Gold Exports and Hoover Era Fears Amid Wall Street Aftermath
The article discusses U S gold shipments from New York near 50 million dollars and fears of a shift in global gold dominance to Europe. It cites Secretary Lamont reporting stronger Christmas buying, remarks on gambling and stock risks, and notes about Professor Day’s biology talk on whale digestion. It mentions Metropolitan Life head Frederick Ecker seeking funds to build a Waldorf Astoria site tower with a mooring mast for airships, and profiles young figures like Bards Jr and Mr Gallman.
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Frederick H. Ecker
Metropolitan Life Company
Smith
New York
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Washington Revokes S A Payroll Slash Order Controversy Grows
Protest from business and civic groups rises after word that civilian jobs at the Hight Corps Ares general depot may be cut by about half. An emergency order reportedly planned to place the depot on inactive status faced opposition from lawmakers and local chambers. Some workers were told to seek new positions but others would be kept on as the plan evolved.
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Hight Corps
Ares General
Harry Mc Worebach
Warsbiich
Washington
Congress
August McGloskey
Staf
Secretary of War
Corps Area Headquarters
Fort Sem
Houston
Chamber of Commerce
Manufacturers’ Association
General Lansiter
San Antonio
Shorty Gibbs Complains of Jail Service Decline
Charley Gibbs known as Shorty claims police jail service has worsened. He says after 16 years around the jail he slept on a recent night, calls the guards lazy and questions seniority and order in the facility. The report cites his complaint to police about conditions at the city jail.
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Charley
Shorty) Gibbs
Shorty
Hoover Gridiron Club Dinner Draws 400 Guests at Willard
President Hoover attends the annual Gridiron Club dinner at the Willard Hotel along with 400 guests including officials and journalists. Prohibition and international topics provoke toasts as reporters roast world events from the Rapidan to London. The humorous program features songs and political lampooning before Page 2 continuation.
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Universal Service
Washington
D. C
Willard Hotel
Bebhina Lim
Hoover
Dawn
Rapidan
London
Geneva
Haiti
United States
Senate Committee Probes Valuations Methods of Firms
The senate interstate commerce committee will inquire the methods of valuing railroads, communications systems and other public utilities. Chairman Couzens announced today. The choice of methods involves about 0,000,090,000 of value to Failroads alone, it has been estimated.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Interstate Commerce
Couzens
Moore Seen as New Envoy to Poland
The Polish government asked if Alexander P. Moore of Pittsburgh, then ambassador to Peru, could be an American ambassador to Poland. This report notes Moore as a potential envoy, reflecting U S diplomatic considerations.
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Moore
Poland
Washington
INS
Thenn
Alesander P. Moore
Pittsburgh
Peru
Movie Actor's Wife Seeks Divorce-Cash
In Los Angeles on December 14 the suit of Mrs. William Farnum, wife of the stage and screen actor, for separate maintenance will be heard here Tuesday.
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Hos Angeles
Calif
William Farnum
Revenge Girls Mix Operators Coats in Chicago
In Chicago on December 14 two battered telephone operators faced a long mix up after getting wrong numbers. Police advised the two exchange room girls to report to the station to obtain their own contact details and resolve the matter.
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Chicago
Names of Slain Under Prohibition Enforcement Failures
The Washington Herald survey lists authentic killings linked to racketeering hijackings and drunken driving tied to prohibition era enforcement. It highlights victims including 0 women and four children under 12, noting officers often failed to act and that exemptions for non combatants mirrored Dark Age practices.
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Washington Herald
Hearst
United States
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Caroina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhodes Island
South Carolina
Santis
Dakota
The
Light
Flore
Public Aroused Over Aurora Home Killing Reports
Public interest rose after a killing at a residence in Aurora Kane County where a coroner described a raid based on a false affidavit. Additional similar incidents have frightened women away from their homes, with few details available due to publicity gaps.
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Mra
DeKing
Aurora
Kane County
Caida
Prosecution of Chambers Case Moves Forward in District Court
Calhoun to assist as Chandler prosecutor alongside Attorney General Bobbitt and District Attorney Seeligson in the conspiracy case against Chambers and his brother mayoral kin. Major Chambers and Carl Johnson ready for trial as defense. Secret meetings and interdepartmental coordination indicate a coordinated, fearlessly pursued prosecution with shared leadership rather than a single head.
