Rail Chief Opens Quiz on Wreck and Scandal
Two baseball greats Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker named in Landis inquiry tied to 1919 World Series fixing. Leonard and Wood alleged bets of 600 and 420 dollars accompany claims Cobb and Speaker knew of the plan. Separate rail wreck at Ashfork injures 16, no serious harm, trains 2 and 10 involved with crews questioned.
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Chicago
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Whit Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Cobb
Georgia Peach
Speaker
Leonard
Smoky Joe” Wood
Detroit
Cleveland
White Sox
Worl
Tiger
Wood
Tigers
Landis
American League
Ban Johnson
Winslow
Ashfork
George Bardin
No. 10
Prescott
J. D. Carothers
J. M. Demic
A.young
No. 2
Frank Goldsworthy
FE. E. McCarthy
Gasoline Price Raised in Arizona by 2 Cents
On orders from San Francisco Standard Oil of California increased Arizona gasoline by two cents per gallon, making the retail price at filling stations in Phoenix 25 cents.
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Phoenix
San Francisco
Standard Oil Company of California
Arizona
Formal murder charge filed as prosecutor takes on case
A formal murder charge is made and the prosecutor assumes personal responsibility for the case. The report notes involvement from Arizona and Chicago youths amid delayed actions and dam related crimes.
California Virginia split over Boulder Canyon dam delay plan
California and Nevada lawmakers sparred with Arizona over delaying action on the Boulder Canyon dam bill. The Arizona proposal sought a two week Congress pause, but opposition formed and the plan was dropped. Debate over power tax rates continued with figures from $1 to $6 per horsepower.
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Los Angeles
California
Tristate Colorado River
Arizona
Congress
Boulder Canyon
F. A. Reid
Nevada
H. S. McCluskey
Walter J. Little
S. C. Evans
Riverside
Black Canyon
Newspaperman Sivert E Peterson Ends Life In Great Falls
Sivert E. Peterson secretary of the Montana Newspaper Association and former Great Falls chamber of commerce official died by self-inflicted gunshot in his home garage. The body was found tonight by his wife and the building janitor. The conference on an unspecified matter closed today with a drafting committee to work out details over the holidays.
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Great Falls
Mont
Sivert E. Peterson
Montana Newspaper Association
States
Charles P. Squires
Nevada
Will Rogers Chosen Beverly Hills Mayor With Wit
Will Rogers is inducted as mayor of Beverly Hills with promises of a real estate focused administration. He jokes about a fifty fifty split on graft and suggests public funds finance private pools bridle paths and golf courses. He aims to enlarge the jail and jokes about murder as reform while praising his comic public image.
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Will Rogers
Beverly Hills
Cal
Roper
Rogers
Tragic Hudson River launch capsize leaves 51 dead
The Linseed King capsized in ice choked waters of the Hudson River near Manhattan. Police report 51 presumed dead, 21 still missing, 80 aboard per check, 30 bodies recovered, 29 saved, Captain Rohweider detained on homicide and negligence charges.
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New York
Hudson River
John Rohweider
Jersey City
Knickbocker Hospital
Jersey Shore
Rich Man’s Cinderella Tale Fizzles Over Adoption Plan
Phoenix AP dateline reports a planned adoption of Jackie Henley by J. M. Freeman faded as Freeman had not filed any adoption papers. Probation officer Barnes criticized Judge Lindsey for publicizing private matters, noting Freeman only showed an interest and produced letters. Henley, 19, from Hastings, Nebraska, works as a domestic in Denver and Freeman, 50, is a Riverside, California retiree whose health has been failing.
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Chicago
Dee
Walter Schmith
Harold Joseph Croagkin
Crovikth
Jacob Goodman
Croarkin
Walter
Croatkin
Robert E. Crowe
Phoenix
J. M. Freeman
Riverside
Calif
Jackie Henley
Denver
Freeman
Barnes
Ben B. Lindsey
Miss Henley
Lindsey
Oscar C. Chapman
Chapman
Freemen
South America Flyers Feted In Border City
Brownsville Texas December 21 AP The army five Pan American flight planes completed the first leg of a 20 000 mile journey from San Antonio to La Guna Madre near Padre Island. They were feted by U S and Mexican officials as coast guardsmen watched the water hops and preparations began for the next leg to Tampico Mexico with Welcome planned on Latin American soil.
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Brownsville
Texas
la Guna Madre
Here
Army
Pan American
San Antonio
Padre
Tampico
Mexico
United States
Point Isabel
Gulf
Laguna
Coast Guard
Smith Accepts Illinois Senate Appointment Amid Opposition
Frank L. Smith accepted the appointment to serve the remainder of William McKinley’s term as U S Senator, a move announced by Governor Len Small. Smith later refused to discuss the acceptance, saying he would speak when ready. The Senate debated whether to challenge Smith’s qualifications before or after the oath.
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U.S. Senate
Frank L. Smith
Ilinois
McKinley
Ashurst
Smith
James A. Reed
Samuel Insull
Dave Reed
Chicago
U. S
William B. McKinley
Len Small
Washington
Small
United States Senate
Illinois
Col. Smith
Senate
Smaith
Ashhurst
Arizona
Weather bulletin for Arizona and New Mexico
Arizona and New Mexico forecasts call for unsettled midweek conditions with chances of rain or snow in northern and eastern areas. Temperatures remain relatively steady with no significant precipitation reported locally.
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Arizona
New Mexico
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Conway
Reid
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Queen Marie
James A.reed
David Reed
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Frank L.smithe
HF Ashurst
95Th Street Pier
Manhattan Shore
Edgewater
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Border City
Mekinley
Ulinois
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