Pinchot calls an extra session on strike and reform
Governor Pinchot announced an extra session of the Pennsylvania general assembly will convene January 3. He plans to address coal mining regulation and prohibition enforcement along with election law reforms and bank and trust company oversight. He argues urgent action protects institutions and public prosperity.
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Harrisburg
Pinchot
Pennsylvania General Assembly
General Assembly of
Pennsylvania
Sub-zero North Dakota and Midwest snow forecast
United Press dispatch reports sub zero temperatures in the northwest with the weather bureau forecasting snowfall across parts of the middlewest. Williston North Dakota records fourteen degrees below zero as the coldest point in the country.
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United Presss Dispatch
Chicago
Northwest
Weather Bureau
Middlewest
Williston
North Dakota
Colorado search for man and two boys missing in blizzard
Denver dispatch reports parties searched today for a man and two boys who disappeared during a severe blizzard that hit yesterday, marking one of the worst storms in years.
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Denver
Michigan Bank Held Up by Three Bandits
Three armed men robbed a Tipton bank this morning, taking $1,200 in cash before escaping in a car. Local police launched a search for the suspects.
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Tipton, Mich
Night Marshal Fights Bandits in Logan Armored Wires
Night Marshal John R. Armstrong 65 saved Logan from a bank looting by three armed bandits who cut telephone wires and shot through town. Armstrong’s leg was shattered by a shotgun blast and may require amputation. His wife Mrs Copeland was injured, a railroad wire led to Council Bluffs, and bandits fled after firing on windows as townsfolk spread the alarm. Sheriff Milliman suspects a larger gang of eight to ten members.
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Logan
John R. Armstrong
Armstrong
Goa
Dae Copeland
Council Bluffs
Milliman
Coast Guard vows steady progress against liquor running
Rear Admiral F. C. Willard reports in his annual Coast Guard review that steady and gratifying progress has been made in breaking up liquor running and that the force will drive the menace from American shores in daylight. He warns the task will be trying for years to come.
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Wasitington
Coast Guard
F. C. Willard
Bomb Attempt Hits Montana Hospital in Kalispell
A dynamite charge was placed under a hospital window at Sisters of Mercy in Kalispell Montana. The blast tore a section of the building but injured none of the patients or nurses present. Fire and smoke drew sisters to the basement as investigators searched for the fuse.
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Kalispell
Mont
Sisters of Mercy Hospital
Tax reduction bill up for House amendment debate
The 325 million tax reduction measure faces amendments in the House with little chance for major changes. Proposals include raising the top tax rate for corporations to 25 or 80 percent, boosting the inheritance tax, and repealing auto and certain admission levies. The Automobile Association opposed the three percent automobile passenger car tax.
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Washington
Inations Automobile Association
Two Girls Attack Man After Ride Refusal
An unidentified man is in serious condition after being attacked by two women who had picked him up for a ride and invited him to a petting party. The incident occurred in Salisbury Maryland on December 14 according to United Press Dispatch.
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Salisbury, Md
Death of Mrs. Fern House Rumored After Roadhouse Incident
The wife of the bandit known as Mr. House is dying from a bullet wound suffered during a brawl at a roadhouse near Terre Haute. The death is expected hourly as authorities monitor the scene.
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Terre Haute
Fern House
Here
Turkey Threatens Mosul Oil Region Take by Bayonets
Constantinople dispatch notes the Turkish government press declares Turkey will seize the Mosul oil area not by mediation but by force. The statement frames the move as unavoidable and emphasizes military action.
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Constantinople
Mosul
Appeals for clemency in Utah officer murder case
Parents of Ralph W. Seybolt appeal to President Coolidge to save their son who faces a firing squad in Salt Lake City for the 1923 murder of Patrolman David H. Crowther. Six prior death sentences were stayed by clemency. Seybolt chose firing squad over hanging, claiming the shooting was accidental.
