Plutarco Calles Targeted by Dual Plots in Mexico
United Press dispatch reports two alleged plots against former Mexican president Plutarco Elías Calles sparked police actions. About 50 people detained, including several women, as authorities traced an oath to assassinate Calles and a broader anarchist conspiracy. Twenty anarchists were arrested for planning a terrorist campaign targeting Calles and other notables.
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United Press Dispatch
Mexico City
Plutarco Elias Calles
France
Calles
Two Bugles Sounded Cease Fire at Civil War Friends
Nat Sisson aged 88 and H P Childress, once buglers for opposing sides in the Civil War, were laid to rest next to each other in Maryville. Sisson played taps at Childress's grave as the old comrades were mourned. The pair had been boyhood friends before enlisting on opposite sides, sharing four years of martial duty and later reunions in memory at the grave.
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Maryville
Appromattox
Nat Sisson
Notable Indiana Special Sessions in 19th Century Politics
The record outlines multiple Indiana General Assembly special sessions under governors Hendricks Williams Porter and others. It notes durations from seven to forty days, counts of bills and resolutions introduced or passed, and expenses ranging from 25 000 to 75 000 dollars.
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General Assembly
Baker
Morton
O' Thomas DD. Hendricks
James D. Williams
Williams
Albert G.porter
Indianapolis Livestock Market Reports Mixed Prices
Dec 23 dispatch from Indianapolis notes 3,500 hog receipts with 197 holdovers, hog prices around 0.90 to 0.50 per pound for various weights, cattle receipts near 500 with calves, steers, heifers and cutters priced, sheep receipts about 800 with Western lambs selling around 12.50 to 14.24 per hundredweight, market described as strong to higher for some categories.
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Indianapolis
Art Shires Sets Two More Fighting Dates
Art Shires of the Chicago White Sox has lined up two additional fights. He will meet Wild Bill Bailey, a pro football player and amateur boxer, at Buffalo on December 26, and will clash with Al Spoher of the Boston Braves at Boston on January 17.
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New York
Art
Irreal) Shires
Chicago White Sox
Bill’ Bailey
Buffalo Dee
al Spoher
Boston Braves
Boston
Black man arrested after public safety item incident in Indianapolis
Indianapolis December 23 police disarmed and arrested Elsworth Walker 28 after he snapped a public safety item at officers several times. He is accused of several recent holdups in Indiana polis. The technical charge in default of bond is vagrancy.
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Indianapolis
Elsworth Walker
New Flight Tests Thickened Wings En Route to New York
An airplane with adjustable wing thickness landed in Indianapolis while flying from Los Angeles to New York. The craft will be entered in the Guggenheim safety contest offering a $25,000 prize.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Los Angeles
New York
Collective stomach ache linked to oysters in New Orleans
Dee Louisiana reports a collective stomach ache blamed on oysters that absorbed epsom salts. Dr Joseph O Hara, president of the state board of health, announced the finding.
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New Orleans
Dee
Epsom Falls
Joseph O'Hara
State Board of Health
Perpetual Motion Dog Plays Piano in Athens
Miss Madge Moore trains her nine year old poodle Nickie to play the piano and accompany his own howling, creating a curious act in Athens on December 23.
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Athens
Madge Moore
Nickie
Burglar Ring Steals $4,000 From Seifer Furniture
Hammond Indiana December 23 burglars cracked the vault lock at Seifer Furniture after picking a door lock. They escaped with cash boxes containing Saturday receipts totaling about $4,000.
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Hammond
Ind
Seifer Furniture Company
Rosenwald Fund Out Four Million For Mankind
Chicago December 23 The Julius Rosenwald fund spent 4 000 000 during 1929 for the well being of mankind it was revealed in the fund s annual statement issued today The year s expenditures included 400 000 to build 553 Negro rural schools 250 000 to University of Chicago clinics 150 000 to the Massachusetts General hospital 250 000 to Howard university 200 000 to Fisk university 100 000 each to Morehouse and Spelman colleges in Atlanta Georgia 50 000 to defray fellowships for advanced study by Negro teachers physicians and nurses and 40 000 to the national committee studying the cost of medical care
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Chicago
Dee
Julius Rosenwald
University of Chicago
Massachusetts General Hospital
Howard University
Fisk University
Morehouse
Linton Trust Co Annual Meeting Notice
Notice to stockholders announces the annual meeting on Monday January 6 1930 at 2 oclock p.m. at the Linton Trust Co building to elect the board of directors and transact other business. J HW WASEMAN treasurer 129-16-28
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Linton Trust Co
J. HW. Waseman
Mec Treas
Boy rescues dog as home burns in Dy ersburg blaze
In Dy ersburg Tennessee on December 23 1930s era child named Douglas Brewer suffered severe burns to hands neck and arms when his home burned to the ground. He crawled under a burning porch to save his dog which escaped unharmed.
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Dyersburg
Tenn
Little Douglas Brewer
Judge Orders Boys to Quit Candy in Crime Cure
Judge J Connolly presides over a local court case where 11 boys charged with damaging a dwelling were ordered to swear off candy and movies and to pay $2 each toward a fund. The boys later were released after turning over a total of $22 to a probation officer, as part of the court’s remedy.
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Waltiam
Masa
J. Connolly
Six Die In Auto Crash Near Fresno
Six persons were killed when a light touring car crowded with eight motorists collided head on with a Corcoran Fresno interurban car on State Highway Five, five miles south of Fresno. Identified dead include Tomaz Ramirez of Fresno and Antonio Tenoria of Dos Palos. a woman and three children among the unidentified deceased. Two more children were injured and taken to General Hospital with injuries feared fatal.
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Fresno
Calif
Her
Tomaz
Ramirez
Antonio Tenoria
Dos Palos
General Hospital
Daily hospital report headline summary
Mrs. Combs of Bloomfield left the hospital today. Charles Anderson a four year old with a broken thigh was taken home.
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Mrs. Combs
Bloomfield
Charles Anderson
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