Wyoming oil sale ends with all bids rejected
The interior department rejected all bids for government oil from the Salt Creek field Wyoming after the top bidder William L Walls Cheyenne failed to provide bond or financial proof. The oil was then sold privately to White Eagle Oil and Refining Company and Texas Company for 21 3 4 cents per barrel above field price.
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Wahhington
West
Sait Greek
Wyoming
Department
White Eagle Oil and Refining Company
Texas Company
Interior Department
White Eagle
Texas
William L. Walls
Cheyenne
Wyo
iWest
Dedicatory Services Planned At Andrews M. E. Church
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church schedules two dedicatory services this Sunday after redecorating the edifice. Rev. A M. preaches at morning worship and regular Christmas music. Evening service features special music and the Sunday school’s annual holiday program. No special offerings are planned. public invitation extended.
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Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
A. M
Gang Leader Is Put On Spot By Enemies
Chicago December 21 police found the gang leader Philip Lapagna shot to death in an automobile. Two assassins fired with a shotgun and pistol as he sat with friend Peter Miranda. Police attributed the death to a beer runners dispute. DEPARTMENT STORE BLAZE New Kensington Pennsylvania December 21 fire damaged a two story department store with an estimated loss of $200000. Fire believed to have started from basement wiring.
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Chicago
Philip Lapagna
Peter Miranda
New Kensington
Bake Sale At Union Veterans Market
A bake sale will be held all day Saturday December 22 by Union Veterans at a local market. Bread pies and cakes will be sold. Miller's Shoe Store promotes fashion items including pure Japan silk stockings at affordable prices.
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Apira
Wreck plot thwarted on Chicago Louisville passenger train
Detectives from Pennsylvania Railroad and Indiana county officers investigated a thwarted plan to wreck and loot a Chicago Louisville passenger train carrying a $4,000,000 transfer to Louisville banks. Engineer Jacob Lehr reported a switch lock broken near Whiteland Indiana and a highway moble retreating as the engine halted before the act.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
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Indianapoli
C- MI
Crooks
Lehr
Indianapolis
Midwestern Bitter Cold Arrives as Winter Officially Begins
Bitter cold weather sweeps the Midwest and Canada as the winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year. The frosty air ushers in the official start of winter across the region, with officials warning of dangerous conditions and travel disruptions.
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Chicago
Middle-West
Almanac
United States
Mid- Canada
Missing Pair Believed Still Living in Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon Ariz Dec 21 Belief that Mr and Mrs Glenn Hyde who disappeared while navigating the treacherous Colorado river during a hazardous honeymoon adventure still are alive spurred volunteers onward. Army airmen Adams and Plummer flew 3000 feet into the canyon locating the honeymooners start point and noting intact supplies but found no further trace. Foot boat parties continue the tedious search to determine if the couple escaped the rapids and found civilization. Continued on Page Two.
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Ariz
Glenn Hyde
Colorado
John ‘Quincyy Adams
W. @ Plummer
Army
Separation Rapids
Diamond Creek
March Field
Adams
Plummer
P. P. Paplaw
Grand Canyon Park
New Arbitration Pact Proposed Between Britain and U S
London and Washington report ongoing talks on a new arbitration treaty after earlier plans, with Sir Austen Chamberlain saying no conclusion yet. The move follows Kellogg’s wider plan and the lapse of the Root treaty as negotiations continue.
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London
United States
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Washington
Great Britain
Esme Howard
France
Secretary Kellogg
Jaworski Granted Three Weeks Respite by Governor
Paul Jaworski, known as leader of the flathead mob, was granted a respite from execution until the week of January 21 by Governor Fisher to allow the state board of pardons to review his case. The action follows a request from his sister Mrs. Catherine Lucille Logan of Detroit who claims he is insane. Jaworski was to be executed December 31 for payroll robberies and an armored car dynamiting in the Pittsburgh area. He has been partly paralyzed after a captor shot during recapture following an escape from Allegheny county jail. a second captor was killed. At least four killers now await electrocution in Pennsylvania.
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Herrisburg
Fisher
Paul Jaworski
State Board of Pardons
Catherine Lucille Logan
Detroit
Pittburgh
Cleveland
Allegheny County
Jaworski
Pennsylvania
Hoover Smith Vote Totals From 1928 Election Record
The Associated Press reports Hoover won with a national plurality of 6,423,612 over Smith in the November election. Hoover's 21,429,109 to Smith's 15,005,497 across 48 states, with 35,798,669 total votes cast. Minor parties drew Norman Thomas, Foster, Reynolds, Varasy, and Webb the rest.
