Heads of Kiddies Crushed In Ark Fire Tragedy
Multiple Arkansas fire deaths reported. W. G. Dendy's family of five perish in a Little Rock area blaze while near Cotter, Velma Farlin and siblings die in Cotter home fire. Berlin reports a fatal house explosion with three dead and 17 injured.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
W. G. Dendy
Here
Samuel G. Boyce
Boyd Cypert
Dendy
Boyce
Cotter
Frank Floyd
Velma Farlin
T. C. Farlin
Arkansas
Velma
Farlin
Charles Floyd
Edna
Berlin
Steady Advance in Financial Status of the Community
Clearings exclusive of Anaconda Company payroll disbursements topped 63 million dollars in 1927. Deposits reached 41 million with savings accounts about 17.35 million. Bank statements show thriving conditions. totals for three years up to Jan 1 1927 include 60.13 million, 38.55 million and 36.57 million.
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Anaconda Company
Snyder Gray Case Before New York Governor Today
The final appeal for commutation of the death sentences of Ruth Brown Snyder and Henry Judd Gray will be presented to Governor Smith at noon. The execution is set for the night of Jan 12 in Sing Sing. A 30 day respite request for psychiatric examination has been filed by Mrs. Snyder's legal team.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Ruth Brown Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Albert Snyder
Smith
City Council Imposes 50-Cent Driver Permits Fee
Butte city voters pass a new traffic ordinance requiring drivers to obtain city permits via the treasurer. The measure, unanimously approved, sets a 50 cent fee and signals more traffic reforms including potential arterial highways and stricter parking rules. It applies to autoists who fail to carry permits and may lead to further traffic safeguards this year.
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Butte
Judiciary Committee
Montana Street
West Park Street
Grand Jury Closes Sack Murder Case In Los Angeles
The Los Angeles county grand jury ended its session on the sack murder of Mrs. Amelia Appleby without revealing action on the murder indictment sought against Dr. Charles M. McMillan. Deputy DA Eagan announced an indictment was drawn and the result would be released tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Amelia Appleby
Charles M. McMillan
Eagan
Doughty Doctor Mayor Figures In Mountain Drama
In Salmon City Idaho the mayor Dr. C. F. Hanmer played four roles during the Ben Hamilton mountain drama. He joined a posse to seek Hamilton, aided after the capture, argued against lynching, and then unsuccessfully tried to save the outlaw's life with medical care, all while ranchers urged swift justice.
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Doughty
Salmon City
Idaho
Ben Hamilton
Desperado
Bad Man
C. F. Hanmer
Hamilton
Hanber
Hanmer
Smith Urges Referendum Amendments In State Platform
Governor Alfred E. Smith outlines his political program before the New York legislature and the nation. He calls for state water power development, direct primaries, expanded home rule, and municipal control of utilities while urging a referendum on any future federal constitutional amendments and strict enforcement of prohibition laws.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
Three S-4 Divers Retrieve Bodies From Sunken Sub
Divers recovered three bodies from the sunken submarine S-4 off Cape Cod after entering the hull this afternoon. The remains were raised from the engine room and ocean bottom, placed in baskets, and brought to the surface aboard the destroyer Maury en route to the navy yard.
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Associated Press
Provincetown
Mass
Cane Cod
Maury
Navy Yard
Smith Declines Jackson Day Dinner In Washington
Governor Smith of New York will not attend the Jackson day dinner on January 12, a move that unsettles Democratic leaders who had expected his presence and a 1928 policy address. No immediate reaction followed from organizers in Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington
Smith
New York
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
Albany
Two Held in Stamp Robbery Probe
C A Bryan and William Sexton were arrested in a South Main street restaurant by Night Chief Powell on charges of vagrancy. Police say they tried to sell several dollars of postage stamps linked to the Sand Point Idaho post office robbery. They deny involvement and offer alibis.
