Slayer of Green Pleads Guilty to First Degree Murder
James Literal, a World War veteran from Oregon, confessed to killing Harry Green in Athens County during a robbery attempt. He pleaded guilty to first degree murder and faces a hearing next week to determine the sentence, potentially death in the electric chair or life imprisonment.
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Worstell
James Literal
Harry Green
Kimberly
Literal
Athens County
L. G. Worstell
Oregon
Peter
Barrows
Nelsonville
Grand Jury
Green
West
Ohio
Plan Big Hotel Youngstown
A group of Youngstown men filed a permit for a new $1,200,000 hotel with 400 rooms in Youngstown on November 26.
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Plan Big Hotel
Youngstown
U.R
Soviets Bomb City Near Hailar in Northwest Manchuria
Soviet troops advancing into Northwest Manchuria have established a position west of Hailar and sent planes over the city on brief bombing flights, according to reports received.
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Harbin
Manchuria
U.P
Hailar
Chance To Sell Good Piano Ad Offers Various Items
A Messenger Classified Ads snippet lists four cows for sale one fresh and three to freshen soon. It notes egg production feed appeal and a Philco all electric radio in walnut cabinet for 149.50 dollars. It also mentions someone wanting to buy a piano in good condition at a reasonable price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philco
Russians Halt 40 Miles Inside Manchuria near Tigan Station
Reports from Harbin say Soviet advance into Manchuria stopped about 40 miles over the border. Soviet troops halted at Tigan Station 38 miles east of Manchouli on the Chinese Eastern Railway. Only sign in Hailar was Soviet airplanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbin
Manchuria
U.P
Tigan Station
Manchouli
Hailar
Rumors of Russian Invasion in Manchuria Circulate
A circulated item in China relayed to the United States alleges a major Russian invasion of Northwest Manchuria with claims of Hailar captured in flames and 12,000 Chinese killed. The dispatch notes no significant engagements have occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
United States
Manchuria
Hailar
Balloon Balloonists Jump From Burst Army Balloon
Four Army balloonists survived a dramatic descent after their 32 000 cubic foot balloon burst at 6 200 feet over Fort Sill Oklahoma. Lieut John Caddo and lieutenants Fogelsonger and McAuley with sergt Mansfield leaped to safety as the gas filled air tore the fabric. They landed within a half mile area after clearing wreckage and restarting their parachutes.
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Fort Sill
Okla
U.P
John Caddo
KK. M. Fogelsonger
J. W. McAuley
Sergt. Mansfield
Coolley
Bombing Statements Sent To Governor And Defense Leader
Police Chief Moran forwarded affidavits from a 1916 San Francisco bombing case to Governor Young of California and to Mary E Gallagher, secretary of the Mooney Moulders Defense League. The affidavits came from Dora Smith Monroe and A L Jess Smith, siblings of Lewis Smith who allegedly confessed in 1922 that he and not Mooney threw the bomb.
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Bellaire
O.S
Francis Moran
San Francisco
C. C. Young
California
Mary E. Gallagher
Tom Mooney Moulders Defense League
Dora Smith Monroe
Shadyside
A. L. Jess Smith
Wheeling
W. Va
Lewis Smith
Cleveland
Mooney
Part of Hailar Burns as Chinese Troops Move
Dispatches from Harbin report part of the Manchurian town of Hailar burned by order of Chinese militarists to hinder Soviet invasion. General Wan Fu-Lin ordered Chinese troops to aid any Americans in Bailar wishing to evacuate.
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Washington
U.R
Harbin
Hailar
Russia
Manchuria
Wan Fu-Lin
Bailar
Woman Bitten by Pet Bulldog Believed Rabid in Ohio
In Pomeroy, Mrs. W. H. Hampton of Columbia Township was severely bitten on the face by a four year old pet bulldog. The dog, previously gentle, is suspected of rabies and is kept by Meigs County dog warden Henry Seidenable. After a six day observation, the dog’s head may be sent to the State Health Department if hydrophobia signs appear. Mrs. Hampton was taken to Mount Carmel Hospital in Columbus with serious facial injuries.
