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Tuesday, November 9, 1926Edition: National

Newspaper from Tuesday, November 9, 1926

Evening Star

Washington, District of Columbia

“TO HEAR D.C. HEADS”

“PROBERS PROMISE”
“House Subcommitteemen’s”
“Pledge Concerns Reply to”
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OCR text: Chairman Gibson and Representa tive Houston off the special subcom mittee of the House District commit tee investigating the municipal admin istration with a view to a program of remedial legislation, were in conferenee this afternoon with Engineer ‘ Commission

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“MUSSOLINI MAKES APOLOGY TD PARIS”

“Hands Written Regrets for”
“Attack on French by”
“Fascists at Border.”
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OCR text: PARIS. November 9. Formal writ ten expressions of regret for the anti French incidents at Ventimiglia and Benghazi were handed to the French Ambassador in Rome today by Pre mier Mussolini in the form of an “aide memoire." The French foreign office announces tha

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“ARTS BODY URGES CAPITAL TO CLING TO L’ENFANT PLAN”

“Great Damage Already Done”
“to Beauty of City, Com”
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OCR text: mission Declares. AID OF NEARBY STATES IN DEVELOPMENT ASKED More Parks. Better Subdivisions and Adequate Headways Are Stressed in Keport. Restating its belief that the L'Enfant plan is and must continue to be the fundamental plan for the District of Columbia an

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“MARIE DEMANDS BICKERINGS STOP”

“Loie Fuller, Secretary and”
“Press Agent to Leave”
“Train in Few Days.”
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OCR text: By the Associated Pres* QUEEN MARIE’S TRAIN, EN ROUTE TO DENVER. November 9. Renewed efforts toward peace and harmony, at the demand of Queen Marie herself, were made aboard her train today as It traveled across Wy oming toward Denver. Although she has declined

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“i Great Flow of Capital Shows | U. S. Replacing Britain as Money-Lending Center.”

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OCR text: i NEW YORK. November 9.—The great strides, which Wall Street, i financial ser>t of the United States, I has made in supplanting London as the world's money lender, were meas ' ured today in an estimate by bankers I here that well over one billion dollars i in cold will be lent to foreign bor rowers in 1926 by the American I people.

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“9 All Week.”

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OCR text: Keep your overcoats and fur wraps close at hand —much colder weather is due here within 24 hours, Fore caster Mitchell warned today, after a scrutinv of barometric reports from the Middle West. The unduly warm weather that de scended upon Washington last night, accompanied by high humidity, will begin to give way to cold by late tonight. Tomorrow will be cooler and clearing, with near freezing expected by tomorrow night, the weather man Showers are expected this after noon. but indications are that the re mainder of the week will be clear and spiev.

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“Italy Protests Raditch Speech.”

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OCR text: BELGRADE, Novem i her 9 UP).— The Italian minister today i made vigorous pro*#st to the fpreign office for a public speech in JAvhich is alleged to have called Premier Mugpdlini "an irresponsible fool’’ and 'us have declared that the ‘'ltalian j***- pie are gag

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“FIVE DIE IN TRAIN WRECK.”

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OCR text: HOUSTON. Tex., November 9 (4*).— Five persons were killed and nine in jured this morning when a Southern Pacific passenger train struck a truck at a crossins: near here. The truck was loaded with laborers going en route to an oil refinery. The train operates be

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“OF ABANDONING SCHEME”

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OCR text: Expects to Confer With Members of House Before Beaching Definite Conclusion. BY J. RI'SSELL YOUNG. President Coolidge hopes for non partisan consideration of this tax reduction program. He would con sider it most unfortunate if Congress at its coming session became involved in any real dispute over his plan looking to the return to the taxpayers of the country the surplus that has accummulated In the Treasury dur ing the past year.

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The Washington Times

Washington, District of Columbia

“WHO SLUMPSDDWN IN CHAIR”

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OCR text: By JAMES L. KILKALLEN International N«w« Service COURTHOUSE, SOMERVILLE, N. J., Nov. 9.—Edward Schwartz, fingerprint expert of the Newark police da partment, was recalled as the first witness today in the Hall-Mills murder trial. • . . . 4 A few seconds before Schwartz took the stand the de- . fendants, led by Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall, filed into the { courtroom through the judge’s chambers. Mrs. Hall was dressed in. black as usual. Willie and Henry Stevens wore dark gray suite. Mrs. Hall and Willie conversed pleasantly with the defense lawyers.

