Youths Save Seven Lives In Disaster At Chippewa Falls
Eight dead and seven injured after an observation car plunged 50 feet from a bridge into the Chippewa River Saturday. Rescue efforts saved seven when two nearby youths organized a skiff and guided survivors to safety. Investigations by railroad officials and the district attorney focus on a snapped bolt and a defective switch as possible causes. Names include Miss Spencer, Bre. Merry Jones, and Charles Pardee among the dead. Dean H. Spencer among the injured.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Chi River
Spencer
Merry Jones
Sioux City
Iowa
Charles Pardee
Minneapolis
Florence Higgs
Kenneth J Henderson
Moosejaw
Sask
Canada
Richard W Sharp
Tereat
Ont
John Duane
New York City
Mr. Spencer
Journalism School
University of Washington
Hartr Jones
Dayton Gonyea
Raymond Walsh
FE Urbahns
Typhoid and Diabetes Deaths Decline in 1923
Death rates from typhoid fever and diabetes in the nation’s death registration area fell in 1923, per Census Bureau figures. Typhoid deaths totaled 6,637 (68 per 100 000) in 1923 versus 6,981 (75 per 100 000) in 1922, while diabetes deaths were 17,357 (179 per 108 000) in 1923, up from 17,182 (184 per 108 000) in 1922. The area covers about Ax per cent of the population across four states, with New York highest and Rhode Island lowest in adjusted rates.
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Census Bureau
Toda
Tarreary
New York
Mississippi
Ride Island
Mayer
Unclear fragment headlines from historical paper
OCR fragment with unreadable words and missing context. no discernible event, names, or places to identify a coherent news item.
Campaign to Fight European Fowl Plague Receives $100,000
The Department of Agriculture launches a nationwide survey and quarantine plan after Congress appropriates 100000 to combat a deadly European fowl plague. Federal inspectors will inspect, disinfect, and detain interstate poultry shipments at key points including New York Philadelphia Chicago and several midwestern locations.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Bureau of Animal Industry
New York
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Chicago
Seng Writer Victim of Alcoholism Amid City Deaths
A Seng writer becomes the latest victim in a spate of alcohol related deaths in the metropolitan district. Three fatalities are linked to severe intoxication with ongoing investigations and inquests. Police urge caution as more details emerge from the hospital and welfare authorities.
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John A Ryan
Beurs
Aguis
Raimg
Bethlehem Fire Leaves 43 Homeless in City Row
A blaze at Bethlehem near Steel City destroyed a row of brick houses, leaving eleven families and forty three children homeless. Fire started in a storeroom closet, with losses estimated at 55088 dollars, and relief efforts organized by the Bethlehem City and Freemansburg Fire Companies and the American Legion.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehes
Steel City
Mallee
Lehigh River
Bethlehem City
Freemansburg
American Legion
Bethlehem Securities Company
Fosso
Miles Secures Parole to Fight for His Children
James I Miles, ex Chicago bank official, wins parole from State Penitentiary to contest custody and name changes in a pending adoption case. Former wife Andrew heads a separate suit, seeking custody and a name change for their two children after Miles’s embezzlement conviction in 1920.
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Chicago
James Il Miles
State
Andrew Head
Miles
Drascka
Jacks
Hight Counsel Says Client Is a Moron
Lawyer describes Lawrence M Hight and Elsse Sweetin as morons amid murder trial readings. Proceedings show Nelson layman defense and expected action set for tomorrow night in court.
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Hight Counsel
Vernon
Lawrence M Hight
Elsse Sweetin
Pewon
Hight
Freezing East Locks Vagrants In Church and Ships
Cold wave grips New York and New England with high winds and freezing temps. About 380 homeless men sleep in Camp Memorial Church led by Urbain Ledoux in New York City. The Leviathan arrives late. several ships report trouble. a possible white Christmas looms in parts of the East.
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New York
New York City
New England
Port
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Menegui
Nantucket
Besten
Havana
Coast Guard
Tampa
Sand Point
Ouwege
N.Y
Ogdensberg
Ogdensburg
New York State
Sero
Sabbeth Centrella
Comey Island
Bowery
Camp Memorial Church
Urbain Ledoux
Gas leaks kill child and injure two at York home
In York Pennsylvania sad events unfold as gas from a heater at William Shirey’s residence rendered Sadie Shirey nine dead and Agnes sixteen and Ruth thirteen severely affected. A quarter meter supply had run low, leaving the trio in a fatal situation discovered this morning.
