Funds Bills Delayed in Senate Holiday Deadlock
Washington December 21 Alarmed by legislative jam in the senate the Republican leadership seeks ways to avert an extra session in spring during the holiday recess. Some leaders believe a formal assurance from President Hoover not to call a special session for the world court would help. Foreign relations committee voted to defer world court action to the regular session next year, but fears persist that world court fees could spur a special session. Continued on page 2 col 3.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Washington
Senate
Hoover
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
European Fog 19 Cause Of Several Chip Collisions
A dense mist across European waters caused multiple ship collisions. The Finnish steamer Oberon sank with 41 lives lost, while the American liner George Washington and the Hopatcong were damaged in separate incidents near the Elbe Estuary and Istanbul. The British Rio Azul also sustained damage near Istanbul. Off Portugal, the Patria disaster occurred after a collision, four crew perished with others rescued.
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London
Oberon
George Washington
Hopatcong
New York
Hamburg
Elbe
United States
Ross Quay
Malaya
United States Lines
Lloyds Shipping Agency
Telita
Setubal
Major Shepard Poison Murder Trial Enters Second Night
Jurors in the Major Charles A. Shepard poison murder trial halted deliberations at 7 p.m. and retired for the night, with about 14 hours spent in discussion since yesterday. Verdict possible with death by hanging for the 59-year-old Army medical officer if convicted without clemency.
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Kansas City
Kan
Charles A. Shepard
Army Medical Corps
Shepard
Richard J. Hopkins
Federal Building
Grace Brandon
Sove
San Antonio
Tex
Brooks Field
Dancers fatally wounded by window shot in Medina
In Medina New York on December 21 a bullet pierced a window killing dancer Helen Dunn 24 and injuring Walter Bryant 25 in his home. Both were rushed to a hospital in critical condition as police hunt a youth named in a recent quarrel with Miss Dunn.
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Medina
N. Y
Helen Dunn
Walter Bryant
Bryant
Young aviator dies when ship crashes in Ohio
Lawrence B. Hazelton, 22, an aviation enthusiast, died at Lunken airport Cincinnati after a reconditioned monoplane he was testing collapsed its wings and fell 2,500 feet. The accident occurred December 21 as Hazelton pushed the aircraft through testing conditions.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Lawrence B. Hazelton
Lunken
Poincare Remains in Serious Condition
Paris December 21 after a half hour consultation physicians said former President Raymond Poincare is stationary and still requires complete rest.
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Paris
Raymond Poincare
Poincare
Montana Weather Forecast Sees Warmer East Monday
The forecast for Montana calls for fair skies on Monday and Tuesday with warmer temperatures in the eastern portions on Monday. Stronger warming expected in the east, while western areas remain mild.
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Montana
Great Falls Boy Reaches Hospital After Fire Start
Great Falls, Dec 21 Carl Johnson 19 of near here lit a match to gauge gasoline in his car tank. He was hospitalized with burns described as not serious.
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Great Falls
Carl Johnson
Finnish Plane Carrying 41 Aboard Crashes in Denmark
In Copenhagen on December 21 a Finnish aircraft with forty one passengers and crew aboard crashed in Danish airspace. Authorities reported casualties and an investigation into the incident is underway.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Father Dies After Saving Three in Fire
Roy Hutchenson a 42 year old rancher died in a North Kings City California blaze after saving his wife and two young daughters and returning to save his 16 year old son. He carried three family members to safety before being overcome by smoke as the house burned. Origin of the fire not yet determined.
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King City
Cal
Here
Roy Hutchenson
Hutchenson
Toy distribution by Boy Scouts to deliver 1500 toys
More than 1,500 toys will be distributed to needy children in Butte starting tomorrow at 1:30 PM from the Boy Scout hospital at 123 North Main Street. Cars and drivers are urged to assist, as volunteers repair and collect new toys for the drive.
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Butte
Boy Scout Hospital
North Main Street
Paul N. Ll
Boy Scout
Toy Hospital
Campbell
Boy Scouts
Mob Foiled in Attempt to Lynch Negro Suspect in Missouri
In St Joseph Missouri a mob of about 150 men tried to storm Buchanan county jail to seize Raymond Gunn a negro trapper charged with killing Miss Velma Colter a 19 year old schoolteacher. Sheriff Roach and deputies aided by city police and a Missouri national guard tank company protected the jail for about three hours. A tank with a machine gun was placed at the entrance and a guard line kept unauthorized people away. The crowd dispersed after meeting on a street corner and deciding to proceed to Plattsburg where the suspect was said to have been taken but authorities reported he had not arrived. The mob returned to their homes.
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ST. Joseph
Buchanan County
Raymond Gunn
Velma Colter
National Guard
Maryville
Missouri
John Roach
St Joseph
Missouri National Guard
Plattsburg
Rt. Joseph
Boy's hand shattered by blasting cap near old mine shaft
Donald Hart, 14, was playing near an old prospect west of the city when he found a blasting cap. It exploded in his hand, shattering a finger and injuring him severely. He is in Murray hospital, with doctors aiming to save the rest of the hand and he shows signs of shock but rests easily.
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Donald Hart
Donald
Murray Hospital
Hundreds of Lighted Trees Brighten City Christmas Display
Hundreds of decorated trees lit up residential streets marking the Christmas season. In Floral Park the lights flashed on at a signal to a blaze of color drawing thousands of spectators. A car caravan cruised the district viewing the festive display as carol singing drew crowds in two neighborhoods.
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Floral Park
Meaderville-McQueen
Butte
Rebels Capture Town in Venezuela and Kill Chief
Reports from Bogota describe a revolutionary disturbance in southwest Venezuela. About three hundred rebels seized Sabatera, killed the civil chief, and burned the city hall with archives as government troops were taken by surprise. A San Cristobal communique labeled the outbreak a bandit depredation without revolutionary motive.
