Baldwin warns Britain disarming could topple League
London December 21 Premier Stanley Baldwin warned that a widespread British refusal to bear arms would collapse the League of Nations and the Locarno treaties. He cited a Labor letter signed by 128,770 people presented November 28 by Arthur Ponsonby. He warned total disarmament would invite attack, ruin colonies and commerce, and leave Britain prey to famine.
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London
League of Nations
Stanley Baldwin
Arthur Ponsonby
House of Commons
Great Britain
England
Benton Harbor Note On House of David Leader Benjamins Death
Benton Harbor Mich December 21 The House of David colony leaderless after the death of Benjamin Furnell plans a temporary reorganization with H T Dewhirst taking control of temporal affairs Wyland the personal bodyguard notes Dewhirst’s rise and wealth and devotion to the immortality belief The fourth day passed with Furnell’s body inert leaving the colony to speculate on final disposition.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Benjamin Furnell
House of David
Frank Wyland
Benjamin
H. T. Dewhirst
California
Dewhirst
Benjamin Purnell
Purnell
Spirit of California Forced Down at Mills Field
After flying forty nine hours and a half to set a world record for an endurance flight the tri motor plane Spirit of California was forced to land at Mills Field San Francisco due to an exhausted fuel supply.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
Mills Field
Kamloops Missing Freighter Sparks Isle Royale Ice Search
Kamloops with twenty crew members vanished on upper Lake Superior fourteen days ago. Marine circles hope to find the freighter, urging Ottawa to deploy ice breakers near Isle Royale, though no ice breaker is available in the area.
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Port Arthur
Kamloops
Lake Superior
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Ottawa
Isle Royale
Department
Flint Journal Editor Targeted In Night Shooting Attempt
Flint Michigan December 20 The Flint Journal reports an attempted assassination of editor John R Taylor who led anti vice and bootlegging campaigns. He was called to his door by two men who fired a shot that missed then fled in a car. A $2000 reward is offered for the attackers.
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Flint, Mich
John R. Taylor
Flint Journal
Taylor
Flint
Journal
Provincetown
Mass
Montreal
Dey
William Dempsey
St. Henri
United States Navy
New London
Conn
Graham N. Fitch
Synods Open Debate on New Anglican Prayer Book
London reports bishops at Lambeth Palace discussed options for approving the revised prayer book. Proposals included limited deviations and possible withdrawal for edits such as omitting Holy Communion and sick visitation offices. A path to revival in Parliament and possible compromise to avoid disestablishment was also debated amid evangelical opposition.
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London
Church of England
Lambeth Palace
Holy Communion
Cation
Church of England ‘Assembly
Church Assembly
House of Commons
Canterbury
York
Seven Miners Entombed After Illinois Mine Blast
Johnston City Illinois December 21 Rescue crews drilled to reach seven miners trapped in a rock-walled vault after an explosion at the Stiritz coal mine near town last night. Twenty three other night crew members escaped via the elevator as gas ignition is believed to have caused the blast.
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Johnston City
Ihs
Stiritz
Al Capone Ducks His Bean and Gets Clear Away
Chicago dispatch reports gangster chief Al Capone slipped past police guarding his mother’s Cicero home after release on concealed weapons bonds. Chief O Connor confirmed guards remained, but neighbors said Capone left by car Sunday, eluding authorities.
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al Capone
Chicago
Cicero
Willam
O'Connor
Capone
Investigation Of Big Montreal Fire To Be Thorough
Quebec December 20 A fire inquiry into the St Charles Orphanage Good Shepherd catastrophe reports suspicions that facts are being withheld. Fire Marshal E Leclerc says the public will see a thorough probe and notes two girls recalling smoke before the fire was found and told to stay in bed.
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Quebec
St. Charles
Good Shepherd
E. Leclerc
Grain Movements Show Jump In Winnipeg Marketings
Grain movements on the Canadian Pacific lines rose by over a hundred thousand bushels from the day before. Winnipeg handled 924 cars loaded with 1711 moved east while 587 cars headed to the head of the lakes, 754 unloaded there. Storage at the head of the lakes swelled to 27,312,000 bushels with Vancouver storage at 4,934,443 bushels and 411,086 moved by boat.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific
Head of the Lakes
Vancouver
Græen Inspections Wheat Totals Released
Winnipeg Manitoba December 21 inspections total 1414 bushels of wheat up from 1130 last year contract grade 532 vs 254 previously.
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Winnipeg
Man
Frosty European Crisis Breaks as Ice Grips Cities
London and Paris faced a sweeping cold wave that froze rain into streets and rails. Hospitals treated over a thousand accident cases as trains and buses halted and workers delayed, while ships and mines reported fatalities and grounding amid the chill.
