Newark Mayor Hinkson Nominates New Appointments
Inkson in Newark announces new appointments after taking office. Wark Mayor Eves and officials set to high posts as suspensions and charges trigger hearings. Swank acts as chief, Mathews to street dept, Hamlin to council clerk, and other civil service moves noted.
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Harry Hinkson
Sinking Fund Commission
Hinkson
May Douglas
David Hamlin
Board of Control
Dan B. Symons
E. G. Mathews
John Conabee
Mathews
Sheriff
Mr. Conahee
Rain Mayor Adea City Cleans Up Report
Jan 2 Mayvor Gea morning issued to Police Chief Walker to begin a cleanup. He stated there must be no shilly shallying and a continuous war against law offenses. Hollman implied police will follow the mayor’s order and get busy.
Autoist jailed at Akron Crocus during sessions
Unclear OCR fragment reports a January session in Akron where a driver received a sentence for drunken driving amid police proceedings. The text references Judge Zeisiger and a sequence of penal actions, but details are fragmented and partly illegible.
Blinzley Injured In Oakland Wreck At Broad and East River
W A Blinzley of 225 Lodi Street was badly hurt yesterday when his Oakland car overturned at the Broad and East River streets corner. He was pinned momentarily under the vehicle as it struck a telegraph pole. Three companions escaped injury. He suffered a deep cut on the back of his hand and his left ear was nearly torn off, with a near skull fracture. He was taken to the hospital and is reported improving this morning.
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W. A. Blinzley
Lodi St
Oakland
Broad and
East River Street
Binzley
Brinzley
City records show fines totaling sixteen thousand two hundred thirty seven dollars
Police clerk Grant Schrock reports a busy year with fines of 16237.40 collected by the court and 1882.32 in miscellaneous department revenues for a total of 18059.82. Monthly totals range from 728.60 in February to 2101.10 in October, with multiple intermediate figures.
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Grant Schrock
Severe cold grips Eastern New York with extreme lows
In Albany and surrounding areas the region faced zero to five below temperatures today with widespread zero weather. Snow and slick conditions were reported across the section as a stiff cold spell persisted this January day.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Ku Klux Klan call for Atlanta conclave February 26
On January 2 Edward Young Clarke, former Imperial Wizard and Klan founder, issued a call for a general Klan conclave in Atlanta on February 26. Also noted are New York society events and a U.S. immigration protest from the Italian government regarding Mediterranean border countries.
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Atlanta. Ga
Edward Young Clarke
Ku Klux Klan
Atlanta
New Officials Hold Party at Police Station
City leaders and police personnel gathered at the police station for a New Year celebration. Mayor Hinkson and Service Director Hewitt urged strict enforcement of city laws including prohibition. Vic Woodard offered an honor badge to officers, and Salvation Army and raid-era officers provided music and lunch amid festive remarks.
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City Ofcials
Hinkson
James Hewitt
H. A. Beck
ME. Perry
Fred Cnoderhill
Rialto Theatre
Vic Woodard
Hewitt
Jeffries
Selvation Army Band
Council Chamber
Frank Klady
Woman Judge Mary Grossman Assumes Cleveland Duties
Miss Mary Grossman becomes Cleveland's first woman municipal court judge and the second female to serve in a judicial capacity in the city. Judge Florence E. Allen previously served in the common pleas court.
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Cleveland, O
Mary Grossman
Cleveland
Florence E. Allen
Supreme Court
Common Pleas Court
West Virginia Fire Destroys Lyrick Theatre
A blaze in Beckley West Virginia caused about 125 000 dollars in damage and left the Lyrick Theatre destroyed while adjacent buildings suffered damage. Guests at the Commercial Hotel fled to the street as the building faced imminent collapse.
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Beckley
W. Va
Jaz
Lyrick Theatre
Hadlx
Law Director Resigns in Cleveland
Jan. 2 Carl F. Shuler, acting law director, tendered his resignation to Mayor Fred Kohler today in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Carl F. Shuler
Fred Kohler
Film star's party ends in shooting in Los Angeles
Los Angeles report says Courtland S. Dines, wealthy Denver investor, was critically wounded by chauffeur H A Greer alias Joe Kelley during a New Year party attended by Mabel Normand and Edna Purviance. Police pursue clearer accounts as Miss Normand denies holding Dines with consent.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Courtland
Dines
H. A. Greer
Joe Kelley
Mabel Norman
Greer
Normand
Edna Purviance
Charlie Chaplin
Miss Normand
Miss Norman
Miss Purviance
Denver
Colo
Courtland S$. Dines
R. C.greer
Mabel Normand
Tyson S. Dines
Wilson and Cranmer
Eleanor Harry Dines
Robert van Schaack
Denver Country Club
Father Opposes Girl to Danish Prince Engagement
Wealthy New Yorker Dr. J. O. Green reportedly opposed the match but King Christian of Denmark announces the engagement of Miss Eleanor Margaret Green to Prince Viggo of Denmark. To wed her the prince relinquished claim to the Danish throne.
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J. 0. Green
New Yorker
Eleanor Margaret Green
Prince Viggo
Denmark
Christian
Miss Green
Cold wave abates in Chicago with rising temperatures
Temperatures rise slowly in Chicago as the new year begins after a sharp winter blast. Snow and ice from the Rockies to the Great Lakes delivered a delayed, wide-ranging cold snap, with readings near last year’s coldest days and gusty conditions easing.
