Utah mining man denies affinity with slain girl
Benator A. B. Lewis, 73, of Oly, Nev., says Cowan's story of Miss Burton's murder is a lie. He denies any romance or money motive, notes he is married with children, and recalls Miss Burton feared Cowan. District Attorney Dodd will seek grand jury indictment for murder against Cowan, who is permanently blind from a prior wound.
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New York
Benator
A. B. Lewis
Eveen Oly
New
East Lake City
Nev
W. Cowan
Burton
Cowan
Lewis
Miss Burton
Utah
Dodd
Floods spread across central Europe as ice jams worsen
Theiss river at Tokay rises to 28 feet above normal as floods engulf Hungary and Belgium, with ice jams battered by artillery blasting bridges. Thousands evacuate to higher ground while Paris and France face rising waters and telegraph outages amid a late December storm.
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Paris
Europe
Hungary
Tokay
France
Belgium
Sambre
Meuse
Charleroi
Namur
Dinant
Atlantic
Channel Coast
Weather Bureau
Surplus Talk Opens in Washington
Washington awaits a formal discussion on surplus issues as officials debate agricultural policy. The session on December 31 is expected to address stockpiles, prices, and potential adjustments to farm programs.
Ice Cream Kindness Tied to Fatal Plot in Chicago
Police say a 58 year old grandmother Eliza Nusbaum conspired with John Walton Winn and three others to kill her paralytic husband Albert Nusbaum. The plan involved luring him to be killed after a long affair between Nusbaum and Winn. Detectives link Winn to a bank robbery and note a diary and a threatening letter found on Winn.
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Chicago
John Walton Winn
Eliza Nusbaum
Winn
Albert
South Side
Edward Goff
Nusbaum
Goff
Delilah Martin
Rosco
Lloyd
Grandather
Roscoe
Wina
Idaho Teachers’ Association Concludes Busy Session
Boise delegates among 500 attending Idaho State Teachers’ association events. The meeting featured programs luncheons receptions dances and a Ford style dance. A heated decision over the state basketball title left North and South Idaho tied before the southern win. A girls’ basketball championship is to be decided among 30 schools. Officers will be elected and policies set as the session ends.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho State Teachers’ Association
Henry Ford
State
High School Athletic Association
Rival New Year Balls Stir Washington Society
Washington society was startled by reports that two leading hostesses, Mrs George T Marye and Mrs Joseph Leiter, planned rival New Year balls. Gossip claimed a social leadership war, but a date misunderstanding caused relief as plans clarified with Leiter hosting a dinner and a larger January 22 event while Marye denied any war.
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Washington
Washington Society
Capital
George T. Marye
Russia
Joseph Leiter
Chicago
Leiters
Orthodox Jews threaten to cut support over Wise controversy
The United Palestine Appeal faces a choice to accept Rabbi Stephen Wise’s resignation after Orthodox groups demand it amid reports of a December sermon describing Christ as a man. Wise denies misquotations and defends Jewish ethics of Jesus while critics press for withdrawal.
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New York
United Palestine Appeal
Stephen §. Wise
Dr. Wise
Christ
Wise
Agudath Harabotim
Mizrachi
Jesus
Governor Richardson Receives Unusual Cuff Link Gift
A light AP dispatch quotes Governor Friend W. Richardson saying he has few cuff links. Feagan of Grand Forks, Mich., sends a clever device that holds cuff edges and stabilizes the cuff, drawing a compassionate response.
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Sacramento
Associated Press
Friend W. Richardson
Feagan
Grand Forks
Mich
Business During 1925 Closely Reviewed by Tribune Writers
The Pocatello Tribune will publish a series of articles reviewing 1925 business and commodity conditions prepared by top American writers. The year 1926 is hailed as the best yet with high production and wages, and low labor disputes.
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Tribune
Pocatello Tribune
The
America
World radio record set for amateur reception between continents
In Santa Barbara on December 31 AP reports Ben Lopez Paul Means and Gordon Sawyer of station 6GAAK connected with OAGN Capetown South Africa a distance of 10 750 miles They discussed the weather and talked until daylight using a five watt transmitter and a two tube receiver with a 38 5 meter wavelength and a 28 foot single wire antenna.
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Santa Barbara
Ben Lopez
Paul Means
Gordon Sawyer
6GAAK
OAGN
Capetown
South Africa
Cardinal Mercier Recovers After Operation
Cardinal Mercier, recovering from a Tuesday operation, passed a good night and slept a few hours. A medical bulletin reported he could take some liquid food with no ill effect and noted his condition, while still extremely weak, shows improvement.
