Count Ludwig Salm Hoogstraeten Seeks Work Not Digger
New York December 11 AP Count Ludwig Salm Hoogstraeten says he wants any job but manual labor and denies settling for 500000. He insists his main aim is seeing his two year old son Peter and says he is ready to settle in the United States and work. He rebukes rumors about large settlements and alienation suits while noting offers in honest business or public service.
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New York
Ludwig Salm Hoogstraeten
Gladstone
Peter
Count Salm
United States
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil
Hubbard to Seek New Trial in Breach of Promise Case
Pittsburgh manufacturer John W. Hubbard, ordered to pay show girl Anne Caldwell $50 000 for breach of promise, will seek a new trial, his counsel said today after the federal court jury verdict.
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Pittsburgh
John W. Hubbard
Anne Caldwell
New York
Change of M. E. pastors announced in Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Dec 11 AP Changes in three Methodist pastorates in Iowa were announced by Rev. Frank Cole. Eugene Allen leaves Town Falls for Owosso Michigan. W T Smith moves from Osage to Iowa Falls. E B Frye becomes student pastor at Cedar Falls to Osage. All changes effective Jan 1.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Frank Cole
Eugene Allen
Town Falls
First Methodist Church
Owosso
Mich
Detroit
W. T. Smith
Osage
Iowa Falls
E. B. Frye
Cedar Falls
Osage Padersie
Allen
Quote on gender perception from 1926 Syndicate source
A brief, quoted line from a 1926 Publishers Syndicate piece notes that men are unaware of how much women see them as parties to their plans and ambitions. The remark highlights social dynamics and gender perception of the era.
Ormiston Plans to Fight Extradition in McPherson Case
Kenneth G. Ormiston, Los Angeles radio operator, arrived in Chicago amid debate over extradition to Los Angeles to answer conspiracy to defeat justice charges in the Aimee Semple McPherson kidnapping case. He said he would resist western removal and posted bond if a warrant arrives.
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Chicago
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Ormiston
Harrisburg
Edward H. S. Martin
Harry Donnelly
Collins
Ben Cohen
West Coast
Oakland
Glendale
Chaplin Wife Plans Catholic Church Return
Mrs. Lita Grey Chaplin announces intention to return to the Roman Catholic faith. She says she renounced the church on marriage to Charlie Chaplin and wants their two children baptized to share consolations she threw away.
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Los Angeles
Calif
the Times
Lita Grey Chaplin
Charlie Chplin
Christie Mystery Deepens As Christie Vanishes Again
London reports the disappearance of American novelist Agatha Clarissa Christie from her Sunningdale home remains unresolved, with developments deepening the mystery a week after she went missing.
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London
Agatha Clarissa Christie
Sunningdale
Japan Charges America With Double Dealing
Tokyo’s Mainichi accuses the United States of double dealing over arms talks as Fall-Doheny testimony highlights Pearl Harbor and oil reserve leasing. The paper questions America’s stance and asks whether Admiral Robison still views Japan as a danger.
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Tokyo
Tokyo Mainich
Japan
Washington
Amercan
J. K. Robison
Navy Engineering
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
America
Robison
Emperor of Japan Gradually Sinking
Tokyo dispatch reports Emperor Yoshihito in critical condition with a weak pulse. Six oxygen tanks were installed in the sick room and Empress Sadako is at his bedside. The Navy weighs sending a cruiser to Vancouver to expedite Prince Chichibu’s return if needed.
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Tokyo
Yoshihito
Empress Sadako
Navy
Vancouver
B. C
Chichibu
England
Princess Tieana slated to wed Italian crown prince
In Bucharest on December 11 the Associated Press reports Princess Tieana will marry Prince Humbert, crown prince of Italy, within six months if King Ferdinand lives or after the mourning period ends if he dies. Teana is 17, Humbert 22.
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Bucharest
Romania
Tieana
Humbert
Italy
Ferdinand
Associated Press
Teana
Marie
Unsettled Weekend Weather Across Iowa Illinois
Forecast shows unsettled conditions tonight and Sunday with warmer readings tonight and colder in extreme west on Sunday. Illinois expects increasing clouds and warmer conditions late tonight with rain likely Sunday. In the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys much colder start to the week, followed by a rise in temperatures and little precipitation, especially in the north.
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Iowa
Illinois
Mississippi
Missouri
Senate backs bill on interstate theft and debt relief clash
Senate passes a bill making interstate theft a federal crime with penalties of 5000 dollars and five years. Senator Cummins’s tax relief measure dies in the House as renewed tax cut plans and treasury surplus use spark party disputes. House debates impeachment outcomes while Tilson pushes applying surplus to reduce the public debt amid Democratic resistance.
