Eastern Shore of Virginia forms Chamber of Commerce
Accomac Court House hosts a large meeting as leaders from Accomack and Northampton counties unanimously back the plan for the Eastern Shore of Virginia Chamber of Commerce and a proposed super-peninsula group. Aimed at promoting the Delmarva Peninsula region, organizers plan a 20,000 dollar annual budget and pledges drive.
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Ny Star
Accomac
Accomacd
Northampton
Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Salisbury
tel-Mur-Va
Virginia
John E. Nottingham
Eastgille
Ben. T. Gunter
Accomec
Walter Ames
J. ©. Wylker
G. W. Holland
F. M. Bell
Guy Webster
FE. W. Downes
J. W. Moore
Italian Army Plot Rumors Denied in Bucharest
In Bucharest on January 4, the foreign office denied reports that Prince Carol led a failed army plot to seize power. The National Assembly will be asked to accept Carol’s renunciation of succession, deemed crucial to avoid risking the entire line.
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Bucharest
Romania
A. P
National Assembly
Carol
Foreign Office
Vienna
European
Controversy Over Sermon Sparks Debate at Free Synagogue
New York reports that Dr Stephen Wise of the Free Synagogue faced a storm of criticism from Orthodox circles after a sermon on Jesus Christ. The executive committee of the United Maleting appeal rejected his resignation after a four hour debate. Wise withdrew his resignation amid the division.
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New York
Dan
Stephen & Wise
Rabb
The
Free Synagogue
United
Thail л Seeker Admits Firing 11 Houses
New York police report Walter Foley confessed to setting 11 fires in tenement houses on Christmas Eve for excitement. He said he had admitted to over forty fires in Brooklyn over six years and ran from house to house lighting fires within minutes of each other. He claimed he did not intend to harm anyone.
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New York
A. P
Walter Foley
Brooklyn
Foley
Brophy
Five Suspects Arrested After Broadway Theatre Payroll Robbery
Five suspects are in custody after thieves robbed Loew's State Theatre payroll of 3100 last night. Kenneth Gratton, assistant manager, was attacked on stairs to a theatre office and tossed into the orchestra seats as three armed men fled via a fire exit.
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New York
Loew's
State Theatre
Broadway
Kenneth Gratton
Unrest Triggers Looting in Nova Scotia Coal Towns
Disturbances by unemployed miners in Glace Bay and New Aberdeen escalate into raids on provisioning stores. Store owners report heavy losses as about 1000 men looted flour meat and canned goods after mass meetings by the United Mine Workers of America. Mayor Morrison says provincial action may be needed to fund relief as the crisis continues.
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Glace Bay
N.S
Morrison
Rhodes
New Aberdeen
Nick Altrock Signs New Baseball Contract
Washington reports Nick Altrock, the famed coach and comedian, has signed his 126 contract. He notes 15 years with President Griffith and says he has never had a salary dispute or debate over pay.
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Washington
Nick” Altrock Ha
Griffith
Hurricanes and political notes from around the world
A January roundup reports a severe hurricane near Upete Samoa surpassing 1589 storm damage. US tax policy warns that the House approved $330 million must not be exceeded by the Senate. Maryland governor’s nominee Dickerson Heever appointed to Steamboat Inspection Service. Calvary Church pastor chosen for First Baptist in West Palm Beach. Irene Rich suffers illness delaying a new film project. Muscle Shoals funding request seeks $2.3 million. Elk Hills Naval Reserve case upheld by the US Circuit Court of Appeals while Doheny remains involved.
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San
Francesco
Sated States Circuit Court of Appeals
Eduard L. Doheny
Vil Lande
Elk Hills Naval Reserve
California
Osage murder probe moves toward a solution
Federal and state officers inch toward arresting suspects in a Osage murders ring tied to killings of Osage Indians and others. The plan divides cases between Guthrie grand jury proceedings and the Osage Nation home region as, three years after the Fairfax dynamiting, witnesses are gathered to indict alleged conspirators.
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W. J. K Ke
Forman
W. K. Kale
Fairfax
Ernst Burkhekt
M.A. Bloyd
Osage County
Bert Lawton
Leavenworth
W. F E. Smith
Oklahoma City
Osage
Guthrie
Fu Tier
Secret Service
Saxo
George F. Short
Edwin Dabbcy
J. Berry King
Pawhuska
W. EB. Sm
Oklahoma City Times
Dick Gregg
Per
Smuth
Anna Brookshirt
Smith
Ambhia
Anna Brown
Gregg
Welsh dam breaks cause deaths and damage in Dolgarrag
Seven teens were killed or injured as the Lign Eigiau dam on the Conway river burst after heavy rains. The lake had been a power reservoir and the failure caused tremendous property damage. Coach Yost of Michigan still hails the late Boys Weeks as one of the best quarterbacks of all time.
