Christmas holiday toll mounts from coast to coast
The Associated Press reports hundreds injured and more than two score dead from Christmas fatalities nationwide. Auto accidents caused the most deaths, with fires drownings shootings and poison liquor also claiming lives across the nation.
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Missouri
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Cecettia
Mrs Margaret Bell Hazen Dies at 66 in Atlanta
Mrs Margaret Bell Hazen 66 formerly of Orlando Florida and Elyria Ohio died in a sanitarium in Atlanta last night. She had lived in Atlanta 23 years and was active in church and social affairs. She is survived by two sons three brothers and one sister.
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Atlanta
Margaret Bell Hazen
Orlando
Fla
Elyria
Tragic burns claim life of 10 year old Lottie Beal
Lottie Pearl Beal, 10, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F A Beal, died in a Atlanta hospital from burns suffered when her dress ignited by a kitchen stove. An older sister smothered the fire after the incident on Monday.
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Atlanta
Lottie Pearl Beal
F. A. Beal
Confessed Embezzler Sentenced to Long Prison Term
Gilbert H. Beesemyer, secretary manager of the Guaranty Building and Loan Association, pleaded guilty to ten counts of grand theft and was sentenced in superior court to 10 to 100 years in San Quentin. He embezzled nearly 8 million dollars from the association.
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Los Angeles
Gilbert H. Beesemyer
Guaranty Building and Loan Association
Superior Court
San Quentin
Black man confesses to fatal dormitory assault in Florida
Clayton Bell, a Black man, confessed to Sheriff S. E. Stone that he struck and killed P. D. Edmunds, ground superintendent at Stetson University, during an attempted robbery at a girls dormitory in Leland Florida on December 26.
Grounds Superintendent Shot at Stetson University Dormitory
Deland Florida December 26 P D Edmunds grounds superintendent at Stetson University was shot and killed by an unknown negro who broke into a girls dormitory. No trace of the assailant was found. The intruder entered the dining hall and sought the room of Mr and Mrs G I Hord who along with Annie Holden teacher were the only occupants during the Christmas holidays.
Missionaries Released by Bandits in Kiangsi Province
Fourteen Catholic Lazarist missionaries captured October 6 by bandits in Kiangsi province have been released. The Lazarist vicar at Nanchang reported the release today.
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Shanghai
Kian
Kiangsi
Nanchang
Friendship courts newest Soviet theory
Moscow reports that "Friendship courts" will test in Moscow factory districts. They will not imprison offenders but discipline and reform workers lax and careless. The aim is to cut waste as the five year industrialization plan proceeds.
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Moscow
Friendship Courts
Parker and Four Others Break From Ware County Jail
Five prisoners escaped in Ware County Georgia early today by cutting cell bars and leaping from a second story window. Among the escapees is J H Parker condemned for the baby’s murder and under indictment for his wife’s death. A sheriff’s posse searched the rain drenched countryside but found no trace.
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Waycross
J. H. Parker
Parker
Cora Hazen
M. J
H. F. Mullis
Hazen
McNinch Questions Dismissal Of Power Commission Staff
North Carolina member Frank R. McNinch telegraphs from Washington protesting the dismissal of Solicitor Charles A. Russell and Chief Engineer William V. King by the power commission. He says he expected no meeting before January and complains personnel changes were made without his knowledge. The move prompted protests from the independent Republican faction in the Senate, which may seek reconsideration of Smith, Garland, and Draper confirmations.
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Frank R. McNinch
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William V. King
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Smith
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Senate
Garsaud
Draper
Judge Lyle Enters Chicago Mayoral Race Opposing Gangs
Judge John H. Lyle announces as Republican mayoral candidate in Chicago opposing Mayor Thompson and critics of gang influence. He pledges to break up crime politics alliances and questions faction backing while noting his past tough stance on gangsters.
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John H. Lyle
Lyle
William Hale Thompson
Charles V. Barrett
County Board of Tax Review
Thompson
Bernard W. Snow
Cook County Committee
Judge Lyle
Five Day Week Seen as Possible Fix by Senator Robinson
Senator Joe T. Robinson said a five day work week may be necessary to ease unemployment as machinery replaces hand labor. He noted recovery is slow and urged cooperation from all agencies, adding long term public works relief could help municipalities and states. He warned passage may be difficult during the crisis and discussed unemployment reserves as a longer term measure.
