Mine picketers botted up as warrants served in Nokomis
In Nokomis Illinois a clash between 300 striking National Miners Union members and deputy sheriffs ended with picketers blocked on a downtown block while 83 men faced warrants for riot inciting. Prisoners were driven back to Taylorville, a shot fired in the air, and additional arrests reported at Mine No 10.
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Nokomis
National Miners Union
Illinois-Indiana Coal Corporation
Christian County
Taylorville
D. L. Dunbar
Stitch
Illinois
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Panther Creek
Auburn
Al Smith Receives Ovation In Washington Over Dirigible Mast Plan
Former New York Governor Alfred E. Smith visits the Navy Department to discuss placing a dirigible mooring mast on a tall New York City building. He is greeted by enthusiastic crowds as Secretary Adams and Navy officials listen to Smith’s proposal amid strong public interest.
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Washington
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Navy Department
Adams
New York City
Atlantic Seaboard
Rockies
Jimmy Walker
Department
State Department
Navy
Jahnicke
Ingalls
Moffett
Navy Aeronautics
Tax Slashing Debate Faces Senate Tariff Tradeoffs
Washington December seventy five? Debates centered on a 160 million tax reduction and a proposed 1 percent cut in corporate rates. Senator Norris and Borah pressured applying the treasury surplus to debt reduction. Simmons Copeland defended the tax plan as fiscal relief and psychological stabilization.
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Washington
Treasury
Senate
McMaster
South Dakota
Norris
Nebraska
Borah
Idaho
Smoot
Finance Committee
Simmons
North Carolina
Copeland
New York
Cuba company letter ties Hoover to tariff talks
A letter from H C Lakin of the Cuba company to President Machado of Cuba was read at the senate lobby committee hearing. It said Hoover instructed Shattuck and Smoot to confer on tariff matters and claimed close ties between Shattuck and the president. Shattuck denied attempting to influence Hoover over the tariff bill.
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Washington
H. C. Lakin
Cuba Company
Machado
Cuba
Hoover
HE. P. Shattuck
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Lobby Committee
Shattuck
New York
Lakin
Wheat Destroyed In Elevator Fire At Minneapolis
A grain elevator explosion in Minneapolis destroyed about 300000 bushels of wheat owned by Sterling Grain Company. Firefighters fought the flames to keep them from spreading to adjacent bins and estimated the loss could reach 500000 dollars.
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Minneapolis
Sterling Grain Company
Pending Legislation Seen as Major Cotton Illness Cause
Washington December 13 The New Orleans Cotton Exchange president Henican said pending legislation regulating cotton trading is a key cause of the market slump. He testified to a Senate agriculture sub committee noting investor wariness and added competition in India and weak securities mood as factors. Gardiner Miller of New York echoed the supply and demand view.
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Washington
King Cotton
Henican
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Senate Agriculture
India
Gardiner H. Miller
New York Cotton Exchange
Miller
Agriculture Committee
Heflin
Alabama
Smith
South Carolina
Government To Complete Case Against Funk Soon
In Greensboro a federal court trial of John S. Funk former prohibition agent and Guss Dowdy bootlegger for conspiracy to violate the prohibition law continues as special inspector Rik Aeet testified he overheard a Greensboro hotel conversation between Charlie Martin and Funk. The witness described the call to a person identified as Shorty and said Martin planned to get his affairs in order.
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Greensboro
John S. Funk
Prohibition
Middle District
Guss Dowdy
Rik Aeet
Vv. LA
Trexier
Bureau of Prohibition
Funk
J. L. Osteen
Charlie Martin
John Funk
Osteen
Shorty
Martin
Long Wait Ends With Empty Gun in Store Holdup
Minneapolis dispatch reports Officer John C. Nordgaard spent two weeks waiting behind a grocery counter for a bandit. On the fourth visit in six weeks he aimed his shotgun but found an empty chamber as the crook fled with $50.
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Minneapolis
John C. Nordgaard
Arthur Charley
Nordgaard
Skippers Endure Their Worst Atlantic Crossings
In New York the French liner France and the Cunard Berengaria arrived two days late after enduring a violent storm off France. Winds reached 100 miles per hour, seas about fifty feet, with damage including smashed windows and a bent bulkhead. A repair crew of 100 prepared Berengaria for a midnight sailing.
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New York
France
Cunard
Berengaria
Von Porat Suspended For Fouling Scott
Otto Von Porat the Norwegian heavyweight from Chicago is suspended indefinitely by the New York state athletic commission for fouling Phil Scott in the main event of the Christmas fund show held Monday night in New York City.
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New York
New York State Athletic Commission
Otto von Porat
Chicago
Phil Scott
Christmas Fund
Rebels Hold Offensive Across China Amid Uprising
AP dispatch from Shanghai reports Nationalist forces halting three rebel armies in separate regions. Canton gate battle ends with heavy insurgent losses. 30 000 mutineers clash near Chuchow 50 miles from Canton. Han kow in Honan Province checked as rebels threaten Nanking remains at risk.
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Shanghai
China
Nanking
Canton
Chang Fak-Wei
Kwangsi
Pukow
Chuchow
Honan
Hankow
Strain Forces Vare To Return To His Bed
William B. Vare was confined to bed in Atlantic City due to extreme fatigue and low mood after political and travel strain. Dr. Ellwood R. Kirby, his physician since 1928, reported no stroke and said he must stay in bed in absolute quiet for several days.
