Paris Lagny rail disaster claim toll nears two hundred
French nation roused over Lagny railway crash as fresh deaths are reported. Doctors cite cold weather while rescuers burn bonfires to keep survivors warm. Investigations probe railway company responsibility and driver fireman charges amid calls for system overhaul and a parliamentary debate.
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Paris
Lagny
Gretna Green
England
M. Detessan
Foreign Affairs
Strassbourg
Nancy
Priest Falls at Communion Altar After Poisoned Wine
A priest collapsed and died at the altar during communion after drinking poisoned wine. Authorities report strychnine poisoning as the cause and ten arrests have been made in connection with the case.
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Perugia
Rum runners overpower guards as ship sinks near Sydney
The Call In, a rum runner carrying 180000 gallons of liquor, ignored a customs guard ship and fled. The ram-runner struck a hole and began to sink. Coastguard crew of fourteen were overpowered and left in the sinking vessel before being rescued. A second government ship saved the crew about an hour later.
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Sydney
Coastguaits
Blizzard Kills Hundreds As Eastern U S Buries Under Snow
A massive blizzard sized the eastern United States, causing over 200 deaths in accidents and drowning eight men when two fishing tugs capsized on Lake Michigan. Minnesota reported 42 below zero as New York logged nearly a foot of snow, a seven year record.
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New York
Mid-West
Lake Michigan
Minnesota
Conscription of German Youth for Farm Service
Berlin reports half a million German youths to be conscripted into agricultural service. The organising director Colonel Muller sought recruits from army officers but found most were over 40, so he prioritized younger men for the program.
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Berlin
Atom Schapes
Agriculturel Service
Pep Thaeralt
Muller
Return Flight to London From Australia Lands in Fog
Mr Crawford Greene and pilot Lynch Blosse landed near Clacton in fog during a return trip from Australia. Blosse said clouds over France forced blind flying until the crew sighted the beach and chose to land. Greene will return to London on the Imperial Airways mail plane.
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London
Crawford Greene
Lynch Blosse
Clacton
Australia
Greene
Imperial Airways Mail
Blosse
France
Clyde shipbuilding ends a bad year with hopeful orders
The Clyde shipyards report a worst year for launchings, with only petoma completed in the period. November orders surpass the entire 1933 construction, and optimism grows from new orders by Orient, P. and O., Commonwealth, Blue Star, and New Zealand lines.
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London
Clyde
Petoma
Orient
P. and O
Commonwealth
Blue Star
New Zealand
Woman Escapes Under Train in Melbourne Incident
A woman escaped after being knocked down by an electric train at Mount Albert in Melbourne on a Wednesday. She freed herself from under the train and received assistance at the scene.
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Melbourne
Byan
Mount Albert
Boy Drowns in River During Fishing Accident
A 10 year old named Alexander Green fell from the river bank at Ord today and drowned. A youth tried to rescue him but was unsuccessful.
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Ord
Alexander Green
Horse Drops Dead After Race in Calcutta
A horse collapsed and died after a race in Calcutta during the day's events. Spectators and officials reported the incident as authorities attended to the scene.
Church Truce in Germany Amid Christmas Peace Talk
The German Church urged a Christmas truce with no sermons on recent disputes. Reich Bishop Muel ler urged life is conflict while peace on earth implies waves ahead. Hindenburg faced critics over Nazi ecclesiastical law as church affairs loom in the new year.
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Berlin
Reich
Mueller
Hindenburg
Reichstag Fire Trial Verdict Creates German Press Clash
Berlin dispatch notes a split in German media over the Reichstag fire verdict. Some papers call it a miscarriage of justice while others say it undermines foreign sponsors of Nazi justice. The Daily Express mentions hopes for fair play returning amid violence. Goering touts death warrants tied to executions in Saxony.
