Nine Die When Car Plunges Into Calumet River
A sedan carrying two Michigan families from New Era and Cooperville slid off a road into the Calumet River near Chicago. Nine people perished including six children. Jake Schiller escaped and notified authorities. The car remained submerged for over two hours before retrieval.
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Chicago
Calumet River
New Era
Mich
Cooperville
Jake Schiller
Clarence Postmann
Howard Postmann
Mildred Postmann
John Postmann
Reca Postmann
Alice Schiller
Shirley
Louise Schiller
Seneca Schiller
Schiller
Coopersville
Pen
Four Philadelphians killed in New Year’s Eve crash
A Baltimore and Ohio Express train struck their automobile at a Glenolden grade crossing killing four young Philadelphians and injuring a fifth. Victims identified include Oscar M. Davis, Charles Danenberg, Lynette Lacheen, and a second unnamed woman. Rosa mond Chase was gravely injured. police fear another victim remains missing.
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Philadelphia
Glenolden
Oscar M. Davis
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Charles Danenberg
University
Veterinary School
Lynette Lacheen
Rosamond Chase
Cave-In Kills Three Celebrants in Ohio New Year’s Night
In Waterloo Ohio a cave collapse during a New Year’s Eve party killed three men and injured two others. The dead are Samuel Cooper Amos Woolum and Paris Cooper. The injured include Roy and John Woolum brothers of Amos. George Woolum escaped to sound the alarm as the overhanging rock and earth crumbled after a large fire heated the cave.
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Waterloo
Samuel Cooper
Amos Woolum
Paris Cooper
Roy
John Woolum
Amos
Woodlum
George Woolum
John Jern
Crisis in India Looms as Nationalists Call Boycott
Bombay reports a rush to crisis as the Nationalist Congress calls for a boycott of all government utilities. Lord Willingdon flies from Calcutta to convene the executive council while rumors circulate of possible deportations of Mahatma Gandhi to Aden and exile of other leaders to Burma. The government prepares for renewed civil disobedience with new measures.
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India
Congress
Willingdon
Calcutta
Executive Council
Mahama Gandhi
Aden
Burma
Gandhi arrest hoped in Bombay to maximize world notice
Jan 1 reports say Mahatma Gandhi seeks arrest in Bombay within 48 hours to gain global visibility. Miss Madeleine Slade and secretary Mahadev Desai expected to accompany him. rumors also floated deportation to a remote Indian Ocean island to deter visits and avoid upheaval if he dies.
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Bombay
Mahatma Gandhi
Madeline Slade
Mahadev Besar
Mahatma
Indian Ocean
Civil disobedience laws and martial law discussed in crisis
The article outlines nationwide ordinances criminalizing civil disobedience and salt boycotts. It notes the possibility of martial law, already present in modified form in some districts, with officials empowered to act. It also mentions a utilities boycott affecting telegraphs, courts, and railways, and a plan to nominate successors if arrested. Linens mention seems tangential.
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Congress Committee
National Congress
Jobs Not Jags In Brisbane Here And Now
Arthur Brisbane notes rising talk of jobs over prohibition with "wets" pushing for reform and blanketed dole debate. He cites bootleggers seized near Barmegat Light and customs actions, plus labor concerns from Edward F. McGrady about aid for the idle. He cites Gerard Swope and Curtis optimism for 1932 amid stock market moves and wage cuts on the Southern Pacific Railroad.
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Ashurst
Arizona
Shephard
Texas
Barmegat Light
New York
Edward F. McGrady
American Federation of Labor
Federation of Labor
Wall Street
Southern Pacific Railroad
Bomb plot clues tighten grip on suspected bomber ring
New York authorities believe they are closing in on a five man group linked to 16 bomb packages mailed from New York and Finnston to major cities. At least three deaths have occurred in Easton, Pennsylvania, as the nationwide plot unfolds with Italian and Italian American targets. Investigators trace a delivery network to a New York address and a Bas Pa car, with clues from the American Railway Expo Agency aiding the hunt.
