European storm devastates Lisbon and coastal towns
Severe gales and tidal waves sweep across Europe causing shipwrecks and widespread damage. Lisbon and nearby districts report washed out railways and heavy property loss while Brittany and British Isles endure snow and ice. Several Calabrian towns are inundated and shipping is crippled along the French Atlantic seaboard.
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Sicily
Europe
Brittany
French Atlantic Seaboard
France
Spain
Madrid
British Isles
London
Manchester
Portugal
Lisbon
Tidal wave devastates Bagnara and Montelone Calabra coastal towns
A massive storm and tidal surge hit Bagnara and Monte leone Calabra near the Strait of Messina causing widespread destruction. Populations fled inland as houses were torn from foundations and communications were cut. Casualties are unreported. Three steamships damaged but safe in port. Drownings reported near Salerno. Significant damage across Sicily and Calabra ports.
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Bagnara
Calabra
Strait of Messina
Monteleone Gi Calabra
Buagnara
Monteleone
Sicily
Salerno
Messina
Trapani
Catania
Milazzo
Scores Hurt as Houses Collapse in Lisbon Storm
A Lisbon storm injures scores of people and causes widespread property damage across Lisbon and nearby areas, with many structures collapsed and emergency crews deploying to the affected districts.
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Lisbon
Associated Press
Portugal
Seven Dies As Auto Is Hit By Interurban Train
Grand Rapids, Mich. seven people including four men and three women were killed when an automobile was struck by a Michigan Railway interurban train at an crossing. Motorman Donald Peterson said airbrakes failed after the crash, hindering stopping ability.
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Associated Press
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan Railway
Donald Peterson
Peterson
Stephen Hula
Whitney Case Seeks Supreme Court Rehearing On California A C
The defense for Miss Charlotte Anita Whitney asks the U S Supreme Court to rehear the California syndicalism case arguing the court’s December ruling lacked jurisdiction due to no constitutional question. They allege the Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated by her 14 year San Quentin sentence for attending a Oakland convention and joining the Communist party. Senators show interest in a high court ruling.
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United States Supreme Court
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Supreme Court
Miss Whitney
John F. Neyland
Thomas Lloyd Lennon
San Francisco
Walter Nellés
Walter H. Pollak
New York
House of Law
Uriah
Naboth
Whitney
San Quentin
Oakland
Communist Party
Crown Prince and Archduke Sign Plans for a German Empire
Paris dispatch reports two formal pacts shaping a future German empire that would include Austria. The Crown Prince and Prince Rupprecht agree on Hohenzollern succession, while Bavaria would gain Tyrol. Austria would lose a ruling line. The Albrecht-Habsburg accord links the Hungarian throne to acceptance of a new empire.
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New York World News Service
Paris
Vienna
The
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Prince Rupprecht
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Archduke
Albrecht
Austria
Rupprecht
Count Almeida
Salzburg
House of Hohenzollern
Ferguson offers $500 reward for wealthy liquor law violators
New Texas governor and former governor cite enforcement aim amid highway probe reactions. Reward of $500 for conviction of violators worth $5,000 or more sparks clashes with Methodist groups and impeachment talk. Continued discussion on fifth page.
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James E. Ferguson
New York
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Jim’ Ferguson
Mr. Ferguson
Governor Ferguson
Let States Have Beer That Want It Says Rev Sam Small
The Rev Sam Small argues that national prohibition has failed after five years of enforcement. He reviews anti saloon League views from the Chicago convention and notes some states had already adopted prohibition while others resisted. He questions if prohibition can be fully effective and cites state ratifications as context.
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New York World News Service
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Prohibition
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Chicago
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New York
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Ohio
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Rhode Island
Sleep Seen As Intoxication Theory From Washington University Study
Washington Nov 28 Scientists from George Washington University propose sleep duration may stem from natural intoxication and can be shortened by better habits. Eight students endured sixty hours awake with blood changes like alcohol impairment and dream depth explained by sleep stages. results inconclusive and ongoing research planned.
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Associated Press
Washington
George Washington University
Explosion at George Wiedemann plant rocks Newport
A massive blast at the George Wiedemann Company brewery in Newport caused extensive wall damage and scattered debris. Chief engineer John Kammeron survived minor injuries, while Albert Frye suffered ammonia exposure. Brew master George Delatron and assistant John Beacht were briefly trapped in the cellar as workers freed them.
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Sixth
Columbia Streets
Ate
Seventh Streets
Cosures Street
John Kammeron
Walter B. Hughes
Columbia Street
Albert Frye
Speer’s Hospital
Dayton
George Delatron
John Beacht
Wright Woman Demands Deportation of Dancer
Mrs. Miriam Noel Wright, estranged wife of Frank Lloyd Wright, asks immigration authorities to deport Russian dancer Mme Olga Milanoff as an undesirable alien. She alleges Milanoff had undue access to Wright and that Milanoff’s finances rely on him. Wright warns of divorce actions and notes Wright’s past alliance with Milanoff.
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Chicago
Miriam Noel Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
Mme
Olga Milanoff
Eby
Wright
Bear Lake
Wis
Mme. Milanoff
Frank
Robbery at Cincinnati Home Ends With Loot
Mrs. Joseph Harris, 60, awoke to an armed intruder who hacked at her hair while forcing information on hidden jewels and cash. The assailant bound her, gagged her, and escaped with 700 dollars in jewelry and 547 in cash from a Telford avenue residence later linked to a Texas rancher couple visiting Cincinnati.
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Joseph Harris
Cincinnati
Telford Avenue
Mrs. Harris
London
Tex
Smith
H. D. Smith Paper Box Company
Main Street
Third Street
Bosart
Mr. Bosart
Wife and Daughter Confess Bank Robbery in South Dakota
In Sioux Falls two women, Catherine Rogers and her daughter Zera, confessed to robbing the Renner State Bank for cash to ease dire poverty. They were captured at home with their disabled World War veteran husband, who receives Veterans’ benefits. Bond set at $5,000 each. case continued to next Tuesday.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Catherine Rogers
Zera
Renner State Bank
Rogers
Veterans’ Bureau
Battle of the Argonne
American Legion
di Saamenes
Mrs. Rogers
Renner
Anxiety in Vienna over Mussolini threat to Austria
Vienna reports rising fear as Signor Barbessino, secretary of the Fascist party in South Tyrol, demands a military occupation of Austria. An anonymous Piccolo Posto writer urges severe measures against the German element, arguing that Italy lacks funds for charity and that the whip may be required. Barbessino argues the South Tyrol German measures are not drastic enough.
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Austria
Piccolo Posto
Italy
Mussolini
Governor Pinchot proposes plan to settle anthracite strike
In Harrisburg on November 28 Governor Pinchot laid before the United Mine Workers Wage Negotiating Committee a five year settlement plan to resume operations. It includes keeping coal prices at 1925 levels, a nine member board of investigation and award, wage adjustment based on board findings, and recognition limits on union dues. The Scale Committee will meet tomorrow to consider the proposal. operators’ side was unavailable.
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Alaska
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Pinchot
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Inglis
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