Five Charged In Slaying Of Archbishop Tourian
New York authorities said rebel Armenian nationalists of the Tashnag order selected and carried out the assassination of Archbishop Leon Tourian at Holy Cross Armenian church. A blood stained shirt tied to a fifth suspect, Juan Ta cheltkian, 28, led to another homicide charge as police continued investigations.
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Leon Tourlan
Armenian Apostolic Church
North America
Holy Cross Apostolic Church
New York
Old Republic of Armenia
Tashnag
Leon Tourian
Holy Cross Armenian
Leon Tourain
Holy Name
Juan Gaongales Tchaletkian
Ex-employee implicated in schoolboy murder near Columbia
Robert H. Wiles a 49 year old auto mechanic confessed to luring Herbert H. Harris Jr. a 15 year old Columbia student from his home and beating him to death with an iron bar in a deserted house. Harris body was found Christmas Day in a derelict Congaree swamp area. Wiles implicated J M Rushton a former meat cutter and father of Harris’ friend. Rushton was detained for questioning but no charges yet. Blood stained traces and an iron bar were found at the scene.
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Columbia
8. C
Robert H. Wiles
Herbert H. Harris, Jr
Congaree Swamp
Wiles
State Penitentiary
T. Alex Heise
J. M. Rushton
Snowfall Delays White Christmas Across Western PA
A snowfall arriving after Christmas Eve hours blanketed western Pennsylvania and parts of Ohio. Starting around 2 a.m., the snow covered a wide area, creating slick roads for late travelers and hindering morning traffic as observers noted extended coverage into Ohio.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Roosevelt Seeks Up to Date Employment Report for Congress
President Roosevelt ordered immediate reports on business and employment from all federal agencies. The data will guide extraordinary appropriations and economic plans for 1934, with NRA CWA PWA and Labor data emphasized. House leaders anticipate large fiscal year 1934 outlays, Rainey citing about 6 billion dollars in total expenditures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Bank
NRA
CWA
PWA
Labor Department
Rainey
Bellevue Hospital Reports No Alcoholic Deaths This Christmas
New York December 26 Bellevue Hospital announced no alcoholic deaths over the Christmas weekend. The prior year saw seven deaths during the holiday period tied to bootleg alcohol.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Parents Ask Accused Son to Surrender in Slaying Case
Grand Rapids, Mich. December 26. Authorities search southern Michigan for William McCann 20 sought in the death of Margaret Peevey 22 who was found shot in a field near Grand Rapids. Her body showed two teeth knocked out and clothing torn. Parents urged him to turn himself in, offering support.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
William MacCann
Margaret Peevey
William McCann
Lloyd A. Walcott
McCann
Fred Kelley
Kelley
Miss Peevey
Begin Probe Of Woman's Death
The body of Mrs. Adelaide Ranft was found in her gas filled apartment with blood at her nose. Gas was leaking from three open burners in a kitchen range. Ferdinand Link the district coroner began an investigation as police also probed. Mrs. Ranft aged 27 was married to Joseph L. Rantt Jr a Baltimore newspaperman and daughter of Francis P. Curtis former speaker of the Maryland House.
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Baltimore
Adelaide Ranft
Ferdinand Link
Snow disrupts New York traffic with five inches by noon
Heavy snowfall driven by a northeast wind disrupted the morning rush in New York. Pedestrians faced perilous sidewalks while drivers moved cautiously on slick streets. A separate item reports J R Lamberson of MacConnellsburg Pa pleading guilty to drunken driving in city court and paying $100 plus costs after a Oak Hill avenue accident. Construction contracts rose, with total weekly heavy awards at $34.628 million, up 63 percent from the year’s average per Engineering News-Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. R. Lamberson
MacConnellsburg
Richard H. Sweeney
Lamberson
P O Building Suggested for School Board
Opposition to housing the Board of Education on the second floor of the courthouse addition was voiced by the School Board at a joint meeting. The board proposed the county buy the present U S post office when abandoned for 12000 dollars, saying rent savings would repay the cost in a few years. The post office building would serve as offices for the Board of Education and other county needs, with a favorable site and rising value. The Board of County Commissioners took the suggestion under advisement.
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Board of County Commissioners
Board of Education
U. S
Snow Delays Start Of Courthouse Addition Work
Snow halted the planned start on the new courthouse addition. Supervisor Hubert Mullen had prepared plans to begin today. eight men will dig the foundation and more workers will join later to build foundation walls. Brick construction will provide work for bricklayers and plasterers under public works programs.
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Court House
Hubert Mullen
SLAIN AS HE CAME HOME
Brooklyn police report a Christmas Eve shooting ending in the death of David Herbst, a money lender, who arrived home to dinner at 10 pm. His mother heard the key turn before four pistol shots and found him dead with four bullets in the head. A homicide clue points to the assailants.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
David Herbst
Anna Herbst
Herbst
Seven Die In Stampede At Christmas Eve Church
In Tunauan village Leyte island seven people killed in a Christmas Eve church stampede during a midnight service when sparkler fireworks were lit at the altar. Tacloban dispatch cites panic as worshippers feared fire in a crowded Tacloban region church.
