Famous Play Now Scorned By Anne Nichols
Anne Nichols, author of Abie's Irish Rose, rejects her hit play after gross revenue of 22 million. In a suit against Universal Pictures for 3 million dollars over alleged plagiarism, she denies authorship of a magazine piece titled The Million Dollar Hit and declares she detests her famed work and hopes it dies as she contemplates finer things.
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New, York
Anne Nichols
Trishs Rose
Universal Pictures, Corporation
Cohens and Kellys
Beore Ie
Pgs
Famous Waldorf Astoria to be Wrecked for 50 Story Office
New York announces the Waldorf Astoria complex will be demolished to make way for a 50 story office building at Fifth Avenue and 38th Street. Bethlehem Engineering Corp. buys the site. demolition to begin next summer. The Waldorf and Astoria hotels merged in 1893 to form an iconic social center.
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New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Fifth Avenue
38Rd Street
Lucius M. Boomer
Waldorf- Astoria Realty Corporation
Bethlehem Engineering Corporation
Waldorf
William Waldorf Astor
England
Lord Astor of
Cliverden
John Jacob Astor
34Th Street
Astoria
America
Rubber check racket widens wary Christmas shopping
Local merchants report presence of rubber checks during the Christmas rush but few losses. Police urge vigilance as “rubber” checks pass at stores. warnings circulated by credit bureaus and police. No arrests or victimizations reported yet, though some small checks may be bad at the banks they came from.
Almanac Publisher Sues Greensboro Daily News for 26 Million
Crady W. Coble publisher of Coble's Home Almanac and Rural Directory sues the Greensboro Daily News in federal court, claiming copyright violation from 1923 to 1927 including sun and moon rise estimates. He seeks 26 million dollars, plus damages. Also reports Nickel Plate Railroad November net income fell to 448,957, down 267,701 from last year.
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Greensboro
N. C
Crady W. Coble
Coble
Greensboro Daily News
Greensboro News Company
Daily, News
Cleveland
Nickel Plate Railroad
Barron
Baltimore flyer killed in training plane crash
Cadet Ludo G. Wilkens of Baltimore, 27, student pilot at the air corps advanced flying school, died when an attack plane crashed during a training formation about five miles northwest of San Antonio. The report notes no animal self recognition in a separate aside.
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San Antonio
Tex
Ludo G. Wilkens
Baltimore
Air Corps Advanced Flying School
Ke Ty Field
Assistant Coach Killed In Gun Fight In Oregon
Cousins, Ore December 21. Lewis Dickerson assistant at Oregon State College athletic department died from a stab wound inflicted by Lanza Bryant 20 in a January altercation over a girl. Bryant arrested on an open charge and moved to Portland by Corvallis officials who fear violence. Prosecutors announced Bryant will be charged with murder.
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Cousains
Ore
Tanner's Hearing Delayed with No Date Set
Developments show no date yet for the murder charge hearing in the case of George Tanner 25 Chestnut Ridge Barbour County. He is jailed without bond as investigators pursue the Saturday evening crime. Tanner's wife was found choked near Ridge Church early Sunday morning, body moved to bushes. Attorney Dayton R Stemple and Bruce Talbot represent him as prosecutors await complete facts before arraignment. Local babies react fearfully to sudden moves and noises.
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George Tanner
Chestnut Ridge
Barbour
Dayton R. Stemple
Philippi
Tanner
Vtetiva
Ridge Church
Bruce Talbott
Runs Dance Fined and Appeals in Flemington Incident
A town police officer arrested a person identified as Runs Dance in Flemington yesterday for a law violation tied to running. The individual has appealed the fine as the case proceeds.
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Gig Flemington
Flemington Dance Nets Fines and Civic Clash
Flemington resident T. J. Jauser was fined 100 and costs after a dance fundraiser for charity drew public scrutiny. The event, run under the Saucer banner, was not halted despite authorities charging the promoter with a dancing law violation. Jauser sought circuit court appeal while local reaction included his unanimous nomination for city council by the Citizens party.
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T. J. Jauser
Flemington
Squire
A. R Weston
Sentinel
John 8.Wyckoff
Lauser
Viar
Citizens’ Party
Court Official Shot By Unidentified Man
Paris reports councillor of the court of appeals M Fachat was shot three times in front of his home by a young man who fled. Fachat, former state attorney who prosecuted Alsatian autonomists, likely fatally wounded. Motive unclear. a semi official note suggested the assailant may have been a foreigner.
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Paris
M. Fachat
Court of Appeals
Fachat
Pachot
Slayer Saved Contiuentrom Page One
A reader quotes Smith remarking there seems no chance of trouble after Lewis was told he had at least 30 more days to live. The fragment hints at an unfolding incident and the tension around impending danger. The text mentions individuals Smith and Lewis in a dramatic context on Page One.
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Smith
Lewis
Violent Earthquake Is Reported In Mindanao Islands
Manila reports a violent earthquake struck Mindanao Wednesday evening. One person was killed in Cotabato, many houses fell, fires broke out but were controlled, and injuries were reported. Damage was estimated at 100000 dollars with tremors felt in Zamboanga and Davao.
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Manila
Mindanao
Cotabato
Zamboanga
Davao
Weather Bureau
Rece
Quake Center Said to Be in Celebes Sea South of Manila
The report states the earthquake's epicenter was located in the Celebes sea about 1,000 kilometers south of Manila, outlining its distant position from the Philippine capital.
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Celebes Sea
Manila
Aitchison Expected to Win Senate Confirmation
Objections to Clyde B. Aitchison of Oregon for the Interstate Commerce Commission were withdrawn and his confirmation appeared set by the Senate committee. Senator Wheeler of Montana said his complaints were answered after testimony. Also up for confirmation were R. Porter of Iowa and Bathick J. Farrell of Washington D. C., but no fight noted.
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Washington
Clyde B
Aitchison
Oregon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Wheeler
Montana
Ritchigan
Gureau
President Coolidge
Bedi
Trecluse and Her Pets Die in House Fire in Chicago
Chicago authorities report Miss Marie Kleinberg aged 64 perished in a fatal fire that destroyed her home last night. She was found with her parrot and a dog as the sole companions. The blaze began late and residents could not rescue the occupants. Fire investigators assess the cause as undetermined at present.
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Chicago
Marie Kleinberg
Unclear fragment hints at crime scene discovery
A fragmentary text describes a body found at a front door threshold with a dog nearby and a parrot suffocated in its cage, suggesting a potential crime scene but lacking full context or names.
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Ingerluaion
Children to reunite after 42 years apart here
The children of David James, a Welsh immigrant, will be reunited with their parents on Christmas Day after decades of separation following an automobile accident. James and his wife each had three children by former marriages, with the family coming together in the early eighties before domestic troubles split them apart.
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David James
James
Missing brother reunion amid Christmas family ties
A Brady Bunch style mix includes Sarah Jane Braddock noting a man named Job James whom relatives say does not exist in their family, while a mail mix up linked Job James to Mrs Braddock’s missing brother. In a separate note, David Janie’s three children and three step-children plan a Christmas reunion here.
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Sarah Jane
Mra. Braddock
James
Job
Job James
Tioa
Krakatag Volcano Erupts Again Near Batavia
Krakatag volcanic island near Batavia becomes active once more with red hot rock spraying up to 200 feet after strong earth tremors and underground rumblings.
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