Marines suffer six casualties in Nicaragua fight near Quilali
In Nicaragua on January 1 American Marines marching to reinforce Quilali clashed with Sandino rebels. First Sergeant Thomas G Bruce was killed and Lieut M A Richards wounded along with four other Marines. Aircraft supported the patrol as rebel forces fled into mountains with total district toll reaching six dead and 28 wounded.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Sandino
Quilali
Thomas G. Bruce
United States Marine Crops
Nicaraguan National Guard
Philadelphia
M. A. Richards
United States Marine Corps
Telpaneca
Marines Drive Sandino Rebels From Quilali Stronghold
United States marines and National Guardsmen battled Sandino forces near Quilali Nicaragua. Five marines killed and 22 wounded in a fierce clash as 560 insurgents were driven from the rebels' headquarters with air aid and reinforcements en route.
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Managua
Nicaragua
United States
Augustino Sandino
Sandino
Quilali
Ocotal
Telpaneca
Qualali
Marines Sail for Nicaragua Amid Rising Losses
Five officers and 150 marines were ordered to sail from New York aboard the Chateau Thierry for Nicaragua, as military headquarters disclosed renewed operations after the corps suffered its heaviest losses in the Nicaraguan campaign.
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Washington
Nicaragua
New York
Chateau Thierry
Marine Headquarters
Ada Pepple Knew Hickman Family
Ada Pepple recalls the Hickman family from Hartford Arkansas as William Hickman grew from a coal region youth into a notorious California slayer. Emma Alletag relatives and local workers recount schooling, friendships, and small town gossip about Bill Hickman and his brothers.
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William Hickman
Arknsas
Emma Alletag
Hickmans
Hartford
Arkansas
George Alletag
Grigsby, Orr & Alletaz
Clyde Alletag
Ada News
Clyde
William
Mabel Bright
East Central College
Alletazg
Hickman
Alletag
Bill” Hickman
California
Sand and Footprints Rule Out Clearing in Desert
A traveler notes the necessity of sand to leave footprints in remote dunes. The statement implies desert terrain where hard surfaces are scarce and tracking is impeded by loose sand. The remark underscores the challenge of making marks in such an environment.
Bravery of Tulsa Girl Guides Rescue After Wreck
Miss Sara Streckell 18 of Tulsa Oklahoma helped save fellow passengers as the Hummer train wreck near Chicago left one dead and many injured. Rescue teams cut through steel for hours as the girl urged on responders before dying from injuries.
Wreck a Chicago and Alton trains injures many
A triple collision on the Chicago and Alton line injured twenty five people and left an unidentified woman dead. Miss Sara Spreckell of Tulsa Oklahoma was rescued alive but seriously hurt from a pulledman car after firemen cut walls with acetylene torches. The crash involved three passenger trains the St Louis Chicago Number eight St Louis mail Number 78 and Number ten The Hummer from Kansas City in the West Twenty seventh street yards scene.
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Chicago
Alton
Kansas City
St. Louis
Sarah Streckell
Tulsa
Okla
W. D. Barry, Jr
Sara Spreckell
Chicago and Alton Road
West Twenty Seventh Street
Youth Sentenced To Six Months In State Penitentiary
Forman Palmer pled guilty before Judge Orei Busby in district court on a charge of driving while drunk and received six months in the state penitentiary. The incident involved a collision on the McKeown bridge injuring a man and woman en route to Ada hospital for maternity care.
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Forman Palmer
Orei Busby
State Penitentiary
McKeown Bridge
Ada Hospital
Sunshine Dominates Ada Weather in 1927 Record
The Ada area posted 246 fair days and 56 cloudy plus 63 partly cloudy in 1927, with a mean temperature near normal. Rainfall totaled 50.13 inches, heavy 4.85 inches on July 14, and monthly totals ranged from 1.06 to 8.13 inches. 1927's rainfall record shows 590.15 inches since 1911-32 era averages.
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Ada
E. A. MacMillan
Jolly-Ogg well tops 306-barrel estimate in Bebee field
The Sunday report notes the Jolly-Ogg No. 1 in section 29-5-5 Bebee field delivered 180 barrels from the Simpson sand after a 100 quart shot Friday, with bottom at 2604 feet in Sylvan shale. Planned tests include Huston lime and a new Sterritt No. 1 location in 29-5-5, while other wells north of Ada show varied results and continued drilling.
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Jolly-Ogg
Bebee
LaSelle
Huston
Brebee
B. A. LaSeéelle
Sterritt Farm
Wilcox
Conservation
Ada
K. W. Wickett
Sinclair
Hunton
American Oil & Refining Company
Balthrop
Allen Field
Mount No. 1
Shaffer
Oeee & Daube
Hutto Free On Bond Awaiting Preliminary Trial
R Hutto was released on bond and awaits a January 10 preliminary trial on a charge of assault with a weapon. He pled not guilty and asked time to prepare his defense before Justice of the Peace T O Cullins. Noel Jones suffered serious knife wounds in a West Main Street restaurant.
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Fom
R. Hutto
Hutto
T. O. Cullins
Justice of Peace
Noel Jones
West Main Street
Jones
Hiram Jones
Oklahoma sees prosperity in 1927 audit report
Oklahoma State Auditor A. 3. J. Shaw reports a strong 1927 in taxes with about 2 million more collected than 1926. Total auditor collections reached 19,799,628.27, oil gas and mineral production rose by about 17.6 million, gross production tax topped 11.5 million, and gasoline tax receipts rose by 984 thousand with higher consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
J. Shaw
State Treasury
Treasury
Smallest Republic Welcomes Lindbergh as Good Will Envoy
In El Salvador the tiny republic welcomed Col. Charles A. Lindbergh then he planned a flight toward Tegucigalpa Honduras. He would pass near rebel action over Nicaragua and was advised to fly high or detour to avoid fire.
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San Salvador
Central American
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Nicaragua
United States
Managua
Fears of Alcoholism Decline Highlighted in 1927 Study
The Children's Bureau reports a drop in parental alcoholism among delinquent cases in Boston based on 2,378 children referred to Judge Baker Foundation Clinic from 1917 to 1925. Rates fell from 41 percent in 1919 to 16 percent in 1921 22 and 22 percent in 1924 25, with 29 percent of previously alcoholic fathers no longer so by 1924 25. Repeater children showed higher links to parental intemperance. Also notes a local wedding and a small item about Prince George with aviation quips.
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Washington
Children’s Bureau
U. S. Department of Labor
Grace Abbott
Bureau
Boston
Central Boston Juvenile Court
Judge Baker Foundation
Foundation
Miss Abbott
Oklahoma tax take shows nearly nineteen million in four key taxes
Oklahoma's 1927 tax report from Auditor A S J Shaw shows total collections through December 22 near 19.875 million, with gross production tax at 11.611 million, gasoline tax 7.228 million, income tax 0.753 million, and other taxes plus penalties. distributions favor the state highway commission and counties as specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
of Oklahoma
A. S. J. Shaw
Whic i
State Highway Commission
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Edward Hickman
Los Angeles
Marian Parker
Jerome Walsh
Ada Pepple
Tate Ghal
Sara Stekell
Chicago & Alton
East Jasper Street
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Cew
Simpson
South America
R.A. Sneed
Colonel Sneed
Sneed
Miss Payne
Bernice Payne
D. C. Payne
West Seventeenth Street
John Bain
Konawa
First Baptist Church
C. C. Morris
Bain
Ada High School
East Central State Teachers College
Prince George
King of
England
TATE
Shaw
Shaw’s
Coats
Burlington
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