Federals Control All Mexican Regions Except Rebel Garrisons
El Paso report states federal troops have control of the entire republic except positions held by General Sanchez and General Estrada. The government claims exceptional campaign success, with Obregon moving to the Jalisco front and Puebla victory boosting recruitment and morale.
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EL Paso
Texas
Republic of Mexico
Sanchez
Estrada
Mexico City
Obregon
Jalisco
Puebla
Bootlegger List May Yet Be Found
In the capital bootlegging inquiry there is evidence of further disclosures and the missing list of 2,500 rum customers not abandoned. Officials stress follow up on diplomatic liquor immunity and seek a definite ruling on its extent. Commissioner Oyster said a clearer explanation is needed.
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Elmer Jrey
Intelligence Corps
Internal Revenue Bureau
Oyster
District of Columbia Police Department
Dawes to Confer With the President
President Coolidge will meet tomorrow with Charles J. Dawes of Chicago named by the reparations commission to head a committee balancing Germanys budget and stabilizing its currency. Both Americans on the two new committees will serve as private citizens but may access data collected by the U S government.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Charles J. Dawes
Chicago
Reparation Commission
Germany
Postpone couple's trial for perjury in New Jersey
Mrs Burton Tucker 48 and her 17 year old husband face a likely deferral of their perjury trial connected to their October marriage. They were remarried in Carthage North Carolina, and the hearing today was interrupted by Mrs Tucker's illness at a friend’s home in Ridgefield Park.
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Rye
Ridgefield Park
New Jersey
Burton
Tucker
Carthage
North Carolina
Burlington man urges plan to shift license fee time
Ralph Ebert of Burlington asks state and county officials to move automobile license fee collection from January to mid year. He argues payments in July would ease holiday hardship and allow motorists to buy Christmas presents while benefiting merchants and spreading the burden.
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Associated Press
Burlington
Ralph Ebert
Young Wood Made Big Sum In Stocks
Lieutenant Osborne Cutler Wood twenty six year old son of Governor General Leonard Wood of the Philippines admits earning between seven hundred thousand and eight hundred thousand dollars in Wall Street speculation via a Manila cable. Reports say the War Department investigated but found no fault, though warned him to stop speculating and avoid embarrassments to General Wood.
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New York
Osborne Cutler Wood
Leonard Wood
The
Phillipines
Wall Street
Cable
Manilla
New York Times
Lieutenant Wood
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Wood
War Department
Times
Department
Washington, D. C
Weeka
Osborne C. Wood
Weeks
Geners
Special Craft in War on Smuggling
Secretary Mellon argues that reinforcing the coast guard with existing ships would be uneconomical and that properly designed craft should be built for the task. His reply to H M Crist notes government plans to strengthen coast guard rather than rely on surplus navy or shipping board vessels.
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New York
Coast Guard
Shipping Board
Navy
Treasure
Mellon
H. M. Crist
Brooklyn Eagle
Mr. Mellon
Mr. Crist
Rea
Mrs Joe Tinker Dies in Suicide in Orlando
Mrs Joe Tinker wife of the famed Chicago Nationals shortstop of former years committed suicide in Orlando Florida yesterday while temporarily mentally deranged. She was forty one years old.
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Associated Press
Orlando, Fla
Joe Tinker
Chicago Nationals
Unmasked Bandits Steal 30000 in Tulsa Vault Heist
Two masked bandits robbed the Goldberg Loan Company in Tulsa and escaped with about 30000 in cash and diamonds after forcing entry to the vault. The heist was reported to the police via telegram from Tulsa on December 26.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Goldberg Loan Company
Giant Dirigible Still Missing
Paris reports say the Dixmude may have drifted south after a storm along the French coast. Officials cite 50 on board including 14 officers and 36 men and note eight days of biscuit and eleven days of preserved meat with 330 gallons of water aboard.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Ministry of Marine
Tunis
Biskra
Street Separated Coolidge Johnson Offices in Chicago
Two Republican presidential campaign headquarters opened informally in Chicago on December 26, facing each other in adjacent Michigan Avenue hotels. President Coolidge and Senator Hiram Johnson greeted the dawn of a national race with no ceremonies as managers prepared for the formal campaign reception.
