Hoover In Sugar Tariff Fight Tied To Liquor Frenzy
Three killed and three wounded in Hoover era sugar tariff tension as a liquor‑driven gunman attacked households in Romney West Virginia. In Washington a Ways and Means probe uncovers a letter claiming Hoover ordered contact with Cuban sugar interests, with disbelief and no action found.
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Hoover
Washington
Walter Newton
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
H. C. Lakin
Cuba Company
Mason B. Starling
New York
Newton
St Lakin
Walsh
Montana
Cuba
J. P. Morgan and Company
Lakin
Mexico
Morrow
Jones
Edwin P. Shattuck
Hull
Democrat
Tennessee
Repubican
Shattuck
Starring
Man Kills In Rampage from Town to Jail
A deranged man, Walter Crabtree, 35, roamed the town with a shotgun killing multiple targets including a sheriff and a jailer. A death list was found on him and several others were wounded. Crabtree was captured after a brief chase and jailed in Mineral county for safekeeping.
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Amun
Aida Yyullviu
Ben E. Miller
Miller
Walter Crabtree
Crabtree
Carrie Wright
Grace Woolford
Mildred Hott
C. B. Saville
Keyser
Mineral County
Wolford
J. S. Easton
Saville
Ambassador Edge Presents Letters From Paris to France
Walter F. Edge, newly named American ambassador to France, presented his letters of credence to President Doumergue at the Elysee palace in a simple ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Walter F. Edge
France
Doumergue
Elysee Palace
Safety First: Asheville Farmer's Lantern Torch Blaze
Will Williamson, a farmer from Asheville, hung a lantern on a load of hay to travel home. Near the city edge the lantern caught, turning into a torch and causing a risky ordeal as he struggled to save himself and his two horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Will Williamson
Williamson
Investment Operators Take Mysterious Leave
Fraud warrants and mysterious absences swirl around Elmer B. Huckins and his son George heads of a Midwest investment firm reputed to pay high dividends. After criminal action began in Cedar Rapids, both men disappeared from their homes, with reports placing their movements toward Hartford Wisconsin and an unrevealed destination. Authorities allege they obtained over seventy thousand dollars under false pretenses while investors faced possible losses. Rippey denied knowledge of any planned conference with Huckins.
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Hancock
Wis
Elmer
Huckins
George
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Hartford
Excelsior Springs
George Huckins
Father
Son
H. C. Ring
Linn
Fish Lake
Cose
Schultz
Wautoma
E. H. Rippey
Rippey
Inquirers
Davidson Road Suit Reversed by Supreme Court
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued four opinions reversing multiple Davidson county road tax cases. C. H. B. Leonard and Davidson County, plus the Davidson board of county commissioners, challenged allocation of 50 percent of road tax receipts to counties. The high court ruled for the plaintiffs in the lower court, reversing the prior decision. Tagged towns Lexington, Thomasville and Denton appeared as defendants.
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Raleigh
Supreme Court
High Court
Piedmont
Western
Carolina
C. H. B. Leonard
Davidson County
Board of County Commissioners
C. M. Hoover
L. W. Delapp
C. A. Hoover
Mr. Harris
Owen
Fred O. Sink
Jury told not to conflate manners with morals in Arnold trial
In New York, December 18, a Supreme Court jury found Ray H. Arnold guilty of misconduct in a divorce suit brought by Bessie Arnold after an eleven hour deliberation. The jury also cleared her of parallel charges, while exonerating her on most issues in a related matter with attorney Charles Hann Jr. Judge McCook warned jurors against judging character by changing social norms and urged innocence unless guilt is clearly proved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
Ray H. Arnold
Bessie Arnold
Arnold
Margaret Crenshaw West
Crestwood
N. Y
Stuart P. West
Charles Pfitsch
Kenneth Walser
Mrs. West
Philip J. McCook
Justice McCook
New Street Car Bombing Adds To New Orleans Violence
A fresh street car bombing during the New Orleans trolley strike injures Alma Vaughn 52 W A Delphi 40 Thomas Pierre 26 and George Brown 37. Brown treated at a hospital while the others were cared for at home by private physicians following the attack.
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New Orleans
Alma Vaughn
W. A. Delphi
Thomas Pierre
George Brown
Brown
White Mule Hidden in Stove Triggers Fire Arrest Case
In Kansas City a woman and a guest hid a gallon of white mule in a stove to avoid arrest. Police found the liquor and charged them with liquor possession and arson after a blaze followed. The incident centers on Mrs. Lillian Miller and the unnamed friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kas
Lillian Miller
Fantastic Story Told By Youth In Connie Franklin Murder Trial
A wandering farm hand testifies in the Connie Franklin murder trial at Court House Mountain View Arkansas, claiming his roaming lifestyle caused four men to be charged with murder. He admits false past tales and asserts he was present at the March killing but refuses to provide details, saying he already knew the facts from being there.
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Court House
Mountain View
Ark
Connie Franklin
St. James
Here
Wyoming
Hugh Williamson
Tillar Ruimner
Humphrey, Ark
Co Eds Ordered to Cover Knees After Christmas Recess
In Moscow Idaho a university imposes a dress rule requiring co ed students to cover their knees when returning after the Christmas recess. The order dictates modest attire as the campus resumes activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Ida
Willy-nilly University of Idaho
Freezing Weather Hits Middlewest and South
A midwestern blizzard driven by a cold north wind blankets much of the region with snow and ice. Temperatures plummet from 40 to 10 degrees, with Oklahoma and Texas facing severe cold and record lows as fog lifts for air routes.
