Bomb maker named in Wall Street explosion case
War saw reports Sylvester Cosgrove, a Department of Justice agent, cabled Washington with the name of the blacksmith accused by Wolfe Lindenfield of manufacturing the bomb. Lindenfield, arrested as the alleged key man, says the blacksmith received the payment and worked at 100 West Fortieth Street, New York City, and is believed to be in the United States.
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Warsaw
Sylvester Cosgrove
Department of Justice
Washington
Wolfe Lindenfield
Wall Street
Lindenfield
West Fortieth Street
New York City
Elmer Dover Named Assistant Secretary of Treasury
President Harding nominated Elmer Dover of Tacoma to serve as assistant secretary of the treasury. Dover had directed his campaign in Washington state during the last election.
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Elmer Dover
Treasury
Washington
Harding
Tacoma
Dover
Burglar Poses as Santa to Gag Baby in Glen Riddle Heist
A burglar entered Mrs. Samuel Rhodes’s home in Glen Riddle, Philadelphia suburb, with a Santa Claus ruse. He placated the three year old granddaughter, sat beside her, and promised toys before stealing jewelry over $1,000 and $200 cash.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Rhodes
Glen Riddle
Santa Claus
New Customs Regulations In Russia During Month
A special commission has been created to revise tariffs of the old government to allow individuals and corporations to export and import with approval of the Commissariat for Foreign Trade. Tariff revisions for European Russia are to finish by month end and Asiatic Russia in January. The government refuses to permit foreigners to reclaim furniture and other property seized by the Bolsheviks.
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Moscow
Commissianat
Russia
Hydroplane rescues twelve stranded sailors off Bahama reef
In Miami on December 19, a hydroplane rescued twelve British men from the stranded motor boat Priscilla after five days without food or water on a Bahama Islands reef.
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Miami
Fla
Bahama Islands
Priscilla
Lady Glenconner to Wed Viscount Grey
News from abroad reports Lady Glenconner will marry Viscount Grey the acting British ambassador to the United States replacing Geddes. She was widow of the first Lord Glenconner who died in 1920 and before marriage was Miss Pamela Wyndham, noted for a Sardent portrait with her sisters.
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Glenconner
Viscount Grey
United States
Great Britain
Geddes
Lord Glennconner
Pamela Wyndham
Elcho
Adeane
Sargent
Academy
Lady Gleneconner
Lionel Tennyson
Lord Glenconner
France seeks foreign labor as unemployment falls
Paris reports only 16 400 unemployed in France while 1 423 000 seek work in Britain. France can employ about 1.6 million foreign laborers, mainly on farms, building trades, mines and other industries. A bill will create a bureau under the Foreign Affairs Ministry to regulate imports without harming native workers.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Stepmother Charged with Murder in Cistern Deaths
In Waukesha Wisconsin county authorities arrest Mrs Frieda Zimmeman stepmother of Ruth Zimmer man seven and Elmer Zimmer man nine on murder charges after their bodies were found Friday in a cistern at the Zim merman home. The husband says the couple quarreled and the defendant exclaimed the children would be dead before I am. The woman says the children fell in while trying to rescue a duck.
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Waukesha, Wis
Frieda Zimmerman
Ruth Zimmerman
Elmer Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Tips to American Wives Make Husbands Dependent
Admiral Tsai Ting Kan warned at a Boston forum that a wife should keep her husband dependent by learning to cook and mend. He argued independence in domestic skills risks a missing husband and a too capable housemaid, tying the issue to women’s emancipation themes in China.
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Boston
Mass
Tsai Ting-Kan
Meyer
China
Forecast of world turmoil and Armageddon in 1982
London reports a sensational forecast from the British Journal of Astrology predicting a world shake in 1926 through famine plagues and revolutions, with a final Armageddon six years later in 1982, a climactic clash of religious and political powers ending in universal peace with few survivors.
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London
British Journal of Astrology
Dail Eireann Debates Peace Treaty In Dublin
The Dail Eireann met to consider motions for and against ratification of the Anglo Irish peace treaty. Speaker Michael Collins argued that Ireland would gain status to send an ambassador to Washington, outlining implications for Ireland Canada relations as debates continued.
