King's Fate Hung On 48 Hours In King George's Health
London dispatch reports that within the next two days the king's condition will decide his fate. Doctors say weakness and toxaemia are considerable but the king is not losing ground after the latest two operations. A chest tube is draining infection. prayers ordered daily at Westminster Abbey.
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London
George
Buckingham Palace
Stanley Hewett
Hugh Rigby
Dawson
Penn
Dorland
Lord Dawson
Sir Stanley Hewett
Dr. Rigby
England
Duke of York
Prince George
Westminster Abbey
Resignation of New York police head after Rothstein murder
Bulletin from New York reports Commissioner Joseph Q. Warren resigning after Arnold Rothstein was slain at the Park Central Hotel. Mayor James J. Walker accepted the resignation amid heavy criticism of police failure to solve the case. The article notes Walker had earlier threatened to take charge of the investigation.
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Bulletin
New York
Arnold Rothstein
Joseph Q. ‘Warren
James J. Walker
Warren
Corstant
Rothstein
Park Central
Walker
Walker Than
Flu Epidemic Wanes in West and Midwest
Chicago reports the influenza outbreak in the west and midwest is waning. Los Angeles shows fewer than half as many cases in the last 24 hours, Kansas City notes daily cases shrinking and mostly mild. Health Commissioner Arnold H. Kegel says the danger of a serious epidemic has lessened significantly.
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Chicago
West
Middle West
Health Department
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Arnold H. Kegel
Rankin verdict reversed by appeals court
The Ohio Court of Appeals ruled that former state prohibition inspector C. E. Rankin must face a jury again in a $10,000 malicious arrest suit filed by Stanley Dombroski of Lorain. The case had been tried in Judge A. R. Webber's court in May 1928, where a directed verdict for Rankin was entered. The appeals court held the directed verdict in error and ordered retrial before a common pleas court jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Appeals
C. E. Rankin
Stanley Dombroski
Lorain
Prohibition
Common Pleas
A. R. Webber
Dombroski
Common Pleas Court
Court Allows Avon Lake Walker Road Crossings
Common Pleas Judge A R Webber today ordered Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company New York Central Railroad Nickel Plate Railroad and Power Construction Company to permit the Village of Avon Lake to build grade crossings over their rights of way for the Walker road extension. The project has been under construction for months and may be completed. The village suit was described as friendly.
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Common Pleas
A. R. Webber
Cleveland Electric Iluminating Company
New York Central Railroad
Nickle Plate Railroad
The
Power Construction Company
Avon Lake
Walker Road
Take Steps to Avert War in South America
Washington dispatch reports ABC powers Argentina Brazil and Chile initiating negotiations to avert war between Bolivia and Paraguay. A Bolivian minister informed delegates that efforts are underway at the inter American conciliation conference. Paraguay has formally notified the state department of Bolivian troop and munitions concentrations on the frontier, heightening war fears.
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Washington
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Bolvia
Paraguay
A.B. C
United Press
Diez de Medina
State Department
Bolivia
Former Secretary of War Dickinson Near Death
Jacob M. Dickinson 78 former secretary of war under Taft was reported near death at St Luke's hospital Chicago today. Attending physicians said he was very much weaker and little hope was held for his recovery after a gall bladder operation several days ago.
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Chicago
Jacob M. Dickinson
President Taft
St. Luke's Hospital
Boulder Dam bill clears path for Congress rush
Washington Dec. 13 Congress moved to pass five of the twelve government supply bills before Christmas as the Boulder Dam legislation cleared the way for the full program. Senate action on the interior department and post office and treasury bills was expected soon with the naval cruiser and Kellogg anti war treaty lines under consideration. The West nomination continued to be questioned only privately and a Justice Department probe into the Salt Creek oil deal was noted.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Post Office
Treasury
House
Interior Department
Senator Kind
Utah
Rep
Blanton
Texas
Sinclair
Boulder Dam
Kendrick
Dem
Wyoming
Mother of Brand Whitlock Dies in Urbana
Mrs. Mattia Whitlock 86, mother of Brand Whitlock former ambassador to Belgium and Toledo mayor, died at home after heart trouble. Son in Cannes learned, crossed Atlantic, reaching Urbana Dec 13 after Genoa departure. Survived by sons Brand and William and five nephews incl Congressman Charles Brand Joe Tom Frank Carl. Whitlock family roots in Urbana. Also Dan Hastings sworn in as Republican senator from Delaware succeeding Coleman T. Du Pont after health resignation.
