Conferees Deadlocked Over Public Works Bill
Congressional conferees failed to reconcile the 16 million dollar Hoover public works bill. Georgia and Alabama resist matching the federal portion on a deferred payment plan and demand local labor hiring exemptions. Senator Wesley L. Jones prepared a report outlining the disagreement for the Senate.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
House
Senate
Georgia
Alabama
Wesley L. Jones
Organization for Research Incorporated formed in Springfield
Chicago December 19 A Public Administration Clearing House has been incorporated at Springfield by former Governor Frank O Lowden and others to conduct research in governmental matters and provide a clearing house for ideas and information. The plan aims to serve U S and Canada with accessible information for governments mayors and officials.
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Chicago
Ill
Public Administration Clearing House
Springfield
Goy
Frank O. Lowden
United States
Canada
Oil Fire Breaks Out At South Wewoka Well
A South Wewoka district well sprayed oil into the air and burst into flames after being drilled, threatening sixteen nearby wells as gas and oil burned vigorously in Oklahoma.
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Wewoka
Oklahoma
Prince of Wales to Lead British Trade Push in South America
The Prince of Wales will tour the west coast of South America in a trade mission to promote British exports. He will open the British Empire trade exhibition in Buenos Aires on March 14, uses his Spanish studies to engage local groups, and may visit the United States on the return journey.
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Wales
U.S.A
London
Westend
Britain
Idn
Prince of Wales
England
Bennos Aires
South America
Pampas
Prince George
United States
Italy consolidates war cemeteries into major mausoleums
In northeastern Italy 1840 military cemeteries holding about 300000 Italians and 200000 Austrians are being regrouped into a dozen monumental mausoleums. American dead are repatriated. Memorial Day honors overlook Rovereto and Lago Garda, with the 32nd Regiment noted in 1918. General John Faracovi named government special.
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Andrue Berding
Trento
Italy
Riva
Lago Garda
John Faracovi
Drug Addicts Worth Saving Says Surgeon General
From intelligence studies in federal prisons Surgeon General Hugh Cummings of the Public Health Service concludes narcotic addicts are worth reclaiming. After one month of study Cummings finds thirty in each hundred addicts above average mental rating and eighteen in every hundred nonaddicts above average.
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Washington, D. C
Hugh Cummings
The
Public Health Service
2 Cummings
New York Stock Quotations via Dec 19 Closing Prices
Closing stock quotations list Alaska Juneau mine at 7, Pacific Gas and Electric 45, Pennsylvania Railroad 59, American Gas 112, Anaconda Copper 26, General Electric 44, Bethlehem Steel 95, Westinghouse 95, Fox Films 29, General Motors 34, Granby Consolidated 15, International Harvester 50, Kennecott Copper 20, Montgomery Ward 18, National Acme 7, Packard Motors 9, Simmons Beds 16, Standard Brands 16, Standard Oil of California 45, Standard Oil of New Jersey 47, United Aircraft 24, U. S. Steel 139, Curtiss-Wright 2.
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New York
N. Y
Alaska
Juneau
Pacific Gas and Electric
Pennsylvania Railroad
American Gas
Anaconda Copper
General Electric
Bethlehem Breet Sds
Westinghouse Electric and Mechanical
Fox Films
General Motors
Granby Consalidated
International Harvester
Kennecott Copper
Montgomery-Ward
National Acme
Packard Motors
Simmons
Standard Brands
Standard
California
New Jersey
United Aircraft
Steel
Curtiss-Wright
Mother and Two Children Die in Gas Fumes Tragedy
In Kansas City Missouri on December 19 a husband found his wife Elsie Hall 36 and their children Myrtle 9 and Donald 6 dead inside a car in a garage. Authorities say the deaths were caused by inhaling motor exhaust fumes. The husband Arthur Hall reports he cannot explain the deaths.
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Kansas City
Horn
Elsie Hall
Myrtle
Donald
Arthur Hall
Bill to Limit Ship Canneries Debated in Congress Hearing
Washington D C Dec 19 A House Merchant Marine and Fisheries hearing examined a bill to curb floating canneries in Alaska waters Delegate Sutherland attacked Bureau of Fisheries personnel for favoritism and opposed extending the Commissioner's authority Captain W J Peterson for the Ship Owners Association backed the bill as protection against bootleggers and Peter Olsen of the Alaska Fishermen's Union supported action noting canneries move freely harming fish runs Representative Welch defended the measure and criticized roaming canneries which he said disrupt regulations and resources.
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Washington, D. C
House Committee On
Marin and Fisheries
Alaska
Sutherland
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Commissioner of Fisheries
Nbt
Henry O'Malley
O'Malley
Welch
California
W. J. Peterson
Ship Owners’ Association of the
Pacific Coast
Peter Olsen
Alaska Fishermen's Union of
San Francisco
Representaive Welch
Lloyd George cites U.S. relief as example for Britain
Former British prime minister David Lloyd George urged the MacDonald government to tackle unemployment, citing President Hoover's relief expenditures in a speech from London on December 18. He pointed to the United States as a model Britain should follow.
