Deadly belated Christmas gift shocks Maryland family
A belated Christmas parcel exploded at the Hall Brady home in Seat Pleasant Maryland killing Naomi Hall Brady 18 and injuring eight relatives during a New Year gathering. The bomb caused the death of Mrs Brady within minutes of arrival at a Washington hospital. Police seek a middle aged man described as volatile and familiar with dynamite as a potential suspect.
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Seat Pleasant
Naom Hall Brady
Herman Brady
Mitchellville
John Hall
Hall
Lelie Hall
Brad
Brady
Washington
Mereh
Har Oer
John Buckley
Young Lent
District Attorneys Appointments Described by Mitchell
Attorney General Mitchell announced that 12 of the 15 district attorney vacancies have been filled since he took office. He said several incumbents were seeking reappointment and one in Arkansas declined to continue. Vacancies arise from four year term expirations amid discussions of open saloons in some districts.
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Washington
United States District
Mitchell
Senator Borah
Arkansas
Prominent Doctor Dead in New Orleans
Dr Paul F W Wipperman longtime superintendent of Touro Infirmary died early today after suffering severe blood poisoning. He specialized in a condition, developed a treatment, and reportedly injected a remedy while attempting to save his life. doctors amputated a foot in an effort to aid him.
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New Orlfans
Paul F W Wipperman
Touro Infirmary
Burglar Trapped in Chimney Rescued, Arrested in Pa
A 27 year old Philadelphia man Michael Toth attempted to enter the Schiedt home by chimney in Chadds Ford Pa. He became stuck and was rescued by firefighters after two hours. He was taken to a hospital for treatment and then to a magistrate on $5 000 bond. His two companions fled the scene.
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Chadds Pord
Jan
John D. Behredt
Michael Toth
Philadelphia
Schiedt
Fire Department
Toth
Bhat Toth
Therese Malten, Wagnerian Opera Star, Dies in Dresden
Berlin report says Therese Malten, renowned Wagnerian soprano and former Royal Season Opera Mouse member, died in Dresden today at age seventy four. Her career spanned decades with celebrated performances in major German venues. The obituary notes her influence on 20th century opera and her roles in Wagnerian opera.
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Berlin
Therese Malten
Royal Season
Dresden
New Year Crowd Faces Riots After Liquor Lapses
New York crowds on New Year night sparked a riot linked to liquor. Hospitals treated a dead woman and four men with 78 more injured or ill as police noted disorder and property damage. Officials say nightlife businesses were at capacity amid the turmoil.
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New York
Drunken Driver Kills Boy Then Flees in Salt Lake City
Two people die in a wrecking spree as a drunk driver strikes 9 year old Orvis Pullmer near the Salt Lake City airport and backs over him before fleeing. He is jailed on an open charge after being captured by witnesses. The boy remains in serious condition with a fractured skull. Another fatality is rancher John Galloway in Kemmerer Wyoming after a plunge from the highway.
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Salt Lake City
Texing
Nettie Jackman
L. F Emmermon
Arthur C. Ellsworth
Idaho
Orvis Pullmer
Pullmer
Ellsworth
John Galloway
Kemmerer
Wyo
Soldier Summit
Thistle
California Billion Dollar Bank Emerges in 1929
California reports its first billion dollar bank the Bank of Italy with an annual statement showing assets of 1 055 billion dollars and a 200 million dollar gain for 1929 making it the fourth U S bank to reach the billion dollar mark and the first west of the Mississippi River. The list of peers includes National City Bank New York Guarantee Trust Co New York and Continental Illinois Bank Chicago. Weather updates indicate fair to night and Friday with cooler conditions in the northwest.
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San Francisco
California
Bank of Italy
United States
Mississippi River
National City Bank of New York
Quarantee Trust Co of
New York
Continental Illinois Bank of Chicago
Mullan Officials Appeal to President Over Convictions
A petition circulating in Mullan seeks presidential clemency for Mayor Arthur Harwood, City Council members and Police Chief amid their federal conspiracy convictions for licensing taverns and diverting funds. U.S. District Court sentenced them to prison terms up to ten months. supporters say licenses funded city improvements.
