Labour Leader Spars with Baldwin in Triangular Parliament
London reports the first session of a new triangular Parliament as J Ramsay MacDonald outlines Labour aims while Lloyd George defends Liberal positions. Baldwin faces a Labor push for a vote of no confidence amid deep questions on foreign policy and Ruhr tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assoviated
London
House of Commons
J. Ramsay MacDonald
David Lloyd George
Asquith
MacDonald
Baldwin
LaBor Party
Great Britain
Europe
Labor
Ruhr
France
Mr. MacDonald
Lord Haldane
House of Lords
Marquis Curzon
Viscount Grey
Chauffeur Dies After Crash At Gilbert Avenue Viaduct
Elmer Crosthwait a 25 year old chauffeur of Newport Kentucky died at General Hospital after his car struck a trolley pole on the Gilbert Avenue Viaduct. He suffered a fractured skull and never regained consciousness after being helped by passers by. The auto loaned to him by Milton Lape of Newport is believed to have skidded. Crosthwait death marks the fifth automobile fatality in Hamilton County this year.
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Gilbert Avenue
General Hospital
Elmer Crosthwait
Thornton Street
Newport
Crosthwait
Milton Lape
Hamilton County
Sharp contrasts mark opening of British Parliament
London January 15 reports two striking scenes at the opening of Parliament. A royal procession with Their Majesties contrasted with unemployed demonstrators outside the Thames embankment. In the Lords the King and Queen wore jewels and gowns while new Commons members wore brown or gray tweeds, signaling a shift toward a new order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thames Embankment
Westminster
House of Lords
House of Commons
Lawyers Pick Cunard Liner for ASA to England Trip
The American Bar Association Executive Committee endorsed Cunard’s Berengaria over Leviathan to carry members to England next summer. The report notes the choice was based on service and price, not liquor issues, with Cunard offering $270 per passenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
American Bar Association
Cunard
Berengaria
Leviathan
England
Bar Association
Senate
Executive Committee
Arrangements Committee
United States
Congress
Alton B. Parker
New York
Harold B. Beitler
British Bar
Law Society of England
London
International Mercantile Marine
Majestic
Cunard Steamship Company
United States Lines
Missouri bank closes as Holland Banking Company shuts down
The Holland Banking Company of Springfield with total resources of 7 008 510 dollars was closed by actions of the Board of Directors. It was the largest bank ever closed in Missouri, the State Finance Department was informed today.
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Jefferson City
Holland Banking Company
Springfield
State Finance Department
Missouri
Beazell Chatfield Embezzlement Trial Highlights Profits
Testimony described profits from fictitious accounts split between Beazell and Chatfield. Harry Mueller testified that Chatfield deposited profits into his private bank account while collateral was pooled to support fake and real customers. The state outlined numerous checks matching profit amounts and noted Beazell previously handled cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Chatfield, Jr
George H. Beazell
Harry Mueller
Beazell & Chatfield
Mueller
Beazell
Chatfield
Fifth- Third National Bank
A. C. Fischer
Herbine Chatfield
Charles Sawyer
Want Ad News Seeks Experienced Calendar Salesman
Classified copy describes a Cincinnati area opportunity for a calendar salesman and several items for sale. It lists a corner house in Avondale with 10 rooms, a four door Ford sedan, a traveling office job in Kentucky, and services of an intelligent woman with own car.
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Avondale
Bandits Pose as Repairmen Loot Cleveland Woman
Two men posing as telephone repair workers delayed their exit from Mrs. Bertha Fulmer of Cleveland Heights after a robbery. They stole $50 and 1200 in jewelry to revive her from a faint, rubbing her temples with cold water before fleeing in a car with a woman passenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Bertha Fulmer
Cleveland Heights
Drunkenness arrest ends with hospital skull fracture
Thomas Lunsford, 52, of 835 Laurel Street, was arrested January 7 at Hopkins and Linn for drunkenness and fined $3 and costs. He was later taken to General Hospital with a fractured skull after moaning in a police cell. Police noted a scalp laceration prior to the injury.
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Thomas Lunsford
Laurel Street
General Hospital
Lunsford
Hopkins and
Linn Streets
Henry Suttman
Fourth District
Peth
Contribute Your Part To Harding Memorial Protest
Marion, Ohio residents receive letters from Brigadier General Charles E. Sawyer urging rapid action to fund the Harding Memorial. He warns Marion risks losing the project to Washington due to land pricing and local indifference and proposes a $25,000 cash gift plus ground for the mausoleum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Sawyer
Marion
Charles E. Sawyer
Harding Memorial Association
Washington
Denatured Alcohol Death Prompt Police Probe
An investigation will be conducted today by police to learn where G. S. Arnold of 904 Race Street obtained the denatured alcohol that caused his death at General Hospital. Neighbors heard him moan, he was taken to the hospital, and he died three hours later. Coroner Handley ordered the body removed to the morgue.
