Galveston Waterfront Fire Claims Several, Explosions Believed Fatal
In Galveston on December 24 a barge explosion and oil fire at pier A caused widespread damage estimated up to 600000 dollars. At least seven men were killed with three more missing. a British freighter Archenberg narrowly escaped disaster as crews battled flames across the waterfront.
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Clara Hamon Murder Case Nears Special Prosecution
Clara Smith Hamon, charged with the murder of Jake L. Hamon, Oklahoma national Republican committeeman, may be tried by a special prosecutor. Governor Robertson accused the case of “horse play” in preparation and ordered Attorney General Prince Freeling to assist, signaling higher officials will direct the prosecution.
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Jake L. Hamon
Oklahoma National Republican
Prince Freeling
Robertson
Ardmore Woman Charged in Ardmore Hotel Murder
Clara Smith Hamon, charged with the murder of Jake L. Hamon in an Ardmore hotel, left El Paso early Thursday and is due to appear before Prosecutor Russell Brown. A sworn statement of her defense will be filed, with plans for a $10,000 bond and return to El Paso to stay with her parents.
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Oklo
United News
Clara Smith Hamon
Riday
Jake L. Hamon
el Paso
Russell Brown
Millionaire left Clara Hamon one fourth of estate
The will of Jake Hamon is in a Ardmore bank safety box per attorney Jana Mathers. One fourth of the estate goes to Clara Smith Hamon who is charged with the murder of Hamon. She is expected to contest the share vigorously after his death amid unsettled estate plans.
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Oklo
United Press
Jake Hamon
Jana P. Mathers
Clara Smith Hamon
Mathers
Hamon
Jealousy Tragedy Shocks Bend Man Killed in Quarrel
Dallas A. Anderson a 39 year old man from St. Paul and Chicago was killed in Bend Indiana in a quarrel with Mack Atyeo. Police say Atyeo fired four shots in an attempt to escape and for the police when the ir was unclear.
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United Press
Dallas A. Anderson
St. Paul
Chicago
Mack Atyeo
State Department rebukes Britain over cable message censorship
Washington reports say the State Department confronted the British embassy after it sent a letter to Senate committee chairman Senator Kellor denying testimony by Newcomb Carlton of Western Union that British naval authorities delayed cable messages from Britain to the United States. The action is viewed as a breach of diplomatic courtesy and the department will discuss the matter with the embassy directly to determine whether an explanation is needed.
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Associated Press
State Department
Senate Committee
United States
Prittah Isles
Kellore
Newcomb Carlton
Western Union Telegraph Company
Europe’s poor kids to get U S Christmas food aid
American relief agencies led by Herbert Hoover and the Red Cross will deliver 25 hundred tons of food to 3.5 million children under 15 in war damaged eastern and central Europe for Christmas. Each child receives about 0.5 pounds of food in a $105000 meal at 117 feeding stations feeding 300000 Austrian children and 600000 in Germany.
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United News
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Europe
Herbert Hoover
Red Cross
Austria
Germany
Hoover
Calder Seeks Tax Exempt Real Estate Mortgages
Senator Calder proposes tax exempt mortgages on dwelling houses to relieve the housing shortage. He argues high federal income taxes push investors toward municipal and state securities and cites estates like Marshall Field and Hetty Green moving funds from real estate. He notes tax exempt securities rose from 8 to 14 billion dollars over five years.
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Associated Press
Calder
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Congress
Marshall Field
Chicago
Hetty Gireen
Call Many Witnesses in McGannon's Defense
Cleveland prosecutors accuse Judge William H. McGannon of murder in the Harold Kaga slaying. The defense summoned twenty four witnesses to dispute the state's case and questioned star witness Miss Neely's whereabouts. Four witnesses testified to seeing McGannon near Euclid and East Ninth Street before the shooting.
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Associated Press
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Harold Kaga
Boyd
Miss Neely
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Tor
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East Ninth Street
Fire Insurance Firms Must Stay in Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi December 23 State Revenue Agent Stokes V Robertson filed suit under anti trust laws. He obtained a writ of injunction before Chancellor Striker to stop 139 fire insurance companies from withdrawing from the state while penalties are pursued.
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Associated Preas
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Robertson
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Minnesota Rail Fares Raised Twenty Percent
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered Minnesota and Arkansas railroads to lift passenger fares and damage rates by 20 percent. The action was announced as part of a federal ruling issued December 25.
