State House acquires marine paintings for museum display
Old State House in Boston adds a new set of ship portraits to its museum collection. Highlights include three Robert Salmon marine scenes plus vessels like Josephine and Mercury, a large Constitution model, and works by Anton Roux capturing 1860 waterfront harbor life.
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Massachusetts State House
Bay State
Old State House
State Street
England
Wilding
Robert Salmon
Salmon
Long Wharf
Glasgow
Liverpool
Swansea
Anton Roux
Josephine
Marseilles
Mercury
Sardinia
English Channel
Herriot
New York
Weston
Sabo Leland
Quail eating pledge stretches into New Year misadventure
A reader pledges to eat a quail daily into the new year, recounting miscounts and public challenges. The note reflects local newspaper humor about columnists, Fort Worth football, Hollywood trip debates, and community reactions as the year begins.
Welcome speech tensions and a note on Kidnap plots
A cordial welcome message contrasts American attitudes with European views on postwar tensions. The piece reports Mexican authorities arresting and executing Maximiliano Vigueras, labeled insurgent chief, for religious agitation and two failed kidnapping attempts on Ambassador Morrow. It notes European attempts to pressure Morrow over Germany’s reparations bill and praises his potential usefulness in the United States.
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Maximiliano Vigueras
Morrow
Vigueras
Mr. Morrow
Germany
Court House Records and Local Notices
Court House records list warranty deeds and assignments including M. C. Hancock to Francis E. Harris for Lot 11 Block 30 Roberts and G. W. Mills to Ralph R. Hall in section 15 percent Block 2 A. M. Dist with various sums. Marriage licenses issued H. M Miller to Katherine Stevenson Alfred Stoggin to Velma Grey. Texarkana report: four men scheduled for trial for allegedly wrecking a Kansas City Southern passenger train by placing scrap iron on tracks. Victim reported family death damages motive cited.
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M. C. Hancock
Francis E. Haris
Roberts
Bivins
Julian L. Bivins
Hmstru
Miles G. Bivins
Dnstru
J. L. Summers
Rimer J. Scott
M. W. Cunningham
Laura A. Will
Presa Texarkana
Jorn
Kansas City Southern
Jack Alloby
Hardy Terry
Clarence Terry
Wilmer Richards
Plains Saw Service to Open with Modern Equipment
SAW SERVICE at Plains Saw Service will open the shop with modern equipment to handle every type of saw.
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Plains
Ady
Thirteen Injured in Denver New Year’s Eve Crashes
United Press reports a New Year’s Eve toll of thirteen injuries in Denver. Raymond Proctor, 17, suffered a fractured skull and facial lacerations when his car was hit and overturned by a hit and run driver. William Geick, 17, of Longmont, received scalp and neck lacerations in a downtown crash. Other injuries were minor. no alcoholism cases noted at Denver General Hospital.
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United Press
Denver
Colo
Raymond Proctor
William Geick
Longmont
Denver General Hospital
Bolivia and Paraguay Back At Boundary Dispute Path
The Associated Press reports a tentative accord on a conciliatory protocol between Bolivia and Paraguay pending final wording and ratification. A nine judge mediation tribunal would review clashes in the Gran Chaco within a year, with two Bolivians and two Paraguayans named, and other members from the Americas.
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Associated Press
Washington
Holivia
Paraguay
Bolivia
Boivia
United States
Cuba
Argentina
Brazil
Uruguay
Grand Chaco
Cotton ginning up 1927 Texas output by 577 thousand bales
The Department of Commerce preliminary report shows Texas cotton ginned in 1927 rising by 577 017 bales from 1925 with a total 1928 output of 4 549 651 bales and 3 072 535 bales in the prior year Readings list 21 counties with 1925 and 1927 figures including Archer Bexar Dallas Ellis Harris Hidalgo Lubbock McLennan Navarre Nueces Travis Webb Wichita and Wilbarger values for each period.
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Washington
Texas
Department of Commerce
Census Bureau
Archer
Bexar
Brown
Gameron
Childress
Dallas
Ellis
Grayson
Harris
Hidalgo
Lubbock
McLennan
Navarro
Nueces
Tarrant
Taylor
Tom Green
Travis
Webb
Wichita
Wilbarger
Legal battle over malt and hops trade in Covington case
Federal district attorney Sawyer A. Smith launches a legal assault against the malt and hops business arguing it fuels illegal home brewing. Anthony Droege, a local grocer, was arrested and agents threaten to arrest managers of several chain stores. Dealers say their products serve legitimate food uses.
