Three Murderers Executed in Illinois Penitentiary
Chester, Mich Dec 22 Three murderers Harry Shelby 46 Danville Ill John Allen 26 and Martin Gray 25 Negro were electrocuted in the southern Illinois penitentiary Shelby sang in the chair and shouted he would not be slain for the Schrader attack Allen was executed at 1245 and Gray at 1257 m a statement before execution Shelby said he and two companions attacked the Schrader home to locate hidden money Three Baptist ministers accompanied the prisoners to the chair Gray said he had five slayings and three wives with Macomb Miss as his home.
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Chester
Harry Shelby
John Allen
Martin Gray
Mnegro
Southern Minois
Shelby
Allen
Danville
Mary Schrader
Jasper County
Gray
Susie Gregory
Centralia Newress
Gary
Alten
Laurel
Miss
Alton
Victor Wright
Schrader
Newton
Court Rules Insull Guilty Of Collusion
Federal Judge Evan A. Evans ruled Samuel Insull Sr guilty of collusion in bringing about receiverships of his two billion dollar utility and finance company group. The court upheld attorney Felix Fattelson’s claim that further fees should be allowed to certain receivers and attorneys.
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Chicago
Evan A. Evans
Samuel Insull, Sr
Samuel A. Fttelson
All Cash in Sight Taken by Bandits in Baltimore Bank Robbery
Four middle aged men armed with heavy revolvers robbed the west Baltimore Calvert bank taking all money in sight estimated at several thousand dollars. A shot rang out as the bandits entered. Customer Charles Fowler and a boy were spared as the crew loaded cash into a waste paper basket and fled in a car with New York and Washington DC plates. Police chased but the return of the car and license details tied to a stolen army major’s vehicle. A tree seller witnessed the lookout outside the bank.
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Baltimore
West Baltimore
Calvert Bank
Charles H. Fowler
Fowler
New York
District of Columbia
William Nalle
Maryland Biscuit Company
Edward Ronader
Sonny
Edward
Natl search for Chinese baby for adoption fails
The Children's Aid Society of St. Louis reports a nationwide search found no Chinese infant for adoption, though children of 15 other nationalities are available. Herschel Alt said no Chinese babies have ever been in the society's charge.
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ST. Louis
Children's Aid Society of
Herschel Alt
Alt
Mean Thief Hits Christmas Savings of Tiny Pauline
In Kansas City on December 22 a burglar stole a bank containing 1.50 saved by 4 year old Pauline Coffey. The girl had saved nickels and dimes for Christmas shopping before being away with her parents.
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Kansas City
Pauline Coffey
Wind Howls Through Montana Legislature Severely Hitting Debate
A fierce north wind in Helena on December 22 disrupted Montana legislative sessions. Lawmakers were literally “howled down” as the gusts made it almost impossible to hear anyone across the chamber.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Girl Pleads Guilty in Ouija Board Murder Plot
In St John’s Arizona 15 year old Mattie Turley admitted at tempted murder for shooting her father at their ranch site claiming the act was ordered via an ouija board by her mother Dorothea Turley who seeks habeas corpus relief. The father BEJ Tutley Navy chief gunner’s mate is hospitalized in San Diego with a hip wound.
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ST. John's
Ariz
Mattie Turley
J. Smith Gibbons
Dorothea Irene Turley
Justice Court
Miss Turley
David
Market Master F M Wolfinger Dies Suddenly at 60
Fred M Wolfinger known market master dies of heart attack at his home 945 Rose Till avenue age 60. Survived by wife Viola son Frederick Jr daughter Catherine of Philadelphia and brother attorney Scott M Wolfinger. Funeral Sunday at Minnich Funeral Home 2 30 p m with Rev W M Norment officiating burial Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Fred M. Wolfinger
Rose Till Avenue
Wolfinger
First Christian Church
Improved Order of Odd Fellows
Gilead
Norman Connell
W. M. Norment
Rose Hill Cemetery
Rubber tire industry code approved by President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt has approved the code of fair competition for the rubber tire industry, the NRA said. The Chief Executive signed this pact along with five others, bringing codes to 174, and noted the right to cancel or modify it if FTC findings require changes. Administrator Hugh S. Johnson was directed to investigate unfair trade practices within 90 days with the Trade Commission.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
Savings Building and Loan
Federal Trade Commission
Hugh &. Johnnson
The
Trade Commission
Philadelphia strike halts 27000 transportation workers before Christmas
A general strike by nine allied unions in Philadelphia pulls 27 000 workers from duty threatening serious disruption to Christmas deliveries. Picketing started at car barns as taxi drivers and independent cabbies join in sympathy. Police restrain violence while transit officials face pressure from the National Labor Board.
