Melancholy drives Lemp to take his own life in St Louis brewery
William J. Lemp, 54, president of the William J. Lemp Brewing Co, shot himself in the brewery office in St Louis. The Lemp family has a history of suicides. the firm, once vast, was sold after poor prospects on eve of Prohibition. Lemp had appeared troubled for months and was said to hope for a higher price for the 14 acre, $7 million complex. His secretary heard shots and found him dead with a revolver nearby the right hand. His father and sister had previously died by their own hand. The company had recently changed hands for $585,000 among five interests.
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ST. LOUIS
Associated Press
William J. Lemp
William J. Lemp Brewing Company
Henry Vohlkamp
Lemp
Vohlkamp
Voht
Kamp
Blaa Wright
Shu
William J. Jn
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Tel Pago
Daltis Ayid Temple
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U S Senatorproposes German food credits bill
Washington December 29 extension of credits to Germany up to a maximum of five hundred million dollars for purchasing foodstuffs in the United States is proposed in a bill introduced by Senator Burum Republican New Mexico. The measure would authorize treasury payment to American producers and provide security bonds and a ten year repayment schedule with five percent interest.
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WASHINGTON
pt.credita
Germany
United States
Bursum
New Mexico
finance. committee
Lhe hill
Burnum
the treasury
algo
Young Girl Scalded to Death in Boiler Incident
In Winona Minnesota a four year old girl Apolonia Orsechowski, daughter of Stephen Orsechowski, died after scalding injuries. The child reportedly slipped into a boiler of hot water at a Tocak hospital where she had been taken after the accident yesterday.
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WINONA
Min
Apolonia
Stephen Orsechowski
Tocak
Ingar
Jeq
Husband Dies Beside Wife in Long Beach Hemorrhage Tragedy
Long Beach California December 29 Separations after thirty five years of married life proved too much for Lawrence GE aged sixty seven who died at his wife's bedside early today Lily his wife aged sixty four was stricken unconscious with a hemorrhage and died two hours later Doctors said there was no hope for her and Lawrence collapsed at her side after her collapse The couple had moved here a few years ago from Moody County South Dakota.
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LONG BEACH
Cal
Lawrence GE
Lily
Nive
Lawrence
Moody county
Louisiana Doctor Prefers Death to Return
Monroe reports Sheriff Fred Carpenter says arrests will follow when federal investigators return from New Orleans. He says no warrants yet but expects them as chain of evidence is complete. McKain’s friends offer support as plans form to raise 100,000 for bail and extradition defense.
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MONROE
Fred Carpenter
Morehouse parish
Morehouse
New Orleans
lalahima
hla
California Fruit Shippers Plan Atlantic Steam Service
The Motor Transport Service will send a representative to the Atlantic coast to arrange purchase of twelve steel ships to move California fruit and vegetables east. Maurice Selig, president, authorized to seal the deal and to set up refrigerating plants, joined by C A Deyo as general manager. The aim is a weekly service to prevent freight tieups costing growers thousands annually.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Motor Transport Service
Atlantic coast
California
Atlantic
zénboard
Maurice’ Selig
C. A. Deyo
Selig
Moon temperatures challenge new planetary scale
Cambridge Dec 19 The dempératura on the moon ranges from boiling heat to far below zero according to observations. Prof Donald H Menzel of Princeton presented to the American Astronomical Society a paper outlining new methods to calculate planetary temperatures.
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CAMBRIDGE, Bass
Donald H. Menzel
Princston
American “Autronomiral Society
Lausanne Peace Talks Teeter On Breakup Over Oil and Capitulations
London reports a rapid British fleet move to Constantinople fuels nerves as Lausanne talks near collapse. Allies demand foreigner jurisdiction in Turkish courts, while Turks resist ceding sovereignty, centering on oil fields and capitulations as key sticking points.
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LONDON
Constantinople
Malta
Stamboul
Lausanne
Associated Press
Near Laat
Mosule
Isaac
Turkey
slaveat
Japanese Privy Council Denounces Tokyo China Policy
The privy council condemned the Kato government's China policy in a resolution to Prince Hirohito. The measure, unprecedented in Japanese politics, will be sent to the regent for final decision. The cabinet may present a counter resolution before acting, given current conditions in China and New Year holidays.
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Ching
iear
Wilbur Warns Amateur Status Must Guide College Football
Stanford president Wilbur tells M C A banquet that college sports drift toward vaudeville style spectacle and urges preserving amateurism. He cites dangers of professionalization and betting and calls for two hours daily practice and alignment with education. Dartmouth chairman Ballot reports on 1992 rule committee findings.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Ray Lyman
Wilbur
Stanford university
Wibur
spake
University of ‘Pittsburg
University of Stanfor
Stanford
National Col 2, Athletic Association
Dartmouthy
I W W activity reported among oil field workers in Texas
Austin dispatch says I W W organizers are active among oil field workers near Breckenridge but officials see no action planned yet. Adjt. Gen. T D Barton notes no request for Rangers into the old district though Rangers were sent earlier over threats against Mexican and Negro workers.
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AUSTIN
Tex
Breckenpldde de
Texas
nak- Adjt
T.D. Barton
Texas rangers
Bréckerirkdge
Manslaughter Verdict Returned by Jury in Stark County
The Stark County District Court jury returned a manslaughter verdict after hours of deliberation. The defendant was sentenced to years in the state pen after the jury fixed the sentence.
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ECRINEON
Stark 1
delib
Meat Eating Urged to Aid Live Stock Trade
A fragmentary notice urges meat consumption to support the live stock trade. The garbled text references Washington and the Department of Agriculture promoting meat eating as beneficial to livestock markets.
