U S Troops Accused By Sacasa in Nicaragua Crisis
The article reports charges by Sacasa that U S troops blocked a Liberal advance toward Managua and that Mexico backs Sacasa. It notes American naval landings to protect Diaz’s de facto government, and describes troop movements toward Cruz and Ramaio with reports from Mexico City and Nicaraguan officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nicaragua
Diaz
Sacasa
Mexico
Managua
Associated Press
Adolfo Diaz
Wall Street
Pedro J. Zepeda
Sucasa
Mexico City
Rama Io
Cruz
Rio Grande
Coidra Pasos
Central America
Pacific
December Sets County Record for Marriage Licenses
December 1926 marked a historic peak at the county clerk office with 100 marriage licenses issued, surpassing all prior high months by ten. The day before Christmas saw 17 marriage certificates, setting a single-day record in the office's history. Post-Christmas and pre New Year’s Eve activity was subdued with only a few applicants.
Pat Fiyan to Manage Jen Coremedie Store
Pat Fiyan named to manage Jen Coremedie Store in Bes Care, Se Re eet te er Oe-see OR ie bee a i.
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Pat Fiyan
Jen Cormedie
Police Traffic Survey Highlights San Diego Risks
A San Diego traffic survey shows higher accident deaths and injuries when police activity rises. The report links enforcement density to crash outcomes, noting variability across areas and times.
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Cape
Lefferts
Gedbere California
Oho Bee
San Diego
Flood Reaches New High Mark In Cumberland River
The Cumberland river rose to 58 feet, five-tenths foot above the 1882 record, with a crest expected at 56 feet. Relief work continues for about 4,000 refugees as property damage tops $2,000,000. Downstream towns Ashland City and Cumberland City report new high water. over half of Cumberland City submerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Cumberland River
Ashland City
Cumberland City
Auto license delays spark legal clash over driver rights
Officers testify a driver may legally wait to apply for a license, arguing the assessor's office cannot process all applicants in a day. Police and highway officers are urged to cooperate, as 24 licenses have issued and bus companies suspend fees until a supreme court case clarifies the legality of the tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golding
Supreme Court
Evangelist Aimee Sielaff Testimony Shapes Hearing
Aimee Sielaff testified at the preliminary hearing that a mysterious Mr Martin proposed the scheme. She later admitted perjury and implicated Roland Rich Wooley, Mrs McPhersons former attorney, prompting Keyes to seek dismissal of conspiracy charges. The prosecutor said her story was revised but retains some vague elements.
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Evangelist
Martin
Roland Rich Wooley
Vacation Hit by Ell Hoover Orchestra
Ell Hoover and his orchestra unveil Vacation for the Jazz Master as the latest recording. They shift the Nat's musical honors to the Gloom Chasers for a two week run starting Monday while planning an East coast trip to record phonographs with Bud Avril who has led dancers at the Nat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ell Hoover
Ell
Eli
Bud
Avril
Brownsville planter found dead in bed
Message fragments describe a planter in Brownsville found deceased in bed. The readable text references unclear names and places, indicating a possible local death report with limited details available from the damaged source.
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Brownsville
Porter pardoned for murder in Nell anty case
Willie Porter and Dee Alatin were granted a full pardon by Governor Mirlara A Ferguson for the killing of Miss Emma Staley on circumstantial evidence. The pardon notes the pardon proclamation not yet filed and cites recommendations from jurors, officials, and citizens. Two other pardons were announced for Roy Griffin and Simon Purvis with varied offenses and reasons.
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Alatin
Dee
Ben Wither Porter
Nellanty
Mise
Emma Staley
Wae
Grantet
Gev. Mirlara A. Ferguson
Secretary of State
Miss Staley
Leon River
Porter
Roy Griffin
Navarro Country
Simon Purvis
Panola County
Angelina County
Women to Wear Trousers Next in Fashion Rise
New York dispatch from St Moritz reports fashion leaders embracing trousers as sports wear for women in skiing and skating outfits. Baron de Meyer predicts a rapid adoption, noting Norwegian breeches are common here and that both sexes wear similar winter ensembles.
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New York
Baron de Meyer
St. Moritz
Harper’s Bazar
de Meyer
Harper’s Bazar Dispatch
Famous Painting Displayed At Herring Hotel
The H. De Mareau canvas The Village Blacksmith valued at 70 000 has been bought by Col. Ernest Thompson and placed on the west wall of the Herring hotel lobby for Southern art lovers to view. It has traveled 90 000 miles and been seen by over 18 000 000 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. de Mareau
Henson
Col
Ernest Thompson
New Herring Hotel
Firet
America
Wannamekers
Philadelphia
Blecksmith
Leon
France
Emith
Notable Aviation Progress and Pole Flights in 1926
A review notes major aviation advances in 1926 including commercial and military growth in the United States, European gains, and bold polar flights. It highlights Byrd’s May 9 Spitzbergen to North Pole voyage, Amundsen and Nobile’s Norge route, Cobham, Doolittle, and other record attempts, with policy shifts and budget increases shaping future air travel.
