Confession in Sweetin Case Barred by Court
The court rejected a signed confession by Mrs. Elsie Sweetin admitting arsenic murder of her husband Wilford. She testified that Rev. Lawrence M. Hight pressured her to confess under threat of mob violence and death for both of them. She described coercive interrogation and fear affecting her statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
MT. Vernon
Elsie Sweetin
Wilford
Lawrence M. Hight
Mount Vernon
Ill
Anna
R. E. Smith
Attorney Smith
Dem Democratic Party in Disarray as Leaderless Gloom Grows
A Hearst era dispatch portrays the Democratic Party as leaderless, in debt, and demoralized after splits at the New York convention. It notes activists and congress members await a turning point while Coolidge strengthens with an economy program, and Das departs for Europe leaving the party flat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald-Examiner
New York Journal
Hearst Democratic
Rancho
Washington
Democratic Party
Congress
Coolidge
Smith
McAvoo
Facufion
New York
John W. Das
Europe
Davis
Morgan
Democratic National Committee
Clem AL. Shaver
Democratic Congressional Committee
Witness Describes Alleged Assault Amid Mob Fear
Mrs. Sweeting testified that the accused attempted to kiss her in a room, grabbed her as she resisted, then urged her to confess to avoid mob judgment. She said the accused spoke of public perception and pressured her to admit guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Sweeting
Hight
One Cent Treasury Check Shocks Linton Resident
Miss Fay Seidle of Linton received a United States treasury warrant for one cent as 25 percent rebate on her 1923 income tax. The tiny check marked one of the smallest ever issued by the federal government. The warrant was mailed through the Linton Finance Co. and would be cashed if government rules allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Fay Seidle
Linton Finance Co
Miss Seidle
United States Treasury
Mob in Tennessee Hangs Black Man Near Hospital
Samuel Smithers aged 25, a Black man, was abducted from a hospital cot by ten men. The mob hanged him from a tree and shot his body, amid a public safety incident reported in Nashville on December 16.
Cold Wave Warning Issued for Indiana Tonight
The weather bureau forecasts a cold wave across Indiana starting late this afternoon. Temperatures in the north may fall to 5 to 15 degrees above zero, and in the south to 10 to 20 degrees above zero, with bitter conditions and blizzards observed in the northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Indianapolis
Weather Bureau
Indiana
State expects close in McCoy case today
Los Angeles December 16 The state expects to close today in the trial of Kid McCoy charged with slaying his sweetheart Mrs Teresa Mors. Albert Mors the divorced husband will testify about quarrels involving McCoy and Mrs Mors. McCoy will claim Mrs Mors died by her own hand in his presence after a period of melancholy caused by trouble with Mors.
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Linternational News Service
Los Angeles
Cal
Kid McCoy
Teresa Mors
Albert Mors
McCoy
Eight Die From Poison Liquor Epidemic In New York
Eight persons two women and six men are dead and five more dying from poison liquor cases in New York since last Saturday. Sixty seven patients including 11 women occupy Bellevue Hospital's alcoholic ward as Christmas approaches amid a flood of wood alcohol distributed citywide.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Jackie Coogan Plays Two Nights in Little Robinson Crusoe
The great American kid Jackie Coogan headlines at the Grand theatre for two nights presenting Willard Mack's romance and adventure tale Little Robinson Crusoe. Supporting cast includes Tom Santschi Eddie Boland and Gloria Grey with usual supplementary features and a comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Coogan
Grand Theatre
Willard Mack
Tom Santschi
Eddie Boland
Gloria Grey
Toledo Yacht Club Fire Suspect Confesses
John H. Brady 49 of Muncie Indiana admitted setting the Reomar II yacht fire in the Toledo Yacht Club lagoon causing about 100000 dollars in losses. Brady surrendered to state fire marshal John M Manley and detectives Bach and Reaser. Indy owner D C Stephenson linked the arson to Ku Klux Klan members due to a quarrel with imperial wizard W H Evans over politics.
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Toledo
Ohio
John H. Brady
Muncie
Ind
Reomar II
Losune
Brady
John M. Manley
Bach and
Reaser
D. C. Stephenson
Indianapolis
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
W. H. Evans
Big John Patochnik Empties Wine Into City Sewer
Local resident Big John Patochnik who faced liquor nuisance charges had three hundred fifty gallons of wine dumped into the city sewer after a court compromise. Officers helped roll out barrels and kegs from storage to the alley where the wine flowed away, leaving him free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big John Patochnik
Sixth Street
U. S
Big John
Greene
Temple of Justice
King Gifts Push Granite Trust Endowment Over Million
Theo Philip King, president of the Granite Trust Co in Quincy Massachusetts announced a $500000 addition to the King family fund, raising its total to $1000000 for annual distribution to 43 Quincy churches and charities. He also established a pension fund for bank employees.
