Lull in Troop Activities During Christmas Holiday
Bastrop Louisiana December 45 Christmas brought a lull in state efforts to solve the Hooded Mob murder mystery. Troops relaxed at Merrouxe and near the parish jail while a solitary suspect loomed in the case of Water Daniels and Thomas Wiehards. Funerals were held for the decapitated victims cut up by Lake Tin Four.
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BASTROP
Mer’rouxe hn
HBastrop
Marrauge
Pavel
Lake Tin Fourehe
Prisoners Gift Jailor Seven Saws for Christmas
Ten prisoners at Los Angeles County Jail presented the jailer with seven homemade saws as a Christmas gift. The jailer investigates how the saws were smuggled in after earlier inmates escaped by cutting bars and screens, including the departure of Clara Philips.
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LOS ANGELES
President Harding Gives Gold Pieces to White House Staff
Washington December 46. President and Mrs Harding distributed small gold pieces to every White House employee from messenger to kitchen maid as Christmas gifts. The event marked the sole departure from routine while Mrs Harding was ill, with Harding taking a holiday and golfing in the morning and later visiting her in her sick room.
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WASHINGTON
White House
Harding
land
Mr. Harding
Four Tugs Continue Lake Erie Search for Cornell
A fourth tug joined three others today in searching Lake Erie for the missing tug Cornell which departed Cleveland Wharf and was scheduled to reach Buffalo. One vessel scouted as far as Bries, Pa, yesterday with no trace found.
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CLEVELAND
Dac
Lake Erie
Cornell
Buffalo
Brie
Silk trade dull as shutdown threat looms in Japan
Shimosuwa, Japan December 26. In the Lake Suwa region silk factories warn of a possible shutdown before year’s end as dull silk prices and weak trade threaten to halt operations. Some 86,000 women workers and many related community members could be affected by any shutdown.
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SHIMOSUWA
Japan
Lake Suwa
Message of Cheer From Pershing to Disabled Vets
Washington December 25 Gen Pershing sent a Christmas message to disabled war veterans praising their courage and fortitude as an inspiration to the nation and a reminder that the country would be mindful of their sacrifices.
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PERSHING
WASHINGTON
Gen. Pershing
Japan Prepared to Lead in NEW Navy Cut
Admiral Ide spoke in place of Prime Minister Kato declaring Japan already progressing with naval reorganization and maintaining a six to ten ship ratio with the United States. He said the agreement could be arranged among England, America, and Japan if America keeps its naval program. the Diet session opens tomorrow as the prince regent is absent.
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TORIO
France
Italy
England
Amatea
Japan
Ide
Premler Kato
Hoe
America
pacers
Autos Kill Two in Oregon City and Portland
In Oregon City and Portland on December 25, Robert B. Watson aged sixty six died from injuries after stepping from behind a parked car in front of his home late Saturday night. Sarah G Rockwood nine died from a skull fracture after being struck by a car while walking near the curb with her eleven year old brother. The driver fled the scene after hitting the girl.
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PORTLAND
Robert B. Watson
Sarah G. Rockwood
Watson
Reds organize labor party at New York convention
December 26 report from New York describes the second convention of the Workers’ Party of America discussing the formation of a national labor party. Speakers hint at Lenin guidance and a Soviet government influence while William Dante of Montana chairs the session amid Justice Department reports.
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NEW YORK
national labor party
Workers’ Party of América
Nikolai Lenin
Russian Communist internationale
bintana
Wiliam Dante
Montana
3rag
department of
Royalists in Republic of Germany Seek Restoration
A wartime style dispatch notes German monarchist groups openly working to restore the throne, with activity in regions like White Bavaria and Saxony. It describes propaganda networks, press support, and university figures backing monarchist aims, citing Kreuz Zeitung and Neue Preussische Zeitung as rallying voices.
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BERLIN
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NBA Service
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Ceybold
Redet
Saxony
Germany
France
England
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Versailles
gaiser
Hohenzollerns
Bayarlay
Dormer President Emil Frey of Switzerland Dead at 85
Emil Frey former president of the Swiss Confederation and first Swiss ambassador to the United States died in Arlesheim near Basel at eighty five. He served as Switzerland’s Washington envoy from 1880 to 1888 and was president in 190. Frey fought in the Civil War with the 24th Illinois Infantry, was captured and held as a hostage until Lincoln arranged an exchange. He later received brevet rank of major for bravery and directed the International Cable Telegraph Union for twenty years.
