West Virginia Election Returns Name Conley Governor Elect
Official returns show William G Conley Republican as governor elect with a 49 272 lead over Democrat J Alfred Taylor. George W Sharp leads as secretary of state with 352 087 votes and W G Cook shores up 341 641 for attorney general among major state offices.
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Charleston
W. Va
Dee
West Virginia
William G. Conley
J. Alfred Taylor
George W. Sharp
Sam T. Mallison
William G’ Conley
J. Alfred Tayior
J. H. Snider
Supreme Court
Joseph W. Kenna
Andrew Price
Reymond Maxwell
John R. Hatcher
William Campbell
W. BR. Glascow
Laban White
G. Miller
W. G. Cook
City Refuses Legacy for Poor Jews in Bydgose
Danzig December 4. The municipal council of Bydgose formerly Bromberg Posen refused to accept a $100000 legacy left by Mrs Leonard Cohen of Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania for poor Jews in the town because it says there are none.
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Danzig
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Bydgose
Bromberg
Posen
Mre
Leonard Cohen
Wilkes Barre
Nurse questioned for seven hours in Harrisonburg case
Keyser West Virginia December 4 Luella Wheteel a nurse in dictment with Dr Otto Pieher in the death of Lonie Muriel Beckone Harrisonburg Virginia three following an alleged illegal operation was questioned for seven hours and will return to the witness stand tomorrow morning in the trial of Dr Fisher Orville Liskey a young farmer of Harrisonburg is also indicted Miss Whetsel said she and Dr Fisher were treated for drug addiction and released after two months in Staunton A letter alleged to be from Miss Wheteel to Dr Fisher was read by counsel prosecutors brought about seventeen indictments of eighty counts against the trio in the present trial Fisher faces illegal operation charges Judge Valentine ordered all under eighteen from the courtroom to avoid delays.
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Fisher
R. A. Welch
Dr. Fisher
Orville Lickey
Miss Whetsel
Staunton
Keveer
Mies Wheteel
Beckone
Welch
Miss Whetse
Liskey
E. A. Lee
A. J. Valentine
Firemen Repair Toys For Bluefield Children
Members of the South Side fire station offer to repair discarded toys during duty hours to donate them to poor children for Christmas. They note some firefighters are skilled at repairs and can often restore toys to good condition. Toys should be brought to the South Side station.
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South Side
South Side Station
Indictments Target Canadian Distillers in Liquor Smuggling Ring
A New York liquor grand jury named more than twenty distillers and brewers, including Harry C. Hatch of Toronto and Hir am Walker of Windsor, in indictments charging conspiracy to smuggle liquor into the United States. The case flags a Canadian ring alleged to have shipped liquor valued over 26 million dollars last year, with extradition not covered by existing treaties.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Canada
United States
Harry C. Hatch
Gooderham and Worth of
Toronto
Hiram Walker Company
Windsor
Washington
Athout
Powerful combinations blamed for cross border liquor smuggling
Washington reports that American investigations into Canadian liquor smuggling reveal three strong conspiracies at the border. Indictments have targeted over twenty Canadian distillers and brewers at Buffalo, with possible links to banks and railway and telegraph employees. Canadian interests allegedly aided and abetted contraband shipments by sending sales agents, creating dummy consignments, and feeding false data to customs to secure delivery in the United States.
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Washington
Amer
Treasury Department
Division of
Foreign Centrol
Buffalo
N. Y
Foreign Control Division
United States
Woman Alleges Aunt Sold Her Into Marriage in Uniontown
Mary Orbarbie of near Uniontown claims she was sold into matrimony by her aunt for 200 dollars. She says she married Anton Tropa two months after arriving in the U S and underwent the rites without understanding the affair. The aunt allegedly arranged the marriage and the payment.
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Uniontown
Mary Orbarbie
Near Here
Anton Tropa
Tropa
King’s Condition Worsens as Doctors Reveal View of Ruling Council
Growing concern as doctors disclose the king’s deteriorating condition. Crowds gather long after night outside palace gates while the Prince of Wales stays in touch with his father’s health status, fueling speculation about succession and governance.
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Prince of Wales
King George Delegates Duties as Condition Worsens
London reports King George showing signs of congestion and pleurisy with a rising temperature and reduced comfort. All five physicians meet as the king signs an order in council transferring crown duties to six councilors, including family members, while the Prince of Wales sails toward Suez to return home.
