Italian Sub Salvager Artiglio Explodes Off Houat Island
A Belle Isle telegram reports the Italian salvage ship Artiglio exploded near Houat Island while recovering gold from the sunken Egypt. Fourteen crewmen were killed and seven injured, with two divers later found dead among the wreckage as the vessel sank.
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Lorient
France
Belle Isle
Artiglio
Houat Island
Egypt
Belle, Isle
Houat
Britanny
Mother Jones Buried Today At Miners Cemetery
Mary Jones known as Mother Jones will be buried today near the graves of her miners after Requiem High Mass. Her body will go to the miners cemetery where many of her boys lie, including victims of the Virden mine riot 32 years ago.
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MT. Olive
Mary Jones
the Ascension
Labor
Jones
Virden
Inl
Four Killed In Japanese Quake
The AP reported from Taiwan that a severe earthquake in the Formosan region killed four people and collapsed 253 houses. The quake started at 3 50 p m and lasted 13 minutes.
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Tokyo
Dec
Rengo
Taiwan
Formosian
Denver Judge Denies Acquittal in O Loughlin Case
Denver court rejects third bid for acquittal in murder of ten year old Leona O Loughlin. Judge Henley A Calvert directs jury to render a guilty or not guilty verdict on first degree murder.
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Denver
O’loughlin
Dec
Pearl O’loughlin
Leona
Henley A. Calvert
O’ Oughlin
John We. Shireman
John M. Keating
Japan’s population reaches 64 million in census
Tokyo reports official census figures for last October showing Japan’s total population at 64,447,000 with 4,017,000 gains over the previous five years. Density stands at 169 persons per square kilometer, marking an annual growth of 1.5 percent.
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Tokyo
Japan
Unsettled Weather Moves Through Arizona Tonight
An unsettled weather pattern affects Arizona with likely showers in the south central area and cooler temperatures tonight and Tuesday. Weather watcher in Winslow notes the trend as the system nears the region.
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Arizona
South Central
Winslow
Winslow Man Takes Own Life After Despondency
James I. Stockdale 26 of Winslow died two hours after shooting himself on the Painted Desert highway ten miles east of Winslow. He reportedly acted in despondency over an accident that injured his girlfriend last week. The act occurred while riding in his brother in law's car after an hour of being urged to go for a drive.
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James I. Stockdale
Winslow
Painted Desert
Stockdale
O. F. Banta
Rage Six
Bank of Hollywood Closes Doors Under State Order
The Bank of Hollywood in HOLLYWOOBS California closed today by order of state bank superintendent Willi G Wood. Deposits were between two and three million dollars. Officials said the action was due to special conditions and would not affect other banks.
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Bank of Hollywood
Hollywoobs
Cal
Hollywood
Willi G. Wood
State Superintendent of Banks
Fifth Coal Mine Victim Succumbs
Tom Byron, the fifth victim of Saturday gas ignition at the Lamb Coal mine in Madrid New Mexico, died last night in an Albuquerque hospital.
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Madrid
N. M
Tom Byron
Lamb
Albuquerque
Halemaumau Volcano Activity Dims After Two Week Eruption
In Hilo Hawaii on December 8 spectators saw Halemaumau crater mainly smoke with the fountain of lava subsiding after a two week eruption. The fire pit of Kilauea volcano showed little activity as the eruption waned.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Halemauman
Kilauea
Taya
Massacre of 20 000 troops reported near Hankow
Reports from northern Hieh province say nearly 20 000 provincial troops were killed by bandit Reds after being trapped between Kwangshui and Hwangan, marking the heaviest government loss since the campaign against banditry began. Chiang Kai-Shek has taken command of the north central drive against communism.
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Hankow
China
Kwangshui
Hwangan
Hieh
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chinese Republic
Nettleton's Lost Plane Is Located
In San Diego a student from Airtech aviation school spotted the wreckage of Jerry Nettleton’s monoplane hidden in heavy brush near Pinealley. The youth fled the craft on the last lap of a bid to break the junior transcontinental record when weather forced a bailout. The plane lies in an inaccessible location.
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San Diego
Cal
Airtech School of Aviation
Jerry Nettleton
Pinealley
Johnson bills seek three California veterans hospitals
Senator Hiram Johnson introduced bills to build three veterans hospitals in California at an estimated cost of 4 million dollars. The proposals follow recommendations from the national convention of the American Legion.
