Slaying of Richwines in East St Louis Mystery
Police investigated the shotgun double killing at the Richwine home in East St Louis. William Richwine, 74, was found shot in a basement while his wife Clara lay slain in the dining room with a bullet hole in the head. Jewelry valued at $1,100 was reported missing and neighbors saw two men near the house.
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East St. Louis
Wm. Richwine
Teald
Ian
Clara Richwine
Richwine
Wom
Anglo France Pact Reported Amid Reparations Talks
Cannes reports say Britain may pledge full military aid if Germany reneges on reparations while Briand and Lloyd George weigh concessions. The allied reparations commission discusses German debt and Genoa site issues as Russia questions keep shaping the conference agenda.
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Cannes
France
Lloyd George
Paris
Roland W. Boyden
Commission
Cerain
Boy Rescued From Floating Ice Cake In Chicago
Chicago firefighters and bystanders rescued Max Robins, 9, after he walked onto a drifting ice cake in a drainage canal. The piece broke loose and carried him downstream as bystanders heard his calls and pulled him to safety.
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Chicago
Max Robins
Legion Bill Misunderstood Faces National Campaign
National commander Hanford McNider of the American Legion urged Legion posts to explain adjusted compensation for ex service men before chambers of commerce nationwide. The refer endum, run by the Chamber of Commerce United States, runs to February 21, and officials say ignorance of the bill fuels the push for passage.
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Chicago
Hanford McNider
The
American Legion
Legion
Chambers of Commerce
United States
Chamber of Commerce of the
National Chamber
McNider
Jos
Pullman Buys Car Company in $16.5 Million Deal
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved Pullman buying the Haskell and Barker car company for 165000 shares valued at 16.5 million dollars. Protests from Co E Nash of Los Angeles were rejected as unfounded. Commissioner Eastman dissented, arguing the matter need not come before the commission.
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Washington
Pullman Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Haskell and Barker Car Company
Co. E. Nash
Los Angeles
California
Haskell and Barker Corporation
Eastman
Cotton Ginned Before Jan One Totals Stand High
Washington reports cotton ginned before January 1 totaled 7,884,272 running bales including 123,320 round bales, 20,093 bales of American p t t n and 3,106 sea island bales. The prior year saw 11,554,048 bales, with 202,127 round bales and 64,262 American-Egyptian. Ginnings by state to Jan 1 include California at 23,569.
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Washington
Sea Island
Sea-Island
California
Extra Pay for Overtime Work in Clerk Dispute
Chicago Jan 10 AP report shows railroad clerks demanding overtime pay and eight hour day under national agreement rules. Board to draft rules within two weeks with new rules likely by Feb 1. Forty four roads oppose time and a half after eight hours. eight roads accept pro rata after eight hours. others seek no extra pay for ninth hour with varied scales. Monthly and weekly pay favored by most roads. daily rate sought by clerks.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Miners Die In Missed Hole Dynamite Blast
Three men were killed and two injured when a dynamite charge exploded in a tunnel on the Hetch Hetchy water project at Priest's Portal in Groveland California. The workers, aware of a missed hole, were drilling carefully inside the tunnel two and a half miles from the portal when a drill struck the hidden charge.
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Groveland
Calif
Heteh-Hetchy
Priest’s Portal
Hoover Confers On Labor Items In Rail Talks
Secretary Hoover with President Harding approval leads a series of railroad labor conferences. Chiefs of railway labor unions and railroad representatives from across the country participate in the meetings to discuss labor questions in the industry.
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Washington
Hoover
Harding
Naval Treaty May Witness a Text Change
Washington reports delegations study changes to the naval treaty draft. Most edits clarify language without altering core principles. Extensions from 10 to 15 years gain support, with perpetual continuation possible after notice and no opposition from other powers.
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Washington
Jan
Pacific Islands
Washington talks to resume on Shantung settlement
Official circles announced that conversations between Chinese and Japanese negotiators seeking a Shantung settlement at the Washington conference will be resumed tomorrow.
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Washington
Shantung
Harding to submit five power, four power treaties together
President Harding plans to present to the Senate at once the five power naval treaty the four power Pacific agreement and all related conference treaties. The full package is expected to be sent to Washington within days of adjournment. No plan to clear domestic legislation before starting on the treaties has been formulated.
