Brazil Greets Hoover On Last South American Stop
President Washington Luis welcomed Herbert Hoover on his Latin American goodwill tour as a crowd cheered at the customs house. Hoover and his wife walked arm in arm with Brazilian and U.S. officials before being driven to Guanabara Palace for a three day stay with planned official ceremonies.
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Supreme Court
Alleged Burglar Nabbed in Fight at Laing Apartments
John Young, a colored ex-convict reputed knife wielder, was nabbed yesterday afternoon at No 6 Laing apartments during a burglary in progress. He was detained after a bystander fought him, losing a knife and yielding three pocketbooks found on him. Police arrived after a report of a violent attack near St Francis hospital.
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Laing Apartments
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Haldwin
Clendenin
St. Prancla
Raing Apartments
Police Car Damaged In Park Avenue Crash
A police patrol car carrying Officers Delbert Thaxton and Cecil Hundley was wrecked yesterday afternoon at Park Avenue and Sixth Street after colliding with a car driven by H I Abrams of 1560 Lee Street. Abrams faces reckless driving and stopping sign violations charges.
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Cecil Hundley
H. I. Abrams
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President-Elect greeted by Brazilian president in Rio de Janeiro
President-elect Hoer meets President Luis during a Rio de Janeiro stop while Washington Luls led Brazil for two years. Hoer’s arrival marks a diplomatic exchange as the two leaders discuss regional issues and cooperation. The encounter underscores Brazil’s ongoing role in hemispheric affairs.
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Hoerer
Rio de Janeiro
Pan American Rift Emerges Over Arbitration Treaty
Washington reports a split among Pan American delegates at the arbitration and conciliation conference. A subcommittee will be formed to seek a workable treaty formula as debates focus on whether private pecuniary claims against governments should be subject to compulsory arbitration.
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Washington
Dades
Enrique Olaya
Colombia
Clay
Extra Henry Walker Gives Out Interview
County Commissioner Henry A Walker, known for his silence before papers, yesterday granted an authorized interview. A reporter, eager for quotes, pressed the Judge with a breezy question about Anggh It's & Time, seeking usable remarks from Walker and the Judge amid years of daily contact.
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Henry A. Walker
Beliere
Walker
Boulder Dam Bill Reposes Upon Statutes
Boulder Canyon Dam bill rests on the six state river compact. President Coolidge signed the measure after long sessions. Las Vegas expects major growth as dam materials flow through. Utah and Arizona remain needed for ratification. The Denver story notes celebrations and economic optimism surrounding the Boulder Canyon project.
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Damage Suit Filed by Toohey in Pittsburgh
Patrick H. Toohey, secretary of the National Miners' union, seeks 15000 damages from Corporal Michael J. Onko of the state police, claiming unlawful detention after a Betsen miners meeting. The suit follows a quashed indictment against Toohey and co-defendant Jehu Trophy, with additional charges of assault arising from the Benton meeting.
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Michael J. Onko
Patrick H. Toohey
National Miners’ Union
Jehu Trophy
Toohey Renolle
Samuel H. Gardner
Toohey
Trophy
Betsen
Oake
Toney
James H. Gray
Onko
Onka
Destitute Children Plea For Santa Amid Hardship
Distressed families and several crippled children, one six year old, live in poverty after their mother’s death. A 19 year old girl cares for siblings while the father works. The Salvation Army and Gazette Santa Claus editor appeal for aid with Christmas meals and support. Another severely disabled boy, about 14, is mentioned.
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Help Bring Christmas Cheer to Charleston Children
The Gazette urges support for the Binta Claus fund to aid children in Charleston hospitals. Donations of any amount aid. One note describes a child with twisted legs from spinal infection, unable to move freely, seeking cheer this Yuletide.
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Toa
Principals Attend Rites in Kidnaping Case Funeral for Slain Witness
In Chicago, principals in the high profile kidnaping trial remained guarded as they attended the funeral of state witness Gle Sculls. Police surrounded the church and armored cars accompanied the process to the cemetery. Delays stem from threats to witnesses and ongoing security concerns as the trial proceeds amid testimonies from Cappellano and Petitti.
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Gle Sculls
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Bourborinals
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Scully
Angelo Pe Andrew Cappellano
Ale Con
Kidnaning
Passenger Killed As Pilot Tries Landing
In Cowansville Quebec a plane crashed during an attempted forced landing. Passenger Fortier aged 26 from Sherbrooke and pilot E G Chapagne of the Intare Provincial Almys were aboard. The aircraft lost its way in snow near Champagne. The plane nosedived into trees as it neared the earth after attempting to reach land.
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Hinton Constable Changed Sentence in Murder Case
In Dewisburg on December 21 the jury's verdict against R I B Lith Hinton for second degree murder on December 7 was upheld after a guilty plea. The defendant received four years and a day in prison. Lilly, tried for aiding a moonshine operation, faced separate charges without a venue change.
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Summer County
England Loses Nine in Recount
A net loss of nine votes for E. T. England in Charleston Ree incumbent. Recounters found changes across Cabin Creek district precincts with errors cited by the clerk. Final tallies show England gaining 43 votes to Smith’s 105 in the district contest.
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Suspect Identified In Mail Robbery Case
Memphis officials announce Frank Dellas Tom Underwood identified as a suspect in a mail robbery. The man, linked to a 10 year-old hijacking case, was held on bonds totaling 100000 and 390000 for separate charges. He allegedly escaped from a state pen and denied involvement in the Minnesota case.
