Miners Face Destitution as Unemployment Surges in Wales
Canadian Press summary notes two hundred thousand Welsh and English miners unemployed with grim prospects. Describes poverty, reliance on poor law relief, and rising desperation in Glamorgan and Merthyr Tydfil. Quotes officials on migration limits and calls for relief, with some miners considering Canada but lacking funds.
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George Hambleton
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Tydfil
South Wales
England and Wales
Indus
AL Tall
National
Glamorgan
Merthyr Tydfil
Fountain Ash
Merthyr Board of Guardians
Ministry of, Wealch
Pontypridd
Rhondda
Gnardians
Ministry of Health
Witche
Hole
Pehich
Thes Lwitter
Canada
Corio
Orce Hall
Aberdyrd
Mny
Disease Conqueror Struck By Mysterious Illness
Washington reports Dr. Joseph Goldberger, famed for proving Pellagra is vitamin deficiency, is critically ill with a mysterious anaemia like condition. He has already received two blood transfusions with more planned. twenty associates offered, fourteen accepted. The illness’s exact cause remains unclear, and the medical team cites uncertainty while continuing treatment.
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Washington
Joseph Goldberger
United States Public Health Service
Public Health Service
United States
Hoover Tour Outcomes Mark Latin America Mission
Hoover’s Latin American goodwill tour drew praise for spontaneous receptions and candid talks with government officials on economic and regional issues. Associates note widespread awareness of Hoover and his wartime and commerce roles, plus a focus on better U.S. ties, peace prospects, and development needs across nine countries.
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US. S. Utah
Hampton Roads
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Europe
Asia
Australia
United States
Latin-America
North
South America
Western Hemisphere
Brazil
Man Confesses to Slaying His Nephew on Christmas Night
State police report Joe Harper signed a confession admitting he shot his nephew Opie Harper during Christmas night in fear for his life. The statement was given in the presence of two state troopers a deputy sheriff and Harper family members. Continued on page Tour.
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Spencer
Joe Harper
Opie Harper
Harper
Partly Cloudy and Cold With Snow Flurries Tonight
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with snow flurries. In northeast portion, Sunday partly cloudy.
Adventurous couple presumed lost on Colorado River voyage
In Peach Springs Arizona December 29 Emery Kolb reports Glenn R Hyde and his wife perished navigating the Colorado river on a honeymoon trip. Their home made scow showed signs of disaster and their log book ends with details of rapid travel and a note of arrival below Diamond Creek.
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Peach Springs
Ariz
Glenn R. Hyde
Colorado River
Emery Kolb
Kolb
Gosworth
Grand Canyon
Steen Ates
Hansen
Ida“no
Bright Angel
Hydes
Needles
Cal
Diamond Creek
Hyde
Woman offers prison life to free man in slaying case
In Lacrosse Wisconsin a woman testified that she would go to prison for life to free John Beier who had served eight years as a lifer for the murder of Nick Dieben. Beier admitted guilt after confronting Dieben's widow Helen Bartovick, who urged the governor to release him. The district attorney said the facts now point to a less serious crime, not first degree murder.
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Lacrosse
Wis
John Beier
Nickwieben
Zimmerman
Nick Bieben
Helen Bartovick
Beer
Beier
Lawrence Brody
John
Riebens
Beior
Pastor Wise Held After Disappearance Case Near Dillsburg
Peter Wise aged 61 an unordained minister who vanished with Annie Spields 20 was arrested and jailed. The girl was returned to her parents on a farm near Hogestown Pa after four fox hunters spotted light in a cabin and a car matching Wise’s license plate. Hunters led officers to the cabin and Wise and Spields were taken before a justice of the peace in Mechanicsburg. Wise faces a charge of misappropriating 12 dollars from Salem Methodist Church where he preached. Disappearance noted continued on page eight.
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Dillsburg
Peter Wise
Annie Spields
Hogestown
East Berlin
Wise
Miss Shields
Justice of the Peace of
Mechanicsburg
Salem Methodist Church
House Fire After Family Murder Shocks Gastonia
Gastonia North Carolina December 29 authorities report J W Vanderberg a Gaston County farmer his wife and three of their children were murdered while asleep before their home burned. Jacob Vanderberg 17 the surviving son remained in county custody pending inquest and said he woke to smoke and escaped. Officers found a youth at the scene with a suitcase and a shotgun.