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Assistat
Galloway Calhoun
Chambers
QM. Chambers
Moniie
Major Chambers
Carl Wright Johnson
Januors
Tudge W. &. Anderson
Distriet
Lemar Serlignon
BR. L. Bobbitt
Bobbitt
Gallowhy Calhoun
Seeligsop
C. Beeligson
Calhoun
Walter ‘Ynan
Walter ‘Ynan, First Assistant Distrike
Neeligson
Wwe
Seeligson
Tynan
Aecret
Grand Jury
Figson
Dubbitt
Austin
B. Chambers
Bexar
Attorney General's Department
Tiobbitt
Courage Called for in Bexar County Prosecution
The article questions the need for outside help in a high profile Dean law case in Bexar County. It notes the defendant is related to the top city official and suspects a breakdown in local law enforcement. The state attorney general’s involvement is discussed amid public calls for accountability and clarity.
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Bexar County
Charles Stevens
The
Alamo
Diplomat Seeks Mexico Railways Reform Amid Visit
Former President Plutarce Flins Carles departs New York for Mexico via Laredo to avoid arrest over 1022 Mexican incidents. The State Department says his visa suffices for immunity while Ortiz Rubio and Nubia engage in railway talks and economic prospects. President-elect Ortiz Rubio stays in the city as bankers discuss the program.
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Universal Service
New York
Plutarce Flins Carles
Mexico
Laredo
Texas
American State Department
Senorea
Ortiz Rubio
Nubia
Ortiz Rubio Enters Hospital In Baltimore Visit
Mexican president Pascual Ortiz Rubio arrives in Baltimore on Sunday for hospital observation at Johns Hopkins. Official recognition expected as he seeks medical care during a pivotal trip.
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Ortiz Rubio
Washington, DC
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Fleet of
Mexico
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Steel Workers Up For Highest Crime Ever Committed
Eighteen storm workers and riveters returned to their preaction jobs after being accused of a high crime in New York. They were brought into court for shooting craps on the twenty second story of the twelve story Bank of Manhattan building under construction on Wall Street. The magistrate, tentatively deeming it a case for the higher court, denied them.
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New York
Bank of Man‘hathag
Wallatceet
Dinenisard
Hold Up at Store in Main Avenue Robbery
An unmasked bandit robbed the Ciarenne Sausslers store No.1 at 1617 Main Avenue of about $200 Saturday night. The thief, armed with a pistol, forced the story manager William A. Baker to hand over the cash register contents. Afterward the bandit fled through a back door as witnesses described a man and several women leaving in a car. Employees J D Harris and A H Terrs and others were present at the time.
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Ciarenne Sausslers
Main Avenue
Jones William A. Baker
J.D. Harris
Blore
A. H. Terrs
Howard Street
Mooney Plea Goes to Pardon Board
In San Francisco on December 14, a special meeting of the governor's advisory pardon board was called for Monday to consider the Tom Mooney case. Both Mooney and Warren Billings, convicted in the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing, have applied for clemency. Billings awaits state Supreme Court action on his prior prison record.
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Ban Francisco
Governor's Advisory Pardon Board
Tom Mooney
Mooney
Warren BK. Billinga
San Francisco
Billings
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Age Trends in English Marriages in 1908 Census
London dispatch reports the registrar general figures for England and Wales showing 309,228 marriages in 1908. Among brides the most common ages were 15 to 17 with 80,064, 57 at 15, 440 at 16, and 249 at 17. The year also notes a rise in marriages where brides were paired with significantly older husbands.
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London
Ingloni
Wales
Senate approves cut in income and corporate taxes for 1929
The U S Senate passed a tax reduction bill trimming the corporate rate from 32 to 1? and reducing individual income taxes for 1929. The measure, supported by Democratic and Republican leaders, is a Christmas present to taxpayers, with about two and a half million direct filers expected to benefit and corporations poised to gain from lower levies.
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Washington
Treasury
Senate
House
Provident Honter
Mellon
Hoover
Jin
Congress
U S Checks Up on Incomes
Washington D D Dec 14 Information returns require employers to report wages and payments to individuals with thresholds for reporting. The government plans to use these returns to verify income data and ensure accurate taxation.
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U. S
Walyeraas Gertice
Washington, D. 2
Gale Sammar
Revere Bureau
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