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“TOSEAT WILSON”

“I IIHU Eli Ilf Im”
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OCR text: By GEORGE R. HOLMES A militant campaign to seat William B. Wilson, Demo crat, as “the legally elected” Senator, from Pennsylvania in the Seventieth Congress lias been agreed upon by a group of national Democratic lead ers, it was learned here today. The Democrats expect, and will get, the support of a ma jority of the Republican-Insur gents in all probability. The Democrats and Insurgents can control the Seventieth Con gress whenever they get to gether. After Bigger Game A week ago the Democrats were talking of denying a seat to Wil liam S.

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“FALL TO PLEAD WITH DDHENY”

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OCR text: Albert B. Fall, former Secretary of the Interior and Edward L. Doheny, oil magnate, 'will be ar raigned before Justice Hoehling in the District Supreme Court tomor row and enter their plea. Fall, who ari-ived yesterday frorp his. home in Three ’’Rivers, New i M

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“More Women to Quit Train of Queen”

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OCR text: By DAVID P. SBNTNER International News Service ABOARD QUEEN MARIE’S SPECIAL TRAIN (In Wy oming), Nov. 9. —Chaos was king today aboard the royal Rumanian flyer.- while Queen Marie,, apparently unaware of the boiling cauldron of dissension around her, conversed gaily with Gov. Nellie Ross, of Wyoming, another striking feminine personality. ; •- .

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The Indianapolis Times

Indianapolis, Indiana

“DEATH LANE HOOF PRINTS DISCOVERED”

“More Evidence Added to,”
“Back Up Story of Mrs.”
“Gibson in Hall Trial.”
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OCR text: Widow’s Brother. Bu United Press A COURTROOM, SOMERVILLE, N. J., Nov. 9'.—One more bit of evi dence was added today to the record of the Hall-Mills case* to support the story of Mrs. Jane Gibson, “the pig woman,” that she was on the Phil lips farm the night of Sep. 14, 1922, and saw the murder of the Rev. Ed ward Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills. Edward Schwartz, a detective, tes tified that he examined the murder scene and found “hoofprlnts.” The State will point to this as corrobora tion of Mrs.

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“KLANJGUT ECHO”

“LIBERTY PLEA IS”
“Pardon Board Asked to Free”
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OCR text: Man Who Stole Roster. Arguments for the release of Dane Waldon of Ft. Wayne, whose con nections with a faction of the KuKlux Klan are said to have been responsible for his commitment to prison for two to fourteen years for stealing a Klan membership roster, were made before the State pardon board today. Appearing before the board with Mrs. Waldon, George Keonard, a Ft.

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“ILLINOIS WARS ON GANG KILLERS”

“Wjil Recruit 1,000 Men if”
“Necessary.”
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OCR text: Bv United Pre.se HERRIN, 111., Nov. 9.—Civil authorities of Herrin —so called bat tle center of strifo-swept Williamson County—today declared 'war against the gangs which have started ma chine gun warfare in the county. “If necessary, I will recruit 1,000 men to put a stop to this gangster ism,” Mayor Marshall McCormack said. He was especially bitter towards members of the Shelton gang—who have been at oddswith members of the Birgar gang —and said that the gang had. attempted to intimate Herrin city officials.

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“NONPARTISAN TAX SLIM ASKED”

“Coolidge Wants Democrats”
“to Aid Rebate Plan.”
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OCR text: Bu United Press WASHINGTON. Nov. 9—Presi dent Coolidge hopes his tax re duction plan will be treated as a nonpartisan measure by Congress. He made it clear through his spokesman today that he hoped Re publicans and Democrats would co operate, as in previous tax reduction matters, thereby assuring the re duction in the short session.

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“MUSSOLINI BEGS PRICE’S PARDON”

“Deplores Unfriendly Acts of”
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OCR text: Fascists. Bv United Press PARIS, Nov. 9.—Premier Musso lini, as minister of foreign affairs, has replied to French protests against anti-French Incidents along the border and in Africa, it was an nounced today, with a note in which he deplored the unfriendly of Italian Fascists. Mussolini's note said he would punish those responsible. DEATH PENALTY VOTED Chamber of Deputies Passes Bill Overwhelmingly. Bv United Press ' ROME, Nov.

