Key Witness McManus Held Without Bond in Rothstein Killing
George McManus surrendered in New York and was held on a first degree murder suspicion amid the Arnold Rothstein case. He met with Joab Banton, faced Judge Mancuso, and faces 48 hours detention while police pursue serious guilt. Also appearing were Nathan Raymond Jimmy Meehan and Sidney Stater as witnesses.
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United Press
New York
George McManus
Arnold Rothstein
Max Buckingham
McManus
Joab Banton
Mancuso
John Cordes
Banton
Rothstein
District Attorney’s Office
General Sessions Court Room
James D. C. Murray
Nathan
Nigger Nate) Raymond
Jimmy Meehan
Sidney Stater
Supreme Court
Hoover lands in Corinto amid Central American welcome
President-Elect Herbert Hoover arrived in Corinto Nicaragua at 10 55 am on the goodwill tour. He met with Nicaragua President Adolfo Diaz and received a 21 gun salute as US cruisers Rochester and Tulsa lay in port. Hoover spoke of peace and made no shore address.
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Thomas L. Stokes
United Press
Corinto
Nicaragua
Herbert Hoover
Central American
Adolfo Diaz
Maryland
United States
Rochester
Tulsa
Hoover
Central America
Amapala
Honduras
la Union
Salvador
Lillis Escher
Jose Rossner
Augusto Coello
Miguel Paz Baraona
Turkey Day at Jail Menu From Reformatory
Superintendent A F Miles of the Indiana state reformatory sent and printed a Thanksgiving feast menu for prisoners to Governor Ed Jackson. The menu, printed by inmates, lists roast pork candied sweet potatoes oyster dressing brown gravy combination salad hot buns pumpkin pie coffee and white cake.
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Reformatory
Jackson
A. F. Miles
Indiana State Reformatory
Ed Jackson
Reconsider Airport Sites Pitched by Chamber Committee
The citizens airport committee of the Chamber of Commerce met to day to reconsider proposed municipal airport sites. It recommended Site No. 30 west of Ben Davis and north of the National road but the mayor asked a full reconsideration of all submissions. The committee then favored Site No. 30 west of Ben Davis.
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Citizens Airport Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Ben Davis
National Road
Slack
Moottwest
Skating into Court Over Marathon at Germania Hall
A juvenile court attached a warrant for Harry Graham today after the arrest of Bernetta Graham fifteen and her mother and Mrs Josephine Deber promoter in a skate marathon at Germania hall. Bernetta is charged with skating more than 200 hours while truant from Shortridge high school. The mother and promoter are free on 500 dollar bonds and the girl was released on her own recognizance. Three couples and one solo skater remain in the marathon.
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Harry Graham
Bernetta Graham
West Thirtieth Street
Josephine Deber
Germania Hall
Shortridge High School
Liberty
Record flight fails near Fresno ends endurance attempt
The monoplane Albatross landed at Helm forty miles from Fresno after Lee Schoenhair and John Gugliemetti failed to reach a new world endurance record for sustained flight due to insufficient fuel.
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United Press
Fresno
Cal
Helm
Lee Schoenhair
John Guglielmetti
Policeman Breaks Into Hotel Room in Wabash Clash
A policeman forced entry into a Wabash hotel room where Charles Steele, 53, refused admittance to all. Steele, who had fled via a bedsheet rope, was reported at headquarters making a burglary complaint as the officer broke the door at the hotel owner’s request.
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Times Special
Wabash
Ind
Charles Steele
Steele
Killers Imported to Philadelphia Ahead of Gambling Exposure
Philadelphia authorities under District Attorney John Monaghan order arrest of three Chicago killers said to be imported on the eve of an open court expose into a major gambling ring. Monaghan, guarded by a bodyguard, cites uncertainty over financing and possible witnesses as dangers to the investigation. Fourth ward Republicans led by State Senator Samuel W. Salus and Civil Service Commissioner Herbert W. Salus oppose the crime probe and Monaghan methods.
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United Press
Philadelphia
John Monaghan
Chicago
Monaghan
Delaware River
Fourth Ward
Samuel W. Salus
Herbert W. Salus
Civil Service
Republican
Pastor Fired Over Sabbath Salary Stand in Villisca
The Rev. R. J. Blue resigned from the Presbyterian Church in Villisca Iowa after insisting salary not come from funds borrowed or from those who “commercialize the Sabbath.” A congregational vote urged reconsideration but Blue refused. The resignation was accepted.
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United Press Villisca
R. J. Blue
Presbyterian Church
Blue
Lindy Keeps Flights Secret for Safety
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh explained to United Press why he never reveals his next stop when departing for an unannounced destination. He resumed his flight toward New York and said revealing plans invites crowd hazards at landing fields.
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United Press
Memphis
Tenn
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Labor U K On New Dam Near New Orleans
Boulder dam received AFL approval today. The convention backed a resolution to construct the dam with safeguards to protect all people’s interests.
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New Orleans
Boulder Dam
American Federation of Labor
White Thanksgiving Forecast For Midwest States
The weather bureau predicts a white Thanksgiving across the midwest with rain and snow in the plains and central valleys. Temperatures will rise in the central states today and tonight but drop through Wednesday, bringing cooler conditions across the region.
