Mercy Slayer in Atlanta Gets Freedom In Wake Of Death
Coroner announces John Stephens 32 will be freed after jury verdict in death of his aunt Allie Stephens. He admits striking her with a heavy potted plant to end her suffering from cancer. Autopsy disputes causation while family doctor says death imminent.
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John Stephens
Atlanta
Paul Donshce
Allie Stephens
Stephens
Miss Stephens
Baptist Home Mission Board
120 Year Old Negro Dies At Augusta Home
Sophia Jones claimed to be 120 when she died at her Martinez area residence in Augusta Georgia. She left an 83 year old daughter and many grandchildren the eldest being 71. Born just after the War of 1812 she was enslaved before emancipation and spent her life in the Martinez section.
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Augusta
Sophia Jones
Martinez
William Morton Snelling Dies at Home in Athens
William Morton Snelling 43 a former naval officer died at his parents home in Athens Georgia He had suffered ill health for some time and was the son of Chancellor C M Snelling and Mrs Snelling of the University of Georgia The death occurred yesterday according to reports from Athens Ga
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Athens, Ga
William Morton Snelling
C. M. Snelling
University of Georgia
Former policeman pleads not guilty in Missouri lynching
John F. Zook a former policeman and wrestler pleaded not guilty to first degree murder in the death of Lloyd Warner a negro lynched November 28 Circuit Judge J W Gaddy ordered him held without bond Zook a packing house employee is accused of pouring gasoline on the victim whose body was burned after being hanged near the county courthouse Two other mob members are in custody and further arrests are expected in the state inquiry led by William Sawyers assistant attorney general
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St. Joseph
John F. Zook
Lloyd Warner
J. W. Gaddy
Zook
Lindberghs Ready for Return Flight From Natal
Natal Brazil December 7 report that Col Charles A Lindbergh tuned up the monoplane used to fly from Africa and planned to start home via Para Belem possibly tomorrow. Authorities expect Lindbergh to fly along Brazil’s northeast coast as the couple, famed for their silence, stalled on official plans amid crowds.
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Natal
Brazil
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Africa
United States
Para
Belem
Colones
Bathurst
Gambia
Lindy
Anne
Lone Eagle
Fishermen Missing After Northwest Storm Strikes Puget Sound
Six fishermen remain missing as the Pacific Northwest endures the first severe winter storm. Torrential rains and high winds swept Puget Sound areas with heavy snowfall, and a new storm was forecast for today by the weather bureau.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Puget Sound
Weather Bureau
Big liquor shipment leaves Scotland for United States
Glasgow reports another large Scotch whiskey shipment bound for New York aboard the American steamer Winona County. About 25,000 to 20,000 cases are loaded and en route, with loading starting yesterday.
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Scotland
United States
Glasgow
Winona County
New York
Rumor of Cuban cabinet plot sparks unrest in Havana
In Havana a rumor circulated that a cabinet member backed by part of the army planned a coup during a night of tension marked by bombings. The report joined several rumors as the city faced heightened nervousness.
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Havana
Dont Rock The Boat Advice From Inside NRA
A public statement by Louis Kirstein urges businessmen to focus on long term goals and cooperative relations as the NRA operates under a two year code. The letter, endorsed by the NRA industrial advisory board, calls for self governance and reasonable conduct to endure beyond the program.
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NRA
Washington
Louis Kirstein
Boston
Thendustry
Touhy Gangsters Arrive in Chicago for Trial
Chicago dispatch reports gang leader Roger Touhy and three henchmen arrive from St. Paul to face charges in Chicago for kidnapping John Factor. Accomplices Gus Schaefer Eddie McFadden and Albert Kator accompany him. Hamm case acquittals preceded the transfer and Willie Sharkey hanged himself in St Paul after acquittal.
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Chicago
Roger Touhy
John Factor
St. Paul
Touhy
Gus Schaefer
Eddie McFadden
Albert Kator
Schaefer
McFadden
William Hamm, Jr
Brewer
Willie Shark
Highway Board Opens Bids for New Public Works Projects
Atlanta dispatch reports the highway board opened bids totaling about 1.25 million dollars for public works road projects. Low bids include a Yeonee river bridge approach at Milledgeville 133751.25 dollars and a Cobb Fulton river bridge approach 329260.34 dollars.
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Highway Board
Atlanta
Public Works
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Yeonee River
Milledgeville
Cornell-Young Co
Macon
Calhounounty
A. Hudson and Son
Bolton
Clay County
Hardaway Contracting Co
Columbus
Chattahoochee River
Cobb and
Fulton
W. C. Shepherd
Georges A. Thomason & Co
Greenwood
D. C
Crawford County
Sam E. Finley
Dooly County
Beckham ~ Lawler Construction Co
Perry
Liquor Warehouses Bustling as Sales Start in New York
New York reports a surge in liquor sales as warehouses and department stores see packed aisles and long lines. Stores like Macy's Bloomingdale's and Gimble's report thousands of sales per hour, while hotels and restaurants note record lunch and dinner crowds. Prices run below speakeasy levels with beer 3.2% to 4-6% alcohol.
