Indictment of Governor McCray on 192 Counts
Eight indictments totaling 102 counts accuse Governor McCray of embezzlement false pretenses and false statements in a Marion County inquiry that began in October. Witnesses include Indianapolis bankers former Governor Goodrich and Senator Watson. The case also covers involuntary bankruptcy proceedings in Fort Wayne launched by several banks.
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Todiangpolis
Fed
NcCray
Marion County Grand Jury
First National Bank of Marion
Gus 8. Conde
Indianapolis
Goodrich
National City Bank of
Goodrich i S
McCray
James H. Watson
New
Fort Wayne
Legion Chief Discusses Bonus With Coolidge
National Legion commander Quinn met President Coolidge at the White House on Friday for a luncheon. He expressed confidence that the soldier bonus would be among the first congressional items and expect an overwhelming vote. A legislative committee was appointed with Aaron Shapiro of Chicago as chair.
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Coolidge
Washington
John QR. Quinn
American Legion
White House
Quinn
Congress
Aaron Shapiro
Chicago
Hughes clarifies U S foreign policy in Monroe doctrine talk
Secretary Hughes says America would bear smaller ills from current European policy rather than risk greater harm to its independent position. He spoke at a Philadelphia address commemorating the Monroe doctrine centennial before the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
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Hughes
Amerika
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Disabled Veteran Returns 1500 Check to U S Veterans Bureau
A Salt Lake City veteran sends back a 1500 check intended as disability compensation. The case involves a former service member who declined to accept the payment and returned the funds to the United States Veterans Bureau as instructed by L. P. Humter of Salt Lake City. The incident highlights postwar veterans' benefits processing.
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U.S
Salt Lake’ City
Utah
Hen Deen
L. P. Humter
Salt Leke City
United’ States Veterans’ Bureau
Senator Couzens Quits Bank Post in Detroit
Senator James Couzens resigns as bank president saying he cannot work at the job. George B. Judson is named his successor as president while Couzens plans to remain in Washington for the next six months.
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Couzens
Detroit
Mich
James Cou
Bank
Etroit
George B. Judson
Ashington
James E. Watson
Indiana
Unusual Panther Sighting Near Hot Springs Reported
Fragmentary report notes an unusual panther sighting near Hot Springs about 100 miles away on Friday. The event is described with erratic temperature references and unclear local details.
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Aloeka
Hot Springs
Here
Severe Weather Brief Notes President Coolidge Death
Fragmentary note reports a storm event and mentions President Coolidge at the White House. It appears to reference his death amid a weather-related incident, but details are unclear from the garbled text. Entities include President Coolidge and the White House. event and date are uncertain.
Johnson Calls For Definite Tax Cut Europe Stance
Chicago speech by Senator Hiram Johnson, campaigning for president, pressed the Administration to take a clear position on European policy and tax relief. He urged substantial tax reductions, a bonus pledge honored, and lower freight rates on farm products to aid 23.6 million earners under ten thousand dollars.
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Chicago
Hiram Johnson
Europe
Cook County Rent Estate Board
Mr. Johnson
California
Harding-Coolidge
Johnson
Married at 13 Mother of 13 Learns Divorce in Memphis
Memphis Tennessee Mrs. Hosa Walden, 27, mother of thirteen children, was granted a divorce from John Walden in Circuit Court on a charge of abandonment. They wed fourteen years ago in Decatur Alabama. There was one set of triplets and one pair of twins. five children remain. Mrs. Walden married at age thirteen.
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Memphis
Tenn
Hosa’ Walden
John Walden
Decatur
Ala
Senator Ferris Opposes Inheritances in Farewell Visit
Senator Ferris declares opposition to inherited wealth in a hometown farewell speech. He argues young people should start life with effort and merit, urging support for legislation to limit or end inheritances.
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Ferris
Train Kills Three In Stalled Auto Near Jackson
Two Chicago women and a Chicago man were killed when their stalled car was struck by a Michigan Central express train near Jackson Michigan as they traveled for Thanksgiving to Dearborn. The victims were Thomas Robinson the driver and Mrs Ida Kurent and her partner Mrs Barbaro Ginter.
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Michigan
Jackson
Mich
Chicago
Dearborn
Michigan Central
Thomas Robinson
Ida Kurent
Barbaro Ginter
Four to Die in One Day at Sing Sing Prison
Ossining N Y December 18 four condemned men were scheduled for execution at Sing Sing the plan announced by Warden Lewis B Lawes. The mass death by electric chair is set for Thursday night with authorities confirming the fourfold sentence will be carried out.
