Fugitive Slain After Long Manhunt in Canebrake
A massive posse pursuit of Joe Pullen ended with his mortally wounding by machine gun fire after hours of battle. Three white men were killed and nine wounded in the outbreak. Pullen, shot and killed W Sanders and R L Metheven during the siege, died soon after capture, with about 150 onlookers watching from the main street. Bod Doggett, a machine gun squad member, was fatally struck by a bullet.
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Misa
Joe Pullen
Pollen
W. Sanders
Pullen
Clarkadale
J. I. “Bod” Doggett
Doggett
John Bull Makes Another Payment to Uncle Sam
New York reports the second semiannual interest installment on the British war debt to the United States and the first principal payment, totaling 92 million dollars. Interest 69 million and principal 23 million. Payment made in Liberty bonds saves about 1.8 million by buying bonds at a discount.
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John’ Bull
Sam
New York
United States
Coolidge Won't Block Bonus to Speed Tax Revisions
President Coolidge signals no intent to dictate Congress on the bonus issue or the tax revision process. He favors Mellon tax cuts but says Congress must use its own judgment. White House spokesman says any plan that expedites tax reduction consideration will satisfy him.
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Coolidge
Washington
Congress
Mellon
White House
Governor Small Put Millions in Sincis Banks
Evidence in Chancery shows Gov. Len Small faced civil proceedings over state fund accounting as the treasurer testified that $9,700,000 was deposited in the Grant Park bank by a Singua treasurer and that $6,088,000 sat in other banks in the state.
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Springfield
Charles G
Secret Love Nest Found in Chicago Probe
Investigators report a long running secret apartment kept by a man named Koretz, described as a bubble swindler, with a mistress four years or more. The affair was uncovered during a Chicago inquiry led by a state's attorney's investigators. The case involves significant sums and the public scrutiny of financial and moral misconduct.
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Koretz
Chicago
Probers Billcago
Atee
Unclear OCR Note on President Coolidge Visit
Fragmentary text mentions President Coolidge and Christmas shoppers in a vague scene with references to politics and an Ulster government. The readable items are garbled, offering no clear event date, location, or outcome to summarize reliably.
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O. K
Chienwo
Oil swindler Koretz fled Chicago after huge fake oil deal
State and detectives raided Leo Koretz's offices at 22 West Monroe Street and the Drake hotel, uncovering a five million dollar fraud built on a mythical Panama oil and timber project. Koretz, a prominent attorney and social figure, has vanished after allegedly draining funds from his mother and investors. Police broadcast his description to sailors and travelers as the net tightens.
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Chicago
Stobert E. Crowe
Leo Koretz
Majestic
West Monroe Street
Drake Hotel
Koretz
Panama
Girl Detective Tracks Bootleggers in Richmond Case
Delta Halverson, a twenty two year old girl detective, testified against John Casey after posing as a bootlegger to trap over one hundred Richmond bootleggers. Halverson and associate Frank Orsella duped liquor dealers by running a bootlegging operation in the city.
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Richmond
Delta Halverson
Miss Halverson
John Casey
Frank Orsella
Gain of million members noted by church body
A report to the executive committee of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America says the number of church members rose by 1,000,000 in the last year. The committee includes 130 church leaders from 29 Protestant denominations, with an industrial membership of 20 million and a constituency of 50 million.
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Columbus
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Awich
Soldiers' Bonus Bill Reintroduced by Veterans Group
Washington notes a revised soldiers bonus bill urged by veterans' groups. Representative Mackenzie of Illinois introduces minor changes to refine the language and moves the measure to the Ways and Means Committee, echoing the vetoed Harding proposal.
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Washington
Veterans’ Organization
Representa‘ive’ Mackenzie
Rep
Ways and Means Committee
Harding
U. S. Tea Imports Rise as Year Ends
U S loves its tea imports rose by 96 million pounds in the fiscal year ended June. 80 totaling 06 207 020 pounds over the prior year. In Boulder Colorado a crash killed four students and injured three when a car struck a bobsled loaded with University of Colorado students speeding behind another car. Four men drowned in a separate incident.
