Gloved hand favored over mailed fist, says Wickersham
Washington report on the law enforcement commission led by George W. Wickersham argues education and persuasion beat force in curbing lawlessness. He cites England's record of reducing drunkenness through public education and saloon regulation, warning against overreliance on penalties.
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Cecil Owen
United Press
Washington
W.P
George W. Wickersham
President
Law Enforcement Commission
Commission
Wickersham
United States
England
Husband with broken leg and wife with broken heart reunite
Milwaukee reports a beleaguered couple mending after a July auto crash left the husband crippled and the wife vindicated by a dismissal. Anne Pironka pressed an abandonment warrant. the judge freed Mike Provnka, then urged him to return home for Christmas and the children.
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Milwaukee
Anne Pironka
G. A. Shaughnessy
Provnka
Mike
Arma
Four Year Old Hero Rescues Playmate From Creek Ice
In Superior Wisconsin a 4 year old boy Kent Dixon son of Dr. Robert Dixon saved his playmate Jessie King from a creek in Central Park after she fell through thin ice. He said I pulled her out and the rescue was described as heroic by local reports.
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Superior
Wis
U.P
Jessie King
Central Park
Kent Dixon
Robert Dixon
Jessie
Kent
Canadian to Be Next Viceroy of India Decision
London The governor general of Canada Viscount Willingdon will become viceroy of India when Lord Irwin retires in March 1931. Appointed today, the choice surprised Britons as Ramsay MacDonald had been more discussed. Willingdon, a former Bombay and Madras governor, has led Canada since 1926 amid Indian unrest and constitutional debate.
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London
Canada
Viscount Willingdon
India
Lord Irwin
Britain
Ramsay MacDonald
Lord Willingdon
Bombay
Madras
Hampden
Round Table
Liberal Party
John Hampden
Daily Express Today
Daily Telegraph
England
Freetman Freeman-Thomas
Marie Adelaide
Earl of
Brassey
Lore Irwin
Negotiations Opened For Merger of Major Rail Unions
Cleveland reports new talks may affiliate the major rail labor brotherhoods with about 500000 members to the American Federation of Labor boosting AFL membership toward 3500000. President Whitney of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen announced a three member committee will confer with AFL representatives.
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Cleveland
American Federation of Labor
Alexander F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Trial Ordered In Hair Brush Treatment Case
Milwaukee District Judge George Page ordered trial for John Flynn a former medical student accused by Elizabeth Sherman 19 of giving reducing treatments by spanking patients with a hair brush the charges stem from a preliminary hearing in Milwaukee Wisconsin
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Milwaukee
Wis
John Flynn
Elizabeth Sherman
George Page
Oberon collision kills many in Cattegat fog
Copenhagen reports the Finnish liner Oberon sank after a collision with Arcturus in heavy fog off Laso Island. Rescue ships saved 38, with 11 more recovered. many believed lost including prominent British cricketer J W H T Douglas. Survivors told of a sudden disaster as the Oberon sank in minutes.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Oberon
Cattegat
Laso Island
Obero
Arcturus
Svenskund
Andree
Arctic
J. W. H. T. Douglas
Eris Hjelt
Ossi Hjelt
Phyllis Tipping
Helsingfors
Surrey
England
Garm
Hengist
Hole in Fence Closed Spurs Mass Entry Trouble
In San Diego a long loose section of the border fence at Tijuana and Agua Caliente allowed revelers to cross into the United States. The barrier was tightened and the gap closed by the federal bureau of animal husbandry after the port of entry closed at 6 p.m. Dozens of Americans found on the wrong side with many who overstayed their time. A few attempting to scale the barb were detained. Dr Jan Madson said the fence is government property and must be kept in repair.
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San Diego
Calif
Tijuana
United States
Federal Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Tijuane
Agua Caliente
Jan Madson
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Snow and Colder Weather From Wisconsin to Lakes Region
Mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday with snow in Wisconsin and the western and northern areas. Lake Michigan winds shift to northwest with cloudiness and snow. Upper Michigan sees local snows and colder Sunday. Chicago area forecasts show frequent precipitation, mainly snow, near seasonal normals. Observations note cloudy skies, temperatures around 28 during the day and 19 at night with light precipitation and a 28.30 barometer reading.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Upper Michigan
Chicago
Great Lakes
Western
lFalm
Buckstarf Observatory
Jonelis Guilty of Second Degree Murder in Wisconsin
Anton Jonelis 40 was found guilty by a 12 member jury in Sheboygan County circuit court of shooting and killing his wife Veronia 33 at their farm near Parnell on November 3. He admitted the act but said he only intended to wound to deter rivals. his son testified about his mother’s body and months of quarrels.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Anton Jonelis
Kilsing
Veronia
Parnell
Jonelis
Edward Voigt
Jonesis
Voigt
Joneks
Kettle
Anton, Jr
Kohler appoints Reynolds as counsel for committee vs Nelson
Gov. Kohler orders Atty. Gen. Reynolds to act as counsel for the interim campaign committee pursuing testimony about the last primary in Dane County. Nelson, elected senator from the Eleventh district, refused to testify, challenging the committee’s authority.
