Marines Die as Bandits Attack in Nicaragua Fight
Five U S marines killed and 23 wounded in a Quilali engagement in Nicaragua. First Class Private Esthier Gros son of Pleasant Plain Ohio among the dead. Rebels driven into the mountains after a 400 to 500 strong assault. sandino loyalists and U S Marines had battled since 1927.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Esthier Grosson
Pleasant Plain
Ohio
Cincinnati
Quilali
Telpanca
Ocatal
Sandino
United States
Diaz
Sacasa
Chamorro
Motive Former Husband Shoots Woman Then Dies
Mrs. William Ridley, 42, was shot Friday by Lorenzo Mears, 62, her former husband, in Uhrichsville. Mears later died by suicide at the scene from his wound.
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Uhrichsville
William Ridley
Lorenzo Mears
Isaac D Ross Retires After 50 Years With Railroad
Isaac D. Ross, a 70 year old Black railroad employee, retires after fifty years of service with the Pennsylvania Railroad. He began work in June 1877 and ends his long tenure on the New Year.
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Columbus
Pennsylvania Railroad
Isaac D. Ross
Ross
Railroad
Baking booklet offered by The Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger promotes a baking booklet from the Department of Agriculture. The Washington Information Bureau will mail a copy upon request with a four cent return postage stamp. Respondents must include name and address on the coupon.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington Information Bureau
Youth nobility noted amid transition says Sizoo
Rev Dr Joseph R Sizoo of New York Avenue Presbyterian cites rising juvenile delinquency yet praises modern youth for nobility and idealism. He notes five percent of penitentiary inmates are under nineteen, framing the issue as a transitional era, not moral decline.
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Washington
U.P
Joseph R. Sizoo
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Sizo
Few Applications Made for Plates at Bureau Today
Deputy Commissioner David Johnson said the Athens County automobile tags office saw little activity today with only a few 1928 plates issued. Saturday had about 360 last minute applicants while 2,250 passenger car sets and 275 truck sets have been issued countywide, with 400 to 500 licenses through the Athens County Automobile Club. Branch offices in Nelsonville Glouster and Coolville have issued 2000 to 3000 sets. total tags countywide last year were about 9,200 and this year about 3,000 fewer. Winter weather delays truck registrations and many owners wait until after April 1 for a one fourth truck tag reduction. passenger tags never reduce.
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David Johnson
Athens County Court House
Johnson
Athens County Automobile Club
Nelsonville
Glouster
Coolville
One Man Arrested For Using Plates Of 1927 This Year
Athens authorities report one motorist arrest this year for using 1927 license plates after midnight Saturday. Fred Brown pleaded guilty to operating without a 1928 license tag in Justice of Peace Carl H. Porter’s court, receiving a $25 fine plus costs. Local officials say they are enforcing Secretary Clarence J. Brown’s order to crack down on drivers using last year’s tags.
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Athens
L Fred Brown
Court of Justice of Peace
Carl H. Porter
Secretary of State
Clarence J. Brown
Trains Crash Near Shirley Switch in Mount Vernon
Two Louisville and Nashville passenger trains collided at Shirley switch near Mount Vernon. Northbound engine Frank Clark of Evansville Indiana was reported the only injured. Engines and baggage cars were derailed in the crash likely caused by an open switch.
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Mount Vernon
Louisville and Nashville
Shirley Switch
Frank Clark
Evansville
Ind
Labor Is Promised Good Work In 1928
Washington report states the United States Employment Service foresees great prosperity and full employment in 1928. Frances I. Jones, director, cites a national digest from state employment offices supporting an upbeat outlook contrary to past election year behavior.
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Washington
Jan
America
United State Employment Service
Frances I. Jones
Most Severe Winter Weather Hits Hocking Valley
The Hocking Valley endures the season’s coldest spell with Athens reportings below zero and up to 56 degrees drop in 24 hours. Temperatures remain frigid as forecasters predict little warming. The Athens County Automobile Club logged about twenty emergency calls for frozen vehicles and weather related incidents. A fire on Hanlin Avenue prompted an early morning response.
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Hocking Valley
Athens
Charlies I. Creamer
Richland Avenue
Athens County Automobile Club
H. N. Burgett
U S Open to Joint War Declaration Not With France Alone
The United States told France it will consider a multilateral declaration against war with major powers, but rejects a France only treaty. The plan may be a general non binding statement, possibly as a treaty or executive decree, with Britain Germany Italy Japan and France likely to be included.
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Washington
U.R
United States
France
Briand
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Japan
Killer of Thirteen Happy in Knowing Hour of His Death
George J. Hassell, confessed murderer of thirteen, faces re sentencing to death in January after appeals failed. He told reporters he is philosophically calm and aware of the time of his death, with victims including his wife eight step children and another woman and her three babies. His crimes span California and Texas with prior affairs across thirty seven states.
