Tragedy in Philadelphia model case linked to Lewis
Atlantic City reporting on Fer gard Wesley Lewis of Pittsburgh who died by a self inflicted gunshot in his hotel bath. authorities tied him to the Grace Roberts case and a taxicab fraud charge while investigators pursued a wider network.
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Fergard Wesley Lewis
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Philadelphia
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Lewis
Robarts
States Villa
Runpowder
Dcad
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Tiauseur
Germantown
Ethel
Mabel Kyle
New York
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Broadway
Prebargh
States Ville
Sin Doliars
Corridge
Gabel
Atlante
Captain Malford
Parney
Totten
Varley
Model
Sothern May Face Surgery in Chicago
Actor E. H. Sothern suffers a kidney ailment similar to a past collapse and, with his physician, Dr. A Wolfer, weighing the need for an operation. His wife, Jatin Marlowe, left New York to join him and may return with them for treatment at the Radium Institute in Chicago.
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Chicago
E. H. Sothern
Cleveland
A. Wolfer
Jatin Marlowe
New York
Twentieth Century Limited
Josepn D. Bissell
West Fifty-ninth Street
Frank J Enger Motorcar Builder Ends His Life
Frank J Enger president of the Enged Motor Car Company in Cincinnati shot and killed himself in his factory office tonight. He had been in fair health for months and was reputed one of the citys wealthiest men with a large life insurance holding. He was fifty eight years old.
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Cincinnati
Dan
Frank J. Enger
Esged Motor Car Company
Thin City
Motor Company
Engerie
Mrs Cornwallis West to retire from public work
The Daily Mail reports Mrs William Cornwallis West, recently severely censured by a court of inquiry over army affairs, has decided to quit all forms of public work. Her retirement follows the inquiry and censure.
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London
Jan
The
Daily Mail
William Cornwallis- West
Tornado wrecks rural school. eleven children killed
A tornado struck the Vireton rural schoolhouse thirteen miles northwest of McAlester Oklahoma near Richville damaging a Baptist mission house and several farms. Five children died, four others fatally injured, and eight seriously hurt. Teacher Miss Vern Carter and pupil Jean were injured and rushed to a McAlester hospital. The storm crossed a coal mine tipple before striking the school, then hurled students down a hillside and across a ravine.
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Muskogee
Okie
Vireton
McAlester
Vern Carter
Jean
Richville
Wireton
Oklahoma
Seat bought on Block Exchange nets bidders even at $50
Joseph Weinstock, owner of a Park Row cinema, spent $50 for a seat on the Block Exchange. The deal could bring a $74,000 seat value, with possible orchestra access for $50, but transfer required receiver and exchange board approval. Weinstock doubted transfer posting.
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Joseph Weinstock
Park Row
James A. Lynch
Albert Gallatin Wheeler
Whestar
Claudia Sarlstadt Wheeler
Metres
Henry Brady
Auetioneer
Weinstock
City Hall Theatre
Motion Picture House
Mr. Wheeler
Fomerly
Fem
J. B. Russell & Co
Lynch
Br Weinstock
Board of Governors of the Exchange, Land & Section
Leon
Wein- Misch
Police Rookies Try 25 Cents a Day Diet Test
New York police trainee recruits vow to eat on a tight budget as part of a Life Extension Institute program. Apprentices will fast cook and dine in a scientific kitchen on Lafayette Street for three weeks, with meals resembling corned beef, spaghetti, potatoes, or pie, aiming to study calories and longevity under expert supervision.
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New York Police Training School
Life Extension Institute
Lafayette Street
Meadquarters
Holy Bee
Tet Teast
Swann to Put Graft Charge Before Court
District Attorney Swann announced plans to present graft charges against his chief accuser Lucien S Breckinridge next week in open court. He said eleven witnesses have testified about Breckinridge receiving money from employers associations during his tenure as special assistant district attorney. Breckinridge, represented by Martin W Littleton, plans to respond in a court setting and avoid further public attacks.