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Washington
North Pole
United States
Europe
Iing
Pases
Plan
America
Departments of Commerce
Navy
War
Army
Navy Air Corps
Coolidge
Congress
National Advisory Committee On
Aeronautics
Commerce
George Wilkins
Arctic
Alaska
Richard Byrd
United States Navy
Spitzbergen
Roald Amundsen
Nobile
Pole
Nome
South America
Alan Cobham
England
Capetown
South Africa
Charles
Weiser
Paris
Bender Abbas
Persia
James Doolittle
Andes
Santiago
Chile
Buenos Aires
Mario de Bernadi
Italy
C. T. Coddihy
Walter Beach
Wade
U S Turns Anxious Eye To South On New Year Eve
The United States faces a tense start to the new year as the State Department seeks signs of peace in Mexico and Nicaragua. Mexico’s new mineral and oil regulations spark protests and possible seizures, while in Nicaragua American-backed factions clash, with neutrality declared but tensions rising. Ambassador Sheafield reports Americans Wiley and Connors captured and held for ransom near Parral, Chihuahua, as Washington weighs further steps.
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U.S
Associated Press
Washington
Dec
American State Department
South
Latin America
Mexico
Nicaragua
U. S
State Department
Mexico City
Calles
New York
United States
Sacasa
Diaz
Sheffield
Mexican Foreign Office
J. W. Wiley
E. B. Connors
San Francisco Mines of Mexico, Limited
San Francisco
Wiley and Connors
San Francisco del Oro
Parral
Chihuahua
Six Texas Girls Win Honors in Journalism
Six University of Texas women received Theta Sigma Phi recognition for journalistic ability. The honorees include Edith Fox of Flatenia Gladys Whitley of Waxahachie Perla Backham of Fort Worth Mary Lewiee McDaniel Josephine Mramletie and Lerens Drum mond, all listed as residents of Austin.
Worldwide Livestock Markets Roundup United States and Chicago Prices
Amarillo Kansas City calf and cattle figures show steer and yearling activity with top veal and hog values reported. East St Louis Oklahoma City and Chicago markets list hogs cattle sheep and butter and eggs with varied top prices and market notes. Bulls cows and vealers are noted with price ranges and weekly totals.
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Kansas City
ANEAS
ST. Louis Livestock
ST. Louis
OKLAHOMA _CITY
Oklahoma City
New York Cotton and Stocks End Year With Mixed Activity
Cotton opened steady then declined about 9 to 10 points as selling and Liverpool influence weighed on March from 12.96 to 12.86. Poultry and grain markets show mixed moves while New York stocks end year with erratic early trading, Baldwin Loco down, U S Steel and others narrowly higher. Foreign exchange opened steady with sterling around 4.847 and French francs near 3.95.
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New York
Liverpool
Southern
Continental
Baldwin Locomotive
Vauclain
Southern Railway
U. S. Steel Common
Studebaker
Stromberg
General Motors
Hudson
Foodl
Porto Rico
Man Dies of Heart Attack Found in Room at 905 Tyler
Jim Hulse 33, plasterer, was found dead in his room at 905 Tyler street after occupants forced entry. Officials say he had been dead about five hours. the body is held at Blackburn Funeral home awaiting contact with his wife in Yakima, Washington.
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Tyler Street
Jim Hulse
Blackburn Funeral Home
Yakima
Washington
Hulse
Early aviation dangers crown year with disastrous flights
A fragment reports the first aviation disaster of the year involving a Sikorsky biplane on the New York to Paris run with Captain Rene Ronch at the controls. The craft burned after takeoff, killing two of four crew. It notes rising air traffic concerns for 1926 and tightened restrictions around low altitude flights near crowds.
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New York
Paris
Rene Ronch
South
Harvard Yale
Rheumatism Advise Against Rubbing Relief Claim
Fragmentary text suggests discussion of rheumatism remedies and cautions against rubs. Content is incomplete with unreadable portions, making it hard to derive a clear event or attributed speaker. No identifiable dates, places, or organizations are evident.
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Puerto Cabezas
Latimer
Denver
Cleveland
Aimee
Willie Porter
Herring
Tennessee
Cumberland
Pineville
First Street
Texas
A.B. Fall
Nacogdoches C. of C. Aids Boys and Girls
Nacogdoches
Nacogdoches Chamber of Commerce
Navagdeches
Extension Service
F. Mewtegee
Margie Lyre
Bower Demonstratios Agret
King Ben
Amarillo Gain
Chicago
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