Opium Conference Hails Progress Amid Debate
Geneva January 26 The international opium conference reports progress after a joint commission was formed to study suppression of opium smoking in the East with official and private talks between American and other delegates on narcotic drug problems Dr Rupert Blue of the American delegation advocates reducing narcotics in patent medicines and limiting heroin and cocoa leaf growth Officials note the conference was saved from collapse as small states prize the League of Nations protective framework delegates debate between American and English sides underscored reliance of smaller nations on the league for support
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Géneva
Byr
Associated Press
Rupert Blue
Blue
Dutch East Indies
South
America
League of Naions
Locomotive Boiler Explodes Near Denver Killing Two
Two men died when the locomotive boiler exploded on a Colorado and Southern freight train near Stanley Lake, twelve miles north of Denver. The blast hurled the engine and tore the track for about sixty yards, but no cars derailed. The victims were J. E. Con engineer and Joseph Rose man, both of Denver.
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Associated Press
Cole
J. E. Conengineer
Joseph Roseman
Denver
Jere
Colorado and Southern Railroad
Stanley Lake
Fort Collin
King Ferdinand of Romania Operated On in Bucharest
King Ferdinand of Romania underwent an operation in Bucharest for intestinal trouble. The procedure aims to address a health issue affecting the monarch’s well being and future duties.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Ferdinand of
Allies Inform Berlin They Do Not Discuss Cologne Case
Berlin notes that Allied powers drafted a curt reply to the Cologne evacuation dispute. The joint note, delivered to Chancellor Luther, asserts no current intent to discuss Cologne zone with Germany and promises a more detailed message soon. Paris reports French responses to German tariff questions and debt talks with the United States continue amid broader interallied finance debates.
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Berlin
Cologne
Associated Press
Luther
Great Britain
France
Japan
Belgium
Foreign Office
Borah
America
Germany
le Journal
L'Oeuvre
Mir. Borah
Rochambeau
la Follette
England
Pershing
Brazil
Pacific
Mexico
Montana Express Wins Banner for Claim Reductions
The Montana division of the American Railway Express Company won the banner in the claim reduction contest after competing with 15 western states over three months. L. Shaul, Helena agent, credited two factors: careful handling by express employees and well safeguarded shipments ensuring safe carriage.
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Montana
American Railway Express Company
L. Shaul
Helena
Shaul
Express
Woman to prosecute noted Frisco case
A San Francisco woman, Dorothy Ellingson, 15, stands accused of murdering her mother. Theresa Meikle, appointed by the district attorney, will prosecute and declares she will do her duty and feels no sympathy for a killer mother.
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Dorothy Ellingson
San Francisco
Theresa Meikle
Miss Meikle
Jee
French Premier Outwits Critics In Vatican Policy
Paris dispatch reports Premier Nerrot fortified by a state council ruling on Alsace Lorraine in the Napoleonic concordat, aiding the case to suppress credits for a Vatican embassy. He accuses bishops and Rome of politics, while clerical leaders in Lorraine vow unity and defend Vatican relations.
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Paris
Prem
Ith
Cates
the Holy
Council
Alsace
Lorraine
Romig
State Council
Vatican
Alsace-Lorraine
Rome
France
Nerriot
Republic
Germany
Italy
Abbe Lemire
Nord
Radical Party
Metz
Jérance
Father Bergeye
Gironde
Loraine Catholic Association
Herriot
Strasbourg
Brest
Nice
Navy Wiry Tate to Handle Chinese Crisis
Shanghai January 23 The Associated Press reports troops at the Woosustg forts near the Yangtse mouth show an ugly spirit prompting American naval authorities to order a destroyer to proceed as convoy guard for the world liner Bergenland due to arrive tomorrow. The ship will anchor in the Yangtze lower reaches opposite the forts. This morning the forts fired on the British steamer Tukwo from Hankow. a boarding party removed three Chinese passengers with no other arrests.
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Shanghai
Associated Press
Woosustg
Yangtse
Bergenland
Yangtze
Jardine-Matheson Company
Hankow
Sailors Die as Lighter Capsizes in Lake Managua
Managua January 26 Three sailors and one United States marine from the gun boat Tulsa drowned when a heavily loaded lighter carrying them to a larger vessel capsized on Lake Managua Saturday.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Associated Press
United States Marine
United States
Tulsa
Lake Mangua
Harvard Advertising Awards Allotted for 1924 Prizes
The Harvard advertising awards for 1924 totaling 10500 were announced at a Cambridge dinner. Bean Wallace Denham of Harvard Business School presented nine prizes after reviewing 3000 advertisements from 175 agencies. The National Vigilance Committee received the cold medal for distinguished contemporary services to advertising. The Geological Survey denies knowledge of dry springs flowing at drought’s end.
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Harvard
Associated Dress
Cambridge
Mass
Edward W. Bok
Bean Wallace I. Denham
Harvard Business School
National Vigilance Committee
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
The
Geological Survey
Yale graduate Warry Crocker takes stage career
Warry Crocker, scion of a prominent California family and Yale alumnus, abandons society duties to pursue acting. He has worked through minor roles and is set to pursue parts that bring broader recognition on stage.
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Warry Crocker
Yale
California
Ife
Moe Turman’s rise and fall in a massive New York finance scheme
George Britt profiles Moe Turman once respected in Brooklyn Jewish circles who built a large pyramid scheme over eleven years. He describes Turman’s modest earnings, mounting debts, and forged notes as debts swelled to hundreds of thousands, forcing deception to stave off bankruptcy.
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George
Britt
New York
Moe Turman
Fane
Wallingford
Kotetz
Turman
Citi Cage
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Jewish Center
National Zionists Organization
Young Judea
Joff
Ferdinand Pecora
Napoleon
Overheated Chimney Triggers Walnut Street House Fire
A chimney fire started early this morning at 1:14 at 1721 Walnut Street, Martin Weber’s home. The blaze spread to the garret, causing damage estimated between 200 and 500 dollars. The building is owned by Jacob Weber, father of the occupant, with the fire department traveling a mile and a half to reach the scene. Washington News notes William F. Humphrey, former House member, was nominated by President Coolidge to the Federal Trade Commission, succeeding Nelson B. Gaspill whose term expired.
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Martin Weber
Walnut Street
Northern Pacific Railroad
Jacob, Weber
Washington
William FE. Humphrey
House
President Coolidge
Federal Trade Commission
Nelson B. Gaspill
New Jersey
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Germat
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