Bandits fail robbery as store owner subdues gunman
Two masked youths attempted a holdup at 882 East A street grocery last night. Proprietor C. E. Edwards grappled with the armed bandit and wrested his gun, but was knocked down by the partner who fled with the other assailant. Bullets rang out, narrowly missing bystanders, before police arrived. Also in Paris a proposed German reparations plan eyes Rhineland control and autonomous administration as an alternative to a moratorium.
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C. E. Edwards
Sma
East A
Edwards
A. DeWilde
Mr. Edwards
Himsalf
Polices Department
Sheriff's Office
Paris
Associated Press
Germany
Rhineland
France
Great Britain
Turkah Debt Commission
Poincairs
Briand
London
Angora
Ezpaso
Ligren
League of Nations
Bluebeard Landru Sentenced to Die by Guillotine
Henri Desire Landru known as the blue beard of Gambais faces execution by guillotine in Versailles after a trial tense with crowd scenes. He refused clemency petitions and warned of a rendezvous in late February or early March.
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Bluebeard
Versailles
Associated Press
Henri Desire Landru
Gambais
Gilbert
Landru
Millerand
Gambals
Defense questions Slack death in Michigan hanging case
Dr. Albert Warthin testified that William Slack did not die by hanging as the coroner's verdict stated. The defense suggests Slack killed himself, while the pathologist cited possible causes including hanging or poison. Jurors toured the basement scene where Slack's body was found.
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Three Rivers
Mich
Albert 8. Warthin
University of Michigan
Levinné Slack
William Slack
Slack
Warthin
Time Extension Granted to Sacco Vanzetti Case
Dedham Mass Dec 1 Superior Judge Webster Thayer extended until December 20 the time allowed for Nicola Sacco and Barolo Lomb Vangetti to file a petition based on grounds raised during the trial in which both were found guilty of murder in the first degree for the killing of a paymaster and his guard at South Braintree. The motion for a new trial remains pending and the sentence of the convicted men is postponed.
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Dedham
Mass
Webster "Thayer
Nicola Sacco
Barolomao Vangetti
South Braintree
Thayer
Ctill
Four Army Aviators Die in Plane Collision Near Fort Sill
Four army aviators—two officers and two privates—were killed when two planes practicing combat duty collided at 2000 feet and crashed half a mile east of Post Field Fort Sill Lawton Oklahoma.
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Lawton
Okla
Army
Post Field
Fort Sill
Oia
Bahai movement leader dies in Haifa dispatch
London dispatch reports Abdil Baha Ab das, leader of the Bahal movement, died in Haifa Syria on Monday. The Times said the report came from London.
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London
Abdil Baha Abdas
Haifa
Syria
London Times
Six Dead in Head-On Rail Crash Near Nelson
Three Doukhobor men from a Russian settlement near Nelson B C were found naked in a Vancouver station waiting room after a crash and were arrested for disorderly conduct. Immigration officials questioned their fitness to travel to Washington state, denying them entry as potential settlers amid notes of anarchist ties. Police guarded the group as Doukhobors nearby threatened retaliation.
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Vancouver
B. C
Nelson
B.C
Candlan
United States Immigration Com
Zurbrick
Washington
Oregon Rail Collision In Oregon-Washington Line Injures Twenty Two
A westbound Oregon Washington Limited collision near Celilo injures twenty two persons. Among the dead is A H McBride a marine guarding a train mall. Injured passengers are taken to Portland as a relief train proceeds with doctors and nurses awaiting arrival.
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Dal
Portland
Nureses
Eagle Creek
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation
Seattle
Celilo
R. E. Folsom
Minneapolis
Minn
Theodore
Rubedow
Mintara
Colo
A. Johnson
Porter
Chicago
Oregon
Washington
Riots in Vienna Loot Luxury Hotels and Shops
Violent demonstrations before the parliament in Vienna sparked looting of luxury shops and major hotels. Crowds battered doors and windows, displacing furniture and bedding, while police stood by as onlookers. The Grand Hotel and Hotel Imperial were among those looted.
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Vienna
Associated Press
Parliament
Bristol
Grand Hotel
Hotel Imperial
Steam and Formite Conquer Flames at Midwest Refinery
A spectacular early morning blaze at Midwest Refining destroyed two 5,000 barrel tanks and a 1,000-barrel receiving tank of naptha. Fire spread from receiver No 766 to storage No 750 and 751, driven by wind and strong contrast. Chemical extinguishing agents fought the blaze for about 30 minutes until control was established.
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Midwest
Midwest Refining
Vaccination campaign widens after smallpox deaths in Kansas City
The Jack on County Medical Association launched a drive to make smallpox vaccination universal in Kansas City. Health officials report nearly 100 deaths since September 1 amid about 285 reported cases.
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Kansas City
Jackon County Medical Association
Church Trial Opens in Chicago Court for Murders
Harvey Church faces a murder trial in Chicago for the killings of Bernard Daugherty and Carl Ausmus. The first day saw tentative jury challenges from the defense as prosecutors outline a novel defense strategy to be introduced. Daugherty and Ausmus vanished after riding with Church to inspect a car. later one body was found in Church's garage and the other in the Desplaines River.
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Chicago
Harvey Church
Bernard Daugherty
Carl Ausmus
Automobile Salag
Tentative Vankkremen
Atate
Church
Cook County
Daugherty
Ausmus
Pel
Desplaings River
Blackmail Seen In Indictments Involving Gov Small
Springfield reports charges of grand jury bribery circulating amid embezzlement and conspiracy indictments against Gov. Small Lieut. Gov. Sterling and Vernon Curtis. Governor Small released a letter from CG Jenkins director of public welfare discussing alleged grand jury corruption and political forces at work.
