Kidnappers Run a Broad New York Crime Ring
In New York police pursue the gang led by a nonresident boss who directs Italian child abductions. Ten members seized on East 63rd Street post raid, with $10,000 bail each. Two boy victims, Giuseppe Longo and Rizzo, identify women Maria Rappa and Giandrano, alias Vito Valerino, as key figures. Four children remain missing and likely to be abandoned on streets.
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Michiel Tuzzo
Giuseppe Long
Brooklyn
Flynn
East Sixtythird Street
Longo
Rizzo
Rizzo Boy
Giuseppe Longo
Maria Rappa
Giandrano
Vito Valerino
New York City
Fiancée Weds With Dying Breath in Fire-Torn City
In Lafayette Indiana Byron Ferguson of Toledo married Anna Schultz on Friday night after physicians said Ferguson had only 24 hours to live due to tuberculosis. He came seven weeks earlier, was moved from a burned room on South Fifth street to the bride’s home, and the minister had to bend to hear him. The wife is to receive $5,000 life insurance and substantial Toledo real estate.
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Guson
Toledo
Anna Schultz
Ferguson
South Fifth Street
Blue Grass Soldier Declines Navy Service Letter Warning Recruiters
A Kentucky patriot writes from the federal building navy recruiting station, stating he will not serve. He rejects killing, urges faith, and warns recruiters of doom and torment for those who pursue war. The letter reflects antiwar sentiment and religious warnings to the armed forces.
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Blue Grass
Dismembered Babe Found in Rochester Search
Police pursue a 19 year old Gertrude Enright of Kingston Ontario believed to have dismembered a baby in a rooming house run by Mrs Vandusen in Rochester. Arms legs and trunk were found in a drain, a blood soaked suitcase with infant undergarments recovered. Enright confessed but fled before custody. Kingston police alerted to watch for her.
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Rochester
N. Y
Gertrude Enright
Kingston
Ontario
Vandusen
Enright
Trey
United States
Piles Cure Promise With Refund if Not Healed
A druggist offers Paro Ointment with a money back guarantee for treating itching bleeding and protruding piles within six to eleven days. If the condition fails to cure, a refund is provided. The notice highlights a six to fourteen day cure window and a refund policy.
Prisoner Bids to Return Home to Michigan City Penitentiary
James Rollo, 65, ex inmate who found life outside too harsh, writes from Hammond Indiana requesting return to his old cell at Michigan City penitentiary and vows to stay for life. He seeks warmth, routine, and the engine room job, calling the prison “home” during the holiday season.
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Michigan City
Hammond
Ind
Uxniu
James Rollo
Rollo
East Chicago
Mienisan City
Hone
Purse Thief Gang Thefts Suspected In North Side Attack
Police linked Friday night robbery of Mrs. Frank Toohey at Thirty second street and Kenwood avenue to a suspect, Samuel Baker of 240 Puryear street, who earlier admitted stealing three purses. Two victims identified his prior snatchings, while a third purse remains untraced. Baker also confessed to robbing Mrs. Gordon A. TaRue and Mrs. E J Bulgar on the night of November 11. The victims were unable to identify their attacker at police headquarters due to fear during the incidents. Baker was arrested by Patrolmen Henry and Monniger.
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North Side
Frank Toohey
Shriver Avenue
Thirty-second Street
Kenwood Avenue
Samuel Baker
Puryear Street
Baker
College Avenue
Red Cross Seal Grows In Favor This Christmas
The Red Cross seal gains prominence during the holidays with a quarter million already placed on sale in Indianapolis. Demand is expected to rise next week as Christmas letters and parcels move through the post. Two Red Cross nurses will begin duty Monday morning in the post office corridors until Christmas. seals available at downtown stores and in drug and dry goods outlets.
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Red Cross
Indianapolis
Christmas Seals Placed On Envelopes For Postage Aid
Goods stores across the city advertise Christmas seals as a postage aid. The seals should be placed on the back of envelopes and parcels to ensure postage coverage.
Rabbit Hunt Captures Odd Main Street Chase in Columbus Ind
A rabbit led eleven dogs through Columbus Indiana on Main street Friday, running the length of the street before capture. The crowd including suffragists gathered to witness the unusual chase.
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Columbus
Ind
Justice Resigns Over Marital Record in Columbus
Columbus Indiana December reports David C. Coons a justice resigns after seven years of marriage ceremonies, noting all but one couple divorced. His first ceremony involved a couple with three children and a pipe scene noted in the report.
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Columbus
Ind
David C. Coons
There Was a Reason Subtitle Line Confessional Quip
A terse exchange centers on a claim of never kissing a girl. TL Delieve it echoes a skeptical nod as a woman sizes up the speaker with a sly, guarded remark.
Second Mutiny Quelled in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro Brazil reported a second naval mutiny quelled by government forces. Mutineers seized a fortress on Cambra island after a Friday night uprising. loyal ships and shore batteries bombarded the position for hours. A white flag surrender followed amid city panic and mass evacuations.
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Rio DE Janiero
Cambra
Rio Grande de Sul
Islind
Combra
Unpaid Policy Clause Challenged by Colorado Law
The article notes a law passed by Colorado in 2004 annulling suicide clauses in policies, asserting legislative authority. It references a higher court reversal request denied, a separated couple reconciling, the engagement collapsing, and a subsequent marriage the next day between the girl and her former lover after a tense interval and a symbolic $100 payment.
Woodmen policy upheld after death by own action
Denver, Dec 10 The state supreme court upheld a law forcing an insurance company to pay a policy even if the insured commits death by own action within a year. Mrs Mary Sloss, beneficiary, sued the Woodmen of the World head camp Pacific jurisdiction to collect on her brother's policy. the Woodmen appealed over contract terms.
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Denver
Colo
Supreme Court
Mary Sloss
Pacific
Woodmen of the World
Woodmen
Boxed Handkerchiefs for Children at 25c a Box
Handkerchiefs with pink blue red and other colored borders are boxed three in each set and priced at 25 cents. The dealer notes a thousand left to sell, and they are expected to move quickly on the main floor center aisle.
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