Cousins Implicated in Riverside Kidnap Plot and Rescue
Mrs. Gladys Witherell, abducted near Los Angeles, was found unharmed eight miles east of Corona after two men named A. J. and Floyd Carr, cousins, confessed to plotting the kidnapping for revenge and ransom. Police rescued her after a swift gun standoff. Floyd led the plan with A. J. aiding, and investigators say others may be implicated in the case.
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Los Angeles
Gladys Witherell
Corona
Riverside County
Associated Press
A. J. Carr
Carr
Floyd Carr
Mra. Witherell
Mia, Itherell
Slayton
Blayton
Batra
Carrs
Mra Witherell
Witherell
Witheroell
Charles Beverely
Breda Weatrem Tenney
Governor Maine Dies Suddenly From Infection
Milwaukee report describes a Racine hospital birth after a mother died from injuries when a train struck an automobile. A Caesarean delivery saved the child, who will live, while five others were seriously injured. The mother leaves six other children.
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Milwaukee
Racine
Rifemen Opened Up From Woods at Matewan Trial
Federal soldiers and deputy sheriffs swept into the Williamson mountains after rifle fire reports but found no shooters. Twenty-one men on trial for the Matewan fight appeared improved and confident as Judge Baile opened another trial day with 200 veniremen awaiting examination.
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Williamson
W. Va
Herman Hall
19Th
U. S. Infantry
Matewan
R. D. Baile
H. K. Cantrell
Nolan
Harlan James
Harding Has An Ideal Camp For Inauguration
President Elect Kerr began a two day Florida keys expedition cut off from outside contact. A Miami club house on Cocolobo Island serves as headquarters for the presidential party over the stay. The island is said to once be a pirates rendezvous with a single building as shelter.
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Miami
Fla
Electeekly
Florida Keys
Cocolobo Taland
Former Minister Confesses to Major Mail Robbery
Guy Kyle once pastor of Free Methodist church in Mount Vernon Illinois admits involvement in an armored truck robbery there. Authorities say he was the brains of a gang responsible for stealing mail sacks carrying currency and bonds valued at 212000 dollars.
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Guy Kyle
Free Methodist Church of
Mount Vernon, Ills
Mount Vernon
Welcome for Yankee destroyers in Callao Peru
Three US destroyer divisions under Captain Kenneth Bennett arrived at Callao just afternoon to join the Atlantic fleet visit. Crowds crowded the docks praising the warships as Admiral Henry B. Wilson plans Lima visits and a four day holiday is declared. Separately Chilean fleet led by Admiral Gomez Carreno passed Santa Elena exchanging wireless salutations on route to meet the American Pacific fleet headed for Valparaiso. Somueten later hosts seven battleships and eighteen destroyers of the Pacific fleet arriving at dawn.
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Callao
Peru
Kenneth Bennett
Bega
Henry B. Wilson
Lima
Seguia
Santa Elena
Ecuador
Gomez Carreno
Valparaiso
Somueten
United States Pacific Fleet
Alameda Is Choice of Body for Fleet Naval Base
The congressional joint committee chose Alameda on San Francisco Bay as the general fleet naval base. San Diego and Sand Point were picked for aviation. San Pedro was recommended as the submarine base at a cost not exceeding 4 000 000 dollars.
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Washinon
Congressional Joint Committee
Pacific Coast
Alameda
San Francisco Bay
General Fleet
Wilson to Visit Capitol Again
Washington plans show President Wilson will go to the executive room at the capitol on March 4 to sign bills passed in the closing hours of the session. This marks his first visit to the capitol in nearly two years.
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Washington
Wilson
Capitol
Trains Annulled Delays Hit West Coast Route
Salt Lake railroad officials report two Western Pacific passenger trains cancelled due to heavy snow in Feather River canyon. Telegraph lines down and rail hubs around Salt Lake City are affected, with major delays spanning twelve hours.
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Salt Lake
Tiere
Western Pacific
Dew Ba
Feather River Canyon
Elegraph
Acme
Wilson nominates Warwick and Hays to War Finance post
President Wilson named Walter W. Warwick of Ohio and Kvaria A. Hays former California Republican congresswoman to fill vacancies on the War Finance Corporation directorate. The appointments were announced in Washington today.
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Wallington
Jan
Walter W. Warwick
Ohio
How Comptraller
The
Treasury
Kvaria A. Hays
House of Representatives
California
Wilson
War Finance Corporation
New Trial Sought in Socialist Berger Case
The high court orders a new trial for V L Berger and four Socialist party members convicted of disloyalty acts, citing Judge Landis as biased. Defendants include Adolph Gemmer and William F Kruse. sentences ranged ten to twenty years. Justices debate the affidavit of bias and whether it justifies recusal and retrial.
