Seventy Children Die in Paisley Theater Fire
An estimated seventy children were killed when a theater fire broke out during a matinee in Paisley Scotland. One hundred fifty children were taken to hospitals as panic and crush injuries occurred at the exits.
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United Press
Paisley
Scotland
Montreal
Conway's Theater
Brooklyn
Ring Theater
Vienna
Opera Comique
Paris
Iroquois Theater
Chicago
Rhodes Opera House
Boyerton Pa
Flores Theater
Acapulco
Mexico
Calumet
Mich
Price Change Unlikely For Newsprint In 1930
Information from the American Newspaper Publishers' Association paper committee says newsprint prices will likely stay at 55 dollars a ton through mid 1930. Canadian Paper and Power Company and Price Bros. notify customers no six month price rise or three year contract.
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United Press
NEW York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Canadian Paper and Power Company
Price Bros. Company
Canadian Newsprint Institute
Wales Prince to Face Africa Hunting Trip
The prince of Wales visited his parents at Sandringham to say goodbye before leaving Friday for an African hunting trip. The journey continues the expedition he paused thirteen months ago when his father King George fell seriously ill.
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Prince of Wales
Sandringham
Goodby
Africa
Prince
King George
Cardinal Gasparri Improves After Restful Night
Vatican City dispatch reports Cardinal Gasparri in greatly improved condition after a restful night. His fever abated and he was allowed to confer with Monsignors Pioccardo and Otchenni who briefed him on chancellery matters.
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Preas
Vatican City
Cardinal Gasparri
Pioccardo and
Otchenni
New Year Resolutions From Guinan and the Marx Brothers
Texas Guinan and the four Marx brothers share New Year resolutions via United Press. Guinan vows to love reporters and agents more while denying liquor tasting, Chico aims to marry in 1930, Groucho jokes about asparagus tips in stocks, Harpo vows no wife bridge partner, Zeppo plans full purchases, Jane Addams ends resolutions, growing discouraged with past attempts.
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United Press
Texas
Guinan
Marx Brothers
Miss Guinan
Chicago
Chico Marx
Groucho Marx
Harpo Marx
Zeppo
Jane Addams
Hull House
Lindy and Koehl Meet at Mars Hill Airport
Famous airmen Captain Herman Koehl and Charles A. Lindbergh greet across language lines as Koehl and wife arrive by train and are hosted by Richard Kurtz. Lindbergh signs a notebook, circles the field, then heads toward St. Louis with the Koehls remaining for a week as guests.
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America
Herman Koehl
Fitzmaurice
Baron Huenfeld
Europe
Bremen
Koehl
Mars Hill
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Koehls
St. Louis
Richard Kurtz
Seventy-seventh Street
Kurtz
McNeely Rites Set for Eva M McNeely
Funeral services for Mrs Eva M McNeely wife of Harry B McNeely traffic commissioner of the Chamber of Commerce will be held Wednesday at 10 at Flanner and Buchanan mortuary. She died Sunday after five weeks illness. Dr E H Kistler pastor of Fairview Presbyterian Church will officiate. She was born in Delphi Indiana and is survived by son H B McNeely Jr two brothers John C Neuer Toledo William B Neuer Indianapolis and sister Mrs Louisa Gruber Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva M. McNeely
Harry B. McNeely
Blue Ridge Road
Chamber of Commerce
Flanner and Buchanan
Ind
H. B. McNeely Jr
John C. Neuer
Toledo
William B. Neuer
Indianapolis
Louisa Gruber
Buffalo
N. Y
Court action delays Stutz merger talks in Indianapolis
Three Indianapolis firms filed involuntary bankruptcy petitions in federal court delaying merger negotiations between Stutz Motor Car Company of America and an unnamed partner. President E S Gorrell said Stutz has assets over 4 million dollars and can meet obligations within a month despite the suits. Negotiations paused as lawsuits and creditor actions unfold.
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Indianapolis
Stutz Motor Car Company of America
Chicago
E. S. Gorrell
Stutz
Charles M. Schwab
Gorrel
Gorrell
Charles Roemler
Superior
E. C. Atkins Company
Vonnegut Hardware Company
Hide Leather and Belting Company
Stutz Company
Detroit
Judge declines Hoover pick for Interstate Commerce post
Judge Robert M. Jones of Knox County refuses to accept the presidents appointment to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Jones, a Republican, faced Democratic opposition over the Dec 17 nomination. In a separate matter, Lowell Headlee of Rushville faces an involuntary bankruptcy petition filed by the International Shoe Company in federal court.
