Testimony on Camp Wheeler shooting NCO under scrutiny
Witnesses in the Senate probe recount claims that a corporal shot a soldier at Camp Wheeler Georgia. Marlon J. Wallis of Athens says he saw the incident and identifies the shooter. Other testimony discusses alleged executions and court martial outcomes for soldiers in Georgia and Sandusky Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Senate
Watson
Democrat
Georgia
France
Marlon J. Wallis
Athens Ga
Rila Witivate
Camp Whceler
Stanford
Halley
Tampa
Pia Hote
Wallis
Sandusky
Watson Ofshington
Reig
F. Brock
Lindale
Kenyon Warns of Rising Costs and Senate Skepticism
A fragmented report cites Senator Kenyon warning about escalating material prices and the need for action in rehab cases. He emphasizes the public’s understanding of rights and the senate’s possible cyberty stance, urging swift clarity from leaders.
Robber Takes Car Passengers Aboard Chicago Train
A well dressed bandit with refined manners robbed an observation car on a Chicago to Washington train last night. He forced passengers to line up and took money from four men before targeting Mr and Mrs Stansbury and their children from Tucumcari New Mexico. He asked a woman to take the children away and warned of possible armed guards, then escaped as the train slowed by jumping from the platform into the embankment amid a sideline.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ayer
South Side
Sixty-seventh Street
Sixty-third Street
Herbert L. Stagsbury
Tucumcari
N. M
Mariam
Stansbury
Tansbury
Arrive for Funeral of Grace Grace Victim Arrives
Mr and Mrs Arthur Eliott arrive from West Newton Mass to attend the funeral for Jameson at Grace M B ehord. Mrs Elliott is a sister of the accident victim.
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Arthur Eliott
West Newton
Maxe
Yne Jameson
Grace
M. B. Ehord
Elliott
Congress Eyes Farmer On Federal Service Board
Today in Congress the Senate debates appointing a farmer to the federal service board. Senator Kenyor plans to speak on the Newberry case and the Watson charges involving soldiers said to have been hanged without trial. Tariff hearings proceed before the judiciary committee as plans for army readiness move forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aemate.i
Farmer
Federal Serve
Kenyor
New World League Reform Proposals Split Plans
An article discusses William Jennings Bryan and U S stance on the League of Nations. It outlines a shift from a single league to a group system dividing nations by regions including Western Hemisphere Europe Asia and an independent Pacific group. Analysts weigh arbitration limits, international law, and a possible continuing tribunal with caution about excluding disinterested nations.
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William Jennings Bryan
Washington
Gwe
Seasfay
United States
League of Nnthone
Mane
United States Senate
League
League of Nations
Europe
Asia
U. P
Pacific treaty split clouds naval talks at conference
The Associated Press reports a rift between President Harding and arms delegates over applying the four power Pacific treaty to Japanese territory, while France accepts 175000 tons for capital ships, easing naval talks though small craft ratios remain. Barrett Kato previously pledged secrecy on treaty application amid China Shantung tensions and the Kiao Chow railway row, with French proposals on auxiliary tonnage to shape committee discussions on arms limits.
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Associated P'ress
Washington, D
Harding
Shuotung
France
Nfey
Lodge
Underwood
Baron Kato
Foss
Shantiung
China
Kiao Chow
Foch Welcomed in Real American Style
Marshal Foch was greeted by American Legionnaires at Le Bourget station in Paris in a typically American welcome during a long U S tour. He appeared with former Premier Viviani returning from Washington where he attended the armaments limitation conference.
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Paris
Marshal Foch
St. Lazare
Leelock
United States
Viviani
Washington
Lotus seeds in demand for parks in Iowa and beyond
McGregor Iowa December reports shipping lotus seeds as a new park industry. A large Mississippi lake near McGregor hosts the country’s likely largest lotus bed with seed pods ripening in winter breezes. W F P Bickel collects seeds from islands and ships them to park managers. each pod yields 14 to 20 seeds.
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McGregor
Mississippi
United States
Towa
America
Contein
W. FP. Bickel
Funeral services for Fred J Peepo at First Presbyterian Church
Fred J Peepo dies Tuesday night at his home 208 Mullan Avenue East. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p m at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. J R Alacartney officiating. Burial to be in Fairview.