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New York
U.P
Finston
Seare
Chicago
Clevelan Detroit
Youngstown
Easton
Edi
Sender
United Press
American Railway Expo Agency
Tenth Avenue
Thirty-second Street
Federal
Eil
Lieut
Chart Newman
Bom Aquid
Cne
Bas Pa
Uderstood
Amarillo Weather Forecast and Emergency Contact
The forecast for Amarillo and nearby areas calls for fair conditions tonight and Saturday. New Mexico also sees fair skies with little temperature change. Temperatures ranged 27 to 40 in the past 24 hours. Griggs ambulance, phone 4311.
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Amarillo
New Mexico
Early Greeters Receive White House Breakfast Invite
Four early risers who braved rain lined up at the White House gate and, hours before diplomats and officials, received breakfast invitations from President Hoover. William Wilson Otto Kafer Martin Brevold and H Walter Barrows entered the basement after a dawn intro and shared coffee eggs bacon rolls and corn muffins.
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John F. Chester Washington
White House
Hoover
William L. Wilson
Holyoke
Mass
Otto C. Kafer
Dallas
Tex
Martin J. Bredvold
Minneapolis
H. Walter Barrows
Shanghai
China
Brevold
J. W. Huenfeld
Bandit Threat Advances on Chinchow
Reports from Chinchow in Manchuria state about 1000 Chinese bandits, said to be backed by Japanese forces, moving toward the city from the northeast. The populace, already terrorized, fears looting and unrest as communications with the east break down and conditions in recently occupied areas remain unknown.
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Taling
Chinchow
Manchuria
Finland Near Wet Year As Votes Favor Repeal
In Helsinki Finland on January 1 1932 the advisory referendum on prohibition shows about 75 percent for repeal 24.2 percent to retain and 0.8 percent for wine and beer sales with women heavily supporting repeal observers predict a final majority around 68 percent and pro prohibition leaders vow to continue the fight.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Prohibition
Kansas City Theater Bomb Outrage Resumed
In Kansas City Missouri theaters faced renewed bombing incidents early today. The Baltis theater lobby was wrecked by a deliberate bomb causing about 5000 dollars in damage while a fuse with 12 sticks of dynamite was found and extinguished at the St John theater. No injuries reported.
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Kansas City
U.P
St. John
Floydada Rate Fight Ends in Federal Court
Federal court in Fort Worth dismissed Texas Utilities Company's injunction suit after Floydada city council rescinded its ordinance cutting electric rates by 20 percent. Judge James C Wilson signed the dismissal order.
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Fort Worth
Floydada
Texas Utilities Company
James C Wilson
Flood threat grows in Delta country as levees fail
In Northwest Mississippi the Tallahatchie Yazoo and other waterways rise after rains threatening new breaks in levee systems. Refugees flee to higher ground as levee boards enlist boats and convicts to guard levees. Monre and West Monroe areas in Louisiana report rising rivers and flooded backwaters forcing evacuations.
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Glendora
Miss
Tallahatchie
Yazoo
Mississippi
Mississippi Delta
Louisiana
Monroe
Boeuf River
Wilbur Oil Tariff Stance Draws Kansas Condemnation
Kansas official Thurman Hill urged Secretary Wilbur to resign over his opposition to an oil tariff. The Kansas Public Service Commission ordered a 5 000 barrel daily cut in state oil output while Rep Disney called Wilbur’s tariff critique unjustified.
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Kas
Wilbur
Mid-Continent
Washington
Thurman Hill
Kansas Public Service Commission
Hill
Kansas
Muskogee
Oklo
W. E. Disney
White House
Commission
Texas
Oklahoma
Congress
Huck Finn Matinee at Fair Theater Saturday
The Globe News Paramount Publix feature continues Tom Sawyer with Huck Finn. Jackie Coogan and Mitzie Green headline the cast in a same-youngsters production. The 9:30 AM show includes short features and admission is 10 cents.
