Witness for Mrs Scott in Contested Divorce Case
Miss Jane L Kennedy testified for Frank D Scott in his divorce suit in Alpena Michigan detailing alleged indiscretions of Mrs Edna James Scott. She described repeated attempts to obtain revelations about Mrs Scott from her employer and noted flirtations with a gas station attendant nicknamed Jazzba and a clerk at a fashionable house. A deposition from Johanna Fuchs disclosed Scott admitted losing 1500 dollars gambling in Washington.
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Associated Presse
Alpena
Mich
Jane L. Kennedy
Frank D. Scott
Michigan
Edna James Scott
Scott
Miss Kennedy
Mr. Scott
Miss Kenedy
Sirs
Scotts
Johanna Fuchs
New York
Washington
Industrial shares at highest level in New York market
New York opening of the year saw a sharp stock upturn lifting industrial shares to record highs. About 2,000,000 total shares changed hands as bulls rallied around radio and automobile issues in a dramatic Wall Street session. London meanwhile reported removal of Lady Astor’s portrait from the Commons staircase pending final disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
New York Stack Exchange
Div Associatea Press
London
Lady Astor
House of Commons
France Offers Tentative Plan to Fund War Debts
Paris officials and Washington sources report France considering a long term low rate method to fund its WWI debt to the United States. Finance Minister Clementel prepared a memorandum for Ambassador Merrick, signaling an unofficial, exploratory step toward possible amortization and a one half of one percent annual rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Associated Press
Clementel
United States
M. Clementes
Lment
Treasury Department
Merrick
Washington
Great Britain
Paris
London
Herrick
Hughes
White House
Germany
Emmbassy
Afontague Norman
Sir Allan Anderson
Bank of England
Emmbassis
Army at Work on New York Streets
New York Jan 2 Army workers used sixteen thousand men and 417 motor plows to clear an eight inch snowfall across pavements. Winds from the northwest and a 24 degree temperature slowed transit with minor traffic incidents. Two ships suffered damage off the Atlantic coast the Clyde liner Mohawk fire in her hold and the British tanker Alecloo nearly blown ashore at Seabright New Jersey in a gale. The Weather Bureau forecast continued wintry conditions through the night with winds easing and temperatures falling.
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New York
N Northwest
Atlantic
Clyde
Mohawk
Alecloo
Seabright
N. J
Norfolk
Weather Bureau
Riot near Douarnenez as crowd attacks gendarmes
Associated Press report from Douarnenez France dated January 2 describes rioting erupting after an alleged assault on former Mayor Leffanchec. A gendarmerie commander was dragged through the street and multiple officers and a private were wounded during clashes between the crowd and security forces.
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Associated Press
Douarnenez
France
Leffanchec
Bomb Klan Bombs Macomb Illinois City Building
In Macomb Illinois two bombs exploded in the city building where a Ku Klux Klan meeting of about 140 men had been held. The blast wrecked the building injuring no one inside. A second bomb hit the home of County Judge Miller on the second floor causing a damaged porch and a shattered foundation but the occupants escaped harm. Judge Miller had recently punished bootleggers with jail time and fines. Citizens then patrolled the town guarding officials and buildings.
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Galesburg
Ills
Ku Klux Klan
Macomb
McDonough
Miller
Martyr to Science Dies in France
Prof. J. Fergenie dies in Bordeaux after prolonged illness attributed to exposure to x rays. The report notes his work on cancer cures and references ongoing experiments. In Wisconsin, Appleton Post editor Thomas B. Reid, 85, who led the paper for over 50 years, also dies.
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Associated Presa
Bordeaux
France
J. Fergenie
Elf
Ice
Galesburg
Legion of Tower
Gatesburg
Appleton, Wis
Thomas B. Reid
Appleton Post
England and U S urged to pursue shared peace policy
Viscount Cecil urged Anglo American unity for world peace at the Plaza Hotel dinner in New York. He warned against an alliance imposed on others and called for joint influence and a common policy while noting England's trust in President Coolidge.
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Associated Press
New York
England
United States
Viscount Cecil
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Plaza Hotel
Coolidge
Washington
Coolridge
Stolen Liberty Bonds Recovered Near Little Rock
United States postal officials recovered 73090 dollars in Liberty Bonds stolen from a mall train at Rondous Illinois last June. Major Jamies A. Mitcock, head of the Little Rock detective bureau, announced the bonds were found in a rural delivery box nineteen miles west of Little Rock after an anonymous call tipped authorities.
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Associated Tress
Little Tock
Ark
Jan
United States
Rondous
Ill
Little Hock
Jamies A. Mitcock
Montana Resources Campaign Promotes State Prosperity
St Paul January 2 Special Ed ward Flynn director of Great Northern railroad PR bureau described December as a statewide publicity drive in Montana. Business groups state departments and railroads joined to market Montana to the world highlighting resources possibilities and scenic beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Montana
Edward FF. Flynn
Great Northern Railroad
Bureau of Public Relations
Witnesed
State Department of Publicity
Chambers of Commerce
Commercial Clubs
Land Settlement Congress
State Department of Agriculture
Northwest
United States
Montana J
Mohawk Fire Aftermath Leaves Steamer in Peril
Officials of the Clyde line reported the steamer Mohawk beached at Lewes Delaware after a sea fire. Built in 1908 at a cost of 100000 dollars the Mo hawk carried a cargo valued at 190000 dollars. About 200 passengers were rescued by the coast guard cutter Kickapoo and two tugs before plans for salvage were determined.