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United Press
Knoxville
Tenn
Robert M. Jones
Knox County
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hoover
Jones
Lowell Headlee
Rushville
The
International Shoe Company
Boy of 4 Stamps Mother as Killer
A 4-year-old boy named Donnie, son of Irene Schroeder of Benwood, WV, identifies his mother as the gunwoman who shot Corporal Brady Pauw near New Castle, Pa. Police say the child also connects a robbery at a Butler, Pa., store and a car theft to the escape. Bellaire, Ohio, police hold the uncle and grandfather as they search for the mother and her male companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New Castle
Wheeling
W. Va
Brady Pauw
Pennsylvania
Bellaire
Irene Schroeder
Benwood
Francis Moran
Butler
Moran
Rotianes
Sak Honsoeinie Aben Abe
New Year Resolution Advice From Indiana Professor
Dr. John A. Cummins, philosopher at Indiana Central College, says New Year resolutions weaken personality. He urges one clear fault focus, avoiding wholesale resolutions and not starting improvements only on New Year's Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon Key
Efrain
John A. Cummins
Indiana Central College
Rip van Winkle
Rip
Dr. Cummins
Silent Cal Keeps New Year Resolutions Secret
Calvin Coolidge decided to keep any New Year's resolutions to himself. His secretary said there is nothing to reveal after a briefing on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Northampton
Mass
Calvin Coolidge
Three UC Students Found After Mountain Search
Three University of California students Celia Caplan Lawrence Kotkin and Jack Schwartz were found in fair condition in a Mt Wilson canyon near Los Angeles after missing since Saturday in the Sierra Madre mountains. They had worn little clothing and had no food the father of Celia Caplan offered a 500 dollar reward. he planned to join the rescue efforts himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
LOS
Mt. Wilson Hotel
Mild Weather Forecast for New Year 1930
J H Armington of the United States Weather Bureau predicts a mild start to 1930 after two harsh years. Expect Wednesday to be cloudy and unsettled at night with temperatures around 35 to 50 degrees, little rain likely Wednesday, possible precipitation Wednesday night or Thursday.
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J. H. Armington
United States Weather Bureau
Armington
Deny Kidnaping Plea for Jimmy Fernando in 5 Year Old Case
Detroit December 31 The Recorder's Court denied Jimmy Fernando's plea for a new trial in the kidnapping of Jackie Thompson a 5 year old boy held for twenty four days before being sold back to his father for 25000. His lawyers announced plans to appeal to the state supreme court. Fernando remains in Jackson prison.
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United Press
Detroit
Jimmy Fernando
Jackie Thompson
Recorder’s Court
Charles L. Bartlett
State Supreme Court
Fernando
Jackson
One Edition On New Year's Day By The Times
In line with its practice of granting employers a half day of rest on holidays The Times will publish only one edition on Wednesday New Year s Day.
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Times
Two More Die as Meningitis Epidemic Spreads
Two deaths and one new meningitis case were reported to Dr. Herman G. Morgan, city health commissioner, with thirty eight deaths and sixty cases in Marion County during the past three weeks. Autopsies show active germ spread. officials urge mercurophen mouth washes and antiseptic treatment while weighing if schools should reopen.
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Herman G. Morgan
Marion County
Charles Ochiltree
East Court Street
Elizabeth Smith
Fayette Street
Robert Phelps
Eastern Avenue
City Hospital
Emmett Lamb
Fred A. Mayer
Morgan
Indianapolis
New Ford Models Introduce Sleek Body Redesign
New Ford cars with a new body design arrive in showrooms nationwide today. The chassis and engine stay the same as Model A with minor improvements. The longer sleeker hood narrowed radiator and streamline moldings create a lower faster look.
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United Press
Detroit
Ford
United States
China Abrogates Extraterritorial Rights Not Immediate
Shanghai reports the national government will not enforce abolishment of foreign extra territorial rights on January 1. Foreign Minister C. T. Wang says the December 28 mandate is a step to ease conflict and improve Chinese foreign relations and China will discuss representations within a reasonable time.
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United Press Shanghai
China
C. T. Wang
Customs officer dismissed for letting liquor into U S
Buffalo December 31 The customs border patrol collector announced the dismissal of Robert E Hutchinson for permitting liquor laden cars to enter the United States He admitted receiving 90 in one case and 40 in another for passing automobiles with liquor.
