Hatfield Seeks 700000 For West Virginia Vet Hospital
Senator Hatfield leads fight in the Senate to amend Rogers bill and secure 700000 dollars for a new general hospital in West Virginia. The measure, supported by prominent West Virginians in Washington, would distribute the rest of the increase among Tennessee Michigan and Utah. Advices indicate quick House action and a strong WV delegation including Stanley Stephens and judges McClintic and Baker.
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Rogers Veterans’ Hospital
Senate
New General Hospital
West Virginia
Henry D. Hat
Hatfield
Tenmessee
Michigan
Utah
Washington
House
West
United States Court For
Southern District of
Wm. E. Baker
Northern District of
Senate Passes Rogers Bill for Veterans Hospital Funds
The Senate approved the Rogers bill authorizing 15 950 900 for new veterans hospital facilities nationwide without debate. The bill returns to the House with amendments adding 1 950 000, including 700 000 for a West Virginia general hospital. House plans for 230 000 000 for public buildings face Senate obstacles. 9 749 000 for a new Supreme Court building in Washington is stalled amid opposition and cost-division questions.
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Washington
Senate
House
West Virginia
Legislative
Senate Public Buildings Committee
Keyes
Supreme Court
Norris
Nebraska
Trammel
Florida
District of Columbia
Treasury
National Capital
New clue in Horst case collapses in Ohio county
A five year old boy posing as Melvin Lee and claiming to be kidnapped led to a new lead in the Horst case but officials doubted the tale. The boy, Lawrence Smith, and his supposed grandmother Mrs. Ward were questioned by County Prosecutor Chester and Dr. Turner. The pair revealed the boy’s grandfather read Horst case reports, and the claim was deemed an imagination, leaving the mystery unresolved.
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Columbus
Ohio
Melvin Lee
Orrville
Tony
Lawrence Smith
Melvin
John G. Chester Jr
Howard Lavely
Lavely
Devon
Mrs. Ward
Lawrence
J. M. Ward
Horst
Elias Arnold
Arthur
Ex Cowboy Sentenced to Life for Train Wreck and Robbery
Ex-cowboy Tom Vernon was sentenced in Los Angeles to two life terms for wrecking a Southern Pacific passenger train near Saugus on November 10. One sentence marks him as a habitual criminal. the other applies to the train wrecking count. Vernon has five prior prison terms in California, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
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Los Angeles
Tom Vernon
Southern Pacific
Saugus
Vernon
California
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Hoover and Cuban sugar ties eyed in tariff debate
Washington reports claim President Hoover sought to link Ways and Means members with Cuban sugar interests during tariff bill scrutiny. A letter by H C Lakin, Cuban company head, alleges Hoover urged contact through a secretary to a New York executive. Gen Enoch Crowder is named as drafting limits on Philippine sugar imports.
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Washington
Hoover
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Enoch Crowder
Cuba
Philippines
General Staff
United States
H. C. Lakin
Walter Newton
Mason B. Starling
New York
California
Pittsburgh
Lakin
Newton
Fake arrest stunt welcomes Legion chief in West Virginia
In Beckley on December 18, Legionnaires and state police staged a mock arrest for C. L. Bodenhamer national commander of the American Legion. A motorcade from Princeton led him to a moonshine still operation where three men ran the still and a “drink” was offered as officers portrayed the scene for the visitors.
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Beckley
W. Va
C. L. Bodenhamer
American Legion
Legion
Bodenhamer
Princeton
T. W
Distinguished Royal Air Service pilots die on Cape Town run
London reports two Royal Air Force officers Squadron Leader A G Jones Williams and Flight Lieutenant A H Jenkins died in a non stop attempt from Cranwell to Cape Town. Their monoplane crashed near Zaghouan Tunisia after 30 hours of radio silence following a 4130 mile England to Karachi record run.
