Swiss Consul Denies German Consulate Safe Robbery
Swiss Consul Louis TH. Junod expresses amazement at Tribune disclosure of an alleged 1917 safe theft from the German Consulate. He questions seals, asserts DOJ guards were present April to July 1917, and says he will reexamine the Swiss consulate’s safe under suspicion of tampering or misreporting.
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Robbery at Metropolitan Tobacco Bronx Office
Four armed thieves entered via a basement window at 4581 Park Avenue early Thursday, subdued watchman Paul Lamite, and looted nearly $10,000 in cash bonds jewelry and company cash from a strong box and safe. They cut the lines and fled before dawn as police were alerted by the shaken victim.
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Fannie Brice Defends Husband in Bond Robbery Case
Mrs. Jules W. Arnstein known as Fannie Brice says her husband Jules Arnstein is not the mastermind behind Wall Street bond robberies and that charges stem from a grave error or enemies framing him. She details their simple finances and her own income to support their home and six month old daughter Frances, while recounting their life, past ventures, and lack of wealth.
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Brooklyn
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Beekman
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Courts Uphold Cards on Sunday
City magistrates defended a man who preferred leisure at cards over other pursuits as 129 men were arrested on gambling suspicions in separate courts. Of these, 117 were released, eleven fined one dollar, and one three dollars. eleven fined for pleading guilty. Magistrate McGeehan freed seventy four after declaring arrests unjust and noting saloon closures leave men with few outlets, while Magistrate Levine discharged forty one for disorderly conduct amid growing arrests since Prohibition.
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Jefferson Market
Hancock Street
Hleecker Street
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Max Levine
East Houston Street
Hylan May Brief Palm Beach Stay After Sand Threadoff
Mayor and Mrs John F Hylan arrived at the Royal Poinciana Hotel in Palm Beach and may stay only three days. They walked along Lake Worth with J J OBrien a shipping businessman from New York Harbor and visited the bathing beach but did not swim. On the train down only James T Fitzgerald former Boston mayor appeared as an accompanying political figure.
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New York Harbor
French Invention Combines X-Ray with Moving Pictures
A new X-ray and moving picture device announced by the Intransigeant carriers the work of Drs. Lormon and Comandon. The apparatus photographs animals and displays movements of organs on screen. With modifications it may be used for humans.
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Bull Fight Halted in El Paso as Police Arrest Nineteen Mexicans
A bull fight staged at a packing plant corral in El Paso was interrupted by police. Nineteen Mexicans were jailed, with some escaping to Mexico by crossing the boundary fence.
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British Fleet In Bosporus Near Parliament Building
A British squadron of five battleships and four torpedo boat destroyers under Admiral Fremantle arrived Constantinople and anchored in the Bosporus near Italian and French battleships. The Entente announced oversight over the Dardanelles and the Bosporus during peace talks.
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Seven Millions City Estimate In 1920 Census
New York is projected to be the world’s largest city by the 1920 census with a metropolitan population around 7.5 million, surpassing London’s metropolitan area by over a million. Estimates from the Bureau of Vital Statistics place Brooklyn at about 2.07 million, Manhattan driving growth, with the Bronx also gaining. Census officials caution that figures are preliminary, but anticipated gains are substantial across boroughs.
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Bureau of Vital
Wallin F. Fischer
Open Revolt Against Dry Law Rocks Iron County Michigan
A rebellion against prohibition erupts in Iron County Michigan as county officials clash with Federal agents. Major Dalrymple seeks warrants for local prosecutors and deputies, while state constabulary gather for an armed raid. Eleven barrels of wine seized near Lyon River, owned by Italian businessmen.
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Chicago
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Phone Operators Move To Form Union In New York
Wage concessions from New York Telephone Company fail to quell unrest among operators who plan unionization led by Teresa Sullivan of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. A mass meeting at Bryant Hall will discuss organizing steps amid reports of wage and overtime concerns and promotional practices.
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Premier Meeting in London on Wilson Note Stand
Washington report outlines President Wilson's planned detailed reply to the Adriatic dispute. He will defend December 9 proposals, oppose a free Fiume and buffer state, and press for small-nation rights and Yugoslav sea access.
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Sing Sing to Build New Death House for Condemned
A conference led to approval of a larger death house at Sing Sing. The facility will have forty male cells and two female cells, plus a kitchen hospital and a dental room. It will be steel and concrete with a high wall and a separate exercise area to isolate condemned inmates.
Italy Seeks Compromise With Wilson Over Adriatic Settlement
London dispatch reports Italy has shifted policy toward the Adriatic issue, aiming to win President Wilson and U S cooperation. French fear grows that British policy diverges, jeopardizing the long standing Anglo French ties since 1914.
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Adriatic
Wilson
United States
Labor Faces Sure Defeat On Rail Bill
The Senate will take up the railroad bill as labor leaders meet at headquarters to discuss wage grievances. Organized labor vows opposition, Gompers warns of reelection risks, and a labor court is proposed but opposed for its lack of enforcement. Senate action may be delayed to midweek.
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Edwards for Wet Plank Governor to Fight at San Francisco
Atlantic City Feb 22 Governor Edwards of New Jersey announced he will go to the San Francisco convention ready to press an anti-prohibition plank in the Democratic platform. He attacked William Jennings Bryan calling him a man without a state and said he does not fear Bryan harming the party if prohibition is opposed. Edwards urged both parties to face the prohibition issue at the national convention, insisting personal liberty and states rights are at stake.
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Bates
Second Message Expected to Arrive for Peace Council Talk
London dispatch reports Allied representatives arriving for Supreme Council discussions. Premier Millerand leads a delegation including Vittorio Scialoja and Romanian Premier. President Wilson’s anticipated second note on the Adriatic may shape Monday’s agenda as debates on Turkey and Russia loom.
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