King George’s Condition Improves After Operation
London reports say King George survived a purulent fluid removal from the right lung after last night’s procedure. Physicians cautious but hopeful, with Queen Mary and the Prince of Wales present at Buckingham Palace as word spreads of his gradual improvement.
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London
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Lord Daweon of
Penn
Stanley Hewett
Mary
Dlimotor Drive
Prince of Wales
Buckingham Palace
Princess Mary
Prince At Wales
League of Mercy
St. James Palace
Twinton
King
Daily Express
Weather Update Shows Warmer Temps with Friday Showers
A brief weather note indicates milder readings ahead with scattered showers expected on Friday. The forecast suggests a warming trend continuing into the weekend with transitional conditions across regions.
Debate limits set on dam bill and related actions
Washington reports a 15 minute per senator limit on debate as Boulder Dam obstacle recedes. The Colorado river barrier bill advances while the $1 billion post office appropriation stalls. Treasury salary raises and Interior department actions also draw floor time amid Navy construction bills.
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Washington
Boulder Dam
Senate
Colorado River
Treasury Post Office
House
Old Feud Ends in Murder and Double Tragedy
New York December 13 1922 a long standing feud between brothers over a girl ended in murder and self harm Robert Ricker 43 and William 89 lived with two Maters in White Stone Long Island sisters reported a 13 year quarrel over a girl William accused of alienating affection while he was in France police were alerted as the quarrel resumed upon his return the brothers actions led to fatal consequences
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New York
Robert Ricker
William
Whitestone
Long Island
France
Page
Bake Sale by Sunshine Band at Empire Meat Market
The Sunshine Band of the U B Church will host an exchange at Empire Meat Market on Saturday December 15. Cakes bread candies pies and hand dressed dolls with extra clothes will be on sale. Proceeds support church activities and local aid.
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Sunshine Band
U. B
Empire Meat Market
Works Testifies on Oil Lease Renewal Scandal
Hoover aide Hubert Works told the Senate Land Committee he renewed Sinclair contracts for East Greek royalty while Interior Secretary. He said he acted on advice from four presidentially appointed officials and nine government experts, as Salt Creek contracts were later voided by the Justice Department.
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Washington
Hubert Works
Senate Land Committee
Interior
Senate
Work
Republican National Committee
Department of Justice
Roy. C. West
West
Department of Justic
Herbert Hoover
Sinclair
Department
Walsh
Montana
Infant halts murder trial in Chicago court
In Chicago two week old Betty Ann interrupted a murder trial as her hungry cries stopped the court. Judge Lynch recessed when a nurse signaled a break. Catherine Zalis, mother of Betty Ann, faces life for allegedly killing another baby and the defense claims insanity. Betty Ann fed and the courtroom calmed as the proceedings paused.
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Chicago
Dee
Betty
Ann
Betty Ann
Catherine Zalis
Zalis
Zaks
Gold Coast
Imminent War Feared by Both Nations
Paraguayan chargé d’affaires and a Peruvian Pan American Conference official warned of imminent war as Bolivian troops mass near the border. Paraguay reports about 1,000 regulars stationed near the contested area while Bolivia confirms warlike preparations and mobilizations.
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Washington
D’saffatres
State Department
Victor Muartua
Peru
Pan American Conference Committee
Paraguay
Bolivia
Juan Ramirez
Uch
Defenbaugh Begins Term After Court Delay
Opha Defenbaugh, convicted slayer Wendelminer of Sandy Combe, said he would surrender to Moundsville state prison authorities to begin an 11 year term if the supreme court’s mandate to set aside his Taylor County verdict is not forthcoming. The warden reported Defenbaugh’s arrival and intent, while local authorities wait on the mandate to finalize commitment. Continued on Page Five.
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Sandy Combe
Wendelminer
Supreme Court
Taylor County
Moundsville State
Defen- Yaulgh
L. M. Robinson
Defenbaugh
Siager
Former Mayor and Wife Shot Dead in Carbondale
J G Hundley 76, longtime Carbondale mayor, and his 67 year old wife were killed by a burglar in their home. Hundley shot as he undressed. wife slain after being chased upstairs. Loot not taken. pocketbook left by front door. Bloodhounds aided in hunt. home described as one of the city’s most pretentious.
