Hoover's Message Before Congress Sparks Prohibition Debate
The article reports Hoover addressing Congress about enforcing prohibition tougher penalties and district powers. It notes critics like Senators Howell and a Nebraska Democrat, plus District Attorney investigations linked to Wall Street and bootleg rings amid renewed anti bootleg activity.
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Ng Congress
District of Columbia
Washington
Pet Aals
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Republican Independent
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Sena_Demner
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Caranean
Towa
Wall Street
Senate
Farmer's Movie Poses May Cost Him 95000 Damages
An Oklahoma farmer, W Fowler of Wacne Mo, seeks 895 or 9000 in damages after a contact with a rear car caused a severe shock. He claims a farm film crew violated safety when filming him in rural Missouri settings. Authorities and witnesses contradict some details as the case unfolds.
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W. Fowler
Wacne
Fowler
Wussouri
Debate Tournament Near Here Attracts Kansas Entries
Mish Schafts will compete at the University of Kansas December 14 and 19 as acccredited Kansas high schools join a state debating league. Invitations go to qualified schools to enter one or more teams with silver trophies and medals awarded to top teams and members.
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KTU
Jon Alpha
National Dating Society
University of Kanie
Higgn Schools
Kansas
Myd McDals
Hien
Pervasive News Clippings From Local Kansas Stores
A fragmented clipping describes routine local notices including a library publication approval by Chancellor Lindley and a visit by prowlers failing entry at Satimers Grocery. It also mentions a plumbing company, a nose throat clinic, and a shop reopening with a sale on stock, with several unreadable fragments.
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Massac Vstraat
Kennedy Plumbing Company
Massachusetts
Christmas Booze Drive Myth Says Officers
Washington reports Christmas liquor drives are a myth as officials insist prohibition enforcement runs at maximum year round. They say liquor availability does not rise at Christmas, though holiday consumption seems higher due to broader seasonal use.
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Washington
Byrd defended over claims of polar mountains existence
London Des. 3 AP British explorers backed Commander Richard Byrd against Majors Gran who called Byrd s mountains near the south pole a fantasy. Capt England and Capt Colbeck cited known ranges Queen Alexandra and Queen Maud about 15 000 feet high and noted Byrd could view them from long distance due to altitude.
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Daily | Mail
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William Colbeck
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South Pole
Congressional leaders react to Hoover tariff message in heated debate
Washington dispatch reports Republican leaders applauding Hoover as thorough and conciliatory while Democrats press for faster tariff action. Senators Borah Wheeler Pittman Vandenberg weigh in on timing and agricultural tweaks as St Paul announces Lefty Leifield to manage next season.
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Vandenberg
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Young Guard
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Consolidation Plan to Transfer All Veterans Agencies
Washington December 3 AP A bill by House Expenditures Chair Williamson would move all government war veterans agencies under the Veterans Bureau The pension bureau from Interior and the national home for disabled veterans would come under its jurisdiction The plan would place about 750 million dollars annually in relief and benefits to veterans under the bureau aiming to correct inequities and improve administration and economies
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Interior Department
National Home
Veterans’ Bureau
Game Warden Arrested for Abusing Authority
Johnson county arrest follows warrant issued by County Attorney Howard Payne amid claims of misconduct by C. F. Smith a Kansas City warden who allegedly confiscated two youths guns on their father’s land for a bond. Payne calls actions illegal and seeks to enforce law enforcement standards as Smith remains jailed. Death notices include Dr. Thomas E. Chandler of Lawrence and Mrs. W. C. Hill of Lecompton with services pending and burial planned at Clinton cemetery.
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Johnson County
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Thanksgiving
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Atta Payne
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Thomas E. Chandler
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Hillisi
Blanche Hiddieston
Emerson Hill
Texas
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Charles
Howard Hill
Arthur Hill
United States Navy
New York
Bertschinger
Clinton Cemetery
Forty Six Plead Guilty In Large Chicago Conspiracy Trial
Forty six defendants pleaded guilty before Federal Judge Walter G. Lindley at the opening of a vast conspiracy trial stemming from the cleanup of Chicago Heights. Several others were dismissed after the government said it had no case against them, including former postmaster Barre E. Carnilson.
