Robbery at J G Weber Jewelry Co. prompts search for two bandits
Police across Coast cities hunt two masked men who robbed the J G Weber Manufacturing Jewelry Co in the Commercial building. They forced L C Stahl to open the safe, stole uncut diamonds and about $200 in cash plus $600 in checks, then fled after ordering alarm. The men are described as six feet tall wearing long overcoats.
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J. G. Weber Manufacturing Jewelry Co
Weber
L. C. Stahl
Atkins Ave
Ers
Stahl
Jong Diack
Japan Refuses Chinese Probe Amid Shantung Dispute
Japanese officials plan to reject the 21 demands linked to China at the Washington arms conference while holding line on Shantung. The move signals continued deadlock with China and indicates possible pursuit of talks in Peking rather than Washington.
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A. L. Bradford Ashington
Japan
China
Washington
Con
Hanthara
Admiral Kato
Shantung
Peking
Wash
Irish Dail Sidesteps Crisis Over Treaty Vote
Dublin January session narrows crisis as Dail meets to avoid forced vote on Arthur Griffiths treaty approval with Great Britain. De Valera and Collins lead opposing factions amid tense debates and threatened resignations. Delegates prepare for a potential 20 vote majority as the stormiest day of the treaty fight unfolds.
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Dublin
Britain
Dail
Harry Boland
Washington
Ken Eamonn de Valera
Arthur Griffith
Great Britain
Griffith
de Vana
de Valera
de ‘S
Die Harda
Minting a New Lan Scent Piece Introduced
A new lan scent piece the size of an American nickel is planned to start the week. The release marks a small but notable addition to local coinage at a time of minor monetary reforms.
Preparations for Fatty Arbuckle Trial Begin
Attorneys for both sides met in San Francisco for final conferences ahead of Roscoe Arbuckle's second trial scheduled for Monday. A one week delay was possible, but neither side committed. Arbuckle planned to arrive from Los Angeles where he has been in seclusion since the first trial jury failed to reach a verdict on Virginia Rappe's death.
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Arbuckle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Virginia Rappe
Johnson Hints at Opposition in Senate on Quadruple Pact
California voters and newspapers report Senator Hiram W. Johnson may oppose ratification of the quadruple alliance. Johnson, in a public statement, questions whether the United States should guarantee or underwrite Japan, whether with Britain and France or alone.
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San Francisco
Hiram W. Johnson
League of Nations
Senate
Johnson
Publc
United States
Great Britain
France
Japan
Hays Denies Signed Movie Contract
Poetmas ter General Hays states he has not signed a contract to lead the U S motion picture industry. The denial comes in Washington on January 6.
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Hays
Washington
United States
Major Opie Faces New Murder Charge
Washington dispatch reports Major H. L. Opie of Staunton Virginia facing fresh murder accusations before Senate investigators. Lemuel C. Smith of Dublin Virginia testified he and three others witnessed Opie shoot and kill army runner Hin Woolwine of Stratford Virginia in a dugout in the Argonne in October 1918. The hearing includes accounts of hangings and executions alleged to have occurred at Is Sur Tille and other camps, with several witnesses detailing lynching and gunfire by American soldiers.
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Lemuel C. Smith
Dublin
Argonne
Opie
Hin Woolwine
Stradford
Smith
Haan
Glevres
France
Harry W. Siege
Dorchester
Maas
Army Engineers
Siegel
Col
Hahn
Biegel
Emmett Cochran
Savannah
369Th (Colored) Infantry
New York
Cockran
Fiten
Lansing
Mich
Company C
614Th Engineers
Fitch
Georgia
Karl D. Watson
Fict
IsSur-Tille
Samuel H. Fierbaugh
Detroit
Funeral Services for Penrose Held
Funeral services for United States Senator Boles Penrose were held privately at 6 am in Philadelphia with only immediate family present. The ceremony occurred at the Penrose family lot in the cemetery and at the Penrose residence, preserving the late senator's wish for privacy. The body was not cremated.
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Philadelphia
United States
Boles Penrose
Imple
Penrose
Wallingford Forms Commercial Club at Lincoln High
Homer M. Hill is elected president of the newly formed Wallingford Commercial Club with permanent organization set at a Wednesday night meeting at Lincoln High School. Other officers include Dr. John G. Byrne as vice president A. D. Winsor as treasurer and Pr M Boot as secretary.
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Homer M. Hill
Wallingford Commercial Club
Lincoln High School
John G. Byrne
A. D. Winsor
Pr. M. Boot
Blast Kills 50 on Destroyer Leon at Piraeus Harbor
An explosion on the Greek destroyer Leon at Piraeus harbor killed about 50 and wounded more than twenty. The stern of Leon was badly damaged and nearby ships the destroyer Irax and cruiser Piarra sustained damage.
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Athens
Witty Offhers
Leon
Piereus
Lrax
Piarra
Funeral Today for Mother of London
Flora London mother of the late Jack London died in a sanitarium after weeks of illness in Oakland. The funeral is expected to be held from the London home, honoring her tough early life and support that aided Jack London's rise to fame. A separate item notes a large meteor leaving a fiery path across the sky at North Wend.
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Oakland
Flora London
Jack London
London
North Wend
Swindled man takes poison after stock loss
Despondent over a 50000 dollar stock swindle and his wife's death, John Ockenpaw, 14, a salesman, swallowed 12 tablets of corrosive poison and lay dying in city hospital. He was found Wednesday in his bedroom by a laundry wagon driver who summoned police. Doctors fought to save him but the poison had time to take effect.
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John Ockenpaw
42Nd Ave
City
Ockenpaw
Girl offers to sell herself to settle father's debt
An Oklahoma City newspaper received a letter from Ming Rena Martine, 19, of Poteau, offering to marry any man who would pay off $4,000 in debt owed by her aged father. The letter dated in January states the proposal as a means to relieve the family of financial burden.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Jan. S
Ming Rena Martine
Poteau
Dope Seized Aboard U S Steamer Keystone State
Customs officials aboard the United States Shipping Board vessel Keystone State seized 123 packages containing cocaine and morphine and 100 liquor bottles. Drugs were hidden behind stateroom reading lamp panels. the haul likely exceeds $4,000 wholesale value with fines possible against the ship.
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United States Shipping Board Veanel
Keystone State
U S Insists on Debt Recognition
Washington January 6 The United States declares the validity of all its loans to foreign governments must be recognized and established. The U S will participate in an international conference to settle the matter.
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Washington
United States
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