Third Party Hope Dims As Borah Sees No New Group
Washington dispatch reports Senator Borah Idaho and other Western Republicans see no need for a new third party. Independents may align with existing parties until the 1932 convention, with Norris and Lucas staying in the GOP. Borah cites multiple issues and grass roots action as barriers to forming a new party.
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WASHINGTON
Borah
Idaho
Norris
Nebraska
ROOSEVELT Norris
Coseinor-Roosevelt
New York
Moses
New Hampshire
Robert H. Lucas
Republican national committee
Lucas
national committee
Concord
Miami Beach
Florida
Nye
North Dakota
campaign
Nutt
Lucases security
Plane Missing Over Morocco Circling Fez Italian Consul Among Four Aboard
A Paris Buenos Aires mail passenger plane disappeared between Agadir and Toulouse while en route from Dakar. Four aboard, including the Italian consul at Fez, are feared lost. Two search planes from Agadir returned without finding any trace of the missing aircraft.
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AGADIR
Morocco
Buenos Aires
Fez
Dakar
Toulouse
Robber Slugs Rail Officer In Kansas City
James F. Holden former vice president of the Kansas City Southern railroad was struck by a robber last night in Kansas City. The assailant aimed only at Holden after finding only one dollar on him and fled. Holden sought treatment from a private physician and indicated he had additional funds for a New York trip.
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KANSAS
Chief’s worry grows as pistol club tests weapon
Chicago dispatch reports Evanston Police Chief William C. Free mant is alarmed by the newly formed Business Men’s Pistol Club. A home smash wounded a member’s 12 year old son who found his pistol, another member was arrested as a bandit suspect, and an estranged wife alleges threats with the club’s pistol amid alimony disputes.
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CHICAGO
Der
William C. Freemant
Evanston
Uick
Marshal Joffre Near Death in Paris
Paris December 29 Marshal Joffre, hero of the Marne, grew critically weak today and a medical bulletin described his condition as most grave. He sank into a coma within minutes, with doctors saying only his courage could work a miracle and crowds watching in sorrow outside St. Jean De Dieu hospital.
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PARIS
Merishal Joffre
mosb
Isaie
Marne
Marshal Joffre
Fontaine
SIARS
St. Jean-De- Dieu
Papa" Joffre
Alekhine Survives Hotel Fire in Esseg Jugoslavia
World chess champion Alexander Alekhine narrowly escaped death when a lit cigarette dropped from his mouth igniting his bed in a hotel room at Esseg. He woke unable to reach the door and collapsed from smoke before clerks could rescue him and extinguish the blaze.
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AGRAM
Jugoslavia
Alexander A Alekhine
Esseg
Alekhine
Burt
Man and wife in auto fight in Kansas City
Bill McEaig a husky salesman was taken to a police station to report a motor accident in which his wife suffered slight injuries. Later he was booked after Mrs McKeig accused him of beating her in an argument over responsibility of the accident. He resisted and was subdued by policemen as his valuables, including a rabbit's foot, were checked.
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KANSAS CITY
Bill McEaig
Bismarck Capitol Fire Destroys State Documents
A major blaze in Bismarck destroyed the four story state capitol, gutting records and forcing the legislature to seek a temporary meeting place. Officials estimate $1000000 to replace destroyed documents while the building was insured for $480000 with contents at $288000. The fire halted state business on the eve of a legislative session.
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BISMARCK
N D
North Dakota
Dakotas
aif
Upwata
BUILE
Dakota territory
U.S Grant
4. M. Teller
United States
James J. Hill
James Bryce
England
Germany
Berlin
North
South Dakota
Pierre
City May Buy Subway Lines For 48.8 Million
New York officials and transit company directors agreed on a municipal purchase of the transit properties of the two lines for 48,804,000 dollars. The deal binds neither side yet and goes before the city transit commission for approval before the owners act.
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NEW YORK
Des
Samuel Untermyer
Gerhard M. Dahl
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit
Interborough Rapid Transit
city transit commission
Bank President Edwin Jackson Found Dead In Rogers Home
Edwin Jackson president of the First National Bank of Rogers was found dead in his library with a bottle of poison beside him. Authorities attributed his death to despondency over Arkansas bank distress as about a hundred banks faced closures after a long depositor run.
