Judge McGannon Seen Leaving Car Near Scene in Murder Trial
Defense witnesses testified that Judge McGannon left his auto on East Ninth Street near Euclid Avenue five blocks from the Kagy shooting. A big man who resembled McGannon was said to board the car after he departed, with several witnesses placing a “new third man” at the scene and referring to a large man seen near the shooting.
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Associated Preax
Bannec
Cleveland
William H.mcgannon
Harold C. Kagy
Harry A. Gallagher
Kagy
McGannon
Henrietta Jouget
Judge McGannon
Hast Ninth Street
Huclid Avenue
Buclid-B. Ninth Street
East Ninth Street
Crime wave in New York eases after peak
Associated Press reports New York City crime wave appears to decline at noon after a period of high police patrol. Detectives continue rounding up suspects, but no unusually desperate crimes were reported, signaling a possible drop in criminal activity.
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Associated Press
New York
Sale of Central Union Telephone assets approved in Ohio
Columbus December 23 34 The Public Utilities Commission authorized sale of the Central Union Telephone Co properties in Ohio to the Chicago Bell Telephone Co for about 38 million dollars. The transaction is a paper deal to separate the Ohio Indiana and Illinois units of the Central Union company.
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Columbus
Central Union Telephone Co
Ohio
Chbio Bell Telephone Co
Plate Public Utilities Commission
Indiana
Hilnels
Centret Talon Company
Big loan to New York Central approved by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a loan of 26,775,000 to the New York Central and its Mines subsidiary to finance the purchase of new equipment and additions costing 56,625,000. The roads will provide 20,000,000 and the fund will be jointly expended.
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Associated Press
The
Banner
Washington
New York Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
D Annunzio Declares War in Fiume
A Rome dispatch reports that Gabriele D Annunzio proclaims a state of war between his Fiume government and Italy and forbids residents to leave the city. The proclamation warns that anyone speaking against him may be shut up.
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Associated Press
London
D'Annunzio
Fiume
Italy
Rome
Exchange Telegraph
Central News
Pocket Bar Christmas Gift Trend In Columbus Shop
A Columbus retailer promotes a pocket bar as a handy Christmas gift for men. The compact leather case holds two four ounce tubes and drink containers with a snifter capacity, plus a small aperture to access contents. The merchant notes high demand and that a fifth shipment is en route.
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Columbus
Slayer Hanged as Police Murderer Executed in Alberta
Thomas Bausoff was hanged at 6 04 a m in Bannett jail Alberta for the murder of Corporal Usher of the Canadian mounted police and Provincial Constable Bailey during a gunfight with Bassell's bandit gangs in Retrogive lant Awrunt.
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Associated Press
Bannett Lethbridge
Alberta
Thomas Bausoff
Usher
Canadian Mounted Police
Bailey
Bassell
Grangs
Man of 74 Performs High Kick in Cal. Anniversary
T W Edwards, 74, realty operator from Lancaster California, marked his 74th birthday by performing a high kick to topple a hat from a Matrix feet tall head without losing balance. The event occurred as authorities noted the unusual feat and reported no injury.
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Uby
Kremlin CD Incorporation Forms In Mt Vernon Ohio
The Kremlin Realty company of Mt Vernon Ohio was incorporated under the laws of Ohio today for 25000 dollars. The incorporators are J S McCradkin R S Lord A A Dowds M S Rosenthal and William M Coup. The filing was reported by Associated Press to The Banner from Columbus Ohio on December 23.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Krem- In Realty Company
Mt. Vernon
Ouwan
Ohio
McCradkin
Lord
A. A. Dowds
Rosenthali
William M. Coup
Poor Children in Cleveland to Be Made Happy This Christmas
Florence Perry leads a city wide effort to bring Christmas joy to Cleveland's poor children. She crafts muslin dolls and distributes them to sewing classes and clubs to be dressed and gifted. Volunteers and the community chest funds aid reshape Christmas for many youngsters.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Florence Perry
Misa Perry
Judge J. P. Bailey Dies in Ottawa
Judge John P. Bailey of Putnam County common pleas court dies at home after long illness. A Democratic candidate for attorney general in 1891 and 1896, he also served six years as prosecuting attorney. Funeral arrangements indicate services to be held this afternoon.
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Ottawa
John P. Bailey
Putnam County Common Pleas Court
Bailey
Nickel Plate declares five percent dividend
J. J. Berimet, president of the Nickel Plate Railroad Co, announced that directors have declared a five percent dividend on the common stock. Stockholders of record as of January 3 will receive payment on January 16. This marks the first dividend on the stock in several years.
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Cleveland
J. J. Berimet
Nickel Plate Railroad Co
Fordney tariff bill passed after bitter House debate
The Fordney emergency tariff bill cleared the House 195 to 86 after eight hours of debate. Supporters, aiming to shield about 20 farm products for ten months, urged benefits to agriculture while opponents warned it would raise the cost of living and be class legislation. Representative Rainey led a sharp opposition, but most Republicans joined the majority.
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Associated Priex
Washington
Merit
House
Henry T. Rainey
Minnois
Overland Plant to Close for Holidays in Toledo
The Willys Overland Co offices and factory in Toledo will close Friday for the holidays. Offices reopen Monday morning, but factory operations resume next Wednesday. Vice President Wilson says inventories, kept at high levels for several weeks, are practically complete but not totaled.
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Toledo
Willys' Overland Co
Wilson
Clara Smith Is Now In Prison
Clara Barton Smith, wanted in Ardmore Oklahoma over the death of Jake L. Hannon, arrived at the Juarez border and was promptly taken into custody by Sheriff Buck Garrett. She greeted the sheriff warmly and was transported with officers and attorneys to the home of her father James Li Smith.
