Davis Pleads With Jury In Rhinelander Race Case
Lee Parsons Davis, attorney for Mia Alice Beatrice Rhinelander, closed his defense in the annulment suit as the case neared its end. He urged jurors to ignore racial bias and focus on testimony, warning that a verdict could leave Rhinelander’s wife ostracized by both races. The judge adjourned, with Isaac Nichols preparing to speak for hours for the plaintiff as the trial potentially heads to a grand jury.
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White Plains
Lee Parsons Davis
Mia
Alice Beatrice Jones Rhinelander
Isaac Nichhlls
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Davis
Alices
Savaside
Crunse
Alea Sclaty
Alice
Young Rhinelander
George Jones
Mille
Two Killed as Tanker Explodes at Braintree Dock
Two men died and several firemen were overcome by smoke as oil aboard the American tanker Phoenix exploded while unloading a cargo of petroleum at a Braintree dock. Captain Harry Larson of East Dedham and another crew member were injured. rescue crews confined the flames to the forward section. The petroleum was destined for the Cite Service Refining company and other firms. Continued on page two.
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Braintree
Mass
Dev
Phoenix
Mast
Cne Yaan
Earl
Harry Larson
East Dedham
Boston
Larson
Cerioux
Quincey Hospital
Cite Service Refning Company
General's Remark Sparks Far-Reaching Court Martial Feud
The Mitchell court martial faced repeated disruptions as representatives clashed with General Graves over conduct during witness examination. Proceedings forced two executive sessions to restore order and address claims of interference.
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Washington
Mitchell
Frank R. Reid
Ilinois
William 5. Graves
Reid
Graves
H. B. Yarnell
Navy
General Graves
Censuttavien
Ils
Chile explains Pershing attack in Tacna Arica row
Chile's foreign ministry released a statement denying bias by the arbiter or the United States in the Tacna Arica dispute. The note cites Aguairn Edwards’ speech as reflecting earlier commission sessions and expresses confidence that a just solution can be found if needed through Washington or other means.
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Foreign Ministry
Aguaiin Edward
General Pershing
Chile
United States
Tacna-Arica
Washington
Germans Welcome Former Enemies At Sign of Locarno Pact
In London for the Locarno signing, Chancellor Luther and Gustav Stresemann meet with British leaders Austen Chamberlain and Stanley Baldwin as Briand and others urge Russia’s potential entry into the League. A disarmament conference looms amid easing European tensions and hopes for broader economic stability.
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Germany
Luther
Guntav Stresemann
Lady Chamberlain
Stanley Baldwin
Great Britain
Alexandra
Russia
M. Briand
League of Nations
Austen Chamberlain
Gustav Stresemann
Belgium
Emile Vandervelde
France
Aristide Briand
Haly
Vittorio Scialoia
Poland
Count Skorzynski
Czecho-Slovakia
Eduard Banes
Peer Eatietéed
United States
Former bus supervisor joins New Haven road
Danbury December 1 AP report says J Swentzel superintendent of Maey west for New England Transportation company a New Haven railroad subsidiary announced the appointment of A G Stewart of Hartford as assistant superintendent of lines west Stewart formerly led gutneys at the Connecticut Public Utilities commission and will be based in Hartford
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Danbury
J. Swentzel
Maey West
New England Transportation Company
The
New Haven Railroad
A. G. Stewart
Hartford
Lines West
Stewart
Connecticut Public Utilities
Comminston
Gutneys
Punitive trial proceeds as jury deliberates in court breeze
Amid a crowded courthouse day jurors hear pace of proceedings with defendants facing multiple charges. Dear 1p freed, a defendant’s fate hangs on legal arguments as witnesses and evidence fill the pages of page 1 coverage.
Rescues Six in Fire and Falls Dead Hero Titanic Effort
In New York on December 1 AP reports firefighter Matias collapsed and died after guiding six shipmates to safety from a gas filled ballast hold aboard the Morgan Momus. Five deckhands and an officer were revived with pulmotors and CPR, but Matias died on the deck after aiding the last man. The remarkable rescue saved six people from the blaze.
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New York
Mathias
Falen
Champion Fiddler Gets R. R. Tickets From Henry Ford
Norway Maine December 1 CAP Mellie A M Duntham Maine's champion fiddler and his wife will travel to play for Henry Ford in Dearborn Michigan. Ford sent two railway tickets from Norway to Detroit with instructions to deliver them. He also included parlor car tickets to Montreal and two pullman coupons to Detroit. Dunham plans to leave Monday morning and arrive in Detroit Tuesday afternoon. He said he has lived on his farm seventy years and this news surprised him.
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Maine
Mellie
A. M. Duntham
Fiadler
Atate
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Mich
Ford
Detroit
Dunham
Montreal
Church to Close If Test Service Fails to Draw
New Fairfield residents face a test of church support as Congregational Church attendance has dwindled with only a few present in recent weeks. Rev. J Ruskin Howe of Danbury will preach the test sermon, with fresh local preachers unlikely if Sunday’s turnout is poor.
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New Fairfield
Congregational Church
J. Ruskin Howe
Danbury
Merritt Emerges as City Attorney Prospect Unclear
City Hall chatter centers on A J Delaney possibly not returning while Albert J Merritt, Fifth district Republican chairman, is seen as candidate for city attorney. Reports vary on district shifts with mentions of Seventh district chair Mayo Gehrens and unnamed admin plans.