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Columbus
Pomeroy
W. H. Hampton
Columbia Township
Mount Carmel
Henry Seidenable
Meigs County
State Department of Health
Stalin Gains Renewed Pledges as Opposition Yields
Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin appears to have secured renewed allegiance from Right Wing opposition leaders Nikolai Bukharin Alexei Rykoff and Michael Tomsky. Bukharin was expelled recently, while Rykoff and Tomsky were reprimanded. The Central Committee also received letters from exiled leaders Leo Kameneff and Gregory Zinoviev reaffirming loyalty as Stalin nears his 60th birthday.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Nicholas Bukharin
Alexisi
Rykoff
Michael P. Tomsky
Stalin
Bukharin
Soviet Union Communist Party
Boykoff
Tomsky
Communist Party
Kremlin
Gentral
Central Committee
Leo Kameneff
Gregory Zinoviev
Trio to decide how Hubert millions aid Negro progress
Calvin Coolidge Alfred E. Smith and Julius Rosenwald near completion of a plan for eight to nine million dollars left by Conrad Hubert. They will determine allocations for racial improvement education medical research and other public good aims with a public announcement possible in December.
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Conrad Hubert
Morris DE Haven Tracy
United Press
New York
Calvin Coolidge
Alfred E. Smith
Julius Rosenwald
Eight Lost When Boat Is Hit by a Gale at Milford Haven
The steamship Molesey wrecked off Woodtack Point Brides Bay Pembrokeshire after Monday’s gale. Lifeboat Anglo rescued 31 survivors. eight lives including the chief officer's wife, wireless operator, and third engineer were lost. Two women among those rescued. Norwegian seamen among the dead. Survivors brought to Milford Haven.
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Milford Haven
Eng
U.P
Woodtack Point
Brides Bay
Pembrokeshire
Molesey
Bank Robbery Hits Provident Branch in Cincinnati
Two masked bandits robbed the Provident Savings Bank and Trust Company branch in Cincinnati forcing cashier Oliver Brochman to open the vault. They escaped with about $10,000 in cash.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Provident Savings Bank & Trust Company
Oliver Brochman
Slaying of American Citizen Reported in Mexico
The slaying of Carlos A. Burggess, an American citizen, occurred November 6 in Mazatlan Sinaloa. Waldo Bailey, American vice consul, reported the death to the State Department. Slayers were not identified. Burgeois killed at Mscuinapa.
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Washington
U.R
Carlos A. Burggess
Mexico
State Department
Waldoki
Bailey
Mazatlan
Utica Banker Jay Garrison Dies by Self Inflicted Wound
Newark reports Jay Garrison a 57 year old retired Utica banker died from a bullet wound to the head. Police say the deaths appears to be suicide linked to ill health and he was found near Newark.
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Newark
U.R
Jay Garrison
Utica
Here
Killed Over Playful Blow Alleged Philadelphia Murder Case
A 19-year-old named Kieren Dudka is believed to have urged her brother Stanley Budka to murder Bernard McKeown, an alleged gangster from Philadelphia, after McKeown was found dead with a gunshot wound to the heart. The girl and her brother were arrested as material witnesses.
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Kieren Dudka
Stanley Budka
Below
Bernard McKeown
Philadelphia
McKeown
Peage Action May Be Roked by China Now
A Chinese plea for international action to avert warfare between Russia and China emerges from recent border developments. The history shows China hinted at such action after Stimson urged a United Nations style commission, but Britain Japan Germany blocked it. China then recalled a 1899 Hague treaty commitment to Pacific arbitration and article two on preappeal settlement of disputes.
