Plan would create nineteen giant railroad systems
The Interstate Commerce Commission proposed merging nearly all U S steam railways into nineteen operating units. Five eastern systems would be led by the Pennsylvania and others, with the Boston and Maine and New Haven forming a New England key system. Southern and western lines would be grouped under major carriers as a nationwide consolidation scheme.
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Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Comission Santy
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Wabash Seaboard
New York
Central
Chesapeake & & Ohio
Boston & Maine
New Haven
New England
Atlantic Coast Line
Southern Railway
Winess Central
Great Northern Pacific
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul
Pope Pius XI Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary Mass
In Rome on December 21 Pope Pius XI celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his first Mass at St. Peter's amid a vast papal ceremony. He descended into St. Peter's as a swell of cheers marked the occasion while the 70,000 seat cathedral was filled. He was ordained December 20, 1879 as Don Ratti and said his first Mass December 21 at San Carlo al Corso.
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Rome
Pius XI
St. Peter's
Vatican
St. Joan Lateran
Pope Pius
Don Ratti
San Carlo AL Corso
Charles Borromeo
Lombardy
House Leader Warns Hoover in Sugar Probe
Washington report says House minority leader Garner warns Hoover over testimony linking the president to efforts aiding Cuban sugar interests. He demands a direct presidential declaration to prevent seen conspiracy against sugar industry. Also notes planned double tracking project between Winslow and Joe City after January first by railroad officials following a visit by AT S F chief engineer.
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Washington
Hoover
House
White House
Caraway Lobby
Caraway Group
Walter Newton
Ways and Means
Garner
United States
Winslow
Joe City
M. T. Blanchard
Los Angeles
A. T. & S. F. Ry. Company
Heavy storm halts T A T planes and spurs rail upgrades
Weather disruptions force eastbound and westbound T A T planes to detour via Albuquerque and Winslow. Pilot Lucas with seven passengers held at Winslow and rail traffic shifted to fast-track plans as crews prepare a new double track between Winslow and Joseph CityArizona with a steel girder bridge over the Little Colorado River. Construction is slated to begin soon with completion hoped for 1930 or early 1931.
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Lucas
Los Angeles
Munger
Bluewater
Albuquerque
Winslow Field
Winslow
Pacific Coast
Winslow Yards
Winslow Harvey House
Little Colorado River
Holbrook
Joe City
Atlantic Flyers Landed in Natal Brazil After Crash
Uruguayan trans Atlantic aviator Major Tadeo Lurre Dorges and French companion Lieutenant Leon Challe will depart Natal today in an air postal plane for Rio de Janeiro then Montevideo. Their Seville to Natal flight ended in a crash near here after 41 hours in the air covering about 3,600 miles.
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Natal
Brazil
Tadeo Lurre-Dorges
Leon Challe
Rio
Janeiro
Montevideo
Uruguay
Seville
Aviation Club
Rio Grande Do Norte
Jurre
Tadeo Larre-Borges
Leon Charles
Africa
Atlantic
Wife of Senator Poindexter Dies in California
Mrs Miles Poindexter wife of the former Washington senator and ex ambassador to Peru died in Orange California after a delicate surgical operation. She was 63 years old.
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Orange
Cal
Miles Poindexter
Washington
Peru
Day With Congress Highlights and Debates
The House advanced the agriculture department annual appropriation bill and the judiciary committee recommended dropping the impeachment case against Former Federal Judge Francis A. Winslow. A tariff dispute erupted between Rep Garner and Rep Tamseyer over customs policy while a resolution mourned the death of Rep Wagner. Larney Denison proposed bridge construction revisions to let states recapture toll bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOUSE
Agriculture Department
Judiciary Committee
Franciss A. Winslow
New York
Garner
Tamseyer
Iowa
Wagner
Massachusetts
Justice Department
Denison
Ilinois
Wear Em High And Eat Plenty Says Authority
Dr. Hugh S. Cummings head of the US Public Health Service in Chicago urges short skirts for health and says girls should not diet. He links rising mortality among young girls to the dirt craze describing it as silly and dangerous and adds skirts should be no higher than the knee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hugh Ss. Cummings
United States Public Health Service
Cummings
Mystery of Fokker Air Crash Stuns Washington
The War Department probes the December crash of a three engine Fokker that killed a member of Congress and four companions near Billing Field. Investigators seek any clue from all witnesses to explain why the aircraft faltered and fell to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Fokker
Congress
Army
Billing Field
Emile Lonchet Former French President Dies in Montelim ar
Emile Lonchet former president of France died at 9 55 p m last night aged 71 his physician said the light was extinguished by old age He led France from 1899 to 1906 facing Dreyfus affair religious upheavals church expulsions and Vatican rupture amid strikes and sectarian tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile Lonchet
Dreyfus
Vatican
700 Rescued In New York Harbor
In New York Harbor 700 Christmas shoppers commuters and newly arrived immigrants were rescued from the ferry West Point after it was rammed and disabled by a car float. Three people had minor injuries. The crossing was from Manhattan foot of West 12th Street to Weekhawken New Jersey over the Hudson in clear weather as the ferry remained well lit.
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New York
West 12Nd Street
Manhattan
Weekhawken
N. J
Hudson River
Fort Victoria
Lower Bay
Japanese Naval Delegation Boards Olympic for London Conference
The Japanese delegation led by Reijiro Wakatsuki and Admiral Takeshi Takarabe sails from New York aboard the Olympic to attend the London Naval Conference. They were guests at a city dinner and a luncheon where Thomas W. Lamont spoke for American business interests in world peace.
