Christmas Holiday Death Toll Rises With Crashes
The Christmas holiday death toll reached 166 as a train collision near Harvey Illinois claimed seven lives. The fatalities include a Savannah bride, a hunter in South Carolina, and a boy in Pennsylvania, with 115 deaths from motor crashes across multiple states.
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Harvey
Chicago
Illinois
Chicago Heights
Margaret Skelton Serls
Spartanburg
S. C
Greenville
Kingstree
Sam D. Snowden, Jr
Connellsville
Robert Adams
Stella Adams
Hamilton
Ont
United
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Pennsylvania
Missouri
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Louisiana
New York
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Kansas
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Hartness Former North Carolina Secretary of State Dies
James A Hartness long time North Carolina official dies at Long sanitarium in Statesville after a heart attack. Hartness served as secretary of state from 1928 and was born July 23, 1863 in Iredell County. He studied law and practiced as an attorney in Statesville in recent years.
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Statesville
James A. Hartness
Hartness
North Carolina
McLean
W. N. Everett
Iredell County
Statesville Academy
Hartness Dies at Home Former State Secretary of State
James A. Hartness, longtime Statesville resident and former secretary of state, died this morning from a heart attack suffered yesterday at noon at his home. Admitted to practice in 1887, he merged his law work with editing a local weekly after moving to Statesville.
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James A. Hartness
Statesville
Roosevelt works on message as inflation debate tops agenda
President Roosevelt shapes a policy speech to Congress amid inflation fears and a growing push to revise the 145 rule. Democratic leaders hope to curb spending as plan details surface for a potential $30 million expansion and work relief shift.
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Roosevelt
Dole
Congress
Capitol Hill
Thomas
Oklahoma
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Sound Money League
Committee For the Nation
House
Senate
Franklin Roosevelt
James E. van Zandt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Express
Federal plan seeks government control of national power grid
A Mississippi Valley committee urges unification of all electric lines into a national pool, backed by a $1 billion, 20 year public works program. It favors government transmission control while keeping generation and distribution privately owned. Existing PWA grants approach $47 million for municipal plants and $200 million for federal works as Roosevelt backs extended utility investigations.
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America
Roosevelt Toy
Mississippi Valley
Great Valley
Morris L. Cooke
Philadelphia
Public Works Administration
PWA
Hollywood Weekends and Wagers in Pasadena Funds
In Pasadena on December 25, a breezy day frames a lively scene with a grand race track and mountains. The author notes Hollywood actors and actresses mingling with bankers, calling Star power a sideshow to the era’s gambling craze and prosperity while hinting at widespread taxation rumors.
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Pasadena
Calif
Graham
Senor Horse
Hollywood
Skintook
Weather Summary North and South Carolina Cold Spell
North Carolina remains partly cloudy and much colder tonight and Thursday. South Carolina sees similar colder conditions with stronger winds in the north. West to northwest winds shift through the day across the south, with southwest to west gales over the north portion. Charlotte reports official temperature records for the 24 hours ending 1 A M in key cotton regions.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
North Portion
Hook
Charlotte
Bandits Hold Up Payroll Car in Lancaster County
Four highwaymen ambushed a Springs textile mills payroll car between Lancaster and Chester and fled with about 18 000 dollars. They forced driver T S Thurman and two constables to hide, then shot at the payroll car before escaping in a sedan. White and others identified a cap resembling a state patrolman. Local officers traced the getaway vehicle but found no further leads.
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Lancaster
8. C
Springs
Chester
Walter White
Bank of Lancaster
Catawba River
S. H. R. Rice
Lancaster-Chester Road
21 Filipinos Killed As Tribesmen Attack
Manila report says twenty one Filipinos died as fanatic mountain tribesmen attacked Mindanao. Sixteen victims were tribal fighters at a camp in Agusan, five villagers were slain elsewhere. Philippine constabulary repelled the assault with no casualties.
