Congress Opens Final Session Faces Massive Legislative Load
Congress begins its final session amid a backlog of more than 12,000 bills left from July and many new proposals. Key issues include appropriation bills, radio control, prohibition, alien property, banking, farm relief, and international treaties. The annual message and budget follow, with action targeted on treasury and judiciary funds.
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Richards Tops Amateur Tennis Ranking In Metro District
Vincent Richards, now with Charles C. Pyle's pro troupe, heads the Metropolitan Lawn Tennis Association 1926 amateur rankings in New York. He beat former champion William Tilden in three of four matches before turning professional after the season. Mrs. Molla Mallory leads the women’s list as national titlists loom.
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New York
Vincent Richards
Charles C. Pyle
Metropolitan Lawn Tennis Association
Richards
William T. Tilden
Molla B. Mallory
Brandon May Appears on Whisky Charge in Alabama Court
No direct word on Governor Brandon’s appearance in Bay Minette county court to answer a prohibition charge tied to the McQueen camp raid of November 22. Deputies Wiggins and White who made the raid will testify if the case goes to trial. Sheriff Stuart expects others named may attend as docketed cases proceed today.
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Ala
Brandon
McQueen Camp
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White
Stuart
Fifty killed in week as traffic toll rises across eleven states
An Associated Press tally shows fifty people died and 284 injured in South region traffic accidents last week, the highest toll in weeks. The report notes increases from the prior week, with three grade crossing fatalities, two in Georgia. Drowning deaths in Florida not counted in the survey.
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Florida
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Torngesgg So See
Ty Cobb Suffering Mild Flu Attack In Asheville
Ty Cobb former Detroit Tigers manager remained in about the same condition after a mild influenza attack last night in Asheville.
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Asheville
Detroit Tigers
Sinclair and Fall Lose Appeal in Teapot Dome Conspiracy Case
The U S Supreme Court refused relief for Harry F Sinclair and Albert B Fall in pending criminal conspiracy proceedings tied to Teapot Dome. Lower courts sustained indictments. appeals court upholds, case to be ordered to trial in the ongoing government suit against the two men.
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Supreme Court
Harry F. Sinclair
Albert B. Fall
Fall
Edward L. Doheny
Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Department of Justice
Court of Appeals
Post office receipts rise 6.36 percent in November
Postal receipts at fifty selected offices rose 6.36 percent in November from a year earlier. Postmaster General New announced the total of 31,868,452 dollars, an increase of about two million dollars.
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Washington
New
Deserted mother with five children seeks Christmas help
In High Point the Empty Stocking Fund appeals for a penniless mother deserted by her husband with five children. She earns 12 dollars weekly, pays 16 dollars a month in rent and 3 dollars weekly for a caregiver, leaving little for food or clothing. Warrants exist for the husband, who is unrecovered, as the community is urged to aid her Yuletide needs.
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George T. Wood
Heavy snowstorm sweeps Atlantic seaboard causing deaths
Overnight news reports a heavy snow storm from Delaware to Maine hampers traffic and causes several deaths. A Morse mail fraud jury in New York acquits two defendants and is discharged after failing to reach verdicts on four others including sons of Charles W Morse. The Chilean embassy in Washington says it will consider Secretary Kellogg's plan to cede Tacna and Arica disputed provinces to Botta.
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Delaware Capes
Maine
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New York
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De La Huerta Seeks Mexican Revolt Leader Role
Adolfo De La Huerta, former provisional president of Mexico, says in Tucson he will lead a revolt once Bordertown is captured. Efforts fail to break ice in St Marys River and 125 vessels with cargoes valued at 125 million are trapped in the upper Great Lakes.
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German and French Ministers Meet in Geneva on Troop Withdrawal
Foreign Minister Stresemann of Germany meets in Geneva with Briand of France and Sir Austen Chamberlain, British foreign secretary, to discuss Germanys request for withdrawal of allied troops.
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Man and Woman Die By Own Action Near Tampa
A man identified as Louis F. Sweeney and a woman named Mrs. I Maingot drowned together off Venice Florida. Each left a note naming relatives to be notified. Sweeney, 44, was a New York mining expert and former Panama Canal engineer. Maingot, 35, registered from Trinidad. An inquest was scheduled.
