Public works spur jobs with parks and pools
Washington reports from the presidents employment commission say golf courses pools and playgrounds are speeding job creation as cities like Pittsburgh Duluth and San Francisco push municipal projects. A warning urged the unemployed not to wander for work while farmers may perform winter repairs. Colonel Arthur Woods led the commission.
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Washington
Feports
Witsburgh
Duluth
San Francised
Ip Dring
Arthur Woods
Romanian writer beaten in New York
New York on December 22 Konrad Bercogiet a thirty year old writer was assaulted by masked men knocked to the ground and beaten He blamed attackers for the attack on his recent magazine piece denouncing the Romanian political situation A physician found him with severe bruises but no serious injuries reported
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New York
Konrad Bercogiet
Pacepton
Berravici
Luurta
Death of Frank Laid To A Sock In Robbery Case
In Memphis a pre trial hearing on the Jean Dayte murder charge reveals key testimony. Dr John J Galligan and state chemist Herman Harta say fent death came from a stocking forced down the throat. The defense may argue the stocking was used to suffocate Frank for a theft motive. A signed confession is being explored as potential evidence.
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Balt
Jean Dayte
Frank
Memphis
Norrow
John J. Galligan
Verman Harta
Dr. Galligan
Slayer Jean Da Faces Murder Charge in Memphian Death
Report indicates Jean Da, alias Helo As, is charged with murder in connection with the death of Bain Frank of Memyptus Tennessee. The slain man was robbed at a Salt Lake City hotel of a diamond ring, two stickpins, and money.
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Jean da
Bain Frank
Memyptus
Arklyn Gangster Fatally Wounded in Brooklyn
New York December 22 Tony Banosera the fourth Brooklyn gangster to claim the title The Chief after Vale was shot and probably fatally wounded tonight in a new outbreak of gunfire. He sat in his car in front of his home when the attack occurred. A Worcester Hospital departure was reported as a bridegroom ship clerk was described as an English knight and escaped at daybreak after she vanished from a hospital window wearing a nightgown coat and slippers.
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New York
Tony Banosera
Brooklyn
Frankie Yaie
Bathhead
Banosera
Vale Wan Sa
Kate Iospital Vray
Tate Hospital
Lucas Affair Raises Fresh GOP Infighting
Washington December 22 The Senate campaign funds committee examined records showing money channeled by Robert M Lucas former executive director of the Republican National Committee to finance a publicity drive against Senator Norris of Nebraska The dispute drew in Norris who urged openness and condemned anonymous tactics Lucas denied improper conduct and defended opposition to Norris as proper The exchange underscores increasing party tensions within the GOP prior to the next campaigns
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Harold Oliver Wuahington
Hare
Robert M. Lucas
Republican National Committee
Norris
Nebraska
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Civil War Veteran Finnerty Dies in British Columbia
Duncan B C December 22 Michael Finnerty, 101, a Civil War veteran who arrived in New York in 1459 from Ireland, worked at Sandy Hook fortifications and Fort Virginia where he witnessed the Monster Merrimac clash in 1362. He died Saturday after hanging in British Columbia for 67 years.
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Duncan
B. C
Michael Finnerty
New York
Ireland
Sandy Hook
Fort Virginia
Finnerty
British Columbia
Ottawa Red Cross to distribute World War I ordnance surplus
The Department of National Defense announced that the Red Cross will distribute the remaining vast stock of World War I ordnance supplies for the needy at Christmas. Since 1918 the peace forces have drawn from the stores, but a surplus remains and will be released for immediate distribution starting soon.
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Ottawa
Department of National Defense
Red Cross
Comic Opera Revolt In Monaco Spots Prince
Report from Monte Carlo describes a crowd gathered at the castle steps to protest the prince’s arrival. Soldiers with bayonets stood ready as rioters clashed with police, yielding prisoners. No bodily harm occurred, but the scene marked heightened tension and potential royal criticism.
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John F. Hanscom
Monta Carlo
Monaco
Nec
Sonia
Tims
Paris
Monte Carlo
Has Only One Leg Yet He Climbs Over Prison Wall
Paro Texas Der 22 Yerey Miller parachute jumper wartime pitot with one leg faced heighted handicap yet scaled the prison wall at Liberty hospital Juarez today. Miller has been in jail since tag for narcotic range dog suspect and never tried. Authorities believe he planned a break after learning he would be sent to Tren Marian island Mexican penal colony. After 48 hours wandering in sand hill Miller crossed the international border and returned to El Paso.
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Paro
Texas
Yerey Miller
Han Hut
Liberty Hospital
Juares
Miller
Tag
Tren Marian Island
Sand Hille
el Paso
Army men leap from plane injures one in Hawaii
Honolulu dispatch reports Lieutenant William J. Scott of San Antonio Texas and Sergeant Gerald J Blorf of Muskegon Michigan parachuted from an Army plane above Wheeler Field when it became uncontrollable. Slorf dislocated a shoulder while Scott escaped injury.
