Rhinelander Appeal Likely In Race Over Alimony
New York reports Leonard Rhinelander intends to appeal to the Court of Appeals after the state supreme appellate division refused a bid to void his marriage to Alice Rhinelander, cited as deceiving him about her race. Alimony of $300 monthly continues while the case progresses, with $7200 already paid and fees totaling about $12,000.
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New York
Leonard “Kin” Rhinelander
Alice Jones Rhineander
State’ Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Albany
Isaac N. Mills
Rhinelander
Mirs
Huarez Wars On Gambling at El Paso Juarez Bridge
A dispute between El Paso and Juarez over gambling houses and the threatened closure of the international bridge nears a solution. Juarez chamber of commerce pledged to curb gambling while calls to keep the bridge open faced resistance from officials. Large sums of American money were funneled into Juarez gambling halls amid tensions.
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Universal Service
EL Paso
Tex
Merks
Juerez
Ie Juarez Chamber of Commerce
Stace
Tax College Dances Quietly Spark Northwestern Crackdown
Evanston January 5 Northwestern University imposes a strict levy on bachelors and coed students after a basketball game. The new rule charges $2 to attend Saturday night dances, aiming to regulate attendance and fund campus activities.
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Laverpangos
Evanston
North- Western University
Belgrade Denies Strained Relations Amid Treaties
Foreign Minister Markoviteh in Belgrade denied reports that the Little Entente states relations are strained by the Italo Romanian treaty and the Italo Albanian pact. He said cooperation remains firm and functional across the alliance.
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Belgrade
Markoviteh
Gay
Isadora Duncan Judge In Essenin Heir Dispute
Moscow dispatch reports the Soviet Supreme Court ordered Isadora Duncan to decide if Serge Essenin was divorced when he married Sophia Tolstoy. If Isadora rules he was not divorced, Sophia would lose part of his estate and Isadora would inherit a large share. The case centers on the multiple ex wives and the unclear fate of the poet.
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Universal Service
Moscow
Supreme Court
Isadora Duncan
Serge Essenin
Isadora
Paris
Fesenin
Sophia Tolstoy
Tf Isaders
Sophia
Shere
Essenia
Playmates Watch Beheadings Shock San Leandro Child
In San Leandro California on January 5 a horrific accident killed six year old Mamie Souza when a power can blade attached to her father Joe Souza’s wood cutting tool snapped free. Twelve children nearby witnessed the tragedy in the family yard. Police and medical crews responded but Mamie died at the scene. The incident is under investigation with officials attributing the fatal accident to a mechanical failure.
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San Leandro
Cal
Mamie Souza
Joe Souza
Tiny Butterfly Danseuse to Debut in San Antonio
Lodena Edgeymbe, a famed danseuse often called a butterfly, makes her initial appearance in San Antonio as the premier danseuse with Pavley, Qukrainsky, and bellet at the municipal auditorium Thursday. She survived a San Francisco quake and fire as a baby and began dancing at age two, later studying with Pavley and debuting with the Chicago Opera.
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Lodena Edgeymbe
San Antonio
Pavley
Qukrainsky
Municipal Auditorium
Butterfly
Heath
San Francisco
Satire Moving Picture Corp to Begin First Films
Work on the first production of the Satire Moving Picture Corporation starts by Feb 7 at 1837 West Woodlawn Avenue. Harry C. Crew, managing director, says the crew largely consists of Hough Riders and Wings veterans who saw San Antonio film potential. The company will produce burlesques on popular features, including two recent San Antonio films, with Herman Welle and Fern Redmond in the leads.
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Moving Picture Corporation
West Woodlawn Avenue
Harry C. Crew
San Antonio
Hough Riders
Wings
Herman Welle
Fern Redmond
Fundamentalists at Work in Minnesota
Mobilization by opponents of banning evolution teaching begins in Minnesota as educators preachers and scientists gather near the International Theistic society headquarters in St Paul to push legislative action.
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Minnesota
ST. Paul
Turkish traditions cast aside in new statue plans
In Constantinople on January 5, authorities revealed moves to replace republican era prohibitions on human form representations with new plans involving more statues of President Mustafa Kemal Pasha. The four month old shift away from old traditions is advancing amid district debates and official proposals.
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Constantinople
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Amnoyi
Candles Cause Fire At Flangini Palace Venice
In London Jan report candles lighted around the body of the Duke of Canevara set fire to the Flangini palace in Venice. The Duchess of Canevara was rescued with difficulty as fire damaged the historic building, with damage estimated in the millions of lire.
