Outlaws Captured After Tip Leads Police
A man matching the description of John Looney, wanted for murder in Rock Island, was arrested in Las Vegas New Mexico after police received tips. Fingerprints will be sent to Rock Island for comparison. In Iowa Falls a post office robbery failed. three of four bandits were nabbed, one fled. A Knierim bank vault was looted then the gang escaped. Vera Crisman and her sister, telephone operators, were forced to stay quiet as bands looted the bank and cut wires.
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Las Vegas
N. M
P. J. Murphy
John Looney
Rock Island
Frank Townsend
Ft. Dodge
Associated Press
Iowa Falls
Knierim
Knierim Bank
Vera Crisman
Crisman
England Breathes Easier After France Advances
London report notes relief twenty-four hours after France moved into Germany. Public sentiment favors stability and avoids provoking Britain into further conflict with Germany. No signs of serious disorders or desire for Britain’s ally to face more trouble.
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London
Eng
Associated Press
France
Germany
Great Britain
Skipworth seeks conference on Moorehouse Klan operations
Bastrop La Jan 12 The states attorney said Captain Skipworth Exalted Cyclops Moorehouse district Ku Klux Klan has asked Attorney General Coco for a conference to discuss the Klan operations claiming the black mask gang that committed the killings was not under Klan supervision.
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Bastrop
Associated Press
J. Skipworth
Cyclops
Moorehouse District
Coco
Moorehouse
Black Mask Gang
Coal and Miners Wages on Increase
Berlin reports a sharp rise with German coal prices up about fifty percent and miners wages up around sixty eight percent. The Associated Press notes the wage boost accompanies the coal price surge in January.
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Berlin
Germany
Associated Press
Weather outlook for Chicago over next day
Chicago weather indications show fair conditions tonight and Saturday with warming temperatures, especially in the eastern portion on Saturday. The forecast covers the next twenty four hours with a mostly sunny to fair regime and gradual temperature rise.
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Chicago
Weather Summary for Local Observations
The past 24 hours show varying rainfall with daily highs and lows reported by Dr. H. M. Stanley. Temperatures reached 45 at 1 p.m. today with readings ranging from 25 to 33 degrees in recent days and trace to .84 inches of rain on Friday.
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H. M. Stanley
Labor Secretary Backs New War on Drug Traffic
Secretary Davis endorses a national drive against habit forming drugs in a telegram to W Lee Provol of Chicago. He says the American home must be protected from the treachery of drugs and that the campaign will be far reaching in its effect, backing a Loyal Order of Moose resolution.
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Washington
Davis
W. Lee Provol
Chicago
Labor
Greater
Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose
London Orders Books on Birth Control Destroyed
Magistrate Boyd in West London police court ordered the destruction of copies of Margaret Sanger’s Family Limitation after a show cause hearing against two booksellers. Sir Arbuthnot Lane supported the volume, but the magistrate ruled the works were published discriminately.
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London
Margaret Sanger
Boyd
West London
Arbuthnot Lane
Guy's Hospital
New Head of the Federal Reserve Board
President Harding nominated D. R. Crissinger of Marion Ohio, then comptroller of the currency, as governor of the Federal Reserve Board in Washington. The nomination clears the way for changes in U S monetary leadership.
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Federal Reserve Board
Washington, D. C
Associated Press
Harding
D. R. Crissinger
Marion, C
Brakeman Killed in Michigan Freight Wreck
Benton Harbor Mich Jan 12 Harry L. Davis a Grand Rapids brakeman on the Pere Marquette was killed in a freight wreck at McDonald Mich early today. A coroner s jury is today investigating the cause of the wreck which smashed up thirteen cars.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Harry L. Davis
Grand Rapids
McDonald
Board of Trade Buys WDAB Radio Station in Chicago
The Chicago Board of Trade purchased WDAB, the radio station atop the Drake Hotel, and will start broadcasting rain quotations every 30 minutes during trading hours. The 260 meter wave length will be used to extend market data to farmers across the Midwest.
