Automobiles to bear greetings to tourists in city
Seven thousand cars will display owners names on December 16 at the winter opening day. The Automobiles committee names J Norville as chair and Frank Backes and Bion Provost as reception chairs. The event plans include tours and comfort facilities for visitors. The Travelers Protective Association meets tonight with Roads and the Gasoline Tax as the main topic, Frank E. Leslie presiding.
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Lowe
Mobdile
Autona
J. Norville
Automabtie
Frank Backes
Comeres
Bion A. Provost
Post Oavelers Protective Associate
Iethen Hotel
John Craft
Frank E. Leslie
Police to sell more tickets at annual uniform ball
Adams auditorium hosts the police department annual uniform ball on Tuesday night at 8. Officers aim to sell 600 more tickets after reporting $3,100 already raised.
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Police Department
Adams Auditorium
SINGERS OF MANY NATIONS IN OPERA
A new English language opera Namikosan drawn from a tragic romance of Japanese origin won applause at its world premiere last night. The score by Aldo Franchetti, Japanese prima donna Tamaki Miva stars in Namikosan, staged by the Chicago Civic Opera Company.
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Chicago
Wats
Leo Duran
Aldo Franchett
Tamaki Miva
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Middie Maddern Fiske
Travel Lecture At Spring Hill College
Spring Hill College students heard a lecture titled Through the United States in an Auto delivered by Walter Layman from National Geographic Magazine. The talk included on screen scenes illustrating the journey and sparked interest among attendees.
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Spring Hill College
United States
Walter Layman
National Geographic Magazine
Pardon Granted Anarchist Benjamin Gitlow by Governor Smith
Governor Smith pardoned Benjamin Gitlow a communist jailed for advocating government overthrow. Gitlow, convicted in 1920 under the state criminal anarchy act, had multiple paroles during appeals and returned to Sing Sing after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The governor cited sufficient punishment for a political crime and noted dissenting appeals court justices.
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Albany
N. Y
Benjamin Gitlow
Sing Sing
Smith
Gitlow
United States Supreme Court
New York City
Workingmen’s League
United States Workers’ Party of America
Socialist Party
James J. Larkin
Contractors Inspect Dock Site in Mobile for Pier Bid
Several contractors arriving in Mobile examine the first state docks pier site as bids for concrete work are prepared. Estimates will be opened by the State Docks Board on December 15 with many bidders expected. project cost around one million dollars.
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First State Docks
Mobile
State Docks Board
Four Mail Bags Stolen From Train Between Berlin and Hamburg
Four mail bags containing checks and securities valued at 2.5 million dollars were stolen from a train between Berlin and Hamburg. Three bags, worth 2.25 million, were recovered.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Passage on Foley Pills advertisement in Dorchester paper
A local advertisement quotes Landon Taylor from Dorchester Iowa urging readers to share a remedy for dizziness. The booster claims Foley Pills are a diuretic stimulant for kidneys that flush waste and improve daily function.
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Landon Taylor
Dorchester
Iowa
FOLEY
Mississippi divorce and marriage totals rise in 1924
In 1924 Mississippi saw 2,496 divorces and 21,453 marriages, up 2.1 and 1.1 percent from 1923. Hinds County had the most divorces and Coahoma the most marriages, though both declined from 1923 figures.
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Department of Commerce
Washonring
Hinds County
Coahoma
Hinds
Paris Circus Lion Attack Leaves Count Badly Injured
Dec 12 Paris reports Count Guy De Matharel approached a Paris Circus lion cage in the lobby. A lion swiped his arm and mauled the head, tearing scalp. Countess screams summoned attendants. he was hospitalized in serious but expected-to-recover condition barring complications.
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Paris
Guy de Matharel
Seaman Awarded Reduced Judgment in Federal Injury Suit
John Rademaker received a reduced verdict in federal court for personal injuries from a fall while employed on a schooner. The jury had awarded $1,100, but federal law reduced the judgment based on the Whitney Bodden Company's ownership share. The Flynn Export Company was dropped due to statute of limitations. Rademaker said he fell from the mast when the mate ordered him to adjust loose hoops.
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John Rademaker
Whitney-Bodden Shipping Company
RE. D. Flynn Export Company
Whitney-Bodden Company
Rademaker
Man wounded as posse raids Buck's Crossing whiskey still
Robert Duke, alleged to have been found at a whiskey still two miles from Buck's Crossing, was shot and slightly wounded by a posse of federal state and county officers after he refused to halt. He was jailed on a manufacturing prohibited liquors charge. The raid destroyed a 100 gallon still and 12 barrels of mash. Officers Graves Kerts Cannon Pruett and deputies Burch Farmer Scholtes Simmons participated.
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Robert Duke
Buck
Duke
Soe
Federal
Graves and Kerts
Cannon and Pruett
Rists Burch
Farmer, Scholtes and Simmons
Mississippi Health Report Shows Typhoid Leading Infections
Depth led the weekly tally of contagious diseases with 45 new cases across the state. Typhoid remains widespread with 42 cases, and there are 12 smallpox, 12 scarlet fever, and 1 acute perionyelitis cases. The Central Service Station in Canton increased its charter stock from 10 000 to 25 000 dollars.
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Jac N
Miss
State Board of Health
Ace of Canton
Cate
Taxes Due Date Set in 1924 Federal Return
The final tax due date for 1924 taxes is established. interest at the rate per cent applies to any unpaid amount.
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U.S
Mussolini Wins Victory As Italy Enacts Arbitration Law
Benito Mussolini says Italy is in a permanent state of war and reports the chamber of deputies adopted a law mandating arbitration of all disputes between capital and labor. He calls the bill a war measure and foresees decisive years ahead amid rising international tension.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
High Point Healer Linked to Florida Estate Heirloom
Tax payment led Guilford sheriff to identify T. D. Devaughn the High Point divine healer as the missing Florida estate heir. Devaughn disappeared from St Petersburg over a decade ago then surfaced in North Carolina. He may inherit a Florida estate valued around 250000 as his wife’s death prompts unsettled litigation.
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Greensboro
N. C
Guilford County
T. D. Devaughn
High Point
Florida
St. Petersburg
Fla
Devaughn
Deva Nun
Rescuers Save Seven From City Building Collapse
In New York the wreck left seven workmen bruised but alive after a building near Fifth Avenue collapsed, trapping eight laborers as crews dug through debris. One man died on the spot and investigations by officials proceed as district attorney prepares grand jury material. Flashlight photographs document the scene.
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New Yobi
Cn G
Grand Jury
Prohibition on Alcohol Sales Spurs Town Curbs
Women stenographers and typists in Paris agitate for higher wages as towns move to curb intoxicant sales to new buyers. This reform wave mirrors urban labor tensions and consumer policy shifts across the era.
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Paris
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