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Mullan
Idaho
J B. Wilcox
First National Bank of
Nho
Argurd
Neemses
Weniger
Charles Bloom
Arthur Harwood
Mullan City
McNeill Island Wash
Detroit Welcomes Mexican President-Elect Amid Unrest
Pascual Ortiz Rubio arrived for official greetings as about 200 demonstrators clashed with a friendly crowd at the Detroit railroad station. Police detained two men, Philip Ramone and Lawrence Gosman, while roughly two fifths of Detroit’s Mexican population joined about 2,000 locals for the arrival. Boos, shouts, and red banners marked the scene until police restored order.
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Detroit
Mich
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Mexico
City of Detroit
Philip Ramone
Lawrence Gosman
President Hoover Shakes 6348 Hands At New Year Welcome
President Hoover and Mrs Hoover greeted the public in a three hour New Year reception. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the couple met 6 348 well wishers, pausing only briefly for lunch and rest while the line moved steadily.
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Washington
Hoover
Social leaders bridge truce at New Year White House
Washington reports a softened rift between Dolly Gann and Alice Roosevelt Longworth after greetings at the New Years day White House reception. The social feud over precedence at state functions sparks questions about hostess roles for vice president's sister and the speaker's wife. Premier De Rivera denies resignation rumors and outlines Patriotic Union reorganization with provincial elections planned in February.
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Washington
Dolly Curtis Gann
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
White House
Madrid
Primo de Rivera
Patriotic Union
Une Union
Scandal label prompts probe of industrial alcohol permits
Washington officials and Hoover allies call the industrial alcohol permit system a scandal as the law enforcement commission plans a thorough investigation. Senators Borah Jones Capper and others urge review while preserving individual protections in enforcement. An earlier Chilean quake registers a brief tremor near Santiago.
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Washington
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Congressional
Commission
Congress
Borah
Idaho
Jones
Capper
Kansas
Treasury Department
Lowman
Prohibition
Doran
Treasury
Senator Jones
Detroit Inspector Garvin Shot Four Times in Ambush
Inspector Henry J. Garvin head of Detroit police crime and bomb squad was shot four times and gravely wounded by men in a large black sedan who fired 12 shots. An 11 year old girl was wounded by a bullet and was reported dying. The inspector, 40, had been with the force since 1914 and headed the squad since 1927. The attack came as he was to testify in a manslaughter case related to a cabaret fire. The Bartlett girl, en route to school, was struck as she watched two cars approach and heard the shots.
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Idaho Falls
Harry Meppern
Blackfoot
Ivan Gordy
King Hill
Idaho
Marie West
Gordy
Lewisville
Biackfoot
Meppen
Mountain Home
King HI
Oregon
Dan Owen
Detroit
Henry J. Garvin
Garvin
Police Department
Ank
Martin Cohn
Study Club
Bartlett
Cmes
Simplicity Marked Funeral of Taft Cincinnati
Charles P. Taft philanthropist publisher politician and businessman died Tuesday night at 86. Private home service preceded public rites at Christ Church Cincinnati with Episcopalian ceremonies. Burial at Spring Grove Cemetery will be private. Chief Justice William Howard Taft half brother attended with his wife.
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Cincinnati
Charles P. Taft
Christ Church
Taft
Spring Grove Cemetery
Wiliam Howard Taft
Charles
Washington
Ex-Chambermaid Inherits Fortune In Port Chester Mansion
In Port Chester New York a Czech Slovakian immigrant former chambermaid named Anna Mary Schleis becomes mistress of a rambling old mansion once run by her employer Frank W. Savin who died after an appendicitis operation. The vast estate is estimated from five million to twenty million dollars with potential beneficiaries including his widow. The will has not yet been filed. In Washington reports note a separate item about Colorado river discussions slated to reopen January 20 with participation from Arizona California Nevada and the river commission along with William J. Donovan representing the Treasury Department. The meeting site is not yet fixed.
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Port Chester
N. Y
Sill
Anna Mary Schleis
Frank W. Savin
Savin
Washington
Colorado Basin
Arizona
California
Nevada
Colorado River Commission
Wiliam J. Donovan
Department of the Terror
Boulder
Prince of Wales resumes African hunt voyage
The Prince of Wales sails from Southampton aboard the Kenilworth Castle for Capetown to resume his African trip halted by King George illness. He travels as a regular passenger with meals in the ordinary dining room and a private stateroom bedstead provided.
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London
Prince of Wales
Kenilworth Castle
George
Capetown
Hun
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