Peace Talks Open In Manchuria Crisis as Powers Seek Settlement
Reports say Manchurian provincial government at Mukden capitulated to Soviet demands for railway control, immediate reinstatement of railway managers, and release of Soviet citizens, paving way for peace negotiations. Neville in Tokyo discusses joint peace efforts with Shidehara as Britain Italy and France ponder intervention.
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Moscow
UPL
Mukden
Russia
Manchuria
Maxim Litvinoff
Rock
Anore Sercenit
Grovernment
Ttsratches
Narkide
Cl'nese
Tokyo
Italy
France
Wee
Charec D
Neville
Baron Shidehara
Ses. Lay
United States Seeks Peace Steps from Major Powers
The United States formally requests peace measures from Britain, Japan, France, Italy, and Germany to determine possible actions toward ending hostilities. Openly seeking coordinated steps, the move indicates a broad diplomatic effort at Washington on November 28.
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U.S
Washington
Metican
Wolf Trapped After 27 Mile Chase in Ontario Park
In Algonquin Park Ontario a gray wolf killed while terrorizing deer herds. Ranger Kdim Shields placed a trap on a pole. the wolf dragged it 27 miles before succumbing, leaving the trap on its foreleg. Park officials, including John Miller and Minister William Finnison, praised the creature’s valiant struggle.
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Kdim Shields
Shields
John Miller
William Finnlyson
Ontario
Five indicted in Avant murder case in Geneva Alabama
Geneva Alabama November 28 five persons including Dr G W Smith a Geneva county physician were indicted for first degree murder by a county grand jury that probed the slaying of Professor Claude Avant principal of Slocomb High School The indictment follows testimony from a state convict Phillips who said the group went to Slocomb School Avant was struck then stabbed to death and his body moved to Florida where it was found days later
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Geneva
Ala
G. W. Smith
Geneva County
Geneve County
Claude Avant
Slocomb
Keeton
Henry Jones
Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Culbert County
B. I. Wodten
O. P. Romine
Tuscumbia
Brastell
British to Use Steel Shafted Golf Clubs
The article reports Britain permitting steel shafted golf clubs for competition marking a division among players. It notes a national event disqualification over steel shafts and cites concerns about local clubmakers’ craft while noting scarcity of good hickory and approval by St Andrews salons for the American practice.
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ST. and Pews
Scotland
Tetay
St. Andrews
Ben
Mexican President Elect Ortiz Rubio Plans US Visit
Mexico City reports President elect Pascual Ortiz Rubio will depart Saturday night for the United States possibly delaying until Monday. He will go to Rochester Mayo Clinic for about a month, then to New York and Washington to meet President Hoover. Formal election announcement from the chamber of deputies was expected soon.
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Mexico City
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
United States
Portes Gil
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
New York
Washington
Shere
Hoover
Chamber of Deputies
McDonald urges U S keep out of European tangle
Ramsay MacDonald says America will not commit to European brigades but will remain engaged where its interests align. He notes the five power naval conference in January will be difficult yet insists on steady, hopeful cooperation with Britain. Questioned about Singapore base work, he says delays affect only the base, not policy on air facilities.
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London
J. Ramsay McDonald
America
Europe
House of Commons
Frank B. Kellex
United States
Avner L
Singapore
Naval
Colorado Prison Riot Blamed on Klan in Penitentiary
Ex-warden Thomas Tynan testified before Governor Alams’s commission that an organized Ku Klux Klan group among guards and prisoners helped trigger the October 3 riot at the Colorado penitentiary. He said Klan plotting undermined discipline and blamed officials for the collapse, urging charges and reforms inside the prison.
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Colorado
Dexver
Colo
Thomas 3
Tynan
Warde
Wilam H. Alams
Gees
Wis
Tyran
Tynen
Wiliam F. Sweet
Swert
Fred G. Arnold
Rlan
Coolorado
Giant Airplane Crashes Into Two Houses in Fire
New York data reports a record Fokker air transport named the F 32, largest U.S. built, crashed after a test from Roosevelt Field near Carle Place Long Island. Pilot Beggs and mechanic MacDonald escaped with injuries as the craft burned, two houses caught fire, and a 2 year old child was rescued.
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New York
United States
Roosevelt Field
Fokker — Air Transport
Carle Place
Long Island
8. M. Boggs
Department of Commence
Harry MacDonald
Teterboro Field
New Jersey
Beggs
MacDonald
Anthony H. G. Fokker
Inside Story Slot Machine Case Heard in Chicago Court
Chicago November 28 A trial on slot machine operations opened with testimony describing bribe schemes involving police captains and politicians. Judge John P. McGoorty heard the state's grand jury testimony detailing pay envelopes and protections for operators led by James Pockets Yan. Doctor Reid fled the country to avoid arrest as proceedings continue.
