Insurgent Leader Reported Killed in Flume Fighting
Chicago reports unconfirmed notices that Gabrielle Donnungio, insurgent reader in Plume, was killed or seriously wounded amid fighting. A Dayton cablegram via United News notes initial denial of hiring claims and mentions ongoing, unclear clashes with Lilion soldiers.
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Chicago
Gabriele A Aniunglo
Fia Rowe
Chicago ‘Tribune
Tome
Dee
United News
Gabrielle Donnungio
Flume
Fall of D Annunzio Outposts Near Fiume Reports
United Press reports from Rome that Ga briele d Annunzio's outposts near Fiume collapsed as regulars under General Cavazzia tightened the siege. Surrender signs appeared at Zara and Fiume, while D Annunzio's forces pledged to fight on and defend Dalmatian freedom.
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United Press
Fiome
Miume
Quarnero
Gabriele d'Annunsio
R Eporta
Covizzia
Feime
Portons
Ie Hinds
Danvunsin
Ecout
Marsala
Zara
Adriatic
Variotus
Fiume
Rome
Cavirclia
Cty
D'Annunsio
Caviclia
Trieste
Fhime
Peszano
Knbrio
Big Fire Destroys 100 Homes in Tokio
A large blaze in Tokio during December 28 destroyed about 100 houses. Firefighters battled flames through the night but the cause remains under investigation as authorities assess the extent of the damage and potential casualties. The incident prompted emergency evacuations and disrupted nearby neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Tokio Mendey
Black man killed in mob attack in Arkansas on Christmas
In Jrishbool Arkansas on December 25 Associated Press reports a Black man identified as Holices tron Boner was fatally harmed during a raid on a dice game. A mob of about 400 citizens dragged him through town to a telegraph pole and shot him, ending in his death.
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Precat
Wade Thomas
Elizard
Holices Tron Boner Inisland
Dbustaem
Rifle accident in Dulbuque claims Mrs Criefeld life
Mrs Abe Criefeld, using a 22 caliber rifle as a cane in Dulbuque Iowa, was shot in the right side when the weapon fired while she slipped and fell on the icy pavement in front of her home Sunday. The incident occurred December 28 according to the report.
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Dulbuque
Abe Criefeld
Should reward Travis in beleaguered poet case
Ben Francisco reports a bizarre dispute as George Hierling faces arrest of W. F. Travis for allegedly striking him after Travis refused to stop reading his poetry on demand. The incident highlights tensions between artists and critics in the literary circle.
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Ben Francisco
D'Annunsio
George Hierling
W. F. Travis
Was Clerk Dead By 5 Gwa Hand
Dubuque Te Dee Ob (Special) M. W. Clonmen father of Harry Glea son deputy United States marshal killed himself by slashing his throat at home Tuesday Merit. He was 61, had worked 32 years in the railway mail service between Dubuque and Sioux City. He leaves a widow and six children.
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M. W. Clonmen
Harry Gleason
United States
Matsshal
Aoregor
Dubuque
Sioux City
Walker suit over poisoned tablets death of Eloise in Prairie City
Mr and Mrs Carl Walker of Prairie City Indiana sue Dr W E B Chase for 20000 alleging strychnine tablets left at their home were not properly secured and eaten by their 17 month old daughter Eloise who died. The hearing before Judge Charles A Dewey began this morning.
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Newton
Carl Walker
Prairie City
Heve
W. E B. Chase
Eloise
Charles A Dewey
Robbers Seize Whisky Shipment Near Henton Wis
Three men halted an auto truck near Henton Wisconsin late Tuesday night and forced the driver to flee. They transferred about 3,000 dollars worth of 40 ounce bonded whisky into two cars and escaped with the liquor destined for Dubuque.
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Dubuaque. In
Dubuque
Henton
Wis
Nevada farmer gifts 500 acre farm to his five children
On December 31 in Nevada Indiana five Rierson children received a Christmas present from their father J C Rierson. The deed for a 500 acre farm five miles northwest of Nevada was turned over to the children. The farm is valued at about 350 dollars per acre totaling seventy thousand dollars in value.
