Ship Vestris Owners Face Prosecution Probe Report
Federal inquiry into the Vestris disaster subpoenas Frank Johnson and three officers. Investigators seek radiograms between Carey and Lamport & Holt agents and the ship’s life boat 13. Witness testimony cites a cracked sea valve flooding the hold and delayed SOS. Survivors describe drunken steward, no lifebelts, no drill, and officer indecision during the crisis.
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New York
Frank Johnson
The
Vestris
J. Q. Bulger
H. L. Welland
Charles Verchere
Lamport& Holt Steamship Line
William W. Carey
Tuttle
Radio Corporation of America
Carey and
Sanderson, & Son
the Lamport
Holt
the. S. S
Berlin
Federal
Cya Ten Tuttle
Wyoming’s
Carey
Lamport & Holt Lines
Francis ° “A. O’neill
Fred ‘W. Puppe
Geologist Thomas Chamberlin dies at 85 in Chicago
Dr Thomas Crowder Chamberlin the eminent geologist who proposed the planetesimal origin of the earth died in Chicago aged 85 He had joined the University of Chicago after leaving the Wisconsin presidency in 1892 and published a recent book two months prior The obituary notes his wide influence in geology and his late active scholarly work.
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Chamberlin
Atlantic
Thomas Crowder Chamberlin
Chicago
University of Wisconsin
University of Chicago
Governor Smith's Farewell Program Criticized
Washington dispatch reports Democratic leaders doubt Gov. Smith's call for a party program to Congress as feasible amid deep divisions on tariffs farm relief and major issues. They fear his tone implies scolding and may fuel criticism of Democrats’ politics over eight years.
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Washington, D. C
Smith
Democratic Party
Congress
Gov. Smith
Houses of Representatives
Senate
Boulder Dam
Colorado River
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence
Senator Copeland
New York
Coolidge
House
Democrats
Daugherty
Ban Felice-Henry George-Idolita in Havana Ribbon-Martin Gest 3c cigars
Advertisement notes a prohibition or ban linked to Felice Henry George Idolita and Havana Ribbon Martin Gest 3c cigars, implying a regulatory or marketing action within a tobacconist context. No further details provided.
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Ban Felice
Henry George
Idolita
Havana
Martin Gest
Delivery deadline notice for Courier subscribers
The Courier promises home delivery before 5 30 PM. If the paper is late due to carrier error or other causes, call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Calls should reach the office before 6 30 PM.
Mrs Boole Seeks Tighter Volstead Enforcement
Mrs Ella Boole national president of the W C T U. declared at the national convention that the next move to tighten Volstead Act enforcement should target society leaders and foreign diplomats. She blamed current disobedience on social circle alcohol norms abroad and foreigners who take advantage of American living standards without obeying the laws.
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Boston
U.P
United States
Ella Boole
Heath declines debt for wife as aviatrix sets records
London notices Sir James Heath will not be responsible for future debts contracted by his wife Lady Heath the prominent aviatrix who recently visited the United States after crossing the Graf Zeppelin Her latest feat was a Croydon flight reaching 24 700 feet in a single seater Moth on October 4 1929 Earlier on July 10 she and Kathleen O'Brien climbed to 43 000 feet in an all metal plane at Rochester setting a new altitude record for seaplanes bearing two persons
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London
INS
James Heath
Lady Heath
Europe
United States
Croydon
Kathleen O’brien
Rochester Airdrome
Dismissal plea in oil trial heard in Washington
Justice Jennings Bailey in the District of Columbia supreme court heard a defense motion to direct a verdict of not guilty in the perjury trial of Robert W. Stewart of Standard Oil Indiana after the government rested its case. Bailey did not indicate when a ruling would be made and no session is held Saturday. Defense argued the government failed to prove Stewart lied to a Senate committee about knowledge of bond transactions of Continental Trading in the Teapot oil case.
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Washington, D. C
Jennings Bailey
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Justice Bailey
Stewart
Senate
Continental Trading Company
New Zealanders Vote To Stay Wet
Wellington reports unofficial results show a broad vote for licensed liquor selling. Supporters total 132,128 more than prohibitionists. gains include 47,896 for licensed selling and 3,509 for state control, while prohibitions fall by 44,556.
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Wellington
New Zealand
U.P
Dominion
Runaway Returns Home From Worldwide Search
Marion Fleming, 16, who fled Geddes South Dakota two years ago to see the world and was believed dead after a nationwide hunt, reappears in Sioux City. He had been living on a farm near Tulsa Oklahoma and telephoned his aunt Mrs. Paul Betz to say he was headed home.
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Sioux City
Marion Fleming
Geddes
S. D
Tulsa
Oklo
Paul Betz
Portes Gil unveils labor code with paid annual vacations
Emilio Portes Gil proposes a sweeping Mexican labor code granting minimum wage and annual vacations with pay, compulsory arbitration, and a six day work week. The plan, aiming to curb strikes, enforces limits on women and child labor, bans saloons in labor centers, and outlines a national system of labor tribunals with a five magistrate court at the top.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Emilio Portes Gil
Congress
Senor Portes Gil
Interior
Congress of Workers and Employers
Alvaro Obregon
National Court of Labor
Baby Near Death in Children's Prank
The six month old baby of Mrs Rosalie Roman was reported dying in Methodist Episcopal hospital from a fractured skull after being found headfirst in an ash can half full of trash. Two four year old boys confessed they wheeled the carriage away and the fall down cellar steps caused the injury, then pushed the child into the ash can to avoid punishment. the youths were turned over to their parents for discipline.
