In the Spotlight on Wilsons fading acclaim and S-4 salvage tale
The piece notes three years after Woodrow Wilson’s death his memory inspires no prize entries in a Wilson foundation contest with 10 000 manuscripts. Only a fraction of 55 600 in prizes was awarded as judges found none worthy for publication. Also recounted is the Naval salvage at Provincetown and a look at George Remus and other crime cases, plus university enrollments and boxing intrigue.
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Woodrow Wilson
Wilson Foundation
Lafayette
Tad
Provincetown
Mass
Navy
van Admirals
Senate Probe of Public Utilities To Be Inclusive
Washington dispatch reports a planned broad inquiry by the Senate into the public utility industry. The Walsh resolution gains momentum. Jan hearings set with inclusive topics including major utilities, politics, and lobbyists.
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Senate
Mark Sullivan
Washington
D. C
Walsh
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Goalidge
President Coolidge
Coolidge
United States Chamber of Commerce
Gceolidge
Reuke
Senate Committee In Interstate Commerce
Boulder Dam
Ruth Snyder Fears Buick Sale After Murder Verdict
Mrs Ruth Snyder, jailed with Henry Judd Gray for the murder of her husband Albert Snyder, worries over selling her seven passenger Buick sedan. She seeks $1000 but has only $700 offered in the Ossining Der. 29.
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Wetrd
Charles Levine
Atlantic
Rith Snyder
Dan
Judd Gray
Ste & Uttle
George Remus
Ossining
Ruth Snyder
Henry Dudd Gray
Albert Snyder
Scalped Girl to Be Out in Three Weeks
Emily Baruffo, 19 or 29 years old in Naples, Italy, suffered scalp loss after her hair caught a moving machine. Doctors sewed the scalp back and expect a complete recovery within three weeks.
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Naples
Italy
Dee
Emily Baruffo
Remus waits on insanity verdict in Cincinnati case
George Remus former bootleg king sat under the judges review in Cincinnati after a not guilty verdict on insanity grounds in his wife slaying case. Judge William H. Lueders heard a full sanity hearing with three alienists and took the matter under advisement to decide confinement or discharge to a state hospital.
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George Remus
William H. Lueders
Cinminned
Lueders
Rerhus
Cincinnati
O. Bee
Samity
Sels
Remus
Probate
Addure
Cviderer
Lenders
State Hospital
Lina
Mellon Declines Pursuit of Presidential Nomination
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon states he is not a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination and knows nothing about a boom. He cites being too old and declines any backing role, rejecting reports of a nomination push.
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Secretary of Treasury
Washington, D. C
ISP -Seceretary
Treasury
Mellon
Dor Lin
Wol
Milal Pittsburgh
Courier Deliveries Aim Before 4 30 Each Day
The Courier will reach homes before 4 30 p m. If a delivery is late due to carrier error or other cause, customers should call 5100 for a replacement copy. Callers are asked to reach this number before 2 30 p m.
Dawn's Dawn Dawn Flight Sailed Search for Grayson Plane
Searchers from destroyers and coast guard units scoured coves and inlets near Sable Island and off Nova Scotia and Newfoundland for Mrs Frances Wilson Grayson Oskar Omsal Brice Goldsborough and Fred Korhler aboard the Dawn amid dwindling hopes. Navy reports say only a last day of searching remains with radio distress traces unlikely to yield results.
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Sturtevant
Dec
Navy
Coast Guard
Frances Wilson Grayson
Mahan
Sable Land
Sable Island
New York
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
R. R. Stewart
N. F
Jayson
Harbor Grace
Roosevelt Field
Croydon
Eagland
Charles
Ros Gndehl
Los Angeles
Bedford Man Slashes Throat While Shaving
Paul Hunter, 61, of Bedford, slipped in the bathtub while shaving yesterday afternoon and cut his throat. He was rushed to a hospital in serious condition but doctors reported he will recover.
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Bedford
Paul Hunter
Christmas Party At Salvation Army Hall Attracts Large Crowd
A large turnout filled the Salvation Army hall for a Christmas tree and program, forcing locking of doors to meet fire laws. 250 bags of candy were given, and gifts swapped among members. Due to a mayor’s death, the party was omitted this year. thanks were offered to donors and supporters for the charity drive. A cold wave from the northwest is forecast to hit the Great Lakes region by tonight with 20 to 30 degree drops and possible heavy snow.
