Battalino Dominates Kid Chocolate in 15 Round Victory
Madison Square Garden hosted a 15 round featherweight bout in which Battalino overwhelmed Cuba’s Kid Chocolate with relentless body work and a powerful finish. Battalino, weighing 124 1/2 pounds to Chocolate's 125, won by unanimous decision as spectators debated whether his strength or Chocolate’s weakness decided the outcome.
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Associated Press
Prisoner Wins Freedom by Arguing Own Case
Roy H. Sloane, 25, an ex-collegian, won his freedom by presenting his own case in court. The New York case was heard in a prison cell and led to his release, with plans to work as an assistant to H Thorn ton Banks, the lawyer who supported his appeal.
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Roy H. Sloane
Wello
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Thornton Banks
Court of Apvals
American Donates Funds for Calendar Reform Work
An unnamed American citizen donated 10000 dollars for preparatory work of the conference on calendar reform, announced by the League of Nations secretary. Calendar reform is on the agenda of the upcoming conference on communication and transit, with preliminary studies under way by national committees. The gift is intended to cover expenditures beyond the transit organization's normal budget.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Steps Taken Under Prospective Agreement For Private Interests
STEPS TAKEN Continued from Page One describe moving to private interests under a prospective agreement and a constant demand for rate increases through a law limiting a public utility to one rate change every twenty years. Charleston reports Adjutant General Carleton C. Pierce announces Lieutenant Colonel Charles C. Robison of Morgantown as colonel of the West Virginia National Guard infantry.
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Carleton C. Pierce
Charles C. Robison
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West Virginia National Guard
West Virginia Briefs Highlight State News
Governor Conley sends messages of condolence to Mrs. Joseph H. McDermott of Morgantown after the death of her husband. An inter family feud between Poe and Long clans ends with Leonard Long and his son Guatie held on assault charges. Clarence Lawson, 21, arrested for forgery after trying to cash a prominent businessman's check in Morgantown. About 100 hotel men attend the opening of the Virginia Hotel Association meeting in Huntington. Mrs Jexdé Davis of Dellison is noted for bagging an eight point deer in Morgantown. West Virginia Automobile Association committees oppose auto registration fee and gas tax increases. Huntington police raid eight gambling houses, 67 men arrested. Engineers in Fairmont complete an appraisal of 99 coal mines aiding Three Cities Fuel Corporation. Middlebourne reports a confession in a murder case admitted as evidence in court. Wheeling High School approves November 28 1931 as the WVU vs Washington and Jefferson football date at the school stadium. Coroner's jury in Moundsville finds death of Benjamin Hitler due to foul play with the body burned. In Fairmont a burglar robs a newsstand amid football melee.
Senate Takes Discusses Power Transmission Split
The Senate debate centers on whether government or private transmission lines should spread power. A fertilizer plant portion of the bill is mentioned as part of the overall discussion, with agreement and compromise noted between Senate and House positions.
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Senate
House
Explosive device clues in cryptic cross word notes
A fragmented puzzle page references an explosive device clue for across four, mentions Buel Hombast and Guirweter as misreadings, and lists scattered cryptic entries and numbers. The garbled text notes puzzle theme, cell positions and a midweek clue mix with unrelated stamps and country hints.
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Sonelg
Stab Ua
Clarminie
Childigen
Wieetrieat
Ireland
Grand theater incident leads to jail for alleged liquor possession
A colored man, Harry Combs, was arrested after an automobile collided with a Grand theater vehicle. Demoss found a pint of liquor on him and a .32 caliber revolver. He awaits a hearing as Mayor King may forward the case to the state for liquor possession. A bank deposit book and notes suggest other local dealings.
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Combs
Vie Bank
Negro, Ltd
Thhenton
Turkish cinema fire injures twenty in stampede
Turkish authorities report twenty people were seriously injured when a cinema fire in Samsoun caused a panic stampede. The blaze broke out during a performance, with women and children among the injured as evacuees rushed for exits.
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Turkey
Samsoun
Thesir
Sunday Boxing Outlawed In London by 1781 Law
London decides not to license Sunday boxing bouts amid 1781 law. Following a court ruling that Sunday movies are illegal, the British boxing control board and defense of Sunday groups push further legal action. Races like dog racing and football may face Sunday bans.
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British Board of Boxing Control
Imperial Sistance
London Council
Expensive feed bill hits naval dining costs last year
Washington reports the navy spent $0.5346 daily per sailor for meals, a 6% rise from the previous year’s $0.5318. The note contrasts the costly daily rations with prior figures as part of a broader budget discussion. Also mentioned are attendees from Grafton at the Pan-Helene dance in Mason Temple, Fairmont, including Nellie Tucker Ethel Dean Burnadette and Helen Ford.
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Helen Ford
The Lion and The Lamb in London Crime Scene
The excerpt shows Dave and Muggsy amid a London cafe scene with a beautiful underworld girl and a looming change in Dave’s life. A pickpocket hits, Dave is knocked unconscious, and bystanders move him toward a car while a mysterious figure whispers about moving him away.
Bureau Officials Show It Doesn't Pay to Prey Upon Vets
Washington reports that ward guardians and corrupt guardians are deterred by enforcement. Major William Wolff Smith, veteran affairs lawyer, cites annual savings of about a million dollars due to vigilance in 1927, with guardian embezzlements totaling 1.6 million and 794 thousand recovered. Recoveries exceed 3 million overall, plus savings for widows and orphans through reduced excessive legal fees.
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Wiliam Wolff Smith
Veterans Bureau
Locdate
Chicagoan Hit Wife After Trojans Loss Divorce Suit Follows
In Chicago on December 13 a divorce suit was filed after Mrs Bella Ogden testified in court that her husband West Jay Ogden, a wealthy Chicago descendant of a pioneer family and supposed Southern California booster, struck her following Notre Dame and USC football excitement. The judge, Daniel P. Trude, heard the case as Ogden’s actions were described amid the ongoing proceedings.
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Ogden
Daniel P. Trude
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Southern
Calttorata
Abe
Fragmentary notes on Notre Dame case and Ogden family
Incomplete OCR text references Notre Dame, a Galle fornians loss, and a person named Ogden. It mentions cruelty, drunkenness, and a Pasadena, California residence. Trust funds totaling around $1,000,000 allegedly established by Ogden Austin's mother Mbai Ogden Austin.
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Early Lakes Freighter Burned At Water's Edge
A fragment reports a Lakes freighter burned at water’s edge on Lake Michigan as progress pushes to extend a motor highway. The surviving Commodore era ship is referenced among earlier great ships, with unsure date and location details.
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Lakes
Water's Edge
Chicago
U.S
Lake Michigan
Man Is Living Evidence He Was Not Crash Victim
Martinsville December 12 C C Hayes 30 formerly of Bassett was the living evidence of the day that he was not the victim in an automobile crash reported killed that night. The man killed when the automobile plunged over an embankment near Princeton West Virginia was the titled as Hayes. Hayes, however, is alive at his home on Russell Hill The visiting acciden t witness Robert Haywood, a Negro, said the dead man was Hayes. A dentist may be boring at times but he is usually quick on the draw.
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C. C. Hayes
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Princeton
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Hi Ever
Russell Hill
Robert Haywood
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