15 Dec 1925
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Newspaper
Sheboygan Press
Location
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1925
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment presents sparse readable facts about a local event. It mentions Penith and a radio context but lacks concrete names, dates, places, or outcomes. The item remains unclear with no verifiable specifics or actions.
Wisconsin railroad commission opened a hearing today at the courthouse on proposed rates for the Wisconsin Telephone Company. AL McDonald noted few complaints and said no complaints had been sent to the commission, while company representatives defended the need for revising schedules to fund extended services.
New Jersey Republican Senator Walter Edg e leads the wet bloc in a Washington Senate address urging immediate changes to the Volstead act. He calls for legalizing 2.75 percent beer and argues enforcement is impractical while urging emendments and a constitutional route for relief.
The committee discussed Ta Feltette's affirmation and a letter from his father. Members debated whether the letter altered the committee’s stance on assignments and potential retracting actions. The group concluded the letter did not change the report.
Ku Klux Klansmen hunted all night for Alice Rhinelander in St Lucie county after a report that the mulatto bride of Leonard Kip Rhinelander was seen in the area. Klansmen searched hotels cottages and tourist homes along the Indian River while police posted guards and patrols to protect the city.
Geneva reports the League of Nations council ruled Mosul should go to Iraq if Britain renews its mandate for 25 years and negotiates a Turko British economic treaty. The report cites 8000 Christians driven from villages and brutal acts by Turkish soldiers, with claims of mass killings and deaths of women.
Ohio State University board withdraws from active participation in the inquiry and will act as a final tribunal after a day and night of extraordinary session. Acting President George W. Rightmire heads a committee to prosecute the inquiry, with secrecy expected. Professor Dabney Horton, charged with violating the prohibition act, won a week’s continuance. reports say other instructors are involved and Miss Elizabeth Conrad resigns as dean of women amid calls for house cleaning.
John O'Connell suffered the amputation of his left index finger yesterday at the Phoenix company plant in Plymouth while at work. This workplace injury was reported as a grinder accident.
Former chauffeur Harry Boyd testifies that liquor was substituted with water at the Daniels distillery in Cincinnati. An electric pump drew whiskey from barrels and fed it to trucks via hoses, with a buzzer signaling pump shutoff. Boyd recounts trips to St Louis and meetings with defendants including John Marcus of Toledo and police seeking extradition to Toledo.
United Press reports a severe earthquake in Kho yaasan province Persia damaged Meshed destroying 200 houses. Casualties include two deaths and about twenty injuries. Meshed, famed for its mausoleum visited by 100000 pilgrims annually, suffers extensive damage.
United Press reports a five story East Side tenement fire in New York City killed five people including four women and a child. Two fires started in ground floors and spread to upper rooms as residents fled via ladders. Fire Chief Kenton said two charred bodies were found on the top floor and two on the floor below with a child in the second floor hallway. a dog named Bessie aided evacuations.
More than 2000 gallons of whiskey from 66 barrels in a warehouse under U S government control may trigger a rival to the Plymouth theft case. U S district attorney and U S marshal led action with an execution for confiscation. three week notices and a hearing will follow involving former prohibition officials. The liquor dated to December 1919 as property of the Engelbrecht Wetzel company.
President Glenn Frank addressed a student convocation at the University of Wisconsin. He joked about the presidency being hazardous and stressed that objectivity, constructive skepticism, and equilibrium are essential fruits of liberal education for today’s youth.
Three men robbed the paymaster of the New Orleans Terminal Railway company in New Orleans, escaping with about 31000. They missed 2000 in cash carried by the pay master's assistant.
Senegalese heavyweight Battling Siki was shot and killed on Ninth Avenue near Times Square. Police found a revolver, no witnesses, and consider the death may stem from a street confrontation. Siki, born Louis Phal, rose to fame after defeating Georges Carpentier and held the Welt heavyweight title briefly. He was 23 at his 1924 marriage to Lillian Warner and had a troubled recent history including a stabbing and legal troubles.
Paris reports say Finance Minister Loucheur offered resignation amid strong opposition to his eight milliard franc tax proposal. Cabinet crisis worsened as the franc slid and Briand faced pressure to reform or resign.
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