Bandit Pair to Die on January 12 in Electric Chair
Harrisburg reports Governor Fisher set January 12, 1931, for the execution of W. Glen Dague and Irene Schroeder in Rockview Penitentiary for the December 27 1929 murder of State Motor Patrol Corporal S Brady Paul near New Castle. The pair were captured in Arizona and convicted of first degree murder. They may seek a respite and pardon board commutation at its February meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Fisher
W. Glen Dague
Irene Schroeder
Rockview
Penna
S. Brady Paul
State Motor Patrol
New Castle
Phoenix
Ariz
Supreme Court
Pardon Board
Paul
Dague
Schroeder
Newcastle
Developments in Boulder Canyon dam plans unfold across cities
AP reports three cities see activity on the Boulder Canyon dam project. Denver Reclamation Office seeks bids for highway and railroad linking the dam site with Boulder, with openings Jan 7 and Jan 12. Dam specs due Dec 17. In Salt Lake City the Colorado River Commission acted. In Kansas City Grace Brandon testified as key witness in Major Shepard murder trial, detailing his alleged affair and motive behind the poisonings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Boulder Canyon Dam
Federal Reclamation Office
Denver
Boulders City
Salt Lak City
Utah
Colorado River Commission
Kansas City
Kas
Grace Brandon
San Antonio
Tex
Charles. A. Shepard
Shepard
Brandon
Major Shepard
Fort Riley
Uo Laredo
Miss Grace Brandon
Brooks Field
Texas
Charles A. Shepard
Kaw
Miss Brandon
Violent earthquake hits northeast Turkey city Erzinjan
An earthquake at 11 a m in Er zindjan northeast Turkey injured hundreds and destroyed buildings including the governor mansion and telegraph office. Kemah village also felt the quake as telegraph lines delayed disaster reports with details still lacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istanbul
Turkey
Erzindjan
Goveenor
Kemah
British Aviatrix Receives Warm Welcome in Naples
Miss Winifred Spooner, British aviatrix, and her partner Captain E C T Edwards were greeted warmly in Naples after a forced sea landing off Bel Monte Calabri last week. Both showed facial wounds and bruises from the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Winifred Spooner
E. C T. Edwards
Bel Monte Calabri
Judge Sets Cash Bond At 1.66 Million In 83 Robberies
In Chicago six young men accused of 83 robberies are jailed after Judge John L. Lyle fixed a total cash bond of 1.66 million dollars or 3.32 million in real estate needed for their release. They were held to the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John L. Lyle
Brainerd Named Chairman of Interstate Commerce Commission
Jerre Brainerd Jr of Oklahoma, an ICC member since 1927, was elected chairman today. He succeeds Frank McManamy of the District of Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jerre Brainerd, Jr
Oklahoma
Interstate Commerce Comission
Frank McManamy
District of Columbia
Weather outlook Arizona frost expected in south central area
Fair tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Frost likely in the south central portion tonight. Winds along the Winslow area up to midnight. Wednesday high near zero and a low around minus two expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Pioneer Cafe Man Dies At Tucson
Alexander Rossi a longtime border café proprietor who built a career from Tucson's Rossi's cafe to Nogales International Casino in Mexico died in Tucson at age 60. Born in Cremond Italy in 1860 he shaped early Tucson dining and later ran cafes in Nogales and Sonora Mexico. Funeral services likely Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Cafe
Tucson
Ariz
Alex Rossi
Tombstone
Nogales
Sonora
Mexico
Mr. Rossi
Cremond
Italy
Alexander Rossi
Texas
Tiatyane
Alvaro Obregon
Rossi
German censors ban All Quiet on the Western Front
Germany’s board of film censors ruled the Victor film All Quiet on the Western Front out of theaters on grounds it endangered Germany’s international standing. Riots linked to National Socialist supporters had erupted at a Berlin venue. The ban followed a promise by the producers’ attorney to withdraw the film from Germany regardless of the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Board of Film Censors
National Socialist
English Speaking People Hold Most Life Insurance
Frank L. Jones of Equitable Life Assurance Society told the Association of Life Insurance Presidents that life insurance is a monopoly of English speaking peoples. He cited that the United States with about six percent of the world’s population holds 70 percent of life insurance in force, while English speaking countries account for 85 percent of the world’s average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank L. Jones
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
United States
Association of Life Insurance
Committee Forms Plan for 1932 Prohibition Campaign
