Nazimova Disclosure Sparks Bigamy Prosecution Fears
Hartford report reveals Alla Nazimova admitted she and Charles Bryant lived as husband and wife for 14 years but never wed. The pair’s past romance surfaces as Bryant recently married Miss Marjorie Gilhooley, prompting questions about possible perjury and bigamy prosecutions. Nazimova expresses distress over the public scrutiny and says Bryant’s new marriage compounds her suffering.
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Hartford
Conn
A. P
Hartford Courant
Alla Nazimova
Charles Bryant
Nazimova
Bryant
New Milford
the Courant
Miss Gilhooley
Epp
Boats Collide in Patapsco River Near North Point
The British steamer Mobassa and Italian Campania collided below North Point near the Patapsco River mouth. Damage unknown. Campania may have taken water. Baltimore agents sent a tug. Campania bound from Antwerp to Baltimore with potash. Mabassa sailed from Baltimore to New Orleans. No word on damage for Mabassa.
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Baltimore
A. P
Mobassa
Campania
North Point
Patapsco River
Maritime Exchange
Dickman, Wright and Pugh, Inc
Antwerp
Mabassa
New Orlens
Wilbur F. Spice and Company
Potomac River
Chesapeake
Tangier Seund
Black Hand Theory Probed in New Orleans Murder Case
Detectives investigate a black hand theory in the killing of Rosario Giglio and wounding of Angelina Giglio after a robbery attempt at their store. A man in a dark sweater with a blackened face demanded money. Giglio was slain as he reached for his pocket. Charles Trentosada and Michael Trentosada were arrested for investigation.
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New Orleans
A. P
Rosario Giglio
Angelina
Charles Trentosada
Michael Trentosada
Giglio
How Is Business Weekly Feature Arrives in The News Star
The News Star introduces How Is Business a weekly feature from the Cambridge Associates of Boston. A chart compares current trade to a year ago and includes figures on employment wages wholesale and agricultural prices retail trade and business activity across Federal Reserve districts.
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Twin Cities
Louisiana
News-Star
Cambridge Associates
Boston
Federal Reserve
Nine year old James Hayward struck by car at Jackson and DeSiard
James Hayward son of Grace Episcopal rector Rev E F Hayward was knocked down by an unknown motorist at 6 30 pm near Jackson and DeSiard streets. He suffered shock and a mild brain concussion, was taken to St Francis sanitarium, and regained consciousness early morning. Police seek driver or car description.
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James Hayward
E. F. Hayward
Grace Episcopal Church
Jackson and
DeSiard Streets
Young Hayward
DeSiard Street
Jackson Street
James
St. Francis Sanitarium
R L. Wood
A. L. Keller
Jurist Burke Dies During Plea for Japan Friendship
Thomas Burke eminent jurist collapses from apoplexy while asking for improved US Japan relations before Carnegie Endowment trustees. In the Washington chief justice’s last words he urged courteous treatment of immigration issues. he died in the arms of Nicholas Murray Butler as the meeting adjourned. Proceedings to cable his remarks to Japan.
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New York
A. P
United States
Japan
Thomas Burke
Nicholas Murray Butler
Judge Burke
Seattle
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Burke
Washington
Pacific
David Jayne Hill
Germany
Andrew Jackson Montague
Virginia
Leroy Percy
Mississippi
Congress
Dr. Butler
Rockefeller Funds 250000 for Petroleum Research
The American Petroleum Institute reports John D Rockefeller pledges 250000 dollars to start a five year program with 50000 per year for research fellowships in petroleum science. Recipients will investigate physics chemistry or geology of petroleum and results become public and industry accessible.
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New York
A. P
American Petroleum Institute
John D. Rockefeller
Prohibition Factions Rally On Capitol And Papal Appeal
Congress opens amid dry and wet forces over enforcement with an appeal to Pope Pius XI for moral backing. The United Committee for Prohibition Enforcement asks papal leaders to urge observance of laws, drawing sharp rebuke from Rev. John J. Burke. Republican leaders push for Volstead Act repeal while temperance groups express confidence that enforcement will not weaken.
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Washington
A. P
Congress
Senate
House
White House
Pius XI
United Committee For Prohibition Enforcement
United States
John J. Burke
National Catholic Welfare Conference
America
Reverend Burke
Clinton Howard
Coolidge
Eech
Reper
Missouri
Jateé
Albo
Cork
Women’s Christian Temperance ‘Union
Anti-Saloon League
Republicans of Senate Gather Talk Penalties
The Republican membership of the senate postponed a decision on admitting Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin son of a former excluded member. The session, to organize for the new term, also unanimously selected Edwin P. Thayer as secretary of the senate. LaFollette, following his father’s example, stayed away from the conference, though invited. A plan to ask LaFollette if he wants committee assignments will trigger another meeting.
