Santa Barbara Bootlegger King Is Found Shot Dead
The body of George Turner once称 dubbed King of Bootleggers in Santa Barbara County was found shot in a Sunset coast field near Summerland. Irving Denton was arrested as a possible rival, with officers still seeking motive amid a recent liquor convoy raid and seizure of trucks and prisoners.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
George Turner
Santa Barara County
California
Ope Ranch
Here
Turner
Summerland
Sheriff’s
Urner
Murer
Eir
Union Leader Shot Dead in Pittston Area
Samuel Spachia vice president of the Owen Local Union United Mine Workers was shot and killed near his home in Pittston. Four bullets struck his body. Five men were arrested on suspicion. No determination yet if the killing ties to the Pennsylvania Coal Company mine workers strike.
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Scranton
Amuel Spachia
Owen
United Mine Workrs
Pittston
Here
Pennsylvania Coal Ampony
Contest to contest Brookhart seat faces charges of fraud
Washington AP reports a new bid to contest Senator Brookhart of Iowa over the recent election. Luther Brewer of Cedar Rapids and Daniel F. Stack, Brookhart's Democratic opponent, announce plans to sue alleging fraud and irregularities. Other items note a Chinese store holdup in Brawley with two wounded and one dying, and H E Ev named head of Utah General Contractors after a meeting in Salt Lake City.
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Washington
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Luther Brewer
Cedar Rapids
Brook
Brookhart
Daniel F. Stack
Brooket
lGalt Lake City
Jan
H. E. Ev
Salt Lake
Tion
Utah
A _ Christensen
Ogden
St Pauls Cathedral Dome Declared Dangerous Structure
London reports the city surveyor says St Pauls Cathedral dome is unsafe and officially deemed a dangerous structure by authorities. Cracks in supporting pillars have prompted years of remedial work though no immediate collapse is expected.
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London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Daily Mirror
Mussolini Holds Iron Grip As Italy Rides Fascist Rule
Rome reports confirm resignations of Education and Public Works ministers Casati and Saprochi. The cabinet is now Fascisti led, with opposition muzzled and parliament dismissed. Mussolini vows to clear the air, curb Aventine opposition, and mobilize black shirt forces. Reports note railway militia, sequestration plans, and active black shirts amid heavy guard around opposition press.
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Pocatello Tribune
Chicago Daily News
Rome
Casati
Saprochhi
Mussolini
Aventine
Gandolfo
Grand Orient
Salandra
Holdups Wound Bank President in Pittsburgh
Jans 6 AP Holdup men fired on Lawrence A. Sands president of the First National Bank after he ran for help following a demand for 25 dollars upon his father as he left his home in fashionable Squirrel Hill Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Lawrence A. Sands
First National Bank
Squirrel Hill
Chicago's Smoke an Expensive Item
Castle Rock Colo Jan 6 AP Sheriff McKissick said he expected to go to the James ranch to serve arrest warrants on Louis Alterie and Frank Gusenburg, associates of Dion O'Bannion. He would go alone or with one deputy and did not rule out taking a posse.
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Castle Rock
Colo
McKissick
James Ranch
Jarr Canyon
Louis ‘‘ Diamond Gack
Alterie
Dion O’bannion
Chicago
Frank Gusenburg
Warmest Winter in Poland Noted at Cracow
Warsaw reports an unusually warm winter with Cracow observatory readings reaching 60 degrees Fahrenheit. This marks an all time high for January in the century given.
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Warsaw
Poland
Cracow Observatory
Contents of deposit box may give case new angle
Omaha January 6 AP The safety deposit box in a local bank awaiting opening by an administrator of Mae Hahne’s estate could influence the murder case against her husband J Warren Hahne. Police seek diamonds and a diary the box may hold to reveal motives and any domestic strife. Ed Schaffer of Tulsa Ohio, sister in law, hopes the box yields information. bank officials refused to open it for Hahne in police custody.
