Bruce Slices State Budget With Prohibition Funds Boost
Washington reported that the Senate increased the prohibition enforcement appropriation from 13.5 million to 270.6 million dollars, the largest proposed total, though House opposition remains strong. Senator Bruce, Democrat of Maryland, pushed the amendment to the treasury port office supply bill, triggering swift but controversial action. Leaders warned the move could wreck the fiscal program and planned to challenge the increase in conference with the House.
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Morris to Hang, Son Goes Free
Henry Gashi Morris of Carthage Missouri, condemned for the murder of Denver housekeeper Mrs Anna Grobe, was brought to the state penitentiary after a Green River judge set a May 1 hanging. Morris' 18 year old son Jack, initially charged with first degree murder in the case, was released after the charges were dismissed.
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Wyo
Henry Gashi Morris
Carthage
Anna Grobe
Denver
Sweetwater County
J. Tadball
Green River
Morris
Jack
Two Great Banks in Chicago Merge
Chicago December 13 AP report that Central Trust Company and the Book of America announced a merger. Combined assets will total more than 16.3 million dollars. The formal announcement was issued late today.
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Chicago
Theentral Trust Company
The
Book of America
Freak Wind Kills Three in South
A series of tornadoes swept eastern Texas and western Louisiana, killing three and injuring more than a dozen. Pearland saw injuries and several buildings demolished as a bright electrical storm and heavy rain accompanied the wind. In Sulphur Springs near the Louisiana line, Mrs. CC Fridell, 42, died, and other family members were injured.
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Houston
Texas
Louisiana
Pearland
Much Must Hang for Clark Killing
Spokane Washington Dee 14 API Archie F Much a 33 year old mill worker and father of five children was convicted of murdering Mrs Catherine Clark Boston divorcee here tonight the jury recommending that he be hanged
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Spokane
Wash. Dee
Archie F. Much
Catherine Clark
Bostom
Sugar Officials Facing Inquiry
Officials of the Great Western Sugar company of Denver, under DOJ anti trust probe, conferred at length with William J. Donovan, assistant to the attorney general, about the matter. W L Petrikin, president, led the group.
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Washington
Great Western Sugar Company
Denver
Department of Justice
Compa
William J. Donovan
W. L. Petrikin
Fire Sweeps Army Medical School Building No 9
Firemen battled a blaze at building No 9 of the United States Army Medical Field Service school as shells burst nearby. Officials estimated damage at about 150000 dollars amid artillery and revolver explosions.
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Dee
United States Army Medical Field Service School
Coast Guard Seizes Ram Runner Off Rockaway Inlet
New York AP report says Harbour Trader carrying a large cargo was captured two miles off Rockaway Inlet Long Island. Ten men were arrested and about 1500 cases of liquor valued at 150000 dollars were seized by the coast guard.
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Der
Coast Guard
Rockaway's Inlet
Long Island
Renew Efforts to Avert War in Pan American Meeting
The Pan American conference special committee on the Bobeyan Para Ruayay dispute recommends urging all participating republics to use moral influence to smooth tensions between Litins American nations Lugano Switzerland. The League of Nations council may send Bolivia’s peace reply to Paraguay and Paraguay’s reply to Bolivia.
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Nec
Lugano
Switzerland
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League of Nations
Paraguay
Bolivia
Council
Argentina greets president-elect Herbert Hoover in Buenos Aires
The train bearing Herbert Hoover and his party arrived in Buenos Aires from Santiago, Chile, amid a warm reception. Citizens lined suburban stations, delivering demonstrations similar to those seen during Hoover’s U.S. campaign.
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Buenos Aires
Aterbert Coover
United States
Santiago
Chile
Work grills on Salt Creek oil contract renewal
Washington Dec 13 AP The Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company contract for government royalty in Salt Creek fields was renewed on legal advice from Congress given experts. Dr Hubert Work former Interior Secretary told the Senate Lands Committee that the Justice Department later ruled the renewal illegal and void. He said conflict of legal opinion existed between law officers of the two departments. He had resigned to head the Republican National Committee for Hoover. The committee questioned Roy O West as his nomination to replace Work nears confirmation. Senator Walsh said his inquiry was only remotely related to the West nomination.
