Witnesses Rise Over Browning Case in Carmel Court
Witnesses by score 10 enliven a case involving Cinderella and Browning in Carmel New York. Testimony centers on Peaches an American beauty referenced by a hotel staffer and others, with ninety seven witnesses expected today. The proceedings touch on medical injuries to Babe Browning and potential rewards beyond money as the trial advances.
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New York
Antes
Cinderella Nan Howtines
Carmel
Fenway
Vic Carelyn Dleonan
Cabecas
Browning
cPeaches
Abbey
Simpson Denounces Bar Resolution In Hall Mills Case
Jersey City senator Alexander Simpson, once special prosecutor in the Hall Mills murder trial, blasts a Bar Association resolution as cowardly. He says the measure seeks to probe officials while shielding the court, and criticizes the manner of its introduction without open discussion.
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Jersey City
Alexander Simpson
Hall-Mills Mader
Phidson County Bar Association
Os District Court
Charles Lohrrick
Kersey City
Garrick
New Jersey
Stimpson
Neada
Neichhora’ Mire
Voorhees
Wall
Cre Thills Chat
OAS
Bir
Will Broadcast Gov Smith Inauguration To Air State Broadcast
The fourth inauguration of Governor Al Smith will be broadcast by C Grant a former newspaper man with State Office ties. Grant previously covered Smith’s two years ago inauguration and will host the program at twelve o'clock noon on New Year’s Day. The ceremony will include stations in New York and nearby areas as part of a wide network. The inauguration features a parade with thousands of troops including the Fighting Sixty-Ninth of New York. Flav cer ELS Knapp serves as Secretary of State Windsminister for the event.
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al- Vietha
Sith
C. Grant
Atv
Grant
Smith
Waz
Flavcer Els. Knapp
New York
Turkey raffle causes arrest display in window
Stamford resident Jacob Strause, a retail merchant, displayed a large turkey in his showroom while selling raffle chances for the bird. He was arrested by a humane officer today for alleged violations involving living animals in a raffle proposition.
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Stamford
Dee
Jacob Strause
Treasury aims to end poison in industrial alcohol denaturant
Secretary of the Treasury announces progress on replacing wood alcohol with nonpoisonous denaturants. New formulas are being prepared and tested, with No 1 denatured alcohol addressing 17,000,000 gallons denatured this year. Cooperation with manufacturers and private agencies continues as substitutes are sought.
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Robert S. Thornebcrg
Weetington
Treasury
Linder
Mellon
Avcociation
Tost
Bank Hold-Up at Brentwood Suburb. Cash Seized
Two bandits held up the Brentwood bank at Brentwood suburb executing the robbery with quiet efficiency. They locked two officials and one customer in the vault and escaped with an estimated 7,009 to 7,500 dollars in cash. The hold-up went unnoticed by other employees for about fifteen minutes. One bandit wore a mask.
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Mandics Hel ‘D CP Ban
al Lowi
Brentwood Bank
Brentwood
Dry enforcement to be left to state and municipal officials
Washington reports that enforcement of the dry prohibition on New Year's Eve will be left to state and local officials. General Lt. OC Andrews, dry chief, says the Federal government has made no special preparations for a dry New Year. His forces pursued illicit sources all year, and reports say good liquor will be scarce as 1927 begins. Andrews observed a dry New Year eve last year in Havana but did not partake.
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Washington
OC. Andrews
Andrews
Hravana
St Lawrence River floods wreck town and suburbs
Montreal wire reports the St Lawrence River flood devastating Longueuil on the South shore and a Montreal suburb Maisonneuve across the river. Cold hardship followed fires being extinguished as water rose, with homes trapped on upper floors and riverbanks clogged. Police and volunteer firemen on boats rescued families and saved stables while boats were dispatched to reach detached houses blocked by debris.