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Funiteed
Christ Seybolt
Coolidge
Ralph W. Seybolt
Salt Lake City
Utah
David H. Crowther
Charles J. Thompson
Seybolt
Carl
Salt Lake City Army Post
Crowther
Coal Car Shortage Halts Western Kentucky Mines
In Muhlenberg county more than 5,000 miners work as operating time drops to 65 percent due to a lack of coal cars. Railroads fail to supply rolling stock, delaying Western Kentucky coal production. The coal goes to the south, St Louis, Chicago, and as far as Minnesota and Iowa.
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Owensboro
Western Kentucky
Muhlenberg County
St. Louis
Chicago
Minnesota
Iowa
Texas Triple Slayer Boasts I'm Bad Man
F M Snow, 47, confessed to the triple slaying of his stepson Bernie Connaly 19 and his wife and mother-in-law in Texas. A coroner's jury ruled the deaths were due to gunshot wounds from a rifle. Snow told deputies he killed the boy and later his wife and mother-in-law and claimed madness caused the decapitation.
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Texas
Snow
Tarrant County
Bernie Connaly
F. M. Snow
3. A. Old
Rockne Denies Columbia Coaching Deal Amid Inquiry
Knute Rockne, Notre Dame football coach, protests a Columbia contract story, calls it a dirty deal, and returns to Notre Dame to see if he still has a job. Columbia officials plan an investigation into who issued the release claiming Rockne signed a three year term. He says he will seek a fair explanation and may need a new job if faculty rejects him. He also plans a France vacation starting January 66.
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United Press Dispatch
New York
Columbia
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
James R .Knapp
Rockne
Nye Denied Seat by Senate Committee Vote
The Senate privileges and election committee voted 9 to 2 against seating Senator-Designate Gerald Nye of North Dakota. United Press Dispatch reports the committee action breaking party lines amid contested credentials.
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Washington
Senate Privileges and Election Committee
Gerald Nye
North Dakota
Queer Quirks In Hoosierdom News
Several short items from Indiana towns report odd happenings. Green has false teeth after a dentist’s advice, Greensburg sees a tree graft plan with souvenir leaves for sale, Salem notes power outage dimming the courthouse clock, Bluffton covers a Turkey Day wedding, and Tocsin reports Clayton Minniear’s car accident injury after a cold start.
Congress Aircraft Committee Report Warns of Air Weakness
The House Aircraft Committee reports the United States lags in air strength and urges broad changes in national defense and civilian aviation. It recommends creating a national department of defense to unify command and coordinate efforts, diverging from the president's aircraft board approach.
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United Press Dispatch
Washington
House Aircraft Committee
Department of Defense
Congress
Two Robber Murders Suspected In Jeske Farm Case
Police seek two men in a triple murder at the Jeske farm near Batavia Illinois. Henry Jeske bank cashier his wife Eva and their five year old son Ralph were killed as they returned home. Burglars had been active in Kane and DuPage counties with 26 robberies in recent months.
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United Press Dispatch
Batavia
Ill
Henry W. Jeske
Eva
Ralph
Jeske
Here
West
Chicago
Kane
DuPage
Linton Lads Admit Burglary of South Main Stores
Thomas Edington aged 20 and Murl Tincher aged 17 pleaded guilty before Judge Van Buskirk to burglarizing three South Main Street businesses in Linton last Sunday. They received sentences of 2 to 14 years at Pendleton reformatory. Victims included Cail Roach's electric sporting goods and radio store Musser's restaurant and Buck Taylor's soft drink parlor. Tincher was captured immediately. Edington was caught after. Police and local officials coordinated to locate them.
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Young Tincher
Ridington
Roy Pope
Indianapolis Police
Pinkston
Coleman
George G. Humphreys
Druggist Fends Off Robber in Evansville Store
Louis Wolfgang a local druggist faced a crazed robber in his storefront when a man brandished a knife and demanded morphine. Wolfgang fired twice wounding San Cohen 30 of Pittsburgh who was later held after admitting the failed theft. Cohen was found in a stolen car. It is unclear if any other details are available.
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Evansville
Louis Wolfgang
San Cohen
Pittsburg
Wolfgang
Cohen
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