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Kohler
Reynolds
Committee
Nelson
Madison
Legislative
Philip Nelson
Maple
Walter Kohler
John Reynolds
Dane County Circuit Court
Philip la Follein
Scientist May Be Lava Victim In Merapi Eruption
Batavia says Prof Werner Borchardt of Hamburg Tropical Institute may have died during a Merapi eruption in Sumatra. He and two assistants entered the crater to study heat emanations. one native fled, the other stayed until eruption, then vanished with Borchardt. Troops search found no trace. Borchardt, about 30, had been on loan to Medan Institute to study temperature effects on blood. The Merapi eruption continues after decades of quiet, with ash, mud, fires, and disrupted communications across surrounding villages as authorities weigh the professor’s fate.
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Batavia
Java
Werner Borchardt
Hamburg Tropical Institute
Merapi
Sumatra
Borchardt
Hamburg
Dutch East Indies
Merapt
Milwaukee parcels to Europe surge this year
Postmaster Peter Piasecki reports Milwaukee residents mailed parcels to Europe tripling the prior period, with Voxport shipments totaling 9,950. Each package weighs about 29 pounds more on average, driven by shipments to Germany, Poland, and Hungary.
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Milwaukee
Norris Foes Supported by Party 3 Chief
Robert H. Lucas, executive director of the Republican National Committee, testified before the Senate campaign funds committee he paid $4,000 for anti Norris campaign literature from his own funds. He denied influence on the effort and said Norris is “a Democrat in every sense” for opposing Coolidge and Hoover.
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D. Harold Oliver
Washington
Robert H. Lucas
Republican National Committee
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Norris
Nebraska
Internal Revenue
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Senate
Licas
Coolidge
Hoover
Charles I. Stengle
National Farm News
Nye Committee
Lucas
Gilbert N. Hitchcock
Alfred E. Smith
National Committee
Nye
Moses
New
Curtis
Longworth
White House
House
Capitol
Grant Showerman and Others Denounce Sinclair Lewis Speech
Madison reports a wave of criticism from Wisconsin scholars and professors over Sinclair Lewis’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech in Stockholm. Grant Showerman, Henry Glicksman, C D Cool and others call the remarks bad taste, disparaging, and cynical, while F W Roe and F L Gillen defend or question the impact of addressing a foreign intellectual audience.
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Sinclair Lewis
Grant Showerman
Madison
Sinclair
Stockholm
University of Wisconsin
Willian Ellery Leonard
Stockholn
Wisconsin
Henry Glicksman
Ietters
Science
C. D. Cool
Lewis
F. W. Roe
F. L. Gillen
Paul M. Fulcher
Impatient Lads In The Hospital In San Francisco
Norman and Earle Erickson aged 11 and 12 opened Christmas gifts early in San Francisco. Roller skates caused Norman to suffer a compound wrist fracture, and two hours later Earle sustained the same injury and was admitted to a hospital bed.
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San Francisco
Calif
Norman
Earle Erickson
Earle
Unemployment Survey Debates Aid with Senators Remarks
An independent unemployment survey read to the senate by Senators La Follette and Walsh shows rising relief needs across cities with over 5 000 population. Mayors reported 3.9 percent unemployment in Massachusetts cities Springfield and Pittsfield saw relief calls tripling, while nationwide 100 replies indicated higher relief demands and calls for larger federal aid.
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Washington
DB. C
Senate
la Foulette
Wisconsin
Walsh
Massachusetts
Federa
la Foellette
Allegheny Mountains
la Follette
Springfield
Fittsfield
Pittsfield
Congress
Red Cross
Gas attack in Northwestern sleeping car injures students
Rhinelander Wisconsin reports about 15 college and university students returning home for Christmas from Madison Milwaukee and Chicago were overcome by gas in a Northwestern road sleeping car. Doctors revived all. some were driven home by car while most walked. The fumes from a coal heater are suspected as the cause. The car was sidetracked around 4 a.m. and Northwestern agent A F Semmerback said the coach would be moved to Ohio for examination to determine the exact cause.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Madison
Milwaukee
Chicago
Semmerback
Northwestern Agend
Ohio
Valley Hockey Postponed in Fox River League Play
A Fox River Valley Hockey opener between Appleton and Oshkosh was postponed due to Appleton lacking a suitable rink. The game shift to Appleton failed as the venue lacked ice and the proper facilities.
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Appleton
Fox River Valey
Oshkosh
Emergency relief bills sent to Hoover for signature
Congress completed two urgent relief measures. A 116 million dollar public works appropriation and a 45 million dollar drought relief loan authorization await President Hoover’s signature. Senate debate highlighted calls for broader relief as lawmakers approved the funds to be spent promptly.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
Capitol
Congress
Senate
la Follette
Wisconsin
Walsh
Massachusetts
Washington, D.C
House
White House
Bungalow Shakes as Policeman Rushes Out With Pistol
Chicago report describes policeman Thomas O'Hern at dinner when a car crash and explosion hit a bungalow. He seized his pistol expecting a bomb, but the noise stemmed from a vehicle wreck. A timid man named John F. Boylan emerged from the debris explaining the incident occurred after a second car blocked his way.
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Chicago
Thomas O’hern
John F. Boylan
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