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Berlin
The
Daily Telegraph
Reichstag
Npte
Birygnd Boricheers Courte
Pras
Germany
Expresa
van der Lubbe
Saxony
Leipsig
Tresson
Goering
Upright Verdict in Reichstag Fire Trial
The Times leader deems the acquittal of most defendants in the Reichstag fire trial reasonable. Only Van der Lubbe’s self confessed incendiary act was deemed an inevitable conviction.
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London
the Times
Reichstag
van der Lubbe
Surplus in View Reveals Exchequer Returns Rise
The Exchequer reports March 1 to December 23 revenue up by £11,722,000 versus 1282. Ordinary expenditure falls by £58,708,000 in the same period.
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London
Budge
Byrd’s Eastward Christmas Aboard Jacob Ruppert
Rear-Admiral Byrd reports Christmas at sea aboard the Jacob Ruppert with 85 expedition members feasting on turkey and enjoying films and the Dog Mushers' Glee Club. Byrd visited crew members while the ship holds its eastward course and soundings reached 10 500 feet without bottom contact.
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Montreal
Byrd
Jacob Ruppert
Turkey
Glee Club
Lethal gas chamber adopted in Colorado for executions
Colorado's state penitentiary adopts a lethal gas chamber to replace hanging. The first condemned inmate, a murder convict, opposed the change saying the gas nearly kills him and he would prefer the rope. Gas chambers have succeeded in other states, and a return to hanging seems unlikely.
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Canyon City
Colorado
Tues
State Penitentiary
Prince George Planned South Africa Tour by Carnarvon Castle
It was announced that Prince George will depart England on January 19 aboard the Carnarvon Castle for Capetown. He will tour the principal cities of South Africa during the visit.
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London
Prince George
England
Carnarvon Castle
Capetown
South Africa
German Court Vindicates Torgler and Bulgarians
The 67 days inquiry establishes beyond question their innocence and delivers a verdict consonant with honour and justice, highlighting the judiciary's good sense and integrity and a strike for humanity.
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Torgler
Missing Girl Detained Again Prompting Fresh Search
Authorities report a missing girl case with the daughter reportedly detained again prompting a renewed search effort. Police seek leads from the public as investigators review prior custody or care details and location history.
Dawes Loan Securities Under Senate Review
A Senate inquiry reports that collateral on the Dawes loan mostly remains pledged but eight of nine German tied securities are in technical default and written down. The total collateral value still exceeds the Dawes indebtedness by a small margin.
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Senate
Sciences
Senee Eeteed Totey
O'Reilly tops NSW comeback in Melbourne Shield clash
In Melbourne Victoria beat New South Wales by 27 runs on first innings as O'Reilly tore through the Vic batting with nine wickets for 50 as Bradman led NSW with 264 runs across the match and Rowe adding 39 not out. Victoria clinched the early lead after O'Reilly's 35 overs of bowling changes.
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O'Reilly
Victoria
New South Wales
Melbourne Cricket Ground
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Bradman
Rowe
Barnett
Ponsford
O'Brien
Rigg
Howell
Ai O'Reilly
Darling
Bromley
Oldfield
Nagel
Kippax
McGillvray
Hibeling
New South Walesa
Boxer's Breakdown Forces Delaney Out of Ring for Months
A serious health breakdown will keep boxer Bobby Delaney out of the ring for months. Delaney, long promoter of fights in Brisbane, had a previous but successful season and this illness culminates that effort.
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Sydney
Bobby Delaney
Delaney
Brisbane
New South Wales Selects Team for Shield Match in Sydney
The squad to face Queensland in the Sheffield Shield clash opening in Sydney next Saturday includes Kippax Bradman Brown Chilvera Chipperfield Easton Fingleton Howse Hill McGilvray Rowe and Little as the 11th man.
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New South Worls
Queensland
Kippax
Bradman
Brown
Chilvera
Chipperfield
Easton
Fingleton
Howseu
Hill
McGilvray
Rowe
Little
Welterweight bout with Jack Carroll discussed
Brief note mentions meeting fighter Jack Carroll regarding a welterweight contest.
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