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London
David Lloyd George
Hoover
Great Britain
Lloyd George
United States
MacDonald
Moose Sighting Spurs City Cop To Fight Wild Goose
In St. Louis a goose crashed the scene as Officer William Phelan waved cars through a downtown intersection. A stray honk preceded a hit from behind and the bird startled him, prompting a quick morning response from the traffic squad. The incident ends with a domestic humor line about goose dinner.
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ST. Louis
William Phelan
Adonis
Phelan
Phelans
Czar Remains Rumored in Paris Vault
News recounts post execution transport of the Russian royal family by an American consular train. The World cites Franklin Clarkin claiming the royal ashes are in a vault near Paris, with General Janin guarding the family remains.
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New York City
N.Y
New York
Franklin Clarkin
Harbin
Omsk
Janin
Paris
Harris
Russia
Nine Missing In Sea Accident Near San Francisco
A twenty six foot launch overturned at Tomales Bay near San Francisco in a storm. Six or nine people are believed drowned. Missing include Jack Preas and his daughters Helen and Mary and Antone Augustine family members Manual Gertrude Virginia and Daniel.
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San Francisco
Cal
Tomales Bay
Here
Jack Preas
Helen
Mary
Antone Augustine
Manual
Gertrude
Virginia
Daniel
Vice President Curtis Honored at White House Dinner
President and Mrs. Herbert Hoover hosted a dinner in Washington last night in honor of Vice-President Charles Curtis. Lake Superior district shipments for 1930 are expected to total about 47 million tons, down from 1920.
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Curtis
White House
Washington, D.C
Herbert Hooiz
Charles Curtis
Lake Superior District
Ninety Killed as Dormant Volcano Erupts in Batavia
Dormant for eighty years, Mera pi volcano near Batavia, Java, erupted and sent a river of lava onto footside villages. The eruption continued into the next day and officials fear at least ninety deaths as locals rushed to safety.
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Merapi
Batavia
Java
Smokers in Germany Favor Cheap Cigars
Berlin reports Germans smoke about 6.5 billion cigars yearly with 1.75 billion in the 10 pfennig tier. The 10 pfennig cigar costs about 2.44 cents, making smoking comparatively cheaper than in America unless one uses cigarettes which are pricier in Germany.
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Germany
Berlin
America
Would Remove Ban On Certain Veterans
Washington report notes a bill introduced by Representative Rankin of Mississippi to lift the ban on paying compensation to veterans who became ill through misconduct and who pay income tax. The proposal aims to change existing eligibility rules for veterans’ benefits.
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Washington, PD
Wight
Rankin
Mississippi
Peace Returns to Spanish Lands Amid Uncertain Calm
Madrid Dec 19—Following revolts and security talks, troops to be withdrawn from several cities where martial law has held for a week. Barcelona troops moved and more withdrawals expected. premier Berenguer meets King Alfonso and a police order requires civilian arms surrender. Peaceful strikes continue in the north with no disorders reported.
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Madrid
Bercelona
Berenguer
Aireas
Alfonso
Caesers Engineers Fail Yet Stick Leads to Water
In St. Raphael France Father Lambert of Nice demonstrates a forked stick method to locate water. Local wells were dug and water found after his finder route, restoring hope where engineers had given up.
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ST. Raphael
France
Carors
Father Lambert
Nice
Al Capone Facing Possible Gang Murder Charge
Chicago December report says Judge John Lyle vows to seek the electric chair for Al Capone. He cites Capone as deserving death and connects him to the deaths of Jim Colosimo and another unnamed man. U S Attorney files are reviewed to base a murder charge on Joe Howard’s death, an opposing gangster.
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Chicago
Ill
John Lyle
al Capone
Capone
Lyle
Chicago Safety Council
Jim Colosimo
Chicago Herald-Examiner
United States Attorney's Office
Joe Howard
Howard
U S Stock Crash Blamed for Italy's Ills in Senate Speech
Premier Wasselin told the Senate in Rome that the 1929 American stock market crash and the money crisis precipitated Italy's financial woes. He asserted the crash was the principal cause of Italy's economic decline during the fall of 1929.
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U.S
Italy
Rome
Wasselin
Senate Today
Maly
Charges Against Federal Judge Taken Up by Wife
The wife of Federal Judge Harry Anderson told a House investigation committee that charges alleging he used Black couriers as house boys and took their salaries did not show corruption. She said other judges and wives used the messengers similarly and explained the wage issue as a general practice in the South.
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Memphis
Tenn
Harry Anderson
House
Tin Miners 97 Cornwall Are Being Added to Dole
In St Just in Penwith Cornwall the tin industry collapse leaves thousands unemployed as the government extends dole measures. The Geevor mine closure leaves only one mine active in the country and about 400 workers face added relief dependence.
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Cornwall
Dole
ST Just-In-Penwith
England
Hose
America
Rand
Geevor
St. Just-in-Penwith
Levant
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