Rochester Woman Dressed as Man Led Burglary Ring Shot Dead
Mrs Winifred Shields 35 wore men's clothes to lead her husband James and two of six children on burglary expeditions in Rochester New York. Storekeeper Ernest Stott fired five shots as the group fled his Sum merville boulevard shop. Shields died. her husband and two sons were arrested.
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Associated Press
Rochester
N. Y
Winifred Shields
James
John
Ernest Stott
Summerville Boulevard
Stott
Newport widow drowned after car overturns in ditch
By Associated Press Seary Ark Dec 31 Mrs Myrtle Hill 46 of Newport was drowned when her car left the highway and overturned in a ditch. Her companion George Johnson was exposed but rescued.
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Associated Prova
Searcy
Ark
Myrtle Hill
Newport
Pisy
George Mohnson
Monroe Sees 1929 Building Permits Hit New High
Building permits in Monroe for 1929 totaled 1 573 414 surpassing 1928 by 210 695. Last half of the year drove activity with 963 974 in permits, suggesting a peak in municipal building. If first half matched the second, 1929 would have reached 1 927 948, exceeding prior records.
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Monroe
P. A. Pong
Abducted Grace Willett Freed After Car Chase
Grace Willett, 19, abducted by an armed man after sitting with escort Glen Grover, was released by her captor in Oakland. She resisted a later attempted attack as the abductor switched cars and drove about town before dropping her near home.
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Oakland
Cal
Grace Willett
Glen W. Grover
Grover
Arkansas Probe Deepens in Marked Tree Murder Mystery
The Marked Tree murder case widened as Missouri authorities questioned two men linked to a grey Chevrolet with Missouri plates. Cleva Guest, a Jonesboro cafe waitress, testified a woman matching the victim’s description may have accompanied the men. The victim, a well dressed woman, was found in a clump of bushes.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Missouri
Cleva Guest
America enters new decade with Hoover era aims
The nation starts 1930 seeking international peace amid domestic prohibition strife. Hoover plans farm relief and naval limitation actions while a federal farm board forms to stabilize agriculture and establish farmer controlled corporations.
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Washington
America
United States
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Congress
Federal Farm Board
Bank Bandits Flee After Gun Battle in Ohio
Five bank robbers engaged in a wild gun battle with citizens and deputies at Phillipsburg Ohio after kidnapping Ralph Davenport, the Phillipsburg state bank cashier. Davenport escaped in the confusion as a posse chased two bandits into nearby woods. Davenport was slugged at his home. his wife fainted when the robbers brought him inside and brewed coffee for them before dawn.
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Dayton
Phillipsburg
Ohio
Ralph Davenport
Davenport
Roberts Says Brother Killing Accidental in Virginia
Bascom Roberts is held in Wise County jail as Sheriff Skeens investigates the death of his brother Volley Roberts in Norton Virginia. Bascom Roberts claims the shooting was accidental.
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Norton
Bascom Roberts
Wist County
Skeens
Roberts
Volley Roberts
UCLA Students Rescued After Sierra Madre Search
Three UCLA students Celia Caplan Lawrence Kotkin and Jack Schwartz were found in a canyon near Mount Wilson in fair condition. The weekend disappearance prompted a large search by deputies woodsmen peace officers boy scouts forestry men and planes with many giving up hope late Saturday night.
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Los Angeles
University of California At
Sierra Madre Mountains
Celia Caplan
Lawrence Kotkin
Jack Schwartz
Mount Wilson
Mount Wilson Hotel
Sierra Madres
New York Plans Noisier New Year’s Eve Celebrations
New York prepares for a louder New Year’s Eve with thousands expected to celebrate. Police Commissioner Grover A. Whalen announced a curfew to mute jazz and noise from hotels and restaurants as 1930 approaches.
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New York
Associated Press
Grover A. Whalen
Hambone's Meditations Theme in Jail Teaser
Fragmented poem style note attributes Hambone's Meditations by J. P. Alley. Text hints at a proverb like truth set you free yet warns time may jail the mind. Content reads as dialectal musing with unclear full meaning.
Mississippi mule dealers fail to sell to railroad
In Holly Springs Mississippi Dee Sr Visions of easy money faded as Vanoa Ford and Barney Weeks two Mississippi mule dealers tied an old white mule to Illinois Central tracks hoping for a railroad killing to collect. The mule was killed but an investigation exposed the plan and both men face several charges.
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Mississippi
Holly Springs
Miss
Dee. Sr
Vanoa Ford
Barney Weeks
Illinois Central Railroad
Barney
Vanna
Eight Men Beat Bandit to Death in a Speakeasy
In West 53rd street New York police describe the incident as a speakeasy attack. Two holdup men entered the bar and after a disputed robbery attempt beat one victim identified as William Rogers 24 of this city to death. Timothy Shine 18 of Brooklyn survived with severe injuries. Proprietor James Kelly 45 and bartender James Gavin 40 were charged with homicide suspicion while Shine faced attempted robbery charges. No gun was found.