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Berger
Chiedge
Adolph Gemmer
National Etary
The
Rty
William F. Kruse
Young Socialists Magazine
J. Louis Engdahl
Irwin John Tucker
Dustrces Pitney
Mel Olds
de Berger
Siecle
Tion
Supreme Court
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
McReynolds
Landig
America
Landis
Justice Day
Berger Calls It Conspiracy in War Era Case
Milwaukees Victor Berger, publisher of a Socialist paper, defends his position saying the conspiracy claim failed and he will not retract any statements. The piece notes Berger and other Socialist leaders faced charges tied to wartime speech and opposition activities in Chicago and Milwaukee.
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Milwauk
Ne Viddie
Victor Berger
Milwaukee
Piev
Adolph Gorter
National
Soviatist Party
Aiam
Keuse
The
Youngatist
Irwin St. John
Tucker
Wind Speanker
J. Louis
Pease
Esow
Artielow
Reparations plan labeled folly by English press
The Manchester Guardian calls Allied reparation terms decided by the Paris supreme council folly. It argues Germany can pay only through exports, estimating an annual 300 million sterling export burden would trigger fierce protests from French, English, and Belgian manufacturers.
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London
Supreme Council
Paris
Manchester Guardian
Germany
France
England
Belgium
Bank Looted for 119000 in Reedville Va Robbery
The Commonwealth National Bank at Reedville Virginia a village about 100 miles from Washington was robbed of cash and securities totaling 119000 and then set on fire. The two story frame building was destroyed with vault and safe doors found open. Officials estimate 190000 in securities including Liberty bonds and 19000 in cash missing.
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Washington
Commonwealth National Bank
Reedvilley Va
Washington Police Department
Three Detroit Detectives Wounded in Downtown Holdup
Three Detroit detectives were shot and seriously wounded when three bandits robbed the Morton Bond office in the public square. Police report say the robbers escaped with about $10,000 in Liberty bonds and two detectives are expected to die.
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Detroit
Morton Bond Company
Reds headed on return trip from the island
Seventeen alleged radicals including a woman were escorted from Gloucester immigration station to Ellis Island to join others. A crowd of friends waved red flags and roses as the group departed.
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REDS
Philadelphia
Gloucester
Ellis Island
New York
Navy to prune force to 100000 in new bill
Washington Jan 31 the navy personnel limit will be reduced to 100000 from a possible 142000 under the naval appropriation bill to be sent to the House. If adopted, the downsizing begins July 1 with chairman Kelly believing 106000 suffices and the navy rebalanced, while the building program reportedly remains largely unchanged amid some slowing.
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Washington
Kelly
Maine Governor Frederic Pankhurst Dies in Diptheritic Infection
Augusta report states Maine Governor Frederic H. Pankhurst died after a three week battle with a diphtheritic infection under the tongue. He had shown improvement before a sudden chill and collapse at 9:15 p m. The article notes a child was saved after the mother's death from the same incident.
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Augusta
Maine
Frederic H. Pankhurst
Hotel Colonial Fire in Hoboken Claims 13 Lives
A Hoboken hotel blaze on Sunday killed thirteen people including seven women and six men. The thirteenth victim was Miss Blanch Kahler of Jersey City, who died in hospital. Two men remain seriously burned as investigators probe fire origins and hotel operations amid reports bottles of whiskey found in rooms. Five victims remained unidentified early today.
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Nmoboken
N. J
Ben Lindsey Prefers Jail Over Fine in Contempt Case
Washington reports that Judge Ben Te Lindsey of Denver's Juvenile Court had his appeal from a contempt sentence dismissed by the state supreme court. Lindsey vowed to go to jail rather than pay a $500 fine, arguing his official communications with a district attorney were privileged.
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Washington
Ben Te Lindsey
Denver, Colo
Supreme Court
Denver
Colo
Ben B. Lindsey
Lindsey
Bankruptcy Threat to U.S. Railroads Urges Immediate Wage Relief
Chicago January 31 AP The association of railway executives told officials that bankruptcy looms unless operating costs are cut now. General W W Atterbury urged immediate abrogation of war time labor rules and wage reductions within 90 days, warning solvency depends on cutting expenses rather than raising rates.
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Chicago
United States
Railroad Labor Board
Association of Railway Executives
W. W. Atterbury
Labor Committee of the Roads Organization
Atterbury
Atterbury — Deel
Labor Board
Mr. Atterbury
Sai
Nationa
Findford
Iqrem
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