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C. A. Bryan
William Sexton
Butte
Sand Point
Idaho
Powell
South Main Street
Bryan
Billings Printing Company
Sexton
John
France and U S move toward outlaw war pact
Paris reports Kellogg's note to Briand proposing a broader amity pact to outlaw war. The French press hails the move and officials in Paris see momentum toward signing an accord between France and the United States.
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Paris
Associated Press
Kellogg
Briand
France
United States
Quai d'Orsay
Financing Sought for Red Lodge to Yellowstone Road
The Associated Press reports January 4 in Washington that a bill by Rep. Leavitt Montana proposes a 2 153 000 highway appropriation to build the Red Lodge to Yellowstone National Park road near Cooke City Montana. The project would be supervised by the secretary of agriculture.
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Associated Press
Washington
Red Lodge
Mont
Yellowstone National Park
Cooke City
Leavitt
Montana
Secretary of Agriculture
Debates Over Marines in Nicaragua Split Congress
On January 4 Congress debated the Coolidge policy to reinforce marines in Nicaragua. Democrats and independents pressed for withdrawal while the State Department justified 1000 extra troops and support for the Stimson election supervision pact amid recent hostilities that killed six U.S. Marines. Representatives Huddleston Begg and Wainwright challenged the Administration as waging a foreign war.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Nicaragua
House
Senate
State Department
Washington
Stimson
Nicaaragua
Huddleston
Alabama
Representatives Begg
Ohio
Wainwright
New York
Lindbergh Welcomed in Tegucigalpa Despite Delayed Medal
Charles A. Lindbergh enjoyed a full day of receptions in Tegucigalpa Honduras with enthusiastic crowds. A planned presidential reception was postponed due to a late not arriving gold medal. Lindbergh met cabinet members and top officials including Gen Tim Teburcio Carias and President Miguel Paz Barahona.
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Associated Press
Remus to Know His Fate in a Few Days
Cincinnati Ohio January 4. Decision on George Remus wife slayer's writ of habeas corpus to free him from Lima state hospital for the criminal insane was postponed until Friday by Judge Charles H Bell. The judge cited the gravity of public policy as needing more time to decide.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
George Remus
State Hospital
Lima
Charles H. Bell
Common Pleas Court
Bell
Butte Clearing House reports solid banking gains for 1927
The annual report shows total bank business at 65,690,306.2 dollars for 1927 excluding Anaconda payroll, up 3,57,490.66 from 1926. Deposits statewide reach 41,068,926.38 dollars, up 2,514,701.30 from 1926, with a three year rise near 5,000,000. Clearing house notes a seven year gain near 10,000,000.
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Butte Clearing House Association
Anaconda Company
Butte
Clearing House
Man Fined $200 for Risking His Life in Freezing Yard
Fremont Nebraska January 4 William Belke was found asleep in a remote railroad yard with the temperature five degrees below zero. He was brought to police court and fined $200 for carelessly risking his life.
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Associated Press
Fremont, Neb
William Belke
Mexican Letters Furiously Debated by Board of Experts
Washington dispatch reports heated exchange over Mexican documents published in Hearst sources. Controversy centers on authenticity and implications for policy. Followup coverage continues on page 2.
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Board OF Experts
Associated Press
Washington
Hearst
Grubstake Returned By Rubber Magnate to Friend
A $6 million grub stake that saved Frank A. Seiberling from ruin was returned by Edgar B. Davis, New York financier, to their longtime ally. The two men, linked since meeting in New York 20 years earlier, built wealth through Goodyear and United States Tire and Rubber, then spread fortunes through oil ventures after Davis pursued rubber and oil projects.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Frank A. Seiberling
Seiberling Rubber Company
Edgar B. Davis
New York
Damon and Pythias
Seiberling
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Davis
United States Tire and Rubber Company
Sumatra
Texas
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Hanford Macnider
MacNider
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Charles Burton Robbins
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Butte Aldermen
New York State
Chelsea
Jackson
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Baron Friedrich von Prittwitz
Rome
Italy
Red Lodge-Gooke City Road
Yellowstone
Sandino
Lindbergh
Tegucigalpa
Remus
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