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Nevada
J. C. Rierson
Here
Rierson
Des Moines offers rewards to officers for bandit capture
Safety Superintendent Marshall Miller offers Des Moines policemen a cash reward of 50 dollars or 15 days vacation for capturing criminals red handed dead or alive. The move aims to curb crime sweeping the city. A special night force of 100 men has helped reduce crime.
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Des Moines
Marshall Miller
One Contestant for Office Actually Wins
Dubuque Iowa December 31 Special J T Tait Republican who contested the election of Henry L Buckley for Justice of the Peace was declared elected by a majority of 99 votes after a ballot recount Official returns in November gave Buckley a large majority Tait filed a contest and in recount made a net gain of 176 votes Also reports from Des Moines and Burlington Iowa detail absent public notices and a robbery in Dubuque while a state official death is noted in Burlington with a fourth stroke of paralysis.
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Dubuque
J. T. Tait
Henry L. Buckley
Empcvrat
Office of Justice of the Peace
Muickleyv Mw
Tait
Des Moines
P. FE. McClenahan
Marion County
T. U. Kellora
Hveuque
L. J. Shea
South Locust Street
Burlington
M. EB. Flynn
Darling volcano sighted by Houli Star Bulletin reader
Honolulu Star Bulletin recounts Col Howard Hathaway, returning from EMP, describing a Mauna Loa eruption scene. Lava roars as a rift pours molten waterlike cascades while a woman spectator blurts a puzzled remark, "lent that cute?" in an ironic moment of awe.
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Darling
Honolulu Star Bulletin
Howard Hathaway
Internal Revenue
Hilo
Mauna Loa
France Counts 4,000,000 Loss in War
Louis Mourier, newly named director of public assistance, told Parle that France’s population fell by 4,000,000 during the war. He spoke as Seine departmental council reviews measures to cut infant mortality and improve welfare.
New American tenor dazzles in Othello title role
Chicago reports a breakthrough as Charles Marshall, a newly discovered American tenor, sang the title role in Verdi's Othello. The performance follows a landmark demonstration likened to Caruso's rise, with Marshall previously based in Philadelphia and having spent years singing in Italy under a Latinized name.
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Chicago
United Press
Carll Curelepranc
Charles Marshall
Marshall
Howe Ia
Philadelphia
Italy
Man accused of throwing wife from window in Worcester
Arthur Boyd, 30, is charged with throwing his wife Margared, 24, from a second story window of their home injuring her leg. A pedestrian who helped after the fall was not harmed. The Worcester dip factory, facing German competition, plans closure per the London Times.
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Lee Argoles
Arthur Boyd
Margared
Harker Wins City Crossing Case Against Galbraith
In 1918 H B Harker sued former Mayor Galbraith and city council members, alleging improper rescision of a street crossing permit. Judge Amith ruled for Harker, awarding 104 dollars, noting the council must give proper notice before rescinding actions and that the crossing was completed before an injunction.
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Harker
Wolsey union station plan draws Wolsey business protest
Commercial travelers push for a Wolsey union station with Chicago and Western lines and Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul. Wolsey business interests demand a hearing before the railway board when the plan is submitted for consideration.
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Pierre
8. D
Wolsey
Chicago & North- Western
Chicago, Milwaukee
Despondent man hangs self on farm near Here
Sylvester Aulin, 49, unmarried, killed himself at his home on a local farm. He leaves his mother and brother as survivors. Dr F L Cook of Spearfish is noted as an active conservation advocate in the Black Hills, recently publishing a widely circulated leaflet on saving bird life. In state tax titles, bidding was light, with counties often buying unpaid properties. Sioux Falls hosts the South Dakota Laundrymen’s Association convention January 17 to discuss industry matters. Lawrence County asks for burial information on Louis Sayles, said to have died in the Black Hills around 1885 to 1896. Canton Normal School to install Rev. J N Brown as president on January 4 at the Lutheran church.
