Rhinelander Case Goes to Jury in Annulment Suit
The Rhinelander annulment case over deceit about color goes to the jury in White Plains after four weeks of trial. The seven questions ask whether Alice Beatrice Jones was colored, concealed colored blood, misrepresented race, and whether such concealment induced marriage. The jury’s findings will guide the judge’s interlocutory ruling as to the case.
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White Plains
N. Y
Rhinelander
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Alice Beatrice Jones
Morschauser
Supreme Court
Lee Parsons. Davis
Jackie Coogan Faces Loss of Dutch Bob Haircut
A brief notice identifies child star Jackie Coogan and notes he is about to lose the Dutch bob hairstyle that helped him amass a fortune rumored to reach one million dollars. The item hints at a personal transformation for the famous actor.
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Jackie Coogan
Tornado Hits Yazoo City MississippI Killing Two
A tornado swept a quarter mile wide path through Yazoo City Miss killing two and injuring about twenty as wires went down and reports came in from the Yazoo City and Mississippi railroad.
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United Press Dispatch
Memphis, Tenn
Zazoo City
Miss
American rye whisky noted in London window display
An American rye whisky aged 45 years from the late Sir W. N. McMillan’s cellar is shown in a Piccadilly liquor store window. Bottled at the St. Louis Club and labeled Old Jordan and Old Crow, it attracts American visitors despite English taste favoring Scotch.
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London
Piccadilly
W. N. McMillan
St. Louis Club
Governor General Wood Vetoes Philippine Plebiscite
United Press dispatch from Manila reports Governor General Wood vetoed the Philippine legislature’s plebiscite measure on independence. No formal statement issued. veto likely based on belief the plebiscite would accomplish nothing and waste money.
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Manila
Wood
Coolidge to Face Senate Fight Over Appointments
President Coolidge will confront a senate fight as he delivers a flood of confirmations. He plans appointments to the Interstate Commerce Commission, Shipping Board, Federal Trade Commission and Tariff Commission, signaling renewed partisan maneuvering.
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Washington
Coolidge
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Shipping Board
Federal Tirade Commission
Tariff Commission
Amnesty Granted for Plastiras Revolutionists in Greece
Prime Minister Pengalos announced amnesty for all participants in the Plastiras led uprising. Emergency laws are repealed following the decision, easing political tension in Athens.
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Athens
Greece
Pengalos
Plastiras
Monk's Daughter Reveals Rasputin Biography in Paris
Mme Solovielf, Rasputin’s daughter, now in Paris, finished a book about her father’s life in the Czarina's household. The work draws on family memories and historical events surrounding the Russian court and intrigues.
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Mme. Solovielf
Rasputin
Paris
German Official Returns From London After Locarno Pact Report
Chancellor Luther and Foreign Minister Stresemann came home from London and reported to President von Hindenburg about the Locarno peace pact. It is expected Luther will be named to head the government when the cabinet resigns Saturday.
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Berlin
Luther
Stressemann
London
von Hindenburg
Locarno
Sixty Million Dollar Damage Suit Filed Names Eight Firms
Boston December 4 A sixty million dollar damage suit has been brought against eight major radio and electrical firms by Reginald A Fessenden a noted scientist and inventor The defendants include General Electric Western Electric American Telephone and Telegraph Radio Corporation of America Westinghouse Electric International Radio Telegraph Company United Fruit Company and Wireless Specialty Apparatus Company
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Boston
Reginald A. Fessenden
General Electric
Western Electric
American Telephone and Telegraph
Radio Corporation of America
Westinghouse Electric
International Radio Telegraph Company
United Fruit Company
Wireless Specialty Apparatus Company
Hope Revived At Coal Fields For Peace
Governor Pinchot renews efforts to end the anthracite strike as a special legislative session nears. Talks include a Har risburg conference with business leaders and miners, arbitration discussions, and renewed peace proposals amid fears of fuel substitution hurting the region.
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Coal Fields
United Press Dispatch
Harrisburg
Pinchot
Philadelphia
Activ For
Gifford Pinchot
J. J. Curran
Wilkeshare
J. Bil -Warriner
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Father Curran
Warriner
Lewis
W. W. Inglis
Scranton
Major Inelis
Philip Murray
United Mine Workers of America
Ile
Negotiation Resumption Hoped Following Talks
A fragment notes efforts to find a basis for resuming negotiations. Details are sparse but indicate ongoing attempts to restart dialogue and reach mutual terms between parties.
