Death Claims German War Hero Ludendorff
General Erich Ludendorff, 72, died after a failing heart following an infection and bladder operation. He had been a symbol of German military discipline and led as chief of staff under Hindenburg during World War I. His death occurred amid condolence messages from leaders and coverage of a dramatic hospital stay.
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Munich
Germany
Erich Ludendorf
Thiat
Paul von Hindenberg
Josephinum Hospital
Ludwig Klein Zwethner
Adolph Hitler
Werner von Blomberg
War Hero Erich Ludendorff Dies in Munich Home
General Erich Ludendorff, famed World War I figure and idol of the German army, died this morning at his Munich residence after bladder infection surgery. Recovery appeared underway before a heart attack ended his life.
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Erich Ludendorf
Munich
Germany
Hollis Named Chairman for Roosevelt Birthday Ball in Grafton
Circuit Clerk Frank M. Hollis Jr will serve as general chairman of the Roosevelt Birthday Ball committee in Grafton at the Field House likely on Monday night February 1 after accepting an invitation from George E. Allender DC commissioner. The event marks the president's birthday on January 30 which falls on Sunday.
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Frank M. Hollis, Jr
George E. Allender
District of Columbia
Grafton
Mr. Allender
Field House
Four Delegates Held Over Pittsburgh Death Probe
Police in Pittsburgh detain four delegates tied to a mysterious death case as coroner rules no immediate violence evidence. Mrs Ault, 29, was found nude in a hotel room and officers pursue leads involving Louis H. Green, Pred A. Odenwald, Jacob Zelkind, and Morris Engargola. An investigation continues with suspects in custody.
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Pittsburgh
Jacob Zelkind
Morris Engargola
Brooklyn
Central Press
Judge Geiger Under Attack in Justice Department Complaint
Washington December 20 The House Judiciary Committee received a Justice Department complaint accusing Federal Judge Ferdinand A Geiger of repeated arbitrary unjust and unfair conduct Attorney General Cummings sent the letter to Chairman Sumners of the committee which is probing impeachment proceedings against Jury Dismissal Cite The document references continuing coverage on page six
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
Ferdinand A. Geiger
Wisconsin
Cummings
Sumners
Texas
Teruel Falls? Battle Rages as Government Storms City
Government forces press the central front drive against Teruel, destroying last insurgent defenses outside the city over three days. The garrison is cut off, residents shelter in tunnels, while government troops report capturing 20 towns and 230 square miles of territory as they penetrate Teruel’s outskirts and the city itself after nightfall.
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Madrid
Teruel
Brunete
Valencia
Spain
Hendaye
Terel
Ohio River Starts Fast Recession At Wheeling
The Ohio River fell rapidly after cresting at 373 feet with 13 feet above flood stage. At 8 a.m. Dam No. 12 lockmaster Captain J R Hill reported 36.2 feet. Flooding affected Wheeling Island basements and surrounding areas as water encroached on streets and homes in several districts.
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Wheeling
Ohio
J. R. Hill
Warwood
Wheeling Island
Fire destroys Skidmore dorm in Saratoga Springs
In Saratoga Springs New York fire of undetermined origin early today gutted South Hall the Skidmore College dormitory causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Twenty girls had already left for Christmas holidays leaving the building unoccupied.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
South Hall
Skidmore College
Katherin Starbuck
Housing Bill Rushes to Upper House in Senate Vote
Congressional leaders moved the housing bill to the Senate as a near final step before mid week adjournment. A sub committee recommended a near identical measure to the one passed by the House, with Majority Leader Barkley predicting a strong Senate approval mirroring the House 325 to 23 vote. The bill aims to spur residential construction by easing financing for small homes and could reach the White House before adjournment. only a crop control program has passed both chambers thus far.
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Washington
Senate
House
Barkley
D.K
White House
Coal Strike Battle in Columbus Ends in Wounding
In Columbus Ohio today a clash linked to a Miller Coal Co strike left Edwin J. McCarty gravely wounded by a pistol shot while Henry Greer suffered a fractured skull and J P Rose was beaten. Police said the melee outside Greer’s home stemmed from the ongoing labor dispute as Miller firm truck drivers had been on strike for weeks.
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Columbus
Miller Coal Co
Edwin J. McCarty
Henry Greer
J. P. Rose
Greer
Miller
Hoover Liner Grounded Off Formosa After Heavy Seas
Off Formosa a luxury liner Hoover ran aground amid battering seas with a skeleton crew aboard the Dollar liner abandoning ship due to heavy waves. Company says parcel post mail intact. reports of breaking up and split not confirmed. passengers evacuated safely. vessel valued at 8 million dollars.
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Manila
Hoover
Hoishoto Island
Formosa
Kobe
Soviet Official Claims U.S. Buzzing With Japanese Spies
Moscow reports a Pravda article by M. P. Frinovsky, vice commissar of internal affairs, stating the United States is overrun with Japanese spies and Japan serves as a field for American intelligence. The piece notes ongoing purges, with eight confessed to treason and espionage against a foreign power, and hints at further executions.
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Moscow
America
Japan
M. P. Frinovsky
Pravada
Prinovsky
Pacifice
Panama Canal
Collesium Su
Names of Jurors Drawn Today By Commissioners
The names of grand and petit jurors for the January term of Taylor county circuit court will be drawn this afternoon by the Taylor county jury commissioners Circuit Clerk Frank M. Hollis Jr John Musgrove and G G Selvey Names will be made public by Sheriff Herbert Evans after jurors are notified to report for duty for the new term.