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Washington
A. P
Senate
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Edwin P. Thayer
Indianapolis
Senator LaFollette
Formal protest filed over Nye seating from North Dakota
The Republican state control committee and Harrison Garnett, a Republican national committeeman, lodged a formal protest with the Senate president seeking to challenge the seating of Senator George P. Nye from North Dakota.
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Washington
A. P
George P. Nye
North Dakota
Senate
Republican State Control Committee
Harrison Garnett
Republican National
Turkey to Adopt Christian Era and Gregorian Calendar
Angora dispatch says Turkey will likely follow Bulgaria and other Balkan nations in adopting the Christian era and the Gregorian calendar as standard time measures. The move follows regional trends and aims to align Turkey with Western dating systems.
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Turkey
Angora
A. P
Rumania
Bulgaria
Balkan
Rescued Twenty-Two Miners From Colorado Mine Fire
Twenty-two miners trapped in the Fairview mine near Nederland Colorado for about 18 hours emerged alive. Some moved unaided from the tunnel others were carried out unconscious. Two deaths occurred among a miner and a rescue worker. Rescue crews used palmotors and oxygen as doctors treated the survivors.
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Nederland
Colo
A. P
Fairview
Charles Herquist
Inland Probes Seek Details of Large Rum Ring
United States Attorney Buckner pursues inland distribution links of a huge rum smuggling syndicate. Twenty one men including William Dwyer were arrested as federal indictments mount. a coast guardsman confession is to be read to a grand jury, outlining protection and payoffs in the operation.
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New York
A. P
United States
Buckner
William Dwyer
Atlantic Seaboard
Prohibition
Bucknas
Coast
Phillip Coffey
Mr. Buckner
Philadelphia police hunt burly negro shooter after street attack
A burly black man attacked two girls in Philadelphia, then shot two would be captors injuring George Gordon and druggist Jack Mennikoff. Police fear he may be the neighborhood strangler sought for three recent female murders. He escaped after leaping a fence amid a crowd.
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Philadelphia
A. P
George Gordon
Jack Meniikoff
Gordon
Mennikoff
River and damper readings across Mississippi basin
River stages reported for Mississippi at Memphis 17.7 with a 0.4 drop, Vicksburg 29.6 down 0.7, New Orleans 8.7 down 0.6. Shreveport 9.9 down 0.1, Alexandria 10.2 down 0.4. Ouachita shows Camden 10.0 unchanged and Monroe 28.0 down 0.4. HIO area Cairo 24.2 rising 0.1.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
RED
Bonds Forfeited In Case Two Men Liquor Charge
Night sessions end trial of bootleggers as Stafford Cruze and Loraine Desmond fail to appear. Bonds of 500 dollars each are forfeited. Additional cases against druggists W. P. McCall Richard Chargioux and Paul Collens proceed as witnesses testify about eleven bottles of jake. Several defendants receive jail terms and fines for selling whiskey and jake.
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Sheriff’s Department
Stafford Cruze
Loraine Desmond
Cruze
Alexandria
Leon Marx
W. P. McCall
Richard Chargioux
Paul Collens
McCall
Chargioux
Jake
Collens
C. W
Smith
Jal
Charlie Chisum
Anthony Phillips
Negro Hotel
H. O. Brown
John
Shorty) Wesley
Robert Winston
Seling
Ike Thompson
Southern Conference Will Remain Intact
Athens Ga Dec 5 Representatives of southern colleges said the Southern Conference will stay intact with no dismemberment. Delegates from Virginia praised the conference at a banquet while North Carolina delegates saw no move toward forming another group.
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Athens
A.P
Coleges
South Atlantic
Virginia
North Carolina
Richmond
Old Dominion
Two Children Die in Mississippi Home Explosion
In Tchula Mississippi two sons aged five and two were burned to death when a can of gasoline used to start a fire exploded in the Ray home. Their mother suffered potentially fatal injuries and William Ray was hurt as the house burned. The victims and mother were taken to Greenwood hospital.
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Tchula
A. P
William Ray
Ray
Mrs. Gray
Greenwood
Mrs. Ray
Death Warrant for Roberson Received Here
The death warrant for Howard Roberson, sentenced for the murder of Adolph Epstein Swartz, was received by Sheriff Milton Coverdale. Roberson will be moved to the city jail to hear the warrant read. Execution is set for Friday January 15 between noon and 3 pm with 5 to 7 witnesses, likely on gallows in the new court house or on the court house square if unfinished. Attorneys plan to seek a commutation at the December 14 board of pardons.