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ROGERS
Ark
Edwin Jackson
First National Bank of Rogers
Arkansas
Cold Waters Save Coast Visitor From Death At Venice
Archibald McColg of Chicago jumped into the Pacific near Venice to escape postal robbery charges after admitting he stole $200. Cold ocean water lingered, and a bystander reportedly saved him from drowning by handing him to a policeman for federal arrest.
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VENICE
Cal
Pacific
Archibald McColg
Chicago
Gunfire in Rebel Area in Burma Today
In Thomaddy district near Fangoons, British troops clash with Burmese rebels in the first major engagement since uprisings began. Jungle fires and smoke hinder advance as casualties occur. rebel leader remains elusive, rumored to be a Shan prince. American missionaries Latta and Anderson are present but not providing aid.
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FANGOON
Burma
Thomaddy
Ts ATLAAE
imles noth
Rangoon
walt
Tarawaddy
J F Latta
Mitonsburg
Tharaweddy
Thonze
nates
Altitude Record Claimed by Los Angeles Aviatrix
Los Angeles aviatrix Juanita Eyins claims a new women’s altitude record after a three hour flight yesterday in which she estimated reaching about 28 000 feet Her altimeters failed at 26 000 feet and she descended after a half hour of search An official paragraph will be sent to Washington for calibration by the National Aeronautic Association The current world record is 27 418 feet set by Elinor Smith.
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LOS ANGELES
Juanita Eyins
Washington
National Aeronautic Association
Elinor Smith
Farm Board Inquiry Sought by Farmers Union Leader
John A. Simpson national president of the Farmers Union said a Walsh resolution sought an investigation into the farm board marketing activities. He challenged Chairman Legge to join him in backing the measure. Legge acknowledged receipt of the letter but offered no comment. Senators Walsh of Massachusetts and Walsh of Montana were away from Washington.
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WASHINGTON
senate
Walsh
John A. Simpson
Farmers Union
farm board
Legge
Oklahoma City
Siempson
Severe Storm Menaces Ships in British Isles
Heavy gales sweep the British Isles with high seas and inland damage. Winds reached up to eighty miles per hour in Ireland and Scotland, fifty nine mph at Farnsworth in Lancashire, and fifty mph in London. Coastal areas report tossed ships, large waves near Land's End and the Isle of Wight, with shop signs and fences blown down in London.
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LONDON
British Isles
Ireland
Scotland
Farnsworth
Lancashire
Land's Head
Isle of Wight
Prohibition Fight Echoes as Lawmakers Split on Leadership
Washington reports show supporters in Congress calling for reorganization of prohibition backers amid warnings of trouble over extra funds for next year. Christian Herald editor Stanley High cites a canvass of forty House members ready to assert the days as a strategic opening, while urging a Laymen’s conference to unify leadership due to ongoing discontent with current dry leaders.
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WASHINGTON
CPI
Withn dtp
WORLD DESERT
Stanley High
the
Christian Herald
justice department
Hugh
leyman
Washington city
high command
Secretary Stimson Walks 10 Miles To Work Daily
Washington December 29 The secretary joins thousands of government employees walking to work The chief cabinet officer resides at Woodley Park and cannot briskly walk from the state department His chauffeur drives him part way and he walks the remaining distance The habit replaces his favored horseback riding which he has given up due to current affairs pressure
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WASHINGTON
Stimson
Woodley
state department
Massacre Reported as Chinese Slaughter Raises Alarm in Shawnghai
Reports from Shanghai state a government focus on Kansu province as details about a claimed massacre of thirty thousand Chinese by Mohammedan armies remain scarce. Roving Islam followers cut communications, hindering news from one of the most isolated regions. An escaped resident from Laangchow reached Lenchow, the provincial capital, with word of the incident.
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SHANGHAI
Kansu
Landow
Laangchow
Lenchow
Brother assumes identity to shield jailed sibling in Tacoma case
In Wash a man claimed to be Homer Upton to avoid jail for the real Homer's escape from federal agents during a raid on a Shelton alcohol plant. Deputies arrested the man under the alias twenty eight year old Tacoma Tongshore nan. Detectives say he is Homer Upton's brother and federal agents seek the real Homer Upton while holding the arrestee for questioning.