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Quincy
Mass
Theophilus King
Granite Trust Company
King Family Fund
Four ex federal agents sentenced for graft
In Kansas City on December 16 four former federal prohibition agents were convicted of conspiracy and graft. They received two year prison terms and $2000 fines each.
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Kansas City
Prohibition
Federal
Cabin Creek Scene of New Battle Today
One person was killed and several wounded in fighting at Rayford in the Cabin Creek coal district this morning. The cause is not known but the incident is seen as a renewed clash between organized and unorganized miners in a region long troubled by labor tensions.
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International News Service
Charleston
W. Va
Rayford
Cabin Creek
Six Die as Fire Rips NY Tenement on Ninety-Eighth Street
Six persons were burned to death in a mysterious five story tenement fire on Hast Ninety-Eighth street early today. Five others are missing. The victims included two women and four men, and the cause of the blaze remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
New York
Hast Ninety-eighth Street
Court Upholds Press Rights to Publish Tax Lists
Federal Judge Morris S. Soper sustained the Baltimore Post demurrer and upheld the press right to publish income tax returns, in Baltimore Maryland. The ruling supports newspaper access to tax lists amid federal indictments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Baltimore
Morris S. Soper
Baltimore Post
Owensburg Farmer Dies on Road Near Home
Henry Babb age 40 a well known farmer near Owensburg collapsed and died on a road while guiding cattle with neighbor Jeff Ashcraft. Coroner S W Pope ruled heart trouble caused death after an inquest. Survived by widow five children and relatives. funeral held at Kentucky Ridge church.
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Henry Babb
Owensburg
S. W. Pope
Babb
Jeff Ashcraft
Pershing eyed as movie czar like Will Hays
General John J. Pershing, on a return from Peru where he represented the United States at the Ayacucho centennial, may be offered the role of presiding over the Independent Producers and Distributors Association with powers akin to Will Hays. He is expected back in February.
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New York
John J. Pershing
Will H. Hays
Independent Producers and Distributors’ Association
General Pershing
Peru
United States
Ayacucho
Lima
Independents of the Movies
Twenty-Two Women Take Hair Pledge, Five Remain Untouched
In Saratoga Springs on December 16, only five of the twenty-two young women who vowed not to bob their hair a year ago still have unshorn locks. Dr. H. R. McCarty promised $5 to each woman who kept the pledge for 12 months, but most have since cut their hair.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
H. R. McCarty
Miners Thank Eskdale Community for Aid
Joseph Nixon received a letter from the Eskdale West Virginia striking miners committee expressing appreciation for a box of clothing and other articles donated by the people of Linton, forwarded from this city a week or ten days earlier.
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Joseph Nixon
Eskdale
W. Va
Linton
Navy rift widens between Coolidge and Wilbur over policy
President Coolidge seeks no naval arms race while Secretary Wilbur urges rapid buildup to match Britain and Japan. Rumors say Wilbur may quit by March if disagreement persists as Navy budgets tighten.
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Washington
Coolidge
Navy
Wilbur
Congress
Naval Affairs Committee
Japan
Great Britain
United States Navy
Mil ford bank failure spurs grand jury dismissal
The Kosciusko county grand jury investigating the Milford Farmers State Bank failure was dismissed after hearing local testimony. Indictments reportedly total 15, though details were not released. Cashier James T. Shepard, already serving a prison term, is believed named in the indictments amid a $200,000 shortage and bank assets near depletion. Tom Nye of Warsaw named receiver to take charge.
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Warsaw
Ind
Milford
Farmers State Bank of
Here
Kosciisko County
James T. Shepard
U. S. Lesh
E. H. Wolcott
State Bank Commissoner
Royse
Koscusko County
Tom J. Nye
Nye
Shepard
Montana Cold Snap Records Historic 84-Degree Drop
Fairfield measured an 84 degree fall in 12 hours, from 68 above zero at noon Sunday to 21 below by midnight. The record cold snap was the steepest 12 hour decline ever recorded by the weather service in this part of Montana.
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Great Falls
Mont
Fairfield
Weather Service
Devil Foo If You Throw Crum Are Feeding the Devil
Fragmentary note suggests a superstition about throwing crumpled items and feeding the devil. No clear names, places, or dates available in readable text.
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Mrs. Sweetin
Crime
Rev. Hight
Hearst
Pers
Prac
Tically
Thos
Uncle Samuel
Tennessee Mob
MPCOY
Mors
McCoy Himself
Indiaman
W.N. U
New Battle
Pershing
Will Hays
Naval Head
Wilbur May
America
Montana
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