Missouri Congressman dies saving grandson in Butler fire
Congressman David A. De Armond of Missouri perished in a Butler house fire while rescuing his six year old grandson, Waddie De Armond. Mrs. De Armond and a maid escaped as flames and smoke engulfed the second floor. James A. De Armond, his father, tried to enter but was stopped. Burial planned at Oakhill Cemetery.
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Kansas City
David A. de Armond
Missouri
Butler
David A
Waddie
DeArmond, Jr
de Armond
Representative de Armond
MeArmond
Moebbers
James A. I. Armond
Edward H
West Point
George W. de Armond
Wth
Philippines
Oakhill
De Armond's Career and Sudden Death Shocks Congress
The Tribone Forees Wessington reports Representative De Armond died tragically in Washington. A long serving member and a staunch opponent of Reed Cannon rules, he ranked among the chamber's most notable figures with extensive service and sharp speeches. He aligned with radical Democrats yet avoided demagoguery.
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Wessington
de Armond
Washington
Congress
Cannon
Bingham
Payne
Dalzell
Livingston
Georgia
Jones
Virginia
Murdock Forecasts War Over Speaker Cannon
Washington dispatch reports Representative Victor Murdock of Kansas, a Republican insurgent leader, predicting that insurgents will block Speaker Cannon and seek open debate with fair votes on amendments. He notes insurgent strength has grown and vows to bring Cannon's defeat.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Victor Murdock
Kansas
Speaker Cannon
Murdock
Insurgent
Cannon
Joe
_RABBERS BEAT BOY IN GLENDALE ROUTE HOLDUP
_George Meyer a sixteen year old from Brooklyn was attacked by six men in Glendale while driving a wagon. They robbed him of 100 dollars, beat him unconscious, and left him in the wagon. He died after treatment at the German Hospital.
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George Meyer
Ralph Avenue
Brooklyn
Glendale
Queens
Meyer
Dr. Inslee
Love affairs shock Naperville Northwestern College
Telegraph dispatch reports hugging and kissing in the chapel at Northwestern College Naperville and the resignation of President H J Kiekhoefer. The school of 300 students faces upheaval as the Evangelical Association debates the scandal and the rebellion within the college community.
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the Tribune
Chicago
Northwestern College
Naperville
H. J. Kiekhoefer
Kiekhoefer
Evangelical Association
All-Red Route Plan Could Linked UK Australia Travel
Ottawa reports preparation for a spring meeting of Canadian British New Zealand and Australian representatives to study Laurier's proposal for a fast London to Australia New Zealand steamship and train service with 18 knot Pacific runs. A heavy subsidy is needed and Australia has agreed to share costs. The conference will likely be held in London to detail the plan and cost sharing.
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Ottawa
New Zealand
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
London
Australia
Canada
Pacific
Webster's Office Boy Heywood Dies in Chicago
G Charles Heywood once served as an office boy to Daniel Webster and was later appointed by Lincoln and Johnson. Born 1803 in Grafton Mass he worked in Hannibal Missouri in railroad projects and held roles as Deputy Revenue Collector and then Collector. He died in Chicago after sixteen years there.
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Chicago
Charles PP. Herwood
Daniel Webster
Lincoln
Johnson
Grafton
Mass
Hannibal
Heywood
Morse Case Seeks New Trial Via Circuit Court Amendment
Martin W. Lattieton, counsel for Charles W Morse, gained permission from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals to file a motion for a new trial before the circuit court. He noted no date for the appearance to allow the motion. If a delay arises in seeking Supreme Court certiorari, he will push to obtain the new trial for Morse.
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Martin W. Lattieton
Charles W. Morse
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Circuit Court
Circuit Court
Mr. Littleton
United States Supreme Court
Moree
Nourmahal Safe After Hurricane Search Ends
Colonel John Jacob Astor’s yacht Nourmahal was located safe in San Juan Puerto Rico as of November 17, ending a nineteen day chase across the Caribbean. Reports from the steamship Harry Luckenbach confirmed the yacht’s condition and crew.
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John Jacob Astor
San Juan
Porto Rico
Harry Luckenbach
Lueckenbach
Colonel Astor
Mayaguez
Ponce
Astor
Carolina
Nourmahal
William A. Dobbyn
A.L. Emery
Luckenmach
Father
Washington
Revenue Cutter Service
Porto Rican
Jupiter Inlet
Roses
Woman Struck by Car in Broadway Hit and Run
Alice Mohen of 612 West 155th Street was struck while crossing upper Broadway in a rainstorm. The car dragged her a block then sped away after she was freed. She was treated at Montefiore Home and J. Head Wright Hospital in critical condition. witnesses described a black limousine with a male passenger beside the driver. Police in Harlem and The Bronx pursued the vehicle.
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Upper Broadway
Alice Mohen
West 155Th Street
Broadway
Herman Ridder
138Th Street
Chalmers Sangree
West 129Th Street
Miss Mohen
Montefiore
Dr. du Bois
J. Head Wright Hospital
Moxley Wins Illinois 6th District Seat in 1920s Race
William J. Moxley Republican was elected to Congress in Illinois 6th District to replace William Lorimer in the Senate seat. He defeated Carl Barnes Independent Republican and Frank B. Ryan Democrat. Moxley 14 594 votes, Barnes 8 317, Ryan 6 414.
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Illinois
Chicago
William J. Moxley
Congress
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Albert J. Hopkins
Moxley
Cannon
Lorimer
Frank 8. Ryan
Carl. Barnes
Barnes
Ryan
Santa Claus Association Disbands Leaving Cleveland Children
Cleveland, Nov 2. The Santa Claus Association has disbanded leaving poor children with few gifts this Christmas. The group distributed hundreds of fir trees dolls and skates last year but Secretary Vining said the administration would go out with Mayor Tom L Johnson and officials cannot spare time to manage slum Christmas programs.