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Gastonia
N. C
J. W. Vanderberg
Gaston County
Jacob Vanderberg
Influenza Cases Rise With No Deaths Yet Reported
A Sentinel survey finds influenza increasing locally with no deaths so far. A leading drug store filled 60 new tin prescriptions, and a physician saw 32 new cases the previous day. Estimates from those close to the situation place sick Grattonians at 500 or more, though many are mild and none critically ill.
Night refueling deemed feasible in tests over San Diego
In a night test near Rockwell Field San Diego two Army aircraft flew within a half mile for three minutes to assess possible fuel transfer. The exercise aimed to prove nighttime docking for fueling the endurance Question Mark plane. Captain Ross G. Hoyt led the refueling ship and Lieut Ahwood R. Quesada controlled the hose. the tri motor and others stood by for further contacts planned to carry 150 gallons per transfer.
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Cal
Milan
Ross G. Hoyt
Ahwood R. Quesada
Tored Fokker
Ira 1
Baker
Garl Spata Wine Iself
Fokker
Rockwell Field
Spatz
H. A. Halvorsen
Earth
Rockwell Wield
Sea Island Rodeo Placed as Festive Event for Coolidge
On Sapelo Island near Sea Island the Coolidges enjoy Christmas at the Coffin estate. About 50 semi wild steers were corralled on the beach for a two day rodeo with native riders. Mrs Coolidge bagged three pheasants on a deer drive and will likely hunt again. The President plans to worship at Frederica Methodist church, a site tied to Charles Wesley.
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Elo Island
A. Sea Island
Sapelo Island
Grand Jury to Decide Case in Canton January 7
Canton Ohio January 7 grand jury will convene to consider the case of Wilbur O Heldman 27 Lorain nacree salesman charged with murder in the death of his wife Maryparet 21 here December 13 Coroner T C McQuate says the state will push moral murder theory Heldman contends his wife killed herself while en route to Canton to face murder charges in Vernard E Fearn death McQuate links the two cases with the 1925 Madge Oberholtzer case and notes the state may argue Heldman morally responsible for her death as she accompanied him to Canton before her confession to Fearn's murder
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Canton
Wilbur O. Heldman
Lorain
Maryparet
T. C. McQuate
Heldman
Kalled
Vernard E. Fearn
Fearn
McQuate
G. Stephenson
Onemholtzen
Steph J
Engon
Jan Indian
Hey
Slayer Makes Escape Following Fatal Roam
In Enton New Jersey on December 29 state police, aided by bloodhounds, searched woods near Robbinsville for a Black suspect who fatally injured Peter Gladges, 22, a trooper. The trooper’s body was found at the wheel of his car last night. Gladges, driving with David Ware, 50, who was being taken to Hightstown jail on Mrs. Pansy Keaton’s complaint, reportedly slashed by razor before escaping. Keaton was in the rear seat.
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Enton
N.J
Robbinsville
Peter Gladges
Troper
Gladges
Hightstown
David ‘Ware
Pansy Keaton
Kellogg Testimony Reveals Kellogg Pact Debate Fear of War
Secretary Kellogg testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in executive session about the Kellogg Pact's potential implications. He argued the treaty does not commit the United States to war over signatory violations, rejects the need for a Russia recognition reservation, and views self defense as a national, not territorial, right tied to public opinion. The discussion also touched on the Monroe Doctrine and British notes, with officials noting Russia’s status and the pact's reach.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kellogg
Bor=ah
Idaho
Russia
United States
Son
Continental
Bolivia denies new Paraguayan charges
Washington December 29 The Bolivian legation formally denied Paraguayan claims that Bolivian troops occupied Fort Vanguardia and advanced 11 miles into Paraguayan territory. Minister Diez De Medina released Ellos telegram confirming the Bolivian position that the fort was abandoned after Paraguayan forces attacked on December 6 and Bolivian forces held no resistance. He blamed slow communication between Paraguayan frontline units and headquarters for the report.
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Washington
Fort Vanguardia
Diez de Madina
Bolivia
Ello
la Paz
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