Mexico to Tighten Borders Aimed at Illegal Entrants
President Calles plans strict controls to curb immigration by aliens lacking legal entry. Acting Labor Secretary Henning cites European bootlegging and 1924 act limits, noting Mexico will tighten ports and aid U.S. border enforcement for Pan-American immigration cooperation.
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Harry Ward
L N.S
Washington
Elias Plutarco Calles
Republic of Mexico
United States
E. J. Henning
Calles
Roterdam
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Mexico
Henning
North America
Rio Grande
B&der
Gotham Financier III Suffering Illness at Ritz-Carlton
Daniel Guggenheim, 69, financier and director of American Smelting and Refining, is seriously ill in his Ritz-Carlton apartments in New York after collapsing Saturday night. He previously suffered similar attacks and serves as president or director of multiple Guggenheim ventures and related firms.
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New York
Daniel Guggenheim
American Smelting and Refining Company
Ritz-Carlton
Guggenheim
Meyer Guggenheim's Sons
American Smelters Securities Company
Guggenheim Exploration Company
Monroe News-Star Carrier Payment System Change
Monroe News Star introduces a new distribution system effective January 1 where carriers collect payments directly from subscribers. Carriers replace adult managers and now handle their own money receipts, potentially doubling income. Subscribers are urged to pay promptly to keep records accurate and smooth operations.
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Monroe
News-Star
Martyr Scientist Emile Bergonie Dies After Radium Studies
Prof. Emile Bergonie, a noted French scientist, died in Bordeaux after defying warnings that his radium research to cure cancer would endanger his life. His relentless experiments required amputations from fingers to arms before his death.
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Emile Bergonie
Bordeaux
France
Stone Named to Supreme Court as Coolidge Chooses New Attorney General
President Coolidge designated Harlan F. Stone of New York for the Supreme Court seat, moving after Justice McKenna’s retirement. The White House began naming potential successors at the Justice Department, with names including Arthur P. Rugg Frank S. Dietrich and Charles B. Warren, while Anthony Beck and James M. Beck were floated as possibilities.
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Washington
Coolidge
Harlan F. Stone
New York
Department of Justice
Harry M. Daugherty
Supreme Court
Stone
Senate
Joseph McKenna
McKinley
Justice McKenna
White House
Arthur P. Rugg
Supreme Judicial Court of
Massachusetts
Frank S. Dietrich
Idaho
Charles B. Warren
Japan
Special American Commission
Mexico
James M. Beck
Mr. Stone
Curtis D. Wilbur
Supreme Court of California
Navy
Amherst
Columbia Law School
California
New Jersey
Australia Sets Cash Requirement for Immigrant Admission
Melbourne reports the Australian government bars immigrants seeking admission who possess less than forty pounds sterling, enforcing a new cash requirement for entry.
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Australia
Melbourne
Postal Veto Is Sustained By Senate
The Senate sustained President Coolidge's veto of the postal pay bill by a 55 to 29 vote. The test vote last night showed administration leaders with enough strength to uphold the veto, as lines formed along party lines and only one Democrat joined with Republicans seeking to prevent an override. Muscle Shoals remains unfinished business and the combined pay and rate increase faces a difficult calendar.
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Washington
Coolidge
Senate
Post Office Committee
Muscle Shoals
Jones
Reed
Pennsylvania
Wadsworth
New York
Edge
New Jersey
Dial
South Carolina
Baton Rouge School Board Seeks Bond Vote for New Schools
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board called a special election for January 17 to authorize $1,000,000 in bonds to fund new school buildings in Baton Rouge and nearby suburbs.
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Baton Rouge Parish
Baton Rouge, la
East Baton Rouge Parish
Baton Rouge
Tenor of Metropolitan Opera Ill with Typhoid
Giovanni Martineli, tenor of the Metropolitan Opera, has typhoid fever and is dangerously ill at his home after a recent performance. Countess Karolyi, wife of a former Hungarian president, remains seriously ill in hospital as her husband sails toward her on the President Roosevelt due Thursday. Frank A Vanderlip, former banker, convalesces at Scarborough, New York.
