Mrs Fogarty Withdraws Suit Against Tunney
Mrs Katherine Fogarty of Fort Worth Texas seeks to drop her 500000 breach of promise suit against former heavyweight champion Gene Tunney. Frank Wilder and Homer Curmmins represent parties with Curmmins filing a motion for judgment alleging the suit aimed to defame Tunney and obtain ex tort money. The motion will be heard next Friday before Judge Carl Poster.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Katherine Fogsety
Forth Worth
Texas
Gene Tunney
Formher Utlehulder
TL. Wilder
Fogarty
Slayer of Boy Dies in Chair in New Jersey
Peter Kidzinowski, the 27 year old man who lured 7 year old Joseph Storelli with candy and killed him, died in the electric chair at the State Prison. He appeared calm and uttered little before his execution, shuffling to the chair after leaving the death house.
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Trenton
N. J
Peter Kidznowski
New York
Kidzinowski
Joseph Storelli
Piano Installed Aboard Presbyterian Mission Boat
A specially built piano now installed aboard the Presbyterian Mission boat Princeton after delivery to the Anderson Music Shoppe. George Anderson assembled and installed the instrument following assembly. American antelope are numerous in Idaho, reaching nuisance levels for farming.
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Princeton
Anderson Music
George Anderson
Idaho
Reynolds Heiress Marries Tobacco Magnate Heir
Mrs. Smith Reynolds formerly Anne Cannon of Concord North Carolina has wed the eighteen year old son of the late R J Reynolds tobacco magnates. The bride is nineteen and the match links two renowned Carolinas families in a surprising union.
Six Family Members Die In Christmas Truck Crash
In Clarinda Iowa seven people were killed when a passenger train struck a truck carrying a family returning from a Christmas shopping trip. The truck carried toys and other gifts. Wreckage spread across the tracks for hundreds of feet. The six identified victims include a wife and three young sons. other names remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarindia
Iowa
Glass
Ang
Mai
Santa Ana Afloat in Rough Sea Off Isle of Pines
United Fruit Line ship Toloa relayed that passenger liner Santa Ana was helpless in a storm 130 miles southwest of the Isle of Pines with its rudder missing. The vessel, no longer on the Alaska route, had sailed from Seattle November 14 to join the United Fruit fleet and has a history dating back to the Klondike era. A German firm forms a Philippine company to build steel and copper houses to replace nipa and wood structures.
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Miami
Florida
United Fruit Line
Toloa
Santa Ana
Isle of Pines
Tolon
Seattle
United Pralt Line
Lake Union
Alaska
Philippine Islands
Two Women Labor Mediators Resolve Domestic Strikes
Miss Anna Weinstock of Roxbury and Miss Emmiliane Pitts of Pittsburgh serve as U S Department of Labor conciliators. They travel to tense strike sites and help end disputes concerning women workers. Weinstock aided the Elizabethton textile strike, Pitts settled Pittsburgh newspaper mailers strike after six days.
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Sue McNamara
Washington
U. S. Department of Labor
Anna Weinstock
Roxbury
Mass
M. Emmiliane Pitts
Pittsbeth
Miss Pill
Miss Weinstock
Department of Labor
Miss Pitt
Elzabethton
Tenn
Pittsburgh
Miss Pitts
Killing of Estranged Wife Leads to Gallows for Mario Croce
At San Quentin California on December 21Mario Croce aged 40 died on the gallows for killing his estranged wife on Christmas last year He broke down as guards moved him to the death cell then steadied himself in the execution room and attempted a smile as he mounted the scaffold He had pleaded guilty after a stark confession that he shot his wife after she refused to invite him to her Christmas dinner
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San Quentin
Cal
Mario Croce
Croce
Crose
Srial
Pope Pius Celebrates 50th Mass Anniversary at St Peters
Pope Pius descended into St Peters in Rome as a crowd of about 70 000 cheered. He celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his first mass with the congregation.
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Pope Pius
St. Peters
Rome
Italy
Pina Oday
St. Peters Congregation
Alaska Juneau mine leads today stock page
New York Der 21 Alaska Juneau mine stock quoted at Te American Ice 35% Bethlehem Steel 90% General Motors 40% Combustion International Harvester 79% Kennecott 56% Magia 47% Montgomery Ward 47% National Acme 16% Standard Oil of California 59% Standard Oil of New Jersey 62% Texas Corporation 5514%
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New York
Der
Alaska
Juneau
American Ice
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Comibustion
International Harvester
Kennecott
Magia
Montgomery- Ward
National Acme
Standard Oil of California
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Texas Corporation
Shortest Day of the Year Noted in 1929
The article notes 1929 has the shortest day with the winter solstice at 10 53 tonight in Juneau. It adds on December 22 the solstice occurs at 2 53 A M Atlantic coast, marking six months of night and day cycle to return.
