Passenger train wreck near Greenville injures twenty two
A New York to St Louis passenger train derailed after missing a switch near Greenville Ohio. Twenty two people were injured with two or three seriously as the locomotive and several cars were demolished and 500 feet of track torn up. Relief trains were dispatched from Richmond Indiana and Bradford Ohio.
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Greenville
New York-St. Louis
Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
Richmond
Ind
Bradford
Happwood Murry
Elwood
Harry Rowlenson
Columbus
Harry Snyder
Palmer Street
Indianapolis
I. W. Sutton
Parsons
Kan
J. F. Willis
Catty
Emma Smith
East Palmer Street
Maggie Harrison
Jane Spokes
Mitchell Street
Philadelphia
Pa., Ribs . Mrs. Spokes’s Son, 6 Years Old, Chin Bruised. A. W. Myrick
North Twelfth Street
Terre-Haute
R. SS. Stanton
Madison
Broadway
New York City
L. C. Wilber
Indiana Avenue
St. Louis
J. A. Epps
Pullman Porter
Daniel Mahony
Falls City
Neb
George W. Law
Robert H. Berryman
O. Periklis Soumas
Elizabeth Foote
Cleveland
Joseph F. O'Connor
Columbus Barracks
F T. McGriff
Bergdoll Seeks Release From Federal Prison
Erwin Bergdoll, heir to a Philadelphia family, serving four years for evading the draft at Fort Leavenworth, filed a habeas corpus petition in the Topeka Federal Court demanding release. He was sentenced by a court martial at Fort Gay New York. His brother Grover C Bergdoll is also wanted on draft charges. A hearing is set for February 15 in Kansas City Kansas.
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Kansas City, Mo
Erwin Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Ft. Leavenworth
Topeka
Kas
Bergdoll
Ft. Gay
New York
Grover C. Bergdoll
Kansas City
Dam Break Drowns and Injures Residents in Pachuca Mexico
In Pachuca Hidalgo sixty people are reported drowned and thirty injured when the city’s dam burst this afternoon flooding the mining town known for its silver mines. Pachuca, capital of Hidalgo, lies northeast of Mexico City at about 8500 feet with a 46000 population and supplies electricity to the capital.
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Mexico
City
Pachuca
Hidalgo
Mexico City
Dempsey-Carpentier Fight Off After Deposit Failure
New York January report says the heavyweight title bout between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier is cancelled after both fighters fail to deposit forfeit money per contract. The $500,000 purse was at stake and promoters' terms broke the fight.
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New York Times
New York
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Crowe to Appoint Women Assistants in Cook County
Chicago January 17 Robert E Crowe State's Attorney announced plans to appoint women as assistants and to have women attorneys prosecute all women on trial in Cook County in the future.
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Chicago
Robert E. Crowe
Cook County
Imperial Valley Receives First Rain in 113 Days
In El Centro California on January 18 the Imperial Valley saw its first rainfall in 113 days. Measurable precipitation recorded five hundredths of an inch in El Centro and Brawley and .04 inch in Calexico.
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Imperial Valley
EL Centro
Cal
Brawley
Calexico
Covington Boy Killed in Automobile Accident
Edward Zimmerly seven was struck by a car driven by Charles A. Hunt while Madison avenue near Holmes High School. Hunt took him to St Elizabeth Hospital where the boy died. Hunt was charged with manslaughter and released on recognizance. Coroner Stephens notified.
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Edward Zimmerly
Edward J. Zimmerly
East Twenty-fourth Street
Covington
Charles A. Hunt
Hatfield Coal Company
Latonia
Scott Street
Madison Avenue
Holmes High School
Green Line
Hunt
Pickett
Stephens
Kenton County
Yaqui Indians Resume Warpath Loot South Sonora
Reports from the Yaqui Valley state bands looted Cruz Piedras and towns Coconit Ladura south of Guaymas in Sonora. Three Mexican cowboys killed near Cruz Piedras. U S Consul Nazares says not a general outbreak. officials say Obregon sent seasoned commanders to Sonora.
