Thieves Crack Two Safes in Broad Daylight Burglary
Daring robbers used sledge hammers to crack two safes in H Belmer Company and H J Conkling Company buildings between midnight and noon. About $320 was taken from the first site while the second yielded $20 from a cash drawer. Entry came via unlocked side windows and doors, with witnesses near by as thieves worked in daylight. Police suspect inside help and a professional safe blower, noting amateurish handling and a sliding-bolt lock. The incidents occurred on West Third Street and Hunt Street, in view of passersby on Reading road. The case stars detectives Baldwin Lowenstein and Sweeny investigating.
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H. Belmer Company
West Third Street
H. J. Conkling Company
Hunt Street
H. Belmers Company
John Evel
Vel
A. J. Belmes
Third Street
Baldwin
Lowenstein
Sweeny
Be’mers
Reading Road
Germany to Compensate Ex Kaisers Holdings
Berlin Jan 25 A measure to settle between Prussia and the Hohenzollerns over former royal movable and immovable property will be reviewed by the Diet. The plan provides monetary payment for castles and palaces with disposal rights and compensation for art objects taken by the state after inventory.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Prussia
Diet
William
Drys Must Get Busy To Counteract Activity Of Wets
Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel of the Anti-Saloon League, urged prohibition supporters to act rather than quit. He blamed wet groups and officials for defying national prohibition in several states and for pushing laws to allow prohibited liquors. He warned of efforts to elect a pro drink Congress and new legislatures to weaken or resubmit the Eighteenth Amendment.
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Washington
Friends of Prohibition
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League of America
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Mr. Wheeler
Joan of Arc Ceremony to Bring Hosts to Rome
In Rome on Saturday January 24 the Sanctification of Joan of Arc will be performed with solemn rites. French pilgrims are expected in large numbers and special quarters are being prepared. A pontifical commission led by Cardinals Gasparri and Merry del Val will oversee preparations. Beatifications will precede the ceremony, including Olver Plunkett. Irish pilgrims and church leaders are anticipated to attend.
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Rome
Joan of Arc
Vatican
Gasparri
Merry del Val
Olver Plunkett
Armagh
Ireland
Cardinal Logue
Raids at Fourteenth and Central Net Whisky and Gin
A raid on an apartment over Elmer Ouray’s saloon at Fourteenth and Central Ave led to the arrest of a man and a woman and the release on habeas corpus. Federal agents tracked an extra liquor stock, seized bottles, demijohns, and cases of whisky, with Ouray found to have multiple addresses.
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Elmer Ouray
Fourteenth and
Central Avenue
Central Avenues
Fifth District
Albert C. Venn
Venn
William Reynolds
Anna Burkhardt
Ouray
Chestnut Street
Burkhardt
Reynolds
Louis Feinberg
Mill Creek Flood Threat Near Cincinnati As Crest Nears
Ohio river crest twelve hours away brings flood risk to Cumminsville and Mill Creek. With the stage forecast at about forty eight to forty nine feet, authorities urge precautions as a heavy river rise slows and weather turns colder.
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Ohio
Mill Creek
Cumminsville
Cummings Included In List of Guests To Edwards Dinner
New York January 25 Governor Edward I Edwards of New Jersey and Governor Albert E Smith of New York were invited to speak at a testimonial dinner in New York. Homer B Cummings Democratic National Committee chairman will host the event February 5 under the National Democratic Club auspices. The dinner promises a memorable political evening with speeches by notable guests.
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New York
Edward I. Edwards
New Jersey
Albert E. Smith
Homer
Cummings
Democratic National Committee
National Democratic Club
Coolidge Denies Candidacy and Opposes Power Grab
Boston January 25 Governor Coolidge declared he is not and has never been a candidate for President and will not enter a contest for Massachusetts delegates to the Republican National Convention. He warned against using the governorship to promote personal interests and said his sole duty is to serve the people.
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Boston
Coolidge
Massachusetts
Chicago
Herch
Americans to Donate Marne Statue to France
In memory of the 1914 Marne stand American children will place a colossal stone statue near Meaux France. The project led by Thomas W Lamont of J P Morgan Co aims to cost about 250000 dollars funded by a nationwide free will offering. Frederick MacMonnies is the chosen sculptor with Marshal Joffre and Marshal Foch to approve the final site.
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New York
Marne
Thomas W. Lamont
J. P. Morgan & Co
Meaux
Marshal Joffre
Marshal Foch
Frederick MacMonnies
Wife’s presence saves life of husband in Hartwell blaze
Mrs. Dornetta, 83 Ferndale Avenue, Hartwell, rushed from bed to help her husband George Dornetta whose clothes were on fire after a gasoline stove incident. She wrapped him in a blanket and beat out the flames then rolled him in snow and ice until extinguished. He suffered burns over his entire body but is expected to recover, with Dr. C W Tufts reporting seriousness but possible recovery.
