Martial law considered in Magdalena strike turmoil
In Bogota a request to declare martial law in Magdalena province follows a major banana region strike. Twelve thousand workers led by Mexican communists have halted work, with raids on plantations and several towns affected. Federal troops could be sent to prevent bloodshed if the state of siege is approved.
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Colombia
Magdalena
Council of State
Interior and War
New York
Santa Marta
Cienega
Sevilla
Araca-Taca
Moon Gang in the Toils in Cleveland Moon Gang Arrests
Police and federal investigators tied a moonshine sugar operation to a Cleveland gang seeking corn sugar for liquor. Twenty three men were arrested in a downtown hotel raid. four more were detained. The violence linked to the sugar hold has left fifteen dead, including the Lonardos, alleged corn sugar barons. Capone associate ties noted.
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Cleveland
Castoday
Joe
John Lonardo
Lonardos
Scarface al" Capon
Chicago
Bt. Louis
Gary
Ind
Chinese student executed for English murder on honeymoons
Chung Yi Miao, a Chinese law student from New York, was executed at Strangeways for the murder of his bride Wai Sheung-Miao. The couple married in New York and traveled via Buffalo to England where she was found strangled near Keswick. The case included an unusual self representation on appeal before Lord Hewart, who upheld the conviction calling it a diabolic crime.
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Eng
Chung Yi Miao
New York
Strangeways
Wai Sheung-Miao
Keswick
Engand
Coumbia University
Buffalo
England
Chung
Wa! Sheung-Malo
Lord Hewart
Hervert J. Leigh-Manuelle
Suffolk County
Bayville
Leigh-Manuelies
Leigh-Manuelie
van Wyen
Martha
Blaze Levels Alexander Department Store in Lewiston
A blaze in Lewiston Idaho destroyed the Alexander department store with estimated damage of 370000 dollars. An explosion is suspected to have started the fire which threatened nearby business buildings.
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Alexander Department
Beery Divorce Case Sets Court Date In California
Los Angeles December 6 Noah Beery motion picture villain was summoned to appear in Superior Court to answer his wife’s divorce charge alleging cruelty She seeks community property share 900000 custody of their son Noah Wilbur Beery Beery denied the allegations saying the action stems from money and influence questions a December 14 show cause hearing for supervised support and attorney fees
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Los Angeles
Noah Beerry
Widow's Death Sparks Missing-Person Probe Near Wanda
Authorities search for Arthur Leonard, 24, once raised by Mrs. Samuel Ones, in connection with the slaying of a wealthy widow at her farm near Wanda. Leonard, former reformatory inmate, recently seen at the farm but has vanished. He previously served at Glenn Mills for chicken theft.
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Wanda
Arthur Leonard
Samuel Ones
Leonard
Gas In Cave Kills Prohibition Agent Pat Sharpe
Houston officials ruled Pat Sharpe died from natural poisonous gases in a cave near the city rather than a moonshiner trap. An inquest by J. M. Ray found black damp, gases common in mines, caused the officer’s death during cave exploration. An Indianapolis conference opened with American Legion leaders from all states discussing veteran rehabilitation and other programs.
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Houston
Texas
Pat Sharpe
J. M. Ray
Sharpe
Clash Over Appointments At White House West and Whiting
Washington December 6 AP The fate of West and Whiting may dominate Senate action this session. West faces opposition due to alleged ties with western interests while Whiting is not expected to trigger a fight. A recess appointment could stand until the next session unless rejected.
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Washington
Des
Coolidge
Westein
Senate
Samel Inaull Wettittes
West
Tilinois
Objection Sparks Theatre Riot in Frankfort on Stage Blasphemy
Public objection to a stage depiction of the deity exploded into violence at the Municipal theatre in Frankfort am Main. Bombs and tear gas hurled by audience members disrupted the performance of Walter Hasenclover’s Marriage comedy, a piece already halted in several German cities amid religious protests.
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Diety
Walter Hasenclover
Mylleries
Audienve Med Saf Uly
Ty Wae
Co Weariig Golf Cluthes
Knickerbockers
Ecatidel
Berlin
Hamburg
Othe Cermen
Evangeli‘eal League
Governor Smith Prepares Birthday, Zoo Demobilization
Albany, Dec. 6 AP Governor Alfred E. Smith faces two duties before leaving office. He plans to celebrate his 55th birthday on Dec 30 with family at a De Witt Clinton hotel suite and will demobilize the executive mansion zoo. Most animals are being given away while a few dogs stay. future fates depend on Governor-Elect Roosevelt.
