Speed trap probe to be discussed in St Louis County
St Louis County prosecutors call all county constables to a 2 p m meeting to probe alleged speed trap arrests. Prosecutor C Arthur Anderson cites cutting arrests as unfair and says a grand jury action possible if evidence of chiseling appears, blaming the county fee system and proposing uniform motorcycle police under sheriff.
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ST. Louis
C. Arthur Anderson
Grand Jury
Poplar Bluff American
Anderson
Rollie McCormick
Inmates beaten and punished at state reformatory
Testimony described corporal punishment of inmates at the reformatory with hearings sometimes lacking while guards struck prisoners with a pitchfork handle and discipline halls kept some for up to 60 days. Officials disputed records of subsistence, bonds, and oaths as truth.
Weather delays fascist assault on Madrid fronts
Government artillery batters insurgent lines around Moncloa and Cuatro Caminos as a bitter cold wave halts expected Fascist infantry attacks. In Guadalajara an air raid kills 21, and a palace is destroyed. German troops man the Madrid defense with 3,000 Fascists massed near Frenchman’s Bridge.
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Madrid
Moncloa
Cuatro Caminos
Guadalajara
el Escorial
Escorial
University
Manzanares
King’s early decision looms as crisis unfolds
In London the king and and his brothers reportedly confer at No 10 Downing Street while officials hurried out with briefcases. A chartered airliner carried Home Office staff toward Cannes as Baldwin faced questions about the royal crisis involving Mrs Simpson.
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Frank Page
Sir Eric
No. 10 Downing Street
Whitehall
Fort Belvedere
Duke of York
Duke of Kent
Baldwin
Home Office
Croydon
Cannes
Simpson
le Bourget
Lyon
Commons
John Simon
Mood of King and Government Amid Royal Marriage Crisis
Reports from Cannes and London describe Prime Minister Baldwin pressing for royal decisions on Edward's proposed marriage to Mrs. Simpson. Duke of Kent travels to Belvedere amid bad roads, while King consults with Duchy officials and legal advisers about potential financial arrangements. Labor leaders discuss constitutional questions and potential criticism of Baldwin.
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Duchy of
Cornwall
Edward
Stanley Baldwin
Cannes
Duchy of Cornwall
Walter Moncktan
Albert George Allen
Kent
Belvedere
London
Clement R. Atilee
Commons
Attlee
Empire
Daily Worker
Tthis
Baldwin
Monckton
Stark's Chauffeur Furnishes Bond After Fatal Crash
J D Murphy of Louisiana Missouri chauffeur for Governor elect Lloyd C Stark posted $500 bond after arraignment on negligence in an automobile accident. Preliminary hearing set for January 18. Murphy drove Stark's car September 26 colliding with a vehicle carrying Wiley Huston a St Charles county Democratic state committeeman who died four days later.
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ST. Charles
J. D. Murphy
Louisiana
Lloyd C. Stark
Justice of the Peace
Joseph Mahan
Murphy
Maj. Stark
Wiley Huston
St. Charles County
Huston
Gallop Wins $187.56 Judgment Against National Refining
Charles V. Gallop, filling station operator, won a jury verdict in circuit court for $187.56 against National Refining Company. The suit claimed gasoline leakage from equipment supplied by the defendant. Judge R A Breuer presided on a change of venue in Gasconade County yesterday.
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Charles V. Gallop
National Refining Company
Gallop
R.A. Breuer
Gasconade County
Ruth Turns Down Job
Babe Ruth announces he has turned down an offer to manage the Albany Senators of the International League while bed ridden with a cold and sore throat after a recent trip.
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Ruth
New York
Babe Ruth
Albany Senators
Pacific Coast Strike Near Settlement Progress Reported
Signs of progress in negotiations to settle the Pacific coast maritime walkout dominated the strike front with coastwise operators and union leaders in San Francisco declaring a public delay of issues. A 40 day coast port blockade appeared to ease as labor officials and federal guards moved to de-escalate tensions across multiple regions.