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New York
Jan. T
Giovanni Martineli
Metropolitan Opera Company
Karolyi
Hungary
President Roosevelt
Frank A Vanderlip
Scarborough
N. Y
Negro escapee Williams fined after capture
Robert Williams, a negro who twice escaped police and tried to flee again by slamming Sergeant Pettit's hand, was fined $350 or 350 days in jail by Judge Schulze in City Court. Other docket items include Louis Tew on traffic for $5, Cornelius Anderson for speeding $20, and H. M. Ogletree $32.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Williams
Lenin Week Observances Mark First Lenin Death Anniversary
Moscow reports preparations for Lenin death anniversary on January 21 with Lenin Week from January 18 to 25. Commissions will organize meetings to promote Lenin's principles, boost Communist Party membership, and strengthen Leninism in the party nationwide.
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Moscow
A. P
Lenin
Communist Party
Millionaire William F. Schlemmer jailed for alimony order
Mrs Mary A Schlemmer obtained the arrest of her husband William F Schlemmer head of a New York hardware firm and millionaire after he allegedly failed to obey a court order for alimony. He posted a 25000 bond to stay within New York jurisdiction. The case followed separations and suits including alienation of affection against Elsie Wilkinson and a similar action by William J Wilkinson.
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Mary A. Schlemmer
William F. Schlemmer
New York
Schlemmer
Elsie Wilkinson
William J. Wilkinson
Tardy Progress On The First Day Of Registration
Voters lined up at city hall yesterday to start registration for the March 3 city commissioner election. Only 23 registered, with primary date expectations uncertain and registration closing 30 days before the primary. Existing qualified voters from the last city election need not re register unless they moved or lost eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flepari
James Rabun
Faulk Post of American Legion Installs 1925 Officers
Barkdull Faulk Post American Legion opens 1925 with officers installed including Post Commander Robert McLeod and Vice Commander Isaac Lemle. Plans stress securing better quarters and events like a minstrel show at the Saenger theatre. Members celebrate with light refreshments and cigars.
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Barkdull Faulk
American Legion
Robert McLeod
Isaac Lemle
Hop” Miles
P. A. Melgrim
William Rodriguez
Saenger Theatre
Crime career confessed by bandit youth
William Russell 21 was taken in New Orleans and says a 17 year old girl aided a series of robberies including a Philadelphia chain store as he pursued a life of crime. He details gunfire with police, escape via a physician couple in a stolen car, and travels through Jersey Atlantic City Canada and Birmingham before surrendering.
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New Orleans
William Russell
Philadelphia
Russell
Russell Wirth
York Road
Gukeishth
Jersey
Atlantic City
Canada
Birmingham
Ala
United States Army
British Banker in U S to Negotiate for Pound Parity
Washington reports Montagu Norman governor of the Bank of England visits New York linked to British plans to restore gold parity for the pound. Negotiations with the American government unlikely, but London and New York markets must cooperate. Large English holdings in dollars may return to England once par is restored, with some capital seeking exit.
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Washington
New York
Montagu Norman
Bank of England
Norman
London
United States
England
Governor Fuqua Grants Reprieve for Amos White
Baton Rouge, La. Gov Fuqua signed a sixty day reprieve for Amos White who was to be hanged in Coushatta Red River parish Friday. The delay allows White's case to be reviewed by the state board of pardons.
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Baton Rauge
Fuqua
Amos White
Coushatta
Red River Parish
White
State Board of Pardons
Scott divorce trial heats up as cross exam continues
In Alpena Michigan actress Edna Scott faces continued cross examination in the divorce case against congressman Frank D. Scott. The trial covers claims of gambling debts and alleged misconduct with references to a Washington apartment and a Detroit pajama party amid reports of a hospital visit and strained marriage.
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Alpena
Mich
Jan
Scott
Edna Scott
Frank D. Scott
Micn
Army
Congress
Newcotts
Washington
Jamsicu
Detroit
Lake Orion
New York
Grocer Clavis Couple Stage Store Hold Up
Mrs. Pearl Washburn of Carrollton Georgia is hospitalized after a scuffle with grocer Joseph Abrahams who says he was robbed of $500 by the woman and her husband Wilbur Washburn or Frank Martinez. The pair allegedly entered near midnight seeking change. he claims a pistol was pulled and the money demanded. She was injured in the altercation and her husband was jailed on assault and theft charges.
