Butte Post Office Business In 1927 Greatest In History
Willoughby Hunt, accused with William Edward Hickman in the 1926 Christmas Eve holdup of Ivy Thoms, Los Angeles druggist, fatally wounded by a stray bullet. Hunt, who says he is 16, told police he came from Kansas City to Los Angeles with Hickman as officers questioned him after arrest in Alhambra, California.
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Willoughby Hunt
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
Los Angeles
Ivy Thoms
Hunt
Alhambra
Cal
Kansas City
Rebels Bombed by Marine Airmen in Sandino Stronghold
Several direct hits are reported by officers who dropped missiles on General Sandino's stronghold. Marines conducted air strikes against rebel positions as part of ongoing operations.
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Sandino
Dawn plane disappearance tied to Cape Cod incident
The Rose Ann Belliveau crew heard airplane motors and a heavy splash off Cape Cod. They believe Lt Oskar Omdal and Mrs Frances Wilson Grayson’s Dawn amphibian vanished after attempting a sea landing near Harbor Grace, Newfoundland.
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Associated Press
Portland
Maine
Cape Cod
Rose Ann Belliveau
Frances Wilson Grayson
Comeau
Baliveau
Oskar Omdal
Grayson
Harbor Grace
N. F
New York
Belliveau
Couple Sought in Idaho Taxi Driver Murder Case
Footprints near the body of John J. Terry, a Burley taxi driver, suggest a man and a woman dragged his corpse from view after a Saturday discovery. Terry disappeared after picking up an unknown passenger en route to Kimberley. his body was found four days later near Idahome. Police issued alerts for the unnamed male passenger and the woman across the intermountain region.
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Associated Press
Burley
Idaho
John J. Terry
Terry
Idahome
Kimberley
Starr's Ferry
Intermountain
Narrow escape as father and son overcome by fumes
Coleman Mullen aged 48 and his son James 14 are in serious condition from monoxide poisoning after a car was left running in a tightly closed garage at 411 West Third Street Anaconda. They were found four hours later and moved to safety. Dr W E Long says they are beginning to recover.
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Anaconda
Coleman Mullen
James
St.Ann’s Hospital
W. E. Long
Coleman Jr
Coleman
Mary
George E. Crandall
Margaret
Anna
Jane
Smuggle of Machine Guns From Italy Stirs Parliament
A Der Morgen dispatch from St Gothard frontier says several thousand machine guns were smuggled into Hungary from Italy this morning with a false declaration. Austrian customs tried to recapture the arms laden freight cars but failed and officials resigned. The incident is to be raised in parliament.
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Vienna
der Morgen
St. Gothard
Hungary
Italy
Syria
Motors Must Get 1928 Auto Licenses by Feb 1
Sheriff McLeod warns motorists in Butte and Silver Bow county to secure 1928 orange and black license plates by February 1. After that date deputies will arrest and prosecute unlicensed drivers, with city and county officials expecting higher output from the state plant to meet demand. Police will assist the sheriff but not lead enforcement.
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Butte
Silver Bow
Angus B. McLeod
McLeod
Montana
Austin B. Middleton
Penitentiary
Jere Murphy
Sheriff's Office
Cold wave grips nation as relief delayed
Bitter temperatures spread from the Rockies to the Great Lakes with only slim relief expected tomorrow. Snow and ongoing cold threaten the Middle West, Northeast, and Southeast coast, while Illinois, New York, Missouri, and Georgia report deaths and wrecks tied to the cold. Pacific slope remains the only escape from the worst of the blast.
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Associated Press
America
Government Weather Bureau
Middle West
New York
Pennsylvania
Washington
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Pacific
New England
Chicago
New York City
St. Louis
Kansas
Charlotte
N. C
Marietta
Mount Vernon
Rocky Mountains
Great Lakes
McAndrew to Leave Chicago Schools Amid Insubordination Trial
William McAndrew, suspended Chicago schools chief, ends his term next Sunday as trial on insubordination proceeds. The board plans to reconvene next Wednesday with new witnesses to support charges that he favors Britain and shaped tests for favorable results. Mayor Thompson earlier pledged to remove him.
