Reed committee probes Hearst bribery cables in Mexico
Washington reports show the Reed committee plans to examine cables between Mexico City and the Mexican consulate in New York to verify alleged Hearst bribery documents. Consul Elias contests the papers as forgeries and the panel may question a New York informant privately for pivotal details.
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Washington
Senate
Reed Committee
Congress
Reed
Mexico City
New York City
Elias
Calles
United States
New York
Albert J. Pani
Paris
Hearst
Pani
House
Market Opens with Advances Across Sectors
Early dealings show broad gains with coppers and aircraft issues rising sharply. United States Steel and General Motors attract strong demand as Greene Copper hits a new high and oil shares firm up, while food, rail, and other motors show steady to mixed moves.
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United States Steel
General Motors
Greene Copper
American
Pacific Gas and Electric
Hudson
Curtiss Aero
Sears Roebuck
Studebaker
White
Overland
Mack
Sinclair
National Biscuit
New York
Ask
Humble
Continental Oil
P Oil of Canada
Ind
Prairie Oil and Gas
Indiana
Kansas
Vacum Oil
Salt Creek Prod
Durant Motors
Dela
Ford
Stutz Motor
Hourly Temperatures and Readings
A fragmented OCR listing shows hourly temperature figures and times such as 6 a m 209 a msre 21 7 a Musee 2010 .7m.d. 28023 8 Mivese 19. The data appear garbled with misread digits and place names, lacking clear context or complete values.
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A. Musee
Capone Returns Home to Chicago Amid Police Watch
Al Capone arrives home after a trip defended as a holiday break, staying overnight with his mother in Chicago. He boasts of privacy challenges, recalls Joliet jail time, and says he will remain in the area while facing concealed weapons charges in Joliet. Bail set at $2,400 for him and seven companions.
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Chicago
Scarface
al” Capone
Capone
Juliet
San Diego
Biltmore
Los Angeles
Kansas City
California
Mary Pickford
Coppers
Joliet
Coed bank robber Becky Rogers faces jury in Texas case
Rebecca Bradley Rogers, Texas' first coed bank robber, goes before a twelve farmer jury in La Grange as Otis Rogers, her tubercular husband and UT graduate, pleads for mercy. He asks the jury to spare her life if guilty, while Becky remains stoic and her mother weeps.
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United Press
LA Grange
Tex
Rebecca Bradley Rogers
Texas
Otis Rogers
University of Texas
Rogers
Becky
Chicago Grain Opening on Wheat and Corn Movements
Chicago grain figures show December wheat up ½ cent, March up ½ cent, May steady. December corn unchanged, March down ½ cent, May up 4 cents. Oats for March and May unchanged. Provisions show weakness.
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Chicago
Prohibition Ring Smuggles $20 Million Yearly via Stamps
Representative La Guardia charged a bootlegging syndicate moves more than 20 million dollars of foreign liquor yearly. The ring uses cancelled customs stamps, with main hubs in New York at 32 Broadway and the Knickerbocker Building. Ships named include Homeric Majestic Aquitania Ile De France Paris.
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Washington
Prohibition Bureau
la Guardia
New York
Ring
Treasury
New Fee
San Francisco
Atlantic
Gulf
Broadway
Knickerbocker
Forty-Second St
New York City
Homerig
Majestic
Aquitania
Merengaria
Cunard Line
Ile de France
Paris
Murder trial stalls as jurors scarce in Indiana
Delphi Indiana December 17. Lloyd Kimble's murder trial stalls amid failed jury selection. Of 112 summoned, 23 veniremen remain after four days with 89 rejected, many Dunkard sect members opposing capital punishment and oaths. The State seeks the death penalty. trial adjourns until Monday morning.
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Times
Delphi
Ind
Lloyd Kimble
Carroll Circuit Court
Daniel Sink
Dunkard
Oldest Cass County Native Passes Away in Indiana
Mary Barnett aged 95 the oldest native born Cass County resident died in Logansport Indiana. She was captured by Indians at age one from her parents pioneer home but returned shortly after. She had outlived a son and lived with her daughter in law Conner Barnett Sr north of Logansport.
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Logansport
Ind
Mary Barnett
Cass County
Barnett Hel
Conner Barnett
Here
Hotel Bombing At Haymarket Causes $20000 In Damage
Three injured when a bomb exploded on the second floor of the Haymarket Hotel in Chicago. Damages estimated at 20000 dollars. adjoining buildings and a streetcar were damaged. Clerk Al Ferger and two patrons were glasscut. two men were detained and a description sought for a short heavyset man who fled the scene crying a bomb.
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Chicago
Haymarket
Jack Zurg
al Ferger
John Sweeney
John Joyce
Remus Crosses Minds In Sanity Defense In Wife Killing Case
George Remus in Cincinnati seeks transitory insanity as a defense for his wife murder. He cross examines alienist Dr. E A Baker asking for definitions of mental disease terms. The scene shows Remus as professor and Baker as hesitant student in a trial that captivates spectators.
