Silent Boss of Chicago Indicted in Broad Conspiracy Case
Fred Sun Jin and 23 others linked to Mayor Thompson era in a blanket indictment charging 24 counts. Included are Virtus Rohm and Lundin relatives amid school board affairs probes. Bonds set at 10000 each. many named are current or former school board officers and staff.
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Chicago
Fred Sun
Jin
Hale Thompson
Virtus Rohm
Lundin
Michael McKinley
Criminal Court
Cuba
Rohm
Los Angeles
Navy Officer Dies by His Own Hand in Manila
Lieutenant Commander Eugene H. Douglas pay master of the flagship Turon in the U S Asiatic fleet died yesterday aboard the ship in Manila. Despondent over a ship stores shortage for which he was not responsible he shot himself. Captain C D Stearns of the Huron issued the statement praising the officer's devotion. Douglas leaves a widow Miss Gertrude Russell of San Francisco and two children. Burial will be at Mare Island California. Douglas served 17 years after graduating from Harvard in 1903 and first came to the Philippines as a teacher before receiving his navy commission.
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Manila
Eugene H. Douglas
Turon
United States Asiatic Fleet
C. D. Stearns
Huron
Stearns
Douglas
Gertrude Russell
San Francisco
California
Mare Island
Navy
Harvard
Philippines
States
Idaho Legislature Debates Primary Bills And McKinley Speech
Idaho lawmakers consider a state wide primary bill as the third proposal is introduced by fourteen Democrat senators. Senator Donald Callahan honors William McKinley, praising democracy and warning against violence while Civil War veterans attend a senate session.
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Boise
Ida
Wm. McKinley
Donald Callahan
Wallace
Idaho Senate
J. H. Barton
Women’s Relief Corps
Idaho Supreme Court
Jahan
Illinois
Louisiana
Arkansas
Gillis
Idaho
Wedding Held in Funeral Chapel at Forest Lawn
A. M. Howes, 49, and Cora Gregory Will, 42, wed in the Littl Church of Flowers at Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale to emphasize matrimony’s seriousness. About 100 guests attended as Howes vowed lifelong marriage and burial rites in the same chapel.
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Los Angeles
A. M. Howes
Cora Gregory Will
Howes
Couple Snowbound in Idaho Married Over Telephone
In Deming Idaho a remote mining town heavy snow prevented the minister from traveling. Miss Leja C Lietzke and Gaylor W Roberts were married by telephone with the officiating minister in Silver Idaho pronouncing them husband and wife over the call.
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Spokane
Wash
Leja C
Lietzke
Gaylor W. Roberts
Deming
Idaho
Wim. Hopper
Silver
Akis
Minite
Jit
Wheat Exports For December Week Reported
U S wheat exports for the week ending January 27 totaled 2,269,000 bushels, the commerce department said, down from 3,010,060 the prior week. The season total since January 1 reached 10,390,000 bushels.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Murder of Shanghai Movie Magnate Stuns Far East
Bernard Goldenberg prominent in the moving picture and theatrical world of the East was found murdered in his apartment above the Victoria theatre in Shanghai. His skull showed evidence of blunt force, and police have not yet found a suspect as authorities widen the search through Far East centers.
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Shanghai
Bernard Goldenberg
A East
Goldenberg
Japan
Hongkong
Manila
Victoria Theatre
Shanhai
Far East
League Council to Act on Article Ten at Meeting
Paris rapid dispatch reports the League of Nations council debating Article X and the reparations issue with statements from Branting and discussions on when the council may act. The Mosul oil dispute with Britain and Turkey is set for address and agenda focus.
