One Booming Port and Indian News in Cuba
A compendium column notes broader U S port activity including Los Angeles shipping, rubber industry expansion, and factory shifts. It covers Prohibition enforcement on Indian reservations, a murder case against a dry agent, and discussion on freedom of the press in Cuba with reflections on constitutional rights and historical parallels.
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Cuba
Angeles
Calif
Toy Angeles
Joseph Toplitaky
United States
Caporta
Los Angeles
Hathor
Byldence Inc
Mornngd
Indiana
Jndine Gelling
Platote
Chefr
Widow Clara Uhr Faces Death Penalty For Murder
The Verona county court found Mrs Clara Uhr guilty of murdering her husband Daniel Uhr and sentenced her to death by electric chair. A new trial motion will be filed next week, contending trial charges and juror instructions were improper.
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Clara
Daniel Uhr
Ctic
Chistzaerruth Thibrict
Donald Walker
Uhr
Lexie Jones
Ela
Earl
Aten Ubr
Swift Justice in England
London dated report describes Arthur Henry Hollis from Blgysm being arrested January 4 and committed for trial January 10. He was sentenced January 13 to 12 months in prison. Judge Berry Erny remarked he must tell the Americans about the case as he signed the conviction sheet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Arthur Henry Hollis
Bie Erny
Wild
Hollie
Monteith Edges Holcombe In Houston Mayoral Race
Walter H. Monteith incumbent won the Houston mayoralty by about 4000 votes amid late reports. Incomplete tallies gave Monteith 16500 and Oscar Holcombe 11500, ending Holcombe’s eight-year tenure as mayor. The campaign focused on employment relief and a large municipal construction program.
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Houston
Texan
Walter H. Monteith
Monteith
Oscar Holcombe
Hulcomb
Governors' Doorstep Urges for Unemployment Aid
In Albany, six eastern state governors conferred on relief measures as an unemployed march pressed the mansion lawn demanding immediate assistance from the state. The Monday afternoon demonstration sought swift action to ease jobless hardships amid the stalled relief talks.
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Albany
Belint
Allany
Marehrd
Wanneta
He Alate
Board Would Halt Imports by Levy
The federal farm board abandoned proposals for an embargo on agricultural products and now favors amendments to the tariff law to halt imports, disclosed today in Washington.
Mother of Ritchie Expires Suddenly
ANNAPOLIS Md Jan 24 Mrs Elizabeth Coskie Cabell Ritchie 70 mother of Governor Albert G Ditchie of Maryland died suddenly at the executive mansion there today.
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Ritchie
Annapolis
Eliizabeth Coskie Cabell Ritchie
Albert G. Ditchie
Maryland
Justice Stone Orders Seat After Collision at Court
Associate Justice Harlan F. Stone, arriving at Waitington Inn, was ordered by a court officer to take a seat following a traffic incident. He later presided as jury action was set for next month in the case against Alvin Jackson, a Black driver accused of reckless driving.
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Waitington
Inn
Harlan F. Stone
United States
Eurreme Carl
Alvin Jackson
Reklosa
Justice Stone
Hoover accused of pressuring reporters on temperance stance
Senate charges reveal President Hoover allegedly inspired Washington correspondents to publish divergent views on the eighteenth amendment and the Volstead Act after his message on the Wickersham report. The allegations link White House aides to briefing reporters who contradicted his stated position, provoking GOP and anti prohibition protests.
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Ton
D. C
Hoover
Senate Today
Washington
Congress
Senate
Wheeler
Montant
Tresi
Walter Newton
Newton
White House
New York
East
Besa
Ohio
Republican National Committee
Brown
Wor Q
Wurley
Hoo
Thayer
Palo Alto
Calié
William J. Donovan
Hunter
Toe
Sheppard
Texas
Van Coar Author Admits Bankruptcy Amid Divorce Suit
Van Coar author and former high-salaried scenatist and playwright testified he is broke with $15,000 owed and only 50 cents in his pocket. The admission is tied to a divorce petition by Mrs. Gertrude Van Loan seeking temporary alimony while she pursues a divorce action.
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Sveres
Berslee
Los Angels
Bert van Loan
Tim
Gertrude van Loan
Mvorce
San Antonio board debates six year age enrollment ban
San Antonio school board weighs rescinding its six year age rule for entering elementary school amid fears thousands of children and dozens of teachers would be affected. Mrs. King urges economy cuts elsewhere while supporters say blocking younger entrants harms families, with estimates of $20,000 to $30,000 in savings and 85 teacher layoffs tied to the policy.
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San Antonio
Schipta Bere
J. EB
Hartley
King
King Saith
Mre
Liza
van Oferdra J
Hing
Education for 1300 Children Should Not Be Denied
An editorial calls on the San Antonio school board to admit 1300 children who reach six by February 1 to the second term, arguing it is a moral duty and financially minor, and warns of loss of public trust if the board maintains policy to deny them. It notes Texas law sets six as the minimum scholastic age and urges reconsideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
B. W. Hartley
of Texas
Prison riot at state penitentiary ends with four wounded
Riot by 100 incorrigible prisoners at the state penitentiary was thwarted after guards disarmed ringleaders in the "hard-boiled" cell block. Four long-term convicts Alfred Jenkins Kansas City Guy Herron Kansas Tony Capreflo Kansas City Tom Cook Duncan County Me were wounded. Guards Douglas Bailey and Webmeier aided in control. warden Tudolph noted most trouble came from solitary convicts.
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Freason
San
Grisou
Frank Webmeier
D.C. Bailey
Sige
Teuels
Wheen
Frank Douglas
Conyitry
Wemove
Campbell
Guain
Alfred Jenkins
Kansas City
Guy Herron
Kansas
Tony Capreflo
Tom Cook
Duncan County
Leslie Tudolph
Fast Mec
Rudolph
Weather Outlook for San Antonio and South Texas
In San Antonio and most of South Texas expect mostly cloudy skies Sunday with likely light rain in parts. Temperatures will range around the mid to upper 60s with cooler overnight lows and a chance of showers moving in from the southeast.
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el Mondo
Havane
Spain
Inse Macy and Women
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Swift Justice
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van Coar
King Galis
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Missouri
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Perth
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