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Little Rock
Ark
Joe T. Robinson
Robinson
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United States
Cold Wave Heads Toward Dixie With Frost Forecast
A new cold snap moves into the south with frost on the gulf coast tonight. Virginia reports sleet affecting traffic as the region recalls last week’s snowstorms. Freezing conditions are forecast along the coast of Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and extreme northwest Florida by Sunday morning with southerly winds shifting west and northwest reaching Virginia.
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Chicago mayoral stakes tied to crime and reform
A speaker argues no mayoral candidate can win without a clear stand on breaking political entanglements and divorcing from crime ties. He notes his own work to purge Chicago of criminal gangs and says the mayor’s office is where crime and racketeering converge.
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Cook County
Chicago
Seventy Boxing Critics Name Stribling Best Heavyweight
Seventy critics polled by the New York Sun crown Young Stribling as the world’s top heavyweight for 1930. Stribling totaled 647 of 700 points, with Jack Sharkey second at 611. Schmeling, Carnera, Griffiths, Godfrey, Cand polo, Loughran, Baer, and Risko follow in votes.
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New York Sun
Young Stribling
Stribling
Jack Sharkey
Hach
Sharkey
Max Schmeling
Primo Carnera
Tuffy Griffiths
George Godfrey
Victorio Campolo
Tommy Loughran
Max Baer
Johnny Risko
Italian planes ready for long ocean flight
A fleet of 14 Italian seaplanes rests on Bolama Atlantic waters awaiting good weather for a first trans Atlantic flight. Twelve planes will head to Natal Brazil, with legs to Rio de Janeiro and possibly Buenos Aires. Naval ships will patrol about 1,800 miles as a safety measure. Planes arrived from Villa Cisneros. Takeoff expected next week.
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Brazil To Welcome Balbo Air Armada In Rio
Rio de Janeiro hosts a festive reception for general Italo Balbo and his air armada as they plan a trans Atlantic flight from Africa to South America. The event marks a historic aerial voyage with large public interest and international symbolism.
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South America
Norris declines to lead third party as Dewey invites action
Senator Norris said he does not expect to lead a third party movement but would comment later on a letter from John Dewey of the League for Independent Political Action urging him to break from the Republicans and form a new party. Dewey argues old parties block new philosophy of government.
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George W. Norris
John Dewey
League For Independent Political Action
Nebraska
Dewey
Columbia University
Robert H. Lucas
Republican National Committee
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Dr. Dewey
League
United States
Esa
Norris
Washington
Republican Independent
Navy to Resume Recruiting After New Year
The Navy will restart recruiting after New Year’s Day with full quota by March. Stations nationwide will take about half the normal first enlistments in January and about 75 percent in February as the updated fleet plan cuts 4 800 enlisted personnel and October suspensions end.
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Washington
Navy Department
Negro Ends Chase After Fatally Wounding City Employee
In Richmond on December 26 a black truck driver wounded Charles Douglas Gentry, 54, a city employee, fatally. He fired a revolver to deter a crowd, fled the scene after exiting the truck, leaving the vehicle in the street.
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Richmond
Charles Douglas Gentry
Gentry
Lindbergh predicts aviation progress and cheaper planes
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh says aviation has advanced rapidly. He notes 1925 speed progress to 140 mph, increased mail and passenger capacity, and that small planes can cost as little to operate as midpriced cars. He forecasts international air routes linking hemispheres within reach, with no winter South American tour planned.
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New York
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Paris
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Air Mail de Havilands
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Berlin Promoted to General Manager at International Magazine
R. E. Berlin, who joined the International Magazine Company twelve years ago as an advertising salesman, was elevated to general manager. He succeeds T. J. White, who becomes general manager of Hearst newspapers while remaining a vice president of the magazine company.
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R. E. Berlin
International Magazine Company
T. J. White
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
Weather forecast for the Southeast states
The report outlines rain and clouds across South Carolina with a cooler coast tonight, followed by mixed conditions into Saturday. Georgia, Florida, and Alabama experience partly to mostly cloudy skies with colder spells, frost risk in northern regions, and easterly to northwest winds.
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