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Pacific Coast
Wen
San Francisco
Edward H. McGrany
Ite
Atlantic
Eastern
Gulf
C. M. Dayisan
Philip J. la Follette
J. I. Case Company
Racine
Wis
Davison
New York
WPA
Pleasantville
N. J
KPA
Big Four Railroad Brotherrcols
Santa Fe Railroad
Albuquerque
Convicts Tunneling Escape Revealed in Prison
Turner and Stewart, serving 15 year robberies, along with Kaussman a life inmate, plotted an extended tunnel escape. Turner lost 30 pounds during the 4 day effort while rain halted progress and he fashioned three wooden pistols. Deputy Warden Scott suggested other conspirators may be involved.
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Turner
Stewart
Kaussman
Tom Scott
Willian Wilson
Columbia
Bates County
St. Louis
John 7
Buller
St. Louis County
Butler
Woman Undergoes Operation at St Marys Hospital
The patient at St Marys Hospital underwent an operation this afternoon on Dunklin Street location 607 Ww. Dunklin. The report notes the mean temperature at the South Pole is estimated colder than at the North Pole.
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Bonnie Russell
Dunklin Street
St. Mary’s Hospital
South Pole
North Pole
Van Sweringens Lost And Won Empire Rail System
Senate investigators heard that the late Van Sweringen brothers lost their $3 billion loan and industrial empire on September 30, 1936 and regained control the same day without spending a cent. J P Morgan may be summoned as witness in the railway financing probe. George A Ball testified he bought controlling stock for $274,000 and turned control back to the Van Sweringens for nothing, detailing a vast 23,000 mile network now held through 38,250 in stock. He described a 10 year option to repurchase by the Van Sweringens, with a one dollar share buyout during that period, to guard against creditors. Ball said the system would be operated to serve the public and protect equity holders. The group of railroads under Ball’s control include Missouri Pacific, Iron Mountain, and several St. Louis area lines.
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Shere’s
Bell
McKittrick
Culver
Reformatory
WPA
McLain
Washington
Senate
van Sweringen
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
J. P. Morgan
Capitol
George A. Ball
Indiana
van Sweringens
Ball
la Morgan Banking Syndicate
Wheeler D. Mont
Wheeler
Mid-America Corporation
Meantone
Thy
van Swer J Iingens
Mid‘America
Pr Nnh
Houdini
West van Sweringen
Morgan Syndicate
MidAmerican Corporation
St. Louis
Retail Sales Up Two Million Reported
The article notes that retail sales rose by two million with liquor stores and 20 other establishments grouped as other stores. It states 29 firms posted sales of 314000 while payroll amounted to 40000 for 54 employees.
Illinois Extends 3 Percent Sales Tax to May First
The Illinois House voted 104 to 23 to extend the three per cent state sales tax from December 31 to May 1. Revenue will continue to be diverted to relief efforts. Governor Horner backed the measure and four companion bills were sent to the Senate for continuation of relief funding and prior allocations through May 1.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois House
Henry Horner
John P. Devine
Senate
Ilinois
Agents trap snow peddler on South Kentucky street
On South Kentucky street an undercover agent pressed a snow peddler during a drug sting. The peddler offered 15 cubes priced at 2.00 each and claimed the goods were morphine but a quick check showed otherwise. After money changed hands, the agent arrested him. The peddler claimed the stuff was wild turkey and grew suspicious of the agent.
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South Kentucky Street
Sanderson
Sue ‘Picious
Deputy Sheriff Plot Involving Fake Substitution Arrest
A man arranging a de puty sheriff substitute to arrest a buyer was foiled when authorities learned of the phony deputy. He admitted he needed money and took the risk to pass the substitution, hoping the plan would reveal if the buyer was an agent or a user.
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Phn
Williams
Salary boost for Wichita teachers under board action
Wichita Kansas December 8 AP reports Wichita school teachers and other board of education employees received a general salary increase totaling 70000 dollars as a Christmas present from the board last night.
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Wichita
Kas
Kirksville Mayor Leo Ewing Killed in Car Crash near Keytesville
Leo M. Ewing former Kirksville mayor and state highway employee died in a motor car accident near Keytesville. He served on the city council four years and three five year terms as mayor, led a national guard company, and ran a men's clothing business before his state post. He is survived by his widow and three children. The body will be brought here for burial. The second highest peak in the world unnamed, 23 250 feet in Tibet, is designated as IK2 on maps.
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Kirksville
Leo M. Ewing
State Highway Department
Keytesville
Ewing
Vernon
Pete) Ewing
University of Missouri
National Guard
Tibet
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