Idaho Mining Man to Appear Before Court
Charles Peter of Salt Lake City, president of Consolidated Mascot Mines, is cited to appear before Federal Judge Tillman Johnson to show cause why he should not be charged with contempt for refusing to deliver Mascot company records under a subpoena. Peter is under indictment for using the mails to defraud in Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Charles Peter
Salt Lake
Consolidated - Mascot Mines
Hailey
Idaho
Tillman Johnson
Mascot Companies
Peter
Lee
Rioting Factions Clash Across Italy Amid Arrests
Rome reports say fascists and opposition sympathizers clash in multiple cities. The cabinet imposed strict measures to curb dissent as raids and seizures target opposition newspapers and private homes. In Arezzo and Pisa mobs attacked facilities linked to anti fascists and democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Council of Ministers
Arezzo
Pisa
Free Masons Lodge
Reublican
Anti-Fascisti
Messaggero
Fascisti
Guiguliano
Professor Tagliatela
Ocean Liners Behind Time Due to Gale and Snow
New York report says four ocean liners were overdue as gales and heavy seas disrupted traffic. The Adriatic, Assyria, Mount, and Paris are delayed by days, with ports and schedules unsettled. The U S S Arkansas and ten destroyers are postponed on the voyage south for winter maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Assyria
Mount
Hamburg
Paris
U.S
Arkansas
Ise
Neavera
Old Fashioned Inaugural Planned for March 4
Washington AP reports W. T. Galigher of Washington Panthos was chosen by President Coolidge to chair the inaugural ceremonies committee for March 4. He favors an old-fashioned parade and there will be no revival of the inaugural ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
W. T. Galigher
Panthos
Coolidge
Galligher
Congressional Committee
Poem Delay Delays Omaha Court Opening
In Omaha on January 2 the criminal division failed to open with dignity as Sergeant John Holden refused to recite the demanded poem. Judges Holmes and Patrick argued a court ruling from the legal department is needed on whether reading the poem is required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Munial Court
John Holden
George Holmes
Patrick
Postal Bill Blocked in Senate Move on Rates Deferred
Washington January 3 AP Senator Moses of New Hampshire failed to win immediate Senate action on a postal car and rate increase bill. Senator Orris of Nebraska blocked the move after a lengthy explanation, and Moses said he would seek action on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Moses
New Hampshire
Senate
Orris
Nebraska
Tragedy in Brookville Gas Claim Fatal Family
In Brookville Ontario a family of four children and two adults died from gas in their small house. The gas source remains a mystery as the municipal system was not connected to the home. Victims include Herold 26, Purvis 16, Kenneth 10, and Cecil 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookville
Ont
Jesse Gray
Herold
Purvis
Kenneth
Cecil
Finance Committee To Meet on Debt in Paris
Washington reports say Ambassadors Kellogg Herrick and Logan will represent the United States at the allied finance ministers meeting in Paris called to discuss Dawes plan annuities for Germany. Debts are excluded from discussion per U S policy. The British note on the claims issue awaits a reply before the Paris talks.
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Washington
Frank Kellogg
London
Myron T. Herrick
Paris
James A. Logan
United States
Kellogg
Herrick
Logan
Germany
Congress
Debt Funding Commission
Earth Caves In Near Butte Amid Mine Collapse
In Butte Montana a chasm hundreds of feet deep opened near an abandoned mine site. A frame house sheltering P. F. Rutledge and his four family members dangled on the rim while the structure’s former ceiling cave collapsed into darkness. No injuries reported as residents escaped.
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Butte
Mont
P. F. Rutledge
City Employes Must Pay Tax
Washington reports that a new IRS ruling requires municipal workers in utilities such as Riverside water and electric systems to pay federal income tax for past years and future. Revenue Commissioner Blair bases the decision on cases where quasi private utilities compete with private firms. Senator Shortridge and Riverside Mayor Evans seek nonretroactive application, while officials say retroactivity is not addressed.
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Washington
Jan
Internal Revenue Bureau
Blair
Shortridge
Republican
California
Riverside
Calif
Revenue Commissioner
Circuit Court of Appeals
Los Angeles Gas and Electric Company
City of
Los Angeles
Evans
Riverjside
Bureau
Internal Revenue
Kaplan Becomes Featherweight Champion With TKO
Louis Kid Kaplan of Meriden Connecticut won the world featherweight title with a ninth round technical knockout over Danny Kramer of Philadelphia. Kramer, bloodied with a broken nose and battered eyes, was overwhelmed as Kaplan pressed a relentless attack from the opening gong, prompting Kramer's corner to throw in the towel after 1 minute 11 seconds of the ninth round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louis
Kaplan
Meriden
Conn
Buzz Savr
Danny Kramer
Philadelia Southpaw
Kramer
Meriden Flash
Floods worsen across England amid gales and rising waters
London reports moderating winds but flood conditions grow worse across England and parts of Europe. Homes are abandoned as high water Schäden property with a death toll rising to six.
