House Solons Fix Whisky Tax At 96 Cents A Gallon
The Missouri House of Representatives after debate set the state tax on liquor at 96 cents per gallon, 18 cents above the Senate figure. The vote defeated a 48 cent proposal, with Rep. Elbert R. McCormick arguing bootleggers and high costs.
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House of Representatives
Senate
House
Elbert R. McCormick
Platte County
McCormick
Brugstores
Jim Carroll
St. Louis
Illinois
Willis H. Meredith
Mrs Sophronia Mason Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Sophronia Mason, 49, well known colored woman and ten year federal building matron, died here Saturday night after a long illness. Survived by five children. Funeral set for tomorrow.
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Sophronia Mason
Sloudy Weather Forecasts Across States This Week
Increasing cloudiness and wintry precip expected tonight into Tuesday in Missouri and Illinois. Temperatures rise Tuesday with snow likely in western and northern areas. eastern Missouri should see rising temperatures as precipitation begins. River stage notes mention Keokuk, Waverly, Boonville, and Hermann with varied readings.
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Missouri
West Portion
East Portion
Illinois
Keokuk
Pinch Hitting For Cop With Large Revolver
J. T. Johnson, colored, was arrested Saturday for carrying a large 45 calibre revolver. He told police he was “pinch hitting for Lawson” and claimed he was transporting the gun between houses. On guilty plea he received one year in jail with probation if he stays away from Jefferson Cuy indefinitely.
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J. T. Johnson
Lafayette Street
Lawson
Jefferson Cuy
Double Parkers Pay And Protest In Police Court
Double and two hour parkers paid fines in police court this morning all under protest. Chief Bruner and the city attorney urged repeal by six of ten councilmen. An east end merchant paid the $3 fee to park near the bank and argued against discriminatory rules that favor delivery trucks.
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East End
Bruner
County Courts Can Cut Salaries Under Ruling Today
Missouri county courts may reduce county officers' salaries during their term if the fixed amount is just and reasonable, Attorney General Roy McKittrick ruled. Written by Harry G. Waltner Jr. at the request of Randolph County Treasurer William Short, the opinion notes Short's office salary fell from 200 to 150 dollars since election.
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Missouri
Roy McKittrick
Harry G. Waltner, Jr
William Short
Randolph County
Short
Mary Pickford Heads East After Hollywood Rift
Chicago dispatch reports Mary Pickford moving east by private car en route to New York to escape Hollywood turmoil with actor husband Douglas Fairbanks. She avoids discussion and denies a divorce filing claim as untrue while declining further comment.
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Chicago
Mary Pickford
Hollywood
New York
Douglas Fairbanks
Santa Fe
Pennsylvania
Fairbanks
Runaway plane nearly hits Buckingham during guard ceremony
An out of control airplane narrowly missed Buckingham Palace during the changing of the guard ceremony in London. The king and queen, present nearby, watched as the plane roared twice over the palace before making a forced landing in Hyde Park. All occupants were uninjured.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Hyde Park
Kellogg Urges Stable Currency in Postwar Europe
Former Secretary of State and judge Frank Kellogg returned from Europe to advocate a stable currency. He said it would spur business and restore public confidence, stressing the need for financial stability as a cornerstone of postwar recovery. Kellogg, serving on the Permanent Court of International Justice, arrived on the liner.
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New York
Dee, Jr
Frank B. Kellogg
Europe
Kellogg
Permanent Court of Internaiive Justice
Judge orders grand jury for lynching case in St Joseph
Judge J V Gaddy in criminal court orders the grand jury to probe the Lloyd Warner lynching, naming mob leaders for first degree murder. He denounces the lynching as cowardly murder and urges full investigation, noting past life sentences and no safe harbor for violence. The foreman named is Henry Krug. The judge stresses the case reflects on Buchanan County institutions.
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ST. Joseph
J. V. Gaddy
Lloyd Warner
Egro
Warner
Henry Krug
American National Bank
Public Library Board
Jgaddy
Grand Jury
Buchanan County
Gaddy
Federal agents stop cars for liquor imports at Missouri bridge
In St Louis on December 11 federal agents halted more than 1000 automobiles on Mississippi River bridges since Saturday. No liquor was found being brought from wet Illinois to dry Missouri. Inspections followed reports of large shipments and Senate revenue losses.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi River
Federal Agens
Illinois
Missouri
Senate
DLO Alleged Sooner Slayer In Segret Cell
Robert F. Hayter, charged with murdering his wife and her two children in Lawton last October, was moved from Dan ton to Canadian county jail then secretly relocated. Reports tied him to a woman in El Reno and a railroad man’s wife, but officials refused comment. The Lawton victim’s husband had not been returned, and authorities remained silent.
