Rebels Likely to End Revolt Is Rumor Now
From Vera Cruz and Nogales reports on December 21 1913 indicate growing belief that rebels may settle differences with President Obregon. Gen Sanchez and other leaders reportedly met rebel chiefs near Esperanza to discuss ending hostilities in Puebla Oaxaca states. Huerta Junta claims rebels near Mexico City and Obregon troops may withdraw. Puebla City capture reported as failed by forces under Gen Amazon.
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Vera Cruz
Mex
Obregon
Sanchez
Esperanza
Puebla
Oaxaca
Nogales
Ariz
Huerta
Mexico City
Amazon
Puebla City
Verdict Awaited in Coburn Murder Trial
In Atlanta on December 21 hundreds crowded corridors and the courtroom as jurors began deliberations in the murder case of Philip Fox charged with killing W. S. Coburn, a Ku Klux law attorney. Deliberations were said to have continued into the morning.
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Atlanta, Ga
Philip Fox
W. S. Coburn
Ku Klux Law
Who Got Large Sums Appropriated to Veterans
Washington December 21. Representative Lowery quoted that Congress spent 2.6 billion dollars on war veterans. Representative Mann asked who received the money and received no answer. The exchange highlighted questions about veterans funding without clarity on recipients.
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Washington
Representative Lowery
Misssissippi
Congress
Representative Mann
Mann
Senator seeks 1.5 million for San Francisco marine hospital
Washington dec 21 United States Senator Shortridge of California introduced a bill for about 1 500 000 to fund a new marine hospital in San Francisco.
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Washington
United States
Shortridge
California
San Francisco
Democrats Back Soldier Bonus Says Senator Simmons
North Carolina Senator Simmons, ranking Democrat on the Finance Committee, told the Senate that Democrats support a soldiers' bonus opposing the so called millionaire’s tax plan.
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Washington
United States
Simmons
North Carolina
Finance Committee
Senate
Bank Robbery Suspect Confesses in Auto Banditry Case
Edward A. Asen alias W. Swen gon was arrested at Mount Vernon and charged with involvement in an August Los Angeles bank robbery. He reportedly confessed to related auto banditry in the case.
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Bellingham
Wash
Edward A. Asen
W. Swengon
Mount Vernon
Los Angeles
New York Stock Exchange Erects 40-Foot Christmas Tree
Members of the New York Stock Exchange have placed a 40 foot Christmas tree in the center of Broad Street near Wall Street as a seasonal display.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Broad Street
Wall Street
Trotzky’s Wife Organizes Soldiers’ Workshops
Natalie Ivanovna Trotskaia, wife of Leon Trotzky, Russian Minister of War, chairs the Committee for the Aid of Crippled Soldiers and organizes workshops across Russia to help veterans reenter civilian life.
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Natalie Ivanovna Trotskaia
Leon Trotzky
Russia
Youth and Widow Remarry to Secure Union in Carthage
Raleigh dispatch reports Burton Tucker of Jersey City aged 17 and the wealthy widow of Josh Simpson were remarried before Squire Jesse Fry at Carthage North Carolina to ensure their union.
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Raleigh, N
Burton S$. Tucker
Jersey City
Josh Simpson
Squire Jesse Fry
Carthage
N. C
Alaska townsite sales show department profit
The Interior Department announced a total profit of about 40000 from the sale of seven Alaska townsites, with only one at a loss. Seward yielded 13172, Anchorage 12510, and Nenana 11150, the largest profit.
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Washington
Interior Department
Alaska
Seward
Anchorage
Nenana
Investigation Against R.C.M.P. Closed Reported
Vancouver news reports that after a thorough secret service probe into narcotic trafficking charges against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police the investigation has been completed and forwarded to the government in Ottawa for action.
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Vancouver
B. C
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Secret Service
Ottawa
Schooner Donaldson Arrives in Seattle After Arctic Expedition
The power schooner Donaldson used by Harold Nolte to Wrangell Island last August, locating all of the Crawford expedition, perished except for Ada Blackjack. The vessel arrived in Seattle to be overhauled, with Captain Alexander Allen and Joe Bernard aboard.
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Seattle
Donaldson
Harold Nolte
Wrangell Island
Crawford
Ada Blackjack
Alexander Allen
Joe Bernard
Nome
Johnson supporters must file three petitions for independent run
Pierre South Dakota December 21 The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled that if Senator Hiram Johnson seeks an independent presidential run in the Republican primary next spring he must file separately for himself delegates to the National Convention and presidential electors requiring three separate petitions.
