British to Evacuate Women and Children from Kabul
British minister in Kabul reports a Royal Air Force convoy will land to evacuate British and Indian women and children, weather permitting, with dawn takeoff planned for Kabul. Kabul radio says the British legation is safe and messages are reaching the mission. Rebels repulsed near Kabul. Dakka quiet though Jalalabad remains besieged and Salatabad relief blocked.
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New Delhi
India
Kabul
Royal Air Force
Afghanistan
Pesawar
Kahut
Dakka
Jalalabad
Salatabad
Sks
Lalpura
Vanished Couple Mystery Deepens In Grand Canyon
A search for Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hyde of Haven Idaho continues in Grand Canyon Arizona after they disappeared while boating on the Colorado. Rescuers comb the canyon rim and rapids seeking clues as the case widens with each hour.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
Glenn Hyde
Haven
Idaho
Hey
Colorado
Family Dies From Gas Fumes in Philadelphia Home
Philadelphia today reports a grim tragedy as servant Arthur Wadsworth, a US Marine recruiting officer, his wife and three children were found dead from asphyxiation in their home. A fourth child was unconscious, in a critical condition when authorities arrived after a gas-filled house was entered.
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Philadelphia
Arthur Wadsworth
United States
Mane ¢Orps
Feeble King George Shows Slight Improvement
London dispatch reports King George VI made a feeble but steadier advance in health today. Doctors conducted light treatment and issued only a brief bulletin, noting the royal condition remains cautious and stable as medical staff observe further progress.
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London
Sual Carge
Hewett
Steey
Aig Ware
Congress Hurries Home for Christmas Recess
Washington reports the Senate and House winding down work before holidays with many members leaving for Christmas and not returning until January 3. In the Senate Heflin paid tribute to several figures while nominations to the Interstate Commerce Commission were confirmed in executive session. In the House McGregor bid colleagues farewell as Congress adjourns for the season.
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Washington
Senate
House
Heflin
Alabama
Inotice Olver Wendell Holmes
Warren
Wyoming
Mrazler
North Dakota
Interstate Commerce Commisaiin
Clyde
AlehIson
Oregon
Claude TL. Porter
Iowa
Patrick J. Farrell
McGregor
New York
Cashier Arrested for $42,000 Brokerage Theft
Cornelius Murray, 25, cashier with Hambleton & Co., was arrested in New York for stealing $42,000 from the firm. He claimed the losses stemmed from three years of stock market gambling. Police report ongoing investigation.
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New York
Cornnelius Murray
Hambleton & Co
Two Babies Die In House Fire In Missouri
Springfield Mo Dec 22 Two children of R A Berry La Clede county farmer were burned to death when the house was destroyed by fire in the afternoon. The mother had gone to tend poultry in the field and returned just as the roof caved in on her two daughters aged three and one and a half years.
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Springfield
R A. Berry
la Clede County
Horrible Cruelty to Baby Girl Alleged in Idaho Case
Boise police report a child abuse case alleging severe beating and burns on a baby girl. The father, Clawson, admits whippings but denies burning, claiming the marks came from an accident with a stove while in a children’s home. Dorothy, age 22, is named in the context of corrective actions. Welfare officers describe the scars as consistent with a hot poker.
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Boise
Idaho
Clawson
Dorothy
George
E. Clawson
Weather Outlook for the Week in Northern Rockies
The forecast calls for fair to moderate temperatures across the Northern Rocky Mountain region next week starting Monday. In southwestern Wyoming persistent strong winds and unsettled conditions may continue, with limited precipitation and mostly dry days overall.
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Rocky Mountain
Wyoming
Road Holiday for Amontana Family
Livingston reports a fatal fire at a farm home 24 miles east of Big Nimher when a husband and father, 38 year old Mr. Price, died in a blaze while delivering drug orders. His wife Mrs. Price and children found his charred body and car near the house after returning from a Christmas tree trip. Cause undetermined. she deduced he slept at the homestead Monday night.
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Livingston
Gafs
Hamestead
Big Ninher
Tls
Theo
Uta
Price
Dickson
Thief Lifts Church Christmas Tree in Atlanta
An AP report from Atlanta dated December 22 describes a criminal theft of a Christmas tree from Central Presbyterian Church. The tree was decorated for the Sunday school and intended to distribute gifts to children. No suspects are named.
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Atlanta
Central Presbyterian Church
Trad
Pasadena Santa Claus killed in early Christmas tragedy
Pasadena tragedy as Henry L. Dickson 67, a wealth furniture dealer, and his wife Elizabeth Ryan die after a car collision with a pedestrian. The incident occurs as he finishes a Santa Claus appearance at a Masonic event and was preparing for another. In Los Angeles, armed guards protect water pipe workers after two truck drivers narrowly escape sniper fire amid a local feud over a new water distribution plan.
