Hoover visits Brazil and defends nonintervention policy
Hoover's Brazil visit featured mass pageantry and a trackside Hoover sweepstakes at the Jockey Club with President Luis. A U S official denied Hoover criticized Coolidge, stating Hoover supported Coolidge’s policies and expected no future U S intervention in other nations.
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Vanderbilt to Pay Debt Amid Christmas Pledge
New York reports Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr plans a 3 million dollar Christmas gift to those harmed by his tabloid ventures. He says backers will repay losses, drawn from inheritances, not his father’s pocket, with funds held for stockholders in Los Angeles Miami and San Francisco. He aims to reach Reno to join his bride before Christmas.
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Train wreck near Neches leaves one dead in Texas
A 14 car special train derailed on a curve at Neches Texas yesterday causing four hours delay. One unidentified woman died and about a dozen passengers were injured though most continued on after emergency treatment. The International Great Northern line was disrupted as workers cleared wreckage.
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Derailment Blames Broken Rail On Ballasted Track
An official statement by H R Safford executive vice president of the road says a gate car passed over a broken rail on full ballasted track causing the wreck. A fay coach diner and wagons were involved as rescue workers cleared mud and debris at the scene near Jackson village.
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Two Men Injured In Automobile Crash Near Washington
The accident left Felon Stony He Wheeling and his son Bernard Grosby, 20, hospitalized in Washington today. Their car skidded and struck a bridge abutment, causing injuries described as serious but non fatal.
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Mrs. Margaret F Sinclair Dies at 81 Near Evansville
Margaret F. Sinclair, 81, a prominent Evansville area matron and mother of Mrs. C. W. Perine, died at her rural home after a long illness. Born September 19, 1847 in Back Creek, Virginia, she was the widow of Daniel Sinclair, a well known local farmer. Funeral from Mt Zion Church tomorrow at 2 pm.
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Obituary of Mrs. A. L. Sinclai r Hotstupil Cornwell
Mrs. A Artha Linda Hotstupil Cornwell, a longtime Evansville resident, died after cancer complications following an operation. Survived by four children, one sister, two brothers, a stepdaughter, and several relatives. Services led by Rev Sutte at Evansville Methodist Church with interment in the church cemetery. Bolin Hamilton undertakers in charge.
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Fashionable Club Raid Shocks Chicago Elite
In Chicago the Club Algiers raid disrupts a high society venue, surprising patrons dressed in formal wear as shots of a raid blow open a wall. Raiders seize cash from more than 1,090 Cox Coast residents while staff and patrons depart with the crowd, including Sy Seidel.
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Labour MP Benjamin Spoor Dies of Alcoholism in London
A coroner's inquest in London found Labor MP Benjamin Charles Spoor died of a syncope caused by fatty degeneration of the heart and liver due to chronic alcoholism after his son testified he had been drinking heavily. The death follows the loss of George Henry Warne, Labor MP for Wansbeck since 1922, and Sir George Hutchinson, Conservative MP for North Middleton, who both died recently.
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Proteges of Isadora Duncan Barred From Tour
Three of eleven young proteges of dancer Isadora Duncan arriving on the Caronia face deportation for being underage at 16. Elena Li Ha and Vera, aged 13 14 and 15, were held aboard then sent to Ellis Island. The group, brought from Russia by Miss Iron Duncan, runs a school founded by Isadora in Moscow and plans a six city tour across the United States over months.
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Valuable Antiques Stolen From Shop
A Cleveland store reported theft of valuable antiques on December 24. Police seek details on two items marked as Antik. Investigators describe the incident as a shop burglary and urge witnesses to come forward.
Thief Strikes Paris Shop of Ratze kowski
Police learned a theft at Jules Ratze kowski’s shop valued at 25,000 dollars. Loot included eighteenth century tapestries, religious ivories from the 15th and 16th centuries, statues of Napoleon, jewel cases from European royalty, and other items. The owner found the loss this morning and said none was insured.
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Carnegie Tech Head Patient In Hospital
Carnegie Institute of Technology head Dr Thomas S. Biker was hospitalized after a severe grippe attack. Dr Bake fell ill while attending the unveiling of a bust of Andrew Carnegie at the Pan-Ameri Union building in Wellington.
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New York Sees First Drive Against Underworld Clean Up
In New York on December 24, police headquarters filled with suspects after a statewide cleanup by the reorganized detective bureau under Police Commissioner Whalen. More than 197 suspects were rounded up, from murder suspects to panhandlers, with transfers from precinct stations to await daily lineups. Overflow cells were used at headquarters and orders issued to hold extra detainees in station houses. Officials hinted that underperforming subordinates could face removal, following the former chief Inspector John P. Coughity.
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Whalen
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John P. Coughity
Toll of Earthquake In Cotabato Philippines
Manila reports a earthquake and tidal wave last Wednesday at Cotabato, Philippines, leaving four dead, 102 injured, and about $250,000 in damage. The city was practically destroyed, with many houses collapsed and a fire brought under control as flooding followed. Cotabato, a seaport of over 4,000 residents, faced devastation similar to a 1876 volcanic eruption.
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