Coroner Rules Parsonage Furnace Death Suicide
Coroner Joseph A Murphy declares Mrs Addie Shearsley suicide by self immolation in the parsonage furnace after three weeks of investigation in Columbus Ohio. He cites immediate asphyxiation from a reflex spasm of the glottis as lungs fill with dark blood, challenging earlier blood analyses and the murder theory supported by Prosecutor John King.
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Baker Delivers First Public Speech at 84
New York December 4 financier and philanthropist George F Baker nearly 85 spoke publicly for the first time addressing Bond Club members made honorary member at a luncheon He urged continued prudent conduct and referred to Baker as the First Citizen of New York Terbert H Gary echoed the praise noting his influence and stature.
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New York
George F. Baker
Baker
Bond Club
Terbert H Gary
U S as Landlord Rents Homes for 90 a Year
Senate report shows 25 small government houses near the Capitol rented for 6,010.50 dollars in the last fiscal year. One home on New Jersey Avenue NW rented for 100 dollars annually, with the highest rent at 300 dollars for a property, and another on Bo Street NW at 90 dollars. The highest reported rent was 300 dollars for the 83 B Street NW house.
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Capitol
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Bo © Street
B Street Northwest
Koretz Sentenced On First Of Four Pleas In Swindle Case
Chicago, Dec. 4. Leo Koretz, master swindler, was sentenced to from one to ten years for larceny, the first of four charges to which he pleaded guilty. The court, led by Chief Justice Jacob Hopkins, announced the term as Koretz showed little emotion. He faces further sentences on other charges as he remains in serious condition after a physician’s verdict.
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Chicago
Ileo Koretz
Koretz
Jacob Hopkins
New York
Panama
Mia
Henry Beck
Memorial services for Woodrow Wilson announced
The memorial program for Woodrow Wilson was announced with Senator Swan gon and Reps Bachrach and Poll heading the arrangements. The Capitol will be closed in the morning except for Congress and invited guests. Services will be in the House with President Coolidge and cabinet members in front of the Speaker and a formal seating plan for diplomats and officers.
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Call for strongest leaders as churches push disarmament drive
The Federal Council of Churches report urges American membership in the permanent court of international justice and swift outlawry of war. It calls for united action by denominations to reduce armaments and pursue peace, with officials stating the plan includes mutual U.S. commitment to avoid force and favor peaceful dispute resolution.
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United States
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Sidney L. Gullick
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Brooklyn
N. Y
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Frank H. Mann
Union Mortgage Company
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Alfred R.kimball
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Candler
New England
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Minister Dropped Over Virgin Birth View in South Carolina
Dillon, Dec 4. The Rev. J J Stevenson Jr a son of a minister was removed from the church ministry by the South Carolina conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South at its annual session here. The action cites alleged unsound views on the Virgin birth.
Debated Amnesty for Sadoul Delayed by French Chamber
The chamber of deputies upheld Herriot's demand to postpone amnesty discussions for Jacques Sadoul, amid a high profile arrival of Soviet Ambassador Leonid Krassin. Police intervened to quell a 3,000-strong pro Soviet demonstration, while Krassin urged normalizing Soviet French ties and clarified aims on commercial relations.
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Leonid Krassin
France
Moscow
Jacques Doriot
Krassin
Woodrow Wilson Award to Viscount Cecil
Viscount Cecil of Chelwood won the first 25000 Woodrow Wilson foundation prize. Norman H. Davis announced the unanimous selection for his public service toward peace through justice and Wilson’s world peace plan. The Boston jury, chaired by Dr. Charles W. Eliot, cited his mediation efforts in the Italo Grecian crisis, Albanian statehood, arms control, and advocacy for minorities.
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Woodrow Wilson Foundation
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Balkans
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Armed Man Menaced Prince at Montreal
George Brown aged 24 was sentenced to three months in jail and fined $100 for loitering near the Prince of Wales with a loaded revolver during the prince’s Montreal visit last October. His prior arrest for the offense was revealed at sentencing.
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Montreal
George Brown
Brown
Stone Refuses Consent to Sugar Merger
Attorney General Stone says the merger of the American Sugar Refining Company with the National Sugar Refining Company of New Jersey requires a court modification of a 1922 decree. He cites a Justice Department inquiry finding grounds to withhold consent without direct court review. The decree in the Southern District of New York barred the American Company from increasing its National stock beyond its May 1922 holding.
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National Sugar Refining Company
New Jersey
Stone
Department of Justice
New York
National
Average age 61.42 at United States Soldiers' Home
The Soldiers' Home report notes an average resident age of 61.42 with 1,711 residents on June 30. Of 1,612 veterans, service breakdown covers Mexican, Civil, Indian, Spanish American, Philippine, Boxer uprisings and World War I. The home holds over 4 million dollars in Treasury credit and meal costs per resident are 36, 55, and 63 cents for different meals.
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Secretary of War
Trig
Treasury
Married life ends as Hillman divorce clears more headlines
Howard J. Hillman Jr and Mrs. Hillman reach a quick, public estrangement after a hurried November 3 marriage. Mrs. Hillman, once a showgirl, retreats to seclusion near Broadway while friends say she plans to resume her stage career. The couple split amid incompatibility, with Hillman expressing a wish for her return.
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Chicago
Howard J. Hillman, Jr
State Street
North Side
Rose
Edward J. Hillman
Broadway
New York
Amundsen to Auction Maud After Arctic Flight Plan
Chicago reports Capt. Roald Amundsen announces the Maud will be sold to the highest bidder upon arrival in San Francisco after Seattle departure in 1922. He says drifting to the north pole is abandoned and a new Arctic flight plan will be pursued while the ship nears sale. The article also notes the Farm Commission will reconvene early next month, with chairman Robert D. Carey stating progress on farm relief policy questions.
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Maud
Roald Amundsen
Arctic
San Francisco
Seattle
President's Agricultural Commission
Robert D. Carey
Wyoming
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