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New York
INS
Rosalie Roman
Methodist Episcopal Hospital
Sheriff Seeks Help Identify Stranger Found in Box Car
Des Moines reports Sheriff Findley asked midwest authorities to aid in identifying a man about 24 found in a Valley Junction box car. He spoke with a southern drawl and gave the name Fellow Colay though incoherent. Jameson appeared on clothing tags. Police suspect amnesia.
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Des Moines
Middlewest
Findley
Valley Junction
Colay
Jameson
Father fatally shoots son over crime career
Chicago on November 16 reports a father shot his son Stanley Duraczewski after learning of his criminal path. The youth was fighting for life in a police hospital as the father confessed the shooting aimed to end his son’s wayward career.
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Wayward Son
Chicago
INS
Stanley Duraczewski
Last of Vestris Survivors Reach Norfolk
Eight survivors of the Vestris disaster, including five women and three men, reached Norfolk Virginia aboard the battleship Wyoming after hours at sea. Notable figures include Mrs. Norman K. Batten who saved her husband, and Gerald Burton praised as a hero for keeping steam and aiding others. Survivors reported lifeboat chaos and a near breach of the first stern law of the sea as they were rescued near Hampton Roads.
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Norfolk
Vestris
Hampton Roads
Wyoming
Norman KE. Batten
Brooklyn
Buenos Aires
Gerald Burton
Gerald
Batten
Naval Hospital
Burton
Ulrich
Hoover’s Fine Diplomatic Mission to Nicaragua
Herbert Hoover faced a delicate public message task for Nicaragua during a turbulent election period supervised by U.S. Marines. The conservative Diaz government ceded to liberal Jose Maria Moncada, with possible meetings at Corinto as the Maryland arrives.
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South American
Herbert Hoover
Nicaragua
Central American
United States
Diaz
Jose Maria Moncada
Maryland
Corinto
Prohibition probes indict 72 in Alexander County
Federal grand jury in East St Louis Illinois returns 72 indictments charging officials and alleged bootleggers in Alexander County with violations of prohibition laws. Named are Sheriff Leslie B Roche Chief Deputy Ernest Rink Deputy Herbert Deddix and deputies Joseph Mulham Louisette Jones and Richard Fitzgerald among others.
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East St. Louis
Alexander, County
Leslie B. Roche
Ernest R. Rink
Herbert P. Deddix
Joseph Mulham
Louisette Jones
Richard Fitzgerald
Sioux City Couple Married in Plane Aerial Wedding
Sioux City Iowa November 16 UP Mr and Mrs Carl T Waugh of Sioux City were on their honeymoon after becoming the city's first aerial bridal couple. They were married by Rev G D Serrill of the First Christian church high over the city yesterday afternoon. Mrs Waugh was Miss Lillian Wiederich of Tripp South Dakota.
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Sioux City
Carl T. Waugh
G. D. Serrill
First Christian Church
Locks Officer Gouged By Wrench In Downtown Arrest
Cedar Rapids patrolman Louis Louvar was struck in the face with an automobile wrench at 1:30 a m while arresting three men found loitering in a doorway. Two fled. Louvar seized the remaining suspect, who is believed to be a tire thief, and the assailant fled toward the railroad yards as police searched for the trio.
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Cedar Rapids
Louis Louvar
Louvar
Americans Feast With Jap Rulers at Hirohito Banquet
Kyoto Japan Nov 16 Feasting in the imperial palace to honor Emperor Hirohito began today in a new banquet hall. More than 1 000 guests including foreign diplomats and wives attended the feast in ancient court fashion led by Ambassador Charles MacVeagh and Mrs MacVeagh with Eugene Neville consul general and Mrs Neville Lieut Col Charles Burnett military attaché and Mrs Burnett among others
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Kyoto
Japan
Hirohito
Imperial Palace
Charles MacVeagh
MacVeagh
Neville
Charles. Burnett
Burnett
Veteran Iowa Prohibition Agent Is Dismissed
Oscar Thorson, a well known Prohibition agent based in Sioux City since 1922, was released from the service "without prejudice" by Prohibition Administrator Yellowley in Chicago. The order cited need to reduce the dry force and promote "new blood." Thorson led major cleanups and has seized more than 170 stills and made over 1,500 arrests in the Midwest.
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Sioux City
Prohibition Service
Oscar Thorson
Yellowley
Chicago
Thorson
Grange Members Pose With Coolidge at White House
National Grange 62nd annual convention in Washington D C breaks for sightseeing as President Coolidge plans an address tonight. At noon he will receive delegates on the White House south lawn for pictures. A Mount Vernon pilgrimage is planned tomorrow with sessions resuming Monday to review legislation and begin drafting farm policy.
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Washington, D. C
National Grange
Grange
Coolidge
White House
Mount Vernon
Committee On Legislation
Wilbur Unable to Attend Iowa Medical Plant Dedication
Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur president of Stanford University was to dedicate the University of Iowa medical plant for the Rockefeller Foundation but cannot appear due to his wife’s illness in a Philadelphia hospital. His speech will likely be read, according to Dean Henry C. Houghton.
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U.R
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Leland Stanford University
University of Iowa
Rockefeller Foundation
Philadelphia
Henry C. Houghton
College of Medicine
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