Gillett Re-elected Speaker After Insurgent Support
Washington December 5 A P Frederick H Gillett of Massachusetts was re elected Speaker of the House as Republican insurgents backed him to end a deadlock. The ruling completed the 68th Congress and set the stage for President Coolidge to deliver his first joint address. A revised House rules pact was affirmed amid last minute tensions.
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Ohio
Rowdyism disrupts British campaign meetings in London
In the final day of campaigning for a British general election 664 Commons seats are at stake amid rising tension. A major disturbance forced Major Sir William Prescott to halt meetings in Tottenham and Lady Eustace Percy suffered injuries when rioters attacked a Hastings event.
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Tottenham Orth
Eustace Percy
Hastings
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Bandits Hold Up Dayton Bank For $10,000
Two unmasked men robbed the Xenia avenue branch of City Savings and Trust Company just before 11 am, stealing about $10,000. Clerks Philip Klees and C. R. Kramer were fired on. Klees pursued the bandits for three blocks, firing five shots as they fled in a waiting car. Police pursue possible hits.
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Xenia Avenue
City Savinga and Trust Company
Sald
Philip Klees
C. R.kramer
Kloos
Follies Girl Settles Breach Suit Against Clubman and Mother
Mary Lygo former Follies girl accepts 8000 settlement to dismiss a 100000 breach of promise suit against Gordon C Thorne and a separate 100000 suit against Mrs Katherine Thorne Camp Thorne's mother The agreement was reached as the trial was set to begin Reports said 770000 was the settlement base.
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A. P
Mary Lygo
Follies
Gordon C. Thorne
Katherine Thorne Camp
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Mother Instincts Lead Boy to Wed Widow, Analyst Says
Ridgefield Park N J Dec 5 16 year old Burton S Tucker of South Essex Mass married Susan O Simpson a 46 year old widow and hotel owner Psychoanalyst William J Fielding says the romance stems from a mother image in Tucker dating to his youth The bride calls the union eternal and Fielding notes such dynamics explain many aging younger pairings with a focus on material interests and future plans for college and business control The couple hopes to settle their life in California once a legal age hurdle is settled
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Burton S. Tucker
South Essex
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West Gloucester
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New England
California
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Prohibit Dancing in Governor's Mansion Endorsed
Lexington Kentucky December 5 A P conference of leaders of the Kentucky Louisville West Virginia and Illinois conferences of the Methodist Episcopal church South endorsed Governor elect W J Fields decision to prohibit dancing in the governor's mansion during his term. The endorsement came in a resolution adopted yesterday by conference leaders in session here.
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Louiisville
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Quarter Million To Be Paid Out In Christmas Savings
Over 260000 dollars will be paid out by local banks to 6300 residents of Steubenville. Checks mailed Monday December 10. Funds likely boost Xmas shopping, lift clerical hiring, and circulate through merchants before return to banks.
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Driver Acquitted of Manslaughter in Ave Death
Louis Mahne was acquitted on a manslaughter charge in the death of 67 year old Mrs. Fredericka Ave in Cleveland Ohio. The sealed verdict opened in court this morning and Judge Kramer discharged Mahne who denied driving the vehicle involved in the October 28 crash. Police said the driver disappeared after the accident.
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Judge Henry A Wise Dies in Canton at 78
Canton Ohio December 5 Judge Henry A Wise aged 78 a longtime figure in Stark county legal and banking circles died at his Canton home today after a bout of pneumonia authorities said. The respected jurist served in the region for many years and was known for his influence in local finance.
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Henry A. Wise
Stark County
Gas fumes fatal to hotel guest at Liberty House
A young man registered as Charles Idol, about 6 feet 8 inches and 145 pounds with dark brown curls and blue eyes, was found dead in a Liberty hotel room at 235 Market Street after a gas stove was left burning. Police and the coroner are seeking his relatives as the cause of death appears to be asphyxiation but may be accidental or deliberate.
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Arch Bell
Lindsey
Woman Dies Unable To Tell How She Got Injuries
In Cleveland on December 5, Mrs. Helen Walker, 27, died in a local hospital without explaining how she received injuries on October 19 that nearly severed both legs. Relatives said she left home to go to work as a stenographer and was found later at a railroad crossing far from her usual route. she had married only a month before.