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Walter G. Lindley
Chicago Heights
Barre E. Carnilson
Stengel Named Toledo Mud Hens Manager For 1930 Pennant Chase
Charles Casey Stengel, manager of the Toledo Mud Hens since 1926, signed to lead the team in the 1930 pennant chase. A Ford touring car towed by police was parked days at 1524 Vermont Street. Government bonds rose with Liberty bonds listed at 99. Liberty first 44 and Liberty fourth noted.
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Nebraska head apologizes for rowdyism after game
Lincoln Neb Dec 3 AP A letter by University of Nebraska Chancellor F E A Burnett to the Morning Chronicle Manhattan expresses regret for acts of rowdyism by Cornhusker supporters at the Nebraska Kansas State football game. He urges courtesy and sportsmanship and says intercollegiate football may need to be discontinued if conduct cannot improve.
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Cornhusker
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FE. A. Burnett
University of Nebraska
Chronicle
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Burnett
Nebraska
U K On Bus Line In Kansas With Restrictions
The public service commission granted Interstate Transit Union Pacific stage operation through Kansas with limits on intrastate service. Buses pass Kaunee City to Lawrence on U S 40 via Kansas 10 to Wenoka. From Topeka to Salina intrastate passenger haul is forbidden, but Salina west to state line allows local service. Union Pacific already runs interstate routes Chicago and St Louis through Kansas and Nebraska to Seattle and Los Angeles. Two cars each way pass Lawrence daily using Kaw Valley and Western railway station as bus HQ. Westbound departures are 9 40 a m and 9 45 p m. eastbound 5 45 a m and 5 50 p m.
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Ottawa Clerk Duped by Detective Story Scam
An Ottawa bakery clerk bought two pages from a detective magazine and was swindled by a short-change artist who exchanged ten ones for two five dollar bills. The envelope bore an address in Kansas, and the scammer, described as five feet four inches tall with a cap, overcoat, and muffler, did not return.
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Detective Story
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Clay, Lawrence, Kans
Clay Street
Clyde O. Dale
Jas
Young Communists Held After City Council Disruption
Cleveland police detained nine members of the young communist league led by Lillian Andrews age 21 on charges of creating a disturbance. Twenty one children faced potential action in juvenile court after their third attempt in as many weeks to disrupt a city council session.
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Young Communist League
Lillian Andrews
Tunney ends boxing career confirms retirement
James J. Tunney arrived with Mrs. Tunney in New York after a 15 month European honeymoon and declared he will not return to the ring, permanently ending his public career. In Texas at Comfort State Bank two robbers held up a cashier and a customer, escaping with $1000 after failing to gain access to the vault.
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James Joseph
Gene” Tunney
Tunney
Europe
Lineal
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Texas Bank
San Antonio
Tex
Comfort State Bane
Comfort
Here
World urges peace as Kellogg pact details urged
Washington dispatch reports a united world effort to prevent Sino Russian warfare and to end the Siberian frontier hostilities. Memorandums from Washington London and Paris urged Russia and China to settle the Chinese Eastern railway dispute under the Kellogg treaty with many nations pledging to follow America’s lead. Japan disagreed saying it would view such action as U S interference. Secretary Stimson warned that the Manchurian clash risks undermining public opinion for peace. Germany says Kellogg antiwar ties translate into practical politics amid Sino Russian tensions.
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Siberian
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Paris
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State Department
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United States
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Bertin
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Julia Curtius
Schurman
Germany
Mutiny Breaks Out in Nationalist Troops Near Nanking
Mutiny erupted among Nationalist troops at Pukow near the Vanesse River south of Nanking. Mutineers seized a train and moved north toward Pangpu divisional HQ while loyal forces pursued. The unrest followed a rebelled twenty fourth division blaming nonpayment of wartime allowances and harsh dispatches amid snowfall.