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London
George
Privy Council
William Johnson- Hicks
Duke and Duchess of York
Birmingham
Prince of Wales
Enterprise
Bar-Es-Salaam
Tanganyika
Indian Ocean
Suez
Duke of Gloucester
Rhodesia
Capetown
Eai
No More Insurance Against King's Death Is Available
London reports show insurance against the king's death cannot be purchased after a rate surge to 90 percent. Merchants fear mourning periods, reduced Christmas bookings, and disrupted commerce as fears of royal death ripple through hotels, shops, and theaters.
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King
Smiling Peace-Maker Dies in St Paul Bomb Blast
Dapper Danny Hogan, long known as the Smiling Peace-Maker of St Paul’s underworld, was killed when a bomb exploded in his car as he started the engine. Police pursue theories of a gambling feud or liquor traffic disputes and Hogan said he had no idea he had enemies.
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St. Paul
Danny” Hogan
St. Paul's
Hogan
Cold Wave Brings Extreme Montana Northward Snow Blankets West
A bitter cold outbreak centers in Montana driving sub zero readings into Havre and Chinook as far east as Kansas and Missouri. A gas fire near Billings halted fuel supply, closing schools and chilling homes, while a fatal case linked to the cold is reported in Aztec, New Mexico.
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Denver
Colo
Montana
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Weather Bureau
Havre
Mont
Chinook
Billine
E’k Basin
Wyoming
Edgar Bowra
Aztec
N. M
New River Dam Hearing Planned for January
Charleston West Virginia December 4 hearings on two applications for building a dam at Sandstone or New Richmond falls on the New River were set by the Public Service Commission for January 4. Applications filed by West Virginia Hydro Electric Co and the New Kanawha Power Co.
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Charleston
W. Va
Sandstone
New Richmond Falls
New River
Public Service Commission
West Virginia Hydro-Electric Company
New Kanawha Power Company
Hoover Party Sails and Prepares for Peru Visit
On the U S S Maryland the Hoover party adapts to cooler clothing as they pass the Humboldt current. Hoover plans a Peru welcome with Peruvian officials and high honors, including a reception at the Lima palace and meetings with Leguia and the American colony.
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U. S
Maryland
Tropics
Hoover
Antarctic
Peru
South American Republic
Callao
Lima
Alexander P
Tial Palace
Leguia
Extradition Bid For Oil Man Denied By French Court
Paris tailed by 1944 reports that Henry M. Blackmer of Denver was refused extradition to the United States. French officials cited that false income tax declarations are not crimes in France and that perjury is only a France crime if sworn in court. Blackmer was released from police supervision and may stay in France as a tourist until the case is reopened or dropped.
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France
Paris
Henry M. Blackmer
Denver
United States
Continental
Washington
Salem
Blackmer
Lady Astor’s New Dress Causes Stir in Parliament
Lady Astor wore a vivid red dress and matching hat in the House of Commons today, drawing cheers from Labour members and cabinet members alike. She sat demurely as the chamber reacted with amusement to her fashion choice.
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Lady Astor
London
Comtinena
Defaulting bank official exposes Philadelphia gambling racket
A defaulting bank official testified before Judge Edwin O. Lewie about a Philadelphia gambling network with three politicians named as partners or protectors. Key figures included Dr. Thomas Gilchrist and Charles Toomey, who revealed payoffs to police and gunmen and a near $900,000 house profit over four years, detailing protection payments and embezzlement totaling $342,000. Max Mayer denied involvement. police payoffs ranged up to $200 daily.
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Philadelphia
Edwin O. Lewie
Thomas
Tommy” Gilchriet
Charles F. Toomey
Special Land Jury
Gilchrist
Max
Coolidge Urges Hard Work for Prosperity to Endure
President Coolidge outlines annual legislative recommendations as Congress opens. Measures include a farm board plan, Kellogg treaty support, and tariff discussions. Debate centers on Navy, Park Railroad, Shipstead injunctions, radio act amendments, and future hearings. Leaders applaud as reading ends.
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Washington
Congress
Coolidge
Meoa Republican
Oregon
Naval Committee
House
Great Britain
Japan
House Commerce Committee
Dill
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Harris
Georgia
Right to Censor Talkies Languages Questioned
The U S Supreme Court heard arguments on December 4 regarding the state board of censors power to censor language in talking motion pictures. Vitagraph and the censor board presented conflicting lower court rulings. the court reversed the common pleas decision affirming the board’s authority.
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Philadelphia
State Board of Censors
Lssue
Supreme Court
Vitagraph, Inc
Martin
Common Pleas Court
Board
McDevitt
High Points in President's Annual Message
The president calls for building fifteen cruisers and one aircraft carrier and creating a federal farm board with a treasury revolving fund to stabilize surplus crops. He seeks railroad consolidation, river and harbor improvements, and irrigation and flood control on the Colorado River with private power, plus private lease of Muscle Shoals for nitrates and power. He favors oil and resource conservation, immigration restriction, and federal enforcement of the eighteenth amendment with state cooperation.
