Hoover orders commission to study Haiti crisis
President Hoover seeks authority from Congress to send a commission to Haiti to base future policy on dispatched Marines and rising unrest. Navy moves 500 Marines from Norfolk to augment 700 already there as Aux Cayes battles draw attention. Disruptions triggered by a student strike and reports of Americans at risk prompt swift action.
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Washington
Port-au- Prince
Haiti
Imarines
Quantico
Navy Department
Ft. Screvens
William O. Brice
Peter P. Schrider
Corps
Anders
McMahon
Kilbridge
Wright
United States
Hoover
Congress
Island Republic
Norfolk
John H. Russell
Port
U Prince
Aux Cayes
Boy Bandits Victim Joins Em in Crime
Riley Lacey and William Hutchins of 111 West Robbins street embarked on a brief hold up career. They robbed a man for 49 cents and small change, then tried to rob another who drew a gun. Police contacted after the victim Yeager telephoned. Herman Sauter identified the youths. They were bound over by the Kenton County Grand Jury with $10,000 bonds. ages given as 17 and 16, with registrations as 18.
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Riley Lacey
William Hutchins
West Robbins Street
Greenup Street
Covington
Everett Yeager
Paperhanger
Herman Sauter
Lindsey Street
Newport
Kenton County Grand Jury
Riley
William
British cruiser to evacuate women from Nanking
Advices from Changchowg report the British cruiser Suffolk will depart for Nanking to evacuate British women and children. Three government regiments reportedly rebelled and telephonic lines between Shanghai and Nanking were cut, signaling rising tension as martial law spreads. In Paris a Peiping dispatch claims Chiang Kai-Shek has resigned with Tang Yen Kai named provisional replacement.
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Shanghai
China
Changchowg
Suffolk
Nanking
Paris
Peiping
Indo Pacific
Chiang Kai-Shek
Tang Yen- Kai
Family Stands by Vare
Supporters rally behind Vare as details emerge in a lengthy political saga with community figures voicing backing and urging unity while controversies unfold across multiple pages.
Alleged Murder Victim Connies Franklin Found in Arkansas
Mrs F K Marks of Beebe Ark said her husband a traveling salesman found Conn ie Franklin believed murdered in Stone County near Mountain View. Sheriff Sam Johnson says bones were found in ashes in a wooded area where the youth was allegedly slain on March 9 while en route to marry a girl from St James community.
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Little Rock
Ark
F. K. Marks
Beebe
Connie Franklin
Stone County
St. James
Tiller Ruminer
Sam Johnson
Mountain View
Franklin
Department Store Signs 30-Year Lease In Big Skyscraper
A Cincinnati department store signs a 30 year lease for a landmark skyscraper with an automatic garage for over 700 cars and through driving facilities from Race and Vine streets. It will feature the largest exhibition hall among merchandising establishments, 200 by 200 feet floor space, and grouped departments on single floors. Twenty-five large display windows will line Vine Street Fifth Street and two arcades for additional entrances.
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Race Street
Vine Street
Reiaif
Cincinnati
Fifth Street
Hamilton County Republican Club elects Mitchell president
Brig. Gen. P. Lincoln Mitchell was unanimously elected president of the Republican Club of Hamilton County. Edward D. Mitchell and Paul Schirmer were named secretary and treasurer, Simon Ross chosen commander. Red and Blue factions split nearby vice presidential and director posts in a high turnout vote of 2,262.
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P. Lincoln Mitchell
Republican Club
Hamilton County
G. O. FP
Mitchell
Gilber Bettman
Edward D. PL
Mitchell Schorr
Paul Schirmer
Simon Ross
Carl
R. Wenzel
Reds
Gordon Renner
Cooper
Pogueé
Dudley M.outcast
Walter A. Ryan
Mabley & Carew Plans 48-Story Emery-Starrett Move
The Mabley & Carew Company will lease the first five floors of the Emery Starrett building for thirty years, moving from Fifth and Vine streets to create nearly double the floor space and parking for about 700 cars. The deal, reportedly around 20 million dollars, signals Cincinnati’s growing retail prominence and prosperity.
