Coolidge Message Praised by C O P Leaders
President Coolidge sent his tax and world court recommendations to Congress in a long ceremonial reading. Critics in cloak rooms and lobbies debated the enduring impact as galleries remained sparsely filled. The Senate showed marked apathy as the message stretched over hours.
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George R. Holmes
International News Service
Washington
Coolidge
Sixty- Ninth Congress
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Senate
Seventeen Pay Fines For Failure To Stop At Main Thoroughfares
Chief Henry Dysart orders enforcement of the main thoroughfare ordinance. Seventeen motorists were fined one dollar each after reporting Monday to Sergeant F M Jones. Offenders face higher penalties on second and third offenses as the police step up steady enforcement citywide.
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Henry Dysart
Richards
Ice
Letera
F. M. Jones
Love Is Elected New President Of School Board
New Castle's school board organized for the new term on Monday December 7 naming Robert a Withers J H McKlvenny and Andrew Dietterle as directors James K Love and Dr W L Campbell started new terms Mrs John G Nothdurst won the vice presidency 5 to 3 Atttorney W J Moffatt was elected solicitor for the coming year his eighteenth consecutive year in the post with salary set at 500 per year
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Love
New Castle
Robert A. Withers
J. H. McKlvenny
Andrew Dietterle
W. L. Campbell
James K. Love
Hugh M. Marquis
Charles H. Young
Joseph E. Ligo
John G. Nothdurst
Nothdurst
William J. Moffatt
Charles Matthews, Jr
Robert T. Withers
Mr. Moffatt
Matthews
Mr. Withers
McKvenny
Aged Financier Convicted of Embezzling $600,000
John A. Bell, a coal magnate and bankrupt financier, was found guilty on 12 of 14 counts in the Carnegie Trust Company embezzlement case. Jury of five women and seven men deliberated 30 minutes. Judge Henninger ordered not guilty on two counts. potential 60 year maximum, though leniency expected.
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International Nowa Service
Pittsburgh
John A. Bell
Carnegie Trust Company
Couns
Bell
Henninger
Pennsylvania
Rival Hunters Go To Court Over Who Killed Brer Fox
In Greenville Ohio two hunters Willard Parent and Ira Warvel argued over the death of a fox. Warvel claimed the skin, Parent reclaimed it and a jury awarded the pelt to Parent. The pelt valued at 3.50 sparked the unusual dispute.
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International News Service
Greenville
Willard Parent
Ira Warvel
Parent
Warvel
Congress Flooded With Bills Over Air Controversy
In Washington a flood of bills opened the new session to overhaul the air arm. Senator King proposes merging war and navy into a national defense department with a secretary of national defense, creating an air force, and placing the president as commander in chief. A House version by Rep Hill mirrors the plan.
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William K. Hutchinson
Air Service
National Defense
Col. Mitchell
King
Utah
Senate
War and Navy Departments
Department of National Defense
Army
Navy
Air
House
Rep. Hill
Maryland
Secretary of National Defense
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Air Force
Army Air Service
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Air Section
Department
Mitchell
Air Board
Deaths of Bridget O'Brien Lucy Finch and others
Miss Bridget O'Brien aged 66 of 26 Front Street dies. Mrs Lucy Finch aged 67 of Youngstown and Mrs Mary Fuller aged 36 of 806 West North Street and Mrs Clyde C. Hennon aged 38 of 822 East Long Avenue listed in local death notices.
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Bridget O'Brien
Front Street
Lucy Finch
Youngstown
Mary Fuller
West North Street
Clyde C. Hennon
East Long Avenue
Ferguson rejects petition for special Texas House session
Governor Miriam A Ferguson says she will not call a special session to investigate or impeach. The decision follows a petition from Speaker Lee Satterwhite and 44 members urging a January 4 convening after a December 10 deadline. She cites unnecessary expense and a need to hold government appointments within economy.
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Michael F. Dacey
Envine
Starr Austin
Wags
Texas House of Representatives
Miriam A
Ma”’ Ferguson
Lee Satterwhite
University Dean To Marry Former Actress Report
Washington dispatch reports Mrs Izetta Jewel Brown former stage star and West Virginia political figure will wed Hugh Miller dean of George Washington University. Brown widow of Congressman William G Brown, gave up acting after marriage and has backed John W Davis in 1920 and 1924 nominations.
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International News Service
Washington
Izetta Jewel Brown
Hugh Miller
George Washington University
Brown
West Virginia
John W. Davis
San Francisco
New York
German Profiteers Grow Like Mushrooms
Berlin report based on The World in Figures by W. Woytinsky shows wealth expansion in Germany from 1892 to 1914 and especially during World War I. It notes the rise in the number of people earning over 2380 dollars annually from 1,660 in 1892 to 5,000 in 1914 and 12,700 in 1978, reflecting wartime fortunes.
