280 Dead as Nicaragua Battle Toll
Bluefields Nicaragua December reports from eye witnesses confirm three days of fighting between Liberal and Conservative forces at San Perlas. The Liberals under Dr Juan B. Casa claimed victory as Adolfo Diaz retreated. Hospitals received 129 wounded. casualties included 71 Liberals and 59 Conservatives with many seriously ill from gangrene.
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United Press
Nicaragua
Una
Perlas
Juan B. Casa
Mexico
Adolpho Diaz
United States
U S and Mexico In Oil Deadlock
The United States and Mexico face a critical oil dispute as Mexico edges toward enforcing laws allowing seizure of U S oil properties pre 1917 valued at about 500 million dollars. Officials say the deadlock remains complete with no sign of postponement or increased conformity.
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Pairemingeon
United States
Mexico
Kellogg
State Department
Dungan Gives Up a Keys
Supreme Court Clerk Zachariah H. Dungan will turn over his keys of office to Charles L. Biederwolf marking the Republican gain of the last Democratic office at the Statehouse. Elected four years ago Dungan led an admired public service and his official team earned broad praise from lawyers and officials.
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Statehouse
Supreme Court
Zachariah H. Dungan
Charles L. Biederwolf
Dungan
Biederwoilf
Brindell the Once Dreaded Building Czar Dies
Robert P. Brindell once called the czar of New York building trades died after a lung infection. His 1921 extortion conviction led to prison, and his order to "knock off" had left 115,000 workers unemployed. He had been released two years earlier.
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United Press
NEW York
Robert P. Brindell
New York Building Trades
Brindell
Robert Ingersoll
Dollar Watch King
Green Bay
Wis
One Edition New Year’s Day Published by The Times
The Times will publish a single edition on New Year’s Day starting about 10 30 a m. Carriers and dealers should watch for arrival of their papers earlier than usual.
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The
Times
Postal Holiday Announced for New Year Day
The post office will observe a holiday Saturday for New Year Day. No carrier delivery and special collections will be done. All post office departments and classified stations will be closed. Robert H. Bryson, postmaster, announced the removal of perishable parcel post and special delivery on that day.
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Robert H. Bryson
Move 10 Drop to Police Women Halted by Order
A plan to dismiss fifteen police women stalled as Circuit Judge Harry O. Chamberlin issued a temporary restraining order. The hearing on the injunction is set for 9:30 a.m. Monday. Plaintiffs include Anna Bruner Elizabeth Denny Irene Beyer and other women assigned to the juvenile court who say they have contributed to the police pension fund for years.
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Harry O. Chamberlin
Claude F. Johnson
Board of Safety
Ira M. Holmes
Chamberlin
The
Safety Board
Johnson
Anna Bruner
Elizabeth Denny
Irene Beyer
Emma
Baker
Wetta Davis
Nell Dunkle
Margaret Hildebrand
Bertha Duclus
4Lillian Jaschka
Mary Cantlou
Anna Buck Mary Moore
Mary Moriarity
Cosseta Osborn
Sara Rodgers
Police
Watchman Mourns Loss of Faithful Dog Pete
Peg Hamilton recalls seven year companionship with his rabies victim dog Pete killed by Dr. Michael J. McGinty. The one legged crossing watchman at Georgia and West Streets says Pete woke him during engine approaches and his loss hurts more than his severed limb. Hamilton formerly cabbed for city notables before autos replaced horses.
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Peg” Hamilton
Merrill St
Georgia and
West Sts
Hamilton
Pete
Michael J. McGinty
Man Fights Burglars At Home And Station Break-Ins
George Tranberger of 511 E St Clair St wrestled with two burglars in his room at 2 am but was overpowered. $10 and a diamond ring valued at 50 dollars were stolen. Police noted a rear door as the exit. Separately burglars broke a glass at the Standard Oil station on Shelby St stealing five gallons of oil while another break at Fall Creek Blvd and Maple Rd left a window broken and fifteen gallons of gasoline taken.
