Port Arthur Oil Plant Blast Kills Eight Coast Guard
Eight men died and 30 more were burned when the Texas Company refinery in Port Arthur exploded. Authorities identified six victims including W. C. Moye of Beaumont and J. W. Srons of Oklahoma, with two others unnamed among the dead. many others were severely burned and hospitalized.
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Port Arthur
Texas
Texas Company O 1
W. C. Moye
Beaumont
J. W . Srons
Walkerford
Oklahoma
B. Crench
Charles Bell
T. A. Carter
R. C. Rawlinson
Bluffton farmer confesses to grisly murder of wife
William Mohler, a Bluffton farmer, told detective Roy Sack and Allen County prosecutors that he killed his wife on December 30 with a hatchet and ax. He described beating her, dismembering the body, and placing parts near a highway, then guiding officers to the scene.
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Fann
William
Bluffton Farmer
Roysack
Allen County
Iame:inc
Sobler
Mohler
Bowersock
Ler
Inxie
Clive Roy Bowersock
Warren J. Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Byron L. Shoup
The
Aurora
Shoup
Isle Friday School Plans Cost Cutting Measures
The Isle Friday School schedules a discussion by the education board on reducing expenses. Topics include possible tuition cuts and consolidating operations to lower costs for district schools.
Baccalaureate sermon set for mid winter graduates
Superintendent Shelton announces the baccalaureate sermon will be delivered next Sunday evening at the First Congregational church by Rev. William Flammer. A class of thirty graduates will be recognized Thursday evening at the technical high school auditorium. The ceremony includes diplomas, class addresses by Dr. Robert B. Vinson, and school music marking the close of the first semester.
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Shelton
Public Schools
First Congregational Church
William Flammer
Second Congregational Church
Technical High School
Robert B. Vinson
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Countess Denies Wedding Feud With American Parents
Millicent Rogers and Count Ludwig Von Hoogstraaten wed amid reports of parental opposition. The Countess says there is no ill feeling between her parents and her husband after the ceremony involving the Rogers heiress, once connected to H. H. Rogers and John D. Rockefeller.
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Ludwig von Hoogstraeten
Mary Millicent Rogers
H. H. Rogers
John D. Rockefeller
Millicent
Eighth grade students to hold musical contest at high school
Next Monday the eighth grade pupils will present a musical contest at the technical high school auditorium. Judges will be appointed to rate the performances and the winning class will receive a pennant for display.
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Technical High School
Foreign News Nuggets From Around Europe and Britain
The roundup reports the Earl of Warwick's death in London and various items from Madrid London and Paris. It notes serious illness of Spanish minister Navarro Reverter three downed aircraft near Cape Jubi and government expense cuts in Spain. It mentions labor tensions in Britain and European diplomacy and finance notes including reparations and Berlin talks.
Six Masked Bandits Steal 26850 From St Louis Bank
Six masked gunmen in two cars robbed the West St. Louis Trust Company on Easton Avenue in St Louis taking 26850 in cash. They lined up thirty employees and escaped five blocks from the police station as money prepared for transport to the federal reserve bank.
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ST. Louis
West
Federal Reserve Bank
Slain Canton Girl Ruth Hunter Cause of Death Revealed
In Canton on January 15 coroner’s preliminary hearing for Louis E Griffith reveals Ruth Hunter died from pressure on the thyroid bone rather than chloroform vapor. Witnesses describe interactions with Griffith and sighted men near the Hunter home amid crowded court proceedings.
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Canton
Ruth Hunter
Richville Road
Shore
Louis E. Griffith
Hunter
Shorb
Margaret Fach
Miss Hunter
Griffiths
New
Griffith
Marian Hunter
Walter S. Ruff
A McCusker
Ed Ho Moore
Youngstown
Thomas M Muler
James E. Kinnison
T. H. Shorb
County real estate valuations differ from true value report
County Auditor M H Wells reports variances in multiple townships with some properties appraised above and others below true value. He urges careful review and a possible hearing to set time margins. Also news from New York states Erl Root, former secretary of state, recovering after kidney stone removal in hospital.
