Harding Seeks Taft Counsel on World Peace Problem
President elect Harding conferred with former President Taft in Marion on world peace, focusing on an international court proposal and practical details for the next administration. Taft suggested a new agency to stabilize world conditions and praised a practical path toward US leadership in securing lasting peace.
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MARION
Harding
Taft
international court
uft
Versailles league
att
Matt
Cincinnati
world league ic
United States
Replogle Steel Sends Wall Street Into Turbulence
Still disturbed in Wall Street as Replogle Steel, after a drop of nearly 22 points last Tuesday, again fluctuated today rising from 30 to 35 while the broader market remained unsettled, with many stocks down one to three points. Authorities investigate Replogle and similar movements in Vanadium Steel and Houston Nat.
Negro preacher lynched by mob in Purvis Miss
In Purvis Mississippi on December 21, following the discovery of Cole man Brown's body, a black preacher was found hanged from a tree and riddled with bullets after his release on bond in a murder case involving a fourteen year old girl. Sheriff Williamson said he believed black residents were involved and noted Brown had been admitted to bail Tuesday amid ongoing investigation. The girl's body was found suspended from a clothes line.
Bank Defrauded Out of $14 000 in Minnesota Case
Private detectives arrested Irving Murray of Lemmon SD on a charge of defrauding the Farmers State Bank at New Leipzig North Dakota of $14,000. He allegedly obtained a loan on a ranch near Leipzig which he claimed to own, later found to be non-existent. Murray was arrested in North Dakota and to be taken to Leipzig tomorrow.
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MINNEAPOLIS
Irving Murray
Lemmon
farmers State Bank
New Leips' N. B
Leipsig
North Dakota
Murray
New Leipsig
Ogden Drug Store Hold Up Ends in Arrest
In Ogden Utah this morning at 7 30 the Depot Drug Store was robbed. One man is under arrest and another is a fugitive with a cash box holding 531 in checks and currency. The captured suspect is identified as Harry Byers 21 of San Francisco. Fre is said to have confessed his part in the robbery.
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OGDEN
Utah
Harry Byers
San Francisco
Chegory Kelly Breaks Legs to Cure Bowed Wrists?
In Chicago on December 24 Dee. 24, Chegory Kelly, also known as Ruth Gordon, stated she had both legs broken and placed in plaster casts to pursue a long held goal of straight legs. She described happiness at being broken and recalled an instance in which she saw her own legs in a store mirror and laughed at their reflection.
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CHICAGO
Dee
Chegory Kelly
Ruth Gordon
Pig Is His Bird Dog Says Texas Game Man
Tucker Gibson of Tensas parish Louisiana, famed big game hunter, claims ownership of a pig used as a bird dog. He says the pig wakes perfect stands and never flushes a covey, and that the animal was adopted by a pointer after birth. The pig reportedly hunted with the dogs from a young age and joined the field as an active participant.
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CERAZ
Miss
Tucker Gibson
Tensas parish
Louisiana
Gibson
Horses nibble sugar at Boston public tree
In Boston on December 24 a Christmas tree in Postoffice Square drew draft horses from the business district. The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals arranged the tree and provided gifts including apples sugar lumps and fruit feed. Drivers received sandwiches doughnuts and coffee.
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BOSTON
Postoffice
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Man Buried Upright in Snow Drift During Blizzard
George Dyer man of Winner, sixty, a stock man, was found frozen to death Wednesday while trying to reach shelter through a massive snow drift. His body was discovered standing upright at the cave entrance where he lived, with his head just above the snow.
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George Dyerman
Dyertian
Santa leaves half million to Puyallup mother and baby
In Tacoma area news, Mrs. Ray R. Goodale of Puyallup finds a half million dollars in her stocking as she learns her late husband Ray Merwin, a New York broker, left them in a will. The surprise inheritance follows Merwin's recent death.
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TACOMA
Santa Claus
Ray R. Goodale
Puyallup
Ray Merwin
New York
Tabernacle of David Prophet May Be Jailed
Denver December 24 Hillmilton Arm chief of police meets with District Attorney Foley to file charges against Joshua Sykes known as Schovakh head of a cult called Tabernacle of David which allegedly has 600 followers in Denver Jehovah is known in San Francisco.
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DENVER
Hillmilton Armchief
police of
dad
foley
Joshua Sykes
Schovakh
PTaburnavte of
David
San Francisco
Barricaded Man Surrenders After Hours Standoff
In Chicago on December 24 Paul Hansen, 26, surrendered after hours surrounded by police at his home. He is held as a suspect in the shooting of Paul J. Loberg, a jeweler, during a store hold-up.
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CHICAGO
Paul Hansen
everal hourge
Paul J. Loberg
Loberg
Meanest thief steals Christmas tree gifts in Braintree
In Braintree on December 24 a thief entered Hollis School at night and stole four Christmas trees hung with toys fruit and candy intended for the children. The loss includes gifts meant to bring joy to the kiddies. Police investigated the break in and urged anyone with information to come forward.
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BRAINTREE
Mass
Hollis
Policeman Held Up By Lone Highwayman In Quincy
A Quincy patrolman was robbed by a lone highwayman early today on a major business street. He was held up against a wall and searched, then released as the culprit fled into the night.