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London
Great Britain
Europe
England
Andanta
Cork Harbor
Liverpool
Ireland
Spalato
Dalmatia
Seville
Spain
Cadiz
Paris
Beaujon
Laridoisiere
St. Louis
St. Lapidenospitals
Three Die In House Fire In Rochester New York
A fire in Rochester New York early today killed Lucy Di Cesare 56 and her daughter Elvira 11 along with Joseph Corona 30 a son born in the home. The blaze left the family burned to death in their beds. Emergency crews found the house heavily involved and the cause is under investigation.
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Rochester
Dee
Lucy di Cesare
Elvira ‘di ‘Cesare
Joseph Corona
Monarch Practise Session Tomorrow at Arena
The Monarchs will practise at the Arena tomorrow from 6 45 to 7 45 pm. All players are asked to turn out on time so that a full hour’s practise can be completed.
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The
Monarchs
British After Pirates On Yangtse River Patrol
London reports renewed pirate activity on the Yangtse near Shansi in Hupeh province. British gunboats retaliated with full armament, capturing a pirate tug though the crew escaped. Four British vessels now patrol the river.
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London
Yangtse
Shansi
Hupeh
African hunter William Judd slain by enraged elephant
William Judd the famed African sportsman known in the big game world was killed while hunting at Mahongaleni in British East Africa. His son battled to save him as the wounded elephant charged, and Judd died before his son could reach him.
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Nairobi
Kenya
British East Africa
William Judd
Mahongaleni
Youg Judd
Canadian Prisoners Given Freedom Christmas Eve
Ottawa reports officials will grant limited clemency to prisoners on Christmas Eve. No general release. decisions will be made where sentences near completion or clemency warranted. Affected facilities include Dorchester St Vincent de Paul Portsmouth Stony Mountain Prince Albert and New Westminster. Special meals and Christmas trees planned.
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Ottawa
Canada
Lucien Cannon
Dorchester
St. Vincent de Paul
Portsmouth
Stony Mountain
Prince Albert
New Westminster
Robbers pledge victims to secrecy at Greenwich Village club
Four armed men raided the Patrick Club in Greenwich Village, taking cash and jewelry worth about 5000 dollars from sixteen members. The victims swore secrecy by raising their right hands after being threatened, and the robbers fled before police arrived. Abraham Voges, club chairman, reported the pledge was sworn and described the robbery.
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New York
Greenwich Vilage
Patrick Club
Abraham Voges
Fugitive Hickman Eludes Large Police Dragnet
In Los Angeles the suspect identified as Win Edward Hickman, accused of Marian Parker's murder, escapes a massive pursuit while driving a second stolen car. A chase to downtown ends as he vanishes, with an associate restraining attempt in the city jail leading to a scuffle until officers subdue him.
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Los Angeles
Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
California
West Sixth Street
Woods
Hickman
Submarine S-4 salvage fleet resumes work near Provincetown
The rescue effort for six men trapped in the wrecked submarine S-4 resumed at 12:30 PM as the salvage fleet including the Bushnell Monarch and Century converged near Provincetown Massachusetts. First diver James Ingram descended to the sunken hull amid renewed hopes and fading prior assurances.
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Provincetown
James Ingram
Block Island
Mass
Bushnell
Monarch
Century
Chamber of Commerce to Meet at Cecil Hotel
A general Chamber of Commerce meeting will be held at the Cecil Hotel tomorrow starting at 12 15 p m. Mr Waldo will outline the Chamber’s activities over the past year.
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Chamber of Commerce
Cecil Hotel
Chamber
Waldo
Mond invites union council to discuss industrial peace
Sir Alfred Mond has accepted the invitation extended to the Council of the Trades Union Congress to join a conference aimed at discussing industrial peace. The event signals a collaborative approach between industry and labour leaders.
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London
Alfred Mond
Couneil
Trades Union Congress
Rochester Man Shot Dead Outside Home in Front of Family
Carmin Simone a 45 year old man was found dead near his Rochester residence with a bullet through the heart as he stepped out to go to work. His wife, mother, and five children reported hearing no shot inside the house and alerted the police.
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Rochester
N. Y
Carmin Simone
Plize
Girl Refuses to Die After Funeral Witnessed Revival
In Luray Virginia a girl named Fatime Broyles lay in a coffin after a blow to the head and a fallen limb. Her brother James observed a eyelid twitch and funeral services paused while first aid began. She later walked and recalled the event having awakened while presumed dead.
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Luray
Miki
Fatime Broyles
James Broyles
Ilfé
Government to Refer Three Questions to Supreme Court
Ottawa reports the government will refer three questions to the Supreme Court after Christmas. The issues include payment responsibility for troops in the 1925 Nova Scotia coal mine strike, the right of women to sit in the senate, and the federal provincial demarcation of aviation control. The second reference seeks to interpret the British North America Act to define who is a person eligible for senate admission.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court
Dominion
Nova Scotia
Sénate
Senate
Trading dull but prices up in Winnipeg grain market
Winnipeg December 21 reporters note a quiet trading floor with light offerings and scarce outside interest before the holiday. Buyers boosted values near the close to meet demand as final quotes show modest gains across grains and oats remained active and firm.
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Winnipeg
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