Seattle Men Plan Tour of Alaska in Panama Swindle Tale
Chicago dispatch details Leo Koretz, the alleged con artist, who used charm and birthdays to win women and their husbands over. Victims say he lured executives with Bayano Land Devel opment in Panama promising $50,000 yearly pay in stock, then vanished with about $5 million. The piece notes how his scheme manipulated married women and their spouses, with claims of social grace masking the fraud.
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Chicago
Wallingford
Lee Koretz
Koretz
Leo
Bayano
Panama
Salo Auerbach
Leo Koretz
Bayano Development Enterprises
Senate Lands Committee to compel Sinclair testimony
The Senate Lands Committee voted to require Harry Sinclair to detail all stock transactions in companies tied to naval oil reserve bases in Wyoming, overruling his protest. The panel adjourned without stating enforcement of the order to testify.
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Washington
Harry Sinclair
Senate Lands Committee
Wyoming
Sinclair
Insane Iowa mother burns two of her children to death
In Okawa Iowa on December 28 Mrs Fred Vaus is said to have set two of her three children ablaze by saturating their clothing with kerosene in Ute about 20 miles east of Okawa. The third child survived and is hospitalized in Mapleton.
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Okawa
Iowa
Ute
Here
Fred Vaus
Mapleton
Rev Jerome Hunt Dies At Fort in North Dakota
Rev Jerome Hunt aged 84 died at Fort Totten North Dakota yesterday. He mastered Sioux language and prepared their first illustrated history and wrote the bible in Sioux.
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Jerome Hunt
Fort
North Dakota
Fort Trotten
N Dak
Navy Strength to Remain at 86000 Enlistees for 1924
Washington December 28 The House subcommittee on naval appropriations plans to recommend maintaining the Navy enlisted strength at 86000 for the year starting July 1 1924. The figure had been proposed two years earlier after debate and retained last year.
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Washington
House
Serious Changes Made By Seattle Councilman
Seattle councilman Oliver Erickson accuses Street Department worker Delbert Barhuff son of D W Barhuff of drawing pay as Delbert Kirby while being a minor. He also claims Mayer Brown placed a young woman as assistant secretary not eligible under civil service. Erickson was subpoenaed to appear before the Civil Service Commission to substantiate the charges.
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Seattle
Oliver Erickson
Delbert Barhuff
D. W. Barhuff
Delbert Kirby
Erickson
Mayer Brown
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Mail Pouches Stolen and One Recovered in San Francisco
Postal inspectors report nine mail pouches stolen from a Wharf on December 25, with one pouch later found in Sutro Forest three miles away containing $20,000 in Liberty Bonds. The recovery confirms part of the theft details and the ongoing investigation.
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San Francisgo
Sutro Forest
Russian Church Falls Back Under Tikhon's Grip
Moscow Dec 28. Within six months of his release from prison Tikhon has regained control as new church authorities clash with clergy who deposed him. The New Holy Synod slated an All Russian Church Council for Jan 15 inviting Tikhon, while factions dispute leadership and plan possible trials. Feuds include disputes over Archbishop Antonin and Arch bishop Vobsener.
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Moscow
Patriach Tikhon
Holy Synod
All Russian Church Council
Tikhon
Evdokim
Antonin
Church of the Regeneration
Vobsener
Church Council
Wood and Actress Break Give Reasons
Washington dispatch says Leonard Wood Jr theatrical manager and Miss Dolores Graves actress who planned marriage have decided not to marry. Wood cites the theater business as making happiness in marriage nearly impossible.
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Washington
Leonard Wood, Jr
Dolores Graves
Japanese Cabinet Resigns Amid Crisis In Tokyo
The Japanese Cabinet has resigned in Tokyo. Advices from Washington say the move follows yesterday’s home minister Goto resignation after a failed assassination attempt on the Prince Regent and growing fears of an anti Socialist outbreak.
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Washington
Goto
Missing Dirigible Dixmude Reported Over Desert
Bulletin from Paris reports the dirigible Dixmude lost at sea with the commander Lieut Grenadan's body found in Sicilian waters, ending hopes of recovery. Italian fishermen recovered the body from nets as officials confirm sighting south of Salah in the Sahara desert. The craft, carrying 50 aboard, suffered motor power failure making navigation impossible.