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Chicago
Ill
Associated Press
Chicago Board of Trade Today
WDAB
Drake Hotel
Board of Trade
Middle West
Moonshine Raids Seize 150 Gallons and Six Stills
Prohibition officers found unsanitary conditions during a raid on a farm near Klondike Minnesota. The operation netted 150 gallons of moonshine and six stills with Richard Shaftear arrested. other arrests are expected.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Associated Press
Prohibition
Klondike
Richard Shafte
Texas Senate Resolution Indorses Gov Parker on Law Enforcement
After sharp debate the Texas Senate referred to committee a resolution commending Gov J M Parker of Louisiana for law enforcement efforts. The debate focused on whether to express opinion on hooded mobs and masked political organizations.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
Texas Legislature
J. M. Parker
Louisiana
France Extends Grip on German Production
Essen reports 40 000 Krupp workers returned to work while strikes disrupt Bowkum. French forces move to Jilkirkin and Elbert as Paris asserts control over Germany production and signals intent to widen holdings if needed. Premier Poincare cautions limits on immediate gold flow amid Ruhr developments.
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Essen
Germany
Associated Press
Krupp
Paris
France
Poincaire
Ruhr
Frady Dies in Miami Hospital After Murder Charge
Edgar C. Frady a Chicago automobile dealer charged with murdering his wife died in a Miami hospital this morning after two blood transfusions. The death ends the case as police had sought his arrest in Florida.
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Miami
Fla
Associated Press
Edgar C. Frady
Chicago
Edmonton Postmaster Arrested in $50,000 Post Office Theft
Edmonton police report post master George S. Armstrong arrested at his home on January 12 1919 charged with stealing fifty thousand dollars from the Edmonton post office between August 9 and August 12. He denied the accusation when questioned by federal officers.
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Edmonton
Alta
George S. Armstrong
Army Officer Arrested in Ames Theft Case
Nevada Iowa January report states United States Army officer John Senic was arrested and bound over to await grand jury action on larceny of army goods from a government storehouse at Ames. The alleged theft predates a recent fire that destroyed the building. Investigations into the fire and origins have been ongoing for weeks.
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Nevada
Associated Press
John Senic
United States Army
Ames
Cowboy Fighter Sets Sights on New York Ring Return
Malden Oklahoma’s Bill Williams a cowboy welterweight rider arrives in New York by horse Snowball to seek a bout at Madison Square Garden. He hopes to meet any welterweight soon and expects a Garden appearance within two weeks after reporting readiness.
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New York
Bill Williams
Plains
Williams
Malden
Okla
Broadway
Madison Square Garden
Cowboy Bill Williams
Allies Send Ships to the Baltic
The French and British fleets have moved to Mamel in the Baltic east of Prussia to maintain order in an internationally neutralized district. Irregular forces from Lithuania and Lithuanian factions approach from the northeast as the area stays tense.
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Baltic
Paris
France
Associated Press
Mamel
Trainmen Charged With Blowing Bridges Near Roadhouse
Patrick Hanrahan and Jacob Sink, both railroad workers from Roadhouse, charged with blowing up bridges near Roadhouse last August amid the shopmen's strike.
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Springfield
Hil
Patrick Hanrahan
Jacob Sink
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Roadhouse
Cave-in Buries Boy Hunter Alive in Paris Illinois
Paris Illinois January 12 Dale Bozarth 14 year old son of Merret Bozarth was buried alive by a cave in along Brouilletts creek while hunting. His brother Merrett was partly buried but escaped with his life.
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Paris
Ill
Dale Bozarth
Merret Bozarth
Brouilletts Creek
Merrett
Germans Protest by Stopping All Traffic and Siege Proclamation
Gen. DeGoutte issued a Dusseldorf proclamation declaring a state of siege as Germany protests the French Ruhr occupation. Factories close 11 to 11:15, rail traffic halts ten minutes, church bells ring, factory whistles blow. Germany protests Versailles violation to the United States, via Berlin channels, while denying 1922 wood and coal delivery defaults. Secretary Hughes receives a copy.