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G. S. Arnold
Race Street
General Hospital
Arnold
Handley
Dr Maurice F Egan Former Minister Dies
Dr Maurice Francis Egan once served as Minister to Denmark and died at his Brookyn home after a lengthy illness. He had fallen seriously ill last September with chronic kidney trouble while at Beach Haven New Jersey. His condition worsened in recent weeks after earlier improvements and hospital treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maurice Francis Egan
Denmark
Brook Tryn
Egan
Beach Haven
N. J
Brooklyn
Canton Manufacturer Released After Murder Hearing
Lewis E. Griffith a leading Canton manufacturer was discharged by Municipal Judge Bowman after a preliminary hearing on charges of first degree murder in the death of Ruth Hunter aged 18. The judge ruled the evidence insufficient to bind Griffith over to the grand jury.
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Canton, O
Lewis E. Griffith
Canton
Bowman
Ruth Hunter
Toyhold Griffith
Tokyo Earthquake Kills Dozens Delays Rail Service
A severe early morning earthquake in Tokyo Yokohama and outer districts on January 15 left about fifty dead many injured and extensive damage. Rail service was suspended water mains ruptured and telegraph lines crippled while the Imperial Hotel emptied of American guests.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Yokohama
Imperial Hotel
Rey
Totsuka
Omori
Hiratsuka
Chigasaki
Kobe
Kosu
Odawara
Kewatsu Bay
Here
Washington
Jefferson Caffery
Frederic D.K. LeClerqy
Teacher Easy Prey For Ft. Thomas Man
MINEOLA N Y Jan 15 Edith Lavoy Freeport school teacher was an innocent gullible country girl the victim of Creasy an experienced man of the world Assistant District Attorney Edwards told the jury at the second trial of William H Creasy of Ft Thomas Ky charged with having shot her to death in June 1922 Edwards said Creasy and Miss Lavoy became acquainted through a correspondence club after which the Kentuckian although married and the father of two children gained the girls consent to marriage Later his affection cooled and her refusal to marry him led to the tragedy
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Mineola
N. Y
Edith Lavoy
Freeport
Creasy
Edwards
William H. Creasy
Ft. Thomas
Miss Lavoy
Treasy
Nothorselt
Foch Saved Berlin Averted Allied Invasion
General Henry T. Allen recounts that Marshal Foch personally prevented an Allied march on Berlin after the 1918 drives. Foch argued Berlin would be too vast to hold, and after discussions with Pershing Haig and Petain he chose not to advance, sparing Berlin from capture.
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New York
Ferdinand Foch
Berlin
Henry T. Allen
Army of Occupation
Peekskill
Allen
Foch
Hanover
Marshal Foch
General Allen
Paris
Rhine
Brlin
General Pershing
Marshal Haig
Marshal Petain
Haig
Real Estate Revaluation Looms In Hamilton County
Hamilton County considers a countywide real estate revaluation to raise tax revenue amid statewide talks of reappraisal. Board of Review will investigate necessity led by Clifford Brown with Hess opposing. a Columbus meeting of Ohio Tax Association will discuss broader reforms. Mayor Carrel, vice president of the association, plans to attend.
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Hamilton Co
Hamilton County
Clifford Brown
Board of County Commissioners
County Board of Review
Cincinnati
Ohio
Board of Review
William Hess
Ford Bader
Brown
Hess
Columbus
Ohio Tax Association
Association
Carrel
Double for a friend ends in mistaken arrest case
Two Tennessee carpenters with matching looks were tied by a Tennessee warrant to a charge of failure to provide. The accused man, Coter alias Henry, proved it matched his friend’s identity and was released after habeas corpus proceedings. The judge dismissed the case, underscoring a rare friendship mix up.
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Jackson County
Tenn
Covington
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
C. B. Coter
C. H. Henry
Howell Street
Henry
Peter P. Theil
Tennessee
T. Ki. Tolbert
C. B. Cater
Theil
T. Jeff Eamonds
Frank M. Tracey
Kenton
Read
Cater
Dying Girl Burns Case Revealed by Charity Workers
In a dim second floor room at 1124 Clay street Cincinnati police uncovered 13 year old Minnie Peetz dying from untreated burns suffered when her clothing ignited on January 5. Foster mother Mrs Minnie Schwind described the girl clinging to life in her arms and refusing hospital care. The girl, a St Mary's School student, was moved to Good Samaritan Hospital where doctors say her condition is critical.
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Clay Street
Cincinnati
Minnie Peetz
Minnie Schwind
Schwind
Good Samaritan Hospital
New York Wins Democratic Convention City Bid
The Democratic National Committee chose New York City for the 1924 Democratic National Convention after a three-ballot fight with San Francisco Chicago and St. Louis. New York topped with 57 votes to San Francisco 40 and St. Louis 6 and will host at Madison Square Garden.
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Washington
New York City
Cleveland
New York
Democratic National Committee
San Francisco
Chicago
St. Louis
Gotham
Underwood
Alabama
McAdoo
Pacific Coast
Democratic Committee
Glass
Virginia
Woodrow Wilson
Wilbur W. Marsh
Iowa
National Committee
Ed Hoffman
Indiana
Eeeee
Madison Square
Madison Square Garden
Hull
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Lloyd George
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Kentucky
Maurice F. Egan
Chieft Rigken
Law
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Atlantic Coast
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