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Cleveland
A. P
Helen Walker
Palms to Clowns Awarded by French Government
Paris December 65 A P three clowns the Iratellin brothers have been awarded academic palms by the French government in recognition of services to the public in spreading good cheer. This is the first time such an award has been made since the days of the court jesters.
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Paris
A. P
Iratellin
Relatives Located for Man Shot at Dance Hall
The remains of James Jones, 25, one of three colored men shot at a Serb ian hall on Wells Street, died Tuesday at Ohio Valley hospital. His wife and body are in Berkley, Virginia, awaiting word on claim. The other two wounded, Roscos Bradley and Leroy Traynor, show slight improvements. Bradley with a bullet through the right lung, Traynor with a wound behind the ear.
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Dynamite Found on Public Playground in Cleveland
Forty five sticks of dynamite were found by police today in an open box on a vacant lot playground. Children had been playing nearby and several wrappers were torn as police arrived after a father reported a child took a stick home.
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Salem elects mayor on cleanup platform
George J. Bates wins Salem mayoral race defeating incumbent Dennis J. Sullivan by 8,849 to 3,668. Bates pledges to close bars and wage war on bootleggers. Voter turnout sets a city record and Bates achieves a historic majority.
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Deaton Denies Bald Faged Lie In Wheting Story
Special investigator Sherman Deaton of Urbana acting for the Attorney General’s office denounced a Wheeling Intelligencer story as a bald faced lie. He said he spoke by long distance with the paper but did not claim enough evidence for a grand jury and has not progressed to any definite action. He added there was nothing new in the probe and he remains on several crime cases without public interest at this time.
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Bandits Tape Victims Lips In Cleveland Hold-Up
In Cleveland three gunmen bound Abraham Akers and a clerk in his dry goods store drove off with 300 dollars cash and merchandise worth a similar amount. The victims were forced to the basement and had adhesive tape pressed over their lips to prevent outcry. Police reported no further details.
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A. P
Abraham Akers
Fan sues Pittsburg club over pop bottle injury
Joseph Gordon files a $10,000 suit against the Pittsburg Athletic Club claiming a pop bottle from the upper tier struck his head while seated in the grandstand at Norbes Field during a Pittsburg versus New York Nationals game in July 1922.
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Joseph Gordon
Pittsburg Athletic Club
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Norbes Field
New York Nationals
Explosion destroys garage killing Groazio in New Jersey
A whiskey still exploded in a West New York garage today, killing Alphonse Groazio and seriously burning three other men while damaging two homes. Groazio's charred body was found amid the ruins.
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New York
N. J
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Alphonse Groazio
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Johnson Meets Hitchcock in New York Campaign Conference
Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California, a Republican presidential candidate, travels from Washington to New York for a conference with his Eastern campaign managers. Frank Hitchcock, his campaign manager, announced the plan to remain in the city through the coming days.
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A. P
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Washington
Frank Hitchcock
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City budget wrangles over pay boosts for all departments
City council members debated a proposed ten percent salary increase for water works and other departments, warning it could add about twenty thousand dollars to the 1924 budget. The discussion touched pay for the filtration plant, pumping station, water works chief, and possibly the service director, with a later budget meeting planned.
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Vanguard
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Stonebraker
Monroe Doctrine and 1920s Election Drama Across Continents
The piece spans U.S. politics with Speaker Gillette’s re election and a break in a House stalemate, plus England's election campaign led by Baldwin and Lloyd George. It celebrates the centennial Monroe Doctrine, details its origins and long impact, and notes President Coolidge’s South Dakota primary win amid headline tension and technological shifts from steam to electricity.
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Child Suffocated by Bed Clothing in New Somerset
Carroll Baker four month old son of Mr and Mrs M Baker of New Somerset was found dead in bed yesterday at noon. Death due to suffocation the baby crawled beneath heavy covers in the bed. Coroner A L Bell held an inquest into the death.
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Couple Injured at Grade Crossing
Henry Jones of North Randall and his wife were seriously hurt when their car was struck by an Erie railroad passenger train at a grade crossing early today. Jones was believed to have suffered a broken back.
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Henry Jones
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