Lindbergh Escorted by Mexico Leaders in Festive Visit
In Mexico City Col. Charles A. Lindbergh is honored at a national stadium event with about 60 000 children plus a larger crowd outside. He plans a Central American flight and a bullfight attendance sparks debate on animal cruelty. Evangeline Lindbergh will join him for Christmas. officials discuss plans and invitations from Calles Obregon and Morrow.
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Bec
Mexico
Charles A. Lindbergh
National Stadium
Lindbergh
Calles
Presidential Palace
Washington
Detroit
Evangeline L. Lindbergh
Charles A Lindbergh
Plutarco Elvas Calles
Alvaro Obregon
Leonee
Spirit of
Humane Societies
United States
Gvrafico
Societies For the
Dwight W. Morrow
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Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Evangeline Lindbergh
State Department
Harry Brooks
St. Louis
San Antonio
Tampico
Brownsville
Tex
Development of Air Service to Mexico in Future
Washington officials anticipate regular air service linking the United States with South America emerging from Col Lindberghs flight to Mexico City. President Coolidge urged Congress to study western hemisphere air mail with private enterprise taking leading part. government powers on long term mail contracts and military liaison to work with private enterprise under international consent.
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Washington
United States
South America
Lindbergh
Mexico City
Coolidge
Congress
Western Hemisphere
Pose Office
Army
Navy
Confidence In Iowa Land Is Growing
Iowa bankers declare confidence in farm land as an investment is rebounding. They note 1996 figures show nearly 29 million dollars in bona fide Iowa farm land sales and expect continued price gains as the market bottoms and rises. They urge banks to consider conservative first mortgages as a secondary reserve amid an improving economy.
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Iowa
Towa
Iowa Bankers Association
Council of Administration
Bankers Association
Tla
Gray protests move to reopen Snyder murder case
Henry Judd Gray, condemned to die at Sing Sing on January 12 for the Albert Snyder murder, denounces outside efforts to name a Syracuse man as mastermind and halt his death sentence. He telegraphed Queens District Attorney Necombe condemning new evidence and potential false testimony.
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New York
Henry Judd Gray
Ruth Snyder
Sing Sing Prison
Albert Snyder
Avtorne Necombe
Queens County
Gray
Syracuse
Snyder
David Chambers
New Yorke
Necombe
Al Capone Returns Home to Chicago
Chicago dispatch reports Al Capone the gangland head returned to his mother’s home last night amid police warnings of arrest. He appeared relieved and “glad to wet here” while spending the night under guardless hospitality, despite Joliet jail time and looming legal peril.
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Scarface
al’ Capone
Capone
Lester Carson Buys Bakery in St Louis Suburb
Lester Carson formerly of Washington and later with the Federal bakery system of St Louis has purchased a bakery system in St Louis. He operates a bakery at 731 Manchester avenue and plans to run a downtown store on Grand avenue.
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Lester Carson
Washington
Federal Bakery System
St. Louis
Manchester Avenue
Grand Avenue
Humble Pie Phrase Origins Linked to Servant Traditions
The phase Humble Pie is thought to derive from baking the leftovers from English masters' tables into a pie for the servants known as humbles.
Soviet Note Denies Chinese Rebel Link and Rebuffs Peking
Moscow protests Chinese nationalist severance of diplomatic relations in a temperate note. It denies complicity in the Canton revolt and argues Russia never recognized the nationalist or local governments. The document hints at consequences and asserts consular access in nationalist territory.
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Moscow
Russia
Canton
Peking
Washington narrowly tops Kalona in 18 16 thriller
Washington high school edged Kalona 18 to 16 in a tight basketball game. Harold Tucker hit a pair of late baskets to lift Washington after a seesaw fourth period with Kalona led 16 14. Kalona’s Page scored five while Greenway and Lytle contributed for Washington.
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Kalona
Washington Five
Harold Tucker
Tucker
H. Tucker
Crone
Page
Kalena
Fisher
Pare
Falona
Simpson
Nelson
Katona
KGFT
Reif
Wiedenhor
Reece
Greenway
Saforek
Tonneane
Hicks
Iowa
Texas Woman Bank Robber Found Guilty
Mrs. Rebecca Bradley Rogers was found guilty of bank robbery with a firearm and sentenced to 14 years in prison by a jury in La Grange Texas. The defense, led by her husband Otis, sought an insanity defense while state alienists affirmed she was sane.
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LA Grange
Tex
Rebecca Bradley Rogers
Rogers
Otis
Pioneer Resident Seeman Wears Shoes From 1902
Royal Nebraska notes W L Seeman, a longtime resident, had his 1902 bought shoes resoled. He initially kept them for dress but later wore them daily, highlighting frugality and longevity of apparel in the community.