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Ariz
Cruz Piedras
Guaymas
Sonora
Coconit
Ladura
Yaqui Valley
Francis Dyer
United States
Nazares
Bacum
Esperanza
Cajeme
Yaqui
Obregon
New York Actress Inherit Large Share Of Ryan Estate
Joseph J. Ryan's will, filed in New York surrogate's court, allocates about 60 000 dollars to Miss Dorothy Lucille Whiteford, an actress, with 10 000 plus the residue to her. His wife Nannie Morse Ryan receives 100 dollars. Several small bequests to children and friends are noted and contestants forfeit legacies.
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NEW _ YORK
Joseph J. Ryan
Thomas F Ryan
Dorothy Lucille Whiteford
John H. Whiteford
Mr. Ryan
Oklahoma House considers one woman eligibility for all state offices
A joint resolution was introduced in the Oklahoma House proposing to make women eligible for all state offices including Governor. The action was announced from Oklahoma City on January 18.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Producers Appeal for Protective Sugar Tariff in Congress
Washington January 18 cane sugar growers pressed for a protective duty as Ways and Means reviews the Underwood tariff to aid sugars molasses and syrups. Testimony from growers refiners and Porto Rico officials highlighted producer refiner strife and calls for ample protection and modernized assessment methods.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
South
John J. Fitzgerald
New York
Fitzgerald
Louisiana
R. E. Milling
New Orleans
Porto Rico
Ufe
Chillicothe Stands On Mythic Jacob Baker Land Claims
Residents of Chillicothe Ohio long denied rumors that the town rests on the estate of a mythical Jacob Baker. Records searches in the county show no such owner or lessee, and editor G W C Perry has drafted a form letter to dismiss inquiries. County Recorder W L Cox also failed to locate any trace of the so called Baker estate after days of document browsing.
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Chillicothe, O
Jacob Baker
Chillicothe
G. W. C. Perry
Newsboy Fights Bandit Then Fell Attacker in Columbus
In Columbus on January 18, a 31 year old African American man William Jarvis was fatally shot by Daniel Cannon, a teenage bandit. A 13 year old newsboy bravely grabbed the robber’s coat tail to Detain him until help arrived, but Cannon knocked the boy down and escaped. Police continued the manhunt for Cannon.
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Columbus
William Jarvis
Daniel Cannon
Cannon
360 Pounds Of Trouble She Was To The Police
Malinda Ogden weighing 360 pounds defeated Lieutenant Archie Holt of the Richmond police in a solo arrest attempt over alleged drug traffic. Reinforcements arrived, she was jailed but did not fit the cell doors and sat outside until bail.
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Richmond
Malinda Ogden
Archie Holt
Locked in vault Arthur Brenner survives Morse code alarm
Arthur Brenner assistant city treasurer was sealed for nearly six hours in a concrete steel vault in the City Treasurer’s office. He used Morse code to signal help after the lights failed and the door closed. A mouse also died in the vault.
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Philadelphia
Arthur Brenner
Brenner
Charles Hockwald
Hockwald
Two Die in Bayonne Fire at Film Plant Blast
A Bayonne New Jersey blaze swept a building housing film manufacturing firms killing a 24 year old woman identified as Ethel Suckow and a 21 year old man believed to be Arthur Post ten others injured. Exploding films sent burning debris up to 200 feet and flames endangered nearby homes and a welding shop tank. origin of the fire was not determined by late today.
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Bayonne
N. J
Ethel Suckow
Arthur Post
Miss Suckow
Post
Utah High Heel Ban Bill Aims For $500 Fine
The proposed measure to prohibit high heeled shoes in Utah was released at a capitol briefing. It sets a first offense fine of 250 to 500 dollars for possession of such shoes plus 30 days to a year in jail and imposes higher penalties for each repeat offense with heels limited to one and a half inches starting January 1 1925.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Capitol
Millionaire Am brose Small Body Searched in Montreal Cellar
Detectives in Montreal dig under a private house near the Majestic Theater and uncover an empty box while seeking the body of Am brose J. Small, Toronto theater owner missing since December 1919.
