Doak Expected to Become Labor Secretary Early Next Week
William N. Doak appears poised to take office as secretary of labor early next week after Senate labor committee approval. The Senate delayed action over a procedural issue as a weekend recess began, but no opposition from other senators. The American Federation of Labor withdrew its objection, making confirmation on Monday likely.
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Washington
William N. Doak
Secretary of Labor
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
Couzens Republican
Michigan
Couzens
American Federation of Labor
Poincare May Take Up Reins
Paris December 5 AP report says President Doumergue met Raymond Poincare and Edouard Herriot at the Elysee. Both former premiers discussed the cabinet crisis with the president but gave no statement on forming a new cabinet. Premier Tardieu’s cabinet resigned after a narrow senate confidence vote on finances.
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Paris
Doumergue
Raymond Poincare
Edouard Herriot
Elysee Palace
France
Tardieu
Senate
National
Poincare Name Shouted Again in Moscow Court
In Moscow on December 5 the name of Raymond Poincare, the French statesman, was shouted in a courtroom. The report notes continued coverage and a continuation on page 6.
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Moscow
Raymond Poincare
Coal Miners Return to Work in Scotland Strike End
A Scottish coal field strike declared December 1 ended as union delegates ordered 70,000 miners back to pits on Monday. The protest opposed the plan to use five 8 hour shifts and one 5 hour shift weekly under the new coal mines act, replacing the prior 7½ hour day.
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London
German Minister of Justice Quits Post
Berlin December 5 1930 Johannes Bredt resigns as minister of justice under party pressure opening a breach between Chancellor Bruening and the Economic party. He chose loyalty to party over friendship with President von Hindenburg after party chairman Drewitz moved a no confidence motion in the Reichstag.
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Berlin
Johannes Bredt
Bruening
Economic Party
Her. Bredt
von Hindenburg
Hermann Drewitz
Former Brazilian President Arrives in France with Family
Dr. Wadghington Luis, once president of Brazil, and his wife and daughter disembarked from the Steamer Alcantara at Cherbourg. He said he would spend the winter in France, calling it a country where he is always happy to reside.
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Cherbourg
France
Wadghington Luis
Brazil
Alcantara
Rio de Janeiro
Luis
Man Held for Murder in Memphis Slaying
Otho Nelson, 32, of Los Angeles, arrested in Earle Arkansas for the slaying of N. L. Byrn a loan broker. Nelson was brought to Memphis for safekeeping after Byrn was shot to death and his safe looted.
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Memphis
Tenn
Earle
Ark
N. L
Byrn
Otho Nelson
Los Angeles
Weather Outlook for New Mexico and Arizona Saturday
Little change in temperature across New Mexico and Arizona on Saturday. Expect mild conditions with light winds and daytime highs near seasonal norms. Overnight lows remain cool, with dry skies likely across most areas.
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New Mexico
Arizona
England Fog Chokes London Traffic and Thames Navigation
One of London's pea-soup fogs rolled inland from the coast hampering city traffic and blocking Thames navigation. Two cross channel vessels fog bound midway between England and France reported they were informed shot sta.
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London
Thames
England
France
Mother Jones Laid In State In Illinois Funeral
Mary Mother Jones a renowned union advocate lay in state at Odd Fellows temple in MT Olive Illinois. The 100 year old labor crusader died recently in Washington DC and will be buried Monday at Union Miners Cemetery near Virden commemorating the 1898 Virden riot.
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MT. Olive
Ill
Mary
Mother” Jones
United States
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Washington, D. C
Virden
Mother Jones
Union Miners
Einstein Has Good Appetite At Sea
S. S. Belgie nland December 5. The waiter served cod fish cakes to Prof Albert Einstein who quizzically eyed the portion. He and Frau Einstein joked that the serving was too small and that another plate was needed. Einstein remained in seclusion, granting an interview only to a Jewish Telegraphic Agency representative.
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S. S. Belgienland
Albert Einstein
Relativity
Gas Poisoning Kills 48 Near Engis Belgium
A mysterious gas mixed with fog swept over Engis near Liege causing 48 deaths and many injuries as the deadly cloud spread through the region last night and today. Authorities investigate origin and cause of the poisoning.
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Brussels
Belgium
Engis
Liege
Pearl O'Loughlin recounts police persecution after arrest
Mrs. Pearl O'Loughlin testified in her murder trial for Leona that police pursued relentless pressure to force a confession. She described threats and intimidation during detailed questioning and said she never confessed or named others. The defendant had collapsed earlier and resumed testimony.