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Dublin
Dail Eireann
Ireland
Canada
Washington, D. C
Michael Collins
One Town Without Marriageable Young Woman in St Greenville
In Greenvill e South Carolina a town of several hundred people has no marriageable young women. Visiting bachelor men report a shortage of eligible partners, leading to crowded drugstore stove discussions as cool weather sets in and games on checkerboards multiply.
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Greepnville
S. C
Donaldson
D. C
Elysian Fields
Two Men Drown Hunting Ducks Near Olympia
Santa Hogzum Bay near Olympia witnessed a fatal duck hunt when a boat carrying mining engineer Donald G. Campbell and bond salesman Arthur W. Bloomquist struck a log and overturned. Third hunter A L Grover survived exposure while attempting to rescue them.
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Seattle
Donald G. Campbell
Arthur W. Bloomquist
Hogzum Bay
Olympia
A. L. Grover
Shackleton Leads Quest To Antarctic Following Repairs
The British Antarctic expedition ship Quest commanded by Sir Ernest Shackleton left for the South after extensive repairs. He plans a direct voyage to South Georgia before continuing to the Antarctic.
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Ridge Janprio
Quest
Sir Ernest Shackleton
South
Shackleton
South Georgia
Antarctic
New York Railroad Men To Fight Wage Reduction
New York railroad workers plan a General Council to oppose further wage cuts, representing about 250,000 employees. The meeting in New York City included delegates from all lines serving the metropolis.
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New York
New York City
Ninety Five Mile Gale Devastates Buffalo Waterfront
A 95 mile gale ripped through Buffalo yesterday, toppling trees and chimneys, smashing plate glass, and flooding the harbor to a new high. One man was killed and property damage was heaviest along the water front.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Dee
Disorders Mark Third Week Of Packers Strike
Omaha reports unrest as the third week of the packing house strike begins with extra police and multiple arrests. In Sioux City a deputy sheriff and a strike sympathizer die after a morning gunfight. The Supreme Court upholds an Arizona act barring injunctions that block peaceful picketing, limiting court interference.
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Packers
Omaha
Nebraska
Sioux City
Supreme Court
Washington
Oregon Legislature Meets On Call of Governor Olcott
Oregon lawmakers gathered in a brief special session to consider measures urged by Governor Ben Olcott. They discussed a $3,000,000 referendum for the Atlantic Pacific highways and a 1925 Portland electrical exposition, plus three measures to shield the state highway system by transferring police power to the Highway Commission.
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Sabbem
Ore
Oregon
Ben W. Olcott
Portland
Highway Commission
Paces Cell Until He Drops Dead From Exhaustion
Ely Dill man 84 from Sylvania Ohio died in Lucas county jail after pacing his cell repeatedly while under observation for insanity. Despite immediate summons by the jail physician, and examinations by several doctors, no trace of insanity was found.
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Toledo
Ohio
Ely Dillman
Sylvania
Lucas County
Dillman
Negroes Die in Slide in Memphis Tennessee
Two Black residents were crushed to death and fourteen others were reported buried under an earth slide in Memphis Tennessee this afternoon. Rescue teams but no further details were provided, and authorities began securing the area as emergency crews searched the debris.
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Slide
Memphis
Tenn
Santa Claus to Creditors of Ponzi Trusts
Trustees of Charles Ponzi plan a 10 percent dividend to creditors for Christmas. J A Lowell, trustee, said creditors with claims in the millions might reasonably expect up to 25 percent.
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Santa Claus
Boston
Mags
Charles Ponzi
J. A. Lowell
Train Derailment Kills Fireman Near Anniston
A westbound Kansas City Special derailed near Anniston Alabama on December 19 injuring several passengers and killing the locomotive fireman.
