Kelley faces push for Senate probe into oil shale deals
Senator Nye chair of Public Lands Committee backs Kelley’s charges of mala administration in Colorado oil shale lands but says Wilbur not at fault. Kelley refuses to brief Richardson and plans a New York series. Justice Department to proceed with an impartial inquiry.
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Washington
Ralph S. Kelley
Justice Department
Senate Public Lands Committee
Colorado
Denver
Wilbur
Kelley
Nye
Th Lands Committee
Department of Justice
Senate
Richardson
Interior Department
New York
Reds would seize U S by force in Seattle hearing
Seattle Communist leader James OHanrahan told a Congressional committee that Communists would change the U S government by force if ballots failed. He said Soviets want a three hour workday and that the movement is growing fast in the Pacific Northwest. He argued they prefer ballots but would act if the majority of workers choose change.
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Seattle
Wash
James O’hanrahan
United States
Hamilton Fish, Jr
New York
O’hanrahan
United States Senate
Pacific Northwest
U. S. Grand Jury Indicts 6 for Huge Stock Swindle
A Federal Grand Jury indicted six men for defrauding the public in a Manhattan Electrical Supply stock pool scheme last spring. The case cites wash trades and subsidized sales to inflate price from $20 to $55, then a drop to $14, with alleged plans for profit sharing on Brown’s stock options. Names include Howard Boulton Richard F. Brown Charles Woram Charles F. Petree Charles H. McCarthy and Norman B. Ross.
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New York
Federal Grand Jury
Manhattan
New York Exchange
Howard Boulton
Stock Exchange
Richard F. Brown
Charles Woram
Stock Exchange House of Prince & Whitley
Charles F. Petree
Reading
Charles H. McCarthy
Norman B. Ross
Wash Gates
McCarthy
East
Brown
Chicago confession ties Moran gang to Lingle slaying
Frank Gell, jailed since June for robberies and another murder, confessed to taking part in the assassination of Tribune reporter Alfred Lingle. He implicated Moran gang figures Joe Traum and Richard Sullivan and described driving them to the scene where a blond gunman fired the fatal shot. Bell spoke to the Coroner's jury investigating Lingle's death.
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Chicago
Alfred
Jake) Lingle
Tribune
Frank Gell
Christ Patras
Northside
Moran
Moran Gang
Lingle
Bell
Joe Traum
Indiana
Leavenworth
Richard M. Sullivan
Michigan Avenue
Randolph Street
Illinois Central
Sullivan
Patras
Jack Zuta
Herman Bundesen
GOP to Retain Control Despite Loss Says Nick
Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati said in Cleveland that Democrats would gain some seats in Congress but Republicans would keep control. He noted Hoover era districts may swing back to Democrats, but no sweeping gains expected. He cited Prohibition as a major issue and called Ohio safely Republican with no concern for his re election.
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Cleveland
Nicholas Longworth
Cincinnati
House of Representatives
Congress
Massachusetts
Ohio
Train Derailment Injures Dozen in Kentucky Incident
Twelve passengers were hurt, none seriously, when Louisville & Nashville passenger train No. 4 derailed near Munfordville Kentucky after striking a broken rail. The train was traveling from New Orleans to Cincinnati and derailed three coaches, four sleepers and the diner, with an embankment preventing a rollover.
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Munfordsville
Louisville & Nashville
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Here
Green River
Too Many Nurses at Longview State Hospital
Ohio state examiner reports excess nursing staff at the Longview State Hospital in Cincinnati and calls for eliminating unneeded positions. Other reviews cover Kent Normal School and the Columbus Institution for Feeble Minded with recommendations to cut milk egg and pork costs by farming and to fix bookkeeping at the normal school.
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Longview
Columbus, CO
Longview State Hospital
Cincinnati
Tracy
Kent State Normal School
Columbus
F. M. Hoopeéengarner
Longview Hospital
Home
Kent Normal School
Scott E. Hamilton
Charles EB. Orr
Athletics Renew World Series Battle In St Louis
The Philadelphia Athletics arrive in St Louis for the third game of the world series after a 21 hour train trip. Connie Mack debates pitching plans with Grove and Earnshaw rested, likely starting Bill Shores or Walberg while aiming to win in three straight games. Hallahan expected to oppose them for the Cardinals.
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Mackmen
St. Louis
Birds
Wilson
Alan Gould
Connie Mack
Tomorow
Sportsman's Park
Pennsylvania
Athletics
Philadelphia
Cardinals
Lefty Grove
al Simmons
Mickey Cochrane
George Earnshaw
Mack
Grove
Earnshaw
A’s
Bill Shores
George
Walberg
Eddie Rommel
Leroy Mahaffey
Jack Quinn
Shores
Wild Bill Hallahan
Hallahan
Gabby Street
Cardinal
Tammany Appeals to Block Grand Jury Probe in New York
The Herald Tribune reports Tammany Hall formed an Advisory Board of Democratic New York lawyers and will seek a writ of prohibition to halt the extraordinary grand jury. The board plans to challenge the inquiry as already fulfilled by indictments against Ewald Healy and Tammaney. Seven Tammany district leaders then offered to testify but were told to sign unconditional waivers.
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New York
The
Herald-Tribune
Tammany Hall
New York City
Tamman
Todd
Iron Roadbeds Proposed By Rolling Mill Engineers
Iron Roadbeds describe a plan to use iron for road bases, an experimental 150 yard stretch near Springfield Illinois by the American Rolling Mill Company of Middletown. The project aims to rival concrete roads and could give Ohio credit for a novel road building method. Company officials showcased Armco mills producing sheets of pure iron at two tons per minute.