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Frank Dellas
Tom Underwood
Mo Kim
W.T. Griffin
Ters
Hla
Griffin
Ural
Trains Crash Head On in Indiana Passenger Escape
A head on collision on the St Louis division of the B and O near Shoals Indiana sent several passengers scrambling to safety. Investigators cite unclear causes as wreckage blocked tracks while emergency crews helped the injured and cleared the scene.
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Jardine Backs McNary Bill Amid Farm Relief Push
Washington dispatch reports President Coolidge secretary William M Jardine endorsing the McNary farm bill before the senate while a drive to enact farm relief accelerates. Senator McNary will assemble the agriculture committee to act during the holiday recess to avoid an early extra session. Senators Borah and Brookhart resist, seeking a linked relief package and a broader revision aligned with Hoover’s transition.
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Coolidge
Secret of Agriculture
William M. Jardine
McNary
Senate
Borah
Brookhart
Pat
Ideho
Iowa
Mr. Hoover
Jas Scoh
Voodoo Doctor Held for Murder
Pi-Doss Wade, 37, described as a voodoo doctor, is held tonight as detectives seek the identity of a decapitated man Wade says he killed. He admits using a gas pipe to assault and rob the victim of 35, a watch, and then severed the head. Wade and officers report a leg wound from a botched escape. The killing is said to have occurred the afternoon of December 31.
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Wede
Aitchison Nomination Approved by Committee
Washington December 21 The nomination of Clyde B Aitchison of Oregon to the Interstate Commerce Commission was approved by the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee after objections to his confirmation were withdrawn The committee also disapproved continuation of Claude R Porter Iowa and Patrick J Farrell DC as members of the commission
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Clyde B. Aitchison
Ore-gon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Jay
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Claude R. Porter
Iowa
Patrick J Farrell
District of Columbia
School Teacher Found Dead in Cottage in Carmi
The nearly decapitated body of Moa Anna Preher, 45, a grade school teacher and secretary treasurer of the White County Teachers Institute, was discovered in her Carmi cottage. A fire was started, a clock stopped at 12:12, and bloody fingerprints plus torn clothing indicated a struggle before the killing.
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Moa Anna Procher
White County
Teachers’ Institute
Maude Chalfant
Miss Prehert
Miss Preher
Trict
Spouse Answers Suit In Gilda Gray Case At Law
Dee Boag, 21, filed by Gillin Gray, responds in Wisconsin court denying charges of misconduct by Gilda Gray. The answer claims the dancer cannot sue in Wisconsin, notes her New York residency, and alleges she left her husband due to her lifestyle. It accuses Gray of living openly with manager B Krepps at the Sheadilly hotel in London between August 3 and 2, 1928.
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England
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Keyman Unger pleads guilty in Rothstein case trial
Joseph Unger, main figure in the Rothstein narcotics ring, pleaded guilty at the start of day three of his trial and was remanded for sentence on January 4. He could face up to 28 years, reduced to 17 with the plea. Sister of Unger, Melly Schoenbach, was arrested in Detroit and tied to the New York case as federal narcotics officers linked her to the Rothstein network.
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Arnold Rothstein
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Rothstein
Heli Detroit
Melly Schoenbach
Joe Unger
Detroit
Mra. Schoenbach
Indianapolis
Chicago
Liquor Rumor Arises Overflu Case Reports
A chaotic rumor spreads that a county health unit is issuing liquor to influenza victims. The confusion burdens lines at Dr. Joan Thames's office as officials deny any liquor distribution. The false report echoes a 10 year epidemic practice but is not being repeated.
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Leaith
Ugier
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Thames
War clouds gather over motion picture industry
Washington press dispatch reports tension in the film industry after Federal Trade Commission head Abram Myers announces he will resign January 15 to run the Allied States Association of Motion Picture Exhibitors. Independent exhibitors charge producers seek control, while Myers outlines a three year contract and broad national state exhibitor backing.
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Washington
Abram ¥. Myers
Federal Trade Commission
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Sorbutlot
Will H. Kays
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Minears
Trade Commission
Lay
Cours
Commission
Wisconsin
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Mia
Texas
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Noriand
Thenekota
Maryland
Preyed on Poor for Forty Years Jailed
George Graham Rice, dubbed a predator of the poor, was sentenced to four years in Atlanta penitentiary and fined 85000. An additional five-year sentence, tied to good behavior, was suspended. Walter K. Yorston, Idaho Copper Corp president, received nine months in Westchester county penitenary with similar suspension. The Wall Street Iconoclast, Rice’s publication, was fined 100 and had certain penalties suspended, contingent on proper conduct by the company for five years.
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New York
George Graham Rice
Atlanta
Walter K. Yorston
Idaho Copper Corporation
Rice
Westchester County Penitentiary
Jury to Get Jones Murder Case Today
Butler Pennsylvania December 21 The case of J Earl Jones a 33 garage owner on trial for the slaying of his wife goes to the jury tomorrow after the defense rests and the defendant testifies describing a coerced statement while the state says he confessed to shooting his wife accidentally and removing her body to a deserted farm house Jones says he did not know she was dead and that she had disappeared after a quarrel
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J. Earl Jones
Nelle
Jones
Wrong to Fight We Have More Cruisers
A New York City reader argues that Congress feuds over cruiser appropriations and the Franco American treaty on war. The writer notes France claims it is wrong to fight, suggesting the motive is the US fleet size. The letter ends with a tongue in cheek remark and a taxpayer’s perspective.
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