Stones to Build a Sacred Structure Honor Church Anniversary
The 75th anniversary service of the MB church featured Rev. Glenn A. Fowles who posed the question What Mean These Stones and urged a virile faith to reveal God's will. He spoke of Israel's wanderings, and a memorial edifice as a symbol of religious impulses driving secular achievement. Choir songs and a Peace prayer closed the program led by Pastor John Gordon of the End Congregational church.
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Israel
Glenn A. Fowles
Heb
Indus- 3
Brit
Lord
Prother Ray
Annas
John Gordon
End Congregational Church
Record
France and Britain Map Naval Conference Points
London reports Premier MacDonald outlines British team for the five power naval talks next month. Paris broadcasts France will join with a firm stance, insisting on equal protection, independence, and security, with a broad survey shaping Paris positions.
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London
England
Com
J. Ramsay MacDonald
MacDonald
Arur Henderson
Albert V. Alexander
Admiralty
Wedgewood Benn
India
Paris
France
One Down Town Fire Call Reports Minor Blazes
The fire station was called twice yesterday with no serious fires or damage. At 10 30 AM an Aggra vation restaurant heater caused trouble with smoke and eye irritation. A second alarm at 7 45 PM cited a chimney fire at 315 North Third Street, frightening residents. Trucks returned quickly.
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North Third Street
Senator Mogler Shot Dead at Own Theatre in St Louis
State Senator Joseph Mogler was murdered as he entered his North Ninth street theatre in St Louis. Two men masked in handkerchiefs planned the ambush with one guarding custodian Edward Phinney and the other waiting at the door. Police noted receipts suggested revenge rather than robbery. Mogler, elected to the state Senate in 1926, also led Mogler Amusement and was a VP of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America.
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St. Louis
Joseph Mogler
Edward Phinney
Mogler
Mogler Amusement Company
Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America
Phinney
North Ninth Street
Mr. Mogler
LeNo
Mr. Mozler
State Senate
Life Term For Slayer Of Two In Fence Fuss
Marion Ohio December four UPI reports Roscoe Kimmell a 35 year old farmer was sentenced to life in state prison for killing Mrs Gussie Howard and wounding her 14 year old son Lloyd amid a long dispute over a boundary fence with the Howards. He also faced indictment for killing Oscar Howard and testified he acted in self defense after a feud over fence upkeep. Both men were armed with shotguns on the day of the slayings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Gussie Howard
Roscoe Kimmell
Farmer
Kimmel
Kimmell
Howard
Mine Disaster Kills Seven in West Frankfort Mine
In West Frankfort Illinois a gas explosion at Mine No 8 of Old Ben Coal Company killed seven men and trapped fifteen others on December 2 193? The victim list includes Thomas McDermott 60 and Jewell Baker 25 with four other men named James Tabor Dewey Baker and E. The blast occurred on the 1300 foot level a mile from the shaft. Fifteen survivors were rescued as rescue crews cleared debris amid a blizzard. Officials attributed the blast to a coal gas pocket and an investigation followed.
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West Frankfort
U.P
Old Ben Coal Company
Til
Thomas McDermott
Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals
McDermott
Benton Arrivan
Jewell Baker
Dewey Baker
James Tabor
Old Ben Corporation
Benton
Johnson City
Noor
Sam Love Finds Petrol Strike Very Effective
A lengthy dispatch from Santo Domingo reports Sam Love Press staff correspondent describes a petrol protest led by Santo Domingo businessmen over New Jersey bridge delays. The piece notes 1031 miles traveled by Aul Prince to attend an indignation meeting, traffic jams on a bridge, six hour late Florida mail trains, and pilots making up most delays. It cites rising gasoline prices and urges walking as a protest against fuel costs.
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Aul Prince
Santo Domingo
New Jersey
Florida
George Wagner
United
Santo Dot
Dominican Republic
Six Sailors Die in Lake Ontario Shipwreck Saga
The Kiowa, a battered grain steamer built in 1920, wrecked off Sable Point in Lake Superior after a fierce blizzard. Six sailors perished while eighteen were rescued by coast guardsmen battling towering waves and rocks. Captain Alex T. Young and four others survived, while a dead crewman was found in a lifeboat. Rescue efforts continued as efforts to salvage the vessel proceeded amid a brutal storm.
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Sault Steninen
Kiowa
Sable Point
Lake Superior
Great Lakes
Alex T. Young
O. W
Duluth
Minn
H. G. Fisher
Coast Guard
St. Mary's River
Lake Huron
Trial Begins Over Elk Hills Naval Oil Leases Suit
The United States sues Rene Petroleum Company in federal court seeking cancellation of Kern county leases valued about 15 million dollars. Land, 600 acres in Elk Hills, was leased by former interior secretary Fall to Edward P Doheny. Government seeks profits and alleges a private gain scheme. Atlee Pomerene leads government team. Jank Hogan chairs oil interests' defense.