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Washington
Harding
Senate
White House
American Salts Getting Scarce on Shipping Boards
The International Seamen's Union warns that American salts on shipping board and private vessels have fallen to 18 percent from 50 percent in May. The union says the U S Shipping Board is not encouraging Yankee seamen and blames policy for dwindling native sailors.
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Chicago
International Seamen's Union
U. S&s
Uniform System Stamping Engines Aims to Thwart Theft
New York January 10 AP The annual standards meeting of the Society of Automotive Engineers proposed a uniform engine numbering system. The design would stamp a number integrated with the engine, making it nearly impossible to erase the original ID and substitute another.
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New York
Society of Automotive Engineers
Sleeping Girl Victim Poison in Santa Rae Calif
Johanna Haberhauer a nineteen year old Belleview farmer's daughter was found dead in bed and authorities pursue a theory that an intruder placed poison in her mouth. A younger sister died suddenly during the night amid an investigation into threats against the family. A man is charged as officers search the land and study who knew the farmer.
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Santa Rae Cal
Johanna Haberhauer
Belleview
Clarkson seeks injunction against Kansas officials
John T. Clarkson of Albia Iowa league legal representative of the United Mine Workers announced at the opening session of the UMWA district 25 biennial convention in Kansas City that he drew a petition seeking an injunction against Kansas attorney general Richard J Hopkins and the Kansas industrial court judges to compel them to test the constitutionality of the Kansas industrial court law.
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Kansas City
John T. Clarkson
Albia
Iowa
United Mine Workers of America
Richard J. Hopkins
Kansas
Kansas Industrial Court
Alexander to marry Marie ofRoumania
Belgrade reports the engagement of King Alexander to Princess Marie of Romania was announced. Marie, 22, is the daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie. The couple would be married as Alexander remains in his role in a royal line of succession.
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Belgrade
Alexander
Marie
Ferdinand
Roumania
Het Mae Marie
May
Alex
Die i
Kin Ho
Five Die From Contaminated Liquor In Hoboken
Five men died in Hoboken New Jersey on January 10 after consuming poisonous liquor. Authorities suspect the liquor came from sailors aboard an incoming steamship.
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Hoboken, N. J
Miller in Serious Condition After Surgery Complications
Clarence B. Miller secretary of the Republican national committees and former congressman from Duluth is reported in very critical condition after an appendectomy operation over a week ago. Attending surgeons say his condition remains grave.
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St. Paul
Clarence B. Miller
Republican National Committees
Duluth
Fire at Panama Base Destroys Office Quarters
A fire at the Tra Jamaica Mages base in Coco last night destroyed the bachelors office quarters the spedo control schools and damaged other buildings with losses around 7000 dollars. Panama Janie AP reports the incident from the scene.
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Coco
Bachelors
Spedo
Panama
Janie
Australian Labor Favors One Union Plan
The Australian Labor Party supports uniting labor groups into a single federation aiming to streamline labor representation. Party leaders advocate centralized leadership and a cohesive national platform to strengthen workers’ rights nationwide.
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QNE
British Forces to Withdraw From Ireland Says Times
The Times reports London that all British troops will withdraw from Ireland as quickly as possible with an amnesty for political prisoners and broad terms. In Belfast a raid on a saloon left a tenant seriously injured, one raider captured, and two bartenders shot in the street.
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London
the Times
Ireland
Belfast
Marquis Luigi di Solari objects to seizure in Rome
In Rome on January 10, liquidation of stock brokers continued amid bank board turmoil. Attachable property of board member Marquis Luigi di Solari, representing Guglielmo Marconi, was targeted but met legal hurdles as the marquis objected, awaiting court rulings on the dispute.
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Rome
Luigi di Solari
Guglielmo Marconi
Wallace's Confab Draws Delegates
Secretary Wallace accepted 43 more delegates to the National agricultural conference, boosting total acceptances to ninety. The list includes Governor Carey of Wyoming Governor Parker of Louisiana Eugene Meyer Jr A C Miller Judge Robert W Binney representing Burley Tobacco Growers' association Dwight Heard Thomas F Hunt I Lewis and other leaders from agriculture and allied groups.