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Paris
Dixmude
Lieut
Grenadan
Minister of Marine
Tunis
Salah
Sahara Desert
Eighteen Die in Dunning Insane Asylum Fire
Chicago authorities report eighteen dead after a blaze at the Dunning Insane Asylum. Four investigations are opened by the Chicago State Hospital for the Insane as dawn finds ruins and fear of more casualties.
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Chicago
Dunning
Chicago State Hospital For
Democrats and radicals back McAdoo in county conventions
Democratic and Farmer-Labor coalitions in Lincoln and Moody counties voted to back William G. McAdoo for president. In contrast, Republican conventions in the same counties endorsed Senator Hiram Johnson for the Republican nomination.
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Sioux Falls
William G. McAdoo
Lincoln
Moody
Hiram Johnson
Missouri Ford Club Renames to Progressive League
Missouri Ford for President Club changes name to Missouri Progressive League after deploring Henry Ford's support for President Coolidge. Board resolutions condemn Ford's stance and redefine the group's political orientation in St Louis on December 28.
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ST. Louis, Mo
The
Ford For President Club
Henry Ford
President Coolidge
Missouri
Missouri Progressive League
Women for Coolidge Club Formed in Boston
Boston on December 28 reports the Coolidge Women's Club of America organized to aid the nomination and election of President Coolidge. The telegraph message confirms the nationwide effort to support his re election campaign.
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Coolidge
Boston
Coolidge Women's Club of America
Arthur Frame to Run for Republican National Committeeman
Anchorage Dec 28 Arthur Frame a member of the 1921 Territorial House declares his candidacy for Alaska Republican National Committeeman. He says a full Republican ticket will contest the April primaries with strong organization and support in the territory.
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Anchorage
Arthur Frame
House of Representatives
Territorial
Alaska
Bonfire Starts a Fire at Louisville Lumber Yard
Flames blamed on a bonfire started by boys caused 350000 dollars damages to the lumber yard of the W J Hughes Company in Louisville Kentucky on December 28.
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Louisville
W. J. Hughes Company
Miller argues for changing Japanese immigration basis
Congressman John F. Miller urged the House Immigration Committee to treat Japanese the same as Chinese in immigration. He warned that increasing Japanese admission was creating racial friction on the Pacific Coast and could escalate to a national issue.
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Washington
John F. Miller
House Immigration Committee
Miller
Pacifics
Shenandoah Flight Plans for Pole Route Said Meticulous
Chicago Dec 28 General Moffat head of naval aviation says the Shenandoah flight to the North Pole will be the most carefully planned trip yet undertaken by aircraft. Mooring posts will be erected at Nome for a possible return if a storm is met.
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Chicago
Moffat
Naval Aviation Service
North Pole
Nome
Farley to Withdraw Nomination as Shipping Board Chairman
Kenward Farley, chairman of the U S Shipping Board, announced after a conference with President Coolidge that he has requested the president to withdraw his nomination as commissioner on the board and will resign as chairman upon withdrawal. A formal announcement will follow in a few days.
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Washington
Geo
Kenward Farley
U. S. Shipping Board
Coolidge
Lassen Peak Erupts in Largest US Volcanic Eruption in Years
Sacramento reports Lassen Peak the continent s only active volcano erupted with the largest smoke plume in years marking a major volcanic event in California on December 28.
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Sacramento
Cal
Larsen Peak
United States
Copper Association to Dissolve Next Month
NEW YORK December twenty eighth. The Copper Export Association will dissolve early in January. The group formed after the war to handle surplus copper stocks is ending its operations as announced today.
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Copper Association
New York
Copper Export Association
United States Senator To Be Married Tomorrow
United States Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon will wed tomorrow Miss Cornelian W. Morton, longtime Massachusetts League of Women Voters associate. McNary's first wife died in an automobile crash three years ago. Miss Morton is daughter of the late Major Morton, aide to General Miles for 30 years.
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Washington
United States
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Cornelian W. Morton
Massachusetts League of Women Voters
Boston
MecNary
Typhoid fever deaths fall to record low in vast region
Washington dispatch reports the typhoid fever death rate in the registration area covering about 85 percent of the nation's population dropped to a record low last year with 6,983 deaths. The figure marks the lowest rate on record for the region.
