All Quiet in Senate as House Sparks Fly in Opening Session
Washington December 7 The Sixty-ninth congress opened with a noisy House and a calm Senate. House insurgents clashed with Democrats as Republican Longworth won the speaker’s post over Garrett and Cooper. Longworth received an ovation as he entered the chamber and the session moved to tackle rule changes on committee discharge.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Coolidge
Eos Nicholas Loneworth
Ohto
FS. Garrett
Tennensee
Henry Allen Cooper
Wisconsin
Longworth
Garrett
Cooper
Lonngworth
Manchurian Chief Chooses to Fight Japan Crisis Deepens
Dispatches report a shift in the Manchurian crisis as a leader near Chin Chow retracts resignation and vows action. About 100000 Japanese in Manchuria fear escalation while Mukden shops close. The cabinet refuses new troops, railway guards move toward Mukden to cope with growing tensions and potential rival faction clashes.
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Associated Press
Manchuria
Lisoyang
Mukden
Question Right to Sit in Senate
Washington dispatch reports that Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota may be seated as United States senator after an opinion by Attorney General George Shafer. Shafer says Governor Sorlie had no right to appoint Nye to succeed the late Edwin. The decision hinges on legality of Nye’s appointment and Senate seating.
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Gerald P. Nye
Associated Press
Washington
Sen
North Dakota
Senate
Nater” Goft
West Virginia
Repub- Mean
Nye
Trial of Chris Martin Opens in Murder Case
The trial of Chris Martin, operator of a Utah avenue rooming house, began yesterday before Judge Jeremiah J. Lynch on charges he murdered James Stevens also known as James Kamborott on Sept 12. The state finished presenting its case as the session ended. County Attorney T B Downey is lead prosecutor with H J Maury as associate. Timothy Nolan is defense counsel with Harlow Pease noted. The case may be continued. Also Seattle mayor impeachment petition with 6,860 citizens was presented to the city council and referred to judiciary committee. a special meeting was set for tomorrow.
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Chris Martin
Utah Avenue
James Stevens
James Kamborott
Jer Miah J. Lynch
T. B. Downey
H. J. Maury
Timothy Nolan
Harlow ‘Pease
Yenor Day ‘Associat
Oc Eae Sa
Seattle
Aswwsnsws
Edwin J. Brown
City Council
Judiciary Committee
French espionage case grips nerves in peace time
Three men and a French girl Marthe Moreuil alias Marcelle Sonsell were detained in Paris as alleged spies. Oliver Phillips James Lasther were arrested and confined in La Sante prison while a Polish born Englishman Fisher Williams faced police after a long inquiry. Police withheld linking the woman to Britain though her confession suggested amateur spying. The girl claimed trips to St Nazaire Ayre Cuers Bordeaux Pierrefeu and San Raphael aviation centers.
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Marthe Moreuil
Marcelle
Sonsell
Oliver’ Phillips
James Lasther
Hnd
la Sante
Espionag
Fisher Williams
Mile. Moreuil
St. Nazaire
Ayre
Cuers
Bordeaux
Pierrefeu
San Raphail
Proneh
Tax Reduction Bill Opens New Congress Pace Fast
Washington December 7 The House opened with tax relief as the first bill. The nonpartisan revenue measure from the Ways and Means Committee was formally reported by Chairman Green who predicted swift passage without major changes. The bill aims to save about 195,115,000 for income taxpayers next year with March 1 as a target for enactment and payment of the March 15 tax installment.
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Washington
House
Congress
Ways and Means
Green
Tuxon
Connecticut
Garrett
Tennessee
Senate
Grand jury begins Texas road probe
The grand jury, convened today, is instructed to fully investigate all offices from governor to justice of the peace and indict where legal evidence exists. Attorney General Dan Moody criticized road contracts as unconscionable and said he would refuse to appear unless called by the investigating body.
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Fpraed
Sery Sebich
Sos
Iepemeominen
Justice of Peace
Hamilton
Dan Moody
Bishray
Elon Oe
Prohibition bills flood lower house amid wet and dry clashes
Two streams of prohibition measures enter the house hopper as lawmakers seek repeal of the eighteenth amendment, Volstead Act enforcement, and new penalties. Republicans Tinkham and Cram introduce enforcement under civil service while Blanton pushes acts to back presidential action against smuggling and to impeach officials who buy bootleg liquor.
