Radio man Ormiston finally found in Harrisburg
Kenneth G. Ormiston a missing radio operator tied to the Los Angeles Aimee Semple McPherson kidnapping case left Harrisburg with Chicago private detectives after being found in a South Front Street rooming house. He had lived there under the name F Lininger and traveled from Atlantic City via Harrisburg to Chicago, saying officers had not located him earlier. He was not arrested, with charges pending in Los Angeles.
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Aimee Semple McPherson
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Los Angeles
Chicago
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Harrys Downey
Thompson
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Susquehanna River
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Atlantic City
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Penn-Harris
Fear of Mussolini and Italian Ambitions Alarm World Stage
From Geneva on December 9 AP reports unease over Mussolini’s foreign aims. The Italo Albanian pact, China’s situation with foreigners, and a German arms supervision accord dominate discussions. Ministers fear Italy’s patriotic drive may threaten world order, boosting league action.
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Switzerland
Mussolii
China
Germany
Mussolini
Italy
Council
League
Prohibition bootlegging indictments quashed in New York
Indictments against 223 of the 61 persons named with William V. Moyer in a bootlegging case were dismissed today at the request of the U S attorney's office.
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New York
William V. Moyer
United States Attorney's Office
4UNT HET
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Return of Carol Expected Soon in Romanian Crisis
Paris reports former Crown Prince Carol may return to Romania soon as Queen Marie gains control of the situation. A regency could be set before King Ferdinand's condition prevents involvement in state affairs, with Carol's renunciation under reconsideration.
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Paris
Carol
Romania
Bucharest
Marie
Tit
Budapest
Echo de Paris
Ferdinand
Salm Hoogstraeten Separation Suit Adjourned to January
New York December 9 AP trial of the separation suit filed by Count Ludwig Salm Hoogstraeten against Millicent Rogers Salm heiress of Standard Oil was adjourned today until January 17.
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New York
Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten
Millicent Rogers Salm
Standard Oil
Darrow Says Prohibition Law Is Anarchistic
Clarence Darrow declared it a civic duty to violate the prohibition law during a debate with Maj. William B. Wright Jr. in New York. S. Edgar Nicholson of the Anti Saloon League called this stance anarchistic noting enforcement as key to ending bad laws.
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New York
Clarence Darrow
S. Edgar Nicholson
New Res Anti-Saloon League
Darrow
William B. Wright, Jr
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Smith-Fight Opens in Senate over Credentials
Washington editor Dill introduces a resolution to refuse credentials for Frank L. Smith of Illinois and William S. Ware of Pennsylvania, alleging large campaign expenditures. The measure seeks to bar their seats if credentials are presented.
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Senate
Frank L. Smith
Illinois
William S. Ware
Pennsylvania
Dill
Washington
Congress confronts varied goals in short session
Both houses move beyond ceremony to tackle a busy agenda including judges salaries poison gas campaign spending military and naval affairs and insurgent Republicans vacancies. The house advances a judges salaries bill while the senate weighs a poison gas treaty and Borah seeks action.
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D. C
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House
Treasury—Post Office
Senate
Borah
Foreign Relations
American Legion
Reed
Missouri
Special Campaign Expenditures Committee
Republican Committee On Committees
Doheny Tells Jury Loan Was Private To Help Friend
Edward L. Doheny testifies that the $100000 loan to Albert B. Fall was a private aid to a longtime friend and not related to Elk Hills or Pearl Harbor lease awards. His wife and son corroborate the cash advance and note signature, while Fall is a co defendant in the conspiracy case.
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Washington, D.C
Edward L. Doheny
Albert B. Fall
Elk Hills
Pearl Harbor
Doheny
Fall
Senate
Edward L., Jr
Weather Update For Iowa and Illinois
Iowa remains cloudy tonight with possible snow or rain in extreme east portions. Friday looks mostly fair in Iowa. Illinois is mostly cloudy tonight and Friday with likely rain or snow in eastern and southern areas and a changeable northwest tonight.
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Iowa
Illinois
Unknown dead may be Erdman Olson
Authorities in St. Joseph telegraphed a description to Prairie du Chien Wis after a body found on a railway right of way near St. Joseph last Friday. The deceased is described as a man 20 or younger with a skull fracture and is possibly Erdman Olson who was wanted in Prairie du Chien.
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St. Joseph
Erdman Olson
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Storm Rips Southern California with Quakes and Waterspouts
Imperial Valley loses contact with the outside world after a night of storms and earthquakes. A SE gale wrecks racing yachts at San Pedro port, including the Ponzetta, valued at 150000 dollars, with twelve other boats damaged. Snow falls at Fullerton and hail pelts Southgate as waterspouts threaten Santa Monica and Catalina Channel.
