Bookie Seized by Six Men Kidnaps Ed Alvey in Louisville
Ed Alvey, famed bookmaker linked to Arnold Rothstein, was abducted by six men in front of his South Fourth Avenue home after forcing him into a closed automobile. Mrs Bessie Penn, a grocery clerk, witnessed revolvers as they escorted him to the waiting car. Police note kidnapping is a capital offense under Kentucky law. An anonymous call later sought a $50,000 ransom by check, but no concrete demand was confirmed.
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Louisville
Ed Alvey
Ken
Alvey
Arnold Rothstein
New York
South Fourth Avenue
Bessie Penn
Kentucky
Ito
Creh Alvey
Neve
Banana District Faces Martial Law Threat as Banana Strike Spreads
In Magdalena region of Colombia, plantation workers strike threatens nationwide impact. Officials report violence to deter replacements as nine thousand workers halt operations. Mediation failed after United Fruit balked at general insurance demands. Regions Santa Marta Clenegs Seville Aracataca report idle rail traffic with no deaths. Martial law possible with federal troops to quell unrest.
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Bogota
Columbia
Council of State
Magdalena
Banana
Rong
Ministry of Industries
Untferd Frult Company
Godallat
Santa Marta
Clenegs
Seville
Aracataca
Budget calls for 4 billon. president asks due economy
President Coolidge asks Congress to pass a frugal budget totaling about 4 billion dollars for the next fiscal year. The House and Senate begin work on legislation covering more than a quarter of that amount, including ship and navy construction funding. Senator DuPont resigns amid the start of the new session. Secretary Mellon reports gross public debt at 17.6 billion, urges tax policy changes. Kellogg-Hellogs treaty discussion delayed pending hearings.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Senate
House
Treasury
Messenger
Haus
Treasury-Post Office
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Ntavy
Marine Corps
NuPont
DuPont
Delaware
Mellon
Borah
Kellogg
Cleveland police raid nets score of gangsters
Cleveland AP report says about 24 men were held in a downtown hotel raid aimed at alleged Chicago linked gangsters. Twenty three were arrested as detectives swept twelve rooms, many occupants found with revolvers and ammunition. one man released after showing a weapon permit.
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Cleveland
de S
Mors Uisn
Poco
Chicago
Scarface al’ Ospenc
Mtu
Hotal
Tooma
Joseph Trina
Brooklyn
Eigteen
George J. Matowitz
Gangeters
John A. Swanson
Hen
Ted
Joan Stega
Chicago Detective Bureau
Canada
New Yorks
Beery Divorcing. Screen Villain Seeks Alimony
Noah N. Beery Jr. a noted screen villain faces a divorce suit in Los Angeles Superior Court filed by Marguerite Wy. Beery alleges domestic abuse and seeks custody of their 16 year old son Noah Wilbur. Mrs. Beery also seeks division of property estimated at 200000 while Beery reportedly earns 2000 to 6000 dollars weekly from films.
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Los Angeles
Cos. C
Noah N. Beery, Jr
Allea
Superior Court
Marguerite Wy
Ly Heery
Mra. Heery
Judea H. W. Rosenkranz
Beery
Cayeo
Mave
Beerys
Boston
Noah Wilbur
Roary Ink
Ontario
Hia Pictures
Arro Refinery Worker Found Dead From Fumes
Lewistown December 5 An Arro Refinery employee Francis A L Fisher 43 was found dead at the foot of a ladder in the rear of the treating unit. It is believed he was overcome by fumes when he opened a window to repair it for winter. The body was frozen when discovered. Fisher had worked for the firm since its organization and was an uncle of Mrs. Edward L. Allen wife of the company vice president.
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Lewistown
Francis AL. Fisher
Arro
Fisher
Mra
Edward L. Allen
Die in Fire in Automobile Near McGraw Neb
Four people died in a car fire near McGraw Nebraska including Pedro Gonsalon Martin Ornalss M Cortez and Pedro Ornatos a 12 year old. Cause of the blaze was not known and investigation followed.
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Bestis Bluff
Doc
Throa
McGraw
Neb
Pedro Gonsalon
Martin Ornalss
M. Cortez
Pedro Ornatos
King George III Condition Soars as Infection Rebounds
London AP reports the king’s condition fluctuates with periods of sleep and maintained strength but infection remains active. Temperature rises above 100.2 degrees, indicating recrudescence. officials note uneven progress in the royal fight against illness.
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London
Yee
George
Usta
Hultelly
War Material Powwow Aims For Accord
An international conference opened here today as a special commission seeks to frame a treaty on the control and manufacture of war materiel. Delegates exchanged views in hopes of finding common ground amid divergent national positions.
