Hero of hotel blaze dies saving others
Corning Arkansas Dec 29 Jewell Webb 45 Walnut Ridge died after rescuing his wife son and guests from the St James hotel fire. Firefighters reported 11 guests in the building as Charles Cox J W Jordan and Mrs H G Greer were injured. Loss estimated at 12000 with origin undetermined.
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Jewell Webb
Walnut Ridge
Charles Cox
Caruthersville
J. W. Jordan
Corning
H. G. Greer
Tulsa
Oklo
Ile
Canada moves to world lead in newsprint output
Canada surpassed the United States to become the top newsprint producer, reaching 2,380,000 tons while the U.S. output stood at 1,415,000 tons. The shift followed postwar mill expansion and abundant timber rights, with prices rising from 50 to 55 dollars a ton as supply met demand.
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North American Newspaper Alliance
Minneapolis, Minn
Canada
United States
Dominion
Padlocking Begins On Abated Premises In MT Region
United States Marshals start sealing about 75 store and business places in Butte and nearby towns for one year due to alleged federal prohibition violations. J L Callahan and Marshal Packer announce padlocking starts this morning, with sites including Butte Anaconda Deer Lodge Twin Bridges Sheridan Dillon and Armstead.
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Butte
Uncle Sam
United States Marshals
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Twin Bridges
Sheridan
Dillon
Armstead
J. L. Callahan
United States
Marshal Packer
Showdown over prohibition fuels Hoover Borah clash in Washington
Washington braces for a heated confrontation between the Hoover administration and Senator Borah of Idaho over enforcement of prohibition. Borah accuses the permit system of scandal and cites open saloons, as administration leaders vow swift removal of unfaithful officials to restore duty. The dispute signals a tense political moment ten years after the Eighteenth Amendment’s enactment.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Senator Borah
Idaho
Jones
Borah
Masonic Lodges Plan Joint Installation in Butte
Six Butte Masonic lodges will gather at the Masonic temple tonight for a joint installation of officers directed by Daniel J. Muir Helena grand master assisted by Luther T. Handerberg Helena grand secretary and George Craven Butte grand marshall. More than 500 members are expected to attend with a banquet to follow and brief talks by visiting state officers and new officers outlining plans for the year. The program includes instrumental and vocal selections. The organizing committee features A. Dingman George T. Beech Gundry Hill T. B. Moore Guy D. Platt and David Storer.
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Butte
Masonic Temple
Daniel J. Muir
Helena
Montana
A. Dingman
Butte Lodge
George T. Beech
Mount Moriah Lodge
Gundry Hill
Monitor Lodge
T. B. Moore
Silver Bow Lodge
Guy D. Platt
Summit V. Lodge
David Storer
Kiwanis Clubs
Finlen Hotel
Edmund C. van Diest
Colorado Springs
Colo
Kiwanis International
Jury Deliberates On Mullan Liquor Conspiracy Case
In Coeur d Alene Idaho December 29 a federal court jury hearing 28 Mullan officers and residents weighed charges of conspiring to violate liquor laws by issuing licenses for soft drink stands pool halls and other outlets alleged to sell liquor for years. The judge limited evidence to the liquor aspect not gambling or disorderly conduct.
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Webster
Ullan
Mullan
Patient discards radium bandage at Los Angeles hospital
Mrs. Pablo Garcia, a patient at the general hospital, discarded a bandage containing radium worth $15,000. Hospital staff spent two days searching the trash before recovering the material in Los Angeles on December 29.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pablo Garcia
General Hospital
Stormy Channel Widespread Damage as Winds Hit Europe
Five people died as gales battered the English Channel and coasts of France and Germany. A ship sank near St. Nazaire after grounding. others were towed free or rescued. Wind up to 90 miles per hour disrupted shipping, telegraphs, and air travel. In India, Gandhi led a plenary motion for complete independence with Nehru urging peaceful, but determined, action.
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Finisterre
English Channel
France
England
Germany
St. Mazaire
Poolzee
Deal
Havre
Boulogne
Paris
Caen
Rennes
Lahore
India
Mahatma K. Gandhi
Great Britain
Jawaharal Nehru
Nehru
Mars Spokesman Warns America About 1930 Market Crash
London dispatch reports United Press account of Mars telepathy predictions via Dr. Hugh M. Robinson. He claims telepathic messages from Oomaruru and other Martians foretell Americans must curb dollar worship to avoid a 1930 market crash.
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London
Ookonga
Mars
Hugh M. Robinson
Dr. Robinson
Oomaruru
Robinson
Gentenarian Burned to Death in Michigan Home Fire
In Cassopolis Michigan Mrs Adalyne Gray aged 103 died when a fire of undetermined origin destroyed her three room home Her niece Mrs Clara Northam was burned on the head and chest during a rescue attempt Northam and her three grandchildren Margaret 12 Dorothy 6 and Elmer Stroupe 3 fled barefoot in night clothes seeking safety Mrs Gray born in New York lived in Cassopolis eight years
Rain Ends Seven Year Drought in Australia
Children aged six and seven witnessed rain as torrential downpours finally broke a seven year drought across South and Central Australia. The downpours destroyed the Quorn to Alice Springs railway line and halted traffic indefinitely.
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Melbourne
Australia
Quorn
Alice Springs
Archaeologist Dr. Carver Dies in Auto Crash Tied to Tutankhamun Curse
In Columbus Texas Dr. Jonathan W. Carver who aided the tomb expedition was killed in a car accident near the city. His traveling companion H R Miller said the Lord Curzon party suffered eleven deaths including Carver and Carnarvon. Miller noted Carver had feared the so called curse of the tomb. A fox terrier said to have been a gift of King George was involved in the strange tale.
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Columbus
Texas
Jonathan W
Carver
Lord Curzon
H. R. Miller
Roanoke
Sword Carnarvon
Dr. Carver
Miller
King George of England
Rubio Appreciates Courtesies Shown In Washington
Mexican president elect Ortiz Rubio left Washington after a final social function. President Hoover and Allan Hoover visited the Mexican embassy to say farewell, bearing gifts for Rubio and embassy children. Rubio thanked dignitaries for courtesies during four days in the capital.
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Washington
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Mexico
Buffalo
Hoover
Allan Hoover
Union Station
Three rum runners killed in New London coast guard raid
Coast Guard seizure of three rum boats valued at 600000 ends with three men killed and one wounded aboard the Newport speedboat 5677 as patrol boat 290 opens fire near Newport. The raiding party overtakes the vessel and continues the crackdown with more seizures expected.
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New London
Conn
Coast Guard
Newport
R. L
A. ©. Cornell
Coast
Coast Guard vows firm action against liquor smugglers
Rear Admiral Frederick G. Billard declared the coast guard will not use soft words to deter liquor smugglers after reports that three men were killed by a patrol off the New England coast. The warning comes amid intense prohibition controversy in Washington.
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Washington
American Coast Guard
Frederick G. Billard
Coast Guard
Billard
New England
Police Return All but One of 600 Cars Taken in 1929
Butte police recovered the vast majority of more than 600 automobiles stolen in 1929. Only one car remains unrecovered. Three cars burned beyond repair. two wrecks found but not reported as stolen. Many petty thefts involved stolen accessories, mostly recovered.
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Butte
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