Coolidge Drawn Into New Jersey Battle Over Primary Reform
President Coolidge accepts the 105th Battle of Trenton anniversary invitation and becomes entangled in New Jersey Republican factional fights led by Senator Walter Edge and Joseph Frelinghuysen. Edge Stokes allies seek influence with the president ahead of the 1928 primary, as Jersey politics absorbs the annual legislative session and the direct primary law debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic William Wise
Ashington
Coolidge
Trenton
New Jersey
Jersey
Walter E. Edge
Joseph 8. Frelinghuysen
Edge
Edward
Edge Stokes
Govrnor Stokes
Lewis
Thompson
Republican National Committee
White House
Edge-Stokes
Weather Digest for Denver and Southwest States
Readable forecast notes for Denver area show fair skies with little temperature change on Thursday and Friday. New Mexico and Arizona also expect fair conditions with warmer winds in the northwest on Thursday, highs around mid thirties, humidity figures and wind directions listed without exact numbers.
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Denver
New Mexico
Arizona
Federal hunter takes three lions and a bobcat in one day
C C Wood a hunter for the biological survey in Socorro county killed three lions in the San Mateo range and a bobcat in a separate report J A Pickens trapper also killed an old lion in Lost Frijoles canyon area A E Gray head of the survey notes mountain lions destroy deer at 1 to 2 weekly and calls for more hunters to curb livestock losses amid rising reports near Cimarron and in the Hachita range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Wood
San Mateo Range
Socorro County
J. A. Pickens
Jemez Mountains
Frijoles Canyon
A. E. Gray
Biological Survey
Cimarron
Hachita
Habeas Corpus Hearing Delays Stephenson Case
A series of legal maneuvers in La Porte delaying final action in the habeas corpus case of D. C. Stephenson, the former Indiana Ku Klux Klan leader serving a life term for murder, with arguments set for Thursday. The defense claims unlawful detention due to a signed transcript and venue change error, while prosecutors argue Stephenson waived jurisdiction by voluntary trial.
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Michigan City
Ind
la Porte Superior Court
D. C
Stephenson
Indiana
Ku Klux Klan
Hoosier
Marion County
Hamilton
Noblesville
Madge Oberholzer
Indianapolis
Arthur L. Gilliam
Four Arrested in Alleged Bankier Kidnap Plot
Four San Antonio men Clyde Jennings John Adama Tom Stanley and William Kemp were arrested on conspiracy to kidnap Dan Sullivan a millionaire banker. They allegedly planned to abduct Sullivan on Christmas day for a $100000 ransom by setting fire to the banker’s garage to lure him. Sheriff Newton said the ring leader was detained last Saturday with three others arrested Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ban Antonio
Tex
Dan Sullivan
San Antonio
Clyde Jennings
John Adama
Tom Stanley
William Kemp
Sullivan
Bexar County
Lee Johnnson
C. M. Chambers
Newton
American in Mussolini Palace Loitering Declared Mentally Unfit
James W. Carroll of Wheeling West Virginia arrested for loitering near Premier Mussolini's home in Rome was found in a mental condition warranting temporary confinement for observation. The 50 year old man, an employee of Father Keefe, had assistance from the American consulate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
James W. Carroll
Wheeling
W. Va
Mussolini
Carroll
Father Keefe
River Conference reaches tentative water agreement among three states
Delegates from Nevada Arizona and California announced a tentative water allotment accord for the lower basin after mutual concessions. The deal awaits a separate discussion on power revenue terms with one Arizona member initially dissenting but potentially yielding to the majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Charles P. Squires
Nevada
Arizona
California
Squires
Ralph Swing
Southwest
Nevada Commission
McPherson Conspiracy Dismissal Likely as Keyes Cites Rumors
Los Angeles December 29 District Attorney Asa Keyes said conspiracy and perjury charges against Aimee Semple McPherson her former radio engineer Kenneth Ormiston her mother Minnie Kennedy and Lorraine Wiseman Slelaff probably will be dropped due to the collapse of key witness Wiseman testimony. He warned of a new grand jury probe into the evangelist disappearance saying a verdict seems unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Aimee Semple McPherson
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Minnie Kennedy
Lorraine Wiseman Slelaff
Asa Keyes
Keyes
Mra. Wiseman
McPherson
Roland Rich Woolley
Wiseman
Woolley
Wiserman
San Francisco
Miss X
Ormiston
Carmel
Jack Woolley
Attorney Woolley
Mrs. McPherson
Graft Billions Taint Illinois Politics, Says U S DA
Edwin A Olson, U S district attorney for the Chicago district, said graft from booze vice and crime totals about 30 million dollars yearly. He warned prohibition enables graft to reach high political places, finances campaigns, and resists prosecution. He urged enforcement to be placed in hands of true supporters of prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Edwin A. Olson
Washington
Olson
Poison liquor deaths feared in the city
Reports from New York and Chicago note multiple deaths from poisoned holiday liquor, but local health officials in Albuquerque report no deaths here. Prohibition Director Stearns cites a single statewide death and notes bootleggers face crackdown as some operators close shops and relocate amid new county officials and stricter enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
W. G. Luckey
Prohibition
Stearns
San Fidel
Valencia County
Luckey
Albuquerque
Brearns
Road contracts awarded in nine federal aid projects
Santa Fe reports nine federal aid road bids opened Tuesday were ordered awarded by the state highway commission. Six Navajo highway contracts in San Juan and McKinley counties were conditioned on approval by the bureau of public roads and new administration funding. Three contracts were awarded outright in Las Cruces, Quay County, and a Santa Fe bridge under county supervision.
