Bank Robbery Sparks Chase Across State Line
Two bandits escape after robbing Citizens Bank of Clinton, with $15 000 seized. Loot tossed during pursuit leads to a field ambush near Sidell. A deputy sheriff and bank officials pursue across the line. two robbers die from self-inflicted gunshots, one wounded, others captured. In Pittsburgh, three bandits rob Manchester Savings Bank, taking about 50,000. Police injured manager struck with revolver.
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SIDELLII
state line
here
Citizens’ State Bank of
Clinton
Joe Walker
Dana
Ind
Dana Aposse
Ernie Boetts
sinals
Sidell
Bcetts
Moody farm
Terre Haute
PITTSBURGH
Manchester Saving Bank and Trust Company
Superior Fire Insurance Company
OETAN
Adam Hoffman
Manchester
Silver slumps to lowest mark in history
New York current bar silver drops to 315 cents an ounce, marking a historic low after a sequence of declines. Last week saw a drop to 33 cents and a further fall to 3244 cents earlier this week, amid selling pressure and weak support. London spot bars also hit a low, declining three farthings to 141 pence per ounce due to continued selling by China and lack of broader backing.
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NEW YORK
Bart
LONDON
China
Airplanes join hunt for lost New York agent Farnum
Det 16 in Los Angeles reports searchers comb Death Valley for Ralph G Farnum a 40 year old New York theatrical booking agent missing since November He and his wife Mabelle Griffith from Baltimore visited California and his friends have not seen him in over a year Leo Morrison plans to charter a plane to Baker's landing field to skim valley trails amid the search efforts.
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LOS ANGELES
Death valley
Ralph G Farnum
New York
Leo Morrison
Baker's
Mabelle Griffith
Baltimore
California
Farnum
Famine Feared in Spain Amid General Strike
A dozen Spanish cities face famine threats as a general strike spreads despite martial law. Riots erupt in Santander. refugees flee to France while 75,000 troops are mobilized. In Madrid Premier Berenguer says the revolution is quelled and government control remains. Ramon Franco, linked to aviator revolt, is interned in Portugal and provides a personal account of the failed bid to overthrow the monarchy.
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Spahi
Jaca
nap
Ramon Franco
Spain
Portugal
Valenso
Madrid
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Santander
France
Lisbon
TRANCO
MAFRA
Fermin Galan Rodriguez
daca
Yhat bhinder
Cuatro Vientos
Coal Operator Aids Needy Folk in Grafton West Virginia
Coal operator H. Reppert of Flemington will send a coal carload to distribute to the town's needy residents in Grafton. Salvation Army officials were notified and the county court may provide trucks for delivery. Reppert stated, More is available if you need it.
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GRAFTON
W Va
H. Reppert
Salvation Army
Flemington
Reppert
Senator Mlen weary over reports he seeks job
Washington December 14. Senator Henry Mlen of Kansas says job offers pressuring him are a “pain in the neck.” He spoke at the White House after a social call with President Hoover declaring he does not want a job but a rest and doubts any offer will be made or accepted.
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WASHINGTON
Henry Mlen
Kansas
White House
Hoover
Recess Fight Promised Over Drought Relief Action
Washington dispatch reports Democrats will oppose any Christmas recess of Congress unless the drought relief bill is enacted and sent to the president. House Minority Leader Garner says Republicans seek to stall drought relief with administration support, aiming to adjourn for holidays only after action is completed.
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WASHINGTON
senate
house
congress
Garner house
Poincare Shows Slight Improvement After Illness
Paris notes a noticeable improvement in former President Raymond Poincare's condition this afternoon. Dr Georges Marion said Poincare was at home, with police keeping watchers at a distance to avoid disturbance. Norman Armour, US affairs official, visited to inquire about his health. The Havas agency denied reports of paralysis or uraemia.
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PARIS
Raymond Poincare
Georges Marion
M. Poincare
Poincare
Norman Armour
ecaffaires
Havas
today
mess
Plan to Check Weevil Advanced by Texas Legislator
Texas Representative James P. Buchanan asked a House committee if a method of tickling a Chinese insect was used on boll weevils. The reply said the approach is see no weevil hear no weevil think no weevil.
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Texas
WASHINGTON
James PP. Buchanan
house
Buchanan
Mellon Assaulted in House by Democrat Leader
Dec 16. In Washington the nomination of Meyer to chair the Federal Reserve Board faced sharp House criticism. Congressman Garner signals an investigation into tax refunds, alleging irregularities, while McFadden opposes Senate confirmation, warning it would embarrass the House Banking Committee.
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WATHINGTON
Seretary Mellon
Eugene Merer
federal reserve board
senate
house
Garner
Deris eretic
treasury
McFarden
hottes nanking committee
Messer
McFadden
house banking committee
congress
Golder
Pennsylvania
Vienna Theatre Faces Threats Over All Queer on the Western Front
Vienna reports fear as Berlin scenes of violence linked to the debut of the film All Queer on the Western Front raise alarms that National Socialists may target the Vienna venue planning a December showing next month. The theatre manager requested strong police protection due to Austria lacking film censorship.
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VIENNA
Berlin
Austria
Young bandit shot down in Denver hold-up attempt
A twenty year old Colorado Springs youth, identified as a bandit, was shot in Denver after an attempted robbery at a filing station last night. He died of wounds today in a Denver hospital. An unidentified accomplice was believed wounded.