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A. J. Delaney
Albert J. Merritt
Merritt
Distri
Deaf Mute Freed as Court Finds Sentence Illegal
Michinl Pluso of Stamford was freed from Cheshire Reformatory after Superior Court Judge Newell Dennings ruled the earlier four month sentence for vacuity illegal. The hearing noted the prior penalty of six months was not legally permissible, prompting immediate release and a demand to reconsider the sentence.
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Michinl Pluso
Stamford
Cheshire Reformatory
Atlirnoen
Deurea
Dudge Newell Dennings
Faye Bern
Fan Uy
Giisis
Bachelor crosses country twice in car hired for day
Joseph A. Neisner, a businessman, faced a criminal case after Dexter Crossed Continent, also known as Bachelor, hired Neisner's car on April 24 and vanished for five months. He allegedly crossed the continent twice, avoiding payment and leaving unpaid charges. The case was explained to Judge Edwin C. Dickenson in Superior Court.
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Joseph A. Neisner
John Street
New Hampshire
Michigan
South Carolina
Neisner
Edwin C. Dickenson
Criming Superior Court
Dexter
Iimore Bachelor
Dexter Imore
Richard
Weisner
Auto Itental Company
Bachelor
Nessner
Worth Leas
Romania Debt Settlement Reached with United States and Britain
An agreement on Romanian debt funding was reached, with presidential approval imminent. The plan involves a $40.808 million reduction and a Treasury loan, detailing fixed interest rates and staged payments through 1933, totaling about $107.909 million in Romania's cumulative obligations.
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Washington, Dept
Great Britain
Gannett
Fulat
Fulat of Interest and Perycipuf Whit Reumania Will Pay In Hauidatoe
Dew Willagarepale
Seaboard Storm Threatens Tampa Area
A tropical storm moving northeastward causes alerts from Cape Hatteras to Beaufort. Warnings urge shipping caution as the system likely strengthens toward hurricane force. In Tampa the storm leaves five dead, four missing, and many injured with millions in losses.
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Florida
Washington
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Cape Hatteras
Ihe
Cape Hatteray
Eworth
Beaton Eastpoint
Jacksonville
Bartport
Maine
Beaufort
N. GC
Virginia Capes
Innings
N. C
Wirginia Capes
Tis Central
Causton
Tampa
Gulf
Pershing's Actions Protested to League
Geneva December report from AP notes a protest to the League of Nations over General Pershing by Chilean minister at Bernc Senor Vaidea Mendesite. He delivered a memorandum to Secretary General Sir Eric Drummond accusing Pershing of delaying a plebiscite in the Tacna Arica provinces, amid Chile Peru tensions seen as a South American Alsace Lorraine issue.
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Geneva
Chile
Peru
South America
Senor Vaidea Mendesite
Berne
Eric Drigamond
Whiths
Pay Increases For Police And Fire Departments
Hartford dispatch reports Gov. Trumbull announces broad pay raises for all police and fire personnel. He says actions on Gerald Chapman reprieves are not driven by sympathy but by procedural needs and the federal petition pending for Chapman. The governor explains that reprieve power targets cases with pending federal review and requires state attorney requests to delay execution.
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Police and Fire Departments
Hartford
Gerald Chapman
Trumbull
Chapman
Alcorn
New Common Cound to Order Salary Raises Entire Staffs
The city considers substantial pay raises for Mosmen and firemen across all ranks, to be enacted by the new Common Council at the December meeting. Officials estimate total annual payroll increases ranging from 145000 to 194000, with funds contingent on budget approval and a possible tax rise.
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Cordance
Menta
Bridge Suit Ready for Jury in Stratford Avenue Case
The city of Bridgeport seeks 459000 to recover expenditures from delays in constructing the Stratford avenue bridge. Evidence was presented, with City Attorney DeLaney and Lorinny Willis for United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company. Closing arguments proceed as Judge Jonn W Hanks presides today.
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Bridgeport
Stratford Avenue
A. T. DeLanery
Lorinny Willis
Carl Foster
United States Fidelity and Guaranty, Company
William Jr. Comtey, Jr
Jonn W Hanks
Pinchot May Forcibly End Coal Strike by Legislation
Dec 1 Harlisbv Pa reports Governor Pinchot will call a special session for emergency legislation to compel mine operators to accept a settlement terms. The strike nears four months with no immediate end as public opinion narrows support for the operators and pressure mounts for swift action. Governor Pinchot and John L Lewis seek a quick break in talks while opposition grows.
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Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Harlisbv
Pinchul Calle
Paranaylvagde
State B Assembly
Tinvhol
John L Losis
At-Lking Minera
Goavernor Pinchot
Pinchot U
Lewin
Dubais Toda
Panera
Industelat Peace
Edelmann to Get Salary Increase in City Budget
An increase of 1000 dollars for City Treasurer K Edelmann will be voted by the new City Council this month. The raise places his pay near 2566 dollars, aligning his compensation with the town clerk and other elected officials. The change becomes effective April at the start of the fiscal year, with a resolution to be introduced at the next meeting and referred to the finance committee.
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Board of Portionment
Board of Aldermen
Board Hearts
Behrene
Easurer K. Edelmann
Edelmann
Salariea Fournee
Sussora
Muda
Ap A Thal Hing
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