Hearst Men Questioned in Bribery Case
Hearst newspapermen testified before the Senate committee on forged Mexican state papers said to show a plan to bribe four U S senators. Witnesses included George Hinman Miguel Avila Victor Watson and John Page who described how papers were obtained and circulated in New York and Washington.
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Ea! United
Washington
Hearst
Senate
United States
George Hinman
Mexico City
Universal Service
Calles
Mexico
Hinman
Miguel Avila
Avila
Victor Watson
New York Mirror
John Page
New York
Watson
William Randolph Hearst
California
Page
Aville
Reed
Smiley Chambers Named Assistant City Attorney
City Corporation Counsel John W. Holtzman appoints Smiley Chambers a Democrat to succeed Don T. Roberts as assistant city attorney effective January 1 Chambers is with Pickens Davidson Gause Pickens in the Fletcher Savings and Trust building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Holtzman
Smiley Chambers
Don T. Roberts
Chambers
Pickens, Davidson, Gause & Pickens
Fletcher Savings and Trust
City Plans Dearborn Park Golf Course Pending Funds
Dearborn plans a new golf course in Dearborn Park at Twenty Fourth and Dearborn Streets next year if park board finances allow. City park superintendent R Walter Jarvis announced the plan today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dearborn Park
Twenty-Fourth and
Dearborn Sts
Park Board
R. Walter Jarvis
Snoop Order to Meter Readers Sparks Rhode Island Controversy
Rhode Island’s Christmas week controversy centers on David Daly's order directing 100 meter readers to report home brewing found during visits to Rhode Island homes. Critics say the move invades home privacy while supporters cite anti tapping. Officials warn no compulsion on other utility firms to follow Daly’s lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Awtucket
R. I
David Daly
Blackstone Valley Gas and Electric Company
Daly
United States
John 8. Murdock
Russell P. Jones
Lellan J. Tuck
Pawtucket
Capone Arrested in Olset on Concealed Weapons Charge
United Press report from Olset Illinois states gangster Al Capone was arrested on a concealed weapons charge as he alighted from a train from Los Angeles to Chicago. His brother Ralph and five Chicagoans were also taken into custody and Capone faced further trouble in Chicago.
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United Press
Olset
Ill
Scarface
al” Capone
Capone
Chicago
Los Angeles
Ralph
Apone
Florida
Cicero
Tia Juana
O'Connor
Detective Bureau
California
Speed Up Tag Sales As Auto Licenses Sell Faster
Auto license sales gained momentum with smoother operations after a rough opening. About 1,500 plates were sold on Thursday and the first ten numbers were issued to Governor Ed Jackson and a list of named recipients including Fred C. Gardner and John C. Ruckelshaus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Jackson
Fred C. Gardner
John C. Ruckelshaus
Ralph A. Lemcke
Calvin Rieman
Ft. Wayne
Kin Hubbard
Charles W. Jewett
Blanche D. Lilly
Ed G. Sourbier
Mrs. Jackson
Bert A. Boyd
Government Wins Contempt Trial Ruling in Sinclair Burns Case
Justice Siddons bars Frank O'Reilly from cross examination on his talks with Kidwell relatives about juror Edward J. Kidwell. The defense must call O'Reilly as its own witness to introduce the contested part of his story. O'Reilly testified the Burns agency men had nothing to do with shadowing the Pall Sinclair jury.
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United Press
Washington
Sinclair-Burns
F. L. Siddons
Frank O'Reilly
Burns
Edward J. Kidwell
Pall-Sinclair
Siddons
O'Reilly
W. J. Burns
Detective
C. L. Weitsch
Baltimore
Sinclair
Lindbergh faces decision on bull fight honor in Mexico City
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, in Mexico City as ambassador of friendship, must decide whether to attend Sunday's bull fight honoring him. Humane societies in the United States urged him not to attend, sending six telegrams by Thursday. One message from a Denver society urged Ambassador Morrow to use influence to prevent the attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
EXICO
Lindbergh
Humane Societies
United States
Denver
Ambassador Morrow
Hammer killer to face early trial in Ohio case
Velma West 21 will be tried in late January or February for the hammer killing of her husband Edward West in Painesville. Prosecutor Seth Paulin called a Jan 9 grand jury session and expects a two day consideration. Indictment, likely first degree murder, remains uncertain amid doubts on evidence.
