Leave Harding Alone Plea By Senator Lodge
Washington December 28 Senator Lodge opened the debate on the Borah resolution on an economic conference and disclosed Harding’s attitude toward an international conference on European economic problems. Lodge urged that the President not be embarrassed by Congressional actions and stated that reparations allied debts and immigration would be excluded from any conference agenda.
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Washington
Edge
Harding
Lodge
Congress
Kluxers Ready to Give Help in Lake Lafortche Case
A. J. Silvester signs a statement doubting the identity of bodies found in Lake La Fortche, claimed by relatives to be Matt Daniels and Thomas Richards, alleged victims of a hooded mob last August. The statement says Captain L. K. Kipworth offered 500 Klansmen to assist the Attorney General in any capacity.
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Bastrop
A. J. Silvester
Lake la Fortche
Matt Daniels
Thomas Richards
L. K. Kipworth
McKoin Hearing Delayed Pending Extradition Papers
A telegraph from Governor Parker of Louisiana asks delaying the habeas corpus hearing for Dr. B. M. McKoin former Met Rouge mayor, until extradition papers arrive within three days. McKoin, charged with murder in Daniels and Richards death, was arrested Tuesday night at Johns Hopkins Hospital where he was in the clinic. He denied ties to the hooded mob. Parker calls his detention crucial to the state, noting he is charged rather than indicted on affidavit.
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McKoin
Baltimore
Parker
Louisiana
B. M. MecKoin
Met Rouge
Daniels
Richards
John Hopkins Hospital
Mechain
German Director Engaged To Assist Mary Pickford
New York December 28 Ernest LubitschGermanys leading movie director said the expected marriage of Charlie Chaplin and Pola Negri would be his artistic achievement He and his bride arrived in New York on the President Roosevelt heading to Hollywood Lubitsch is under contract to direct Mary Pickford in Diana Vernon a picture of the Elizabethan period
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New York
ErnestLublitsch
Germany
Charlie Chaplin
Pola Negri
Liubitech
Lubitsch
Roosevelt
Hollywood
Mary Pickford
Diana Vernon
Maj Menoher to Wed Miss Painter in Hawaii
Honolulu dispatch reports Miss Elizabeth Painter engaged to Maj. Gen. Charles T. Menoher commanding the Hawaiian Division and former Rainbow Division commander. Bride to be is sister-in-law of Maj. C. M. Millikin of the Signal Corps stationed here. Wedding planned for January.
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Honolulu
Elizabeth Painter
Charles T. Menoher
Rainbow
France
C. M. Millikin
Signal Corps
Death of Child Is Explained by Police
Police in Brooklyn investigate the fatal shooting of eight year old Theresa McCarty found in her parents home alone. Authorities say a second child may have fired a small pistol received as a Christmas gift, the weapon believed to be the cause of her death.
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New York
Theresa McCarty
Brooklyn
Theresa
Louisiana Governor Fights K K K In National Campaign
Louisiana Governor Parker expands a nationwide drive against the Ku Klux Klan. He recently visited New York to press suppression of the Knights of the Invisible Government.
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Governor Parker
Louisiana
Ku Klux Klan
New York
Knights of the Invisible Government
War Promoters Find Plenty of Arms in Europe
Paris dispatch reports a large underground trade in munitions across Europe. Ismet Pasha says Turkish materials came from multiple sources, including American and British suppliers, with much obtained via European agents. Ports like Trieste and cities such as London and Paris are named as hubs, and a German firm linked to Krupp's era is cited as a major seller.
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Europe
Paris
Constantinople
London
Ismet Pasha
L Lausanne
Ismet Patha
Bunker Hill
England
Holland
High Seas
Trieste
Adriatic
Alexandria
Balkans
Krupps
Russia
United States
Takeover of German state forests eyed by Paris plan
Paris Dec 28 Premier Poincare plans to present a proposal to Allied Premiers to take over all German state forests as a guaranty after the Reparations Commission ruled Germany defaulted on wood deliveries. France may act alone if the Premiers disagree.
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Paris
Poincare
Reparations Commission
Germany
France
Turks Hand Allies Note in Smyrna Harbor Restriction
Dr Adnan Bey representing the Nationalist Government handed a note to Allied Commissioners forbidding warships to remain in Smyrna harbor and stating that no two warships will be admitted simultaneously to any Turkish sea port in the future.
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Constantinople
Adnan Bey
Smyrna
Mystery Veil Over Death of Girl in Mexico City
In Mexico City 16 year old American Mabel Walker was shot dead at the Pan American Hotel. Police and press question whether suicide or murder brought her death as the missing pistol remains unfound. No arrests yet. The American consul has little progress and may seek State Department help. Miss Walker had just returned from a U S trip. her Los Angeles family is connected with the case.
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Mexico City
Mabel Walker
WHS
American State Department
Miss Walker
United States
Walker
Los Angeles
Cal
Bergdoll Said To Be On Ship Round Ten
German authorities announced that Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, who escaped in 1920 while serving a five year sentence for desertion from the United States Army, is a crew member of the steamship Jupiter due in Pensacola port any day.