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Chicago
William McAndrew
Board of Education
McAndrew
Thompson
California Prosecution Mounts Insanity Fight in Parker Case
Los Angeles January 2 The state to counter Hickman insanity plea prepares legal strategy through Mr. Walsh and the district attorney Asa Keyes. Keyes collects Hickman past life scholarly feats and activities to debunk the defense claim of insanity. Hickman granted jail exercise time as his attorneys ready tomorrow’s trial phase.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Little Marian Parker
William E. Hickman
Jerome Walsh
Kansas City
Walsh
Hickman
Asa M. Keyes
C. Ivy Thoms
Rosehill
Heavy Snow Disrupts Western Rail Travel
Cold snap ends with higher temperatures in Butte as heavy snowfall from Saturday night through Sunday hampers railroad movement in the western region. Weather shifts point to more mild conditions, but travel remains hindered by persistent snow.
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West
Amity Treaty Key to Haiti's Prosperity, declares Borno
Haiti's President Louis Borno, on the 124th anniversary of independence, proclaimed that liberty humanity security and progress have never been greater, crediting the treaty of amity with the United States. He attended mass at the cathedral and laid wreaths at Petion and Desalines tombs before decorating 44 gendarmerie officers.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Louis Borno
United States
Borno
Petion
Desalines
Year's Receipts Grow Near $273000, Postmaster Reports
Records compiled by Postmaster Brimacombe show a total of $272,706 in receipts for the year, up about $9,000 from last year. The gain reflects improved transactions and steady postal business in the period.
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Brimacombe
Butte Post Office Records Banner Year in 1927
The 1927 financial receipts and mailing records show gains over 1926 every month except February. December 1927 leads its 1926 counterpart by 1409.21 dollars, helped by 15 days of intensive mailing in late December. Postmaster Brimacombe and staff plus civil service reserves handled the surge. A month by month comparison follows.
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Butte Post Office
Brimacombe
Civil Service
Butte Post Office Sees Record Mail in 1927
The Butte post office reports 1927 as its best year for receipts and total mail handled, surpassing earlier peak periods tied to a larger unofficial population. No parcel or first class statistics are kept, and the note ends with a continuation line to page 14.
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Butte
New Clash Reported In Nicaragua Action
Rebel forces under Gen. Augustina Landing were bombed by American Marine Corps planes today Maj. R. B. Rowell led the air attack reporting to Col. Louis Mason Goulek that several direct hits were made with the bombs, undoubtedly causing numerous casualties.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Augustina
Marine Corps
R. B. Rowell
Louis Mason Goulek
American Marines Reinforce Nicaragua Clash
In Northern Nicaragua American marine reinforcements moved through rugged terrain to aid a detachment that seized Quilall last Friday. They clashed with rebel forces yesterday, leaving six Americans dead and 28 wounded, with rebel casualties largely unknown as they carried their dead and wounded away.
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Protea
Managua
Nicaragua
Quilall
Judge Seeks Clemency Views on Mrs Snyder Case
Justice Townsh end Scudder who presided over the Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray murder trial sent his clemency views to Governor Alfred E. Smith. His letter and the district attorney's recommendations were requested for the upcoming mercy hearing as attorneys for the condemned seek clemency. He says his personal opposition to capital punishment did not influence his official statement.
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Associated Press
New York
Townshend Scudder
Supreme Court
Ruth Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Alfred E. Smith
Scudder
Newcombe
Justice Scudder
White House New Year Reception Welcomes 3291 Guests
President and Mrs. Coolidge greet over three thousand diplomats officials and citizens at the White House New Year reception in frigid Washington. Marine Band in bright uniforms plays as guests pass through the blue room to the north portico for photographs.
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White House
Associated Press
Washington
United States
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