23 Dec 1925
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Newspaper
Sheboygan Press
Location
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1925
Page
1
A Sheboygan area committee sponsors an upcoming high school auto show set for February 4 and 7 to promote a larger automotive exposition. Organizers project 10000 dollars in auto dealer participation and expect wide public turnout with music and exhibits.
United Press report from Galesburg states Looney, an alleged vice lord of Rock Island, was found guilty of murdering William Gabel, former Rock Island saloonkeeper, with a 14 year prison term. The trial tied Looney to rackets, misdeeds, and a 1922 slaying as a menace to his operations. Jury deliberated after prosecutors urged conviction while defense argued he was not at the scene.
Five people were killed in Chicago within twelve hours as gun violence surged. Veteran officers Peter Furlong and Harry Middlesworth, once police, were fatally shot after a quarrel at Central Trust Co. A highway policeman Edward Jismen ing and gangster Joseph Brooks were also killed in a car ambush and a drug clerk Leo Teal died in a store exchange of fire.
A reflection on Francis P. Church's 1897 Christmas letter to Virginia O’Nington printed by the New York Sun under editor Charles A. Dana. The piece notes the enduring charm of that famous missive and its status as a landmark Christmas letter.
A child asks if Santa Claus exists in a letter printed under the heading Dear Editor. Virginia O’Hanlon at 115 W 95th Street signs the inquiry, while a parent cites a unit’s 80 as context for seeking the truth.
A passionate defense of belief in Santa Claus addressed to Virginia, arguing that unseen wonders are real and that faith, imagination, and love sustain childhood joy. The writer insists that belief persists beyond skepticism, noting Santa’s enduring presence across generations.
A garbled clipping from Michigan text mentions Messing and Messinger with references to a nurse, a patient, and possible attacks. The legible bits describe a tense scene at Ut Creek and a trade or transfer, noting a nurse and individuals named Messing and Messinger amid unclear events.
Norval Tubbs was arrested by state officials on two arson charges and arraigned in Wik horn justice court. Officials say he is ready to plead guilty and may face sentence this afternoon before Justice George Delton.
Washington, D. C. The prohibition war claimed 32 lives in the fiscal year ended June 30, officials said. Twenty five liquor law violators were killed by agents and seven agents were slain by bootleggers. Kentucky led with four, Virginia, Arkansas and West Virginia each had three casualties. Two moonshiners were killed in Florida and Oklahoma. Missouri, South Dakota, North Carolina, Tennessee, Wyoming and Maryland each had one. Since April 1, Gen. L. C. Andrews has discharged 102 dry agents, 37 for criminality and 66 for neglect of duty.
Assistant Secretary Andrews told prohibition officers in Washington that ridiculous and extravagant spending to secure evidence will lead to immediate dismissal. Citing the Mayflower hotel case he urged officers to use money intelligently and economically amid congressional protests.
A Honolulu dispatch reports Yap Island devastated by tidal waves likely from undersea earthquakes. No houses left standing, with grave fears for nearby Carolines. Japan endures severe storms with 40 meter per second winds. villages wrecked and transport disrupted.
A wall collapse during a Downey House fire in Waynesburg Pennsylvania killed four firefighters and left four more seriously injured. The blaze began in a ground floor restaurant, spread to the Grossman department store, and jumped to the nearby First Presbyterian Church. About fifty businesses were destroyed and total damage was pegged at roughly one million dollars.
A 14 year old boy who fatally stabbed his grandmother remains emotionally flat as the case seeks to avert his execution. Deliberations in the January decision will determine whether the youth faces electrocution or alternative punishment.
A 15 year old boy, who at 14 murdered his grandmother, faces an appeal to the state board of pardons and governor for commutation to life. His mother Ruth De Angelo and two young attorneys press the case while the scheduled Rockview prison execution looms in the week of February 1.
A Michigan born wife leaves Sheboygan with her three children after an assault by her husband Matt Videkovich. He faced police attention earlier but the couple reconciled before he disappeared, and she heads to Racine to work with his sister while their home is rented. The piece portrays a daily tragedy echoed in a police court setting.
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