Congress set to probe Southern patronage and debt settlements
Congress opens a busy week with Senate plans on Southern patronage postmasters inquiries and the Boulder Dam dispute resolution. The House moves toward debt settlements with Greece and Austria while preparing the interior and treasury appropriation bills for next year.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Treasury Department
Judiciary
Hie
Sam Binois
Brookhart
Indian Affairs Committee
Ister
Boulder Dam
Interior Department
Treasury
Postoffice Departments
Bus Drivers Must Have Certificates
Columbus December 10. Attorney General Edward C Turner ruled drivers may not receive pay without a moral character certificate and sufficient bond. If payroll has already been made in violation, the school board cannot recover the funds.
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Columbus
Edward C. Turner
Turner
Double Killing Baffles Police in Eaton
Police and county authorities search for burglars who shot and killed Dr. Horatio Z. Silver, county health commissioner, and his wife in Eaton. Investigators questioned farmer Ben Stevenson and Burl Gibson, as motives and origins are studied, with possible links to Richen Ind or Dayton or Cincinnati. Dr. Silver was cousin to state finance director designate Harry D. Silver.
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Ben Stevenson
Here
Dr. Silver
Bherit ‘Gibson Eee
Harry D. Silver
Market Rebounds as Week Opens in Active Trading
Washington reports a brisk start as funds pour into stocks and grains. Radio, International Harvester and Wright Aero lead gains while call money remains at 9 percent. volume early in the day shows steady participation before profit-taking tempers advances. James A. Patten, famed wheat king, dies. Chicago, Evanston attend his funeral with notes from business and philanthropic leaders.
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New York
Radio
International Harvester
0. S. Steel
Packard
International Nickel
Wright Aero
Chicago
World of Finance
James A. Patten
Evanston
Patten
First Presbyterian Church
Three Railways Planned for Merger Across Ohio
The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway asks the Public Utilities Commission to merge the Dayton and Columbus Transportation Company the Indiana Columbus and Eastern Traction Company and the Lima Toledo Railway with stock in the Lima Street Railway. The combined system would cover 6200 miles of trackage serving 16 counties home to more than 2 million people and would cut annual interest costs from 640050 to 83445 enabling new rolling stock better freight and passenger service once approved.
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Columbus
Cincinnati, Hamilton and’ Dayton Railway Company
Public Utilities Commission
Dayton and Columbus Transportation Company
Indiana, Columbus, and Eastern Traction Company
Lima-Toledo Railway Company
Lima Street Railway Company
Sys
C. H.and J
Dayton
Lima
Police Kill One Man And Wound Another
Cleveland police reported to County Prosecutor Stanton details of a fatal shooting and a near fatal wounding. Alfred Balzano 22 of Plato Avenue was killed by Patrolman Malcolm Simms who found him prowling near homes. Harvey Birtch 19 amateur heavyweight fighter remained near death after a bullet fired by Patrolman Joseph Prucha as he was attacked by a gang.
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Cleveland
O.R
Edward C. Stanton
Alfred Balzano
Malcolm Simms
Plato Avenue
Harvey Birtch
St. Alexis
Joseph Prucha
Prucha
Wright Brothers Honored at Dayton Celebration
Dayton observes the Wright brothers with a week of events led by Orville Wright. Delegates from foreign countries arrive on six giant planes to attend ceremonies at Wright Fields and Huffman Dam. A noon testimonial at Wright Field features speeches by local officials and notable guests.
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Wright Brothers
Dayton
U.R
Orville Wright
Wilbur
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Orville
Washington
Chicago
Fairfield
Wright Fields
Huffman Dam
Wright Field
Allen C. McDonald
Wright
Athens Federation to Meet Tuesday on Poor Children's Party
Representatives of the Athens Federation of Women's Clubs will meet with students from the local YWCA branch at 2 30 Tuesday afternoon to discuss final plans for the annual poor children's party in the women's gymnasium. Programs for the parties are presented by the children under university girls supervision and will be given to children in surrounding mining towns.
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Athens, Federation of Women's Clubs
War Looms Over Bolivia Paraguay Delegation Meeting
Tense relations between Bolivia and Paraguay cast a shadow over the Pan American Conference on arbitration as 20 republics assemble. Bolivia ordered Paraguayans out of La Paz after a border clash in Chaco. Paraguay retaliated by demanding Bolivia's chargé d affaires leave. Both legations acknowledge seriousness of the rift amid discussions, with Argentina notably absent.
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Bolivia
Paraguay
Louis Jay Heath
United Press Statf
Washington
la Pas
Chaco
Dia de
Argentina
Debate on Swing-Johnson Boulder Dam Bill Likely This Week
In the Senate the Swing-Johnson Boulder Dam Bill debate resumes with a possible vote this week. Only Senator King of Utah publicly forecasts passage with a water allocation compromise and changes to power provisions. Others privately expect passage this week with an amendment on water rights among Lower Colorado River Valley states and possible hydroelectric modifications.
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Washington
U.R
Boulder Dam
Senate
King
Utah
Colorado River Valley
Janitor's Son Confesses to Killing Teacher
Sheridan Michigan December report states 16 year old Jimmy Deakin son of the janitor at Sheridan High School confessed to murdering 27 year old Miss Flossie Carter by stone strike on a lonely road. He was arrested early and gave a detailed confession after police interrogation. Under Sheriff Irving Forest and Sheriff Ileea Hinkel of Montcalm County oversaw the case and custody.
