Indict McCray on 192 Counts in Indiana Case
Indianapolis grand jury returns eight indictments totaling 192 counts against Governor McCray including embezzlement false pretenses and fraud. Bond set at 26000 on forgery. other amounts undecided. Witnesses include bankers and notable figures like former Governor Goodrich Senator Watson and Postmaster General New. Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings also launched in Fort Wayne by banks.
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Indianapolis
Ind
McCray
Marion County Grand Jury
First National Bank of Marion
Ita
Gus 8. Condo
Goodrich
National City Bank of Indianapolis
Goodrichge
James EB. Watson
Postminster General New
Dort Wayne
Legion Chief Discusses Bonus With Coolidge
National commander of the American Legion, KR. Quinn, met with President Coolidge at the White House and urged passage of the soldier bonus. He announced a legislative committee headed by Aaron Shapiro of Chicago to push the measure, expressing confidence it would pass by an overwhelming vote.
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Coolidge
Washington
KR. Quinn
American Legion
White House
My. Quinn
Congress Nnd
Aaron Shapiro
Chicago
Hughes Clarifies U S Foreign Policy On Monroe Day
Secretary Hughes declared that America would endure possible risks from current European policy rather than sacrifice its independent position. He spoke before the American Academy of Political and Social Science to mark the Monroe Doctrine centennial.
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Philadelphia
Hughes
America
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Disabled Veteran Returns $7,500 Check to U.S. War Bureau
Disabled veteran in Lake City Utah returned a $7,500 compensation check from the United States Veterans Bureau. He declined to accept the payment saying he only served briefly, did not feel entitled, and now has a good job.
Senator Couzens Quits Bank Job Over Incompatibility
Senator James Couzens resigns as president of the Detroit bank led by George B. Judson citing inability to work at a job he cannot perform. He says he will be in Washington for the next six months and plans no longer to hold that role.
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Couzens
Detroit
Mich
James ‘Count
Bank
George B. Judson
Caid
Washington
Mercury Jumps 40 Degrees in a Minute Near Alaska
An unusual weather report notes a rapid temperature swing described as a 40 degree drop in under a minute and a nearby visit by an opening father to Hot Springs about 100 miles north. The source conveys astonishment at the record jump and mentions sour doughs in passing.
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Alogka
Hot Springs
United States Declines Reparations Participation
Washington reports the United States will not take part in reparations discussions citing questions about its capacity to pay. President Coolidge led a government inquiry while the topic circulated in political circles.
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United States
Washington
Coolidge
Hiram Johnson presses for clear stance on Europe tax relief
Chicago speech to Cook County real estate board marks Johnson’s first major address of his presidential bid. He faulted the Harding Coolidge administration for vague Europe policy and urged decisive action. He linked adjusted compensation as a pledge and argued for tax cuts and farm relief, proposing lower rates for 13.6 million filers with income under 10,000 and freight-rate reductions.
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Chicago
Hira Johnson
Europe
Cook County Real Estate Board
Mr. Johnson
California
Harding-Cootidge
Johnson
Mother of Thirteen Wins Divorce After Early Marriage
Rosa Walde Walden, aged twenty seven, divorced from John Walden in Circuit Court on abandonment grounds. Married at thirteen in Decatur, Alabama, after fourteen years and having thirteen children including one set of twin girls. Five children survive.
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Memphis
Tenti
Rosa Walde
John Walden
Decatur
Ala
Mra. Walden
Ferris Opposes Inheritances in Farewell Speech
Senator Woodbridge N Ferris of Big Rapids opposes inheritances saying they should be absorbed by legislation. He urged that young people begin life with little to push them toward achievement and would fare better if wealth were redistributed.
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Ferris
Rapids
Mich
Wooderidge N. Ferris
Washington
Train Kills Three Near Jackson Michigan
A Thanksgiving day trip to Dearborn ended in tragedy when a Michigan Central express train struck the stalled auto near Jackson Michigan. Victims were Thomas Robvson driver, Mrs. Ida Kurent, and her sister Mrs. Barbara Ginter, all from Chicago.