Ohio Miners Suffer as Rates Debate Grows
Ohio coal industry nearly paralyzed with thousands unemployed and destitute families while western coal flows into the state. Ohio operators plan to appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission to cut freight rates so Ohio coal can compete with rivals in other markets.
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Columbus
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Interstate Commerce Commission
Probe into Graveland Paving group aiding Indianapolis mayor
Grand jury in Indianapolis opened a probe into allegations that the Graveland Paving corporation contributed to Mayor Duvall’s campaign. Prosecutor Remy began presenting evidence to the jury this morning.
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Indianapolis
Graveland Paving Corporation
Duvall
Remy
Special session not thought probable move to seek session
Indiana lawmakers split on calling a special legislative session. Representative Frank J. Borns and Russel V. Duncan say they are pushing for the session while Duncan doubts a petition can be secured due to opposition from powerful figures. Burns reports broad advocacy across the state legislature.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Frank J. Borns
Russel V. Duncan
United Press
Duncan
Burns
Lawsuit Filed Over Seized Pool Room Goods in Sullivan
A suit filed in Squire Lester's court at Sullivan targets Sheriff Newman Guy over merchandise seized during a raid on Dugger pool rooms. The complaint seeks possession of the goods claimed as prizes for punch boards used in gambling.
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Sullivan, Ind
Squire Lester
Sullivan
Newman Guy
Guy
Dugger
George N Mathews Ill At Home
George N Mathews a veteran and expert linotype operator for the Daily Citizen for five years is very ill at his home on G and First streets northeast with intestinal trouble.
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George N. Mathews
The
Daily Citizen
Mystery death at Princeton hints at poisoning
Princeton Indiana December 4 The death of John Berger here last week was due to arsenic poisoning Coroner Strikland announced today Berger carried insurance policies totaling 100000 dollars
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Princeton
Ind
John Berger
Strikland
Berger
Bank Robbers Hit Roselle State Bank in Morning Heist
Four bandits entered Roselle Illinois Roselle state bank this morning. They locked five employees in a room and escaped with eight thousand dollars.
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Roselle ,Nl
Vec
Roselle State Bank
Thais
Richmond councilman dies from gas leak accident
Harry Stillinger an 11 year old proprietor of the Richmond Oil company and city councilman was asphyxiated by gas fumes in his home bathroom after he opened a valve while repairing a leak. He had lost his sense of smell years ago and could not detect the odor.
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Richmond
Ind
Harry Stillinger
Richmond Oil Company
Stillinger
Oil City Woman Seeks Divorce From Wealthy Elder Husband
Alyce McCormick once known as the prettiest girl in Nebraska and called the angel of mercy faces a new label emptress as Mrs. C. A. Miller seeks a decree from her 83 year old husband, a Bible school teacher, to end their marriage.
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Alyce McCormick
Nebraska
Angel of Mercy
C. A. Miller
Oil City
Law student imitates Leopold and Loeb in crime thrill
New York December four. Leon Benjamin a 24 year old NYU Law School student was arraigned on robbery charges after police say he staged a thrill killing test of modern methods. He beat two women at an apartment then fled with a supposed loot including jewelry and rents.
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New York
Leon Benjamin
Benjamin
Steers
Fingy Jon Tay
New York University Law School
Louis Willett
Willett
Anna Chickerine
Woman testifies in court from ambulance stretcher
Agnes A. Kemper testified in Sullivan circuit court from an ambulance stretcher in a $25,000 damage suit against James N. Hickman & Sons of Terre Haute. The Vigo county case, moved on venue, concerns injuries after a car owned by the defendant struck her while she changed a tire near Terre Haute.
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Sullivan, Ind
Agnes A. Kemper
Sullivan Circuit Court Room
James N. Hickman & Sons
Terre Haute
Vigo County
Agnes Kemper
Sherman Memorial Hospital
Hickman & Sons
Kipling Weighs Health as Death Lingers
Burwash England December 4 Rudyard Kipling great English author spent an indifferent night with his condition unchanged. His death at any time may be expected.
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Burwass
Eng
Rudyard Kipling
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