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Essen
Germany
Associated Press
DeGoutte
Dusseldorf
Washington, D. C
Ruhr Valley
United States
Berlin
Hughes
Wiedfeldt
Waterloo Child Dies After Fall At Home
Waterloo Iowa January 12 Charlotte Jane Chase three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs A B Chase died from injuries after a fall at home She appeared uninjured at first but later developed spinal trouble followed by paralysis officials reported the incident occurred at the Chase residence with the child playing when she fell backward and was hurt
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Waterloo
Ila
Associated Press
Charlotte Jane Chase
A .B. Chase
Trains Kill Frank Dougherty in Milwaukee Area
Frank J. Dougherty of Milwaukee, 30, sales manager in the bicycle department of Federal Rubber, was killed by a northbound Chicago and Northwestern passenger train near Cudahy. He waved at the approaching train from between the rails, aiming to save his stalled auto on the other track, not realizing he stood on the wrong line.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Frank J. Dougherty
Bicycle Department
Federal Rubber Company
Chicago and Northwestern
Cudahy
Dougherty
Tokio Mayor Proposes 800 Million Yen Reconstruction Plan
Viscount Goto, Tokios mayor, presented Premier Kato with a detailed reconstruction plan costing about eight hundred million yen and seeking government subsidies. If rejected, he may resign his portfolio, a move critics say could ripple through the ministry.
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Tokio
Associated Press
Viscount Goto
Kato
Arrest Postmaster's Wife Accused of Opening Mail
Evansville Ind Jan 12 Mrs Wary Dearing wife of the Velpen postmaster was arrested on a federal warrant charging her with opening letters in the post office Bond was fixed at 500 dollars.
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Evansville
Ind
Wary Dearing
Velpen
Variety of suits filed in the Union county district court
Multiple new cases opened in Union county district court. Plaintiffs seek past-due notes, unpaid promissory obligations, and a real estate contract claim. Names include C C Lewis, Ed J Bradley, G W Brooks, J R Moore, the Hintz Construction Co, Jacob Courter, Anna Courter, W E Priest, Gertrude Priest, A J Bunn, A R Hood, Frank Hood, The First National Bank, M J Welch, The Capital Tron Works Co, D W Higbee, E F McEntry, J J Edwards, Yale Tire and Rubber Co, and J & Zink. Grace Rawlings seeks a divorce from J F Rawlings and restoration of her maiden name Grace Blaylock.
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Union County District Court
Geo. C. Figgins
C. C. Lewis
J. Bradley
G. W. Brooks
J. R.moore
Hintz Construction Co
Jacob Courter
Anna Courter
W. EB. Priest
Gertrude Priest
A. J. Bunn
A. R. Hood
Frank Hood
First National Bank
M. J. Welch
Capital Tron Works Co
Bert Hintz
D. W .Higbee
E. F. McEntry
J. J. Edwards
Yale Tire and Rubber Co
J. &. Zink
C. A. Elliott
Hazan
Grace Rawlings
J. F. Rawlings
Des Moine
Grace Blaylock
Clothing Project Meeting in Lincoln Township
Local leaders will meet in Lincoln Township next Monday January 15 with Mrs Elmo Harkness. Miss Alma Heiner will again attend the gathering.
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Lincoln Township
Elmo Harkness
Alma Heiner
Step-Father of NM Senator Dies in Fort Dodge
Andrew Moe, identified as the step father of Senator Burson of New Mexico, died in Fort Dodge Iowa on January 12 according to Associated Press dispatches. The brief obituary notes his relationship to the senator.
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Fort Dodge
Associated Press
Andrew Moe
Burson
New Mexico
Five Indicted in Bank Robbery Attempt in Iowa
Five men held for an attempted bank robbery at Maurice Iowa and gun battle with Sheriff Linhorst and deputy were indicted Friday. They face burglary use of high explosives and assault with intent to commit murder charges.
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Orange City
Maurice
Linhorst
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