clash over Cork lord mayor parole in US
Secretary of Labor Wilson allows Lord Mayor O Callaghan of Cork to land for reshipping abroad despite a State Department deportation order. Acting Secretary Davis orders immediate inquiry by the State Department solicitor. Judge Lawless resists surrender until O Callaghan testifies before the Irish Conditions commission.
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Washington
State Department
Wilson
O’callaghan
Cork
Newport News
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of State
O’calluaghan
United States
Davis
Department of Labor
O'Callaghan
Lawless
O’c
Dublin sees spate of attacks as tensions rise
In Dublin from Christmas to January there were several killings involving crown forces and Sinn Fein affiliates. The city fears violence, with rumors of dawn ambushes aimed at forcing martial law expansion into the metropolis.
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Dublin
Sinn Fein
Cork
Allies Luncheon Promotes Allied Loyalty Spirit
England France Serbia and Japan attended a luncheon in New York by the Allied Loyalty League to sustain friendship among the allies. Maurice Casenave praised France’s postwar rehabilitation. Admiral Sims warned that a ready navy is essential to avoid future indemnities and thanked allied cooperation.
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New York
England
France
Serbia
Japan
Allied Loyalty League
Maurice Casenave
Wiliam &. Sims
Sims
Smoot proposes smoking ban for all government buildings
Senator Smoot introduces a bill to ban smoking in government departments and independent government establishments including the White House and Capitol. He cites a Census Bureau fire blamed on a cigarette and urges a fire prevention measure affecting lawmakers' smoking habits.
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Washington
Smoot
White House
Capitol
Utah
Ban Dits Foiled In Chicago Payroll Robbery
Chicago dates a pair of robberies as four thieves, including a maid, enter a residence and trap occupants. Albert C. Clark claims nearly ten thousand dollars in liquor. A banker fires a pistol and scatters four bandits who are later captured. two robbers are thwarted by a butcher trapped in an icebox.
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Chicago
Albert C. Clark
Dayton Police Judge Emphasizes Shoot to Kill Policy
Police Judge W A Budroe ordered police to shoot to kill in their crime campaign. The directive followed the arraignment of John Pittman, 29, a Black gunman, on a charge of firing at two city detectives last night. Pittman was held to await grand jury action with a $50,000 bond.
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Dayton
W. A. Budroe
John Pittman
Graay
Bank Hold-Up Attempt Ends With Wounding of Robbers
In Kansas City on January 15 two of four bandits attempting to rob the East Side Bank were shot and seriously wounded by a motorcycle patrolman who waited inside the bank after police received a tip of the planned robbery.
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Kansas City
East Side
Major Griffith Believed Mind Control Was Used Before Killing
Montreal reports confirm Major R. W. Griffith believed William Holland had hypnotized him. Rev F Holland of Quebec, brother of the broker slain, said Griffith wrote of being mesmerized at a St. Agathe amateur performance last year. Griffith, long active in military and financial circles, had recent stock losses and threats to Holland, then in exile as former Montreal Stock Exchange secretary. He was under sanatorium care recently.
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Montreal
R. W. Griffith
William Holland
F. Holland
Quebec
Major Griffith
St. Agathe
Holland
Montreal Stock Exchange
Exchange
Cincinnati Man August Wilson Found Dead Near Rosedale
Authorities in Mississippi locate the body of August Wilson 37 years old on the Mississippi River bank near Rosedale. He worked on a government project at Rosedale and belonged to Local Union No. 225. Three fishermen are detained on suspicion as Cincinnati police investigate murder or accidental drowning. Louis Wilson of Jacquet Motor Corp is his brother.
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W. C. Wilson
Clark Street
Rosedale
Miss
August Wilson
Mississppi River
Wilson
Bay City Bank Robbery Leaves Two Dead in Shootout
Six armed men rob Bay County Savings Bank in Bay City Michigan killing L M Persons and Martin L Debats. They escape with about forty thousand dollars after shooting at bystanders and fleeing in a stolen car later found abandoned. Police deny initial twelve thousand figure and search for suspects.
