Jewelry found in office linked to Chicago widow death
In Los Angeles the sheriff and police gathered a circumstantial case against Dr. Charles McMillan after finding in his apartment jewelry valued at about fifty thousand dollars allegedly owned by Amelia Appleby. Diamonds, a pearl necklace, bracelets, and a hypodermic needle were seized, along with a newspaper clipping about Appleby’s death. Evidence headed for a coroner's jury and grand jury as McMillan faces murder suspicion.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Charles McMillan
Amelia Appleby
Chicago
Enerry
William Bright
Sheriff's Office
District Attorney’s Office
McMillan
Lindbergh Honored in Salvador Welcome Tour
Charles Lindbergh arrived in San Salvador to a warm welcoming crowd, met with President Romero Bosque and cabinet at the presidential mansion, and prepared for a two day program of receptions and entertainments. Crowds gathered from across the country as shops closed for the New Year holiday and rail rates were cut to let visitors view the aviator.
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Senor Romero Bosque
Lindbergh
Belize
Copango
Salvador
Storm Claims 19 Lives in Chicago Area
A Chicago storm has caused 19 deaths and left over 400 vehicles and passengers trapped by drifts along Dunes highway east of the city. Farmers opened homes to stranded travelers while other towns in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri reported similar shutdowns and hardships.
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Dunes Highway
Chicago
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Five Die From Exposure In Freezing St Louis Spell
The zero weather in St. Louis caused five deaths from exposure over two days and a man burned to death in a hotel room. Among the dead are Martin Gewiner 75 found frozen in a fireless room John Silinski laborer found in the street Dick Thomas 77 a laborer in a room without heat. Two additional unnamed Black individuals also perished from freezing.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
James Naughton
Martin Gewiner
John QO. Silinski
Dick Thomas
Marines suffer heavy losses in Sandino clash near Quilali
Five Marines were killed and 15 enlisted men wounded as a patrol from Matagalpa with Nicaraguan guardsmen faced Sandino’s force of about 800. Captain Livingston was among the wounded. Officials note Sandino’s new tactics and possible foreign aid, with follow up operations planned as rains ease.
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Mam T. Minck
Pittsburg
Moses J. Gould
Paterson
N. J
Matagalpa
Sandino
Liberal Party
Livingston
Telpaneca
Ocotal
el Chipoted
Washington
Quilali
Navy
Marine Corps
Nicaragua
Stimson
Montana Senator Creates Walsh Agriculture Fellowship
United States Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana establishes a $5,000 fund with income from a liberty bond to award a Walsh Research Fellowship in Agriculture at Montana State College. The biennial award targets promising graduates pursuing advanced agricultural work toward a Master of Science degree, selecting by scholarship, aptitude, character and industry.
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Bozeman
Mont
United States
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Montana State College
F. B. Linfield
Iontana
Walsh
One man dead from blizzard in Cincinnati
A blast of zero weather caused a deadly blizzard in Ohio. Charles Noble, 55, died in Cincinnati from exposure as temperatures dropped below zero across the state.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Charles Noble
103-year-old Bridget McKenna Still Knits Without Glasses
Bridget McKenna aged 103 of Tabneymore Ireland remains able to knit socks read and thread a needle without glasses showcasing remarkable lifelong dexterity and independence.
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Bridget McKenna
Tabneymore
Ireland
Snowbound trains and buses face delays across region
A heavy snowstorm blanketed the area with several inches of snow by evening. Streetcar and bus service were disrupted in Black Rock and Elm Orlu districts, with routes blocked by drifts and power outages. Rail and road traffic lagged state wide as trains on multiple lines arrived late or were rerouted.
