Pope Pius XI Leaves Vatican for First Time in History
In Rome on December 20 Pope Pius XI departed the Vatican at dawn for St. John Lateran marking the first papal exit from the Vatican since 1870. He celebrated mass there for the fiftieth anniversary of his priestly ordination, with little notice to the public or entourage as news of the move spread by bulletin at 9:55 a.m.
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Associated Press
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Vatican
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Kingdom of United Italy
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Italy
Reward Offered for Arson Conspirators in Coleman
United Press reports Coleman Texas offers rewards totaling 1600 dollars for arrest and conviction of arsonists. City council aims to curb rising fire losses by tackling arson as insurance rates climb.
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United Press
Coleman
Tex
Lifeboat for Planes Aids Channel Air Expeditions
England unveils what is billed as the world’s largest lifeboat now stationed at Dover to assist Channel planes. The specially adapted craft, launched at Hampton on the Thames, reaches about 18 knots and serves aeroplanes coming down at sea.
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United Press
Hampton-On-Thames
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England
Dover
Bears visit Rhinelander on street shopping tour
Rhinelander Wisconsin December 20 a mother bear and two cubs wandered into town on a supposed shopping trip along the main street. They moved about unmolested until a pack of dogs drove them away.
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United Press
Phinelander
Wis
Rhinelander
Courts Idle For Holiday Season In Potter County
Potter county courts show a pre holiday lull with the criminal district court adjourned and grand jury idle. Civil cases remain few and the city flood damages suit is set for January 1 while many criminal cases await the first week of January. Sheriff and constable activity was minimal overnight and no court reports emerged this morning.
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Civil District Court
Amarillo
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Store Manager Defies Masked Bandits In Buffalo
William Keel, 35, a Buffalo store manager, confronted two masked men who stormed in with a shotgun demanding money. Keel refused their threat, the assailants fled to a waiting car, leaving empty handed and shocked by his bold reply.
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United Press
Buffalo, N. Y
William Keel
Keel
London Christmas charity wheel promises prizes for Londoners
United Prensa reports London plans a charity draw offering gifts and prizes totaling about 100000 dollars. The scheme, framed as a holiday lottery, faces legal limits in England where lotteries are banned, leaving the exact spin and prize distribution uncertain as organizers press gifts to aid the city's Christmas fund.
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United Prensa
London
Mediterranean
Paris
Cologne
England
Santa Claus
Boy Scout
Senator Grundy Christmas Gift List Gaffe
A satirical catalog lists gifts for a senator named Grundy including dinners, a Savoy party for eight, a seven piece suite, a turkey, sausages, brandy, golf club subscription, and assorted foods and spirits. It notes daily champagne with Mr. Cyril Nicholas at 11 am in January and teetotaler Kruschen as an alternative, with varied weekly food giveaways and festive fare described in an oblique, humorous tone.
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Savoy Hotel
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Tucky
Cyril
Nicholas
Old Broad Street
E. C
Mr. Nicholl
Christmas Cheer With Brandy Benedic Tin Creme de Menthe
A festive note mentions a bottle of brandy a bottle of Benedic tine and a bottle of Creme de Menthe describing it as a jolly fine Christmas.
Wealth in Humpback Beggar Revealed in Palma Case
Dec. 20 in Palma Balearic Islands authorities uncovered a ruse by a humpbacked beggar. After his death the corpse revealed an artificial hump concealing $50,000 in valuables, including wife George Bernstein posing as the beggar.
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Palma
Balearic Islands
George Bernstein
Indiana’s only woman G. A. R. member is from Wabash
Wabash Indiana December 2 The sole female G A R member in Indiana is Mrs William Rose of Wabash She is the second woman in the United States to gain membership as an honorary holder of records and books to aid local veterans at meetings Florida reportedly has a similar case
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Indiana
William Rose
United States
Veterans of Wabash
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