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Washington
Veterans
California
Hiram Johnson
National Convention of the American Legion
Lindsey Gast Arrested After Disrupting Episcopal Service
In New York December, Lindsey Gast from Church was ejected from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and arrested after interrupting Bishop William Manning during prayer. Lindsey leapt onto the reporter’s table to protest and demand hearing, prompting turmoil as ushers and parishioners intervened.
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New York
St. John the Divine
William Open Manning
Ben & Lindsey
Manning
Lindsey
House of Justice
House of God
Danish King Injured in Copenhagen Auto Crash
King Christian of Denmark was seriously cut on the face in a midnight crash near Copenhagen as he returned from an opera. His royal car collided with a small sedan driven by two women. both women escaped serious injury. The king checked on them before continuing to Fredensborg Castle.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Christian
Fredensborg
Soviet Commutes Five Death Sentences in Plot Trial
The Soviet central executive committee commuted the death sentences of five engineers to ten years imprisonment for a plot to overthrow the regime. The remaining three defendants had their ten year terms reduced to eight years. Names: Leonid Raisin Victor Larichev Nicolai Charnovysky Ivan Kalinikov Alexander Fedotov Vladimir Ochkin Sergei KupYiavov Xeniphon Sitnim.
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Moscow
Soviet
Central Executive Committee
Soviet Union
Leonid Raisin
Victor Larichev
Nicolai Charnovysky
Ivan Kalinikov
Alexander Fedotov
Vladimir Ochkin
Sergei Kup- Yiavov
Xeniphon Sitnim
Jail Sentences of 1406 Years Imposed Last Fiscal Year
Washington December 8 AP Jail sentences totaling over 14,000 years were imposed on Volstead Act violators during the last fiscal year under the Jones five and ten laws. Dr James M Doran, former prohibition bureau head now commissioner of industrial alcohol, reported 68175 arrests by city agents 22405 jail sentences and 54085 convictions up to last July. He also said 567 cases were investigated by a special inspection division with all but one closed.
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Washington
Ddec
James M. Doran
Prohibition Bureau
Congress
Doran
Prohibition
Forty Students Die After Poisonous Soup Incident
Reports from Erode Madras say forty students of the London Mission School collapsed and died after eating soup prepared in a utensil claimed to have contained a snake. The cook was among the victims and the illness followed immediately after their midday meal.
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Ombay
India
London Mission School
Erode
Madras
Exchange Telegraph Company
Notable Italian Senator Bernocchi Dies in Milan
From Milan Antonio Bernocchi a prominent industrialist died today. The report notes his influence in Italian politics and industry. A separate Vienna dispatch says Dr Smeral a Prague communist deputy was expelled as an undesirable foreigner after addressing a meeting. In Mexico City Jesus Flores Magon aged 57 served as secretary of interior in Francisco Madero's cabinet and died today.
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Milan
Italy
Antonio Bernocchi
Vienna
Smeral
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Mexico City
Jesus Flores Magon
Francisco Madero
Spanish bull fighter gored in San Luis fight
Saturnino Toron, a Spanish bull fighter, was seriously injured after being gored in a bull fight in San Luis Potosi yesterday.
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San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Saturnino Toron
Fire damages liner Dorkc cabins in Liverpool blaze
A fire aboard the liner Dorkc in Liverpool broke out today after docking Saturday. The blaze lasted about three quarters of an hour and damaged five cabins on the OQ deck.
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Liverpool
England
Dorkc
Western Division Chamber of Commerce Conference Opens in Portland
Prominent industrial leaders and officials attend a two day conference in Portland as delegates from western states gather to hear expert talks on railroad rates agriculture lumber grapes inland waterways commerce mining and oil subjects of national significance.