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M. H. Wells
Brighton
Henrietta
Huntington
Penfield
Pittsfield
Russia
Rochester
Rochester Village
Grafton Village
Amhete
Amherst
South Amherst
Black River
Brownheim
Camden
Carlisle
Columbia
Eaton
Elhtia Township
New York
Erl. Root
New York Senator Proposes Flat $1.25 Daily Veterans Bonus
Washington reporting on January 15 notes Senator Royal Copeland of New York introduces a third new bonus bill this session. The plan would pay veterans $1.25 per day for service at home or overseas, costing under $1.5 billion.
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Washington
Senate
Royal S. Copeland
New York
Copeland
Elyria Population Soars Beyond 1920 Census
A news bureau survey of over five hundred U S cities with 10 000 plus population shows Elyria at 24 569 residents, up from 20 474 in 1920, and Lorain at 44 751 8 against 37 295 in 1920.
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United States
Elyria
Lorain
Rum Runner King Proud of Deeds
They call him King of the Rum Runners William F. MeCor known as Bull MeCor proud of his deeds. Mecor an American was captured when the British schooner Tomaka was seized outside the three mile limit of the New Jersey coast prompting an international tizzy. He is said to have attempted to bribe federal officers.
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William F. “Bull
MeCor
MecCor
Tomaka
New Jersey
Democrats Select Time and Place for 1924 Convention
The 1924 Democratic National Convention bids from Chicago San Francisco New York and St Louis were reviewed by a sub committee led by Clark Howell and Mary Archer In Washington on January 15 New York and San Francisco led the pack with higher bids than interior options The sub committee reported later in the afternoon and the full committee would decide thereafter
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Washington
Chicago
San Francisco
New York
St. Louis
National Committee
Arrested Man In Cutting Scrape Across Tracks
The paper reports an arrest related to a cutting incident near the tracks and a subsequent chase. It notes authorities, a suspect identified as Sanders, and a court appearance timeline with mentions of a vehicle and a lineman.
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Ford
Fond Labout
Sanders
Vemoar
Earthquake Strikes Japan Toll Feared. Fires Hit major Cities
Tokyo and Yokohama report fires and train derailments after a powerful tremor from a strong quake. Initial tallies suggest casualties in Tokyo and Yokohama with dozens injured and hundreds of homes destroyed. American staff unharmed except one official with a fractured wrist.
Mrs Roosevelt Remains Calm After Major Quake
The widow of Theodore Roosevelt, with her son Kermit, rode out a strong tremor in Tokyo. Despite the destruction around, she stayed in bed at the Imperial hotel and reassured her Japanese attendant that the situation was not so bad. No casualties were reported among the American community housed there.
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London
Tokio
Yokohama
Sugamo
Osaka
Gotemba
Nagano
Matsumoto
Kyoto
Kobe
Theodore Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Kermit
Imperial Hotel
Holland Banking Company Closes in Springfield
The Holland Banking Company of Springfield Missouri the largest state bank outside St Louis and Kansas City closed today. It held total resources of 7 908 510 and deposits of 4 500 000 and served as a state depository with more than a million dollars of state funds secured by bonds and securities.
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Springfield
Holland Banking Company of
Springfeld
Missouri
St Louis
Kansas City
Cleveland & Southern Traction framed for franchise
County commissioners discussed and denied the Cleveland & Southern Traction Co. request for a new six year franchise to replace expiring lines. The decision left the company seeking an appeal of the ruling. A separate federal case in Columbus accuses Mayme Taggart of breach of promise to marry on May 26, 1988.
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Cleveland & Soutstern Traction Co
Barelano
Columbus
Mayme Taggart
Cw Re
Arans
Frank Pie
Met
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