Hoover Spends Busy Hours in Buenos Aires
President-elect Herbert Hoover toured Buenos Aires visiting police and fire headquarters and the port precincts. He conferred with President Irigoyen at the presidential palace and attended a luncheon with Argentine officials and diplomats.
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United Press
Buenos Airies
Herbert Hoover
United States
Great Southern Republic
Hoover
Irigoyen
Central Post Office
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Martinez
Andres Ferreyra
Seventeen Film Firms Named in Equity Petition
The United States attorney at Chicago will file an equity petition charging Balaban and Katz and related theater interests with unfair agreements that discriminate against independent theater owners. Defendants include Balaban & Katz Corporation and multiple theater and film companies led by Paramount Famous Lasky, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Universal, United Artists, First National, Fox, Pathe, Vitagraph, Columbia, Educational Film Exchanges, FBO, Gotham Photoplays and others. The DOJ says the agreements favor defendant exhibitors and discriminate against independents.
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W.ashington
United States
Chicago
Department of Justice
Balaban & Katz
Illinois
Balaban & Katz ‘Corporation
Lubliner & Trinz Theaters, Inc
Balaban Watz
Midwest, Theaters, Incc
Great States Theaters, Inc
Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distribution Corporation
Publix Theaters Corporation
Universal Film Exchanges, Inc
United Artists Corporation
First National Pictures, Inc
Fox Film Corporation
Pathe Exchanges, Inc
Vitagraph, Inc
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Educational Film Exchanges, Inc
F. B. O. Pictures Corporation
Gotham Photoplays Corporation
Police chase on murder of Canton coal dealer
Canton Ohio December 11 Police expect to arrest soon a girl suspected of killing Vernerd Fearn a prosperous young coal dealer as he opened his home door when she called. The name is known and she has fled the city.
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Canton
Vernerd Fearn
Theodore Roberts Dies Grand Old Man of the Screen
Hollywood obituary notes Theodore Roberts renowned as a leading stage and film actor died at 67 after influenza followed by uremia. A San Francisco native, he starred as Simon Legree and Moses and rejoined film work with Pathe and John Gilbert. Survived by sister Grace R. Moore. secretary Bobby Thurtleow present at death.
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United Press
Hollywood
Theodore Roberts
George M. Cohan
Roberts
Grand Duke of
San Francisco
James O'Neill
Pacific
New York
Fanny Davenport
Simon Legree
Tabuwana
Svengali
Tyrilby
Joe Portugias
Moses
Four Women Jurors In Murder Case Struck By Flu
In San Bernardino on December 14 194? a murder trial for Mrs. Alvera Schlosser was halted after 72 hours of deliberation as four jurors including alternates fell ill with influenza A physician attended court and the jury room served as a makeshift chamber. Retrial date to be set later.
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United Press
San Bernardino
Calif
Alvera Schlosser
Howard Allen
Rialto
Ramona Hospital
Blanche Hoskyn
Ida Hidden
Mary Clements
Clements
Allen
Helen Graf
Foster A. Jones
R. P Kleinhan
Pauline Garon Narrow Escape After Auto Collision
Hollywood actress Pauline Garon narrowly escaped being crushed when she was thrown from her car on Vine Street. Traffic was dense and a second vehicle struck the car as it tried to turn, splitting the door open and sending her across the street, with onlookers and a near miss from a passing care. Garon suffered cuts and bruises.
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United Press
Hollywood
Pauline Garon
Vine Street
Miss Garon
New Mexico Urging Early License Buying
Santa Fe reports Charley Roehl assistant state comptroller in charge of the motor vehicle department warned car owners to buy automobile licenses early. Few drivers have obtained plates and under the law licenses must be secured by January first or face a penalty. The extension past New Year is not guaranteed this year.
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Santa FA
N. M
Charley Roehl
Motor
Roehl
Congress Today Senate Passes Boulder Dam Bill
The Senate approved the Boulder dam bill. Senator Moses of New Hampshire, a Republican, sought a resolution to interpret the Kellogg anti war treaty and referred it to the foreign relations committee. The House approved the interior department appropriation bill carrying 283 million dollars for fiscal year 1930.
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Senate
Moses
New Hampshire
Foreign Relations Committee
HOUSE
Interior Department
Identify Body Of Phoenix Dead Negro
The body of a man found buried in a shallow grave in a Phoenix dump is believed to be Bert Aitken, 45, of Galveston Texas. Aitken lived in Houston for years, came to Phoenix and had been missing for several days. He appears to have been killed by a blow to the back of the head.
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United Press Ecranscontinental
Phoenix
Auz
Bert Aitken
Galveston
Texas
Aitken
Houston
Influenza Grips Middlewest Forcing School Closures
Chicago reports a drop in influenza with 257 new cases and five deaths while the Midwest shelves close due to epidemic risk. Knox College and North Dakota Agricultural College halt classes for Christmas holidays as many districts suspend public and parochial schools. Wisconsin Indiana and Iowa report serious outbreaks with multiple deaths and widespread pupil dismissals.
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Chicago
Middlewest
Knox College
Calesburg
North Dakota Agricultural College
Fargo
N. D
Health Department
North Dakota
Willistonne
Forks
Minot
State University
Niles
Nmich
Iowa Health Department
Indiana
Anderson
Ind
Indiana University
Wisconsin
Beloit
Wis
Senate Bill Aims to Curb Mexican Immigration
United Press reports the Senate immigration committee favorably reports a bill to restrict Mexican inflow. The measure would cap admissions at 1 500 annually, contrasting with 57 000 arrivals this year and 6 000 in 1927.
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Senate
Senate Immigration Committee
Mexico
School Absenteeism Rises Over Flu and Pneumonia
School authorities report 37.7 percent of total enrollment absent due to flu and pneumonia related illnesses, signaling a significant health impact on attendance.
Sharp influenza toll drop in Los Angeles report
Los Angeles health department reported 3 influenza deaths today with 320 new cases. December totals reached 6646 cases and 194 deaths, while the epidemic since November 13 has caused 261 deaths.
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Los Angeles
Couple confess theft of jewels from Mme Rappold
Steven Ream and his wife, both young, confessed in Wikes Barre that they stole about $50,000 worth of jewels in October from Mme Marie Rappold of the Chicago Opera Company in New York.
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Wlkes Barre
Steven Ream
Young
Mme. Marie Rappold
Chicago Opera Company
New York
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