Senate groups ratify peace launch work in senate
United Press reports a Republican Senate conference ratified committee recommendations securing independence assignments. Norbeck of South Dakota named chairman of banking and currency, Frazier of North Dakota to Indian affairs, Nye of North Dakota to public lands and surveys, while La Follette of Wisconsin did not get the manufactures chair, which went to McLean of Connecticut.
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South Dakota
Frazier
North Dakota
Nye
la ¥ Follette
Wisconsin
McLean
Connecticut
House Organization Completes Committees Roster
Washington Dec 12 The House completed its organization electing remaining committees Representative Williamson Republican South Dakota named chair of the new expenditures committee which will aid the appropriations panel It replaces eleven minor expenditure committees that were abolished.
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House
Williamson
South Dakota
League Happy On Peace In Vilna Dispute Resolution
United Press reports Geneva December adjourned League of Nations session ended amid partial settlement. Poland and Lithuania to restore normal communications while their Vilna dispute remains to be settled separately. War state ceased since 1920 seizes. Delegates left with hopes for broader peace post talks.
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Mystery Veils Death of Veteran Film Actor
LA December 12 A coroner autopsy was postponed as investigators probe the death of George D. Bailey 64 a veteran character actor and former opera singer Two women who fell ill after drinking coffee Bailey shared with him Mrs Jessie Addams of Glendale and Mrs T Olizartas recovered Their illnesses prompted a chemical analysis of the coffee and the death is now under uncertain attribution with the autopsy pending and conditions listed as undetermined poisoning
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George D. Bailey
Bailey
Jessie Addams
Glendale
T. Olizartas
Former Knox College Trustee Dies Facing Trial
J Patrick Sihith, former Knox College trustee, killed himself at his home a day before his scheduled criminal court trial on embezzlement charges involving county funds totaling 382,000. The death ends his pending case as authorities confirm the suicide occurred prior to proceedings.
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Knoxy
J. Patrick Sihith
Knox College
Bill to bar weird costumes in anti intolerance act
Washington December 12 A bill introduced by Representative Lindsey Democrat New York would make illegal any attempt to embarrass or interfere with religion by donning weird unusual or uncanny habiliments including covering the head and face. The measure prescribes up to one year in jail or a $1000 fine or both for violators. It does not specifically name the Ku Klux Klan.
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Washington
Lindsey
New York
Ku Klux Klan
Reds Murder Many Police In Canton Uprising
Hong Kong Dec 12 Gen Li Fu Klum, called king of Ho Nan Island, launched a counter attack after Communist laborers seized Canton. Rebels looted and burned businesses, killed scores of police, and held the city until loyal forces recaptured police headquarters. Fighting continued mid afternoon as government officials fled to Ho Nan Island.
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Rebecca Bradley Rogers Held Insane in Robbery Trial
In La Grange Texas on December 12 Rebecca Bradley Rogers was declared insane by her husband during testimony in her trial for robbing Farmers National Bank at Buda last year. He described her as acting queer in 1926 and unable to distinguish right from wrong, claiming she believes her actions are always right and fails to grasp consequences.
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Rebecca Bradley Rogers
Farmers’ National Bank
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Tax changes blocked in House vote on surtax increase
Washington December 12 The House defeated an attempt by Representative La Guardia to raise the maximum surtax to 30 percent on incomes above 500 000. The 62 to 387 vote left the existing 20 percent top rate for incomes over 100 000 unchanged. The House previously approved the normal and other surtax provisions in the 233 million tax bill, mirroring current law.
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House
la Guardia
Republican
New York
Filipino Troupe Reports Moro Tension in Mindanao
Manila dispatches say the entire constabulary is massing for protection against a threatened Moro attack. Constabulary headquarters report widespread danger as Moro tribesmen, angry over recent arrests of Moro leaders, threaten trouble across Mindanao.
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Tax Convictions Reported By United Press
United Press reports tax conviction cases in New York with brief notes on individuals involved and court outcomes. The item notes a December date and references a list of defendants with varying sentences.
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Hammer Girl Held for Grand Jury Action in Slaying
Velma West is bound over to the county grand jury after a preliminary hearing in Painesville Ohio. She faces first degree murder charges in the hammer murder of her husband Edward West a prominent nurseryman. Defense plans habeas corpus to seek release and reduce the charge. West collapsed upon learning she would return to jail.
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Painesville
Velma West
Edward
Spence
Poulson
Velma
Locked in tots perish in fire at Miguel Alvarez home
Two children die and a third is rescued after a blaze consumes the Alvarez residence in San Pedro Cabio. A 3 year old, Miguel, and 1 year old Edmundo are reported dead. Neighbor James O’Day pulled 11 year old Elan from the flames after the mother left for a grocery store.