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Juneau
Atlantic Seaboard
Consolidation Plan Outlines Major Railroad Mergers
The Interstate Commerce Commission proposes a nineteen link system to consolidate railroads. The plan includes two Canadian groupings and five western lines, linking Pennsylvanitis lines and key systems such as Baltimore and Ohio, Wabash, New York Central, Chesapeake and Ohio, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and Union Pacific among others.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Pennaylwatty
Baltimore
Ohio
Wabash
Bea
Board Air Line
New York Central
Chesapeake and Ohio
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
Pacific
Cross Patch Pairies Operetta Delights Juneau Audience
The Juneau Grade School operetta Cross Patch Pairies drew a large crowd at Elks Hall for the final performance. The High School quartet opened, Toyland Brigade uniforms and military drill drew strong applause, Santa Claus workshop scenes delighted spectators, and the pyjama finale earned the high spot. Miss Dorothy Chisholm directed with local scenery and costumes reflecting community effort.
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Juneau
Elks Hall
Toyland Brigade
Santa Claus
North Pole
Dorothy Chisholm
Benefit Dance Aids Mrs Rob inson After Injury
A well attended benefit dance at Moose Hall last night supported Eva Rob inson who was injured in a basketball game. The Serenaders provided the music for the event.
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Moose Hall
Eva Robinson
Serenaders
Christmas Edition Of The Empire To Be Distributed Sunday
The Empire will publish a special Christmas edition tonight with twenty four pages and a color cover. Advertising must be in by six tonight and forms close at midnight. The extra edition will be balanced on next Wednesday Christmas Day with no edition then. The issue promises festive reading and abundant illustrated Christmas advertising.
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the Empire
The
Empire
Bass Stops Morgan To Take 130 Pound Title
Benny Bass of Philadelphia knocked out Tod Morgan of Seattle in the second round to become the new 130 pound champion. Morgan had led early but was floored twice, finally counted out after a right hand. Morgan had defended the title 15 times in four years.
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New York
Benny Bass
Philadelphia
Tod Morgan
Seattle
Morgan
Bass
Boy Jumped From Tail During Wild Plane Ride
In Camden New Jersey a farmhand named Coumba clung to the tail of Don Darby’s airplane after being asked to hold it down. While seven miles from Moorestown the craft reached 1500 feet. Coumba released and leaped as the plane landed, suffering a shaking up and was hospitalized.
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Camden
N. Jd
Dee
Willam
Coumba
Wis
Don Darby
Breen
Coumbe
Soo
Darby
Moorestown
Coutmbe
Tee
Captain of Skagway Is Exonerated
Seattle Dec 21 Captain Eric Strandquist of the steamer Skagway was exonerated by Steamboat Inspectors Donald Ames and Thomas Short after an inquiry into the wreck off Cape Flattery. They found no blame on the captain who steered to shore after the vessel caught fire while en route from San Francisco to Seattle. All aboard escaped unharmed and the captain acted to preserve lives and property under his charge.
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Seattle
Eric Strandquist
Skagway
Cape Flattery
Donald 8
Ames
Thomas Short
Strandquist
Neah Bay
Short
San Francisco
Infant births and triplets noted in Orchard notice
Orchard Iowa reports a baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Leon Clark fourteen years ago. Ten years later a set of twins was born and triplets were recently added to the family within the same household.
Italy Gains Fast In Fight Against Imported Wheat
Italy accelerates battle over wheat with foreign imports as Mussolini’s campaign to make Italy self sufficient continues. Data show rising grain self sufficiency and a trade balance improvement of about 30 million dollars in the period from July to October.
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Italy
Iowa City
Iowa
Benito Mussolini
University of Iowa
United States
Argos
Iina
Canada
Australia
Intober
Tguir
Pilot Gillam Reaches North Cape in Siberia
Pilot C H Gillam arrived at North Cape Siberia where the trading schooner Nanuk is frozen in the ice as part of the search for Col Carl Ben Eielson and Earl Borland. Crosson had not yet reached the area when the radiogram was sent.
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C. H. Gillam
North Cape
Siberia
Nanuk
Associated Press
Empire
Carl Ben Eielson
Earl Borland
Joe Crosson
Gillam
Teller
Aaska
Crosson
Midnight Mass at Trinity Cathedral Christmas Eve Service
Midnight Mass will be celebrated at Holy Trinity Cathedral on Christmas Eve with Adlam's full choral Mass sung by a fourteen-voice choir. In Douglas at St Luke's Church Holy Communion is at 11 am on Christmas Day. The Methodist Church plans Christmas exercises at 8 pm with a pageant Carrying Christ to Every Child expected to interest all.
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Trinity Cathedral
Methodist Church
Holy Trinity
Adlam
St. Luke's Church
Douglas
Christ
Public Schools to Close Next Monday for Holidays
Juneau Public Schools will close Monday for Christmas holidays as announced by Superintendent W. K. Keller. Classes resume Thursday January 2 after the New Year vacation. The motorship Norco is due tonight at 10 o'clock from Seattle per local agent D. B. Femmer.
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Juneau
W. K. Keller
NORCO
Seattle
D. B. Femmer
Gun Club Christmas Turkey Shoot Planned at Juneau Range
The Juneau Gun Club will host its annual Christmas turkey shoot at the range tomorrow at 10 o clock. Open to the public, the event features 32 prizes including a 10 pound turkey. every participant receives a gate prize and an extra turkey. Turkey donated by the Gun Club. Missouri unveils a new road program with a $2,900,000 budget.
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Juneau
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Andrue Berding
Austin
Tex
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