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Santa FE
State Highway Commission
Willis Ford
San Juan
McKinley
J. T. Matlery
Bureau of Public Roads
Ford
State Finance Board
Ihs
Las Cruces
Quay County
City of
Super- Vieron
Highway Department
Direct Primary Defends Citizenship in Beveridge Speech
New York December 29 AP Beveridge at 82nd Delta Kappa Epsilon convention argues against abolishing the primary. He says the primary advances free citizenship and that conventions are controlled by bosses serving private interests. He warns the convention would revert to boss rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albert J. Beveridge
Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Indiana
Beveridge
Special Court to Try Texigo Slayer in Farwell
George J. Hassell, who confessed to slaying 13 people, was to face a speedy trial in a special district court session set for January 3% in Farwell Texas. Husband and eight-step children found buried on his farm prompted the confession, plus killings of a woman and three children in California years ago. A special grand jury was ordered to indict Hassell.
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Farwell
Texas
George J. Heasell
Flame View
District Court
Plainview
Hessell
Womean
California
Hassell
British steamer Clearton loses rudder mid Atlantic aid sought
The British freighter Clearton, 3209 tons, reported 500 miles east of New York in position 38 57 N, 61 23 W, that she had lost her rudder and called for aid. The message was relayed by the Independent Wireless Company from Baltimore to Queenstown via the Charlestown navy yard.
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Boston
Charlestown Navy Yard
New York
Baltimore
Queenstown
Ireland
Independent Wireless Company
Clearton
Red Cliff Man Charged in Colorado Shooting
Charles Lindsey of Red Cliff is in serious condition after a gunshot wound to the head. John D. Wilkes, Red Cliff businessman, is held on a $5690 bond on charges of firing the shot after police say Lindsey had made improper advances to Wilkes six year old daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balada
Colo
Charles Lindsey
Red Cliff
John D. Wilkes
Wilkes
Lindsey
Darby Day Fails to Secure Pardon for Daughter-in-Law
Sacramento report notes Chicago millionaire Darby A. Day’s last minute bid to win a pardon for Bernice B. E. Day, jailed in San Quentin for acid assault on her husband Darby Day Jr. The governor refused to act and no intercession occurred. Bernice Day began serving August 13, 1926, after appellate and supreme court reversals of prior acquittals.
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Sacramento
Calif
Darby A. Day
Chicago
Bernice BE. Day
San Quentin
Darby Day, Jr
Richardson
Neutral ground urged as Nicaragua Civil War rages
In Nicaragua, conservative troops retreat to El Bluff transfer arms to U S authorities and stay in a neutral zone while liberal forces press from Escondido river toward Nama. Casualties reported with 120 wounded. Diaz seeks a neutral river zone and American mediation amid Mexican gun runner allegations.
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Managua
Nicaragua
el Bluff
Las Perlas
Sacasa
Guayamel Trust Company
Bluefields
Diaz
Monkey Ridge
Escondido
Nama
Dias
Encondido
Piloto Belive
Corinte
Balvadory Castrillo
Washington
Callea
Mexico
Steamship Astoria Sinks in Black Sea Disaster
Bucharest dispatch reports the steamship Astoria sinks near Kavarna Bulgaria with 22 passengers and crew lost. Only one survivor, a teacher from Constantinople, killed himself after learning his wife and three children perished. Earlier dispatches claimed the ship was American.
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Berlin
Astoria
Kavarna
Iumania
Black Sea
Bucharest
Lokal Anseiger
Constantinople
Arizona issues 534 real estate licenses in year
Arizona reports 534 real estate licenses issued in the year, up 21 from 1926. Brokers hold 322 licenses and salesmen 212, with fees totaling 7867.75 and expenses 3000. The data comes from Ver non Vaughn, state real estate commissioner, to Governor Hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Florida
Vernon Vaughn
Hunt
States Rights and Democratic Menace in Smith Seat Fight
Illinois politics center on the junior senator dispute as Edward Dunne warns the Democratic caucus against blocking Frank L. Smith. Smith, appointed by Governor Small to fill the late McKinley term, faces scrutiny amid party and regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States Rights
Smith Gage
Chicago
Illinois
Edward Dunne
Senate
Frank L. Smith
Smith
Len Small
William B. McKinley
Charles 8. Deneen
Ilinois
Ashurst
Artezona
Small
McKinley
Senate Democrates
Springfield
Paving Way For New Term For Sr Obregon
The Mexican Chamber of Deputies approved a constitutional amendment allowing a former president to hold office after an intervening term. Backers of former President Obregon aim to name him as their candidate to succeed President Calles in 1928. The amendment requires approval by a majority of state legislatures, some of which have already acted.
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Mexico City
Chamber of Deputies
Republic
Obregon
Calles
Suzanne Lenglen to Play in San Antonio
Suzanne Lenglen heads a star packed professional tennis exhibition tour leaving Los Angeles for San Antonio. The group shows strong gate receipts with estimates around 20 000 for the Los Angeles appearance. Mary Browne Vincent Medards Paul Feret and Howard Kinsey accompany Lenglen on the Texas leg while Pyle stays behind managing Red Grange's football team.
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Los Angeles
Ace
Texas
Mary Browne
Vincent Medards
Paul Feret
Howard Kinsey
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Three States
Colorado
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Hirohito
Edwin Olson
U. S
Ing
EO Ion
Texigo
George J. Hassell
Darby Day
Rumania
Paris Midi
Dunne
SR. Obregon
Suzanne Lenglen
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