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Washington
Union Opposes Closing Prince Rupert to U S
Prince Rupert, B C Dee 28 The Fish Packers Union passed a resolution urging British Columbia to negotiate with the United States for the removal of the two cent duty on halibut The union also opposed proposals to close the port to American fishermen.
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Prince Rupert
B. C
Dee
Fish Packers’ Union
British Columbia
United States
Plao
Coastwise Shipping Laws Extended Proposal for Philippines
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jones recommends extending coastwise shipping laws to the Philippines. Source notes Provident Coolidge as recipient of the recommendation. The move aims to regulate Philippine coastwise trade under existing U.S. law.
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Washington
Jones
Senate Commerce Committee
Provident Coolidge
Philippines
Mexican Senate Ratifies Claims Conventions in Vote
Mexico City December 28 The Mexican Senate approved the special United States Mexican claims convention by 42 to 5 and ratified the general claims convention by 38 to 1.
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Senate
Mexico City
Park Board President Dyer Recovers From Illness
Robert M. Dyer who leads the Seattle Park Board and Western Auto Club was stricken last Friday and regained consciousness late yesterday afternoon. He is reported improving at his home in Seattle with no further complications.
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Seattle
Robert M. Dyer
Park Board
Western Auto Club
Consciouness
Seattle Banks Ordered to Pay Higher County Interest
Seattle December 28 King County Treasurer Shields has notified local banks they must pay 24 percent on County funds in 1924. The present rate is 2 percent.
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Seattle
King County
Shields
Business Men of Seattle Plan Alaska Excursion
Seattle business leaders announce a proposed excursion to southeastern Alaska next summer. The trip aims to show Alaska locals Seattle’s interest and promote trade, countering a current flow of Territory business to Portland and San Francisco.
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Seattle
Alaska
Fara B. Lilly
Clady
Territory of
Portland
San Francisco
Rebels Claim Victories Near Mexico City
El Paso reports General Figura with forces southwest of Mexico City scored more victories. A Mexican paper says rebels captured Federals. At Ra Cruz General Cardona and his staff with 3000 cavalry were taken prisoner by revolutionary forces, per rebel headquarters.
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EL Paso
Tex
Figura
Mexico City
ELS
RA Cruz
Cardona
Successful Offensive Against Guad alajara Fortress
The offensive by Federal troops against the rebel fortress at Guad alajara continues successfully with advancing forces victorious in minor clashes according to an official war bulletin.
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Nogales
Guadalajar
Heavy Rains Flood Wide Desert Areas
Heavy rains swelled rivers and flooded hundreds of acres of Black Desert land Arroyas Hills and surrounding mountains and canyons east and west causing widespread inundation and overflow from creeks and small rivers.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Black Desert
Arroyas
Corey To Quit U S And Reside Abroad
New York dispatch reports William Corey, longtime Pittsburgh steel magnate and former head of United States Steel, plans to leave the United States for good following a Paris divorce from his second wife, mirroring the departure of the late Viscount Astor.
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New York
William
Many Auto Accidents In Seattle
In Seattle on December 28 N. P. Tubbs aged 72 was struck while going to work as a caretaker for the ponies at Woodland Park and died later that day. He is the forty eighth auto accident victim in Seattle this year. The forty seventh victim was Miss Bradshaw a crippled girl who died Tuesday after being struck by an autoist who fled and remains uncaught.
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Seattle
N. P. Tubbs
Woodland Park
Miss Bradshaw
Hughes Named Third Honorary Knight of Round Table
In Oakland on December 28 Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes was announced as the third Honorary Knight of the Round Table by J A McDonald. The group, limited to 128 worldwide, honors exceptional public service, following Edison and Luther Burbank. Hughes thanked the club for its non political, non sectarian aims and pledged loyalty to civic duty.
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Oakland
Cal
Charles Evans Hughes
Knight of the Round Table
J. A. McDonald
International Board of Loyal Knights of the Round Table
Round Table
Arthur
Knights of the Round Table
Rotary
Thomas A. Edison
Luther Burbank
Hughes
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