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Pearl O’loughlin
Denver
Colo
Leona
Three Hanged in California in Robbery Case
At San Quentin George Ryley, 21, was hanged for the murder of Livermore taxi driver George Jones during a robbery that netted $23.20. The execution followed a delayed appeal. Gomez had been hanged earlier at the same facility. In Folsom Alfred Ross and George Davis were executed for killing Clifford Cary during a grocery holdup on Nov. 18, 1929.
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San Quentin Prison
Cal
George ‘Ryley
George
Jones
Livermore
Ryley
John Gomez
Gomez
Folsom Prison
Alfred Ross
George Davis
Clifford Cary
Sacramento
Boss
Davis
Tunney Named to Connecticut Governor’s Staff
Former heavyweight champion James J. Tunney will serve as an aide on the staff of incoming Governor Wilbur L. Cross. The appointment was announced in New Haven as Cross prepares to take office January 7.
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New. Haven
Conn
James J
Gene) Tunney
Marines
Wilbur L. Cross
Connecticut
New Jersey Senate Expels Ralph Chandless
The New Jersey Senate expelled Republican Ralph W. Chandless of Bergen County by a 20 to 0 vote at 4 a.m. after finding him guilty of conduct unbecoming a legislator. He allegedly used office to favor private gain by directing $200,000 of state funds to Little Ferry National Bank to buy sewer bonds and received a $10,000 fee from Lodi Township sewer contractors.
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Trenton
N. J
State Senate
Ralph W. Chandless
Bergen County
Little Ferry
Lodi Township
Chevrolet Reports Record November Vehicle Output
Chevrolet Motor Company announced a new high for November with 47,257 cars produced, up from 46,125 in November 1929. The company also noted employment of 28,500 men across 20 domestic plants.
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Detroit
Chevrolet Motor Company
Pioneer Arizonan Isador Solomon Dies in Los Angeles
Isador E Solomon 89 pioneer Arizonan and founder of Solomonville died in Los Angeles after several months illness from heart disease. He helped develop the state, was active in banking business and ranching, and Solomonville was named in his honor. He served as postmaster for Solomonville 16 years and was Graham County treasurer for four years appointed by Governor Fremont.
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Los Angeles
Isador E. Solomon
Sossonmanville
Graham County
Ater
Fremont
Sugar talks resume in Amsterdam after Cadbourne illness
World sugar producers holding production control negotiations resumed in Amsterdam after a pause caused by the illness of Thomas L. Cadbourne. The discussions, ongoing since last week, focus on coordinating output among major producing nations.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Thomas L. Cadbourne
Bar Silver News Update
Bar silver in New York traded at 34 1 8 per ounce on December 5, AP reports.
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New York
Auto Licenses Not Ready Yet Says County Assessor
Joséph Peterson, county assessor and director of the county motor vehicle license bureau, announced that blanks for 1931 auto licenses have not yet been received from the state department. Plates cannot be issued until after December 10 or until blanks arrive, though owners were warned to act early. The state highway code requires plates by January 1.
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Daily Mail
Jioubroois
Ariz
Joséph” Peterson
State Department
State’ Motor Vehicle Department
Bowles Inquest Enters Third Day in Portland
In Portland on December 5 the inquest into the fatal stabbing of Mrs. Leone Bowles enters its third day. The state expects its key witness H. W. Howard to testify as Nelson C. Bowles, a millionaire, and Irma Loucks Paris, his former secretary, face murder charges. They claim Mrs Bowles killed herself upon learning of their alleged intimacies.
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Portland
Leone Bowles
H. W. Howard
Nelson C. Bowles
Irma Loucks Paris
Larger Drought Relief Appropriation Requested
Democratic Leader Robinsen of Arkansas urged the Senate Agriculture Committee to approve a drought relief appropriation of 60 million pounds instead of the budget bureau's 25 million dollars. The plea emphasized urgent needs for relief funds to address widespread drought impacts.
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Washington
Budget Bureau
Senate Agriculture Committee
Robinsen
Arkansas
Nobel Prize Winners As Club Guests In Denmark
COPIENSTAGIEN Denmark Dec 5 AP The American club here invited Frank B Kelloggs and Sinclair Lewis Nobel prize winners to be their guests on return from the Nobel ceremonies in Stockholm.
