Banker Robin’s Insanity May Be Only Sham
A New York report says G Robin, who controlled Northern Bank of New York and several other firms, was committed to a sanitarium but may be feigning madness. Investigators will reexamine his mental state. deposits at the West 659th Street savings bank remain large, while a small run followed the Northern Bank closure.
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Associated Press
New York
Cheney
Tofay
Northern Bank of
G. Robin
Robin
Northern Bank
Insurance
Hotchkiss
State Bank
Russia
Anks
District Attorney's Office
Central Valley
N. Y
Sarum
Washington Savings Bank
West 659Th Street
State Banking Department
The
Savings Bank
Northern
AID OFFICIALS SHOOT CHITWOOD
Hearing resumes in Hot Springs Arkansas into the death of Oscar Chitwood shot by a mob of twenty in the county jail enclosure. Chitwood had been transferred to Saline county for involvement in the August shooting of Sheriff Houpt.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Oscar Chitwood
Chitwood
Saline County
Sheriff Houpt
Seizure of 800 Gallons of Apache Made Booze
Washington December 28 about 800 gallons of tiswin or tulapai an intoxicating Apache beverage were confiscated by Indian agents at Fort Apache Arizona A bottle was sent to the bureau of Indian affairs for analysis The liquor described as corn beer is said to be very intoxicating and produces weight gain among users It is milky in appearance with a bad odor and is sometimes made with whiskey roots and loco weed a plant that poisons animals and may drive them mad
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Fort Apache
Ariz
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Bureau
Sugar Frauds Grow Bigger
Washington reports deepenings of drawback frauds against the government place the treasury in position to press terms with sugar refiners. The American Sugar Refining company offers $700,000, while authorities say at least $1,000,000 may be recoverable. Attorneys for the company previously offered $500,000 and called it their last cent, but the offer was rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
American Sugar Refining Company
Wickersham
Sugar
Customs Service
Ellison Closes Sharp Corner Saloon Club in San Antonio
Newt Ellison, owner of Ellison's club on South Alamo Street, told Sheriff Tobin he will shut the establishment for good if others in the area do not voluntarily close. The sheriff warned he will jail proprietors of clubs violating the law and shut them down if necessary.
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San Antonio
Newt
Ellison
South Alamo
Tobin
Will San Antonio International Fair face bankruptcy
A special 3:30 PM directors meeting in the Frost bank building will discuss the fairs debt ridden status and options to keep the annual fair going. Stockholders control 16 500 votes and an upcoming general meeting may be called to decide on continued operation or liquidation.
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San Antonio
Texas
International Fair Association
Frost Bank
Sam L. Harris
Poll Tax Stunt At City Hall Leaves Polls Open
A city hall scene shows five Mexican men and an official issuing poll tax receipts without cash exchanged. The event suggests a possible poll tax fund and raises questions about how voters were charged while 134 citizens obtained receipts, totaling 4822 to date.
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Pilace—City Hall
Ity
Japanese Control of the Philippines Alleged by Army Officers
A New York dispatch reports army officers returning from the Philippines claim Japanese authorities secretly control the islands and will seize them when ready. They allege sunk Dewey dry dock, secret wireless stations, and preparations to mobilize guerrilla resistance if invaded, with officers cautious about naming sources.
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New York
Philippines
Dickinson
Leonard Wood
Congress
United States
United States Army
Dewey
Subic Bay
Luzon
Army
Manila
Manila Bay
Japan
Corregidor Island
Quarrel Linked to Illness and Wedding Car Sale
New York December 28 The real story behind actress Edna Goodrich's illness and the sale of the $12,500 touring car given by Nat Goodwin emerges as friends say the couple quarreled. Goodwin seeks wife believed in a Lakewood sanitarium while Goodrich and her mother left Lakewood for an unknown location.
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Edna Goodrich
Nat Goodwin
New York
New York American
Ansonia
Lakewood
B. F. Scheffels & Co
Goodwin
Miss Goodrich
Nat Woowin
Carter Garage
Broadway
House, Grossman & Vorhaus
Herman L. Roth
the Lambs’ Club
I Nee Roth
Explosion Devastates El Paso Killing Dozens
Rescue efforts labor as many houses lie wrecked after a powerful blast in El Paso. The death toll climbs as responders assess collapsed structures and search for survivors.
Explosion at El Paso slag pit buries workers
In El Paso on December 28 a blast in a slag pit at the El Paso smelter killed and buried many workers. Rescue efforts were underway as crews faced heavy slag and debris with reports of 8 to 16 possible deaths and at least a score injured.
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Paso
Tex
el Paso
American Smelting & Refining Company
E. M. Bray
J. M. Leiteh
Refugio Cardena
Emetidio Rodriguez
Marques Rodriguez
Pilar Montoya
Jose Melendez
William Davie
Carpenter
Aviator Laffort and Passenger Die in France Flight Crash
At Issy les Moulineaux M Laffort French aviator and passenger M Pola were killed when their aircraft fell from about fifty feet during a test before a Brussels bound competition spectators watched as the plane circled then crashed the steering gear jammed and both men died instantly in the wreckage
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Associated Press
Issy Les Moulineaux
France
M. Laffort
M. Pola
Laffort
Brussels
Automobile Club
Paris
Modesto Adopts Charter Allowing City Aviation Landings
Modesto California voters adopt a new city charter granting the power to construct and operate aviation landings as a municipal enterprise. The provision envisions a future where flying machines are used similarly to street cars.
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Associated Press
Modesto
Cal
Unsettled Cool Weather For San Antonio Area
Local forecast through 7 p m Thursday calls for unsettled weather and colder conditions for San Antonio and vicinity. A 3 am reading showed 60 degrees, with earlier comparative figures from 1909 and 1910 noting morning lows around 59 to 60 and midday readings near 49.
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Life OF Fair
Ganges
Hong Kong
Ea Ih
Big Smelter Company
Aviator
California
San Antonio and Vicinity
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