President Harding plans Alaska trip next summer
Dec 26 Seattle special reports President Harding intends a Alaska study visit next summer to aid legislation and development of territorial industries. Mrs Harding hoped to accompany him, with plans awaiting Congress after its March 4 session end. Contingencies keep official announcement unlikely until then.
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Seattle
Seattle Daily Times
Washington
Harding
Alaska
Congress
Times
Fall May Make Statement Soon About Resignation
Washington reports say Secretary Albert B. Fall may resign from the cabinet, with White House saying Harding has not been informed. Rumors persist he will announce after returning from Virginia holiday. Cheyenne notes a rumor he will resign to pursue private interests and be succeeded by Republican Mondell.
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Washington
Interior
Albert B. Fall
White House
Harding
Fall
Virginia
Cheyenne
Representative Mondell
Arbuckle Seeks Fair Play Amid Film Controversy
Los Angeles dispatch reports Roscoe Arbuckle issuing an official statement from the movie colony requesting fair play and citing scripture as guidance. The piece notes a new press agent wrote the statement and mentions a protest by Mrs. Wood Chapman of the General Federation of Women's Clubs against Arbuckle’s return to films.
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Los Angeles
Roscoe Arbuckle
Colony
Arbuckle
New York
Woodall Chapman
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Will Hays
Divine Sarah Suffers Relapse Says Death Near
Paris reports Sarah Bernhardt relapsed with doctors saying a miracle would be needed to save her. If she survives she will likely never perform again. She fainted during final rehearsal of a Christmas play, and doctors today said she is out of danger for the moment.
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Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
Johnson attacks Borah on economic disarmament plan
Senator Hiram Johnson bitterly assails Senator Borah's proposal for calling a world economic and disarmament conference. Johnson says the plan would dump Europe's economic ills and reparations muddle on America. He breaks with the Senate irreconcilables and remains steadfast against the League of Nations.
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Washington
Borah
Harding
Hiram Johnson
Johnson
America
Europe
Senate
League of Nations
Fascisti Movement in Mexico Grows as Political Factor
Mexico City report notes the fascisti movement, once ridiculed in Jalapa, has grown rapidly in recent weeks and is now seen by high government officials as a significant political factor for the future.
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Mexico City
Fascisti Movement
Jalapa
Haus
Wrangell Youth Dies in Seattle Body Sent for Burial
Seattle December 26 The body of Carl Arnold Running age 16 who died here will be sent to Wrangell for burial on the Spokeane tomorrow He is the son of J E Running a prominent Wrangell merchant.
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Seattle
Carl Arnold Running
Wrangell
J. E. Running
Workers Party Adopts Platform Against Capital
NEW YORK Dec 26 The Workers Party of America at its second convention session today adopted a platform pledging to unite American labor in a mass movement against capital.
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New York
Workers Party of America
Prohibition Officer Shot by Moonshiners Near Palstates
Reno dispatch reports Prohibition Officer Atha Carter wounded in the thigh by moonshiners near Pal Sades Nevada last Thursday. Carter died yesterday after eight hours in snow awaiting aid. Ranchers Robert F. Raines and John Brite are held in connection with the shooting.
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Reno
Nev
Atha Carter
Prohibition
Palsades
Nevada
Carter
Robert F. Raines
John Brite
Thieves Lift 1000-Pound Safe With $1,200 Value
In Los Angeles on December 26 burglars took a 1000 pound restaurant safe containing currency and negotiable papers valued at 1200 dollars. Later a floral shop safe was blown open and $2000 was stolen.
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Los Angeles
Terrific Gale Sweeps Ocean
A week long Atlantic storm rages with unabated ferocity as liners seek shelter in nearby ports. Deck equipment wrecks cause delays and fears rise that several vessels may be lost.
Staggering Drunk Kills Mother-in-Law in Florida
Claudius E. Gibson staggered into his Jacksonville home during a Christmas celebration and fired five times at his wife before killing his mother-in-law. He is in jail on a murder charge.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Claudius E. Gibson
Gibson
Winnipeg Firms Obliterated by Pulford Donald Street Fire
Fire last night destroyed several buildings on Pulford and Donald Streets in Winnipeg, leaving 11 firms out of business. Loss is estimated at 250000 dollars.
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Winnipeg
Niehbt
Pulford and
Donald Streets
Municipal Graft Charge In Chicago City Hall
Chicago officials including Mayor William Hale Thompson and supporters face graft charges tied to 1920 city funds. Five Thompson real estate experts allegedly drew 2724.66 from the treasury and totalized 3 287 634 over three years. City Hall gang blamed for larger costs than Tweed ring.
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Chicago
Municipal Voters League
William Hale Thompson
Thompson
City of
City Hall
Throats Out Two Die in Colfax Incident
Colfax, Wash. Dec 26. With throats slashed, Join Nagel and Miss Selma Anderson lie in a local hospital in serious condition. Nagel says Anderson attacked him last Saturday from the rear of his car with a razor. Anderson, after the alleged attack, is said by neighbor Alma Gerber to have cut her own throat, drank poison, and leapt into a creek, where she was rescued. Anderson cannot yet speak due to wounds.
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Colfax
Wash
Nagel
Selma Anderson
Pullman
Wasi
Miss Anderson
Alma Gerber
Disabled veterans receive Christmas messages from Harding and Pershing
Washington dispatches report President Harding telling disabled veterans they are entitled to the nation’s gratitude and support. General John J. Pershing echoes that their courage and fortitude inspire the country and the nation will not forget their sacrifices.