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Honolulu
William J. Scott
San Antonio
Texas
Gerald J. Blorf
Muskegon
Mich
Wheeler
Slorf
Scott
Arizona Kid Recall of Border Thief Escapade
Raymond Stickler a 23 year old convict was jailed in Maricopa county after a spree of daring escapes and armed confrontations with officers. An earlier attempt to shoot at pursuing officers ended with a knife seize and a hurried capture leading to his stay in custody.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Raymond Stickler
Maricopa County
Arizona
Stickler
Pentanars
Florrece
Kignapg
Lorenzo Wright
Blaze at St Tamiin de Belles Chasse Orphanage Hits Nung Cave Children
Nuns guided several hundred children from a burning wing of the St Tamiin de Belles chasse orphanage in Quebec last night. Fire destroyed part of the building, with damage confined mainly to the ground floor as church bells rang and villagers fought the flames.
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Quebec
St Tamiin de Belles Chasse
Former Premich of Romania 13 Called
Bucharest, Nec. 22. By-Vin-Ula Aratiano reports prominent Romanian politician died this afternoon of apoplectic attack on his estate at Miharis. For years Cintila ratieno held high power as teacher of the Iberal party and premier, but weakened in 1928 when the peasants party came to power and Wr. Kuliu Manlu became premier.
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Bucharest
Nec
Vin- Ula Aratiano
Wbernt Politeian
Miharis
Cintila Ratieno
Thomania
Highway
Peasants’ Party
Kuliu Manlu
Robbers Escape With 2500 From Apache Bank
Oklahoma Dec 22 AP two robbers held up the American National Bank of Apache and escaped with 2500 cash. Cashier J W Pieratt was released on a side road near El Reno unharmed after being forced to ride with the bandits. He described being driven through Saddie mountain and central Canadian counties with one robber at gunpoint in front and the other in back.
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Oklahoma
American National Bank of Apache
J. W. Pieratt
el Reno
Pirratt
Egass
Thugs in Chicago Fire into Crowd Incident
A chaotic scene in Chicago near a Christman shopping crowd at Ropers park as gunfire wounded Mrs. Henrietta Ceuthrie and E. W. Stane. Police identified the wounded as innocent bystanders. Authorities could not confirm if attackers were rival Ringelers amid the sidewalk throng.
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Chicago
Poor Wellsville shoemaker gives away four children
In Wellsville Kansas a distressed shoemaker placed a window sign saying Children to Rite again, can't afford them longer. Four youngest children were placed in homes near Wellsville before Christmas. Three older children have found work. the mother died this year.
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Wellsville
Kas
Chidren Ta Rite Agay
Tom Dorrey
Deb Barbara Button Introduced To Society At Reception
In New York on December 22 Deb Barbara Button, daughter of the late Frank W. Woolworth, was formally introduced to society. A thousand guests attended the event and two hundred were invited to a later supper and dance.
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New York
Barbara Hutton
Frank W. Woolworth
Tonisnt
Mother
Dry Dick Not To Be Tried For Killing Rum Runner
District Attorney Wallace Rutherford announced no charges against Michael J. Buckley a federal prohibition agent who shot and killed Ugline Prasso a suspected bootlegger at a lonely road scene Buckley was deemed not drunk by investigator August Morgan and Rutherford found Buckley acted as any officer would during the incident Prasso allegedly aided in transporting a truckload of Havoc on the night of the shooting.
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Nam
Wallace Rutherford
Michael J. Buckley
Prohibition
Ugiline Piasso
Rutherford
Buckley
Prasso
Morgan
Bo Rutherford
Prasao
Hare
Family of Nine Perishes After Poison Bread Incident
Ardanova, Czechoslovakia, December 92. A bread baker facing unemployment produced poisoned loaves. He and his wife and their seven children ate the bread together and all died. The tragedy follows the baker's assertion of ruin and despair.
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Ardanova
Czechoslovikia
Forty inmates overcome by gas at wa atine house hero
Absenia Czechoslovakia Nec 22 faced a fatal fumigating poison incident as forty inmates were overcome. One died and 14 were not expected to survive.
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Absenia
Czechoslovakia
Wa Atine House Hero
Trn
Boy, 19, loses legs after train robbery assault
Hi Pano Texas reports a 19 year old, Carbon C Pittman, identified three men Tobias Kapalan, Robert Margarroll, and Jack Raynor as attackers who knocked him from the top of a fast freight box car near Van EHoen Tesan. Pittman crawled 160 yards to a highway and was taken to El Paso. $4.89 stolen. 17 men were rounded up nearby.
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Hi Pano
Texas
Carbon C. Pittman
Tesan
Mins
van Ehoen
Pittman
Tobias
Kapalan
Robert Margarroll
Jack Raynor
Fileven
KE Pano
el Paso
Emperor Al Capone Pays Visit to Boston
Boston. Der. 22. The Boston Globe reports gangster Al Capone was in Boston two days last week and reached an agreement with three Boston men on handling liquor here. The Globe says the visit aimed to help monopolize the illegal liquor trade nationwide while Capone already had influence in Philadelphia and was pushing toward New York.
