Majority Not in Accord on House Policy
Washington January 10. House Republicans split into two camps over the legislative agenda with a conference planned to decide whether tax legislation or the soldiers bonus gets priority. One faction may push McKenzie bonus bill ahead of the revenue measure or seek simultaneous action on both. The other faction led by Rep Longworth insists tax bill completion precedes bonus consideration.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Republicans
House
Ways and Means
Representative Longworth
Ways and Means Committee
Invents Golf Ball Famed for Speed
Chicago reports a golf ball maker developed a ball that could drive fifty yards farther with no extra skill, but golf authorities ban it. They say using such a ball would force widespread course rebuilding and be financially prohibitive for major tournaments.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Raids Rally to Ban Slot Machines in Cleveland
In Cleveland police under Safety Director Edwin D Barry raid mint slot machines and related vice. More than a hundred people were arraigned on charges after last night arrests. Seizures reported 163 machines. 153 arrested, 16 not charged at midnight.
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Cleveland, O
Edwin D. Barry
Philadelphia
Ten Die In Floor Collapse At Bradford Mill
Eight to ten workers are feared dead after the upper floors of a spinning mill on Wharf Street Bradford collapsed. Heavy machinery crashed through floors, trapping about 40 workers in the debris.
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Associated Press
Bradford
Eng
Wharf Street
Separatist Chief Is Assassinated in Bavarian City
Speyer reports Herr Heintz, separatist leader and president of the autonomous government in the Palatinate, was killed last night. In the aftermath five others died in a collision between separatists and local residents near their city headquarters.
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Associated Press
Speyer
Bavarian Palatinate
Herr Heintz
Miss Laura Strider Dies After Long Teaching Career
Miss Laura Catherine Strider died in Shepherdstown in her eightieth year after a lengthy career in teaching and mission work. A Jefferson County native, she served five years as a Southern Methodist Church missionary in Japan, traveled in China and Europe, taught in a Mexico mission school, and spent decades in public schools until ill health ended her career.
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Laura Catherine Strider
Shepherdstown
Jefferson County
John H. Strider
Southern Methodist Church of
Japan
China
Europe
Mexico
Denver Negro Runs Amuck in Downtown Streets
In Denver on January 10 Charles Bonworth a Black man ran through downtown firing at random wounding three men two seriously and another lightly. He fled crowds loaded pistols as he ran and was overpowered in a pool room where he ran out of ammunition and jailed.
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Associated Press
Denver
Col
Charles Bonworth
Amuck
Coolidge Approves Transfer of Government Fleet
President Coolidge approved the Shipping Board resolution to place operation of the government merchant fleet with the Emergency Corporation. He conditioned approval on continued board cooperation.
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Coolidge
Associated Press
Washington
Shipping Board
Emergency Corporation
Federal advance on rebels under way in Vera Cruz
Unofficial reports from the war department indicate the federal army has begun a major offensive against rebel forces in Vera Cruz. The engagement involves more than 12,000 troops.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Fort Worth
Market rallies after bull attack in New York stocks
In New York on January 10 a string of bullish demonstrations in industrial and merchandising shares suggested poor operations. Profit taking and short selling followed in other sections as Chesapeake and Ohio and Northwestern railroad issues gained. Call money opened at 4 1/2 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Chesapeake and Ohio and Northwestern
Unknown fragment hints at paid entertainment and instruction
Fragmentary text suggests people would pay for being amused or instructed, implying discounts or cheap pricing. No clear entities, dates, or events are identifiable from the OCR snippet.
Frederick County Teachers Pay Day for December
December pay day arrives for Frederick County Public Schools teachers as warrants are ready. County treasurer R S Smith notes December payroll totals 5373 86, about 2000 less than the average month due to holidays shortening the teaching period.
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Frederick County
R. S. Smith
Three Ways to Wealth from a Moral Viewpoint
The author posits three paths to wealth: war as robbery, commerce as cheating, and agriculture as the honest, divinely blessed method. He frames agriculture as the true increase of seed through God’s favor and virtuous effort, praising rural toil.
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Frank
Perpetual Motion Machines Declared Impossible
The article notes many claimed perpetual motion devices, but patent records show none work. Scientists confirm perpetual motion is impossible and inventors waste time pursuing such machines.
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Patent Office
Three toothless sisters trade on western farm
An OCR fragment notes three old maid sisters living on a western farm who are toothless. They buy one set of false teeth and send the others into town to do trading.
Fragmentary Reminder of Speech and Silence
A fragment reflects on men who fail to speak well or hold their tongues, quoting Luyrre or similar. The text laments inability to express oneself and the weight of restraint. The fragment conveys a somber moral about communication.
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