State Garage Bid Scandal Sparks Accounting Probe
The state board of accounts will investigate alleged loose bid methods at the Central garage of the highway department. Bids for four wheel drive trucks and snow plows were tabulated before presentation to the highway commissioners, with Five firms submitting bids and one company expected to receive the order. An inventory and centralized accounting system are being developed under state scrutiny.
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State Highway Department
West Market Street
State Board of Accounts
Lawrence F. Orr
Orr
Omer S. Manlove
Highway Commissioners
John J. Brown
Highway Department
Commission
Ross Teckmeyer
Teckmeyer
Brown
Clintonville
Wis
Manlove
Freeman Motor Company
Detroit
Hufford Motors Company
Indianapolis
Colman Motor Company
Chicago
Walters Motor Company
Brooklyn
G. E. Hillsman
Highway Director
Baker Manufacturing Company
Springfield
Hooper Equipment Company
W. T. McDonald Company
Baker Company
Hillsman Company
Automotive Equipment Company
Bank executive Reed Peters Dies After Suicide Attempts
Reed C. Peters, 39, executive vice president of the Peters Trust Company, died in Omaha after multiple suicide attempts tied by relatives to the bank's failure. He had previously thrown himself in front of a truck and was hospitalized Monday.
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Ba United Press
Omaha
Peters Trust Company
Reed C. Peters
Peters
Ham and Ham Divorce Case Baffles Judge Sabath
Chicago November 26 United Press reports the Ham and Ham divorce case amuses Judge Joseph Sabath as the spouses insist on finally divorcing while the judge notes prior implausible attempts. The couple exits together after the exchange.
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United Press
Chicago
Ham
Meeting Clemenceau at Carlsbad in 1910
The narrator recalls his first meeting with Georges Clemenceau at Carlsbad in 1910. He describes Clemenceau as fierce and intimidating, yet later reveals the man’s wit, passion, and deep hatred of German imperialism born from France’s 1871 defeat and occupation.
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David Lloyd George
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
ONDON
Cable
M. Clemenceau
Carlsbad
T. P. O'Connor
Clemenceau
Tay Pay
Germany
Trianon Palace
Versailles
M. Brockdorff Rantzan
Paris
Palace of
St. Cloud
Montmartre
Jules Favre
Bismarck
France
Clemenceau Exemplar of French Resolve and Diplomacy
The text portrays Georges Clemenceau as the ultimate French statesman who prioritized France above all others. It recounts his courage during the war, his cool leadership at the peace conference, and his opposition to harsh reparations while backing Petain and dismissing Foch. It also notes his evolving relationship with Wilson and a famed prewar duel with Deschanel.
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Carlsbad
Herr Stresemann
Clemenceau
France
Marshal Foch
Rhine
Foch
Marshal Petain
Rhineland
Wilson
Colonel House
England
Germany
Juror Picked for McManus Case Renewal
In New York on November 26 the Mc Manus murder trial of Arnold Rothstein suspect George A. Mc Manus avoids mistrial as juror Norris A. Smith faces concerns over contact with reporters. Smith remains seated after judge Charles C. Nott Jr warns jurors against talking to the press and bars reporters from the courtroom if violated. Edwin T. Shotwell is added as the new juror to fill a vacancy, bringing twelve jurors sworn as the reading of transcripts begins for new jurors.
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United Press Criminal Court
New York
George A. McManus
Arnold Rothstein
Charles C. Nott Jr
Norris A. Smith
Chambers
Smith
Greenwich Village
Nott
Eugene A. Ricker
Edwin T. Shotwell
James MacDonald
Bank Heist Nets $10,000 From Cincinnati Branch
In Cincinnati on November 26 two bandits forced cashier Oliver Brochman to open the vault of the Provident Savings Bank and Trust Company and escaped with about $10,000. Local police pursued leads as the incident shocked the city.
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Cinc. Nnati
Provident Savings Bank and Trust Company
Oliver Brochman
Fire sweeps tenement in Charlestown
Thrilling rescues marked a tenement fire in Charlestown today. Fifteen families including twenty children were driven from the building as flames cut off escape. Firemen carried a family of five down ladders from the fourth floor after they were trapped.