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Hill
House
Tinkham
Reblican
Massachusetts
Cram
Michigan
Maryland
Dyer
Repeblican
Reese
Missouri
Nou
Stalker
New New
Blanton
Texas
Army
Judiciary
Navy
Marine Corps
Rudderless West O'Rown Drifts in North Pacific Storm
Bremerton Wash Dec 1 Associated Press reports the steamship West O Rown is in critical condition off the North Pacific with its crew exhausted and attempts to tow it failing as mountainous seas drive it westward toward Port. Three boats and lifeboats are mentioned, and the ship’s status is dire.
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West O’rown
Bremerton
Wash
West O'Rown
West Holbrook
Kipling Remains Unchanged In Condition In England
Kipling, strain of illness persists as doctors report no change in his state. From Burwash England on the eighth day of illness, the author Rudyard Kipling is described as having a good day with his condition unchanged according to attending physicians.
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Burwash
England
Rudyard Kipling
Reform Union Leader Charged With Obscene Mailings
A reform union head and superintendent were named in a case involving obscene material sent through U S mail. The defendant, tied to American Civic Reform, faces a pending sentence due Wednesday. Former pastorates in Tacoma and Seattle are noted in the profile.
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U. 5
Reform Union
Wrer
American Civic Reform ‘Union
Bible Reading in Colorado Schools Debated
District Judge Robert G. Smith ruled against a Catholic plaintiff seeking a writ to allow Bible reading in public schools. The Platteville school board won on demurrer, ruling the Bible reading was nonsectarian and could be permitted without state constitutional change.
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Greeley
Robert G. Smith
Platteville
Charles L. Vollmar
Wehools
Mitheid
Argu
Colorado
Crimria
Wasn
Houses of
Representatives
Harry John Miller
Snohomish County
Abandon Hope for Missing Steamer Cotopaxi
Key West dispatch reports hope for locating the steamer Cotopaxi, which sailed from Charleston November 29 bound for Havana with coal and has been silent since the following Tuesday. Coast guard search from Norfolk to Cuba found signals inconsistent, and it is believed the vessel sank in a tropical storm though some crew may have been rescued by a passing vessel. Thirty crew members are unaccounted.
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Key West
Cotopaxi
Charleston
Havana
Norfolk
Cuba
Coast Guard
Atlantic
To Be French Envoy to Be French Envoy
Ambiguously phrased note reports a French envoy planned to leave to relieve a counterpart in Washington. Details are unclear with missing names and dates.
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Washington
Dramatists Plan Push Back Against Movie Magnates
In New York a group of leading dramatists held a closed meeting to oppose William Fox Inc efforts to finance plays and create an alliance with New York producers. They view Fox actions as an attempt to corner the play market and bring the legitimate stage under motion picture control. The discussion continued beyond the page 6 column.
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Associated Press
New York
Dec
Wiliam Fox, Inc
Fox
New Outbreak of Tong War Feared In Mexicali
Report notes new outbreak of Tong war fears after a sequence of violent incidents. Three men wounded, a fourth Chinese man went amuck during a chaotic confrontation. Authorities are rounding up Tong leaders for questioning as tensions escalate.
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Mexicali
President Coolidge urges farm relief and co operative marketing
President Coolidge spoke to the American Farm Bureau federation in Chicago predicting agriculture will lead future prosperity after past hardships. He attacked paternalist proposals and pledged to back agricultural relief within sound economic principles and cooperative marketing. He planned to present congressional recommendations and return to Washington after a cross country trip.
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Amsociacea Press
Chicago
Coolidge
American Farm Bus Reat Federation
Aged Lumber King Near Death in Ottawa
In Ottawa, John I. Booth, famed lumber king and railroad builder, lies near death at a mature age. Family members and physicians report his condition critical, with longstanding legal feud overshadowing his final days as contemporaries reflect on his career and health.
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Ottawa
John I. Booth
Jackson Booth
Booth
Report Shows Fine Work Done for Crippled Ones
The Butte Auxiliary for the Renapii Station of Crippled Children sent 22 children to Billings for treatment during the past year. There were 18 surgical cases, 15 X-rays, and 12. 130 children examined at three free clinics in Butte. Nurse Louie Scheupp handled 248 follow ups. Mrs McQueen and Dr Allard at Billings coordinated operations and checks. A new board was elected. expenditures for the year approved.
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Butte
Renapii
Billings
Louie Scheupp
Mra McQueen
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