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TACOMA
Wash
Dee
Homer Upton
Vincent
Sam Blake
Desperate Prisoner Break Fails At Indiana State Prison
In Michigan City Indiana December 29 a carefully planned jail break failed as guards city police and firemen forced twelve inmates to surrender without bloodshed The group led by Joseph Burns who had fashioned a spoon key to unlock cells overpowered a guard but alarms alerted outside forces and the siege ended with arrests of bank robbers and murderers
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MICHIGAN CITY
Ind
Indiana state prison
Guy Burksow
Joseph Burns
Culver
Freighter Yojin Maru Adrift in Southwest Gale
Distress signals from the freighter Yojin Maru said the vessel was adrift in a southwest gale with its rudder lost. The ship, 760 miles west of Cape Flattery, sailed December 23 from Ven souver for Osaka with wheat and lumber. Forty crewmen aboard, commanded by Capt. Mi Yamamoto, operate for Ocean Transport Company Ltd.
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SEATTLE
Cape Flattery
Wash
Vensouver
Osaka
Taden
Ocean Transport Company, Ltd
Mi ‘Yamamoto
Stolen Jewelry Worth Fortunes Haunts New York Police
Police hunt for jewel thefts totaling up to about $200000 after losses from a Pullman compartment and venues including a night club and theatre. Victims include Mrs Edgar Luckenbach, Miss Marie De Carlo, and Texas Guinan. items range from a $100000 pearl string to a $3500 mesh bag and a $14000 pearl necklace with diamond clasp. Additional thefts cited involve $1000 from Henry Stack’s West Eightieth Street home and $5000 from Philip A S Franklin Jr.’s residence in the past two weeks.
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NEW YORK
Edgar F. Luckenbach
Palm Beach
Fla
Marie De Carlo
Park avenue society
West Eightieth street
Henry Stack
West Eighty-second street
Philip A S. Franklin, Jr
International Mercantile Marine
Wedding Halted by Police in Cumberland
Miss Denice J. Marshall, nineteen, daughter of a Pittsburgh jurist, and Cuddy De Marco were detained overnight by Cumberland police at the request of Judge Elder W. Marshall. A motorcycle officer arrested them to stop the wedding intended at the time. The judge’s automobile used in the transfer was left in Cumberland and De Marco faces no charges for stealing the machine as police stated.
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CUMBERLAND, Md
denice J. Marshall
Pittsburgh
Cuddy De Marco
price ring
Cumberland
Elder W. Marshall
Allegheny county common pleas court
De Marco
Judge Marshall
Drought relief loans approved by House subcommittee
Washington December 29 The House appropriations sub committee approved 45 million dollars for drought relief loans today. The move aims to aid farmers and rural communities facing crop losses and water shortages.
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WASHINGTON
house
Fire Truck Attached by Man Who Says City Owes Him Cash
Pine Grove West Virginia December 29. Fire department may have to call J L George to borrow the fire truck. George, former city recorder, has sued the town and attached property claiming the city owes him money for services rendered. Town officials protested his absence from late term council meetings.
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PINE GROVE
W. Va
J. L
George
Fraud in proxy fight upheld in Youngstown merger ruling
Common Pleas Judge David G Jenkins voided the proposed Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet Metal merger injunctioning minority stockholders. He found inadequate stockholder information and a possibly misleading audit report, questioning the exchange ratio and overall consideration amid a long legal fight with fraud accusations and a costly bonus system disclosure.
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YOUNGSTOWN
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Youngstown Sheet Metal and Tube Company
Common Pleas
David G Jenkins
Jenkins
Cyr. S Eaton
Cleveland
Bheet and Tube board of directors
Sheet and Tube
Bethlehem
PLASS
Mahoning county
ipleas court
court house
Daltor
Dalton
James A. Campbell
Frank Purnell
Harry G. Dalton
Pickands, Mather and Company of
Bar Silver Drops Today in New York Market
In New York on December 29 bar silver fell one quarter of a cent to 31 1/2 cents an ounce, the eighth of a cent above the historic law set December 18. London also saw a small decline in silver prices today.
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NEW YORK
London
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