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QUINCY
Dee
Colby to Visit Argentina as Friendly Guest
Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby will be officially received by Argentina as a guest. Argentina will send a warship to Montevideo to bring him to Buenos Aires, with US and Argentine officials stressing friendship and no friction over wartime policies.
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BUENOS AIRES
Bainbridge Colby
United States
foreign office
Argentina
Montevideo
Uruguay
Colby
Buenos Aitres
Frederic J. Stimson
Calby
Rio Janeiro
Plainbridge Calby
Guanabara palace
republic
congress
Interamerican ‘commission
Cotby
Amaro Cavalcanti
Brazil
Washington
Land Bank Loans Board Idea Outlined in Washington
The federal ree board favors a bill letting land banks issue direct agricultural loans and Treasury deposits or debentures purchase to boost farmer credit. Gov Harding said the plan would be a new means for agricultural finance, though the board declined to endorse it, citing jurisdiction limits.
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WASHINGTON
federal ree@ board
secretary of the treasury
Slitchcyck
federal reserve banks
Harding
Mclean
senate banking Committee
DOE
Extended Credit to Help Farmers
Washington December 24 James Kr Howard president of the American Farm Bureau Federation urged Congress to extend credits to foreign governments able to pay for American farm products. He proposed using the war finance corporation as the agency for such credits naming Germany and Russia as potential buyers. He called for a permanent marketing plan to relieve farmers and noted Senator Hitchcock's proposal to use federal farm loan bank profits for loans on farm products and livestock as temporary relief. Chairman McGean noted the Federal Reserve Board opposed Hitchcock proposal.
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WASHINGTON
James KR. Howard
American Farm Bureau Federation
senate agriculture and banking committees
war finance corporation
Germany
Russia
Howard
Hitchcock
Democrat
Nebraska
federal farm loan
McGean
banking committee
federal reserve board
U S Soldiers On Rhine To Be Well Fed Tomorrow
Coblenz December 24 American Red Cross Young Men's Christian Association and Salvation Army prepare Christmas box for every American soldier on the Rhine. Mess halls plan home style dinners with familiar dishes light wines cigars orchestras and vaudeville acts. Soldiers also donate 100000 marks for warm clothing and toys for German children to be distributed from a Christmas tree by Santa Claus.
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U.S
RHINE
COBLENZ
Salvation Army
American Red Cross
Young Men’s Christian Association
Dominican Republic to Resume Its Freedom
President Wilson authorized a preliminary relaxation of U S military rule in Santa Dominga with a proclamation by Rear Admiral Thomas Snowden. The move cites tranquility and public works gains, including a school surge from 15 000 to 100 000 pupils and revenue rising from four million to over seven million dollars in 1919. A Dominican commission will draft constitutional amendments and laws for a convention and congress, signaling the withdrawal of American control after four years of occupation by about 2 200 Marines led by Captain Harry S. New.
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WASHINGTON
Santa Dominga
Wilson
Thomas Snowden
West Indi
United States
state department
republic
cross
national congress
Dominican republic
West Iridian republic
Harry & pp
the
milerines
Ransom Demanded For Detroit Men In Disappearance Case
Detectives and deputy sheriffs hid six hours near Monroe seeking the writers of a letter claiming Fred Hemmerer and J. Walter Weitzell are held for a $35,000 ransom. The men, prominent in business, disappeared December 4 and their car was later found in the Detroit river near the Fifteenth Street dock.
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DETROIT
Monroe
Fred Hemmerer
J. Walter Weitzell
Detroit river
Fifteenth Street
Fifth Avenue Burglar Caught In West Fifty-seventh Street
An eccentric thief nabbed while entering a fashionable West Fifty-seventh Street apartment used a small tack puller called a jimmy. Wrapping paper matching a department store brand appeared near the tool, leading detectives to stakeout hardware counters where a suspect bought more jimmies before following to the target building.
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NEW YORK
Fifth Avenue
West Fifty-seventh Street
Fifty-seventh
Senator Chamberlain Undergoes Operation receives first
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon underwent the first of two operations today for his condition. Attending physicians were satisfied with his progress and expected to perform the second operation within two days.
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WASHINGTON
Senator Chamberlain
Oregon
She's Nearly Back in Her Ardmore Home
Clara Smith, en route to Ardmore Ohio to answer a murder charge in the death of Jake L. Rumon, vows never again to waste a hour of life and talks of religion philosophy and Mexico impressions while awaiting custody in Juarez. She cites devotion to family and avoidance of discussing the case as she recalls religious friends in Chihuahua City and their support.
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BIG SPRINGS
Tex
Associated Press
Clara Smith
Ardmore
Ohio
Jake L. Rumon
joe ws
Mexico
Shorifr Buck Garrett
Juarez
Hamon
Chihuahua
Denver Tramway in Receivership Trouble Falls Short
Westinghouse Electric seeks a receiver for the Denver Tramway Company in federal court. The filing cites a 118,879 loss for the year and 95,000 in city taxes overdue, with 247,000 in bond interest unpaid. Total bonds outstanding reach 19,488,009. additional debts include 200,000 to banks.
