Graves denies blackmail links in Bernstorff case
Dr. Armgaard Graves, detained in Washington on blackmail charges, claims coded letters in his possession reveal diplomatic stock deals but deny targeting Countess von Bernstorff. He says letters are not love letters and were taken from his rooms after a window entry.
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New York
Karl Armgaard Graves
Washington
Dr. Graves
West Sixty-ninth Street
Department of Justice
Europe
Armgaard Karl Graves
Countess von Bernstorff
Champ Clark Predicts Reelection as House Speaker
Champ Clark asserts he will win reelection to the speakership of the House. He vows to maintain party leadership and steer key legislation amid current political opposition.
Jealous Illinois man shoots St. Louisan in Mount Carmel
George Murray of St Louis was shot four times by Adolph Masterson at Mount Carmel Illinois on November 13. Masterson surrendered to Detective Daniel OBrien and claimed Murray provoked the shooting by being friendly with his former wife leading to their divorce. Murray, a 44 year old traveling piano tuner, was attacked as he bought a ticket to Princeton Indiana.
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Mount Carmel
Ili
George Murray
St. Louis
Adolph Masterson
Princeton
Ind
Murray
G O P Sees House Shifts After 1930 Primaries
The article notes Republican gains and pacifist defeats in the house. Tavenner of Illinois and Bailey of Pennsylvania lose renomination with Ford funding alleged in Tavenner’s case. Cyclone Davis defeated in Texas. Republican Thomas S. Butler to chair the naval committee, with Kahn to head the military panel as Hay retires.
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House
Clyde Tavenner
Illinois
Henry Ford
Warren Worth Bailey
Pennsylvania
Naval
Oscar Callaway
Texas
Finley H. Gray
Indiana
Frank Buchanan
Archibald C. Hart
New Jersey
Michael Liebel
Davis
Thomas S. Butler
Julius Kahn
California
Jame Hay
Centrol
Dent
Alabama
Hay
Deaths mark two Indiana towns in November notices
In Bicknell Delrah Hopkins widow of Dr. R R Hopkins Richmond Indiana dies after state noted temperance work with Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Survived by husband a daughter Mrs Philip Ramp Logansport and son Galen R Hopkins Indianapolis. Also, Mrs Ruphena Phillippe, seventy four, dies at her home in the city.
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Bicknell
Ind
Delrah Hopkins
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
R. R. Hopkins
Richmond
Philip Ramp
Logansport
Galen R. Hopkins
Indianapolis
Ruphena Phillippe
Horse Death Halts Runaway, Saves Man in Belleville
In Belleville Illinois on November 13 a horse pulling a wagon bolted toward a moving freight train. The horse collapsed and died just before the train, preventing a possible fatal accident and likely saving John Ross’s life.
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Belleville
Ill
John Ross
Gas City residents form co op grocery to curb prices
Citizens of Gas City Indiana form a cooperative grocery company buying directly from a large store. Goods will be sold at cost plus a small markup. Two hundred fifty shares of stock are offered at 40 dollars each to Gas City residents as a rebuke to high living costs.
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Marion
Ind
Gas
Two Autos Collide Kills Merchant on Clinton Road
Paris Illinois November 13 A head on crash on Clinton road claimed W A Link a well known Paris merchant and seriously injured his brother Dr Frank Link. A third occupant Miss Amy Bell suffered a fractured skull and Chester Dalrymple of Chrisman NL is hospitalized with a broken collar bone. Both cars were scray iron.
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Paris
Clinton Road
W. A. Link
Fatie Merchant
Frank Link
Lick
Paris Hospital
Amy Bell
Chester Dalrymple
Chrisman, NL
Who Hit Whom Virginia Case Hinges on Motoring Collision
In Virginia Illinois on November 12 a damage suit and two perjury charges hinge on whether William Hodges struck Willis Milner’s wagon and tea while riding his motorcycle or whether the wagon struck the motorcycle.
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Virginia
Ili
Wiliam Hodges
Willis Milner
Rainey Sweeps Carrollton District by Wide Margin
Complete unofficial returns from the Twentieth congressional district show Congressman Josiah Rainey carrying every county in the district and securing a majority not less than six thousand.
California electors race tightens with Democratic lead
In Los Angeles Registrar McAller reports the top Democratic elector leads the bottom by 690 votes, with San Francisco showing about a 400 vote gap. The statewide pattern could shift several electors but likely not prevent the Republicans from winning the state’s electoral votes.
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Los Angeles
McAller
San Francisco
California
Pleasing Courtesy for Miss Rankin in Congress
Washington reports that Jeanette Rankin of Montana will join the house of representatives without disrupting its work. Democratic leaders pledge courtesy and aim to make her feel at home, possibly assigning her a room in the main capitol building as a standard member.
