Government bids on Chapman field tract near Miami
The War department received a single bid of 2 836 560 for an 800 acre tract of the Chapman field military reservation near Miami Florida from Nathan Friedman of New York. The government originally paid 71 000 for 850 acres and has since transferred some land to the Department of Agriculture.
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U. S
Washington
Chapman Field
Miami
Fla
War Department
Nathan Friedman
New York
Department of Agriculture
Opera Singer Found Dead in Chicago Auditorium Hotel
Baritone William Beck who was to perform in Herodiade in the second act at the Auditorium was found dead in his room at the Auditorium hotel by a call boy after he failed to appear on stage.
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Chicago
William Beck
Massenet
Pope Pius XI to Visit Assisi for Monastery Dedication
Reports say Pope Pius XI will abandon the 1870 precedent of voluntary imprisonment in the Vatican and travel to Assisi to dedicate a monastery, marking a notable departure from long standing papal restrictions.
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Vatican
Rome
Pius XI
Italy
Assisi
Nugent Named FTC Chair Amid Rotation Rule
Commissioner John F. Nugent of Idaho, a Democrat, assumes the chairmanship of the Federal Trade Commission under the currency rotation rule. The move places Nugent at the top of the agency as leadership rotates among members.
Bank Closes in Waukon Over Frozen Assets
The First National Bank of Waukon suspended operations due to frozen assets. Deposits exceed $1,000,000 in the bank at Waukon, Iowa.
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Waukon
Iowa
First National Bank of Waukon
Radio Men on Ships Strike London
Wireless operators on British ships threaten a mass walkout over a $5 per month wage cut as contracts expire. Steamer crews may be withdrawn, risking serious disruption to shipping and port operations.
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London
Two Women Rob First State Bank of Renner
Two armed women robbed First State bank of Renner bank cashier H. Wilkensor. They fled in an automobile with about $500 in currency. No injuries reported. Police launched a manhunt as details emerged.
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Renner
8. D
H.&. Wilkensor
First State Bank of
Mrs Sherman Repeats as Head of Congressional Committee
Mrs John Dickinson Sherman, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, was re elected chairman of the joint congressional committee. The group includes 22 national women's organizations with headquarters in Washington and represents 26,000,000 women voters. She returned from a seven weeks speaking tour and praised collaborative achievements toward a finer living.
Doug and Mary Fair Apply for European Passports
Cai Douglas Fairbanks and his wife Mary Pickford filed at federal offices in Los Angeles for passports to Great Britain France Italy Holland Belgium Switzerland Germany Japan and China. They expect to sail from New York on January 16 or February 2. Fairbanks states age forty two and Mrs Pickford thirty two.
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Mary
Los Angeles
Cai
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Great Britain
France
Italy
Holland
Belgium
Switzerland
Germany
Japan
China
New York
Fairbanks
Championship steer at 26th International Live Stock Exposition
Mah-Jongg, a two year old pure bred Angus, owned and exhibited by Iowa State College, won the grand champion steer title at the twenty sixth International Live Stock exposition in Chicago.
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Iowa State College
Chicago
Mah-Jongg
Planes collide at 3000 feet killing two pilots
Two planes at 3,000 feet collided in San Diego. Capt. Harry H. Shepherd and Lieut. John D. Christian of the Marine Corps Air Squadron were killed in the crash.
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San Diego
Cal
Harry H. Shepherd
John D. Christian
Marine Corps Air Squad
Bank Robbers Hit Highland Park Branch in Detroit Heist
Two armed men entered a Detroit Highland Park branch of a Peninsula State Bank. Employees were held up as the robbers collected fourteen thousand dollars and fled the scene.
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Detroit
Mich
Peninsular State Bank of
Highland Park
Milk Jumps Continent Delivered Across Atlantic City
Milk drawn from a California cow on Friday morning was delivered at Atlantic City on the following Sunday morning.
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California
Atlantic City
Draft Plans To Aid Iowa Farmers Through Credit System
A closed meeting at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago discussed immediate aid for Iowa farmers in credit difficulties caused by marketing a large corn crop. Attendees included Chicago and Iowa bankers, farm leaders, and Secretary of Agriculture Jardine. Two new corporations, the National Agricultural Credit Corporation of Des Moines and of Fort Dodge, will each have 2.5 million dollars in capital, with stock largely sold to Chicago and Iowa bankers. Loans will come within ten days, funded by 5 million dollars in stock. Loans to Iowa farmers will carry interest 11 percent above the intermediate credit bank rate, presently 6 percent.
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Chicago
Iowa
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Jardine
National Agricultural Credit Corporation of
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Intermediate Credit Bank
Wright to Press Divorce Suit Against Miriam Noel Wright
Chicago reported that Frank Lloyd Wright will push his divorce case against his sculptress wife Miriam Noel Wright. The action is expected to proceed in Baraboo Wisconsin near Taliesen and Spring Green. Wright’s Chicago attorney Fred B. Silsbee said service will set the case for trial, with recent accusations tied to deportation efforts against Mme Olga Milanoff.
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Chicago
Frank Lloyd Wright
Miriam Noel Wright
Baraboo
Wis
Taliesen
Spring Green
Fred B. Silsbee
Mme
Olga Milanoff
Wright
New Restrictions on Wine Issued by Dry Commissioner
Washington reports the Dry Commissioner Blair and Assistant Secretary L C Andrews issued orders revoking all sacramental wine permits on December 31 and introducing strict re issue rules. The rules aim to curb liquor flow into bootlegging channels and limit withdrawal permits to rabbis and ministers after faith leader consultations.
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Washington
Blair
Actress Sues W A Clark Over Breach of Promise
Marguerite McNulty motion picture actress files a $250,000 breach of promise suit in New York Supreme Court against William Andrew Clark III, grandson of former Senator William A Clark of Montana, alleging he promised to wed.
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W. A. Clark
New York
Marguerite McNulty
William Andrew Clark III
William A. Clark
Montana
Supreme Court
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