State of War in Cuba Proclaimed Amid Havana Riots
President Ramon Grau San Martin declared a state of war across Cuba to quell a day of rebellion in Havana where at least 50 people were killed and 125 wounded. Col. Batista led loyal troops against dissidents including ABC society members seeking former President Cespedes, as streets endured terror and bombardments of San Ambrosio and Atares forts.
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Cuba
Havana
Day
San Martin
Gran San Martin
Fulgencio Batista
ABC Secret Society
de Cespedes
San Ambro
ABC
Matanzas
Santiago
Army
Isle of Pines
Ed Miller
Cuban Telephone Company
Ramon Grau San Martin
Batista
Diphtheria Toxoid Distributed To 80 Charleston Physicians
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Newcomers Impress With Polite Family Manners
Willie Willis notes a new family in town strikingly stylish and courteous, saying please to each other even when no guests are present.
Afghan ruler slain by assassin in Kabul throne crisis
Nadir Shah Gazi, king of Afghanistan, was assassinated in Kabul. Mohammed Zahir Shah, 17, was proclaimed king. The royal family faced a second killing in five months, following the elder brother’s death in Berlin by an Afghan student. Amanullah, exiled in Europe, aligned with his nephew.
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Karachi
India
Nadir Shah Gazi
Afghanistan
Kabul
Mohammed Zahir Shah
Berlin
Germany
Nadir Shah Ghazi
Bacha Sakao
Amanullah
Europe
Murder Suspect Is Jailed Here
Clyde Kershner, 42, of Frankford, was moved to Kana wha county jail after Greenbrier grand jury indicted him for murder in the slaying of Lewis Tyree, 31, stockman and farmer. Sheriff James W. McClung led the capture following a tipped location, with J. M. Holt and state police, as Tyree’s widow described hearing a man’s voice she attributed to Kershner seeking entrance at night.
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Lewis Tyree
Frankford
Greenbrier
Clyde Kershner
Kanawha
James W. McClung
Kershner
Father
Prankford
Tyree
Clyde
O. P. Kinsley
M. M. Rairdon
N. L. Sidebottom
Lewisburg
State Police
State Highway Bond Argument To Be Heard In Washin
West Virginia officials travel to Washington to argue the legality and collateral value of road bonds for a 4.5 million loan and grant for highway construction. The state advisory board expects to resolve legal questions, with an opinion favorable from Caldwell and Raymond. The project could employ about 7,000 workers.
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West Virginia
Washington
Public Works Administration
State Advisory Board of Public Works
Statehouse
H. Isaiah Smith
Ernest L. Bailey
E. A. Dover
Tax Commissioner’s Office
R. Dennis Steed
Smith, Steed
Dover
National Capitol
Houston G. Young
Charleston
Caldwell and Raymond
Young
Federal Board
Henry M. Waite
Prohibition Ends Loom Over Liquor Plans
Washington reports federal officials move to shape national liquor control after December 5 as the 18th amendment expires. President Roosevelt asks aides to draft a program for Congress while the Justice Department plans to keep dry states dry and the farm administration creates a beverage section to negotiate with the industry. Temperance and control aims drive both wet and dry factions toward orderly repeal results.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Priday
Congress
Prohibition Unit
Justice Department
Farm Administration
Mrs Roosevelt speaks on destitute amid hunger and hunger’s spark
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt delivering the first lecture of her civics course told debutantes and matrons that revolutions are often born from desperation. She cited North and South Dakota West Virginia Arizona and Kentucky to show widespread poverty and warned New York is shaped by the rest of the nation. She described a man jailed for stealing to feed his family and said he might be right to do so, as she portrayed bleak western poverty and its impact on hungry households.
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New York
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
North
South Dakota
West Virginia
Arizona
Kentucky
United States
Favorable October reports across firms and railways
R H Scott of Reo Motor Car reports October shipments doubling year over year. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad seeks to borrow 1 818 750 to buy 50 000 tons of steel rails for public works. Simmons reports October sales near 1 619 563 up 22.8 percent. General Motors units sold in October total 63 518 up from 26 941 a year earlier. Pennsylvania Railroad to buy 100 000 tons of rails with current funds.
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Chicago
R. H. Scott
Reo Motor Car Company
Washington
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Today
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public Works Administration
New York
Simmons Company
General Motors
United States
Pennsylvania Railroad Today
Kump and Hiner Discuss Assembly Groundwork
A two hour conference between Governor Kump and Speaker Hiner set the stage for a special legislative session to revise the tax system. They described the talks as general in nature and focused on establishing the machinery for immediate work, including plans to enable local bodies to levy this year’s property taxes and to consider indirect tax increases for schools, local government, and unemployment relief.
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Kump
Hiner
House of Delegates
Supreme Court
Ublic
Henderson
Louis Henderson
D-Doddridge
Louis A. Johnson
The
American Legion
Reed
Rclay
T. C. Townsend
Senate probes chase loans tied to Smith syndicate
Washington reports evidence of Chase National Bank loans to Alfred E Smith and associates in a 1929 stock syndicate operation. The committee moves to open a probe into a $35 million Sinclair oil underwriting pool with subpoenas for Harry Sinclair and Arthur Cutten, while revealing loans to Smith's circle that totaled hundreds of thousands.