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Bogota
Colombia
Venezueela
Sabatera
San Cristobal
Senate
Tachira
Labatera
Bulls, Cows, and a Papa Sheriff in a Los Angeles Court
In a Los Angeles police court a man named John Kustera argued that a bull meant a papa cow when shouting look out during a raid for liquor. He denied the shout in Slovakian via interpreter. Judge Northrup fined Edward Carr 50 dollars for liquor possession and sale to a sailor.
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Los Angeles
John Kustera
Kustera
George Damon
W. G. Reynolls
William Northrup
Edward Carr
Joshers to Plod Miles in Deep Snow to Bring Cheer
A Butte organization the Joshers plans a rescue mission to a isolated four mile mountain homestead near Divide. A disabled ex service father and family face a bleak Christmas as heavy snow blocks access. Volunteers will drive as far as possible then trek by toboggan through deep snow to deliver provisions and toys, with another case of two old prospectors in need nearby.
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Divide
Lee Deam
Butte
Butte Joshers
Hope
Josher
Rotana members deliver gifts to Galen children
Butte Rotana club members visited the Galen State Tuberculosis sanitarium yesterday bringing apples oranges candy and other gifts for 20 children. A truckload of presents from four donors of the Anaconda company will also be sent to Galen to delight the kids under Dr Vidal's supervision.
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Butte Rotana Club
Galen
Anaconda Company
John D. Ryan
Cornelius F. Kelley
James R. Hobbins
L. O. Evans
C. BE. K. Vidal
State Orphans’ Home
Twin Bridges
Santa Claus
Butte
J.D. Murphy
W. C. Rae
G. H. Davey
Strikes in Spain Largely End as Madrid Quiets
Dec 21 report notes almost nationwide strikes following recent revolutionary agitation have largely disappeared. The cabinet promises to lift martial law and press censorship on January 1 unless unforeseen events arise, signaling a return to normalcy in Madrid.
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Madrid
Arson plotters charged with murder after fatal fire
Four confessed arson plotters faced murder charges when two children died in a blaze caused by their plan. The victims Jerome five and Homer four were buried after flames at a butcher shop tied to Harry Goldvarg's building. A fifth man, a real estate dealer dubbed the brains, was sought by police.
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Chicago
Jerome
Homer
Irving Israelson
Harry Goldvarg
Bob Tatelman
Jack Rosen
Martin Borad
Tatelman
Rosow
Goldvarg
Borad
52 Robberies In Day Set New Chicago Record
Chicago police said 52 robberies occurred in a 24 hour period ending at 10 am today, the most in years. The fifty second holdup netted bandits who raided the home of Andrew Polich, treasurer of the German Beneficial Union, $1399.
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Chicago
Andrew Polich
German Beneficial Union
Whitehall Girl Fatally Injured in GAR Accident
Mamie Maxwell, 15, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Vanderhyde, Whitehall ranchers, was killed when a car carrying her mother and sister rolled over ten miles south of Whitehall after a dance at Waterloo. The occupants were pinned under the car. help came from D J Mooney of Butte. Funeral services anticipated Wednesday at the ranch.
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Mamie Maxwell
William Vanderhyde
Whitehall
Butte
Waterloo
Levingood
Cedar Hill
D. J. Mooney
Four Die in Louisiana Crash Near Vinton Ditch
Four people, three men and a woman, died when their car plunged into a water filled ditch near Vinton Louisiana. Bodies carried identification papers naming Leonard A. La Petina 41 Beaumont George Delffenbach New York Lee V McAnely Beaumont and Elizabeth Stafford Beaumont.
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Beaumont
Tex
Vinton
Leonard A. la Petina
George Delffenbach
New York
Lee V. McAnely
Elizabeth Stafford
Monaco Army Prepares to Prevent Riot
Monaco's 100 man standing army mobilized to deter a demonstration at Prince Louis's return from France. The ruler postponed his arrival by 24 hours. Discontent stemmed from absences of the prince and a real estate firm led by Eugene Harquet's brother, who faces charges while the mayor's brother remains jailed.
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
Mi-M
Prince Louis
France
Eugene Harquet
Last Lincoln bodyguard dies in Iowa home
Osage, Iowa, dec 21 4 The last member of Abraham Lincoln's bodyguard Col J F McNeil 89 died today of heart disease Mrs George L Martin of Oskaloosa a daughter and Walter McNeil of Cadary Can son
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
Abraham Lincoln
J. F. McNeil
George L. Martin
Walter Mee Neil
Cadary
Can
Merapi Volcano Death Toll May Reach 400
London dispatch to the Daily Mail reports a Rotterdam cable saying between 300 and 400 people were killed in the Merapi eruption in Java last week.
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London
Rotterdam
The
Daily Mail
Merapi
Java
Greek cabinet resignations shock Athens political scene
In Athens on December 21, all members of the Grecian cabinet submitted their resignations to Premier Eleutherios Venizelos, signaling a major political upheaval and likely reshuffle of the government.
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Athens
Greece
Eleutherios Venizelos
Italian Aviators Arrive in Morocco On Flight to Brazil
Ten Italian naval sea planes reach Kenitra Morocco at 1 40 p m from Cartagen Spain in a trans Atlantic flight to Brazil accompanied by two supply planes. Two remaining craft stay at Cartagena awaiting tomorrow's departure. Crowds of locals cheer as French pilots escort the flotilla to Sibou river for water landings. Italo Balbo leads the expedition with the Italian consul among arrivals.
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Brazil
Kenitra
French Morocco
North Africa
Cartacene
Spain
Los Alca
Zares
Cartegana
Sibou
Nae
Italo Balbo
It Adventure
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