British Troops Stay in Dublin Amid Irish Crisis
The Irish situation worsened after the Clones clash in which four Ulster constables were killed and eight wounded. Michael Collins warned the American recognition group against backing a coup. Evacuation of British troops from Dublin was suspended as developments unfold with Sinn Fein actions and prisoner releases in flux.
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Ireland
Clones
London
Michael Collins
American Association
Dublin
London Press Association
Arthur Griffith
Ulster
Matthew Fitzpatrick
England
Irish Republican Army
Free State
Derry
Fitzpatrick
Republican Army
Belfast
Southern Ireland
Enniskillen
Times’ Dublin
County Monagham
Judge Will Retain Seat After Bank Probe Controversy
Okmulgee Oklahoma February 14 Superior Judge H Kt Christopher who left the city after a demonstration over his discharge of a grand jury inquiring into the defunct Commerce bank said he would not resign He plans to appear before the Suinulgee County Bar association to explain his side of the dispute He contends the jury was dismissed because it misinterpreted the law Critics including County Attorney James Hepburn allege possible undue influence on his decision
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Okmulgee
Okla
H. Kt. Christopher
Bprand
Commercce Bank
Neat
Suinulgee County Bar Association
James Hepburn
Husband shoots wife in burglary claim in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on February 14 Catherine Flannery twenty five a member of a prominent family was shot and killed in the couple's apartment where she lived with her husband and two children. J J Flannery said he believed a burglar entered the dwelling and, while investigating in darkness, fired at his wife by accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Catherine Flannery
J. J. Flannery
Flannery
Birthday Cake Candies Origin in German Customs
A brief note on the German birthday cake tradition placing candies for each year. It explains the central “abens licht” light symbolizing life and that only the celebrant may extinguish it to avoid bad luck.
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Germany
Two Actresses Explain Mary Miles Minter Statement
Mary Miles Minter issued a statement through her lawyers saying she told investigators all she knew about William Desmond Taylor's life. She praises Taylor as a model of honor and vows to aid justice, while denying any motive for his murder. Neva Garber explains checks from Taylor, including one for 500 dollars, were for gifts and charity and not evidence of impropriety.
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Los Angeles
Cali
Mary Miles Minter
William Desmond Taylor
Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Neva Garber
Patzcuaro Mayor Leads Revolt Against Michoacan Gov
The Patzcuaro municipal president and 30 followers revolted against the Michoacan state government in Mexico. No casualties reported. They cried Death to Mugica, governor since 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Patzcuaro
Michoacan
Mugica
Francisco J. Mugica
Obregon
Cannon Not to Run Again in Eighteenth District
Washington reports Joseph Cannon, oldest house member, will not seek re election from the Eighteenth. A curious ad for a large bean pot shaped as a flower pot describes a decorative project using dark green gloss paint and gold rim design for a fern pot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Washington
Joseph , Cannon
Bischoff Ponzi Office Mob Fracas in Chicago
Federal agents and Chicago police confronted a crowd of nearly 1000 foreigners outside 2875 West Twenty second street as Raymond J. Bischoff aka Ponzi faced scrutiny. Victims described losses totaling about 4.5 million dollars from notes to investors while authorities seek Bischoff’s fiancee for questioning. Judge Landis to quiz Bischoff.
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Chicago
Raymond J. Bischoff
West
Bischoff
Central Trust Company
James Hovanrs
West Eighteenth Street
U. S
United States
Martin Proctot
West Fifteenth Street
Landis
Felix J. Streyckmans
Textile Workers Strike Hits New England Mills
Boston reports strikes in New Hampshire and Lowell Massachusetts affecting about 25 000 textile workers. Protests target wage cuts up to 20 percent while New Hampshire mills extend weekly hours from 48 to 54. Major plants named include Ameskeag Stark Nashua Jackson Pacific with totals plus smaller mills at Somersworth Suncook and New Market.
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Boston
New Hampshire
Lowell
Mass
Maine
Vermont
Massachusetts
Ameskeag
Stark
Manchester
Nashua
Jackson
Pacific
Dover
Somersworth
Suncock
New Market
Detroit Train Wreck Near Hex Crossing Involving 12
Two Michigan Central sleepers of train No. 18 the Canadian left Detroit for Chicago ran into a ditch at Hex Crossing two miles east of Kalamazoo. The heavy coaches slid 100 feet along the roadbed and toppled into the ditch at about forty miles per hour. None of the 12 passengers was seriously injured. only two Pullman riders suffered minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
Michigan Central
Detroit
Chicago
Hex Crossing
Conrad Haussmann Dies Veteran German Parliamentarian
Stuttgart February 14 Conrad Haussmann veteran German parliamentarian died at his home aged sixty four in the city with neighbors and officials lamenting his passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Haussman
Stuttgart
Fashion Note Slashed Sleeves Highlight Bishop Style
Slashed sleeves of the bishop type appear prominently with a slash from the dropped shoulder. This cut is among the season’s favored handlings.
Embroidered Card Table Covers Describe Distinct Usefulness
Embroidered black satin card-table covers show distinct utility and style. Some are bound with gold braid and tied under the table corners. The pieces highlight craftsmanship in table presentation.
Navy to shrink manning under budget plan
Secretary Denby urged the House Naval Affairs Committee to set next year’s naval personnel at 90 000 enlisted and 50 000 apprentices from 100 000 and 6 000. He called for no cut in line officers, Annapolis first class graduation, and limiting academy appointments to three per congressman. He proposed 100 destroyers to be laid up and predicted a 70 million dollar savings. meanwhile workers lose jobs amid disarmament, prompting criticism from machinists union leader William H. Johnson and a push to shift armaments to public works.
