Pan-Am Aviators Dine in Mexico City on Christmas Day
Maj Herbert A Dargue and Pan-American goodwill flight arrived from Tampico and were greeted by Ambassador Sheffield. Army aviators had Christmas dinner at the American embassy. They will return to Tampico Tuesday. The St Louis engine trouble paused the flight and a goodwill letter to President Calles had not yet been fixed.
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Mexico City
Herbert A. Dargue
Tampico
Ambassador Sheffield
St. Louis
Major Dargue
Coolidge
Calles
Bootleggers Here Are Real Paupers
Newport Kentucky December 25 bootleggers once fined for liquor law violations appeared in federal court records as paupers. After serving thirty days pending payment, six convicted bootleggers took the pauper oath before the U S commissioner and were released, prompting court observers to note their extremely poor living conditions.
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Newport
Sev Geen
United States
Butcher Fends Off 3 Robbers in Alley Store
In Adelphia on December 23 a butcher defended his meat shop from three youths about 18 years old who brandished revolvers. The storekeeper, John Niwski, reported the trio forced entry and demanded surrender. He hurled a cleaver, which struck a door while narrowly missing a robber.
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Kitchen Maid Sues Society Leader for Damages
Mrs. Tint Van Veen, a Holland kitchen maid in the Townsend household, sues Mrs. Mars Scott Townsend alleging injuries after slipping on a kitchen floor. The suit seeks 25000 dollars in damages, filed in Washington with ties to Senator Peter Gerry’s inlaw.
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Capital Society
Peter Gerry
Rhode Island
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Holland
Townsend
van Veen
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Bettis Field Named for War Hero in Pittsburgh Suburb
Pittsburgh announces its newest airport will be named Bettis Field in honor of the late Lieut Cyrms K. Bettis, a noted army aviator who died in a crash in the Allegheny mountains. Bettis Field at Dravesburg will serve as the terminus of the Pittsburgh Cleveland air line.
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Bettis Feld
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Bettis
Dravesburg
Teen's suicide after fatal car crash shocks Columbus scene
A 14 year old youth killed himself after believing he had struck down two women with his father’s car which he had been forbidden to use and fled the scene. Oscar Heinlein, 34, shot himself after a fatal incident. Belle Jonkins, 0, suffered a broken arm and shoulder as police attended the crash scene.
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Columbus
Obie
Dee
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Murphy
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Norris asserts victory as trial nears amid Fort Worth killing
Norris claims self defense after the pastor’s study shooting of Chipps. Witnesses named include deacon L H Nutt and youth Carl Gleze, with a possible second witness linked to Chipps’s hotel departure. Mayor Meacham testified he funded prosecutors, arguing Chipps was killed defending Meacham and was a close ally.
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Chipps
Carl Gleze
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Grand Jury
Evie
Fort Worth
Meacham
Witnss
Heachem
Lore of early Washington land titles revealed
Washington D C December 25 The Department of Justice has traced the citys origin through land patents along Rock Creek and the Potomac naming Captain Johns Run the old stream Conduit bridge sites and several colorful patent names such as Knaves Disappointment Noise Enough Frogland Widow s Mite and Vineyard The Rost of Dumbarton area emerged from these records linking Peters portion to the citys founding history.
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Department of Justice
Georgetown
Salop
Salem
Nowa
Thes Roth
Dumbarton
Rock Creek
Knave
Naval Hospital
P Street
Robert Peter
City of
Duds Still Threaten French War Areas After Eight Years
In Lens France on December 25 reports show hidden projectiles continue to cause injuries. Casualties occur as children suffer most, despite regulations restricting metal scrap collection to official workers, with about two accidents weekly in the coal region.
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Lens
France
Chicken Born With Three Feet In Independence
Mrs O G Sheley of Short and Noland Streets found a chicken with an extra foot growing from the joint where the wing attaches to the body. The fowl appeared normal otherwise and Mrs Sheley noted it was one of the tastiest chickens she had ever cooked.
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Antique Dealers Face Closure Across England in 25 Years
London reports fear among dealers that English antique shops will disappear as works move to American homes. Thomas Rohan, prominent dealer, predicts Americans will pay any price for items, leaving few English shops by mid-century.
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London
England
Thomas Rohan
Rohan
Mare, 26, Frisky Like 8-Year-Old, Believed Oldest Active in County
Leitchfield Kentucky resident C. C. Shartzer owns what may be Grayson county's oldest active mare. Born April 12, she turns 26 next spring and still trots and bucks in pasture like a yearling. The mare, sired by Old Bright Vight, pulled a 280 pound feed load recently without effort.