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WASHINGTON
Quake Felt in Italian Province with No Damage Reported
An earthquake was felt at Avesano in Aquila province at 1:35 pm. No damage or casualties reported though residents feared a repeat of a 115 quake that killed about eight thousand. The tremor was also felt at Capistrallo in the same province with no victims yet reported. The shock was strong in Rome.
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ROME
Associated Press
Avesvano
Aquila
pania
Capiatrallo
Man Confesses to Poisoning Wife in Ceylon Case
Clarence Hamblen who has confessed to giving poison that killed his wife in Ceylon on October 9 remains in county jail under extra guard after threats from relatives and townspeople. A special grand jury is expected to indict Hamblen on a murder charge.
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FAIRMONT
Minn
Clarence Hamblen
Ceylon
Hamplen
murde
Hamblen
ange
Stockton
Prohibition Era Plans Recounted in Masquerade Motifs
A fragmentary Los Angeles notice from December 29 describes plans for a New Year masquerade event and mentions sleuths and mob dry activity. The readable text hints at prohibition era plotting and theatrical disguise to cover illicit plans.
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LOS ANGELES
Plana
American officers Arrested by Mexican Police in Tia Juana
F A Markley United States customs captain and deputy sheriff Franc Stein were arrested and jailed by Mexican police in Tia Juana after accompanying a cafe entertainer to San Diego. Stein remained detained at cuartel while Markley was released at 1 20 am. Mexican authorities and the San Diego sheriff’s office cited unclear charges and launched an investigation.
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Tia Juana
San Diego
Cal
F. A. Markley
United States
Franc Stein
Tia Tiana
United Sttes
Mold
Markley
Stein
James A. Byers
Tia Junne
Amartcans
Byers
Ferrerra
New York Endures Severe Blizzard Storm Toll
Thousands of volunteers helped shovel out New York City as a blizzard dump of snow sleet and ice paralyzed transportation. Hospitals reported numerous injuries from falls on ice while power lines and trees damaged by the storm caused widespread outages and property loss on Long Island and Staten Island.
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NEW YORK
New York City
Long
Staten Islands
Touse Alcohol in Motor Cars Question Raised
Washington December 29 news outlines a proposed outlet for millions of gallons of denatured alcohol in the United States. The treasury weighs a plan to permit motor use for fuel and discusses government options to handle tax and regulatory aspects of denatured alcohol as a motor fuel.
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WASHINGTON
United States
tha
han galloris
Uncle Joe Cannon Quits Smoking Again
Washington reports former speaker Joe Cannon has quit smoking again though details are scarce. Cartoons and friends note he uses the mildest market cigars and that his quitting is partial, with humor about how long he lasts and comparisons to average smoking habits.
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WASHINGTON
Joe
Cannon
uncle Joe
jong
Jand black
coniroley
fone
averake
Ship in Distress Near Cape May After Gale
The steamship Munmutor, sailing from Boston to Norfolk, reported waterlogged and in distress in a fierce gale off Cape May Radley. Coast guard cutters from Cape May were sent to assist, locating the vessel sixty miles southwest of Five Watham Balt light. The Munmutor, a steel motor ship owned by the United States Shipping Board, remains afloat under rescue efforts.
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YORK
Munmutor
Boston
Norfolk
Cape Mats
Watham Balt
Coast guard
Cape
Manmotor iz
United States shipping boards
Fourteen Indicted in NYC Liquor Case at Park Avenue Club
Federal grand jury charges stem from alleged illegal liquor sales at the fashionable Park Avenue club venue. Indicted are Rene La Montagne and William A Lamontagne, owners linked to Green River Digging Company and a distillery, with others named among twelve defendants in the case.
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NEW YORK
Green River Digbling Company
Emingnee distilery
Rene Rene La Montagne
layer
American Cigarettes Sell At Million Rubles A Piece In Moscow
Reports from Moscow dated December 29 describe extreme hyperinflation as the Bolshevik ruble plunges and rebounds against the dollar. Speculators and “quadrillionaires” hoard Soviet cash while prices soar, with one day seeing 95,100,000 rubles to the dollar before a later slide to 27,000,000.
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MOSCOW
a. tuating
quadrillionaires
MUlipniz
tor
Borah Warns Withdrawal Plans From World Economic Conference
In Washington Senator Borah says he will withdraw his naval amendment for a world economic conference after administration leaders deem it harmful to negotiations aiding Europe’s economy. Senator Lodge agrees it would be harmful and amid Senate debate Johnson attacks the plan as worse than the League of Nations, risking U S participation in European affairs.
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WASHINGTON
Borah
senate
Watson
Indiana
Chaiman Lange
foreign relations committee
Europe
United States
Lodge
rd Gay
Johnson
Atticus Borah
New Year Revels Altered by Prohibition Enforcement
San Francisco observers note a long standing May Bar custom may fade with 1923 due to Wright Act enforcement and federal prohibition. Prohibition officers, led by T F Rutter, gain authority to raid premises with probable cause, prompting hotel managers to rethink New Year plans and avoid public dining rooms.
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SAN BRANCISCO
Bah
Francisco alsthidt
Mathew’ Brady
Hyuer
Rutter
hia
nes
hotel mens
Fall of Snow Hammers Atlantic Coast Storm
Washington reports a coast to inland storm centered east of Cape Cod moving east northeast. Heavy snowfall blankets New England and New York with Portland Maine recording twenty two inches.
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WASHINGTON
North Atlantic
weather, bureau
Cape, Cod
New
ingland
New York
Portland
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