Cardinal Mercier Dies After Long War Time Life
Brussels January 23 Cardinal Mercier primate of Belgium and wartime icon died at age 74 after an operation on December 29 and a prolonged illness. He was surrounded by family clergy the papal nuncio and King Albert’s representative. Funeral will be state in Brussels with King Albert and Crown Prince Leopold. Monuments and special masses planned as Belgium mourns the church leader who battled influenza and dyspepsia and underwent surgery.
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Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
France
Ife
Albert
Leopold
Elizabeth
Pius
St. Jeanelinne
Malines
Phillips
United States
Kellogg
Miners Ask Joint Session On Peace Plan
International President John L. Lewis urged Alvin Markel to call a joint conference between miners and operators. He proposed holding the meeting in the anthracite region or New York with press access to ensure clarity. The meeting aims to review the peace plan agreed in principle by W. W. Inglis and the miners, according to organizers.
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John L. Lewis
The
Miners’ Union
Alvin Markel
Lewis
New York
W. W. Inglis
Scranton Times
Frisco Line Moves to Control Rock Island Merger
New York reports the Frisco and Rock Island systems near a merger as St Louis San Francisco gains working control. Speyer & Co and J and W Seeligman bought Rock Island stock, boosting shares to 60. Brown says Frisco will issue 5 million dollars in two year notes to fund the block purchase while retaining a right to acquire more shares.
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Chicago
Southwest
Wall Street
Union
St. Louis
San Francisco
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Frisco
Rock Island
Speyer & Co
J. and W. Seeligman & Co
Rock Island Railroad
St. Louis- San Francisco Railway Today
E. N. Brown
Brown
Idaho Chamber of Commerce Sets Year One Budget
Idaho State Chamber of Commerce directors approve a 50000 dollar budget for the first year. The nonprofit cooperative will issue three membership grades: first chambers and civic clubs, second corporations and associations, third individuals. Dues: 10 dollars plus one dollar per hundred population for the city, 50 dollars for second division, and 5 dollars for individuals.
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Boise
Idaho State Chamber of Commerce
Secretary of State
Chambers of Commerce
Mercier Death Grieves Pope After Walk in Vatican
Rome reports Pope Pius XII deeply affected by the death of Cardinal Mercier a leading ecclesiastical figure of the era. He received the news during a return from a Vatican garden walk and prayed for Mercier’s repose in his private chapel.
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Rome
Pius
Cardinal Mercier
Apostolic Palace
Vatican Gardens
Indiana Girl Dies After Ship Accident Off Kobe
Leona May Kearns, 16, a member of the Terre Haute girls basketball team, drowned when the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Asia sank her four days from Kobe. The team had sailed from Seattle for four Japanese cities. The cablegram to her parents Mr and Mrs M Kearns of West Union Indiana confirms the tragedy. Eddie Ainsmith, former Washington catcher, managed the team.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Leona May Kearns
Seattle
M. Kearns
West Union
Teineis
Kobe
Eddie Ainsmith
Washington
Yankees release Mike McNally to Buffalo IL
New York reports the Yankees yesterday released infielder Mike McNally to the Buffalo club of the International League. The move shifts McNally from New York to join the Buffalo roster in the IL.
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New York
New York Yankees
Mike McNally
Buffalo
Amundsen questions polar claim credibility in lecture
Captain Roald Amundsen defended Dr. Frederick Cook's North Pole claim as plausible as Peary's. He suggested neither explorer may have reached the pole and criticized reliance on Eskimo testimony, citing his own Antarctic experiences. He spoke at Fort Worth, noting Cook's Leavenworth sentence.
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Tex
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
R. L. Peary
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Amundsen
Dr. Cook
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Peary
Canada Reaches Out For Business In Washington
Sir Esme Howard British ambassador to the United States and Sir Robert Borden wartime Canadian prime minister say Canada should establish a legation in Washington. Howard argues Canada must be mistress of her destinies and may appoint her own agent to handle Canadian affairs in the capital.
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New York
Esme Howard
United States
Robert Borden
Canada
Washington
Esme
Coolidge Can Now Telephone His Father
Plymouth Vermont January 23 President Coolidge now may speak with his bedridden father Colonel John C Coolidge at any hour by dialing Plymouth 5000 in Washington The telephone was installed yesterday and the elder Coolidge who had refused a home telephone in the past has become more receptive due to illness and age
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Plymouth
Coolidge
Washington
John C. Coolidge
Engineer 18 Dead In Utah Union Pacific Crash
Ogden Utah Jan 23 W M Lloyd Union Pacific engineer died this morning at a hospital from injuries after a collision east of Ogden on the Union Pacific locomotive. The fireman leaped from the cab and was only slightly hurt.
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Ogden
Utah
W. M. Lloyd
Union Pacific
Wasatch
Here
Pineapple Pack Totals Hit Record High
The Hawaiian Pineapple Packers Association reports the 1925 total pack reached 8,728,580 cases, unofficially valued at 835 million dollars. The figures compare with 6,425,904 cases in 1924 and 5,895,747 in 1923.
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Honolulu
Association of Hawaiian Pineapple Canners
Speeding Car Kills Local Resident at City Crossing
Eric F. Wickman aged 67 a noted church and socialist figure died after being struck near the Arthur and Center streets intersection by a car driven by James Ryan Short Line conductor. Eyewitnesses say the vehicle traveled well above the limit as Wickman was twelve feet from the curb. He died at 7 50 pm at General hospital.