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United Press
Chicago
Middle West
Weather Bureau
Plains States
Lakes
Central States
Epidemics Sweep West Coast Prompt School Closings
Reports from California Oregon and Idaho describe influenza spinal meningitis and scarlet fever outbreaks. In San Francisco 55 influenza deaths in October and November, 4 000 Ill. Los Angeles sees 14 deaths in a week and 1 400 ill. Twin Falls Idaho bans gatherings. six meningitis deaths. schools closed indefinitely. Pomona College reopens after influenza closure. Monrovia schools closed after 18 percent ill.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
San Francisco
William C. Hassler
Twin Falls
Idaho
Utah
Fairview
Pomona College
Claremont
Monrovia
Mayor Considers Signing Traffic Ordinance With Recommendations
Mayor L Ert Slack will sign the new traffic ordinance passed by the city council but may add a recommendation to ban parking on Monument Circle. He has until Friday to sign and will likely attach minor amendments after weeks of council work.
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L. Ert Slack
Monument Circle
Baltimore & Ohio Plans Miner Train Cancellations
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad filed two notices to cancel miners' train services with the tariff division of the public service commission. If objections by the miners' union fail, the cancellations take effect January 1, affecting the Brazil to Coal Bluff line and the Montezuma Hillsdale Dana and Ecker route.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Tariff
Public Service Commission
Miners’ Union
Brazil
Coal Bluff
Montezuma
Hillsdale
Dana
Ecker
Detroit aviator attempts nonstop flight to Havana from Windsor
Leonard S. Floe of Detroit flies a Spartan biplane from Walkerville Ont airdrome aiming for Havana Cuba. He departed late Monday night with a twenty two hour fuel supply and planned an eighteen hour flight across the Gulf of Mexico.
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United Press
Windsor
Ont
Leonard S. Floe
Detroit
Havana
Walkerville
Cuba
Orion
Cincinnati
Atlx
Key West
Canary singing contest steals the canary show
The Indianapolis Roller Canary club staged a humorous afternoon contest at the South Side YWCA with prize birds, judges like Rank Zager presiding over male canaries, and a lively crowd. The piece pokes fun at contestants and spectators while detailing cage lighting, judging, and the quirk of the event.
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Jiggs
Matt
Jeff
John Wilkes Booth
John Wilkes
Oklahoma
Indianapolis
South Side
FDR
Rank Zager
Chicago
Connelly
Mr. Zager
Roller
Royal Singers of
Canary
Canaries
Birdie
Stanley Wilson
Greer Street
Rudolph Valentino
Rudolph
Indianapolis Roller Canary Club
South Alabama Street
Contempt claim against Indianapolis Times editor rejected
A motion by Ira M. Holmes for contempt against The Indianapolis Times editor and for dismissal of Homer Wright’s firearm case failed in court. Special Judge Harry E. Yockey overruled the request, and the case continued as jurors were questioned amid ongoing proceedings and potential life-imprisonment plans.
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Ira M. Holmes
Homer Wright
Indianapolis Times
Cout
Wright
Harry E. Yockey
Holmes
The
Times
William H. Remy
Yockey
Talesmen
Prosecution Defers on Lazy Husband Charge in Dancer Case
Municipal Judge Paul Wetter postponed ruling on whether Harry Aldridge a marathon dancer was a lazy husband. Aldridge was arrested after a dance marathon at Day's casino and charged by his wife Iona Aldridge with lazy husband and assault and battery. Mrs Aldridge was subpoenaed as witnesses and the case reset to Saturday.
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Harry Aldridge
Paul C. Wetter
Aldridge
Iona Aldridge
Fletcher Avenue
Vatican Palatine guard quarters suffer floor collapse
Two lower floors of the Palatine guard quarters in the Vatican collapsed at 7 a.m. today due to crumbling arches three centuries old. The rooms were unoccupied at the time.
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United Press
Rome
Palatine Guard
Vatican
Lincoln Centenial Association Declares Lincoln Letters Forgeries
The Lincoln Centennial Association branded as forgeries recent love letters to Abraham Lincoln and Ann Rutledge in Atlantic Monthly. Paul M. Angle cited handwriting dissimilarities and punctuation as evidence, noting Lincoln never signed addressees in the lower left and that the forger favored periods over his usual dashes. All related correspondence reportedly vanished.
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United Preac
Apringfield, Ill
The
Lincoln Centenial Association
Paul M. Angle
Abraham Lincoln
Ann Rutledge
Atlantic Monthly
Lincoln
Islands Need Aid hurricane hit Philippine provinces
United Press reports Governor General Henry L. Stimson told the War Department the storm smashed across six Philippine provinces and touched ten others, creating a major catastrophe likely to require relief from U S agencies.
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United Press
Washington
Philippine
United States
Henry L. Stimson
War Department
World’s corn champ breaks 1926 record in Ohio
Ira Marshall of Dola Hardin county Ohio sets new world record with 1762 bushels from ten acres surpassing his 1926 16866 bushel per acre mark. The agricultural extension service at Ohio State University announced the feat noting Marshall has held the world title for three consecutive years as entrants’ yields are checked.
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United Press
Columbus
Ira Marshall
Dola Hardin County
Ohio
Agricultural Extension Service
Ohio State University
Marshall
English King's Illness Grips London Amid Slow Outlook
London reports on day seven of King George V's illness with pleurisy following a feverish cold. Bulletin notes rest and lower temperature but no clear improvement while reports of a code message to the Prince of Wales stir Buckingham Palace. Public anxiety rises as bulletins show the king's struggle against a potentially grave lung infection.
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Keith Jones
United Press
London
George
Buckingham Palace
Exchange
Capetown
Dodoma
Prince of Wales
Exchange Telegraph
Prince George
Bérmuda
Durban
St. James’ Palace
Africa
Sir Stanley
Lord Dawson
Daily Mail
England
George Long
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