American Labor and New Immigration Code Proposed by Labor Chief
Secretary Davis urges a simpler railroad labor dispute system, expanded labor department powers, improved immigration stations, and a new alien code. He calls for a constitutional amendment to enable child labor laws and stresses cooperation between employers and employees for eight-hour work cycles and safer industrial conditions.
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Washington
Davis
Labor Department
Congress
Railroad Labor Board
New York
Boston
Seattle
San Francisco
United States
Asva
Jury Hangs In Trial Of Lillian Walters In Kentucky
In Paducah Kentucky Mrs Lillian Walters widow of Monte Walters is jailed on three counts as accessory before the fact in the murder of three prison guards at Eddyville Western State Penitentiary. Bail set at 2000 per count pending retrial as jury hung on counts and death penalty considerations loom.
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International News Service
Paducah
Lillian Walters
Newcastle
Ind
Eddyville
Bys
Western State Penitentiary
Walters
Kentucky
Proposal for Expanded Juvenile and Women’s Labor Oversight
A discussion notes the need for a complete investigation into labor issues as regular industry ends its season. Mr. Davis urges extending infancy and maternity act protections to Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines, creating a separate juvenile court system, and increasing funds for the women’s bureau to study influences on women workers.
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Davis
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
Women’s Bureau
Capture Pair of Kansas Convicts Who Fled Prison
Leavenworth Kansas December 13 Walter Geary alias Hard Boiled Shorty and John Stitzel two of the four prisoners who escaped from the Kansas penitentiary Sunday night were captured near Lansing yesterday Geary tracked from a barn where seen Stitzel the alleged leader was captured early yesterday morning and returned to the prison at noon He was hidden in a barn and covered with hay.
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Leavenworth
Kas
Walter Geary
Shorty
John Stitzel
Kansas Penitentiary
Lansing
Geary
Stitzel
President Coolidge Plans Indiana Stop for Legion Memorial
President Coolidge told Postmaster General News he will try to visit Indianapolis next year to attend ceremonies for the dedication of the American Legion memorial.
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International News ‘Service
Washington
Coolidge
Postmaster General News
Indianapolis
Ind
American Legion
Three Men Killed At Grade Crossing Near Hagerstown
Three men from Hagerstown were killed instantly when their automobile was struck at a grade crossing on the Baltimore and Ohio branch to Security. Victims were Louis E. Burger Merrill Patterson both of Hagerstown and Clarence M. Baer of Edgemont Maryland.
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Hagerstown
Baltimore& Ohio
Louis. E. Burger and Merrill
Patter-son
Clarence M. Baer
Edgemont
Jury Panel Drawn as Fox Murder Trial Opens
Atlanta December 18 battle for life begins as Phil E Fox Klan editor defends himself over Coburn murder. Jury panel seated. Klansman on trial narrows focus not on Klan issue. Prosecution seeks motive tied to disclosures. Owensby report rumored to show Fox sane.
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Fox
N. M. Owensby
Coolidge Donates 1000 Dollars to Harding Memorial
President Coolidge added to his Tuesday radio tribute to the late President Harding by giving $1000 to the Harding memorial fund yesterday. The contribution reinforces national memorial efforts as the nation honors Harding.
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Washington
Coolidge
Harding
Harding Memorial Fund
Washington Street Car Line Sold to City for 15000
The Washington Street Railway company owned by Ziba F. Graham and son Joseph B. Graham was sold to the city of Washington for 15000 on a deferred payment plan. The railway netted 4078.28 between January 6 and November 8, with city attorney John H. Spencer noting the Grahams virtually donated about 20000 since property assessments by state tax commissioners listed the value at 36845. The line’s strong performance was tied to transporting many railway workers at the shops west of the city.
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Washington
Ind
Washington Street Railway Company
Ziba F
Graham and Son
Spencer
Notorious St. Louis Gunman Dies In Auto Crash
James Sticky Hennessy, 23, once labeled a notorious St. Louis gunman, was killed when his speeding car struck a telephone pole just west of the city. Injured co-driver Isador Londe, 19, was hospitalized. Hennessy faced a $40 000 bond over a Pocahontas Illinois post office messenger robbery.