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Michigan
Jackson
Mich
Chicago
Dearborn
Michigan Central
Thomas Rob Vson
Ida Kurent
Barbara Ginter
Four to Die in One Day at Sing Sing Prison
Four convicted murderers are to be executed by electric chair at Sing Sing prison on Thursday night December 14, announced Warden Lewry and Lowes. The plan comes as a wholesale execution batch to be carried out in one day. The article also notes political remarks about recognizing a Soviet government and Italian stance on de jure recognition.
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Sing Sing Osufoing
N. Y
Sing Sing Prison
Lewry &, Lowes
Germans Hold Fast in Berlin and Darmout Disarray
Fragmentary text indicates German and French officials in Berlin with Darmont references. Forwarded notes suggest diplomatic confusion and incomplete reporting about German governance and a Darmout matter.
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Berlin
Darmont
Fear German Arm For War Sparks Global Alarm
Paris reports Germany preparing for revenge war with 200000 trained soldiers and enough cannons for 40 to 60 divisions. The Versailles treaty cast and arming began in October 1922, three months before Ruhr occupation, raising British concern over Europe’s peace as observers note growing police and military strength.
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Paris
Germany
Cologne
Pavia Journal
Ruhr
Reich
Reichwehr
Europe
Snuffing Red Threat Lets Berlin Stay Calm
Berlin police quashed a Moscow ordered hunger demonstration by Communists as tanks and armored vehicles patrolled the streets. Only small casualties reported. In Berlin, President Ebert transferred power to nationalist parties likely to control the Reichstag.
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Germany
Berlin
Commounists
Moscow
Ebert
Reichstag
Thousands Flee After Blast at No 1 Mine
More than 1,000 miners were rescued after an explosion in the No 1 mine of the Chicago Withington and Franklin Coal Company. Two men were killed and thirteen injured, with six of the injured possibly dying. The disaster trapped victims on the 1,000-foot level.
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Benton
Chicago, Withington. & Franklin Coal Company
Goa
Rob Bank Bandits Escape After Shootout Near Asbury
Five armed men held up the Bath of Avbury at Asbury Missouri, fifteen miles northwest of here, and fled with about 31,500 after a gun battle with lisens. They chased and fired many shots, later abducted a motorcycle policeman, and disappeared following the exchange of fire.
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Rob Bank
Joplin
Avbury
Asbury
Here
Lisens
Kanan
Thousands of Animals Slaughtered in Germany for Food
Meta statistics released today show that in the last six months of the year Germany slaughtered 10 882 dogs and 105 180 horses for food. The full year totals reach 13 005 dogs and 240 614 horses. Farmers’ killings are not included in these figures.
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Germany
Berlin
oMeta
Speedway tragedy dots Thanksgiving auto race on coast
In Beverly Hills California a Thanksgiving day speedway race ended in two fatalities. The event was won by Bennett 141 driving a Dusenberg special with Emmy Murphy finishing second and Eddie Hearn third. An estimated 80 000 to 100 000 spectators witnessed the double fatality.
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Beverly Hills Speedway
Cal
Yves
Bennett
Emmy Murphy
Eddie Hearn
Boat tragedy claims three duck hunters in Illinois river
Three hunters Cronk of Huysomond Indiana Burl Hoss and John M Butler of Hath drowned when their boat capsized in the Illinois River near Bath during a white duck hunting trip. Leo Knoexer of Hammond escaped by swimming to shore.
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Illinois
Springfield
Cronk
Huysomond
Ind
Burl Hoss
John M. Butler
Titate River
Bath
Leo Knoexer
Hammond
Gary Urges Tax Cuts in Address Before League
New York farmer statesman Whert H. Gary urged tax reductions and a delay in soldiers bonus payments until adequate funds can be identified, in a speech to the League of Political Education. In London, American Society members enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner at a major hotel where pumpkin pie with crypt on top and bottom drew attention.
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Gary
New York
Bonya
Whert H. Gary
League of Political Education
Englash
London
Crypt
Lucky Find Nets Chicago Man Pearl Necklace Reward
George W. Gibson, 70, of Chicago, found what he believed a 10 cent necklace in a tree. It was the $20,000 pearl necklace lost by Mrs. Julia Oppenheimer. An insurance company paid him a $1,000 reward.
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George? W. Gibson
Chicago
Julia Oppenheimer
George
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