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Hayts
S. D
Dee
Sylvester Aulin
F. L. Cook
Black Hill
America
Farawsny
Massachusetts
Cook
Black Hills
Pierre
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Minneapolis
Lawrence
Louis Sayles
England Dental Clinics Overburdened After War’s Strain
Reciprocal News Service reports severe dental neglect among English schoolchildren after wartime disruption. In a south England town, 46 of 64 pupils under 12 faced tooth extractions, with only 36 other treatments recommended. The process relies on parental consent via volunteer visitors and school principals.
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London
Thia
England
America
Garland Prefers Work Over Million Pound Legacy
An Ohio State Journal report notes Mr. Garland of Huggarda Bay, an automobile mechanic, has refused a 1,000,000 legacy, preferring to continue his current labor rather than accept the windfall. The piece links his decision to his hands-on livelihood and excludes further pursuits.
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Ohio State Journal
Garland
Huggarda Bay
Too Many Alcoves From the Boston Transcript
Litte Lester struggles with ear cleaning while in Washington and mutters a humorous remark about his ears being a fancy. He notes his attempts are not very satisfactory and wishes God had not made his ears a fancy.
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Boston Transcript
Litte Lester
Niwaya
Prohibition Agents Seize Whisky From Rags Shipment
Bundles of rags loaded with liquor were shipped from New York to Chicago for a metal concern. Prohibition agents, inspecting freight shipments, found 40 cases of whisky. Officials ordered inspections of large bundles at all freight houses to curb illicit alcohol traffic.
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Chicago
Associated Provy
New York
Tank Corps Guard Evanston Amid Bandit Threat
Evanston mayors plans call for a guard including a tank unit and patrols by police in disguise to protect the wealthy north shore suburb from a bandit reign terrorizing women. Detectives in women's garb will patrol the area as part of the security effort.
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Tank Corps
Evanston
Chicago
Apsocinted
Violent Clashes Spark Irish Christmas Amid Arrests and Raids
London dispatch reports disturbances across Dublin and southern Ireland during Christmas holidays. Father Philip Hickey is arrested during confession. ambushes in Clon Killy and Castleblaney wound constables and Sinn Fein soldiers. In Limerick a sentry killed a soldier. a Brass district dance hall raid nets multiple Sinn Fein prisoners after police and troops surround the venue.
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Sinn Feiners
London
United News
Dublin
Ireland
Philip Hickey
Sinn Fein
Clon Killy
Castle Blaney
Monaghan
Limerick
United Press
Sinn
Sinn Feln
Arma
Masquerader Rickenbacker Held Up By Error
Chicago dispatch reports Edward V. Rickenbacker, visiting his mother in Columbus, misconnected trains after a hotel clerk mistook him for a Florida embezzler. A burly man accused him as John Doe alias Eddie Rickenbacker, but he proved his identity by contacting California friends, though he missed his train to Columbus.
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Chicago
Edward V. Rickenbacker
Ace of Aces
Columbus
Ohio
Oakland
Cal
Eddie
John Doe
Eddie Rickenbacker
Jacksonville
Fla
W. H. Farans
New York
St. Augustine
Edie
Rickenbacker
California
Florida
Columbua
Fire Damages Norfolk Farmers Store In $8,000 Blaze
Norfolk Nebraska December 24 special report says a fire of unknown origin damaged the Farmers Union store by about $8,000. The blaze occurred Monday in the Norfolk facility.
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Norfolk Farmers
Norfolk, Neb
Farmers' Union
Norfolk
Police and detectives summoned in Vickery lynching case
Fort Worth police and detective department members were among witnesses summoned to appear today before the special grand jury investigating the December 22 lynching of Tom Vickery. Vickery was taken from the county jail at midnight by 25 masked men and hanged. The judge who charged the jurors last week hinted some officers may have known of the affair.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Associated Press
Modern girls are lowbrows in Chicago clash
Chicago reports librarians of the American Library Association say coeds neglect reading in favor of makeup and fashion. They know Paris styles and knee length frocks but show little interest in the classics or current events.
