Midwest Freeze Grips Towns as Cold Deepens
Chicago and surrounding districts endure record lows with Peru Illinois at 21 below and Ottawa 23 below. Chicago hits nine below at 5 am, rising to seven above by afternoon. Authorities report widespread suffering among the poor with hundreds sleeping in police stations and coal and medical aid stretched thin amid delayed rail service. Two deaths reported en route to page 2.
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Associated Presse
Chicago
Middle West
Peru
Ill
Decatur
Ottawa
Mercury
Chicago Fire Department
Probers Seek Court Order For Pennsylvania Ballot Boxes
Philadelphia officials and the senate campaign funds committee plan to obtain a court order to transfer about 2000 ballot boxes from Philadelphia City Hall vaults to the senate for inspection. Mayor Kendrick and John M. Scott support cooperation and the boxes remain guarded under seal while space is sought in the senate office building.
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Associated Press
Washington
Common Pleas Court
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Kendrick
John M. Scott
Senate
Texas to Get New Governor Moody
Texas prepares for the inauguration of Dan Moody as governor on Tuesday, succeeding Miriam A. Ferguson the state's first female chief executive. Moody, 33, will be Texas youngest governor, with the outdoor ceremony planned atop the state capitol steps as Ferguson and her husband James Ferguson may attend.
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Moody
Associated Press
Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
Dan Moody
Ferguson
James Ferguson
Tax Board Orders 3.1 Million Deductions on Seized Funds
Government agents seized almost five million dollars paid to two New York shippers in 1920 and later ordered taxes of 1.564 million and 1.529 million respectively on the proceeds from stock sales. Kerr and Clegg, British subjects, faced back taxes after the deal involving American Ship and Navigation and related holding entities.
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Associated Press
Washington
New York
Wall Street Bank
Board of Tax Repeals
H. FP
Kerr
A. E. Clegg
England
Kerr and Clegg
American Ship and Commerce Navigations Corporation
American Ship and Commerce Corporation
Delaware
Butte Seeks New Route to Link Pavement with Main Highway
Butte plans a new route to connect city pavement from Excelsior Street to the intercity highway, cutting distance and a right angle. State highway engineers will visit Butte and nearby Anaconda for field work on both projects, with maps prepared for property owner review and right of way approval.
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Butte City
Butte
Anaconda
State Highway Commission
H. J. Wiegenstein
Public Works
Excelsior Street
South
Excelsior
Aluminum Street
Emmet Street
Emmet
Commission
H. W. Holmes
Highway Commission
Park Street
Fort Worth church shooting re-enactment in court scene
J H Nutt bank auditor and Norris Sunday school superintendent acted the final moments of Dexter Chipps in a district court reenactment. He testified Chipps unannounced threatened Norris, Norris ordered him out, and Chipps allegedly began to draw, prompting shots as the door opened. Mrs. Roxie Parker previously testified seeing Chipps shot at Norris office threshold.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
First Baptist Church
Fort Worth
J. Frank Norris
J. H. Nutt
Young People's Department
Norris Sunday School
Dexter FE
Chipps
Roxie Parker
Nutt
Norris
Dr. Norris
Mr. Nutt
Pioneer John F Bishop led Montana sheep boom
John F Bishop age 91 recalls Montana's rise as a major sheep and wool state. In 1926 Montana shipped about 24 million dollars of wool and beefed the national supply with top show honors. In January in Butte a national wool growers meeting will honor Bishop Reynolds and the early venture with speeches by Gov Erickson and Secretary Jardine.
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Butte
Montana
John I’. Bishop
Hale and Hearty
L.shop
Richard Reynolds
Beaverhead County
Caltler
Ore
John F. Bishop
Rutte
J. 4
Erickson
W. M. Jardine
W. B. Greeley
National Forestry Department
Northern Pacific
Glendive
Great Northern
Glasgow
United Pacific
Utah
Idaho
Silver Bow Club
National Wool Growers’ Association
Sen
C. H. Williams
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
Jardine
J. Bruce Kremer
John YF. Nnswer
Bishop
Montunnies
Fire destroys Missouri prison cell house
Fire at Missouri penitentiary in Jefferson City destroys A hall the cell building housing 790 black prisoners. Cells were opened and officials believe all were saved though some may have perished. Damage estimated at 15 000 to 25 600 dollars.