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United Press
Boston
Charlestown
Women Fliers End 18 Hour Endurance Flight
Bobby Trout and Elinor Smith concluded a second attempt to set the world refueling endurance flight record when they landed at Metropolitan Airport at 3 01 a m. after about eighteen hours aloft.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Bobby Trout
Elinor Smith
Metropolitan Airport
Blanket Hop prompts playful military style at Lincoln
Sigma Delta Chi Butler University hosts a Blanket Hop in the Travertine room with male students and guests, featuring a humorous mock military scolding about blankets and lap robes. Photos show Miss Mary Harvey and Norman Hanna demonstrating how to “hoof” a mean blanket.
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Sigma Delta Chief
Butler University
Lincoln
Papa
Mary Harvey
Villa Avenue
Norman Hanna
College Avenue
Last Lap In Chest Drive Nears Goal With Campaign
Community fund workers wrap up a 24 hour push to raise 151,790 to reach 786,853. Auditor’s report shows 635,062 subscribed to 80.7 percent of the goal with 69,750 reported Monday. Final luncheon set for Wednesday at the Claypool, led by 500 volunteer division. Largest gift 2,500 from Mrs. Hugh McK Landon. Diamond Chair and Manufacturing employees contributed 3,909 from 706 workers.
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Claypool
Herman P. Lieber
Hugh McK. Landon
Diamond Chair and Manufacturing Company
Children Die in Kitchen Fire in Phillipsburg
Three children burned to death when a kitchen fire with spread to a bedroom in Phillipsburg New Jersey. Four siblings escaped by jumping from a window as flames swept their home.
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Phillipsburg
N. J
Boy 4 Admits Killing Mother in Batavia Farm Incident
Four year old Elmer Schulz Jr. confessed to police that he fired his mother with his father's shotgun after playing a game. Police had held the farmer husband briefly. the boy demonstrated the shot under questioning at Batavia State Police barracks.
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United Press Batavia
N. Y
Elmer Schulz Jr
Elmer
Gerald Warne
Batavia Barracks
New York
Esmo
China Demands Kellogg Pact Enforcement Over Russia Invasion
Nanking government to all signatories of the Kellogg treaty urging action against Russia for alleged invasion and occupation of Manchuria. China pledges to uphold the pact while resisting attacks and seeks League of Nations arbitration if needed. Reports from Harbin say Russian advance halted near Tigan Station with no major engagements.
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United Press
Shanghai
China
Russia
Nanking
Cinese
Occu
Pation
Manchur
Delamer
League of Nations
Harbin
Manchuria
Tigan Station
Manchuri
Hailar
Best Radio Listener in City Wins a $500 Set
The Times and the Sylvania Foresters sponsor a radio listeners contest in Indianapolis. Starting at 8 30 on December 4 Milton Cross will say go and contestants attempt to stay awake longest during the Sylvania Foresters weekly broadcast. Entrants mail name and address to The Times Radio Editor and must be 18 or older.
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Indianapolis
the Times
Sylvania Foresters
Milton Cross
Times Radio
Times
Industry mobilizes for Hoover led winter economic drive
Utilities leaders in New York outline a potential 2 billion development program as part of a nationwide mobilization ordered by President Hoover. The U S Chamber plans a December 5 emergency conference to push the effort, with assurances of wage stability and farm support amid falling interest rates.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Hoover
White House
New York
United States Chamber of Commerce
Hyde
La Follette Magazine Merges Into The Progressive
Madison Wisconsin November 26 La Follette magazine founded twenty years ago by Senator Robert M La Follette has merged into a new weekly The Progressive La Follette interests continue in the new company with Senator Robert M La Follette Jr as president and Philip F La Follette as secretary editorials will be written by La Follette and his mother Mrs Belle Case La Follette remains connected to the publication
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United Press
Madison
Wis
la Follette
Robert M. la Follette
Progressive
Robert M. la Follette Jr
Philip F. la Follette
Senator la Follette
Belle Case la Follette
Byrd Antarctic Grant Doubles Nat Geographic Support
Washington November 26. The National Geographic Society announced an additional grant of $25,000 to the Byrd Antarctic expedition. This doubles the society's original contribution and supports Commander Richard E. Byrd's voyage and research effort.
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National Geographic Society
Byrd
United Press
Washington
Richard E. Byrd
Society
Valedictorian detective wife earns diploma in divorce case
Chicago November 26. Detective William R Burton taught his wife to shadow, trace calls and disguise voices. When a woman called asking for him, Mrs Burton traced him to an apartment and obtained notes leading to a court and a divorce decree.
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United Press
Chicago
William R. Burton
Gladys
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