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Cleveland
Santa Claus Association
Vining
Tom L. Johnson
Norwegian author Bjornstjerne Bjornson improves out of danger
Paris reports Bjornson, the Norwegian author, showing marked improvement and now considered out of danger. The brief note adds light ad copy about Spencer’s Toric eyeglasses with llikit guards and a short caption line.
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Paris
Bjérnstjerne Bjtérnson
Spencer
Five Die In East New York Tenement Fire
A four story frame building at 1499 Herkimer Street East New York burned just before midnight killing five people and injuring many more. The Italian residents included Caccazello and Monforte families with several children among the dead and injured. Fire origin unknown but likely on the first floor. Firefighters and volunteers rescued survivors as ambulances ferried the wounded to St Marys and Bradford Hospitals. The Long Island Railroad Company owned the building which housed about fifty people.
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Herkimer Street
East
New York
Caccazello
Joseph
Bernardo
Magdalene
Francesco
Pietro
Bushwick
Peter
Ztro
Bradford Street Hospital
Monforte
John Tomfort
Brownsville
Herkimer and
Junius Streets
Gotham Theatre
St. Mary's
Bradford
Arthur T Brophy
Long Island Railroad Company
Four Touch of Winter Ends Indian Summer
Six weeks of warm mild days ended as a cold front swept through New York with a 25 degree drop in 14 hours. Warm drizzle turned to a cold downpour with hail in some areas and a 36 degree reading by 10 PM. The Weather Bureau predicted clearing east of the Mississippi and fair, slightly warmer weather by Thursday.
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New York
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Atlantic
Mrs Teal Ordered New Trial in Perjury Case
Albany court reverses conviction of Mrs Margaret Teal and orders a new trial over subornation of perjury linked to the Frank Gould divorce case.
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Court of Appeals
Gould
Albany
Court of Appeals Today
Margaret Teal
Frank Gould
Maillard's Breakfast Cocoa Stands the Test of Time
A three line ad claiming Maillard's Breakfast Cocoa has endured 60 years of quality comparisons with rival brands. Emphasizes economical value and long history as a selling point.
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Maillard’s
Eco
Omical
Vanguard's Record: British Dreadnought Reaches 224 Knots
In Plymouth on November 2 the new British dreadnought Vanguard completed an eight hour trial and hit 224 knots the fastest speed yet exceeding the Admiralty limit. The North Dakota topped 22.25 knots on the Rockland measured mile with 21.833 knots average and 35.1 percent horsepower.
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England
Vanguard
Admiralty
North Dakota
Rockland
Fifteen Men Hanged in Saratoff Russia Prison Yard
In European Russia at Saratoff on November 23 fifteen prisoners were executed by hanging. A fellow inmate acted as public hangman. Two lynching convicts were sentenced to death.
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Saratoff
European
Russia
Bomb in Sao Paulo Shocks City Quarter
An anarchist threw a bomb into a German shop in the principal quarter of Sao Paulo. The explosion caused a fire that spread rapidly and threatened widespread destruction. Several persons were killed according to reports.
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Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Congo Intervention Sparks Congo Reform Hope in Hull
Edmund D. Morel of the Congo Reform Association told a Hull meeting that Britain and Germany have an understood plan to cooperate on native rights and Congo commerce. He predicted an international conference to address the issue soon.
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Hull
England
Congo Independent
Edmund D. Morel
Congo Reform Association
Great Britain
Germany
Congo
Paulhan Signed for American Aviation Week Flights
Paris reports M. Paulhan the French aeronaut will travel to the United States to participate in Los Angeles aviation week exhibitions and later perform Mardi Gras shows in New Orleans and other southern venues. He will bring three aeroplanes and three mechanics who are pilots and will be paid two thousand dollars monthly. Edward Cleary arranged the talks and is negotiating with other French flyers. Levett, an Englishwoman, flew at Chalons in Hubert Latham’s machine reaching three hundred feet.
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Paris
M. Paulhan
America
Los Angeles
New Orléans
South
Edward Cleary
Paulhan
Dorothy Levett
Chalons
Hubert Latham
Volcano at Las Flores Continues Eruption Darkens Night Sky
Foreign scientists climbed Teneriffe to observe newly opened Las Flores craters. Eruptions shower stones and sand while lava flows slowly toward Santiago, now within half a mile, not expected to reach town for six or seven days.
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Teneriffe
Las Flores
Santiago
Accused Girl Is Found in Room Of Glover Home
In Waltham Massachusetts on November 23 Hattie LeBlanc seventeen year old servant was found in the Glover home after Clarence F Glover shot and died He had named her as the shooter on his deathbed The girl was questioned and arrested The Glover affair also involved Mrs Glover who refused to visit her dying husband and to submit to police questioning A search of the house uncovered the girl in a room on the first floor beneath a bed near the wall The investigation included Mrs Glover and local clergy nearby
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Waltham
Mass
Hattie LeBlanc
Clarence F. Glover
Glover
Hattie le Blanc
Root Warns Against Centralization At Civic Federation Dinner
Senator Root led a debate at the National Civic Federation dinner at the Hotel Astor arguing against federal control of business and for preserving state powers. He joined John Mitchell and Samuel Gompers in urging recognition of employer liability as a normal business cost, while warning that centralizing power would erode local self government.
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Root
National Civic Federation
Hotel Astor
Times
Senator Root
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
T. P. O'Connor
M. P
Ireland
Seth Low
Federation
Darwin P. Kingsley
New York Life Insurance Company
Isaac N. Seligman
James Speyer
Allan Robinson
William R. Willcox
Archbishop Ireland
Washington
Policres
Ashington
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