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York
William Shirey
Sadie Shirey
Dai
Agnes
Ruth
Ter
Mrs Gompers Seeks Share of Husband Estate
The widow of Samuel Gompers has hired an attorney to safeguard her rights in his estate settlement. She may contest the will which leaves her only the minimum legal widow’s share while the bulk of the estate goes to his sons and granddaughter. the total value is undisclosed.
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Washington
Gompers
Samuel Gompers
Cats Benefit Ball Funds Cat Shelter in Rome
A charity ball held in Rome on Dee 22 drew notable patrons and raised enough funds to construct a cat home. The event, organized by a humane society patron, attracted wealthy attendees and generated strong community support for the project.
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Rome
Dee
Tee Esteearies 2 Were To See The Gegumste Event
Fragmentary OCR reads as a local item noting a show or event with names unclear. The readable bits suggest a minor public notice or entertainment snippet from a historical page. The text lacks complete details to identify persons, places, or outcomes.
Hart Placed Safely In Maryland Pen
James Connelly also known as Jack Hart was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the murder of William B Norris. He was recaptured in Baltimore after an 11 month escape from the Marylami Penitentiary and returned to a maximum security cell with solitary confinement and strict discipline.
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Baltimore Dee
Almust
James Connelly
Jack Hart
William B Norris
Baltimore
Marylami
Toa
Detec
Lous Hotmair
Jena Klein
Chefeet
Mert
Queen of Prom Crowned in UW Rivalry
Isa Bernadine Chesley of Armour South Dakota has been chosen queen of the prom at the University of Wisconsin amid a campus rivalry. Dean of men accuses male students of being edgy fusspots and cake eaters as the event approaches.
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University of Wisconsin
America
Tek Tners
Isa Bernadine Chesley
Armour
S. D
Navy Lacks Sufficient Planes for War Say Officers
Rear Admiral Moffett testified that only 224 of 866 Navy planes could be used effectively in war and 568 are obsolete. He urged installing planes on all fighting ships with two aircraft on every battleship and one on each destroyer. The commission noted rapid plane obsolescence despite improvements like the Douglas torpedo type.
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Washington
Ett
Bureau of Aeronautics
Special Aircraft Investigating Committee of the House
Moffett
Inauguration rites similar to Harding's planned for Coolidge
Washington December 22 The inauguration of President elect Coolidge on March 4 was tentatively agreed upon today by Mr Coolidge and the congressional inaugural committee. The ceremony will be open to the public with a simple platform on the capitol cast plaza and broadcasting considered. The committee said costs will not exceed 15 000 dollars.
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Washington
Dee
Coolidge
Cooldge
Harding
Capitol
Fatal air crash and other late news bulletins
The body of aviator James Coteret is found near his plane after a Kanrville storm en route to Chicago. Reports note deaths from alcohol fatalities in Hellevee, a bank fraud case in Williamstown, and Justice Department moves in Washington. Other items include gun law debate and probate news.
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Asrora
Missing Air Mail Flier Sparks Snow Search
Chicago and Omaha officials report Charles Gilbert missing after taking off from Maywood bound for Iowa City. Air mail pilots Wagner and Gilbert vanished in a snowstorm near Kaneville, with dawn operations launching from the Chicago air mail field and no trace found by morning.
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Chicago
Charles Gilbert
Air Pearl
Gilbert
Maywood Field
Wagner
Iowa City
Gilbert Wee
Kane Row
Wes
Omaha
Aikmad
Piles
Soeerry
Atr
Pnata
Billiard Champion Ralph Greenleaf Seeks Divorce
The Philadelphia divorce case reveals billiard star Ralph Greenleaf seeking dissolution from his wife on cruelty grounds. Testimony shows repeated alleged assaults by Mrs Greenleaf using fists and a billiard cue, with permanent arm injuries cited. The master recommended the divorce to the Common Pleas Court and noted no provocation by Greenleaf. alimony around 12 000 dollars over five years is discussed. The couple wed in 1938 in Watervliet where Mrs Greenleaf had eloped with her mother.
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Ty Law Anforces
Philadelphia
Ralph Greenleaf
Parket
Greenleaf
Commonplease
Bie
Greeeleaf
Watervliet
Mra
Greesleaf
Convicts to Hang Stockings in Cells
Mountain prisoners from the West are said to hang their stockings in cells at a state penitentiary as a holiday display. A warden indicated the practice, noting inmates arrange their festive attire inside the prison blocks.
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Hellevee Hanal
George Hunter
Firet National Bank
Williamstown
BW Va
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Justice Departmesto
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