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Montreal
Risine Geveu
St. Lawrence
Longenil
Maisonnvenve
Longeuil
Cousineau
Matsonneve
Mexico on Verge of a Far Reaching Crisis
Mexico City reports a looming political and economic crisis as midnight marks the effective date of new land and oil rules. President Calles is expected to enforce them, prompting US and British oil firms to pause new concessions and risking a major hit to Mexico’s revenue from royalties amid tense US relations.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Calles
Divorce Decree Awarded in Bridgeport Court
Martha Henderson Frizzell Congdon of Norwalk won a divorce decree in Bridgeport Superior Court before Judge John W. GB. The suit cites intolerable cruelty by Keynan Steelwell Congdon. Mrs. Congdon’s background includes a father who is a wealthy underwear manufacturer and a marriage in Florence, Italy in 1910s. Mrs. Elzabeth Wolfe of New Canaan testified to abuse by her husband Henderson M. Wolfe, a Far Rockaway banker, with her Harvard-leaning son present. Judge Banks postponed Wolfe’s case a week for more witnesses. this marks Wolfe’s second divorce filing after an earlier dispute over money.
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Bridgeport
Martha Henderson Frizzell Congdon
Norwalk
John W. GB
Keynan Steelwell
New Cannan
Banks
Henderson M. Wolfe
Far Rockaway
N. Y
Harvard
Wolfe
Nashville Flood Ranks Worst Disaster in History
Nashville experiences the Cumberland River crest around 6.5 feet with widespread destruction. No deaths reported but over 6,000 residents displaced and property losses estimated between 2.0 and 2.5 million dollars, surpassing 1916 East Nashville flood and 1882 losses. Factories along the riverfront shut down, and most of Lower Broadway houses were heavily damaged. Street damage is conservatively placed at high, with home and building losses expected to exceed.
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Nashville
Tenn
Cumberland
Howes
East
Jower Hroad
Sound
Merton to Figure in the Daugherty Miller Re trial
New York news notes Richard Merton and German Timieier plan February testimony for a Daugherty Miller retrial. Prosecution seeks a new trial after a hung jury, citing alleged misstatements by former officials. Merton, Swank firm chief executive, faces claims of $7 million in seized stocks. trial expected January third with possible postponement.
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New York
Bee 3
Richard Merton
Timieier
Harry M. Davightery
Thomas We Asler
United States
Emory
Enekon
Scout Council to Hold Annual Meeting Jan 11
Niangatuck council Boy Scouts of America announces its annual meeting on Tuesday evening at the WY. ML cL A. Coim wuinite cm. Supper will be served before the business meeting where reports of officers and committees will be read and officers elected for the year. An intertroop efficiency contest starts January 1 and runs for a year with points for attendance and advancement. The winning troop receives a silver cup. a court of honor is set for January 7 and an intertroop swimming meet on January 22.
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Niangatuck Council
Boy Scouts of America
San Mary St
Houck Case Still Baffles Detectives
Washington aid leads to joint calls for Canton police and relatives as Detective Sergeant Kuehling reports no new clues on the disappearance of Mrs Gladys Houck and Dr Knute Houck being held under observation. Relatives fear Mrs Houck is dead while the husband remains suspected of no involvement.
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Washington
Mra
Gladys Houck
Knute Houck
Benjamin Kuehling
BB. E. Clarke
Canton Police Force
John Walter
Kuheling
Canton
Truce Between Chi Gangsters Ends After Body Found
The Saltis Merlane gang feud resumes as Hittery Clements ally of Ralph Shelton and the late John Toley is found murdered near a deserted cottage. His death follows the machine gun killing of Hymie Weiss and the rumored truce among rival leaders.
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Cmeago
Bee
Chicago
Hittery Clements
Ralph Shelton
John Toley
Saltis-Merlane
Saltis
John Foley
Clements
Ihymie Weiss
Weiss
Commission seeks federal control of baseball
Washington reports a plan to place organized baseball under a federal commission to supplant Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Rep M Clyde Kelly will introduce the bill next week with backing from Ban Johnson, head of the American League, and a national petition drive aims to win public support, citing a Johnson letter urging government-created oversight.