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Omaha
Neb
Bryce Crawford
Mae Hahne
J. Warren Hahne
Hahne
Ed Schaffer
Tulsa
Ohio
Kahne
Ank
Gold Shell Endures 90-Mmile Gale Off Pacific
The tanker Gold Shell docked at San Pedro after six days in a 90 mile per hour gale en route from the Orient. Three officers were on the sick list and many crew members bruised as seas washed over the stern and bow. The ship’s 12 foot propeller was often out of the water and an engineer kept throt tle watch to protect the shaft.
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San Pedro
Calif
Gold Shell
Pacific Coast
Orient
mid-Pacific
Pound Sterling Needs Stabilizing
Washington reports Montague Norman governor of the Bank of England visited New York tied to a British plan to restore the pound to gold parity soon. Negotiations with the U S government are unnecessary. London and New York markets must cooperate for any par return and continued stability may pose future difficulties.
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Washington
New York
Montague Norman
Bank of England
Norman
London
New Governor Takes His Office in Minnesota
St. Paul Minnesota January 5 AP reorganization of the state government under an interim committee plan will be a key issue as the legislature opens its forty fourth biennial session. Tomorrow Governor J A O Preus will give his farewell message and Governor elect Theodore Christian Zon will read his inaugural address. Preus has accepted a post as industrial commissioner of Minneapolis created by local business interests aiming to attract industrial development.
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St. Paul
Minn
J. A. O. Preus
Theodore Christianzon
Gompers' Widow Contests Will in DC Supreme Court
The will of Samuel Gompers was contested today in the District of Columbia supreme court by his widow Mrs Gertrude Gompers who claimed undue influence by Samuel J Gompers or others. The document left the widow only the minimum allowed by law.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Gertrude Gompers
Cliff House San Francisco Converts With Coffee Shop Sign
The Cliff House, historic San Francisco oceanfront resort, posts a new sign advertising a regular coffee shop menu. The board notes the traditional Cliff House restaurant type will not pay. Federal agents raided the Cliff House on New Year’s Eve and several patrons were arrested.
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San Francisco
Cliff House
Ocean Front
United States
Richard Its
Most Stolen Cars Recovered in Salt Lake in 1924
Salt Lake City report shows 734 cars stolen in 1924 with only 36 not recovered. Police arrested 118 for auto theft and 88 of them were under 18. For theft of accessories 25 arrested, 19 under 18.
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Salt Lake City
Automotive Bureau
Salt Lake
Movie Operators Threaten Strike Threat Looms Over Chicago
Chicago reporters say picture operators may walk out next Sunday if wage demands are not met. They rejected a ten percent increase and will decide at Thursday meeting. Current earnings range from $500 to $100 weekly, with some at $125.
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Chicago
Ednas Kimona Plays Part in Divorce Case
Mrs. Edna James Scott testified in her husband Representative Frank D. Scotts divorce suit detailing social gatherings in Washington and a pajama party with army officers including Brigadier General William Mitchell and Major Harvey Burwell. She described a kimono incident and a burn from a cigarette as part of the case.
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Gertish
Ote
Congress Army
Edna James Scott
Frank D. Scott
Washington
Scott
Army
Air Service
William Mitchell
Harvey Burwell
Robert Lynch
George Hammond
Wilbur Sumner
Don Autelle
Canfield
Scotts
Washingston
Jamaica
Detroit
Lake Orion
New York
Tascole
Jazzbo
Germans Criticize Allied Note Over Cologne Occupation
Berlin newspapers brand the allied note handed to Germany as weak and unconvincing, saying it fails to justify prolonging the Cologne bridgehead occupation and erodes mutual confidence between nations. The Germania organ notes Chancellor Marx’s view, calling the document among the weakest ever received.
