New York Sleuths Baffled by Girl Murder
New York detectives scour Brooklyn for clues in the killing of 10 year old Theresa McCarthy who was shot in her home as she played with Christmas toys. No motive or weapon found and no signs of struggle. The mother discovered the child in a locked house with powder marks on the skin suggesting a close range shot. The poodle named Rags barked at the door as police investigated the baffling case.
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Rail practices to be probed nationwide by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered an investigation to determine if U S railroads have adequate locomotive and car stocks and whether their customs and interchange practices are sufficient. The probe is initiated by the ICC without any complaint.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fire at Underwood boarding house kills two in Carolina blaze
A late December blaze at the Underwood boarding house in Bessemer City North Carolina destroyed several structures. Two bodies were recovered identified as John D Hough and his stepson Mack Hopper. J Eddings was missing and Mrs Hough survived a jump from a second story window with serious injuries.
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Bessemer City
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Mack Hopper
Soap Bonded by Duty in England Past Era
A brief note recalls how soap was produced in England up to about seventy years ago and kept in a bend with a duty imposed. Each barrel was secured at night by an excise officer before modern duties and reform.
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England
Further Increases in Foreign Trade Recounted
Washington reports continued growth in American foreign trade as Commerce Department figures show November cotton and linters exports at 858000 bales worth 109387719 dollars. October cotton exports reached 798664 bales valued at 93923760 dollars.
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Washington
Department of American Foreign Trade
Department of Commerce
Storm to sweep Atlantic coast from the south
Washington reports a strong storm moving up from the south within 24 hours. Dangerous gales are expected along the Atlantic coast with heavy precipitation spreading over the Ohio Valley and eastern states. Temperatures should fall but not to unusually low levels.
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East
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Great Future Seen for Apples in Albemarle County
F E Merrifield of the Piedmont Virginia Fruit Growers Association spoke at a Kiwanis dinner in Charlottesville about Albemarle County apple prospects. He cited a 160000 barrel crop valued at $750000 and noted that a Blue Ridge apple belt could lead U S production with better packing and grower methods. T B Powers called for a local factory to process waste apples into by products like jelly and apple butter to stimulate the industry.
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Kiwanis Club
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Albemarle County
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Divorce Plea Over Husband Casting Dog Incident
A Chicago woman seeks a divorce claiming her husband threw the dog at her. The case centers on whether a husband may do as he wishes with his own dog as a volatile domestic dispute unfolds in Detroit News coverage.
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Detroit News
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