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New York
Childs
Park Lane
Biltmore
Commodore
Pennsylvania
Astor
Waldorf-Astoria
Manhattan
Federal moves to ease liquor prices by boosting imports
Washington officials eyed increasing liquor importations to expand domestic supply and lower costs for whiskies ryes and other legalized potables. The administration also prepared to use its authority over prices charged by distillers wholesalers importers and rectifiers if needed.
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Washington
Roosevelt rails against lynch law before church council
President Roosevelt urges Federal Council of Churches to demand strong government that protects prisoners and promotes swift justice. He rebukes officials who condone lynching and calls for rebuilding the judicial function to ensure fair treatment for all citizens. He warns of national pain and the need for broader prosperity.
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Washington
Dec
Roosevelt
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
America
Cummings Deplores Waves of Lynchings
Washington dispatch reports Attorney General Cummings denouncing recent lynchings as a distressing, inexcusable threat to law enforcement and the rule of law. He described the killings as reprehensible and intolerant, noting there is no possible excuse.
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Cummings
Washington
Three U S border patrolmen clash with smugglers in Paso
In Paso Texas on December 7 a gun battle with liquor smugglers left three border patrolmen dead and one wounded. Dorne Melton 31 a patrolman died. Francisco Gonzalez 25 and Higinio Perez both of Juarez were killed. Francisco Mos Quero was hospitalized in serious condition at Liberty Hospital Juarez.
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Paso
Tex
U. S
Park Street
Dorne
Melton
Francisco Gonzalez
Juarez
Higinio Perez
Francisco Mosquero
Liberty Hospital
Conyers
Georgia
Rio Grande
Regular Feller Russell Long Faces Huey Storm
Russell Long, a Louisiana senator Huey P. Long’s son, appears calm amid the political furor. A New Orleans high school junior, he is seen with a basket of goods his classmates collected for the poor in an Associated Press photo.
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Russell Long
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
New Orleans
Associated Press
Fess predicts Roosevelt will not serve a second term
Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio told Republican leaders in Columbus that Franklin D. Roosevelt may not be president more than three years from now. He denounced relief and recovery programs and warned of a massive deficit while criticizing monetary policy.
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Columbus
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fuss
Poss
Treasury Statement Shows December 6 Treasury Balance
Treasury figures announce receipts of 18,708,253.78 and expenditures of 23,063,254.06 leaving a balance of 31,028,732,121.63. Customs receipts for the month were 4,288,426.47 with fiscal year receipts totaling 131,985,206,749.66. Expenditures reached 2,029,808,004.92, including 764,089,696.52 for emergency relief, creating an excess of expenditures of 844,601,305.26.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Weather forecast for multiple states today and Friday
South Carolina remains partly cloudy and cooler tonight with a gradual warmup. Georgia shows similar trends with frost in the east and south portions easing by Friday. Florida, Alabama, and extreme northwest Florida offer fair conditions with slight chills tonight and a steady rise in temperatures by Friday.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Drought Broken by Showers in Southwest Georgia
A weeklong drought in southwest Georgia ended as heavy showers yesterday brought relief. Forecaster George W. Mindling said the rains extinguished forest fires and moistened the ground enough to allow crop planting after about thirteen weeks of dry conditions. Clear skies and rising temperatures followed.
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Atlanta
Georgia
George W. Mindling
Mindling
Augusta votes to license sale of liquor in city
Augusta Georgia votes to legalize sale of alcoholic, vinous and malt beverages via a city ordinance after a deadlocked first ballot, 8 to 6 on the second. The measure imposes 300 dollar retailer taxes and 1000 dollar wholesaler taxes, with vinous and malt licenses at 50 and 300 respectively, and requires three days of publication before licenses can be issued.
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Augusta
Georgia
Wall
W. D. Jennings
Man With Poisoned Tongue Sought in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills California December 7 the man with a poison tongue who for weeks terrorized film stars and wealthy residents with threats of bodily harm was sought by the district attorney's office today Nelson Eddy the operatic baritone reported two threatening phone calls Blayney Matthews chief investigator said the motive was a mystery with no apparent extortion attempt.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Hollywood
Nelson Eddy
Blayney Matthews
District Attorney’s Office
Matthews
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Scott & So
Devatur
Scap Creek
Lincoln County
G. W. Lekey
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James Rolph
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