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New York
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Broadway
Ocean Avenue
Brooklyn
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Thomas Sweeney
Maddison
Minneapolis
Minn
Operation on King Ferdinand of Romania Declared Successful
King Ferdinand underwent an operation in Bucharest after Queen Marie returned from the United States tour. Physicians announced the procedure was very successful and his condition is considered improved.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Boo
Ferdinand
Marie
United States
No Accident Record Shields Promised by Carolina Motor Club
The Carolina Motor Club plans a safety push in North Carolina with gold shields for motorists who drive without injury or property damage. A red star marks each year of an accident free record, and Shields will be issued free to members and non members alike via club offices.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
North Carolina
Charles S. Wallace
Carolina Motor Club
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Wallace
Motor Club
Dwellings Dynamited in Pittsburgh. Residents Escape Injuries
In Pittsburgh on December 6 two three story dwellings were dynamited early. Twelve families fled without serious injury as the Marino home and Rizzo's Meat Market building were wrecked. The blast damaged a neighboring structure and shattered windows in about 112 other residences. Police suspect 2 to 600 sticks of dynamite were used. Merino gave no motive.
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Olson Fostered Plea to Marry Before Tragedy in Wisconsin
Clara Olson, a farmer's daughter found slain on a hill 15 miles from home, urged her lover Erdman Olson’s father Albert to force marriage before she became a mother. Erdman, missing since September 27, is charged with Clara's murder as coroner's inquest proceeds.
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Albert Olson
Erdman Olson
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Erdman
Clara
Heaviest Snow Strands Northeast in Record Fallout
The Northeast endures the heaviest snowfall of the season with seven to fifteen inches in New York and multiple deaths reported. High winds and extreme cold drop to twenty degrees below zero in Maine and New York as travel and shipping are hampered.
Mysterious Stranger Linked to Olson Murder Case
Prairie du Chien Wis Dec 6 AP A mysterious stranger entered the Olson murder case on the eve of the inquest into Clara Olson’s death. District Attorney Earls obtained statements indicating an unknown participant in the events of September 9 night when the girl disappeared. Merle Murray said he met Erdman Olson and a stranger at a Seneca dance and rode away with them, while Park Morris saw Erdman and the stranger drive toward Clara’s residence in Erdman’s car after a late dance. Farm folk from fifty miles traveled to Prairie du Chien amid a blizzard to witness the drama in Crawford county’s historic town.
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Mount Sterling
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Erdman
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Crawford County
Half Million Pounds of Leaf Tobacco on Local Auction
Winston-Salem reports a local tobacco auction today will move about 500 000 pounds. Bright grade tobacco is fetching good prices while red and dark classes lag, likely pulling the average to just over 20 dollars per hundred pounds.
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Heavy early season snow paralyzes Eastern states
Maine to West Virginia dig out from one of the heaviest early season snowfalls on record. Seven to fifteen inches fell in northern areas, with 40 year season highs in some places. Three deaths in Buffalo, widespread traffic delays, and major city cold snaps reported. New York City reports thousands in shifts cleaning streets and dozens sheltered by Salvation Army.
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Modern Killer Kills Oklahoma City two gun officer Luther Bishop
Luther Bishop a veteran Oklahoma two gun officer and state bureau of identification operative was fatally shot in his home after a night of tense pursuit. Police tied the crime to gangsters tied to Osage country terror era and bank robbery prosecutions. A window was left open and the slayer escaped by car after a porch roof ascent. Rewards totaling 1000 dollars were posted. Bishop, born in Ayre Creek North Carolina in 1883, had aided Osage investigations and federal cases in the wake of recent killings.
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Oklahoma
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Oklahoma law enforcer Luther Bishop shot dead in Oklahoma City
Luther Bishop, 40s, operative of the Oklahoma state bureau of identification and investigation, was killed in his bedroom in Oklahoma City. He was the son of S. B. Bishop, an 80 year old Confederate veteran near Arden, Buncombe county. A Buncombe native, Bishop had spent 290 years in Oklahoma and built a reputation as an aggressive southwest law enforcer. He visited Asheville about a year ago for his mother's funeral.
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Luther Bishop
Oklahoma State Bureau of Identifcation and Investigation
Oklahoma City
S. B. Bishop
Arden
Buncombe County
Oklahoma
Southwest
Forsythe Mystery Holds Steady as Coroner Tours Area
Wake County coroner L M Waring left for an unnamed location and gave no statement as the Forsythe case remained unresolved twelve days after L G Mighty Forsythe was taken to hospital. Six suspects were arrested, five in Wake County jail and Evelyn Britt a 19 year old Durham girl freed on 3000 bond. Separk and Marty Bry Finning face murder charges while Robert Silvetephensen remains at large.
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Mighty) Forsythe
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Evelyn Britt
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