Scouts Held in Old Camp Amid Snowbound Ordeal
Jr. Be Modesto Calif Dec 31 Scouts, aged 12 to 14, were snowbound in a deserted camp ten miles beyond Long Barn with less than three days provisions. A rescue party crawled toward them as a Caterpillar machine aided access into the mountains. Vernon Baird said the boys had conquered deep drifts and arrived safe at the lumber camp, in good spirits.
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Modesto
Cal
Stanislaus County
Ferras
Long Barn
Anitts
Ié Mountains
Vernon Baird
Pine Crest
Sierras
Sonora
Bill Delays Backers Weigh Tax Reduction Prospects
Supporters and western Independent Republicans favor delaying action on the bill to clarify treasury status and Mellon's recommendations. Some delay advocates fear no tax reduction will occur, while others back Senate leaders pushing to proceed with control measures.
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Treasury
Mellon
Benate
Storms Grip Midwest to Dallas Collision of Weather
Severe winter weather shuts down Dallas schedules amid fog and snow. One death reported near Townsend Montana from exposure as cold and sleet spread from the Mississippi Valley eastward. New Year's morning temps may dip to 10 degrees below zero in the Midwest with record lows and widespread snowfall across Minnesota and surrounding states.
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Dallas
Tex
Gangeimin Bunch
Townsend
Mont
Mississippii Valley
Chicago
Nature
Middle West
Minnesota
Chicago Snowstorm Claims Three Lives in Frigid Blast
Weather bureau and officials noted a small chance of relief before Tuesday as a brutal snowstorm claimed three Chicago deaths yesterday and last night. One man, blinded by snow, stopped his car on a CNW track and was killed. another died shoveling snow. a third succumbed to exposure.
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Kotas
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern
Police Probe in Slaying Near Mason City Iowa
An investigation into the slaying of 8 M Rowley near Mason City Iowa shifts as the sheriff considers a confession by a Detroit youth claiming he is James Ellsworth of New York. Ellsworth says a young man named Hunt forced him to shoot an elderly farmer to steal his car last summer.
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Mason City
Iowa
Rowley
Detroit
James Ellsworth
New York
Bilsworth
Here
William Edward Hickman
Welby Hunt
Ellsworth
Hunt
Noted Pastor Crapsey Dies After Heresy Case
Rochester N Y Dr Algernon Sidney Crapsey author lecturer and former Episcopalian clergyman died today at his home Born in Fairmount Ohio he joined an Ohio infantry company at 14 to serve in the Civil War later studied at General Theological Seminary and Trinity and St Andrew's Rochester His sermons shifted to controversial theology denying the Virgin Birth and the Divinity of Jesus leading to a 1906 heresy charge and suspension from the ministry He then focused on writing and lecture tours including the Hague peace conference in 1907.
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Rochester
Dees
Algernon Sidney Crapsey
Crapsey
Fairmount
Ohio
Ohio Volunteer
General Theological Seminary
New York
Trinity
The
Hague
Admits Identity After Journey From Hollywood
Jas T Rush, who arrived with Hollywood detectives on condition of release with honors and expenses if mistaken arrest, today confessed to being the man wanted for a $129,000 theft from Farmers Loan and Trust Company of New York in 1924 after arrests in Hollywood.
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New York
Jas,t. Rush
Hollywood
Cal
Farmers Loan and Trust Company of
Banker's Mistaken Identity Matches Old Prohibition-Era Figure
A bank employee claimed his resemblance to the long-sought embezzler Rush, insisting he was James Thomas, a former bootlegger now working as a grocer's clerk. He waived extradition under a peculiar contract terms agreed by detectives.
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Embrxsler
Rush
James Thomas
Steel firms may combine in Youngstown and Inland Steel talks
Negotiations toward a merger between Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Inland Steel of Chicago are under way but not conclusive, according to J A Campbell of Sheet and Tube. The talks could create a $400 million entity with potential capacity increase and a possible bond issue to fund Inland acquisition. Chicago reports confirm ongoing discussions without final agreement.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Inland Steel Company of
Chicago
J. A. Campbell
Sheet and Tube
Higheen
Inland Properties
Youngstown Company
Inland Steel
Sheet and Tube Company
Campbell
North American Steel Corporation
P. D. Block
Inland Company
Chicago Prohibition Enforcement Seen As Federal Affair
Chicago on December 31 notes a federal approach to enforcement with officers on duty from 2 p.m. Chief Hughes says half the force will be off duty and police will not search pockets for bottles. He vows to continue fighting crime though federal laws should be enforced by federal agents.
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Chicago
Hughes
Jentet
Condition of Wounded Pain Is Encouraging
John Bartus of Wendel, stabbed after a Christmas Eve card party, rests easily at Grafton City Hospital and nurses believe he is past the critical stage. He faced life threatening spells but is now improving and expected to recover though bed confinement remains likely. Leo Lambert, 19, accidentally shot in a hunting accident, is out of danger with only a painful hip injury and may leave the hospital soon.
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John Bartus
Wendel
Grafton City Hospital
Bartus
Leo Lambert
Lambert
Deluge Floods Vast Farmland Isolates Towns
Rain and flooding strand hundreds of miles of fertile land as communities face isolation. Moklon Atty houses collapse but authorities report no injuries due to prior precautions. communications rely on boats and air travel to reach affected areas.