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Len Small
Springfield
Ill
Small
Fred Sterling
Vernon Curtis
William DD
Buck) Vans
Grand Jury
sena@tional
CG BL Jenkins
Jenkins
Blaze
Mor
Five Thousand Needle Workers Walk Out in Chicago
Five thousand needle trades workers in the Chicago Cloak and Salt Manufacturers' association walked out at 7 a.m. over a new piecework pay system. Association officers said shops would not reopen for the present.
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Chicago
Adopa
Chicago Cloak & Salt Manufacturers’ Association
U S Charge Is Given Welcome By Austrians
Arthur Hugh Frasier, former American commissioner in Austria, is received by the Vienna government as American charge d affaires. His installation marks the first American diplomatic representative in Vienna since World War I.
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Washington
Arthur Hugh Frasier
Austria
Vienna
State Department
Mr. Frasier
Bandits Seize Gold Bullion From Argo Naught Mine
Bandits armed with sawed off shotguns robbed the Argo Naut mine at Jackson Amador County on December 1. They took gold bullion valued at about 40000 dollars and fled, according to a Sacramento police report.
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Sacramento
Cal
Jackson
Amador Oanty
Demand Large For Big New Year Edition
Casper Daily Tribune and Wyoming Weekly Review report strong demand for extra copies of the Industrial Prosperity edition to be issued in January. Requests come from distant locations across the United States as readers seek copies, prompting a call to fill out the order form and mail it in promptly.
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Casper Daily Tribune
Wyoming Weekly Review
United States
Tribune
Cash Dividends Declared by Burlington and Quincy and Colorado and South
Burlington and Quincy directors declare a semi annual dividend of 20 percent and a special cash dividend of 15 percent payable December 31 to stockholders of record December 17. Pension plan to start January 1. Colorado and South and subsidiary declare preferred dividends of 4 percent and 3 percent on second preferred, all from surplus earnings.
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Chicago
Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company
Colorado and South, & Subdistory Company
Industrial Prosperity Haltion Extra Copies Offer
Reader orders .s copies of Industrial Prosperity Haltion from Casper Daily Tribune and Wyoming Weekly Review at 10 cents each.
Marine Guards To Be Retained
Washington dispatch says orders establishing a marine guard for the mail service will not be revoked. Postmaster General Ha is stated to have written no letter to Governor Blaine of Wisconsin regarding protests from the governor about the new mail guard policy.
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Washington
Hava
Blaine
Wisconsin
Profiteering in Germany Barred
Berlin reports the cabinet approved drastic rules to curb profiteering hoarding and vueury with imprisonment or fines. A price committee of consumers and producers will set fair returns and report violations under the new rules.
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Berlin
Violent assault claimed life of 15-year-old Black boy in Ballinger
In Ballinger Texas on December 1 masked men abducted Robert Murtore, a 15-year-old Black boy, from a sheriff's custody near Ballinger and tied him to a post where they fired bullets into him. The case involved a charge related to a 5-year-old girl.
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Ballinger
Texas
Robert Murtore
Priest Tried for Assault on Young Girl in Iowa
In LeMars, Rev. Father Wrenn of Akron faces trial on charges of assaulting 15 year old Ethel Bray, a parochial school student. The defense planned to present an alibi as testimony began yesterday, with Sister Mary Raymond describing rumors and items found in the school corridor, including a hat, whose ownership could not be confirmed.
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Lemars
Iowa
Father Wrenn
Ethel Bray
Wrenn
Akron
Mary Raymond
Illinois Pipeline plans link Salt Creek to Casper field
Cheyenne December 1 The Til nois Pipeline company plans to connect the Salt Creek field with Casper with a pipeline large enough to handle all independent production of the field Following a conference between President Miller and independent operators the plan was announced.
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Cheyenne
Tilnois Pipeline Company
Salt Creek
Casper
Miller
South Dakota Teachers Urged to Promote Prohibition Law
State Director Imune Pearson reports to Commissioner Haynes that South Dakota teachers were asked to instill in students a strong respect for law including the national prohibition amendment. Officials note the request aims to support enforcement efforts.
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Washington
South Dakota
Haynes
Imune Pearson
Pearson
Federal Reserve to Send Advisor to Foreign Bankers Conference
The Federal Reserve has decided to send an advisor to the reparations commission conference on exchange stabilization. Officially announced at the treasury the board will attend the meeting to discuss methods to prevent sudden exchange fluctuations around the January German indemnity payment. Continued on Page 5.
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Washington
Associated Press
Federal Reserve
Reparations Commission
Treasury
Rail shop craft rules sparking wage talks and savings
United States railroad labor board issues new working rules for six federated shop crafts affecting 400000 members. Two main changes grant minority representation in grievances and relax apprentice repair limits. Officials estimate $50 million annual railroad savings while wage discussions resume after year end.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Preas
B. MM. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Eix
Validity of anti beer law assailed in St Louis suit
Falstaff corporation files suit in federal court challenging the anti beer law as unconstitutional. The brewery argues it has a medicinal beer permit and cites Palmer's opinion permitting medicinal use. Proceedings note the anti beer bill passed November and manufacturing halted two days later.
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ST. Louis
Walt
Falstaff Corporation
Atlosnaya
Eationel
Palmer
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Henri Landru
Sacco-Vanzetti
America
Wap
Doane
Boane
Mra
R. Inmante
U.S
The
Illinois
United States Railroad Administration
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