Burch Case Nears End as Trial Sees Expert Testimony
Los Angeles Jan 4 AP J E Vaughan an firearms expert was first witness in rebuttal at the Arthur Burch murder trial. Vaughan said shotgun marks depend on bore choke load and other factors, countering defense claims. Dr Thomas Orbison testified on Burch mental state, saying he appeared sane and usually serious, while others noted Burch smiled during proceedings. A letter from Mrs Adalynne Obenchain was discussed as part of the case materials.
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Los Angeles
J. E. Vaughan
Etete
Arthur ©. Biureh
Bureh
J. Belton Kennedy
Vanghon
Kennedy
Vaughan
Thomas J. Orbison
Burch
Denies Charges Of La Follette On Guaranty Clause Meet
W L Drummond Kansas City chairman of International arm Congress denies Senator La Follette’s charge that a railroad and farm leaders conference secretly agreed not to push repeal of the guaranty clause. He says the session was public and farm leaders pressed for rate cuts while rail executives would not oppose repeal and would transfer regulatory power to state commissions.
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Washington
la Follette
Wisconsin
W. L Drummond
Kansas City
Oernors
International Arm Congress
Drummond
LaFollette
State Railway Commission
German cueist Hag enbacher trains in New York for balk line bil liard matches
German cueist Erik Hag enbacher arrives in New York to prepare for 18 2 balk line billiard exhibition matches. He is credited with a run of 768.
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New York
Erik Hagenbacher
Woman Candidate Suffers Defeat in Walhalla Mayoral Race
Miss Addie Tatham, the first South Carolina woman to run for mayor, was defeated in yesterday's city election in Walhalla. She received 29 votes to 194 for her opponent M. Moss.
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Greenville
8. C
Addie Tatham
South Carolina
Yeaterday
Walhalla
Ce Dames M. Moss
Explosion Kills Two Hogan Girls in Still Fire
In Cairo Illinois this morning a still exploded, burning to death Mary Hogan 17 and her sister Gladys Hogan. Police linked the blast to illicit whiskey production. The Hogan home was destroyed. Dennis Hogan his wife and three young children escaped.
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Cairo
Iis
Mary Hogan
Gladys Hogan
Hogan
Dennis Hogan
Wealthy Manufacturers Go to Jail for Sherman Violations
Four wealthy tile grate and mantel industry leaders—Frank H. Nobbe Arthur Stone Albert Shaile and Herman Petri—become the first imprisoned under the Sherman act. They serve four months at Newark street jail and are housed together in the hospital wing while under medical care one is ill. They savor pie over prison fare, meet visitors in the center or entertainment room, and pass time as in clubs watching Morris Canal from their barred view.
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Newark
N. J
Richard McGuinness
Newark Street
Frank H. Nobbe
Arthur Stone
Albert Shaile
Herman Petri
Lockwood Legislative Committee
New York
Morris Canal
Dual Citizenship Plan Proposed in Argentina
Buenos Aires January 4 AP The Pro League of Nations association endorses a plan granting automatic citizenship to foreigners who reside over five years in the country. Originated by Dr Juan Carlos Garay the proposal distinguishes citizenship from nationality and seeks to apply obligatory citizenship based on long residence.
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Buenos Aires
Pro-League of Nations Association
Assembly of
The
League of Oe
Juan Carlos Garay
Ny Lees
Man Lost in Rushing Colorado River
J G Tierney of St James Missouri a diamond drill runner for the federal government at the Boulder Canyon Dam site drowned December 20 when rising waters tore his scow from its moorings and swept it down the Colorado River. Government engineer Walker R Young said Tierney's body would likely be found far downstream if recovered.
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Las Vega
Nev
J. G. Tierney
St. James
Boulder Canyon Dam
Colorado
Jose
Walker R. Young
Young
Tierney
Colorado River
Interurban Derailment Near Bedford Injures Dozens
A southbound Cleveland to Akron Canton interurban derailed near Bedford shortly before noon injuring between fifteen and twenty people seriously with two likely dead. The first car left the track due to a broken flange and plunged into a ditch three miles south of Bedford.
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Cleveland
Bedford
Here
Vocational Men Meet in Kansas City Opening Session
Kansas City January 4 AP The first annual meeting of national association state directors of vocational education opened with focus on rehabilitating workers injured in industrial accidents. The group oversees federal funds for vocational programs totaling 3.6 million dollars last year. C W Williams of Manhattan Kansas presided as president. Ruth C Miller of New Mexico served as secretary treasurer with E R Snyder of California among others present.