Washington dispatch reports the National Association of Organizations Supporting the Eighteenth Amendment creating a twelve member committee on unified strategy led by Mrs. Elly A. Boole of the WCTU. The group aims a solid front on prohibition issues for the next national election and rejects backing a federal prohibition referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National “Association
Elly A. Boole
Prohibition
Woodcock
Derailed Apache Train Injures Three Near Mullinville
Five cars of Rock Island Apache No.12 derailed a quarter mile east of Mullinville Kansas injuring three dining car workers none seriously. The diner overturned while four Pullmans stayed upright. A broken rail caused the derailment tearing 100 feet of track. Apache runs Los Angeles to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullinville
Kansas
Rock Island
Here
Pulmans
Los Angeles
Chicago
Striking Workmen Clash With Police in Cadiz
Striking masons and carpenters in Cadiz began a 48 hour walkout clashing with police in a day of minor disorders. The city remained mobilized on foot with no vehicular traffic as stores closed and heavy police guards patrolled the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadiz
Spain
Striking Carpenters Resume Work in Valencia After Riots
In Valencia on December 11 workers halted for two days amid labor riots that left one dead and several injured. By day’s end normal activities returned as carpenters resumed work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valencia
Spain
Railway Chiefs Favor Short Day
Twenty one railroad labor organizations backed a shorter working day and week after a three day conference. D B Robertson of the Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen and Enginemen said prompt action to cut working time is needed, but he did not outline how rail workers would pursue the objective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen
Winslow Engineer Testifies in Arizona Train Limit Case
Arizona's train length limit case continues as Winslow Santa Fe engineer Charles Mc Cauley testifies, corroboring prior witnesses on safety of short trains. The defense seeks unconstitutional ruling, arguing the 14 car passenger and 70 car freight caps discriminate. Hearing before special master J. E. Morrison proceeds in Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Charles Strauss
Charles McCauley
Santa Fe
Winslow
Southern Pacific
J. E. Morrison
St George Utah Bank Closes Doors
Dixie Stock Growers Bank of St George Utah would not open today, state bank commissioner W H Hadlock announced. The bank held about 75000 in deposits with 25000 capital and 25000 in payable bills, and frozen loans were blamed for its condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George, Utah
Salt Lake City
Utah
Dixie Stock Growers Bank of
St. George
W. H. Hadlock
State Bank
Notables Gather For Ricard Rites
Dignitaries from church science and lay circles converged at Santa Clara for the burial of Rev Jerome Sixtus Ricard the Jesuit astronomer priest known as Padre of the Rains. Archbishop Hanna to preside and Rev Cornelius McCoy to celebrate the mass at Santa Clara University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Clara
Cal
Jerome Sixtus Ricard
Old Spain
Edward J. Hanna
Cornelius J. McCoy
Santa Clara University
Father Ricard
Mission Chapel
Einstein urges end to militarism in radio appeal
From the Bergenland liner in New York December 11 1940 Dr Albert Einstein urged Americans to curb militarism via radio saying your country through its peace and labor has reached a pre eminent position in the world and through your free government you have liberty above any tyranny He added this is like a Punch and Judy show as he spoke in German to a large crowd with his wife translating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dec
Albert Einstein
United States
Bergenland
Einstein
Lost fliers rescued in Yukon frontier tale
Emil Kading mechanic and Bob Marten Alaska prospector were rescued by Pilot BE L Wasson in the Liard River region after a two month disappearance since October 11. Captain E J A Burke of Vancouver BC perished from exposure and lies buried among the logs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Horse
Yukon Territory
Emil Kading
Bob Marten
Alaska
BE. L. Wasson
Liard River
E. J. A. Burke
Vancouver
B. C
Convention of Wool Growers Continues
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo Dec 11 The 66th annual convention of the National Wool Growers Association heard criticism of loading and unloading practices during a year of sales resistance. J S Campbell of the US Bureau of Agricultural Economics praised western sheep men for progress in equitable marketing, noting their work as a topic of livestock world discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
National Wool Growers’ Association
J. S. Campbell
Livestock
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bar Silver New York Rates Decline Cautiously