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Plainview
Tex
George J. Hassell
Hassel
Supreme Court
Hasseil
Hassell
California
Winter Chill Deepens as D.C. Sees Record Low
The capital shivers as the temperature falls to eight degrees above zero marking the coldest spell of the winter. The weather bureau forecasts even colder conditions tonight.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Firemen Die as Wall Collapses at Montgomery Carriage Works
Three firefighters were killed and four seriously injured in Montgomery Alabama on New Year’s Day when a wall collapsed during a blaze at the Montgomery Carriage works. The tragedy occurred as crews battled the fire, prompting a large rescue effort and investigations into the structural failure.
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Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery Carriage Works
Tough Life Being a Baby Gorilla at Philadelphia Zoo
The zoo notes the sole surviving baby gorilla in the Atlantic region, bought for $6,000 and kept under careful watch after African capture. Dr. C Emerson Brown says others died of loneliness, prompting cautious care as James McCrossen describes ongoing observations.
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C. Emerson Brown
Zoo
James McCrossen
United Mine Workers to Meet Lab Officials in Washington
United Mine Workers chiefs plan a Washington meeting with American Federation of Labor officials to map a strenuous program. They will push for a House inquiry into coal price manipulation by railroads and press for action after labor conciliation failed.
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United Mine Workers
Washington
U.R
American Federation of Labor
Congress
United Mine
Davis
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Lindbergh to finish Mexico City Detroit air journey
In Eawasesburg Michigan a runway was prepared by over twenty snow shovelers to clear the path for Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh. She remains snowbound but determined to complete the journey by air this afternoon on the last leg from Mexico City to Detroit.
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Edwaesburg
Mich
Evangeline Lindbergh
Mexico City
Detroit
Salvage Efforts Halted by Cape Cod Storm
A powerful gale forced the salvage fleet back to Provincetown harbor, ending hopes for resuming operations at the S-4 disaster site as northwest winds reach 50 miles per hour and hinder vessels aboard the Cape Cod waters.
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Provincetown
Mass
Cape Cod
Provincetown Harbor
W C T U Analyzes Alcohol Toll in Chicago 1927
The W C T U warns that Chicago may record the highest alcohol related deaths for 1927 in the prohibition era and contrasts this with pre prohibition years. It cites a lower 1927 rate than 1916, about 400 fewer deaths than the 1912 1916 average, and argues press coverage should emphasize health dangers of liquor.
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Chicago
Temperance Union
Illinois
City Health Department
Winter Blizzard Death Toll Grows Across Eastern U S
Weather experts report no relief from subfreezing temperatures as a blizzard from the new year cripples the eastern half of the United States. A rising death toll passes forty with twenty in Chicago and eight in St Louis. Snow drifts reach eight to twelve feet in places and trains fail to move.
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United States
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
New York
Middlewest
Atlantic Seaboard
Texas
Florida
Atlanta
Ft. Worth
Tex
Weather forecast calls for continued cold across eastern U.S
The United States Weather Bureau predicted continued low temperatures in all eastern sections tonight with a slow warmup expected tomorrow in the Ohio valley, East Gulf states and Florida. Snow is forecast tonight in the lake region and increasing clouds followed by snow in Ohio and western Tennessee and Kentucky tomorrow.
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Washington
U.P
United States Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
East Gulf States
Florida
Weather Bureau
Lake
Ohio
Tennessee
Kentucky
Many Degrees Below Zero Grips Ohio
The bitter cold spread across Ohio causing suffering and many fires with several deaths reported. Exposures sent dozens to hospitals as ships and trains lagged and streetcars faced delays amid gale winds and snowfall.
Fall Is Not Able To Go To Capital For Trial
EL PASO Texas Jan 2 UR Albert B Fall former secretary of the interior is too ill to go to Washington for re trial of the Falls Sinclair oil conspiracy case scheduled for January 16 his physician Dr H T Safford announced here today Fall s attorneys will ask a continuance of the hearing The conspiracy trial was declared a mistrial a few weeks ago following charges of jury shadowing It would be dangerous to the life and health of the former senator to make the trip to the capital in the present cold weather Dr Safford said
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EL Paso
Texas
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Washington
Scheds
H. T. Safford
All
S@faford
Bank of Italy Posts 1927 Earnings Above Early Estimate
The Bank of Italy reported 1927 earnings of 20,125,371.46 dollars, about eight million dollars more than initial projections. The gain comes as the bank expanded under the McFadden act, with figures released in its annual report from San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Calif
Bank of Italy
Earthquake Felt Mildly in Moncaster
A slight undulous earthquake was felt at Moncaster but caused no damage. No injuries or structural harm reported.
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Rome
Monecaster
Congress Eager To Pass Gravy
Beverly Hills Jan 2 The writer satirically notes Secretary Mellon asks Congress to wait until after March 16 for new income taxes before legislation Yet Congress vows to divide funds now regardless of availability and asks to pass the gravy The unsigned letter mocks congressional haste for money and spoils of office
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Mellon
Congress
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