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United
Man 60 Frozen to Death Near Cave Doorway in South Dakota
In a seven foot snow drift at the entrance of a dugout near Winner South Dakota George Biermann 60 was found frozen to death by neighbor John McCune. Biermann left his cave to check his livestock during a blizzard and died with arms outstretched as if in a struggle. He had ample provisions and leaves behind a California wife and eight grown children plus a brother Manuel Bierman in Carter. Funeral planned in Winner after inquest. Snowfall eight to ten inches. cattlemen warned about storm.
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South Dakota
George Biermann
John McCune
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Biermann
Bier- Mann
Carter
Manuel Bierman
Missouri
Severe Winter Grips Northern Nebraska and South Dakota
Norfolk Neb December 24. Northern Nebraska and southern South Dakota remain in a deep freeze with snow everywhere. Norfolk logged 12 below zero while the Northwestern line reported 10 to 19 below. Winner reported 22 below. Roads are largely blocked by snow.
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Nebraska
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Northwestern Railroad
Winner
Pershing to Lead Parade March 4
General Pershing is chosen to be grand marshal for the inaugural parade in full uniform on his charger Jeff. He will chair the military committee organizing parade units and positions. Ed ward B. McLean leads planning with the inaugural executive committee. The committee expected Pershing to formally accept soon. A Mardi Gras of the states is planned for inauguration night on Pennsylvania avenue with New Orleans officials being consulted for expert help.
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Edward B. McLean
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Jess W. Smith
New Orleans
Wilson refuses pardon for Debs
President Wilson declines clemency for Eugene V Debs, the socialist leader serving a ten year term in Atlanta under the espionage act. Attorney General Palmer had urged a pardon, but the president did not grant clemency in this case.
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Debs
Two Bond Measures Pass in Senate Special Order
Washington December 24 Under a special order the Senate approved a bill authorizing the federal farm loan board to issue mortgage bonds for short or long terms as market conditions require. A second measure extends the time federal reserve banks may hold temporary Liberty and permanent bonds. An anti cigarette league note claims Roosevelt Taft and Wilson do not have them.
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Associated Press
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Federal Farm Loan Board
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Pat O'Brien Recall Follows Westbound Train Arrival
Lieut Pat O'Brien's body is brought from the west to Momence Illinois where mourners gather at the depot. His mother Mrs Margaret O'Brien stays home grieving as friends recall his wartime heroism and life. Funeral plan set for Monday with Masons pallbearers and Rev William Wilson officiating.
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Bandits Target Greenwich Village Arts District
Police warn Greenwich Village artists and shopkeepers to lock doors against a crime wave. Burglars allegedly mapped the village for a wholesale raid and may steal free verse manuscripts or cubist paintings from studios and tea shops in the area.
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United News
Greenwich
Cigarettes to Harding May Mean Arrest for Nineteen Kansans
Topeka Kansas December 23 Special Nineteen Atchison men may be arrested for buying a carton of cigarettes as a Christmas gift to President elect Harding and Topeka women and American Legion members who allegedly sent cigarettes to disabled soldiers at Camp Funston and Topeka state hospital The investigation follows Attorney General Hopkins request to probe possible violations of the Kansas anti cigarette law which bans gifts and sales of cigarettes in the state The Atchison men reportedly contributed ten cents each toward the carton of pills for Harding who would become the first cigarette smoking president in U S history
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United States
Borwick Convicted in Manslaughter Case Sentenced in Anamosa
Ernest Borwick was found guilty of manslaughter in district court for the death of Leo Holsfaster and sentenced to eight years in the state reformatory at Anamosa by Judge Cullison after denying a motion for a new trial.
Bank Robbery Near Coffeyville Stolen Cash Bonds
Three men robbed the State Bank at Dearing Kansas six miles west of Coffeyville on Thursday afternoon. They escaped with about 2000 dollars in cash and an undetermined amount of Liberty bonds. Local authorities searched the area for the suspects.
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Cardinal Gibbons Condition Improves At Home
Cardinal Gibbons, resting at the home of Robert T. Shriver in Union, Maryland, was reported to be improving on Thursday. Official word from his physician noted the cardinal remains under care but shows signs of recovery.
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United Preas
Cardinal Gibbons
Robert T. Shriver
Union Md
Atill Conwill
Shriver
De Valera's Wife Returns to Erin for Christmas
Mrs Eamonn de Valera returns to Ireland to spend Christmas with her children at her mother's home in County Wicklow. The Irish leader stays in seclusion near New York. She left quietly with traveling companion Miss O Connor and is now at her Wicklow mountains home, confirmed by Harry Boland.
