Georgia Leads Southern States in Christmas Day Death Toll
Fifteen people died and six injured in Georgia Florida Louisiana Alabama Kentucky Arkansas totals from fifteen Christmas Day incidents. The Georgia deaths included a shooting in Atlanta a fatal auto crash near Dalton and a man in Thomasville taking his own life. Chicago and other cities reported further holiday fatalities from trains and accidents.
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Georgia
Associated Press
Atlanta
Florida
Louisiana
Alabama
Kentucky
Arkansas
Lawrence Buchannan
Robert Luther Croft
Dalton
Farley Howard
Bill Pierce
Henry Williams
Charles F. Groover
Thomasville
Dublin
Montford, Jr
Irvin Montford
Irvin
Chicago
Fred von Seggern
Norfolk
Neb
Connor Flynn
Christmas Toll in Augusta and Virginia Accidents
A Christmas Day toll includes one child dead and seventeen injured in Augusta Georgia from automobile accidents knives and guns. In Virginia several people die and many are injured with a Roanoke incident where a nameless man found in an alley suffered from poison and left a note about having no place to eat or sleep.
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Augusta
Marvin Legrand
Virginia
Richmond
Roanoke
Auto Crash Kills George McLaurin in Columbia
In Columbia South Carolina on December 26 George McLaurin was killed and Wrenny Floyd Ernest Cooper and Earl Wis ington were seriously injured in a car crash. The three survivors remained unconscious.
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Columbia
S. C
George McLaurin
Wrenny Floyd
Ernest Cooper
Earl Wisington
Montgomery Driver and Passenger Die in Auto Crash
H R Spangler and Miss Rose Abercrombie were killed when their car plunged into a small stream in Montgomery. The wreck was found early today with both bodies submerged in water.
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Montgomery
Ala
H. R Spangler
Rose Abercrombie
One Killed and Many Injured in San Francisco Disaster
One man was killed and many injured in a San Francisco incident reported December 26. Details continue on page 16.
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San Francisco
Cal
Modern Drug Store Thanksgiving Card 1925 Year End Thanks
The note expresses gratitude for 1925's success and customer confidence in the Modern Drug Store. It pledges continued service quality, satisfaction in every transaction, and best efforts for the coming year. It wishes readers happiness, health, and success in their ambitions.
Dawes Urged by No Tobacco League to Quit Use
Indianapolis December 26 1924 Vice President Charles G Dawes was pressed by the No Tobacco League to pledge a New Year abstinence from tobacco A similar message will be sent to President Coolidge.
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Associated Pressi
Indianapolis
Ind
Charles G. Dawes
No- Tobacco League
Coolidge
Prison sentences fewer since 1910
Census Bureau figures show a decline in prison population from January 1, 1910 to January 1, 1923. The number in prison dropped from 111,498 to 109,619, indicating rising ability to keep people out of prison.
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The
Census Bureau
Associated Press
Washington, D C
Private detectives hired to spot Prohi men in Chicago cabarets
Cafe and cabaret owners plan to use private detectives on New Year’s Eve to identify prohibition agents who may enter as patrons. The move follows anticipated intensified enforcement by agents in Chicago cabarets.
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Chicago
Associated
Assa
Andrews Aims to Tighten Liquor and Customs Controls
Washington dispatch says Assistant Secretary Andrews and Assistant Solicitor Valance will tour southern customs ports and Havana to align liquor laws with Cuba and integrate customs, coast guard, and prohibition staff. They seek smoother merchandise flow and a potential Cuba liquor treaty, with Congo? (Note: final source mentions Cuba treaty talks and liaison improvements.)
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Washington, D. C
Cuba
State
Treasury Departments
Andrews
Treasury
Valance
State Department
Havana
Milwaukee Rabbi Aligns With Wise On Jesus Belief
Milwaukee Rabbi Samuel Hirschberg acknowledged Jesus as a historic figure and praised his moral influence in a sermon. He stated he is a Jew but accepts Jesus of Nazareth as having notable standing and ethical teachings.
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Milwaukee
Rabbi Wise
Jesus
The
Associates Press
Milwaukee, Wis
Samuel Hirschberg
Stephen S. Wise
New York
Hirschberg
Jesus of Nazareth
Liberty Bell To Ring Again On New Year’s Eve
The Liberty Bell will toll for the first time in ninety years and be tapped by Mrs. Freeland Kendrick wife of Philadelphia’s mayor as midnight ushers in America’s sesquicentennial anniversary marking 150 years since independence.
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Liberty Bell
Philadelphia
Marshall
America
Freeland Kendrick
Thieves Crack Safe at Toggery Mercantile House
In Atlanta last night thieves cracked the safe at the Toggery Mercantile House and escaped with two thousand five hundred dollars in cash. Police said a heavy charge of nitroglycerine was used by the burglars.
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Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
Toggery Mercantile
Killing Affair at Johnson City Tennessee
Sykie Onka was shot and killed in Johnson City by Arthur Roberts age 15 who fled after the shooting following a quarrel last night. Authorities have not yet apprehended Roberts.
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Associated
Preaa
Johnson City
Tenn
Sykie Onka
Arthur Roberts
Cuba-US liquor treaty eyed to guard prohibition
Washington December 26. Assistant Secretary Andrews in charge of prohibition enforcement heads to Havana for talks with Cuban officials on a prospective liquor treaty to curb leakage into the United States from the island.
