British Coal and Cotton Workers May Go Out
Chicago dispatch reports federal grain speculation limits may force the Chicago Board of Trade to close, per vice president Peter B. Carey. Directors consider suspending trading as government actions affect markets. The piece notes widespread anxiety among traders and mentions historical scope of disruption in the industry.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Peter B. Carey
Board of Directors
Fem
Al Smith Passes Stir Nationwide Obituary Noise
In a muted, nationwide outpouring, tributes flowed as obituaries and birth cards circulated for Al Smith. Photographers and family members gathered at a lower Fifth Haven frame while telecasts and newspapers reflected on his legacy amid a flood of remembrances from across the United States.
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Telaeranis
United Statins
Eastern Railroads may merge despite Senate opposition
President announced talks to unify major railways including Nickel Plate New York Central Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania lines to speed policy and boost jobs. Intercity Commerce Commission review will decide if public interest is served with the plan facing Senate skepticism from Senators Howell and Wheeler who warn against consolidation resembling earlier Northern Pacific proposals.
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Senate
Congress
Kiniain
Trix
New York
Central
Pennsylvania
Mere
Ohio
Poallan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Howell
Nebraska
Wheeler
Montana
Ex-con sought in double maid killings in Oklahoma
Oklahoma officers seek Hart Quinn alias Earl Howard a Missouri convict in connection with the murder of two maids found shot on a highway near Tonkawa. A wife named Flor and a Tonkawa district attorney are involved. Quinn has prior Missouri and Chicago records and had served two terms.
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Hiarkwell
Okla
Japl Krave Otter
Kay
Nies
Tonicht
Hart Quinn
Earl Howard
Missouri
Drifflity Sisters
Oy Torkawa
Porter
Quine Wee
Tone Kawa
Quinn
Potter
Tonkawar
Lucas Turns His Guns Upon Sen Walsh in Senate Probe
A Washington Republican official accused Senator Walsh of Montana and Senator Norris of Nebraska in a corruption inquiry. The Republican National Committee chief warned of Democratic alignment and described alleged payback tied to a bank loan secured by party funds. The report, from Miami Beach, notes ongoing investigations into the Nebraska senatorial contest.
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Lucas
Sen. Walsh
Norris Case
Washington
Republican National
Senate
Senator Walsh
Montana
Thomas J Wate
Den
Lorke W. Norris
Miami Beach
Fla
Nebraska
Sileis
Rampalen
Larne
Senger
Norris Indies Pedentepablian
Senator Walsh on Dart to Guban Isle
Senator Thiago Waleh of Munuuia arrives at Atham by Ainptane for a Dart to Guban Isle voyage. The report notes his travel status and schedule as of Ter. 10. The details indicate an official movement tied to a maritime route.
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Senator Walsh
Guban
Tava. Ter
Thiago Waleh
Munuuia
Atham
Ainptane
Sucker Falls For Old Horse Racing Betting Game
W. A. Elston, 79, tells officials two men defrauded him of a supposed fortune in horse racing winnings. He met them in Omaha and El Paso and says Hall of Kansas City and Sloan posed as betting syndicate agents, convincing him they won $200,000 and would share $100,000, with a $600,000 fortune to follow. The swindle began two weeks earlier at a sanitarium in El Paso. The men promised the first installment yesterday but the meeting never happened.
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Omaha
Lee
Vallee
W. A. Elston
Atttorney
Cabdwell
Idaho
Wishelig
Oy & Nic Dks
Elston
Piston
el Paso, Tes
Hall
Kansas City
Sloan
Staan
T Hat
Owever
Woman Dies at 103 After Devout Life in Mexandria
Mrs. Kasa Eng died at age 103 in Mexandria Minnesota. Funeral details mention a life guided by loyalty to God, careful living, and faith. The obituary notes her long devotion and simple creed as the core of her years.
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Mexandria
Minn
Bee
Kasa Eng
Descendant of First Adams Hoover Guest
Washington December message recounts the guest status of a descendant of the Adams Hoover line. It notes a son of the 30th president, Allen, and mentions Fanny Womans, secretary Adams, with events tied to a presidential room and the White House occupancy story.
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First Adams Hoover
Washington
Dec Mwat
Tantene Ted He
Harty
Loover
Allen
Fanny
Adams
Ariditton
John Atlanta
White House
Three Die In Explosion At Torpedo Plant Near Here
A blast at a torpedo plant near Thetra Texas killed three workers. The deceased were RW Kenworthy, 20, Jim Snyder, 22, and J B Russell, 45. The accident occurred while dynamite was being manufactured.