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Springfield
Ill
Lincoln
Ohio
American Rolling Mill Company of
Middletown
Cincinnati
The
Stock Exchange
American Rolling Mills Company
East Side
Longworth Foe Urges Help For Ruth McCormick Campaign
Eleanor Patterson editor of The Washington Herald urged Alice Roosevelt Longworth to press Idaho Senator Borah to seat Ruth Hanna McCormick if elected. She questions Longworth’s political influence and predicts a clash over social and political power as winter contests loom among Washington society figures.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Eleanor Medill Patterson
The
Washington Herald
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Senate
Illinois
William E. Borah
Idaho
Eleanor Patterson
Longworth
Borah
Alice Longworth
Ruth McCormick
Alice
Patterson
Hearst
Sworth
Mrs
Joseph Medill
Chicago Tribune
Dolly Gann
Curtis
Two Missionaries Shot by Chinese Bandits in China
The London based Church Missionary Society reports Miss Edith Nettleton and Miss Eleanor Harrison were shot by Chinese bandits after months of captivity. They were captured near Chungan in Northern Fukien last June while traveling to Kumingfu. Ransom negotiations had dragged on with threats to kill.
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London
England
Church Missionary Society
Edith Nettleton
Eleanor Jane Harrison
Nettleton
Harrison
Caece
Fosanes
Woochee
A. J. Meir
Foochow
Sills
Alfred Sills
Christian Missionary Society
Martin
Foreign Office
Kienyang
Miss Harrison
Chungan
Fuxien
Murdered matron found at Glen Mills Reformatory
The body of Marie Riboute matron and instructor at Glen Mills Reformatory was found in her cottage with five breast wounds. About 600 inmates and 50 employees were confined on orders of Delaware County authorities. Husband John Ribout发现 the body around 5 p.m. police consider possible inmate discipline enmity as motive.
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Glen Mills
Marie Riboute
Glen Mills Reformatory
Delaware County
John Ribout
State
George H. Rigby
Ribout
Woman Shot by Estranged Husband in Columbus
Mrs Marie Hostetter aged 25 was shot in the mouth on a downtown street by her estranged husband George Hostetter after she refused to speak with him. She was not seriously hurt and he faces a charge of shooting to kill.
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Columbus, CO
Marie Hostetter
Columbus
George Hostetter
Iim
Hostetter
Cheap power from Gulf Stream juice reported in Cuba
Prof Georges Claude announced in Matanzas Cuba that he produced twenty kilowatts of power from Gulf Stream water and planned a semi public test next Monday. He noted colder weather raised efficiency and that deeper water temperature differences boost output with officials from Cuba's government engineers society and Havana science academy expected at the demonstration.
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Matanzas
Cuba
Georges Claude
Associated Press
Gulf Stream
Hoe
Matanzasay
The
Society of Engineers of Cuba
Havana
Girl 16 Obtained Marriage License by Impersonation
A 16 year old girl obtained a marriage license by sending a girlfriend to pose as the bride. The license led to a fraudulent marriage on May 9 1927 and an annulment suit filed by Evelyn Citizen Long now 20 against Thomas Long 22. Judge Dennis J Ryan noted a possible grand jury probe from testimony.
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Dennis J. Ryan
Evelyn Citizen Long
State Avenue
Thomas Long
Baymiller Street
Cuban Senate approves martial law provisions in Havana region
President Machado seeks to suspend constitutional guarantees during the Havana region election campaign to quell unrest. The bill, approved by the Senate and likely to pass the House within hours, would impose emergency controls affecting speech assembly and voting. Officials say action targets Havana first, with possible nationwide extension if needed.
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Havana
Gerardo Machado
Senate
House of Representatives
House
Cuba
Machado
Vare Family Denies Illness Report About William S Vare
Philadelphia leader William S Vare was reported ill again but his family said in Atlantic City he only has a cold. The Republican leader had previously suffered a serious illness in August 1928, with no recurrence reported.
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Vare
Philadelphia
Williams. Vare
Atlantic City
Ware
Weather map shows mixed readings across states
Temperature and cloud cover vary by region from Ohio to Tennessee and Indiana with partial sun and increasing clouds. Showers expected in western areas with little temperature change. Regional reports list forecast highs in 50s to 70s across cities such as Boston Nashville Cleveland New York Detroit and Chicago with winds and rain noted.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
Eastport
Ferro
Boston
Nashville
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Atl. City
S. S. Marie
Washton
Chicago
Jack’ Ville Ies
Atlanta
Duluth
St.Louis
N.orleans
Oma Cy
Galveston
Pittsburgh
Mote
Fifth Meridian
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Redbirds
West
White Elephants
Boston Braves
Ewald
Morrow
Reuben Clark
Utah
Mexico
J. Reuben Clark
Salt Lake City
Dwight W. Morrow
White
New Jersey
Clark
Tellez
Hoover
Kellogg
Mark
Isaac H. Schwartz
Hughes
Amy Porter
Commercial Tribune Tomorrow
Redland Field
Old Spain
Commercial Tribune
Strifetorn
China
Cians
Tient- Tientsin
Bertram
Lenox Simpson
Tientsin
Peiping
Yen Hsi-Shan
Nanking
R. C. Grierson
Claude
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