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Washington
Dee
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Congress
M. Clyde Kelly
Pennsylvania
Johnson
American League
Forest fires cause millions in damage across Connecticut
Hartford officials report 742 forest fires burned 21 639 acres in the state last year causing 84 437 in damage. Careless smokers, lightning, railroads and campfires are listed as main causes with burned woodland, grassland and various counties showing wide activity from Hartford to New Haven and beyond.
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Connecticut
Hartford, Dee, &J
Austin FL Thoves State Forester
My. Haynes
Aafternoon
T Harfield
New Weven
Litchfield
New London
Fairfield
Windham
Tolland
Middlesex
Fascists mass along Italian Franco border
London dispatch reports six legions totaling about 1 100 men each stationed along the Franco Italian frontier. Italy may augment each legion with three regiments and more artillery while France strengthens frontier defenses. Observers note high tension as both nations fear an extremist move and prepare for possible action.
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London
Keck
Daily Sketch
Italy
France
Paris
Bresnahan Dies in Fire Blaze Destroys Bungalow
Ned Belmar Dee 31 reports John Bresnahan aged 65 was burned to death when his bungalow burned. Firemen extinguished the blaze and found his body inside.
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Belmar
Ned
Dee
John Bresnahan
Klan Activities in Politics to Be Studied in Indiana Inquiry
A Senate inquiry into the Ku Klux Klan and anti saloon league operations will be aired in the Indiana primary context. The report covers alleged Klan attempts to dictate nominations and steer election machinery, plus details on funding and influence across thirteen states and key personalities. The probe will also address charges about an $8 million fund tied to Indiana politics and will be sent to the Senate next week.
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Washington, Dee
Ku Knux Khow
Anti-Saigon League
Congress
Senate
Reed Slush Fund Committee
Oon Hs
Khan
Indiana
Marle Bo Mayfield
Texas
Wansmith
Wiliam F. Zumburns
League
John Dr. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
New York
Ohio
Ulinois
Association Against the Prohibition
Agat
Clyde A. Ward
Hoosier
Watson
Robinson
World Cours
Ralph B. Cameron
Arizona
Durango Sees Renewed Mexican Religious War
Reports from Durango claim Juan Galindo and Nicholas Fernandez have joined to oppose the government on religious grounds aided by sympathizers in the United States and Mexico. Attacks on Catholic sites and posters pledging support for the church appear amid priest deportations and shifting loyalties among clergy. Governor Najera notes priests backing the government after disavowals by diocesan authorities.
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Durango
Mexico
Juan Galindo
Nicholas Fernandez
Villa
Galindo
Tirso Gurrala
Castillo Farm
Knights of Columbus Council
Brooklyn
Nes
Holiy
Najera
Gypsies Take Elderly Caretaker's Savings in New Bedford
In New Bedford Massachusetts on December 31 police learned how Anthony Cruz a 50 year old caretaker for the Converse estate fell for a gypsy fortune telling scheme. He paid a fee and returned with more money after being promised a doubled or tripled fortune. The gypsy woman and associates vanished with his life savings and borrowed funds amounting to about £1. The victim hopes police recover the money and asks for public help locating the suspects.
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New Bedford
Mass
Anthony Cruz
Converse
Sims
Po Hce
Anthony
Deposed Klansman Back in Prison Cell in Indiana
Michigan Indiana Dec 31 D. Stephenson, former Klansman leader in Indiana, is back in custody at the state prison after Judge Marty Crumpacker denies a writ of habeas corpus petition claiming a trial was flawed. He is serving a life term for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer, former Butler College co-ed.
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Michigan
City
Ind
Stephenson
Prigdu
Marty Crumpacker
Lanotte
Su Klux, Klan
Indiana
Madge Oberholtzer
Butler College
Fall Takes Turn For Worse In Pneumonia Battle
El Paso Texas December 31 Albert B Fall former Secretary of the Interior is reported to have taken a turn for the worse with pneumonia. Blood traces in his sputum, the first sign of pneumonia, reappeared after two days though bulletins from his secretaries still called his condition favorable. He remains confined to bed since Sunday after a restless night and much coughing.
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el Paso
Texas
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Bia
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