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Edmundo
Elan
James O'Day
Lindy Medal Gets Approval
Washington December 12 The Senate today passed the house bill to award the Congressional Medal of Honor to Charles A Lindbergh for his transoceanic flight. The chamber moved the measure with few members aware of the action and sent it to the president.
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Senate
Charles A. Lindbergh
House
Mexico objects to subpoena of envoys in bribery probe
Washington Dec 12 The Mexican government objects to summoning consuls to obtain information in the Hearst Mexican investigation. It says the method violates international diplomatic usage. Congress debates tax cuts, Ware-Smith election probes, and Hearst documents claimed to show a Mexican bribe plan. The State Department was drawn into the controversy over forged Hearst papers.
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Oil Sensation Not Yet Given
Charles G. Ruddy of the Burns agency resumed testimony in the Burns-Sinclair contempt case. He described espionage chatter and said about 1400 of 1800 dollars for detective expenses had been spent before federal raids on Burns headquarters at Workman Park hotel, with funds said to come from Burns officials.
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Charles G. Ruddy
Philadelphia
Burns
Burns-Sinclair
Edward J. Kidwell
Ruddy
United States
Peyton
Gordon
Workman Park Hotel
Citizens of 48 States Back World Court Effort
A letter signed by citizens across 48 states pledges support for a worldwide court. The brief dispatch notes broad national backing and frames the World Court as a mechanism for international dispute resolution.
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World
Senate revives primary investigating committee for new trial
The senate authorized continuance of its primary investigating committee to grant new trial for Senators-elect Ware of Pennsylvania and Smith of Illinois who were barred from oath of office over campaign expenditures. A resolution reviving the committee followed a tense clash between Senators Reed of Pennsylvania and Reed of Missouri in a spirited debate.
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Senate
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Ilinois
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Lawsuit opens as Ford, Leland battle over Lincoln assets
In Pontiac Michigan circuit court Henry J Leland seeks six million dollars from Henry Ford to reimburse Lincoln Motor stockholders. Ford and Leland attorneys clash over adding hundreds of plaintiffs and requiring $1000 cost bonds for each. Judge Frank Covert orders a more specific bill of complaint and weighs bond demands.
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Henry J. Leland
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Henry M. Leland
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Lincoln Motor Company
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William Henry Gallagher
Detroit
Aaron Sapiro
Jland
Gallagher
Frank J. Covert
Clifford B. Longley
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Remus Declares Sanity After Wife Slaying
In Cincinnati on December 2 a police sergeant testified that George Remus, who had killed his wife, claimed he would defend himself and would not plead insanity. The witness said Remus answered questions calmly and plainly, showing no mental imbalance.
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George Remus
Remus
George ’Dooley
Rescue efforts Save Northwestern passengers and crew
Reported salvage work aboard the Seattle Alaska liner Northwestern after a wreck off Vancouver Island. About 112 passengers and 50 crew were aboard, many from Seattle, with tug assistance and lifeboats deployed to save those on board amid peril at sea.
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Northwestern
Halibut
Schdo Ara
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Catholic Rebels Slats in Jalisco Battles
A disputed dispatch from Guadalajara reports Catholic rebels were killed in two clashes in Jalisco last week. In total about 73 rebels died in a battle with 600 federal troops, and 23 were killed in a second fight with the 61st regiment. Priest Jose Cabrales was among the dead. Government says the rebel force is now disorganized and to be wiped out in days as federal forces converge in Jalisco, Michoacan, and Agnes Cowlientes. No federal casualty figures available.
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Guatdalajara
Jose Cabrales
Michoacan
Agnes Cowlientes
Victim of Malady Dies After Fight Lasting 37 Weeks
A Fresno mystery ends as a young woman dies in Los Angeles after a prolonged illness and a controversial effort to revive her. Physicians feared brain cell decay and the patient reportedly did not want to live. The case drew national interest due to her appearance and the unusual illness.
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Dee
Clara Drummond
Fresno
William J. Peacock
Plane crash kills two in Ohio pasture
Two men died and three others were seriously injured when a Wayco Air Transport plane en route from Detroit to Wayne, Indiana, crashed in a Montpelier, Ohio pasture. Pilot Capt. John Ziegler and passenger Jr. Parker of Portland, Oregon were killed. others from Detroit and Portland were injured.
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Wayne
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Ziegler
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Ore
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Manafield
George
Congress Today House: Food Control Committee
In a terse session the House debated food control measures and committee duties amid pressure to curb shortages. Lawmakers argued over oversight powers and timelines for proposed regulations.
Fire Loss Reaches 200000 in Hollywood Studios
United Press report from Hollywood notes a large fire last night causing extensive damage at a film studio complex. Production delays loom as an estimated 600 feet of film and 32 obsolete types are destroyed, with tolls uncertain and investigations ongoing.
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