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Bay City
Mich
Broadway
Bay County Savings Bank
L. M. Persons
Martin L. Debats
Valley Home Telephone Company
Guinaw
Abats
Persons
Debats
Charles Loll
Orimecy
Robbery at Dallas sub-post station leads to $225000 loot recovery
Dallas police recover over 225000 in Liberty bonds and cash after a sub post office robbery. W S Scrivner is arrested and confesses with four others, companion Pat Murphy killed in a wreck near Fort Worth while fleeing. Loot hidden near Fort Worth is recovered. In New York, two daylight holdup men steal 5000 dollars payroll from Manhattan Brass Works cashier Carlos Gunther after he resists the attack.
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Dallas
Tex
W. S. Scrivner
Ft. Worth
Pat Murphy
New York
Carlos Gunther
Manhattan Brass Works
East Twentyninth Street
Gunther
Troops Leave Mingo After Williamson Plant Attack
WILLIAMSON W Va January 15 Shots were fired at the Williamson Fuel Company plant with no injuries reported Windows in the powerhouse were shattered The attack follows a recent coal strike and comes as federal troops on duty at the plant may be withdrawn once State police assume control Sources from Spriggs and Matewan say local sentiment favors keeping troops The plant had resumed operation after troops arrived and the withdrawal plan remains under discussion
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Willianson
W. Va
Williamson Fuel Company
Camp Sherman
Williamson
Mingo
Spriggs
Matewan
Handbook to Hell Tipped by Zion Overseer
Zion Illinois January 15 Overseer Wilbur Glenn Voliva released advance sheets of a Handbook and Guide to Hell claiming it draws on Helligramism He warned sinners face personal punishments including exposure to tobacco smoke immersion in tobacco juice and purification in a beverage filled natatorium
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Zion
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Hell
Voliva
Singer plant cuts wages amid broad reductions
The Singer Manufacturing Company announces an immediate 29 percent wage reduction for its 8,000 workers at the main plant in Elizabeth New Jersey and at Bridgeport Connecticut and Flint Michigan plants, with salaried staff exempt. The Diehl Manufacturing Company also cuts wages by 20 percent for 1,500 workers at its dynamo and motor plant in Elizabeth.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Singer Manufacturing Company
Singer
Bridgeport
Ford to Distribute $7 Million in Employee Bonuses
Ford Motor Company will begin distributing over $7,000,000 in cash bonuses to more than 50,000 workers starting January 17. Thousands have been idle since plant closures on December 24.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Susquehanna Silk Mill Announces Wage Increase
The Susquehanna silk mill, a $19,000,000 corporation with plants in Sunbury Northumberland Milton Jersey Shore Lewiston Huntington and Marion Ohio, announces a 10 percent wage increase effective Jan 2. Thirty five employees are affected. A 10 percent bonus and a 50 percent dividend were cut off weeks ago, totaling a 26 percent adjustment.
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Sunbury
Susquehanna Silk Mill
Northumberland
Milton
Jersey Shore
Lewiston
Huntington
Marion
Holt Manufacturing workers approve 15 percent wage cut
In Peoria Illinois on January 15 one thousand Holt Manufacturing Company employees voted to accept a 15 percent wage reduction effective February 16 and to strive for a 25 percent rise in production.
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Holt Manufacturing
Peoria, Ill
Holt Manufacturing Company
Akron Seeks to Curb Unemployed Influx Through Hiring Notices
Akron officials announced notices are being sent to labor exchanges in Ohio and neighboring states to hire only Akron residents. About 5,000 men have come to the city since January seeking rubber plant work, and many locals remain unemployed.
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Akron
Ohio
Morgan Engineering Plants Stays Open With Wage Cut
Alliance Ohio January 15 The Morgan Engineering Company employing over 1200 workers said it can run steadily for seven months if employees accept a wage reduction between 10 and 20 percent. The workforce agreed to the cut to avoid orders being cancelled and shutdown.
Milwaukee landlords ordered to cut rents by about
Milwaukee officials ordered rent reductions averaging about 20 percent by seven local landlords including the owner of twelve flats. The State acted as complainant in the case before the Rent Bureau.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Three Barrels of Whisky for Ordination Recalled
Miss Alice Robertson of Oklahoma recalls a tale from the past in Washington at the Capitol. She says her great grandfather was ordained for the ministry and so many people attended that three barrels of whisky were opened to serve the crowd.
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Washington
Alice Robertson
Oklahoma
Capitol
Seaplane Pilot Killed by Propeller in Bisbee
Will J. Cain chief radio operator on the navy seaplane N. C. 5 was killed near Bisbee Arizona on January 13 after being struck by a propeller while en route from San Diego to Panama. The death was reported by his parents based on Navy Department information.