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Geneva
Dec
Special Commission
Fae Ito
Hoover Links Western Hemisphere by Air Service
President elect Hoover spoke in Lima promising future Pan American air connectivity within about ten years, rejecting a formal council table approach. He called aviation a revolution in communication and transport, shrinking distances between capitals and fostering mutual understanding and goodwill across nations. Continued on Page Six.
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M Sneech
Hoover
Washington
Lima
Mr. Hoover
Why Not Say in Some Good Rope
Butte city council declared hit-and-run as an emergency and offered a reward of 0 for arrests and convictions. Police logs show seven such cases recently, with several fatalities reported in earlier incidents.
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Butte
Dec
Pat Sharpe dies from underground whiskey distillery fumes
Houston, Texas December AP reports Pat Sharpe a 40 year old veteran federal prohibition agent died from asphyxiation caused by fumes from an underground cavern whiskey distillery he was investigating near Houston.
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Houston
Texas
Pat Sharpe
South Texas
Senate Tiff Over Two Cabinet Chiefs
Washington AP reports a Senate clash over Secretaries West and Whiting, appointed to the cabinet, who may serve beyond March 4 without Senate ratification. Some senators hint at a showdown while West faces opposition from insiders who prefer a western appointee. West, allied with Aubert Work, is seen as a test of party unity amid regional balance debates.
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Washington
Det. S
Coolidge
Senate
Notaly
Weat
Whiting
UNH
Hoa Coolidge
E- Heving
Thia
Hill Big Winner at Chicago Show
Eleven thousand? Actually fifty five thousand attended the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago on December 5. Walter Hill of Montana led the herd, entering sixteen Herefords and winning two championships along with multiple blue ribbons and other awards. Directors elected Robert Hariett to the board, with Ildorads Kan named as Hereford furveder.
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Chicago
Robert Hariett
Ildorads
Kan
Hereford Furveder
Walter Hill
Walter J. (Im
Montana
Mr. Isl
Mr. Thi
Nye Introduces Teton Park Bill and Yellowstone Boundary Change
Senator Nye a Republican from North Dakota introduces a bill to establish Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming and redraw the Yellowstone National Park boundaries across Montana Wyoming and Idaho. The measure aims to protect public lands and adjust park extents.
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Teton Park
Nye
Washington
Dee
North Drke
Committee On Publc
Eatahtah Grand Teton National Park
Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park
Montana
Idaho
Rich Widow Slain in Towanda Home Mystery
In Towanda Pennsylvania Mrs Samuel Jones a wealthy widow was found beaten to death in her farm home. The room showed signs of a brutal struggle and the house was ransacked. Detective Rudtott and Chief Watson led the probe with two cryptic notes found inside and outside the kitchen. The motive was unclear and police had no suspects or handwriting matches. Continued on Page Nine.
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Towanda
Samuel Jones
Red Star
Coal Mine Wage Pact Rejected Across District 27
Reports from Klein Roundup Red Lodge Bearcreek and Washoe show 526 votes for acceptance and 1 01 against in a district 27 referendum on a wage scale negotiated by operators and United Mine Workers of America. With Ball Sand Coulee Belt Stockett and two small mines near Roundup still to report the result appears rejection. Operators leader Purcell says no further talks and mines will close.
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Billings
Sand Coulee
Belt and Stockett
United Mine Workers of America
Klein
Round- Up
Red Lodge
Bearcreek
Washoe
Theacle
Wyoming
M. OF. Purcell
Montane Coal Operators Association
Plot 10 murder New York judge failure
A dramatic courthouse plot unfolds as mobster Billy ynitko and associates threaten a judge and a guard during the try for Sigmund Welas once a jewel thief. Murray Fershing, released from Sing Sing last June after warnings, faces new charges while a revolver misfires in a criminal courts building melee.
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New York
Ty Ynitko
Sigmund (Whiley) Welas
Criminal Courts
Murray Fershing
Donnellon
Welsa
Old Dobbin Still on the Job in Machine Age
In Chicago during a Horse Association of America session, Wayne Dismore of Chicago said horses are rising in quality and quantity. Inferior horses are diminishing as better animals are bred, contrasting with museums and reconstructions.
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Chicago
Mammalia of Museums
Horse Association of America
Wayne Dismore
Association
Senator DuPont Quits His Seat
United States Senator T Coleman DuPont, ill for a long time, resigns his seat. Governor Robinson of Delaware released the letter to Vice President Dawes and offered no hint about a successor to be named.
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Wilmington
Del
Dec. S
United States
T. Coleman DuPont
Senate
Robinson
Delaware
Dawes
Whart
DuPont
Triangle Stuff Seen in Brandon Killing
Police intensify hunt for Brandon slayer after coroner’s jury verdict says unidentified shooters killed him. Focus rests on a jealous rival motive as detectives seek a blonde woman’s estranged husband, who vanished from the city after Brandon was shot in his downtown car.
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Brandon
Atlanta
Dec. S
R. M. Brandon
Firma
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