Warning by Coolidge to U S Heads
President Coolidge used the final business meeting of his term to urge constructive economy and warn against unnecessary federal treasury drains. He highlighted rising state and local costs, noted growth from 3.9 to 7.93 billion dollars since 1821, and urged restraint on new federal commitments to protect prosperity. Brig. Gen. Lord echoed the deficit risk and proposed a federal casualty club to cut vacancies and save about 12.5 million, aiming to balance the budget.
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Robert Moorefield
United Press
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Hneavy
Congress
H. M. Lord
Federal Casualty Club
Inroads on Railroad Revenues Made by Motors
Madison reports that highway transportation is increasingly eroding railroad revenues and may affect waterways. K F Burgess general solicitor of the Burlington road told the state road school that waterways offer no advantage to Wisconsin. He argued perishables require fast rail transport and criticized Inland Waterways Corporation as subsidized by the federal government seeking rate reductions on joint hauls.
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Madison
K.F. Burgess
Burlington Road
State Highway Commission
Wisconsin
Inland Waterways Corporation
British Air Forces Guard Irak Kowell Frontier
Two squadrons of the British air force and armored units watched the Irak Kowell frontier for a potential desert raid. Three British naval sloops were en route to Kowell near the region where American missionary Henry A. Bilkert died in a raid last week. A Basra dispatch said six to eight hundred Wahabi raiders gathered near the frontier, emboldened by their last success where Americans were slain. The Wahabi fighters, linked to Saudi authority, have long troubled the frontier. the British protective force commander sought permission to pursue raiders across the Irak border if attacked.
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London
Kowell
Henry A. Bilkert
Daily Mail
Basra
Tor
Saud
Hejax
Irak
Exiled Leader Trotzky Plans Route Through Constantinople
Reports from authoritative advices today say Leon Trotzky, long allied with Lenin and ousted by Stalin in 1926, is departing exile with his wife and son toward Constantinople en route to Berlin. The Soviet exit is reportedly permitted though critics blame Turkestan’s climate for his fate.
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London
Leon Trotzky
Siberia
Constantinople
Nikolai Lenin
Soviet Union
Stalin
Beriin
Turkestan
Trotzky
Russia
Hoover and Smith Meet at Belle Isle for First Talk Since Campaign
President Elect Hoover and Alfred Smith spent about 25 minutes at the Hoover vacation home on Belle Isle. They reminisced about the 1928 campaign, with Hoover sharing amusing experiences and Smith congratulating Hoover while noting the long time since they last spoke. The meeting included no motorcycle escort as Smith arrived in a straightforward car, and both men appeared relaxed and cordial.
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James L. West
Associated Press
Miami Beach
Fla
Hoover
Alfred B. Smith
Belle Isle
Miami Biltmore
Coral Gables
John J. Raskob
Democratic Nations Committee
William F. Kenny
Smith
Lawrence , Richey
Mr. Hoover
Hoos
New York City
Mr. Smith
Raskob
Greater Miami
President
Secretary James Price Dies by Self-Inflicted Action
Boston Red Sox secretary James Price died at Fenway Park by self inflicted action. The incident occurred today at the park, with authorities reporting the death as suicide.
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Boston
Jtp
James Price
Boston Red Sox
Fen Way Park
Bandits Rob Ixonia Bank in Daylight Heist
Two unmasked men robbed the Ixonia State Bank in broad daylight taking about 3500 dollars. They bound cashier Rudolph Winter, fled in a third man’s car, and vigilantes and police searched roads with vehicles and checkpoints. Witnesses describe both robbers as around 30, one light complexioned, the other dark. Wisconsin Bankers’ Protective Service chief A M De Voursney arrived to assist with the insurance covered loss.
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Ixonia
Wis
The
Ank
Rudolph Winter
Winter
Waukesha County
Watertown
Soia
Ier
A. M. de Voursney
Milwauker
Wisconsin Bankers’ Association Protective Service
Mercy murder pact ends in double tragedy
In Boulder a former district attorney J B Kirkbride aged 45 and his wife died after a mutual mercy killing attempt. Kirkbride shot his wife in the temple then killed himself as neighbors found the frozen bodies. Multiple letters found stressed he acted to end her suffering amid her claimed insanity.