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Pensacola
Fla
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Jupiter
Mastermind of Liquor Smugglers Taken in Baltimore Raid
Baltimore December 28 Ralph Ruby Prohibition Enforcement Officer was shot in the chest when officers broke into the home of Mrs Minnie Cavell. The woman is believed to be the mastermind behind a band of liquor smugglers. She and two others were arrested.
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Baltimore
Ralph Ruby
Minnie Cavell
Wilson Foundation Fund Growing and Baker's Sentiments
The Woodrow Wilson Foundation announces receipts of 800000 toward the fund with 100000 more expected. Many reports are missing and should arrive soon. A telegram from former Secretary of War Baker to Wilson says millions of Americans welcome you back to active leadership.
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New York
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Baker
Woodrow Wilson
Stewart Mining Declares Large Dividend in Canada
Spokane telegram reports Stewart, B C Gold Mining Company declares a dividend of 750000 dollars, boosting total dividends for the year to 1150000 dollars. Key stockholders receive the news from the Stewarts mining interests abroad.
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Stewart Mining Company
Spokane
Wash
Stewart, B. C
Chemist Bayle, France's top crime detective, feared by criminals
Paris December report profiles Richmond Bayle a quiet chemist heading a high tech Paris Police Bureau. His lab arrays include spectroscopes microscopes N rays and a photo gallery plus vast records. He guides field detection with no focus on criminals’ traits, reshaping modern crime work.
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Paris
France
Richmond Bayle
Palais de Justice
Alphonse Bertillon
Barle
Republic
Police Department of
New York City
Bayle
Tui
Dr. Furyle
Associated Press
Sherlock Holmes
Arsene Lupin
No Troops for Europe but America Seeks Peace Without Army
Washington December 28 The Harding administration plans to keep troops on the Rhine briefly but will not commit armed forces for European settlement programs. The article notes tensions with Clemenceau and others predicting another war and France threatening Ruhr occupation. It discusses dangers of U S troops as hostages and the option of reinforcing troops if attacked, with Berlin favoring retention.
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Europe
America
Washington
Rhine
Harding
Surgpe
Clemenceau
France
Ruhr
United States
Germany
England
Berlin
Cable outage disrupts Seattle Sitka communications again
For the third time in two months the Seattle Sitka cable failed. Sitka reported a bad leak after 7 pm with eleven messages sent to Seattle over two hours. Overnight, southbound traffic moved via Ketchikan wireless and northbound via Sitka wireless. all business suffers delays.
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Seattle
Sitka
Sitka Wireless
Ketchikan Wireless
America Has Quota Of Gems and Gold
Dr Nehemiah Boynton of New York said in Chicago that 40 percent of the world’s gold is in American banks and one third of existing diamonds are worn by American women after a 30000 mile world trip. He warned Americans to guard prosperity and tighten grip on region.
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Chicago
Nehemiah Boynton
New York
Admiral Rodman to Retire on January 6
Rear Admiral Philip Andrews, commandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard, will succeed Admiral Hugh Rodman as commandant of the Norfolk Naval District when Rodman retires January 6 from active service age. Rodman will have completed more than 47 years of duty, over 31 at sea, a record unmatched in the navy.
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Washington
Philip Andrews
Norfolk Navy Yard
Hugh Rodman
Norfolk Naval District
Rodman
Trapper Reported Missing in Ontario Wilds
In Ontario, trapper E. L. Dery from north of Ignace disappeared before Christmas. Indians found bones and dog harness remains, with wolves present. A rescue party reported pawed patches and clothing fragments, suggesting Dery and possibly others were killed and eaten by wolves.
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Port Arthur
Ont
E. L. Dery
Ignace
Dery
Nes
Clara Skarin Trial Date Set for January 8
Clara Skarin faces first degree murder charges in the killing of Ferdinand Hochbrunn her aged benefactor. Prosecutor Malcolm Douglas formally set the trial for Monday January 8 with Deputy Carmody and Douglas handling the state and attorney John F. Dore defending Skarin who remains in county jail.
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Seattle Bee
Otte Elizabeth
Skarin
Ferdinand Hochbrunn
Malcolm Douglas
John D. Carmody
Douglas
John F. Dore
Bomb wrecks Seattle auto in labor sector dispute
In Seattle, the automobile of John Danz, a movie house owner linked to labor clashes, was wrecked by a bomb last night while unattended before his home. No injuries were reported, but the vehicle was left a total ruin. Portland authorities report cash Weir and Mrs Helen Leary held on a minor charge while Young Weir freed. officials dispute Mrs Leary’s accusation that the elder Weir killed a girl and cast her body into a river.
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Seattle
John Danz
Danz
Portland
Cuba's outlaw Ramon Arrovito pleads in mass escape tale
Havana reports Ramon Arrovito, Cuba's famed bandit, sentenced to 200 years, yet at large after a Matanzas jail escape. He eluded 250 troops, aided by a hero’s notoriety, and his capture earlier followed arm possession charges. A former ally, Julio Ramirez, aided the jailbreak.
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Bandit
Havana
Cuba
Ramon Arrovito
Jesse James
Matanzas
Arrovito
Arroyito
Julio Ramirez
Jaruco
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