Newspaper man recounts claim of Clara Smith in Ardmore murder
San Antonio December report says P Moss, a local journalist, says Clara Barton Smith admitted to killing Hamon for their son Jack after a motor breakdown near the city. Ross, the teller, said he heard she was in San Antonio and took her to a hospital after two flat tires were fixed on her car.
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P- Moss
Santonio
Clara Bartonmith
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Jake L. Hamon
Mss Smith
Ross
Miss Smith
Wiice
B. W. Sallis
Dallas
Cisco
San Antonio News
Miss Ith
Oss
Hannon
Jack
Cardh for Clara Smith sought in Hannon shooting case
Ardmore Oklahoma dispatch reports county attorney Ross as a witness in a San Antonio case. A private sanatorium director says Miss Smith visited Hamon after the shooting. A grand jury petition is being circulated to probe the fatal incident.
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Okla
Clara Smith
Jake L. Hannon
Red
San Antonio
Texas
Saell R. Brown
P. M. Ross
Miss Smith
Ross
Hamon
Brown
Frank L. Ketch
Walter Hardy
Dr. Hardy
Mr. Brown
Four men force entry at widow Hamon’s Chicago apartment
Four unidentified men raided the apartment of Mrs Hamon widow of the late G L Hamon in Chicago. They seized personal papers and seventy five letters addressed to Mrs Hamon while she was away in Ardmore Oklahoma where her husband was mysteriously shot. Landlord Charles Willis held the letters in his flat nearby and police say the crime appeared carefully planned.
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Chicago
Dew 7
Gee L. Hamon
Mra Hamon
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Charles Willis
Senator Jones Proposes Park Lands Withdrawal Bill
Washington December 7 1939 AP Senator Jones introduced a bill to remove national parks and monuments from the provisions of the federal water power act.
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Washington
Jones
Washington Today
League Jokers Too Numerous Figure on Assembly Table
Geneva December 7 AP Plans for cooperation on technical organization of the league of nations by representatives of Armenia and former Russian states were discussed, though not admitted to full membership. The assembly also outlined a working basis for the league and debated removing the word exclusive from a key principle.
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League of Nations
Armenia
League
Assembly
Council
Poland
Europe
Putting Pep Into Trade
Washington with the 66th Congress in session focuses on boosting commerce and industry. Leaders push a stabilization program while pairing farmer relief measures with aims to revive normal business conditions before an extra session called by President-elect Harding.
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Washington
66Th Contess
House
Amecan
Harding
Railroad officials discuss immigration plan at Ellis Island
Nine western railroad officials met with Frederick A. Wallis immigration commissioner to study inducing immigrants to settle in farming districts of the northwest and to visit Ellis Island today.
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New York
Northwest
Western Railroad Companies
Frederick A. Wallis
Commissioner of Immigration
Ellis Island
Tax measures would lighten the burden on individuals
Washington outlines several proposed tax changes. Senator Gay of Louisiana seeks five monthly installments for taxes due in January. Rep Askerson of New Jersey proposes a deduction option from total income. Senators Smith of Arizona and Nelson of Minnesota push mining claim assessment suspensions for 1920. Senator Harris of Georgia calls for a five percent cap on federal reserve bank discounts.
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Congress
Gay
Louisiana
Rep
Askerson
Repuca
New
Jervers
Smith
Arizona
Nelson
Minnesota
Harris
Georgia
Federal Reserve
Whatner
Roe
Objection Filed Over Import of Old Planes
Federal Judge Julius Mayer sought an injunction to restrain the Aircraft Disposal Company Ltd Handley Page Ltd and their representative from importing 2365 British airplanes and 34000 motors into the United States. The machines form part of a $500 million lot turned over to the Aircraft Disposal company at one percent of their cost for sale through Handley Page.
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New York
Julius M. Mayer
Pany, Ltd
Handley-Page Ltd
Handley~ Page
Pittsburgh Council Clique Indicted In May Primary Irregularities
Charles Anderson, a member of the Pittsburgh city council, and 23 others were named in federal indictments handed down in Pittsburgh. The charges allege irregularities in the May primary elections in the thirty first congressional district.
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Pittsburgh
Charles Anderson
Federal District Court
Thirty First
Railroads May Combine on Buying Supplies
Washington on December 7 a proposed amendment to the transportation act would allow railroads to unite in buying supplies until January 1, 1922 without risk of anti trust prosecution. Senator Cummings Republican of Iowa introduced the measure as one of the act’s authors.