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Paris
Ruhr
Council
League of Nations
Earl of Balfour
Premier Branting
Sweden
France
Germany
League
Brauting
Ofnar Law
Counci
Mosul Oi
Great Britain
Turkey
Lausanne
Austria
Seipel
Australia
Stephan Osusky
Czecho-Slovakia
Signor Salandra
M. Viviani
M. Hymans
Canada
Mixed Commission On
Wolf of Wall Street Founder David Lamar Loses Habeas Bid
Washington January 29 AP reports the Supreme Court ruled that David Lamar known as the Wolf of Wall Street had filed a delaying habeas corpus motion and the court found it undeserving and rejected his bid to stay in prison.
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Washington
Secret Treaty Rumor Angers Lausanne Conference
Reports from Lausanne and Belgrade on January 29 claim a secret Turkish Russian pact pledges mutual military aid in the Near East with divisions moving into Mesopotamia if British Turkish hostilities resume. Bulgarian Britain talks also denied cross border troop movements into Western Thrace.
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Belgrade
Tribuna
Tchitcherin
Russia
Ismet Pasha
Lausanne
Turkey
Near East
Mesopotamia
Bulgaria
Thrace
The
M. Stanchoff
Great Britain
Shrewd Piece of Diplomacy
Lausanne January 29 AP The Near East conference faces a fresh crisis as Ismet Pasha and Riza Nur Bey demand recognition of Turkey full sovereignty by allies including abolition of capitulations. The issue shapes whether the allied treaty will be presented to the Turks.
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Lausanne
Thrace
Turkey
Greece
Ismet Pasha
Riza Nur Bey
Isight
Geese Rain Down In Lodi Streets After Dense Fog
In Lodi California on January 29 a flock of wild geese, disoriented by heavy fog, struck buildings and wires, scattering into the streets where several were captured alive. Monday marked the last day of the open season for geese and ducks, giving residents a chance at a final shoot elsewhere.
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Lodi
Cal
Another Angle to School Life in Tacoma
AP reports Frederick K. Bolton of the University of Washington argues music has more practical value for students than mathematics and criticizes current curricula. He urges short courses teaching fundamentals across subjects with students pursuing their own interests in fields like science, art, literature, and professions.
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Tacoma
Wash
Frederick K. Bolton
College of Education
University of Washington
Jean Bulton
Tom
Chaplin and Negri Engage in Rumored Marriage
Charlie Chaplin and Pola Negri publicly declared their engagement amid persistent rumors of a forthcoming marriage. Neither disclosed future plans beyond the engagement, though film and press chatter suggests a wedding may occur soon.
Two Killed in Indiana Race Trouble Riot
In Blandford Indiana authorities report two unidentified men shot dead and Sheriff Harry Newland wounded during a riot sparked by an alleged attack on a white girl. National guard was ordered to aid as tensions rose with Negro residents ordered to leave town. Prosecutor Satterlee to arrive for coroner’s inquest.
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Girl
Blandford
Ind
Harry Newland
Newland
W. A. Satterlee
Clinton
McCray
National Guard
Containea
Harding’s health improves. cancels budget conference
President Harding, advised by his physician to avoid exposure during grippe recovery, cancels any engagement with government bureau heads for their semi annual budget conference. He spent the day at his desk and is said to have nearly regained his prior strength after a week away from the office.
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Washington
Abecause
Harding
White House
Mustafa Kemal Pasha Marries Smyrna Merchant's Daughter
Constantinople January 29 report says Turkish nationalist leader Mustafa Kemal Pasha wed the daughter of a wealthy Smyrna merchant M Ounamerou Shaki. The bride is said to bring a dowry of one million Turkish liras.
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Constantinople
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Smyrna
M. Ounamerou Shaki
Mustapha Kemal
French Deporting German Officials Grip Tightens in Ruhr Area
French supervision of Ruhr area press dispatches has been established. Untrue reports are referred to the interior minister. Rail strike continues with a conciliatory French stance. Ruhr coal output stands at about two thirds of normal. Washington reports roughly fifty thousand French troops in the Ruhr movement.