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George Tranberger
E. St. Clair St
Tranberger
Standard Oil Station
Shelby St
Standard Oil
Fall Creek Blvd
Maple Rd
Fall in Slightly Worse Condition in Illness
Albert B. Fall former Secretary of the Interior remained ill with pneumonia in El Paso Texas on December 31 with the physician reporting a slight turn for the worse yet hopeful he is winning the fight.
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United Press
EL Paso
Texas
Albert B. Fall
H. T. Safford
Safford
Three Children Drown as Storm Destroys Catania Shore
Three boys died when a violent storm lashed Ga lati Marina in Sicily. Huge waves overwhelmed the shoreline as fishermen tied up their boats and feared for homes threatened by the rising sea.
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United Press
Catania
Sicily
Galati Marina
City Council Plans Amendment on Appraisal Control
The council majority aims to amend the ordinance to appropriate 25000 for an appraisal of two local electric utilities and place four council members on the appraisal committee to oversee it. The move aims to strengthen city control amid a proposed utility merger. The present plan would have funding spent by a committee named by the mayor and several civic groups. An earlier ordinance allocating 15000 to be used by Corporation Counsel for merger fighting passed, but Mayor Duvall did not sign it this morning.
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Boynton J. Moore
Duvall
Indianapolis Engineering Society
Federation of Civic Community Clubs
Manufacturers’ Association
Merchants’ Association
Chamber of Commerce and
Central Federation of Labor
Chamber of Commerce
Labor Unions
Moore
Alva J. Rucker
Employment Bureau Aids Job Seekers and Employers
George B. Gill of the Indianapolis Employment Bureau notes the bureau, run by the Indianapolis Foundation, helps employers and applicants at no charge. Since its start it logged 9,329 applications, advised 2,000 plus, handled 5,790 calls, made 4,888 referrals and 2,187 placements, coordinating with the State City Public Employment Bureau to split duties. The bureau handles office, sales, professional and clerical workers while another unit manages laborers. Gill warns against job hopping and urges students to finish school if possible. The service welcomes employers seeking to add or change staff and will honestly indicate if a suitable worker is not available.
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George B. Gill
Indianapolis Employment Bureau
The
Indianapolis Foundation
State City Public Employment Bureau
Gill
Bureau
Indianapolis
Metal Tokens Begin Saturday
Indianapolis street cars will switch to fare boxes on Saturday with passengers depositing one token or seven cents per ride. Conductors will still collect existing tickets and transfers and sell new transfers, while tokens replace paper tickets. Tokens and pennies for transfers should not be dropped into the fare box, says Superintendent J. P. Tretton.
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Indianapolis
J. P. Tretton
Radio wedding music saves ceremony in Belleville
Miss Jean Anderson and her fiancé Cedric Jackson planned a radio wedding in Belleville New Jersey as the orchestra failed to arrive on time. Alice Jackson phoned WAAM radio station and the studio orchestra played a wedding march so the ceremony could proceed.
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United Press
Belleville
N. J
Jean Anderson
Cedric Jackson
Alice Jackson
WAAM
Anderson
United States Pan American Flight Takes Off From Vera Cruz
Five Army planes of the Pan American flight departed Vera Cruz at 10 10 a m headed for Minatitlan as weather conditions were reported perfect.
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United Press
Vera Cruz
United States Army
Pan-American Flight
Minatitlan
Foley Named to Fill 10 Park Board Post
M. E. Foley attorney was appointed by Mayor Duvall to replace Frank Driver on the park board. Driver, the mayor’s brother in law, resigned to devote more time to Citizens State Bank. Emhardt, the other Democratic member, will be reappointed as his term expires.
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M. E. Foley
Frank Driver
Citizens State Bank
Park Board
Duvall
Driver
Foley
Indiana State Prison Board of Trustees
Albert M. Maguire
Auolph G. Emhardt
American miners held for ransom in Mexico
J W Wiley and E B Connor American miners were kidnapped Tuesday night by bandits near Parral Chihuahua and are now being held for five thousand dollars ransom as details remain scarce according to United States embassy advices.
