Heflin asks Democrats to withhold Bankhead seating
Former Senator Heflin in a letter to all Democratic senators asks for Bankhead to stand aside during a subcommittee investigation. He insists the caucus should not be swayed by misrepresented information and urges a brief pause not exceeding three or four days pending the committee report. He argues a fair vote requires full facts before seating Bankhead.
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Washington
Heflin
Pean Og
John H. Bank
Bankhead
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Senate
Rainey and Garner Nominated For House Leaders
In Washington House Democrats select Garner of Texas for Speaker and Rainey of Illinois for Leader with minimal opposition. Rainey faces no major challenge as factions withdraw candidates after a party decision to avoid liberalizing the House rules.
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Jack" Garner
House
Democrats
New York
Snell
House Democrats
Washington
Dew
House Democrats Today
Garner
Texas
Rainey
Ilinois
O'Connor
McDuffie
Alabama
Party
Yea
Empress of Russia Dispatches on Peace and War News
Aboard S S Empress of Russia on December 5 a speaker distinguishes war reporting by Floyd Gibbons from culture coverage. He jokes about geopolitics and notes peace advocacy, while commenting on the Washington disarmament conference and diplomats.
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S&s
Empress OF Russia
Floyd Gibbons
Gibbons
Rogers
Ziegfeld
Washington
No Two-Gun Man Now Brag: Crowley Shackled After Gunfight
Francis Two Gun Crowley boasted of escaping Sing Sing before being captured after a gun battle in New York. The youthful gunman faced strong guards in custody, his bravado faded in contrast to his earlier boastful demeanor.
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Francis
Crowley
Sing Sing
Death House
New York
Chinese resignations shock League leadership in China
Dr. Wellington Koo and Dr. Alfred Sze resigned as Chinese officials amid a Manchurian crisis. Chiang Kai-shek urged Sze to stay and asked Koo to remain as foreign minister, but Koo was expected to resign the next day. China defiant as tensions at the League remain unresolved.
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China
League
Nanking
Wellington Koo
Alfred Sze
League of Nations
Chiang Kai-Shen
Paris
Council of the
Chinchow
Supreme Court Upholds Smith's Right To Office
The District of Columbia supreme court upholds George Otis Smith's right to remain chairman of the power commission despite a Senate challenge. Senator Walsh indicates an appeal will be filed, and the ruling tests presidential appointment power amid reconfirmation actions after a Christmas recess.
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Washington
George Otis Smith
The
Power Commission
Senate
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Smith
Gordon
Walsh
Montana
Supreme Court
Hoover
John W. Davis
Bow Bell Wedding Denied By Stars
Las Vegas reporters note Clara Bow and Rex Bell were said to be married by witnesses and court records, though Bell denied the ceremony. A public license listed George F. Belham and Clara Gordon Bow, both single, with Bow in wine gown and Bell in a suit.
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Las Vegas
Negr
Clara Bow
Rex Bell
Bell
Miss Bow and Bell
Harley Harmon
William Schuyler
William F. Orr
Orr
Brooklyn
Miss Bow
Schuyler
Empress Dugenne
George F. Belham
Clara Gordon Bow
Panhandler Gets By Through Week At City Theater
John McDonald, 17, panhandled from Wednesday until Friday afternoon to obtain a theater ticket. He spent time in the lobby backstage and cafeteria, even sleeping beside a paper elephant before being caught by the usher brigade.
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New York
John McDonald
Man Remains Calm Upon License Page Discovery
John M. Whitley, age 71, discovered his license entry was 413. He urged the clerk to turn the page and confirm the record before his wedding in Fort Worth Texas. The clerk complied and the wedding proceeded.
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FT. Worth
Tex
John M. Whitley
Detroit Divorce Case Cites Repeated Excuses
Mrs. Alexandra Daas filed for divorce alleging repeated alibis by her husband after four consecutive nights away. She rejected excuses from a flat tire to a Turkish bath, noting the pattern as grounds for dissolution.
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Detroit
Alexandra Daas
Reichers Wings Toward New Flight Record
Miami, Fla. December 5 Lou Reichers aviation editor landed at the Pan American airport at 10 21 am EST after leaving Havana to beat Captain Frank Hawks speed record for a New York Havana round trip Reichers refueled and departed for Newark at 10 38 am with T O Warfield Reichers Havana leg time was six hours 47 minutes versus Hawks eight hours eight minutes for the prior record Hawks Havana New York leg was seven hours 15 minutes for the record flight.
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Havana
Cuba
Newark
N. J
Lou Reichers
North Arlington
New York
Frank Hawks
Reichers
Miami
Fla
Pan-American
T. O. Warfield
Machado
Hawks
Weather Clears After Rainy Spell In Atlanta
Crisp sunny weather prevailed over the south today after days of rain and cloudiness and more than two weeks of heavy fog in many sections.
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Atlanta
South
Weather next week for South Atlantic States
Rains are expected at the start of the week and again on Thursday. Warmer conditions early, cooler on Wednesday, and warmer again on Thursday.
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South Atlantic States
Poet Vachel Lindsay Dies of Heart Disease at 52
Springfield rites confirm death at 1 a m after coroner’s report. Lindsay famed Midwest modern poet and art critic, known for Lincoln Walks at Midnight and controversial verse, succumbed to heart trouble following a final public recital three days earlier.