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Washington
National Agricultural Conference
Wallace
Carey
Wyoming
Parker
Louisiana
Eugene Meyer, Jr
War Finance Corporation
A. C. Miller
Federal Reserve Board
Robert W. Binney
Lexington
Burley Tobacco Growers’ Association
Dwight Heard
Phoenix
Ariz
Pima Cotton Growers’ Association
Thomas F. Hunt
Berkeley
Calif
California College of Agriculture
I. Lewis
Salem
Ore
Oregon Co-operative Fruit Growers’ Association
Bloody clash between fascisti and communist factions in Bergiola
In Bergiola near Carrara Italy a bloody fight between fascisti and communists left three dead and about a dozen wounded. Carabineers intervened amid rifle fire from both sides. Wholesale arrests followed, according to a Milan Times dispatch.
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London
Fascisti
Communista
Bergiola
Carrara
Italy
Milan
Cambridge police rule death by own action in Radcliffe student case
Cambridge authorities said Miss Mary Trask a Radcliffe College student died by suicide. Police Captain Canney stated she left a note to a student chum reading she could no longer stay alive, and the note was signed Dickie the nickname she used.
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S Cambrid
Mary Trask
Radcliffe College
Cambridge
Canney
Dickie
Mayor Held in Contempt Seeks Appeal
Alexandria Louisiana January 10 Judge Hundley jailed Mayor J F Foley for 24 hours in parish jail for contempt of court after he pardoned Hol Hooter a chauffeur convicted of reckless driving The mayor said he would appeal the contempt ruling and the case involved a show cause order
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Alexandria
J. F. Foley
Hundley
Hol. Hooter
Major Opie accused of shooting a soldier in 1918
Five witnesses testified before a senate committee that Major Hierome L. Opie of Staunton Va shot a soldier near Verdun in 1918 while with the 116th Infantry. Charles E Fox of Richmond said he saw the act from 150 feet away as the man raised his hands and toppled. Others lent details and cautioned about rumors.
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Washington
Charles E. Fox
Richmond
Senate
Hierome L. Opie
Staunton
Verdun
Fox
Kane
Opie
Brandegee
116Th Infantry
Mooring
Casper
Wyo
Pox
France
Chas. Fox
Stanwell Jackson Albin
Kernstowns
James E. Carlton
John R. Leedy
Luray
Dewey D. Hester
Marion
Albin
Hester
Colonel John Dodge Released by Bolshevik Authorities
London reports Colonel John Bigelow Dodge who was arrested in Batum on December 9 as a suspected British agent has been released. He awaits passage from Batum to Constantinople. Moscow officials say the arrest was an error. Dodge is stepson of Lionel George Guest and grandson of John Bigelow.
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London
John Bigelow Dodge
Batum
Baton
Constantinople
The
Times
Moscow
Dodge
Lionel George Guest
Lord Wimborne
John Bigelow
France
Two Boxing Commissions Claim Jurisdiction
In St Louis on January 10 the city sees a scheduled bout between Paul Noyes and Red Cap Wilson. Two commissions claim jurisdiction over the match and threaten to enforce their rulings. The promoter says a single police‑appointed body previously regulated events and has not decided on how to proceed.
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St. Louis
Saya
Coon Noyes
Paul
Red Cap” Wilson
New York
Igptweig
Ty Boxing Commission
Olice Department
DeValera Quits Dail During Griffith Election
Dublin drama over Griffith as Arthur Griffith is elected president of Dail Eireann following De Valera and his followers walk out in protest. Collins urges rapid provisional government formation to prevent anarchy and ensure treaty success.
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Dublin
Arthur Griffith
Dail Eireann
Eamonn DeValera
Griffith
Speater MacNeal
DeValera
Robert C. Barton
Dail
Richard Mulcahy
de Valera
Sinn Fein
Paris
Irish National Assembly
United States
Mount Joy
America
London
Grifith
Great Britain and Ireland
Fireann
Ireland
Michael Collins
John McNeill
Cardinal Gaspargi
Pope Benedict
Irish Labor Party
England
Collins
Arthur Griffit
The
Eireann
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Chitcherin
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Walter Rathenau
Briand
M. Loucheur
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Allied Name Council
Bet of Deputies
Uty
Udett
Renuge
Pullman
Earl Cavan
Lord Cavan
Air Ministry
Sir Henry Wilson
Tra Jama
Set Moe C. G. Lima
Wilson
Okla
Carter County
Marquis
John Dodge
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