Holiday Work Piles Up as Solons Resume in 69th Congress
Washington, Dec 23 AP Members of Congress begin Christmas New Year recess with work piling up ahead. When they return January 3 committees and floor action await as the Senate expands its investigations and major bills move to conference. The 69th Congress opens March 4, with rivers and harbors, Boulder Canyon Dam, alien property, and Ward Continental General Baking probes on the agenda. Prohibition, campaign finance, and Manila Philippines questions also loom as leaders plan a busy restart.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Interior Department
House
Borah
Idaho
McCarl
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Justice
Financial District
Ward-Continental-General Baking Company
Chester
Mosul
Philippines
Carmi Thompson
Coolidge
Prohibition Administration
Green
Ways and Means
Vera Gruznea Stop for Planes
Vera Cruz, 260 miles from Tampico, is the next stop for the American goodwill flyers. Major H A Dargue said departure depends on weather as five amphibian planes traveled 253 miles from Brownsville with a 30 mile head wind and fog delayed the start.
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Tampico
Mex
Vera Cruz
H. A. Dargue
Brownsville
Texas
Laguna Madre
Pan American goodwill flight begins in San Antonio
News reports from Asuncion Paraguay note the start of the Pan American goodwill flight departing from San Antonio, Texas, with wide newspaper coverage highlighting the event.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
San Antonio
Texas
Four Army Officers Die in Chanute Field Plane Crash
In fog at Chanute Field Illinois two army aircraft collided tail to tail at dusk dropping 4400 feet. Captain Harold Foster of Chicago survived briefly but died en route to a hospital. First Lieutenant Henry Kunkel of Columbia Mo Albert Clayton of Philadelphia and Second Lieutenant Ralph Lawton of Huntington W V were killed instantly. Foster was a World War I veteran finishing a three month reserve assignment.
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Rantoul
Ills
Chanute Field
Harold Foster
Chicago
Henry Kunkel
Columbia
Albert Clayton
Philadelphia
Ralph Lawton
Huntington
W. Va
Foster
Struck juries among questions to be considered
Raleigh, Dec. 23. The North Carolina judicial conference opens Dec. 30 with talk of struck juries and creating additional superior court districts. A new jury system favors a county jury commission to purge lists and limits peremptory challenges to capital felonies.
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State Judicial Conference
McLean
General Assembly
Adams
Supreme Court
Justice Adams
Superior Court
Frank A. Daniels
Tragic Train Collision Claims Charles Bess Life
In Gastonia North Carolina on December 23 AP reports Charles Bess age 21 was killed when his car was struck by a passenger train at a lightly used crossing on the outskirts of the city. Companion Lee Huffman was seriously injured. Both men worked at Flint and Groves mills.
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Charles Bess
Gastonia
P. and N
Lee Huffman
Flint and Groves Mills
Not Edward Olson Possibility Fails in Wisconsin Case
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin December 23 AP another clue to Erdman Olson the man sought on a murder charge in his sweetheart Clara Olson collapsed as descriptions of a man held at Mocksville North Carolina convinced local authorities he was not the missing youth leaving Erdman Olson still at large.
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Edward Olson
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Erdman Olson
Clara Olson
Mocksville
N. C
Fall and Sinclair Face Teapot Dome Trial Start Date Set
Justice Bailey in DC high court refuses to quash indictments against Harry F. Sinclair and Albert B. Fall on conspiracy charges over Teapot Dome leasing. They plead not guilty and arraignments proceed. Trial date proposed for February 2 with Feb 1 as alternative.
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Harry F. Sinclair
Albert B. Fall
Teapot Dome
Bailey
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Senate
Senate Oil
Edward L. Doheny
Elk Hills
California
Naval Oil Reserve
Sinclair
Owen J. Roberts
Atlee Pomerene
Ohio
Martin J. Littleton
State plans $30 million highway bond issuance
Raleigh report notes the state highway commission recommends issuing thirty million dollars in additional highway bonds for the next two fiscal years in advance of the upcoming legislative session.
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Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Baptists Delay $600,000 Education Campaign
In Raleigh the state Baptist convention postponed for one year a planned educational campaign valued at $600,000 due to depressed tobacco prices.
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Raleigh
State Baptists
North Carolina Faces Lower Surplus in General Fund
Raleigh reports the commonwealth operates on surplus revenue as a loan period begins and is expected to fall further until March income tax payments. The November 30 financial statement shows the general fund surplus is lower than at the start of the fiscal year for the first time in years.
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Raleigh
Commonwealth of North Carolina
Card game shooting leads to arrest in Lilesville
Walter Wade was arrested and charged with shooting Harry Wilson of Wadesboro after a game at Lilesville. Wilson sustained injuries in the incident.
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Lilesville
Walter Wade
Harry Wilson
Wadesboro
North Carolina student wins safety essay prize
Dorothy Morgenrath, a Winston-Salem high school pupil, received first prize of 15 dollars in the highway safety essay contest promoted by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Dorothy Morgenrath
Winston-Salem High School
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Emperor Yoshi hito in critical condition with pneumonia
The household department bulletin reports Emperor Yoshi hito's condition as slightly worse at Hayama villa. It lists his temperature at 101.1 F, pulse 126, and respiration 33 as of this afternoon.
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Tokyo
Yoshihito
Hayama
Household Department
Greenwich School Destroyed by Fire at Early Court
Fire leveled Early Court, an exclusive girls school in Greenwich, causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Five buildings burned while students were away for holidays. no injuries reported.
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College
Greenwich
Conn
Early Court
Judge's Efforts Fail To Reconcile Alimony Couples In Chicago
In Chicago on December 23, Municipal Judge Francis Borelli presided as 49 wives summoned to hear a Christmas reconciliation offer. Mary Alban, 23, refused her jailed husband’s non support plea, declaring she would still be Santa Claus for their child. The alimony club members declined similar offers, dimming hopes for court led peace on Christmas.