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Europe
London
Isles
English Channel
Atlantic
North Sea
England
Writer Claims Bribe Offered to Aid Impeachment Effort
Washington January 3 AP a resolution by Representative Reid Republican Illinois blocks further inquiry into Mary Allen Hulberts claim that a man claiming Republican party ties offered her 200000 to join an effort to impeach President Wilson The five member committee would study the advisability of laws to curb bribery libel and attacks on presidents both living and dead in relation to impeachment and public denigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mary Allen Hulbert
Republican Party
Wilson
Reid, Repubblican
Ilinois
Liberty
United States
General Roye Reports Reichswehr Recruiting Offices
Berlin dispatch says General Roye of the inter allied military control commission sent a report to the ambassador's conference alleging Reichswehr recruiting offices hold comprehensive lists of a secret regular army. The Berlin Zeitung Am Mittag published the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Roye
Inter-Allied Military Control Commission
Reichsweher
Berliner Zeitung Am Mittagu
Snowstorm Closes In New York Dragging City Traffic
New York experienced its heaviest snowstorm in four years ending in light rain. Rail schedules held but street traffic was seriously impeded by eleven inches of snow. Sixteen thousand workers, including an emergency area of ten thousand, were mobilized.
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New York
Utah Wool Contracted For 1925 Output
From 1,000,000 to 1,200,000 fleeces or 8,000,000 to 16,000,000 pounds of Utah wool have been contracted for 1925 at an average price of 45 cents a pound, announced today by James A. Hooper, secretary of the Utah State Wool Growers' Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
James A. Hooper
Utah State
Police Find Alcohol Stock During Murder Call
Denver police answering a murder call surrounded a house occupied by Mrs. Jean L Jones and FL Owens. After Mrs. Jones claimed no murder was heard officers searched the home and found a 100 gallon still seventeen barrels of mash and liquor. They returned to headquarters with Jones and Owens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Cola
Jean L. Jones
FL. Owens
Dog Guards Baby as House Fire Kills Pet and Child
In Louisville a fire gutted a home after Mrs. Henry Zenor left her 50 month old daughter Mary Alva in charge of the family dog. The dog stayed at the child and died in the blaze, which started from a stove ember after the mother’s return found the home on fire. A passing youth alerted others to the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Henry Zenor
Mary Alva
Zenor
Heavy Snowstorms Tighten Grip on East Coast
Winter's fiercest snowstorm grips the Atlantic seaboard. Forecasters say it will end today with rising temperatures to follow. The storm, beginning yesterday, affects all eastern states with high seas at Atlantic City and crippling traffic and communications in Baltimore and Washington. New York reports widespread snow with crews shoveling for hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Washington
New Fork
Roberts sues to reclaim Colorado civil service post
William V. Roberts files suit in district court to block Henry A. Hicks from taking over as head of the Colorado civil service commission claiming he is still legally president and was ousted by the National Guard acting on Governor Sweet's orders. He seeks an injunction and a hearing date was requested for next Monday.
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Denver
Colo
Civil Service Commission of Colorado
Colorado National Guard
William E. Sweet
William V. Roberts
Henry A. Hicks
Sweet
Berts
District Court
Hicks
Roberts
City jobless HQ sale ends at one cent
Urban Ledoux faction sells the city’s headquarters and outer facilities to trustees for the jobless. Jack Plunkett Jack Murdock and Mike Weldon named as the buyers and trustees. The event marks a symbolic transfer amid New York civic turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mr. Oes
Urban Ledoux
Jack Plunkett
Jack Murdock
Mike Weldon
Anonymous diner in 25 cent meal request prompts inquiry
George Francis from Lafayette Ind sends 25 cents to Grand Island Neb police chief for a meal at the second restaurant south of the Union Pacific depot. The chief checks the restaurant, which no longer occupies its former site from a quarter century ago, to locate the meal.
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Grand Island
Delayed Train Aids Woman Racing to Dying Husband
Mrs Stella Kenney of Casper Wyoming rushed to reach her husband Michael Kenney in a Denver hospital after learning he was seriously ill. The Union Pacific fast train was held fifteen minutes at Los Angeles to allow her to board, but Mr Kenney died before she arrived. Passengers offered sympathy after the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Union Pacific
Los Angeles
Casper
Wyo
Stella Kenney
Michael
Kenney
Booze Radio Case Rocks Seattle Police Former Lieutenant
Former Seattle police lieutenant Olmstead sues Pacific Telephone for 31000 after prohibition agents seized an 80000 radio casting set alleged to air bedtime stories that warned ram ships off shore. He claims the telephony line tapping violated state law as agents tied the device to smuggling operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Roy
Olmetead
Seatte
Prohibition
Pacific Telephone Company
Olmstead
Telephone Company
Diry
Vancouver
Far
Death Penalty Row Calls for Bootleggers Punishment
Chicago January 3 The death penalty for bootlegging was urged by Neuman Harding London in a letter to Frederick M Thrasher of the University of Chicago. Harding argues bootlegging should be punished severely as a crime harming health morals peace and lives of the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Neuman Harding
London
Frederick M. Threasher
University of Chicago
Thrasher
Arms Confab Seen Attracting International Disarmament Talks
Washington reports that President Coolidge and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Borah voiced support for a new international conference on disarmament. Borah favored a narrowly focused disarmament conference while the President warned against mixing economic questions. Both agreed progress could be gained, though Borah said underlying economic issues must be addressed first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Death Case of McClintock Sees No New Steps
Assistant States Attorney Joseph Savage said no further steps will be taken in the McClintock death probe beyond ongoing inquiry. He indicated the millionaire may have died of a form of typhoid fever with hemorrhage. William D. Shepherd, the will’s chief beneficiary, will travel to Albuquerque tomorrow for an indefinite stay to be with his wife.