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China
Washington
Russia
Manchurian
Stimson
Great Britain
Japan
France
Italy
Germany
Isritain
The
Hague
Willock Heir Forgiven After Marrige To Maid
William Willock Jr heir to 120 million dollars has been forgiven by his parents for marrying the second chambermaid at the Willock mansion in Syosset New York. The couple have moved into a cottage on the estate edge and a family Thanksgiving dinner is planned.
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New York
U.P
New York Evening Graphic
William Willock, Jr
Willock
Syosset
Graphic
Forces ofndustry Mobilized For a Water Economic Drive
Paris reports a broad mobilization led by President Hoover to advance a water project. The piece notes Clemenceau’s legacy being honored in Paris with plans for a museum and streets named after him.
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Hoover
Municipal Council of
Paris
Georges Clemenceau
Vendee
Nec
Clemenceau
Saint Vincent Sur Jard
Villare
No. & Rue Franklin
External mediation debated in Russo Chinese Railway dispute
Signatories may seek good offices from friendly powers as circumstances allow. Stimson and State Department advisers weigh the Russo Chinese problem seriously, with observers speculating on future action. Soviet Russia could reject outside interference under the 1924 Russo Chinese Treaty which assigns the Chinese Eastern Railway’s future to China and Russia alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stimson
State Department
Soviet
Russia
Power line failure threatens Seattle public lighting
In Seat tle and Pacottie Decaura of Aroupht a failing hydro electric powerline risks dimming street lights. The issue may interest the President who supports public property serving its owners.
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Seattle
Pacottie Decaura
Aroupht
Boll Elies
Lexington Carrier Reaches Puget Sound For Final Fittings
The Navy's air carrier Lexington moves into Puget Sound near Seattle and Tacoma with strong power ready. Plans to link the ship s engines with two lighting plants are described as straightforward.
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NAVY
Lexington
Puget Sound
Seattle
Tacoma
President Taft's Prompt Action on Forest Fires
The president will not let red tape hinder a vital duty and opportunity. Taft acted decisively when forest fires demanded army intervention, rendering public service through prompt and efficient measures.
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Taft
Navy officials urge against Lexington utility use
Navy officials may offer President Hoover ten reasons not to modify the Lexington for use. The President will likely provide one counter reason to change their stance, and the officials may revise their view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAVY
Hoover
Therm
Cities urged relief for Seattle and Tacoma from Lexington links
Article notes that denying rapid relief would be unreasonable as residents of Seattle and Tacoma helped fund the Lexington project. continuation referenced on Page 4.
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Seattle
Tacoma
Coal Operator Thompson Held on Embezzlement Charge
Uniontown reports Josiah V. Thompson, once a top coal operator valued at about 75 million dollars, arrested in Altoona on charges of embezzling over 200 thousand dollars from the John Nicolls estate, where he served as trustee and allegedly borrowed funds with a worthless check.
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Uniontown
U.P
Josiah V. Thompson
Altoona
John Nicolls
Lydia Nicolls
Princess of
Thurn and Taxis
Jpson
Fayette County
Grand
Nicolls Estate
Cleveland to Host Police Guests at Hanna Theater
Texas Guinan will be accompanied by Cleveland Safety Director Ed Barry and Policewoman Dorothy Dean Henry at the Hanna Theater in an official capacity. The move aims to help Miss Guinan feel at home and ensure orderly conduct amid lively showmanship. Director Barry notes concern over too much whoopee in Broadway Nights and hints the act may be altered locally.
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Cleveland
U.P
Texas Guinan
Ed Barry
Dorothy Dean Henry
Hanna Theater
New York
Leaders Meet Utility Men Over Two Billion Developments
Washington reports say utilities leaders in New York discuss a potential 2 billion development program ahead of a December 6 conference with the President. Hoover mobilizes industrial forces for a broad winter economic drive with aims to raise wages, boost construction, and preserve buying power across railroads, farming, and government sectors.
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Washington
Hoover
New York
Dent
United States Chamber of Commerce
Hyde
White House
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