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EL Reno
Okla
Robert F. Hayter
Lawton
Canadian County
Danton
Hayter
Oklahoma City
Comanche County
Kansas City Gives Out Jobs for Christmas
Kansas City voters and city workers welcomed a pre Christmas program as the local Civil Works Administration opened in full swing. About 5600 unemployed men received jobs today with half drawn from county relief lists and outfitted with warm clothing for the cold spell.
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Kansas City
Civil Works Administration
Police Err in Quick Arrest Over Forged Check at Store
Police thought they made a quick arrest after a forged $21 check was used at J C Penny. A woman bought a bathrobe and apparel, received change, and police recovered the merchandise. Confronted by the clerk, the statement failed as the clerk identified another woman, undermining the case.
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J. C. Penny
Gold arson case postponed to February term
FP Gold charged with arson in Jefferson City faced continued proceedings as the Circuit Court adjourned to the February term. The house fire on Jackson Street, alleged over a year ago, remains under trial. Most cases and motions were postponed for various reasons including a legislator attorney.
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Gold
Circuit Court
Jefferson City
Jackson Street
H. P. Laut
Laut
George J. Steamphli
Jas, Kolkmeyer
Doran says liquor prices are slipping
James M. Doran, head of the Distilled Spirits Institute, reported that liquor prices are already dropping. He said formal wholesale quotations are expected soon to quantify the trend. Doran cautioned that holiday demand could delay price leveling, noting that Christmas periods have historically increased demand and prices in the pre prohibition era.
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Washington
James
Doran
Distilled Spirits Institute
Missouri State Health Projects Get Civil Works Aid
Two state health projects will hire over 2,000 men under the Civil Works Administration. About 1,500 will work on sanitary sewage disposal systems in rural areas under L Williams, and 500 on malaria control in 13 southeast Missouri counties under Lorenz Oardelheide. The Osage county start marked the first project.
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Civil Works Administration
E.F. MccGaugh
L. ©. Williams
State Health Department
Missouri
Lorenz Oardelheide
St. Louis
McGaugh
Osage County
Train Crash Kills Four in Pennsylvania Snowstorm
A train struck a car in Bellefonte Pennsylvania during a heavy snowstorm killing four people and injuring three. The dead were Mrs Steve Mattis and three children Dorothy Marie and William Mattis plus an unnamed child. Earl Mattis and Helen Matis were gravely injured in hospital.
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Bellefonte
Steve Mattis
Dorothy Marie
William. Mattis
Helen Matis
Earl
Missouri officers look for missing boy in Kansas City
Missouri officers today searched for Garnett Green, 16, of Excelsior Springs, feared by his parents to have been kidnapped or injured. The report notes the case as a missing person inquiry in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Garnett Green
Excelsior Springs
Expulsion of Four Stirs Student Body At Lincoln University
Lincoln University expelled three students, two girls and a boy, for gross misconduct amid a dispute over student representation on the disciplinary board. President Florence defended actions, saying the misconduct admissions were made in writing, while students pressed for student governance and a full explanation.
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Lincoln University
Florence
Charles W. Florence
Alleged Pal of Gang Chiefs Out on Bond
Mrs. B. B. O'Connor charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice in the union station slaying of four officers and Frank Nast on June 17 was released on $2500 bond. She was arrested in Memphis and brought here and must appear in federal court next Monday for case call.
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Kansas City
B. B. O'Connor
Union Station
Frank Nast
Versailles Boy Found After Tree Fall
Vester Arnold, 23, son of George Arnold, missing from his Versailles home since Friday, was found dazed in nearby woods. He had fallen from a tree he had climbed and required immediate medical attention when located by searchers.
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Versailles
Vester Arnold
George Arnold
President Folds to Help Silver Remonetization Push
Senator Pittman of Nevada said at the State Department that if President Roosevelt does not initiate remonetization of silver soon, Congress will take action to do so. The comment was made during the president’s visit to the department.
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Washington
Pittman
D-Nev
State Department
Roosevelt
Congress
McMahon Case Prolonged Night of Deliberation and Debate
Weekend Fireside discussions centered on the McMahon murder case after the jury twice found McMahon guilty then acquitted him. Prosecutor Campbel voiced disappointment yet accepted the outcome. City officials pledged no reopening of gambling venues, and legal scholars debated juror powers, potential law changes, and the fairness of the trial. The tournament at the Missouri hotel offered a contrastive schedule with entry closing at 6 pm.
Columbia Woman Named to State Library Commission
Mrs. Luella St. Clair Moss of Columbia has been appointed one of five members of Missouri’s State Library Commission by Governor Guy Park. Joining other appointees Ward Edwards of Warrensburg Abraham of Central Missouri State Teachers College and Charles Schuttler of Farmington. Ex officio members are Dr. Walter Williams of the University of Missouri and Charles A. Lee, state superintendent of schools. Moss is a past president of the Missouri Federation of Women’s Clubs and the Missouri League of Women Voters. Her term runs until July 1, 1939.