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Sheridan, Mich
U.P
Jimmy Deakin
Sheridan High School
Flossie Carter
Here
Young Deakin
Miss Carter
Irving Forest
Stanton
Ileea- Hinkel
Montcalm County
Condition of King Rothers League Meet
The League of Nations council met in Lugano for its fifty third session with Aristide Briand presiding. British foreign secretary Sir Austen Chamberlain may be recalled to London due to King George the Sixth condition, prompting concerns that private ministerial talks would be hindered if he is absent.
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Henry Wood
United Press
Lugano
Switzerland
U.R
Council of the
League of Nations
Aristide Briand
France
Council
George
England
Austen Chamberlain
London
Chamberlain
Paternity charges against former Mayor Stevens dismissed
In Newark on December 10 Miss Luella Deming reported paternity charges against former Mayor W H N Stevens were dismissed with the announcement that a case had been prepared but not pursued.
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Newark
W. H. N. Stevens
Luella Deming
Cadiz Banker Seen Likely Ohio House Speaker
Ohio legislators expect O. C. Gray of Cadiz to be reelected speaker as Republican caucus convenes. Strong opposition is viewed as unlikely, with John A. Hadden and Dr R. R. Hughey seen as top challengers. Other leaders and clerks also rumored for key roles in the chamber.
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Columbus
O. C. Gray
Cadiz
Ohio House of Representatives
Gray
John A. Hadden
Cleveland
R. R. Hughey
Washington D. H
Ray C. Carpenter
Senesca County
Horace 8. Keifer
Springfield
G. H. Bellinger
Akron
Hadden
Arthur Hamilton
Warren
C. R. Summers
Oberlin
Charles H. Jones
Jackson
Dallas Sullivan
Union County
John P. Maynard
Lime
Alfred Robinson
Ironton
Final touches being put upon Alumni Hall
The main velour curtain for the stage will be installed by Holak Studios Company of New York City. Drapes for organ spaces will match, an avalanche will be hung above the main curtain, and asbestos curtain added this week. Two sets of steps from the auditorium to the stage are built. Completion of these details and fitting of two check rooms will finish the auditorium construction, said George C. Parks, treasurer.
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Holak Studios Company
New York City
George C.parks
Parks
House approves committee to attend Kitty Hawk air age anniversary
The House unanimously passed a resolution authorizing a joint congressional committee to attend the twenty fifth anniversary of the first airplane flight at Kitty Hawk North Carolina on December seventeenth. The measure now goes to the Senate.
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Washington
U.R
House
Joint Congressional Committee
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Senate
Vatican envoy to meet Portes Gil on Mexican church issue
Archbishop Leopold Russo Flores, envoy of the Vatican, begins talks with Provisional President Emilio Portes Gil this week to resolve Mexico's religious problem. Catholics hope for a favorable settlement as Ruiz and Calles era negotiations previously stalled.
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Mexico City
U.R
Leopold Russo
Flores
Vatican
Emilio Portes
Portes Gil
Ruiz
Calles
United States
Dwight W. Mors Row
Congress
Gangsters Accused of Extorting Money in Cincinnati Case
Judge Edward Hurley ordered the Hamilton County grand jury to investigate racketeering rumors in Cincinnati. Reports claim Nathan Shapiro was extorted for 36000 by gangsters after a kidnapping incident tied to Ed Alvey’s case, with other rumors involving a yacht club and a $5000 check.
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Cincinnati
U.R
Edward Hurley
Common Pleas Court
Hamilton County Grand Jury
Hurley
Cognzance
Nathan Shapiro
Shapiro
Police Scout Canton Jungle for Pale Slim Flapper Killer
Canton police search the grim Canton jungle district for a pale slender blonde killer who shot Bernard Fearn a young Waco coal dealer last Thursday night. Sheriff Hart and Prosecutor Harter describe the gun girl as highly skilled and possibly from the jungle area. They question Mrs. Fearn and her nine year old daughter while examining Fearn’s past life for motives. Fearn’s annual business yield was about six thousand dollars and he and Mrs. Fearn were prominent socially in Canton.
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Canton
Jungle
U.P
Don R. Mellett
Bernard Fearn
Waco
Fearn
Edward Gibson
Henry Harter
Lorain
Harter
Diplomacy Urged as Way to Avert Wars at Pan American talks
President Coolidge opened the Pan American Conference urging arbitration over arms. He praised Western Hemisphere nations for peace efforts and noted South American treaties linking conciliation and arbitration with national policy. He warned that rigid tribunals could stall progress and urged timely machinery to resolve disputes.
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Robert Moorefield
United Press Star
Washington
Coolidge
Coolridge
America
Americans Safe from Strife-Torn Colombia Arrive in Santa Marta
Vice Consul Lawrence Cotie reports all American citizens stranded in the Colombian banana zone have reached Santa Marta aboard a troop train. The State Department relayed the update.
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Washington
Santa Marta
Lawrencell F. Cotie
State Department
United States Steel Reports November Unfilled Orders Drop
United States Steel Corporation shows unfilled orders totaling 3,673,000 tons on November, down 78,030 tons from October 31. The report reflects adjustments in steel demand and production schedules.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
No Word From 40 In Zone of Strike
In the Colombia strike zone amid serious disorders, 40 American citizens have not been heard from. The American consulate at Santa Marta informed the State Department that communication with the zone was interrupted by the fighting. Military authorities are responding.
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Washington
Colombia
Santa Marte
State“Department
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Elmer C. Walzer
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Isabelle Meuser
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King Rothers League
Alumni Hall
Mexico
Poologe
Lands Nations
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