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Berlin
Cologne
Germania
Marx
Germany
FAVORS RAISING BARS ON ALIENS
Washington January 6 AP reports lawmakers heard testimony urging immediate legislation to admit aliens who visited properly before 1951 if otherwise eligible Rep Perlman NY Republican introduced a resolution seeking relief He estimated about ten thousand aliens affected by a new immigration policy who were ready to depart and are now unable to enter US Some were kept at debarkation ports or at their homes
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Washington
United States
House Immigration Committee
Perlman
Republican
New York
Lenin Death Anniversary Observances Planned Nationwide
Preparations are under way for the first anniversary of Lenin's death on January 21. Commemorative ceremonies will be held across the country.
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Moscow
Lenin
Nebraska Democrats urged to reject federal child labor amendment
Arthur W. Mullen, Democratic national committeeman, urged Nebraska legislators to oppose ratification of the federal child labor amendment. He condemned the proposal as an infringement on states rights and called for a popular referendum if the people favor it.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Legisiaure
Arthur W. Mullen
Mullen
California Winter Tough on Models in Art Classes
Dr William G Bryan head of Otis Art Institute told the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors that a missing heating plant forces art students to wait for sunny weather before life drawing classes can proceed. The Otis institute is partly funded by the county.
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Los Angeles
California
County Board of Supervisors
William 4. Bryan
Otis Art Institute
Bryan
Blanket relief on reclamation is eliminated
Denver January 6 AP Reclamation Commissioner Mead says no further blanket relief for 25 federal reclamation projects covering 1,692,000 acres in western states. The move follows a conference with farmers and water users to adjust construction costs and ensure payments are made in advance. Delegates from Colorado to the Pacific coast and from Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Texas attend.
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Denver
Colo
Reclamation Bureau
Mead
Congress
Hie
Colorado
Pacific Coast
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakoota
Texas
Climbers to Tackle Mount Logan from Ottawa Expedition
An attempt to scale Mount Logan is planned by A. H. Arthy and an elite party. They will depart Ottawa April 15 and sail from Seattle May 2 for Yukon Territory. Mount Logan, at 19 850 feet, is the continent’s second highest peak after Mount McKinley in Alaska, located in Yukon Territory.
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Ottawa
Ont
Mount Logan
A. H.rthy
Elit Party
Seattle
Yukon Territory
Mount McKinley
Alaska
Lukeon Territory
Knickers Cost Money In Kentucky Court Action
Ruth Potter and Mollie Luster appeared in police court on a minor charge in knickers. They spent ten hours in jail before Judge J. P. Marrs ordered coats removed and deemed the clothing contempt of court, resulting in punishment.
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Pikeville
Ruth Potter
Mollie Luster
Knickers
J. P. Marrs
Fifteen Killed in Auto Accidents in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City police records show fifteen deaths from automobile accidents in 1924, compared with 19 in 1933. The totals include 2,305 accidents and 655 people injured.
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Salt Lake City
Governor Moore Urges Strict Economy and Tax Cuts in State Message
Boise, Jan 6 AP Governor Moore calls for the strictest economy in state government and reduced taxation in his message to the eighteenth legislature. He opposes new counties districts bureaus and buildings and urges repeal of continuing appropriations and bounty on predatory animals. He emphasizes local tax relief and urges economy as essential for taxpayers.
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Boise
Moore
Illegal Raids Protested in Omaha Officials Seek Arrests
County Attorney Beal drew warrants for the arrest of Federal Prohibition Enforcement Agent Saradack and Deputies Fee and Graham on charges of illegal raids in city law enforcement. He pledged to arrest four or five county and federal agents after complaints of warrantless, midnight raids and home invasions.
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Omaha
Saradack
Fee
Graham
Beal
Nts
Slayer Kills Feathers in Calexico Duel
J R Feathers alias Fetters, sought for five murders in Idaho Ohio and robberies in California, was killed yesterday in a pistol duel with Calexico Chief of Police Hardwick. He reportedly sold a Ford in Pocatello on September 27 and helped pay a woman’s fine with the proceeds. Authorities say they cannot link him to murders in Pocatello or the local area.
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Calexico
Calif
J. R. Feathers
Pocatello
Idaho
Ohio
San Bernardino
Hardwick
Bebhepean County
Arizona
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