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United Press
Painesville
Ohio
Velma West
Seth Paulin
Former Mayor Duvall Plans Charity Aid For Indianapolis Children
Former Indianapolis mayor John A. Duvall intends to use part of his retained charity fund to brighten Christmas for local children and families. Fireman E L Tatlock lists fourteen families to receive Christmas cheer from Duvall and notes plans to aid about 200 families with shoes coal and Christmas baskets bought from Standard Grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Duvall
Indianapolis
E. L. Tatlock
Winifred Brown
Christmas Clearing House
Duvall
Tatlock
Standard Grocery Company
CHECK ON AMBULANCES AND BISHOP APPOINTMENT
On orders of the board of safety Police Chief Claude M Worley directed officers to note call and arrival times for city ambulances on accident reports to gauge response. The Vatican announced Rev John McNamara pastor of St Gabriel s Washington named auxiliary bishop of Baltimore with the title bishop of eumeni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Safety
Claude M. Worley
Baltimore
Rome
John McNamara
St. Gabriel's Church
Washington
Eumeni
Vatican
Record Cold Grips Upper Midwest and Lakes
A new cold wave brings zero and subzero temperatures across the upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes. Minnesota and the Dakotas report heaviest snowfall on record, schools closed, buses halted, and trains delayed. A grain fleet near Buffalo is frozen in ice between Sault Ste. Marie and Neebish Cut, while a Coast Guard search for the Kamloops is abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United P . Pugbags
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Minnesota
Dakotas
Canada
Ohio Valley
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Fargo
N. D
Moorhead
Minn
Indiana
Ohio River
Preventron
Addeo Lake
Buffalo
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Eagle Harbor
Cold Wave Drops From 36 To 19 Degrees In Early Morning
The cold snap lowered to a low of 19 degrees at 6 a m with a forecast of 15 to 20 degrees tonight. Temperatures should rise slightly tomorrow but stay near freezing, while rivers including the Wabash and White River forks fell above flood stage but near peak, with minor damage expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Armington
Orf States Weather Bureau
Wabash
White River
Armington
Lafayette
Green
Martin Counties
Prank Proves Dry Raid At Alabama Campus
Prohibition agents posing as freshmen at the University of Alabama uncovered a campus bootlegging operation. Twenty seven men and one woman were charged with liquor law violations based on evidence collected during a three week undercover probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bu United Press University
Ala
University of Alabama
Baby doomed to life as imbecile allowed to die
Chicago Herald and Examiner reports a 2 day old girl born without the brain portion of the head above the eyes was not operated on and died after doctors and parents chose not to save her. Authorities at Grant Hospital confirmed the death with no further comment.
