British Debt Commission Begins Washington Visit
The British debt commission led by Stanley Baldwin and Montague Norman arrived in Washington to discuss funding Britain war debt. They will likely delay start until early next week while outlining Britain's ability to pay and explaining the situation to American officials.
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The
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Washington
American Commission
Great Britain
Stanley Baldwin
Montge C. Norman
Bank of England
Alene Gardner to Have June Wedding
Miss Arlene Gardner engaged to Max Eckerman announced at her Sunset Boulevard home. Gardner, USC Southern Branch student and Hollywood High School alumna, will wed in June and reside in Hollywood. Eckerman is a local businessman.
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Alene Gardner
Gamma
Occidental College
Arlene Gardner
Max Eckermen
Sunset Boulevard
Betty Gardner
Cupid
Mr. Eckerman
Golda Kendall
Marie MecCaulley
Calvin Mullen
Allen Hervey
Roger Cohen
Marvin Paup
Mary Mulsen
Katherine Sebastian
Mildred Hawkins
Gladys
Ida Uzzelle
Dorothy Roe
Lorraine Mendry
Ophelia Moe
Ruth Newby
Ella Craigmile
Lorine Czerniski
Louise Wimmer
Eunice Caldwell
Agnes Caldwell
Marjorie Paup
Thelma Paup
Florence Welsh
Bethel Carl
Margaret Elson
Marie McCaulley
Hollywood
Hollywood Daily Citizen
Miss Gardner
Washington
California
Crissinger Named Federal Reserve Board Governor
D R Crissinger who currently serves as controller of currency will be nominated as governor of the federal reserve board within days. He will replace the late W P Hard.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
D. R. Crissinger
Federal Reserve Board
Crissinger
W. P. Hard
Ireland to Replenish Police Forces of American Cities
Father Anthony Grogan at Ellis Island predicts a new influx of Irish police-minded immigrants to the United States. He notes two classes of Irish arrivals, farmers and crime fighters, forecasting increased numbers seeking urban police work amid postwar shifts. Commissioner Tod backs his view, praising Grogan’s supervision of arrivals as a boost to good citizenship.
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Ireland
Associated Preme
New York
United States
Anthony Grogan
Ellis Island
Father Grogan
Free State
R. H. Tod
Wreckage Cleared After Sidetracked Train Collision Near Laclede
Wrecking crews toiled after a head on crash between two Chicago Burlington and Quincy freight trains between Meadville and Laclede Missouri. Four crewmen, all Brookfield residents, were killed and several others injured. Investigators cited a misunderstanding of the train movement as the cause.
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Associated Press
Laclede
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Meadville
Brookfield
Des Moines Youth Killer Confession Reported
Des Moines January 5 Leland Roan confessed to giving a violent shove to McNerne after a Friday quarrel. McNerne died hours later and Roan admitted carrying the body home. A brother of the dead youth had pressed charges and Roan was arrested.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Leland Roan
Tom Petiit
McNerne
Roan
Francis Wins Injunction Suit To Clear Public Instruction Post
Des Moines reports the injunction blocking Mise Francis from taking office as public instruction superintendent was dissolved by Judge Lester Thompson, allowing Francis to assume duties immediately. McClenahan remained in office Jan 8, with plans to study the ruling before commenting.
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Associated Ross
Des Moines
WP. E. McClenahan
Mise May E. Francis
Star Superintendent of Public Instruction
Lester Thompson
Mise Francis
McClenahan
District Court
Dostoyevsky's Work Reveals Consistent Architectonics
The New Republic notes that Dostoyevsky's novels exhibit a unified underlying logic despite loose subplots and incidental interpolations. The piece argues the apparent amorphousness of his pages masks a deliberate structural coherence.
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Dostoyevsky
The
New Republic
Amusement Bill: Treasury Reports $63 Million Monthly Spend
The Treasury department notes about $63,000,000 is spent every month on amusements nationwide. Most funds go to moving picture theaters, circuses, and amusement parks.
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America
Treasury Department
United States
Swedish inventor patents glass bottle that won’t break
A Nashville lumberman notes a Swedish inventor’s patent for a break resistant glass bottle and jokes about needing a broken bottle to puncture an automobile tire, reflecting humorous wartime thrift.
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Nashville Southern Lumberman
Leeper Planned Murder to Inherit Twenty Thousand Says Witness
Iowa City January hearing reveals witness William Bartz testifying that Robert Leeper admitted plans to marry Wertz’s daughter, kill Roy Wertz, and inherit twenty thousand dollars. Bartz recounts Leeper’s described methods for removing Wertz.
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Tress
Iowa City
Robert Leeper
Roy Wertz
William Bartz
Bartz
Leeper
Wertz
Bat
Hunt for John Looney Continues in New Mexico Wilds
In Farmington New Mexico January 5 the posse pursuing John Looney, wanted in Rock Island Illinois on murder charges, said they expected contact with Looney and his followers within twenty four hours. It was unclear if Sheriff C L Edwards of Rock Island who had reportedly given up the hunt was with them.