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Chicago
William Nelson McClintock
Phan
Amner
Joseph Savage
al Ludvig Heektoen
McClintock
William D. Shepherd
Albuquerque
N. M
New trial denied in poison murder case
Mount Vernon Illinois January 3 Judge J C Kern overruled a motion for a new trial for Mrs Elsie Sweetin and the deposed pastor Reverend Lawrence M Hight who were convicted of poisoning Wilford Sweetin Their sentences were life imprisonment for the man and thirty five years for the woman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Ill
J. C. Kern
Elsie Sweetin
Lawrence M. Hight
Wilford Sweetin
Belgian King Delays Sahara Expedition Visit
Brussels January 2 AP report says King Albert postponed his desert journey with French companions after Algeria’s governor general warned of unrest among southern Moroccan tribes and threats to attack automobile trains by rebels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Albert
Sahara
Algeria
Deaf Couple in Court Over Constant Nagging
Allison Reynolds, 56, and his wife Jenny, both deaf mutes, faced court action for alleged continual nagging. Reynolds claimed Jenny scolded him in sign language for not earning more. Their 12 year old son, once a fire hero, was present as the judge postponed the case and urged Reynolds to find work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Allison Reynolds
Jenny
Nolds
Mohawk Sunk Off New Jersey Coast After Fire
The Clyde line steamer Mohawk, burning in the hold after spontaneous combustion, was forced to scuttle after 208 passengers evacuated. Captain J M Staples said flooding the after hold helped extinguish the fire and the ship lies in 40 feet of water near the Delaware breakwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewes
Del
Mohawk
New Jersey
Delaware
J. M. Staples
New York
Gue
Aleike Ae
Batlantis
Subsidies Worth More Than Roads Debate at Muscle Shoals
The Senate resumed discussion on leasing the Muscle Shoals plant with Senator Bruce proposing to eliminate all fertilizer production provisions. Senator Brookhart criticized government subsidies, arguing private initiative seeks federal aid and comparing land grants to railroad wealth.
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Washington, Jan
Bruce
Maryland
Muscle Shoals
Senate
R Brookhart
Iowa
Fishing Boat Dolores Flafena Foundered in December Storm
The fishing boat Dolores Flafe na foundered in the December 26 storm. The wreckage was found today and the crew of 11 is believed to have perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Cruz
Dolores Flaféna
Ball Season Opens April 14 In Major Leagues
Ban Johnson arrives in Pittsburgh to join the drafting committee meeting as the National and American leagues plan the 1925 season. The group agrees to start the season on April 14 and set the closing date for October 4 to reduce double headers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Ban Johnson
John Heyler
Ney Dreyfus
Will Harridge
Johnson
Ats
Chicago Millionaire Orphan McClintock Death Notes Open
The AP reports a final opportunity in Chicago to panel any further statements about the death of William McClintock, described as a wealthy orphan, as officials consider remaining questions in the case.
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Chicago
William McClintock
Woman Victim of Hatchetman Husband
Omaha police hold John Warren Hahne, wealthy contractor, as coroner probes the death of his wife Mrs. Mary Hahne found at the basement stairs. A hatchet and hammer with hair and blood, a bloodstained work suit, and missing diamond values are noted as possible robbery motive. Coroner reports homicide suspected. Hahne’s first wife died in 1911 in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha, Neb
Omaha
John Warren Hahne
Mary Hahne
Hahne
Mae Hahne
John W. Hahnre
Hahnre
Habne
Mrs Habre Found Dead in Omaha Home
Mae Habre, a former resident of Prin Hare, was found dead yesterday at her Omaha home. Her sister, Charles A. Lecroix, said Habre had met with an accident and asked to come to Omaha. Lecroix attempted to reach Habre’s Omaha friends but could not obtain details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Jas
Mae Habre
Omabs
Geven
Prin Hare
Charles A. Lecroix
Lecroix
M Lecroix
Omaha
Rhode Island Exiles Withdraw From Senate Return
In Hutland Massachusetts on January 3, exiled Rhode Island lawmakers who ran after July 19 resigned from the Senate race. They planned to return to the general assembly and assume offices as a Republican landslide reshaped party control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutland
Mass
Rhode Island
Romine Wes
Senate
Muneral Assembly
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