Confidence man captured after air battle over border
Minneapolis police report Joseph H. Gadbury, an alleged confidence man linked to forgery and obtaining money under false pretenses, was forced to land near Winnipeg after an aerial chase involving Royal Canadian Mounted Police and private detectives. Gadbury, already sought in Britt Iowa, was wounded in the air duel and taken to a Winnipeg jail for return to Iowa.
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Iowa City
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Home Made Cough Remedy Promises Quick Relief
A family cough remedy recipe uses Pinex and sugar syrup to create a pint batch. It claims rapid relief for coughs, sore throats, hoarseness, and croup with easy preparation and low cost, urging shoppers to ask druggists for 2 1/2 ounces of Pinex and follow directions.
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Xmas Spirit Makes Judge Pardon Boys
West Orange New Jersey December 24 Santa Claus visits the St. Cloud area quietly. Recorder John B Lander who sentenced three boys aged 10 11 and 12 to forgo Christmas gifts and festivities is moved by the visit. Santa visits the three homes delivering a reversed sentence in spirit and the judge contemplates dinner and pie.
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British Isles Loom Over Unemployment Crisis
London reports massive unemployment across the British Isles as Christmas Eve nears. Labour leaders press for direct relief while warning that resuming Russian trade could ease job losses. The Council of Action campaigns for weekly doles and government relief amid stalled negotiations and political concerns.
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England
Council of Action
France
Doles
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Labor
Poland Seeks Permanent Peace and Stable Ties
London dispatch reports the Polish legation asserting Poland will fulfill obligations and desire lasting peace. It says ongoing Riga negotiations with the Soviet government are expected to progress toward a favorable result, as Moscow would not risk a rupture or a new war in spring. The Soviets lack means for a major offensive against the Polish army.
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Actress Ruth Gordon Has Legs Straightened In Chicago
Chicago reports Ruth Gordon had both legs broken and placed in plaster casts to straighten them for beauty reasons after being inspired by Marilyn Miller. The actress, now Mrs Gregory Kelly, says she will be unable to walk for about three months while recovering from the surgery.
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Ruth Gordon
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Miss Gordon
Marilyn Miller
Atantic City
Gregory Kelly
Booth Tarkington
Seventeen
Clarence
Flying boats to patrol coast coast guard plan revived
Secretary of the Treasury Houston urged Congress to adopt a plan to employ large fleets of flying boats for Atlantic coast patrols and life saving. Trials at Morehead City NC shown Navy H S flying boats are effective, with stations planned along the coast and funding sought to expand the service. Maltese emigration rises amid unemployment, with 454 leaving to the United States in the September quarter, many skilled workers. An oil barge explosion at Galveston kills one and burns others aboard the Ralikaw.
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Congress
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Morehead City
N.C
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Malta
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Southern Pacific Oil Terminals
Galveston
Cooked Evidence Leads to Dismissal in Lobster Case
In Los Angeles on December 24, Police Judge Hugh V Crawford dismissed a case against WH. Zirn, harbor fisherman and vessel captain, after evidence of illegally sized lobsters was deemed cooked. A state deputy seized three sacks of lobsters, later boiled to prevent deterioration, and the court ruled tampering invalidated the evidence. Zirn was released.
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Hugh v. Crawford
WH. Zinn
Zirn
State Fish and Game Commission
Ne Zirn
Refugees Enter Poland Asylum Granted To Wrangel Families
Warsaw reports 2000 peasant refugees from Wrangel's territory are allowed into Poland. They are mainly wives and children of Russian soldiers in Wrangel forces, in dire need. More appeals are expected as central Russia faces winter starvation. Simultaneously, Secretary Houston testifies to a $2.1 billion federal deficit for the current fiscal year.
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Red Cross
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Black Sea
Kostroma
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