Lindberghs Air North and South in Mexico Visit Farewell
United Press dispatches describe Colonel Lindbergh arriving in Guatemala City from Mexico on the first leg of a Central American tour while Mrs. Lindbergh heads to Detroit. In Mexico City President Calles bids a warm farewell as Lindbergh expresses thanks and admiration for Mexico and its people.
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United Press
Guatamala City
Charles Lindbergh
Guatemala City
Mexico City
Col. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Ford
Detroit
Calles
Morrow
Chapultapec Castle
Lindberkh
Mexico
Detroit man arrested after Flint murder and family attack
Paul Herman, 34, was arrested in Detroit after his mother in law Mary A. Malloy, 68, was killed and Herman's estranged wife and two of her children were seriously wounded in an attack at Malloy's Flint home. Herman had been separated from his wife since Thanksgiving.
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Detroit
Mich
Paul Herman
Mary A. Malloy
Coolidge and Smith Lead in Party Favorites
The Pathfinder straw vote of 150000 readers shows Coolidge leading among Republicans with Lowden and Hoover following. Governor Smith of New York leads Democrats as the top first choice, surpassing Coolidge in that party.
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Prisss Dispatch
Washington
the Pathfinder
Coolidge
Lowden
Hoover
Smith
New York
Ruth Snyder Clemency Hearing Scheduled for January 5
Governor Smith announced that Ruth Snyder's clemency pleas will be heard at noon on January 5 in Albany New York. The case centers on her wartime crime and potential sentence review.
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Albany
N. Y
Smith
Ruth Snyder
Hickman Faces Possible Death Penalty in Parker Case
A Los Angeles report details two possible legal paths for Edward Hickman to avoid the gallows after confessing to Marian Parker's death. An insanity defense appeals to Leopold and Loeb precedent, while an autopsy claim cites heart failure from fright as the cause.
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Los Angeles
Edward Hickman
Leopold and Loeb
Chicago
Marian Parker
A. F. Wagner
Marian
Hickman
Indianapolis Judge Fred McCallister Shoots Self
Indianapolis municipal court judge Fred McCallister killed himself in his home bedroom hours after announcing retirement three days before leaving office. The United Press Dispatch reports the incident occurred in Indianapolis on December 28.
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Indianapols
Fred McCallister
Indianapolis
Suspects Named in Hearst Mexican State Papers Case
United Press Dispatch reports the Senate investigating committee narrowed suspicions to two unnamed men as possible makers of the Hearst newspapers published Mexican state papers. Evidence was gathered secretly and will be released after the hearings resume.
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Washington
Senate
Hearst
Oklahoma Guards On Duty As Impeachment Court Convenes
National guardsmen again paced the Oklahoma state house as the upper house prepared to convene as an impeachment court in defiance of a court injunction. Governor Johnston pledged to enforce the injunction with necessary force. insurgent senate leaders argued state court injunctions cannot halt proceedings.
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United Press Dispatch
Oklahoma City
National Guardsmen
Oklahoma State House
Johnston
Senate
Five-Year-Old Hero Rescues Family from Gas Escape
Tommy Thornton, age five, saves his mother Rachael Thornton and aunt Elizabeth Snow by running to his grandmother's home to raise the alarm as gas exposure sickens them. Help arrives and the two are revived.
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Columbus
Tommy Thornton
Fred Thornton
Tommy
Rachael Thornton
Elizabeth Snow
Seven Men Die After Rooming House Party
Winnipeg Manitoba December 28 seven men died in the city after a rooming house party where solidified heating alcohol was reportedly consumed in large quantities.
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Winnipeg
Mann
Trouble Brews Over Indianapolis City Finances
Clyde I. Robinson, new county and city treasurer, declares he will not honor warrants bearing Controller Sterling St. Holt's signature. Ed Ramsay, retiring treasurer, was ordered to honor warrants from Mayor Slack's administration. Suits in Supreme Court challenge Slack's mayoralty amid pay delays for police, fire, teachers, and other city workers.
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Indianapolis
Clyde I. Robinson
Sterling St. Holt
Edward A. Ramsay
L Lurt Slack
Robinson
Slack
Suepreme Court
Tra Holmes
John J. Duvall
Joseph Hogue
Lew Shank
Witness for Remus Jailed for Ten Days
Cincinnati dispatch reports John 8. Berger promoter from Los Angeles who testified in the Remus murder trial must serve 10 days in jail for contempt of court and face a perjury indictment. He was jailed briefly, released on a stay, and appeal proceedings were filed seeking to overturn the contempt ruling.