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Philadelphia
William
Vare
Atlantic City
Ellwood R. Kirby
Washington
Senate
Lancaster
W. W. Griest
Kirby
Ware
Warrant Issued For Ex President Calles
Webb County Texas sheriff holds a warrant for the arrest of former Mexican president Plutarco Elias Calles. He faces charges of conspiracy in the murder of General Lucio Blanco and Colonel Aurelio Martinez from seven years ago.
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Laredo
Texas
A. C. Condren
Webb County
Plutarco
Elias Calles
Mexico
Lucio Blanco
Aurelio Martinez
Grundy Granted Seat in Senate Amid Tariff Debate
Ashington Dec 13 Joseph R Grundy was sworn in as a U S senator amid a challenge to his seat over his tariff stance and past political fights The Senate admitted him after a four hour debate sending the resolution questioning his seat to the elections committee Grundys appointment followed Pennsylvania politics involving Governor Fisher and the 1926 primary battle outcomes across the state
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Ashington
Joseph R. Grundy
Senate
Fisher
Pennsylvania
William S. Ware
Grundy
Nye
North Dakota
Elections Committee
Ware
Tar Heel Appointed Assistant Trade Commissioner in Bombay
Wilson C. Flane of Polkton North Carolina was named assistant trade commissioner for Bombay India. He joined the commerce department in 1923, specializing in textiles and is now attached to the New York district office of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce.
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Tar Heel
Washington
Wilson C. Flane
Polkton
N. C
Bombay
India
Commerce Department
New York
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Empty Stocking Fund Reaches $779 75 In Donations
At 2 pm 84 contributions totaling 779 75 were recorded for the Empty Stocking Fund. The campaign aims at 3000 as Mrs. W C Trammond notes the city’s needs exceed last year’s. Readers are urged to send checks to the editor or fund, with office drop-ins welcome.
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W. C. Trammond
Board of Public Welfare
J. W. Clinard
L. R. Nance
J. Elwood Cox
George T. Wood
Sorosis Club
B. Raymond
RE. T. Amos
J. W. Brown
M. B. Pollock
Piedmont Ins. and Realty Co
Ambassador Edge Arrives in France in style
Walter E Edge new United States ambassador to France arrives at Le Havre with Mrs Edge and their three children after the Ile de France voyage. Authorities greet him aboard and a salute follows as he proceeds to Paris. He notes readiness to work with French leaders to sustain Franco American friendship and cooperation.
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Havre
France
Walter E. Edge
United States
Hoover
Herrick
Radio commission lawyers resign positions
Washington December 13 news reports that B. M. Webster Jr general counsel and Paul M. Segal assistant general counsel of the radio commission resigned their posts effective immediately.
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Washington
B. M. Webster, Jr
The
Radio Commission
Paul M. Segal
Newsprint Institute Head Denies Change in Attitude
In Montreal on December 13 P B Wilson head of the Canadian Newsprint Institute said he knows of no shift in Canadian paper makers demand for a five dollar per ton increase and disputed Toronto Star reports of a conference with Premier Taschereau. He emphasized no conference or attitude change had occurred.
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Montreal
P. B. Wilson
Canadian Newsprint Institute
Montreal Dispatches
Toronto Star
Taschereau
Wilson
Little Girl Appeals for Nose Breaks in Santa Promise
Eight year old Doris Graw, whose mother is dead and father missing, asks Santa to bring a new nose. The Sparta Herald published her letter. County Judge H A Richards acts as Santa and arranged for Doris to go to Wisconsin General Hospital in Madison for treatment before Christmas Eve.
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Sparta
Wis
Doris Graw
Santa Claus
Santa
Sparta Herald
Doris
H. A. Richards
Wisconsin General Hospital
Madison
Stedman Reiterates He Will Not Run For Congress
Major Charles M. Stedman, fifth North Carolina district representative and Civil War veteran, reiterated in a letter to the Greensboro Daily Record editor that he will not seek re election. The unsolicited note arrived today at the newspaper.
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Greensboro
N. C
Charles M. Stedman
North Carolina
Greensboro Daily Record
Woman Stolen From Fountain At Home
EVANSTON DL Dec 13 A police call led to the home of E G Needler where he said a woman had been stolen from his backyard The woman described as average height quite old and weighing about a quarter of a ton was valued at 50 dollars and had been standing in the center of a fountain for years
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Evanston
E. G. Needler
Needler
Higher Mortality Rate Developing Among Life Policy Holders
New York report shows mortality among U S life policy holders rising in 1929. Dr Henry W Cook cites 49 000 more deaths than 1928 and a death rate up to 840 7 per 100 000 from 822 0. Influenza deaths surge from 17 4 to 37 0 per 100 000, while tuberculosis deaths decline noted as part of broader trends.
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New York
United States
Henry W. Cook
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Life Insurance
Cook
Dr. Cook
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A. J. Stockton
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al Smith
Ma'am
Virginia Gurley
Suffolk
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State Teachers’ College
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Auburn State Prison
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Raymond Kieb
Commissioner of Corrections
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