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U. S
Washington
Boulder
Col
Ware
University of Collorado
Germany eyes Ruhr Rhine decisions as reparations loom
Berlin exchanges blunt terms with Paris over future of the Ruhr and Rhineland. Foreign Minister Stresemann signals intent to push direct talks with France while awaiting the reparations commission's inquiry into Germany's ability to pay.
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Berlin
Germany
France
Rhineland
Ruhr
Stresemann
Polnenre
Reparations Commission
America
Rhine- Yand
Rohr
Bertin
Parla
Blizzard Covers Southwest Nine Frozen to Death
Albuquerque report says five persons two wagons with wood were frozen to death at Blue Ranch Springs fifty miles southeast of Albuquerque in one of the worst blizzards in years. Two boys and a negro died near Clovis and a man perished from exposure in southeastern Arizona.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Blue Ranch Springs
Clovis
Arizona
Bloc Gives Old Guard Shock in the Senate
Washington reports a Senate deadlock over the chairman election for the Interstate Commerce Committee. Senator Smith of South Carolina moved toward victory on three ballots, losing one vote on each, while Senator William Cabell Bruce of Maryland kept the party balance from producing a Democratic chairman of a Republican committee.
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Senate
Washington
Interstate Commerce Committee
Smith
South Cuarolina
Canning
Wilam Cabell Bruce
Maryland
Aepublican Committee
Miss Ruth Muskrat Dines at White House
Cherokee student Miss Ruth Muskrat from Mount Holyoke College urged President Coolidge to expand schools for Indians. Her appeal stressed guiding Native peoples toward noble heritage and greatness. The president invited her to lunch with him and Mrs. Coolidge.
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White House
Washlington
Indiana
Ameren
Bnelknto
Coolidge
Mount Holyoke College
Chiege
Dawes Among Three Considered for Reparations Panel
Washington reports that Charles G. Dawes and George M. Reynolds of Chicago and Mortimer L. Schiff of New York are discussed as likely members of the proposed reparations commission to probe German fiscal affairs under the plan approved by the United States government.
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Dawes
Washington
Charles G. Dawes
George M. Reynolds
Chicago
Mortimer L. Schiff
New York
Reparations Commission
Germany
Pew
United States
Senator Lodge Favors World Court If Made Independent
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts, the Senate majority leader, backs the World Court only if it is independent from the League of Nations and opposes U S entry into the court while bound to the League. He urges complete severance before any American participation.
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Senator Lodge
Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Mass
Senate
Onlidge
Ling
World Court
League of Nations
Former Office Boy Elevated to AMEX Head in New York
Robert E. M. Cowte, once an office boy in the Cleveland office of the American Railway Express, has been elected president of American Express Company in New York. Cowte, previously operating vice president in the East, succeeds the late George O. Say lor who died last month.
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New American Express Co
New York
Robert E. M. Cowte
Cleveland
Ie American Railway Express Ag
Mr. Cowte
Teecompany
George O. Saylor
Lehigh Valley Coal Workers End Week-Long Strike
In the Mooale Pitteton district 17 000 workers represented by Gall Off Strike Reranfon Pathe voted to return to work after a week on strike at the Lehigh Valley Coal Company.
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toeGall
Reranfon
Pathe
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Mooale-Pitteton
City Looted by 3000 Bandits Under Chen Yenleh and Wang
Three thousand bandits led by Chen Yenleh and Wang San-lng seized the town of Chgho on Wednesday, burning houses and looting, and carrying off the magistrate.
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Shanghei
Chen Yenleh
Wang San-lng
Chgho
Iowa State News highlights from a scattered Iowa article
A garbled Iowa page notes Johnson county travel to Minnesota, a Delaware firm acquiring United Light and Hall Way of Davenport for 80.417 million, a Sherman bull arrival at Charles City, many marriages at Nashua, dairy feeding schools across six northeastern counties, bonus warrant totals in December, and various farm and county developments including feeding, coal coke processes, hog yard construction in Mason City, road paving contracts, game birds on farms, and consolidated school counts.
