Houghton Selected as Ambassador to London
Washington says Alanson B. Houghton of New York has been chosen to succeed Kellogg as ambassador to London. The 61 year old diplomat, currently ambassador to Germany, helped shape Dawes Plan input while in Berlin and plans to return to New York before heading to London. He is a former glass manufacturer from Corning and studied in Paris and Berlin.
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Washington
Alanson B. Houghton
New York
Germany
Coolidge
Kellogg
London
Berlin
Houghton
Court of St. James
Cambridge
Mass
Congress
Corning
N. Y
Paris
Coolridge
Bold hi jacking yields 13 year term in Louisiana district court
Wil lie Jones pled guilty to holding up and robbing R. W. Bethea on the Old Spanish Trail between Sulphur and Vinton last October 29. Judge Cline sentenced him to not less than 13 nor more than 14 years in the state penitentiary, the maximum for the crime. Jones claimed morphine use at the time and withdrew prior not guilty pleas, seeking clemency.
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Lake Charles
Cline
Willie Jones
R. W. Bethea
Sulphur and
Vinton
Clement M. Moss
Rum Ships and Armored Trucks Captured Off Galveston
United States coast guards seized two rum ships and three armored motor trucks after a gun battle about seven miles east of San Luis Pass on Galveston Island. About 800 cases of liquor and two men were taken into custody in the early hours.
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Galveston
Texas
United States Coast Guards
San Luis Pass
Galveston Island
Portland Teen Wins 15000 Dollar Dream Castle Prize
Julia Sutherland Groo, 18, of Portland Heights, Oregon, wins the Lighting Educational Committee’s home lighting essay contest grand prize, a $15,000 electrically equipped house. She will study art at the University of Oregon next fall and plans to move into the castle of lights soon.
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James
Sheehy
I, N
Portland
Ore
Julia Sutherland Groo
Lighting Educational Committee
America
Castle of Lights
Julia
United States
Canada
Jay S. Groo
Portland Heights
Baker
Swains
Chang Yweng-Min Troops Interned After Shanghai Battle
About 7,000 Chang Yweng-Min troops were disarmed and interned in the Shanghai international and French settlements after a clash near Shanghai. General Chi Hsieh-Yuen led the new government’s forces against Ming, with roughly 100 casualties reported and 20 killed.
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Mukden
Shanghai
Chi Hsieh-Yuen
Tuchun
Kiangsu Province
Lu Yung-Hsiang
Shanghai- Sungkiang
Fuchow Road
International Settlement
Chi
Ming
New Suspect Uncovered in Pardon Bribe Case
Topeka Kansas January 13 A P new sensation in the pardon bribery case centers on Carl J Peterson state bank commissioner and ally of former Governor Jonathan M Davis A G Griffith announces ouster proceedings Peterson refuses to resign affidavit by A L Oswald alleges Peterson sought four thousand dollars for a parole for Walter Grundy and later offered two thousand five hundred for a pardon.
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Topeka
Kansas
A. P
Walter Grundy
Hutchinson
Carl J. Peterson
State Bank
Jonathan M. Davis
Peterson
C. BR. Griffith
A. L. Oswald
Davis
Oswald
Grundy
Submarine S-19 Runs Aground Off Orleans Harbor
The submarine S-19 ran aground on the Orleans outer bar amid heavy seas and fog. Coast Guard cutters Tampa and Acushnet stood by while Acushnet planned to reach the vessel, which carries five officers and 85 enlisted men and is valued at about 4 million dollars.
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Chatam
Mass
Coast Guard
Orleans
Tampa
Acushnet
Chatham
A. P
Orleans Harbor
Nausett Light
Lieut
C. F. Martin
Wheat hits $2 billion in Kansas City market surge
Wheat reached $2 a bushel in Kansas City today for the first time in four years as a car of choice red wheat sold at the peak peace time price. Quotations have risen 70 to 80 cents since last summer, signaling a strong market turn.
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Kansas City
Bishop Brown Appeal Heard by Episcopal Court in Cleveland
The Court of Review of the Protestant Episcopal Church heard briefs from both sides on Bishop William Montgomery Brown’s appeal after his May conviction for teaching doctrines not held by the church. The defense argued against doctrinal authority limits while the church advocate asserted the church’s doctrinal framework and the Godhead’s orthodox nature.