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Pierre
S. D
South Dakota Supreme Court
Hiram Johnson
Airplane Mail Service To Nenana From McGrath Planned
Spokane dispatch reports Post Office plans an airplane mail route from Nenana to McGrath to replace dog teams. The 230 mile link will cut delivery from 20 days to four hours, with Kan tshan River and Lake Michigama as part of the path to Ophir Takoma Iditarod and Flat City. A pilot will be hired and a Chicago to Seattle plane will be repurposed for Nenana once shipped and reassembled.
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Spokane
Wash
McGrath
Nenana
Post Office Department
Warren C. Vandervoort
Pacific Northwest
Kan
Tshan River
Lake Michumania
Ophir
Takoma
Iditarod
Flat City
Chicago
Seattle
Leviathan Runs Aground In Dense New York Fog
In New York harbor amid heavy fog the ocean liner Leviathan grounded on Robbing Reef west of the main channel. Eight tugs struggled to pull the giant free while a Boden freighter grounded at Graves End. No danger to Leviathan was reported.
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New York
Leviathan
Queen
American Merchant Marine
Cherbourg
New York Harbor
Boden
Graves End
St Louis Bank Closes After Cashier Confession
St Louis bank in the southern district closed today amid a cash shortage reported at up to 500000 dollars. Bank president Wyermann said cashier Carr confessed a shortage and had restored 334000 dollars.
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St. Louis
Chippewa Bank
Wyermann
Carr
Oregon Murderer Reprieved on Hanging Day
Salem, Ore. Arthur Covell, sentenced to be executed today for the murder of his sister in law Ebba Covell, received a reprieve pending appeal ruling.
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Oregon
Salem
Ore
Arthur Covell
Inlaw
Ebba Covell
American to Head Work Probing German Finances
Paris Dec 21 The Allied Reparations Commission offered Charles G Dawes Chicago banker former Director of the Budget Washington head the committee to examine German finances Dawes would preside over the inquiry with the aim of assessing Germanys financial structure and obligations for postwar reparations.
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Paris
Allied Reparations Commission
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Washington, D. C
Titian Work Found To Be Early Version In National Gallery
The National Gallery in London has confirmed that Titian s Venus and Adonis is a first experimental version by the master. The discovery arose during renovation, showing a transition in Titian s style between Bacchus and Ariadne and Mother and Child.
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London
Titian
Venus
Adonis
National Gallery
Madrid
Bacchus
Ariadne
Mother and Child
German Gymnastic Club member dies in new Belgian game
In Aachen on December 21 a Bel gium originated game sank into tragedy for the Dienst Gymnast Club. Players are locked in a motor truck and driven long distances before release. One member died and 17 others were severely endangered as gas flooded the closed car.
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Aachen
Belgium
Dienst Gymnast Club
Dienst Club
Counterfeiters Nabbed in Chicago Pay Check Ring
Chicago December 21 Jack McDonald formerly a Wobbly his wife and another man were arrested as members of a ring accused of printing counterfeit Pennsylvania Railroad pay checks totaling 100000 and cashing many. Mrs McDonald is suspected of knowing about dynamite carried to strikers in Denver during the war.
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Chicago
Jack McDonald
Pennsylvania Railroad
Russian foreign minister denies sending propaganda to American Workers Party
Moscow dispatch says Foreign Minister Tchitcherin stated the Russian Government never sent documents to any Workers Party in the United States and had no connections with such propaganda. He said any existing documents are forgeries and Russia would like to verify their authenticity.
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Moscow
Tchitcherin
Workers Party
America
Russia
Appeals Court Clears Tax Limit Question in Alaska Case
The Circuit Court of Appeals holds that Alaska Organic Act limits on municipal taxes to two percent and bond debt apply only to ordinary revenue use. The Petersburg electric light case notes Congress may authorize higher taxes for bonded obligations, but the court did not resolve whether a town may sell power outside its limits. Justice Hunt writes the opinion.
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Circuit Court of Appeals
Petersburg
Congress
Circuit Court
Justice Hunt
Acta of Congress
Towns Razed by Earthquake Bulleting
Destruction of three Mexican towns confirmed by messages to the Mexican consul in Nogales. Reports claim hundreds of casualties. Durango's Durazo urged to send aid as towns Grande Husbas Opoto in Sonora suffer severe damage.
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Nogales
Douglas
Ariz
Durango
Agua Prieta
Grande Husbas
Opoto
Durazo
Sonora
Mexico
Earthquake Shakes Philippine Region With No Damage
Earthquake shocks rattled the Manila area and surrounding Philippines locales today but caused no reported damage or injuries, officials said. The tremors were felt in the region, sparking precautionary measures and inquiries from residents.
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Manila
Philippines
Walton seeks higher court in impeachment review
Counsel for Governor Walton of Oklahoma, deposed in impeachment by the Oklahoma Legislature acting as a court, have contacted a New York firm seeking a Supreme Court review of the impeachment trial. The move was disclosed in New York today as officials weigh next steps in the high profile case.
