Byrd’s City of New York Reaches Record Antarctic Ice Barrier
Commander Richard Byrd reports from the Bay of Whales that the City of New York has reached the Antarctic ice barrier on Christmas Day. The base ship has carried the American flag farther south than ever before and promises a historic expedition ahead.
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United
New
RORK
City of New York
Antarctic
Bay of Whales
Byrd
Secretary of the Navy
York
Battle with Insane Officer Ends in Shootout in Mexico City
In Mexico City a four hour gun battle left two policemen dead and nine injured, including two women, as Captain Antonio Reyna Hernandez barricaded a friend’s house with a machine gun and pistols. Police captured Hernandez after a fire hose breach. he fired over 500 shots before being wounded.
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United Press
Mexico City
Antonio Reyna Hernandez
Hernandez
Release in Mize murder quiz prompts police grilling
In Tucson on December 26, police released several persons questioned about their movements and knowledge of the Mize murder after hours of interrogation. Bob Wilkins and Reynaldo Leon remain as material witnesses under $1500 bonds. a unnamed woman was questioned and released but kept under surveillance for possible recall.
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United Press Transcontinental
Tucson
Ariz
Mize
Bob Wilkins
Reynaldo Leon
King George III Illness Progress Reported
London reports show King George III making steady improvement with a quiet day and slow progress in general and local conditions. The New Year honors list is postponed due to the king’s illness. Queen Mary is praised for courage and composure during weeks of strain.
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Queen Mary
Northcott Granted Private Talks With Attorneys
In Los Angeles Judge Hardy issued a writ of habeas corpus allowing Gordon Stewart Northcott to meet privately with his lawyers Norbert Sayay and A H de Tremandan. The defense complained jailers interfered with papers and signings though envelopes may be cursorily checked for narcotics. Northcott faces trial in Riverside County on the headless Mexican boy case. he will be moved January 2.
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Los Angeles
Carlos
Gordon Stewart Northcott
Riverside
Northcott
Norbert Sayay
A. H. de Tremandan
Hardy
Riverside County
Bandits Use Tear Bomb In Danfort Bank Robbery
Three robbers employed a tear bomb to aid their getaway and robbed the Danfort Banking Company of between seven thousand and eight thousand dollars in cash late today in Washington.
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Washington, Til
Danfort Banking Company
French Farm Labor Auction Fetches High Sums in 1929
At Saint Etienne France laborers shepherds and farm hands from Auvergne are sold to the highest bidder in an annual post Christmas auction.Prices soar as demand for workers rises with few laborers available. The event is a festive occasion with dances marriages and large payments to workers.
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United Prese
Saint Etienne
France
Auvergne
America
Harriet Beecher Stone
Block
Wscontinental
Airplane sighting fuels Grand Canyon missing couple search
In Grand Canyon Arizona on December 26 a Scenic Airways pilot reported sighting two people likely Mr and Mrs Glenn Hyde, missing for seven weeks during a dangerous river search. The boat used by searchers was seen in a canyon below while ground parties replenish supplies in Supai. Search continues tomorrow with Emery Kolb leading boat crews and a concurrent horse back party.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
Counle
Glenn Hyde
Colorado
Phoenix
The
Scenic Airways
Hydes
Supi
Emery Kolb
Colorado River
Kolb
Go To Penitentiary On Burglary Charge
Albert Seal also known as T L Davis and R E Spence also known as R E Dean were sentenced to six to seven years in the state penitentiary on four counts of burglary and larceny. The sentences run concurrently after they signed confessions to the crimes. Police seek information to confirm if they escaped from the Arizona or Kansas penitentiaries.
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United Press
Pueblo
Colo
Albert Seal
T. L. Davis
R. E. Spence
R. E. Dean
Samuel B. Trimble
Arizona
Kansas Penitentiary
Ed Mund Matucha Sets 450 Mile Airmail Speed Record
Ed Mund Matucha of National Air Transport Company established a new speed record for the Kansas City to Chicago route flying 450 miles in 2 hours 37 minutes at an average of 181 mph. The Dallas Kansas City Chicago airmail service operated by NAT is the carrier involved.
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Chicago
Edmund Matucha
Air Mail
Kansas City
Matucha
National Air Transport Company
Airmail Conavact
Hoover Direct to Washington From South America
The U S S Utah carries Herbert Hoover from a South American tour toward Washington. Aiming to address farm relief in the new Congress, Hoover plans a cabinet lineup and a special session pledge. The Utah nears Pernambuco and will soon reach Old Point Comfort, with a train to Washington planned for January 6.
