Daring Mail Robbery In Loop District
Five masked robbers ambushed a mail cart and guard near Adams and Clark, stealing mail sacks with securities that could total up to two million dollars. The incident occurred shortly after 7 am as the carriers exited the subway, with four attackers forcing them into the Edison building lobby and fleeing by car. Keys: mail for First National Bank and First Union Trust, guards’ pistol seized, currency unlikely, identities not confirmed.
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Adams and Clark Street
Fred Woelsch
Frank Stastny
Federal Building
Adams Street
Edison
First National Bank
First Union Trust and Savings Bank
Bank
Post Office
E. Brown
Union Trust
Fend
Michigan
Indiana
Tlinois
Oelsch
Stastny
Army
Bolshevik Exile Guarded as They Move Through France
Exiled Bolshevik Leon Tretzky and his party are escorted through France in a secure convoy similar to the prior Copenhagen transit, with Tretzky headed back to exile on Prinkipo Island in the Sea of Marmora.
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Paris
Leon Tratsy
France
Belice
Copenhagen
Tretzky
Prinkipo Island
Sea of Marmora
Starts to Prison on Wedding Day
West Plains Missouri dispatch reports Herserk Pierre once a carnival ticket seller wassentenced to two years in Jefferson City state penitentiary for theft. His wedding day plans were halted as he stole a shirt and a watch to fund the ceremony. In St Louis, rail traffic for the week ending December 3 reached 12,877 cars, up 1,331 from the prior week.
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West Plains
Herserk Pierre
Jefferson City
Green
ST. Louis
St. Louis- San Francisco
Snow Forecast with Colder Weather Across Regions
Snow flurries and colder air are forecast across northwest to southeast regions tonight. Rain changes to snow in the east and south, with a Wednesday rollout of a strong cold wave, especially northwest. Winds unsettled as precipitation shifts, with temperature contrasts from single digits north to teens in the south by night. River stage readings are listed for Kansas City and surrounding towns.
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Missouri
Kansas
Waverly
Boonville
Union
Demonstrators March on Capitol Singing Red Songs
A 3000 strong march passed the capitol today in a paving camp protest. Petition leaders delivered calls for immediate jobless relief and unemployment insurance to Vice President Curtis and Speaker Cramner. Police guarded the route with tear gas squads as demonstrators chanted for bread and broader aid.
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Capitol
Washington
Curtis
Cramner
Eash
Final repeal hope based on glass measure
The Senate referred the Glass resolution to the judiciary committee to repeal the eighteenth amendment and substitute a saloon ban. Democrats and Republicans agreed the issue would be debated this session as anti prohibitionists push repeal hopes, with House action seen as paving the way for a possible special session and immediate legalization of beer pending Senate action.
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Washington
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Dec
House
Drys
Democrati
Garner
Norris
Ways and Means Committee
O'Connor
Representative Lea
Cal
Sen
Stocks Rally As Short Squeeze Lifts Prices
New York reports a brisk stock market upturn with major issues up 1 to 6 dollars and about 1,000,000 shares changing hands. Motor stocks led gains while rails rallied under strong late buying as the day closed firm after a quiet morning.
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New York
Dickinson of Missouri Gets Birthday Tribute in Congress
Washington December 5 AP Representative Clement C Dickinson of Missouri received a birthday compliment in the house as Representative Dyer noted it was Dickinsons eighty third birthday He is the oldest member by years in the present congress and is loved and respected by Missourians He has served here and retains a place on the Ways and Means Committee Dickinson was reelected to the next congress despite eight prior Missouri members not returning.
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Washington
Clement C. Dickinson
Missouri
Dyer
Dickinson
Black Cult Slayer Harris Committed After Mental Evaluation
Robert Harris, leader of a Black cult, admitted slaying James Smith on a sacrific ial altar. A three physician Sanity Commission ordered Harris committed to a state hospital with a serious case charge held in abeyance until cure. Officials doubt recovery.
