Detective Fred Bentley Found Dead After Torture
Authorities investigate the torture murder of Fred Bentley a New Orleans Public Service detective whose body was discovered with a crushed skull on the Mississippi river levee near Hahnville St Charles parish. Bentley recently arrived from Los Angeles and notes in his hotel room point to foul play.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
St. Charles Parish
Fred Bentley
New Orleans Public Service, Inc
Mississippi River
Hahnville
New Orelans
Bentley
Whtiey
Los Angeles
Johnson to speak at Masonic Temple in Cleveland
Senator Hiram W. Johnson arrives in Cleveland Ohio to deliver an address at the Masonic temple tonight. His aides say the speech will focus on pressing issues in Ohio while warning the battle against orthodox Republicans and President Coolidge will be tough but fought with resolve.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Coolidge
Hiram W. Johnson
Masonic Temple
Roy
Seizure Reveals Large Scale Narcotic Rum Trade
St Paul Minnesota Jan 2 federal agents disclosed the seizure of about 80000 worth of contraband pills from a Great Northern train. The find indicates rum runners are pushing narcotics smuggling on a large scale in the region.
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Associated Press
St. Paul ,Minn
Ban on Paddock Draws Opposition From Pierce
Gen. Palmer E Pierce president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and vice president of the National Amateur Athletic Federation said both bodies oppose the A A U action against Charles W Paddock the California sprinter. He argued the AAU cannot delegate Olympic team eligibility power and that colleges should control intercollegiate meets. Paddock from the University of Southern California was suspended by the AAU for competing in a Paris international collegiate meet without AAU sanction.
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New York
Palmer E._ Pieres
National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Amateur Athletic Federation
Atlanta
Amateur Athletic Union
Charles W. Paddock
California
Pierce
Telegraph traffic and airship accidents in world news
Nearly 17 percent of last year's telegraph traffic in England related to horse racing. During the six months ended June 30 1906 airship accidents figured in the world's news, involving 106 deaths.
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England
Pekin Corn Products Plant Blast Kills and Traps Dozen
Jan 3 Pekin Illinois reports say 20 to 35 killed and about 100 injured in a starch building explosion at the Corn Products refining plant. About 800 workers were in the facility. two buildings were ruined and box cars nearby blown from tracks. Frank Lieht weiss, 26, trapped on the third floor, sang to calm others before leaping to escape, later hospitalized with severe burns.
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Peorin
Ill
Pekin Corn Produc.s
Peoria
Pekin
Pekin, Ill
Corn Products Refining Company
Frank Liehtweiss
Explosion at Pekin starch plant kills dozens
At the Corn Products plant in Pekin Illinois an explosion injured over a hundred workers and likely left 25 to 35 dead. Fire followed the blast trapping and delaying rescue efforts as doctors reported up to 35 dead, with six already identified.
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Peoria
Corn Products Company
Pekin
Venus Wins Husband and Career By Spilling Tea
Edward T. Hall of Boston praises a Spokane tea spill that led waitress Joan Gardner to trip theatrical star Ida Claire with a teacup. Claire forgives, wires Flo Ziegfeld who signs Venus for a show. Joan marries Hall on New Year’s Day. Venus continues on stage.
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Venus
Associated Press
New York
Edward T. Hall
Boston
Spokane
Washington
Joan Gardner
Iaa Claire
Claire
Flo Ziegfield
Joan
Ziegfeld
Hall
Senate Defeats Salary Increases for Township Clerks and Assessors
State senate in Des Moines defeats a proposal to raise pay for township clerks to 4 a day and assessors to 3.50 a day during a code commission bill debate. The vote 42 to 1 accepts amendments setting current rates and authorizing limited attorney employment, with other changes to deposits and officials’ duties.
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Des Moines
State Senate
Code Commission
Stoddard
Woodbury County
Sweater Buser
Muscatine
Thurston and Tuck
Buser
Wickham
Hancock County
Building booms noted in South Africa and Australia
George Harms and several Pekin residents are listed as part of a report noting booming construction activity in South Africa and Australia. The piece names Lee Harding 45 married Pekin Louis Schmidt Pekin William Rumler Pekin John Hooper Pekin and William Vogelsang Pekin while highlighting regional growth.
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George Harms
Pekin
Lee Harding
Louis Schmidt
William Rumler
John Hooper
William Vogelsang
South Africa
Australia
Paris Seeks to Halt Severe Seine Flood Damage
The Seine flood worsens in Paris and suburbs with the river rising 15 inches in 24 hours. Substantial damage near the river including the ministries of foreign affairs and finance, as pumps struggle to keep basements dry and prevent subway flooding.
