Detroit Times inaugurates new plant and big city growth
Arthur Brisbane reports on Detroit Times new plant opening and soaring circulation from 20,000 to nearly 300,000 at 3 cents a copy. He notes J L Hudson’s $75 million annual dry goods business and compares Marshall Field Macy and Hearst interests. Ford shows new 1930 model. Russians study American efficiency. Ford and GE finance Russia. See TODAY Page 2.
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Detroit, Mich
Detroit Times
Andrews
Hearst
Wall Street
J. L. Hudson Company
United States
Henry Ford
Times
W. R. Hearst
Ford
Ford Motor
Death Toll Rises Over Weekend In Texas Accidents
Across Texas last weekend at least nine people died in crashes and accidents. Pilot Cotton Hansen and passenger Winnie Williams perished in Stamford when Manson's plane crashed and burned. In Waxahachie four died in auto crashes including Glenn V. Folks and wife. A Mexican family of nine traveling from Oklahoma to Ennis lost a mother, a two week old baby, and a brother in a wreck. Others died near Dallas and Oflaunion in fog related collisions.
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Texas
Cotton Hansen
Winnie Williams
Stamford
Manson
Waxahachie
Glenn V. Folks
Austin
Mra
Colinton
Miss
Defense of Arkansas men set for murder trial in December
In Mountain View Arkansas on December 9 United Press reports five men accused of killing Connie Franklin and exploiting the Ozarks will face trial December 16. Prosecutor Hugh Williamson says the state will seek the death penalty. Franklin allegedly burned on a fiery pyre after failed coercion of mountain girl Tiller Rummer.
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United Press
Mountain Vipw
Ark
Connie Franklin
Sam Johnson
Hugh A. Williamson
Newport
Franklin
Ozark Mountains
Tiller Rummer
Connie
Tiller
Lonesome Pine
Bitter storm batters British coast with high loss
London dispatch reports a week long battering storm in Britain and Europe with 50 vessels in distress and at least 65 deaths. The death toll could exceed 100 as reports arrive, including the sinking of the Frances Duncan and the Radyr with all hands lost.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Frances Duncan
Radyr
Amarillo Among Texas Big Three Distributing Centers
The Amarillo chamber of commerce survey shows Amarillo as one of Texas three major distributing hubs with five large warehouses handling 3185 carloads yearly and 355000 square feet of storage. Dallas and San Antonio reportedly exceed this capacity. The city hosts over 200 trucks plus twenty bonded and insured lines on regular schedules. The findings will be used in chamber ads for a national campaign.
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Amarillo
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
San Antonio
Judge Lindsey Disbarred in Denver Court Action
The Colorado Supreme Court disbarred Judge Ben B Lindsey for professional misconduct. He faced charges over accepting fees while serving as Denver juvenile court judge in the W E D Stokes estate and related matters. The ruling cited $37000 from Helen Stokes and $10000 from Samuel Untermeyer, with Lindsey insisting he acted as arbitrator and mediator.
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Associated Press
Denver
Ben B. Lindsey
Colorado State Supreme Court
Lindsey
Helen Elwood Stokes
New York
W. E. D. Stokes
Samuel Untermeyer
Stokes
Three Men Burn To Death In Trimount Oil Blast
Three men were burned to death today in an explosion at the Trimount Oil Company plant in Everett Massachusetts. Several others were severely injured. Ambulance services were listed in the dispatch.
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The
Associated Press
Eveett, Mass
Trimount Oil Company
Nine Michigan students arrested in liquor raid
Nine University of Michigan students were arrested today in a raid on a blind pig. William Morgan, 59, owner of the restaurant, was arrested on prohibition charges. Students were booked for disorderly conduct and released on bail to appear at headquarters. Col. M. Stuhburg, the county prosecutor, hinted some students may testify against Morgan.
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Associated Press
Ann‘ Arbor
Mich
Dee
University of Michigan
William Morgan
Col. M. Stuhburg
Morgan
Doug and Mary Nearly Cause Shanghai Riot
In Shanghai on a world tour Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford faced a hostile reception as Kuomintang protests over a scene in The Thief of Bagdad nearly sparked an anti foreign demonstration. Local tensions eased and the couple received a warm welcome instead.
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United Press
Shanghai
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Kuomintang
Fairbanks
Bagdad
Doug
Mary
Senate confirms Hurley as secretary of war
The Senate confirmed Patrick J. Hurley of Oklahoma for secretary of war. Debate focused on the tariff bill as two potential election contests hovered. Senator designate Patrick Sullivan of Wyoming faces questions over the governor's appointment to Warren's seat. Grundy named to Ware’s seat after dispute over western representation. The tax reduction bill faces approval, with a vote expected soon.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Today
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Oklahoma
Paul R. Mallon
United Bash
Patrick Sullivan
Wyoming
Warren
Sullivan
William&. Ware
Philadelphia
Joseph R. Grundy
Pennsylvania
Ware
Grundy
Lobby
Grand Jury Fails to Indict in Wet Dinner Case
Washington, Dec. 9. The grand jury investigating the alleged wet dinner given to senators by Walter J. Fahy, New York broker, three years ago, failed to issue indictments citing lack of evidence and lapse of time. The jury reported it was impracticable to pursue further action.