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John Looney
New Mexico
Associated Press
Farmington
N. M
Rock Island Illinois
Looney
C. L. Edwards
Rock Island
Senate abandons bid to pass Bursum pension bill
Washington January 5 The Associated Press reports that plans for the Senate to pass the Bursum pension bill over President Harding were abandoned today in Washington D C.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Senate
Harding
Thought for the Day: Steam Work and Team Work
A brief reflection noting that success in life requires both individual effort and collective cooperation. It emphasizes teamwork and personal diligence as keys to progress and achievement.
Eleven Farmers Form Kneeskern Jury In Iowa Murder Trial
In Charles City Iowa eleven farmers and one blacksmith comprise the jury for the Kneeskern murder trial. The case involves B F Kneeskern Castalia stock buyer accused of killing Irene Van Brocklin and her husband on Kneeskern farm Dec 11 1921. Frank B O Connor of Dubuque to open for the state and D D Murphy for the defense as a packed courtroom heard the proceedings.
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Associated Press
Charles City
Iowa
B. F. Kneeskern
Castalia
Irene van Brocklin
Kneeskern
Decorah
Frank B. O'Conner
Dubuque
D. D. Murphy
Thackeray Quote on Truth and Conscience
The speaker asserts a steadfast commitment to truth as he sees it and fears treason to conscience if truth is softened. He values honesty, fault seeking, and loving guidance over expedient description.
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Thackeray
Mankind Never Satisfied Quote by T Brooks
A reflective line attributes endless human desire to the heart and worldly wealth, noting a man may have enough to sink him but never enough to satisfy him. The quote contrasts earthly abundance with insatiable longing.
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T. Brooks
Deceiving Appearances Warned By Uncle Eben
In a Washington Star column Uncle Eben cautions that the toughest chicken can wear the finest feathers, reminding readers not to trust appearances and to look beyond outer displays.
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Eben
Washington Star
Lightning Fires Stir Gulf Coast Oil Storage Debate
A Houston report notes the Humble Gulf Pipe Line fire destroyed 750000 barrels of heavy gravity crude and rekindled talk of storing oil in earthen reservoirs along the coast. Earthen tanks cost much less than steel, hold large capacities, and allow bottom pumping during fires, but risk spreading flames if water boils.
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Houston Tex
Gulf Pipe Line Company
Humble
Houston
Gulf Coast
Kendall Won’t Name Arthur Savage To Succeed Himself
Des Moines January 5 Governor Kendall informs Arthur Savage state insurance commissioner will not be reappointed at term end February 1. H B Morgan Baxter journalist actively seeks role. Kendall is expected to announce a replacement within ten days.
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Kendall
Arthur Savage
Associated Press
Des Moines
H. B. Morgan
Baxter
French Officials Silent on Premier Conference Outcome
Paris January 5 French officials remained mute on the result of the premier conference offering no information on when or how France would act It is believed France has no intention to act Italy has joined the guards on the Rhine.
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The
Associated Press
Paris
France
Italy
Rhine
Thought for the Day on yuan’s prayer and vote
A brief aphorism notes that a person who prays one way but votes differently has greater weight in the vote than in prayer, suggesting a contrast between belief and action. The remark implies that civic choices carry more value than private devotion.
Veteran Captain Crosses Sea 550 Times
A veteran captain in trans Atlantic service has crossed the ocean 550 times, marking a remarkable haul of crossings and long years at sea. The veteran's career spans multiple decades and many vessels under various maritime commands.
Rosewood massacre sparks townwide arson and casualties
At Otter Creek Florida and Sumner Florida reports say a mob attacked Rosewood twelve miles from Otter Creek leaving two white men, a negro woman and a negro man dead. The town was burned except for three buildings. Additional gunfire at Rosewood ceased before dawn with armed parties seen en route.
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Otter Creek
Fla
R&ui
Rosewood
Sumner
Fila
Here
Turmoil in Rosewood as mob attack kills two
Citizens seeking two black suspects in Sumner attack exchange fire with armed mob in Rosewood Florida. Gunfight leaves two black women and one man dead, four others wounded, mob torches most buildings, some escape as police and locals search for assailants. In Bronson, Mingo Williams, 40, found dead on highway amid crowds investigating another killing.
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Bronson
Fla
Mingo Williams
Here
Hearing on Morehouse Parish murder case opens in Bastrop
Governor Parker accused the local Klu Klux Klan of Morehouse Parish in the murder case. Judge Fred L. Odom orders a search of all persons entering the court room. Hearing adjourned to two o clock after opening statements.
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Bastrope
Morehouse Parish
John M. Parker
Klu Klux Klan
Fred L. Odom
Sixth Judicial District
Impulse to Do Good Welcomed by Thoughtful Reflection
A reflection on the human tendency to feel an urge toward noble deeds. The text cites Robert Collyer and muses on the hidden impulse driving people to strive for excellence and to do their best in life.
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Robert Collyer
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