Ex- Byrd man working on newspaper find
Richard G. Brophy former executive of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition is identified in Omaha as a copyreader at the Bee News. He hid at a copy desk after a note said he would drown himself and left for New York to start over with his wife and son. The Bee News says he had left the expedition after praise from Commander Byrd and later vanished pursuing a personal struggle.
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Lu United Arena
Omaha
Neb
Richard G. Brophy
Omaha Beé-News
Coney Island
Brophy
Charles Manning Mitchell
Byrd
New Zealand
New York
Bee-News
Premier Ramsay MacDonald to seek cabinet pay raise
London December reports say Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald will propose a parliamentary committee across parties to study cabinet salaries with aim of substantial increases. He may push the annual salary from 5 000 pounds to 8 000 pounds sterling.
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United Press
London
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Labor
MacDonald
Murder attempt fails in Athens targets Albanian minister
Kotchi Tassi former Albanian minister of justice was wounded by a would be assassin while walking in the Zappion garden. The assailant fired four shots two hit Tassi Police suspected a political motive. Tassi an exile in Greece since King Zogu's enthronement belongs to the Albanian Christian Orthodox party.
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United Press
Athens
Kotchi Tassi
Zappion
Tassi
Edens Charged After Gun Threat Near Fillmore
O C Edens of Marion township is under arrest in Greencastle Indiana for drawing a shotgun on Floris McCammack a Fillmore storekeeper. Edens says the weapon was not working and he did not intend to use it.
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Times
Greencastle
Ind
O. C. Edens
Marion Township
Floris McCammack
Fillmore
Edens
Girl 12 Alerts Train To Prevent Major Wreck In Cascade
In Cascade Montana on December 2 a milk maid Helen Morton aged 12 spotted a landslide on the Missouri river tracks and signaled an oncoming freight train with her father. Their alert prevented a possible serious collision.
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Milk Maid
Helen Morton
Missouri
Great Northern
Former Garage Executive Thomas Madden Dies
Last rites were held for Thomas Madden pioneer garage man who died Saturday at his son Ted B. Madden’s home. He founded Madden Copple Company Inc and led the firm until 1918. Survivors include two sons a daughter trio a brother and a sister. Burial was in Rushville.
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Thomas Madden
Ted B. Madden
Guilford Avenue
St. Joan of Are
Rushville
Madden-Copple Company, Inc
Thomas E. Madden Jr
Howard Cook
Henry Wiegand
Indianapolis
Thomas H. Gannon
Tucson
Ariz
Michael Madden
Ellen Madden
Aged Man Dies In Eighty Foot Well Cave-In
The body of William Sales aged 92 was recovered from the bottom of an eighty-foot well after he fell Thursday when a cement cover gave way. Neighbors heard his cries but repeated cave-ins buried him under earth during rescue attempts in Wilmington England.
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United Preas Wilminggton
Eng
William Sales
Williamstown druggist B J Winger dies after illness
Bi Times Special reports Williamsport Indiana December 2 B J Winger a 52 year old druggist dies after an eight weeks illness in Williamsport.
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Bi Times
Williamsport
Ind
B. J. Winger
Beeson Brother of State Senator Dies in Winchester
William E. Beeson, brother of Charles H. Beeson state senator from Jay and Randolph counties, dies in Winchester Indiana. The Beeson brothers formerly published the Journal here. The senator is ill and cannot attend his brother's funeral.
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Winchester
Ind
William E. Beeson
Charles H. Beeson
Jay
Randolph
Northern Indiana Older Boys Conference elects officers
In Elkhart Indiana on December 2 Everett Watts of Logansport was chosen president Orville Reissig of Hammond was named first vice president Robert Bailey of Anderson became second vice president Louis Lichtsim of Huntington was elected secretary John Lenhardt of Crawfordsville took first assistant and Fred Good of Newcastle was named second assistant.
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Bu Times
Elkhart
Ind
Everett Watts
Logansport
Orville Reissig
Hammond
Robert Bailey
Anderson
Louis Lichtsim
Huntington
John Lenhardt
Crawfordsville
Fred Good
Newcastle
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