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United Press
Chicago
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Martin Schupman
Ray Cullen
Cullen
Grant Hospital
Bollinger
Harry J. Hasseldon
Schupman
Dr. Schupman
Tax deadline crowds at Federal Building as midnight nears
The morning after the night before at the income tax office, midnight closes final payment window for 1926 taxes. Roberta Wales of 2420 Central Ave. sorts through a mountain of correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bldg
Roberta Wales
Central Ave
Holiday shoppers witness murder trial in Delphi
In Delphi Indiana on December 16, residents shop as Lloyd Kimble fights for life in Carroll Circuit Court. Juror selection drags on with 112 veniremen to go, while prosecutors aim to prove Kimble killed Daniel Sink and set the home afire for robbery. Witness Jeanetta Taylor, 24, awaits on stand to urge a death penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ti Delphi
Lloyd Kimble
Carroll Circuit
Daniel Sink
Kimble
Jeanetta Taylor
Jesse Taylor
Extradition Sought for Forger Named Quan Sing
Indianapolis detectives prepare extradition papers for Quan Sing formerly of 118 West Ohio Street Chicago held on forgery charges. Sing allegedly signed his boyfriend Law Sang's name to checks totaling 455 dollars to obtain two diamond rings from jeweler J P Mullally. Police said clues tied to Chicago arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quan Sing
Ohio St
Chicago
Indianapolis
Law Sang
Sing
J. P. Mullally
Right Number Man Simplifies Life For His Address
Real estate dealer R. J. Dearborn of University Heights aligns his phone, house, and license all to 4100. He secured 1928 plates 4100-Indiana, ordered in October, after a corner house altered from 4102 to 4100 by special permission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Dearborn
Otterbein Ave
University Heights
Indiana
DR Exel 4100
Predict Dry Holiday In Chicago As Prohibition Tightens
Prohibition headquarters say a dry Christmas is expected in Chicago with agents from the enforcement district summoned to the city. Rural Illinois Wisconsin and Indiana face a skeleton force as bootleggers report no price increases anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bai United Press
Chicago
Prohibition
E. C. Yellowley
Prohibition Administration
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Christmas Holiday Declared For District Government Staff
President Coolidge announced an executive order setting aside Saturday December 24 as a holiday for District of Columbia government employees. Previously workers received only a half day before Christmas, with longer extensions rarely granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Coolidge
Santa Claus
District of Columbia
Innocent Youth Executed in Sing Sing Chair
Peter Seiler aged 20 was executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison after protesting his innocence to the end. The former employee, who allegedly killed his employer, also died in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Ossining
N. Y
Peter Seiler
Sing Sing
Asire
Lindbergh to Visit Four Nations During Mexico City Tour
Lindbergh plans to fly Spirit of St Louis to Guatemala El Salvador Honduras and Panama after Mexico visit. About 60 000 children will greet him at a national stadium festival with calisthenics dances songs and patriotic rites. He met President Calles received a deputy house medal and was cheered in the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
France
Mexico
Colonel Lindbergh
Spirit of
Lindbergh
National Stadium
Evangeline Lindbergh
Detroit
Morrow
Calles
House of Deputies
Co ed Rogers on trial for Buda bank robbery near jury
Mrs Rebecca Bradley Rogers, former University of Texas co ed, stands trial in La Grange Texas for robbing the Buda Farmers National Bank of 1000 dollars. Defense closed its case after alienists testified insanity. Closing arguments began this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
LA Grange
Texas
Rebecca Bradley Rogers
University of Texas
Buda Farmers National Bank
Joe Wooten
Seek Pair In Slaying Case At Lebanon Kentucky
City police seek Lawrence Hendron twenty four and Mrs Emma Taylor nineteen both of Lebanon Kentucky in connection with the murder of James Sprinkles sixty two found dead last Sunday with his head beaten by a hatchet Hendron and Taylor allegedly went to Jeffersonville Indiana where the sheriff says they came here and Hendron is employed at a local packing plant in Lebanon Kentucky
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Lawrence Hendron
Emma Taylor
Lebanon
James Sprinkles
Hendron
Jeffersonville
Ind
Taylor
Chief Clerk Replaced at Purchasing Agent Office
Indiana University Law School student Charles Steg was named chief clerk in the office of Purchasing Agent Joel A. Baker today, succeeding Katherine Collins daughter of former agent John J. Collins. Salary set at 4850 a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Steg
Indiana University Law School
Joel A. Baker
Katherine Collins
John J. Collins
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Don Roberts
C. L. Kirk
Citizens Gas Company
Lindy
Hammer
Middle West
Lake
Delphi
Charles C. Stone
U. S
Santa Rose
Four Nations
Guatemala
Salvador
Honduras
Panama
Air Hero
G. F. Fine
Great Friendship
Kentucky
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