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BHRNE
Switzerland
Associated Press
Emil Frey
United States
Arlesheim
Basie
M. Frey
Washington Ivery
Washington
twenty-fourth
Ilinois infantry
Lincoln
Gordon
MM Frey
Jonason
International Cabte ‘Telegraph Union
Genog
Bennett Apartment House Destroyed by Fire in Stockton
Fire gutted the Bennett apartment house at Hunter and Magnolia streets in Stockton. The $150,000 structure, once a showplace, burned from basement to roof after a furnace fire spread. All occupants fled with only their clothing as the building suffered near total destruction. The property previously belonged to Mrs. W. H. Bennett and her husband, who built it after his death.
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STOCKTON
Cal
Bennett
Hunter
Magnolia streets
W.H. Bennett
Golf Champions To Tour Coast
Gene Sarazen and Jock Hutchison depart New York for a three month coast to coast golf tour with thirty five exhibitions and several tournaments in California and the South. They plan stops in San Francisco Oakland January events and a sequence of open and exhibition dates through January 18 in multiple California towns.
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NEW YORK
Gene Sarazen
Jock Hutchison
Mew
York
Pacific coast
California
South
San
Pranelaco
ees
hese
aRppearances
Presidio
Goltalin
Oalkard
Lakeside
San ‘Francisco
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Hanuary
Sacramento
Claremont
Burlingame
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Del Monte
Stockton
Fresno
Porterville
Wet Christmas in New Orleans Shuts City Drive
New Orleans on December 26 reports a quiet holiday as parish jail holds over 1000 detainees on liquor and law violation charges while hundreds are sent home by police. Anti Alcohol groups note a calm scene despite widespread enforcement.
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NEW ORLEANS
Temas City Foresees Warim Christmas Weather
The weather bureau forecasts a warm Christmas in Sam Antonio with highs around forty four degrees. Uncertain conditions and temperature trends were noted as the holiday approaches.
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BAN ANTONIO
Tax
Sam Antonio
weather bureau
Eighth Arrest in Fillmore Bank Robbery Near Piru
Los Angeles reports the eighth arrest in the Fillmore State Bank robbery near Piru Ventura County two weeks ago involving $6000. Deputy sheriffs and private detectives captured a man identified as C. J. Carlson after he reportedly eluded capture three times. Four band members pled guilty in Ventura on robbery charges. sentencing is set for next Friday. The accused include Jenks D Harris and Harold Gillette both motion picture actors, plus George F. Pruitt and Henry Loggins.
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LOS ANGELES
rodbery
Fillmore State Bank
Piru
Ventura county
Caslala hills
Jenks .D. Harris
Harold Gillette
George F. Pruitt
Henry
Loggins
Chinese Bookkeeping Law Faces Filipino Opposition
The Manila decision enforces a new bookkeeping rule for businesses to keep accounts in English Spanish or Philippine dialects starting January 1. Chinese merchants fear high costs will force small firms out of East Teva while the legislature refuses to amend. The Chinese plan to pursue temporary injunctions to block enforcement as legal battles continue.
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MANILA
P. L. Bee
Associated Brest
Philippines
East
Teva
Former newspaperman dies after long illness
Warren A. Myers, 37, prominent Springfield manufacturer and banker, longtime newspaper figure, dies after a chest illness of two years. He served as secretary treasurer of the Repbin and Myers company and was known as a steady community leader in Springfield.
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SPRINGFIELD
Warren A. Myers
Repbin and Myers Conma
Mental regulation of children to cure crime
Edward Thiery Bostogn reports on Dr. Le Vernon Briggs’s criminology proposals to reduce murder and crime. Briggs, Massachusetts Society for Mental Hygiene director, favors abolishing capital punishment, life imprisonment for capital crimes, and establishing habit clinics for subnormal and abnormal children ages two to seven to prevent future crime. He argues punishment cannot remove crime’s cause and cites Boston’s habit clinic as a model to address root causes.