Berlin grower Uses Loud Speaker on Scarecrow
A fruit grower near Berlin Germany has kept birds from his orchard by connecting a loud speaker to his scarecrow. The experiment shows a simple mechanical deterrent reducing crop loss and may inspire other farmers to try cost effective bird control methods.
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Berlin
Germany
Three More Probes Are Requested in Senate
Three separate Senate resolutions seek investigations by a five member special committee. Senator Walsh calls for probe into power combine and utilities, interlocking directorates, holding companies, finance and consumer impact. Fletcher urges inquiry into the war finance corporation administration. Senator Harrison seeks investigation of the United States consular and diplomatic services regarding consolidation efforts.
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Senate
Walsh
Dem
Mont
Moses
N. H
Fletcher
Florida
Page
N. H. Fletcher
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Harrison
Miss
United States
Quebec Fire Claims More Children Amid Blizzard
In Quebec a second blaze endangers 135 pupils at St John Berchmans boarding school as a boiler explosion is suspected. A nun leapt to safety. Morrissette Academy suffered serious damage as guards monitor church properties amid fears of arson after two week fires in Sisters of the Good Shepherd schools.
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Quebec
St. Charles
St. John Berchman
Morrissette Academy
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
Koreans Kill Twenty Chinese at Chemulpo
A Seoul dispatch reports Koreans killed 20 Chinese and damaged thirty cottages in Chemulpo in retaliation for alleged maltreatment of Koreans by Chinese in Manchuria.
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Tokio
Chemulpo
Manchuria
Seoul
Telegrams Sought in Mexican Plot Found Destroyed
Western Union records before December 1926 have been destroyed. The Reed senate investigating committee failed to obtain telegrams to test alleged forged Mexican government documents printed by Hearst newspapers. The consul general of New York labeled the documents forgeries claiming a Calles plot to sway four U S senators.
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Washington
Western Union Telegraph
Reed
Senate
Hearst Newspapers
Elias
New York
Hearst
Calles
Mexico
U. S
Urge Diphtheria Prevention Here
Dr. C. W. Stewart and Miss Leona Allen urge immunization against diphtheria this winter. With no current cases, they stress toxin antitoxin vaccination for first five grades to protect children up to ten years old, noting injections three weeks apart are practically painless and highly protective.
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C. W. Stewart
Leona Allen
Miss Allen
Prohibition District Realignment Affects Iowa
Des Moines reports that the state HQ for the new prohibition districts will likely be in Des Moines with Glen A. Brunson as deputy administrator for Iowa. The Illinois and Iowa district and broader Midwest groupings aim to boost enforcement efficiency, with Brunson moving to Chicago as deputy administrator for Iowa and a $600 salary increase to $5,000 annually.
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Towa
Glen A. Brunson
Tllino
Washington
Middle West
Prohibition
Doran
Prohibition Bureau
Glen Brunson
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
E. (. Yellowley
Chicago
Nomination of Morrow Confirmed as Mexico Ambassador
The Senate confirmed Dwight W. Morrow as ambassador to Mexico in executive session with no record vote after two hours of discussion about his ties to the J P Morgan company. Senators La Follette and Reed spoke in opposition. The chamber also confirmed Henry L. Stimson as governor general of the Philippines.
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Washington
Senate Today
Dwight W. Morrow
Mexico
J. P. Morgan Company
New York
LaFollette
Wis
Reed
Missouri
Senate
Henry L Stimson
The
Philippines
Last Appeal for Good Fellows Drives Christmas Aid
The Y’s Men urge final donations for Good Fellows with food clothing and toys due December 19. Businessmen respond well and bakers’ generosity stands out. Send coupons with money if possible for a last-minute effort and expect a full donations report after December 21 in the Journal Good Fellows department.
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Washington
Journal
Good Fellow Department
Good Fellows Department
Good Fellows
Swift and Morrow Buy Bluebird Cafe in Washington
Arthur Swift of Winfield and Arthur Morrow of Washington have purchased the Bluebird cafe on the northeast square from Fred Martin. The new owners took possession today with Morrow handling active management and Swift maintaining his Winfield venture. The Martins plan to remain in the area for a time as the Bluebird cafe continues to prosper.
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Arthur Swift
Winfield
Arthur Morrow
Washington
Fred Martin
Bluebird
Morrow
Mayo Bakery
Swift
Mr. Morrow
Mr. Swift
Martin
Bluebird Cafe
Wright reports Omaha man Dell Branch dead
Mrs. Emma Wright received a message from her son Will Wright of Omaha stating that his son in law Dell Branch had died.
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Emma Wright
Will Wright
Omaha
Nebraska
Dell Branch
Neapolitans Shield Caruso Coffin with Granite Slab
Photographers seeking to film Enrico Caruso’s body faced a granite slab placed across the coffin entrance by Neapolitans to conceal the scene. The action follows recent public interest in the famed tenor’s burial and posthumous fame.
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