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Fred J. Peepo
Fred EH. Peepo
Mullan Avenue East
First Presbyterian Church
J. R. Alacartney
Fairview
The Christmas Joke Jack in a Box Story
A toy named Jack in a Box schemes to imitate Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Santa visits the playroom at midnight leaving gifts for toys, and Jack is invited as a helper, convincing him to believe in Santa forever.
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Jack-in
Santa Claus
Jack
Red
Rocking Horse
Santa
Ashe
Claus
Jack-in-a-Box
Girl Buys Place at Head of Line at Post Office
A pretty Denver girl paid with one kiss to take the first place in a long post office line. She worried about meeting Ralph, and a man offered the head spot for the kiss. The exchange moved the line forward as she secured the front position.
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P. O
Denver
Qolo
Ralph
Painter Sees Tommy OConnor in Depot at Galesburg
Sheriff Wheeler and deputies with railroad agents combed the yards to locate three men. A local painter named Mageen positively identified Tommy OConnor as one of the escapees from Chicago. He saw the trio in a Burlington station around 8 o'clock and alerted authorities, but they vanished and no trace was found.
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Gatesville
James Wheeler
Chicago Surlington & Quincy Railroad
Jil Mlagoon
Tommy O'Connor
Chicago
Mageen
Burlington
Black Smallpox in Kansas City Hits Merchants Loss
United Press reports a “Black smallpox” epidemic that hurt Christmas trade in Kansas City. The Chamber of Commerce notes 290 smallpox cases in the city over the last three months and around six deaths, with a few cases in Kansas and Missouri.
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Kansas City
United Press
Chamber of Commerce
Official Board of Wealth
Kansan
Missouri
De Saulles Widow to Remarry in Chile
Santiago reports BianCa Errazuriz de Saulles, who killed her first husband Jack de Saulles, is engaged to Fernando Santa Cruz, a young engineer. The case drew New York’s sensational murder trial attention. she was acquitted after claiming no memory of the shooting.
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United Press
Santiago
Chile
Bianca Errazuriz de Saulles
Jack de Saulles
Fernando Santa Cruz
de Saulles
New York
Grand Jury to Probe Co-operative Society
Two hundred buyers of stock in the Co-Operative Society of America were summoned to testify at the grand jury investigation starting next Tuesday. The probe was ordered on the recommendation of the Central Trust Company, receivers for the concern.
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United Press
Chicago
Co-Operative Society of America
Central Trust Company
Wrong Waffle Recipe Basts of $100000 Suit
Mrs Ja Bailey Allen Chapman, a New York domestic science lecturer, sues Hebe Publishing in U S district court for 100000 damages claiming her professional reputation was harmed by publication of an incorrect waffle recipe for making waffles in Chicago on December 21.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ja Bailey Allen Chapman
New York
Hebe Publishing Company
United States
Soft drink makers must register under new registry rule
In Dubuque Iowa on December 21 officials announced that anyone operating a soda fountain or ice cream parlor or syrup supplier must file for internal revenue registry by January 1, 1922 or within ten days of starting business and annually by July 1 thereafter. Certificates will be issued after filing and must be displayed at the business.
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Duvuque
Collector of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Collector
Dubuque
Honor Ninety-First Birthday Honors Woman in Orange
About 30 women convene in Orange township to celebrate Mrs Mathias Millar’s ninety first birthday. The event at Mrs Hiram J Lichty’s home on South Street reflects community ties as Millar is the mother of Mrs Lichty and an early Orange Townsettler.
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Orange Township
W. T. Uy
Hiram J. Lichty
South Street
Mathias Millar
Miller
Lichty
Orange Town
Stockport Farmer Dies After Accidental Shot Incident
Ottumwa Iowa reports that Stockport farmer Roy O. Webber, near Stockport, died in a local hospital after a shotgun mishap earlier in the day. He was handling the weapon when it discharged.
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Ottumwa
Roy O. Webber
Stockport
Signer Says Irish Delegates Were Forced to Agree
Dublin December 21 Sinn Fein peace delegates faced pressure from Lloyd George to sign the Anglo Irish treaty. Delegate George Duffy says the pact was extorted yet he urges immediate ratification by the Dail while warning of consequences if rejected. He accuses both critics and praise of the treaty and asserts it grants real military economic and governmental power.
