Dawn crash missing plane alert from Sable Island
Halifax reports Dawn the Grayson plane in radio contact from Sable Island as stormy conditions hinder rescue. Mrs Frances W Grayson and three companions vanish after takeoff from Roosevelt Field on Friday.
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Associated Press
Halifax
N. S
Sable Island
Grayson
Frances Wilson Grayson
C. H. Harvey
Marine and Fisheries
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
North Atlantic
Frances W. Grayson
Massa
Hickman Attempts Suicide in Jail as Guard Foils Dive
William Edward Hickman, jailed in Pendleton on charges linked to Marian Parker’s death, tried to strangle himself with a handkerchief and to dive headfirst from a bunk. Guard Doug Gurdane intervened before an escape was possible as a crowd watched his transfer to a train back to Los Angeles.
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Associated Press
Pendleton
Ore
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
Los Angeles
Hickman
Doug Gurdane
Gurdane
Actor's Wife and Other Man Found Dead in Gas Poisoning
Police found two bodies in a West Forty-sixth street apartment. The woman was identified as Mrs. Gerald Rowan wife of actor in a Tampa stock company and had been dead about five days. The man L V McDaniel a chief pharmacist on the destroyer Kane likely died two days earlier. Six gas jets were found on and rags stuffed in cracks. The couple rented the apartment as Mr and Mrs L J McDaniel. Police believe Mrs Rowan died first and he followed.
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Associated Press
New York
West Forty-sixth Street
Gerald Rowan
Tampa
Fla
L. V. McDaniel
U.S. S
Kane
L. J. McDaniel
McDaniel
Rowan
Despondent Girl Swallows Poison in North Main Room
Sadie Lahti 21 swallowed Lysol in a room at 112 North Main after leaving a note to her mother on a Christmas card. She was rushed by ambulance to St James hospital where doctors held out hope for recovery as residents found her groaning on the floor.
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Sadie Lahti
North Main
St. James Hospital
Girl Fights for Life After 35 Days in Artificial Breath
Alma Overgard, 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Overgard of Oconto Nebraska, survived 35 days on artificial respiration after paralysis but slipped back toward death on Christmas day as lung inflammation grew. Doctor J C Patton warned fatal outcome if lungs tighten, and her strength continued to fade tonight.
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Associated Press
Oconto
Neb
Alma Overgard
Peter Overgard
J. C. Patton
Arapahoe
Exiled Hapsburg children pray for king's return to Hungary
Span ish sequestio report details seven exiled children of former Empress Zita praying on Christmas Eve for their father's memory and the restoration of the Habsburg monarchy. They chant in a dim chapel at Zita's cottage while awaiting King Otto, who is with his uncle in Luxembourg. The scene includes gifts from Hungary and Austria and a Christmas tree from Innsbruck.
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Associated Press
Sequestio
Span
Santa Claus
Zita
Austria
Hapsburg
Adelheid
Charlotte
Elizabeth
Otto
Luxemburg
Karl
Alfonso
Spain
Innsbruck
Hungary
Fire and Christmas Tragedy Darken Hopewell and Chicago
Hopewell Virginia reports a Grand Central hotel blaze likely claimed six lives with many guests missing as firemen searched debris and officials estimated substantial losses to hotel and furniture. In Philadelphia a Christmas tree fire killed a family of four and left Bertha Hines as sole survivor. A separate Chicago party fire traced to crossed wires ended in fatalities.
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Cuddihy
Associated Press
Hopewell
Grand Central Hotel
Chicago
Mother of Youth Held for Murder Planning 10 Help
The Hickman family in Kansas City spent Christmas quietly as William Ed ward Hickman is returned to Los Angeles to face murder charges in Marian Parker's death. Eva Hickman and her children vow to support, seeking plans for his defense and maintaining his innocence.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Hickman
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
Los Angeles
Eva Hickman
Mary
Paul
Alfred
Horace
William
Movements of Hickman Train En route to California Veiled
Rail officials conceal details of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific transfer of William Edward Hickman the alleged killer of 12 year old Marian Parker. He is bound for Los Angeles to face charges while authorities plan arrival handling and potential portland transfer to avoid crowds. He reached Portland by train and was moved to the police station.
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California
Associated Press
Union Pacific
Dalles
Ore
France
William Edward Hwiggman
Los Angeles
Marian Parker
Southern Pacific
Hickman
Portland
Union Depot
William Edward Hickman
Pendleton
Twins Born Aboard Mauretania During Christmas Carols
On the Mauretania a party of carolers sang Unto Us a Child Is Born as twin girls were born to Mrs. McAndrews and her husband returning from England. Mother and daughters are reported well.
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Associated Press
S. S. Mauretania
Mauretania
mid-Atlantic
McAndrews
United States
England
Lindberghs Enjoy Christmas Alone in Mexico
Santa brought Col. Charles A Lindbergh a quiet Christmas in Mexico City with no formalities or entertainments. He wandered the American embassy, read briefly, and shared meals with Ambassador Morrow’s family, while his mother kept a low profile for the holiday.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Santa Claus
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mexico
Embassy
Ambassador Morrow
Edison headed naval consulting board offers aid in submarine salvage
The naval consulting board led by Thomas A. Edison offered services to Secretary Wilbur on December 25 in the salvage of the sunken submarine 5 4. Members include William L. Saunders and Benjamin B. Thayer, with Brumby directing salvage operations. A flashing buoy will mark the submersible site.
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Associated Press
Washington
Naval Consulting Board
Thomas A. Edison
Wilbur
New York
William L. Saunders
Benjamin B. Thayer
Navy Department
Brumby
Far North Eskimo Invited by Byrd to Visit Pole
New York dispatch reports radio invitation to Noo-Ka-Ping-Wa on Ellesmere Island to join Commander Richard E. Byrd at the Antarctic. The offer seeks five other strong men and their wives skilled in sewing. The reply is expected by early mail next August.
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Associated Press
New York
North Pole
Noo-Ka-Ping-Wa
Ace
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic
Kdka
Noo-Ka-Ping- Wa
Bache Peninsula
Ellesmeres Land
Arctic Circle
Pole
Byrd
Butte Christmas Observance Centers in City's Churches
Religious welcomes by masses marked the advent of Christmas day, 1927, in Butte. Crowded midnight services, bright decorations, and balmy weather boosted holiday spirits as streets and shops buzzed with activity. Turkey prices fell, easing dinners for many families. butcher shops helped stock homes. Continued in Page 2.
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Butte
Joshers’ Club
Butte Elks
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Aik Los
Ireland
U. S
Island
Nova Scotia
Guard
Banks
Cal
William Hickman
Perry Parker
America
Bennett Doty
French Foreign Legion
Standard
Mother
Philadelphia
Christopher Hines
Bertha
Lindberghs
Consulting Board
Call of Navy
FAR North Eskimo
South Pole
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