Wrecks Kill 14 Aboard Dutch Airliner At Croydon
A Dutch airliner crashed just after takeoff from Croydon aerodrome in dense fog killing fourteen people including autogyro inventor Juan De La Cierva and former Swedish secretary of state Admiral Arvid Lindman. Three survivors were injured but in stable condition. The craft struck houses and a tree before bursting into flames, with no pedestrians harmed.
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Croydon
Eng
Juan de la Cierva
Croydon Airdrome
Walter Schuberk
von Bemmel
Fraulein von Bon Gertman
de la Cierva
Arvid Lindman
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Kaiser Faces Prison Team Elkins
In Elkins on December 9 United States district court heard five defendants plead guilty to conspiracy to violate the Mann act in a case alleging a commercial vice ring likened to Luciano’s operations in New York. Two others pleaded guilty on Mann act charges but are not connected to the ring. Tressler case delayed.
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Elkins
Lucky” Luciano
New York
United States
Tressler
Grief Stricken Bride Elect Slain in Lansing
Miss Elizabeth B. Giltner a 25 year old bride elect and daughter of a college dean was found shot to death at her home in Lansing Michigan. A sorority sister confessed to the murder declaring she acted on impulse. The planned wedding to Capt David Babcock an instructor at Michigan State college is abandoned.
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FAST
Lansing Mich
Elizabeth B. Giltner
Democratic Caucus Called For Saturday in Charleston
State Democratic Chairman R. Carl Andrews announced a caucus to be held Saturday in Charleston. Local party members and delegates are urged to attend as plans and rules for the gathering will be discussed and finalized.
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Charleston
R.carl Andrews
States Cut Public Debt as Bond Reductions Rise
Illinois New Jersey and North Dakota lead a nationwide decline in bonded debt. North Dakota reports a 20.0 million cut since 1933, aided by federal spur funds and foreclosed land liquidations. Connecticut New Jersey and Illinois show sizable reductions plus Connecticut cleans up its old 1911 issue. Other notable gains include Arkansas Delaware and North Carolina with multi million retired bonds.
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Chicago
Associated Press
North Dakota
R. M. Stabgler
Bank of North Dakota
Connecticut
New Jersey
Illinois
Arkansas
Delaware
North Carolina
Personal Attorney Confers With Mrs Simpson On Sale Of Her London Residence
Edward Cannes dispatch reports Mrs. Simpson’s London sale discussed with her solicitor Goddard in Cannes. Dr Douglas Kirkwood accompanied Goddard due to health, while Brownlow notes Dr Kirkwood’s involvement in the plan to sell Cumberland Terrace home. Mrs Simpson, in good health, remained at her villa amid royal constitutional tensions.
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Commons
Edward
Simpson
Monarch
London
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Edward VIII
Wallis Simpson
Fort Belvedere
Cote D'Azur
Mhdee Crepe
Cannes
France
Jean Betrothed
M Goddard
Loing
Marseille
Lou Vier
Goddard
Dr. Kirkwood
Queen Charlotte's Hospital
Lord Brown
Low
Posal
Mrs. Simpson
Cumberland ‘Terrace
Lord Brownlow
Governor rejects pardons for drunk drivers appeals
Governor Kump said appeals for pardons or executive action from drunken driving convicts are futile unless convictions were improperly obtained or a post sentence development warrants review. He cited alarming highway accident rises and warned against temporizing with the drunken driver.
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Charleston
Kump
President Enjoys Last Days of Return Voyage
President Roosevelt sails toward home aboard the Indianapolis after a South American peace mission. The voyage crosses the equator in warm seas as the presidential party reports good health and smooth progress. The cruiser leads a convoy speeding home from a mission to South America toward further duties.
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Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Equator
South America
Sir Murehi
Miss Maxwell Loses Opening Legal Battle
In Wise Virginia Judge Ezra T. Carter overruled a defense bid to void Edith Maxwell’s indictment as she opens a second trial for the death of Trigg Maxwell. Edith claims the blacksmith died of a heart attack in his mountain cabin 18 months ago, aided by expert witnesses and corroboration from her mother and sister. The state supreme court ordered a new trial.
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Wise
Edith Maxwell
Ezra T. Carter
Trigg Maxwell
Charles Henry Smith
Miss Maxwell
Edith
Maxwell
State Supreme Court
M. J. Fulton
Many Measures are Packed With Dynamite to Disturb Next Session of Congress
Washington observers foresee a turbulent congress with major bills on refinancing farm indebtedness totaling 3 billion in new money. The Frazier Lemke plan, Blak Connery work week bill, and a manufacturing retail divorce measure loom as fault lines. Continued on page six.
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Washington
Congress
Thieves Who Took Tires Nine Years Ago Reappear
Spartanburg South Carolina December 9 Nine years ago two tires and tubes were stolen from Bramlett Reid's parked automobile. The same suspects are believed responsible as the old case is reopened with renewed police attention.
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Spartanburg
8 .C
Bramlett Reid
Pala
Early Member Tells History of Grafton Church
Dr. M. F. Compton will mark sixty first ministerial anniversary by returning to the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church where he preached his first sermon. Miss Anna Beall recalls early Methodist ties in Graf ton, offering insights into Compton’s beginnings.
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M.F. Compton
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
Anna Beall
East Knotts Avenue
Compton
Grafton
Beall
Pope Poised to Resume Duties Soon
Vatican City reports Pope Pius expected to resume ecclesiastical duties shortly after a period of illness. Official bulletin cites improving health and readiness to meet Vatican obligations.
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Pope
Vatican City
Pope Pius Ah
Prospective Bridegroom Refuses License Over Railroad Ownership
Toledo crowd hears H R Gibson of Baltimore and Ohio discuss possible federal ownership of railroads. He notes government control could end taxation of railroads, highlighting Taylor county as major taxpayer. Inter state Commerce Commission regulates railroad rates. trucks and buses lack similar controls.
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H. R. Gibson
Monongah
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Kiwanis Club
Toledo
Gibson
Taylor County
Interstate Commerce Commission
Extradition of Accused Forger Ordered By Davey
Columbus Ohio December hearing under Governor Martin L Davey authorized the extradition of Ross Johnson a Dayton resident to Huntington West Virginia to face charges of forging a fifty dollar check eight years ago Johnsons counsel argued the action was driven by debt collection and said Johnson believed the check was passed by a man now dead He is to be returned to Huntington today An autopsy failed to show any violent death marks
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Columbus
Ross Johnson
Dayton
Huntington
W. Va
Martin L. Davey
Albert Scharrer
Johnson
Guaranty Chairman Discusses Rail Empire Seizure Risk
William C. Potter of Guaranty Trust testified before Senate investigators that his firm could have seized Leontral of the Van Sweringen rail empire but chose not to. He described options and reasons in the December inquiry, detailing financial leverage and policy concerns amid antitrust scrutiny.
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Washington
William C. Potter
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
Senate
Leontral
van Sweringen
Australians Backing King Demonstration From Labor Benches
London dispatch reports a surprising show of support for King Edward from Australia. The first favorable political demonstration in his honor by dominion lawmakers occurred today in the Australian parliament's labor benches, signaling notable public backing amid domestic debates.
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London
Edward
Australia
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King
Labor Party of Important Dominion
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