Seismologist Explains Recent East West Quakes
New York December 5 AP. Fordham University seismologist Father Lynch explains quakes from both coasts as unrelated. East quakes reflect post ice age crust rebound while west quakes stem from ongoing mountain building and thermal currents. He notes no alarm and no reliable prediction.
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New York
Joseph Lynch
Fordham University
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New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Father Lynch
Ohio
Atlantic
Fordham Savant
Fordham Geophysicist
U S May Use Debt Payments to Aid Finns (Continued)
Article discusses neutrality act status in the Russo Finnish war and potential shifts in diplomacy. It notes hopes for a quick halt to hostilities and mentions President Roosevelt avoiding drastic moves like breaking relations. Republican figures Hoover and Vandenberg urge firmer action, criticizing recognition of the Soviet government.
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U. 5
Moscow
United States
Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Vandenberg Mich
Russia
Rep. Knutson
Rminn
Finland
Maverick Charges Witnesses Lied in Poll Tax Trial
In San Antonio Riverside court Mayor Maury Maverick testified witnesses lied about his January plan to advance money for poll taxes. He admitted withdrawing 500 silver half dollars before the deadline claiming the funds were to spur payment by garment workers rather than paying taxes, tied to a $1,000 union campaign donation. He said Dave Dubinsky advised using the money to aid the San Antonio local.
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San Antonio
Tex
Maury Maverick
Maverick
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Garment Workers Union
New York
Union
Dave Dubinsky
Nazis Warn Neutrals To Break with England
Berlin dispatch reports Nazi newspapers urging neutrals especially Turkey and Scandinavian nations to free themselves from English influence. Voelkischer Beobachter hints Russia will shape the war while citing conquests parallels to Alexander the Great. Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung calls for neutrality shifts away from English guidance.
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Egypt
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Missing Oklahoma Boy Found Dead Near Home
Alfred Landreth, three, wandered from his front yard near Antlers on Sunday. His body was found at dusk near a fence five miles from his mountain home as about 300 searchers scoured the rugged hills. He wore only light clothing against the night frost.
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Antlers
Okla
Alfred Landreth
Three Cent Piece Discovered in Hollywood Treasure Hunt
Hollywood finds a three-cent piece from 1859 two dozen feet down. Henry Jones of Seattle vows to press on the dig hoping the coin connects to Benito Juarez’s famed $200,000 treasure seized to fund arms for Maximilian in 1865.
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Hollywood
Henry Jones
Seattle
Benito Juarez
Mexico City
San Francisco
Maximilian
Bigger Christmas Bonus For Pen Firm's Workers
C R Sheaffer president of the W A Sheaffer Pen Company said the Christmas bonus would be 15 percent of each worker’s previous six months earnings, up from 10 percent last year. The bonus, paid December 15, applies to over 1,200 employees in Fort Madison Chicago New York and San Francisco and to about 100 field staff nationwide.
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C. R. Sheaffer
W. A. Sheaffer
Sheaffer
Chicago
New York
San Francisco
Makes Funeral Plans For Friend Ends Life
Oscar Mueller a 70 year old hardware store owner visited an undertaker to arrange for a funeral for a dear friend. He later sent a check for the expenses. Police reported Mueller hanged himself in his apartment.
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ST. Louis
Oscar Mueller
Mueller
Fred Grabbe
Missourians Win Awards At Chicago Stock Show
Awards at the International stock show in Chicago include shorthorn steers from Sni-a-Bar farms Grain Valley Mo second in weight class and in group judging, Lespedera Jacob E Walther Boonville Mo first in junior corn region 4 Ralph Thomas Sedalia Mo first with multiple recognitions for Missouri participants.
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Chicago
Grain Valley
Lespedera
Jacob E. Walther
Boonville
Ralph Thomas
Sedalia
Jury Holds Fate of Joplin Man in Kansas Bank Heist
Abe Miller, 41, on trial for the Labette county State Bank robbery in Altamont, testified he had not been there except when escorted by officers. Jurors later adjourned after six hours of final arguments, to resume deliberations at 9:30 a.m. Miller faced accusations he displayed dynamite to intimidate the bank.
