Cholera Threat Grows as Paris Council Meets and Relief Expands
In Paris the supreme interallied council discusses Upper Silesia while American relief efforts, led by Hoover aides and the Red Cross, boost aid to famine and pestilence stricken Russia. President Harding attends Plymouth tercentenary and supports disarmament talks as cholera spreads from the Volga region toward Poland and Baltic ports.
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Internal Revenue Commissioner Orders Probe by Matson
David A. Blair, commissioner of internal revenue, has ordered Assistant Commissioner Matson to conduct a thorough investigation. Serious charges include the improper disclosure of income tax statements to individuals for profit and collusion within the bureau to divulge confidential information.
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David A. Blair
Internal Revenue
Matson
Death of Enrico Caruso Darkens World of Opera
The famed tenor Enrico Caruso died in Naples after a lingering illness. An interior abscess and peritonitis proved fatal despite surgery. His funeral in Naples drew royal and government officials from Italy and the United States, with 400 singers in the final requiem.
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Naples
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Federal crackdown nears on wide postal and bond crimes
Authorities say they are close to clearing a long string of big robberies across the country. John W. Worthington of Chicago, named as the gang’s brains, is arrested with others in custody or hunted. They allegedly engineered the Sinclair Oil company legend robbery in New York and the Council Bluffs mail theft, with evidence of doctored Liberty bonds and washed savings stamps.
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Chicago
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Sinclair Oi Company
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Council Bluffs
Description of ceremonial belt and plaited adornment
A description notes a belt with a gold and hive plait across the font, a blue and gold field, and an ostrich feather dyed blue at the center held by a hidden gilt ring. A gold clasp secures the belt.
Baby Hercules of Somerville Demonstrates Early Strength
Eight month old Harry LeFleur Jr of Somerville Massachusetts is hailed as a living Baby Hercules. The infant can tug at a bar and show chest and arm development beyond his age weighing 18 pounds.
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Mass
Hercules
Harry LeFleur, Jr
Harry
Christmas Journey to Chapultepec Castle Mischief
The narration follows Catherine spending Christmas in Mexico City with a playful gift from Santa, Mother Goose rhymes entertaining her. She tours Chapultepec Castle seeking the king, peeking behind doors and under royal pedestals, then asks where the merry old soul can be.
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Mexico
Mother Goose
Santa
Chapultepec
Quote on heart and brains sparks Senate remark
In a humorous exchange Senator Sorghum quips about a man whose heart is in the right place yet whose brains go awry. The cartoonish remark highlights political theater and wit in the chamber.
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Senator Sorghum
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