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Calif
California
Calexico
Mexican
el Centro
Imperial Valley
San Pedro
Crown Prince
Walter Horne
Long Beach
Santa Monica
M. L. Endicott
Hollywood
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Fullerton
Southgate
Santa Catalina Island
Three to testify denying Mellett murder in Canton trial
Ben Rudner Louis Mazer and Patrick Eugene McDermott will take the stand in Canton Ohio to deny killing publisher Don R Mellett. Defense attorney E L Mills reveals the testifiers hope to counter Steve Kascholk who had been the informer against the trio. The fate of McDermotts brother Tom and Bernard as defense may be undecided.
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Ben Rudner
Louis Mazer
Patrick Eugene McDermott
McDermott
Don R. Mellett
E L. Mills
Steve Kascholk
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Pat
11 House Members Join President at Breakfast Table
Washington December 9 AP President Coolidge continued his series of breakfast conferences with Congress at the White House. Eleven members of the house attended, all chairmen of committees, including Haugen Madden Beedy Porter Leavitt Siess Elliott Roral Johnson Parker Butler Sinnott.
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Madden
Appropriations
Beedy
Labor
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Leavitt
Siess
Elliott
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Oil firms pledge Mexico alien property law compliance
San Antonio Tex Dec 9 AP Manuel Calero chief counsel for Standard Oil interests says all oil companies operating in Mexico will comply with the alien property laws which took effect January 1. The statement appears in The San Antonio Light.
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Tex
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Manuel Calero
Mexico
Standard Oil
Mexican
Missing Clerk Surrenders After Bank Shortage in Memphis
Rush H. Parke, clerk at American Savings Bank, surrendered to police in Memphis after a $100,000 shortage emerged. His flight followed the suicide of assistant cashier Clarence Henochsberg amid a larger reported bank deficit of $300,000. Parke had fled to New Orleans before returning after Henochsberg’s death.
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Memphis
Tenn
Rush H. Parke
American Savings Bank
J. F. Hunt
H. Wilson
Parke
Clarence Henochsberg
Henochsberg
New Orleans
Europe Not Ready For Disarmament Conference
European statesmen favor slow progress on the disarmament conference to avoid wrecking it through insufficient preparation. Sir Austen Chamberlain, M Boncour, and Signor Scialoia urge patience as the preparatory commission finalizes plans for a possible early 1928 start. Western governments counsel Yugoslavian stability amid talks of the Italo Albanian pact.
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Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
Austen Chamberlain
M. Paul Boncour
France
Signor Scialoia
Italy
Explosion Traps Entire Shift at Francisco Mine No. 2
An early morning explosion at Francisco Coal Co Mine No. 2 traps the first shift of 50 to 60 miners. Rescue crews report 7 confirmed dead, with 30 men rescued and 32 more unaccounted as of noon. The mine lies six miles east of Princeton Indiana.
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Princeton
Ind
Francisco
Francisco Coal Company
Associated Press
Indiana
Evansville
Converse Names Beckman Successor at State College Ames
Blair Converse of Town State College will become head of the agricultural journalism department on Feb 1, succeeding Prof Fred W Beckman who resigns to take the managing editorship of the Farmers Wife in St Paul. The appointment was confirmed by the state board of education.
New Wet Leader Race Opens as Phillips Hill Retires
A contest to name a new house wet bloc leader emerges after Representative John Phillips Hill retires in March. New York City Democrats back a candidate, while veterans favor giving the post to a Republican since that party controls the House.
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Washington, D. C
House
John Phillips Hill
Congress
New York City
Albania Ratifies Italian Treaty in Parliament
Tirana Albania December 9 AP The Albanian chamber ratified the treaty of friendship and security with Italy. A Belgrade dispatch noted Yugoslav officials doubted ratification, easing tensions in Yugoslavia.
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Tirana
Albania
Italy
Belgrade
Under Cover Man on Green Staff Testifies in Embezzlement Case
San Francisco December 9 AP The Ned M Green trial on charges of embezzling 42 bottles of liquor revealed an undercover agent Carl Ahlin on Green's staff who testified briefly. Government promises startling testimony from Ahlin as Green is depicted as a high official who diverted confiscated alcohol for personal use.
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San Francisco
Calif
Ned M. Green
Prohibition
Carl Ahlin
Ahlin
Green
Freezing to Death Reported in Peking Amid Cold Snap
Peking reports indicate scores of people have frozen or starved to death during a two day bitter cold. Many children are victims as military operations in the past year have left surrounding farmers destitute.
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Peking
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