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Portland
Ore
Dec
West
Pacificeast
All America
United States Chamber of Commerce
Laval Picked to Form New French Government
Paris reports Senator Pierre Laval was authorized by President Doumergue to form a new French government. Laval accepted after Louis Barthou withdrew, noting radical socialists would not join a cabinet with a strong rightist, Louis Marin. Laval planned to respond with a definite answer the next day and began consultations with top leaders.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Clemencent
Chamber of Deputies
Doumergue
Louis Barthou
Poincare
Louis Marin
M. Laval
M. Doumergue
Senate
Chamber
Mm. Tardieu
Briand
Winter Range Good For Arizona Stock
Arizona cattlemen welcomed the December report by M Wells district statistician for the U S department of agriculture division of crop and live stock noting generally sufficient range feed to winter cattle with minimal loss Cattle condition at 90 percent normal range at 92 percent normal down from 95 a month ago and sales rising after a slow fall roundup mainly calves and steers trades brisked in recent days
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Bert
Ariz
M.wells
United States Department, of Agriculture
Division of Crop and Livestock
Wells
Train limit case goes on in Arizona suit
Frank Wills Santa Fe railroad conductor testified in Phoenix as the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific railroads seek to set aside Arizona’s train limit law. He echoed the prior witness A Young, stating trains of 70 weight cars or 14 passenger cars represent the maximum allowed by the law and could be operated less often than longer trains.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Frank Wills
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Arizona
Wills
A. Young
Last-Minute Bargains Stir Christmas Shopping Frenzy
A playful tongue in cheek nudge urges shoppers to seize today and ignore procrastination. It promises plentiful bargains and urges readers to act now to avoid regret.
Mule bites off finger in Nebraska bridle incident
Rancher Lyle Hull of Gordon Nebraska was attempting to bridle a newly purchased mule when the animal bit off one of his fingers. The front end of the mule proved more dangerous than the rear as the injury occurred during handling.
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Gordon
Dee & Fap
Lyle Hull
Winslow approves sale of municipal gas plant
City council calls for bids to sell the gas plant and distribution system after a special election produced a 258 to 11 vote in favor. About 269 votes were cast, seen as cautious support for the sale and council plans to retain some city real estate for future garage and storage needs. Bids opening January 8, 1931 will cover the entire plant, machinery, buildings, tanks and related property.
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Winslow
Pres- Tde Council
Bengal prison chief shot dead by armed Bengalis
Lieutenant Colonel Norman Slimmer Simpson, inspector general of Bengal prisons, was killed when three armed Bengalis forced entry to his Calcutta office. An other officer was seriously wounded, and a pursuing assailant wounded themselves and two attackers died by their own hand. J W Nelson was wounded trying to intervene.
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Calcutta
Bengal
Normal Slimmer Simpson
Town Banks Brace for Heavy Withdrawals
Sioux City banks held about $2,000,000 in reserves awaiting heavy withdrawals after the Friday closing of First National Bank and Sioux National Bank. Officials planned reopening after records are examined. First National had $100,000 capitalization and Sioux National $400,000, two of the city’s oldest banks.
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Sioux City
First National
Sioux National
Strange Creature That May Be A Whale In Alaska
An animal sighting in Alaskan ice described by amateur naturalists as a prehistoric creature is believed by Dr. Charles E. Bunnell of Alaska College to be a small whale. The specimen found in Columbia Bay was reported to the American Museum of Natural History.
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New York
Amercan Museum of Natural History
Charles E. Bunnell
Alaska College
Jernard Brown
Coumbia Bay
Senate passes $30 million battleship modernization bill
The Senate approved and sent to the president a $30,000,000 battleship modernization measure sponsored by Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, one of the delegates to the London naval conference.
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Washington
Senate
Reed
Pennsylvania
Rhodes Candidates From Six States Meet in San Francisco
Candidates for Rhodes scholarships from Arizona New Mexico Nevada Utah Colorado and California two from each state will appear before a district committee in San Francisco on Saturday. Four of the 12 youths will be chosen to enter Oxford next year.
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San Francisco
Cal
Arizona
New Mexico
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
California
Oxford
Scottish Miners Return to Work Under Temporary Truce
Seventy thousand Scottish coal miners returned to the mines today under a temporary truce until Feb. 1 after a Monday strike. Union delegates and owners’ representatives are conferring on a permanent settlement for Scottish and South Wales mining areas.
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London
Southit Wales
Actress Rosetta Baker Is Strangled In Coast Apartment
In San Francisco actress and club woman Rosetta Baker about 60 is killed by strangulation in her 814 California Street apartment Anticipated robbery cited as possible motive police report states she was a part owner of the building
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San Francisco
Rosetta. Baker
California Street
Congress Debates Bills and Hearings Report
Senate debates Jones mothers aid bill as well as tariff commission inquiries. Finance committee questions tariff commission ers while House debates the interior department supply bill. Education committee hears Governor Roosevelt of Porto Rico. Appropriations committee considers the justice department supply bill.
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House
Interior Department
Education
Roosevelt
Porto Rico
Justice Department
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Charles King
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Michigan
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Barthou
Guy Bas
A. Reso
J. W. Nelson
Sattleship Bild
Rhodes
The
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