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Albany
N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
Eric Franklin D. Roosevelt
Executive Mansion
de Witt Clinton
Jole
Jeff
Billy
Betty
Adrondacks
Roosevelt
Veteran Senate stenographer reaches long service milestone
February 2 marks the birthday and 69 years of continuous service for Theodore P. Shuey, dean of the Official Reporters of the Debates of the Senate, with the Senate likely pausing to note the milestone. Weather outlook: generally fair tonight and Friday with little temperature change.
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Washington
Senate
Theodore P. Shuey
Issues Dominate Open Session as West Nomination Faces Hearing
Washington dispatch notes President Coolidge’s push for a West administration slot and an immediate push for hearings on Roy O. West of Illinois for interior secretary. Boulder Dam debate looms as Congress tackles treasury post office funds and veterans affairs while a Senate immigration skirmish tests party divides.
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Washington
Roy C. West
Illinois
the Interior
William F. Whiting
Massachusetts
Commerce
Senate
Coolidge
Dent Coolidge
Congress
Roy O. West
Interior
Mr. West
Nye
Public Lands Committee
West
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Boulder Dam
House
Treasury-Post Office
Byrns
Tennessee
Smith
Reed
Pennsylvania
Herbert Hoover
Senate Commerce Committee
New York
Naval and Veterans Affairs
Veterans Committee
Boulder canyon dam bill debate widens senate fight
Senate debates the Boulder Canyon dam bill with Hayden opposing the measure and Johnson pressing California’s rights to water from the Colorado River. Hayden’s amendment would allocate 4,209,000 acre feet to California and 200,000 to Nevada, with 4,000,000 to Arizona, plus 1,000 acre feet to another state. The plan requires ratification of the Colorado River compact by seven states.
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Boulder Canyon
Arizona
California
Hayden Democrat
Senate
Qood
Co O- Wo
Johnson
Hayden
Colorado Basin
Nevada
Arnon
Ile
Athwenea
Coorado
Idaho Deaths Via the Car
Ninety two lives were lost in 1927 auto accidents in Idaho with about one million dollars in losses. Fred E. Lukens, secretary of state and commissioner of law enforcement, urged a motor vehicle drivers license law in his biennial report. Licenses issued in the first eighteen months of the biennium reached 194,920, up 18,654 from the prior period, with fees totaling 2,875,444, up 6337,178.
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Boise
Fred E. Lukens
Lukens
King George in cautious recovery as bulletin notes slight improvement
London dispatch reports the British king’s general condition is slowly improving after a long illness. The morning bulletin says he passed a fair night with lower temperature and localized infective drain, though doctors warn the process remains severe and progress will be slow. The absence of heart anxiety is viewed as a favorable sign.
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London
George
Buckingham Palace
Lord Dawson of
Penn
Stanley Hewett
Lee
Montana coal miners strike halts most operations
Billings Montana December reports that operations were suspended in nearly all Montana coal mines after United Mine Workers District 27 refused to affirm a wage agreement reached last week between union officials and mine operators.
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Billings
Mont
Montana
United Mine Workers
Idaho Towns Cleared of Contagions by Christmas Say Officials
Idaho public welfare acting commissioner C K Macey stated most quarantined districts may be released by Christmas and possibly by December 20 after checking areas hit by meningitis and influenza. Twin Falls Burley merchants urged lifting the quarantine though Twin Falls county remains in for about 10 more days due to a case. Boise.
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Boise
C. K. Macey
Public Welfare
R. H. Pratt
Twin Falls
Burley
Macey
Bandits Capture Kellyville Bank Robbers in Oklahoma
After a gun battle between two bandits and a posse of citizens and deputies, both robbers were captured three miles south of Kellyville Oklahoma. One bandit was shot in the back and a posse member was lightly wounded. The robbers looted the Kellyville bank of between 800 and 1000 dollars, locking cashier Horace Harvey in the vault.
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Kellyville
Okla
Sheriifs
Here
Horace Harvey
Still Proves a Death Trap in Houston Whiskey Cave
In Houston Texas on December 6 AP reports that Pa Sharpe 40 and two other agents entered an underground whiskey cave to verify fumes in a distillery. Sharpe cried Go back and died after being found in the cavern. an Italian farm owner was arrested but no charges filed. The pit will be torn open to search for lethal gas evidence.
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Tex
Pa Sharpe
Sharpe
Victor Buthod
M C Waltrip
W .D. Smith
Texas
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