White Christmas Snow Covers Large North Central Area
Weather forecast reports heavy snow in parts of the northeast and upper Great Lakes while north central states see mixed coverage. Snow burdens plains regions, with more accumulations expected tonight and through Thursday. Temperatures rise in the southeast as winter conditions persist elsewhere.
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Chicago
Santa Claus
Donner
Blitzen
North Central States
Great Plains
Nebraska
Dakotas
Santa
Claus
Upper Great Lakes
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Middle West
Upper Great Lakes Region
Middle Great Plains
Crowded Bethlehem Roads Welcome Christmas Pilgrims
Bethlehem Palestine sees crowds of pilgrims and tourists arriving by automobile to honor the newborn child in a midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity. Louis Barlassina leads a police escorted procession from Jerusalem to inspect the throne for tonight’s rites as a quarter moon glints through overcast skies.
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Bethlehem
Palestine
David
Joseph
Mary
Caesar Augustus
Jerusalem
Louis Barlassina
Christ
Natives Fire a Village in Burma Violence Spreads
Five hundred armed natives set fire to a village in Tharawaddy district upper Burma, killing a village official, driving back police, and looting. Five police wounded, one native killed, seven deaths in two days. Reinforcements sent from Rangoon amid tax protest over rice trade.
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Rangoon
Burma
Tharawaddy
Upper Burma
Embargo on Wheat Sought as Quick Fix by Farm Board Leader
Washington reports Chairman Legge of the farm board proposed a temporary wheat embargo to curb Canadian imports and prop up U S prices. Senator Capper backed the idea, warning against further world price declines and noting a faster path than tariff hikes.
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Washington
Legge
Farm Board
Senate Agriculture Committee
Capper
Kansas
Congress
Liverpool
Chicago
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Grain Stabilization Corporation
George S. Miller
McNary
Seniate Agriculture Committee
Norris
White House
Hoover
Nebraska
Robert H. Lucas
Republican National Committee
Watson
Lucas
Representative Wood
Indiana
Republican Congressional Committee
Borah
Idaho
Raskob
Partridge Appointed U.S. Senator to Fill Greene Vacancy
Gov John E Weeks appoints Montpelier businessman Frank C Partridge as United States senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sen Frank L Greene last Wednesday.
Sheriff Charley Garey Accused Over Meals at Jail
In Janesville Wisconsin a county board appointed committee investigates charges that Sheriff Garey was paid for meals never served to prisoners. Garey urged a complete investigation before his retirement from office.
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Janesville
Wis
Charley Garey
Garey
Oshkosh Prepares to Observe Anniversary of Christ's Birth
The article describes Oshkosh residents preparing for the Christmas season, with emphasis on civilian and religious observances and local spirit. It mentions national political debate surrounding figures like Senator Norris and Lucas, and quotes from political figures and clergy about the Christ child. The piece blends holiday sentiment with contemporary politics and public notices.
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Oshkosh
Christ
Holdup Trap Uses Vacant House Auction Scheme
In Los Angeles robbers lure victims by a torn Por Rent sign on a vacant furnished house. They summon second-hand dealers to bid on furnishings then rob the victims and stash items in a closet. Four suspects were apprehended yesterday.
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Los Angeles
Huge Cross of Light Illuminates Night Skyline
A towering cross of light, 126 feet wide, to be installed along Palm Avenue. The structure will be outlined by 46 lights per arm and will glow against a MILA blinds backdrop as the building’s silhouette forms the scene.
20 Millions for Harbors In Federal Allocation
The War Department announced an $820,819,240 national river and harbor allotment to spur flood control Mississippi work and reduce unemployment. About 100 projects share $19,240,000, with $4,000,000 added for Mississippi coast control. Separate highway funds of $20,000,900 support state matches for roads in Minnesota Wisconsin and harbors including Ashland and Milwaukee.
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Washington
Uwpi
War Department
Mississippi
Ohio River
Minneapolis
Hyde
Harper
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ashland Harbor
Fox River
Milwaukee Harbor
Waukegan Harbor
Chicago River
Illinals
Chicago Harbor
Onness
Negro Miner Killed in Kentucky Mining Incident
In Madizonville Kentucky a truck carrying miners to the Trna Coal mine was ambushed by gunfire from a group of men. Robert Springfield, 17, was killed while Roger Samuels, 29, was wounded. The mine operates under a federal injunction during labor troubles in western Kentucky.