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Associated Press
Juarez
Clara Barton Smith
Ardmore
Okla
Jake L. Hannon
Oklahoma
Sherif Buck Garrett
Miss Smith
Chihuahua City
Sherif Garrett
Mr. Garrett
James Li Smith
Thieves Break Windows At Scranton Bank Display
Thieves shattered two Christmas display windows at the First National Bank in Scranton, grabbing new banknotes before alarms rang. Offic ers seized two men with bulging pockets as dawn broke. both remained unidentified.
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Associated Preas
Scranton
Nutedal Bank
Goodyear Co. Wingingourt Action Seeks Receiver
Judge Kinkead this morning denied a motion to quash the summons in the case brought by Frank 8 Monnett former Ohio attorney general and minority Goodyear stockholder seeking a receiver. The action questions service in the county unless an agent can be served.
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Columbus
One War Veteran Wins Ohio General Assembly Seat
Henry W. Frillman of Columbus, a Civil War veteran, is elected to the eighty fourth Ohio general assembly from Franklin County and will be the sole Civil War veteran serving. He is 77, active, and has a history as a singer in wartime quartets. Grant invited him to dine at the White House. The last assembly included Senator H Ritter of Tippicanoe City as the only other Civil War veteran, with two Spanish War and two World War I veterans also present.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Henry, W. Frillman
Ohio General Assembly
Franklin County
Ohio
Frillman
Grant
Republican Glee Club of Columbus
White House
H. ©. Ritter
Tippicanoe City
Senate Finance Committee
Injunction Sought Against Insurers in Mississippi
State Revenue Agent Stokes V Robertson filed suit under antitrust penalties against 159 insurance companies. A writ of injunction issued before Chancellor Striker to prevent withdrawal from Mississippi, restricting their business activity in the state.
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Jackson, Miss
Stokes V. Robertson
Striker
Whiskey missing from government strong room in Cincinnati
Evidence from Cincinnati dispatch reports whiskey valued at several thousand dollars stolen from the government building strong room after federal raids. It is believed the liquor disappeared several weeks ago.
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Cincinnati
French cabinet fails to secure full support
In Paris the chamber of deputies debated the cabinet's fate after a sharp session. The body approved the first part of a cabinet resolution but rejected the second clause by a 279 to 279 deadlock, a vote that typically signals the cabinet's downfall. Premier Leygues accepted a modified form and the ministry won confidence 472 to 66.
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Associated Press
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Leygues
Chamber
Government finances forecast deficits prompt new revenue urge
Secretary Huston told the Senate Finance Committee that the government faces a gross deficiency of 2.1 billion dollars this fiscal year and 1.8 billion for the next, urging new revenue sources and no new burdens as the soldier bonus bill is under review.
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Associated Press
The
Banner
Washington
Huston
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Quiet preparations for Wilson Christmas at White House
At the White House preparations were under way for a quiet Christmas due to President Wilson’s condition. Turkeys were distributed to all White House employees, with nine barrels received for the effort.
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Washington
White House
Wilson
Woman Charged with Murder in Ohio Children Death
Mrs. Thomas Koehler was charged with second degree murder in connection with the deaths of her two children. The bodies were found in the ruins of their burned home near Hubbard, Ohio, on December 83.
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Associated Press
Busnerd Warren
Ohio
Thomas Koehler
Hubbard
Famous pianist Annie Baldwin dies in Boston note
Boston dispatch reports pianist Annie N. Baldwin died yesterday. She was longtime accompanist to Lillian Nordica and played with many musical celebrities on concert tours.
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Boston
Des
Annie N. Baldwin
Lillian Nordica
Rebuff by State Department Over British Cable Censorship
Washington December 23 The State Department rebuked the British embassy for sending a direct letter to Senator Kellogg denying testimony by Newcomb Carlton president of the Western Union Telegraph Company on delays and examination of cable messages from Great Britain. The department called the embassy action a breach of diplomatic courtesy and will raise the matter directly with the embassy.
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Associated Press
Banner
Washington
State Department
U. S
British Empire
Kellogg
Newcomb Carlton
Western Union Telegraph Company
Fair Weather for Christmas
General ly fair weather Christmas day is forecast with snow around the Great Lakes and northern Rockies and rain on the Pacific coast. East of the Mississippi it will be cold but not intense, with zero temperatures expected in the northern district between the Big River and the Rockies. A Pacific storm will bring rain along the coast, except in Southern California.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Mississippi
Big River
Rocky Mountains
Pacific States
California
Mob Hangs Suspect in Police Killing at Fort Worth
Associated Press reports Thomas W. Vickery, a white man held on a murder charge for the Monday night killing of Policeman Jeff C. Couch, was taken from the county jail in Fort Worth by a mob and hanged this morning. Several shots were fired into his body.
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Associated Press
Bennery
Milk Thief Meets Waterloo in Barn
A farmer in Raleigh reports a night milking thief was confronted by a farm mule in the barn of R. R. Johnson. The culprit fled, leaving a battered milk pail, a broken milking stool, and a hat, with no person in custody.
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Waterloo
Associated Press
Raleigh
R. R. Johnson
Johnson
Thieves Take Satchel Containing 85000 In City Heist
A thief snatched a satchel containing 75000 in checks and 6500 in cash from bank messengers on a crowded Los Angeles street during Christmas rush. Police pursued the suspect but details of capture are unavailable. The incident occurred as shoppers filled storefronts and holiday crowds pressed along the avenue.
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Associated
Los Angeles
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