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New York
Urbana
Whitlock
Ohio
FE. D. Whitlock
Cleveland
Belgium
Washington
Daniel O. Hastings
Wilmington
Coleman T. DuPont
Delaware
DuPont
Bolivia Demands Satisfaction After Paraguay Attack
La Paz Boliva December 13 Bolivia demands satisfaction from Paraguay over a sudden military attack on Bolivian dignity and sovereignty. President Siles and Foreign Minister Palacios sign a note stating readiness to proceed to international mediation after satisfaction is secured to restore peace and permit arbitration.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Paraguay
Kelloge
Siles
Palacios
Beliyia
Cooperation urged for Elyria skating ponds clean and safe
Elyria schools superintendent R C Maston requests cooperation from boys and girls to keep five city skating ponds at Cascade park Hamilton Jefferson McKinley and George Richwine’s Clark street in good condition. Ponds will be run by the Board of Education and city council with assigned men to maintain ice and flood regularly. Access to ponds requires checking with the building principal first.
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Elyria Public Schools
R. C. Maston
Board of Education
Te Bulletin
Cascade Park
Hamilton
Jefferson
McKinley
George Richwine
Clark Street
Richwine
Burt Heath
Hamilton School
William Theobald
McKinley School
Jefferson School
Sinking Schooner Edward B Winslow Abandoned Near Cape Hatteras
PORTLAND ME December 13 The five mast Portland schooner Edward B Winslow was abandoned in a sinking condition about 150 miles south of Cape Hatteras early today. Eleven crew members were rescued by the steamer Cero Ebano of the Pan American Petroleum and Transportation Company.
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Portland
Edward B. Winslow
Cape Hatteras
Cero Ebano
Pan American Petroleum and Transportation Company
Water main breaks cut off Cuyahoga Falls water supply
Cuyahoga Falls residents faced a citywide water outage after a broken main halted service. Work crews were dispatched and the break located after several hours of searching, with hopes water would resume by nightfall.
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Cuyahoga Falls
Ambassador To Meet Prince Gorge
Sir Esme Howard British ambassador and naval attache J S M Ritchie depart for New York to greet Prince George youngest son of the King aboard HMS Durban. Durban due in New York likely between 11 a.m. and noon tomorrow. Prince will transfer to the Berengaria for his journey home with Prentiss Gilbert from the state department sent to meet him.
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Prince Gorge
Washington
Esme Howard
J. 5. M. Ritchie
R. N
New York
Hms
Durban
Prince George
England
Berengaria
Prentiss Gibert
State Department
Elyria Retires 42000 in City Bonds to Cut Debt
City Auditor A C Schilleman announced 42000 worth of deficiency bonds retired this year by Elyria. This reduces outstanding bonds issued before 1924 from 169000 to 127000, with projected liquidation by 1934. Law requires expenditures not exceed income, preventing future debt growth.
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Elyria
A. C. Schilleman
Schilleman
City Budget 15- Being Compiled For 1929 Expenditures
City departments must limit spending to 304 755 dollars for 1929 as figures from City Auditor A C Schilleman show. Department heads submit budgets to the auditor who adjusts them to fit revenue, with final totals released to council early next year. The 304 755 excludes interest and bond retirement, and Schilleman expects about 44 000 dollars to remain from this year, included in the amount.
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Finanance Committee
A. C. Schilleman
Council
Schilleman
Mrs Goodrich Wife of Tire Manufacturer Dies in Phoenix
Mrs Charles C Goodrich wife of the millionaire tire manufacturer died in Phoenix after a year of illness. She had come to Arizona three weeks earlier on medical advice. A private car brought her body from the Goodrich Stamier home at York Harbor to be cremated there, with ashes sent east.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Charles C. Goodrich
Youth shot during store robbery attempt in Youngstown
Joseph Thompson, 18, was wounded in the leg during an attempted escape from a department store in Youngstown Ohio after police arrival. A pedestrian flagged officers as Thompson tried to climb from a second floor window. He remained under guard at St Elizabeth's hospital today.
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Xouth
Youngstown
Joseph Thompson
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Thompson
George Colburn Named Head of Elyria Kiwanis Club
George Colburn was elected president of the Elyria Kiwanis club at the regular meeting at Hotel Newell. He succeeds Arthur H. West, with H. D. Brown re-elected vice president and R. C. Maston trustee. New directors include Dr. R. E. Jackson Dr. J. E. Betteridge Phil Kaiser Ray Renz H. K. King George Richwine and Arthur Richwine. The report highlighted a strong year financially and progress on school dental and medical clinics and local sewer and road work. The Center Ridge road name change plan won support from the Dover Center Civic League which agreed to cooperate with the club and beautification efforts.
