Storm Fury Wrecks 69 Ships As Gale Rages
Floods along the Thames seaboard show signs of calming but warn of possible Atlantic disturbances. At least 111 lives were lost on land and sea, with France reporting 71 French seamen dead. Sixty nine ships were wrecked or driven ashore in the storm, the fiercest in a century, from the Elbe mouth to Cape Finisterre. Masts and debris dot Irish, Scottish, and Sussex coasts as vessels seek shelter. Authorities fear greater losses as many vessels still lack position data. Steam trawlers and North Sea sailing boats from Yarmouth face heavy risk, with one reporting distress since Friday. The government broadcast a shipping warning. Continued on page six.
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Atlantic
Rance
Elbe
Bea
Cape Finisterre
Spain
Ireland
Scotland
Glen
Sussex
French
Feat Yarmouth
North Sea
Probers Report Ties Funds to Grudge in Senate Race
The lobby committee reported today that the inference is resistible that funds raised by Joseph R. Jade Penn Wanta influenced Grundy and associates to sway actions of party colleagues in Congress. Grundy, a candidate for the Pennsylvania seat, was said to gain from campaign fundraising amid protectionist industry ties, though the result is not solely his.
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Washington
Dev
Senate
Joseph R. Jade Penn
Grundy
Congress
Pennsylvania
Luncheon at Church of Christ on December 11
The Church of Christ hosts a luncheon on Wednesday December 11 serving cream chicken and hot biscuits from 11 a.m. Price 25 cents. Bagaar throughout the day. Public invited.
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Church of Christ
Strike-Troubled Illinois Mining Camp Under Military Protection
Illinois mining district remains tense as National Guardsmen guard Taylorville courthouse and Peabody mine No. 7 after a clash between coal miners and pickets. Four guard and infantry units deployed. deputies report mounting hostility between rival miners unions and ordered work stoppages, with continued coverage on page six.
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Taylorville
Til
National
Kincaid
Peabody Mine No. 7
Congress Debates Tariffs and Shipping Bills in Session
Senate continues tariff debate as Interstate Commerce Committee hears Owen D. Young on the communications bill. The sugar tariff is examined by the lobby committee while the House starts second reading of the interior department appropriation under the five minute rule. Ways and Means weighs Hawley bill to ratify a four billion dollar war debt accord with France.
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Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Owen D. Young
Lobby Committee
House
Interior Department
Ways and Means Committee
Hawley
United, States
France
Nine Die and Forty Hurt as Train Derails Near Namur
Brussels dispatch reports nine killed and 40 injured when a workman’s train left the rails at the entrance to Namur station while descending a steep incline from Brussels to Alon. The brakes failed, the engine left the track, and coaches piled up. Cranes lifted wreckage as injured were carried to hospital.
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Brussels
Namur
Alon
Taylor County Hosts Legion Guests In District Meet
World War veterans from Taylor and neighboring counties plus a Fairmont delegation will attend the Ninth district convention at Moose Hall on December 11. Blue Ridge Post and Tucker County lads plan large turnout, with Barbour Philippi and Elkins posts also sending men to Grafton. J H Jack Thornton will deliver the keynote, district commander Arthur Yates will lead, and local post commander B J Kersting will be present.
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Ninth District
The
Legion Department of
West Virginia
Tucker, Randolph, Barbour
Taylor Counties
Fairmont
Taylor County
American Legion
Fairmonth
Blue Ridge Post
Davis
Tucker County
Barbour County Post
Philippi
H. W. Daniels
Elkins
Grafton
J. H
Jack” Thornton
Sistersville
Arthur Yates
B. J. Kersting
Jan. A
Opposition To American Entry Into World Court Develops In Senate
Senate opposition to the United States entering the permanent world court grows anew amid protests against the court rules revision. A Geneva protocol was signed for Washington, while mobilization for senate ratification gains pace through a national world court committee led by Everett Colby. Continued on Page Three.
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Senate
Washington
United States
International Tribunal
Geneva
Hoover
Stimson
London
New York
Permanent Court of International Justice
Finational World Court Committee
Everett Colby
League of Nations
Colby
Friends of the Court
Impeachment Sought for Wayne County Court Members
Wayne West Virginia December 10 two members of the Wayne County Court were targeted in a petition filed in circuit court. Hearing set for February 3. Taxpayers accuse Kiah Adkins and B C Cyrus of overdrafts in six district road funds and county funds. Allegations include furnishing county farm supplies, employing relatives in road work, and using public tax funds to build a private bridge. The third member is not named in the action.
