Mill City Police May Come in for Share of Scandal
Minneapolis December 23 sensational expose of illegal relations between local police and criminals is expected as the Hennepin county grand jury meets December 28 to report on vice and graft after a two months inquiry. The jury reportedly splits into three factions one favoring indictments against police and city officials another seeking no indictments and a third backing a written report with recommendations. One juror said he would not sign a whitewash and would not let two months work become laughter for law-breakers.
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Minneapolis
Hennepin County Grand Jury
Indian Seeks Divorce in Racine Court
Thomas L. St. Germain, a Chippewa man, asks the Racine municipal court for divorce from Mrs Cary S. St. Germain a white woman he wed in New York in 1912 after Yale law school. He alleges she deserted him a year after marriage.
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Racine, Wis
Thomas L. St. Germain
Cary S. St. Germain
New York
Yale
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Offers Reward for Deafness Cure
An 19th century advertisement asserts deafness from catarrh can be cured by constitutional remedies. It cites inflamed mucous membranes in the Eustachian tube as the cause and promises one hundred dollars for an incurable case, inviting readers to request free circulars from Fr. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
War Oddities London
British naval wireless operators nicknamed Angels for the gold wings on their uniforms. A movement to enroll Edith Cavell on the Victoria Cross list gains momentum in London.
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London
Edith Cavell
State to Relocate Roadpass Reformatory Grounds
Secretary M J Tappins of the state board of control reached an agreement with the town board to relocate a road that currently passes the state reformatory. The state will pay for a new roadbed three quarters of a mile long along the edge of the state prison instead of through it. Honor convicts are working on roads foundations and sewers for the new home.
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Madison
Wis
M. J. Tappins
State Board of Control
Town Board
State Reformatory
Chocolate King and Artist Row Over Sculpture
Harrisburg city council expects to accept the Dance of Eternal Youth fountain by Giuseppe Donato of Philadelphia, offered by M. S. Hershey the chocolate king after rejecting the artist’s piece. Hershey paid Donato twenty five thousand dollars following a court order, then offered the statue to Harrisburg to dispose of it.
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Harrisburg
Guiseppe Donato
Philadelphia
M. S. Hershey
Chocolate King
Hershey
Donato
Cheese Agency Set for Antigo by Green Bay Firm
C. A. Straubel company of Green Bay plans to open an Antigo agency. A cold storage plant will be built as part of the arrangement, expanding wholesale cheese distribution in the area.
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Antigo
Wis
C. A. Straubel Company of
Green Bay
Ford Disappears As Peace Party Breaks Up
Henry Ford is missing as the Ford peace party departs for Stockholm to recruit delegates for a neutral peace conference. Dean Marquis of Detroit disappears with Ford’s fate unknown. Ford’s doctors say rest required. S. S. McClure and Governor Hanna plan to tour belligerent countries after leaving the party.
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McClure
Hanna
Peace Party
Charles P. Stewart
United Press
Christiania
Henry Ford
Ford
Stockholm
Dean Marquis
Detroit
S. S. McClure
New York
North Dakota
Fora
Christmas Dance Follows Alumni Game With Orchestra
The annual high school Christmas dance takes place this evening after the Alumni basketball game. Andre's orchestra will provide music. The booster issue announces a holiday program by the glee clubs, orchestra and readers.
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Andre
Henry White
John Wolters
Gerald Westby
Mayo
Brower
McCormick
Glee Clubs
Horses Wept and Soldiers Laughed War Anecdote From Paris
Paris dispatch reports a German weeping shell drifted to a French cavalry post. Horses and riders burst into tears and then laughter, creating a ludicrous moment with no serious injuries. The wind dispersed the fumes, dulling their effects and leaving unit combat readiness intact.
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William Philip Simms
United Press
Paris
Colorado to Go Dry New Year's
Denver reports Colorado will implement prohibition a week after Christmas. Eleven breweries with over a thousand employees face closure or switch to near beer. Sixteen hundred saloons, at least twenty five hundred workers, shut down. Liquor interests say over forty thousand will be affected financially. Signs advertise Going Out of Business sales as shops clear wet goods. Authorities expect most stock sold by Friday night.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Former River Captain Dies of Heart Trouble in Wisconsin
James Richtmore, a former Mississippi river captain who ran between St. Paul and St. Louis, died at his Burlington home early Wednesday from heart trouble. He was 46, had just observed his silver wedding anniversary, and is survived by five children.
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Racine, Wis
James Richtmore
St. Paul
St. Louis
Burlington
Bernhardt Seriously Ill in Andernos As Recovery Progresses
Madame Sarah Bernhardt remains seriously ill in Andernos where physicians report improvement and plan extended rest at her villa until full recovery. The age of the actress and a leg amputation last February are noted as context with an expectation of travel to London early next year.
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Andernos
France
Sarah Bernhardt
London
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