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Cincinnati
George Remus
E. A. Baker
Remus
Dr. Baber
Julius Caesar
Thief Prefers Books Steals From Capitol Book Store
A thief broke into Capitol Book Store at 206 N Meridian St Friday night, taking fountain pens worth 50 dollars, some second hand books, and 20 dollars from the cash drawer. Entrance gained through the rear door, manager E S Blessing notified police.
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Capitol Book Store
N. Meridian St
E.S. Blessing
Lindbergh Plans Air Tour With Mexican Pageantry
Lindbergh drafts plans for a Mexico City visit with President Calles and ex President Obregon invited aboard. The aviator will route toward Central America aboard the American Viking, with a large stadium ceremony and school child homage scheduled. Mrs. Lindbergh plans Christmas in Mexico City, likely with her brother, requiring leave from her chemistry post.
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G. F. Fine
United Press
Mexico City
Mexico
Col
Charles Cs Lindbergh
Plutarco Elias Calles
Alvaro Obregon
Lindbergh
St. Louis
Central America
Nicaragua
National Stadium
Detroit
Evangeline L. Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Calles
Charles Land
Lucid Sentenced for Stabbing. Judge Criticizes Charge
George Lucid age 35 of 926 Prospect St was sentenced to two to twenty one years in Indiana State Prison after being found guilty of stabbing Lee Carpenter age 34 of 1021 E Minnesota St on October 25. Judge James A Collins criticized prosecutors for pursuing voluntary manslaughter instead of second degree murder. Deputy prosecutor Vinson H Manifold said the grand jury indicted Lucid and no one authorized altering the charge.
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George Lucid
Prospect St
Indiana State Prison
James A. Collins
Lee D. Carpenter
Minnesota St
Collins
Vinson H. Manifold
Lucid
Hogs End Week Higher as Prices Climb at Local Yard
Hogs ended the week with a 10 cent rise to a top of 8.60 per hundredweight amid 5,500 receipts and 316 holdovers. Chicago bidding remained active with bars to strong, while calves held steady after a Friday high and other livestock stayed nominal with light receipts.
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Chicago
Ex-State Treasurer Asked to Pay Back Commissions
A suit in Howard Circuit Court seeks $11,500 from Ora J. Davies former Indiana state treasurer for commissions on state deposits at American Trust Company Kokomo. Receivers Joseph C. Herron and Grover Bishop allege Davies took $6,500 from deposits averaging $165,000 and ignored requests for conference.
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Ora J. Davies
American Trust Company
Kokomo
Howard
Joseph C. Herron
Grover Bishop
State Bank
Davies
James E. Watson
Arthur R. Robinson
Indianapolis Times
Times
Howard County Grand Jury
State Finance Board
Puzzle-Head Puzzle Contest Comes to Indianapolis
The Times introduces PUZZLE-HEAD a daily puzzle contest in which readers jumble No 3 heads from that day's issues to form new sensible headlines. Entries must be in The Times office by 5 pm Thursday with daily prize money of 10, 5 and 2 dollars for top sets.
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Indianapolis
the Times
Times
First Air Mail Plane Reaches Indianapolis Inaugural Flight
Indianapolis hosts the first air mail trip on the Cincinnati Indianapolis Chicago route. Lt Homer Rader piloted the Chicago to Indianapolis leg, carrying twenty two pounds of mail and 1,565 pieces. The plane then continued to Cincinnati, with ceremonies planned in the afternoon.
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Indianapolis
Atlantic
Pacific
Chicago
Cincinnati
Homer Rader
John H. S. Stoning
Chicago Aviation and Service and Transportation Company
Rader
Lindbergh
Paris
Fame
Frank A. Ware
Embry-Riddle Company
National Guard
Robert H. Bryson
Bryson
John Paul Riddle
Embry Riddle Company
Chamber of Commerce
L. Ert Slack
Jackson
Earl B. Wadsworth
Air Mail Service
Wall Street Hits Three Million Share Day Signals New Era
Three million share days, once tied to violent declines, now occur on orderly upturns. The note marks Wall Street as a national outlet, reflecting prosperous outlook while urging prudent profit taking after a strong week.
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Thomson& McKinnon
New York
Wall Street
Financial District
Two Oceans
Great Lakes
Gulf
Christmas Fire Destroys Home Under Yuletide Setup
Decorations hung by children of J. Frank Campbell at 922 N. Tremont St. fell on a stove igniting a fire that damaged the house for an estimated 500 dollars. A Christmas tree near the home aided the spread of the blaze as Ralph Campbell, one of the children, is a Times carrier.
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J. Frank Campbell
N. Tremont St
Ralph Campbell
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Senate Finance Committee
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Amer Smelt
Amer Steel
Amer Amer
Beth Steel Oe Pacific
Serene Anes Famo
Rapnals ‘ Sone
Gesat
Udson
Hupp Motors
Marland Mont
Central
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Wee
Pennsylvania & Packatory
O. Calif
Warne
Tee Pacific
Gonta
Customs Army
Gotham
Remus Alienis
Lindy
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Dwight Morrow
Morrow
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Ramon Simon
Will Rogers
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