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Salt Creek
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Hubert Work
Secretary of the Interior
Senate Lands Committee
Department of Justice
Work
Cabi
Republican National Committee
Herbert Oover
Sinclair
Sen
Walsh
Roy 0. West
Dr. Work
Montana
West
Dickinson Dies Former War Secretary Taft’s Cabinet Member
J M Dickinson aged 78 a former secretary of war under William Howard Taft died in Chicago after several weeks illness He had practiced law in Chicago for over 25 years and will be buried in Nashville Tennessee The Mississippi native known for southern roots served in Taft’s cabinet as a Democratic secretary of war during Republican years
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Chicago
Jacob M. Dickinson
William Howard Taft
Hoe
Moce
War Office
Dickinson
Nashville
Tenn
John McGavok Dickinson
Missiesippi
Tennessee
Taft
Bryan
Killing at Plentywood Prompts Coroner’s Inquest
In Plentywood on December 18 Walter Wheeler 25 a transient laborer was fatally shot during an argument over a record game when Jack Beman intervened between Jack Geman and Tim Quigley pool hall proprietor. A coroner jury ruled Wheeler died from a gun wound inflicted by Beman and the county attorney said a charge of translaughter would be filed. Wheeler had worked on Dan McCall’s ranch and had no known relatives in the area.
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Plentywood
Jack Geman
Tim Quigley
Beman
Quigley
Walter Wheeler
Wheeler
Erickson
Dan McCall
Kidnapped Women Reported by Jalisco Insurgents
Mexican travelers describe how insurgents seized 22 women from the town of Jilotepen, in Jalisco. They dynamited the municipal building and looted homes before abducting the women near a movie theater, then departed to their mountain lairs.
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Mexico City
Jilotepec
Jalisco
Tita
One Little Hug Costs 12500 Dollars in Pullman Case
In December a Pullman car incident on the way to Dayton, Ohio led to a lawsuit by Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Kamons against Isaac Weinstein, a former police magistrate. A jury awarded the Kamons 12500 dollars total, with Mrs. Kamons receiving 12000 and Mr. Kamons 500. Weinstein and the Kamons were business partners and Weinstein allegedly pressed his attentions on Mrs. Kamons in the car’s drawing room during travel.
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Pittsburgh
Louis J. Kamons
Ka- Mons
Isaac Weinstein
Weinstein
Kamons
Battling jeweler beats off robbers on State Street
Chicago dispatch reports jeweler Michael Koopman saved jewels valued at 290000 when two robbers tried a hold up in his State Street storefront on the twelfth floor. An 18-year-old helper aided him as he kicked a robber, drawing barbers and customers from a nearby shop. The pair fled down a stairway empty handed.
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Chicago
Michael Koopman
Iin
State Street
Koopman
Congress May Vote 25 Millions to Fight Scourge
Surgeon General Cumming and a board he named to study the influenza epidemic issued a precaution program. It urges translation of recognized and suspected cases, avoiding crowds, and treating cases at home when possible. Tennessee reported 243 new cases as daily totals reached 41,063, with officials saying actual cases may be five times higher.
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Washington
Cumming
Board of Strategy
Tennessee
Crower
King George Upbeat After Severe Attack Amid Recovery
London dispatch reports two bulletins from Buckingham Palace indicating King George showed slight improvement after yesterday’s severe attack. Despite weakness, physicians noted steady pulse and no decline, offering cautious public reassurance as three weeks of strain were endured.
Awards at poultry show honor notable displays
More than half the awards on twenty one varieties went to exhibits on the second day of the poultry show held under the Intermemtary Poultry Krerders association in Tanen building. WU Naiman of Leer won the largest exhibit in White Lions. Cooperson of Taawly and Clark won best White Rock pean and best White Plymouth Rock female. Lloyd Cherem judged.
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Poultry Krerders Association
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Rhode Island
Wiymouth Rocks
Biome
WU Naiman
Leer
Ot. Cooperson
Taawly and Clark
Plymouth
Berger bill targets stock speculation with no delivery
Washington December 14 AP Representative Berger socialist Wisconsin proposes a measure to bar mail service for stock market speculation where no actual delivery of shares occurs. The bill would not ban trading in stocks with delivery, but would deny the mails to such speculators and brokers.
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Washington
Berger
Tse
Morning shopping urged to ease Helena crowds
The Independent urges thoughtful shoppers in Helena to use morning hours to avoid crowds and support merchants. It notes staff shortages and Christmas demand, advises shopping before afternoon rush, and cites health authorities for crowd reduction.
