Arbuckle Defense Rest as Witness Slant Is Questioned
Prosecution in the Arbuckle trial rested its case while defense witnesses faced scrutiny. Miss Irene Morgan, key defense witness, was found unconscious with doctors saying she was drugged. A medical commission report indicated Miss Rappe had chronic bladder inflammation and rupture prior to death, supporting defense claims.
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Irene Morgan
Los Angeles
Arbuckle
Cliff Hotel
House
Brady
Miss Morgan
Masseuse
Miss Rappe
Special Medical Commission
Prohibition Message From Austria Sparks U S Stand
Chicago reports Virgil G. Hinshaw announced a message from Austria urging the United States to stand by Prohibition and enforce the law. President Hanisch praises the 18th Amendment and cites global prohibition efforts led by Mazaryk and Austrian leaders.
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Chicago
Republic of Austria
United States
Virgil G. Hinshaw
Prohibition National Committee
Hinshaw
Europe
D. M. Hanisch
Mazaryk
Republic
Prohibition
Prohibition Movement
Hanisch
America
United States of America
Beauty Sues Congressman Herrick for Breach of Promise
Miss Anna Elizabeth Niebel a Washington beauty now in New York has filed suit against Oklahoma Representative Manuel Herrick for breach of promise. The case follows Herrick's advocacy of beauty contest regulation and notes he corresponded with several Washington entrants. Guardian Mrs. Elizabeth Niebel appointed for the plaintiff pending trial.
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Anna Elizabeth Niebel
Washington, D. C
New York
Manuel Herrick
Oklahoma
Miss Niebel
Washington
Herrick
Elizabeth Niebel
Jumping beans sent to veterans support clubs drive
In Santa Fe on December 2 a plan distributes thousands of Mexican jumping beans to girls who will write to 5,000 disabled veterans in New Mexico. Herman G. Baca of the American Legion coordinates sending a bean to each girl who agrees to correspond with a convalescent veteran. The beans move by a worm inside that eats the bean then dies, leaving the bean to hop.
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Santa FE
N. M
United States
Herman G. Baca
New Mexico
American Legion
Antibeer Bill Challenged as Constitutional Test
The Falstaff Brewing Corporation filed suit with the Attorney General to challenge the constitutionality of the anti beer bill in St. Louis Missouri on December 2.
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ST. Louis, Mo
The
Falstaff Brewing Corporation
Tellegen Meant Cruelty in Divorce Case Says Star
New York December reports actor Lou Tellegen will claim extreme cruelty in his separation suit from Geraldine Farrar while she seeks divorce. Attorney Harry Steinfield says evidence includes a poem Farrar wrote and claims of night awakenings. Samuel Untermeyer counters that multiple women are involved and denies selective charges.
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New York
Harry N. Steinfield
Lou Tellegen
Tellegen
Geraldine Farrar
Miss Farrar
Steinfeld
Tellegen-Farrar
Samuel Untermeyer
French Plan Receivership for Germany Proposed
Paris officials indicate France may push a receivership for Germany as an alternative to the British moratorium. The Allies would act as bankers, and the receivership would cover reparations.
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Germany
Paris
France
Great Britain
Flood danger again arises near Seattle
Continued rain and warm winds threaten flood danger from King county streams. The town of Kent near Seattle is partially flooded with five streams out of banks and rising. water floods interurban tracks as crews monitor the fast-changing situation. A separate Oregon report notes a Columbia River mouth storm with 75 mph northwest winds causing damage from a portable schoolhouse to broken plate glass and uprooted trees.
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Seattle
King County
Kent
Tacoma
Astoria
Ore
Columbia River
Morse at Sea Intercept Plan Prompts Navy Denial
The Department of Justice reportedly asked the Navy to intercept the French liner Paris and bring Charles W. Morse of New York to shore for investigation of shipping contracts. A destroyer may have been sent from a French port, but Navy officials say international law prohibits seizing passengers at sea.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Navy Department
Paris
Charles W. Morse
New York
Bandits loot Argonaut mine for bullion near Sacramento
Bandits held up the Argonaut mine in Amador county late yesterday afternoon and escaped with gold bullion worth at least $60,000, according to reports reaching Sacramento. The robbery marks a bold late 19th century mining heist with investigators tracing the suspects.
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Sacramento
Cal
Amador County
Irish Leader Says Peace Hindered by Opponents
ENNIS IRELAND Dec 2 Eamonn de Valera in a speech declared that peace would fail not from Ireland but because opponents in Ireland do not want peace with them. He warned that without a will from opponents peace cannot be achieved.
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Ennis
Ireland
Eamonn de Valera
British Column Suffered Defeat by Afghan Frontier Band
London Dec 2 The Indian Office reports a small British column of two officers and 82 Indian troops was overpowered by a large band of Wazire from the Afghan frontier. Four hours of fighting left both officers dead and 20 followers slain while the rest were wounded or captured. A round-up of insurgents continues.
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London
Indian Office Today
Fast Trains Hit Head-On with Six Dead Near Celilo Oregon
A head-on collision on the Oregon-Washington Line two miles east of Celilo killed six people and left twenty-two seriously injured. The eastbound Portland Spokane limited and westbound Oregon Washington limited were involved. Names include Jarbough, Jack Cole, Mrs Wallin, A H McBride, J J Kirk, and George Bristow. A special hospital train carries the wounded as investigators assess the wreck.
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Portland
Ore
Three more bodies found in Oregon Washington wreckage
The Dalles Oregon December 2 three more bodies were discovered this afternoon in the wreckage of the Oregon Washington collision. The dead have not been identified but are believed to be snow shovelers en route to Portland.
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Dalles
Ore
Oreson- Washington
Portland
Heavy Rain Storm Hits Portland Rivers Rising
A heavy rain storm swept Portland late this afternoon and reports indicate nearby rivers are rising. Local officials warned of potential flooding as the downpour continued, with agencies monitoring stream gauges and advising residents to stay alert.
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Portland
Ore
Japan's Navy Plan Raises Delicate Global Tension
Admiral Kato presented Japan's proposal to base the fleet at 70 percent, challenging Secretary Hughes' 60 percent outline. American and British naval experts unite on Hughes' 5 5 3 plan and deem Japan's plan unacceptable. Delegates view the situation as delicate but hopeful Japan may still accept the original framework for national security.
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Washington
Baron Kato
Japan
Hughes
Tokio
Joffre Begins Pacific Ocean Diplomacy Tour
Marshal Joffre starts an extended tour visiting Port Said Singapore Saigon Bangkok and Yokohama as France seeks to convey gratitude to Far Eastern allies. He travels aboard Montcalm with destroyers, pausing in Indo China Siam and Japan before returning via Honolulu San Francisco and New York.
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Marshal Joffre
Starseilies
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Indo-China
Siam
China
France
Port Said
Singapore
Montcalm
Saigon
Bangkok
Cammadge
Tonkin
Joffre
Yokohama
Peking
Seoul
Mukden
Honolulu
San Francisco
New York
Bank in Washington State Ordered Closed
The State Bank of Mansfield in Olympia Washington was closed today by the bank supervisor. It marks the fourth bank in Central Washington to close since August due to crop failures and over-extension of loans.
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Wash
State Bank of
Mansfield
Washington
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Anna Niebel
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