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International News Service
Covington
Sawyer A. Smith
Smith
Anthony Droege
Melt and Spare Ribs Prompt Town Needle Mailbag
A reader signs as SPARERIB TACK and offers a humorous melt craving in a New Year note. Another letter advertises a housework job for a capable woman, promising fair pay and a good home, with contact numbers 7627 and 5092. Local tone, casual requests, and small ads reflect the era.
New Year Welcomed Abroad Across the World
London reports heavy snow and mild celebration as 1929 arrives with King George safe from danger. Berlin toasts with carp and hot punch while Paris extends pardons to soldiers and Shanghai unites China under the Nationalist flag.
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London
Great Britain
George
Berlin
Paris
Doumergue
Shanghai
China
Tokyo
Showa
Hirohito
Buenos Aires
South Pole
Havana
Casino Nacional
Jockey Club
Rhucharest
Marie
Roume
Victor Emmanuel
Quirinal Palace
Arctic
L. Z. Burwash
Magnetic Pole
Antarctica
Antarctic
George Hubert Wilkins
South American
Richard E. Byrd
Great Ross Ice Barrier
Pole
Negro Slayer Seized by Mob After Killing Duvall Family
A mob captured and killed Shepherd, pursued after he killed Duvall and abducted Ruth Duvall. Laura Mae Keeler, who had sheltered him, pleaded for law but mob violence prevailed. Shepherd, previously serving a manslaughter sentence, was moved across locations before the killing near Perthshire and the Cleveland jail attempt.
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Shepherd
Laura Mae Keeler
Perthshire
Miss Keeler
Cleveland
Duvall
Ruth Duvall
Row brewing in Senate over Vare contest
The Senate debates disposition of the contest against Senator Elect Vare of Pennsylvania who is ill but may plead his case on the floor. Democrat Senator Reeds, head of the 1926 Pennsylvania primary investigation, plans a final report criticizing campaign expenditures. Vare’s appearance is scheduled but health prevents attendance. friends vow to protest any final decision until his plea is heard.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Vare
Pennsylvania
Reeds
Missouri
Italian Newspaper Man's Home Bombed
Italian banker and newspaper publisher Vincent Giuliano and his family escaped injury after a bomb shattered one side of their house in Detroit. The blast damaged the basement and blew out first and second floor windows as police noted Giuliano had testified recently in defense in a trial involving an Italian acquitted for shooting another Italian during a Columbus Day parade.
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Associated
Treas
Detritt
Vincent Giuliano
Ittalian
Giuliano
New Year Begins Aboard Ship With Hoover Aboard
Herbert Hoover slept as 1929 begun aboard the U S S Utah en route to Hampton Roads. Mrs Hoover enjoyed the shipboard New Year festivities planned by Captain Train including a White House reception and impersonations of Taft and other leaders. President elect Hoover to reach Washington by 3 p.m. to begin his tenure.
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Associated Press
Utah
Hampton Roads
Herbert Hoover
White House
C. R. Train
Taft
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Senate
House
Army and Navy
W. C. T. U. Anti-Saloon League
Question Mark to Attempt 60 Hour Air Flight
The crew plans a 60 hour nonstop flight from Los Angeles to San Diego aboard the Question Mark. Major Carl Spatz commands the mission with Captain Ira Faker and lieutenants Halvorson Quesada as pilots plus Staff Sergeant Hope as mechanic. Refuelings occur three times daily from two planes, with meals aboard and two and a half tons of supplies loaded daily.
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Los Angeles
San Diego
Carl Spatz
Ira C. Faker
Harry A. Halvorson
Elwood R. Quesada
Roy W. Hope
Army
Reward offered after robbery death linked to empty shell gun
The gun used in the robbery contained five empty shells and the victim was found dead. Survived by a widow and three children, including Mrs. Bill Brenning formerly of Amarillo and Miss Nellie Bird Richey, a West Texas State Teachers College graduate. Son James Richey lives in Los Angeles. Police ask for information on similar guns.