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New York
Walton
Oklahoma
Supreme Court of the United States
Admiral Coundoriotis Named Regent for Greece
Athens reports Admiral Coundoriotis has assumed the regency of Greece and Col Plastira is military director. The oath was taken before the Holy Synod and Cabinet members.
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Athens
Coundoriotis
Greece
Col. Plastira
Holy Synod
Estate of Late Alaska Canner Sued for Taxes
Burngs Poe, Collector of Internal Revenue, has filed in Seattle Probate Court a claim for 60805 against the estate of the late John L. Carlson, once wealthy canneryman of Seattle and Alaska. He died in 1921. Poe alleges the sum is for unpaid income taxes for 1917 1918 and 1919 with penalties and interest.
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Seattle
Burngs Poe
Interns
John L. Carlson
Alaska
Poe
Death by Own Action Man Jumps From Platform
New York December 21 A man named Kainman Sniel forty leaped to his death from a 110 foot platform on the West Side elevated road. He left a note asking police to send his body home to his wife as a Christmas present, blaming her for making his life miserable.
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New York
Kainman Sniel
American Labor to Aid In Crisis in Germany
President Samuel Gompers announced that a fund will be sought from American Federation of Labor members to help the German trade union movement cope with the current economic stress seen as a threat to its existence in Germany. The plan was revealed in Washington on December 21.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Criticised in Letter to British Bishop
Plymouth, Dec. 21. The Rev Lord William Gascoyne-Cecil, Bishop of Exeter, writes that America has antipathized men of moderate opinion and warns that total prohibition may fail, unlike Britain's tax-driven approach. He regrets Englishmen aiding American lawbreaking and defends each nation’s right to self-government.
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Plymouth
Lord William Gascoyne-Cecil
Exetter
America
Figure in Candler Suit is "Atlanta" Beauty
Mrs Clyde Byfield who sued Walter Candler son of the Coca Cola King for an alleged attack on a transatlantic liner was Miss Atlanta Ga in an advertising beauty contest in New York City.
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Clyde Byfield
Walter Candler
Coca Cola King
Atlanta
New York City
Christmas gift from Gates estate to Angell bride
In Chicago on December 21 1921 a Beckoning Christmas tale centers on Dellora Angell heiress to the Gates fortune. On December 25 she turns 21 and will receive the income from her share while the principal stays in trust until age 31. Lester Norris a St. Charles husband joins the celebration as a new heir shares in the Norris birthday funds.
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Chicago
St. Charles
Lester Norris
Dellora Angell
John J. Mitchell
Illinois Merchants Trust Company
Angell
Norris
Dry Campaigner Readies War on New York Landlords
New York December 21 Izzy Eisenstein noted dry campaigner says he will wage a war on landlords after rents rose from fourteen to sixteen dollars. He vows political action to curb profiteering and to push rent controls.
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New York
Iz2zy Ejvistien
Coolidge League to Be Organized in Nebraska
Omaha reports the formation of a Nebraska Coolidge for President league with a board of directors and officers named to organize the state committee.
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Coolidge League
Nebraska
Omaha
O Malley Says Attack Most Scurrilous
Delegate Dan Sutherland of Alaska seeks a five member House committee to probe Alaskan fish reserves amid claims of monopoly and biased Bureau of Fisheries administration. O Malley counters with scurrilous charges and urges hearings to back reforms to protect fisheries, noting public hearings showed broad support for reserves and that the department lacks canning authority.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Gillett
Dan Sutherland
Alaska
Sutherland
Bureau of Fisheries
Harding
Henry O'Malley
Commissioner of Fisheries
O'Malley
Grand Jury
Repo Delerate
Sutherland Ee Atten
Bok to Live as Convict for Two Weeks
Philadelphia dispatch says W Curtis Bok, named trustee of an eastern state penitentiary, will spend two weeks living in a prison cell to study the life of inmates and gain firsthand insight into their conditions and experiences.
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W. Curtis Bok
Philadelphia
Eastern State Penitentiary
Mountain mother begs pardon for husband in Frankfort
Louisville dispatch reports Governor Edwin P. Morrow urged mercy after a mountain woman, mother of five, sat four days on the executive office steps seeking a pardon for her husband. He said she walked 20 rough miles to Frankfort, pleading with a Madonna like charity, and vowed to grant relief despite past refusals. Hundreds have besieged him, but he felt a clear conscience and approved the pardon.
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Louisville
Frankfort
Edwin P. Morrow
Executive Mercy
Governor Morrow
Morrow
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Larolskata
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Tony
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Fichican
Hig
Mrs. Osborn
Higher Court
Admiral Coundoriotis
Germany
Figure
Candler
Atlanta” Beauty
N. Y
del. Sutherland
O’malley
Fisheries Commissioner
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