Noted Soldier Joffre Slipping Toward Death
Paris December 29 Marshal Joffre his condition described as most grave by five doctors and his physicians say science is powerless to help him. General Isaie said the hero of the Marne was sinking slowly and he had fallen into a coma with little hope of awakening as crowds gathered at St Jean de Dieu hospital.
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Paris
Marshal Joffre
Isaie
Marne
Fontaine
St. Jean-de-Dieu
Papa
Joffre
Newspaper ads to rise as major national firms expand space
A bulletin from the American Newspaper Publishers' Association reports that major national advertisers will boost newspaper advertising in the coming year. It notes an expected rise in automobile lineage and that several automakers are shifting spend to newspapers, with one large firm planning many new lines and 40 percent more newspaper space than in 1930.
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New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Bulletin
Bureau
Air mail route to Penbina and Winnipeg announced
The ice department announced a new air mail service from Minneapolis and St Paul to Penbina North Carolina and then to Winnipeg Canada, with service beginning February 2 1931 under AP report.
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Washington
Ice Department
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Penbina
N. C
Winnipeg
Canada
Hoover Dam to Rise in Black Canyon Power Project
The Hoover dam and power plant will begin in Black canyon with bids announced March 4 in Denver for the Boulder canyon project. Construction aims for completion in 1938 with power from the plant to Los Angeles by September 1938.
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Hoover Dam
Nevada
Black Canyon
Arizona
Raymond F. Walter
Denver
Mammoth Hoove
United States Bureau of Reclamation
Boulder Canyon
California
Las Vegas
Nev
Boulder City
Federal Reclamation Department
The
Reclamation Bureau
Walter Sinclair O. Harper
John L. Savage
Los Angeles
Two Gambling Ships Raided Off Los Angeles Court War Declared
District Attorney Burton Fitts says raids on the Johanna Smith and the Rose Isle mark a campaign against bootleg gambling beyond the three mile limit. Over twenty men jailed for gambling or conspiracy as authorities press a crackdown.
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Los Angeles
California
Burton Fitts
Johanna Smith
Rose Isle
Seven Seas
Death toll rises in the northwest from accidents and crises
A weekend spate of deaths across the Pacific Northwest includes seven traffic fatalities and five suicides. Seattle victims include five year old Ewart Collins who died from burns after a toy train sparked a tree fire, and his father Roy Collins who was buried while rescuing Donald, as the mother was possibly fatally burned. Other losses span Vancouver, Bremerton, Spokane, and Portland, with autos, logging mishaps, drownings, and self-inflicted deaths.
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Seattle
Northwest
Ewart Collins
Donald
Roy Collins
Ewart
Joe Zimmerer
Herbert Lundemark
Neta Hahn
Helene Madison
Billion Dollar Merger Denied in Ohio Court
In Youngstown Ohio on December 29, Common Pleas Judge David G. Jenkins granted a minority stockholders injunction that blocks the Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube merger. He ruled negotiations and the March 12 directors meeting illegal and did not consider the April 18 stockholders meeting ratification.
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Youngstown,o
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Common Pleas
David G. Jenkins
Sheet and Tube
Jenkins
Lawsults
Former Boise governor-elect begins study of duties
Governor-elect C. Ben Ross arrived in Boise to study the job he will assume January 5. He planned conferences with Mayor James P. Pope and party leaders, then time at the statehouse to review departmental expenditures and learn constitutional duties. He had not announced additional appointees, though Lewis Williams and Lee Johnson had been named to two commissions.
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Boise
C. Ben Ross
James P. Pope
Statehouse
H. C. Baldridge
Lewis Williams
Lee Johnson
Parma
Sunday Tribune presses short. dealers urged to increase orders
We apologize for paper shortages as we could not fill late dealer increases. Next Sunday we will raise the press run and urgently ask all dealers especially those out of town to notify us of any further order increases as early as possible.
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Pocatello Tribune
Utah Attorney General links Boulder dam act to Colorado basin compact
Utah Attorney General George P. Parker said the Boulder dam act must be subordinated to the six state Colorado basin compact for water division. without alignment the upper Colorado states will not join the federal defense against Arizona's Hoover dam suit.
