Senate Secrecy Rule Fight Falters as Curtis Objects
Vice President Elect Charles E Curtis objected to the Jones amendment to end the senate secrecy sessions. Senate debate paused with the amendment moved to the calendar, diminishing its chance this Congress. Dawes supported a majority vote to abolish secret sessions, drawing praise from Jones and protest from some Republicans. The house, meanwhile, wrestled with a 24 million dollar increase in prohibition enforcement funding.
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Paul R Mallon
United Pess
Washington, D. C
Senate
Charles E Curtis
Curtis
Congress
Dawes
Rules Committee
Jones
House
Boy Wounded as Rifle Fire Rips Through Oshkosh Street
In Kenosha Wisconsin a 14 year old boy Loverine Barstell was wounded when two shots were fired from a passing automobile at a group of small children. The .22 caliber bullet lodged in his chest was removed at a hospital and police sought the shooter as they investigated the incident.
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Kenosna
Wis
Loverine Barstell
Edith May Dietherf Mysterious Kidnapping Probed
Edith May Dietherf a 10 year old West Terre Haute news girl vanished after Sunday school. Police and volunteers searched mines, creeks and ditches near Terre Haute with air patrols over Sullivan Carlisle and Paxton. Blood stained paper sack found near Russaron Creek as detectives press for leads.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Edith May Dietherf
West
Here
Sullivan
Carlsle
Paxton
Russaron
Edith May
Frederick W Dierdorf
West Terre Haute
Merrill Wetzel
Giovanna Poised To Be Bulgarian Queen Amid Wedding Rumors
Sofia reports Indications that Princess Giovanna of Italy may wed King Boris of Bulgaria. Preparations at the Italian legation hint at a union tied to Bulgaria’s forthcoming fiftieth anniversary celebrations and a coronation, with a papal dispensation and concordat discussed.
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Sofia
Princcess Giovanna
Italy
Aosta
Bulgaria
Boris
Pope Pius
Giovanna
Vatican
BILL NO BUSINESS OF ENGLAND SAYS BRIDGEMAN
London report on Bridgeman speech at the Constitutional club highlights the Kellogg treaty as a basis for trust among nations. He argues the United States will use defense measures only for defense and favors disarmament that preserves sea freedom and national security.
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Bill
England
Bridgeman
London
United States
W cC Bridgeman
The
Admiralty
Constitutional Club
Great Britain
Foch Suffers Setback In Recovery
Marshal Ferdinand Foch, who had been recovering rapidly from his recent illness, has had a setback and must resume complete rest, delaying his return to active duties. The development comes as Allied forces coordinate operations in Paria and surrounding sectors.
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Paria
Ferdinand Foch
Spibace
Neenah Man Named Program Chairman
Fond du Lac Wisconsin report says Harry Price of Neenah was named treasurer of the church program at the Fond du Lac diocese council of the Episcopal church. The council adopted a resolution requesting a special session next summer to elect a bishop coadjutor.
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Fond du Lac, Wis
Harry Price
Neenah
Fond du Lac
Episcopal Church
Fisherman Lewis Sweet Fights Death After Ice Trek
Petoskey Michigan reported Lewis Sweet a 32 year old fisherman crawled ashore near Gross Village after a week lost on ice floes in Lake Michigan. Surgeons operated on his hands face and feet fearing loss of limbs or life. He recalled a 25 mile struggle across ice to the Cross Village beach and clinged to a lighthouse ladder overnight.
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Petoskey
Mich
Lewis Sweet
Gross Village
Lake Michigan
Sweet
Cross Village
Rey
Prisoners of Soviet Leaders Reported Arrest in Moscow
Telegram dispatch from Helsingiorsk quotes Moscow reports that Kamenev and Zinoviev are under arrest and confined to their homes. Fifteen Soviet opposition leaders, including Leon Trotsky supporters, were exiled after a power struggle and later returned to Moscow on probation.
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London
Helsingiorsk
Moscow
Kamenev
Gregory Zinovie
Zinovieff
Leon Tratzky
Josef
Cold and cloudy spell to grip region this week
Contisled cold air moves in from the east with snow flurries in Lake Michigan counties and northeast Minnesota. Michigan stays partly slow with colder readings tonight and Friday as Minnesota and northwest portions turn colder, while Upper Michigan sees some slowing and a mainly fair pattern tonight into Friday. Temperature highs around 16 and lows near minus 15 are reported with no precipitation at the Berkatan Observatory.
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Associated Presa
Wieransin
Lake Michigan
Upper Michigan
Minnesota
Northwestern Observatina
Icy Wisconsin braces for another cold spell
Wisconsin braces for a severe cold front with temperatures plunging across the state. W. P. Stewart predicts a fresh icy hug as cities report subzero readings from Wausau to La Crosse and Madison.
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Badger State
Hoover to Delay Cabinet Announcements Until Inauguration
President elect Hoover plans to withhold cabinet announcements until after the March 4 inauguration. A special Senate session may be called to consider nominees, with Donovan eyed for attorney general and Jarden as agriculture secretary amid anticipated opposition. Hoover sails for big game fishing aboard the Saunterer from Long Key Florida as he plans work on the inaugural address and cabinet details.
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James L West
Associated Press
Long Key
Fla
Tioover
Senate
Capitol
Hoover
Andrew W Mellon
the Treasury
Donovan
Jardine
Saunterer
Min
Government rests Buckley case in bribery trial today
The government rested its case in the Bert Buckley bribery and conspiracy trial, charged over alleged efforts to shield Cincinnati breweries. former Governor Zimmerman dismissed political deals and ridiculed statements, saying investigators and agents should be used if laws are to be enforced.