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Johnson County
Minnesota
Iowa
Iowa State College
Macedonia
Eldora
Unites of the Mothers and Parent-Tendera Association of
Deg Moinen
Hycotech
Chicago County and District Fair
Towa
Avoca Vick Ajty
W. S. Parr
University of Sinole
Tri-City
Davenport
Mason City
Moville
Correctionvillco
Sioux City
John Hammill
Neat
Britt
United States
Mae Francis
US Market Report Highlights Week Ending December 12
Washington reports weekly live stock and commodity prices from Chicago markets. Hogs range 7.10 to 8.25 per cwt, cattle and calves show varied values, fruits and vegetables list potato and onion prices, hay and grain futures cited for No. 1 timothy and other feeds, dairy products note butter at 8.0 to 8.8 cents and cheese prices across Wisconsin markets.
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Washington
Chicago
Cowa Én Holfers
Michigan
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Minneapolla
St Loula
Ghain
Louis
Hutter
Wisconsin
the Twins
Radio Will Carry Voice of the Pope to the World
The Vatican plans a powerful wireless transmitter to broadcast the Pontiff’s voice globally. Within months the Pope’s sermon could reach Catholics in distant lands via radio, making his messages heard from the Vatican through satellite-like channels.
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Rome
Flag XI
Vatican
Woman to Head House Committee on Post Office Expenditures
The Republican Committee on Committees chose Mae B. Nolan of San Francisco to chair the House committee on post office expenditures, marking the first time a woman will lead a congressional panel. The selection reflects a historic shift in leadership within the House.
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Washington
Congressional Committee
Republican Committee On Committees
House
Mae B. Nolan
San Francisco
Chalriain
Committee On Post Office
Coolidge Approves Private Charity to Aid Germany
President Coolidge, via Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin, announced the administration supports and seeks to encourage private charity to aid the German people. The move stresses voluntary relief efforts over government action.
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Coolidge
Germany
Waslington
Henntor Lenroot
Ten
Wis
Snoopers at War on Rum Row Find Allies In Gales
Strong winds along the Jersey coast forced most of the Curlatiugram squadron to withdraw to open sea. Only seven of twenty vessels remained anchored near Rum Row as crews sought shelter from the gale.
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N.olley Gates
Jersey
U. S. Destroyers Ordered to Hongkong Route
Destroyers of the United States fleet in Atlantic waters were ordered to proceed at full speed to Moungkong under clear orders. Mattia Siz accompanied the action as a supporting note in the dispatches.
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U. & Destroyers
Hongkong
Mattia
Siz
United States
Aglatic
Moungkong
Federal Defeat in Ocotlan Rebels Desert Federals
An Ofcral report states Obregon forces defeated Mexican rebels at Ocotlan. A rebel captain with 100 men and 125,000 pesos deserted after the battle and joined the federals. The move followed fighting around Hatrada, with extra defections noted.
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Jajirez
Ofcral
Obregon Forca
Philadelphia art sale offer for Rembrandts declined
Prince Felix Yousou- Doft offered 620,884 dollars for the return of two Rembrandt paintings but the bid was refused by representatives of Joseph Widener, a Philadelphia art collector.
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Philadelphia
Prince Felix Yousou- Doft
Rembrandt
Representativon
Joseph Widener
Peadelphia
Iowa Fact on Corn Production Outshines All
An Iowa fact notes that the state's corn production is more valuable than all the other ranges raised in the United States, highlighting its prominent role in national agriculture and economy.
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Iowa
United
Fragmentary Wisecracks From a Chewing Gum Expert
A garbled transcript shows a chewing gum expert quipping about a boss and a stenographer. Odd phrases like Our bogs and henna mix with jumbled lines such as Nene remit and Plenge re mit. The passage reads as a chaotic, humorous monologue with unclear context.
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Stene
T. SR. S. Vv
Demand Bayer Aspirin Health Ad Warning
Safety message warns purchase of Bayer Aspirin only when the Bayer name appears on packaging or tablets. Claims genuine Bayer Aspirin proven safe by millions and prescribed for 23 years. Advises saying Bayer when buying and notes risks of non Bayer products.
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Bayer
Physiclung
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