Clara Bow Dispute With Daisy Devoe Heats Up
Los Angeles reflects a long running feud as Clara Bow and ex secretary Daisy Devoe escalate civil suits and theft charges. Devoe seeks $2 860 back salary for 21 months work, claiming weekly wages 75 to 125 and $1 250 unpaid. Jewelry worth about $86 000 allegedly looted from Bow’s safety deposit box and misused funds led to grand jury theft indictments against Daisy. Danny Duron Duron and associates face trial next month.
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Los Angeles
Clara Bow
Exs
Daisy Devoe
Daley
Galva
Casey Saya Wlyra
Danny
Mixa Raw
Rhecka
Adorress
Treason Charged to U S Farm Board Over Prices
Farmers meeting in Thailan Texas charged the Federal Farm Board with gambling in futures markets and impacting prices. Resolutions from the Farmers Marketing Association of America and the Farmers Union of Texas urged nonpayment or storage of cotton until prices rise. W B Yeary of Dallas, secretary treasurer of the association, accused the board of keeping prices down.
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U. S. Farm Board
Thailan
Texas
Farmers’ Marketing Association of America
Farmer’ Union of Texas
Farm Board
Ite
W. B. Yeary
Dallad
Riot in Colombia Leaves Dead and Wounded
In Kagota Colombia on December 30 eight people were killed and eleven wounded during a political clash at Capitaneso, Santander province. Governor Galvin of Santander ordered troops from Bogota and Malaga to the village, with cavalry and infantry arriving to restore order.
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Kagota
Colombia
Capitaneso
Amall
Santander
Jernman
Galvin
Bogota
Malaga
Wheat in Liverpool Lowest on Record
In Liverpool the price of wheat fell to three shillings and a farthing per cental, the lowest ever recorded in the market. In Pomona, California, three people were killed crossing here when their car was struck by an electric train. The dead are identified as Mr and Mrs Fr Burley of West Hollywood and an unidentified woman who may be Mrs Burley's sister.
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Folverpool, Eng
Pomona
Calif
Dee
Fr. Burley
West Hollywood
Hurley
General Joffre Dying Near, End Imminent for Marshal
At 2 45 a m Fontaine one of the attend ive physicians said Joffre was gradually weakening as the heart began to fail. Doctors believed death would come but not soon. Staff officers and family gathered at the hospital in Paris while the marshal nears his end. Continued on Page 2.
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Paris
Marshal Joffre
Fontaine
Cians
Ooens
Marshals
J Medside
Tssally Gena Feeally
St. Teau de Urey
Vermont appoints Frank J Cervene as senator
A Vermont appointment names Frank J Cervene as the new senator. The 181 meeting indicates a Republican selection with Weeks involved in the process and duties to fulfill the vacancy created by the prior drat of sey.
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Myn
Vermont
Frank Co Wartridge
Careell
Frank J. Cervene
Republiain
Wife of a Negro Now an Outcast
An outcast wife, formerly married to a Negro, has returned from New York after treatment in a neurological institute and refuses to join her husband. Onlookers struggle to understand the couple’s estrangement as she remains distant during her long absence.
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Tow Angeles
Pre
Helena Tee
Nelson
Tr Eugene
Angeles
Daya Aga
New York
Nhey
Woman Charged With Murder Of Husband Dart Townsend
Mrs Luin Hilsinger entered a plea of not guilty to murder charges in the fatal shooting of her husband George Ett singer Kenrge Te Ett, reported from Port Ingher. The act occurred December 24 and followed allegations she was entertaining another woman.
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Dart Townsend
Luin Hilenger
Hilsinger
Port Ingher
Mild California quake rattles Castella and nearby towns
A small earthquake was reported today near Castella with shakes felt in Mt. Shasta, Dunamuir, and Delta. Residents described trembling structures as the temblor occurred after an underground tremor, with the event noted by local observers in the California area.
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Reding
Cube
Castella
Mt. Shasta
Dunamuir
Delta
New York College Boys Face Suffering for Rowdy Stunts
New York college sophomores implicated in a rowdy spree at a student dinner trashed a theatre, raided a subway station, and caused disorder. Magistrate Harke remanded them for sentencing after they pleaded guilty to all counts and offered mixed apologies.
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NEW York College
New York
Dors
Todas
Dt City College
Vanth
Harke
Birth of a Nation film barred in St Paul protests
In St Paul Minnesota a showing of The Birth of a Nation was ordered stopped after a delegation of Black residents protested the film. They charged the picture fanned racial hatreds by depicting Reconstruction era violence and appealing to white supremacist sentiment.
