Borah renews bid for world economic conference in Senate
Senator Borah again urges President Harding to invite governments to an international economic conference. He plans to attach the resolution to a current bill as an amendment and cites aims to restore trade, sound finances, and reduce naval armament. White House officials say such a conference is not practical.
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Washington
Jarah
Senate
Harding
Idaho
Borah
State Department
Any
United States
Brussels
London
Stokes Divorce Case Ordered Retried by Court
New York January 30 Supreme Court Justice Bijur ordered retrial of the divorce suit filed by E. D. Stokes a wealthy real estate operator against Helen Elwood Stokes. The original 1921 decree granted Mrs Stokes separation and custody of the children. The court also restored Mrs Stokes dower rights valued at six million dollars.
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New York
E. D. Stokes
Rator
Helen Elwood Okes
Denver
Uater
Supreme Court Justee Bijur
Stokes
Lincoln Company To Pay 1 550 000 To Government
The government settles its claim against Lincoln Motor Car Company receivers for war contract payments. The deal totals 1 550 000 with total government claims cited at 9 188 561. The settlement allows a forty seven cent per dollar recovery for creditors and clears former officials.
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Lincoln Company
OIT
Gavment
Ncoln Motor Car Company
United States
Orneys
Detroit Trust Company
A. Tellier
Lew Dockstader Slips On Ice In New Brunswick
Lew Dockstader, 62, famed minstrel, suffered a hard fall on an icy street in New Brunswick New Jersey last night. He was taken to his hotel and later to a hospital where doctors said no spine injury and his condition is not serious though he sustained strained muscles and other injuries.
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Wew
Brunswick
N. J
Jan
Dockstader
Tader
Women Driven From Work in Ruhr Telegraph Office
The German Foreign Office stated that women employees at the Dusseldorf telegraph office in the Ruhr were driven from their offices with riding whips. The report, received in Washington, confirms expulsions of German officials in the occupied region but notes censorship by the French prevents full details from reaching Berlin.
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Associated Press
Washington
Duesseldorf
Ruhr
Berlin
Ambulance Collision Injures Doctor and Driver on Sycamore Street
A General Hospital ambulance collided with a touring car on Sycamore Street near Reading Road at 11 30 last night. Dr Paul Bailey and William Suffle were taken to General Hospital in unconscious or serious condition while ambulance driver Richard Morrison had minor injuries. Katherine Singleton escaped injury. Police investigate cause.
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General Hospital
Sycamore Street
Reading Road
Paul Bailey
William Suffle
Markbright Street
Richard Morrison
Laurel Avenue
Morrison
Katherine Singleton
West Sixth Street
Bailey
Suffle
Swindling Charges Hit Potash Company Probed
Newark reports reveal three state investigations into the Eastern Potash Company a Delaware created concern with a 7.5 million capital stock. Federal equity suits in Delaware and New Jersey accuse the firm of fund manipulation and collateral securities tied to stock. The plant at Raritan near Somerville is named in the receivership action led by New Jersey attorney George Furst who calls it a stock swindle.
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Newark
Eastern Potash
Delaware
New Jersey
Raritan
Somerville
George Furst
Furst
Waldemar Schmidtmann
Eastern Potash Couny
International Agricultural Corporation of Buffalo
Niagara Alkills Company
Niagara Falls
Quiet Battle Cleared Corbin After Fatal Shootout
In Corbin Kentucky a street gun battle between railroad workers and police left J C Barker 44 engine dispatcher and George Yaden of London killed. Jesse Barker and Fred Day were wounded while A K Richmond escaped unharmed. Day and Richmond later released on bond. Jesse Barker guarded at home. Authorities say no further trouble expected.
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Corbin
J. C. Barker
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
George Yaden
London
Jesse Barker
Fred Day
Europe’s Economic Role Warned by Business Leaders
Julius H. Barnes and A. C. Bedford urged the United States to take a leading hand in Europe’s economic problems. They warned that the Ruhr occupation risks German disintegration and noted America must influence peaceful solutions while balancing political and economic concerns.