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Eamonn de Valera
Ireland
County Wicklow
NO MARTIAL LAW RELAX IN ERIN ON CHRISTMAS
Dublin reports no relaxation of martial law across Ireland during Christmas as British forces face heightened rebel activity. Unknown gunmen killed a constable in Newton Wexford and ambushes targeted a Templemore police patrol. one corporal wounded as military reinforcements push rebels back.
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Templemore
Receiver Appointed for Vail Retailers in Crawford County
Petition by three Omaha firms sought bankruptcy for O'Reilly and Watson partnership of Vail Crawford County Iowa. James E Noonan of Cherokee Iowa named receiver under $2 000 bond by local bankruptcy referee Fremont Benjamin. The firm is among Crawford counties largest general retailers with claims totaling 11 446 in notes and open accounts.
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Bank cashier charged after $100,000 shortage found
In Plentywood Sheridan county state bank was closed and cashier Chester Beiseker was arrested on charges of making false reports to the state banking department. Officials say bank shortages exceed $100,000 and Christmas bonuses totaling $26,145 will be paid to Kingwood Oil company employees.
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Associated Press
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Kingwood Oil Company
Actor Botsford’s wife leaves for Reno and marries friend
New York report details A M Botsford once Broadway publicity man who loved his wife dearly. His wife left for Reno on February 7 and returned free, then married Raoul Fleischmann on November 15. The couple and Fleischmann’s cousin, a yeast magnate, form a trio whose roles have swapped. The actor’s infant son remains with Fleischmann’s new wife.
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Quincy
Raoul Pleischmann
Williams College
Fleiachmann Ierich
Cincinnati
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Greenwich
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Goshen
British Soldiers Tear at American Flag in Queenstown
Mrs. Michael Mohan testified to the Villard commission that in August Sinn Fein volunteers snatched rifles from British troops in Queenstown. In the ensuing clash British soldiers fired into a crowd, smashing windows after failing to reach an American flag. Marines later drove off the soldiers and the consul refused responsibility.
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Caruso’s Voice Not Impaired Says Physician
New York tenor Enrico Caruso has not lost his voice due to illness a physician announced on Thursday night. He recently suffered a severe cold and will resume his Metropolitan Opera engagement soon as doctors confirm steady improvement.
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Hinerico Caruso
Metropolitan
Three Die as Auto Stage Goes Into Humptulips River
Three men were killed and three others hospitalized after an automobile stage plunged into the Humptulips River on Thursday 20 miles north of Hoquiam Washington. The stage carried passengers from logging camps spending Christmas in Hoquiam.
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Congress Adjourns Amid Holiday Briefing
Washington reports Congress adjourned for the holidays after a brief session. The Senate and House ended their work with routine votes and minimal controversy as lawmakers prepared for the Christmas recess.
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Publicity urged on coal profiteering profits inquiry
Senator Foree and Senator Calder push for ongoing public disclosure of coal costs from mine to consumer. They argue a federal body could publish monthly mining, shipping and handling costs to curb profiteering. Edge notes they halted buck-passing in committee. He cites prices above 3 to 7 dollars a ton as too high in eastern districts and the Mississippi valley.
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United News
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Calder
Federal Trade Commission
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Taft Attacks Ford and Dearborn Independent Antisemitism
Former President William Howard Taft condemned Henry Ford's Dearborn Independent at a dinner of the B’nai B’rith, outlining alleged anti Jewish plots and control of money markets. Taft questioned Ford’s initiative versus press influence and warned of a world conspiracy theory linked to Bolshevism and a Jewish leadership.
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Dov
Dearborn Independent
Michigan
Wand
Henry Ford
United States
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Olin Aguinet
Israel
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Senator Chamberlain May Undergo Kidney Operation
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon may undergo surgery for kidney trouble after being admitted to Emergency hospital in Washington from Monday. The UPI report notes the situation is under medical review in his office.
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United Press
Chamberlain
Oregon
Pension appropriation bill passes House in long debate
Washington December 2 The pension appropriation bill totaling 26 600 000 was approved by the House after hours of debate that covered nearly every subject except the bill itself.
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Associated Presa
House
Appropriation Bill Passes In Washington on Dec 24
Washington wires report a Thursday passage of the annual appropriation bill totaling 20,000,000 dollars. The measure funds federal operations and programs for the next year as lawmakers approve the budget despite earlier delays.
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