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Pasadena
Cal
Santa Claus
Henry L. Dickson
Elizabeth Ryan
Los Angeles
Hynes
Clearwater
Raymond C. Winters
Joe Blatten
Sheriffs Gafficers
Million Dollars Check For Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr who reunited with his father received a seven million dollar Christmas gift. One half came from Gen Cornelius Vanderbilt and five hundred thousand from Mrs Van derbilt. He plans to place the funds in a trust to add to his one million two hundred fifty seven thousand inheritance and to pay creditors of his troubled newspaper ventures. He left tonight for his Reno ranch to join his wife for the holidays.
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York
Der
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbitt
Cornelius, Jr
Renn
Nev
James Barrie Confined to Bed in London Home
Sir James Barrie, famed author of Peter Pan and The Admirable Crichton, is ill at his London home after a severe chill. Physicians have ordered bed rest as a precaution while he recovers.
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London
James M. Barrie
Peter Pan
Crichton
Cal Makes Langley a Full Citizen Again
President Coolidge pardoned former Representative John W. Langley of Kentucky restoring full citizenship rights after his 1924 conspiracy to illegally withdraw whiskey from government storage conviction. Langley’s seat has been held by his wife Katherine Langley. he resigned after the Supreme Court declined to review his case.
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Washington
Coolidge
John W. Langley
Kentucky
Katherine
Langley
Congress
Covington
sonicsHontha
House
Supreme Court
Aend
Wild-Eyed Cop on Duty in Heart of Shopping District
In Helena a traffic officer Gene W Millegan, previously pledged for the Sixth ward beat, was seen in uniform in the uptown heart of the shopping district amid Christmas rush concerns. Citizens worry he may be mistaken for a speed demon as he exercises a trial deployment in a busy retail area.
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Heart OF Shopping
Commissioner Wine
Helena
Gene Milligan
Roundhouse Zone
J. R. Wine
Joe Spurcen
Bla
Wineha
Milegan
Sixth Avenus
Traffic Cnp
Santa asks Coolidge to find missing daddy
Northfield Minnesota boy John Chen appeals to President Coolidge in a Christmas letter asking Santa Claus to locate his father Wilbur Chen, who left home three years ago. The youngster writes that Santa should heed the president since he believes Santa will follow official wishes.
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Washington
Santa Claus
John Chen
President Coolidge
John
Northfield
Santa
United States
Daddy
la Wilbur
Chen
Drowns While Rustling Tree Near Danville
Jessie Jene Mullins, age 7, died after slipping into a lake while helping her five brothers fetch a Christmas tree for a destitute home near Danville. The accident occurred on December 22 as the group gathered an evergreen from nearby woods.
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Danville
Jessie Jene ‘Mullins
Fate Tolay
Ladies of the G A R Change Name in Montana Honor
In Butte on December 22 AP reports Lake Circle ele members of Ladies of the GAR renamed their group to Wilbur F. Sanders circle to honor the famed Montana pioneer who fought road agents in the early state days.
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Butte
Lake Cirele
GOA. R
Wilbur IF. Sanders
Montana
Hoover Receives Warm Brazilian Welcome On South American Tour
Herbert Hoover faced a busy day in Rio de Janeiro with state dinners, formal calls on Congress and the Supreme Court, and a large Brazilian greeting. Crowds packed the streets as dragoons in white uniforms escorted him, while he accepted the cordial embraces and waved to onlookers during his South American tour.
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James L. West
Associated Press
Rio Juneiro
United States
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Supreme Court
Nolice
Hoover
Hig Party
Chamber
Grast
Old Girl is to Go Up for Amazing Fraud
A federal jury convicted Mrs. Alice Sawyer of Long Beach California on five counts of using the mails to defraud. She allegedly offered to sell her late son's supposed petrified body to a scientific institution for $32,000. Sentencing scheduled by Judge Wenning.
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Los Angeles
Alice Sawyer
Long Beach
Calif
FE. E. Wenning
Dee
Sawyer
John L. Stats
Meridian
Miss
Hope Fachot Survives Shooting in Paris
Paris report says public prosecutor Charles Fachot, shot by an Alsatian automobile thief, is fighting bravely against death despite dire condition. Government awarded him the Legion of Honor at the commander level as courage and vigor give hope for recovery.
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Paris
Charles Fachot
Piblic
Legion of Honac
Hin
Four Deaths in Brooklyn Hold Up At Private Home
New York police report a failed hold up at a private home near Prospect Park Brooklyn. Three of five assailants were shot dead by a player. Another was killed leaping from a second story window. A fourth was wounded and captured. The fifth escaped.
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New York
Prospect Park
Brooklyn
Ifth
Santa Claus visits Allison children at home
In Wichita on December 22, Judge J. D. Dickerson ruled in probate court that Santa Claus may visit the Allison children in their home instead of sending them to a county institution. Mrs. Cora Allison had told the judge that James Allison would not support the family, and the court committed the children to the Wichita Children's Home. The mother expressed relief that her kids would have care and good food, while she noted she had rent paid for the coming week.
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Kan
J. D. Dickerson
Fiere
Santa Claus
Allison
Cora Allison
James Allison
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