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“AUTO DIVES INTO GANAISWATERS”

“Driver Crawls Out Practically”
“Uninjured.”
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OCR text: Police awakened Arthur Hutchin son, 35, Apt. 12, Day St. and Ash land Av©., today to tell him some thing he hlneady knew—that his automobile was In the canal near College Ave. Residents of the vicin ity became alarmed this morning on seeing the car half submerged and called police. Motor Officers Heller and Seifert found the car's owner through the identification card. The officers went to Hutchinson’s home and from him learned details of the car's plungg.

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“Snow Ties Up Train Schedules”

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OCR text: Bu United Press CHICAGO, Nov. 9. Winter swooped in on the Middle West to day with general snowfall and sharp ly lower temperatures. Snow, which fell to a depth of three inches in western Kansas and drifted in embankments large enough to delay train schedules, fell In lesser degrees in a half dozen middle western States. Nearly every where the mercury was reported dropping.

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“FALL To”FACE COURT”

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OCR text: Arraign Ex-Secretary and Doheny Wednesday Bv United frees WASHINGTON, N qv. 9 —The ma bars of exoneration Wednesday, brings former Secretary of Interior Albert B. Fall and E. LDoheny, oil magnate, before the District of Columbia Supreme Court for arraign Fall, recovering from an earlier sickness, is here and Doheny ar rives today for the purpose of plead - ing not guilty to charges of con spiracy to defraud the Government, I brought as the result of the “lUtl" black bug" incident and revela tlons of the senate oil investigation of three years ago.

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“Ex-Pastor Admits Forgeries; 10 Years”

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OCR text: Bv United Press HATTIESBURG, Miss., Nov. 9. Dr. G. S. Harmon, former pastor, newspaper owner and real estate man, today started serving a ten year sentence at the State Prison farm at Parehman, after having been found guilty of forgery on seven counts involving a total of $35,000. Dr. Harmon confessed to signing the names of several local citizens to notes by which he obtained a con troling Interest in a local newspaper. 275 BUILDING PERMITS Building permits issued here for the week ending Saturday, were for a valuation of $400,680, Bert J.

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Front page of The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, November 9, 1926
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South Bend News Times

South Bend, Indiana
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The Milwaukee Leader

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Front page of The Milwaukee Leader, Tuesday, November 9, 1926
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The Montgomery Advertiser

Montgomery, Alabama
Front page of The Montgomery Advertiser, Tuesday, November 9, 1926
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The Bismarck Tribune

Bismarck, North Dakota

“I Weather Report”

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OCR text: ♦ 1 ■* ■' ■. Weather conditions at North Da kota points for the 24 hours ending at 8 «. m. today. Temperature at 7 a. m 21 Highest yesterday 34 Lowest last night 21 Highest wind velocity 12 WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday; nqt so cold. For North Dakota: Mostly cloudy tonight and . Wednesday; becoming unsettled with possibly snow extreme west portion. Not so cold. fWAfHBR CONDITIONS High pressure extends from the Wssiisinpi Valley westward to the Pacific Coast.

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“Mussolini Presents Official Regrets to French Ambassador”

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OCR text: Paris, Nov. 9.— (o) —Premier Mus solini of Italy ihaa presented his re grets to the Preach ambassador in Rome for the recent incident at Ven timiglia, in Which the French con sulate was reported attacked by fas cists, the foreign office let it be known today. Museolinf told Ambassador Besnwrd tlttit he had ordered the authorities at Ventimiglia to set judicial ma chinery la motion and speed up the trial of the man named Cauvin and others who night be responsible for the attack en the consulate.

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Brownsville Herald

Brownsville, Texas
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Questions from readers

What happened on Tuesday, November 9, 1926?

Front pages that day led with: “TO HEAR D.C. HEADS”; “MUSSOLINI MAKES APOLOGY TD PARIS”; “WHO SLUMPSDDWN IN CHAIR”; “TOSEAT WILSON”; “DEATH LANE HOOF PRINTS DISCOVERED”; “KLANJGUT ECHO”. Each story above is quoted from the original page.

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