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Mabley & Carew Company
Emery-Starrett
Carew
Bolton 8S
Armstrong
Advan
Tages
Mabley & Carew
Fifth and Vine Streets
United States
Cincinnati
Armestrong
Mabley
Ghoster
Frederick A. Schmidt
Schmidt
Aga Khan Marries French Businesswoman Andree Carron
Thirteen guests dined at a supper in Aga Khan and Andree Carron wedding celebration in Aix les Bains France. Civil ceremony at City Hall was led by two Paris imams and Mayor Henri Clyre. The couple planned to travel via Modane Turin to Lake Como after the ceremony. Carron wore emerald and chocolate brown with a ruby pendant. the Aga Khan appeared more self conscious. A city poor box received a about $10 000 donation as the party departed.
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Aix-Les-Bains
France
Mlle
Andree Carron
Aga Khan
Modane
Turin
Italy
Lake Como
Paris
Henri Clyre
Mile. Carron
Dog That Saved Nome Suffering Huskies Ends Life
Togo the Siberian husky who carried diphtheria serum to Nome four years ago died at sixteen. Master Leonard Seppala credited him for leading the dash. he was euthanized by a Poland Spring keeper and sent to the Peabody Museum in New Haven for mounting.
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Brunswick
Togo
Alaskan
Thea
Ralph Morrill
Peabody Museum
Poland Spring
New Haven
Rare Old Beverages Seized From Court Protected Vault
In Hammond Indiana United States Marshal Ward Powers broke into a building under court injunction to seize rare old liquors labeled as vintage past. Jacob Brennan and his workers were arrested after authorities shut the site with a padlocked front door.
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Hammond
Ind
Indiana Harbor
United States
Ward Powers
Jacob Brennan
Hamilton Gang Battle Sparks Auto Backfire
Police rushed to Main Street near B Street after residents mistook a car backfire for sustained machine gun fire. Officers with high powered rifles and steel vests pursued the scene, following a midnight report from Hamilton, Ohio.
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Hamilton
Sergt. Ixarl Welch
Pell Mell
Black Maria
Main Street
B Street
Detroit Engineer Seeks Naturalization After Quota Dilemma
Andrew Nybo of Detroit, a Norwegian-born structural engineer, faced immigration hurdles after attempting to marry his homeland sweetheart and enter the United States through Canada. The couple’s plan failed when she could not join Nybo due to quota limits, leading to a boat entry and later a dropped charge. Nybo then appealed to the U S Circuit Court of Appeals after Detroit District Court denied his naturalization petition.
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Andrew Nybo
Detroit
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Norway
United States
Nybo
Canada
Naturalization
Arthur J. Tuttle
Detroit District Court
Coolidge May Seek Senate Seat in 1930 Says Boston Paper
The Boston Transcript reports Calvin Coolidge may run for the Senate in 1930. Washington sources say officials near the administration are urging him, with Massachusetts leaders coordinating. He would consider the candidacy if the field is cleared for him.
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Boston
Boston Transcript
Calvin Coolidge
Senate
Washington
Massachusetts
Coolidge
Collision Ties Up New York Harbor Liners in Thick Fog
In dense fog off the Battery two liners the Anchor Line Transylvania and the Southern Pacific Creole collided while maneuvering near tugs. No injuries reported both ships headed to repairs with Creole to Hoboken dry dock and Transylvania expected to sail soon.
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New York
New York Harbor
Transylvania
Southern Pacific
New Orleans
Europe
David Kane
Hoboken
Mammoth Tooth Highlights Tough Prehistoric Life
University of Cincinnati curator Dr. Walter H. Bucher discussed a six pound mammoth tooth donated by William H. Barber. The specimen from Redbank gravel pit suggests a mammoth near ten feet tall and weighing about 8,000 pounds with three hair coats adapted to cold.