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Chicago
United News
American Library Association
Collage Lbrarians
Paris
Harding to resign Senate after Ohio governor takes office
Marion Ohio December 28 President elect Harding will resign his U S Senate seat as soon as Harry L Davie becomes Ohio governor January 10 per conference of the two officials indicating a transition plan.
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Marion
Ohio
Ansodiated Press
Harding
United States
Harry L. Davie
Demand Disarmament in Bavaria and Prussia
Paris reports a unanimous council of ambassadors appealing to allied governments over Germany's refusal to dissolve the Einwohnerwehren in Bavaria and eastern Prussia in line with disarmament terms. The decision underscores Allied pressure on Germany to implement security measures and reduce armed forces in the region.
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Bavaria
Prussia
Council of Ambassadors
Germany
Einwohnerwehren
Probe official's death sparks Justice inquiry in New Jersey
Washington December 28 The Bureau of Investigation under Attorney General Palmer opened an inquiry into the death of James F McGuinness a prohibition enforcement agent killed at Rayenna New Jersey Special agents will go to New Jersey to aid local authorities The report names Fr Tummulty Ye Press Wilson as a cousin of Mrs
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Washington
Associated
Bureau of iNvestigation
Department of Justice
Palmer
James F. McGuinness
Prohibition
Rayenna
N. J
New Jersey
Wilson
Mra
Bitter fight over French socialist party adherence to Third Internationale
Tours December 28 United News reports a heated congress debate over whether the French socialist party should join the Third Internationale. Delegate Marcel Cachin urged adhesion and paid tribute to the international stance. Delegate Paul Faure led the opposition forces challenging the move.
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Tours
United News
French Socialist Party
Han
Marcel Cachin
Sinchin
North Bend Divorce Case Details Cause Scandal In Nebraska
In Fremont Nebraska December 31 special report covers Clara A. Rees North Bend filing for divorce from Martin Rees wealthy contractor alleging alienation of affections and $60000 damages. Rees disputes wife accusations claiming asset value inflated taxes and encumbrances lower value and cites Denmark inheritance while his wife left home November 12 amid jealousy claims.
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Fremont
Neb. Dee
Clara A. Rees
North Bend
Martin Rees
Emily Johnson
Rees
Vicinity
Denmark
Mra. Johnson
Girl Blameless in Case of Man's Death
Police absolved Miss Loriie Lynch of blame in the death of Richard Maloney, a Hastings, Nebraska traveling man, in a Omaha hotel. Maloney died of heart failure after the couple, who had attended a dance, separated and went to different rooms. House detectives later entered Lynch’s room to have her leave and found Maloney’s body after he did not return.
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Omaha
Neb
United Press
Loriie Lynch
Hartford
Conn
Richard Maloney
Hastings
Maloney
Miss Lynch
Omaha Mayor Hints He Will Quit Next Year Santa Visit
Omaha, Neb, Dec 31. Mayor Hol P. Smith told city mission children this was his last appearance as their Santa Claus. He indicated another man would be their Santa next Christmas, a signal seen by local politics as a premature notice he will not be mayor again.
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Omaha
Neb
Hol P. Smith
City Mission
Santa Claus
Sara Bernhardt
Railroads reducing shop forces across Nebraska
Several hundred workers in Burlington car and motive power shops at Havelock and Piattsmouth plus other Nebraska points have been laid off. George Loomis cites satisfactory rolling stock and business downturn as the cause. Union Pacific and Northwestern shops in Nebraska also report reductions.