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Philadelphia
Brotherhood of Transportation Workers
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Willam M. Leiserson
National Labor Board
Leiserson
Roosevelt Proclaims Silver Coinage Expansion for 1937
President Roosevelt orders federal mints opened to newly mined U S silver, aiming to raise the coin price to 64 1/4 cents per ounce. The move, tied to a London silver agreement, would boost domestic mining wealth, support exports, and continue gold purchases, with silver produced through December 31, 1937 to be coined and returned to producers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
London Brokers See Silver Price Rise After Pact
London silver brokers predicted that America's ratification of the London silver agreement would strengthen silver prices. They cautioned that the extent of the effect is hard to forecast and would hinge on China's reaction, where quotes rose 5 16 pence an ounce following the news.
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London
America
China
Relentless Havana Drive on Bombers Begins
Havana reports a government crackdown as soldiers and sailors sweep streets in search of terrorists. Cars are halted and searched and pedestrians examined. The action follows earlier incendiary violence and four nighttime explosions this week.
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Havana
Kreuger Collection Auction Fetches About 47000 In Jersey City
Ivar Kreuger’s collection of picture hooks and sterling ware sold at auction in Jersey City for just over 47000. The items had been stored after his death in Paris in March 1932.
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Jersey City
N. J
Ivar Kreuger
Matchkins
Paris
Amateur attempt to crack Drew Levick Co. safe at Security
Overnight break in at the Drew Levick Co office in Security left the safe door battered but intact. Police suspect amateurs used company tools and gained entry through a rear window, with money reportedly inside though access unclear until the safe is opened by an expert.
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Drew Levick Co
B and O to Acquire Coal and Coke Railroad
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to acquire the Coal and Coke line from Elkins to Charleston West Virginia. The 197 mile route has been operated by B and O since October 1918 and will transfer all stock and bonds to B and O with cancellation. The deal takes effect January 1.
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Coal and Coke Railroad
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Coal and Coke Railroad Company
Elkins
W. Va
Charleston
Baltimore and Ohio
Director General of Railroads
Coal and Coke Company
Annapolis Teen Killed by Beer Truck on General's Highway
Gus A. Shalin, 19, an Annapolis High School student, was swept from a moving automobile running board by a beer truck and crushed to death on the General's Highway near Igtehart while a group decorated Igtehart School for Christmas.
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Annapolis
Gus A. Shalin
General's Highway
Igtehart
Shalin
Pair Held In Spy Plot To Face Court
Mr and Mrs Robert Switz of Hast Orange New Jersey are held in separate French cells and ready to plead they were innocent victims in a police sting as France opens its great military spy drama. Investigating magistrate M Benon will question them Saturday with lawyer Charles Moyse present based on a deposition from Chief of Detectives Martz.
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Robert Switz
East Orange
WN. J
Marjorie Tilley
New York
Paris
Associated Press
Hast Orange
N. J
France
M. Benon
Swift
Charles Moyse
Martz
Ship magnate Lord Inverclyde divorces Lady Inverclyde
In Edinburgh the Court of Session grants Lord Inverclyde a divorce from Lady Inverclyde actress June Tripp. The 1923 marriage ended by Reno decree in 1931 for bigamy. British law does not recognize Reno decrees. The petition named Lady Inverclyde and Matthew Bartholomew Anthony Paanaker. both denied infidelity.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Court of Session
Lord Inverclyde
England
Great Britain
Lady Inverclyde
Matthew Bartholomew
Anthony Paanaker
Paanaker
Bank Safe Robbery Attempt Fails At Betterton
In Betterton Maryland on December 22 an attempted robbery of the People's Bank branch safe failed for the third time in two years. The thieves struck Howard Owens store housing the bank and post office, stealing shirts and cigars but not the post office safe. The bank safe contained about 2300 dollars.
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Betterton
People’s Bank
Bettertown
Branc i
Howard Owens
Betterton Post Ofice
Federal agents raid Clark home seize large liquor cache
Two agents William R. Harvey and Charles E. Cushwa raided the Clark residence near St James and found a large alcohol cutting operation with whiskey in kegs cans and aging equipment. They cited Russell Clark Waverly Clark and Albert Huntzberry for violations of the internal revenue act and continued the search.
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William R. Harvey
Charles E. Cushwa
Russell Clark
St. James
Cushwa
Clark
Waverly C
Mike
Albert Huntzberry
Lana
U. S
Harvey
Noel Haller
Frederick
Fire chief bans domino game after near fight in Fairmont
In Fairmont West Virginia the central fire station once favored by domino players saw an argument boil over into a near fight. Fire Chief Ralph Doolittle ordered the players out to prevent trouble.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Ralph Doolittle
Central Fire Station
Lindberghs Plane Donated to American Museum
The low wing monoplane used by Charles and Anne Lindbergh to visit five continents becomes a permanent exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History. After January 1 it will anchor the new Ocean Life hall with accompanying gear from their recent exploratory year. Col. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh donated the aircraft and equipment. museum president F Trubee Davison called it of rare historic value.
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New York
Charles
Anne Lindbergh
Continents
American Museum of National History
Lindberghs
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Ethel Zuckerman
Boston
West Baltimore Bank
Ouija Board
F. M. Wolfinger
Philly
Denver
H.A. W. Tabor
London Brokers Land Program
R. R
Lindy
Anne
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