Mystery of Mrs. Sheatsley furnace death deepens in Columbus
Two weeks after the Christ Lutheran parsonage tragedy in Bexley Ohio investigators pursue a single remaining lead a distant woman while awaiting Dr Brundage pathologist report on lung and blood tests from two guinea pigs burned in the furnace and analysis of furnace gas.
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Columbus
Ohio
Addie Sheatsley
Christ Lutheran Church
C. V. Sheatsley
Bexley
King
Snow Storm Deluges New England From Boston Dispatch
Snow and rain turned into a general storm across New England with the first real snowfall of the year. Heavy blizzards in New Hampshire and Vermont disrupted telephone lines while a severe electrical storm struck Cape Cod and the Islands of Martha's Vineyard.
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Boston
Mass
New England
New Hampshire
Vermont
Cape Code
Martha’s Vineyard
Co Operative Sale of Christmas Goods Hinges on Solicitor Report
Merchants in Linton shelf abundant December and holiday stock as two sales were planned one for Thanksgiving and another for holiday goods. A solicitor for the merchants is evaluating space in a 10 000 cooperative advertising folder and will announce tomorrow if enough firms participate. Those who already pledged space must prepare copy and await notice if the plan proceeds or is dropped.
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Linton
Linton Ad Club
Mérichants
Daily Citizen
Evansville Police Capture Noted Black Slayer
Usylas Williams, 22, charged in the brutal Edwards murder at Sebree Kentucky, was captured by Evansville detectives led by Chief Emmet Bell. Williams confessed to the Edwards killing and a prior fatal incident involving Rollie Barker, and described his movements through Kentucky and Indiana before arrest. He was moved to a western Kentucky jail amid high Sebree tensions.
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Evansville
Ind
Usylas Williams
Joseph Edwards
Meridian
Miss
Sebree
Emmet Bell
Rollie Barker
Clay
Wheatcraft
Edwards
Barker
O. A. Scott
Williams
Madisonville
Earlington
Hrangville
Princeton
Sullivan
Terre Haute
Henderson
Kentucky
Boy Killed After Dog Lured Him Under Train
Toledo reports 13 year old Joseph Straka died when he followed his dog under a moving Terminal freight train at a crossing. He and his brother were walking to a football game when the dog darted under the train.
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Toledo
Ohio
Joseph Straka
Straka
Woman slain by burglars in Kansas City home
Two masked bandits entered the Bloodgood residence early today and killed Mrs. Lennie Bloodgood after locking her husband in the basement. The thieves escaped with 85 dollars as Bloodgood told police the attackers locked him in the cellar before fleeing.
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Uinternational
Kansas City
Lennie Bloodgood
Bloodgood
Congress Convenes and Adjourns in Respect for Deceased Members
The final session of the turbulent 68th congress opened at noon and then adjourned in respect to members who died during the recess. The observance paused legislative business as the body noted the losses among its ranks.
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Congress
International News Service
Washington
Memorial Service Set For President Wilson
The House approved a resolution to set aside Monday December 15 for a joint memorial service by the House and Senate honoring President Woodrow Wilson. Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington was named Republican whip of the Senate by Senate Majority Leader Charles Curtis.
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Washington
House
Senate
Woodrow Wilson
Wesley L. Jones
Charles Curtis
Pictures sent across sea by radio demonstration in London
In London on December 1 a Ranger system from RCA demonstrated wireless transmission of photographs from England to the United States. Sixteen photos were sent in eight hours with no receiving end yet available. The test ran from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon under Marconi bureau head G S Whitmore and RCA engineer R G Ward.
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London
England
United States
Radio House
R. H. Ranger
Radio Corporation of America
Ranger
G. S. Whitmore
Marconi’s
R. G. Ward
Radio Corporation
Campaign Left With Treasury Surplus Says Butler
Washington December 1 The Republican national committee ended the recent campaign with expenses totaling 3 063 952 and a remaining treasury surplus of 455 264 after all outlays. The committee reported 90 605 individual contributors including 83 290 giving under 100 dollars. Total receipts reached 4 859 479 82 with nearly 956 525 collected as agent for state committees yet returned to those states. Net available national committee funds stood at 3 402 953 71 plus interest and small balances 16 263 58, totaling 8 419 217 29.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Butler
Treasury
National Committee
Tobacco Crop Output Rises in Eighth District
The Federal Reserve report for the Eighth district covering Kentucky estimates total tobacco production at 815,418,000 pounds this year, up from 396,737,000 pounds a year ago. Crop quality varies and final results depend largely on curing weather conditions.
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Frankfort
Federal Reserve District
Kentucky
Federal Reserve
Skulking Natives Fired On By Troops In Cairo
London Dec 1 report says sentries around Lord Allenby’s residence fired on natives found skulking about the house in Cairo. The situation follows Allenby succeeding Sir Lee Stack as head of Egyptian armies.
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London
Lord Allenby
Lee Stack
Cairo
Germans Seek Trade In Berlin Efforts to Boost Exports
German commercial interests backed by the government push to alter regulations to assist export trade. Trade Commissioner Miller, stationed in Berlin, reports to the commerce department that old rules are being drawn and new ones created to strengthen Germany's foreign trade balance.
