Riot in Melrose Park Leaves Two Dead in Mexican Camp Clash
A riot in Melrose Park near Chicago involving about one hundred Mexican workers led to two police deaths and several injuries. Police say J. L. Stahl was killed, another Mexican dead, and two officers including Charles Kolwitz wounded as rioters fought with knives guns and clubs. Police arrested sixty four Mexicans. bodies of two rioters remained unfound.
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United Press
Melrose Park
Ill
J. L. Stahl
Charles Kolwitz
Chicago
Detective Bureau
City Slips and Struggles as Icy Streets Paralyze Transit
Ice coated Indianapolis area and roads out of town causing delays for streetcars and buses. Motorists navigated tracks to avoid slipping while crashes occurred and a gasoline truck overturned. Two sailors from the Saint Marie drowned trying to cross the ice on the river channel.
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States Weather Bureau
Thirty
Eighth St
Zuyder Zee
Holland
Indiana
J. W. Armington
Cincinnati
Chicago
Indianapolis
Indianapolis and Cincinnati Traction Company
Shelbyville
A. G. Harmon
Hoosier Transportation Company
South Bend
J. E. Kramer
Indiana Motor Bus Company
Clarence Smiley
Interstate Public Service Company
Here
Franklin
W. L. Perkins
Plainfield
Coulee
Saint Marie
Shenango
Ships Break Free Icebound Lake Fleet Moves South
Icebound upbound steamers on St. Mary's River break free and move today from Lookout Station No 2. Downbound ships remain jammed. Tug Iowa and Sabin, led by Captains Fred Bailey and Alton Cornwall, aided by milder weather, press the fleet along, while Lake Superior gates opened and water roared over Sault rapids.
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United Press
Fred Bailey
Alton Cornwall
Lake Superior
Sault Rapids
Ice Coating Strikes Midwest Traffic Hub in Kansas City
A glaze of ice across western Missouri and much of Kansas sparked numerous accidents and injuries. A drizzle that froze as it fell disrupted travel and broke ice coated wires, with Kansas City reporting over a score of minor crashes and at least one possible fatality as temperatures rose and streets thawed.
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United Press
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Bank cashier ends life as bank closings follow
Clarence Henochsberg, assistant cashier at the American Savings Bank on Trust Company in Memphis, shot himself at his home hours before reporting to work. The suicide occurred during investigations into a missing over 100000 dollars in Rush Parke’s books as bank officials ordered a temporary closure pending examiner review.
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United Preas
Memphis
Tenn
Clarence Henochsberg
American Savings Bank On Trust Company
Rush Parke
American Savings Bank and Trust Company
Downtown Marion Fire Destroys Kresge Store and Damages Two More
A downtown Marion fire caused about $500000 in damage to the Kresge store and badly damaged the Blumenthal department store and Farmers' Trust building. The blaze started in the Kresge basement and spread to adjacent structures, burning for nearly five hours before containment.
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United Press
Marion
Ind
Kresge
Blumenthal & Co
Farmers' Trust and Savings Company
Brumenthall Department Store
Jury Box Filled For Mellett Case In Canton Trial
In Canton Ohio the Mellett murder trial shows a tentative jury seated after court reconvened. Patrick Eugene McDermott charged with first degree murder appeared nervous and conferred with counsel as peremptory challenges began. Five women seated among the ten jurors.
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United Press
Canton
Ohio
Mellett
Veniremen
Patrick Eugene McDermott
Don R. Mellett
Marriage One Way to End Quarrel
In Kokomo Indiana on December 7 Herbert Harness and his sweetheart decided to marry to settle a quarrel. Co workers urged marriage and the couple agreed. They obtained a license and wed at the parsonage of Rev Everett Nixon after a discussions lasting about ten minutes.
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Kokomo
Ind
Herbert Harness
Harness
Everett Nixon
Avocado Preservation Experiments Near Completion
In Pearl Harbor Hawaii a long running series of experiments on preserving the native avocado with the shell removed nears completion. The work aims to create a new agricultural industry for the islands amid strong mainland demand for the tasty pear.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian—islands
Tinymites Fly To Santa Land In Dreamy Skies
In 1926 adventure prose the Tinymites voyage by plane toward Santa Land with Coppy Carpy and Scouty taking turns at lookout. The crew spots moons and stars, shares wonder, and awaits dawn as they near the magical destination. The scene ends with a teaser that they will land in Santa Land in the next story.