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United Press
Buffalo
Collector of Customs Today
Robert E. Hutchinson
Customs Border Patrol Service
United States
Hutchinson
Bremen Man Killed in Lincoln Highway Crash
One man was killed and three injured when an automobile crashed into the rear of a large truck on the Lincoln highway three miles west of Warsaw Indiana. Victim Lloyd Kinney age 25 of Bremen. Injured are Howard Kinney 30 his brother Mrs. Howard Kinney and Kathleen Kinney 8. Truck owned by L N Trucking Company Plymouth.
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Bu United Press
Warsaw
Ind
Lincoln Highway
Lloyd Kinney
Bremen
Howard Kinney
Lloyd
Kathleen Kinney
Howard
L. N. Trucking Company
Plymouth
Mrs Ellen Riley Dies at 90 in Indianapolis Home
Ellen Riley 90 longtime North Pine Street resident died at 11 20 this morning at her home. She was mother of Thomas A Riley former Indiana industrial board member and Hugh Riley Indianapolis Street Railway official. A daughter Margaret Riley survives.
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Ellen Riley
North Pine Street
Thomas A. Riley
Indiana Industrial Board
Hugh Riley
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Margaret Riley
Fire Captain Retired After Thirty Years Service
Morris Halley a fire captain at No 15 engine house retired today by the board of safety on physician recommendations after more than thirty years with the department.
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Morris Halley
Board of Safety
Robbers Routed by Village Army in Phillipsburg Standoff
In Phillipsburg Ohio a gang tried to force bank vault details from Ralph Davenport. Davenport’s 14 year old son Floyd alerted a filling station, bringing a armed village posse. Bullets shattered windows as bandits fled toward Indiana after a gun battle.
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United Press
Phillipsburg
Ralph Davenport
First National Bank
Indiana
Davenport
Floyd
Brookhart pledges aid as Borah attacks prohibition terms
Senator Brookhart of Iowa pledges to direct attacks on Secretary Mellon when Congress reconvenes January 6. Senator Borah Idaho Republican says enforcement of liquor permit conditions amounts to a scandal and has written to President Hoover. Anti-Saloon League head Cites wet political pressure on federal judges and officials.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Washington
Congressional
Congress
Brookhart
Rep
Mellon
Borah
Idaho
Hoover
F. Scott McBride
Anti- Saloon League
Senate
Auction Brings 10 Cent Ashes Bidder Discovers Body
John Manley won a public auction bid of ten cents for a locked six inch copper box. He opened it to reveal the ashes of a human being. The box had come from England years earlier with Mrs. Marie Bennett who later sold her belongings.
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Albia
John Manley
Manley
England
Marie Bennett
State aid problem near as Attorney General rule favored
Attorney General James M. Ogden backs a 55 percent apportionment and use of the rest for state aid. Roy P. Wieshart asserts the state aid issue is solved, with Governor Harry G. Leslie agreeing. A deficit of about $1,000,000 remains, and potential revenue from a future chain-store tax could cover it if the court disallows the rest.
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James M. Ogden
Roy P. Wieshart
Harry G. Leslie
Wisehart
Supreme Court
Leslie
Board of Accounts
Bandits Reported Heading Toward Indiana with Mounted Machine Gun
Richmond residents are alarmed by reports of a car with a mounted machine gun fleeing from Phillipsburg, Ohio. The bandits may be headed toward Indiana, using the National Road that links Indianapolis and Richmond.
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Richmond
Ind
Phillipsburg
Indiana
Indianapolis
Dayton
Question Dry Raiders
Federal officers questioned members of two prohibition raiding parties after they exchanged fire at a deserted mine near Columbus. Two officers were wounded, Deputy Sheriff Ora Folk and Constable John Crawford, Crawford in critical condition.
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United Preen Independence
Kan
Prohibition
Columbus
Ora Folk
John Crawford
Crawford
Patten Estate Closes After $19.8 Million Inheritance
The Illinois estate of James A Patten, wheat king, has closed after leaving $19 788 524. It paid $2 024 949 in state and federal fees. Patten died in December 1928 at age 75 and left the bulk to his widow Amanda Louise Patten.
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Bu United Preas
Chicago
James A. Patten
Pat
Amanda Louise Patten
British cruiser London arrives at Marseilles on Med naval talks
Admiral Sir Frederic Field travels to London to confer with Premier Ramsay MacDonald on the Mediterranean naval situation. The British cruiser London has reached Marseilles to discuss the issue.
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United Press
Marseilles
Sir Frederic Field
London
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Mediterranean
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Glasgow
J. & P. Coates
Clark Companies
Wales
Parents Goodby
Gasparri
Texas Guinan
Tex Guinan
Lindy
Lone Eagle
Anne
M’neely
C. of C
Commerce Commission
Killer
J. A. Cummins
Son of
Iowa
Illinois
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