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Taylor County
Frank M. Hollis, Jr
John Musgrove
G. G. Selvey
Herbert Evans
Sunday School Pageant Moves to Wednesday Evening
The Sunday school pageant at St Matthias Episcopal church will be held at 7:30 Wednesday evening at the church, not 5 p m Tuesday as announced. Rev John G Shirley rector disclosed today. At 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon prayer will be held in celebration of St Thomas day.
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St. Matthias Episcopal Church
John G. Shirley
St. Thomas
Five Youths Confess In Police Killing Gang
Cleveland police announced five young men signed statements admitting they were in the gang that killed two officers in a gun battle at a Cleveland gas station. Each said they did not fire. The roundup followed the shooting. victims were Patrolman Gerald N. Bode and Patrolman Virgil T. Bayne. Suspects named were Anthony Liberatore 20 Albert A. Lipp 27 Anthony Gallino 18 Carl J. Ferrito 20 Neal Palastrone 18. They were booked in custody.
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Cleveland
Dec
Gerald N. Bode
Virgil T. Bayne
Bode
Anthony Liberatore
Albert A. Lipp
Anthony Gallino
Carl J. Ferrito
Neal Palastrone
Engineer Dies in Emsworth Dam Boat Accident
Pittsburgh dispatch reports one man drowned and two rescued after a motorboat capsized at the Emsworth dam on the Ohio River five miles from Pittsburgh. The deceased was Charles Willis, 32, a hoisting engineer from Rochester, Pa.
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Pittsburgh
Emsworth
Ohio River
Charles Willis
Rochester
Driver halts truck to rescue three from burning roadhouse
Edward Haller, 20, driver for Orange Crush Bottling Co. of Philippi, saved three lives at 8:30 this morning when he found the King of Clubs roadhouse five miles from Barbour county seat on the Grafton highway ablaze. He forced the front door after smoke prevented entry, discovering occupants trapped as flames spread.
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Edward Haller
Orange Crush Bottling Co
Philippi
King of Clubs
Barbour
Grafton
Haller
Albert Mellie
Louis Mitzi
Eight Men Entombed In Coffer Dam Collapse
At Port Stanley Ontario December 20 Canadian Press reports eight men died when a huge coffer dam collapsed at Kettle Creek. Five of thirteen workers at the dam bottom escaped with injuries while five others were thrown into the water and rescued. The dam's interlocking steel sheets buckled under water pressure, leaving a 65 foot long structure flooded with 29 feet of water.
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Port Stanley
Ont
Kettle Creek
Cline Moved by Railroad to New Position
Ralph H. Cline longtime master mechanic of the Baltimore and Ohio Grafton shops is to be reassigned to another role by the railroad company. He was summoned to Baltimore and will receive orders today. A temporary master mechanic, C H Spence of Baltimore, took charge of the shops. The transfer had been planned for some time amid railroad circles.
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Ralph H. Cline
Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Spence
Cline
C. H. Spence
Bal| Ti
Hull Reveals U S Far East policy stance
Secretary Hull outlined the administrations view on withdrawing American ships and citizens from the Far East while preserving protection rights and interests. He said the present moment does not seem opportune and noted long-standing complexities and conflicts of opinion in safeguarding Americans abroad.
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Washington
Hull
Far East
Smathers
N. J
Hall
500 Logan Children Are To Get Christmas Gifts
More than 500 children in Logan county mining camps will receive toys and clothes this Christmas. The final shipment arrives from 460 students at Friends Central School in Philadelphia. Each child will get at least one toy and one garment at programs in Christian, Mt. Gay, Sunbeam, Godby, and Shraples schools.
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Logan
Logan County
W. W. Winckle
Friends Service Clinic
Friends’ Central School
Philadelphia
Triple Execution Slated For Kidnapers Of Doctor
MOUNDSVILLE Dec 20 The three Huntington men Arnett A Booth Orville Adkins and John Travis convicted in the kidnap death of Dr James I Seder may die together on the gallows prison records show only one triple execution has occurred in the state On January 4 1924 three men Dandy Dick Ferri Philip Connizoro and Nick Salamante were hanged at the state penitentiary one strapped in a straight jacket after a failed suicide attempt by another.
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Moundsville
Huntington
James I Seder
Arnett A. Booth
Orville Adkins
John Travis
Cabell County
Glen Elk
Clarksburg
State Penitentiary
Dick Ferri
Philip Connizoro
Nick Salamante
New Water Line Tested Before Work Completed
The U S engineers began testing the new water line from the Tygart river dam to the filtration plant in Grafton as work nears completion. Leaks are being hunted and Mayor Waugh said water may flow through the pipes by tonight or tomorrow, with supply now received from three levels in the dam reservoir.
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U. S
Grafton
Tygart River
O. Waugh
Japan Plans New Offense In Chekiang Anhwei Provinces
Shanghai Dec 20 An imminent Japanese offensive in Chekiang and Anhwei provinces was closed today by Gen Iwane Matsui Japanese commander The pressure of Japan s campaign was felt along coastal China from Ta o northern to Canton metropolis of the 60 Three United States stood by at Tsingtao to evac about 300 Americans if necessary A Japanese naval attack on port highly developed by Japanese industry was feared D of the destruction of rich Chinese properties by Chinese there.
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Shanghai
Chekiang
Anwhei
Iwane Matssui
Japan
China
Tao
Canton
United States
Tsingtao
Samuel Sokobin
United
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