Silver Slump Triggers Unrest India China Crisis
A New York report links a silver price drop to social unrest in India and economic stress in China. The fall from 65 to under 40 cents an ounce coincides with India’s shift to a gold bullion standard and a tentative Mexican loan to bolster the metal’s currency. Dow Jones notes a Mexican government credit offer, while Irving Trust highlights the broader impact on purchasing power and U.S. exports.
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NEW YORK
Dow, Jones & Co
National City Bank
Irving Trust Company
India
China
Sunday movies banned after court ruling in Evanston
Evanston votes by majority fifty six for Sunday movies but cannot enforce. Judge Philip L Sullivan upholds Sunday business ordinance and says referendum ineffective without city council action.
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EVANSTON, Ill
Evanston
Philip L. Sullivan
Queen Gifts For Ivy At Princess Marys Home
London December 19 Queen Mary plans a Christmas gift for Ivy the little girl under her protege scheme at Princess Marys home Addlestone. Ivy will receive a comb and brush and manicure set along with a great box of toys for all the girls.
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LONDON
Ivy
Addlestone
Borah backs Russian loan to boost trade with Soviet Russia
Senator William E Borah chair of the senate foreign relations committee favors a government loan to Soviet Russia or an export guarantor for American exporters to develop Russian trade He says the measure would finance Soviet purchases in the United States and help hold Soviet trade He notes the world great undeveloped market may be seized but doubts it will be entertained.
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NEW YORK
Russia
William E. Borah
senate foreign relations committee
Miles M. Sherover
Borah
Senator Borah
Capone Death Penalty Talk Surfaces in Chicago Action
Judge John H. Lyle said efforts to send Al Capone to the electric chair may proceed in connection with two murders. He spoke before the Chicago safety council and tied Capone to the 1920 Colosimo case and another slaying. The Herald and Examiner noted the state’s attorney is reviewing a 1924 murder case for possible charges.
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CHICAGO
John H. Lyle
Alphonse Capone
hell
Capone
Lyle
Chicago safety council
Big Jim" Colosimo
The Herald and Examiner
Joseph Howard
sis
Condemned Wife Greeted Son as Death Loomed
In Newcastle Pennsylvania Irene Schroeder the condemned wife awaiting the electric chair next year spent a brief moment with her five year old son Donnie describing Santa Claus and deer rewards. Donnie offered a school picture as a gift while Schroeder gave a aviator cap before he was led away by relatives. She faces execution for the slaying of a highway patrolman alongside her partner Glenn Dague.
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NEWCASTLE
Irene Schroeder
Donnie
Santa Claus
reindeer
Schroeder II
Glenn Dague
Soviet Officer Resigns Post In Moscow
Moscow Dec 19 Complying with his request the central executive committee relieved Alexis I Rykoff from the chairmanship of the council of peoples com missars of the Soviet union He will be succeeded by Viacheslav Mikhailovich Molotoff a member of the polit bureau and presidium of the central executive committee of the Communist party and one of the three secretaries of the Communist party
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MOSCOW
central executive committee
Alexis I. Rykoff
council of peoples’ commissars
Soviet union
Viacheslav Mikhailovich Molotoff
Communist party
polit bureau
Two Die in Columbus Fire at Home and Poultry House
A fire near Columbus fatally burned B. L. Jenkins and his wife Mella, destroying their home and poultry house. Jenkins, a former student at Nebraska State University and Union College, Lincoln, and Mrs Jenkins, a graduate of Ohio State University, died in the blaze.
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COLUMBUS
B. L. Jenkins
Mella
here
Jenkins
Nebraska state university
Union college
Lincoln
Neb
Oho State university
Congress Seeks to Adjust Its Differences on Bill
Senate and House pressed to resolve contrasts on relief measures. House accepted a $45 million drought loan compromise while the Senate eyed rapid passage. Debate centered on public works funding for road projects in Alabama and Georgia and local labor usage. Filibuster blocked interior department supply by Howell of Nebraska.