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United Press
Dublin
Sinn Fein
Liogil
George
George Duffy
Duffy
Dail
Daffy
Lloyd George
Ireland
Belfast
Bandits Loot Laundry Manager in $4100 Theft in LA
Four bandits held up the Crown laundry at noon today escaping with 4100 dollars from W. L. Stevens, the manager. Cpl Three payroll bands reported the incident and suspect the thieves fled toward central Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Cpl
W. L. Stevens
Crown Laundry
Posses led by girl give up chase after bank robbery
Flora Iuka December 21. Mildred Kelly bookkeeper of the Brate Bank of Iuka led a posse with Marion and Clay county residents and a bloodhound pack to pursue five bandits who robbed the bank of 15 000 to 20 000 dollars in cash and Liberty bonds. The chase ended at noon with the robbers escaping. Miss Kelly seized a rifle and joined the pursuit after the bandits fled, while bank officials were confined in the directors' room.
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Associated Press
Flora
Ravelver Migs
Mildred Kelly
Brate Bank
Iuka
Marion and
Clay County
H. B. Holtslaw
Funeral Services for Wayne Jameson Tomorrow
Funeral services for Wayne Jameson are scheduled for tomorrow starting with a prayer service at 1 3 m at his house, followed by services at Grace M E church at 2 p m conducted by Rev E J Lockwood. Three members from his Sunday school class and three from his football team, including Stanley Jerald Glenn Babcock Harry Hulett Walter Bee Beland Parkin and Ralph Anderson, will bear the body to the resting place. Mrs Rita Lovell and Mrs Emily Sanborn will sing. Seats in the church are reserved for the East High junior class and for his fraternities. Friars will meet at the Greater Waterloo association quarters at 1 30 p m to attend in a pidy.
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Wayne Eeson
Tanerki Gorgiede
Grace M. EH
Stanley, Jerald
Glenn Babcock
Harry Hulett
Walter Bee
Beland Parkin
Ralph Anderson
E. J. Lockwood
Rita Lovell
Emily Sanborn
East High
Greater Waterloo Association
May Call Madalynne to Witness Stand in Burch Defense
Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain, co defendant with Arthur Burch in the Kennedy murder case, faces a subpoena to testify for the defense at Burchs trial. Her potential testimony arises while she also stands as a defendant in the same case. Edward Burns testified that he saw Obenchain at Beverly Glen the night of the murder in a hysterical condition, contrasting with state witnesses who described her as calm.
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Madalynne
Burch
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Madalynne Qbenchain
Arthur
J. Belton Kennedy
Edward Burns
Obenchain
Beverly Glen
Christmas Mail Traffic Up At Waterloo Postoffice
Post office staff report only a small rise in first class mail but a noticeable increase in packages. Early mailing campaigns appear to boost on time deliveries and better wrapping. Daily and Monday totals show fluctuations. measures include extra windows, forethought insuring, pre canceled stamps, basement sorting, and added vehicles and staff. Also reports two divorce actions filed: Leonard J. Anibal vs Cora Anibal and Hazel McIntyre vs Watson T. McIntyre.
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Waterloo Postoffice
Waterloo
Keokuk guardsmen reshuffle as captain resigns
Keokuk December 21 announces from Battery A headquarters that Captain Carl Hadhey, commander of the firefield artillery national guard, has resigned and Leroy Licht Walsh will succeed him on January 1. Tadley, the weather observer at Keokuk, also resigned due to conflicting duties and time constraints on guard service.
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Keokuk
Firecield
National Guard
Carl ¥. Hadhey
Licht
Leroy
Walsh
Tadley
Boone County Gravel Roads Highlight Iowa Progress
Boone county shows extensive gravel road work with 113.8 miles graveled in Boone, Union township forming the first township gravel district. Primary roads totaling 65.3 miles have drainage and grading, plus 98 miles of county roads with 14 more miles graveled this year. Hearings set for Dec 27 on petitions for two more township gravel districts. A motor bus line now runs Boone to Carroll. Trainman 38 killed near Fort Dodge when he fell between moving railcars a railroad conductor with 25 years’ service died in Des Moines feed.
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Boone
Daan Ansoni Maraton
Ames
Boone County
Iowa
Ed Mackey
J. L. Blake
Charles Peterson
Jordan-Webster City
Madrid
Ogden-Perry
Des Moines
Marey Townships
Marey Township
Carrol
Ttrainman
C. i Richardson
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Fort Dodge
Richardson
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