Seamen Die in Mid Atlantic Rescue Drama
Seamen from the Usworth and crew of the Jean Jadot perish after a heavy cargo shifts in mountainous seas. Captain Sadi Gonthier of the Jean Jadot maneuvers within feet of the Usworth as rescue efforts falter. Only a few survivors and a bystander lifeboat crew member are reported from the perilous mid Atlantic exchange.
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Usworth
Radio Marine Orporation
Jean Jadot
Cunard-White Star Line
Ascania
Sadi Gonthier
mid-Atlantic
Radio Marine
Jules le Blanc
Lambert
Mrs. May Injured in Florida Street Car Crash
Mrs. Robert May wife of a prominent railway executive from Alexandria Virginia was injured with severe cuts and bruises in a collision between an automobile and a street car in St. Petersburg Florida yesterday afternoon. She formerly Miss Lula Barr eldest daughter of the late Louis J Barr of Frederick County Maryland, a long time Washington Alexandria resident. Mr May has been connected with passenger bus interests in Alexandria and operates the electric railway lines there.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Robert May
Alexandria
May
Lula Barr
Louis J. Barr
Frederick County
Washington
Vicinity
Hitler shaken by fatal train crash in Berlin visit
Reichs fuhrer Adolph Hitler, returning to the chancellery, was shaken by a collision between his special train and an auto bus near Verden. Fifteen people died, including thirteen from a traveling theatrical troupe, with two more dying later in hospital.
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Berlin
Roosevelt Seeks Two More Years for CCC Camps
President Roosevelt plans to ask Congress to extend the Civilian Conservation Corps for two years, per CCC director Robert Fechner. Fechner notes the program has provided relief and conservation benefits and will continue. About 350,000 men including veterans and skilled woodsmen are employed in CCC forest camps.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Civilian Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
CCC
Bell Associate Labels Man On Trial Insane
Fredericksburg court case unfolds with testimony arguing insanity. Pitts cites inconsistencies in Bell's statements and behavior, while family testimonies describe illnesses and past operations. Poisoning allegations center on Mrs. Bell with doctors detailing daily safety traps and suspected contamination since last February.
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Pitts
Bell
William Torney
C. A. Costen
Suffolk Bank
Allen Bell
Frederick W. Coleman
Fredericksburg
Edward C. Bell
Witnesses Describe Bell Case and Possible Poisoning Clues
Nurses and witnesses testified about poisoning accusations involving Mrs. Bell. A physician recalled a moment when she expressed a wish to die amid questions of pain, while a chemist said a remedy used by Mrs. Bell showed no poison. An officer from a Richmond firm discussed shipments charged to Bell Furniture in Fredericksburg and related payments by check.
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Oliver E. Morrison
Fredericksburg
Bell
Richmond
Buckrock Beach
Morrison
Ella McMullin
Buckroe Beach
Bell Co
McMullen
Dr. Cole
Mrs. Bell
Ralph R. Foran
Merck Rahway
N. J
William A. Williams
Third Louisiana extraordinary session called by Huey Long
Governor O K Allen issued a call for a Sunday night special session to advance a Long agenda. The goals include amending the liquor law, clarifying uses of surplus funds, establishing state supervision of industrial pensions, funding unemployment relief, and repealing a portion of the general license tax on Pullman car receipts.
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Baton Rouge
Huey Long
O. K. Allen
Louisiana
Unemployment Relief Commission
Captain James R. Sheppard Jr Dies in Richmond
Richmond December 14 Captain James R. Sheppard Jr 46 director of public safety for Richmond died of heart disease at his home He is survived by his wife Pauline Reuter of Wheeling West Virginia He was born in Richmond educated at Fork Union Military Academy served in World War I with Vermont's 57th Pioneer Regiment and later in the occupation army He had led Richmonds public safety department since 1924.
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Richmond
James R. Sheppard, Jr
Pauline Reuter
Wheeling
Sheppard
Richmondnd
Forkal Union Military Academy
France
57Th Pioneer Regiment
Vermont
United States
Army of Occupation
Earthquake of Severe Intensity Felt in Calcutta Area
Calcutta reported a severe earthquake at 7 am with epicenter believed 200 miles north of Darjeeling in northern India. Nepal may be in the quake zone though Kathmandu offered no direct word.