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Washington
Cummings Republican
Iowa
Tangle Being Straightened Out Paris Dec 7
London talks between Premiers Leygues and Lloyd George address Syria and Palestine disputes. Lloyd George reportedly concedes some British claims may lack solid basis, signaling progress toward a settlement.
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Paris
Great Britain
France
Syria
Palestine
Mafin
London
Engineers Confront Fuel Shortage at ASME Session
The forty-first annual American Society of Mechanical Engineers meeting opened in New York with leaders warning that curbing fuel waste is essential to U S industrial supremacy. Sessions run through Friday as experts discuss scarce energy and methods to meet the demand.
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New York
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
United States
Food famine in northern China draws Japanese aid drive
A Japanese embassy statement says relief for northern China famine is attracting broad Japanese public attention. Schools and universities are contributing funds and continuous door to door solicitation is under way as relief efforts expand.
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China
Washington
Constantine Wins Greece Plea for Return to Throne
Ex king Constantine secured about 98 percent of the vote in the Greece plebiscite on restoring him to the throne. Athens dispatch says 300000 more voters than the last election participated and an official notification of his return is anticipated with plans for escort ships in Brindisi. A three day rejoicing period is expected and foreign sentiment remains friendly despite a Sunday demonstration before the French embassy.
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Constantine
Greece
Athens
Lucerne
Switzerland
Toaay És
Constantines
Brindisi
Patris
Montana Sees Power Bill Spark Park Policy Clash
Senator Walsh of Montana introduced a bill to dam the Yellowstone River and raise Yellowstone Lake within Yellowstone National Park for all purposes, with power facilities to be federally controlled. Senator Jones also moves to bar water power or irrigation projects in national parks, while Representative Esch offers a parallel measure in the House.
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Washington
Congress
Walsh
Montana
Yellowstone River
Yellowstone Lake
Yellowstone National Park
Jones
National Parks
Esch
Wisconsin
Girl’s tip linked to bonds theft at Missouri prison
A 17 year old girl, wife of a former member of a band of robbers, told Ray Majors in Missouri's penitentiary at Jefferson City that federal authorities say points to a safe reces by $150 000 to $200 000 in Liberty bonds stolen by the gang from a Cole County incident two weeks ago. The arrest or escape tale involves a planned prison breach to recover the loot.
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Kansas City
Dec
Ray Majors
Missouri
Jefferson City
We Kansas
Memeise
Cole
Planning relief for unemployed proposed in Congress
A draft inquiry by Representative from Illinois favors federal action to address rising unemployment. The aim is to study and plan relief measures at the federal level, seeking government support through a joint resolution introduced today inWashington hours.
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Washington
Representative Son
Republican
Tlinois
Williams Nomination for Comptroller Currency
Washington announces John Skelton Williams of Ricom, Va., was renominated today by President Wilson for the post of Comptroller of the Currency. Williams’s confirmation faced debate during a recess, with a tentative decision noted as pending in late December.
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Washington
John Skelton Williams
Ric
Dident Wilson
Wilsons Swan Song Expressed In His Message Today
President Wilson presents a state of the union message stressing faith in Lincoln’s assertion that right makes might. He argues democracy must lead, urges a national budget reform, and outlines plans to reduce deficits and manage war debt amid postwar recovery challenges.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Union
Abraham Lincoln
Germany
Ana
United States
President Wilson's Message Read in Silence Before Congress
The House and Senate paused as President Wilson's annual message was read, amid gallery applause and jokes about 17,000 appointments. The speech urged tax reform, Philippine independence, Armenia aid, government economy and a stronger water system, and defended democracy as America leads the world.
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Dee. 7
House
Wilson
Senate
White House
Congress
Philippines
Armenia
America
United States
Former Express Money Clerk Behind Liberty Bond Heist
Arthur Bennett Smith, once a money clerk in the American Railway Express office, is reportedly under arrest in Tone ash, Missouri, in connection with the theft of about 80 000 in Liberty bonds. He vanished October 11 as the loss surfaced, with no bonds on him at arrest. Protests in Japan oppose California anti Japanese measures and call for repeal.
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Arthur Bennett Smith
Liberty Bon Rom
American Railway Express Company
Ash
Smith
Washington
Dean
Tokio
Japan
California
Okumanee
J. Nc Ian
America
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