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New York
Clyde Line
Lewes
Del
Coast Guard
Kickapoo
Coolidge Opposes Borah Plan for International Conference
President Coolidge rejects Borah's proposal for a broad international economic and arms conference. He favors a limited scope conference aimed at practical results to curb armaments. The item juxtaposes political debate with a public service calendar offer embedded in the dispatch.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jan
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations
Cnolldyn
Halide
Joseph Smith I of Deer Lodge Dead Pioneer Montana Publisher
News from Helena reports the death in Los Angeles of Joseph Smith II of Deer Lodge publisher of the Silver State. A pioneer Montana newspaper man born January 8 1864 in Hammond New York he began as owner of the Madisonian in Virginia City. He was nearly 61. Details of illness and death are not given.
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Helena
Los Angeles
California
Joseph Smith II
Deer Lodge
Silver State
Montana
Smith
Joseph Smith
Madisonian
Virginia City
Hammond
St. Lawrence County
New York
Josep Smith
Charges Tout Violate Versailles Treaty by Secret Army
General Kove of the inter allied military control committee reports to the ambassador's conference alleging the Reichswehr runs recruiting offices with lists for a secret regular army. The Berliner Zeitung Am Mittag denies the claims and asserts Versailles Treaty compliance.
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Trest
Berlin
Kove
Inter-Allied Military Control Committee
Reichswehr
Berliner Zeitung
Free 1923 CALENDAR Offer Stamp Enclosed
A brief public notice states that a requester should enclose two cents in stamps to receive a free copy of the 1923 calendar and provides a name and street address for mailing.
Convict Escapes Under Hot Ashes From Eastern Penitentiary
John Campbell, 24, facing 25 to 60 years for robbery, hid under a burning load of ashes on a five ton truck and rode out of the Eastern Penitentiary gates. He later overpowered guard chauffeur Charles Krout, seized the car, and escaped in northeastern Philadelphia with pursuers in pursuit. Campbell wore a blue prison uniform, seized a green cape, and vanished after a wild drive.
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Assecated Press
Philadelphia
Eastern Penitentiary
John Campbell
Campbell
General Butler
Charles Krout
Krout
Haw Campbell
American Marines Landed At Nanking
Shanghai January 2 report that a detachment of American marines has been landed at Nanking to guard the foreign residential district after the looting by the bodyguard of General Chi Shieh Yuan of silk stores in the city. Loss estimated at 800000 dollars. General Chi is a refugee in Shanghai.
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Shanghai
Associated Press
Nanking
Chi Shieh-Yuan
Kiangsu
Chi
Warx to Form Government
Berlin report says Chancellor Marx after talks with President Ebert agrees to renew efforts to assemble a stable coalition government. In Casper Wyoming a taxicab driver John Husse was found slain, shot in the head. his pockets rifled, with no clue to the killer.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Marx
Ebert
Iment
Casper
Wyo
John Husse
Here
Husse
Treasury maps bonus fund plan with first $100 million deposit
Washington reports the treasury's plan to fund the soldiers bonus with an initial deposit of $100 million into a special account. Annual additions of similar size, compounding at 4 percent, are planned to cover maturities of service certificates around 20 years hence. The first step was issuing and selling $30 million in 5 year 4 percent treasury notes and matching special treasury certificates to self finance the bond.
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Washington
Treasury
Seizure of Opposition Papers in Rome Grows
Government seizures of opposition newspapers continued with vigor in Rome on January 2. Few journals are allowed. fascist leanings predominate. The leading editorial in Il Giornale D’Italia complains of yesterday’s seizure, while fascisti circles say reports in its second edition about a second Blackshirt march to Rome were objected to by authorities.
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Rome
Associated Press
Glornale D'Italia
Giournale D'Italia
National Defense Day Seen As Great Success
Washington on January 2 reports Defense Day drew more than 10,000,000 participants across activities. Brigadier General Dennis E. Nolan told a public sub committee that observances were especially successful in some locations as the War Department seeks appropriations.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Dennis E. Nolan
Nolan
Gale Batters British Islands in Record Winter Gale
Storm reports from the United Kingdom and Ireland describe a 70 mile per hour gale and heavy snow creating widespread damage. Traffic disruption and flooding affect Midlands Wales and the south coast. Thames valley coastal areas are swamped as Runnymeade Magna Charta Island disappear under rising waters.
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London
Associated
Midlands
Wales
Deal
Thames Valley
Runnymede
Magna Charta Island
Atlantic
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Kirby
OF States Resources
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Charlston
CTA Borah
Joseph Smith I
Pioneer Newspaper
MAN
Frederic J. Haskin
The
Helena Independent Information Bureau
Agion, D.C
Warx
United Kingdom
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