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Leitchfield
C. C. Shartzer
Grayson County
Ana
Shartzer
Old Bright
Shartz
Albania to Build Its First Railroad Across 24 Miles
The National Geographic Society announced that Albania will acquire its first railroad linking Durazzo on the Adriatic coast with Tirana, a 24 mile route. The project marks Europe’s remaining railway absence closing a gap in the region.
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Albania
Washington
Europe
National Geographic Society
Durrazza
Adriatic
Tirana
European tensions strain postwar brotherly vows
In London and across Europe a drift from Franco-German rapprochement shows fractures in distrust and old hatreds. France seeks funds from Germany via a debt deal, Britain weighs balance of power, and American noninvolvement deepens scepticism about a lasting European harmony amid debts and occupation issues.
6000 in Vienna Near Century Mark
Vienna notes a recent competition of centenarians with several contestants born in 1828. Statistics show about 5000 residents 80 or older in the town, while Austria totals 85,000 people of that age, including 15,000 men and 20,000 women.
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Vienna
Austria
Will Rogers Inaugurated as Beverly Hills Mayor
Will Rogers was inaugurated as Beverly Hills first mayor in a ceremony at the Santa Fe station. He pledged to spill fifty fifty with you and promised to run an honest administration while entertaining visitors and hosting radio plans. Douglas Fairbanks Tom Mix Bill Hart led the escorted procession to his city hall bailiwick.
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Beverly Hills
Queen Marie
Ben' Turpin
Rogers
Douglas Fairbanks
Tom Mix
Bill Hart
Spalding
Doug Fairbanks
Elderly killer given life for wife murder in Chester
Edon Andres, 75, pled guilty to murdering his wife with a jammer after a quarrel on Sept. 26. A medical panel ruled him moron with the mind of a child, but he was sentenced to life in the state penitentiary at Chester.
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O. K
Bozarth
Killer
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Eeldon Andres
Chester
Andrey
British Gobs Seek Uniform Revisions In Navy Report
British sailors request a uniform overhaul including a raincoat to replace oilskin gear a better fitting welter boot a lighter cap improved collar without points and the removal of the lanyard during working hours according to a Royal Navy admiralty notice dated December 25.
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London
Gobs
Thes Admiralty
Foreign Policies At Washington Conference
Carlton Beals of California argued in Washington that no Mexican government acceptable to Secretary of State Kellogg could survive without American bayonets. He said Mexico enforces laws for social regeneration, while denying discrimination against Americans. Norman Thomas warned of an American backed league of nations asserting economic power worldwide.
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Central
South America
Carlton Beals
California
Mexico
Kellogg
State Department
Norman Thomas
League For Industrial Democracy
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League of Nations
Nations
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Old Chimpanzee Jack Described as Born Gentleman at London Zoo
London Zoo keepers say Jack the chimpanzee acts like a born gentleman and shows instinct by sharing food with his mate Bibi during observation. The chimpanzee, under study for social behavior, was noted for polite behavior without prior training.
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London
London Zoo
Jack
Viking Queen Buried in Ship
Washington D. C. December 23 A royal pleasure ship resting place of Queen Agga ruler of the Vikings is one of the most remarkable grave finds. Sophia Gran describes the queen’s voyage to meet the Norse gods with lavish offerings horses dogs and oxen sacrifices and rich grave furnishings.
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BD. G
Agga
Sophia Gran
Miss Giem
Lurial
Alhalla
Widow Thrice at 21 Marries Fourth Husband in Somerset
Elyn McGoward of Russell Spring and Mrs Ollie Edmonds widow of Frank Edmonds were married at Somerset by County Judge Napier Adams. McGoward a 28 year old World War veteran and the 21 year old bride are related through a fourth marriage for her former husband list. The bride’s parents are Osby Ard and Winnie Ky residents. Her previous spouses Mile Hill Joseph Johnson and Frank Edmonds died in violent or natural deaths.
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Elyn McGoward
Russell Spring
Ollie
Edmonds
Frank Edmonds
Somerset
Napier Adams
McGoward
Osby Ard
Winnie
Mile
Joseph Johnson
Berlin Tests Stone Slab Pavement in City Street
Berlin trials a new road surface made of large stone slabs bound with mortar. Officials claim the slabs resist slipping in rain and dry quickly, offering a durable paving option for the heart of the city.
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