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WASHINGTON
Senate
house
White House
Alabama
Georgia
Interior department
Howell
Nebraska
Chanman Woorf
house appropriations committee
Hyde
Cape Cod
Hoover
congress
Philadelphia
Davis
DENA
Hawley
ways and means committee
treas
Injured Youth Receives Fine in Wichita
In Wichita Kansas on December 1 a police judge fined B I Zimmerman for careless driving. The court ordered the money paid to the parents of the injured boy, noting they probably need it more than the city.
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WICHITA Kan
I Zimmerman
chaiz
Enos Hook
Death suspect indicted in Buckley murder case
Detroit December 19 A grand jury indicted Ted Pizinod former night club owner for the murder of Gerald Cherry Buckley last summer He is the second to be indicted in the Buckley slaying Joe Bommarito a reputed gangster and Angelo Livecchi charged in a warrant with complicity also face charges The prosecution plans trial soon after January 1 Three other men accused of complicity remain at large
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DETROIT
Ted Pizzinod
Gerald
cherry") Buckley
Buckley
Joe Bommarito
Angelo Livecchi
Ex Wife Taunts Present Wife In Disorderly Conduct Case
Six women jurors in Justice James J. Jarrett's court found Mrs Clifford Merritt not guilty of disorderly conduct after testimony that she received a provocative phone call from Mrs Blanche Raney the first wife of her husband and then confronted her caller.
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QUINCY, DL
James J. Jarrett
Clifford Merritt
Merritt
Blanche Raney
Merritt speedily
Raney
Judge defends West Tennessee judge over house boys pay
Mrs. Helen Anderson testified that paying Negro house workers and using them as messengers was a recognized Southern practice. She said other judges’ households had similar staff after court hours and that advances or small loans were common, while prosecutors noted investigators’ data suggesting partial salary withholding.
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MEMPHIS Tenn
Harry B. Anderson
house
West Tennessee
Anderson
South
PVA
LaGuardia
New York
Storm Raging At Plane Base In Palma Majorca
Six Italian seaplanes landed in a sheltered bay near Palma de Mallorca after a storm swept the Balearic islands. Wind over six sixes hours halted shipping between islands and the mainland. Crews sleep aboard and radio contact with Cartagena and Rome remains continuous as they plan to reach Cartagena before attempting a trans Atlantic crossing to Rio de Janeiro.
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PALMA Majorca
Balearic Isles
Des
Balearic islands
Cartagena
Spain
Balearics
bes
Halo Balbo
Puerta de Campos
Rome
opes
Rio deaneiro
Bravil
Gifts Bring Man's Arrest In Waterloo
In Waterloo on December 19, David Lake faced a charge over a Christmas gift incident involving a girl friend. A coat taken from an automobile was later found to be in a store’s stock, leading to Lake receiving a six months sentence.
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WATERLOO
iFi
David Lake
Christmas Trees To Be Protected In Istanbul
ISTANBUL Turkey December 19 This city s three hundred American residents will have a treeless Christmas this year as the Turkish forest reservation program prohibits cutting Christmas trees or branches Merchants selling them face prosecution.
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ISTANBUL
Turkey
Remains of Czar Nicholas II Ashes Returned to Paris Vault
New York Times reports former Vice Consul Franklin Clarkin recounts the shipment of Czar Nicholas II and family remains from Siberia under American flag. Ashes traveled via Harbin, Shanghai, and Vladivostok, ending near Paris in General Jamin’s family vault. Four Horvath officers carried the box, one saluted remarking it contained all that was left of the czar and imperial Russia.
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NEW YORK
Nicholas
Siberia
New York Times today
Franklin Clarkin
Harbin
Manchuria
the Times
Omsk
Shanghai
Gulf of Trieste
Paris
Jamin
Sberia
IV VALLE
Janin
Kolchak
Harris
Hermes
Horvath
Herbim
Vladivostok
Times
Clarkin
Vladivistok
Hertis
old Farbin
Sables
Iowa
removars
Horvaths
Russia
Mayor Thompson to Seek Fourth Term in Chicago
Chicago December 19 Mayor William Hale Thompson announced his candidacy for a fourth term as mayor. He spoke to Republican ward committeemen who delivered a memoril urging him to run in the February Republican primaries. Thompson hopes to rebuild Cook County’s Republican party as county leaders considered another mayoral candidate besides Thompson and Charles W Barrett who had entered the race.