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Chicago
Coolidge
Hiram Johnson
California
Michigan Avenue
Murdered 73-year-old widow found in East Hartford home
The body of Mrs. Mary Munsell, 73, was discovered at her Brunside residence with a skull battered by a blunt instrument. A rear window was forced, signs of struggle evident, and police suspect robbery as the motive. Mrs Munsell lived alone.
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Hartford
Dee
Mary Munsell
Brunside
East Hartford
Munsell
Doubtful Dixmude Is Afloat After Power Loss
The airship Dixmude is reported unable to navigate without power and presumed out of fuel. No word since Friday fuels the doubt, though if it remains aloft the commander would likely send a signal or deploy a parachute messenger if wireless fails.
Four Shot Fatalities Hit Perry County Christmas Shooting
Hazard Kentucky December 26 Perry county toll from Christmas shooting stands at four with one dying and a second serious in hospital Deputy sheriff William Smith and three others were killed James Workman was named as the assailant in the fatal shotgun blast at his home as authorities pursued the case The dead include William Smith Hays J D Mathewes and John Richmond with Jerry Dunn Dennis Phillips in serious condition and Workman identified as the shooter.
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Associated Press
Hazard
Perry County
William Smith
Hays
J. D. Mathewes
John Richmond
Jerry Dunn
Dennis Phillips
Smith
Phillips
Phillip
Kereles
Dunn
Mathewes
Richmond
James Workman
Workman
New York Hosts an Enclave of Exiled Russian Province
In New York City a self styled province of czar era Russia operates with a governor general and four officers serving hundreds of émigrés. Weekly meetings in east side halls feature Russian songs poems and nostalgia for Moscow Petrograd and old Russia. The envoy impersonations and elocution recapture former life before exile before returning to hard lives in New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Russia
Moscow
Petrograd
Constantinople
Harding Memorial Fund Reflects American Democracy in Donations
The article highlights diverse contributors to the Harding Memorial Association in Washington, from President Coolidge's $1000 gift to a Maine women's group giving $2.91. It notes letters and small gifts from hospitals, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and fraternal organizations nationwide, praising Warren G. Harding’s legacy.
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Washington
America
Harding Memorial Fund
Harding Memorial Association
Calvin Coolidge
Warren
Maine
New Brunswick
N. J
Ash Fork
Arizona
Frelinghuysen
Open Headquarters for Hiram Johnson in Chicago
National headquarters for Hiram Johnson the Republican presidential nominee candidate were prepared for the official opening as Frank Hitchcock campaign manager is due in Chicago around the first of the year.
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Chicago
Hiram Johnson
Frank Hitchcock
Johnson
Bettendorf Christmas Night Fight Wounds Three
After Christmas revelry in Bettendorf near Davenport, a violent clash left three men seriously injured perhaps fatally. The late night brawl erupted early morning and involved residents from the Mexican colony in the area.
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Associated Press
Davenport
Bettendorf
Venizelos Return Sparks Quiet Greek Homecoming
Former Greek Premier Eleftherios Venizelos, returning from Marseille on December 29, seeks a discreet reception. Colonel Plastiras will escort him ashore privately, avoiding a triumphant public arrival. The move stirs Liberal hopes and Republican speculation about his political aims.
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Associated Press
Athens
Greece
Venizelos
Marseilles
Plastiras
Coolidge weighs extending coastwise law to the Philippines
President Coolidge discussed expanding coastwise shipping laws to the Philippines. He asked Senator Jones to prepare a memorandum and met with Chauncey Parker of the Shipping Board. Supporters cite adequate facilities. past debates warned of treaty conflicts with extension.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Jones
Senate Commerce Committee
Chauncey G. Parker
Shipping Board
United States
The
Harding
Coast Guard Crew Await Rescue Amid Storm
Eight Coast Guard men from the Freeport station lie outside the bar in small boats after exposure to heavy wind hail squalls and bitter cold since Monday night. They await calmer seas or rescue craft to reach them near Port Oregon.
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Ore
Coast Guard
Freeport Station
Crosses Set Up by Ku Klux in Creston Churches
Four fiery crosses appeared Christmas evening in Creston Iowa with two Catholic and two Protestant churches targeted. Men in automobiles allegedly placed the crosses and fled. police responded by tearing them down as officers patrolled the city.
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Creston
Iowa
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