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Deproit
Robert Harris
James Smith
Harris
Sanity Commission
Senate Gets First Arm Relief Bill
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman McNary reintroduced a farm relief bill authorizing the Farm Board to implement an export debenture or domestic allotment plan to curb surplus production. The measure was sent to the agriculture committee with expectations of a favorable report. Another bill from Senator Harrison sought authority for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to loan individuals whose homes or farm property are mortgaged and face tax nonpayment.
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Washington
Dec
McNary
Senate Agriculture Committee
Tthe Farm Board
Agriculture Committee
Harrison
Reconstruction Corporation
Gelbert Recovers From Leg Wound for Spring Return
Doctors say Charley Gelbert of the St. Louis Cardinals will not need surgery after a hunting accident wound. The shortstop is expected to heal with no ill effects and likely be back with the Cardinals in the spring, as lively as ever.
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Philadelphia
Charley Gelvert
St. Louis Cardinals
jCards
Scouts to cut quotas to meet chest fund goal
The Community Chest Committee plans to reduce Scout allocations by 900 and 500 from the funds already allotted and to drop the $1000 emergency relief fund. With about 2000 still hoped to be raised, officials believe reaching the full quota of 22870 is unlikely, though optimism remains.
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CG. O. Hanes
Jefferson City
A. Ginxwiler
Cmeregency Relief Fund
Poplar Bluff Man Appointed Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
H Steward of Poplar Bluff will become commissioner of Motor Vehicles in the office of the Secretary of State. Secretary-elect Dwis ht H Brown announced. Steward, a former Poplar Bluff newspaperman, will take effect January 9 when Brown assumes office, succeeding Oscar G Steininger who has held the post under Secretary Charles U Becker.
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H. Steward
Poplar Biveg
Dwisht H. Brown
Steward
Poplar Bluff
Brown
Oscar G
Dick) Steininger
Charles U. Becker
Time Equalizes Postage Shortage
In St Joseph Missouri a baker mailed a loaf with insufficient postage. Clerk weighed again after the baker paid the missing amount and found the bread had dried overnight creating a postage surplus rather than a shortage.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
St. Joseph
Change proposed to Home Loan Bank law by Cochran
Representative Cochran proposes an amendment allowing mandatory logs to individual homeowners up to 80 percent of appraised value. He argues the current law fails to aid individuals and loans have not been made, with future loans unlikely to exceed 30 to 49 percent of appraised value.
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Washington
Cochran
R. T. Sherwood May Be an Impostor
In Winston Salem a tax consultant, G J Walker, reports a man identifying as R T Sherwood, former business agent to ex Mayor James J Walker of New York, claimed to handle federal tax matters. An Savannah accountant, Charles W Stussy, doubts the man was the real Sherwood after receiving a similar tale last month.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Des
Russell Sherwood
G. J. Walker
Tong
New York
Walker
Sherwood
James J. Walker
Ters
Charles W. Stussy
Savannah
Sherwandy
Milk Ordinance Sparks Financing Fight in Jefferson City
Jefferson City dairy owners push a milk ordinance to curb outside competition while Mayor Asel and councilors seek financing cuts for the city engineer’s office. The substitute bill would grade milk and require compliance within 22 months, with enforcement to start immediately.
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Jefferson City
Asel
Hill
Ship Sawarabi Found Upside Down After Storm
Tokyo dispatch reports the Japanese destroyer Sawarabi flipped upside down in the east China Sea during a Monsoon squall. Ten crew were likely lost as three sister ships Sanaya Kuretake and Wakatake rescued survivors after darkness fell amid heavy seas near Formosa.
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Tokyo
Sawarabl
East China Sea
Asia
Sawarabi
Formosa
Sanaya
Kuretake
Wakatake
Iea
Democratic State Author Fleet Reported Spending
Perreah Simith reported to the secretary of state today that he spent 725 dollars on his expenses.
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Perreah Simith
Fleet
Secretary of State Today
Hoover speech highlights urge recovery and world cooperation
President Hoover urges Congress to pursue constructive policies for national economic recovery. He emphasizes shared responsibility, confidence in recovery, and cooperation with foreign nations to achieve world peace, disarmament, and global economic recovery. He warns against government tyranny and stresses orderly progress.