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EDWARD THIERY BOSTOGN
Le Vernon Brigis
America
Briggs
Massachusetts Society for Mental Hygiene
American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology
Boston
Dr. Thom
One Thousand Men receive Christmas Dinner in Chicago
Chicago on Christmas Day saw about one thousand homeless men fed at the Habib College thanks to actress Lila Lee and Charlies Appel. Mary McCormick of the Chicago Civic Opera Company led songs, with other grand opera stars aiding. the effort helped tens of thousands in the city’s poor areas with meals and toys.
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CHICAGO
tubriel
Lila Leg
Miss Lee
Los Angeles
Charlies Appel
Habi College
Misa Mary McCormick
Chicago Civic Opera Company
cnrals j
Mary McGermick
Abourskaya
Melyens Paramore
Irene Pavoloska
Destre Detrere
Cesare Formichi
Escape From Jail Through Window And Wire
Frank Broglia, jailed on a urgent lary charge, escaped from a Los Angeles jail by slipping from a third story window, sliding down a telephone wire, and retreating to the pavement where a detective sergeant recaptured him and escorted him back to the front door. The escape originated from a washroom near the identification room used for measurements.
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LOS ANGELES
Dee
Frank Broglia
ely
Ambush shooting at Colorado Christmas dance leaves man dead
In Deer Trail Colorado on a Christmas dance night 24 year old ard Hamilton an axe service man and Pearl Coeur 18 were fatally shot as they left the hall Police heldGeorge Griffith and Jake Teel for questioning After Locl threatened to shoot the crowd and fled when restrained Hamilton died at the scene Coeur was wounded in the back with a bullet piercing a lung Authorities report Miss Courtis was wounded as well through the back during the incident
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DEER TRAIL
Colo
Howard Hamilton
Pearl Coeur
Hamilton
United States veterans’ bureau
Denver
Misa Coeur
Nying
George Griffith
Coeur
Jake Teel
Locl
Miss Courtis
Bremer ton youngsters visit battleships for Christmas feast
Hundreds of children from Bremerton Port Orchard and nearby towns toured the battleships New York and Pennsylvania at the navy yard for an all day Christmas celebration. Each child received a complete outfit of clothing and a turkey dinner was served as the main event of the day.
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BREMERTON
Wash
Ree
Port Orchard
owls
New York
Pennsylvania
navy yard
San Franciscans to Face Judges on Christmas Morning
Ninety two persons, mostly celebrants, were in San Francisco city jail for prohibiting law infractions. More than a dozen were held for violation of the Wright act as Christmas Live Not Wisely, but too well observers.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Paris Restaurants Hold Festive Christmas Eve Despite Prices
In Paris on Christmas Eve crowds filled high priced restaurants that remained affordable vs last year. The city saw pre war zeal with dining, dancing, and revelry as cafes drew capacity crowds. Midnight Mass drew large congregations and concerts offered brilliant musical programs.
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PARIS
Death of Reno Prohibition Officer Sparks Murder Case
Prohibition agents Carter and Duboin were shot during a raid on the Raine ranch near Reno. Carter died from his wounds after eight hours exposed in the open. Raine and Brite admitted participation and faced murder charges with bond set at 20,000 each, though death shifts potential prosecution. Authorities vow stronger action against moonshiners and bootleggers. Carter, a Reno resident and former cyclist, left a widow and family traveling from Klamath Falls for the funeral arrangements led by Judge Wo. 18, with Knights Templar escort.
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Atha
Carter
Hee
Sheritt Hillhouse
Robert Raine
Pureka county
John Brite
Raine
Eureka county
Alora
howe
WAR
United States attorney
Ooales Gare
Tale ui arrivdikot
reno
PF & ALOM
Knights Templar
A. browhar
Los Angeles
sald
Klamath Falls
Ore
Ross-Burke Company
Brite
Pete Duboin
Raine ranch
Dubois
federal prohibition
Cant
J. F. Donnelley
prohibition
department
etter
San Diego
Wheelman
Bkeriff Fereel
United States mnardhal
Nevada idurtadiction
Reno ‘lodge
B. & ALM
R. ACM
DeWitt Clinton Commandery
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Kerale ‘Temple
AAO
NMR
Revne
Brite ape
United States
Western Oregon Sees Warm Weather Amid Holiday Winds
Western Oregon enjoyed a warmer Christmas period with California air arriving yesterday. A strong south wind and bright sunshine lifted temperatures across the region, though some lingering malice toward the day’s weather was noted in the local report.
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ore
Oregon
California
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