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Chicago
John P. McGoorty
Af Gee
William 4. Breld
Phers
Teasi OC
Rorkola
Deligaee
Rockola
McGoorty
Grand i
Reckla
Reckola
James
Yprien
Goorty
Ter. Reid
Rocksla
Dr. Reid
Wren
State equips hospitals with ratio sets in Texas
The state of Texas has installed ratio sets in all abemosynary institutions. Each hospital ward receives a program via sneakers in every ward. The legislature appropriated 10,000 for the equipment.
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Austin
Tex
Weather in Alabama: generally fair tonight and Friday
Weather report for Alabama notes generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with a slight warming trend. No precipitation expected and temperatures rising modestly across the region.
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Alabama
Details of Life of McCormick to Be Sought in Guardianship Case
Intimate details of Stanley McCormick a mentally ill multi millionaire will be sought from Kenneth McKillip head of the nursing staff as attorneys resume questioning in the guardianship suit filed by Mrs Katherine McCormick The suit seeks to remove Harold F McCormick and Mrs Anita Blaine as guardians of the $50 000 000 estate McKillip testified McCormick lived under restraint at Riven Rock with a small bedroom sun porch and tight control by nurses from 22 years ago He described multiple nurses on duty and the patient fed by others while unable to use utensils resulting in periods in a straight jacket and feeding through a tube.
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Santa Barprara
Calif
Stanley McCormick
Kenneth McKillip
Katherin McCormick
McCormick
Harold F. McCormick
Anity McCormick Blaine
Stanles McCormick
Oscar Lawler
Blaine
McKillin
Stanies
Riven Rock
McCormick Estate
Staniests
Baker
Commissioner of Colbert County Quits His Post
Colbert County commissioner A K Bishop resigns from the southwest district post as Assistant Attorney General Jake W Brassell arrives from Tuscaloosa for talks with Governor Bibb Graves and Attorney General Charlie C McCall on an ongoing grand jury probe into county administration. The probe has already led to multiple resignations and sheriff staff removals.
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J. E. Keeton
Sheriff's Office
Timely Warning Saves Thirteen From Early Fire
A passerby triggered a timely warning in Tuscaloosa Alabama as a fire at the residence of T. H. Thrower broke out. Nine children and four visitors among thirteen people were alerted, preventing injuries. Damages were estimated at 260.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
T. H. Thrower
Quiet Wedding Interrupted by Fire Trucks and Brass Band
A bride and groom wed at Dr Hasawie’s church parsonage in a quiet ceremony interrupted when a West Main Street fire truck arrived with siren and band members. Firemen and the Field Artillery Band entered to witness the ceremony before the couple departed to a less noisy venue.
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Pim
Searhreuge
Hasawie Cat
Lpist
Dr. H. ©. Bass
Firt Bapetart
Field Artery Band
Curios
Persia
West Main Street
Railroad head succumbs today to heart attack
New York city obituary notes Benja min Franklin Yackum a farmer's boy turned railroad magnate dies at 1 46 A M at his Fifth Avenue home aged 70. He directed rail and transport expansion across the south and west and chaired several boards including the Empire Bond and Mortgage Corp. Born in Limestone County Texas he rose from freight clerk to president of the St Louis and San Francisco Railway and helped grow its mileage from 1120 to over 17000 miles. He championed farm marketing known as The Yoakum plan and supported farmers' causes while avoiding the McNary Haugen relief bill and backing Herbert Hoover in the last election. He founded Lenox Hill Golf Club and memorialized his wife with a caddie club house on his estate.
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New York
Benjamin Franklin Yackum
Fifth Avenue
the &Aboard Airline
St. Louis and San Francisco Railway
Western Power Corporation
Fiapire Bord and Mortgage Corporation
Limestone County
Texas
Riailroads
Southern Pacific
Plauton
Reachman
International
Great Northern Railroad
Fierd
Rock Island
McNary- Haugen Park
Herbert Hoover
Volcanic unrest drives Mexican villagers from near Santa Maria
Santa Maria volcano near Guatemala City erupted anew causing fear among residents. Evacuations spread through the Timuante area as ash clouds blanketed land and tremors rattled ranches prompting authorities to order owners to abandon property.
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Guetmala City
Santa Maria
Timeuiate
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Ont
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Lee Phillips
Randall Jones
Charles Brown
Mdonald
Naval Conference
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M'Cormick
Mekillip
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Colbert County
A. K. Bishop
Montgomery
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Gee
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Alice Roosevelt
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