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Madizonville
Trna Coal Company
Robert Springfield
Roger Samuels
Nepra
Kentucky
Dinners for 5 000 Passed Out by Army
Milwaukee reports more than 5000 Salvation Army Christmas dinners distributed in Wisconsin and upper Michigan. The meals include chicken and vegetables funded by street-corner donations, with proceeds also supporting hospital and penal institution entertainment and toys for needy children.
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Milwaukee
Salvation Army
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Army
Globe Union Electric Manufacturing Company
C. Co. Waring
Popular Fund
Wausau
Wis
Wausau-Record Herald
Tventy-Tifth
Madison—i/Pi
Scanlan-Motts Company
Madison
S. C. Scanlan
Seaman
Atta Chrismas
Wee Kenagha
Ralph &. Kingsley
Kenosha News Publishing Company
Kenosha Chamber of Commerece
New York Federal Reserve Cuts Rediscount Rate to 2 Percent
The New York Fed lowered the rediscount rate for member banks from 2 1/2 percent to 2 percent, the lowest in Fed history and world. Newspapers dub this a stimulus to business and a sign of renewed confidence, noting it follows bank failures and seven cuts since the 1929 stock market crash.
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New York
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Watlstret
Bank of France
Bank of England
Entertainer Edward Millar Still Lights Up 97th Birthday Dinner
In Los Angeles California Edward Millar at 97 years old organized a pre Christmas dinner party. He decorated a club room he converted into a dining hall cooked and served the meal and entertained with old time songs. He did not join the dinner and explained he eats only three times a week.
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Ins Angeles
Califan
Edward Millar
Millar
Millas
Settlement Reached In Seminole Off Fields Title Suit
Oklahoma City report states a three year battle by Nor Foster and others to obtain title to Seminole off fields land, valued at four million dollars, ended with a seventy five thousand seventy seven dollar settlement. The state supreme court was advised and Chief Justice Mason fled notice of dismissal. Plaintiffs claimed inheritance. defendants include Forest, Anderson, the Tom B Slick estate, Amerada Petroleum and Barnsdall Oil.
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Oklahoma City
Okhaw
Nor. Foster
State Supreme Court
Charles W. Mason
Forest
Hoover Christmas Party and Tree at the White House
The Hoover family plans a large Christmas Eve event in Washington with a grand tree in the White House reception room. President Hoover and Mrs Hoover will lead a candlelight parade with grandchildren and aides children, followed by carols. Other celebrations include a mission house party, a community tree lighting, and a separate Christmas day gathering for cabinet families.
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Washington, D. C
Hoovers
White House
Hoover
Peggy Anne Hoover
Herbert
George
Fred
Charlies Akerson
John Marshal-Newton
French Strother, Jr
Susan Boone
Russell Train
Mission House
Mrs. Hoover
Cabinet
Lhe Hoover
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Washington
Asheville
N. C
Allan
Curtis
Dolly Gann
Fort Myer
Maj
B. Crearge
Brown
Atlantic City
Stimson
New York
Paul
Mellon
David Bruce
Long Island
Warley
Santa
Claus
Unsettled Weather With Snow Likely Thursday
Wisconsin faces unsettled skies tonight with snow expected Thursday, especially in extreme west and southeast portions. South-easterly winds shift to northwest over the north, with increasing cloudiness and warmer readings in Upper Michigan. Daily Northwestern notes a high of 25 and low of 3 with variable winds and a 29.64 barometer.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Upper Michigan
West
Couth
Northwestern
Buckstaff Observatory
Five Billion Building Plan Pushes Ahead
The nation launches a vast public works push to cut unemployment with a federal plan totaling about 724 million for the next year plus 116 million immediate aid and 45 million drought relief. States and cities report construction totals surpassing four point seven billion in various regions from New England to Texas as relief efforts expand nationwide.
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New York
POSIT
Arthur Woods
Congress
Seth Schuman
F. W. Dodge Corporation
New England
New York Upstate
Middle Atlantic States
Pittsburgh
Southern Michigan
Chicago
Central Northwest
St. Louis
Kansas City
Texas
New Orleans
the Southwest
Moran gang leader Leo Mongoven slain and cremated
Chicago Daily Times reports Leo Mongoven a Moran gang leader was killed by machine gun fire during a rendezvous with an execution squad last May. The tipster says Mongoven’s body was cremated with acid and buried northwest of Chicago after being lured by two men. Detectives and county officials investigated but could not confirm the tale.
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U.P
Chicago Daily Times
Leo Mongoven
Bugs Moran
the Times
Lipster
Mangoven
George
Moran
Waukegan
Villa Park
Dupage County
Cook County State's Attorney's Office
Mongoven
The
Times
Poster
Ashland
Moongoven
Leo
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