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Black Rock
Elm Orlu
Traction Company
Great Falls
Mystic Lake
Gold Creek
Billings
Livingston
Hebgen
Madison
Beaver Canyon
Helena
Basin
Harlowton
Stanford
Moore
Fort Benton
Big Sandy
Havre
Malta
Chateau
Conrad
Butte
Cascades
of Washington
Northern Pacific
Missoula
Burlington
Milwaukee
Union Pacific
Great Northern
Snow delays Lindberghs big monoplane home trip
Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh and party are sheltered in Edwardsburg Michigan after the Ford monoplane was forced to land in snow twice on the route from St Louis to Chicago and Detroit. Pilot Harry Brooks awaits improved weather to resume the flight.
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Associated Press
Edwardsburg
Mich
Evangeline L. L. Lindbergh
Mexico City
Here
Chicago
St. Louis
Whiting
Ind
Harry Brooks
Detroit
Salvage Work On Submarine S-4 At Standstill
The S-4 salvage operation near Provincetown is halted by rough seas and approaching storms. Divers had entered the engine room and recovered evidence of at least 10 of the 40 crew members who died in the disaster. Also noted, 35 Tanaka regiment soldiers were tried by court martial.
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Associated Press
Boston
Provincetown
Navy Yard
Tanaka Regiment
Japan
Montana 19 Bright Spot in 1928 Industrial Outlook
A national survey notes Montana shows encouraging 1928 industrial prospects, with a particularly bright livestock outlook. Other states vary from Colorado and Idaho reporting rising employment to New York and Oregon facing slower starts and labor surpluses. Utah expects a fairly satisfactory year.
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Ocolorado
Idaho
Montana
New York
Oregon
Utah
Europe Looks to 1928 Amid Economic Unease and Cautious Hopes
London reports that Europe fears shocks to 1928 gains as Britain, France, and Germany seek prosperity by copying American growth but warn against blanket cures. Germany eyes Franco German trade in steel, potash, and dyestuffs while France anticipates May elections and franc stabilization. Tariff reduction remains largely unacted upon as the year opens.
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Associated Press
London
Europe
Great Britain
France
Germany
United States
Lord Gainford
Federation of British Industries
Hugo Stinnes
Poincare
Pioneer prospector Collins found dead in icy Butte cabin
Frank Lavatt discovered the body of Henry Collins, an aging prospector and early Butte pioneer, in a frigid cabin on East Aluminum Street. Coroner Holland said no inquest. Collins, once connected to the Anaconda and St. Lawrence mine ground, died penniless despite a life of mining and prospecting.
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Ed Hanley
Frank Lavatt
Collins
McDonald
Quirk
Tucker
Pat Holland
Butte
Ed Hickey
Anaconda
St. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Friends
East Aluminum Street
Joshers
White
New Year's Day Deaths Surge From Alcohol and Violence
Buffalo reports four deaths from alcohol and street violence as New Year celebrations wound down. A masked gang fatally wounded a boxer proprietor and a patron at Peacock Inn, while a woman patron died from a gunshot to the brain. Other victims include a killed motorman in Illinois, broken and burned railway car passengers, and a fatal boiler explosion in Parsons.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Peacock Inn
Michael George
Roger Lavin
Driver and pedestrian collide on Main Street in snow
Barclay was struck when he crossed from behind a parked car as McCarthy’s vehicle hit him. McCarthy and witnesses say Barclay stepped into the street. adverse visibility and falling snow may have contributed. Physicians call Barclay’s recovery uncertain.
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Main Street
Barclay
McCarthy
Jerry Miller
North
Washington
Hospital report on injury from accident details
An accident victim arrived at the hospital after a period of time elapsed before admission. Doctors said the examination showed one lung punctured by a broken rib and the patient had a considerable loss of blood.
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Snow
Mrs. Lindbergh
Trip
Jones
Stinnes
Gain
Charlotte Gaiser
E. C. Yellowley
Need
Chicago & South Bend Electric
Kessington
J. O. Stafford
Gary
South Bend Limited
Chicago & Alton
Parsons
Kan
Blue Jacket
L. C. Burton
Robert Dial
Scranton
Scranton Sun
Sun
Mary Woods
Kenneth
Frederick Wagner
Philippi
W. Va
A. R. Leach
Louise
Leach
Schultz
West Broadway
Butteman
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