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DENVER, Cola
Denver Tramway Company
Denver
United States
Westinghouse Lilectric Company
roach
Unirionus
Westinghouse company
tramweag i company
Denver and Northwestern Railway Company
Twenty Four Arrests At Clondulane County Cork
In Clondulane village County Cork military raided yesterday arresting twenty four men. Prisoners were taken to Fermoy barracks. A relief committee meeting announced a ship from New York delivering goods for fire sufferers and American sympathizers sent funds. The English and American Friends Society offered assistance.
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CORK
Clondulane
County Cork
Fermoy
relief committee
New York
American Society of Friends
Veto Action Foreseen on Finance Plan by White House
White House officials expect a veto of the joint resolution reviving the Washington finance corporation though no direct word from President William. The resolution is with Secretary Houston for examination and report. Houston opposes it while proponents have enough votes to try for passage.
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WASHINGTON
wa finance corporation
White House
Wiliam
Houston
gress
Missing Denver couple found safe after long search
Dee and Daniel March, aged 24, were reported missing from Denver then located in Los Angeles last night. A teleogram from Long Beach noted their safety after ten hours of coordinated search by police in Long Beach Los Angeles and San Bernardino. J T Stead of Long Beach confirmed contact with the pair and Mrs March voiced relief.
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LOS ANGELES
Dee
Daniel March
Istes
Long Beach
Cal
Micrel
Ciifornia
J.T. Stead
March crad
Colorado
Long Teach
San Bernardino
Police in mob at Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas December 24 District Judge Hosey states a special grand jury will probe the lynching of Tom Vickery. Evidence likely shows men in uniform broke into the county jail and hanged the prisoner after he shot and killed Policeman Jeff Couch, with reports of policeman involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FORT WORTH
Tex
Tom Vickery
Hosey
Vickery
Jeff Couch
Arnstein Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in District Case
Washington December 24 The jury in the Jule W Nicky Arnstein case reported to Justice Gould that after nineteen hours of deliberation it could not agree on a verdict. The judge discharged the jury and announced a mistrial in the district supreme court.
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WASHINGTON
Jule W
Nicky) Arnstein
Gould
district supreme court
Christmas whiskey sold for thirty dollars a case in El Paso
El Paso Tex Dec 24 Thirty dollars a case is the price Juarez boot leggers quote for Mexican whiskey delivered in El Paso homes for Christmas according to W W Carpenter collector of customs here The trade has grown so officers from county state and federal agencies plan to combine efforts to curb it Bootleggers from across the Rio Grande now operate in bands of eight or ten heavily armed and prepared to defend their liquor
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EL PASO
Tex
Juarez
Paso
W. W. Carpenter
Rio Grande
Proclamations As Weapons In War Time Tension
A fragmented wartime dispatch reports Poet Captain issuing proclamations in a stalemate between the regency of Quarnero and Italy. A 48 hour deadline expired as Italian troops dig in awaiting hunger to blunt Annunzaio’s plans. One government soldier is killed by a bomb. a destroyer reportedly not engaged. Russian forces are not to be used in future actions.
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LONDON
Dee
Quarnero
kingdom of Italy
Annunaio
Rapala
WAnnunzio
Annunzio
Uavishia
Kiume
Arrest Bad Check Passer in Canada
Winnipeg Manitoba December 24 Joseph Gadbury believed wanted at Br Ta for defrauding the National Bank of 1390 through alleged bogus checks was arraigned in city prison and held until Monday awaiting town officers. Gadbury was arrested yesterday in a local hotel by police detectives after arriving two weeks ago by airplane posing as a moving picture man en route to Alaska.
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WINNIPEG
Man
Joseph Gadbury
Br Ta
National Bank
Gudbary
Alaska
Kentucky farmer fatally hurt by a Black assailant
Residents in Louisville search for a Black suspect after a night attack on George H. King, seventy, who died from injuries suffered during a home invasion. King and his daughter were forced to lie on the floor before she could escape.
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LOUISVILLE
George H. King
King
Turkey and cranberry prices fall on San Francisco coast
Shoppers in San Francisco found most Christmas dinner staples cheaper than last year. Turkeys were ten cents lower, cranberries cheaper, and Christmas pudding priced fifty to seventy five cents less, according to grocers.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Cattle Inspector Fatally Shot Near Prescott
Charles Summer, a cattle inspector, was shot and killed in his car on the Jerome Junction road seven miles from Prescott, Arizona, early last night. Sheriff W G Davis found the abandoned vehicle soon after the arrest of saddlemaker John Loh lien, who was charged with the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PRESCOTT, Ariz
Charles Summer
Jerome Junction road
here
W. G. Davis
John Lohlien
Belief of aviator search head on missing balloonists
Ottawa December 24 Belief that the three United States naval officers who left Rockaway Point New York a week ago on the endurance flight in the free balloon A 5598 have fallen into traders hands or are being cared for by Indians in the lake country was expressed today by Lieut Evans who was sent to direct the search.
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OTTAWA
United States naval
Rockaway Point
N. Y
lake country
Lieut. Evans
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