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United Press
Utah
U. S. S. Utah
Herbert Hoover
Washington
South America
Pernambuco
Florida
Hoover
Congress
Rio de Janeiro
Norfolk
Old Point Comfort
Bequeaths Estate Mostly To Charity In Santa Fe Will
Miguel Chavez Santa Fe pioneer dies leaving estate over 1 million bequeathed mainly to charity. Catholic cathedral project receives 100000. nephews and nieces receive 200 to 10000. endowments fund Albuquerque Santa Fe orphanages and Santa Fe poor. Probate reveals details.
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Santa FE
N. Mex
Miguel Chavez
Albuquerque
Nine Suffer With Mushroom Poisoning in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO December 26 four more persons were treated in local hospitals for mushroom poisoning bringing total sufferers to nine. Antone Delalosio 40 and his three sons were in serious condition. Mrs Delalosio who had read of five others being poisoned refused to eat mushrooms. The other five patients four women and one man were reported recovering tonight.
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United Press Transcontinental
San Francisco
Calif
Antone Delalosio
Becky Thatcher dies in Missouri at 91
Laura Frazer known as Mrs. L. E. Frazer and longtime friend of Mark Twain died at 91 in Hannibal Missouri. She inspired Becky Thatcher in Tom Sawyer and kept a treasured autograph photo from Twain. Locals note Twain may have used their schoolhouse prank as a model though records do not confirm.
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Hannibal
Becky Thatcher
Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer
Twain
Becky
Laura Frazer
Samuel’ Clemens
Mississippi River
Clemens
Mrs. Frazer
Woman Electrocuted Evacuating Bathtub in San Francisco
Mrs. Ella Lardin, 52, was electrocuted at her San Francisco home when stepping from a bathtub and grabbing a live wire hanging from a small stove. Neighbors discovered her body in a half filled tub, head over the edge and one hand still gripping the wire.
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United Pregg
San Francisco
Calif
Ella Lardin
Liquor supply not lacking in Albuquerque on Christmas
Police reports from Albuquerque indicate no liquor shortage during Christmas. Fourteen people were charged with drunkenness in the city, reflecting a busy holiday period.
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Albuquerque
N. Mex
Sea drama off Alaska tests crews amid gales and seas
Off the Alaska coast a tense struggle continues as sixteen crew of the tug Roosevelt and twenty eight seamen from the steamer Starr fight to reach port through freezing temperatures and mounting seas. The Unalga coast guard cutter races to aid as Starr drifts toward a reef and Roosevelt faces imminent danger in the Gulf of Alaska. Details remain scant due to bad weather.
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United Frees Transcontinental Wire
Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Roosevelt
Starr
coast /guard
Unalga
Gulf of Alaska
Mills plan draws praise and criticism in prohibition debate
Major Chester Mills proposed a $25 000 prohibition enforcement plan winning first prize in the Durant contest. Doran says it rehashes old ideas for new money, while Lowman supports current methods and calls for more local coordination. Capper endorses adopting Mills plan amid calls to depoliticize enforcement.
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United Press
Washington
Chester P. Mills
W. C. Durant
James M. Doran
Mills
Capper
Kansas Republican
Doran
Trebil 57 Vanishes After House Fire and Desert Search
Unclear report describes Trebil, 57, reappearing at home after a fire and wandering. Police and citizen posses scoured desert areas since Sunday seeking any trace. Family says he recently gave an item to Bever during a prior incident and remains confined to bed.
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Trebil
Desert Fe
Hugb
Bever
Influenza cases rise across states as epidemic moves east
New influenza figures report more than 800000 cases in the past week ending December 22. State tallies show 172209 cases, but officials say underreporting is common. The epidemic moves east toward the Atlantic with deaths scattered but mortality thought to stay low. State counts include Washington 766 and Texas 992 among others.
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Ify United
Washington
United States Public Service
District
Atlantic Seaboard
Washington State
Montana
New Mexico
Oregon
Arizona
Utah
Texas
Water Project to Create Lake at Grande Valley Resort
A dam will form a lake of about three acres in New Mexico’s premier fishing region. A hard faced road will access the site and shacks will be built for temporary residences. The completed dam will store around 200,000 acre feet of water under the project led by J. L. Burkholder and the engineer in charge.
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Grande Valley
J. L. Burkholder
Gineer
New Mexico
Baan Dam
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