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Boulder
Colum
J. B. Kirkbride
Kirkbride
Howe
Sweetheart
Norris amendment seeks pause on cruiser program for US Britain talks
Washington—Senator Norris proposes suspending the cruiser construction program if a naval conference with Great Britain is called. The plan would authorize the president to pause parts of the build to honor any accord, without mentioning Japan. Debate resumes on the sixteen auxiliary warships bill with a final vote expected before Monday.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Norris
Nebraska
Washington, D. C
Senate
Coolidge
Congress
Japan
Congress Delays and Debates Stir Prohibition Funding
In Congress today the House moves to consider a 24,006,000 prohibition enforcement item added to the main deficiency bill while the Senate continues a cruiser bill. House Ways and Means weighs tariffs on spirits and wines as immigration committees discuss origin clauses. A Hoover telegram is read in the Senate on naval policy, and a Walsh report condemns Interior and Justice over Sinclair Salt Creek lease. Calendar day in the House notes farm tariff talks.
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House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Immigration Committee
Hale
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Elect Hoover
Hoover
Coolidge
Senate Public Lands Committee
Walsh
Departments of Interior and Justice
Sinclair Salt Creek
Salvation Army Injunction Case Delayed To Tomorrow
London report says the Salvation Army injunction in chancery court was adjourned until tomorrow after two long sessions. Legal counsel for Gen. Bramwell Booth and the high council submitted a mass of documentary evidence and arguments.
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London
Salvation Army
Chancery Court
Bramwell Booth
High Council
Homesteaders' tense stand ends with O Threatte winning claim
In Peace River Alberta a tenacious vigil closes as O Threatte of Parker gains a homestead allotment in Fulhey district after a siege at the land office. Partner Ethier helped while Royal Canadian Mounted Police orderly presence kept peace amid record cold as Trudeau resisted door access before Turcotte secured the opening and claimed the plot.
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Peace River
Alta
O. Threatte
Parker
Fulhey
Unil
Turratte
WRO
Ethier
Mconald
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Trudeau
Turcotte
Squeraing
Land omMee
Snow breaks all windows at Anton Maris home in Fond du Lac
Snow along the road side of Anton Maris residence caused every window facing the highway to be smashed. A demonstration snowplow with auger-like devices pushed ice and crusted snow into the area, and the operators failed to notice the house. Cracking windows forced the family to brace the home with boards and debris until replacements could be installed.
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Fond du Dat
Wis Ee
Uae
Anton Maris
Hom
Ute
Ma Tawa
Anto
House Adjourns After Wrangle Over Day Law
Washington report notes the House adjourned after a heated wrangle over prohibition funds and tax revenues. It directs rules committee to redraw procedures for the deficiency bill linking both topics. Rep Wool of Indiana proposed sending the bill to a conference, with Democrats seeking assurances on returning to a House vote if the Senate shifts on the $24,006,000 prohibition enforcement allotment.
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Washington
House
Permitts Rules Committee
Wool
Indiana
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Revolt in Spain Intensifies Under De Rivera Dictatorship
Reports indicate revolutionary activity across Spain with military and civil uprisings against the government of Primo de Rivera. Madrid dispatches note deployments from Hendaye as clashes spread from Ciudad Real toward Catalonia amid unrest and rumors of leadership changes.
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Gral
Pring de Rivera
Spalm
de Rivera
Oath of President to Be Recorded in Sound Pictures
Report notes that the oath ceremony for President elect Herbert Hoover will be recorded in sound pictures. The event, styled as a historic moment, will capture the words and actions of the president entering office.
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Washington
Herbert
Hoover
Pope and Premier in Direct Contact
Rome reports Pope Pius and Premier Mussolini are in direct contact to settle the historic Roman question through Ernesto Pacelli who visits both sides daily to mediate the negotiations.
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Rome
Pope Pius
Mussolini
Ernesto Pacelli
Weather Summary for Midwest Lakes Region
Wisconsin and Minnesota forecast unsettled, with clouds and possible snow by Wednesday. Temperatures rise gradually, Lake Michigan winds moderate to gusty from the north, and precipitation minimal tonight. The Daily Northwestern notes cloudy to largely overcast skies and a cold night with a low near 11 below zero and a high around 6.
