Mussolini Wins Support as Chamber Meets First Time
Premier Mussolini makes a strong debut before the Italian chamber and demands a vote of confidence for his Fascisti government. He outlines foreign and domestic policies and asserts the regime will endure amid praise from allies and disappointment from critics. The treasury minister will present fiscal reforms as deputies prepare limited debate before the confidence vote.
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Sultan flees Constantinople aboard British warship for Malta
News from Constantinople reports Mohammed VI the Turkish sultan escaped danger by boarding a British warship and proceeding to Malta under protection. He declared he was not abdicating but seeking safety, later to be received by Admiral Brock and greeted by Commissioner Henderson in the name of King George. The move follows nationalist moves at Angora and shifting loyalties among his guard. The impact on Lausanne talks and the caliphate question is awaited. Also, Monroe and Barkdale Faulk school expansions near completion will add two new school houses to serve about 600 students. Milton King designed the buildings aimed at daylight and fresh air, with bonds enabling progress after prior financial delays.
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Trial of Morse and three sons set for February hearing
Washington Nov. 17 Trial of Charles W Morse shipbuilder and his three sons along with eight others on a conspiracy to defraud the United States Shipping Board over wartime shipbuilding contracts will start February 6 in the District of Columbia supreme court criminal division Justice Stafford granted the request for the February date United States Attorney Gordon consented noting he had not consulted all counsel for the defendants Morse sought an earlier trial arguing civil fraud charges in Virginia courts had not been pursued depriving him of opportunity to clear himself there.
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Washington
Charles W. Morse
New York
United States Shipping Board
Criminal Division
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Stafford
Wilton J. Lambert
Morse
United States
Gordon
Alexandria
Conference of Coal Operators May Adjourn Without Wage Plan
Chicago November 17 The conference of coal operators and miners in bituminous fields may adjourn without a wage agreement plan and reconvene around December 11. Morning sessions saw national and district agreements voted down as operators consider returning home to discuss proposals before the January 8 Cleveland meeting.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Cleveland
Polish Leader Pilsudski Faces Possible Rejection
Late returns from Warsaw show the rejection of Marshal Pilsudski as chief of state may hinge on a nationalists and former Premier Wites agreement. The peasant wing of radical groups could push to create a working majority in the diet and senate.
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Associated Press
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Senate
Carpenter Dismisses Board of Trade Grain Futures Bill
Federal Judge G A Carpenter denied the Chicago Board of Trade injunction against the grain futures act but kept a stay on enforcement. He granted the board an appeal to the Supreme Court to test the act’s constitutionality.
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Breckenridge Braces as Rangers Investigate Threats
Captain Frank C. Hamer and three Texas rangers arrived to probe alleged intimidation of Mexican and Black residents after a Tuesday parade of about 300 men warned them to leave. Authorities promise protection as the exodus seemed checked and the secret group known as the white owls planned a meeting tomorrow.
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Associated Press
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Tex
Frank C. Hamer
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Hamer
White Owls
Tiger on Way to United States Aboard Paris Finds Sea Legs
Georges Clemenceau, veteran French premier, aboard the Paris en route to New York for lectures, calmed seasickness on a rolling ship. The voyage began with fog, but by morning the weather cleared and the captain expected docking in quarantine late tonight. Clemenceau rose at 6:30, then resumed work in his cabin after breakfast.
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Associated Press
New York
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France
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Plantation shooting spree leaves two men shot and one dead
On a Ouachita plantation near Cargas, Willie Lecrease died and Eugene Williams was dying from a pistol wound. Theodora Williams Arthur Mitchell and Ben Thompson were jailed after a jealous feud led to a melee with multiple gunshots. Mitchell confessed to shooting Theodore Williams in self defense.
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Eugene Williams
Theodora Williams
Arthur Mitchell
Ben Thompson
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Theodore Williams
David I. Garrett
Willie Mitchell
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Mitchell
Explosion at Columbia University Lab Kills Student
News briefs report a laboratory blast at Havemeyter Hall causing the instant death of William D. Spandow and injuring several classmates. The incident is part of a larger roundup of Nov 17 items from New York and Scotland.
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New York
William D. Spandow
Havemeyter Hall
Columbia University
Exhume and Indict Investigation in Crawley Death
Relatives and Rev Crawley await a report on the exhumation of Clara Bothwell Crawley in Gary Indiana. Vital organs were sent to Chicago for examination at relatives request amid fears of poisoning. Jealousy over a $75 000 estate division by William Bothwell, her first husband’s son, is blamed for the inquiry.
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Associated Press
Solon Springs
Wis
Crawley
Clara Bothwell Crawley
Gary
Ind
Chicago
Women Vote Pinpoints Result in British Election
London reports gratification over Conservative hold in parliament and a shift toward a robust opposition. The era of coalition ends as Labour gains ground with new MPs like J. W. Newbold and E. Scrymgeour, with women voters credited for influencing outcomes and Churchill’s defeat noted amid strong sentiment for party government.
Turkish Socialist Leader Assassinated in Constantinople
London reports Suesien Hilmid Bey, president of the Turkish socialist party, was assassinated in Constantinople. The Exchange Telegraph dispatch says the crime is political in motive and occurred in the Moslem capital.
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London
Suesien Hilmid Bey
Turkish Socialist Party
Constantinople
Ship subsidy bill set for debate next Thursday under rule
Washington November 17 agreement by House leaders to bring up the ship subsidy bill next Thursday under a rule allowing three days of general debate and unlimited amendments with a final vote slated for December 14.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Dee
Smiles of Woman in Hammer Crime Brought Clemency
Los Angeles reports that Mrs. Clara Phillips was spared the gallows after jurors admitted her smiles influenced them. They said her expressions did not sway the all-female panel toward mercy, though they favored a verdict for murder in the second degree. The sentence could range from ten years to life.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Clara Phillips
Unien
Alberta Tremaine Meadows
Mother
Armour D. Phillips
Cotton seed output for three months ends October 31
Census Bureau reports cotton seed crushed in the period August 1 to October 31 at 971,332 tons, down from 1,011,566 last year. On-hand mills total 771,197 tons, up from 732,651, with crude oil 290,368,842 pounds produced and 96,871,690 on hand, refining 174,018,140 pounds produced and 57,827,085 on hand, cake and meal 439,038 tons produced and 110,854 on hand, linters 155,347 bales produced and 74,499 on hand.
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Associated Press
Washington
Census Bureau
False Alarm wins Derby Cup handicap at Derby
False Alarm by Rattle Jack out of White Lie, owned by J. H. Hull, wins the 1250 pound Derby cup handicap at Derby. Charlebelle owned by J. Cunliffe finishes second with Brink low of Major Worthington third. Thirteen horses started.
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England
Rattle Jack
White Lie
J. H. Hull
J. Cunliffe
Charlebelle
Major Worthington
Brinklow
Moonshine Still Explosion Blamed on Bomb In Chicago Fire
A Chicago blast at a moonshine distillery killed three and injured at least nine. The fire wrecked two buildings in a foreign quarter. Victims include Paulina Verdoni and her five month old baby. Verdoni and others were burned. police suspect a grocery blind for the distillery.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Joseph H. Verdoni
Verdoni
Paulina
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