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Wichington
Herbert Hoover
Smith
United States
Hoover and Smith
Norman Thomas
Foster
Workers Party
Reynolds
Sociallist-Labor
Varasy
Prohiition
Webb
Farmer-Labor
Hoover
Coolidge
Censer
John W. Davis
Lafal Jette-Wheeler
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Davis
Rhode Island
President Cool
Miller's Shoe Store offers footwear for all needs
Weather outlook shows partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with a gradual rise in temperatures. Stop worrying about gifts and visit Miller's Shoe Store for shoes, galoshes, and slippers, all in stock.
King George rests after illness as bulletin notes no change
London December 21 Buckingham Palace issued a brief update on King George showing he had a restful night with no appreciable change in his condition. The palace and physicians maintained a favorable view of his slowly improving health amid extended illness and no further statements were planned until the night bulletin. Prince George, youngest son, remains aboard the Berengaria and is due in Southampton, not en route by seaplane as reports suggested.
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George
Xing
Prince George
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Ayn
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Berengaria
Southampton
Cherbourg
Cunard
Steamship Nevaria Run Aground Off Tampico
Dispatches from Tampico report the American steamer Nevaria ran aground in a gale off Tampico near the Mexican metropolis. Heavy seas hindered rescue attempts and left the crew in no immediate danger as efforts continued to reach them.
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Mexican Metropolis
Mexico City
Tampico
Nevaria
Dancer
Bones From Severed Are Buried With
Mont Ellis aged 78 was buried today as the leg he lost in a Guyandotte River raftman accident 45 years ago was placed in his casket. He preserved the bones for that purpose.
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Logan
Mont Ellis
Ellis
Guyandgtte
Slayer Saved by Coolness of Official
Robt. Y. Lewis, condemned slayer of his stepfather Jesse Miley, dodges execution as habeas corpus writ delays the order. Sheriff J. D. Smith postpones the hanging citing potential contempt and pending government action. Resentencing would be required within 30 days if the sentence is not carried out.
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Mendenhall
Miss
Robt
Y. Lewis
J. D. Smith
Lewis Yesterda
Jesse Miley
T. G. Bilbo
Columbia
Smith
Mississippi
Star's Nephew Gets Fortune From Secret Will
Hollywood unraveling of Theodore Roberts estate reveals a will gifting over 10 million dollars of value to his nephew Edward Higgins of New York City. Higgins, named executor, is said to receive a memorial trust. Roberts urged fair distribution to family and preferred burial beside his second wife in the city where he died. Roberts once served time in Tombs prison over alimony to his first wife.
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Hollywood
Cal
Theodore Roberts
Washington
Clolldge
Edward Rob J
Pligt
Nash
Erts Higgins
New York City
Roberts
Tombs
New York
Boulder Dam signed amid Arizona water dispute
President Coolidge signed the Swing Johnson Boulder Dam bill authorizing 166 million dollars for a dam and power works on the Colorado River with repayment from power proceeds. Arizona's Ash and Hayden opposed the measure, and the state legislature urged veto, arguing it violates Colorado River water rights without Arizona consent.
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Coolidge
Boulder Dam
Colorado River
Johnson
Califordia
Ito
Black Canyon
Utah
Arizona
Seven Colors
Colorado
House
Senate
Congress
Arilore
Ariszona
Belfast Dee Vessel Aground Bound for Glasgow News
In Bangor Bay the Dutch vessel Aeneanian or similar name went ashore near the Ulster Yachting Club. The vessel, reportedly bound from Glasgow to New York, carried a large crew of about forty. Rescue details and the ship’s status were unclear.
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Belfast
Dee
Bangor Bay
Ulster Yachty Club
Glasgow
New Ork
West
Miller's Shoe Store Offers Winter Galoshes for All
CG V Miller's advertises a pair of fancy car ved galoshes priced at 3.00 and 1 50 or 4 50, aiming to provide daily use throughout winter. The snippet promotes a practical gift likely to appeal to shoppers seeking durable footwear protection.
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Miller’s Shoe
CG. V. Miller’s Shoe Store
Enraged caretaker wounds two at lake home
Chicago dispatch reports Sebastian Holter, enraged by reprimands, shot and seriously wounded real estate dealer August F. Hallman and his wife at the Hallmans summer residence on Fourth Lake near Waukegan. Hallman and Mrs Hallman endure critical injuries as Holter fled after firing with a shotgun.
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August F. Hallman
Hallman
Fourth Lake
Waukegan
Sebastian Holter
Hallmans
Kotter
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