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Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Rene Petroleum Company
Kern County
Elk Hills
Albert B. Fall
Interior
Edward P. Doheny
Pan-American Company
Fall
Doheny
Naval Oil
Atlee Pomerene
Ohio
Jank J. Hogan
Washington
Corn King Contest Chooses 1929 Illinois Winner
The International Livestock Exposition today narrowed the field to eight middle west farmers for the corn king title. C E Troyer of Lafortaine Indiana led early judging, while last year’s king Rome Workman of Waverly Illinois placed second in his region. Regional winners include Glen Smiley Milford Michigan and W G Butler Auburn Illinois, with multiple honors for yellow and white ears across zones.
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Chicago
Middle West
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
C. E. Troyer
LaFortaine Ind
Rome Workman
Waverly
Ill
W. G. Butler
Auburn
Glen Smiley
Milford
William Steele
Anita
John Glennie
Missouri Valley
Christiansen Bros
Archie, Mo
John L. Pflantz
Hannibal
Creston Calf Entered in Chicago Show Prize Hopes
Creston residents await prize announcements for the calf entered by Tim Pierce son of Stanley Pierce at the Chicago International Livestock Show. The calf has already won several prizes at local fairs and county fairs as anticipation grows.
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Creston
Chicago
Tim Pierce
Stanley Pierce
Trial Goes Slow In Rothstein Murder Case At Park Central
New York December 2 10 1928 witnesses in the trial of George A McManus for Arnold Rothsteins murder describe the lobby scene at the Park Central hotel. Vincent Kelly says a man passed the elevator and moved toward the desk claiming he had been shot and asking for a doctor. Mrs Marian Putnam testifies she hid three marriages and denied shoplift accusations while recounting a companion who left November 1928.
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Criminal Court
New York
Arnold Rothstein
Park Cent
George A. McManus
Rothstein
Vincent Kelly
George McManus
Marian Putnam
Asheville
N. C
Kelly
Burns Die In Fire At Jonesville Home
Frank Bettz 55 of Jonesville Illinois died in a house fire when an overheated stove destroyed his home last night. James Buckley also lived in the residence and survived.
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LaSalle
Frank Bettz
Jonesville
Ill
Bettz
James Buckley
Five Swedish Lodges Merge Into Congress
Five Swedish fraternal groups unite to form the Scandinavian Fraternal Congress of America. In DeKalb three bodies participate: the Independent Order of Vikings, the Independent Order of Svithlods, and the Scandinavian Fraternity of America, with other joining from Sweden.
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Congress
Scandinavian Fraternal Congress of America
Order of Vikings
Independent
Order of Svithrod
Scandinavian Fraternity of America
Order of Vasa
DeKalb
Vikings
Svithlods
New Drive By Boreas Brings Record Cold to Midwest
A second brutal cold wave swept the nation from the north, driving temperatures down to near zero in Chicago and across the central states. Snow blanketed the Rocky Mountain region while Great Lakes areas faced ongoing blizzards. authorities reported dozens of deaths from exposure and accidents as relief efforts deployed fuel and clothing to the freezing urban poor.
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Chicago
Middle West
Atlantic
Saskatchewan
Dakotas
Central States
Rocky Mountain
United States
Canada
Fey Arpaia
Banka
Taquamenau River
Sault Ste. Marie
Eckerman
Mica
Great Lakes
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Denver
Decorators Start Interior Makeover of Police Station
The police station is undergoing radical changes with painters starting interior decorating this morning. The floor was covered with linoleum last week. When finished the main room will be much more attractive.
Keen Farm Youths Invade Chicago Show Of Exposition
In Chicago today 4-H club members from across the nation, boys and girls, demonstrated thrift and crafts at the International Live stock Exposition. Teens from Indiana and Oklahoma entered dresses and canned goods, competing for prizes and a chance to tour Chicago's farm show capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wakarusha
Ind
Fredericks
Tax Reduction Resolution Opened in New Congress
Washington action begins with a Hawley backed plan proposing a 1 percent across the board tax cut for individuals estates trusts and corporations with effective date January 1 1929 for earnings this year. The measure is referred to Hawley’s committee for swift consideration to spur business optimism.
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Washington, D. C
House
Hopper
Congress
Hawley
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Few Men Can End All War
Chicago, Dec 2 - Edward N Hurley wartime US Shipping Board chair argues 31 captains of industry across six nations could guarantee world peace by a gentleman’s agreement to halt export of raw materials to belligerents. He names Teagle, Firestone, Schwab, Dorman, Venisium, Volpi and others as figures who could choke war by controlling materials.
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Chicago
Edward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
America
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Belgium
M. Georges Theunes
International Ber of Commerce
Burley
Walter S. Teagle
Sir Doterding
Cbd Ryan
U. S. E. Franque
Harvey Firestone
He Miller
England
James A. U
Charles M. Schwab
UL Willis L. King
James Campbell
Hugh Bell
Arthur J. Dorman
Ro Hadfield
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Congregationalists
Naval Conference
Milner
Old Ben
A. D. Lewis
Ilinois
Sam Love
Central
NEA
Archangel
Michigan
Hoboken
N. J
Detroit
Otto Odjard
Frederick W Green
John Bersey
Bulletin
Buffalo
Main Duck Island
Lake Ontario
W. Rasmikgen
McManus
Boreas
Winter
Mary
Civic Opera House
Oklahoma
Pearl White
Cara
Plesse
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