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George Colburn
Elyria Kiwanis Club
Hotel Newell
Colburn
Arthur H. West
H. D. Brown
R. C. Maston
Elmer Rice
Arthur H. Waters
R. E. Jackson
J. E. Betteridge
Phil Kaiser
Middle
East Avenues
Center Ridge Road
Dover Center
Man who sued Hoover ordered to hospital care
Gustav Ebding who filed suit to block Herbert Hoover’s presidential bid was ordered confined for two weeks at City Hospital then to Cleveland State Hospital for the Insane. Probate Judge George S. Adams acted on recommendations by Dr. W. S. West and Dr. C. W. Stone. Ebding claimed Hoover lacked fourteen consecutive years of U.S. residency as required by the constitution.
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Cleveland
Gustav Ebding
Herbert Hoover
City
Cleveland State Hospital
George S. Adams
W. S. West
C. W. Stone
Ebding
Hoover
United States
Youth Who Killed Teacher Faces Sanity Test
Stanton Michigan December 3 15 year old confessed slayer of Miss Flossie Carter Sheridan school teacher will face a sanity commission to determine insanity defense. Deacons admitted he did not slay Miss Carter last Friday night due to a grudge carried since she slapped him in the fifth grade. The latest confession cites lust as motive. officers say two armed men forced the attack and beat her, a tale not substantiated by investigators. Funeral services were held in Sheridan, Miss Carter’s hometown.
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Montcalm
Miss Carter
Sheri Frost Stinton
Sheridan
Carter
Lee Bracy
Little Congregational Church
Severe Quake Recorded Near Denver Seismograph
An earthquake of very severe intensity was recorded on the Aegis college seismograph in Denver yesterday. Father A W Forstall, seismologist, announced the quake likely occurred outside the American continent. It started at 2 04 p m and peaked at 2 10 p m with a minimum at 2 25 p m, and the tremors were about 3000 to 4000 miles away.
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Denver
Colo
Aegis College
A. W. Forstall
American
Prince George Windsor Hurries Home to King’s Side
Lieutenant Windsor, late a British Navy offender, sails aboard the Durban toward New York with emissaries of Britain and the United States aiming to place him at his father King George V’s bedside. The prince, 25, is undergoing a rapid return from Bermuda to assume royal duties and seek a private welcome to avoid crowds.
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New York
Windsor
Hollywood
United States
Great Britain
New York City
Prince George
England
Bermuda
Durban
Pacific
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Colridge
Hamilton
Hoover Train Nears Buenos Aires Security Tightens
Dec 13 Buenos Aires authorities boost police large scale raids to counter terrorism during Herbert Hoover visit. Arrests of extremists continue while Manuel Searson confesses planning to place a bomb on the Buenos Aires Pacific Railway tracks near the city. Escuadron Seguridad units mobilized to shield the president.
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Buenos Aires
Herbert Hoover
Argentina
Manuel Searson
Searson
Escuadron Seguridad
Mr. Hoover
Lindbergh Receives Harmon Trophy for 1927 Feat
Col Charles A Lindbergh was awarded the Harmon trophy for the year 1927 at the International Civic Aeronautic Conference. Pierre Flandin presented the award to the French delegation chief. The trophy, donated by Flor Harmon, honors outstanding aeronautical achievement.
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Lindbergh
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Harmon
Pierre Flandin
French Chamber of Deputies
Flifor Harmon
Paris
International League of Aviators
Shirley Short
Air Match
Canton Sheriff Rushes After Gun-Girl Hint in Fearn Slaying
Sheriff Edward Gibson left his Canton office after a hot tip on the whereabouts of the gun-girl who killed Vernard Fearn, a Waco coal dealer. A letter signed the slayer arrived, claiming the killer is in Canton and vowing to avoid capture, but Gibson called the postmark and motive suspicious.
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Canton
Edward Gibson
Vernard Fearn
Waco
Gibson
Former Mayor and Wife Slain in Carbondale Home
Former Mayor Charles Hundley and his wife were found murdered in their Carbondale residence during the night. Police say robbery appears likely as motive, with a pocketbook missing near Mrs. Hundley and six bullets in Mr. Hundley. Bloodhounds aided the investigation as authorities traced the killer’s trail.
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Carbondale
Charles Hundley
Hundley
St Clair County
Handley Home
William Flannigan
Jackson County
Kansas City Plans Partial Dry Drive Before Christmas
In Kansas City, Missouri, police, federal and county officers unite in a major anti bootlegging campaign. Chief Lincoln R Toyne pledges cooperation with federal agents to reduce liquor supply while stopping short of a bone dry outcome. Raids are planned to target soft drink parlors and other liquor outlets before Christmas, with emphasis on shutting illicit access.
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Kansas City
Lincoln R. Toyne
Polie
Fedepak
Toyne
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Bays
United States Navy
Charles F. Hughes
Naval Operations
Tony
Hughes
Brand Whitlock
Kiwanis
Brown
Rice and Waters
Lieut
Kansas
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