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Universal Service
London
Duke of Canevara
Duchess of Canevara
Flangini
Venice
American Destroyer Ford Ordered to Wuhu Amid Lootings
American destroyer John D. Ford ordered to Wuhu to protect Standard Oil and other U S holdings as northern troops loot the area. British warships Vindictive Carlisle and Wishart ordered to Rankow amid anti foreign agitation in Hankow. The British concession faces barricades and unsafe conditions as natives clash with Chinese forces. a German citizen is stabbed in the British concession.
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International News Service
Pekin
Legation
U. S
Ford
Wuhu
Standard Oil Company
Peking
Jan
Hankow
BU. S
Nanking
Answei
Yangeze River
Shanghai
John D. Ford
Wuku
Natives Stirred by Anti Foreign Agitation at Hankow
Natives at Hankow grew frenzied by anti foreign agitation at the start of the year. British forces withdrew from the concession as Chinese Cantonese troops took charge. Barricades were demolished and, by 8 30 p m, invasions began as coolies removed defenses in sections amid claims the move may be staged by extremists. Reports of mass emigration of women and children remain unconfirmed.
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Shanghay
Hankow
Fort Worth teachers to study San Antonio junior schools
Mrs Laura Jones leads two Fort Worth education inspectors visiting San Antonio junior schools as a model of effectiveness. They will inspect local junior schools before Fort Worth opens six junior schools in February. Jones praised San Antonio and noted wide correspondence attesting to their success.
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San Antonio
Fort Worth
Laura Jones
Jones
Texas
Bob Exponents Dominate Confab in Beauty Shop Debate
New York July 3 14 Bob and anti bob factions clash at Beauty Shop Owners conventions with pros dominant. Pro arguments claim bob waves symbolize modern style while anti bob camp argues for long regues as the beauty trend this year.
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New York
Times
Bicycles Seized in Dry Law Probe
In Washington on January 5 fourte en bicycles used to peddle liquor were seized in connection with 1926 dry law violations. The report notes bicycles were involved in bootlegging activities in the national capital. A second item from Montevideo reports the failure of a frontier revolutionary movement in Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil.
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Washington
Monteviedo
Uruguay
Rivera Sey
Rio Grande Do Sul
Brazil
Funeral Service For C. W. Haschke And Granddaughter
Joint funeral services were held for Oswald W Haschke aged 68 at his West French Place home and for his four year old granddaughter Fay Alice Snyder in Houston. Rev W H Joyner presided at Haschke service. Rev J M Ellis officiated for the child. Haschke, long a San Antonio businessman, was a Knights of Pythias Elk lodge No 36 member, survived by widow Mrs Francis S Haschke and four children Alike post.
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Oswald W Haschke
West French Place
Fay Alice Snyder
Houston
W. H. Joyner
Beacon Hill Baptist Church
Haschke
San Antonio
Elk Lodge No. 36
Knights of Psthins
Francis 8. Haschke
H. B. May
R. W. Snyder
Edgar O. Haschke
W.d.haschke
Los Angeles
J. M. Ellis
Teacher Ousted For Risque Tales in Indianola District
Indianola Iowa January 5 Florence T Cochran a Broadhorn school teacher near New Virginia was suspended while authorities probe charges she entertained pupils at recess by telling risqué stories. The school board removed her and secured an injunction against continued teaching last week.
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Indianola
Towa
Florence T. Cochran
Miss Cochran
Broadhorn School
New Virginia
Billings Trial Set For Fee 21 San Antonio
Judge William Anderson fixed trial dates in San Antonio for three capital cases over the next three months. Jess Billings faces a murder charge for killing his wife Dolly with an axe on July 5, 1924. Hart Collins, Jack Smith, and Bob Bates are also set for trials related to a bank robbery and an immigration officer slaying.
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San Antonio
William 8. Anderson
Jess Billings
Giant Stockman
Dolly Billings
Hart Collins
Jack Smith
del Ilio
Bob Bates
Bexar County
Napoleon Card Index Still Used in Paris Office
A single card from Napoleon's era, created by Fouche, Bonaparte's police chief, remains in use at the national record office in Paris. The dated artifact is described by top experts as one of the finest in its class, illustrating enduring archival methods.
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Paris
Napoleon
National Record Office
Fouche
Bonaparte
Police
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