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Washington, Dry
Hoover
Congress
Wien
Foreig
Einstein's visa granted to leave for the United States
Berlin Dec 6 AP Dr Albert Einstein and Frau Einstein were informed by the Associated Press that the state department had granted them permission to come to the United States. They will depart December 10 as scheduled and expressed relief after a period of dispute and public concern.
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Berlin
Albert Einstein
Frau Einstein
Associated Press
State Department
United States
Einsteins
Lelepione
Capul
Woman’s Patriotic Corporation of
Farm group to petition Congress for relief in Washington
Sixty well dressed farmers from eight states Arkansas Idaho Illinois Iowa Michigan Nebraska Oregon and Wyoming gathered in Washington to appeal to Congress for help for neighbors at home. They camped at tourist camps after staying with friends and faced no police obstruction while they slept.
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Washington
Dev
Presh
National
Congress
Arkansas
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
Nebraska
Oregon
Wyoming
Illegal search saves a salesman in Seattle case
Seattle clerk Ralph Vantorn argued he arched duty and won dismissal of a grand larceny charge after a post office inspector stopped him on the street and asked to inspect his briefcase where a $1,000 bond was allegedly found in connection with a $166,000 robbery of the Mercants Bank & Trust Co of Hannibal Missouri.
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Seattle
Ralph Vantorn
Mercants Bank & Trust Company
Hannival
van Horn
Spector
Santa Fe Declares Regular Dividend
New York, Dec. 6 AP Directors of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Co today declared the regular semi annual dividend of 2.50 dollars payable February 11 to stock of record December 9.
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New York
Atchison, Topeka & Sana Fe Railroad Co
Varied Comment On Hoover Speech Draws Split Reactions
Washington December 6 President Hoover's message to Congress drew mixed reaction. Republicans praised it while many Democrats criticized it with vigor. The sales tax recommendation drew particular scrutiny amid ongoing debates over fiscal policy and spending cuts. Representative Snell backed the tax plan and supported lower federal expenditures.
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Congress
Washington
Hoover
House
Representative Snell
Seaman 10. Hero on New Italian Liner
On the Italian liner Conte di Savoia a deckhand Gennaro Almatrada earned hero status after plugging a cracked valve in the turbo generator 900 miles off Ambrose Light. The captain called his act one of the bravest in 37 years at sea as repairs were deemed immediate.
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Gennaro Almatrada
Girl Awarded 2500 Damages in Missouri Suit
In St Joseph Missouri on December 6 1939 AP Judge Sam Wilcox agreed to hear a damages suit without the plaintiff present when told it may be two years before 19 year old Margaret Gruby could testify. He awarded 2500 for injuries when her motorcycle was struck by a car from a motor company last October.
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Joseph
Girevit
Sam Wilcox
Margaret Gruby
Congress Unmoved By Hoover Appeal
Washington December 6 Congress showed scant interest in President Hoover's message with general conversation drowning reading clerks voice. A few members read copies, and applause came only at the end from some Republicans despite topics like new taxes cabinet salaries balanced budget banking reform and economic cooperation abroad.
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Washington
Congress
Hoover
Five testify at oil workers trial in Missouri
Five witnesses testified in Buffalo Justice Court as H E Stamper an oil field worker from Seminole Oklahoma faced a murder charge over the death of 14 year old James T Auden the farmer who was fatally injured in a October 22 dance hall fight.
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Springfield
Justice Court
Buffalo
Hoover proposes wide budget reform and pay cuts
President Hoover urges a broad program to balance the budget, reform banking, and cut federal salaries by 11 percent with a $1,000 exemption. He calls for reorganizing 50 plus federal agencies, trimmed public works, and caution against inflation while avoiding direct blame on banks. He stresses preserving liberty and warns against federal meddling beyond emergencies.
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Washington
Dec
Congress
Hoover
Acc
Mgr. Hoover
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