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Associated Press
Ruhr
Mselief
Washington
Rail strike takes hold in Coblenz area during Ruhr occupation
In Coblenz the rail strike is complete while French engineers secure lines and guard points. German workers refuse orders from French troops and transport communication to Mayence remains limited. Ruhr administration tightens control as Dortmund becomes the main open conduit.
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Duesseldorf
Ruhr
Army Budget Passes House in Senate Report
The annual army appropriation bill totaling 346 million dollars was reported to the senate after House passage included an added 687 million. The Senate committee struck a retired pay provision for Major General John Harboard and cut 17 500 for a lakes survey while trimming 40 000 from chemical warfare service general expenses. Rivers and harbors funding remained at 56 million dollars as approved by the House, 20 million over budget estimates.
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Washington
Senate
House
John
Harboard
Weeks
Chemical Warfare Service
Royal heads preserved in Kremlin liquor storage
Manila reports Captain Firmin of the Russian refugee fleet says the heads of Tsar Nicholas II and his family, killed at Ekaterinburg, are preserved in alcohol in Moscow’s Kremlin. He adds Kolchak forces captured documents indicating the heads were preserved and relatives’ trunks burned.
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Manila
Nicholas
Russia
Ekaterinberg
Kremlin
Moscow
Firmin
Marivelos
Here
Admiral Kolchak
Siberia
Ambushers Kill an Army Captain Ambushers Kill an Army Captain
Captain Coyne of the national army was shot dead and three soldiers wounded when irregulars ambushed troops between Abbey Feale and Brosna on the Limerick Kerry border. The captain’s body was left by the roadside stripped of clothing. In Castle Maine, eight soldiers were ambushed. reinforcements dispersed the irregulars with one killed and several wounded.
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Dublin
Board To Settle Labor Controversy In Chicago
A nine member trial body sponsored by the United Hebrew trades functions in Chicago to settle labor disputes without courts. Members include three Retail Clerks Protective Association appointees, two merchants, an attorney, and a newspaper man chosen as prosecutor.
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Chicago
United Hebrew Trades
Retail Clerks’ Protective Association
Rhineland unrest leads to restaurant curfews and rail strikes
Demonstrations across Rhineland cities force restaurants to close at 10 o clock while a regional railroad strike remains in effect. French troops aid a limited train service as German officials are deported across frontiers. Civil administration shifts from Wiesbaden to Frankfurt.
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Coblenz
Rhineland
Wiesbaden
Frankfort
Committee favors Sanford for judge nomination
Washington January 29 The Senate Judiciary Committee approved unanimously the nomination of Judge E T Sanford of Tennessee to be an associate justice of the supreme court, succeeding Justice Pitney who recently retired.
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Washington
E. T. Sanford
Tennessee
Pitney
Senate Judiciary Committee
States Seek Role in Wages Ruling For D C Law
The attorney generals of Oregon Washington and Wisconsin asked the supreme court for permission to participate in oral arguments on cases challenging a District of Columbia law setting minimum wages for women and minors. Lower courts had ruled the law unconstitutional.
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Washington
Oregon
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Bebe Daniels Undergoes Appendectomy at Roosevelt Hospital
New York January 29 AP Miss Bebe Daniels the motion picture actress underwent an appendectomy today at Roosevelt Hospital Dr John F Erdman who performed the operation said her condition was most satisfactory She had been ill for several weeks
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New York
Bebe Daniels
Roosevelt Hospital
John F. Erdman
Ex-Soldier Waved Crutch at King and Queen
London dispatch reports a crippled ex soldier brandished a crutch at King George and Queen Mary as they arrived at St Pancras station. Police stopped the man before he reached the royal party while the Evening News and other outlets offered differing explanations.
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London
Evening News
King George
George
Queen Mary
St. Pancras Station
Sandringham
Seltier
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Reouf Bey
Angora
Pola Negri
Charlie Chaplin
Bride
Duisburg
Essen
Mayence
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Schmidt
Oexle
Elberfeld
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Bebe
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