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International News Service
Berlin
W. Woytinsky
Germany
President Coolidge’s Message Read To Congress
The complete text of President Coolidge's message to Congress will be found on pages 18 and 19 of this issue, accompanied by a summary highlighting the most important features.
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Coolidge
Congress
Zoning Hearing Draws Sparse Crowd At City Council
Fewer than twenty residents appeared to oppose a proposed zoning ordinance at Monday’s council session, with debate heating up over the 60 percent consent rule for converting homes into duplexes or triplexes. Speakers pressed for a public vote, others threatened court action, while Mayor Dunlap defended the measure as protecting property values without harming neighbors.
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W. J. Reynolds
A. W. Dietterle
Dietterle
Supreme Court
William Dunlap
B. Bright
Park Avenue
Matthew Gunton
Planning Commission
Bright
White
Charles Matthews
North Hill
Matthews
Burns
Coolidge Special Returns To Capital Ahead Of Schedule
President Coolidge returned to Washington from Chicago where he outlined agricultural policies before the American Farm Bureau Federation. The special train on the Baltimore and Ohio reached the capital at 9 45 a m, fifteen minutes ahead of schedule.
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International News Service
Washington
Coolidge
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
B. and O
Marriage Licenses Jacob Byler Mary M Byler
Marriage licenses issued for Jacob R. Byler and Mary M. Byler in New Wilmington, listing both individuals as the parties.
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Jacob R. Byler
New Wilmington
Mary M. Byler
Auto Hits by Train Kills Teen Girl Injures Man
In Toledo Ohio on December 8 a New York Central passenger train struck an auto at a grade crossing, killing a 17 year old girl and injuring Frank Gaffney, 32. Tower men H. O. Butts and E. G. Holmes reported wreckage strewn along 200 feet and the train crew unaware of the impact until Union Station stop. The man is dying of a fractured skull and internal injuries. The girl's identity awaited by police.
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International News Service
Toledo
Frank Gaffney
Mercy Hospital
New York Central
Union Station
H. O. Butts
E. G. Holmes
Tower
Quackenbush Fined for DUI in Wilmington Collision
Charles H. Quackenbush president of the Delaware safety council, fined 300 dollars plus costs in municipal court after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. His car collided with several other machines causing damage.
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International
Wilmington
Del
Charles H. Quackenbush
Delaware Safety Council
Quackenbush
Unified Air Service Deemed Impractical In Court
At a Mitchell court martial Maj. Gen. Hanson E. Ely, commandant of the Army War College, testified that the proposed unified air service is impractical for actual warfare. His testimony marked the prosecution’s rebuttal of defense claims that air service development is hindered by bungling in efficiency.
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International News Service
Washington
Unified Air Service
William Mitchell
Hanson E. Ely
Army War College
Mitchell
Ely
State Highway Rejects Bids On Road Work
Harrisburg Pa Dec The department of highways announced the rejection of all bids received Oct 30 for construction in Westmoreland county Unity township applications 3592 and 3632.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Department of Highways Today
Westmoreland County
Unity Township
Report Englishmen Arrested In Paris
London reports three Englishmen arrested in Paris on espionage charges. They are said to be employees of a Burndept Wireless Limited subsidiary. The Foreign Office and Scotland Yard have no advices and do not know the men.
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International News Service
London
Paris
Burndept Wireless Limited
Evening News
Foreign Office
Scotland Yard
Mining Guard Is Found Dead
Joe Nichols, a mine guard, was found dead along railroad tracks at Carbondale. Frank Williams, also a guard, was arrested by state police and charged with shooting him. Williams will be arraigned before Boomer Magistrate today.
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International News Service
Charleston
W. Va
Joe Nichols
Carbondale
Frank Williams
Williams
Nation-Wide Search Sought For Philadelphia Girl
Philadelphia businessman Edwin D Wood urged police to launch a national search for his daughter Margaret 19 missing since November 7 from her home. Police aid from Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art students traced her movements from the residence to a center city cashing a Liberty bond then boarding a train to New York City.
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Philadelphia
Edwin D. Wood
Margaret
Miss Wood
Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art
New York City
Red headed TWini lad cashing in on football fame
Arthur Mometer, a popular youth from TWini, is depicted as a prolific scorer whose rewards come in hefty sums. The ball kick earns him significant cash, enough to buy cars and a wagon, with further profits from a forthcoming movie contract. The verse notes his wealth and flashy lifestyle as a college figure.
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Twini
Croesus
Red
Alini
Harum Scarum
Turkey
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