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Moklon
Heavy Snowstorm Holds Traffic Over Japan
Tokyo reports a severe northeast Japan snowstorm breaking telegraph and telephone lines. Trains were tied up and several small fishing vessels wrecked on the Japan Sea. Between forty and fifty fishermen are missing.
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Tokyo
Japan
Japan Sea
Philippi Man George Dies After Illness at 61
James U George 61 a Barbour County resident died at his Philippi home after years of illness paralysis listed as cause. Born June 8 1866 he was a lifelong farmer active in United Brethren Church and I O C F No 59. Survived by widow son Haymond and two grandchildren plus four brothers. Funeral 2:00 p m Sunday Rev Dennis Foreman Bartlett Funeral Co will handle arrangements.
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Barbour County
Philippi
Madison
Elizabeth Ward George
United Brethren Church
Lodge
George
Haymond George
Artems George
Volga
Harper George
Clarksburg
John George
Buckhannon
Arley George
Dennis Foreman
Bartlett Funeral Company
Wheeling
Train Crash Injures Dozens in Snowbound Wreck
A three train collision on the Chicago and Alton line left many injured as Number 10 The Hummer plowed into two rear trains near West Thirty seventh Street yards. Fire crews later cut through wreckage to free trapped passengers amid a heavy snowstorm.
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Dée
Tventy
Pasenger
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Alton
Otto Hanes Tha Evenbow
Thirty-seventh Street
St. Louis
Kansas City
Submarine Escape Plan Described For Sinking Vessel
The text outlines a plan to use a sunken submarine after the Ponky sinka. Two workers will rivet the base to the ship hull while a small hole allows one sailor at a time to escape. A bell signals the rescued crewman to surface, with divers hoses signals and electric lines for riveting and cutting.
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Jsunken
Ponkysinka
Ope Usar
Negroes Angry at University
New York NAACP accuses New York University of racial discrimination. James Weldon Johnson says four incidents in 18 months include a dormitory room denial after mail assignment and exclusions from physical education courses. Harold Voorhis replies the university reserves right to discriminate to promote the greatest number.
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New York
New York University
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
James Weldon Johnson
Harold C. Voorhis
Univesity
Harthapaks Temblors Felt in California
Advices from Navy Radio Compass Station at Arguello reported a heavy earthquake at 2 10 a m today near Point Arguello a rocky promontory about 50 miles west of Santa Barbara No damage was reported by the operator at the Navy station The Federal Telegraphy operator in Los Angeles also spoke with the steamer Yale which passed the area moments before the quake and no tidal wave or shock was felt aboard
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Navy Radio
Arguello
Navy Station
Yale
Point Arguello
Santa Barbara
Cal
American Actress to Wed Rich Banker's Son
London notices the forthcoming marriage of Miss Edythe Baker American actress and Gerald D'Erlanger son of Baron Emile D'Erlanger, a renowned international banker. The couple met at London Bridge while playing bridge and plan for Edythe to retire from her career as a pianist and dancer after the marriage.
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London
Edythe Baker
Gerald D’erlanger
Baron Emile D'Erlanger
St. George's
Ver Square
Mulas Baker
Gerald D'Brian
London Bridge
Ist
Four youths accused in Pittsburgh murder and robbery
Four Pittsburgh youths James Costello 18 Mike Ferraro 16 Lloyd Moore 18 and Joe Ferraro 19 of Cleveland were held for the grand jury on charges of murder and robbery in the death of Edward Flynn 59. Witnesses testified the group stabbed Flynn to death after a hold up and robbed him. The defendants said they were drunk and blamed the liquor seller. a warrant was issued for the bootlegger as an accessory to murder.
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Pittsburgh
Edward Flynn
James Costello
Mike Ferraro
Lloyd Moore
Joe Ferraro
Cleveland
Ohio
Flynn
Brandon
Moroccan Disaster Plan Emerges From S-4 Submarine Scene
Lafayette Indiana December 31 Charles Shambaugh confined to salvage work at Provincetown sees his rescue device plan gain some naval officers approval. He says the plan was submitted as pencil sketches and Morocco floods are being modeled with a cylindrical tank device aimed to lower into the submarine shell.
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Lafayette
Ind
Charles Shambaugh
Frank Brumby
Provincetown
Mass
Shambaueh
Rabat
Morocco
Ambaugh
Pocket Telephone Book Issued In New York
A New York printer released a miniature Manhattan telephone directory designed for vest pocket use. The $88,500 listing requires a specially designed magnifying glass to read, and the item references Rakowsky the Russian ambassador to Britain, noting his unsettled goals.
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New York
Manhattan
Britain
Three Boats in Distress in Massachusetts Waters
Boston dispatch reports three vessels in distress amid dense fog. The coal carrier Norfolk collided with the Lake Inglewood near Vineyard Haven, stove her bow and lost cargo while the Inglewood sailed on. The Natiar grounded off Highland Light but floated off later and appeared unscathed. Bridal humor closes the item with a joke about cleaning carpets.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Portland
Maine
Vineyard Haven
Inglewood
Shipping Board
Highland Light
Hamburg
aBston
Bo family returns to Charleston after holidays
Mr and Mrs B R Bo who have spent the holidays at the home of Mrs Borchardta parents Mr and Mrs Kimmel returned to Charleston this morning.
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Hong of Mra
Borchardta
Mrs Kimmel
Charleston
Morninia
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