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Manila
Mindanao
Ndvices
Philippine Constabulary
Agusan
Constabulary
Francisco Rosen
United States Army
Southern States report progress on 1934 finances across eleven states
Governors from eleven southern states declared progress in 1934 with reduced debts and improved revenues. Georgia and South Carolina highlighted tax cuts and pension changes while North Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi reported solid budgeting and tax improvements. Louisiana profits from oil and tourism rose as Virginia urged continued prosperity and solution to economic issues.
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Hway Department
Hools
North Carolina
Gover J.C. B. Ehringhaus
Rubyrn
Alabama
Ernor B. M. Miller
Tennessee
Hill McAlister
Louisiana
QO. K. Allen
Arkansas
J. M. Futrell
Dave Sholts
Florida
Shultz
Mississippi
Sennett Conner
Virginia
George C. Peery
Winter Grips U S With Record Cold Across Regions
A north wind plunges temperatures across the Midwest and north central states with parts of the East expected to see the cold by night. Williston North Dakota hits 22 below, Dawson Canada records minus 44, while Chicago Iowa and Wisconsin report snowfall and subfreezing readings. St Paul and Minneapolis reach 10 below as travel slows and a Florida cold snap nears. Kansas City drops 88 to 69 with 19 degree fall in six hours. Fair weather may follow the cold spell.
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St. Nicholas
Williston
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Dawson
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Cascade Mountains
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New York State
Chicago
Iowa
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Twin Cities
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Florida
Kansas
Missouri
Mercury
Kansas City
Fourteen Die in Carolinas From Accidents and Crime
In Charlotte on December 26 a Christmas toll rose to at least 14 violent deaths across the Carolinas. The victims include Nerris Seris in Greenville after an automobile overturn, Ada Brower in Jonesville in a collision, Bessie May Lulamber in Charleston, and others in incidents ranging from hunting accidents to a patrolman shot at Mauldin.
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Charlotte
Carolinas
Mis
Matestei Seeilor Nerris
Anderson
Greenville
Andrew Seris
Spartanburg
Asheville
Ada Brower
Jonesville
8. C
Bessie May Lulamber
Charleston
Alice Driggers
Summerville
D. C
Riddle Bell Ausman
Concord
R. H. Memanus
Cole G. Pridgen
Wilmington
J. B. Lewis
E. D. Milan
Mauldin
Freezing Weather Expected After Warm Christmas in North Carolina
North Carolina will see a sharp drop in temperatures tonight and tomorrow after a mild Christmas. Cities including Charlotte Asheville Hatters Raleigh and Wilmington posted 60 degree readings yesterday, with a forecast of 25 to 30 degrees and a cold wave lasting several days.
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North Car
Oliva
Charlotte
Asheville
Hatteras
Wilmington
New Jury Panel Possible for Hauptmann Trial
The Furor over possible fresh jurors grows as Hauptmann’s trial nears. Betty Gow, nurse to the Lindbergh baby, returns to America amid defense and state talks on a possible new panel. Mrs Lindbergh appeals for public patience as prosecutors flag a pamphlet hinting at an acquittal.
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James Y. Lawrence
Atet
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
America
Betty Gow
Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Six Killed When Train Hits Auto At Chicago Crossing
A Grand Trunk International Limited train struck a southbound automobile at a crossing near Harvey Illinois. Six occupants were killed, including a man identified as John Burk of Chicago linked to a relief group. Snow on Halsted Street froze the pavement causing the car to skid into the train.
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Chicago
International Limited
Grand Trunk Line
Harvey
John Burk
Relief Organization
Chicago Heights
Itl
Halsted ' S
Wrecked Canadian Christmas Train Claims Fifteen Dead
At Dundas near Hamilton Ontario the Detroit to Toronto express plowed into a stationary excursion train killing at least 15. Five women died among many injured as investigators probe an open switch and assess cause amid rescue efforts and shifting survivors.
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Ont
Canadian National Railways
Toronto
Dundas
London
B. Burrell
Detroit
No. 16
Burrell
W. C. Rice
Rice
Douglas Mackie
John Kennedy
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