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Brussels
Cardinal Mercier
Holeti
Munsey Will Dedicates Vast Fortune to Metropolitan Museum
Frank A. Munsey leaves a fortune estimated at 25 to 40 million dollars to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, making it the richest art institution. The bulk comes from his newspapers and magazines, to be liquidated within five years, with executors noting no immediate sales. He also bequeaths funds to Bowdoin College and relatives, while opposing the world court in a recent letter.
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New York
Frank A. Munsey
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York Sun
New York Evening Telegram
Metropolitan Museum
Munsey
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
William T. Dewart
Bowdoin College
World Court
Vida M‘helland
John F. Mithelland
Presidentoolidge
Million Pound Wedding in London Between Sir Edward Stern and Sybil Tuck
London reports a £1,000,000 settlement on Sybil Tuck daughter of Sir Adolf Tuck after her marriage to Sir Edward Stern. Stern, 71, a renowned banker and sports figure, married in a London synagogue. The bridegroom presented a rope of pearls. Sybil is 38.
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London
Sybil
Adolf Tuck
Edward Stern
Sir Edward
IC IC Denies New Icing Rate Change for Rail Freight
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled proposed changes to refrigeration of perishables unreasonable and ordered suspension schedules cancelled. An ongoing IC investigation into icing effects on perishable vegetables found no sufficient basis to justify current methods, while railroads were told not to admit shipments under the disputed rates.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tacoma car plunges eighty feet into bay
Glens Ferry reports a Tacoma car crash where a vehicle plunged into the bay. Settlers seize King Hill irrigation project to operate January 1 amid heavy debts from crop failures and construction costs. Charles Stout says repairs will be done and system put in service by 1926. Officials planned March 1 handover, causing a two month gap. Plans include tolls for the coming year and a Washington conference to seek debt relief.
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Glenns Ferry
King Hill Irrigation
L.kinkade
Reclamation Service
Charles Stout
Stout
Washington
Fire Burns Officers After Raid On Idaho Still
Sheriff Henry McKinney and two deputies Frank Littlefield and Arthur Rome gaux were severely burned while burning a building containing a 12 gallon still and 50 barrels of liquor found at the Will Baird ranch on the Snake river near Huntington. A kerosene explosion hurled the men 30 to 40 feet as they torched the blotched structure.
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Boise
Idaho
Henry McKinney
Frank Littlefield
Arthur Romegaux
Baker
Ore
Han
Will Baird
Snake River
Huntington
Littlefield
McKinney and Littlefield
Barberry Bush Eradication Campaign Extends to Missouri and Kansas
Kansas City reports Dr. Carleton R. Ball announces the U S Department of Agriculture led drive to eradicate barberry to curb black stem rust in wheat. The program spans thirteen states and adds Missouri and Kansas to the eradication area with federal and state support.
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Kansas City
Carleton R. Ball
Ball
United States Department of Agriculture
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Missouri
Kansas
Conference of the Prevention of
Ohio
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Iowa
Nebraska
Yoming
Montana
Colorado
Tacoma Street Car Plunges 80 Feet Killing Four
A Tacoma street car aboard a bridge plunged 80 feet into the municipal waterway at Eleventh street. Four passengers died and four were injured as the car broke apart on impact. Operator Clyde Staley blamed brake failure and attempted to warn passengers before leaping to safety. Rescue crews from the Virginia No. 5 steamer and local units recovered victims from the bay.
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Tacoma
Wash
Eleventh Street
G. E. A. Farrow
Torojiro Obayashi
Alice Scott
Louis Scott
Christ Nelson
Lucian
Simard
K. Kagamo
Earl Hurd
Clyde Staley
Staley
Virginia No. 5
First Department
Seem
One Hot Year Ends With Warm Dry Trend Across Nation
Washington reports the year with weather bureau notes describing it as one of the warmest on record. The period featured drought in the south and many regions reporting above normal temperatures through spring and autumn despite a cold snap in October.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
South Atlantic
North Pacific
Tuberculosis Serum Reported by Dr. Small Page
London on December 31 reports Dr. Small Page a tropical diseases expert says he has discovered a tuberculosis serum extracted from a daily paper. The announcement notes preliminary findings and claims the serum offers a potential treatment approach pending further studies.
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London
Small Page
Sidney
Page
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Stepney
Wales
State Association
Cape Town
Mercier
Commission
Bay
King Hill
Barberry Bush
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