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New York
America
Europe
Julius H. Barnes
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
A. C. Bedford
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Merchants’ Association
Barnes
Mr. Barnes
Ruhr
Bedford
Washington
New York Democrat Sol Bloom Wins Congress Seat
New York January 30 Sol Bloom a Democratic candidate was elected to the Nineteenth District to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel Marx. Bloom defeated Republican Walter M Chandler by ninety nine votes in a tight contest for the seat.
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New York
Sol Bloom
Nineteenth Congressional District
Samuel Marx
Tammeny
Bloom
Walter M. Chandler
Chamber of Commerce faults to be told by its president
D C Keller, president, will describe the chamber’s merits and shortcomings in an upcoming forum address. He will speak frankly on affairs of interest to members and share impressions of public opinion about the chamber and its activities. The talk will cover development and expansion recommendations for the organization.
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Chamber OF Commerce
D. C. Keller
Forum Committee
Keller
Mr. Keller
R. R. Wason
Music Hall
H. E. Hoagland
Ohio State University
United States
Mellon Opposes Billion Dollar Germany Credit for Food
Secretary Mellon writes to Senate Finance chair opposing the Bursum bill creating a one billion dollar German food credit. He argues it contradicts Treasury policy to seek private funding, cites no funds for foreign loans, and warns new borrowing or higher taxes would be needed. He favors extending War Finance Corporation aid instead.
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Mellon
Germany
Washington
McCumber
Senate Finance Committee
United States
Treasury Department
United States Treasury
Treasury Secretary
Sutherland
West Virginia
Wallace W. Bauer
New York
Plunkett Home Partially Destroyed in Irish Raid
Dublin reports that Sir Horace Plunkett's Foxrock house was raided by armed intruders who blew a front portion, shattering all windows while the main structure largely stood. Inquiries note incendiary attacks, broader vandalism by irregulars, and a guard along the Dublin border as authorities plan blockhouses. Sir Horace, abroad, commented it is sad but bearable.
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Sir Horace Plunkett
Dublin
Associated Press
Foxrock
County Dublin
Sir Horace
United States
Central News
Plunkett
Madison, Wis
Ireland
Irregulars Seize Paris Trade Agency From Free State
Dublin reports that the Irish trade agency in Paris has fallen into irregular hands following the treachery of the late trade agent. The Madrid office is closed while Rome remains open. Cosgrave says payments to disorder-supporting officials are suspended and a few imprisoned. Education chief MacNeill notes Free State teachers have been imprisoned and schools ordered to appoint others.
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Paris
Free State
Associated Press
Dublin
Dail Eireann
Desmond Fitzgerald
Madrid
Rome
William T. Cosgrave
Dail
John MacNeill
Bandits Rob Passengers On Indiana Tram Near Indianapolis
Two armed robbers halted a Terre Haute Terre Indianapolis & Eastern traction car seven miles south of Indianapolis. They fired shots, stole cash and valuables from twenty passengers plus the motorman and conductor, then fled. No injuries reported though the car was bullet riddled at Martinsville. Police searched the area and issued bandit descriptions to nearby cities.
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Indianapolis
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction
Aar
Martinsville
Althogh
Mayor of Mer Rouge Ordered to Leave Town or Face Death
Robert Dade mayor of Mer Rouge Louisiana testified at a Bastrop inquiry into masked gang activity. A threatening letter dated January 28 mailed from Hot Springs Arkansas demanded the mayor leave within ten days or be killed, and the missive was sent to Governor Parker and Attorney General Coco for investigation.
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Monroe
Robert Dade
Mer Rouge
Bastrop
Hot Springs
Ark
Parker
Coco
Eleven Goettling Jurors Chosen Tentatively
In Cleveland on January 30 eight men and three women were tentatively seated on the jury to try Fred Goettling, accused of murdering Harry Keim a local hardware dealer. The state exercised one of its four peremptory challenges and the defense one of sixteen.