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Bisbee, Ariz
Will J. Cain
Navy
N. C
San Diego
Cal
Panama
Navy Department
Edward Cain
A. S. Paulin Dies in Train Collision Near Alliance
Arthur B. Paulin, 41, Alliance contractor, was killed instantly when the auto he rode in was struck by a New York Central passenger train in Alliance Ohio. His son Harold, 15, suffered serious injuries.
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Alliance
Arthur
Paulin
Harold Paulin
New York Central
Woman ends 48 day fast to save husband's soul
Mrs. Ternest Harrington halted her forty eight day hunger strike after Rev. G. S. Payne advised nourishment. Husband Ernest Harrington refuses to join the church, saying he will not surrender to his wife’s beliefs. Doctors say she likely fasted less than a week, and she resumed ordinary life. Local agitation over religious enthusiasts prompted scrutiny, but she restored her health and intends to eat regularly.
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Danville
Ternest S. Harrington
G. S. Payne
Eldorado
Ernest S. Harrington
Mar. Harrington
W. O. Dixon
Harrington
Enright Amid Resignation Rumors Ties Whitman Inquiry
Subpoenas force Police Commissioner Enright and Mayor Hylan to appear before a grand jury in Whitman’s corruption inquiry. Whitman seeks police records and details of the administration as he takes charge of examinations amid reports of Enright’s February 2 resignation.
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Hylan
Grand Jury
Whitman
New York
Enright
Miller
Police Department
Bailey
Russian Black Sea coast warned with naval threat
Constantinople reports a Moscow message warning that all vessels flying allied flags approaching within twelve miles of the Russian Black Sea coast will be fired upon by land batteries and attacked by submarines.
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Constantinople
Russian Black Sea
Moscow
Sensation in Murray trial. alienist cites insanity at deed
In Washington on January 15, a report notes 115000 tubercular children in Vienna with 16000 needing urgent surgery. Of 54000 examined, only one in twelve are in normal health and 9 percent of under 12 show rickets, with 30000 well-developed cases.
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Washington
Vienna
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Choice of Hughes To Head Cabinet Due to His Broad Views on League
Senate debates Hughes foreign policy essays as he nears Secretary of State role in the Harding administration. Observers see potential for compromise on League of Nations questions, with Hughes' broad record allowing flexible cooperation and possible new arrangements. His approach may unite moderates and steer policy through postwar reconstruction challenges.
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Hughes
League
Harding
America
Lodge
Willis Lands Harding as President Who Will Be Dominated by No Group
Frank B. Willis at the Ohio Society of New York dinner said Harding will not be controlled by any faction or ring and will speak through his own acts. He praised Harding as a peer to Ohio’s past presidents and urged fiscal restraint and American sovereignty in foreign policy. Guests included Ralph Cameron, Henry Taft, Nelson Miles, and Charles Schwab.
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Mr. Hughes
League of Nations
League
Willis Lands Harding
New York
Harding
Senate
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
Ohio Society of New York
Atlee Pomerene
Willis
America
Mr. Willis
Europe
Ralph H. Cameron
Arizona
Henry W. Taft
Nelson A. Miles
Charles M Schwab
Benjamin B. Avery
Wm. A Leonard
Society
George W. Perkins
United States
Penalty of Death Proposed for Thugs Who Use Weapons
Representative Summers of Texas urged a death penalty for crimes committed with firearms including robbery burglary and theft. He linked the crime wave to wartime conditions and automobiles and argued lawmakers should enact the provision to harden punishment and protect victims.
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Washington
Representative Summers
Texas
Summers
District
Insanity Cited in Murray Case as Defense Wins Ground
Dr J G Furnish a Covington alienist testified in the Murray trial that Justus Murray was of unsound mind at the time of the killing of Howard Phillips on October 20 1920. He cited family insanity and impulsive insanity as key factors while noting the expert opinion differed from prosecutors. The court allowed the insanity evidence and the jury heard the physician describe Murray as unable to resist the lethal impulse.
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Howard Phillips
Justus Murray
J. G. Furnish
Covington
Lakeland Central Lunatic Asylum
Murray
Burkamp
Rosey
Wolff
Furnish
Phillips
Newport
Blaine McLaughlin
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