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Columbia
Luella St. Clair Moss
Columbia Club
State Library Commission
Guy Park
Ward Edwards
Warrensburg
Abraham
Central Missouri State ‘Teachers College
Charles Schuttler
Farmington
Walter Williams
University of Missouri
Charles A. Lee
Lindberghs Reach Manaos After 932 Mile Brazil Flight
Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh arrive in Manaos Brazil after a 932 mile phase of their flight to home for Christmas. Crowds greet the famous aviators as canoes surround the plane and banners wave in a festive harbor welcome. They plan to depart at dawn for Trinidad and Puerto Rico en route to home.
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Manaos
Brazil
Dec. Jr
Charles A. Lindbergh
Pan-American Airways
Trinidad
Puerto Rico
Para
Henrique Pinto
Mayor E. E. Roberts of Reno Dies After Illness
Reno mayor E. E. Roberts, a colorful 10 year leader, died after a long illness. He would have turned 63 tomorrow. Roberts gained national notoriety two years ago for proposing barrels of whiskey on every street corner with dippers hanging from the sides.
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Reno
New
Ers
E. E. Roberts
Roberts
Two Americans Die in Lufthansa Crash Near Hamburg
Four people died when a Lufthansa passenger plane on the Berlin to Hamburg route crashed near Hamburg. Victims include Mr and Mrs Barber and Mr and Mrs Barger, with Prussian State Counselor Wagemann and Pilot Grutbach named among the dead. Six others were injured.
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Berlin
Dec. N
Barber
United States
Lufthans
Hamburg
Barger
Wagemann
Grutbach
Silx
Writ Denied in Am Pac Damage Suit in Missouri
The Supreme Court denied a writ of review in the Am. P. damage case. G. M. Alcorn sued the Missouri Pacific Railroad for injuries at Hermann Missouri while employed as a brakeman. He was crushed between moving freight cars and the station platform. the railroad argued Alcorn's own negligence.
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AM. P
Washington
Missouri Pacific Railroad Today
Supreme Court of the United States
G. M. Alcorn
Hermann
Alcom
Gowan to Trial on Kidnaping Charge in Missouri
Clyde McGowan former telegraph operator charged with kidnaping Miss Maurine Harris sister of Sedalia bank president Henry R. Harris had his trial continued to January 8 in Columbia circuit court. Judge Dinwiddie granted postponement after defense attorney Ike Skelton cited illness of Lena McGowan the defendant’s wife who was a material witness. Case is being tried on a change of venue from Pettis County.
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Columbia
Drc
Clyde McGowan
Maurine Harris
Henry R. Harris
Sedalia Bank
W. M. Dinwiddie
Ike Skelton
Skelton
Lena McGowan
Lexington
Pettis County
Supreme Court turns down toll bridge case appeal
Washington dispatch AP reports the Atchison and Eastern Bridge Company, operator of the Atchison Kansas to Winthrop Missouri toll bridge, failed to gain review of the Missouri Supreme Court ruling. Charles F. Clark sued after a truck rollover blamed on defective flooring, with an $18,000 judgment reduced to $8,800 by the Missouri court.
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Washington
Atchison and Eastern Bridge Company
Atchison, Kas
Winthrop
Supreme Court of the United States of Action
Missouri Supreme Court
Charles F. Clark
Clark
U S Watches Samuel Insull's Movements
U S officials monitor Samuel Insull as his Greece residence permit nears its December 31 expiration. State and Justice departments decline to reveal potential actions or future steps.
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U. S
Samuel Insull
Washington
Dec
lSamuel Insuil
State Department
Department
Justice
Insull
Greece
Three Murders Tied to Wichita Couple Slayings
Jack Wilson, 27, a cowboy, signed a full confession to slaying Wichita couple Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pritchard and Timory Large. Authorities traced the killings through a string of crimes, with a suspect named Buck Smith implicating a larger conspiracy as Governor Murray mobilized National Guard to prevent mob violence. The Pritchards were found near El Reno, Oklahoma, and Large’s body was recovered in a Kansas dry well. Wisdom, captured after a manhunt, claimed involvement in the Pritchards’ deaths following a forged check dispute and robbery.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Jack Wilson
Harry Pritchard
Wichita
Oklahomaa
Wighita
Kans
Trim Hand
Kansas State
Amd Timory
Oklahoma
Pritchard
el Reno
Okla
Wisdom
Hutchin—son
Okliahoma
Kansas
Crov. W. BH. Murray
Oklahoma National Guard
al M
Landon
Wasserted
Mayer
L. W. Johnson
Mense
Pritchards
W. ©. Lyle
Wichita Detective Bureau
Wisdeny
Hutchinson Reformatory
Leach
Oklo
Kingfisher
Wiggins
Lyte
Buck Smith
Wisden
Smith
East Central Street
Wellington
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Eliiot Campe
Clief
Une R. Rose
Sevier
Wereuick
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