Women of Europe flock to marry Americans say reports
United States becomes a global matrimonial center as government data show nearly 350000 European women arrive yearly seeking husbands. The flow, including British Italian Irish and French women, climbs since before the war, with France anxious about losing potential brides. French scientists and officials discuss matrimony schemes while English and Italian authorities examine similar concerns. Colleen Moore and Ruth Roland reflect Hollywoods view of marriage and independence amid cable proposals and spectacle at the cinema.
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United Press
Washington, J
United States of America
Europe
British Isles
France
England
Italy
Molly Malone and Edith Stockton Rise in Early Cinema
A feature on Molly Malone and Edith Stockton highlights rising film actresses of the era. Malone, praised for vitality in It’s a Great Life, and Stockton, once a Chicago stenographer turned Essanay star, are profiled alongside Eddie Barry, a comic performer making the leap from stage fame to the screen.
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Circus
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Edith Stockton
Chicago
Essanay Studios
Miss Stockton
New York
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Ture Lize Stured
Voice of the Blood
Eddie Barry
Organize National Park Body at Des Moines Conference
The first national conference on parks ended with a plan to organize a permanent national body. John Barton Payne was elected chairman, Edgar B. Harlan named secretary, and a committee formed to draft model nonpartisan park laws for states without them. The conference, representing 28 states, urged parks as essential to national development and equitable access.
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Edgar 8. Harlan
Iowa State Board of Conservation
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Iowa
Richard Lieber
J. Lorace McMarland
Pennsylvania
Alfred Britt
New York
James G. Rogers
Colorado
William B. Colby
California
Everett Mitland
Chicago
Charles G. Sawers
Indiana
Asa K. Owens
Wisconsin
E. Walles
W. E. Hannien
Mr. Millané
Jap Families Still at Harlingen Waiting Conference Results
Two Japanese families remained in Harlingen awaiting word from talks between H. Kishi and local residents aimed at ending a land settlement dispute. If conferences fail, the families plan to depart for Alvin or Oklahoma, signaling a halt to Japanese colonization efforts in the Big Grande valley.
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Associated Press
Tex
H. Kishi
California
Kishi
Uo Alvin
Houston
Oklahomae
Departments Differ on O Callaghan Political Refugee Claim
Lord Mayor of Cork Denald Callaghan filed formal political refugee rights claims in Washington. The case, before President Wilson, was presented to Secretary Wilson at the Labor Department. State Department Acting Secretary Davis ruled Callaghan cannot be a political refugee as Eamonn de Valera returns to Ireland the same time.
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Washington, D. C
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State Department
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Irish Republic
Dodge Fortune Estimated At Sixty Million Dollars
Detroi Mich Jan 2 That will of Horace BE Dodge auto maker who died in Florida a month ago was filed in probate court. The will leaves the estate to the family and the fortune is estimated between 56 million and 60 million dollars in business circles.
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Detroi
Mich
Horace BE
Dodge
Florida
Rubber Shavings Canvas and Leather Instead of Flowers
New York hats for spring abandon usual bright fabrics for rubber shavings canvas leather and other nontraditional materials. Designers show leather toques and turbans in black white rose and blue with nail beads steel beads and metal danglers. Heavy canvas hats and alpaca cloth appear with new trims and cords while parlor set haircloth looks remain popular. Jewelry-like details include beads rafia ribbons and ostrich feather accents with velvet and silk fabrics forming mixed color ensembles.
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Marion
Nj Press
New York
Milady
Batavia
Rey Manter
Police of Two States Seek Boy's Kidnapers
Ohio and Michigan police hunt two women suspected of kidnapping four year old Henry Peck from Prunersburg near Defiance. After a party, the Pecks were assaulted when they refused the demand, and the suspects escaped in a stolen automobile.
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Ohio
Michigan
Henry Peck
Prunersurg
Defiance
Poe
Pecks
House Votes Down Dry Enforcement Aid
By a vote of 115 to 12 the house rejected Rep Gallivan's proposal to appropriate 100 million dollars for enforcement of prohibition. The measure aimed to fund dry era enforcement efforts with a large federal sum.
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House Today
Gallivan
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Railroads Present Brief On Abrogation Request
E T Whitehair of the railroad managers committee continued before the Railroad Labor Board in Chicago on January 12. He said the 182 rules of the national agreements would remain, and no reply would be made to charges of combination and conspiracy by rail employees, calling those charges propaganda to obscure the real issues.