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Federal Farm Board
Treasury
Jews Coset
Colorado River
Muscle Shoals
President Hopes Kellogg Treaty Passes Senate
Washington December 4 1928 President Coolidge urged ratification of the Kellogg Briand pact to renounce war as national policy The Senate foreign relations committee led by Chairman Borah scheduled immediate action The pact signed by major powers aims to outlaw war with the aim of universal adoption but opposition is noted Turn to Page Ten
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Washington
Senate
Coolidge
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Staty
Will Calls for $100000 Memorial to Franks Lad
The will of Jacob A. Franks provides a $100000 memorial for his son killed by Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold. Leopold and Loeb are serving life terms in the penitentiary. The Franks estate is valued around $1,000,000 according to probate inventory filed.
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Chicago
Franks
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold
Jacob A. Franks
Los Angeles Dirigible Flies From Lakehurst in Local Wing Flight
The airship Los Angeles departed the naval air station at Lakehurst New Jersey for a local wing flight late today. The craft aimed to remain aloft for an extended period as part of a routine test.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Los Angeles
Naval Air Station
Healthiest Boy and Girl Named in National Contest
Thelma Svarstad of Brown County South Dakota and William Tobias of Saginaw County Michigan were crowned the healthiest girl and boy in the national health contest held with the Four-H club congress at the International Livestock Show. Thelma, a 17 year old freshman at Aberdeen Northern State Teachers College, weighs 122 pounds and stands 5 feet 2 inches. she scored 99.0 in the finals. Tobias, 15, 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 136 pounds and scored 97.0, both praising milk and avoiding tea or coffee while enjoying sports and future college plans.
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Chicago
Vec
Thelma ‘Svarstad
Brown County
South Dakota
William Tobias
Saginaw County
Michigan
Elizabeth MecCormick Memorial Fund
Thelma
Aberdeen Northern State Teachers’ College
Tobias
Jack Dempsey
William
Coolidge Summarizes State of the Union With Farm Aid
President Coolidge sends his final annual message to Congress reflecting on tariff revision farm relief and fiscal economy. He urges a federal farm board a revolving fund and orderly marketing to weather surpluses and stabilize prices while hoping the Kellogg treaty is ratified before his retirement. The address signals his valedictory stance on the state of the union.
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Washington
Congress
Coolidge
Boulder Canyon
Muccle Shoale
United States
Capitol
Ellent
Federal Farm Board
Northcott pleads not guilty to three murders in Riverside
Gordon Stewart Northcott appeared before Superior Judge O K Morton and pleaded not guilty to three murder charges. The indictments accuse him of slaying John Doe a Mexican Walter Coline and Melson Gan Leewis Winslow. District Attorney Burton Fitts moved that he stay in Los Angeles custody for a May 1928 preliminary hearing. Sanford Clark 15 testified Northcott lured away more than fifty boys from homes during years on the ranch.
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Riverside
Cal
Gordon Stewart Northcott
O. K. Morton
John Doe
Walter Coline
Melson Gan Leewis Winslow
Northcott
Victorville
Burton Fitts
Los Angeles
Sanford Clark
Gordon
Senne
Jord
Walter King
Winslow
Pomona
Man sentenced to fifteen years in Maryland penitentiary
Sentenced today in Rockville Maryland to fifteen years for robbing the National Bank Sleeve on October 27 H L McDaniel of Tacoma Park collapsed in the courtroom when the sentence was announced McDaniel received coop eration from others in the case and the court proceeding continued despite the disturbance.
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Rockville
H. L. McDaniel
Tacoma Park
Marye Land Penitentiary Co
National Bank
McDaniel
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W. C. Cook
Howard B. Lee
Bluefield
Richard FE. Talbott
Mary R. Glascow
W. G. Johnsay
Republcan
Della Peart Franklin
Sem T. Mallison
John W. Caldwell
AB Rider
Beealiat
Edgar C. Lawson
Robert L. Ramsey
G. H. Guthrie
Howard RB. Lee
Acr
Willie Fought
J. B. West
Co W. Smith
Children of
Bulletin
Associated Press
Lloyd’s
Business England
Edward VII
New York
George VI
England
Mischief Maker
Blagemer
Releas
Nation
McNary
Senator Smoot
Senator Robinson
Foreign Relations Committee
Will
Franks Lad
Dirigible
Thelma Svarstad
Walter Collins
Nelson
Lewis Winslow
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