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Washington
Denby
House Naval Affairs Committee
Annapolis
Congress
Naval Secretary
Navy Yard
William H. Johnson
International Association of Machinists
Harding
Prohibition Officer Shot Dead at Wells Branch West Virginia
Willim Mead a 45 year old state prohibition officer was killed at Wells Branch near Dunlow while preparing to board a train to Wayne to deliver three confiscated stills. A posse formed and bloodhounds were sought in Huntington as Wayne County raids continued with arrests and loot seized.
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Dunlow
W. Va
Willim Mead
Prohibition
Wells Branch
Mead
Wayne
Huntington
Wayne County
Hotel Yeggs Loot Washington Hotel Safety Boxes
Robbers looted safety deposit boxes at the Washington hotel in St Louis taking jewelry valued by management at 100000 dollars. The theft targets guest valuables. January exports fall to 279000000 with a 15 million drop from December. imports 216000000. Commerce department releases figures showing exports down 875 million versus January 1921.
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St. Louis
Washington Hotel
Washington
Department of Commerce
Mason City Sees 11 Below Zero in City Thermometers
Mason City Iowa reported a record low as government thermometers showed 11 degrees below zero on February 14. Strong winds and clear skies contributed to the cold snap.
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Mason City
Descriptive Cloth Covers For Silk Embroidered Balls
The article describes covers used for secured embroidery balls with colored silk thread. Some covers lack tie cords while four corners are weighted by heavy gold balls. Materials include sateen sometimes bound with gold braid, with high quality sateen comparable to satin.
Coronation Draws Crowds Amid Ticket Scandal In Rome
Crowds packed San Pietro for the coronation as Bersaglieri and Royal Piedmont troops guarded entry. Fake tickets caused confusion and minor injuries, with sixty women slightly hurt when barriers fell. Pope's solemn mass followed amid emotional veneration.
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Rome
San Pietro
Bersaglieri
Royal Piedmont Regiment
Vatican
Holy Sacrament
Merry del Val
Basilica
Booze to Blame for Worsening Nephritis in Michigan
Lansing, Feb 14. Herbert H. Hoffman, secretary of the state board of pharmacy, warns illicit liquor will raise nephritis deaths to new highs by 1925. He cites dwindling “good whisky” made before prohibition and urges enforcement to curb home made liquor.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Herbert H. Hoffman
State Board of Pharmacy
State Agricultural Department
Bureau
Hoffman
Tax plan for soldiers' bonus Likely scrapped
Republican leaders report broad opposition to new taxes proposed to fund the soldiers' bonus. President tells Congress to devise new financing while White House pursues a hands off approach. Senate and House deadlock prompts overhaul of Ways and Means financing scheme.
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Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Congress
White House
Smoot
Utah
McCumber
North Dakota
Fordney
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Porter wreck cases dismissed in Porter Indiana
The Porter train wreck cases in Porter Indiana were dismissed in the Superior court. Engineer Long and Fireman Block, charged with manslaughter after the February wreck that killed 42, were freed as the state could not obtain material witnesses. Special efforts to secure freight crew testimony failed.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Porter
Long
Block
Michigan Central
New York Central
Eight Kidnapping Bandits Held in Chicago Case
Eight youths under twenty are in custody as members of a Chicago kidnap gang. Leader confesses to nearly 100 kidnappings and robberies. Cases varied from car thefts to thefts of jewelry and money. The crackdown followed new police tactics targeting armed suspects.
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Chicago
John Naughton
Woman's Party Chair Elsie Hill Withdraws Congressional Nomination
Elsie Hill, chair of the national council of the woman's party, announces she withdraws her Norwalk Connecticut farmer labor ticket nomination. She says the move was unauthorized, made without her knowledge or consent, and she will not run for Congress on any ticket.
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Elsie Hill
E. J. Hill
Connecticut
Miss Hill
Albert Leavitt
University of North Dakota
Washington
National Council of the Woman's Party
Congress
Norwalk
Conn
Farmer-Labor
Markets Show Wide Price Swings Across Grains and Livestock
Chicago markets report mixed prices across grains livestock and dairy with flour and wheat varieties selling between 6.65 and 8.95 per 98 pound sack. Hay and butter quality grades range with timothy clover and creamery extras noted and live poultry prices listed for turkeys fowls ducks and geese.
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Chicago
Timothy
Miners take up pay policy at Indianapolis convention
The United Mine Workers scale committee discusses a wage policy aimed at resisting any pay cuts in new contracts with operators. The issue is set as the main business for the union’s special convention opening in Indianapolis on February 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
The New Sweater Fashion of 1922
The article notes women embracing sweaters as daily wear across sports with 1922 styles appearing even more pretied than earlier versions. Shop windows showcase these garments as stylish seasonal highlights.
Havana shade complements a fair woman in matching attire
The Havana shade is noted as very becoming when worn by a fair woman. It is considered stylish to match scarf and hat with the sweater for a coordinated look.
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Havana
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praise
A Park Rapids Minnesota mother writes of a "sweet little baby boy" after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She declares the medicine helped her health and that of her sisters, urging others to try it to restore health and happiness in childless homes.
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Park Rapids
Minnesota
Lydia E. Pinksham
Wm. Johnson
Box 155
Park. Rapids
Minn
Lydia Ik. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Johnson
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