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Copienstagien
Denmark
Frank B. Kelloggs
Sinclair Lewis
Stockholm
Airmail Schedule Details Eastbound Westbound
Eastbound airmail assembled at 9 15 a m with plane departure at 9 30 a m Westbound airmail assembled at 115 p m and plane departs at 5 00 p m
Witness On Stand In Battle Over Arizona Train Limit
A. Young, Santa Fe conductor, testifies for a third day as a key witness in the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific suit to invalidate Arizona’s 70 car freight and 14 car passenger limits. He argues shorter trains reduce hazard and explains operating practices before special master J. E. Morrison.
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Phoenix
Ariz
A. Young
Santa Fe
Needles
Calif
Ashfork
Southern Pacific
Arizona
Young
J. E. Morrison
Donald Richberg
Chicago
Hold Up Pair 5 Identified in New Mexico Robbery
Rue Gentry of Albuquerque identified two men held in Cocinio county jail as members of a gang that wounded him during a holdup near Las Lunas on November 20. Arthur Walsh of Cleveland and Peter Shade of Denver were named. John Valantes has been sent to Florence after a recent conviction for highway robbery on the Winslow road.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Walsh
Shade
Winslow Road
Dennison
C. H. Hildebrand
Canyon Diablo
Winslow
New Mexico
Kidnaped Missionary Is In Good Health
Mrs L D Hayward an American missionary and her nurse Miss Gomersall were kidnapped by bandits and held a week then released. They were reported in moderately good health though strained by the ordeal and a rescue party would escort them from Paotowchen to Peiping the next day.
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Peiping
China
L. D. Hayward
Miss. &. Gomersall
Legation
Paotowchen
Wisconsin Birds In Luck This Winter
In the sparsely settled north woods region many birds will have food this winter as locomotive engineers agreed to carry grain in sacks and scatter it along the railroad right of way at the request of the county fish and game league.
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Superior
Wis
North Woods
County Fish and Game League
Belgians To Replace Ambassador To U S
Brussels report says Prince De Ligne is relieved as ambassador to the United States and will be replaced by Paul May, who currently serves as the government’s representative at Rio de Janeiro.
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Brussels
Foreign Office Today
Prince de Ligne
United States
Paul May
Rio de Janeiro
Communist Leader Refuses To Name Central Committee Members
William Z. Foster refused to provide the names of American Communist central committee members to a House committee probing communistic activities. He said no names would be submitted, arguing the evidence could be used against him in police court.
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Washington
William Z. Foster
House Committee
American Communist Central Committee
Foster
Western States Discuss Aviation in Portland Meeting
Governors of seven western states met in Portland for the Western States Aeronautical Association's final session. They planned today’s programs on financing a comprehensive airway system and the adoption of final resolutions, officer elections, and committee appointments. Delegates viewed yesterday’s action as pivotal, endorsing federal licensing for intrastate flights and air traffic rules aligned with the 1925 Air Commerce Act.
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Portlanes
Ore
Western States
Western States Aeronautical Association
Association
Steers Bring $2.50 A Pound At International Livestock Show
In Chicago on December 5 the second champion steer sold for $2.50 a pound, far below the 1929 grand champion price of $5.25. The steer "Jimmy" owned by J. F. McKenny of King City Missouri went to the Breakers hotel in Atlantic City New Jersey.
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Chicago
Jimmy
J. F. McKenny
King City
Atlantic City
N. J
Flagstaff Detectives Corner Robbery Gang After Gunfight
Flagstaff officers fought robbers in freight yard box cars at 4 15 am. Two men are jailed in Coconino County. a wounded suspect is being sought by city county and Santa Fe officers. Entry by Manley Holmes prompted dispatch. exchange of fire ensued.
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Daily Mail
Flagstaff
Ariz
Coconino County
Santa Fe
Manley Holmes
Loss Angeles
Holmes
J. R. Cooper
Claude
Rail labor rally pushes for six hour day across railroad unions
In Cleveland 1 500 000 railroad workers are urged to join the big five operating brotherhoods in a six hour day campaign. Representatives from 16 other rail labor groups are asked to meet in Washington next Monday with executives from the big five to advance the Chicago launched effort. The six hour day is sought by firemen enginemen trainmen engineers switchmen conductors and others.
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Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
David B. Robertson
Big Five
Brotherhoods of Firemen
Switchmen’s ‘Union
Order of
Policeman Freed Of Fort Worth Murder
John Alsup, former Fort Worth policeman, was acquitted of murdering George Terrell after a bank holdup attempt in April. The jury found he shot the men but did not plot the crime with another suspect, admitting the shooting but denying conspiracy.
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Dallas
Tex
John Alsup
Fort Worth
George Terrell
Terrell
Alsup
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