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Cleveland
A. P
Court of Review of
The
Protestant Episcopal Church
Wm. Montgomery Brown
Brown
House of Bishops
Joseph W. Sharts
Dayton
Ohio
Charles Dibble
Kalamazoo
Mich
America
England
Rome
Dibble
Church of England
College Head Is Called Lacking in Capability
Formal charges of incompetence and inefficiency were entered against Dr Spright Dawes president of Alabama Polytechnic Institute at a special board meeting in Montgomery. February 11 was set for presenting affidavits and written evidence. Charges were read by Joel W Webb and Haywood Patterson representing alumni groups from Birmingham and Montgomery in seven counts. The board ruled charges be submitted in writing with sworn statements while evidence is weighed. no Dowell supporters attended the hearing. A faculty pamphlet defends Dawes administration amid ongoing governance dispute.
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Montgomery
Ala
Spright Dawes
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Board of Trustees
Joel W. Webb
Birmingham
Haywood Patterson
Dowell
Supreme Court
Vicksburg Report Links Ford Firestone to Timber Lands Purchase
A group of northern capitalists including Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone reportedly obtained options on tens of thousands of acres in a timbered region near Vicksburg Mississippi. They plan a game preserve and hunting club with acreage estimates from 85 000 to 200 000 and purchase prices in the millions. Proposals include building plants to utilize the vast timber tract.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Henry Ford
Harvey Firestone
Le Roy White Dies From Wagon Accident Injuries
Le Roy White an 11 year old Moss Bluff resident dies in a local sanitarium from internal injuries suffered when he fell from a wagon near his home last Saturday. He is the son of Mr and Mrs H H White.
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Wake Charles
LeRoy White
H. H. White
Moss Bluff
Contention Over Trinity Doctrine Debated By The Shoris
The Shoris reassert Bishop Brown's view denying the Holy Trinity and questioning Jesus life. They claim Christianity echoes the sun myth of ancient Egypt, citing conflicting authorities from history theology and philosophy on these points.
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Sonal
Brown
Jesus
Egypt
Expert Calls Monroe Pipeline Impractical For New Orleans
New Orleans January 13 J L Porter director of the water purification plant says piping Monroe gas to New Orleans is impractical. He cites the field's huge production nearly 5 000 000 feet daily now unutilized and the gas supply likely lasting only 12 to 14 years. He notes carbon black manufacturers use gas in large quantities pushing prices below zinc oxide used in tires.
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New Orleans
Monroe Gas Field
J. L. Porter
Sewerage and Water Board
Monroe Field
Mo Pacific Not To Restore Jones Schedule
Alexandria Louisiana January 13 The Missouri Pacific railroad will not restore trains Nos 10 104 between Alexandria and Jones Louisiana as demanded by a local citizens committee. J M Fegan vice president and assistant general manager of the railroad told J W Bolter committee chairman Huey P Long Louisiana public service commission. The commission fined the railroad 30000 for taking the trains off without commission authority. Egan said the railroad will consider suggestions for service that meets needs if current local schedules are inadequate.
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Alexandria
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Jones
J. M. Fegan
St. Louis
J. W. Bolter
Bolton
Huey PP. Long
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Egan
Oppose Big Rail Merger Plan by Van Sweringen Brothers
The American Short Line Railroad Association says it will oppose the Eastern trunk line consolidation proposed by the Van Sweringen brothers. They argue several short lines would be left out unless paid at physical valuation. The plan includes Nickel Plate, Chesapeake and Ohio, Rock Island, Erie, and Pere Marquette. Bird M. Robinson notes some consolidations are needed and rejects forcing weak roads onto others.
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Washington
American Short Line Railroad Association
van Sweringen
Cain
Congress
Bird M. Robinson
Short Line Association
United States to Withdraw Marines from Nicaragua
Washington reports the United States plans withdrawal of the Marine guard from Nicaragua. The Nicaraguan government requested keeping about one hundred Marines at Managua, but the American government says Nicaragua must assume responsibility for maintaining order.
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United States
Nicaragua
Washington
United States Marine Guard
Mangua
Scout Leader West to Visit Monroe for Banquet
James E. West chief scout executive of America will arrive in Monroe Sunday night and stay through Monday night. A scout council meeting appointed R. M. Breard Jr Herman Masur and Elmer Richards to organize an entertainment committee. A banquet at the Hotel Monroe is set for Monday night to honor the national leader and American boyhood supporters.