In New York on December 11, bar silver opened at 35 5 8 per ounce. The market showed modest activity with prices reflecting cautious trading as traders weighed supply concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New, York
Dhar Silver
Steeg Asked To Form A Cabinet
Paris December 11 President Doumergue asked Theodore Steeg radical socialist senator and former resident general of French Morocco to form a government to replace the Andrew Tardieu cabinet which resigned a week ago after a senate vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Steeg
Interior
French
Morocco
Raymond Poincare
Louis Barthou
Pierre Laval
France
Paris
Doumergue
Andrew Tardieu
Senate
Subcommittee Named To Study Wheat Uses For Jobless
The Senate agriculture committee formed a three member subcommittee to study Capper resolution authorizing utilization of 40,000,000 bushels of Grain Stabilization Corporation wheat for unemployment relief. Testimony by Farm Board Chair Legge warned using the wheat would force market purchases to maintain prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Capper
Legge
Farm Board
Grain Stabilization Corporation
Fourteen Held In Chile Bomb Plot
AP dispatch from Santiago reports 14 held in connection with an assassination plot against President Colonel Carlos Obanez. Among detainees were professors, students, lawyers, and merchants. one additional arrest was a government agent who infiltrated the conspirators. Government bulletin cites high persons collaborating with anarchists to bomb the presidential train near Santiago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago DE Chile
Carlos Obanez
Santiago
President of Associated Press on value and service of daily papers
Frank B Noyes, president of the Associated Press, told life insurance presidents that the press informs the nation and strengthens democracy. He said newspapers must provide a balanced, truthful view of world events and warned against private control of the main news service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Frank B&b. Noyes
Noyes
Worlds News
Ory
Cortinuea
Fog and Rain Return to Southern England Amid Floods
London's AP report describes southern England and the channel emerging from two days of fog. Rain followed the clearing fog with a strong gale, flooding many Swansea districts and halting horse racing at Worcester as sleet storms impacted the channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Channel
Swansea
Worcester
Churchill Denounces Indian Round Table Conference
In London on December 11 Winston Churchill dramatic attack on the Indian round table conference. He said no dominion status for India can come from it and that Britain will not relinquish control of Indian life and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchill
Exchequer
India
Indian Empire Society
Naval Committee Approves West Dirigible Base Measure
The House Naval Committee approved a bill to authorize accepting land at Sunnyvale California for a 5 million dollar dirigible base. The vote stood 18 to 1. Assistant Secretary Ingalls said funding for the base and a second airship could complete both by October 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Naval Committee
West
Washington
Sunnyvale
Cal
House Naval Committee
Ingalls
Navy
Detroit Rum Runner Indicted For Murder
Wayne county grand jury indicts Joe Bommarito, reputed Licavoli gang member, for the slaying of radio announcer Jerry Buckley on July 25 in Detroit. Indictment details the murder case tied to the rum running network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Wayne County
Joe Bommarito
Licavoli
Jerry Buckley
Blender Palace Berlin Bought for Embassy Cost
The Blender Palace in Berlin was purchased for the American embassy at a cost of 1,800,000 dollars, as reported from Washington. The deal reflects significant expenditure by the government on diplomatic facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Blender Palace
Berlin
Portuguese Officers Back Dictatorship Banquet Declares Loyalty
In Lisbon a large gathering of army and navy officers ended in a pledge of loyalty to the dictatorship. They condemned revolutionary politicians and claimed imported arms were to combat fellow citizens. Police seized more rifles machine guns and ammunition from the revolutionary group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Deep Rock No. 1 Douglas Gas Well Under Control
The Deep Rock No. 1 Douglas well in Wewoka Oklahoma is under control after days of unrestrained flow. The well had been producing about 60 million cubic feet of gas daily before being shut in late yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Wewoka
Okla
Deep Rock No. 1
Douglas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bandit
W. Glenn Dague
San Diego
Brainerd
Major
Winslow Engineer
McCauley
A. C. Hayes
Phoenix-Prescott
Convention of Wool Growers
Steeg
Chile
Churchill
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!