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Ritchey
Bill Brenning
Amarillo
Nellie Bird Richey
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
James Richey
Los Angeles
Germany Faces Uncertainty After New Year Address
President Von Windenburg told the diplomatic corps in Berlin on New Year’s Day that Germany remains uncertain about peaceful progress and equal rights. The Papal Nuncio cited Kellogg pact hopes for 1979 as Europe’s stability hinges. In New York, E. H. Gary estate valued at about $12.94 million with $0.5 million in United States Steel stock.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
von Windenburg
Europe
New York
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
King Is Better As New Year Is Ushered In
LondonJanuary 1 K ing George VI shows hopeful signs as a Buckingham Palace bulletin reports he had a good night and the lung infection diminishes doctors hope for continued recovery The palace confirms King Georges improved condition and the renewed vigor of his recuperative abilities amid New Year celebrations and public optimism.
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United Press
London
Big Ben
God Save the King
Buckingham Palace
King George
Stanley Hewett
Hugh Rigby
Dawson
Penn
St. Paul's Cathedral
God Save
King
Inauguration of County Officials and Renewed Oaths
Officials including E. Pete Kinkead and Allan Johnson renewed oaths. J. C. Skillman Sam Motlow Leo Sparks Lvnda Collins Laura Hamner Jim Shea J. W. Minter C. G. Landis John Arnot and Carl Hill were sworn in. Sheriff Thompson announced five deputies Chas Bebout H E Elliott W A Stewart J H Milligan Chas Martin. Crowd packed the county court room as the ceremony stretched nearly an hour.
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Pete) Kinkead
Allen Johnson
M. L. Parker
J. C. Skillman
Sam B. Motlow
Leo Sparks
Lvnda Ate Collins
Laura V. Hamner
Jim Shea
J. W. Minter
C. G. Landis
John Arnot
Carl Hill
W. W. Lynch
C. E. Weymouth
Thompson
Chas. Bebout
H. E. Elliott
W. A. Stewart
J. H. Milligan
Chas. Martin
Wiley Pollard
Three Arrests At New Year Eve Celebration
Police made three arrests as 1928 closed and 1929 began on charges of drunkenness. Officers patrolled the city all night to deter crooks during the New Year festivities.
A New Year Poem Reflects on Time and Change
Edgar A. Guest writes that each year brings seasons, work and play, growth and shared joys. The verse notes time’s sameness and how individuals shape their days through labor, friendship, and deeds as the calendar turns from twenty-eight to twenty-nine.
Major Lillie Explains Indian Christmas Traditions
Maj Gordon W. Lillie writes from Pawnee Oklahoma about Pawnee Christmas celebrations blending old rituals with Christian practices. He notes gifts, feasting, stomp dances, tom toms, pony giveaways, and a shift toward the white man’s religion while preserving native ceremonies and communal feasts.
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United Press
Pawnee
Okla
Buffalo Lane
Caruso
Jesse Peters
Riding
Fifty Millions From Chicago Conventions
Chicago hosts conventions that enrich the city by about 5.9 million annually. In 1927 visitors boosted local hotel and service revenues to over 31 million, with transportation and other outlays adding an estimated 29 million. The 1928 report suggests roughly 34 conventions, about 40 more than 1927.
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International News Service
Chicago
Chicago Association of Commerce
Association of Commerce
New York Raids Crush New Year's Eve Celebrations
Federal agents and police stormed clubs and roadhouses across Manhattan on New Year’s Eve sending crowds home and closing venues. Major Maurice Campbell’s unit halted a 900-person Woodmanston Inn gathering while Palham Health Inn and Hunter Island Inn were shut down. Whalen’s raids targeted speakeasies as thousands gathered to welcome 1927 in a city that drew about 100000 visitors.
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Woodmanston Inn
Bronx
Maurice Campbell
Federal
Palham Health Inn
Westchester Road
Hunter Island Inn
Palham Parkway
Broadway
Dinty Moore
Scranton
Jack Kennedy
Whalen
U.S
New York
Fire in Dallas causes $20000 damage to brick building
A fire of undetermined origin in Dallas last night damaged a one story brick building on Commerce Street, estimated at about $20000. The report notes a separate historical line about George Washington being appointed Commander in Chief in 1798 for a potential war with France.
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