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Chicago
Mary Alban
Francis Borelli
House of Correction
Bridsell
Alban
Santa Claus
McDermott Takes Stand In Murder Trial
Patrick Eugene McDermott testified in his own defense in Canton Ohio on December 23 denying gun possession and claiming involvement of others in the murder of Don Mellett. He described alibis and meetings, including with co defendants and a key witness, while detailing his movements on the murder night. The report also notes the formation of a new transportation advisory commission in Raleigh and its anticipated work on ship operations and rates.
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Ohio
Patrick Eugene McDermott
Don R. Mellett
McDermott
Kasholk
Masillon
Slug
Mellett
Ben Nadel
Cleveland
Bitzler
Charles Thompson
Mermott
Four Army Aviators Die in Plane Collision at Rantoul
Four army aviators were killed when two planes collided in midair near Rantoul Illinois during a goodwill Pan American flight to South America. The incident halted the Pan American flyers route as investigators opened inquiries.
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Tampico
South America
Rantoul, Ill
Senator Moses Seeks U S Action for Nicaragua Peace
New Hampshire Senator Moses introduces a resolution asking the president what steps have been or can be taken by the United States to restore peace and order in Nicaragua.
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Moses
New Hampshire
United States
Nicaragua
Georgia Peach Cobb Faith Amid Baseball Scandal
Augusta Georgia and Detroit fans rally around Ty Cobb known as the Georgia Peach as disclosures from a baseball scandal unfold, reaffirming public faith in the star despite controversy.
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Augusta
Ty Cobb
Detroit
Six Guilty in Wyoming Mail Train Robbery Case
Six men and one woman from Cheyenne Wyoming are found guilty in connection with a mail train robbery that targeted a $320000 cash shipment. The verdict centers on the heist involving the mail car and related conspirators, with authorities praising the successful prosecution.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
New York Jury Acquits Mrs Cagno in Facarelli Murder Case
Mrs Josephine Cagno is acquitted in New York of murder in the death of Andrea Facarelli, who killed her son.
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Josephine Cagno
New York
Andrea Facarelli
Giants Seen as Pennant Contenders by Ross Young
New York reports on December 23 through AP quotes Ross Young saying the Giants will be a real pennant contender with Hornsby’s fighting spirit. He praises Hornsby and notes Frank Frisch as a great all around player but emphasizes Hornsby as unique.
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New York
Giants
Hornsby
Ross Young
Frank Frisch
Young
Dempsey balks at semi final in Rickard tournament
Jack Dempsey refuses to fight lower tier challengers in Tex Rickard's heavyweight elimination tournament. His eastern business representative Leonard D. Sacks says the former champion will only agree to a bout with Gene Tunney.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Leonard D. Sacks
Gene Tunney
Allocation of farm funds for forest trails in the South
Allocation of agricultural department funds for forest trails and highways in the fiscal year ending June 30 1926 lists Georgia 289000 dollars North Carolina 471000 South Carolina 77000 Tennessee 230000 and Virginia 342000 with Southern states receiving these amounts for trail and road construction.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennes
Virginia
Greensboro Listed Among Stops On Southern Route of New Air Mail Service
Post office bids open February 23 for a New York to Atlanta overnight air mail route with Greensboro, North Carolina as a stop. Route includes Philadelphia Washington Richmond Greensboro and Atlanta with lighted fields and mail facilities planned. a middle route choice excludes Roanoke Bristol Knoxville Chattanooga and Norfolk Raleigh Augusta.
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New Air Mail
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Postmaster General
New Today
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Atlanta
Philadelphia
Richmond
N. C
Post Ofice Department
Congress
New Brunswick
N. J
Florida
New Orleans
Memphis
Weil
Ina Ai
North Carolina Revenue Bill Faces Historic Tax Debate
Raleigh reports the budget advisory commission crafts a science driven revenue bill with input from federal tax experts and State College economists. The effort tests UNC support and may reshape state finances as legislature plans potential revenue increases or tightened budget requests.
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Budget Advisory Commission
Budget Commission
Institute For Government Research
Washington
U. S. Treasury Department
E. C. Brooks
State College
Commission
North Carolina
University of North Carolina
University
Speculators Push Atchison to New High Amid Market Rally
Speculators led today’s stock market advance centering on Atchison which rose above 170 for a new record high and drew broker accumulation ahead of a possible January dividend action. Call money climbed to 6 percent as banks met heavy Christmas currency demand while other rails stayed quiet but steady.
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New York
Atchison
Gasoline Furnace Blast Levels Six Buildings in Baldwin
An explosion in a gasoline furnace in a Baldwin business building on Pipe Line Boulevard destroyed six structures. Two people were killed and many injured. Nine taken to Nassau County Hospital. three critically hurt and feared dead. Local officials investigate the blast as it shockwaves through the area.
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Pipe Line Boulevard
Nassau County Hospital
Christmas fund drive seeks 1500 for High Point poor
The High Point Enterprise urges readers to donate to the Christmas fund, noting about 1200 has been raised toward a 1500 goal. The plea stresses helping local children and the hungry, inviting quick mailed checks before the noon deadline tomorrow.
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High Point
Santa
Funeral services set for Asheville business leader Fred Kent
Fred Kent a prominent Asheville figure in business and civic life died suddenly at Salisbury. Funeral services are planned in Asheville tomorrow with arrangements not fully announced. He planned a vault burial, had just spoken with Governor McLean about state traffic work, chaired a 5000 dollar Christmas fund drive, led Rotary, and chaired local bank and business boards.
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Fred Kent
Salisbury
McLean
Kent
North Carolina
South Carolina
Dim Kent
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
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