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Cleveland
Fred Goettling
Harry Keim
A House Divided Bequest To Sons
Nicolo Caruso filed for probate in White Plains New York bequeathing his Port Chester home to his three sons James Joseph and Angelo. The will divides the first floor second floor and third floor plus basement attic and 75 foot lot into equal thirds.
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Port Chester
N. Y
Nicolo Caruso
White Plains
James
Joseph
Angelo
Elope in Rockville Ends in Wedding of Noted Parents
Miss Carollyne Shuster, daughter of W. Morgan Shuster of New York, wed William Morris in Rockville after a thwarted elopement from Glasgow, Kentucky. They planned a Florida honeymoon despite parental efforts to separate them.
Attempted Elopement Ends When Car Breaks Down
Glasgow Kentucky January report details Carolyn Shuster and William Morris who wed in Rockville Maryland attempting elopement last September. An automobile breakdown halted their plans and led to initial reports of kidnapping before authorities in Kentucky and Indiana aided by relatives sought the couple.
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Glasgow
Carolyn Shuster
William Morris
Rockville
Miss Shuster
Kentucky
Indiana
Gunboat Defies America in Three Year Yard Escape
New York late January reports five animal rescue agents hunting Gunboat a scrawny black and white dog born in 1920 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The dog dodged capture for years amid gilt braid officers. Gunboat was wounded in the leg during the pursuit and may face mercy if not captured by morning.
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America
Navy Yard
New York
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Gunboat
United States
Animal Society
William H Evans
Evans
Dry Agent Held on Liquor Charge in Montgomery
Andrew Moore a dry agent at 2016 Reading road under Montgomery Mayor Clifford Swift was arrested after police searched his mother’s restaurant finding a copper still fragment and a pint of moonshine in his second floor room. Moore claimed innocence and said he would face court with confidence as bond remained unsettled.
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Andrew Moore
Reading Road
Clifford Swift
Montgomery
Cincinnati
Moore
Pat Hayes
Dennis Farrell
Seventh District
Ontgomery
Hold Up Men Loot Farmers State Bank in Ripley
Two robbers brandished no weapon as they stole about 3500 dollars from the Farmers State Bank in Ripley Oklahoma. They locked assistant cashier Harold Straughn and customer P A Love in the vault and fled in a car with mainly currency. No shots were fired.
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Oklahoma Bank
Ripley
Okla
Farmers State Bank
Harold Straughn
P. A. Love
Bandits Rob Jewelry Store in Chillicothe Hold Up
Three bandits robbed the Southern Loan Office in Chillicothe Colorado early tonight taking mostly watches valued at 400 to 500 dollars. They bound and gagged owner A Dearliner and patron Gilbert Cooper then locked the door and fled. The crime was discovered hours later after the pair tapped for help. Chief Charles Fox alerted nearby cities to watch for the culprits.
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Chillicothe, CO
Southern Loan Office
A. Dearliner
Gilbert Cooper
Deariiner
Cooper
Charles Fox
Arbuckle to Direct Comedies Declares End as Actor
Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle announces he has signed to direct motion pictures for a comedy firm and is done with acting He says his aim is to make people laugh and will begin work immediately though his reinstatement controversy continues with protests over his manslaughter trials last year once tied to Virginia Rappe.
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Los Angeles
Gal
Roscoe
Fatty” Arbuckle
Ork
H. Hays
Arbuckle Pictures
Hollywood
Varias
Ginia Rappe
San Francisco
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Sutton
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Clonmel
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Goettling
Mico Onuoter Lopes
Florida
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Carollyne Shuster
W. Morgan Shuster
Century Publishing Company of
Williiam Morris
Morris
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Mhamene Iaers
Jeffersonville
Ind
Goodnight
Tennessee
Vernon Black
Mr. Shuster
Persia
Taft
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Newport News
John 8. Wood
James S. Harvey
Langley Field
Norman D. Cota
First National Bank of
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