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Lucien S. Breckinridge
Breckinridge
Associat
Laber Capes
Grand Jury
Mr. Breckinridge
Martin W. Littleton
Littleton
Brooklyn Bar Association
Hreckinridge
Kasteeven
Ir. Breckinridge
Menta
General Sessions
Horace W. Foster
Treckinridge
Don
Austria Asks Pope to Intervene and Wilson Plans New Note
Washington reports say Allies may receive a rapid development after Wilson receives the expected note. German circles claim secret peace terms are at the White House and thus liberal from a German view. Wilson may issue a more direct mediation note, while Entente supporters warn of German-friendly impact.
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Austria
Pope
Wilson
Washington
Besos
White House
Germany
All Friends
Senat
British shells for U S Navy bid blocks Senate peace vote
English firm Hadfields Limited bids $146 lower on 14 inch shells and $297 lower on 16 inch shells than U S rivals. Deliveries promised in 11 to 16 months, while American bids extend to 22 and 24 months. Secretary Daniels notes alarming price and delivery disparities amid wartime shell contracts.
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Washington
England
United States Navy
Daniels
Hadfelds, Limited
Sheffield
Coul Do
Madfields
Hadfields
Josday
Rynmneres
Navy Department
Se Etary Daniels
Wilson Presses On With Negotiations Despite Delays
Washington reports indicate President Wilson will not drop negotiations and intends at least one more overture, while Congress debates the peace note and U S policy. Proposals for 14 inch shells from Major firms and Bethlehem Steel are opened, detailing durations and prices as the war effort grows.
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Washington
Wil
Kaiser’s son on peace trip to Sofia and Constantinople
German Emperor dispatches Prince Adalbert on a secret mission to Sofia and Constantinople. Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam says the trip likely aims at peace and that the prince will report to headquarters before January end.
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Sofia
Constantinople
London
Adalbert
Amsterdam
Berlin Hints Peace Hopes Rest on Wilson
Berlin reports the Entente reply to peace proposals was received via Washington and Copenhagen and to be presented to the Foreign Office. Officials see the note as ending current peace chances, urging Germany and allies to continue the struggle with energy. Some neutral press suggests a door may still open for discussions if Wilson terms are declared or further invitations occur.
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Berlin
Washington
Copenhagen
Gerard
Foreign Office
Germany
Wilson
War metal in Belgium seized by Germany
A Maastricht paper cites a decree by Belgiums Governor General ordering seizure of all household goods made of brass copper tin nickel or bronze including kitchen utensils doorplates and door knockersCommunes are to assist in collection as part of wartime measures reported from Amsterdam via Reuter.
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London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Les Nouvelles
Belgium
Emperors Send Envoy to Vatican to Seek Peace
The Emperor and Empress of Austria-Hungary dispatched a special emissary to the Vatican to urge the Pope to intervene for peace. The move follows dire economic strain and renewed Hapsburg-Prussia tensions, with expectations of a German peace note and possible Allied concessions. A wider belief grows that peace may come soon, either through diplomacy or collapse of German resistance via blockade and starvation.
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Draper Ty
Tandon
Austria-Hungary
Vatican
Austria
Hapsburg
Prussia
Tisza
Italy
Rulers of Central Powers to Hold Council of Peace
London reports indicate a Vienna and Berlin conference among Central Powers leaders to shape policy amid the war. An assemblage of sovereigns and foreign ministers is expected in Vienna and Berlin with a Reichstag session possibly mid January and budget committee gathering around January 15.
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Vienna
Berlin
William
Charles
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Turkey
Constantinople
Tisza
Hungary
Julius Andrassy
Count Andranty
Prem
Czernin Yo Chudenus
Clam-Bare Ty
Reuters
Amatentum
Vorwart Orwarte
Germany
Reichstag
Mediation by Wilson questioned in Cologne paper
Amsterdam dispatch reports Cologne’s Volks Zeitung reacting with mixed feelings to Julius Andrássy's peace mediation notion. The paper warns Germany should not reject Wilson’s mediation while signaling possible conditions.
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Wilson
Amsterdam
Hne
Julius Andrassy
Volks Zeitung
Andeassy
Volksarmian
Count Andrassy
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