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Howard Roberson
Adolph Epstein
Swartz
Milton Coverdale
Roberson
Fuqua
Court House
Coverdale
Board of Pardons
President of Inquiry Court Dies at Newport
Captain Orton P. Jackson United States Navy commander of the Naval Training Station Newport and president of the inquiry into the submarine S 51 sinking died this morning at Roosevelt Hospital New York after a brief illness caused by high blood pressure. He is survived by his widow and son O P Jackson Jr.
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Newport
R. I
A. P
Orton P. Jackson
Naval Training Station
Here
Cours of Inquiry
Roosevelt Hospital
New York
O. P. Jackson, Jr
Former Mex Empress Charlotte Gravely Ill near Death
Brussels reports former Empress Charlotte of Mexico gravely ill with acute bronchitis and pulmonary congestion. Her physicians announced after a morning consultation with King Albert. The queen is at the bedside and the royal family is kept informed hourly. slight hopes remain for recovery.
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Brussels
Charlotte
Mexico
Albert
Northeast storm warnings sweep from Virginia Capes to East Port Maine
The weather bureau issued a storm advisory for 10 a.m. with warnings along the Southeast storm corridor from the Virginia Capes to New York City and northeast to East Port Maine. A strong central low over southeastern Wisconsin and a developing disturbance in western Virginia forecast a northeastward advance with gale force winds. Winds shift to southwest along the Middle Atlantic coast tonight and the New England coast Sunday.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Virginia Capes
New York City
New York
East Port
Maine
Wisconsin
Virginia
Middle Atlantic
New England
Elopement by Governor Smith’s Youngest Son Revealed
New York reports Governor Al Smith confirms his son Arthur aged18 or 19 secretly wed Miss Ann Hess of Albany. The marriage became public after a child was born, with Arthur and Ann away at a unspecified location. The governor expressed mixed feelings but accepted the private union.
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New York
A. P
A. Smith
al Smith
Bertha Gott
Syracuse
Arthur
Hhs
Ann Hess
Albany
Three Southern States Rally Aid After Devastating Storm
Mississippi Kentucky and Arkansas residents sent aid to storm victims after wind and tornadoes killed six people and injured more than twenty. Yazoo City suffered four deaths and 16 injuries. Kentucky fatalities included Oliver and Emily West in Marshall county. Murray saw $30,000 in damage.
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New Orleans
A. P
Mississippi
Kentucky
Arkansas
Yazoo City
National Guardsmen
Whitfield
Mary Howard
Annie Simpson
Mississippi City
Oliver West
Emily West
Marshall County
Blue Grass
Calloway
Graves
Murray
Baker and Marshall
Searcy
Missouri and North Arkansas
Red Cross Rushes Relief to Yazoo City Tornado Victims
National Red Cross headquarters and the War Department coordinate to send tents cots and blankets from New Orleans to Yazoo City Mississippi for 10 homeless tornado victims. A Red Cross telegram says relief is well organized and plans for permanent rehabilitation are underway with disaster units on standby in Troy Alabama and Mississippi chapter staff dispatched.
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Washington
National Red Cross
War Department
Yazoo City
Miss
New Orleans
Red Cross
Red Cross Mobile Disaster Unit
Troy
Als
P. S. Butler
Mississippi
Rhinelander Loses Annulment Suit After Mulatto Wife Verdict
Leonard Rhinelander fails to annul his marriage to Alice Rhinelander Jones amid findings that she was of colored blood. Jury rules she did not deceive him about race and he would have married her regardless. Judge Morschauser reserved decision with final ruling to come after further review.
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A. P
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
New York
Alice Beatrice Jones
Rhinelander
Justice Morschauser P
Justice Morschauser
Oil Industry In Excellent Condition Says Marland
E. W. Marland of Marland Oil Company asserts the oil business is healthier than in five years with supply and demand near equilibrium. He cites 1926 pre tax earnings around 25 million and ~17 million available for dividends. He predicts demand will outpace supply by year end if stocks are withdrawn and prices rise.
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New York
A. P
E. W. Marland
Marland Oil Company
D. P. Morgan & Company
Marland Company
Marland
Japanese Destroyers Sail To Reinforce Far East Fleet
Two Japanese destroyers departed from Kure for Port Arthur to aid fleet reorganization in Chinese waters. The move aims to protect Japanese interests amid rising tensions and threatening conditions near China.
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A. P
Kure
Port Arthur
China
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N. D. Solon
Robert Stevenson
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