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James Ryan
Arthur
Center Streets
Wickman
General Hospital
Cagedy
Weston Center
Aan
Bailey
F. A. Stockwell
Carlson
Dr. Stockwell
W. L. Chapman
Bannock
Bobbing a Boon to Factory Girls
Health Inspector Mrs. Rackham told the school of women inspectors and health visitors that shingling and bobbing by workers have saved lives in factories. She noted delight at factory visits showing rows of bobbed hair and linked hair catching dangers as a thing of the past.
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London
Rackham
School of Women
Sugar tariff hearings spark attack on Senator Smoot
Washington reports show Senator Norris charging that President Coolidge urged delay of the sugar tariff report and alleging Culbertson was pressured by sugar interests. Norris cites a conference with Smoot and Culbertson, claiming a transfer offer and a push to change cost calculations amid a three to three deadlock.
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Washington
Smoot
Utah
Senate
Norris
Nebraska
Eoytt
Culbertson
Coolidge
Norrin
Trade Commission
Warmer Weather Forecast for Eastern Rockies
Denver forecast moderation in temperatures for the eastern Rocky Mountain region after a stretch of three subzero nights. Weather bureau reports predict warmer conditions district wide with some Montana pockets remaining cooler. Denver's low reached four above zero last night.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain
Weather Bureau
Montana
Jones and Armour Lead European Team After 18 Holes
In Bradenton on January 23 the amateur champion Bobby Jones and teammate Tommy Armour led the European lineup Massey Compston Jones and Armour three up after the first 18 holes. Jones and Armour posted 73s while Compston shot 75 and Massey 76.
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Bradentown
Fla
Bobby Jones
Tommy Armour
Massey
Compston
Jones
Armour
Will Accept DC Supreme Court Decision on Wheeler Indictment
Washington January 23 The department of justice will accept as final the decision of the District of Columbia supreme court to dismiss the conspiracy indictment against Montana Senator Wheeler.
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Washington
Department of Justice
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Wheeler
Montana
Helen Wills Reaches Metropolis Final in Semifinal Win
Miss Helen Wills defeated Miles Contoslavos 64 64 to advance to the Metropolis tournament final in Cannes. Contoslavos was the semifinal opponent on January 23.
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Cannes
Vranee
Helen Wills
Miles Contoslavos
Noorlander confession brought out in district court
Testimony from Deputy Sheriffs Alma Marley and FE. PF. Cutler detailed Mike Noorlander's statements claiming Limp Norton aided in the Inkom grocery store murder on November 23. Fred Noorlander reportedly confessed to Sheriff Henderson after visiting Mike in hospital, with Mike disputing Fred’s claim at the time.
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Mike Noorlander
Ogden
Walter Scadden
Inkom
Alma Marley
FE. PF. Cutler
Pocatello
Preston Hospital
Mike
Norton
General Hospital
Robert Pugmire
William Price
Police Department
John H. Kane
The
Tribune
Henderson
L. W. Pack
Order Germans Out Rumana Expulsion Ordered by Rumania
Bucharest reports Romania to expel 20,000 Germans and Austrians by Monday. No current clashes noted with minorities. The League council previously addressed Transylvania minorities and Hungarian farmer land expropriation with indemnity.
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Vienna
Bucharest
Wiener Neuste Nachriechten
Rumania
League of Nations Council
Translyvania
Miner entombed after blast at Harvey Gap coal mine
In Rifle Colorado a mine explosion killed six year old William Cook and another miner. Dan Bracken leaseholder and operator was near the entrance when the blast hurled coal car fragments. Ernest Otten was trapped deeper in the works and is the man still entombed. Several workers were injured and rescue teams from Silt and nearby towns hastened to the scene.
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Colo
Harvey Gap
Here
William Cook
Frank Cook
Dan Bracken
Ernest Otten
Bracken
Cook
Silt
Colorado
Otten
Agriculture department budget shows a big boost for experiments
Washington January 23 The agriculture department supply bill moves to the house with total outlay of 126.22 million dollars for the year an increase of 486 thousand over last year but down 3.245 million from estimates The bill funds experimental stations at 1 400 000 and includes adjustments for weather service dairy and animal industry and land acquisition for the upper Mississippi wildlife refuge.
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Agriculture Department
House
Appropriations Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Bureau of Animal Industry
Bureau of Animals Industry
Bureau of Dairy Industry
Bureau of Plant Industry
Forest Service
Bureau of Entomology
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Upper
Mississippi River Wildlife Refuge
Colony Lost for Half Century Found in Brazil Doce Valley
Poles near the Doce river in Espírito Santo state are rejoined after being lost since 1873. Polish naturalist Stanislas Przyjemski reports nearly 1000 inhabitants living in isolation and speaking Polish, with descendants unaware of any Polish relatives abroad.
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Rio Janeiro
Episito Santo
Stanislas Przyjemski
M. Przyjemaki
Anderson enters vigorous defense before senate committee
Federal Judge Harry Blerson of the western district of Tennessee testified before a senate committee investigating charges against him. He accepted responsibility for court procedures and defended his actions, calling former deputy clerk E J Meidel insane for claiming liquor disappearances. He attributed docket removals to a house cleaning and insisted he has lived up to prohibition law.
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Washington
Harry B Lerson
Western District of
Tennessee
Senate
E. J. Meidel
Memphis
Andera
Rehabilitation meeting opens three day course in Salt Lake City
Rehabilitation representatives from eleven western states will begin a three day course in Salt Lake City Monday. Mosiah saper visor of civilian rehabilitation of the state school office in C . elsewhere. The chief of rehabilitation bureau the program. Dr. C. N. Superintendent of leide.
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Mosiah
C. N
Leide
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