Bomb Explosion Injures Twenty in Chicago Building Blast
A large bomb exploded at 300-310 West 31st street in Chicago injuring twenty people, one seriously. The blast damaged a four story building housing a barber shop and a drugstore linked to suspects Looney and Earsman, with investigators unsure of the target. Fire loss estimated at about $50,000.
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Chicago
West 31St Street
Frank
Tony Marsello
Paris Dyeing and Cleaning Company
William
Steady) Looney
Big Dave
Aourt Way
Daniel Covelli
Actress Accused by Financier Faces Extortion Charges
Pretty Mrs Olga Edwards a former moving picture actress is pictured in a Manhattan court facing extortion charges. She claims Nathan L Amster is the father of her six year old son Lee and that he agreed to pay 500 monthly to avoid bother. Amster denies paternity.
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Olga Edwards
Nathan L. Amster
New York
Manhattan
Traction
Lee
Amster
Morrow Donates Sum to Work of Mexican Hospital
Ambassador Morrow presented 1000 dollars to the Mexico City Red Cross hospital on the eve of his U S departure. Mrs Morrow and daughter Elizabeth accompany him to London for the American naval conference delegation. He plans to return to Mexico City in April and later become a New Jersey senator in 1930.
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Mexico City
Red Cross Hospital
United States
Morrow
Elizabeth
Laredo
New York
New Jersey
Thanksgiving in Stonewall Brings Visitors From Nearby Towns
Stonewall residents host relatives and friends over Thanksgiving with many local trips to Ada and Fort Worth. The Ada, Holdenville, Tupelo, and Oklahoma City areas are represented among visitors. School plans for a basketball queen contest are announced to raise funds for a motion picture machine.
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K. C. Pige
Tia Mae
Cobra Dean
Elvis
Merwin Ray
Billy Joe
Martha
Okla
David Thomas
Arkansas City
Wayne Truitt
Floyd Gale
Okmulgee
Dick Truitt
Lois Furlong
Ever
Hazel Costner
Iromide
Costner
Ben Cass
L. M
Heldenville
Floyd King
Ura Breedlove
Tupelo
Friends
Marjorie Gibson
Ada
Josephine King
Hoppie Killion
Lula
Lonnie Harrell
Charley
Leonard Young
J. A. Clifford
Audrey
Jack
Louise
Polk Cross
Oklahoma City
Stonewall
Sam Green
George Elkins
Floy Miller
Lutie Miller
Clay Robins
Doris Jean
A. P. Scott
Charley Truitt
Fort Worth
Texas
Delter Martin
Rofs
Brother Martin
the Nazarene
Mail Truck Driver Not Subject to State Vehicle Tax
Oklahoma City report notes the attorney general says government mail truck drivers on daily routes are not subject to state motor vehicle tax. The opinion also states mail trucks fall under federal regulation, and drivers are not subject to state license tags but must follow local traffic rules unless federal law says otherwise.
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Oklahoma City
J. Berry King
L. B. McWilliams
Miami
McWilliams
King
Mispronounced Word Sparks Divorce Fight in Chicago
In Chicago on December 6, Mrs. Evelyn Friede challenged her husband Donald's pronunciation of monsieur. The dispute over the mispronounced word led to a heated argument and a divorce suit.
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Chicago
Evelyn Friede
Donald
Mrs. Friede Seeks Divorce After Married Life Row
In a divorce suit Mrs. Friede asserts her husband struck her amid a dispute over pronunciation of a term of endearment. Judge Charles A. Williams indicated he would sign the decree.
Court Martial to Try Naval Officer For Desertion
Bremerton Washington December 6 Members of the court martial who will hear the military trial of Lieut Harold W Northcutt who disappeared from his post at Norfolk Virginia and was arrested in Seattle more than a month ago have been named by Head Admiral H J Ziegemeijer commandant of the Bremerton navy yard where Northcutt is held. Although no charges have been filed against Northcutt it was believed at the navy yard he would be charged with desertion and leaving the United States without permission.
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Bremerton, Wash
Harold W. Northcutt
Norfolk
Seattle
H. J. Ziegemeijer
Bremerton Navy Yard
Northcutt
Navy Yard
United States
King Victor Emmanuel II to Visit Vatican with Heir
In Rome on December 6 King Victor Emmanuel II will travel with Crown Prince Humbert and other Savoy princes to present the princes to the pope. The ceremony mirrors the prior papal audience in form though not in spectacle.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuelii
Vatican
Humbert
House of Savoy
Grandi
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Boots) Jackson
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Josie Mae Henson
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Rita Murphy
Amos Austelle
Stratford
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Miller
George McKay
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I. C. Pigg
Ahloso
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T. W. Stratton
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R. T
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Co. Reaves
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