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Associated Press
New York
West 53Rd Street
William Rogers
Timothy Shine
Brooklyn
James Kelly
James Gavin
Rogers and Shine
Rogers
Shine
Kelly
Gavin
Fourteen Men to See New Year on Pike's Peak
In Colorado Springs fourteen AdAmAn club members spent a wind swept night in a Barr Trail cabin seven miles from Pike's Peak summit. They plan to climb to the top to light fireworks and herald the new year, continuing a 1922 tradition of adding one new member yearly.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Barr Trail
Pike’s Peak
AdAmAn Club
Delta Country Business Sees $2 Million Building Surge
In Clarksdale Mississippi a survey of four to five delta counties shows a strong year end with building and construction activity expected to exceed two million dollars. Local business leaders report widespread growth and optimism for 1930.
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Delta Country
Clarkesdale
Miss
Mississippi Delta
Clarksdale
Counterfeit bill betrays young thief in Miami arrest
A 24 year old from St Paul confessed to stealing about 40000 in securities from Paine Webber. He kept loot safe by depositing it with a telegraph company and was caught when a counterfeit bill slipped into 1800 deposited funds. Police described the arrest as routine after the clerk flagged the note.
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United Press
Miami
Fla
St. Paul
Telegraph Company
Keeler
Four Year Old Names Mother in Officer Slaying
A 4 year old boy, eyewitness to the slaying of Corporal Brady Paul near New Castle, identifies his mother Mrs Irene Schroeder of Benwood Virginia as the shooter. Police Chief Francis Moran reports the boy made the identification after being found with relatives in Bellaire Ohio.
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United Press
New Castle
Wheeling
W.va
Brady Paul
Pennsylvania
Bellaire
Ohio
Irene Schroeder
Benwood
Francis Moran
Coast Guard Captures Fourth Rum Runner in Three Days
In New London Connecticut the OG 148 75 foot patrol boat seized the American Leona M Sproul off Montauk Point early today towing four prisoners and 700 cases of liquor.
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New London
Conn
Coast Guard
OG-148
Leona M. Sproul
Sproul
Monetauk Point
College Girl Dies in Auto Crash on Holiday Vacation
Philadelphia report recounts a collision that killed Virginia Barkley an 11 year old Edgewood Pa college student visiting her aunt Mrs Mary Jane Travers 31. Also injured were nurse Elizabeth Connell 24 Mrs James A Ryan 36 and Edward J Mulvihill 47 all from the city.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Edgewood
Virginia Barkley
Mary Jane Travers
Victims Were Mostly Scottish Children in Tragic Theatre Fires
A historical roundup lists major theatre disasters over the past century with fatalities in the hundreds. Notable fires include Conway's Brooklyn in 1876 with 295 dead and Ring Theatre in Vienna in 1881 with 800 dead.
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Conway
Brooklyn
Ring Theatre
Vienna
Opera Comiggue
Paris
Exeter Theatre
New York
Davidson’s
Milwaukee
Quanton Theatre
New Year’s Dawn in Down Under as Chatham Islanders Welcome 1930
Wellington reports that New Year’s Day arrived early in New Zealand with local celebrations as the Chatham Islands near 414 miles southeast became the first to greet 1930. The piece explains time zones and the admiralty date line shaping calendar lines.
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New Zealand
United States
Catham Islands
Here
New York
Greenwich
Asia
Chatham Islands
Prisoner Walks Out Before Case Arises
W W Brown of Tennessee walked out of Hattiesburg City Hall before his drunkenness case could be tried. Judge Berry fined Brown 25 dollars for leaving, though collection awaits his capture.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
W. W. Brown
Tennessee
Brown
8. B. Berry
Tragic Paisley Cinema Fire Kills Dozens Including Children
In Paisley Scotland the theater fire caused a deadly stampede as panicked crowds rushed to exits. By nightfall 69 to 72 deaths were reported with 166 children treated for injuries. The blaze began in the projection room triggering a deadly carbon monoxide rush.
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Associated Press
Paisley
Scotland
Dee
Murder confession shocks Lake Hancock hunter case
George Rexford a Groveland mill hand confessed to killing John Yerowicz during a hunting trip on Lake Hancock. He said after an argument he dragged the body ashore cut off the head and left the remains. Police report details provided.
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Orlando, Fla
George Rexford
Groveland Mill
John Yerowicz
Lake Hancock
Yerowica
Rexford
Borah Reveals Secret Prohibition Letter To Hoover
Senator Borah sent a confidential letter on prohibition to President Hoover, stirring debate in Washington. Officials said no reply had been drafted and Borah declined to disclose contents. He accused enforcement officials of failing to fix enforcement and claimed saloons ran wide open under district attorneys and criticized the alcohol permit system. CONTINUED on page nine.
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Washington
Prohibition
Hoover
Borah
Official Washington
Prohibition Enforcement Iy
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Sete
Senas
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