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United Press
Washington
Walter J. Fahy
New York
Peyton Gordon
Haiti Quiet Under Troops Keesmart Marines Restore Calm
United Press report from Port au Prince notes Haiti's revolt fed black population submitted to martial law by reinforced U S marines. Casualty toll from Aux Cayes put at 12. Galveston landed 40 marines at Jaemel, with more to follow from Wright and Hampton Roads.
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United Press Soate
Port AU Prince
Haiti
United State Marine
Aux Cayes
U.S
Galveston
Jaemel
Hoover
Hampton Roads
Wright
Sympathetic Bandits Return Cash To Victim
A robbery in AGO by three men led to the holder Al Lester receiving sympathy from the robbers who, noting his 18 cents, offered a $5 bill instead. They remarked the victim had little and perhaps dependents at home. The incident shows a peculiar act of mercy amid crime.
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Cotton crop near 15 million bales predicted by census
The census bureau reports December 1 projections of 14,919,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, vs 15,009,000 forecast last month and 14,478,000 last year. Yield per acre set at 155.8 pounds. abandonment 3.5 percent, with 46,981,000 acres for harvest. State production figures listed, including Virginia 46,000 and Texas 3,960,000.
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Washington
Dec
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South Carolina
Georgia
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Tennessee
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Mississippi
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Three Bank Bandits Shot by Officers in Shakopee Bank
In Shakopee Minnesota three bank robbers were shot and likely fatally wounded by police who had shadowed the First National Bank on a tip from the Minnesota Bankers Association protective department. The bandits entered the bank and were about to drive off with 1500 dollars when officers opened fire with a machine gun.
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Associated Press
Shakopee, Minn
First National Bank
Protective Department
Minnesota Bankers Association
Clues Narrow to Blackhand Letters in New York Bomb Murder
Brooklyn police focus on threats and a domestic quarrel linked to a bomb that killed three Falzone children and wounded Rose as they prepared for church. Joseph Falzone, owner of a stone-cutting plant, is questioned after returning from Pennsylvania trip. Letters demanding money and warnings to leave the country surface as potential motives.
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United Press
Brooklyn
N. Y
Dee
Joseph Falzone
Falzon
Mary
Philip
Rose
Falzone
Pennsylvania
Italy
Pirate raid on ship leaves 72 dead in Hong Kong
The steamer Haiching raid by Chinese pirates near Hong Kong produced 72 fatalities by noon. Twelve killed by bullets and 60 drowned, with 38 injured treated at local hospitals. Four officers and a small guard force defended the bridge as pirates attacked twice, drawing fire with torches before opening fire. The Haiching was sailing from Swatow toward Hong Kong.
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United Press
Hong Kong
Haiching
Swatow Ga
Texas State Fair Dates Announced For Dallas 1930
Dallas will host the Texas State Fair from October 11 to 25 in Dallas. T. E. B. Jackson, president of the fair board, said directors meet Wednesday to elect officers and review a report on a proposed new athletic stadium with 80,000 seating capacity.
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United Press
Dallas
Texas
T. E B. Jackson
Fair Board of Directors
United Gas Holds Option to Buy Magnolia Gas Firms
United Gas, through Moody Seagraves holdings, confirmed an option to purchase Magnolia Gas companies in Texas and Louisiana. The $1,500,000 option, paid, runs through December 31 of this year.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
United Gas Company
Magnolia
Texas
Louisiana
Houston Gulf Gas Company
Moody-Seagraves
United Gay
Students Fail on Facial Guesses
In Portland Reed College students tested recognition of faces by showing 406 guesses from stereotypes. Al Capone was misidentified as various roles, while a Oklahoma lawyer was labeled a crook by many. Only 47 of 342 valid guesses were correct.
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Portland
Ore
Scarface
al Capone
Chicago
Congress
Oklahoma
Reed College
Supreme Court To Review Texas Case
United Press reports the Supreme Court will review a Texas and New Orleans railroad labor dispute over an injunction that bars the company from creating or promoting "company unions" to supplant regular labor unions. The injunction rests on the 1926 railway labor act.
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United Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Texas and
New Orleans
Lifeboat Stands By In Gale Sinking Off Deal
In a gale, Ramgate life boat heads to aid the sinking Steamship Frieda off Deal. Leonardo da Vinci carries £14,000,000 in art for London. Manchester Regiment reports 46 sailors rescued from another sinking, with a lost lifeboat. Vessel identity unclear, Voluminia or Columbia under dispute.
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Associated Press
Ramsgate
England
Deal
Frieda
Vestele
Leonardo da Vinci
Italy
London
Manchester Regiment
Volumnia
British Isles
Philadelphia
Glasgow
Bus Hearing Before Railway Commission in Austin
The railroad commission opened a hearing on Pickwick Greyhound Lines Inc for a permit to run interstate service between Dallas and Denison via McKinney and Sherman on its Kansas City route. The permit faces opposition from R C Bowen seeking McKinney Denison service and M C McGourik seeking local operation.
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Associated Press
Austin
Railroad Commission Today
Pickwick Greyhound Lines, Inc
Dallas
Denison
McKinney and Sherman
Kansas City
R. C. Bowen
McKinney
M. C. McGourik
One Killed, Another Hurt in Car Crash
Seymour Texas December 9 Lawrence Franklin 17 was killed and Cecil Longley injured slightly when the automobile they rode in overturned near here Franklin survived by his mother in a local crash report from Seymour.
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Associated Press
Seymour
Texas
Lawrence Franklin
Cecil Longley
Franklin
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