Proposed billion dollar steel merger denied
District Attorney Baron Fitts led offshore gambling raids in California arresting 26 men aboard two ships, Johanna Smith and Rose Esle, seizing gambling equipment. Patrons were escorted ashore under guard. Among the arrested were operators dealers waiters musicians and crew tied to gambling ventures partly financed by former Chicago and St Louis gangsters.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Baron Fitts
Johanna Smith
Rose Esle
Fitts
Chicago
St. Louis
Bush Terminal president fears bottom of down cycle
Irving Bush, head of Bush Terminal Co and London Bush House director, says the worst of the downturn is near. He notes business conditions sank to bedrock last December as markets showed final spasms before stagnation, with downturns lasting up to two years.
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New York City
Irving Bush
Bush
Bush Terminal Company
Bush House, Limited
London
Condition of Marshal Joffre Most Serious
Paris dispatch reports Marshal Joffre in a grave state as he fights a losing battle with death. Doctors describe his condition as most grave after he sank into extreme weakness this afternoon.
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Paris
Marshal Joffre
Santa Claus Fatally Burns at Eagle’s Party
Harvey Jaeger, Commissioner of Public Safety, died in a Christmas party blaze at the Eagles’ party in Burlington Iowa. A stampede followed as Jaeger’s clothing ignited, injuring dozens of attendees amid a jammed hall of about 1,200 people.
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Burlington
Iowa
Eagles
Harvey Jaeger
Commissioner of Public Safety
Jaeger
Large liquor haul seized near Shelton Washington
In Shelton Washington on December 29 authorities confiscated two complete stills and over 30 000 dollars worth of alcohol and supplies in the largest Southwestern Washington liquor seizure to date. Federal agents clashed with operators as three men Nelson Nelson James Nelson and Earl Pierson were arrested and jailed in Olympia. A gun was wrestled from agent Carl Anderson injuring his finger while another agent Lewis Kindt was knocked down. Stills capacity 750 and 250 gallons held fermenting mash totaled seven thousand gallons and 1000 gallons of pure grain alcohol were seized. The bootleg ring in Seattle owned the stills.
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Shelton
Wasa
Washington
Carl Anderson
Anderson
Lewis Kindt
Nels Nelson
James Nelson
Earl Pierson
Olympia
Seattle
Funeral trains carry Bratianu in Romania
Three special trains formed the funeral cortege for Vintila Bratianu the Liberal leader and former Premier who died December 22 in Bucharest King Carol sent a telegram of condolence praising the deceased energy and labor.
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Bucharest
Romania
Vintilla Bratianu
Carol
Bratianu
Three Day Society Aims to Organize Unemployment Aid
Four St. Louis men propose an International Society called the Three Day Society. Members pledge to work three days a week to ease unemployment and improve business mood. Founders include John H. Zimmer, William Siefert, E. D. Emme, and Bernard Rohmann.
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ST. Louis, Mo
St. Louis
Three Day Society
John H. Zimmer
Washington University
William Siefert
E. D. Emme
Bernard Rohmann
First Law Office of Woodrow Wilson To Be Decorated
The building that housed Woodrow Wilsons first law office will receive a bronze tablet tomorrow. The site marks where Wilson began his law practice forty eight years ago in Atlanta Georgia.
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Woodrow Wilson
Atlanta
Georgia
Wilson
Alaska fisheries rules keep Southeast season dates and trim traps
The 1931 Alaska fisheries regulations issued to U S Bureau of Fisheries offices set no changes to Southeast Alaska season dates. Three traps were wiped out in Icy Strait while Port Althorp and Point Adolphus lost traps run by Alaska Pacific Salmon Corp. The Lynn Canal fall season remains the same.
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Alaska
Bristol Bay
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Icy Strait
Panhandle
Lynn Canal
Alaska Pacific Salmon Corporation
Port Althorp
Point Adolphus
More Cash for Drought Relief Sought in Congress
Washington doors report Secretary Hyde announced that none of the 45 million drought relief fund would back food loans, prompting Senator Caraway to propose raising the fund to 60 million for an extra 15 million for food loans. Hyde said 25 million would likely suffice. The House Appropriations Subcommittee approved the 45 million relief loan package and will report to the full committee next Monday.