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Arbondale
J. G. Hundley
Carbondale
Hundley
Memphis
Tenn
Woman Receives Life Term Under Four-Time Felony Law
In Lansing Michigan a woman, Mrs. Etta Mae Miller, was sentenced to life imprisonment after a jury convicted her of selling liquor. This marked the first time the four felonies law was applied to a female, following Judge Charles B. Collingwood who also presided over Fred Palm’s case, the law's first use.
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Lansing
Mich
Dee
Michigan
Etta
Mae Miller
Charles B. Collingwood
Fred Palm
Palm
Plan Battle Against Flu Over Nation
Washington reports a board of strategy to counter influenza, with three Public Health Service bacteriologists preparing guidance. U S health officials note cases rising, 189 deaths in 77 cities for the week ended Dec 8, and more than 200,000 cases nationwide. State or city precautions include school and university closures from Kansas to South Carolina and Pennsylvania, with outbreaks forcing cancellations of events.
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Public Health Service
G.W. McCoy
W. H. Frost
J. P. Leake
United States
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Health Service
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District of Columbia
Kansas
California
Montana
South Carolina
Oregon
Colorado
Carouphtae i
Indeleigh and Lander College
Greenwood
Tress
Columbia
South Carolin
High Point
North Carolina
University of Georgia
Athens
Georgia
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Monongahela
Pennsylvania
Chicago College For Women
S. C
Southern Livestock Association
Raleigh
Hoover's Special Is Near Its Destination
President-elect Herbert Hoover travels eastward across Argentina toward Buenos Aires aboard a special train. Crowds cheer at Mendoza stations as Allan Hoover rides the electric locomotive and Allan’s father views the panorama from his private car. The journey includes snow at the Andes and a stop in Mendoza where officials welcome the party.
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Mendoza
Argentina
Herbert Hoover
Buenos Aires
Andes
Bonzani
Hoover
Christ of
Chile
Allan Hoover
Air Problems Before Flyers Meet
World air heroes and government officials from 40 nations gathered for the second plenary session of the international civil aeronautics conference. Notables like Lindbergh Courtney Chamberlin Goebel Maitland and Albert Hegenberger attended as discussions centered on future air transport across continents and oceans and on plans for a system of airways with adequate airports.
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William B. Berchtold
Associa'd Press
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Frank Courtney
Clarence Chamberlin
Arthur Goebel
Lester J. Maitland
Trent
Albert F. Hegenberger
International Civil Aeronautics Conference
Coolidge
Af All Nations
Pierre Hilenne Plandin
Fige
Chamber Oftte
Sphinx Frat Suspended At University Of Michigan
Sphinx junior honorary society at the University of Michigan was suspended after an inquiry into initiation practices in which hot water was poured on initiates. No public initiations are allowed without written dean approval. Three initiates were badly burned. one student remains hospitalized likely through Christmas.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Sphinx
University of Michigan
Clarence Cook Little
Daring Robbery Strikes Standard Garage In Walnut Street
Thieves drilled into the Standard Garage at Walnut and Maple, forced a storeroom door and a safe, escaping with 160 683 dollars in cash and an undetermined number of tires and tubes plus a 32 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver. The break was discovered at 7 30 am when Brooks Martin opened. Police found no clues and noted past similar incidents nearby.
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Walnut
Maple Avenue
Smith and Weston
Brooks Martin
Haple J Avenue
Ja Sping
Martin
Joe Fletcher
Clarence Stiiman
Cae
Renee
Fedre
Marist
Couple Killed When Auto Went Off Bridge
A couple to be married soon died when their automobile left a neighborhood supper and plunged into deep water. Three others were rescued, but Arthur Cox and his fiancée drowned. The incident occurred near Loxford, New Jersey, as a single casket ceremony was planned.
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Arthur L. Coxsia
Allee
Jonnhoh
Cox
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