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Manila
Tunauan
la Vanduardia
Tacloban
Leyte
Four Die As Oregon Dam Collapses
Four people die when a natural dam collapses in Clatskanie Oregon on Christmas Day, wrecking a farm home. Milt Allen age 50 and his three sons George 30 Robert 12 and Donald 7 killed. Mrs Allen and Edson 17 Clifford 8 pulled from wreckage, mother critically injured. Flood waters threaten Northeastern Washington and Northern Idaho while receding in central and Western Washington.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Clatskanie
Milt Allen
George
Robert
Donald
Allen
Edson
Clifford
Washington
Idaho
Spokane
Wallace
Roosevelt notes rise in mails to White House
President Roosevelt observed a total of 1 620 000 letters and parcels received since his March 4 inauguration and 20 000 telegrams. He called the surge in correspondence a sign of renewed public interest in government and activity at the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Red Army Ski Party Sets Out for Moscow 3000 Miles
From Irkutsk to Moscow a group of five Soviet soldiers with skis embarks on a 3000 mile journey aiming to reach the capital in six days. The report notes other items include Berlin police action against traffic ordinances and municipal court dismissals after Christmas arraignments.
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Irkutsk
U. S
Moscow
Hay In Horse’s Windpipe Fatal At Charles Town Track
Autopsy on Ha gan’s Pride, a race horse owned by Canby Wolford, Halfway, found the animal died from a hay fragment in its windpipe, not doping as feared. The horse had raced at Charles Town and showed distress after the event. An investigation followed the discovery.
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Hagan
Pride
Canby Wolford
Halfway
Charles Town Race Track
Charles Town
Baer Fiance To Wed Another Man In January
The Daily News reports Max Baer the fighter plans to marry Edna Dunham, but Dunham will wed Phil Plant instead in early January. Dunham, a divorcee, joined Plant’s mother for Christmas Day dinner. Plant was previously divorced from actress Constance Bennett.
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New York
The
Daily News
Edna Dunham
Max Baer
Phil Plant
Dunham
William Hayward
Plant
Constance Bennett
Youth Sledding Accident Leaves 12 Year Old Critical
Billy Pennington aged 12 son of Mrs. Fannie Pennington of 194 Wayside avenue sustained a fractured skull after attaching his sled to a moving automobile on North Potomac street near North street. He was thrown headfirst into a parked car, rendered unconscious, and taken to Washington County Hospital in a critical condition.
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Billy Pennington
Fannie Pennington
Wayside Avenue
Washington County Hospital
North Potomac Street
North Street
Logan Gallagher Loses Eye After Steel Pierce Injury
Logan Gallagher a 17 year old employee of Western Maryland Shops had his right eye removed at the local hospital Saturday after a steel piece pierced it.
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Logan Gallagher
South Foundry Street
Maryland
Gangsters Warn Police of Deadly Resistance Ahead of Capture
Edward Shouse, ex-Dillinger associate, warns Chicago police that the Dillinger gang will fight to the death if confronted. He details nightly drills, bulletproof vests, and a plan to loot Chicago for $100,000 before fleeing to South America. Authorities report multiple gun battles and officer fatalities linked to the gang.
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Tobbery
Chicago
South America
California
Shouse
Dillinger
Harry Pierpont
Charles Mackley
John Hamilton
Russell Clark
John Burns
Sergt. Healy
John Stege
North Side
Middle West
Snowstorm Sweeps Eastern States From Maine To North Carolina
A heavy snowfall spread from Maine to North Carolina driven by a northeast wind. West Virginia bore the storm’s peak as the Ohio Valley and Chicago area saw varying intensities. By noon Chewsville reported 4% inches with the mercury falling from 61 to 25. The day followed a record Christmas with a 69 degree reading at Keedysville.
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West Virginia
Ohio Valley
Chicago
Atlantic
Maine
North Carolina
J. A. Miller
Mercury
Chewsville
D. Paul Oswald
Keedysville
Big Plane Lands Safely After Snowbound Landing
Heavy snow swept Pennsylvania as a trans continental airliner with six passengers and two pilots circled Pittsburgh for nearly an hour before a hole opened and the ship landed safely at Municipal Airport. Passengers continued westward by rail.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Annual Treat At Williamsport Christmas Program
Children under twelve gathered at Williamsport for the Community Christmas Tree event yesterday at 9 30 in the morning. Two Santa Clauses distributed candy and oranges from the Community Christmas Tree Committee after a high school procession led by Boy Scouts. Carol singing followed at 9 30 and again at midnight in the Lutheran church. The Community Tree stands as a top holiday feature for the town.
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Williamsport
Santa Clauses
Hijacking Tip Winner Highlighted in Daily Mail Contest
The Daily Mail says the hijacking at a down county home powered a top tip that won first prize in its news tip contest. Several tips arrived late after the lead tip, with at least a dozen others knowing earlier, while a Center Street resident who tipped on the incident shared second prize with a Virginia couple.
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Prise Lin
Daily Mail
Leost
Center Street
Virginia
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Summit
N. J
Bertha Jantzen
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Berlin
Earl E. Conley
Michigan City
Ind
John Dillinger
Edward Shouse
Paris
Indiana
Dan Healy
Serst
Healy
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