Severe winter brings record lows across the nation
Cold wave grips many states with Chicago logging a record December 28 low of 13 degrees below zero. Reports note multiple fires causing damages up to 82 million in Michigan and Ohio losses, while several deaths are attributed to the cold. Adverse weather spans from New York to the Great Lakes region with snow forecast for Monday and Tuesday. James Alexander, a janitor, discharges a pistol incident in Chicago without serious injuries. Monitors report Humboldt Michigan hitting 50 degrees below zero in the upper peninsula.
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Middlewest
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
New York State
New York City
Middle Western
Rockies
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Caddo
Okio
Alton
Ill
Cleveland
Corinth
Mich
Canton
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Department of Health
James Alexander
Marquette
Upper Michigan Peninsula
Humboldt
Weather Warmth Rises Across East. Snow Possible North
The weather bureau forecasts gradually warmer temperatures over the next two days for the eastern half of the country except southern Florida. Monday should be fair east of the Mississippi, while Tuesday brings cloudiness with probable snow in the north, rain or snow in the middle, and rain in the south.
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Washington
Florida
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
New York Cold Wave Lowers Temperature to Near Zero
A west coast cold wave reached New York this morning with temperatures at 0.12 degrees above freezing. Homeless shelters filled last night as lodging houses reached capacity. Officials predict warmer weather tomorrow.
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New York
Weather Warms Across Pacific Coast and Inland areas
Reports from the west describe higher temperatures along the Pacific coast with snow still lingering inland in Spokane and interior Washington. Ice blocks threaten Columbia shipping while Oregon and much of California enjoy melting snow and milder days. citrus growers cheer in the south as temps stay above freezing.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Spokane
Washington
Columbia
Oregon
California
Sacramento
Slippery Ice Causes Three Deaths in Northwest
In Oregon and Washington three deaths were blamed on ice as a truck driver Erman F. Horstmann, 22, died after his vehicle struck a telephone pole. Fireman Gus Seward of the Willapa mill suffocated in a sawdust pit. An unidentified man drowned after slipping on ice at an oil landing on the Cowlitz river. Over 25 cars slid into ditches along the Pacific highway near Kelso and Castle Rock. Several injuries were reported.
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Ore
Erman F. Horstmann
Gus Seward
Willapa Mill
Raymond
Wash
Cowlitz River
Kelso
Oil Company
Castle Rock
Hamilton crushed to death in icy Tacoma truck crash
E A Hamilton died when the truck he drove skidded on ice and overturned in Tacoma Washington today. Rescue crews found him beneath the vehicle after the crash on the icy street.
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Tacoma
Wash
E. A. Hamilton
Death of Emma Reahter in Nev. car crash
Emma Reahter an 18 year old high school girl died in Neno Nev when the automobile she rode in skidded on icy pavement and overturned authorities said today.
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Neno
Nev
Emma_ Reahter
Farewell Banquet Tendered To New Supreme Court Justice
John A Matthews associate justice elect was guest of honor at a Townsend home dinner last Saturday. Invitations went to Broadwater county attorneys who praised Matthews and wished him God speed. The seven course feast featured a ship centerpiece as Matthews spoke of goals and perseverance. Members of the Broadwater County Bar honored Fred and Mrs Bubser with honorary membership for their long service.
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John A. Matthews
Fred Bubser
Judge Matthews
Supreme Court
Wm. L. Ford
E. H. Goodman
Frank T. Hooks
J. E. Kanouse
H. H. Holloway
Charles P. Cotter
Fred W. Schmitz
Fred Bubscer
Broadwater County
Judge Ford
Broadwater
University of Michigan
Goodman
Judge Bubser
Bubser
Matthews
Supreme Bench
Broadwater County Bar Association
Herriot Severely Censured By German Press
Berlin dispatch reports sharp editorials across Berlin newspapers condemning French Premier M. Herriot for alleged surrender to external influences after the Colonge bridgehead evacuation delay. Critics in liberal papers blame Herriot for wavering and failing to stand firm, noting the use of Marshal Foch’s sabre in critique.
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Berlin
Council of Ambassadors
Cologne
M. Herriot
London
Marshal Foch
Theodore Wolff
Tageblatt
Herriot
Wolff
Boersen
Master forgers and the search for the perfect crime
The American Bankers Association Journal profiles the “master forger” William Hamilton Harkins and others, detailing schemes like blank check forgery and certified check fraud. It notes annual bank losses around 150 million dollars, the weak points in forger methods, and the bankers’ relentless countermeasures led by a Protective Division spending over 100 thousand dollars yearly.
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Reuben A. Lewis, Jr
American Bankers ’Association Journal
Mr. Lewis
William Hamilton Harkins
Harkins
O. K
F. Mayer
EB. Mayer
Mayer
Kansas City
Los Angeles
American Bankers Association
War Bonnet heir finally gains 160 acre homestead land
The Department of the Interior ruled Joseph War Bonnet, a Sioux of the Ogalalla band, is the rightful owner and possessor of the 160 acre tract his father Black War Bonnet homesteaded in 1878. The land had been contested after the elder War Bonnet died in 1882, with lengthy hearings culminating in a final decision declaring full ownership and settlement rights for Joseph War Bonnet.
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Black War Bonnet
Joseph War Bonnet
Department of the Interior
General Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
Department of the Interior Bulletin
Government Not Owner of Federal Reserve Banks
The Federal Reserve banks are not government owned. they are corporations created by Congress, owned by member banks, with two thirds of directors elected by banks and one third by the government to represent public interests. They act as agents of the government in certain transactions, but their control remains largely in private hands, a point often misunderstood.
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Federal Reserve Banks
Government
Federal Reserve Bank
American Bankers Association Journal
The Pin in the Candle Right to Be Heard
This Delineator excerpt explains the old French custom called The Pin In the Candle, interpreted as The Right to Be Heard. It describes a family dispute ritual where two pins mark speaking turns in a lighted candle, a legend said to have fostered peace by ensuring both sides are heard.
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Solomon
France
Martian Voice Speaks From The Stellar Way
In verse a Martian envoy in Corvallis laments humanity’s wars and lawyers while praising Earth’s feats such as railways, autos, cities, and telecommunication. He notes envy of our progress yet condemns cruelty and hypocrisy from Seattle to New York before returning to the stars for a century.
City Library Hours
City library hours listed: daily open 2 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm except Sundays.
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