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Old Santa Land
Coppy
Mars
Carpy
Scouty
NEA Service, Inc
Santa Land
Two On Rum Ship Conquer Twenty Two In Gulf Clash
Twenty rum runners and two American prohibition officers clashed on a schooner during a gale in the Gulf of Mexico. J. B. Matthews and L. B. Handley captured the Arsene J. crew after a storm, with a search spanning from Louisiana to Nicaragua. The vessel and crew were taken into custody by authorities in Puerto Mexico.
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United Press
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
J. B. Matthews
Prohibition
L. B. Handley
Coast Guard
Arsene J
Gulf of Biloxi
Miss
Matthews
Handley
O. D. Jackson
J. Starks
Puerto
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Lower
Gulf
Burning West Kasson Aboard Freighter Off Mexican Coast
The West Kasson of W R Grace and Co with a crew of fifty is afire off the Mexican coast about 1 400 miles south of San Pedro. Coast guard messages say the ship has burned since 8 p m last night but is not in immediate danger. The 8 800 gross ton freighter was due to arrive here next Friday or Saturday.
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United Presa
Coast Guard
Analea
Chamber of Commerce Seeks Full Valuation Before Utility Merger
Frederick E. Matson of the Chamber of Commerce files a motion to delay hearings on the merger of Merchants Heat and Light and Indianapolis Light and Heat until a complete inventory and valuation of properties are prepared for ratemaking. The filing notes a proposed 55 million dollar capital for Indianapolis Power and Light and cites prior court actions on fair value. A separate petition by Price Steel and American Foundry seeks intervention as large power users. The injunction fight continues as Judge Chamberlin weighs the matter amid claims of campaign contributions influencing the PSC.
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Frederick E. Matson
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants Heat and Light Company
Indianapolis Light and Heat Company
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Commission
Harry O. Chamberlin
Alvah J. Rucker
Chamberlin
Benjamin Perk
Public Utilities
Matson
Perk
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Indianapolis Water Company
Carl Wilde
A. B. Cronk
Price Steel Company
American Foundry Company
Rucker
Arthur L. Gilliam
Public Service Body
Jackson
Public Service Commission
William T. Quillan
Accuse Olson as Girl's Murderer in 1926 Case
The inquest found Clara Dorothy Olson died from a violent blow to the head by Erdman Olson on Sept 10 1926. Testimony by fifteen witnesses including Erdman’s father highlighted suspicion on the college youth who had urged marriage and secrecy in a letter. Father and both families testified about Clara’s pregnancy and Erdman’s responses before and after the disappearance.
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Clara
Clara Dorothy Olson
Erdman Olson
Erdman
Albert Olson
Frank
Albert
Christ Olson
Model Dies Lynn Mass
David J. Wooley died at 74 in Omaha Nebraska after residing his last years there. Born in Lynn he at age 13 posed as the drummer boy for Archibald Willard in the Spirit of 76 painting, a friendship that endured.
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Lynn
Mass
David J. Wooley
Omaha
Neb
Archibald Willard
Willard
Wooley
Famed Traffic Bill Loses as Faction Shifts
City council battles over a traffic ordinance to rezone south approaches of the Delaware St bridge for filling stations. Five pro- filling station councilmen lead a push while others oppose, ending with the plan vetoed and a whistle-stop delay on related rezonings and sign-board cuts.
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Manger
Plan Commission
Delaware St
Fall Creek
Dorsett
Raub
Hoosier Motor Club
Boynton J. Moore
Austin H. Todd
Otis E. Bartholomew
O. Ray Albertson
Bartholomew
Moore
College Ave
Forty-Sixth St
City Plan Commission
City Council
Plan
Canby
Minnesota Sts
Tenth St
Colorado Ave
Martindale Ave
Twenty-Fifth St
Sherman Dr
English Ave
Thirtieth
Rural Sts
Illinois
Eighteenth Sts
Stanton Ave
Walker Ave
Randolph St
Terrace Ave
Winthrop Ave
Fifty-First St
Keystone Ave
Thirtieth St
Thirty-Fourth St
Westfield Blvd
Sunset Ave
William C. Buser
Frank J. Lahr
Buser
Pledges for Kalakaua's Political Career In Hawaii
In Honolulu on December 7, Princess Kawananakoa pledged that David Kalakaua, last Hawaiian prince, would pursue a public life. She told attendees that once he comes of age he will actively enter politics, marking the meet ing as a key moment in the expected political path for Kalakaua.
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Honolulu
David Kalakaua
Hawaii
Princess Kawananakoa
Kalakana
Salmon caught in Tweed still holds European record
The Tweed River salmon caught by the Earl of Home 176 years ago remains Europe’s record. The monster weighed 9 percent pounds.
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Tweed
Earl of Home
Europe
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