Prohibition Stalemate Shapes 270 Million Funding Debate
Senate debate over treasury post office appropriation ends with the prohibition enforcement item struck from the bill by a 38 to 35 vote. Witnesses include Daniel Willard and John L. Lewis as talks cover employment, coal regulation, and a Panama Nicaragua canal proposal gains attention. Senator Edge urges a Nicaragua canal as U.S. ships face growing delays.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Treasury-Post Office Department
House
Treasury-Post Office
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Willierd
Lewis
Prohibition funding fight splits Senate along party lines
In a tense session the Senate debated increasing prohibition enforcement funds from 13.59 million to over 270 million. The proposal, backed mainly by Democratic wets and drys, failed 38 to 35 as Republicans largely supported the original 13.5 million figure. The conference report later restored the lower amount. Harris of Georgia led opposition, calling to disapprove the conference report.
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Washington
Senate
Bruce
Maryland
Treasury Post Office
House
Harris
Leadville Officials Indicted in Prohibition Probe
Ten city officials and others face federal indictments for conspiring to defy prohibition in Leadville Colorado. Among those arrested are Mayor R J McDonak councilman Bouglam Pratt alderman William Lampkin city marshal Dennis O Neil and night police captain John Yammick. Indictments returned by a Pueblo grand jury followed reports saloons and gambling houses on Harrison avenue operated openly as in old mining days. Warrants served by U S Marshal Callen under 15 below zero conditions. officials released on temporary bond pending arraignment.
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Leadville
Colo
R. J. McDonak
Bouglam Pratt
William Lampkin
Dennis O'Neil
John Yammick
Pueblo
Harrison Avenue
Main Street
Lead
Lle
U. S
Callen
Would Give Summer White House To West Virginia
Senate debates two approaches to establish a country summer White House proposed by President Coolidge. Senator Fees proposes a commission to study location and cost, while Senator Goff urges a $500000 appropriation to acquire a site in West Virginia and build or modify facilities.
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West Virginia
Washington
Dec
Senate
Coolidge
Fees
Republican
Ohio
Goff
Fess
Congress
Wrights Honored On 25th Flight Anniversary At Kitty Hawk
Orville Wright received tributes from Dwight F. Davis Governor Angus McLean and Senator Hiram Bingham on Kill Devil Hill as a granite memorial cornerstone for a Wright brothers monument was unveiled. Delegates from many nations attended while hundreds of citizens missed the ceremonies due to transportation and muddy conditions.
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N. C
Orville Wright
Dwight F. Davis
Angus McLean
North Carolina
Hiram Bingham
National Aeronautical Association
Wilbur
Wright
F. Trubee Davidson
Aeronautics
John L. Daniels
A. D. Etheridge
W. 8. Dough
Wright Brothers
Kill Devil Hill
Currituck Sound
Point Harbor
Kity Hawk Landing
Check in King's Progress 15 Seen
London reports a bulletin on King George's illness shows slight restlessness and halted improvement within the last hours. Optimism persists at the palace as the royal family and leaders note natural sleep and hope the ray therapy aids the disease. Parliament plans to reconvene January 25 amid cautious relief.
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London
George
Wthro
Stanley Baldwin
House of
Hoover praises U.S. aim for friendship with Latin America
At a banquet in Montevideo President-elect Hoover emphasizes intellectual and spiritual cooperation, says national greatness comes from character. He thanks President Campisteguy, calls Uruguay a sister and consistent friend, and plans to board the Utah for Rio de Janeiro and return to the United States by January 10.
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Uruguay
United States
America
Herbert Hoover
Campisteguy
Epring
U. S
Utah
Rio Janeiro
South America
Hoover
Miami
Washington
Whalen Becomes New York Police Commissioner
Grover A. Whalen will take the oath as city police commissioner at noon tomorrow succeeding Joseph A. Warren. The move comes amid criticism over the Arnold Rothstein murder case and amid Walker administration opponents calling for change. Whalen resigns as general manager of the John Wanamaker store, a post valued at about $100,000 annually, to assume the police post.
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New York
Grover A. Whalen
Joseph A. Warren
Whalen
Arnold Rothstein
James J. Walker
Warren
John Wanamaker
Twenty Five Prisoners to Receive Pardons at Moundsville
Warden L M Robinson announced that twenty five inmates will get pardons and paroles as Christmas presents. Governor Gore approved the action following a state parole board meeting. A Christmas dinner includes 1000 pounds of chicken for the prisoners.
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W. Va
Les
L. M. Robinson
Howard M. Gore
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Hungry Holidays Confront Actors on Broadway
Thousands of actors faced a grim Broadway season with 61 of 104 openings closing between August 1 and December 15. Producers used equity contract clauses to suspend pay as shows shut, while musical comedies held up better than straight drama. Joe Golden laments layoffs across Times Square theaters, noting losses run into millions.
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Hickok
New York
Broadway
Joe Golden
Actor's Equity
Golden
Times Square
Wilfred J. Riley
Billboard
Riley
Paris
Irene Bordoni
E High Road
Renomination of Smith Called Unthinkable by Kentucky Congressman
Rep Gilbert of Kentucky assailed John J. Raskob's campaign utterances as embarrassing and questioned Hoover's South America peace mission on a battleship. He argued the 18th Amendment is supported and enforcement needed, and urged against Governor Alfred E. Smith's renomination in 1932.
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Hoover
South America
U. S
Washington
Gilbert
House
John J. Raskob
Democrat National Committee
Raskob
Alfred E. Smith
Inkabie
Nurse Testifies How Rothstein Will Was Signed
In New York on December 17 a hospital nurse described how attorney Maurice Cantor forged Arnold Rothstein’s will as the financier lay dying after a botched operation. Cantor allegedly placed the pen in Rothstein’s hand and wiggled it to create a signature, then had two nurses sign as witnesses. The will valued at about two million dollars is being contested by relatives.