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Associated Preea
Washington, D. C
Cuba
United States
Andrews
The
Treasury
Havana
Study of Customs Service Expansion Begins With Travels
Mr Andrews plans to expand study to growth measures rather than personnel changes. He notes annual customs work around eighteen million dollars without new funds. With Congress to be asked for more money next year, he and Mr Vallance will visit Wilmington Charleston Savannah Jacksonville Tampa and then Key West en route to Havana aboard the coast guard cutter Modoc.
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Coast Guard
Treasury
Ben
Cuba
Canada
Mexico
United States
Florida Keys
Cuban
Wallace
Havana
Ambassador Crowder
Florida
Customs Service
Congress
Mr. Andrews
Vallance
Wilmington
N.C
Modoc
Charleston
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Savannah
Jacksonville
Ila
Tampa
Fla
Iater
Key West
Marines Sent to China From Manila
A company of American marines is en route to China from Manila but officials have not disclosed any special significance of the move amid the Chinese civil warfare.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
China
Manila
Foreheads Remain Fashionable as Ear coverings persist
London fashion note reports foreheads again in vogue while women must keep ears hidden and used only as bases for large earrings, per a recent edict.
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London
Explosion destroys home planned for bride in Kansas
Topeka dated dispatch reports a Christmas day blast wrecking a bungalow bought by Charlie Flora. Mr and Mrs William Shaffer, an elderly couple who lived there, were killed and Flora was badly injured and hospitalized. The home was wrecked and the elderly couple buried under debris.
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William Shaffer
Flora
Food shortage hits Yap after storm and tidal wave
The island of Yap faces a food shortage after a tidal wave and storm on December 15. The government plans to send a shipload of provisions to relieve the shortage.
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Tokyo
Japan
Yap
No Decision to Lift the Embargo
Jacksonville reports no announcement to lift the embargo on outbound express shipments in effect since December 17. W G Smith of Atlanta says no decision has been made while Walter Buckner in Jacksonville hopes to raise it Monday, as shippers fear continued congestion at the state gateway.
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Jacksonville
Fla
W. G. Smith
Atlanta
American Railway Express Company
Associated Press
Walter Buckner
Express Company
Stribling and Kinney Wed in Macon at Noon
W L Stribling a Macon boxing forerunner and Miss Clara Virginis Kinney daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Kinney were married at noon today in Macon Georgia. Rev T D Davenport performed the ceremony and the couple plan a honeymoon through eastern and midwestern cities after the wedding.
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Associated Wrens
Macon
W. L. (Young) Stribling
Clara Virginis Kinney
W. C. Kinney
T. D. Davenport
Reynolds
Woman Dies As Fire Engulfs Three-Story Building
In thirteen degree weather a three-story fire caused an estimated thirty five thousand dollars in loss. One woman, Frances Wanzer, 53, is believed dead. twenty two others were rescued by firemen.
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Ee Hee
Frances Wanzer
Vehicle Registrations Reach 20.2 Million in 1925
The Motor Magazine reports over 20,200,000 motor vehicles registered in the United States in 1925, up by 2,132,758 from 1924. Of the total, 17,658,584 passenger cars were registered, reflecting a strong expansion in automotive ownership.
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Motor Magazine
Associated Praga
New York
United States
General Chang Refuses Mercy for Political Prisoners
Telegram from Tokio reports General Chang Tso Lin will not spare the family of defeated Marshall Kuo Sung Ling or his officers. Authorities fear a widespread execution of Chang's enemies may follow.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Japan
Foreign Office
Mukden
Chang Tso Lin
Marshall Kuo Sung Ling
Kuo
Chang
Christmas Weather Sets Cold and Heat Records
December 25 brought Duluth to thirteen below zero while Chicago faced belated Santa cold. San Diego enjoyed eighty three degrees as the warmest Christmas on record in that city.
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Duluth
San Diego
Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Boreas
Santa Claus
Duluth, Minn
Cal
Bulgarian King Grants Full Pardon to Bombing Suspects
Sofia Dec 26 King Boris granted a full pardon to sixty individuals condemned to death for complicity in the cathedral bombing last April. The royal clemency lifts the most severe sentence in the case and broadens public relief amid ongoing investigations.
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Associated Press
Sofia
Bulgaria
Boris
Turkish Women Will Complete Freedom in Divorce Matter
Constantinople Dec 26 A clause in the new Turkish civil code ends the subjection of women to a man’s right to divorce at will. Divorce now requires a court decree and only for insanity desertion or unfaithfulness. Women gain parity with men in obtaining divorces.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
John McCormack to Sing Worldwide New Year Concert
New York reports the tenor John McCormack will headline an international concert to begin at six p m and run to eleven p m on New Year’s night. The program will be broadcast around the world as a featured event.
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Associated Press
New York
John McCormack
Germans May Seek St James Club Membership in Locarno Era
In London reports note that following the Locarno reconciliation a push grows to invite German diplomats to join the St James club. A club majority reportedly favors German membership as part of a broader peace effort championed by British Foreign Secretary Austen Chamberlain.
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ST. James Club
Locarno
Associated
London
German Diplomata
Aristen Chamberlain
Weather Overview: Fair Tonight and Sunday
The forecast calls for generally fair weather tonight and Sunday with continued cold conditions. A likely heavy front moves toward the coast tonight, accompanied by moderate northwest winds.
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