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George Dornetta
Ferndale Avenue
Hartwell
Ming
Dornetta
Mr. Dornetta
Tufts
Greatest Diamond Rush In History Of Africa Soon To Take Place
JOHANNESBURG South Africa Jan 25 a waterless desert near Taungi Bechuanaland is set to host the biggest diamond claim staking rush in South African history. Tlaring will reportedly open for diamond digging about March 20 drawing prospectors from the Cape to the Zambesi Mozambique and the Congo. Hundreds of women plan to travel joiners abandon steady work to stake claims as the government prepares a township for the new community Taungs lies about forty miles south of Vryburg and one hundred miles north of Kimberley famed for its mines.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Tlaring
Taungi
Bechuanaland
Judge Backs Deporting Meat Packers Amid War Claims
Judge Joseph P. Kelley told a Richmond Street church gathering that meat packers profit heavily from livestock sales and should be among those deported when a second Soviet ark is repelled. He argued profits flow to packers not farmers and lauded democracy while tracing U S history and wartime successes.
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America
Joseph P. Kelley
Richmond Street
M. E. Church
Kelley
United States
Hoover viability as 1920 presidential candidate debated
Washington dispatch surveys constitutional eligibility for Herbert Hoover. questions on White House support and party alignment surface amid debate over his residence and years in the United States. analysts note Hoover’s long global career but point to his U S stay mostly within the last twenty years.
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David Lawrence
Washington
Herbert Hoover
White House
United States
Iowa
Leland Stanford University
California
St East
U. S
London
Globe
Russia
South Africa
New York
San Francisco
Hoover
Monterey
Cal
Woodrow Wilson
Europe
Princeton
Wilson
Wreck Kills and Injures Dozens on Canadian Pacific Train
North Bay Ontario January 25 A collision between two sections of the Canadian Pacific Express for Vancouver leaves eight dead and many injured. Names of the dead include Mrs Susan Peden and her sons Wallace and Hugh. An official tally lists eight dead and twenty one injured with one sleeping car demolished. Temperature near zero and a relief train with doctors was dispatched.
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North Bay
Ontario
Canadian Pacific Express
Vancouver
Peden
Calgary
Dorothy Kean
Klenne
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railroad Company
Ont
Susan Peden
West Vancouver
Wallace
Hugh Peden
Tilley
Winnipeg
Man
George Rasmussen
Seattle
Dorothy Skeene
Los Angeles
Cal
A. DizeTier
Canadian Pacl Railway
Red Cross
Powhatan May Need To Take Off Crew
A wireless message from the army transport Powhatan says the water is rising slowly and it may be necessary to remove all crew except a few volunteers. Relief is requested and cutters from the United States Coast Guard and the Canadian steamer Lady Laurier are on standby.
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Boston
Powhatan
United States Army
Halifax
Nova Scotia
United States Coast Guard
Gresham
Acushnet
Lady Laurier
Ossippee
Randall
Lodge Reservations Would Send Treaty Back to Conference
Former Attorney General George W. Wickersham claims Senate adoption of Lodge reservations would force resubmission of the peace treaty to allied nations and Germany to be legally binding. He cites reservations on domestic jurisdiction armament and boycotting as altering essential treaty terms and says ratification would require new submission to powers that accepted it.
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Wickersham
New York
Senate
Germany
George W. Wickersham
United States
League
Mr. Wicker
Mr. Wickersham
Economic Activity Rises Across All Sectors in Federal Reserve Report
A St Louis district Federal Reserve report shows higher business activity with orders on hand up a cent, wholesalers and jobbers 350 per cent higher than a year ago. Banks see many small borrowers using Liberty Bonds as collateral and renewing maturing loans, implying continued consumer spending and reluctance to liquidate bonds.
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ST. Louis
Highth
Federal Reserve
Influenza Situation Widens Across Cities in Late January
New York reports 2855 new influenza cases in 24 hours with 30 deaths and 75 pneumonia deaths while Chicago sees declines with 1350 influenza and 269 pneumonia cases and 50 influenza and 51 pneumonia deaths in the latest period. Kansas City adds 30 cases and 14 deaths in 18 hours.
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New York
Chicago
Copeland
Nursing Emergency Council
Robertson
Kansas City
Influenza Flares Prompt City Closings in Memphis
Sixteen mild influenza cases reported to Memphis health authorities today. A majority of churches suspended services, all theaters stayed dark, and schools closed as a precaution.
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Memphis
Tenh
Dallas Reports Rising City Cases
Unofficial tallies on January 25 show about 200 new Dallas cases, bringing total to roughly 800 in the city. All infections described as mild.
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Dallas
Tex
Garfield Warns Against Coal Wage Compromise
Dr. H A Garfield former Fuel Administrator argues the coal strike compromise is unsound and a threat to institutions. He cites miners' wages and says increases would raise living costs and spark wider demands. He proposes a permanent fuel administration as a consultive advisory body.
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H. A. Garfield
Farm and Home
Garfield
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Dr. Garfield
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