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New York
Arnold Rothstein
Cuba
Rothstein
Maurice Cantor
Elizabeth Love
Miss Love
Rescuers Struggle To Reach Marooned Climber In Alps
Rescuers neared Jean Douboin on Helmets Peak near Grenoble but retreat due to snow and sleet. His companion Yvonne Renoux died from the cold. Douboin's hands were frozen. Three Alpine teams from three directions worked all day and planned another attempt at dawn.
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Grenoble
France
Jean Douboin
Helmets Peak
Yvonne Renoux
Douboin
Lyons
Ciart
Doubin
Negro Educational Facilities Better
Washington reports steps to improve American Negro education outlined at a national interracial conference. W A Robinson of Knoxville Tenn asserts education now taken seriously, noting 1920 per capita spending of $1032 for white schools versus $2.89 for Negro schools.
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Washington
W. A. Robinson
Knoxville, Tennbirh
Paraguay Prepares To Battle Bolivia Clashes Reported
Paraguay accepts mediation by the Pan American conference in its dispute with Bolivia. The Senate foreign relations committee defers action on Kellogg peace treaty. The House authorizes 8.15 million dollars for Puerto Rico hurricane relief. Army Air Corps plans a continental flight to set endurance records. District court cites Harry M Blackmer for contempt in absentia. Coolidge requests 8.5 million for postal deficit. Senate approves treasury funding conference report removing Bruce amendment to raise prohibition enforcement fund to 270 million.
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Bolivia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Army Air Corps
House Irrigation Committee
Boulder
Famous Indian Scout 15 Dead in Paradise Cal
Captain Luther Sage Kelly known as Yellowstone Kelly died at his Paradise California home. A famed Indian scout with General Miles he served in Alaska expeditions the Philippine insurrection and was acting governor at Surigao during a mob incident. Born July 27 1849 in Geneva New York.
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Kelly
Geneva
Lima Methodist Seminary
Norfolk and Western President Receives Marriage License
Arthur Chase Needles 61 president of the Norfolk and Western Railway and Faith Hortense Clarke 26 of New York obtained a marriage license in New York on December 17 He announced plans to wed the next day at St Bartholemew s Church in Roanoke Va Clarke is daughter of William E Clarke of Union Pa Needles has led the railroad since May 1 1924 and was widowed in 1923 after a first marriage to Beesie Parker Williams of Baltimore Their son is John Oliver Needles.
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Arthur Chase Needles
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Faith Hortense Clarke
St. Barthlomew’s
Miss Clarke
William E. Clarke
Union, Pa
Needles
Baltimore
Roanoke Va
Norfolk and Western
Beesie Parker Williams
John Oliver Needles
Honeymooners Sought In Grand Canyon Rescue Mission
San Francisco December 17. General Hines asked the war department to order a tri motor plane from March Field to search the Grand Canyon for Mr and Mrs Glenn Hyde of Hansen Idaho who vanished after leaving El Tovar November 15. If the tri motor is unavailable single engine planes may be used from Cheyenne Field San Francisco. The couple reportedly hoped to reach Needles California by December 6 and may be stranded without provisions amid low Colorado River levels. Local Indians report no boat or signs of the couple between Needles and Mojave reservation.
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Colorado River
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Hansen
Idaho
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Hines
Chely Field
R. C. Hyde
Las Vegas
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Hyde
el Tovar
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Mojave Reservation
Paraguay Bolivian tensing in Gran Chaco amid mediation talks
Paraguay mobilizes thousands to the Gran Chaco frontier as Bolivia considers a mediation offer from the Pan American conference. Clashes flare at border forts with both sides ready for further action while the League of Nations contemplates a special session on fresh developments.
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Bolivia
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Gran Chaco
League of Nations Forces For Peace
Paris
Council
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Bpolivien
League of Nations
Paraguay Kindled by Volunteer Exodus Across Nation
In Asuncion thousands volunteered within 24 hours and many departed northward. Official figures show 50,000 presenters, 30,000 accepted, as three steamers carry regu lar army units, civilian volunteers, and officers to the field.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Woman Slaying in West Virginia Probed
Police probe the strangling death of Mary McDonald Tanner 21 near a Chester Ridge church. George Tanner 25, her husband, is jailed on murder charges after evidence suggests she was attacked in an automobile and their marriage had been kept secret since 1925.
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Grafton
W. Va
Mary McDonald Tanner
Chester Ridge
George Tanner
Gover McDonald
Thornton
W. A
Tanner
Tanners
Bendaus
Influenza Strikes Bluefield Area Forcing School Closures
In Bluefield the influenza outbreak remains mild but causes 31 city cases and school absences. Princeton shut its schools after a hospital board meeting urged caution. Two child deaths in Tazewell County are linked to flu while city health officials note many absences are not flu related.
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Bluefield
Hantiver Board of Education
W. EB. Dickerson
G. M. Hollandsworth
Tule Marie Kinder
BI Va
Sem Moore
David Lepper
Edwin ©. Wade
Beaver Pond
Wade
Tazewell High School
Witness Shot in Mafia Plot Case in Chicago
A state witness in a kidnapping trial over the Billy Ranieri case was shot dead in a West Side Italian club. Three companions were beaten. one may die. The slain man Olecone Scalzetti is related to the kidnapped boy. Police reported gunmen brandished weapons and rifled pockets before fleeing.
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Olecone
Kdnapers
Scarzett
West Side
Scalzetti
Sates
Angelo Petti
Billy Ranieri
Petii
Mma
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