Brooklyn Gangster Moran Executed for Double Cop Murders
iendaye AP reports Thomas Red Moran aged 22 from Brooklyn was executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison for the killings of two Brooklyn police officers two years ago.
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Iendaye
Thomas
Red” Moran
Brooklyn
Electric Chair
Sing Sing Prison
Nine movie people killed in Russia near Groziy
Moscow reports that nine motion picture men were killed when they fell over a precipice in the north Caucasian mountains near Grozny while on a party expedition to lime or survey the area. The victims were part of a film crew working in the region.
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Moscow
Caucassian
Groziy
Miners Vote On Pay Scale In Montana Referendum
Montana coal miners vote again on wage scale after a previous rejection by Walter Mine Workers of America and opposition from Roundy and Kiowa operators. northern Wyoming operators press the new scale as a referendum nears. Ottawa reports Canada’s principal crop value at 1 061 000 000 dollars, down from 1927 and 1925 levels.
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Montana
Scala Conmitutes
District New
Walter Mine
Workers of America
Wyoming
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Young Wife Muggel Confesses Slaying Then Dies in Car
Canton, Ohio AP report states Mrs. Margaret Heldman of Lorain, 21, who lured coal operator Vernard E. Fearn to his Canton home and shot him last Thursday night, killed herself with the same .38 caliber pistol while being transported to authorities. Her husband W Neldiman said she had confessed. Examination confirmed the weapon. Continued on Page Two.
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Margaret Heldman
Lorain
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Leiteng Feurn
Tielduun
Fear Drug Ring Will Murder Mrs Boyd
Federal authorities fear an attempt on Mrs. June Boyd of Chicago amid the Arnold Rathiston narcotics case. Detained at a New York hotel she may be remanded to Jefferson Market prison as a maternal witness. funds and narcotics were seized from her apartment linked to an international syndicate. The baby of Heldmans remains in the custody of the child welfare bureau.
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New York
Federal of
June Boyd
Chicago
Arnold Rathiston
Bowl
Jefferson Market Women's Prison
Joseph Unger
Buffalo
Uniger
Childrens’ Burea
Canton
Childrens’ Bureau
Four Dead Six Hurt in Missouri Rail Crash
In Carthage Missouri four men were killed and six injured when a freight train collided, plunging cars into Spring River. Victims Loy Campbell Runselly Robert Ainfre Howard Creviston Bowers Milly Lowell Foster all Missouri construction workers. Officials announce a formal investigation into the wreck.
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Carthage
Massouri Parifte Tatlwi
Wolliston
Sumites
Here
Saad
Runselly
Robert Ainfre
Wonett
Howard Creviston
Bowers Milly
Lowell Foster
Sarcoxic
Spring River
Allies' Troops May Quit Rhine Evacuation Hope Grows
Lugano December 15 AP The German delegates to the League of Nations council session expressed guarded optimism on the Rhine evacuation issue after a lengthy conference with Gustav Stresemann Aristide Briand and Sir Austen Chamberlain.
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Lugano
League of Nations Council
Rhineland
Gustav Stresemann
Aristide Briand
Sir Austen Chamberlain
New York Cops Chief to Retire
New York on December 13 AP Joseph A Warren head of New Yorks 17000 police officers resigned as police commissioner amid criticism of the Rothstein gambling killing inquiry He said retirement not connected to the case Grover Whalen Wanamaker manager had been named as a possible successor but the mayor did not commit himself
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New York
Joseph A. Warren
Arnold Rothstein
Warren
Grover A. Whalen
John Wanamaker
Wright and Lindy at Notable Ceremonies
Washington December 13 Orville Wright escorted Charles A Lindbergh to the rostrum of the International Civil Aeronautics conference to receive the Harmon trophy for his New York to Paris flight. The trophy is awarded by the International League of Aviators to the year’s top contributor to aeronautics and was presented to Lindbergh by Pierre Etienne Flandin vice president of the French chamber of deputies and president of the Aero club of France.
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Orville Wright
Charles A. Lindberg
International Civil Aeronautics Conference
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New York
Paris
International League of Aviators
Aeronautica
Lindbergh
Pierre Etienne Flandin
Chamber of Puties
Aero Club of Frarice
Do Your Shopping Early Also Means to Do as Much as Possible
A newspaper item notes shoppers are urged to plan ahead and make the most of morning hours. Officials emphasize efficiency and time saving as stores open early. Local vendors report brisk early foot traffic and advise customers to map routes.
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