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Cincinnati
John
Berger
George Remus
King
Common Pleas
Chester KK. Shock
Remus
Court of Appeals
Hamilton County
Thomas Slattery
Kemys
President Callés Granted Authority to Legislate on Public Debt
Mexico City December 28 President Callés received approval to legislate on public debt matters during a congressional recess. The move aims to cover urgent obligations amid Mexico's declared inability to meet Parl-Lamont agreements due to currency fluctuations and revenue shortfalls.
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Mexico City
P. Bring Calles
Chamber of Deputies
Mexico
Norvees
Aid of Pres Coolidge in Mexico Protest Note
AID OF PRES COOLIDGE IN MEXICO IS SOUGHT The National Council of Catholic Women petitioned President Coolidge. They decry what they call no Christian persecution under Calles and urge U S government action to condemn tyranny against religion press and education. The letter cites brutal incidents toward priests nuns and Catholics and criticizes ambassadorial relations with Mexico and Col Lindbergh’s visit.
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Washington
Coolidge
National Council of Catholic Women
Mexico
Calles
Mary G. Hawks
Lindbeigh
Two Laborers Killed When Train Hits Car in Lafayette
In Lafayette Indiana two laborers Verney Shoup aged 60 and Logan Hart aged 45 were killed when Monon passenger train No 6 Louisville to Chicago struck a coupe they rode in at Smith Street crossing. Both men died instantly with crushed skulls. Shoup leaves a widow and four children. Hart was a widower.
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Lafayette
Ind
Verney Shoup
Logan Hart
Monon
Louisville
Chicago
Smith Street
Shoup
Hart
One Glorious Slam Hand in St Louis Bridge Contest
Lee Carter held a perfect bridge hand with thirteen spades on Monday night in St Louis. His simple one spade bid escalated to seven spades as opponents reached seven clubs. The contract was doubled and redoubled for a final score of 677 points.
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ST. Louis
Dew
Lee Carter
Ohio coal miners plan break from United Mine Workers
District miners in Southern Ohio move toward forming a separate district union after Southern Ohio operators refuse to meet UMWA officials. A tentative plan calls for withdrawal and a district mass meeting at a theatre to discuss open shop conditions and potential mine reopenings.
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Glouster
C. Dee
Dunduy
Fingalte
HINDH
Ohio
United Mine Workers of America
Southern Ohio
GC. S
Newton
Sunday Greek Coal Company
Hin Kuccessor
Wanted: ex-con McClelland in Oakland child theft case
Police swore out a warrant for 87 year old Robert II McClelland after Evelyn Smith vanished on Christmas day. McClelland, an ex convict released from Olgom Prison last October, offered to care for the family and proposed to take Evelyn for the holiday week. Evelyn and her sister were living with Anna Smith, mother of Evelyn, in Oakland. McClelland previously served time for forgery in Folsom and desertion in the army federal penitentiary stint in 1921.
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Oakland
Gal
Dee
Robert II. McClelland
Anna Smith
McCleHand
Evelyn
McClelland
Olgom
Frank W. Smith
Pasadena
Smith
Isvelyn
Folsom
Hickmans Father Favors Penalty for Slayer Son
Thomas Hickman, father of William Hickman, who confessed to murdering Marian Parker, said he wants his son punished according to his crime and disowned him. He noted his son has confessed and is content for the law to handle the case. Hickman works as a crane operator for the Southern Pacific railroad in Paso, Texas.
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Paso
Tex
Thomas Hickman
William
Hope Fades for Locating Missing Dawn Plane
After 31 hours and 1500 miles the Los Angeles dirigible returns to Lakehurst with no sign of the Dawn. Navy destroyers and coast guard vessels search near Sable Island but fail to locate the missing amphibian. Mrs Frances Wilson Grayson and crew vanished after departing Roosevelt Field for Harbor Grace and Europe.
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Oskar Ohmdal
Brice Goldsborough
Princes Grayson
Harbor Gracee
Newfoundland
Roosevelt Field
Atlantic
Lakehurst
Sable Island
Frances Wilson Grayson
Los Angeles
Navy
Coast Guard
Grayson
Dawn
Roosevelield
Oskar Omdal
Fred
Koehler
Cape Cod
Harbor Grace
N.F
Europe
Wnless
Hangs Self After Fearing Loss of Home in Wabash
In Wabash Indiana on December 28 Ora Tomlinald aged figure, believed to fear losing his small home and failing to rent it, hanged himself at the rear of his habitation. A neighbor found the body and notified authorities. A judge in Juabl court pending further inquiry into the case.
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Wabash
Ind
Ora Tomlinald
Yomlinson
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