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CHICAGO
William Hale Thompson
Thompson
Cook county
Bernard W. Snow
Charles W Barrett
Resumes Old Name And Spurns Money
Chicago judge hears divorce case where Kathryn Kessler chooses to keep her maiden name Oss Kathryn Mironde over 815 weekly alimony. The defendant husband Ernest She, presiding Judge Harry A. Lewis, notes the formal name change during proceedings.
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CHICAGO
Kathryn Kessler
Oss
Kathryn Mironde
Harry A. Lewis
Ernest
Lindbergh Plane Catches Fire Before New York Flight
Charles Lindbergh's plane at Logan field in Baltimore caught fire as he prepared to depart for New York with Mrs Lindbergh. Oil on an exhaust sparked flames. Lindbergh used a fire extinguisher, aided by guardsmen, delaying takeoff about two hours before he finally flew to New York.
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BALTIMORE
Charles
Lindbergh
Logan field
New York
Walmier
eve specialst
Johns Hopkinis
Washington
Wilmer
RUST
National
Lindbergha
Newerk
Planes Requested In Separation Suit In Chicago
Mrs Laura M Meyer files for separation from her husband Edward claiming he took a plane bought with her money and asks the court to impound the aircraft. The suit cites their separation on September 23 as the trigger for action.
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CHICAGO
Laura M. Meyer
Edward
Los Angeles aviatrix dies from Tonopah crash injuries
Mrs Clair Fahy of Los Angeles aviatrix dies from injuries suffered in a Tonopah plane crash on Monday. She arrived for an air circus and air school opening events and was airlifted to Los Angeles after the crash, which occurred during takeoff as she tried to clear a sagebrush and return to the runway.
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AVIATRIX
Mrc
Clair Fahy
Los Angeles
Tonopah Vondas
TONOPAH
Anine Muller
Miller
Fahy
Christmas paroles for Alabama long term prisoners announced
Governor Bibb Graves releases 350 inmates for fifteen day Christmas paroles starting December 22 as a reward for good prison records. Eight percent of Alabama’s total prison population is affected with names chosen by wardens. The annual program motivates discipline in state prisons as wardens report top behavior at year end. Ray mond Poincars shows steady improvement but requires absolute rest and a new bulletin will be issued after Sunday.
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MONTGOMERY
Ala
Bibb Graves
lst
Alabama
Graves
ignal
SoAgee
Pedestrian Attracts Notice in Atlanta Snowy Stroll
Steve G. Glass walked Peachtree Street in snow on December 19 and drew odd reactions from passersby. He faced questions about attire, with remarks like Merry Christmas and where his coat is. He retreated to his office after inspecting a sidewalk mirror and changing his hat to suit the month.
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ATLANTA
Steve G. Glass
Peachtree street
Rescuers Fail To Save Six In Tomales Bay Boat Sinking
Six people are believed dead and three more missing after a launch capsized at the mouth of Tomales Bay thirty miles north of Hewe yesterday. Brothers Ornburn and Giant Gray fought to rescue occupants as the craft overturned. Coast guardsmen continued shore searches for bodies amid rough seas, with two women reported missing and an unidentifiable capsized hull found on a reef.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Dee
Tomales bay
hewe
Ornburn Grey
Gray
Ornburn Gray
Grant Gray swan
Mershal
Jack Freas
Helen
Mary
Antone Augustine
Manuel
Gertrude
Virginia
Daniel
Alcohol Deaths To Be Watched In Probe
Washington December 19. Officials issued orders to supervise deaths suspected to involve poison liquor or alcohol. Commissioner Doran warned that many deaths stem from antifreeze solutions and wood alcohol. He urged caution to avoid unfair accusations against drinkers.
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WASHINGTON
Doran
Pharmacist Shot by Unknown Pair in Spokane
In Spokane two young men shot Henry G. Anderson fifty two in his drugstore late at night, fleeing in a stolen car without valuables. Mrs. Anderson, playing cards with her husband, gave an incoherent account. Police wary if robbery motive or personal enmity. Also reported: M I C Christensen former Danish premier died in Copenhagen at seventy four.
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SPOKANE
Wash
Henry G. Anderson
COPENHAGEN
Denmark
M. I. C. Christensen
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