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Omaha
Neb
Burlington
Havelock
Piattsmouth
Nebraska
George Loomis
Missouri
Union Pacific
Northwestern
Australia Retains War Time Embargo on German Trade
London reports Australia continues an indefinite embargo on German trade including import and export. The list grows to ban religious literature printed in German for Lutheran churches in Australia with seizures at Adelaide. About $500 in goods seized. Protests mount among Peace Alliance and Parliament ministers, plus Friends Society urging action. Public opinion seeks an end to retaliatory measures.
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Reciprocal News Service
London
Australia
America
Adelaide
Society of Friends
Pubiic
Omaha Road Seeks to Renew One Million Dollar Note
The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railway company asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to renew a promissory note of 1 million dollars payable to the Chicago & Northwestern and to repledge debenture gold bonds of 1030 amounting to 1,200,000.
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Washington
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago & Northwestern, Railroad
Gasoline On Water Triggers Balboa Plane Fire
Norfolk Va Dec 30 Associated Press reports gasoline spilled on the water ignited and set fire to the Balboa, the largest passenger and mail carrying craft, while it lay at the pier awaiting entry into service on the Miami corridor.
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Norfolk
Newao
Miami
Break From Fort Madison Pen Tied to Phone Message
Des Moines reports state secret service agents will assist Tuesday in probing the Christmas day escape from Fort Madison penitentiary by Harry Smith James O Keefe W Cullen and James Lane amid rumors of connections to the Westfield bank gang from LeMars. A mysterious phone message to Governor Harding’s secretary sparked inquiries and led to heightened prison guard. The source notes outside parties may have carried the rumor rather than informing authorities.
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State Secret Service
Des Moines
Fort Madison
Harry Smith
James O'Keefe W. Cullen
James Lane
State Board of Control
Atorney
Hayner
Ama K. Blisse
Harding
Omaha
Sioux City
Governor's Office
Westfield
LeMars
Governor's Co
State of Control
Hollowell Sunday
Secret Service
Confusion Over Names Of Fort Madison Escapees
Discrepancies in reports identify four men who escaped from Fort Madison on Christmas day. Names vary between O Keefe, Smith, Callan or Cullan, and Lane or Cellan, with connections to previous crimes and the LeMara jail break. If Cullan is Callan, three of the quintet are free, leaving Barrington and Convey in custody.
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Fort Madison
Sioux City
James O'Keefe
Harry Smith
Willam Max
Hugh Maxwell
Mars
James Cellan
Harrison County
James Lane
Polk County
W. Cullan
Désa Moines Dispatch
James Callan
W. C. Cullan
Weatfield
LeMare
Smith
O'Keefe
Cullen
LeMara
Lee Barrington
William Convey
Santa's Toy Bill Tops One Hundred Million Dollars
Chicago reports from the Toy Manufacturers of America show a 100 million dollar Christmas toy bill with 80 million made in the United States. Japan credited with 10 million, Germany 8 million, France and others 2 million. The study notes warless, mid priced toys gain popularity among workers and a year round toy department trend.
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Chicago
Santa Claus
America
United States
Toy Manufacturers of
Japan
Germany
France
Rt Linton
New York Dormitory Mystery In Sleep Scene
New York occupants of the women nurses dorm at Belle Vue hospital found William Kelly asleep in the reception room after a night of self described unlady like snoring. Amundsen exploration party reports detecting an American cog planted miles from the north pole in good condition aboard a rear admiral Veary voyage.
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Bellevue Hospital
William Kelly
Amundsen'sa Aprotic
Denmark
Veary
Northg
Pole
Mrs Knocks and Knox Debate Roles in Art
Fragmentary OCR reads Mrs Knocks denying a wife’s influence in art. She asserts men are unsatisfied with any kind of penial work, while another unnamed speaker questions the question.
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Knocks
Knox
Mrs. Knox
Enguina and Vrouw Landesson Sudden Exchange Quip
A fragmentary exchange features Enguina and Vrouw Landesson in a terse, acronym filled dialogue about hens and a precise man amid a busy scene. The readable portion hints at a local social moment or humorous aside in a community newspaper.
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Engiisa
Vrouw Landesson
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