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Kansas City
Middlewest
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Rocky Mountain
Boy Finds Pistol. Wounded in Chicago
In Chicago on December 18 19 year old Harry Poneranty found a pistol and asked if it was loaded. Doctors later removed a bullet from his chest and said he might recover.
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Chicago
Harry Poneranty
Empty Stocking Fund inches toward goal amid pleas
A reader comments that prayer alone won t fill the Empty Stocking Fund and urges giving now to aid home relief efforts. Letters to Mrs. Hammonds share hardship from families unable to pay back rent or buy medicine, while a list shows multiple donors including Haywood Henderson Edna Morgenthaler Leone Perry and others contributing various amounts. Previously reported total was 1 007 54. today 139 58. grand total 1 147 15.
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Haywood Henderson
Edna Morgenthaler
Leone Perry
Johnson St
Durland
Harry Raymond
Gordon Brewer
High Point
Order of Demolay
American Business Club
Bodies Of 52 Are Taken From Mine
Five more bodies raise total dead to 52 in the Old Town Coal mine disaster at North McAlester Oklahoma. Rescue workers recovered two bruised bodies at daylight from the seventh west entry. Identified victims include Henry Skaggs and Walter Murdock. Manuel Luna and Ss L Mata were among the Mexicans killed.
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M'Albester
Okla
Old Town
North McAlEster
McAlester
Seventh West
Henry Skaggs
Walter Murdock
Manuel Luna
Ss. L. Mata
Texas
Intense Search Is On For Capone's Lieutenant
Chicago and other cities heighten the hunt for Fred Burke former Capone lieutenant suspected of Moran gang massacre and Kidnapping crimes. Detroit police call Burke head of a desperate outlaw band as St Louis gunmen and other pockets join the manhunt. Major Calvin Goodard and ballistic tests seek links to the St Joseph lake front arsenal machine gun used in the Moran killings.
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Chicago
Fred Burke
Scarface al" Capone
Burke
Moran
Detroit
Henry J. Garvin
Detroit Crime and Bomb Squad
St. Louis
Egan's Rats
Garvin
Ray
Crane Neck) Nugent
Hamilton
Ohip
Sus Winkler
Bob Newberry
Raymond McGinnis
Shocker
St. Joseph
Mich
Capone
William Hutchinson
New Buffalo
Michigan
Burke Lake Front
Calvin Goodard
New York
Meekins rules against extra attorney fees in Co operative case
Federal Judge Isaac M. Meekins disallowed petitions by E P Buford Willie M Perston and P W Gildwell for 75000 in additional attorneys fees tied to the 1926 receivership of the Tri State Tobacco Growers Co operative Association. He noted each already received 5000 and followed receivers recommendations to deny further allowances despite expenses incurred.
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Raleigh
Isaac M. Meekins
E. P. Buford
Lawrenceville
Willie M. Perston
Louisburg
P. W. Gildewell
Reidsville
Tri-State Tobacco Growers Co-operative Association
Meekins
James H. Poll
H. S. Ward
Washington
M. L. Corey
Richmond
Fog Lifts Allow New York Harbor Traffic
Fog that froze harbor traffic for 24 hours eased today enough to let incoming liners reach their piers and outgoing ships steer toward open sea as visibility improved in New York harbor.
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New York
New York Harbor
State Will Introduce Rebuttal Witnesses
The defense rests in the Marion cotton mill strike murder trial as Taylor Green testifies. Prosecutors prepare rebuttal witnesses including Ed Johnson who saw Sheriff Adkins and Deputy Robbins draw guns during the clash.
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Burnsville
N. C
Marion
Taylor Green
Robert Wards
William Twiggs
Webb Fender
Charles Tate
Jim Owens
Broad Robbins
Dave Jarrett
J. Will Pless, Jr
Green
Pless
American Federation of Labor
Greene
Ed Johnson
Marion Manufacturing Company
Johnson
Oscar Adkins
Adkins
Robbins
James Jonas
Lonnie Parker
Samuel Vickers
Vickers
Parker
Mr. Adkins
Snook Electrocution Automatically Delayed
Ohio Supreme Court did not rule on two motions for review in the Dr. James H. Snook case. The automatic stay keeps his electrocution from moving forward as the petition in error as of right remains pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
James H. Snook
Ohio State University
Theora Hix
Sneak
Piano Mover Defends Home As Piano Hangs Three Stories Up
In Chicago a piano mover left a piano dangling three stories above the street for hours while he defended his home in court. He and wife Mrs. Krzeninski are separated. daughter Winifred witnessed the dispute as police ferried them to court. The judge remanded Mrs. Krzeninski on a contributing to delinquency charge.
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Chicago
Theodore Krzeninskis
Lottie Krzeninski
Winifred
Krzeninski
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Romney
W. Va
Mina
West Virginia
Ambassador Edge
Davidson
Monee
Hollywood
W. C. Hammond
Board of Public Welfare
Snook
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