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December 1, 1928

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Notable Births

1928Emily McLaughlin, American actress (died 1991)^[†]

Emily McLaughlin was an American actress, known for her long-standing role as original character Nurse Jessie Brewer on the daytime soap opera General Hospital from 1963 until 1991.

1928Malachi Throne, American actor (died 2013)^[†]

Malachi Throne was an American actor known for his role as Noah Bain in It Takes a Thief. He also had guest-starring roles on multiple television series, including Star Trek and Batman, and appeared in films and theater.

Notable Deaths

1928José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian-American lawyer and poet (born 1888)^[†]

José Eustasio Rivera Salas was a Colombian lawyer and author primarily known for his national epic The Vortex.

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Headlines from December 1, 1928

BYRD NEARS HOUR OF PUTTING TO SEA; He Sets Daylight Tomorrow for Start to Antarctic While Gale Blows Outside. SHIP'S DECK IS PILED HIGH 2,000 on the Dock Watch the Last Minute Rush To Get Supplies Aboard. Watched by Crowd of 2,000. BYRD NEARS HOUR BYRD NEARS HOUR OF PUTTING TO SEA

By Russell Owen. Copyright, 1928, By the New York Times Company and the st. Louis Post-Dispatch. All Rights For Publication Reserved Throughout the World. Wireless To the New York Times

Preparations at Dunedin

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KING HOLDS HIS OWN; CRISIS NOT YET OVER; THIRD DOCTOR CALLED; Some Improvement in Lung Inflammation Is Announcedin Bulletin to Public.THE PEOPLE SHOW ANXIETY From Sick Bed Ruler Sends Letter Thanking Old WomanHe Knew at Race Track.PRIMATE ORDERS PRAYERSPrince of Wales Will Set Sail FromAfrica Tomorrow and Gloucester on Friday. King Sends Letter to Old Woman. Prince to Start Home Tomorrow. Brief Bulletin Disappoints. KING HOLDS HIS OWN; CRISIS NOT YET OVER Public Knows Progress Will Be Slow Christmas Gifts Will Miss Prince. Wales Makes Trip to Zanzibar.

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Sends letter

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BALDWIN ANSWERS BRITTEN PROPOSAL IN FRIENDLY TONE; Premier's Reply to Naval Parley Suggestion, on Way, Will Go Through Kellogg. BRITTEN DEFENDS HIS MOVE He Calls Question of Violation of Logan Act 'Too Silly to Talk About.' COOLIDGE IS DISPLEASED Borah Will Revive Plan to Recodify Sea Law as Guide for Nations in War Time. Reply "In Friendly Spirit." Says Sea Power Is Chief Issue. Britten's "Real Crime." Views of Literary Weeklies.

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Baldwin's answer to Britten proposal will go through Kellogg; Britten defends move; Coolidge displeased; Sen Borah will revive plan to recodify sea law as guide for nations in wartime

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Navy Man, Stung by Scorpion, Sticks to His Lighthouse Post

By Special to The New York Times

Matteson, A, navy man, stung by scorpion sticks to lighthouse post

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Point Judith Seas Smash Bows of Providence; Sound Liner, Bound Here, Puts Back to Newport

By Special to The New York Times

Providence (Fall River S S) damaged by heavy seas, puts back into Newport

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Turkish Papers Appear in New Characters; People Will Be Newsless Till They Learn Them

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Turkish papers to appear in Latin characters

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HEAVY BUYING HALTS SHARP DIP IN STOCKS; Break in Canadian Marconi on Curd Upsets Traders, but Quick Recovery Follows. SIXTH 6,000,000-SHARE DAY Money Hits 10% as Banks Call $50,000,000 Loans--Broker Borrowings Set Record. Big Blocks Traded at Opening. HEAVY BUYING HALTS SHARP DIP IN STOCKS Tables of Major Price Changes. Month Sets Record on Exchange.

By Unknown Author

Stocks moved wildly yesterday, rising briskly at the start only to fall in a turbulent half-hour and then race back up again just as vigorously at the close.

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VAST RYAN ESTATE WILLED TO FAMILY; SON ALLAN CUT OFF; Only Two Shirt Studs Left to Him Following Estrangement of Years From Father. BUT HIS CHILDREN SHARE Other Kin and the Widow of the Financier Get Fortune Put as High as $500,000,000. MOST TAXES TO THIS STATE Only Two Bequests to Public, but Will Explains Much Went to Charity in His Lifetime. Reconciliation Was Reported. Bequests to Allan's Children. VAST RYAN ESTATE WILLED TO FAMILY Only Two Public Bequests. Personal Effects to Widow. STATE GAINS HUGE REVENUE. Filing of Ryan Will Here Gives It Four-Fifths of Federal Death Tax.

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Assassin of Albanian Envoy Slain of Trial While Giving Evidence in Prague Court

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Shot to death at Prague, at trial for murder of C Bey; Z Vuciterna, servant of Bey, held

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Tunney and Bride to Return On New Motor Ship Dec. 30

By Unknown Author

Plans to return to U S with bride

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KING NEPTUNE JOINS HOOVER AT EQUATOR; President-Elect, as 'Shellback,' Sees Day-Long Ceremony of Crossing on Maryland. HIS SON, ALLAN, A 'VICTIM' Off Ecuador Early Today, Party Will Transfer to Cruiser to Go Ashore at Guayaquil. Forced to Kiss Royal Baby. Hoovers Watch From Turret Top. KING NEPTUNE JOINS HOOVER AT EQUATOR King Is Introduced to Hoover. "Royal Infant" Is an Athlete. King Neptune's Proclamation. Ecuadorean Cruiser Meeting Him. PROGRAM IN PERU DRAFTED. Hoover Will Be Met at Callao and Taken to Lima by Auto. Uruguayan Paper Is Critical. Cuba to Greet Him Cordially. URGES NEW TREND IN BRAZIL. Sao Paulo Paper Cites Hoover Trip as Link With United States. DESCRIBES HOOVER'S STATUS. Kellogg Comments on Argentine Inquiry as to President-Elect's Trip.

By L.c. Speers. Staff Correspondent of the New York Times. Navy Wireless To the New York Times

Neptune ceremony held as ship crosses equator; Ecuador declares holiday for visit; Diario Plata, Uruguayan paper, criticizes tour and Coolidge policies in Latin America; Correo Paulistano, Brazilian paper, lauds trip; Secy Kellogg describes Hoover's status in commenting on Argentina's inquiry

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PORTES GIL IS SWORN MEXICAN PRESIDENT; PLEDGES AMITY TO US; 25,000 Witness Inauguration at Huge Capital Stadium, Where Congress Meets. NEW CHIEF LAUDS MORROW Promises to Continue Calles Policies and to Have Peace Taught in the Schools. $540,438 LEFT IN TREASURY De Oca, Finance Minister, Amaro, War, and Puig, Industry, Kept in the Cabinet. National Palace Notified. Text of Portes Gil's Speech. PORTES GIL IS SWORN MEXICAN PRESIDENT Hopes for Party Moderation. Praise for Calles and Morrow. New Cabinet Announced. Surplus Left in Treasury.

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES.Wide World Photo

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