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London
Royal Air Force
Cranwell
Lincolnshire
Cape Town
Lord Thomson
Zaghouan
Tunis
Africa
A. G. Jones-Williams
A. H. Jenkins
Air Ministry
Mediterranean
Sardinia
House of Lords
Cansul
Arabe
A. G. Jones- Wi- Mame
Cardlinia
Paris
England
Karachi
India
Reichstag authorizes loan from New Yorkers
Berlin reports the Reichstag voted 239 to 138 to authorize a loan of 465 million marks about 100 million dollars negotiations with Dillon Read and company of New York finance ministry. A New York banker representative handles details and approval by New York is still required. Schacht had opposed foreign loans until extra taxes raise 125 million dollars. he withdrew objections after a conference with President Von Hindenburg.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Finance Ministry
Dillon, Read and Company
New York
Hjalmar Schacht
Reichabank
Paul Vonone
Schacht
One Killed As Shoplifter Tries To Shoot Way Out
A shoplifter at the Boston store in Chicago opened fire during a flight to freedom. Douglas Richeson, an executive, was killed. two others Joseph Freeman and John Concannon were wounded. The suspect, J. B. Grant, was an ex convict known for violence. Police and store guards restrained him after a chase on the sixth floor.
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Chicago
Boston
Douglas Richeson
Joseph Freeman
John Concannon
J. B. Grant
Joliet
Auburn
N. L
Chester
Ind
Freeman
Grant
R. V. Mangold
Leonard Knudsep
Matt Mandermach
Agree on Settlement for French War Debt
President Hoover signed the ratification of the Mellon Berenger agreement settling the French war debt to the United States. France will pay 4.025 billion principal over 62 years, totaling about 6.848 billion with 2.823 billion in interest. Russia and Armenia still owe only unsettled amounts. Soviet and Armenian terms remain unresolved.
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Washington
United States
Hoover
Russia
Armenia
France
All Known Dead Accounted For At McAlester Mine Disaster
McAlester Oklahoma December 18 Fifty nine miners died in the Old Town Mining Company shaft. Rescue workers cleared two bodies. others were found in gas filled chambers. Hugh Rice announced all known to be in the mine are accounted for. Miller D Hay Inspectors and foremen suffered from gas. explosion blamed on dust ignition near a cutting machine. Three men rescued from a gas filled room improved today.
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McAlester
Okla
Old Town
Hugh Rice
Bob Rutherford
Tom Newton
Pierce Coal Company
Miller D. Hay
Hay
Almow
Arnold Kissinger
Joe Ponsella
Frank Gonzales
Report Sighting of Gangster Slayer Burke Near Louisville
A Detroit police alert says Fred Burke gangster slayer was seen near Brandenburg Kentucky, prompting renewed police watch. A garage worker identified Burke as one of two men in a sedan with Michigan plates. Burke posted a $15 000 bond in May 1927 after an alleged $4 000 hold up charge.
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Louisville
Fred Burke
Bradenburg
William Oe8eltjen
Burke
Thomas P. Connors
State Dinner Caps Japanese Naval Delegation Visit
Washington December 17 delegates to the London naval conference end formal talks with a White House state dinner. The second and final conference will be held tomorrow with Reijiro Wakatsuki Takeshi Takamura Hiroshi Saito and Stimson Castle Morrow Reed participating. The party visits Mount Vernon Arlington Cemetery and the tomb of George Washington before departing for New York to sail for England.
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Washington
United States
White House
London
Reijiro Wakatouki
Adm
Takeshi Takarabe
Hiroshi Saito
Stimson
William R. Castle, Jr
Japan
Dwight W. Morrow
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Arlington National Cemetery
New York
England
West Virginia special state commission organizes to study constitution
D F J Strother chairs a new eleven member commission to study the state constitution and propose changes to the governor and legislature. The group plans executive sessions and will base offices in the Capitol. They aim for progress but will not rush a report to the March special session.