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Salvation Army
George Watt
Watt
A. E. Gragy
Chicago
Great Lakes
Minnesota
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Dakotas
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio
Memorial Union Association Receives $5000 Check
The Iowa State College Memorial Union association received a $5000 check from a Milwaukee alumnus as part of a pledge. Construction on the $1,000,000 union building continues with a portion slated to be ready when college opens next fall. Total pledges reach $1,050,000 with over $300,000 paid, and receipts this year exceed $70,060.
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INSI
Iowa State College Memorial Union Association
Milwaukee Alumanus
H. E. Pride
Pride
Canton Falls to Li Chai-Sui Troops
Gen Li Chai-Sui’s forces entered Canton and seized control from Gen Li Fuk-Lam without incident. Li Fuk-Lam’s troops withdrew to Horm Island in the river as the transfer of power occurred amid ongoing upheaval in the city.
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Canton
Bee
Li Chai-Sui
Li Fuk
Cincinnati Seeks 41 Million Depot Project Approval
Cincinnati Union Terminal seeks Interstate Commerce Commission approval to build a new Union passenger station. The proposed depot is estimated at 41 million dollars to replace inadequate facilities in Cincinnati.
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Washington, DD
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Union Terminal Company
Italian diplomat killed in Odessa Russia shock incident
San Francisco Cozzio, 74, Italian vice consul at Odessa, was found murdered in a lonely street. His nude body showed a brutal head injury from a blunt instrument as he neared the Italian embassy district, with police unsure if robbery was the motive.
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Moscow
Der
INS
San Francisco
Cozzio
Odessa
Ttalian
Tme
Ranches Flooded After Dam Bursts in Wyoming
A wall of water from an irrigation dam burst on the Clear River near Rork Springs Wyoming causing widespread ranch damage and threatening cattle herds. The flood followed the dam collapse and a roar was heard for miles as waters swept through the area. Police found Morris Shames 31 dead after a reporting of a holdup turned fatal. The shooter claimed a Black suspect. police indicated the assailant escaped.
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Rork Springs
Ain
Youthful Criminal Admits Killing Sgt in HoldUp
Mrs. Jennings cites undesirable ancestors and a failure of preventive justice as reasons behind Marion Barker’s death at the hands of William Edward Hickman and similar crimes. She argues criminal urges grow over generations and stresses early recognition of abnormal behavior to avert further tragedy.
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Dauge
Marion Barker
William Edward Hickman
Charles M. Jennings
Vermont Street
Mrs. Jennings
Hick
Wyat
Hett
Mentia Praecox
Defense Motions Shape Murder Trial in Hill Case
Ottawa Illinois December 29 jury selection stalls as defense argues improper panel of prospective jurors. Judge Joseph A Davis overrules three motions with a fourth to be argued today. State's Attorney Russell Hanson says he is not ready to combat the defense but will proceed with arguments.
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New York
Tes Rickard
Walift
Boxing Commission
Richard
Windsor
Ont
Rickard
Ottawa
INS
Harry Hill
Streatear
Eliza Hill
Joseph A. Davis
Lee O'Neil Browne
Russell O. Hanson
Alabama Loses Muscle Shoals Title Claim Denied
Washington December 29. An official opinion finds the United States holds full title to Wilson dam and surrounding nitrate properties at Muscle Shoals, opposing Alabama’s claim. Governor Bibb Graves and other legislators had urged Congress to reconsider the site ownership.
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Washington, D. C
State of
Snowbound Europe Faces Three Day Storm Strain
Northwestern Europe endures a three day snow storm crippling shipping and rail. England experiences heavy gales while ocean liners struggle to enter ports. Isolated southern England towns lack food as foraging parties are dispatched to relieve snowbound families.
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Europe
England
Channel
Isle of Wight
France
Mediterranean
Parker Girl Murder Suspect Arraigned in Los Angeles
Hickman the confessed kidnapper and killer of Marion Parker faced arraignment in Los Angeles as his plea of guilty loomed. He admitted the 1926 Rosehill drug store holdup and murder of Ivy Thoms and implicated Welby Hunt, with police watching for further confessions and possible safety threats amid shifts in department leadership and apartment management.
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Cre
Marion Parker
Wiliam E. Hickman
Hickman
Pasatena
Los Angeles
Cal
Ivy Thoms
Rosehill
Pasadena
Welby Hunt
Alhambra
Asa Keyes
Hickmitt
Kansas City
Keyes
Frank Mance
Bellevue Arms Apartments
Billee Witch Record
William Howard Hickman
Parker
Monsner
Thoms
Don J. Oliver
Willoughby Hunt
Hambra
Hunt
Benjamin Blank
Oliver
Niire
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