Great Fokker Passes 84th Hour In The Air
Army monoplane Question Mark completes eighty four hours of continuous refueling endurance test at Metropolitan Airport Los Angeles. Flight covers 5400 miles with goal to beat longer sustained flight record. Maj Carl Spatz coordinates signal drops while Capt R G Hoyt delivers fuel and meals aiding the journey despite fog and improving weather.
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San Francisco
Yokohama
Carl Spatz
Germany
Lakewood
N. J
Los Angeles
Imperial Valley
Spatz
R. G. Hoyt
Imperial
Hoyt
New Year's feast tragedy claims five lives in Brooklyn
Five people died from gas in a top floor Brooklyn apartment at 37 Poplar Street while preparing New Year’s Day dinner. Victims include George Wood 50 and his wife Mary 45, Marys brother-in-law and two unidentified men around 55. Ralph Garcia smelled gas since New Year’s Day. detectives found the scene after a doctor’s call. The Wood family were overcome near the kitchen range. a browned turkey sat in the oven.
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New York World News Service
New York
Poplar Street
Brooklyn
George Wood
Mary
Ralph Garcia
Wood
Kenna
Kelly
Slayers Die in Chair at State Prison
In Columbia South Carolina on January 4 George Palmer and John Brown two African American inmates were electrocuted for killing Charlie Loy a Charleston laundryman. Sam Tolbert and John Pinckney also condemned to die were granted stays at the last minute by Governor Richards.
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Columbia
S. C
George Palmer
John Brown
Charlie Loy
Charleston
Sam Tolbert
John Pinckney
Tiber Floods Rome in Heavy Rain
Flood conditions across Italy worsen with recent rains as the Tiber overflows in parts of Rome. At least 300 people are evacuated from their homes as the city endures conditions likened to Venice.
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Tiber
Rome
Italy
Venice
Tiny Heat Detector Measures Star Heat
The University of Chicago announced a device one thousandth the size of a water drop and weighing one thirtieth of a milligram can measure starlight heat. Developed by Drs. Edison Pegfitt and Seth Nicholson of Mt Wilson Observatory, the instrument is featured in the current Astrophysical Journal.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Edison Pegfitt
Seth Nicholson
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Astrophyscal Journal
Stay of Execution Creates Uncertain Path for Lebouee Dreher
In New Orleans the Louisiana Supreme Court faces a split over the Ada Bonner Lebouef and Dr. Thomas E. Dreher hanging. Chief Justice O Neill grants a stay while four justices rule to proceed. Sheriff Pecot awaits written orders as court wrangles delay and authority.
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New Orleans
Ada Bonner Lebouef
Thomas E. Dreher
Franklin
Charles A. O’niell
Louisiana Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Charles Pecot
St. Mary Parish
O'Niell
Overton
Brunet
Rogers
Land
Pecot
Brunot
O'Neill
Nashville Specialist Shoots Self in Home
Dr. E B Cayce a prominent Nashville ear nose throat specialist shot and killed himself at his home. Authorities cite nervous strain from recent labor as a possible cause.
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Nashville
Tenn
E. B. Cayce
Promoter Tex Rickard Near Death After Abdominal Surgery
Miami Beach hospital reports promoter Tex Rickard near death after a Tuesday appendectomy and a late night turn for the worse. Doctors say another operation was required and Jack Dempsey is barred from the sick room as physicians monitor his condition.
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Miami
Fla
Tex Rickard
Madison Square Garden
Allison Hospital
Miami Beach
H. E. Atkins
Atkins
Rickard
Jack Dempsey
Richard
Mayo Declines to Visit Tex Rickard in Miami Illness
Havana dispatch reports Dr. William Mayo of Rochester Minnesota refused to go to the bedside of Tex Rickard in Miami Florida. In a telephone talk he said Rickard’s condition was such that his services would not help and he was touring Oriente Province at the time.
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Mayo
Rickard
Havana
Cuba
el Mundo
William Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Tex Rickard
New York
Miami
Fla
Oriente
Bodies of 11 Rebels Hanged After Court Martial
From Aguas Calientes reports say seven insurgents were executed by firing squad after a court martial under President Progreso Gil’s orders. The bodies of Natalio Espinosa and ten followers were then hung from telegraph poles along the railroad they allegedly attacked.
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Mexico City
Aguas Calientes
Protes Gil
Natalio
Meliton Espinosa
Seven Collapses From Cold in Paris Streets
Seven persons, four of them dying later in hospitals, collapsed on Paris streets today as bitter cold and heavy snow hit France. Marseilles reported six inches of snow, the heaviest since memory.