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Sing Sing Ossining
Bing Sing Prison
Ware den Lewis B. Lawes
Italian Push for Recognition of Tugela Government
A fragment states Mussolini and the Italian government would value no difficulty in granting de jure recognition to the Soviet government of Tugela, while the chamber of deputies remains unwilling to block the move.
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Romeo
Chamber of Deputies
Mussolini
Soyiet
Tugela
Fear Germany Arm For War Signals Widespread Rearming
London reports Reuter information on German military buildup. Germany has 200,000 Reichswehr trained soldiers and factories producing cannon to equip 40 to 60 divisions. The British government is alerted to growing manpower, police, military associations, and student groups expanding as Europe worries about peace.
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Germany
O Colegie
Paris
Jourani
Journa
Reich
Ints
Reichswehr
Europe
Snuffing Out Red Attempt To Rule Germany
Berlin reports say police halted a Moscow ordered hunger protest by Communists as tanks and armed units patrolled the capital. Casualties were small as President Ebert ceded control to nationalist forces expected to gain a Reichstag majority.
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Germany
Berlin
Communista
Moscow
Ebert
Reichstag
Explosion in Benton mine kills two and injures thirteen
In the No 1 wine of the Chicago Wilming ton Franklin coal company mine at Benton, a gas explosion trapped more than 1,000 miners. Two men were killed and thirteen injured, with six possibly dying. Rescue crews reached the 1,000-foot level where the blast and fall confined workers.
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Benton
No. 1 Wine
Uie Chicago, Wilmington & Franklin Con
Bank Robbers Hit Asbury Bank Flee Toward Kansas
Five bandits robbed the Bank of Asbury in Missouri taking about $1500 after a gun battle with locals. They then fled into Kansas after a chase with three pursuers and later kidnapped a Joplin motorcycle officer before escaping.
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Joplin
Bank of Asbury
Asbury
Here
Kansas
Dogs and Horses Slaughtered for Food in Germany
Official statistics released today reveal that in the first half of this year Germany slaughtered 10,882 dogs and 165,180 horses for food at public abattoirs. Last year totals were 13,095 dogs and 240,014 horses. Farm slaughter not included.
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Germany
Berlin
Piere
Two die in coast speedway race in 1923 event
Beverly reports a deadly speedway race on the coast where Bennett HM won in a Dusenberg special with Immy Murphy second and Fiddie Henna third. A double fatality occurred as 80,000 to 100,000 spectators watched the event unfold.
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Speedway
Coast
Beverly Hits Speedway
Cat
Bennett HM
Immy Murphy
Fiddie Henna
Boat Tips End in Tragedy on Illinois River
Three duck hunters from Hammond Indiana and Bath Illinois drowned when their skiff capsized on the Illinois River near Bath. Leo Knoezer escaped by swimming to shore while Cronk, Dari House, John M. Butler, and others were lost in the wreck.
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Brown
Illinois
Springfeld
M—dr. LP
Cronk
Hammond
Ind
Dari House
John M. Butler
Bath
Llinois
Leo Knoezer
Slisre
Tax Cut Debate at League of Political Education
Evert Gary urged reduction of taxes and delay of soldiers bonus until funding is secured at a League of Political Education session. The address emphasized financing measures and fiscal prudence in the public agenda.
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Gary
New York
Evert
League of Political Education
Thanksgiving Pie Featured at London Hotel Gala
Members of the American Society enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner at a London hotel. A large pumpkin pie centered the menu while a crowd gathered around the buffet, sharing the festive atmosphere and lively conversation.
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Soclaty
Ongverys
London
Germans Trade Goods Amid Collapse and Exchange Incident
A photograph shows a market near a rural area where a German trade breakdown led to barter exchanges between a worker and a farmer. The scene depicts people exchanging goats for flower as part of the disrupted economy.
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Randy
Terti
Lucky Necklace Heist Leads to Pearl Value
George W. Gidsualar discovers a 20,000 dollar pearl necklace in a street find. Mrs Julia Oppenheimer had been injured, and a reward offered by the insurance company was recalled as part of the incident.
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George
W. Gidsualar
Chichyo
Enity
Mra
Julia Oppenheimer
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