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India
Calcutta
Darjeeling
Bengal
Nepal
Himalayas
Tibet
Kathmandu
Impassioned pleads amid outbound pursuit of bandits
A grief filled account details Stam's second letter from a village near Tsingteh. Stam describes being forced by captors to walk with Helen as the attackers refused his plea to spare his wife and child, amid a government drive against a mob led by Fan Chin Ming.
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Fan Chin- Ming
Kiangsi
Chiang Kai- Shek
Stam
P. W
Tsingteh
Stams
Helen
Missionary and family face danger as bandits loot home
Stam reports his family in grave danger yet hopes God will deliver them. Bandits took all personal and household effects and mission relief funds kept at home. A prior letter said Stam and family were held for a ransom of 20,000 silver dollars.
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Stam
Gibbs
Familusere
Dragnet Tightens for Mars Killer Robert Mais
Philadelphia police and federal agents expanded a citywide dragnet for Robert Mais, alleged gang kingpin linked to a jail delivery plot and the kidnapping slaying of William Weiss. Detectives reported Mais shot his way through traps at Wayne Junction and West Philadelphia as raids yielded seven arrests and a Norristown ammo seizure.
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Philadelphia
Robert Mais
Mais
Wayne Junction Railroad
West Philadelphia
Richmond
James Ma~lone
Sa Wayne Junction
Eastern State Penitentiary
William Weiss
Norristown
North Philadelphia
Walter Legenza
Weiss
Delaware’ River
Grain quotations from Chicago and Baltimore markets
Closing and spot grain prices for Wheat Corn Oats Rye Barley and livestock products across Chicago and Baltimore markets. Prices listed for futures months December January May July and spot bids including No 4 red wheat No 2 red winter white corn and yellow corn along with lard and bellies futures.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Winchester
Baltimore Livestock and Produce Market Report December 15
Cattle mix includes steer ranges 6.25 to 7.55, heifers 3.25 to 6.50, bulls 3.25 to 4.00, calves steady, hogs prices 4.50 to 6.45 per hundred pounds, lambs and sheep steady with good and choice at 7.50 to 8.00 for lambs down to 5.50. Philadelphia live poultry prices show Plymouth Rocks and White Leghorns at 12 to 18 cents, dressed poultry steady, eggs 1,594 with improved hennery whites demand.
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Baltimord
Erysons
Philadelphia
Plymouth Rocks
Plymouth Rock
Delaware
Maryland
Local Markets and Commodity Prices in The Star
Local markets listings show prices for flour, patent and common brands, corn and middlings, eggs and butter, live and dressed livestock, and mixed feed. Entries include bag weights from 12 to 98 pounds and per barrel or per cwt pricing, with numerous typographical oddities.
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The
Star
Helen Shine
Ion Goss
Siseaiereiara Wien
Market In Stock Prices Today In New York
The stock market closed fairly steady after a listless session with scattered ties and narrow leader movement. A block of 23 000 Radio Shares fell while Radio preferred B rose. recapitalization talks may have driven the erratic moves. Closing quotes include American Can 106 3 8, General Electric 19 5 8, U S Steel 38, and Union Pacific 106.
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New York
Radio Common
Radio Preferred B
Radio Corp
American Can
American Smelters
American Tel. & Tel
Arch Topeka & S. Fe
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Consol Gas of
N. Y
Corn Products
General Electric
General Motors
Goodyear
Int. Harvester
Johns Manville
Montgomery Ward
N. Y. Central
Penn Railroad
Stand Oif
N. J
Union Pacific
U.S. Steel
Woolworth
Byrd Declares Departure Not To Be Premature
Admiral Richard E. Byrd said reports of his departure from Little America in Antarctica are not premature and he would announce plans after evaluating conditions. He stated he would not rush the decision despite speculation and weather concerns.
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Byrd
Little America
Antarctica
Mackay Radio
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic expedition plans face baseless rent concerns
The text dismisses rumors that the second Antarctic expedition plans an early departure from Little America. It notes departures depend on ice pack conditions and ship transit feasibility, which cannot be anticipated.
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United States
Little America
Byrd
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Hitler
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Moling & Cather
J. Edward Jones
Royalty Trust
Vermont Ave
Washington, D.C
Luxenberg’s Department Store
N. Loudonn St
Jud Tunkins
Berkshire Hose
J. L. Massey
N. Main St
McCallum
Betty Shoppe
T. F. Timberlake
Eita Kett
By Paul Robinson
Hamburger’s Specialty Shop
N. Main Street
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