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Washington, D. C
Hyde
Senator Caraway
Arkansas
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Duke of Gloucester Returns to London
The Duke of Gloucester third son of King George and Queen Mary arrived in London from Abyssinia where he went in October to attend the coronation of the Emperor.
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London
Duke of Gloucester
George
Queen Mary
Abyssinia
Mrs Renahan seeks aid to resume missing husband search
Mrs Robin Renahan cables Lord Amulree urging Imperial and Canadian governments to continue the inland search for her husband, missing since October 28 along with two companions. She notes the flights were withdrawn and reports an inland sighting via Indians near Hazelton.
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Renahan
Vancouver
B. C
Robin Renahan
Lord Amulree
Air
London
England
Frank Hatcher
Sam Clerf
E. J. A. Burke
Tax reduction proposal for charities shelved by committee
Washington December 29 The House Ways and Means Committee has set aside Secretary Mellon’s plan to allow income tax cuts for corporations on their charitable giving. Chairman Willis Hawley said no action or hearing is planned unless the Treasury presses for one. He added the panel will next month tackle the international double taxation bill and push the $2,500,000 enemy alien war claims payment.
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Washington
I. C
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
House Committee On Ways and Means
Willis C. Hawley
Oregon
Treasury
Hawley
Four Brothers Storm Indiana Jail in Hunt for Slain Father Suspects
Four Gibson brothers stormed the Washington County jail in Salem seeking Pleas Spurlock and John Spurlock, jailed after Patton Gibson’s shooting. Holly Gibson was killed. Marshal Elmer Gerald and Sheriff Milton Tinkle were wounded. An alarm drew 200 residents as the brothers fled. The feud ties back to a Tennessee dispute between the Spurlock and Gibson families.
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Salem
Indiana
Washington County
Holly Gibson
Elmer Gerald
Milton Tinkle
Pleas Spurlock
John Spurlock
Patton Gibson
Jolly Gibson
Gibsons
Tennessee
Spurlock
Gibson
Minister in Jail Pleads Guilty to Bigamy in Sarnia
Reverend Samuel Iliams a 49 year old Presbyterian clergyman was remanded after admitting bigamy. He left a wife and three children in England in 1928, then married Mary Andrews Williams in 1929. Los Angeles harbor trade for January to September 1930 shows exports of 111 million dollars and imports of 37 million dollars.
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Sarnia
Qoncarlo
Samuel Iliams
Williams
Mary Andrews-Williams
England
Los Angeles Harbor
Maas on Flying Trip Through Latin America
Representative Melvin J. Maas Republican of Minnesota arrives in Havana Cuba from Miami and plans a circuit of Latin American points. He travels to San Salvador Cristobal Canal Zone Vera Cruz and Mexico City and aims to return to Washington before Congress reconvenes.
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Havana
Cuba
Melvin J. Maas
Minnesota
Miami
Florida
Washington
Congress
Maas
House
San Salvador
Cristobal
Canal Zone
City of Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Government Owns Czechoslovak Radio Stations
The radio stations in Czechoslovakia are owned and operated by the government.
Struggle for Millions Ends With Decision Denial
In Youngstown Ohio Judge David E Jenkins denies the Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet Tube merger Injunction granted to minority stockholders six months after plans began The judge faults the board for inadequate disclosure and accountants reports deemed misleading in the high stakes corporate battle led by Cyrus S Eaton.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Youngstown Sheet Tube Company
David E. Jenkins
Jenkins
Cyrus S. Eaton
Cleveland
Judge Jenkins
Youngstown Sheet Tube Company Board of Directors
Tragic Weekend Deaths Across Northwest City Sees Fifteen Die
Northwest Seattle reports a deadly weekend with fifteen fatalities. Seven from traffic accidents, five from self harm or suicide, plus a child burned when a toy train sparked a Christmas tree. Fathers and mothers suffered injuries while attempting rescues as the home burned.
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Seattle
Northwest
Ewart Collins
Donald
Ewart
Pope Receives Edison Gift for Dictation Device
Vatican City reports the Pope received a phonograph-like device from Thomas A. Edison for recording dictation. The Pontiff tested the instrument and sent thanks to Edison, who was awarded the Papal Medal in gold.
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Pope
Edison
Vatican City
Italy
Ah Aanoratus
Thomas A
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