Murder described in lurid Philadelphia model case
The victim Mazie Tolbert alias Mrs Grace Roberts, a Philadelphia model, was found dead in her Wilton apartments. Detectives tie the killing to a Chicago man after tracing prints in blood and a staged scene with silk stockings and a gas hose, promising a可能 arrest within 24 hours.
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Mazie Tolbert
Grace Roberts
Poe
Chicago
New York
Wilton
Mrs. Roberts
New Year's Eve water ride leads to brawl at Alhambra matinee
Report from a late Sunday into Monday night describes Beattie attempting a New Year's Eve joy ride. Seven arrests for drunkenness noted. an eighth incident occurred between Phyllis Nelson-Terry and a customer during the early morning Alhambra matinee. Phyllis, a temp actress hired for Orpheum Vaudeville, performed two Romeo and Juliet scenes before a crowded audience. A heckler demanded she vanish as she attempted a canned song, shocking the crowd.
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Beattie
Aroun
Camis
Phyllis Nelson-Terry
Alhambra
Martin Heck
Ben Bolt
Orpheum
Arizona Has 2 Governors
Phoenix dispatch reports a chaotic scene as crowds surge through cheering supporters. Police presence with armed officers surrounds the area as the unusual political situation unfolds.
Advertisements Highlight Daily Sales and Programs
The page advertises ongoing sales in today’s paper with substantial savings at Weggeere Furniture and other stores. It directs readers to pages for furniture, home goods, and ear programmes, noting movie listings on page 7 and other items on pages 6 10 and 16.
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Weggeere Furniture US
Grote-Rankin O
Woddthouse-Grunbaum
Peace Now Up To Kaisla Says Wilson F
United Press reports that U S diplomats conveyed a neutral nations peace urging message at Washington's direction. Officials believe Germany controls the fate of the present peace movement and worry a renewed submarine war threatens a break in relations. The note highlights Berlin's need to clarify plans and a possible next move while public opinion in Germany grows restless.
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Washington, Jan
Germany
Washington
Wilson
Altho
United States
Lansing
Wreck and political showdown rock Mission Road store and Arizona capitol
A dynamite blast wrecked FE G Fuller’s Mission Road grocery in Los Angeles with $1000 damage. In Arizona, Gov Campbell entered the capitol amid a tense standoff as George W. Hunt clung to office and legal actions sought to oust him, promising to be ready for business tomorrow.
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Los Angeles
FE. G. Fuller
Mission Road
Iona
Capitol
Campbell
Supreme Court
Sloan
Territorial
George W. P. Hunt
Hunt
Dr Hamilton Wright Dies at Summit Home
Dr Hamilton Wright, associate editor of the Outlook magazine, died Sunday at his Summit New Jersey home from natural causes.
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Hamilton Wright
Die
The
Outlook Magazine
Summit, N. J
Seattle Prosperity by Shared Labor and Wages Policy
Rev J D O Powers urges Seattle to avoid 1916 style strikes by employing $50 million from savings to back productive enterprises. He envisions monthly employer employee councils, broad wage increases like Henry Ford, and joint efforts to double output, seeking universal prosperity and social peace in the city. He warns inaction could lead to revolution.
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Seattle
F. W. Strang
United States
Henry Ford
Lauder’s Son Killed At Front
Captain John Lauder son of Harry Lauder the Scotch comedian killed at the front announced today in London.
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London
John Lauder
Harry Lauder
Feeding Rats Costs U S 65 Million A Year
Chicago health official Dr Robertson says the United States spends 65 million dollars annually to feed rats. He urges ratproofing of buildings as a city ordinance. Dwellers in 200 Bronx flat go on strike over a one dollar rent increase.
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Chicago
Jan. i
United States
Robertson
Bronx
Fla
Citizens Seek $40,000 Land for School Adjacent Blocks
Ellensburg residents announce plan to ask the state legislature for four adjacent blocks to improve the normal school area. Estimated cost for the property is about $40,000.
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Ellensburg
Normal School
Stealing to Fuel a $1000 Monthly Habit in Los Angeles
Kenyon G. Peterson of Ravenswood Illinois 21 confesses to police amid a string of robberies and forgeries. He says he cannot resist stealing to maintain a lifestyle costing about $1000 monthly and mentions a forged check for 6667 dollars drawn on A R Arnot in San Francisco. Authorities await response from his father, a wealthy railroad official.
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Los Angeles
Jas
Kenyon G. Peterson
Ravenswood
Ill
A. R. Arnot
San Francisco
Peterson
Haig Named Field Marshal in New Year's Honors
London reports Gen Sir Douglas Haig promoted to field marshal in the New Year honors list. Maj Gen Jan Smuts, head of British forces in East Africa, is advanced to honorary lieutenant general for distinguished service to Britain.
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London
Sir Douglas Haig
England
Jan Christian Smuts
East Africa
Great Britain
Needles Deaths Highlight Childbirth Care
Dr. Joseph B. Lee told a Chicago club that about fifty thousand babies and twenty thousand mothers die annually in the United States due to improper care at childbirth. The remark underscored concerns over maternal and infant health.
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Chicago
United States
Joseph B. Lee
Ring of Jade Brings Death in Chinese Interpreter Tale
A jade ring discovered in a box leads to the mysterious death of Charley Yen, a Chinese court interpreter. The narrator recounts how the ring’s wicked construction could allow poison or subtle harm, then hides it as he returns to New York and reflects on his father’s fame with Ferris Teas.
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Mr. Unruh
Charley Yen
Charley
Hagan
New York
Altho
America
Ferris
Peter B. Ferris
Toa
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