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Anniston
Alamada
Kansas City
Chicago Prohibition Sweep Draws 600 Arrests
In Chicago on December 19, police reported over 600 persons arrested for prohibition violations. Police Chief Firemorris vowed to make Chicago so dry that she would squeak, signaling a harsh crackdown on unlawful liquor activity.
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Chicago
Cihcago
Firemorris
Germany acts on race and housing crisis in war time
Berlin reports rising infant mortality across Germany drives civic groups to push for municipal or cooperative housing. Cement house colonies appear as overcrowding in cities worsens, with Berlin needing half a million homes and Hamburg noting 1000 families in one room. Health advocates urge charity land donation adjacent to cities to ease congestion.
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Berlin
Germany
Hamburg
Paris dispatch notes ratifications with Hungary peace treaty
Paris dispatch reports the formal exchange of ratifications for the peace treaty between the United States and Hungary occurred yesterday in Budapest. The signing confirms the bilateral agreement reached to end hostilities and normalize relations between both nations.
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Paris
United States
Hungary
Budapest
Chinese Cabinet Resigns Over Manchuria Policy
Peking December 19 Chinese cabinet resigns today. No official reasons given though unofficially the move is seen as protest against the regIme proposed by General Chang Isao Lin and a confession that the financial situation is unsolvable.
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Peking
Chang Isao Lin
Manchuria
Mrs Hamon to Remarry A Homely Man In Chicago
Mrs. Jake Hamon widow of Oklahoma oil magnate shot by Clara Smith Hamon last year will wed William L. Rohrer a Chicago retired banker. Rohrer quipped he fits Hamon’s condition of “homely” enough that no other woman would have him, and she reportedly agreed to marry if she fell in love with such a man.
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Chicago
Jake Hamon
Clara Smith Hamon
William L. Rohrer
Hammon
Rohrer
Well Known Theatrical Manager Fisher Dies Suddenly
John C. Fisher, a widely known theatrical manager, died suddenly last evening in Chicago NL on December 19. His death shocks the local theater community and leaves a notable imprint on the performing arts scene.
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Chicago
John _C. Fisher
French Accept Naval Ratio For Now
France will accept the American naval limitation plan as far as possible without harming essential French interests. Premier Briand notified United States Ambassador George Harvey that he could inform Washington of the decision after discussions with British officials on the French stance.
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London
France
Hughes
Briand
United States
George Harvey
Harvey
Washington
Friand
Hughes Word on French Acceptance of Naval Proposal
Washington dispatch reports Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes has received a cable indicating France is expected to accept the American naval plan. It notes possible brief talks to align Italy, but no extended negotiations anticipated. The plan sets a 5-3-3 ratio with France at 1.70 and Italy at 1.68.
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Hughes
Washington
Chas. E. Hughes
Harvey
France
Italy
French delegation backs 350000 ton capital ship plan
Washington December 19. Proposals by the French delegation for a capital ship ratio allowing construction and maintenance of 350000 tons now have full support from both the French delegation and government. Secretary Hughes has conferred with Premier Briand on the developing situation.
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Hughes
Washington
Charles E. Hughes
Briand
Meeting Postponed by French Request at Arms Conference
Washington December 19 The naval sub committee of the Arms Conference was postponed until tomorrow at the French delegates request.
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Washington
Joy Ride Party Ends in Murder in Huntsville
Five girls were jailed after a joy ride party in Huntsville last night ending in murder. Case proprietor Will Ricketts is dead and Fred Mauterer is dying as authorities charge the youths with murder or insult with intent to commit murder.
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Huntsville
Alabama
Will Ricketts
Case
Fred Mauterer
Balfour Sees Prohibition Dampening Christmas Mood
Arthur J. Balfour head of Britain's delegation at the armament talks spoke by a garret fire in Baltimore about U S prohibition adding dreariness to Christmas. He noted liberal postwar regulations and joked that water or lemon pop toasts would dull the season. He quizzed bootlegger methods, laughed at rum runner tales, and said the English still value individual liberty amid tradition.
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Baltimore
Arthur J. Balfour
John W. Garrett
America
Balfour
England
Bahamas
Chesapeake Bay
Florida
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