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Associated Press
Jefferson City
Missouri Penitentiary
Leslie Rudolph
Montana Cattle Exports Reach New Record in 1926
Montana's cattle shipments for 1926 set a record, totaling 564 719 head with 504 472 sent outside the state and 60 248 to Montana points. Horses totaled 1 426 shipped to outside markets, about 80 percent for slaughter, while in state shipments excluding Butte reached 4 673 and shipments to Butte stood at 7 667.
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Associated Press
Helena
Montana
A. Phillips
State Livestock Commission
Phillips
Hutte
Butte
Chaplin Sent to Bed for Nervous Troubles
Actor Charlie Chaplin, troubled by nerves, was ordered to rest by a physician. United Artists reports $900,000 already spent on The Circus and Chaplin’s absence may halt work on the film. Chaplin had scheduled a public levy to discuss his divorce case with Lita Grey Chaplin.
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Associated Preay
New York
Jan
Charles Spencer
Nathan Gburkan
Chaplin
Arthur Kelly
United Artists Corporation
Kelly
Lita Grey Chaplin
Burkin
Pretorial Review
Curtis Crimp farm relief bill faces sharp GOP critique
Rep Dieckineon of Iowa denounces the Curtis-Crinp measure as price fixing and government into business, charging it as a subsidy. He warns it could replace the McNary Haugen bill amid a rising farm relief mood and cites Ohio lawmakers backing relief.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dieckineon
Iowa
Tilaon
McNary- Haugen Bil
Dickinson
Ohio
Diaz Offers Peace Plan as Diaz Liberal Split Widens
Adolfo Diaz proposes completing his term with liberals in executive and judicial posts, a 1928 election under U.S. supervision, a mixed commission to settle revolutionary damages, and army purchase for surrender. Kellogg and Borah clash over a corrected transcript of Kellogg's testimony to the Senate committee.
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Preva
Washington
Adolfo Diaz
Nicaragua
Diaz
Kellogg
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Woman Reover Part of Fortune in La Salle Case
Receivers for Mrs. Sarah Smith Wilbur Scollard recovered several hundred thousand dollars from the estate after the latest matrimonial venture. Securities worth 360000 were found in a bank for safekeeping and accounts of 260000 and 120000 remained intact while the safety deposit box held only worthless papers and a magazine.
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Heattle
Sarah Smith Wilbur Scollard
Hetty Green
la Salle Street
Mia
Scollard
Jier
John F. Dore
Mexican government cancels oil drilling permits
In Tampico and New York reports, five drilling permits granted to American oil companies since January 1 were canceled by the Mexican government under new oil laws. US firms plan injunctions to block enforcement as they seek to shield petroleum holdings. observers see Calles move as a step toward eventual land confiscation.
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Eh Tampico
Sinclair Ol Company Etc
Meatean Secretary of Industry
Taranturo
Drvifing Permmits
Witeh
Associated Press
New York
Calles
Untrammeled Press Means World Wide Amity
Former secretary of state Charles Evans Hughes tells the American Society of Newspaper Editors that a free press is essential for international amity. He praises foreign correspondents for informing Americans and warns that press freedom can be a tool of propaganda. Also present are Nicholas Murray Butler and Roy W. Howard. the dinner followed a directors’ election.
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Associated Prensa
Washington
Charlies . Hughes
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Mr. Hughes
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Roy W. Howard
Scripps-Howard Newspapers
McKinley School Extension Granted Amid Construction Delays
McKinley school project misses Jan. 15 completion. contractor seeks 29 day extension due to weather and skilled labor shortages. School board will not impose a daily 25 penalty, prioritizing quality over speed while noting readiness for next semester remains uncertain.
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McKinley
C. Goddard
Bard
Goddard
McKinley Parent-Teacher Association
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