Old Days at Albany Gas Pipe Strategy
Judge MacMahon recalls machine politics in Albany, the 1920s era when Dr. Ira Brown and colleagues backed Speaker Sheehan. A staged gas-light vote in the assembly hall used a damaged pipe ruse, with a hand-raise tally carried by a burning match as the room went dark.
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Albany
Sheehan
Gan Re
Legislative Hall
Dr. Brown
Museum of Fine Arts
Antis
Brown
MacMahon
New Year’s Eve Deluge in City Streets and Cabarets
Damp crowds filled Second Avenue as 1921 arrived in rain and revelry. revelers roamed from Union to University, ears blasted by horns, and youths flashed toy hazards while Chinatown remained quiet. At Hotel Butler, packed tables and performances included Marie Savage. a large check and secret bottle highlighted wild midnight celebrations.
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Grand Parade
Chinatown
Savoy Grill
Butler
Hotel Butler Cafe
Marie Savage
Jeanette Wekmann
Jack Spreckels, Jr
San Francisco
Searing
GTS
Princess de Bing-Bing de Hang Bang de Botbio
Baruch Predicts Bright 1921 Despite Fears
The article cites Bernard Baruch urging optimism for 1921, arguing that unemployment and fear misread economic signals. He points to vast untapped domestic and international opportunities, calls for tax reform and continued work and saving, and envisions growth through bigger production and restoration of price levels.
Government experts see good future
Washington forecasts for 1921 prosperity as spring revival looms. Government price expert Ethelbert Stewart expects lower prices. factors cited include rising stock ownership, Liberty bond demand, and bumper crops. Unfavorable signs note 9000 1920 business failures and widespread unemployment, especially in textile and shoe sectors.
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Washington
Ethelbert Stewart
Labor Department
Bheee
American Federation of Labor
New England
Frank Morrison
Central West
Seattle business leaders forecast a bright 1921 year
In January The Seattle Star presents articles and interviews with prominent Seattleites who argue against pessimism about the new year. They describe why it is foolish to view 1921 through blue spectacles and expect a positive year ahead.
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Seattle
Seattle Star
Thieves Loot Barrel Bank at Washington Street Eatery
Proprieter HW Yokoyama of a restaurant at 119 Washington St reports a barrel hidden money stolen Friday night totaling 130 dollars plus 31 dollars from the cash register. Police were notified of the burglary as investigators search for suspects.
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Yokoyama
Washington St
Death claims Butterworth pioneer Seattle undertaker
Edgar Ray Butterworth longtime Seattle undertaker died at 11 20 am at his home 521 Olympics after three years of illness and three paralytic strokes. He was 7 years old.
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Edgar Ray Butterworth
Seattle
Everett High and Mast Tech Clash For National Title
A record Everett crowd filled the stadium as Everett High met Cleveland Mast Tech for the U.S. high school football crown. Fans from the Northwest lined the sidelines while Cleveland supporters joined the turnout. The Star planned a later edition with the final score.
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Everett
Cleveland
Mast Tech
United States
Northwest
Rodere
Ines
Cardinal Gibbons Improves After Relapse
In Baltimore on January 1 reports say Cardinal Gibbons is considerably improved after a Thursday relapse. A nurse noted strength returning and mental clarity, while his health concerns centered on nervous weakness of the heart from overexertion.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Mars
Raf
Robert T. Shaver
Non ‘Ailla
Therese
City Attorneys of State to Meet Here
City attorneys from across the state will gather in Walter R. Meier's office January 7 to discuss improving the market for local improvement bonds through legislation. The meeting is called at the request of J. D. L. Healy city attorney for Bellingham.
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Walter R. Meier
J. D.L. Healy
Bellingham
Moonshine Found in Rainier Valley
Deputy sheriffs recover whisky at 9900 Rainier Ave. and arrest Joe Smith who lies in county jail charged with liquor unlawfully in his possession. Deputy deputies named are Matt Starwich Julian Von Gertse and C H Kearney.
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Rainier Valley
Rainier Ave
Matt Starwich
Julian von Gertse
C. H. Kearney
Joe Smith
President's Day Simple Dinner at White House
Washington Jan 1 A New Year dinner attended by Mr and Mrs Francis B Sayre and Miss Margaret Wilson was the only form of celebration planned at the White House today.
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Washington
Francis B. Sayre
Margaret Wilson
White House
Thief Steals Whisky and Clothes from City Apartment
G W Wilson reports a theft at 1615 Eighth Ave on Friday evening. A quart of bonded whisky, two dress shirts, four collars and a tie pin were taken from his apartment.
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G. W. Wilson
Eighth Ave
Man Dead in Tent Identified as Tuberculosis Victim
The body of a man found in a tent at 24th Ave and Spokane St, identified as William McEwan, 41, a tuberculosis victim. Coroner seeks relatives.
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24Th Ave
Spokane
D. Smith
Hinds
William McEwan
U S Officials Hold Man Over Dope Charge
Mike Casey is arrested on dope charges and turned over to federal authorities. He appeared at a preliminary hearing Friday before U S Commissioner McClelland with a final hearing planned for Monday.
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Mike Casey
U. S
McClelland
Caruso’s Throat Is Doing Very Nicely
New York January 1 Enrico Caruso’s physicians held a further consultation and will issue an official bulletin on his condition. Dr Horowitz said at 9 am that the tenor is doing very nicely.