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Linternational News Service
ST. Louis
James
Sticky) ‘Hennessy
Isador Londe
Hennessy
Pocahontas
Ill
Chicago Man Charged After Fatal Shooting of Mother
William Sotek was arrested in Chicago after the fatal shooting of his mother Elizabeth Sotek 60. Police say the motive was his mother asking him and his wife to find another place to live.
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International News’ Service
Chicago
William Sotek
Elizabeth Sotek
Sotek
McAdoo Sees Coolidge Message as Counsel of Dormancy
In Los Angeles on December 13 William Gibbs McAdoo denounced President Coolidge's congressional message as a counsel of dormancy. He criticized the seven year plan for railroad consolidation as delaying relief, urging immediate action to spur progress, domestic reform, and world markets.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Coolidge
Congress
William Gibbs McAdoo
Democratic Luncheon Club
Women’s
Democratic League
McAdoo
Germany to renew reparations talks after Ruhr pause
Berlin reports Germany will ask the interallied reparations core mission to resume negotiations on payments. The government asserts that passive resistance in the Ruhr has been abandoned.
Portuguese Cabinet Resigns in Lisbon Dispatch
The Portuguese cabinet has resigned, according to an International News Service dispatch from Lisbon dated December 13.
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International News Service
London
Lisbon
Miners' Agent Convicted in Indiana Theft Trial
Terre Haute judge finds Thomas Brentlinger aged 41 guilty of embezzlement and grand larceny after a trial. The case centered on theft involving mining interests and related funds. Brentlinger awaits sentencing as the courtroom proceedings conclude.
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Terre Haute
Thomas Brentlinger
John P. Jeffries
Man Sentenced for Misappropriation at District Picnic
A defendant pleaded guilty to failing to account for 181 dollars collected from concessionaires at a United Mint Workers of America picnic in District No 11. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs, sentenced to 2 to 14 years in state prison, and disfranchised for ten years.
Man Free After Ten Days Trapped in Texas Tree
Harry Comstock, 61, survived ten days imprisoned inside a hollow giant oak in Bexar County. Rescued by deputies and local farmers after drinking nearly a gallon of water, he entered the tree seeking shelter and fell into the hollow. He received food and medical attention once freed.
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San Antonio
Texas
Des
Harry Comstock
Bexar County
Comstock
Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
Severe winter grips southern Rocky Mountains with fatalities
Denver records 4 above zero as a blizzard blankets New Mexico with nine deaths and several missing. Near Albuquerque three women and two children died from exposure, while a man and two boys perished near Clovis and a sheep herder was found frozen near Vaughn.
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Denver
Colo
Rocky Mountain District
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Clovis
Vaughn
Reed Attacks Unofficial US Representation Policy
Senator James A Reed denounced the proposed unofficial representation on the interallied reparations commission. He called it a subterfuge of unofficial representation and warned it could drag the country into trouble without real power to prevent it.
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International Nws Servich
ST. Louis
United States
James ‘A. Reed
Reparations Commission
Reed
Counterfeit Half Million Circulating in Chicago
Chicago reports indicate between five hundred thousand and one million dollars in counterfeit ten dollar bills from the Chicago Federal Reserve series 7-6. The spurious notes feature Andrew Jackson on the front with a lighter or darker green reverse, and investigators have been dispatched to trace the source.
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Chicago
Thomas J. Porter
Government Secret Service
Chicago Federal ‘Heserve Bank
Cbearing
Andrew ‘Jackson
Rebels seize Mexican cities amid revolt and crop tax conflict
Towns in Yucatan report seizure by rebels of federal troops and authorities after a corn tax dispute. Movements disrupt travel as reports describe clashes and unrest in the region. Authorities attempt to restore order as rebels gain momentum in Tampico and surrounding areas.
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