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Bert Buckley
Zimmerman
Columbus
Cincinnati Breweries
Madison
Milwaukee County
Duncan
Local Jewelry Dealer Dies After Heart Attack
Henry Fischer, 49, a Jefferson Wisconsin jeweler for thirteen years, died yesterday from a heart attack. He had long been active in civic affairs and business in the community.
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Jefferson, Wis
Henry Fischler
Civic Stairs
Endurance Flight Sets 13 Hour 10 Minute Record for Woman
Elinor South, 17, from Mitchel Field New York, piloted a Brunner Winkle plane for thirteen hours ten minutes forty five seconds, breaking the previous record by over an hour. She flew with an open cockpit through bitter cold over Long Island and lower Manhattan, landing near the field operations office after dawn.
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Elinor Smith
Mitchel Field
N.Y
Elinor South
Bobby Trout
California
Atr
Miss South
Long Island
Lower Manhattan
Lane
Eld
Tom Stutth
Miss Smith
Hard Working Bandits Foiled In Milwaukee Murders and Robbery
In Milwaukee a bandit thrust a gun at butcher James Chemow and was forced to fire when faced by the cleaver. A second robber tried to steal a pound of sugar from Mrs Pauline Sid He but fled after failing to obtain anything.
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Milwaukee
James Chemow
Pauline Sid
Acrimonious Debate in the State Senate
The Wisconsin state senate rejected Sen William Markham's resolution condemning Sen Blaine over the Kellogg treaty. The 32 to 0 vote followed an hour of sharp exchanges with Sen Cashman and Sen Markham. The session included taunts, defenses of Blaine, and a vote to kill the measure.
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Madison
State Senate
William Markham
John J
Markham
John E Cashman
Elessive
Cashman
Robert M. la Follette
Satan
United States Senate
la Follette
Horicon Marsh
Halcon Marsh
Senate
Blaine
Howard Teasdale
Glenn D Roberts
Assembly
Wisconsin
Defense gives up effort to save condemned spouses
New Orleans reports defense attorneys abandon attempts to stay the double execution set for tomorrow in the Frankly rail yard. Ada Ronner Leboeuf and Dr Thomas Dreher face the gallows for murdering Leboeuf's husband eighteen months earlier after three failed legal moves.
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New Orleans
Ada Ronner Leboeuf
Thomas Dreher
Gong
Mr4
Leboeuf
Frankly
Lehoens-Dreher
Pleads Guilty to Four Indictments in Detroit Case
William Tomkins, a former customs border patrolman, pleaded guilty to four indictments in federal court. He admitted taking bribes of 25 13 25 and 35 dollars to allow smuggling vessels to dock from Canada into Detroit. Each count carries two years in prison and a $2 000 fine.
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Detroit
Mich
P—Willam
Tomsons
Customs
Ned
Run Runneré
Tomkins
Disappeared Man Under Arrest in Me Address
Richard H. Lindley, office manager of the creditors' adjustment company, who vanished last June amid a reported $500000 shortage, was arrested at a friend's home in St. Lavis, Maine.
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St. Lavis
Richard HH. Lindley
Creditors’ Adjustment Company
Trotzky Reported On Way To Turkey Exile Shelters Angora
Dispatches say Leon Trotzky the former Russian leader is en route to Turkey for exile. Berlin claims a Soviet official notes sightings in Tiflis and a plan to banish him approved by five ministers. Stalin proposed exile and Ankara requires Trotzky stay within Soviet embassy grounds with guards. fate of Trotzky uncertain.
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Teon Trotzky
Turkey
Red Army
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Opatch Fam
Berlin
Mot¢ew
Trotzky
Tiflis
Batu
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Bueharm
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Trotsky
Joseph Stalin
Communist Party
Iron Man of
Russia
Riga
Hadeen
Mustapha ‘Kemal Pasha
Stalin
Trotaky
Officials Warned They Will Be Held Responsible
The Soo Line railway served notice to the Oshkosh city council and its members that they will be held personally responsible for any loss to the railroad should the stockyard ordinance be enforced. The notice cites January 25 1929 as the ordinance date and claims enforcement would violate state and federal laws. Farmers were arrested yesterday for bringing livestock to the yard for its first use this year.
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Commission
Soo Line Railway
Oaks
Soo Line
Hayes, Darnieder & Haven of
Milwaukee
Railroad
Bouck, Hilton, Kluwin & Dempsey
United States
Henry F. Kitz
George F Oaks
Henry T. Hagene
Minneapolis
Suspended Governor Johnston Pleads Not Guilty
Oklahoma City Oklahoma Henry Johnston suspended governor pleads not guilty to eight impeachment articles and says he is ready for immediate trial before the senate court. The announcement was made by Thomas H Owen of Oklahoma City one of Johnston s attorneys. Trial on all eleven charges returned against Johnston by the house of representatives set for Feb 11.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Henry Johnston
Oklahoma
Senate
Thomas H. Owen
State Capitol session tests private offices and goodwill tour
The Senate weighs a measure creating private offices for each legislator while the Assembly moves a second annual goodwill tour. The Assembly judiciary committee continues hearings on three bills limiting railroad commission authority over power and light firms as the Senate tackles taxation and corrosion issues.
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Associated Press
Senate
Assembly
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Railroad Commission
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