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Vanesse
Pangpu
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Canton
Manhattan Gas Supply Out During Evening Fire
Manhattan residents faced a brief natural gas outage after a fire in a residential gas line. Gas was shut off to contain the blaze and extinguish it, with a warning issued to all users to turn off gas appliances until further notice.
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Shivers
Kinefa Pj
Asparkan
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Ramney proposes underground coal burning and gas piping plan
Leo Ramney seeks patents for a process to burn coal underground and pipe the gas to the surface. He says controlling the burn yields either petroleum or carbon dioxide, the latter usable for dry ice, and the former refined gasoline, both at low cost.
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Patrolman Wounded in Gun Battle with Kansas City Gangsters
Kansas City December 3 A gun battle between three gangsters and three patrolmen left officer C I Dingman Jr critically wounded with nose and abdomen injuries. The three suspects John Watson Charles M Curr and Joe Herson were captured after firing from a moving car near a drugstore. The group, former convicts released from Jefferson city penitentiary, had previously tried to ambush a detective earlier in the day. The wounded officer was attended by Caffeen and Dr. Glenn as the trio fled. a license check led to their arrest.
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Charles M. Curr
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Pingman
Caffeen
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Traveock
Thre Mint
Increase in Ow Yield Hinders Conservation
Oklahoma energy activity stalled as the Oil and Gas Journal reports a weekly decline in estimated daily oil output across the midcontinent. For the week ending November 30 the total averaged about 2.68 million barrels, down from prior weeks as Kansas shows a sharper drop and regional gains remain limited.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
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Oil and Gas] Journal
Senate Opens on Vare Case Debate
The Senate rejected delaying the Vare case for a week by a 43 to 30 vote and began debate immediately. Senator Read urged action on the elections committee report before seating Sen.-elect Vare for alleged campaign spending. Norris spoke in favor of denying Vare the seat. Meanwhile, two divorce hearings were held in district court with Agnes Ellis vs John Ellis granted on cruelty, child support ordered, and J Lines A Smith vs Watel Smith adjourned for advisory ruling.
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Bork
Elections Committee
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Vare
Norris
Senmator-eleeth Ware
Coiverer
Jodee Hage Messy
J. Lines A. Smith
Watel Smith
Dude ‘Means
Personal notices and harbor mishap in early December
Kansas City resident A Caulfield visits Lawrence while the steamer Point San Pedro of Gulf Pacific runs aground near Praspeck Point in Vancouver harbor. Cowley County approves a county unit highway plan with potential election to enact. Manhattan experiences a gas leak causing a brief blaze on Piney Lane but no injuries reported.
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Dee
Vancouver Harbor
San Pedro
Gulf Pacific
Praspeck Point
Winfield
Kan
Comini Cowley County
Pasolution
Sargon Pills Restore Appetite and Strength for Kansas City Man
A Kansas City man reports severe flu left him drained and constipated with poor digestion and pale color. After using Sargon tablets he gained about ten pounds, regained appetite, and says his liver is healthier and energy returned. He credits Sargon Pills for relief and overall recovery.
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Round Corner
Deus Ca
Cold Won’t Bother Him This Winter Card Trick
A brief note claims a simple tablet compound makes a cold vanish within hours. It describes a non tested remedy touted for rapid relief but lacks evidence and cautions about medical safety. The piece reflects early 20th century peroxide style health elixir type advice.
Praise for Gillett Service as He Quits Senate Run
Massachusetts Republican Senator Frederick H. Gillett will end his six year term and withdraw from running again on March 4, 1937. He has served longer in public office than most living men, beginning 40 years ago as US attorney general, later six years as Speaker of the House, and a lengthy congressional career praised in a Washington statement.
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Nee
Agile
Massachusetts
Pydi
Frederick H. Gillett
Agaty
Avas
Washington
Willett
Warren
Wyoming
House of Representatives
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