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Wayne
W. Va
Wayne County
Charles W. Ferguson
E. L. Hogsett
Huntington
Kiah Adkins
B. B. Cyrus
Cyrus
Adkins
Beta Cyrus
Beech Fork
Half Pint Of Whiskey Triggers Jail and Fines
Towanda, Pa. December 10. Evidence of less than a half pint of whiskey found hidden in a wall led Judge Charles M. Culber to sentence George Vogle to three years in county jail and a $5,000 fine plus costs. His sister Ruby received one year and a $1,000 fine plus costs for violating prohibition law.
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Tow. Pa
Hid
George Vogle
Towanda
Charles M. Culber
Vogle
Ruby
Grafton school board terms split among officials
Harold A Rice and Coach Petersen accept the board's directives after investigation findings are released. Principal E M Tomlinson reportedly refuses to cooperate under present conditions, despite the board delivering the official terms to the three principals.
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Harold A
Rice
Petérken
Grafton Independent School
Toca
E. M.tomlinson
Boards of Education
Petersen
Tomlinson
Haiti Restores Normal Life After Weekend Riots
Port au Prince, Haiti, Dec 10. Haiti resumed normal life with no repeat of weekend riots that cost five natives and over twenty wounded. President Louis Borno blamed ambitious individuals seeking change, praised American forces under the Haiti treaty, and said unrest spread mainly among students. Families of Americans at Aux Cayes and Jeremie arrived safely aboard a naval vessel following evacuation after last week's attack.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
Louis Borno
Aux Cayes
Jeremie
Woodcock
Wisconsin Police Hold Man Believed To Be Perfumed Slugger
Wisconsin police detained a man suspected of being the notorious perfumed slugger who attacked women in the Pacific Northwest last year. Illinois officials also showed interest, and the suspect may have been near Rockford on the night Cordelia Gummereheim was killed. Sheriff Charles Gary identified the man from photos while the suspect suffered a gunshot wound.
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Wisconsin
Janesville
Wis
Lloyd Outhors
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Illinois
Rockford
Ill
Mies Cordelia Gummereheim
Charles Gary
Muniz Case Judge Deliberates After Night Court Verdict
In Clarksburg Harrison county jurors found Michael Muniz guilty of second degree murder in the Burl Lambert slaying after a trial that opened yesterday. The verdict carries a 5 to 18 year penitentiary sentence. Co-defendant Louis Lorenzo testified for the defense about the events at Crow's Nest road house.
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Clarksburg
Michael Muniz
Burl ‘Lambert
Grafton
Louis Lorenzo
Harrison County
Burl Lambert
Muniz
Crow’s Nest
Lambert
Carl Mason
Lorenzo
Mason
AGGIES QUEEN STUDIO FIRE AT PARK AVE AND 134TH ST
Fire gutted the Manhattan Studios built on 134th Street and Park Avenue. About 75 people were inside when the blaze started from an unknown cause and fed by inflammable film. One woman was seriously injured and two men burned on the hands as flames surged through the brick building. Fireboats aided from the Harlem River as crews fought the inferno with hoses while cameras and stage gear suffered heavy damage.
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Upper Manhattan
Bronx
Park Avenue
134Th Street
Manhattan Studios, Inc
Totion Picture Exchange
Harry Ford
Harlem
Ann
Cecal
Motive sought in Rockford teacher’s death mystery
Rockford authorities search for motive after Cordelia Gummersheimer, a Rockford high school foreign language head and devoted teacher, was found slain in her apartment. Conflicting details show her as a practical school marm and a woman with secret loves, according to friends.
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Rockford—Iii
Cordelia Gummershel
Mer
Beater
Rockford
Protest Against Ten Cent Street Car Fare
Citizens protest a proposed ten cent street car fare raise in Grafton West Virginia by signing petitions filed at the Sentinel and The Grafton Press. The effort, led by a prominent local woman, seeks public service commission action and invites more signatures at both offices. Also notice for a Woman's Club bazaar on December 13 and 14.
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Public Service Commission
Sentinel
Sentinel Office
Grafton Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Grafton
Taylor County
Woman's Club Club
Women recount piracy ordeal after ship rescue at Hong Kong
Three American women describe death and terror aboard the burning British ship Hatching Sunday as Chinese pirates attacked. rescued by the British warship Sterling near Hong Kong. Passengers include Mrs. George Campbell, 70, of Los Angeles, with her daughters Louise and Dorothy, a teacher and a nurse linked to missions in Swatow and Kaying.
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Honkong
Sterling
George Campbell
Los Angeles
Louise
Dorothy
Swatow
Campbell
Américan Baptist Missionary School
Kaying
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Woman's Civic Club
Elks Club
National Radio Institute
Legion
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Frances Jones
Kansas State Agricultural College
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