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Washington
Jeanette Rankin
Montana
House of Representatives
House
Capitol
President Wilson Makes Unnoticed City Passage
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson travel from Williams town Mass to Washington after attending the christening of Eleanor Jaxon Sayre. They depart from the Mayflower at West 79th street to board the 3 34 train at Pennsylvania terminal amid light crowds and little recognition.
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New York
Wilson
City
Washington
Williamstown
Mass
Eleanor Jaxon Sayre
Margaret Wilson
Helen Woodrow Wilson
West 79Th Street
Pennsylvania Terminal
A Wilson Parade Formed VW When It Looked Like Victory
A Wilson parade formed as it appeared Mr. Wilson would win. Street crowds gathered with cheers and banners signaling a likely electoral triumph, amid reports of organized celebrations and political fervor.
Knox Elected to Senate from Pennsylvania
Philander C. Knox wins Senate seat in Pennsylvania as John W. Kern of Indiana loses, adding to the lineup of capable lawyers in the upper chamber. The shift reflects a legal tilt in the new Senate composition.
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Philander C. Knox
Pennsylvania
U. S. Senate
John W. Kern
Indiana
Eight Believed Lost in Vancouver Drawbridge Crash
Vancouver reports a jitney bus bound upriver crashed through a partially open drawbridge over the Fraser River. Driver John Smith and Ladner men R Wilcox and Ken Ritchie are dead, a Mrs Brown and her two children drown suspected, plus Donald Stewart and Duncan Forsyth believed dead. Three others escaped.
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Vancouver
B. C
Frazer River
John Smith
R. Wilcox
Ken Ritchi
Ladner
Brown
North Vancouver
Donald Stewart
Colony Farm
Duncen Forsyth
McRae
Woodward’s Landing
Russian Drive Deep Into Transylvania Frontier Front
Petrograd reports the Russian army advancing from Dorna Watra into Transylvania has crossed fifty five miles beyond the Bukowina border while Teutons seize trenches in Galicia. Paris says French gains at Sailly Saillisel with renewed battle elsewhere on the Somme. Berlin notes the fight continues with no decisive result.
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Galicia
Saillisel
Berlin
Petrograd
Transylvania
Oss
War Office
Bukowina
Dobrudja
von Mackensen
Teutons
Temberg
Lipnicadolina
Svistelniki
Narayavka River
Lemberg
Paris
Sailly-Saillisel
Somme
Somme Front
Range in electors large in South Dakota returns
Pierre South Dakota November 13 There is little chance that remaining counties will alter the final result with less than a three thousand difference between the highest Wilson elector and the lowest Hughes elector Some counties show over two hundred difference in the range of votes among electors The latest returns indicate the presidential popular vote for Republican and Democratic candidates will exceed one hundred thousand with small Socialist and Prohibition votes Footings show Hughes 48944 Wilson 45696 with fifteen counties yet to report
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Hughes
Wilson
Physician Assassin Victim Near Home in Aledo
An unknown assailant fatally wounded Dr. J. A. Kleinschmidt as he prepared to enter his home in Aledo. The shooting occurred in Gal esburg Illinois on November 13. Authorities investigation following the fatal attack.
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Galesburg
Ill
J. A. Kleinschmidt
Aledo
Indiana listed as medium in school attendance
Washington daily bulletin reports U S Bureau of Education findings on state by state school attendance for ages six to fourteen. Indiana is placed in the medium category with 80 to 90 percent attendance, alongside Colorado Washington Oregon Ohio Utah Montana California and others.
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Washington
United States Bureau of Education
Indiana
Bureau
Connecticut
Towa
Massachusetts
Michiigan
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New York
Vermont
Colorado
Oregon
Ohio
Utah
Montana
California
Delaware
Idaho
Illinois
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Minnesota
Missouri
Nevada
New Jersey
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Kentucky
Mississippi
New Mexico
North Carolina
Texas
Gipp Makes Longest Drop Kick of Season for Notre Dame Freshmen
Captain Georges Gipp of the Notre Dame freshmen team kicked a 61 yard drop kick from his own 39 yard line against Western Normal at Kalamazoo. He also missed a 48 yard field goal as Notre Dame won 10 to 8.
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Notre Dame
Ind
Georges Gipp
University of Notre Dame
Agal Western Normal College
Kalamszoo
Gimop
Neire
Gipp
Western Normal
New Dame
Romance Centered on Wisconsin Couple's Local Wedding
In Bruce Wisconsin on Nev 13 a daughter of a wealthy local family married near the river by Pines and birch trees. The bride's family and Fred Imreit of Caley Lake witnessed a simple ceremony that marked the start and growth of their romance.
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Bruce, Wis
Chippewa
Bruce i
Fred 'Mbreit
Caley Lake
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