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Salt Lake City
George P. Parker
Utah
Boulder Dam
Colorado Basin
Colorado River
Arizona
Hoover Dam
Wife Charged With Murder In Wyoming Case
Mrs Leona Fitzmaurice goes on trial in Basin Wyoming on a first degree murder charge for the August slaying of her husband Charl Fitzmaurice former Cheyenne postmaster found shot twice in tall grass near the Big Horn river. The state seeks the death penalty and 32 witnesses have been endorsed by prosecutors.
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Charl Fitzmaurice
Cheybull
Fitzmaurice
Big Horn River
Greybull
Fitemaurice
Test Drivers Reach Las Vegas This Afternoon
Report from Aberdeen travelers J A Christofferson and O G Risser say they covered 636.6 miles to Las Vegas by 1:17 pm after starting from Pocatello at 1 am. They expect to reach Los Angeles chamber building tonight in record time.
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J. A. Christofferson
O. G Risser
Aberdeen
Pocatello
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Filmore
Utah
Fillmore
St. George
Weather tightens grip as cold settles in
A harsh morning across towns reports a cold east wind and a freezing rise in temperatures. The highest Sunday was 21 degrees while midnight and shortly before 6 am saw the mercury drop to four above, then to zero. Noon brought 14 degrees as forecasts expect continued cold nights and a gradual warmup without freezing point return. Sunrise Tuesday at 8:01, sunset 5:04.
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Saya
Federal
Pocatello's
Boise
Doctor King in Jail Cell Eats Glass to Die
Dr George R King of Rock Springs Wyoming attempted self harm in a Salt Lake City jail cell by eating ground glass He had been sentenced in federal court to four years at McNeil Island Penitentiary for a Mann Act conviction He obtained glass from a window swallowed it then was treated successfully and guarded He had earlier tried to take poison and was convicted of transporting a girl from Idaho to Ogden He is to be moved to prison January 2.
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Salt Lake City
George R. King
Rock Springs
Wyo
McNeil Island Penitentiary
Wyoming
Idaho
Ogden
Independence movement cooled as independents stay within parties
Washington dispatch reports political observers see little chance of a new third party in 1932. Senator Borah and Norris indicate independents will largely remain in the Republican fold, with signs of resignments in legislative matters rather than public splits. Senator Moses predicts Norris stays in the GOP and Lucas remains national committeeman, arguing multiple issues prevent a new party.
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Washington
Ubligs
Borah
Idaho
oAs Fur & Third Party
Roosevelt
New York
Moses
New Hampshire
Norris
Robert H. Lucas
Republican National Committee
Republican
Lucas
National Committee
Concord
Boral
Seek Injunction Prohibit Tearing Down Building
Bannock county filed in district court for an injunction to stop demolition of a building on the east side adjoining the Flatiron Building. J. E. Tarr had appeared before the city council Friday night urging condemnation so he could wreck the structure. He claimed quit claim from mortgagees and anticipated tax sale. The council offered no action beyond noting it would collect improvement taxes.
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Bannock County
J. E. Tarr
Historic North Dakota State House Burns in Fire
Fire destroyed the four story capitol in Bismarck amid missing records and state documents. Defective wiring is suspected to have caused the blaze with losses estimated from 1 to 2 million for contents and up to 1 million for replacement of duplicates. insurance covered 490 000 for the steel frame and 206 000 for contents. Losses include records of 5 6 5 0 0 0 0 in land investments and 40 000 000 in treasurer reports.
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Bismarck
North Dakota
Elf
State Land Department
Will Rogers Wires the Tribune on Party Splits
Beverly Hills December dispatch notes Will Rogers commenting on Republican and Democratic splits around elections. It cites wires from firms advising workers they would not be fired and praising staff morale as the year ends and a New Year improves business.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Williams Charged With Murder In Port Arthur
Robert L Williams a 16 year old Texas University student was bound over to the grand jury on a 10000 dollar bond after being charged with the murder of his 16 year old sweetheart Miss Eliasbeth Johnson in Port Arthur Texas.
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Port Arthur
Tex
Robert L. Willams
Texas University
Eliasbeth Johnson
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