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Charleston
W. Va
The
State Supreme Court
D. F. J. Strother
Welch
Edward M. Knight
Wright Hugus
Wheeling
Jesse V
Commission
Econd
Capitol
Strother
and Sullivan
Frank Lively
Supreme Court
Knight
Farm crops show strong value despite drought dip
Washington reports total crop value at 8.58 billion dollars across fifty leading crops, up from last year despite a 4.8 percent production drop. Hay, fruits, vegetables, and sugar crops rise while grains and cotton fall. wheat output falls to about 806 million bushels with prices around 104 cents per bushel.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Department of Agriculture Today
Bermuda Bound Vessel Sinks After Collision in Fog
The Fort Victoria, bound for Bermuda with 280 aboard, sank after colliding with the Algonquin near Ambrose lightship in heavy fog. All passengers and most crew were rescued, with six sailors remaining aboard briefly before sinking. Pilot boats and tugs ferried evacuees to piers while the Algonquin docked damaged but afloat.
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New York
New York Harbor
Bermuda
Fort Victoria
Algonquin
Galveston
Miami
Ambrose Lighthship
Coast Guard
A. R. Francia
Columbine
Pier 95
Sandy
North River
Clyde Line
Ambrose Channel
Prisoners Break From State Pen
Three long term convicts escaped from the state prison in Moundaville West Virginia. Dana Bias Basil Cuthbers and Basil Cuthbers are sought by about forty guards who hunt the hills nearby. All came from Cabell county. Warden A C Scrogging expects capture soon.
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Moundaville
W. Va
A. C. Scrogging
Dana
Ran Bias
Basil Cuthbers
Cabell County
Frank Williams
A. R. Bogost
Harrison County
Rob
Senate sends back Jones nomination for Interstate Commerce
Washington December 18 The senate referred Robert M Jones Tennessee to the Interstate Commerce Committee for further study on his nomination to the Interstate Commerce Commission Senator Black Alabama moved to recommit objecting to a rush and called for a full inquiry joined by Senator George Georgia who argued the southeast needs active representation while noting the commission would tilt Republican after briefing from Chairman Couzens
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Washington
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Robert M. Jones
Tennessee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Joseph B. Eastman
Massachusetts
Black
Alabama
Ee Jones
Fally Jones
George
Georgia
Southeast
Commission
Couzens
Old Man Weather Runs Wild Across Nation
The weather map shows a dramatic cold snap and storm system sweeping the nation. Texas and Louisiana reported tornado like winds and damage while New York and the Northeast faced ice rain and transportation disruption. Two deaths were attributed to the bitter cold as Chicago and other regions saw heavy snows and many accidents.
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Chicago
New Orleans
Rockies
New York Harbor
New York
Whiskey Crazed Man Slays Three in West Virginia Rampage
In Romney West Virginia on December 18 Walter Crabtree 35 released from jail two weeks earlier carried a shotgun and a “death list” killing three men and wounding two women and a child He shot Ed Wolford and Grace Wolford then Mrs Carrie Wright at the Wolford home and wounded Ruth Hott at Blaine Hott’s home He later killed jailer Ben F Miller and shot Dr J S Baston before being arrested without resistance Officials say the suspect was intoxicated but not clearly driven by liquor and may have aimed for revenge for his imprisonment
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Crabtree
Saville
Joseph Buckman
Ed Wolford
Wolford
Grace Wolford
Carrie Wright
Blaine Hott
Ruth Hott
Hott
Justice of Peace
Justice of the Peace
Inskeep
Ben FE. Miller
Miller
J. 8
Baston
Easton
Promise to arrest Burke noted by Chicago investigator
Chicago December 18 chief investigator Patrick Roche promised the arrest of bank robber Fred Burke soon though Burke remained at large. Roche said Burke’s Chicago hideout was under surveillance and traced two machine guns found in Burke’s St Joseph bungalow to owners in Marion and Elgin. He linked one gun to a broker in Elgin amid links to Egan's Rats.
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Chicago
Fred Burke
Patrick Roche
Roche
Burke
St. Joseph
Mich
Moran
Clark Street
Leslie Farmer
Marion
Ill
Farmer
Egan's Rats
St. Louis
Reche
Vicompson
Elgin
Hil
Pieearestsins
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A. G. Jones- Williams
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J. E. Grant
Okkahoma
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Special State Commission
Conley
J. G. Bradley
Dundon
Bradley
Moundsville
Interstate Commerce Post
South
Western Plains
Associated Press
Secon
New York State
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Kansas City
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Stafford
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