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Dolgarrag
Wales
Lign Eigiau
Conway River
Yost
Michigan
Colgate star Jack Weller accused of posing as grid luminary
The Reneselaer New York charge reports Colgate football captain Jack Weller known as Reddie Tryon faced arrest for posing as a professional player in Miami Florida. The case alleges idle conduct and a technical charge, with Mrs Tryon denying professional offers and the star being feted while a reported $100 was charged to deter embarrassment.
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Colgate Footballistar
Jack Weller
Reneselaer
N.Y
Peung
Tryon
Colgate
Miami
Fla
Weller
Reddie Tryon
Ons
Eddie
Floods and Storms Ravage Europe Across Record Sequences
The report describes widespread floods and severe gales across Europe. Central Europe suffers heavy damage with 1000 dead in Transylvania as Theiss River floods villages. France Belgium and Germany face rising waters and peaking rivers while England and Wales endure localized flooding.
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Europe
Central Europe
London
Transylvania
Theiss River
France
Belgium
Balgium
Myure
Malines Mons
Flanders
Rhine
Germany
Holand
Gelderland
Over- Yasel
England
Wales
Body of well dressed woman found in Baltimore Harbor
The Police Boat Robert D. Carter recovered a dead woman from Recreation Pier near Broadway. She was neatly dressed in a black silk waist with a white flower pattern, a black skirt, and high black shoes. A gold wedding ring with the initials TH was the only identifiable item. She stood about five feet two inches tall and weighed 140 pounds. No other clues identified the woman.
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Baltimore
A. P
Robert D. Carter
Harbor Tear
Broadway
Allegations Denied By New Organization To Acquire Control
Washington reports the Continental Baking Corporation denied claims it monopolized bakery products by acquiring more than twenty bakeries. The Federal Trade Commission filed the complaint December 19 alleging reduced competition, but the company argued bread and cake markets cannot sustain monopoly and that plants serve distinct communities due to high material costs. The commission scheduled a hearing for February.
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Washington
Commission
Ward and
General Baking Corporations
New York
United States
Tha Trade Commission
Laurel Woman Dies in Baltimore Auto Crash
Miss Ate Archer aged 27 of Laurel Md was fatally injured and her sister Miss Nellie Archer was slightly injured when their car collided with a machine driven by Clifton E Hale at York and Mount Carmel Roads. Hale was exonerated by the coroner. Nellie driving became confused as Hale’s car turned into York Road and the Archer vehicle overturned.
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Baltimore
Ate Archer
Laurel
Nellie Archer
Clifton E. Hale
Upperro
York
Mount Carmel
Cockeysville
L. O. Mazon
Hale
Mystery Man of Somerse Seeks Freedom From Slaying Accusation
In Princess Anne Maryland a 66 year old man, named IC N Walker alias William Smith, seeks release on a writ of habeas corpus before Judge Robert F Dyer. Walker faces two murder charges connected to Crisfield farmer John Sambo Sterling. Prosecutor Dashiell says Walker is an escaped convict from a Virginia penitentiary farm who served 18 months of an 18 year term for deputy sheriff James Shackleford’s murder. Walker admits using the Virginia photo but denies being Walker or connected to the Crisfield crime. The hearing is set for 4 PM at the jail.
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Princess Anne
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IC. N. Walker
William Smith
Robert F. Dyer
Walker
Harry Dashiell
John
Sambo) Sterling
Crisfield
Ter
Virinia Penitentiary
James Shackleford
Sherif
Gloucester County
the .C. N. Walker
Virginia
Dashiell
Samoan Island Seeks Aid After Disaster
The Naval Governor reports American Samoa hurricane damage and requests Navy food relief. Minesweeper Tanager inspected inland plots showing complete crop destruction and long shortages for breadfruit and coconuts. At Manua, officers quarters, a church, a school, and 63 native houses were demolished.
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Washington
Navy Department
American Samoa
Department
Naval
Tanager
Manua
Coolidge Speech Cited In Scopes Appeal Briefs
In New York on January 4, briefs for John T. Scopes appeal cite President Coolidge's speech before the American Legion gathering and Charles E. Hughes' remarks to the American Bar Association as supporting arguments. The Tennessee case challenges the state law banning teaching evolution in public schools.
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New York
A. P
Ats
John T. Scopes
Tennessee
Supecome Court
Nashville
Doctor Ivan Shorokov Sentenced After Child Deaths
In Tashkent a chief physician, Dr. Ivan Shorokov, was charged with causing the deaths of 10 children. He was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison after blaming two sergeants for negligence that led to a deadly mix up of diphtheria germs.
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Tashkent
Russian Turkesten
A. P
Ivan Shorokov
Supremes Court
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