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Harding
General Pershing
Washington
John J. Pershing
Poisonous Liquor Kills Eight in New York
New York, Dec 26 The city reports eight deaths from poisoned liquor during Christmas festivities. More than twenty people are hospitalized. Among the dead are two women.
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N. Y
New York
Two Children Die in Battle Creek Christmas Fire
In Battle Creek Michigan two children of Maynard Watts suffocated in a house fire that started in the basement after Christmas tree decorating. Watts searched the home then found the children later in the bathroom as smoke filled the house.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Maynard Watts
Watts
Four Men Killed in Christmas Festivities
Four men died during Christmas celebrations in Fayette county coal fields in Uniontown Pennsylvania. Mine policeman Frank Hall was fatally shot while attempting to arrest "Pomp" Allen who was then killed by another man. Two additional African American men were killed in daytime pistol fights.
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Uniontown
Fayette County
Frank Hall
Anchorage Girl Dies from Burns Received Christmas
Anchorage reports the death of six year old Margaret Peterson daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Peterson from burns suffered Christmas Eve when her clothing caught fire from candles on the Christmas tree.
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Anchorage
Margaret Peterson
Andrew Peterson
Seattle Fireman Sacrifices Life Shielding Children
Seattle, Dec 26. L P Berthel of the Seattle Fire Department lost his life while rescuing children from a broken electric light wire dangling in the street. He attempted to push the wire away with a stick, made contact, and was killed instantly.
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Seattle
L. P. Berthel
Seattle Fire Department
Berthel
Former Seattle editor Erastus Brainerd dies at 67
Erastus Brainerd, editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1900 to 1911, died yesterday at age 67 after years of declining health. A Harvard graduate, he also wrote the Gallery of Great Artists and histories of Alaska and the Klondike.
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Seattle
Erastus Brainerd
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Scott
Bone
Alska
Erastus Brainard
Harvard
Boston Fine Arts
Europe
New York
Phiadelphia
Atlanta
Gallery of Great Artists
Alaska
the Klondike
First President of Switzerland Dies at 84
BERNE Switzerland December 26 Emil Frey former president of Switzerland and first ambassador to the United States died yesterday afternoon. He was 84 years of age.
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Harding
Congress
United States
Berne
Switzerland
Emil Frey
One Arrest in Louisiana Case
Bastrop La Dec 26 T J Purnett former Deputy Sheriff has been arrested on a murder charge in connection with the deaths allegedly at the hands of a white hooded mob of Matt Daniels and Thomas Richards whose bound bodies were found last week in Lake Fourche He attempted to interfere with the dynamiters at the lake while they were using powder to raise bodies believed in the lake Several other arrests are expected Machine guns have been mounted at the jail to protect open hearings of those arrested Doctors said after autopsy that the men had been flogged with bones broken before death
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Bastrop
T. J. Purnett
Matt Daniels
Thomas Richards
Lake Ja Fourche
Daniels
Richards
Parker Praised In Wake Of Morehouse Kidnapping Case
Dec 26 reports from Baltimore and Paterson Rouge note hundreds of letters congratulating Governor Parker of Louisiana for solving the Morehouse Parish kidnapping case. A telegram from Parker requests the arrest of former Met Rouge mayor Dr B M McKoin on murder charges connected to the case.
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Parker
Paton Rouge
Morehoues Parish
Baltimore
Louisiana
B. M. MecKoin
Met Rouge
Morehouse
McKoin
John Hopkins
Dry Officer Killed in Dark Alley by Shiners
STEUBENVILLE, Dec. 26. Charles Ian, a state prohibition officer, was shot dead in a dark alley in the Polish section last night during his months long campaign against bootleggers. Several bootleggers are under arrest suspected of the murder.
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Steubenville
Charles ‘Ian
Slide in Panama Canal Triggers No Traffic Halt
Panama officials report a slide occurred in the Panama Canal last Friday night but it did not interrupt traffic. No vessels were harmed and the waterway remains open as crews assess the site. The incident comes as maintenance work continues on the canal.
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Panama Canal
Panama
Great Waterway
Christmas day tragedy ends with family killings and suicide
Seattle reports Emil Neuriter, a ferry boat proprietor, shot and killed Anna Engel 17, Hans Engel 11, and Lilly Engel 3 during Christmas morning before turning his guns on himself. A bottle of whiskey and loaded pistols were found. letters revealed a deep grudge. Helen Engel 16 survived after hiding. Coroner cites whiskey influence.
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Seattle
D. C
Engel
Carson
Neuriter
Helen Engel
Bainbridge Island
Hagel
Helen
Anna
Helen Esca
Ernest
Lillie
Hans
Floods Threaten Western Washington Regions
Warm weather heavy rains and mountain snowmelt push floods along Snohomish Skagit and White River Valley districts. Snohomish River near crest. dikes may breach threatening communities between Everett and Snohomish as families evacuate.
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Washington
Snohomish
Everett
Skagit River
White River
Woman Struck by Train in Missoula Killing
Miss Viola Cool, 28, secretary to the county superintendent of schools, was instantly killed when struck by a Northern Pacific passenger train near the Missoula railway station yesterday afternoon. Her companion jumped clear and escaped. Neither woman reportedly heard the warning whistle.
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Missoula
Mont
Viola Cool
Sperintendent of
Northern Pacific
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