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Washington
Chase National Bank
Senate
Alfred E. Smith
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Company
Harry F. Sinclair
Arthur Cutten
Albert H. Wiggin
Smith
John J. Raskob
Arthur Lehman
New York
County Trust Company
Smith Group
Chase Bank
Norman H. Davis
Relief Program Broadens Aid for Unemployed
The government expands winter relief via a 400 million dollar Civil Works Administration to employ 4 million, transferring 2 million relief workers to 30 hour weeks and adding 2 million more as projects start. Programs emphasize pest control, parks, sanitation, highways, water, utilities and public buildings.
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Washington
White House
Civil Works Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Federal Relief Administration
Civil Works Division
Relief Administration
Congress
Parleys On Russian Recognition Start In Washington
In Washington, Roosevelt and Litvinoff began talks on Russian recognition after a White House tea, with Hull present. A joint communiqué said talks would resume at eleven tomorrow, as officials reviewed debt claims, subversive propaganda, and trade relations amid the 16 year impasse.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Maxim Litvinoff
Hull
State Department
Litvinoff
White House
Prohibition Turns Repeal Margin Utah Votes Safe
Prohibition amendment dies as Utah shows safe repeal margin. Side Lights on Elections notes New Jersey moves toward horse racing and betting amid constitutional bans. Kentucky reports election violence death count at 14 while dry provisions remain. San Francisco approves 20.5 million dollars in civic bonds. Detroit plots youthful leadership with Frank Couzens elected mayor and Clyde Ford chosen in Dearborn. Farm officials in Washington push repeal gains.
Warrants Out In Stock Case In Illinois Firm
Warrants issued for Fred V. Person president of Terrill Bond and Mortgage Co Chicago and 112 salesmen. Mason County will hear arrests by Sheriff Gus R Douglas and Prosecuting Attorney Stephen Vaught after auditor’s investigation accused the firm of selling over 300000 dollars in worthless securities mainly to Catholic priests. Indictments expected in Mason and Fayette counties and perhaps others. Priest Rev Camille DeLaux invested 70000 dollars. Charges include fraudulent sales misrepresentations and untrue statements.
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Fred V. Person
Terrill Bond and Mortgage Company of
Chicago
Mason County
State Auditor
Gus R. Douglas
Stephen Vaught
Mason and Fayette
Mason City
Camille DeLaux
Creole City Bars Come Out in Open
New Orleans witnesses the end of secrecy as speakeasies convert to open bars on major streets. Dozens operate in the business district serving Ramos gin fizz Sazerac absinthe frappe amid champagne celebrations and photographer flash. Celebrities were photographed amid the crowd.
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New Orleans
LaGuardia vows reform as New York elects him mayor
Fiorello LaGuardia, elected mayor amid unrest, pledges a graft free, efficient four year administration starting January 1. He seeks to dismantle Tammany Hall patronage, overhaul the city charter, and cut expenditures to set a national model. Fusion gains control of several key city bodies, signaling a shift in power.
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New York
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Tammany Hall
LaGuardia
Fusion
New York City
Board of Aldermen
Joseph V. McKee
la Guardia
Wall Street
Tammany
John F. Curry
James A. Farley
Edward
Repeal Vote Nears in Kentucky Amid Violence Toll
Kentucky voters on December 5 were set to ratify repeal of the eighteenth amendment though returns showed a close edge for repeal. The 16 election related deaths occurred across the state while Pennsylvania and Ohio voted wet, Utah joined 36th state for repeal, and Louisville races shifted in Democratic favor as the national mood leaned toward ending prohibition.
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Associated Press
Kentucky
Ware Organization
Philadelphia
Manhattan
Tammany
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Utah
North Carolina
South Carolina
de Ste Oie
Bermacks
House of Representative
Senate
Miller
Louisville
Dan M. Carrell
National Guard
Republican Organization
Neville Miller
University of Louisville Law School
Carrell
Harlan County
Z. B. Blanton
John Blanton
Jesse Blanton
H. H. Hensley
Zach Hensley
G. L. Smoot
Mayor-Elect McNair Takes Quiet Grip on Pittsburgh
William Nissley McNair, a Roosevelt Democrat who defeated Sen. Herron, sits in a modest downtown office at 9:30 am, handling a typewriter and phone as reporters and well-wishers drift by. He campaigned on the Roosevelt era line, pledging no jobs, attacking utilities, and proposing a five cent streetcar fare, then joked about testing it on his trolley ride home.
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Pittsburgh
Mellon
William Nissley McNair
John S. Herron
McNair
James J. Coyne
Andrew Melton
Big Chief Ejected in Beverly Hills Dispatch
Beverly Hills report notes Tammanee ousted as voters reject him for Italian LaGuardia figure. The piece implies shift in local leadership with commentary on past radical labels and a nod to North Carolina’s political course.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Tammanee
Tittle
North Carolina
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