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Kansas City
National Association
State Directors
Williams
Manhattan
Kas
Ruth C. Miller
New Mexico
Association
E. R. Snyder
California
Rail workers strike over wage cut in Havana area
A union strike by United Railways Line employees extends east from Havana to Santa Clara after workers reject a 15 percent wage cut proposed by the company. The action began January 4 and affects service along the line.
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Havana
United Railways
Santa Clara
Canal tolls hit new high in 1928 shipping year
Panama January 4 AP reports canal traffic rose to a record 10.825 million dollars in tolls for the calendar year, about 44 thousand more than the prior year, despite a worldwide bustling mood.
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Panama
Faname Canal
Briand Favors Alliance Between France and England
Premier Briand and Lord George began private talks in Cambs Paris and London to forge a broad understanding to save Europe from economic collapse. They planned to address inter allied council issues, reparations, and a new international financial corporation while steering public opinion on the submarine question.
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Cambs
France
Europe
Lord George
Great Britain
Briand
Prancer Ming
Paris
M. Briand
Liberated Regions
Allied Supreme Council
Lioyd George
Supreme Council
Poing
Atec
Alen
International Financial Corporation
Lloyd George
England
Lor
Commander Plans for the New Year
General Pershing secretary of the navy and other government officials will attend a January 20 and 21 American Legion meeting in Indianapolis to discuss 1922 service rehabilitation and routine business. Hanford MacNider, the commander, calls an executive committee session with one representative from each state and fifteen foreign countries. National officers and adjutants are invited. Veterans Bureau representatives will attend.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Pershing
MacNifier
Veterans Bureau
Wage Cut Decision Aimed at Paper Workers
Arbitrators convened in New York to issue a final ruling on a proposed 25 percent wage reduction affecting more than 12 000 workers across eleven large paper firms. International Paper did not participate, operating its 32 mills in the United States and Canada on the open shop plan.
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New York
International Paper Company
United States
Canada
Danes Propose Marriage Law Reform in Parliament
Copenhagen January 4 AP a new bill would bar marriage for those with a higher degree social rank and require permission. It would also prohibit marriage for individuals with infectious disease or epilepsy unless both partners are warned by a medical man and informed of the risks before marrying.
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Copenhagen
Power lines down as Tulsa reel from storm damage
A severe storm knocked out power lines in Tulsa causing storefronts to be shattered and streets strewn with debris. The Tulsa Tribune office, an afternoon paper, could not operate.
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Tulsa
Oklahon
The
Tulsa Tribune
G A R Organizer James C McQuigg Dies in Illness
James C McQuigg, a longtime organizer with the Grand Army of the Republic, has died in Pata Ta, marked by a brief illness around the New Year. The obituary notes his service and local prominence.
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G. A. R. Organizer
Pata
James C McQuigg
Grand Sie
Epublic
Von Tirpitz Calls Resignation a Fairy Story
Berlin Jan 4 Admiral von Tirpitz once head of the German navy brands the reasons in Dr Bethmann-Hollweg’s book as a fairy story. He says a faction shut him from the Kaiser's council and forced the monarch to discard submarine warfare plans, prompting his resignation.
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Berlin
Admiral von Tirpitz
Die Grenzbote
von Bethmann-Holweg
von Tirpitz
Kaimer
North Dakota in Collision Off Cape Cod with British Schooner
The battleship North Dakota reported a collision with the British schooner T. K. Bentley off Cape Cod last night. No injuries. North Dakota returned to its navy yard for repairs as the schooner sought aid. The T. K. Bentley, about 500 tons, was last reported bound for Norwalk, Connecticut.
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Boston
North Dakota
T. K. Bentley
Cape Cod
Navy
Mohave
Trench
Navy Yard
Guantanamo
Berry
St. George
N. B
Norwalk
Conn
Foreign trade decline noted in 1921 year-end survey
The federal reserve board reports a broadening acceptance market but overall 1921 foreign trade fell and prices dropped. Demand for bankers bills eased in December after November strength, with tax payments and year end adjustments restraining investors. Pacific coast bills rose but supply lagged behind demand.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Boston
New York
Treasury
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Two Thousand Teamsters Strike After Wage Dispute
More than two thousand members of the Excavating Trading and Asphalt Teamsters' Union quit their wagons after failure to settle the wage dispute with the Chicago contracting team owners association. Workers earned $5.50 to $6.50 daily. owners sought a $1 to $1.50 cut.