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Boston
Beesemyer Admits Wrecking Los Angeles Building Loan Firm
Los Angeles December 22 Beesemyer confessed to wrecking the Guaranty Building and Korn association by embezzling 88 000 000. He pleaded guilty to a grand theft indictment and waived time for sentencing. Superior Judge Walton T Wood set Friday for pronouncement. The ex financier said he had pleaded not guilty earlier to aid in straightening out the failed company he managed while in custody. A grand jury planned more indictments totaling about 100 for grand theft against Beesemyer. Dr Frank N Doud, neuropathy student and author, died.
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Los Angeles
Kort
Beesemyer
Guaranty Building
Korn Association of Los Angeles
Tadlcy
Catriaa
Tme
Son Tener
Walton T. Wood
Grand Jury
Mento
Boenemyer
Major Shepard Found Guilty of Murder in Federal Trial
Kansas City Kansas December 22. A federal court jury found Major Charles A Shepard 50 army specialist guilty of murdering his second wife Zevana and recommended life imprisonment. The defendant wept as the verdict was read and pledged he is innocent. Defense lawyers announced plans for appeal and possible retrial citing numerous errors.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Federa Cout
Charles A. Shepard
Seco
Zevana
Mas Grace Brandon
Nrook Jipid
San Antonio
Texas
Hite
Fin Yerbel
T. Kages
Sara
CHAS K HARRIS NOTED SONG WRITER DIES AT 65
New York December 22 Charles K Harris 65 noted songwriter and music publisher author of After the Ball and a theme song of the 1890s died at his home after a three week illness.
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New York
Charles K. Harris
Flood in Peru Takes Lock and Three Drowned
Flood waters of the Tarma river washed out a lock and a bridge in Lima Peru as people were swept away. The river level was reported to be 25 feet above normal, with three drowned in the disaster.
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Peru
Lima
Tarma River
Thompson Sues For Libel Over Million Dollar Slant
Col. Robert Randolph, president of the Chicago Association of Commerce, named defendant in a $1,000,000 libel suit filed today in superior court. The suit stems from a letter to the Federal Radio Commission alleging Mayor William Hale Thompson’s amusement plan involved a lottery. Officials in Washington were told Thompson’s scheme did not constitute a lottery.
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Cmeaga
Der
Col
Robert Randolph
Chicago Association of Commerce
Wiliam Hale Thompson
Anita
Cot. Randolph
Federal Radio Commission
Thompson
Post
Radio Commission
Col. Randolph
Thompann
Washington
New York Vice Ring Probes Trigger Grand Jury Action
An appellate investigation into magistrates court today spurs grand jury action as District Attorney Crain says a long series of criminal proceedings against police named in testimony will follow. Six witnesses testified on perjury charges against Patrolman John J. Stiglin, who faces departmental trial with three other former members of the vice squad. Stiglin had been complainant against Marjorie Wharton and Winifred Grassion, convicted on vice charges in March 1929. Special counsel Ysidor J. Kresel, scanning subpoenaed records from 2,000 ban and brokerage entries, seeks corruption evidence in Maasis state courts involving 120 policemen, a congressman, aldermen, and other officials connected to the case.
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New York
Todey
Crain
John J. Stiglin
Tree
Vice
Aquad
Stiglin
Marjorie Wharton
Winifred Grasson
Ysidor J. Kresel
American Woman Cleared in Rome Anti-Fascist Case
Mrs H J Nevens American born widow of an Italian poet was acquitted of anti Fascist activity charges in Rome. Three men received long prison terms for arming offenses while several defendants were acquitted and Debosis formerly Lillian Vernon of St Louis expressed regret for participating in propaganda actions.
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Rome
H. J. Nevens
Armillar
Renzo Hendi
Cor American Newspapere
Special Tribune
Maris Vinciguerra
Gelmetti
Debosis
Lillian Vernon
St. Louis
Efrendara
Widow of New York Broker Boes to Him
Elizabeth Dick 38 widow of a New York broker was found dead in her East 56th Street apartment. Police call it a self-inflicted death. The family doctor noted she grieved deeply for her husband Julian Dick who died in an accidental shooting ten years earlier.
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New York
Boes
Elizabeth Dick
East 56Thtreet
Julian Dick
Lieutenant Maitland Punished For Spree
In San Antonio on December 22 the general court martial found Trent Maitland of California guilty of intoxication. He received a reprimand and forfeiture of $100 pay. The record notes Maitland served as a seaman with navigator Albert Hegtnbergar, and mentions a 1927 context between the mainland and WawAlt.
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San Antonio
Trent
Seater
Maitland
California
WawAlt
Liew
Albert Heg Tnbergar
Walsh Eyes Colorado Shale Case In Senate Probe
Senator Walsh announces a forthcoming Senate Public Lands committee inquiry into charges by Ralph F. Kelley that the Interior Department favored Sarge Oil in Colorado shale lands. Secretary Wilbur will be among the first witnesses, with Water Walsh and Finney also slated as witnesses in the preliminary hearings.
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Wilbur
Senate
Ralph F. Kelley
Interior Department
Sarge Oil Companion
Colorado
Walsh
Montana
Christans
Kelley
Water Walsh
Teapot Dome
Simen Wilbur
Finney
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