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Chicago
Rockies
Great Lakes
Seton
Man Uses Brick To Seize Kenmore Mayor Office
In Kenmore Ohio a disputed 37-vote result led John V Johnson to force entry into City Hall with a paving brick and install himself as mayor. Sam Goodman, longtime city official, refused to relinquish the three keys as Johnson moved inside to govern while a recount dispute awaited court action.
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Kenmore
Jan
John
Sam Goodman
Johnson
Goodman
Goodmen
Son
Burned Elyria mother dies from injuries
Thomas Cooney Aireet of Cleveland learned his mother Mrs Harvey Cooney died from severe burns after her home burned in Cleveland. In Columbus today, January 2, incorporations include The Chamberlain Radio Company of Elyria with $25,000 capital, headed by G H Chamberlain and Chamberlain Jr.
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Thomas Cooney
Harvey Cooney
Clevsland
Vif
Lawrence
Columbus
Jan
Chamberlain Radio Company
Elyria
H. Chamberlain
G. H
Chamberlain, Jr
Capital Stirred by Her Almost Official Snub
Washington society debates the alleged affront by Baroness de Cartier de Archienne wife of the Belgian ambassador to Washington as she reportedly refused to partner with the German ambassador Dr Otto Wiedfeldt at the annual staff dinner. Wiedfeldt instead was escorted to the dining room by the Japanese ambassador's wife.
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Washington
de Cartier de Archienne
Otto Wiedfeldt
Wiedfeldt
Opium Heist in Brooklyn Worth $100000
Nine armed men entered a Brooklyn warehouse and bound five guards before stealing ten cases of opium valued at $100000. The burglars gagged the watchmen, loaded the drugs into an automobile, and fled. one guard managed to untie himself and notify police. The opium had arrived from Turkey for a wholesale drug house.
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New York
Brooklyn
Turkey
Willis Howard Viewed as Britain’s U.S. Envoy Candidate
Sir Esme Willis Howard, then ambassador to Spain, is spoken of as a potential successor to Sir Auckland Geddes as Britain’s ambassador to the United States when Geddes retires soon. Geddes faces reports of serious health threats including potential blindness.
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Esme Willis Howard
Spain
Sir Auckland Geddes
United States
Sir Auckland
New Year's Court Fines and Fines Suspended on Holiday
Mayor Harry Hinkson held court New Year morning with friends present as several offenders faced charges. Wm Smith of Barberton guilty and fined one dollar with costs suspended for good behavior. Carl Rawkon and Joseph Kershaw fined one dollar each with costs suspended for discreet flirting. James Harris guilty of reckless driving fined five dollars with costs and warned to drive carefully. Across the nation, New Year's celebrations drew varied reports of arrests and fatalities linked to alcohol and prohibited liquor.
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Harry Hinkson
Wm. Smith
Barberton
Carl Rawkon
Joseph Kershaw
James Harris
West Avenue
Hartman
Harris
Hinkson
Wellington And Lorain Raids Target Prohibition Violations
Prohibition Officer Frank Klady and Officer Kern raided Wellington and Lorain on New Year’s Eve, finding liquor violations at several homes. In Lorain at 1608 Broadway Mrs. William Shinsky returned with two replenishment bottles, exposing a partially filled bottle of hooch and a summoned hearing before Judge Thompson. In Lorain at 1579 East 28th Street Geza Fazekas faced four gallons of distilled liquor confiscated for court proceedings. In Wellington at Mill and Magrary streets officer Blancco seized multiple barrels of suspected wing and beer with samples sent to a chemist for analysis.
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Frank Klady
Kern
William Shinsky
Broadway
Lorain
Geza Fazekas
East
Fazekas
Frank Kiady
James Blanco
Magrar
Wellington
Wing
Fur Stealers Arrested After Barn Break-In
George Kri told Sheriff Underhill that a barn on the Gini toad was entered and a possum and thirty-one musk taits were stolen. A fragment of loot was recovered at a Schonsiest. Skins were traced to the Gerber home on Elyria avenue in Lorain where the remainder were found. Sheriff reared T. W. Gerber and Ed Kale ewiski, who were bound over to the grand jury under $2,000 bond each.
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George Kri
Sherif Underhill
Haif
Gerber
Elyria Avenue
Lorain
Sheri Ar
T. W. Gerber
Kalee“wiski
Grand Jury
Justice George
Chinese soldiers kill Belxian price and plunder Shensi home
Shanghai dispatch reports disbanded Chinese soldiers killed A. Richelle Soenen a Belxzian prince and plundered his residence at Hokiac on the western Mongolian border in Shensi province. Charleston reports Frank Keener and Fred Mooner of District 17 UMWA went to Fayetteville amid charges linked to the 1921 armed march.
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Shanghai
A. Richelle Soenen
Belxzian Pricet
Hokiac
Shensi
Charleston
W. Va
Frank Keener
Fred Mooner
District 17
United Mine Workers of America
Fayette Vile
Navy denies McCrary remarks on polar flight plan
The Navy Department announced that Captain Frank R. McCrary commander of the Shenandoah denied giving the interview in which he allegedly declared the airship fit for a proposed polar flight. The denial came after a report of the alleged statement circulated today.
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Washington
Frank R. McCrary
Navy
McCrary
Harteg
Noted Composer Dies in London and Other Brief Items
Noted composer Rev. Rating Gould, famed author of Onward Soldiers, died today in London. In Charleston, W.Va, last year Otto Otte took Will in the Virginia case, with January 1 noted. road improvements by C and Mier are mentioned.
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London
Rating Gould
Charleston
W. Va
Otto Otte Taks
Virginia
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