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Canney
French Professor Branly Declines 20000 Francs Offer
Paris January 4 AP Brany regarded as father of wireless telegraphy declines 20000 francs offered by the chamber of deputies to support his laboratory and research. He says he cannot place himself with Paster and Lamartine, noting they are too great names for comparison.
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Paris
Branly
France
Chamber of Deputies
Paseur
Lamartine
Liquor or Fumes Believed Cause of Death in Aberdeen
Authorities investigate the deaths of two women and illness of two men found in a Aberdeen home. Reports say Miss Louise Waltman and Miss Effie Funstan are involved, while John Kellar and Merle Fulker remain hospitalized in serious condition. No determination yet whether liquor or stove fumes caused the fatalities.
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Aberdeen
Peirce
Louise Waltman
Effie Funstan
John Kellar
Merle Fulker
Buried Three Hanged Men Reported by Embalmer
Rufus P. Mubbard of the American Graves Registration Association testified before a Senate committee that three bodies disinterred from France showed rope marks and black caps over their faces. He said coffins bore only a cross for identification and the caps were not removed before shipment to the United States for burial.
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Washington
Rufus P. Mubbard
New York
American Graves Register Association
France
Senate
Watson
Georgia
Hubbard
United States
Building Tied by a Walkout
In Chicago on January 4 AP reports a walkout across five unions in sympathy with carpenters who refuse to work under the Lansdish wage award. Large construction projects valued at about 4.5 million dollars are affected as finishers painters plumbers steam fitters and hoisting engineers are told to stay away unless non union carpenters are discharged.
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Chicago
Building Trades of
Landis
Ashton Seed Show Opens in Fremont County Idaho
Ashton Idaho January 4 seed show opens in Fremont County with large turnout from across Idaho and surrounding states. Seed potato displays highlight Egin Bench products as among the finest. state officials from Boise including Lieut. Tavernor Moore, Pren Moore, and Miss Amy Kelley attend.
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Ashton
Idaho
Fremont County
Boise
Pregent
Lieut
Tavernor Moore
Pren Moore
Amy Kelley
Bad Snowstorm Grips Central States Strands Rail Traffic
One of the worst snowstorms in years hit northeast Nebraska northwest Iowa and southeast South Dakota. Railroads faced heavy delays as travel slowed and livestock fears were voiced. Weather advisories urged caution and preparedness amid drifting snow.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Amendment to motion for ratification in Dublin Dail session
Dublin reports show Eamon De Valera distributing a revised amendment on a treaty of amity with Britain and Commonwealth states. Debates featured Buckley opposing, MacCabe urging acceptance, Miss MacSwiney interrupting, and Mrs Pearse forecasting her son would vote against the treaty.
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Dublin
Dail Eireann
Eamonn DeValera
Ireland
Great Britain
Great Ritalin
Iceland
Leod
DeValera
Arthur Griffith
Michael Collins
Griffith
Mr. DeValera
Donald Buckley
Kildare
Alexander MacCabe
Sligo
Mary MacSwiney
Six Die Amid Belfast Disorders In Snowbound Riots
Belfast reports six deaths from ongoing disorders as heavy snow and frost fail to deter rioters. A child was shot in its mother's arms in York Street area while police in Sinn Fein Garrick Hill district fired on two suspects with a rifle and bombs.
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Belfast
York Street
Sinn Fien Garrick Hill
Amendment for a direct vote proposed in Senate
Washington Jan 4 AP Amendment to the federal constitution abolishing the electoral college and providing for direct election of the president and vice president by the people is proposed in a joint resolution introduced in the Senate by Senator Norris Republican Nebraska.
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Washington
Senate
Norris
Nebraska
Non-Union Pact Triggers Coal Field Protests
Morgantown West Virginia January 4 AP Sheriff William Yost traveled toward the Scott s Run coal field between Morgantown and Fairmont after miners gathered vowing to march into Guston Run territory in protest of an alleged non union agreement at the Gilbert Davis mine to work non union.
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Morgantown
W. Va
William Yost
Scott’s Run
Here
Fairmont
Gustom Run
Gilbert-Davis
First Impersonation of Christ Allowed on English Stage
London reports the first allowed impersonation of Christ on an English stage in Strindberg's symbolic play Advent. A fourteen year old girl appeared as the Redeemer, with critics noting a broader stage censorship trend toward religious plays.
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Christ
London
Advent
the Redeemer
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