Senate confronts new alignments over Woodlock Taylor
Senator Norris leads GOP opposition to confirming F. Woodlock of York and Richard V. Taylor of Obama to the Interstate Commerce Commission. He warns their railroading background would nullify ICC authority. Senate fights election disputes as tax and debt measures loom before March.
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Richard V. Taylor
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Interstate Com- Commission
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North Dakota
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Senate Election Committee
Iowa
Minnesota
New Mexico
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Poetic Leaders Address Congress Meet in Bombay
In British India the national congress gathers with Mme Sara la Naji hailed as poetess president. Crowds greet her arrival from Bombay as Gandhi influenced dress reform with homespun garments. Agenda pushes for home rule, independence, and boycott of British goods while Swarajist dissolution is considered.
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British India
Indiana
Conmet
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Sarala Naji
Bombay
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Gandhi
National Congress
Dominican foreign minister resigns from post
The resignation of Maria Soler as minister of affairs in the Dominican Republic was accepted by the president in Santo Domingo on December 26 according to dispatches from the capital.
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Dominican Re
Maria Soler
Chicago Markets Mixed Wheat Corn Prices Decline
The Chicago cash market reports wheat at 1.83 1 2 dollars for No 1 Ped and 1.82 for No 2 hard. Corn shows mixed 75 76 cents with No 3 yellow at 77 1/2 cents. oats bid at 42 1/2 cents for No 2 white and 41 3/4 to 42 1/2 for No 3 white. Barley seed at 7.15 35 and Versede at 27.00 30.50. Lard quoted at 14.85 and 14.50 with bellies at 14.75.
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Chicago
Rae
Markets at a Glance Strong Bullish Grain Rally
Chicago and St Louis markets report a bullish session with wheat advancing about 4 to 7 cents and corn and oats rising. Cash grains show No 2 wheat around 1.98 and No 2 hard near 1.84 to 1.85, while corn and oats gained amid speculative buying and automatic stop orders.
Foreign exchange rates steady across world markets
New York December 26 reports steadier foreign exchange trading with quotations for Britain France Belgium Germany Holland Norway Denmark Switzerland Spain Greece Poland Czecho Slovakia Yugoslavia Austria Romania Argentina Brazil Tokyo Shanghai Montreal noted in various bid and ask figures across the markets.
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France
Belgium
Germany
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Norway
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Denmark
Spain
Greece
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Jugo-Slavia
Austria
Rumania
Argentina
Brazil
Tokyo
Shanghai
Montreal
Bank figures show heavy excess reserves in five days
New York December 26 The condition of clearing house and trust companies for the five days shows an excess reserve of 25351150 dollars. This is a decrease of 13377660 dollars from last week when the excess totalled 38728810 dollars.
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New York
We Women by Bntty Brainerd The Egoist
Evelina, an egotistical young woman, dominates attention at every turn. Her vanity strains family and friends as she poring over mirrors and expecting admiration. A life lesson arrives with a dramatic blow, leading to depression and eventual recovery through marriage and motherhood.
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Evelina
Tivenpa
American Woman Freed in Italy
Mrs Ella Briggs a New York architect was released from custody in Palermo Italy after police held her on unrevealed grounds. Police had detained her incommunicado on a German spy charge but her employer Paul Wenzel said she was photographing Italian renaissance structures for his publishing firm and not spying.
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Berlin
New York
Chicago Cold Snap Records Across Midwest
Chicago and Evanston saw subzero readings as a blustery cold spell hit the region. Duluth reported 13 below zero the coldest Christmas night in the winter, while the Dakotas and Wisconsin also posted subzero temps. San Diego meanwhile reported a record 82.
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Boreas
Santa Claus
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Dakotas
Mercury
Evanston
Dawes
San Diego
Calif
Politicians Held For Alleged Plot In Ecuador
Detentions of politicians charged with plotting against the government continue with undiminished activity. Arrested include General Rafael Puente and Commanders Sebastian Vasconez and Antonio Cobos along with Alberto Munoz Vernaza and Remigio Tamariz Crespo.
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Ecuador
Rafael Puente
J. Sebastian Vasconez
J. Antonio Cobos
Alberto Munoz Vernaza
Argentina
Remigio Tamariz Crespo
Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno
Senate
Rafel Maria Arizac
United States
Gangland War Claims Three Lives in Brooklyn Cabaret
Three men die in a Brooklyn Adonis Social club shootout ending a gang war flare up dating to Dinny Meehan and Bad Bill Lovett. Peg Leg Dick Lonergen leads the White Hand gang with two unnamed followers amid a police search of 20 detectives and their gun molls.
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Dinny” Meehan
Bill” Lovett
Brooklyn
Dick Lonergen
Adonis
Peg Leg
Richard Morano
City Accepts Sale of Dauphin Island Fort Gaines
The city commission informed Secretary of War Dwight N. Davis of accepting the offer to buy historic Fort Gaines on Mobile Bay for 13000 dollars. The city will convert the property into a public park at once under Mayor George Crawford.
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Dwight N. Davis
Fort Gaines
Mobile Bay
George E. Crawford
Detectives Hired by Chicago Cafes Ahead of New Year
In Chicago cafes and cabarets owners hire private detectives amid prohibition agents expected on New Year’s Eve. Detectives report agent appearances and have trained managers and head waiters to recognize undercover officers. Dry circles say staff swaps may occur if detectives view all agents planned by Prohibition Administrator BE. C. Yellowley before next Thursday.
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Prohibition
BE. C. Yellowley
Man is Shot on Scene of Murder Near Batavia
In Aurora Illinois on December 26 Frank Cross 17 a farm hand was wounded by an unidentified shooter three miles from the Batavia area where Henry Jeske a bank clerk his wife and son were killed two weeks earlier. Sheriff Vierke suspects similarity to the Jeske case.
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Ill
Batavia
Frank Cross
Henry Jeske
Cross
Moosehead
J. A. Briere
Vierke
Stock Exchanges Close For Christmas Holiday
New York stock exchange and local markets stay closed through Christmas, with bankers opening only for routine business on Monday. Textile houses and major firms across Wall Street observe a triple holiday, extending the seasonal pause.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Operation Body to Meet in Summer at Minnesota
The American Institute of Cooperation will hold its second summer session at the University of Minnesota from June 21 to July 17. Charles W. Holman, the secretary, announced the event. The institute serves as a clearing house for cooperative movement information with participation from organized agricultural associations and government and state officials.
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Washington
American Institute of Co-operation
University of Minnesota
Charles W. Holman
Secretary Mellon Loses Automobile While In Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh December 26 officers launched a search for the Tr Zielion's automobile stolen from near Secretary Mellon's home during his holiday visit.
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Pittsburgh
Tr Zielion
Notable Football Stars Span Broadway Crowd in New York
In New York, Benny Friedman and Benny Ostermen, two famed Michigan gridiron stars, mingle with Louise Blackburne at the Plantation. The pair, Cleveland natives and childhood pals, recall early hopes as a national championship era looms amid nightclub chatter and streetwise nightlife.
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America
Benny Friedman
Benny Ostermen
University of Michigan
Middle West
Cleveland
Benny
Louise
George la Maize
Brown University
Mystery Challenge and Barber Shops in City Limits
The note describes a supposed challenge and a security notion involving rivals and nightly bouts. It claims nearly every city hides a barber shop within its limits and hints at entrants from Pennsylvania and Rochester. Survivors advance nightly through seven innings to face new rivals, with the last man standing after two weeks in the circuit. The Boston fire is noted as confined to a six story building in the market area.
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