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Assntiated Press
Wisconsin
Attertoator
Digi
Manly
Lake Michigan
Upper Metgan
Minnesota
Fails to Free Himself from Prison in Clinton Escape Attempt
Allan known as Bosy a notorious convict made an unsuccessful bid for liberty early today while being returned to Danne mora prison after testifying at a trial. Deputy sheriffs fired two shots over his head as he smashed a Pullman car window in a bid to jump free, cutting his head on glass. Monaghan, a leading figure in a gang that robbed wealthy Long Island residents, had pleaded guilty to stealing jewels valued at $200,000 from the Livermore home and was sentenced to fifty years in prison.
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James Francis" Allan
Bosy
Dannemora
Clinton
Monaghan
Tighres
Long Island
Livemore
Prinan
Ouster Effort Aims to Distract Wisconsin Governor Kohler
Wisconsin Governor Walter J. Kohler denounced a Follette Progressive attack as an attempt to divert him from state business. He said the charges, including alleged expenditure of 100000 in his primary campaign, were political maneuvers by Olin and Butler of Madison and that he would continue to fulfill his duties and support constructive legislation.
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Willard R. Smith
United Press
Madison
Walter J. Kohler
In Follette
Wisconsin
Olin
Butler
Madi
Wren
Lat Follette
Kohler
Joseph JD. Beck
Lost Fisherman Appears After Ice Island Stranding
Lewis Sweet a 54 year old fisherman from Petoskey Mich was found nearly ten miles from Skilligalee Islands lighthouse after surviving on the ice. He drifted across Lake Michigan and was rescued by a Cross Village party and a dog team, then taken to Henry Sullivan’s home as snow plows cleared drifted highways.
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Petoskey
Mich
Lewis Sweet
Faherman
Cross Village
Skilligalee Islands
Lake Michigan
Aervier
Sweet
Henry Sullivan
Not Guilty Verdict For Coast Guard Pair
Elmira judge directs not guilty verdicts for Frank L Beck and Glenn Jennings in a manslaughter case connected to the death of Jacob J Hanson. After testimony showed Jennings fired during a pursuit of rum runners, Beck allegedly ordered fire. US Attorney Richard W Templeton moved to dismiss Jennings. motion overruled and jury told to acquit Beck.
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Elmira
UPI
John
Frank L. Beck
Glenn Jennings
Beck Jenings
Beck
Mien
Jacob J. Hanson
Jennings
Richard W. Templeton
Berk
Crushed by Cars Fatality at Wisconsin Gas Plant
Theron Merrill 24 an employee of Wisconsin Gas and Electric was crushed between five utility cars at the plant in Racine Wisconsin this morning and died before reaching a hospital Merrill father of four children
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Racine
Wis
iFi
Theron Merrill
Wisconsin Gas Land Electric Company
Merrill
Action Taken on Widening Marion Street
City hall actions include condemnation of land for Merrill school and to remove a sharp corner at Union and Church streets. Council approved acquisition of property to widen Marion street to 1001 feet at Main, directing Corporation Counsel Mitchell to proceed. Continued on page 4.
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Commission Council
City Plan
Merrill
Union
Church Streets
Sao
Konrad Furniture
Mitchell
City Planning Commission
Commerce
Marion Streets
Marion Street
Oshkosh Transportation Company
Tracks
Main Street
Merchants Building Company
Crape Street
Commerce Street
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Prince of Wales Sees Distress of North England Miners
Prince of Wales visits Tyneside and Winlaton amid poverty and damp, crowded miners and families. He is guided by unemployed miner Charles Lewis through pitheads and cottages, meeting mourners as Frank McKay, leader of the miners, mourns his wife. The scene is drab, with ragged children and muddy streets, yet crowds cheer the heir’s presence and possible relief.
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Henry T. Russell
United Press
Winton
Durham County
England
Prince of Wales
Tyneside
Winlaton
Charles Lewis
Frank McKay
McKay
Mae
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