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Kansas
A. H. McCarty
Miller
Altamont
McCarty
Roy Coyne
Jasper County
Coyne
Glenn Jones
Two Plead Innocent to Helena Bank Burglary
Orville Riley and Jack Lark, both of St Joseph Missouri, pleaded innocent at arraignment before United States commissioner Charles H Thompson on a charge of breaking into a Helena Missouri bank building and stealing 100 dollars from the safe. Preliminary hearing set for December 27, each held in jail in default of $10000 bond. They were arrested in St Joseph Sunday by federal agents and state troopers.
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Orville Riley
Jack Lark
St. Joseph
Charles H. Thompson
United States
Bank of Helena
Romjue Praises New Deal At First District Meeting
Rep M A Romijue from Macon praised the Roosevelt record at a district Federation of Democratic Women meeting in Trenton praising the Civilian Conservation Corps for keeping youths employed and out of local government care. Mrs Milton Duvall urged cooperation between county Democratic women clubs and the state organization.
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M. A. Romijue
Macon
Roosevelt
Federation of
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Romjue
Civilian Conservation Corps
Milton Duvall
Clarksville
Lawrence McDan
Settlement in Suit Against Divine Argued
NEW YORK December 5 AP A suit in equity that could expose Father Divine’s wealth and the Heaven mission hung in abeyance as attorneys debated an out of court settlement Col Hubert Fauntleroy Julian offered 12500 to settle 17000 in claims against Divine The Black Eagle of Harlem left in a huff then returned saying the case is settled but terms won’t be announced until Thursday
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Hull Attacks Trade Pact Critics In Parliament Speech
In a fiery address Hull denounced opponents of trade pacts while citing large imports such as 22 million in bana nas 20 million in cocoa beans 19 million in carpet wool and 15 million in tea as examples. He argued agricultural imports mostly supplement domestic supplies rather than displacing them.
Webb City Woman Shot To Death In Joplin Hotel
Maryellen Campbell 32, of Webb City, a divorcee and mother of two, was shot and killed in a Joplin hotel room. Fred Brock 44, formerly of Webb City, shot her then wounded himself and is expected to die. Police said the couple had quarreled before the shooting. Campbell was the daughter of Webb City city clerk Ed Justin.
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Maryellen Campbell
Webb City
Barney Walker
Fred Brock
Campbell
Brock
Walker
Ed Justin
Stolen Pencil Found as Tulsa Burglaries Tie In
A Tulsa burglary recovered the stolen pencil engraved with Rev Otto C Seymour s name from the First Presbyterian church, linking it to a recent break in at Joplin church where the pastor had performed a marriage. The burglaries followed the wedding.
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Joplin
First Presbyterian
Otto C. Seymour
Prisoner at Kingston Jails Goes on Destructive Spree
A prisoner awaiting a sanity hearing at Caldwell county jail in Kingston destroyed most windows, burned frames and bedding, pulled out water pipes causing flooding, and smashed two stoves. Sheriff Logan Gee was away and deputies did not hear him in time.
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Kingston, Mo
Caldwell County
Logan Gee
Ordinary Looking Medal Worth $450 Found
A young decorator bought an ordinary looking medal from a newsboy for $1.50 about twelve years ago. He rediscovered it and learned the medal commemorates Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's New York to Paris flight and is valued at $450.
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ST. Louis
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York-to
Paris
One City Official Sues Another at St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 5. One city official filed suit in circuit court seeking 10084 from another official, claiming the city lost that amount through the clerk’s failure to collect on condemnation benefit judgments. The defendant said he had not been told that only a few days remained to execute the judgments.
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ST. Louis
Edgar H. Wayman
H. Sam Friest
Priest
Battle Grimly to Hold Posts Along Border
Battle Grimly to Hold Posts Along Border reports Finland bolstering Aaland fortifications to keep sea links with Sweden, as early winter nights fall on Helsinki amid anxiety over potential Soviet air raids on the eve of Finland’s independence anniversary.
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Aaland Islands
Sweden
Gulf of Bothnia
Helsinki
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