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University of Cincinnati Museum
William H. Barber
Walter H. Bucher
University
Redbank
Barber
VA. of C. Museum
Martial law declared in Chinese Shanghai amid Nanking clashes
The Chinese Commissioner of Defense proclaimed martial law tonight in the Chinese areas of Shanghai. News reported new outbreaks near Nanking, the Nationalist capital, and close to the international settlement. Nationalist forces were stationed at Changshaw, 100 miles from Shanghai, along the Shanghai Nanking Rail line.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Changshaw
Shanghai-Nanking
Arnold brothers freed on kidnapping charge in Horst case
Elias and Arthur Arnold were found not guilty of kidnapping in the disappearance of four year old Melvin Horst near Orrville Ohio. The verdict followed a six hour plus trial and eight ballot tally with the jurors urged to consider witness credibility and prompted by Judge Turnbaugh. The defendants pledged to aid efforts to solve the boy's disappearance.
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Arpy Olds
Charles Turnbaugh
Horst-boy
Junior Hanna
Candidate to the Finish Welcomes Cheers in Philadelphia
William S. Ware, denied a Senate seat over alleged campaign expenditures, returned to Philadelphia to a 2,000-strong crowd shouting support. He declared himself a candidate to the finish and was greeted with banners and chants of bill for you.
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Philadelphia
William S. Ware
United States Senate
Senate
Bill Vare
Bill
Senator Vare
Vare
Senator Ware
Forty-seventh Ward
Train Hits Auto at Madison Road Crossing Wurtzlers Escape Unharmed
A fast B and O train struck a car at Madison road crossing. Father Henry P J Wurtzler 40 and his wife Marie and three children William 9 Mary Elizabeth 8 Anna Louise 7 crawled from the wreck unharmed. The Wurtzlers run Wurtzler Tire and Battery Service Station and Wurtzler Radio Company in Oakley. Police questioned tower watchman Robert Wiggins who said one crossing gate had been lowered but the train came too fast to warn the auto. The family recalled a bright headlight as the only notable detail.
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Madison Road
Henry P. J. Wurtzler
Marburg Avenue
Marie
William
Mary Elizabeth
Anna Louise
Wurtzler
Wurtzler Tire and Battery
Wurtzler Radio Company
Oakley
Peter Schroeder
Robert Wiggins
West Chestnut Street
Newport
Wiggins
William Wurtzler
Farewell note found in air mail crash near Warren Ohio
A farewell message dropped by Pilot T. K. Nelson before his crash near Chagrin Falls is found by ten year old Gretchin King in Warren Ohio. Nelson tried to reach Cleveland through a snow storm over western Pennsylvania and perished when his plane failed. The note signed T. P. Nelson, N. A. T. was tied to a metal fragment and found on an eave trough.
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Nelson
T. P. Nelson
Gretchin King
Frank R. King
Air Mail
Bellefonte
Cleveland
West
Pennsylvania
Warren
Santa Answers Children and Restores Mother for Christmas
A Detroit family learns the power of hope as a missing mother reunites with her three children and grandmother after a Christmas telephone call. Hazel Schaefer calls from an unseen line to reassure Lena Schalk and the kids that she is safe and employed, changing a week of worry into a holiday miracle.
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Hazel Schaefer
Lena Schalk
Carolin Place
General Bullard Improves After Ill Health
New York December 7. The condition of Maj. Gen. Robert Lee Bullard retired improved today. The general aged 68 has been in ill health for several weeks and yesterday was reported in serious condition by his secretary.
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Bullard
New York
Robert Lee Bullard
Pope XI Begins Weeklong Spiritual Retreat
Pope Pius XI will start a week long retreat in Vatican City from tonight to December 15 dedicating time to spiritual exercises. No Papal audiences will be held and only urgent matters could disturb the Pope’s seclusion as he prepares for Jubilee year events and his 50th anniversary as a priest.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Pius
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