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New Orleans
Pearl Washburn
Carrollton
Georgia
Joseph Abrahams
Wilbur Washburn
Frank Martinez
Bank President's Son Shot in Pittsburgh Holdup
In Pittsburgh on January 6 three men in a car robbed the home of Lawrence Sands, demanding 25 000 dollars from his First National Bank. John W Sands, 35, son of the bank president, was wounded by five shots, one hit in the left side, and the robbers fled without seizing valuables. Nearby witnesses alerted police but the trio could not be located.
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Pittsburgh
John W. Sands
Lawrence Sands
First National Bank
Squirrel Hill
Sands
Mr. Sands
Dome of St Pauls Needs Drastic Repairs
London reports the city surveyor calls St Pauls Cathedral an unsafe structure. Demolition and rebuilding are seen as the only sure way to restore stability, with hollow pillars to be replaced by solid ones and the dome re erected after safety work. Estimated costs exceed 500000 pounds and thirty year closure.
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London
A. PA
St. Paul's Cathedral
Daily Mirror
Christopher Wren
Heavy Schedule Outlined for U S Dirigibles by Navy
Washington January 6 A six month plan maps busy flights for the airship Los Angeles starting in March from Lakehurst to Bermuda with later hops to San Juan Porto Rico and the Canal Zone A long range May or June flight to Europe or Honolulu is under decision Shenandoah will also operate in southern waters starting March 22 with maneuvers There is emphasis on commercial viability and strict cost accounting while the German built craft cannot be used for naval problem studies
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Washington
Navy Department
Los Angeles
Caribbean Sea District
Europe
Honolulu
Shenandoah
Department
Patoka
Lake Hurst
Bermuda
San Juan
Porto Rico
Canal Zone
United States
Big Rise in Permits Marks 1924 Building Boom
Monroe saw a record 380 building permits in 1924 totaling 2 135 753.00 dollars with 344 residences 18 apartments and 18 business houses. Key projects include Ouachita Parish High School and Lennon Motor Co new buildings, plus major future works like the Ouachita Parish Court House and Hotel Virginia. The Riverside Sanitarium also rises on Lovers Lane with a 345 820 cost as the first of four units.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish High School
South Grand Street
Frank Masling
Lennon Motor Co
North Third Street
Jefferson and
Walnut Streets
J. C. Wey
Ouachita Parish Court House
Court Room
Caldwell Bros
New Orleans
Virginia
E. A. Frost
Shreveport
Court House
DeSiard Street
Underwood Construction Co
McGuire
L. C. McGuire
Monroe Hotel
Riverside Sanitarium
Lovers Lane
McHenry Street
Dunn's Lane
J. C. Love
Alexandria Building Permits Top One Million in 1924
Alexandria Louisiana reports 1924 building permits totaling 1 159 652 an increase of 131 520 over 1923 December total 93 531 and 118 homes were constructed in the year.
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Alexandria
Leader of Mine Labor Found Bullet-Riddled
Samuel Pace, 31, secretary of the Ewen Collery local union of the Pennsylvania Coal, was found shot dead on a Pittston street after attending a union meeting. Pace was among about 11,000 Pittston district miners on a five week strike.
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Scranton
Samuel Pace
Ewen Collery
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Pittston
T’ace
Bandit Capture Yields 35000 Reward Across Agencies
In Mobile on January 6 rewards totaling 35000 were paid to Conductor James K. Tyrell Special agent Charles Farrer and detectives Walter Pistole and G. B. Wilcox for capturing bank bandit and killer William E. Wright last Tuesday morning. The sum was divided equally among the four. Additional rewards of 1000 from New Orleans and 160 from Louisiana governor to be paid later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
James K. Tyrell
Charles Farrer
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Walter Pistole
G. B. Wilcox
Wm. E. Wright
New Orleans
Louisiana
Washington today Senate votes on resident veto of postal salary bill
Senate and House convene at noon with multiple hearings and votes. The Senate will vote on a resident veto of the postal salary increase bill as national agricultural discussions continue and committees resume inquiries on Indian lands and military affairs.
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Senate
House
National Council of Farmers’ Cooperative Associations
Oklahoma
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Metropolitan Opera
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Faulk
McLeod
Philadelphia Police
U. S
Edna James Scott
Pittsburgh Bank
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Valley
Dome of St. Paul’s
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