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James E. West
America
Monroe
R. M. Breard, Jr
Herman Masur
Elmer Richards
Mr. West
Big Steamer America to Sail Up Ouachita River
Announcement from Monroe states the Steamer America will sail from New Orleans on January 17 for points on the Ouachita river, with Monroe to be reached around Tuesday. The voyage resumes freight and passenger service halted when Terrebonne ended trips. The large boat requires over nine feet of water, and recent heavy rains improve navigation. The trip up stream is expected to yield a heavy freight cargo and a strong downriver load from Monroe.
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Monroe
America
New Orleans
Ouachita River
Terrebonne
Express Collision in Ruhr Valley Kills Many in Herne
Berlin dispatch reports the Berlin to Cologne express crashed into a stationary train at Herne Westphalia. More than a score of lives lost and many injured as three cars were demolished. Dispatches list 21 bodies recovered from the wreckage. Herne lies five miles from Bochum in the Ruhr valley recently occupied by Allied forces.
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Ruhr Valley
Berlin
A. P
Cologne
Herne
Westphalia
Bochum
Wealthy Girl Dies Frozen Near Estes Park in Blizzard
Miss Agnes Vaille daughter of a retired millionaire and Denver Chamber of Commerce secretary died after the two ascended Longs Peak in a blizzard. A search party led by Walter Kiener found her body in a crevice. companion Herbert Sortland is missing presumed dead in the same storm with temperatures about fifty degrees below zero.
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Denver
Colo
Long’s Peak
Estes Park
Agnes Vaille
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Walter Kiener
Herbert Sortland
Miss Vaille
Kienen
Kiener
Sortland
Jones Plan for Shoals Agreed Upon Senate adopts Jones substitute on Muscle Shoals
The Jones substitute to refer the Muscle Shoals question to a commission was adopted 46 to 33 in the Senate. The measure authorizes temporary power use and construction of Dam No. 3 in the Tennessee River during study, with a December 1925 report deadline. The commission would include War and Agriculture secretaries and a presidentially named member.
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Washington
Jones
Underwood
Muscle Shoals
Senate
Secretary of War
Tennessee River
Secretaries of War and Agriculture
Ball
Binghams Borah
Brookhart
Bursum
Cameron
Capper
Couzens
Gooding
Harrold
Johnson
California
LaFollette
McCormick
McNary
Means
Moses
Norebeck
Norris
Oddie Pepper
Phipps
Reed
Pennsylvania
Shortridge
Smoot
Sterling
Wadsworth
Watson
Ashurst
Copeland
Dill
Farris
New Mexico
McKellar
Mayfield
Neely
Oversman
Ralston
Ransdell
Shepherd
Simmons
Smith
Walsh
Massachusetts
Montana
Shipstead
Butler
Curtis
Dale
Edge
Fernald
Fess
Greene
Hale
Keyes
Ladd
McKinley
McLean
Metcalf
Spencer
Warren
Willis
Bayard
Bruce
Dial
Fletcher
George
Gerry
Harris
Harrison
Heflin
Kendrick
King
Pittman
Shields
Stanley
Swanson
Trammel
Congress
Nebraska
Houghton
London Post
Kellogg
Hughes
State Department
Rome
Berlin
Phillips
Brussels
Howard M. Gore
No L. S. U. Centenary Game Slated in 1925
Louisiana State and Centenary will not meet on the gridiron in 1925 following a meeting of the state university athletic committee. Negotiations had aimed for October 17, but LSU’s heavy schedule and a game against Alabama the week before led officials to deem the Centenary encounter inadvisable.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State
Centenary
State University
Tigers
Alabama
Washington Legislative Roundup at Noon Sessions
The Senate and House convene at noon with the House resuming debate on the McFadilen banking bill. Shea's AMusele legislation advances in the Senate while the interstate commerce committee holds hearings on the Cume mins railroad consolidation proposal. The Industrial Senate committee continues its probe into the internal revenue bureau and prohibition enforcement.
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House
Amusele Shea
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Industrial
Internal Revenue Bureau
Prohibition Enforcement
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van Sweringens
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