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Springfield
Ill
Vachel Lindsay
Mid-West
Lindsay
England
Vatican
Oxford University
Lincoln
Gandhi Leaves England After Exhausting Peace Efforts
Mahatma Gandhi bids farewell to England and sails from Folkestone to Boulogne aboard the Maid of Kent. He speaks of weary days at the round table conference and says England knows him, while asserting he leaves with a clear conscience after exhausting every approach to peace.
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Folkestone
Eng
Mahatma Gandhi
England
Maid of Kent
Boulogne
Paris
Mahatma
India
Lynching of Black man Williams shocks Maryland town
In Salisbury Maryland a mob of about two thousand dragged Mack Williams 35 from a hospital area and hanged him then burned the body. The incident followed an earlier fatal attack on his employer Daniel Elliott and involved Elliott’s son. Governor Ritchie began an investigation as authorities planned action.
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Salisbury
Mack Williams
Daniel J. Elliott
Elliott
Lynch Williams
Williams
G Murray Phillips
Albert C. Ritchie
New York
Levin C. Bailey
Phillips Botor
Bailey
Maryland
Yael Lee
Worcester County
George Davis
Baltimore City
Wets doomed to fail as Congress set for action
Dr. Nora Scott of the Women's Christian Temperance Union told a regional rally in Washington that no major laws against prohibition are likely this session. She forecast only slight gains for a bill making buyers as liable as sellers and urged a tightened padlock law with access to alcohol dealer premises. She doubted aggressive action by Senator Sheppard and predicted most measures will just be introduced and sent to committees. Banquet tonight hosts about 100 lawmakers and officials.
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Washington
Congress
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Nsora Scott
Sheppard
Texas
Scott
House
20th Amendment Proposal Aims to Lift Economy in Alabama
Birmingham attorney W. A. Denson urged a 20th amendment at City auditorium to free money from hoards and curb depression. He proposed a five year window to restore foreclosed property since 1925 and a relief package giving each veteran 2000 in gold and 4000 in silver.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. A. Denson
City Auditorium
America
Denson
Stevens Back Home Soon
Henry L. Stevens Jr the commander of the American Legion will arrive in Warsaw North Carolina on December 9 to visit his family it will be his first trip to his native state in two months
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Stevens
Warsaw
N. C
Henry L. Stevens, Jr
American Legion
Henry Hembree Sentenced for Forest Fires
Henry Hembree was sentenced to six months on the state roads after conviction in Haywood Superior Court for setting forest fires. Judge W F Harding presided. Waynesville, North Carolina, December 5.
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Asheville
A. M. Stack
North Carolina
Tyre C. Taylor
C. Max Gardner
State
Raleigh
Stack
Taylor
Waynesville
N. C
Henry Hembree
W. F. Harding
Haywood Superior Court
Man Acquitted in Rocky Mount Murder Case
D. W. Coleman, a railroad detective, was found not guilty in Nash County Superior Court for the shooting death of Tom C. Chappell of Florence D. C. at Rocky Mount last October. Coleman testified he fired believing the intruder posed a threat after seeing him flee his back door with shoes in hand.
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Nashville
N. C
D. W. Coleman
Tom C. Chappell
Florence
D. C
Rocky Mount
Nash County
Coleman
Ruthless Man Is Divorced in Indiana Case
Evansville Indiana Frances Mae Rauley won a divorce from her husband Judge Travis B Williams cited cruel and inhuman treatment after he refused to bathe for four months leading to the dissolution of the marriage.
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Evansville
Ind
Frances Mae Rauley
Travis B. Williams
Jailed For Wedding Spree Shocks Crane County
Sheriff Bud Blair of Crane County is jailed after friends locked him up and sentenced him to 48 hours following his marriage to Grace Thompson. The incident occurred in Crane, Texas, as part of a wedding prank.
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Crane City
Tex
Bud Blair
Crane County
Grace Thompson
Unidentified Man Found Dead Near Ajax Carnival in Raleigh
In Raleigh a white man’s body with a head blow and facial marks was found hidden in vines on the Ajax United Shows lot. Coroner L M Waring says the man has been dead about a week.
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Raleigh
Ajax United
L. M. Waring
Wake County
Borah Promises Vote On World Court Opposition
Chairman Borah of the senate foreign relations committee vows to vote this session on the world court, a stance aligned with his opposition to the court.
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Washington
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
World Court
Hoover delays railroad bill actions for relief efforts
President Hoover will withhold a concrete recommendation on railroad legislation until relief measures now underway show results. He plans a special message to Congress if conditions do not improve, contingent on railroads accepting rate increase terms and the ICC approved consolidation plan. Negotiations with labor over wages and employment distribution also factor in.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Labor Brotherhood
Funeral services to be held tomorrow for Rev L R Thompson
Lexington North Carolina December 6 funeral services will be conducted tomorrow for the Rev L R Thompson 76 who died at his home after a short illness He served 45 years as an active member of the North Carolina conference of the Methodist Episcopal church and was superannuated six years ago
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Lexington
N. C
L. R. Thompson
North Carolina
Methodist Episcopal Church
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