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DENVER
Tavis
Colorado Springs
Seizure of Narcotics Aboard New York Vessel Alesia
Federal agents report a massive narcotics seizure from the steamer Alesia in New York harbor. About 1090 pounds of drugs valued above a million dollars were found in cases of fur shipments from Turkey. No arrests reported as smugglers appeared tipped off. cargo was unclaimed at the customs house.
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ASHINGTON
treasury
Alesa
het York hareba
Turkey
Serretary
New York
York
Alesina
Ussing
font
Thirty-first street
Brooklyn
Alecia
Hes
Washington
todas
nercotic
Alesia
Boulder Road Bid Call for Boulder City Dam Highway
Washington December 16 bid specifications issued by the reclamation bureau call for a highway from Boulder City to the dam with a width of twenty two feet and a thirty foot widening option. Preference in hiring will be given to veterans of World War I and the Spanish American War. Bids for the highway are due in Las Vegas January 3 and railroad bids January 12. The bureau also stated that March may see the opening of bids for Hoover Dam reservoir and powerhouse construction.
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WASHINGTON
Boulder City
Mead
reclamation burea
Las Vegas
Nevada
burea
Hoover dam
French bankers facing charges in bank failure scandal
Paris December 16. Justice Minister Henry Chrron said 185 bankers or financial agents are under accusation linked to recent financial operations. Thirty five are jailed as investigations into roure and banking activities began six weeks after several banks failed, including the Quatro Bank, whose collapse spurred a cabinet resignation and contributed to the Tardieu government's downfall.
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PARIS
Henry Chrron
roure
Quatro Bank
Tardieu
Shepard reveals sympathy devotion amid murder trial
Testimony shows Army officer Shepard telling jury he grew fond of Grace Brandon, a San Antonio stenographer, because she treated him with sympathy. He denies telling his wife he loved her or wished to marry, while details of his ill spouse and Fort Riley years are recounted.
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Kan
ahace
May Charles A Shepard
Grace Branden
Shepard
San Antonio
army
Mie
oriain
Nat Snevard
M. Brandon
Nueo Laredo
Mexico
Cold Wave Grips Nation From Coast to Coast
A sweeping cold wave blankets the nation with below freezing temperatures. Boston Albany and Portland report four degrees, while Chicago Denver and Kansas City reach into the teens and twenties below. Owls Head New York records seventeen below as winds peak.
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CHICAGO
Browhies
Maine
Pacific
Boston
Albany
Fortland
Monelghat
Detroit
New
St Paul
Denver
Kansas City
Norfolk
Abilene
Owls Head
Suspects Held For Bank Theft In Kansas City
Kansas City December 16 1924 Benjamin F Alton and Bert R Davis held without bond on charges of first degree robbery in the $245000 Inter-State National Bank heist last week. Bank employees identified them and a preliminary hearing is set for December 23. Alton was arrested in Garden City Friday after Davis was captured here.
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KANSAS CITY
Benjamin F. Alton
Bert R Davis
Inter-State National Bank
Alton
Garden City
Davis
akeno
Ruth Owen Hones Brevity Record in House Inquiry
Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida sets a brevity record in a House committee hearing. Her remark Me too, said, and sat days drew unprecedented reaction from the committee chair as witnesses questioned the panel about a pending matter.
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Ruth
WASHINGTON
Ruth Bryan Owen
Florida
Bryan
house
Senate to act on relief bill in tomorrow session
Washington December 16 Conferees from the senate and house agreed to an 116 million emergency employment appropriation in the form opposed yesterday in the senate The revised bill restores Hoover authority to use funds as needed in emergencies The move to restore faced opposition from Senate Democrats led by Senator Robinson The conference also removed a local labor and wage provision and struck amendments related to road funding and matching requirements by states
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WASHINGTON
senate
house
tandey
Jones
tomorow
Hoover
Robinson
senate appropriations committee
COLZENS
Couzens
Republican
Michigan
Black
Alabama
George
Georgia
Stinnes Daughter to Wed Swedish Film Producer in London
London dispatch reports Franzine Vlarencre Stinnes daughter of late Hugo Stinnes plans to marry Carl Axel Soderstrom, a Swedish film producer, in London shortly. Registry notices filed reveal Stinnes age noted as twenty five.
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LONDON
Pi—Fransein Vlarencre Stinnes
Hugo Stinnes
Carl Aael Soderstrom
Fraulein Stinnes
Abraham Not So Critical Now of Other Men's Clothes
Chicago reader recounts Abraham Kravitz of the clothes business as an overcoat theft tale unfolds. A young man, mocked for his coat, walks away with Kravitz’s property, prompting a shifting view on appearance and theft.
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Abraham
CHICAGO
Abrahem Kravitz
leares
Kravitz
Supreme Court views sought by appeal on amendment
New Jersey federal judge William Clark ruled the eighteenth amendment invalid urging I ratification only by constitutional conventions. He quashed indictment in Sprague case and said only a convention can transfer power to the United States. Washington officials weighed impact on prohibition prosecutions as appeals loom.
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NEWARK
WN. J
William Clark
PLAN
Clark
New Jersey
Tne
Philip Forman
United States supreme court
United States district court
New York County Lawyers Association
William Sprague
Sprague
United States
WASHINGTON
William Clerk
justice department
supreme court
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