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Tom Sawyer
Huck Finn
Mark Twain
Huckleberry Finn
Globe News Paramount Publix
the Fair Theater
Jackie Coogan
Junior Durkin
Mitzie Green
Jackie Searle
Warn Bright Skies For Rose Bowl Tilt
Pasadena observers report warm bright sun expected for the Southern California vs Tulane Rose Bowl game with only a few fleecy clouds near game time. No rain forecast as fans gather for the New Year's showdown in sunny conditions.
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Pasadena
Port Arthur Mayor Faces Poll Tax Law Charge
Port Arthur mayor J. P. Logan faces trial in Beaumont on charges of violating poll tax laws. Indicted with him is R. McFadden for unlawfully paying the poll tax to N. E. Gray last January. Twenty seven other poll tax indictments have been returned.
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Beaumont
Tex
J. P. Logan
Port Arthur
R. McFadden
Logan
N. E. Gray
Brave Little Kewpie Chases Old Man 1931
A fanciful Amarillo tale describes a kewpie like figure with a pink ribbon provoking a snowball chase after the Old Man. The chase ends when Kewpie hauls the Old Man to Amarillo Creek and the duo return as revelers join celebrations with fireworks and noise.
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Kewpie
Old Man
Amarillo
Amarillo Creek
Icy Breath of 1932 Hits U S
A winter blast blankets the United States with deep snow in several states while others endure cold. Forecasters expect continued fair skies tonight and Saturday as Panama Panhandle roads stay in excellent shape and temperatures dip to near 27.
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Santa Claus
United States
California
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Weather and cold snap hit multiple states with deaths
Cold wave reports detail 2 below zero in Montana and 35 in Iowa. Lena Haas, 16, died from freezing while fetching headache pills near Cortez Colorado. Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin faced heavy snow, travel hazards, and disrupted lines. Rexburg, Idaho police seek missing Ralph Fixtad after his sleigh team returned home without him.
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Montana
Lena Haas
Cortez
Colo
Western
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Tinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Harbor
Albert Lea
Minn
Rexburg
Idaho
Ralph Fixtad
White Owl Butte
Chicago Tax Chaos Deepens After Ruling
Chicago and Cook County face a deeper tax crisis as Judge Edmund Jerecki rules the 1928 and 1929 levies illegal for omitting vast amounts of taxable personal property. The decision threatens payroll funding and casts doubt on the 1930 levy of about 286 million, while 480 million in levies remain unpaid.
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Chicago
U.P
Coak County
Edmund K. Jerecki
Jerecki
Oak Park
Lawrence Tibbett to Wed Widow in New York Today
Opera star Lawrence Tibbett and Mrs. Jennie Marston Adama Burrard were to marry in a private New York ceremony this afternoon at Hunter J. Marston's home. The couple planned a small gathering with relatives as Burrard had previous marriages and divorces in Reno.
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Lawrence Tibbett
New York
Opera
the Talkies
Jennie Marston
Adama Burrard
San Francisco
Hunter
Marston
Burgard
Tibbett
Reno
Robert J. Adams
John Clark Burgard
Bomb parcels sent to Chicago amid postal scare
Chicago postal inspectors and police hunted for more threats after three packages believed to hold bombs were found. One exploded, targeting Oscar rante Italian editor, another to Italian consul general Giuseppe Castruccio, and a third to the Associated Press fire department. Authorities continued testing the remaining parcel.
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Chicago
Oscarrante
Giuseppe Castruccio
Associated Press
Anthities
Durant
Possible nationwide bomb plot tied to Italian Fascisti in America
Cleveland police raid an Italian Fascisti group seizing records believed to reveal up to 40 names of Mussolini supporters and threats against adherents after the assassination attempt on Count G P B Buzzi-Gradenigo.
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Cleveland
Tnent
America
Ife
Count G
Buzzi-Gradenigo
Cures la Fascisti
Mussolini
Death of Seattle Contractor Probed
Seattle officers investigate the death of contractor Kenneth Churchill age 20 as details from the scene surface on page 2 of the edition. The report notes official inquiries and ongoing questions about the circumstances.
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Seattle
Activ
Kenneth
Churchill
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