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Paris
France
Marseilles
Byng’s Clean-Up Drive Hits London Night Life
Lord Byng marching on London’s underworld targets night clubs and revues. He orders dismissal of dancers and decoys and promises police action under Parliament and Sir William Johnson-Hicks. Many workers fear job losses as venues close and applicants flood offices.
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New York World News Service
London
Julian Byng
Vimy
Scotland Yard
Lord Byng
William Johnson-Hicks
Parks
Metropolitan
Leo Money
Thames
Whitechapel
Paris
Hoosegow
Old Bailey
Feds
N. Y
Destitution in Durham Mining Villages Shocks Canadian Reporter
Canadian Press correspondent George Hambleton reports stark scenes in Bishop Auckland and Witton Park showing children hungry and shivering, families dependent on parish relief, and ex-service men amid unemployment and dwindling benefits. Relief notes reveal dire weekly budgets and scarce meat from local butchers.
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George Hambleton
Bishop Auckland
Durham
England
Witton Park
Wales
Sergt. Carney
British Legion
France
Board of Guardians
Robbery convict Tuohey gets 22 years in Camargo Bank case
Michael Red Toohey, 24, of Boston, was sentenced by Judge Charles S. Bell to 22 years for his role in the Camargo Bank robbery at Madeira. Co-defendant Wilbur Cole received 24 years. The four-man crew abducted cashier Benjamin Henderson and looted about $6,000 after forcing the vault open.
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Michael ‘“‘Red”’ Toohey
Boston
Charles S. Bell
Camargo Bank
Madeira
Wilbur Cole
Tuohey
Cole
Benjamin Henderson
Emmett Kirgan
Cornelius Petzhold
Kirgan
Pennsylvania
Dayton
Bell
Salvation Army Head May Quit Before Sunbury Battle
London reports two camps plan strategy ahead of the Sunbury council meeting next Tuesday. Bramwell Booth faces possible deposition as Commander in Chief while Evan Gelin Booth leads reformists in the United States. A resignation could affect succession and council dissolution, officials say.
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London
Salvation Army
Sunbury
High Council
Bramwell Booth
Evangeline Booth
United States
International Headquarters
Miss Booth
High Bidder Files Protest Over Oil Royalty Award
Cheyenne attorney W. L. Walls, whose high bid for Royalty Oil in the Salt Creek field was rejected by the Interior Department and the contract given to White Eagle Oil Co, says he has filed a protest with Interior in Washington. He calls the award unlawful and says he may take the matter to Congress if not satisfied.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
W. L. Walls
Salt Creek Field
Wyoming
Interior Department
White Eagle Oil Company
Department of Interior
Washington
Wallis
Congress
Three dieing toll in 1929 auto deaths rises to three
J W Wilder aged 89 of 741 Elberon avenue was killed at Eighth street and McPherson avenue when struck by an automobile driven by Edwin Hoeffer of 712 Trenton street. Wilder, a Civil War veteran, died of a skull fracture and was taken to General Hospital. Hoeffer was arrested on reckless driving charges likely to be upgraded to manslaughter. Wilder leaves a daughter Mrs. George F. Stewart and a son Stephen Wilder. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Cincinnati
J. W. Wilder
Elberon Avenue
Eighth Street
McPherson Avenue
Edwin Hoeffer
Trenton Street
Wilder
Hoeffer
General Hospital
District 5
Bell
Price Hill
George F. Stewart
Bradford Machine Tool Company
Stephen Wilder
Wiltse Undertaking Establishment
West Ninth Street
Lifer Foils Tape Bandit in Ohio Prison Break
Arthur Gardiner a 19 year old from Cleveland dubbed tape bandit attacked guard Harold Whetstone at the State Penitentiary and seized an iron roller to aid an escape. Aleck Kish a life term inmate from Seneca County aided the guard. Gardiner nicknamed for binding victims with adhesive tape faces solitary confinement and the red shirt gang.
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Columbus, O
Arthur Gardiner
Cleveland
State Penitentiary
Gardiner
Harold Whetstone
Aleck Kish
Seneca County
New Year Raid Seizes Liquor At Newport Elks Lodge
Federal agents raided the Newport Elks Lodge at 310 York Street yesterday arresting custodian Charles Meyers on liquor charges. Three quarts of liquor and two glasses were seized along with a partly empty bottle and gear from the grillroom. A temporary padlock injunction against the lodge is expected today if prosecutions proceed.
