09 Dec 1929
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1929
Page
1
Government headquarters note quiet throughout Haiti with no disturbances in 48 hours. A detachment of 50 Marines arrived at Jackmel and 100 more expected, while La Presse quotations reassure readers. The piece shifts to political advertising urging voters to back a city ticket on Tuesday December 10, offering transport and polling details.
A brief civic notice urging voters to participate on Tuesday December 10 to cast ballots for candidates listed for the councilmen at large positions. The announcement repeats the date and office to emphasize participation in the upcoming election.
An AP report states two men were killed today in an explosion at Trimount Oil Co plant. Several others were critically injured and taken to Whidden Memorial Hospital as a smoky pall rose over the neighborhood and the blast rattled nearby cities.
Reported by Associated Brews in New York a group of seven robbers interrupted a dinner party attended by eighty Bronx businessmen. The bandits wore a handkerchief as a mask and brandished two revolvers, forcing guests to surrender cash and jewelry. Detective Arthur Johnson surrendered his service revolver, and all three armed individuals later handed over their weapons and valuables under Magistrate Vitale’s guidance.
Thomas J. Boyan, of Portsmouth, requests withdrawal of his name as a Ward 2 councilman candidate on the Democratic ticket in a letter to City Clerk Elmer I. Clark dated December 2. The note is sent from Portsmouth and addresses ballot placement on the political slate.
A December 10 free lecture features Henry Warren Poore discussing the Grand Canyon of Arizona. The talk notes that American image styles are being adopted in Austria.
Dec 9 report from London says a bitter gale and heavy seas battered Britain, with at least 30 vessels in distress along the coast. Wind and surf hindered rescue efforts though force eased slightly, as authorities warned of potential renewed blows.
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