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Montreal
Ambrose J. Small
Toronto
Ont
Majestic Theater
Small
Indictment Sought for Police Captain in Vice Inquiry
In New York a grand jury is expected to indict a police captain after a request to find charges against a second officer in a vice investigation. Two railroad detectives were killed in Toledo during a $9,000 hold up. Edward Foley, 20, confessed to the slayings and theft, claiming Omaha as his home.
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New York
Whitman
Vice
Toledo
Edward Foley
Omaha
Neb
A. J. Long
Louis Schroeder
Broadway Street
Foley
Royce Richardson
Whitman to Seek Indictment of Another Police Captain
Former Governor Whitman said tomorrow the grand jury would consider an indictment against another New York Police Captain linked to corruption inquiries. Bailey faced bribery claims from fur manufacturers. Whitman promised action to bar resignation and protect pension status.
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New York
Whitman
William A. Bailey
Meier Steinbrink
Board of Estimate
Hylan
Enright
Bomb blast arrests in Philadelphia cab strike
Seventeen men detained over the Quaker City Taxicab Company bombing were discharged for lack of evidence. The city police, now doubled by a murder squad, guard garages and strike breakers while officials plan to curb further violence tied to the chauffeurs strike.
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Philadelphia
Quaker City
James T. Courtelyou
Public Safety
A. A. Cairns
Health Bureau
Percy H. Dean
George McKee
Senate clears path for confirmations of Wilson emergency nominations
The Senate agreed to refer 5,534 Pershing board officer nominations to committees with instructions to report, paving the way for action before March 4. If not confirmed, many officers would lose permanent status, pay, and government housing, returning to civilian life.
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Washington
Senate
Wilson
Congress
Pershing Board
Lodge
Underwood
Fletcher
Florida
Norris
Nebraska
Committee On
Baker
Judge Advocate General’s Department
War Department
United States
Storm Wave of Protest Sweeps House Over Proposed Membership Increase
Washington January 18 After five hours of argument the House debated a plan to raise membership from 435 to 470 amid wide opposition. Several representatives urged against the increase citing efficiency and representation concerns while others defended it as necessary to balance growth and future needs. A Barbour amendment to reapportionment faced strong opposition and a motion to strike the enactment clause was expected to test party positions tomorrow.
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Washington
House
Clark
Esch
Wisconsin
Maine
Missouri
New York
Montague
Virginia
Representative Clark
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
Representa
Tive Barbour
California
Mississippi
Sisson
Humphreys
Stephens
Louisiana
Sims
Tennessee
Representative McArthur
Oregon
McArthur
Barbour
Michigan
Ohio
Connecticut
New Jersey
North Carolina
Texas
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Nebraska
Rhode Island
Vermont
Bland
U S Holds Half World Coal Supply Says Dr Smith
Dr George Otis Smith director of the Geological Survey testifies before the Senate Manufactures Committee on the Calder bill and says the United States owns about half of the world’s bituminous coal. He warns that while some estimates place reserves in the thousands of years range, anthracite is far more limited. He notes exports boosted prices and argues for public utility style controls to guarantee supply and fair prices, with emergency measures to regulate distribution and prioritise users.
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U. S
Smith
Washington
United States
George Otis Smith
Geological Survey
Senate Manufactures Committee
Reed
Missouri
Edward Tryon
LaFollette
Blc
Murray acquitted after tense Campbell County trial
Justus B. Murray was acquitted by a Campbell County Circuit Court jury after three hours of deliberation in Newport. The verdict sparked emotions as Murray hugged his five year old son while supporters and jurors faced the crowd and police restored order.
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Murray
Newport
Toledo
Justus B. Murray
Campbell County
Howard Phillips
Lees
Wolff
James Campbell
Justus
Jimmy
Owen McLaughlin
Burkamp
Blaine Media County
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