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Chicago
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Railroad Manasters Committee
Railroad Labor Board
Whitey
Scenic Highway dates set for national convention
Truman Pierson, vice president and general manager of the Mississippi River Scenic Highway Association, announced Jan 12 to Feb 23 24 and 25 as the dates for the organization’s national convention in St. Louis.
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United Press
Clinton
Truman Pierson
Mississippi River Scenic HighWay Association
St. Louis
Congress urged to curb fierce German goods threat
Washington January 12 Associated Press American businessmen pleaded before the house ways and means committee for a barrier against German manufacturing growth since the war. Testimony said German firms are expanding abroad via selling agencies in Holland and Switzerland to reach buyers, with English brokers aiding the push and American firms buying German goods, harming U S manufacturers.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Globe
House Ways and Means Committee
United States
Holland
Switzerland
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Medford
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San Proncisco
Germany
Stock Exchange Prices Drop Just Before Closing
United Press reports a subdued New York market with unsettled conditions. Rail shares showed early accumulation and railroad and express stocks drew mixed testing activity, ending with notable declines in the final hour before closing.
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United Press
New York
Financial Review Today
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Beauty Specialists Prescribing Whisky For Complexions
Chicago January 12 beauty specialists have whisky on prescription lists for complexion aid. United States District Attorney Charles F. Clyne says they lack authority to issue liquor prescriptions for beauty or any other reason. Prosecutions will follow if violations are found.
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Chicago
United States
Charles F. Clyne
Clyne
Clinton Sets February 1 Special Election on Water Works Purchase
Clinton officials announce a special election on February 1 to decide the municipal purchase of the water works plant and the issuance of 435000 in bonds to cover the cost, with a 775000 purchase price plus improvements since December 31, 1819, and the city to assume an existing 465000 mortgage. The notice follows a proclamation by Mayor H. W. Cowls and outlines the plan, funding, and assumed debt.
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Associated Press
Clinton
H. W. Cowls
City in Brief: Local Notes on Divorces and Dépôts
A morning divorce decree grants Caesarine Hance a divorce from Lloyd B. Hance. Local notices report light temperatures with one degree above zero. Various residents engage in travel, church events, and vacations in Ames and Florida, while others undergo medical updates and attend functions. Diptheria quarantines are filed, smallpox recovery noted, and state representatives attend national laundry meetings in Chicago.
Murguia Leads Rebel Force Against Obregon Regime
San Antonio reports Gen Francisco Murguia a Carrazista and recent jail release on bond has entered San Luis Potosi with a sizable armed force in rebellion against the Obregonista regime. Federal troops are dispatched to confront the rebel army, notes unconfirmed reports. Murguia is viewed as a major threat to the existing order in Mexico.
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United Press
San_Antonio
Tex
Francisco Murguia
Mexico City
San Luis Potosi
Obregonista
Murguia
Mexico
Prices Reduced On Farm Implements By Oliver Chilled Plow
Oliver Chilled Plow Works Moline Illinois cuts prices on horsedrawn farm implements by eight to twenty percent to match farmers buying power. Walter F Miller assistant manager of the Moline branch says the drop follows radical declines in farm prices and helps establish the firm’s products in Waterloo.
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Moline
Til
Walter F. Miller
Tucker Gets 30 Days In Note Writing Case
Tulvis Tucker, accused of writing indecent notes to a white girl, cashier of a store in the north section of the city, was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail by Judge O B Courtright after a municipal court hearing this morning. The note was placed in evidence. As it was not mailed, a federal charge cannot be lodged. William Johnson, charged with driving his stepfather from his house, was fined $10 plus costs. George Thompson and William Burzer were fined $25 each on intoxication charges.
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Oo. B. Courtright
Tucker
William Johnson
George Thompson
William’ Burzer
Police Think Family Victims of an Axman
Police say a family were found badly wounded and unconscious at their home believed victims of an axman. John Orlando a grocery keeper denied involvement and officials say nothing was stolen. Authorities pursue leads as doctors treat the injured.
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G. W. Nelson
John Orlando
Fire damages roof at Franklin Street home
A fire began with a spark on the roof of the dwelling at 41 Franklin Street and at 11 am partially destroyed the roof. The foot suffered severe damage requiring replacement, with an approximate loss of 1200 dollars. Tenants George Bates and another resident incurred losses from water and smoke to household goods.
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George Bates
Government powerless to stop bison slaughter on Antelope Island
Government officials today deplored the buffalo slaughter on Antelope Island in Salt Lake County Utah but said they were powerless to halt the action. The herd’s owner, a company, faces ongoing pressure to permit the slaughter to continue.
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United Frogs
Washington, D. C
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