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RTH. OF & Nation
St, Paul
St. Paul, Minn
Etty Emunet
Greup
Seattle Couple Wed Within Cemetery
A Seattle couple wed in a cemetery chapel after visiting the Queen Anne cemetery for a wedding ceremony. About 100 guests attended the proceedings as Bev Seattle and partner Mire Glaidsa Leelle exchanged vows in a simple service conducted by Howald Hooper.
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Seattle
Bev
Howald Hooper
Target practice precedes hubby's formal slaying
In district court, prosecutors detail Leona Fitzmaurice's alleged preparation for murder. They claim she bought a gun and practiced shooting at home, despite her husband’s warned absence day earlier, and that she confessed to the shooting in front of state officials.
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Tee
Bnry
Leona Fitzmaurice
Harlan Mitamaurice
Greybill
Wyo
Dortmanter
Thomas McKinney
Fitzmaurices
Nney
Fitztanetes
Ehaned
Loveaul
Last Anana s Club Member Passes Away In Florida
The final member of the Ananias Club, Ur. George j Morgan Ward, pastor of Voinerna Iehapel, has died in Talim ftrach Florida. The obituary notes the club’s long history and its role in local social life, recalling past gatherings and the era when the group thrived.
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Talim
George J Morgan Ward
Voinerna
Massachusetts Law Chief Rules State Police Lacking Authority
The Massachusetts law chief asserts state police lack authority on prohibition enforcement under federal preemption. He argues the federal government governs prohibitions and police must defer to federal powers, challenging local enforcement. The remark comes amid ongoing debates on jurisdiction and due process in drug and prohibition-era policy.
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Massachusetts
Labor War Threatens British Isles in Two Key Industries
London reports indicate Britain could see large strikes starting January in coal and cotton, involving about 353,008 workers. Miners work to expire tomorrow, with 163,000 poised to strike on New Year’s Day. cotton sector spokesmen threaten a general January walkout in Manchester.
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London
Great Britain
Waler
Ialla
Manchester
Decoy Woman Figures In Series Of Robberies
Reports filed today accuse Harey Stingenwatl HW L Wake and Maniey Bates of highway robberies. Mrs Elizabeth Nelson is charged with aiding and abetting, allegedly acting as a decoy by feigning disability to halt motorists while accomplices robbed them.
Legion Seeks Congress Aid for Veterans Jobs
The American Legion calls Congress to aid war veterans by funding hospital facilities and aiding unemployed veterans. National commander Ftalph Th U'Nei of Topeka urges action to provide beds for about 5000 veterans on hospital waiting lists, aiming to expand support and hospital capacity.
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Ftalph
Topeka
Kan
Todas
Unt
Ceena
Dead Man Thought to Be Father Found Alive in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia family learns their father, long believed dead, may be alive in New York or London after a San Francisco clerk reports a possible sighting. Brothers Adron and Charles Schwartz pursue reunion as investigations touch Porto Rico, Paris, and a World War history claimed by relatives.
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Isa Mme
Rehovot
Samuel Sehwart
Philadelphia
Phasienin
Adron Schwartz
Dy Chierles Schwarts
Acen
Tita
Servrant Frank McGrawan
San Francisco
Pereimng Byreau
Philalelpia
Dr Schwartz
Aaron Rehwartz
New York
Schwartz
San Francsig
Porto Rico
Lis
Aim Dent
Wan
London
Chicago gangster sentenced to five years in prison
The article reports Ralph Capone and associates facing penalties in a disorderly war on crime. Capone receives a five year term and a substantial fine for evading payments tied to a large scandal involving alcohol and gambling.
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Chicago
Indian powwow to seek unity in new legislature
London Dec Premier Ramsay MacDonald will preside at tomorrow’s all-India conference meeting of the minority committee. Aimed at breaking the deadlock between Hindu and Muslim delegates, the session hopes to set a federalized India framework amid ongoing factional dispute over proper representation in the new legislature.
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London
Ramsay MacTionald
Minorition
India
Lord Melchett Rests After Simple Rites
Lord Melchett was laid to rest today in a simple funeral at St Pancras, the service reflecting Hebraic rites. A symbol of Zion, a small earth token rested on the coffin, marking the land from which the celebrant hails.
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Lord Melchett
Tonden
Lord Malchett
Pancras
Land of
Zion
Man in Cora Mead case shot in row with wife
Victim’s husband James Mead and former Canadian Royx Mounted Police commander Thornewill linked to 1928 death of Cora Mead, a Chicago rancher. District attorney Victor Garner ordered the estranged wife Mrs Mead released after Thornewill’s statements exonerated her of blame.
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Cora Mead
Santa Cria
Cal
Woo
Cora Mead Dean Myatory
Seattle
Thornewil
Wictur M. Garner
Ettorney
Thorne
Thornewill
Mander
Royx Mounted Power
Mrs. Mead
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