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Newport Elks’ Lodge
York Street
Newpo
Prohibition
Charles Meyers
Arthur Doyle
W. C. Thompson
Carl Besse
Bellevue
Besse
Doyle
Meyers
Sherrill Takes Transit Control In City Administration
Col Sherrill city manager yesterday assumed formal control of rapid transit and Central Parkway after the Rapid Transit Commission dissolved. He retained all four teen commission employees assigned to the Highways Department with Frank Shipley to lead completion work and Edgar Dow Gilman to supervise utilities. Grover C Smith will handle traffic markers and the Park Board will oversee Parkway beautification.
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Col. Sherrill
Rapid Transit Commission
Commission
Highways Department
Frank Shipley
Edgar Dow Gilman
Public Utilities
Grover C. Smith
Park Board
Mr. Gilman
Duke of Gloucester Muddy Mishap During Fox Hunt
The Duke of Gloucester, third son of King George, was thrown from his horse into a muddy brook while hunting with the Quorn Hounds at Melton Mowbray. He escaped injury after landing on his feet, was cleaned up, remounted, and rejoined the pursuit. He is noted as the royal family's best rider and has fewer mishaps than his brothers.
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Duke OF Gloucester
Melton Mowbray
England
George
Hoover Hopes for West Indies Tour Before Inauguration
President-elect Herbert Hoover plans a West Indies tour after Cabinet conference weeks in Washington. If time allows, he will visit Cuba Haiti Santo Domingo Puerto Rico and possibly the Virgin Islands, stopping in Havana Port-au-Prince Santo Domingo City San Juan and St Thomas. He aims to observe Marines in Haiti and assess Santo Domingo’s postoccupation progress.
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U. Ss. S
Utah
West Indies
Herbert Hoover
Washington
Florida
Mr. Hoover
Cuba
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Porto Rico
San Juan
Virgin Islands
St. Thomas
Hoover
Texas
Rio de Janeiro
Georgia
Face N Roads
Old Point Comfort
Dead veteran dies after long Civil War wait
George Perry aged 90 who had been legally dead since vanishing after being wounded at Fredericksburg in 1861 died at a San Francisco relatives’ home. He had lived in Oakland in a shack, was cared for by kin, and a bill advocated by Congressman A. E. Carter to restore his Civil War status had been prepared. Perry hoped for pension eligibility and recognition before his death.
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Oakland
Cal
George Perry
San Francisco
Perry
Fredericksburg
A. E. Carter
Alameda County
Carter
Pension Bureau
Alameda Hospital
Congressman Warter
American Queen Sought for Baltic Monarchy Plan
Dispatches from Riga report a push for a Baltic monarch with a Swedish prince as king and an American woman as queen. Estonian monarchist talk centers on Prince Folke Bernadotte, who recently married Miss Estelle Manville of Pleasantville New York, as a potential queen consort. The Latvian Nationalist Party plans an Easter rally in Riga inviting monarchist delegates.
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Stockholm
Baltic States
Riga
Esomnia
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Folke Bernadotte
Sweden
Estelle Manville
Pleasantville
N. Y
Nationalist
Borah Defends Kellogg Pact as Monroe Doctrine Debate Rages
Senator Borah argued the Kellogg treaty cannot infringe the Monroe doctrine and asserts self defense is inherent in the pact while opponents press correspondence and questions. The Senate also considers army aid, a Vare extension, prohibition inquiry, reapportionment bills, and Roberts’ oil counsel confirmation.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Capitol
Reed
Missouri
Missourian
House
Owen J. Roberts
Coolidge
Blood Evidence Found at Basement Home of Missing Kentucky Woman
Louisville officials report blood stains on the basement floor of the Baringer Manor Apartments linked to the disappearance of Mrs. Bila McDowell Rogers on October 7. City chemist tests confirm blood near the furnace. investigators say other items including bone fragments and crematory residue are being examined.
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Louisville
Yarberry
Commonwealth
Otto
Baringer Manor
Bila McDowell Rogers
Vernon Robing
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Tribunal
Tex Rickard Leo
Miami, Fla
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Carl Bonar
Glendale
Speers Hospital
William Becker
West Fifth Street
Newport
Bonar
Becker
Kate Becker
Isabella Street
Alberta Lake
Schnelle
Burkey
Krebs
Fuller
Weber
Lifer
Ohio
Newport Elks
U.S
Smith
Caretaker Says
Sherrill
Bernadette
Doran
Treaty
Ware
Edge
Bruce
Maryaand
Appropriations Committee
United States Steel Corporation
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