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Niew Yoris
Jengland
Olympic
Reijiro Wakatsuki
Takeshi Takarabe
S. Sawada
Thomas W. Lamont
J. P. Morgan & Co
Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Suppression Law
Minnesota's newspaper suppression law was upheld for the second time by the State Supreme Court. The court reaffirmed its first decision on the appeal of the Saturday Press, a Minneapolis publication, ruling the statute constitutional and sustaining a permanent writ of injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul. Minn
Minnesota
State Supreme Court
Minneapolis
Mexico Aid to Families of McAlester Mine Victims
Mexico contributes 10000 dollars to the McAlester mine explosion relief fund in Oklahoma. The total collected nears 50000 dollars and will help destitute families of sixty one Mexican miners killed in the disaster, per Mexican consul H Valdez.
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Mexico
Okla
Oklatioma City
McAlester
H. Valdez
Byrd May Be Promoted to Rear Admiral on Retired List
The House passed the Senate bill to promote Commander Richard E Byrd to rear admiral on the retired list in recognition of Antarctic explorations. The measure goes to the President for signature.
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Byrd
Washington
House
Senate
Richard Kk. Byrd
Parachute Jumper Dies On First Texas Jump
In San Antonio Texas Army board probes a second fatal parachute death in three weeks Lieut Milner R Miller 25 of Dodd field died on his first jump after failing to pull the rip cord The plane was piloted by Lieut Leroy Hudson at about 2000 feet altitude.
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San Antonio
Tex
Army Board of
Lieut
Milner R. Miller
Dodd Field Flier
Leroy Hudson
Kingman Janitor Gets Compensation
Arizona Industrial Commission awards include Morenci brakeman Luis Hernandes who received 900.86 after a July foot crush injury and Mojave County school janitor Charles M. Thomas who earned 178.79 for lost time due to blood poisoning from a December thumb injury.
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Phojentx. Ariz
Arizona Industrial Commission
Morenci
Kingman
Luis Hernandes
Charles M. Thomas
Mojave
Fogarty Drops Breach of Promise Suit Against Tunney
Mrs. Katherine Kink Fogarty of Fort Worth withdraws the breach of promise case against former heavyweight champion James J. Tunney. Frank Wilder, her counsel, stated a letter authorizing withdrawal was sent to court. Tunney’s attorney Homer Cummings filed a motion for judgment on the cross complaint, to be argued next Friday before Judge Carl Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
James J. Tunney
Frank J. Wilder
Superior Court
Tunney
Homer 8. Cummings
Carl Foster
Greenwich
Polly Lauder
Stock Market In Downward Plunge
The market fell again this week amid unfavorable business developments and gold exports to Europe. Analysts fear a recession may continue into next year, pressuring steel, automobile, mail order, and merchandising shares as small investors shift to bonds or sit out. Dealers reported a strong trend by insider traders with little public opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
Douglas Woman Dies In Tucson Hospital
Eva Chestnut, 55, of Douglas, died in a Tucson hospital after a car overturn near Sells. Her brother J. L. Chestnut, assistant superintendent of streets in Douglas, was injured but expected to recover.
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Douglas
Tucson
Ariz
Eva Chestnut
J. L. Chestnut
Sells
Congress Adjourns For Xmas Vacation
Congress adjourned for the Christmas holidays with both chambers ending brief sessions. The holiday recess will end on January 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
APH
Senate
House
Chicago bombing fails to panic riders on crowded streetcar
Chicago reports a Milwaukee avenue bombing last night caused no panic among streetcar passengers. The blast shattered car windows and woke apartment residents, who were routed from beds.
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Chicago
Milwaukee Avenue
Acquittals in Marion strike deaths spark relief in North Carolina
In Burnsville North Carolina on December 2 ACP deputies tried for the death of six men during a October 2 strike disorder at Marion were acquitted of second degree murder. The verdict ends a high profile case amid labor unrest and local tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnsville
N.C
Wight
Marion
N. C
First Tularemia Case Reported in Winslow
The first tularemia case in Winslow involves W. E. Garver, telegraph operator at Santa Fe, who is recovering at the Santa Fe hospital in Los Angeles after being bitten by a rabbit bone fragment during a hunting trip. Doctors warn about infection from rabbit handling and advise gloves or iodine when cleaning rabbits to reduce risk.
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W. EE. Garver
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Hospital
Los Angeles
Garver
Los Angeles Hospital
Arizona
Winslow
New Mexico
J. W. Bazell
Navajo County Receives 1930 School Funds
Navajo County in Arizona was issued $15,211.14 in state warrants for the second quarterly apportionment of state school funds. Total warrants statewide totaled $463.85, delayed due to treasury funding gaps, with payments to be made after January 10 from tax anticipation bond sales, per state superintendent C C Case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Picentx
Ariz
Navajo County
C.C. Case
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Hoover Silent On Prohibition Secrecy Policy
Opposition from several senate dry leaders to secrecy policy of Hoover era law enforcement commission drew silence from the White House and the commission. Democrats Harris of Georgia and Glass of Virginia intend to block funds unless a report on activities is released.
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Richard Kb. Byrd
J. A. Arnold
Harris
Georgia
Glass
Virginia
Washington
Senate
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
White House
Commission
Louver
George W. Wickersham
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