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Paris
Seine
Seine-Et-Oise
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Finance
Senate Deadlock in Inter-State Commerce Committee Chairman Vote
Senate ballots for the Inter-State Commerce Committee chairman showed no clear winner. On the first ballot Cummins led with 28, Smith 3 1/2, Couzens 11, with Couzens drawing insurgent Republicans and several former labor members. The second ballot tallied 29 for Cummins, 21 for Smith, 11 for Couzens, as the Senate adjourned until Monday.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Deadoick
Cummins
Iowa
Smith
South Carolina
Couzens
Michigan
Borah
Idaho
Capper
Kansas
Jones
Washington
Coustens
House
Rebels Advance Near Puebla Mexico City Threats
Associated Press dispatch from Mexico City notes rebel forces threatening Pachuca and Mexico City were defeated near Vera Cruz and plans for an advance on Puebla and the capital began. General Guadalupe Sanchez sails to command massed troops with General Maycotte as fighting continues around Puebla. The Obregonistas push toward Tepokan as General Maran directs operations aiming to Tampico.
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Associated Pree
Mexico City
Pachuca
Hidalgo
Vera Cruz
Pushta
Orient
Cardenas
Guadalajara
Obregonistas
Ederals
Figueroa
Big Guerma
Prees
Creighton defeats Iowa cage team in dominant victory
Creighton university basketball beat the University of Iowa 36 to 13 in Omaha. After a tight first half with the Hawkeyes leading 11 to 10, Creighton surged in the second half with precise passing and scoring. Lovely and Speecer led Creighton while Janse Funk and Hicks starred for Iowa.
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Omaha
Neb
University of Iowa
Creighton University
Hawkeyes
Creighton
Blue
Iowa
Lovely
Speecer
Janse
Funk
Hicks
Comptroller Seeks Banks Condition Statements
Washington Jan 3 The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of business Monday December 31.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
State Banking Dept Reports December 1 Bank Conditions
Des Moines bulletin shows the Iowa state department of banking issued a call for the condition of all state banks as of December 1. The notice seeks updated financial details from every bank operating in the state.
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Des Moines
State Department of Banking
Bilbo Appeal In Receivership Case Set For January
Two Union county cases are set for hearing in the Supreme court of Iowa in the January term starting January 8. The Bilbo matter is an appeal from Judge Maxwell’s order naming Adam Pickett temporary receiver for trust funds after Bilbo’s alleged mingling of funds and failure to account. The Ayres versus Brown case is also on the docket.
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Union County
Supreme Court of
Iowa
W. Ia. McKee
George W. Bilbo
Richard Ayres
Richard Brown
Bilbo
A. R. Maxwell
Adam Pickett
Thaw Seeks Freedom From Philadelphia Asylum
New York reports confirm Harry K. Thaw will seek freedom from a Philadelphia asylum and face a New York charge for whipping Frederick Gump Jr. in 1917. Gump plans to settle a 650000 civil suit out of court, while authorities consider dropping the criminal case. Former Judge James Gay Gordon opposes any release efforts by Thaw’s family.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Philadelphia
Frederick Gump, Jr
Kansas City
Gump
Thaw
Barthelmeow B. Coyne
Stanford White
Mr. Coyne
Frederick Gump Jr
Coyne
Pennsylvania
James Gay Gordon
Mary Coplay Thaw
Pennsylvania Hospital For Mental and Nervous Diseases
Wreckage of Dixmude Found Off Sicilian Coast
Fire blackened wreckage from the French airship Dixmude has been found off Sicily, the ministry of marine reports. The discovery supports the theory the airship fell into the sea after catching fire or blowing up.
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Associated Press
Paris
Sicily
Ministry of Marine
Third gilded shrine found in Tut's tomb in Luxor
Luxor Egypt Jan 3 report that opening the second shrine revealed a third brightly colored gilded shrine. The artifact bears hieroglyphic inscriptions and shows on its doors the horse headed man and the cow headed Hathor, goddess of love.
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Tut
Associated Press
Luxor
Egypt
Tutenman
Upshaw Urges Ban on Liquor Drinking by Officials
Representative Upshaw proposes a resolution to expel any congress member or high official found intoxicated in the capitol or offices and to require total abstinence from federal appointees including cabinet officers and military and diplomatic staff. He calls for revoking diplomatic liquor immunity under prohibition.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Representative Upshaw
Democrat
Georgia
Upshaw
House
Capitol
Legation
Senate orders probe of Mayfield Texas election
Washington January 3. A resolution authorizing an investigation of the election of Senator Mayfield a Democrat of Texas was adopted by the senate today. A subcommittee will meet in a few days to map out procedure.
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Earle B. Mayfield
Texas
Mayfield
Horace Mayfield
Earle, Jr
Senate
Washington
D. C
Associated Press
General Ball Dies of Auto Injuries in Iowa City
Brijadier General George W. Ball, U S Army Reserve, died in Iowa City after injuries from an auto crash two weeks earlier. He served in the First Iowa Infantry and Thirty Fourth Division, commanded in France, and led a Virginia National Guard regiment. Survived by widow and three children.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
Iowa
George W. Ball
Seventh Corps
Ball
Iowa Infantry
Thirty-Fourth
Camp Cody
Deming
N. M
France
Virginia National Guard
Iowa National Guard
New Zealand Alien Population Below Half Percent
A report notes New Zealand has less than one half of one percent alien residents, highlighting a tiny immigrant demographic and its potential social implications.
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New Zealand
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