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Washington
D. C
Cummins
Iowa
Senate
House
Republican Committee On Committees
Senator Frazier
North Dakota
Congress
Tilson
Connecticut
Republican House
Treasury
Garner
Texas
Ways and Means Committee
Consid
Music Hall Fatal Fire Traps Four Actresses
Four music hall actresses died after being trapped in dressing rooms as flames blocked exits at the Apollo theatre. The fire started backstage from a short circuit and spread through the stage and auditorium, panicking the thousand-strong audience. Nearby Eliza theatre also suffered a scare as flames roared from the Apollo.
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Rome
Music Hall
Apollo Theatre
Eliza Theatre
Apollo
Congress Deliberates Bills as Noon Session Opens
Congress meets at noon with the Long View bridge bill and the gas protocol before the Senate while the House considers the English impeachment and interior supply bill. A subcommittee draft of the alien property bill moves to the House Ways and Means Committee.
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Congress
Long View Bridge
Senate
House
Ways and Means
Heavy fog plunges New York City into darkness
New York was plunged into darkness this forenoon by an unusually heavy fog. Downtown skyscraper windows glowed as if night-time and street lights were turned on at 10 a.m. Harbor traffic slowed as the city faced the dimmed visibility.
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City OF New York
New York
N. Y
Oil Lease Case Ready for Jury in Fall-Doheny Trial
Court closes evidence in the Fall Doheny oil conspiracy trial after defense rests with two character witnesses. John McCormack testifies for Doheny and says Doheny has a high reputation. Prosecutors allege Fall hid information while Doheny’s lease at Elk Hills looms as key issue.
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Washington, D. CC
Dee of
Albert B. Fall
Edward L. Doheny
Doheny
Fall
Doheny Oil
Elk Hills
John McCormack
Senate Oil Committee
Navy Department
New
John MceCormack
Underworld feud ends in Park Avenue murder identified
Police identified the bullet riddled body found after being thrown from a car on Park Avenue as Dominick Alvero. He had a long criminal record with fourteen prior arrests.
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New York
Park Avenue
Dominick Alvero
Thompson Again Announces Run For Chicago Mayor
William Hale Thompson, former two term Chicago mayor, declares candidacy for 1925 on a platform to repeal the Volstead Act. He cites a large pledge card count and ties his wet stance to the recent state referendum while pledging to repeal Illinois search and seizure laws.
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Chicago
Ill
William Hale Thompson
Thompson
William E. Dever
Illinois
Jorgeson Accused in Poison Plot Against Family
Ed Forney swore to information accusing Walter Jorgensen of trying to poison his family, including a September water treament attempt and a bag of candy that sickened children and killed a mouse. Police report poison in candy analyzed, with two anonymous letters tied to the incidents. Jorgensen to be jailed at West Union. state agent Th. M. Stoner aids investigation.
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Oelwein
Ed Forney
Forney
Walter Jorgensen
Jorgensen
N. L. Watt
West Union
TH. M. Stoner
Wheeler diagnosis hints at Gallivan case symptoms
Wayne B. Wheeler speaks in Washington D C about Congressman Gallivan of Boston. He calls the case symptoms of syncopation a disorder defined as irregular movement between two bars.
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Washington, D. C
Wayne B. Wheeler
Congressman Gallivan
oBston
Wheeler
League Pursues German Armament Probe as China Russia Ties Rise
Geneva reports say the League of Nations agreed to a probe into German armaments replacing inter allied control, with Feb. 1 as a possible transfer. Allies fear German war material moves via Russia aid China bolshevists, while Koenigsberg fortifications block progress and Germany resists further compromises.
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Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
League
Germany
Russia
China
Council of Ambassadors
Paris
Sifu
Yay
Bolshevists
To Start Testimony in McDermott Trial Monday Morning
Canton Ohio dispatch reports prosecutors and defense in Patrick Eugene McDermott murder trial preparing to begin testimony on Monday after the jury was completed. A recess was held today.
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Canton
Ohio
Pat” McDermott
Don Mellett
McDermott
Canton, O
Patrick Eugene McDermott
Don R. Mellett
Marconi to wed after annulment of first marriage
Rome reports Il Tevere says wireless inventor William Marconi will marry Countess Maria Cristina Bezzi Scali once the holy rota confirms the formal annulment of his first marriage to Beatrice O'Brien. Other reports name Elizabeth Paynter as his preferred bride with a January wedding possible.
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Rome
Il Tevere Today
William Marconi
Maria Cristina Bezzi Scali
Holy Rota
Beatrice O'Brien
Signor Marconi
Elizabeth Paynter
Niece Rejects Husband as Chum Marries for Double Wedding
A fragment records a community joke about a niece unhappy with her spouse while a friend plans to marry, prompting talk of a proposed double wedding. The line hints at family dynamics and social expectations in a small town setting.
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Chicaco
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Ileana
Coolidge
George W. English
Bill Borah
Frederic William Wise
Dispatch
Idaho
White House
Borah
Big Bill
Newberry
Truman H. Newberry
Michigan
Camden
N. J
Charleston
S. C
Florida
Newberrys
Elizabeth
Jorgeson
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Marconi
Rota
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