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Washington, Dee. i
Miller
Berlin
Commerce Department
Four Die in Lodging House Fire Trapped While Sleeping
An early morning blaze in a lodging house in New York trapped sleeping residents, killing four people and seriously injuring ten others. Investigations into the cause are under way as authorities assess the scene.
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New York
International News Service
Eary
Brookhart Reflects on GOP Split and Farm Legislation
Iowa Senator Brookhart, read out of the Republican Senate caucus along with La Follette Frazier and Ladd, returned to Washington and offered no direct criticism. He hinted the president’s farm policy plan may show loyalty to farmers beyond some party colleagues.
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Washington
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
la Follette
Frazier
Ladd
Senate
France Hints Payment of War Debt to United States
The American debt funding commission considered France’s willingness to pay four billion dollars borrowed during the war and to renew negotiations. Secretary Mellon reported on informal exchanges with the French ambassador.
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International News Service
Washington
France
United States
American Debt Funding Commission
Mellon
Funeral Rites Held for Ex-Police Official Shot in Xenia
In Dayton, following services at the Ku Klux Klan tabernacle in Xenia, the body of Charles Mackrodt, former lieutenant of police for the Pennsylvania Railway system, slain in Xenia by Clifford Latimer, was brought for final rites.
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Dayton
Ohio
Ku Klux Klan Tabernacle
Xenia
Charles Mackrodt
Pennsylvania Railway System
Clifford “Tacks
Latimer
Five Saved from Dunvant Kilane Pit Mine Disaster
Rescue teams pulled eleven miners from the Kilane pit at Dunvant twenty four hours after a flood trapped them. Five men were brought out alive and one body recovered, the others remaining entombed after the water inrush last Thursday night.
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Cardiff
Wales
Dunvant
La Follette Returns to Washington for Congress Opening
Senator La Follette arrived in Washington for the congressional session, remaining silent about his future plans and cool to being forced out of the Republican party he once led.
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Washington
la Follette
Congress
Egypt Accepts England Demands Peacefully
London reports Egypt has formally accepted England's demands and is carrying them out, as confirmed by the foreign office. The development comes amid international tension and follows negotiations between Cairo and London.
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International News Service
London
Egypt
England
Foreign Office
Three State Officials Inaugurated In Indianapolis
Three Republican state officials took office in Indianapolis on December 1. Fredrick Schortemeier became secretary of state, Lewis Bowman auditor, and Henry Sherwood superintendent of public instruction. The inauguration leaves only Democrat Zack T. Dungan as clerk of the supreme court in the state house, with shifts in deputy and secretary roles as Schortemeier and Bowman swap posts.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
Fredrick Schortemeier
Lewis Bowman
Henry Sherwood
Republican State Committee
Wald
State House
Zack T. Dungan
Supreme Court
Bracken
Mrn Bowman
Schortemeier
Branch
Pliny H. Wolford
Ea Jackson
Cal les New President of Mexican Republic
Mexico City reports the inauguration of General Plutarco Elias Calles as president. The ceremony at the national stadium featured cabinet members and party leaders. Calles took the oath of office after a grand entrance and formal session.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Plutarco Elias Calles
House of Deputies
Senate
General Calles
Democrats Not Following GOP Lead In La Follette Split
Washington December 1 Senate Democrats say they will not punish members who deserted the party to back Senator La Follette. Senator Wheeler who ran with La Follette on the independent ticket will be restored to party ranks in good standing along with others who abandoned Davis to support the Wisconsin senator.
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Washington
Senate
la Follette
Wheeler
Davis
Wisconsin
Squirrels Bagged by Elliott in Single Shot Hunt
Woodsfield Ohio dispatch reports Monroe to Frank Elliott bagging three squirrels with a single shot. Elliott said the game was on a log where the squirrels were caucusing as he fired.
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Woodsfield
Ohio
Monroe
Frank ‘Elliott
Elliott
One Woman Killed In Morning Train Collision At Englewood
A morning crash at Englewood station near Chicago involved two trains from Cincinnati and Columbus. One woman was killed, a child was probably injured, and numerous passengers sustained injuries in the rear-end collision as the fast Cincinnati bound train struck the Columbus line.
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Chicago
Nec
Ead
Pey Railroad
Englewood Station
Cincinnati
Columbus
Ohio
Dead Banker Found in Mt. Vernon Bank Office
Authorities investigate a Mt. Vernon Indiana bank after a banker’s body was found in a private office with a revolver nearby. Details are sparse in the fractured report.
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MT. Vernon
Ind
D Hh Bank
Hell Health
Opposed Liquor Supervision Change Stirs Debate
Wayne B Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League attacks a proposed transfer of prohibition enforcement from the justice department. He says the plan would weaken enforcement raise costs and embarrass legitimate alcohol users, noting Congress rejected it and the acting attorney general opposes the change.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon ‘League
Congress
Wheeler
Assant
Ambiguous report prompts caution in Philadelphia area
A fragmentary police note indicates a mother luring a woman and a theft or watchful incident at a precinct or shop in Philadelphia. The garbled text mentions a person named Steven and a mother offering an important message, with confusion over locations and actions.
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Philadelphia
Charles
Steven Home
T. Fered
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