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New York
Enrico Caruso
Caruso
Horowitz
Unemployed in Cleveland Hit 108,817 Numbers So Far
Cleveland figures show 108 817 unemployed in the city as of today. The count reflects jobless totals amid economic strain and marks a notable point in the local labor situation.
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Cleveland
Blind war vets find good wives
Evergreen, Baltimore reports the “blinks” at the Red Crom institute for the blind are forming marriages at a rapid pace. About 30 to 40 weddings have occurred since the school opened two and a half years ago, with former soldiers like Jim McGuire and John Rapp marrying sighted brides and starting families and businesses. The piece chronicles couples, their lives, and the hopeful outlook of the program.
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Evergreen
Baltimore
Mall
Red Crom Institute
Charles F. F. Campbell
McGuires
Jim McGuire
Company C
40Th Infantry
Jim
France
Minnesota
Harding Sees Prosperity in U S in 1921
President elect Harding, in Marion Ohio, opens 1921 confident of normal prosperity and tax reductions. He gathers congressional leaders and experts to map relief, aiming to ease wartime tax burdens and improve business through sound policy and administration.
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Marion
Ohio
Harding
Wife Takes Poison and Dies in New Year Tragedy
Laura Nelson, 25, drank poisoned carbolic acid alone in her Lorena Avenue apartment last evening while her husband Clifford Nelson, telephonist, and his mother were away during New Year’s Eve festivities. She died en route to hospital. Neighbors reported a prior quarrel and her despondency in the weeks before.
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Clifford Nelson
Laura
Home Undertaking Company
City Hospital
Father Kills Daughter Then Kills Himself
In a basement at 106 Fairview Ave a man, Fred R. Nevins, killed his daughter Dorothy with an axe and a razor before slashing his own throat. The double tragedy occurred Friday while Mrs. Nevins was away. Authorities note possible mental imbalance and Nevins had been out of work and despondent.
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Fred R. Nevins
Dorothy
Nevins
Fairview Ave
Alaska Storm Heads South
A storm off the Alaska coast keeps weather warnings for Oregon and Washington. Southerly gales are expected as the system moves southward. North head reports were unavailable due to wire trouble, leaving storm status unclear.
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Portland
Alaskan
Weather Bureau
Oregon
Washington
Northhead
Countess D Annunzio Spy Arrested in Rome
Rome reports say Countess Casagrande wife of an aviator has been arrested for informing Count d Annunzio’s followers of regular troop movements in the attack on Fiume. The defeated regional leaders will leave Fiume on January 6 and 7 after holding the town for over a year.
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Rome
D'Annunzio
Fiume
Casagrande
d’Annunzio
Chinese Arrested on Opium Charge
29 year old Chinese man 8S G Wong was arrested at the Mount Fuji hotel and police say they found 40 small cans of opium tied around his waist last night.
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G. Wong
Mount Fuji Hotel
False ages sworn to in marriage license charge
Edwin Keb sey and Viola Bell Toler said to be 21 and 18 when they obtained a license. Lottie Milroy of Blanchard Street faces perjury charges after being arrested Friday night and released on 250 dollars bond. The boy's father Kelsey alleges ages were misrepresented. he seeks annulment as the couple honeymooned.
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Edwin Kebsey
Viola Bell Toler
Mra Lottie Milroy
Blanchard
Herbert Beebe
N. L. Lovall
Laer
Director of Federal Mines Bureau Quits
Washington January 1 Dr F Cottrell resigned today as director of the Bureau of Mines to become chairman of the division of chemistry of the National Research Council. Cottrell recommended H Foster Bain of California as his successor.
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Washington
F. Cottrell
Bureau of Mines
Chaiman
Division of Chemistry
National Research Council
Cottrell
H. Foster Bain
California
Man Sits on Stove. Judge Sends Him to Jail Cot
In Scranton Pennsylvania on January 1 George Kulitz weighing 300 pounds sat on a cook stove for sale and smashed it. The judge roasted him and then sent him to the cot in jail for the rest of the day.
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Scranton
George Kulitz
Jury Deadlocks in Judge Murder Trial
Cleveland January 1 The jury in the trial of William R. McGannon chief justice of the municipal court for second murder of Harold C Kagyon was unable to agree and was discharged. The jury had been deadlocked since Wednesday evening.
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Cleveland
Ohio
William R. McGannon
Municipal Court
Harold C. Kagyon
Leap Year brides see license cut to 89 cents
In Des Moines Iowa on January 1 the license bureau began issuing regular licenses for 89 cents as part of a cleanup effort aimed at Leap Year brides.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Libel suit against Joe Smith dismissed in court
Deputy prosecutor Chester Batchelor moved to dismiss criminal libel charges against newspaper man and politician Joe Smith. Judge A W Frater dismissed the case in Superior Court Friday after Smith was alleged to have circulated posters libeling mayoral candidate C B Fitzgerald during the campaign.
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Joe Smith
Chester A. Batchelor
A. W. Frater
Superior Court
Smith
C. B. Fitzgerald
Denver Druggist Mistaken Body Found in River
Fred Amick, a Denver druggist, alerted two fire companies and police after spotting a woman's body in the Platte river. Two sergeants swam the swift current, only to find the figure was a tailor's dummy.
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Denver
Fred Amick
Platte River
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