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United Press
Mexico City
J. W. Wiley
EB. B. Connor
United States
Wiley and Connor
San Francisco
Parral
Chihuahua
Moon's Power Waning Over Farming Beliefs
Scientists dismiss moon influence on crops noting moonlight lacks intensity to affect plant growth or disease. The piece argues traditional farming by lunar cycles is declining in popularity amid meteorologists' explanations.
New Year Eve Dry Plans Highlight Indianapolis Police Talk
Police Chief Claude F Johnson and Federal Prohibition Administrator A R Harris predict a dry New Year in Indianapolis while other officials doubt enforcement. Harris will station twelve agents at venues with plainclothes officers to back city police. operators warn of widespread celebrations with 15,000 to 20,000 attendees downtown at clubs and hotels.
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Indianapolis
Claude F. Johnson
A. R. Harris
Franklin
Harris
Johnson
Columbian Club
Claypool
Indianapolis Athletic Club
Hoosier Athletic
Many Hurt in Wreck In Texas Interurban Train Crash
The Opera Special rushing from Houston to Galveston collided with a freight train at a Texas Terminal Railroad crossing near Galveston injuring more than twenty people. Ambulances and a Houston care car were dispatched while Houston Electric officials probe the cause.
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United Preas Peopleton
Texas
Texas Terminal
Galveston
Opera Special
Houston
Mordkin
Ballet Russe
Houston Electric Company
Burglary Suspect Shot Dead by Police Chief in Kingston
An unidentified burglar attempting to rob a Kingston store was shot and killed by Police Chief Howard L. Rushton. Three accomplices escaped after the shooting.
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United Press
Kingston
Mass
Howard L. Rushton
Stephenson's lawyers doubtful on appeal of habeas corpus plea
The Indiana case centers on James Stephenson's bid to overturn a murder conviction. Judge Harry L Crumpacker denied the writ at Michigan City and ordered him returned to prison. Attorneys confer on whether to seek Supreme Court review while Stephenson weighs next steps.
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Stephenson
D.C
Crumpacker
Michigan City
Steve
Robert H. Moore
Supreme Court
Marion County grand jurors return no indictment in probe
After eleven weeks of investigation the Marion County grand jurors reported to Criminal Court Judge James A. Collings that no indictment would be filed regarding alleged graft and corruption in Indiana politics. Foreman Wilson Furnas led the panel with members Joseph C. Schaf Otis Calvin William E. Webb Herman S. Sprandel Milary Morris and addresses listed.
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Marion County
Indiana
James A. Collings
Wilson Furnas
Bridgeport
Joseph C. Schaf
Marott
Trial of ex Klansman Stephenson stirs courtroom press battle
The case of D C Stephenson, serving life for Madge Oberholter's murder, featured behind the scenes newspaper friction. He prepared an open court statement and tried to distribute copies to Indianapolis and Chicago papers, while edits removed "poison." The unexpurgated text attacked Remy, Kane, and Gilliam.
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D. C
Indianapolis Times
Stephenson
Chicago American
Chicago
L. O. Hill
Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis News
Rayubthcan Bilcs
Aimee May Face Trial Amid Prosecution Shift
Los Angeles December 31 1930s era report says Asa Keyes district attorney considered dropping charges against evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson due to evidentiary difficulties but then signaled a renewed push after the grand jury heard Lorraine Wiseman Sielaff. She allegedly perjured herself in relation to the conspiracy case.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Asa Keyes
Keyes
Lorraine Wiseman-Sielaff
Mrs. McPherson
Hourly Temperature Readings Displayed for Mise
A fragment shows hourly temperature data with times and numeric values across morning hours. The lines include temperatures such as 33 and 31 with timestamps and a moon phase notation, indicating a weather log entry.
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Knoxville, Tenn
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Indiana Liberty League
Indiana Klan
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LaPorte County
Arthur L. Gilliam
William H. Remy
Ralph Kane
John H. Kiplinger
Rushville
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