Subzero wave claims dozens in US as cold grips nation
The bitter cold extended from the Midwest to the Southeast with more than 60 deaths reported. Temperatures fell to minus figures in Ohio Illinois and Missouri while Georgia and Alabama faced record lows. Hospitals treated many for exposure as snowbound roads and stalled travel strained cities and towns.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes States
Ohio Valley
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Seaboard
Gulf of Mexico
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Tampa
Little Rock
Ark
Atlanta
Hendersonville
N. C
Greenville
Americus
Ashville
Louisville
Bristol
Northwest
Nebraska
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Indiana
Missouri
Milwaukee
Wis
New York City
Bismark
St. Louis
Cleveland
Kansas City
Tlmeis
Middlewestern
Lindbergh Plans Central American Flight To Tegucigalpa
Jan 3 report from San Salvador says Col Charles A Lindbergh will depart for Tegucigalpa on the fourth jump of his Central American tour. He aims to cover 140 miles in under two hours, calling the Salvadorean aviation department highly efficient.
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San Salvador
Charles A. Lindbergh
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Lindbergh
Salvador
Romero Bosque
Guerrero
Salydor
United States
Pan-American Congress
Mexico
Central America
General Stark Praises Chief Hexamer Over New Year Tags
General Stark commends Chief Hexamer for lenient enforcement of 1927 automobile tag rules during cold New Year period. He notes few 1927 tags reported, urges compliance by Jan 1 with fines to follow later. Scientists report vast air use in pine organs and progress in quiet, efficient organ ventilation.
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Hex
Amer
Hexamer
Canton
En- Boccre
Little Wold
Moon Eclipse Visible in Canton in 1928
Astronomers report a total lunar eclipse will be visible across America, with Canton viewing partial stages starting at 2:24 a.m. and total beginning 3:33 a.m. Central celestial events run through 5:39 a.m. The piece also lists planets and seasonal dates for Canton and notes the Jewish year 5689 begins at sunset in September.
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Canton
America
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Will Rogers Comments on Prosperity For Coming Year
The letter from Will Rogers to readers in Hills California references optimism and doubt about prosperity. It mentions bankers leaders and a future year with large sums claimed, signaling a satirical forecast from a notable public figure.
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Hills
Cal
Jan
Will Rogers
Dover Movie Owners Fined for Fourth Consecutive Week
January 3 report states Mayor Peter J. Toh fined theater owners George Chrest and Ward P. Allman for Sunday rescue show violations, marking a fourth consecutive week of penalties.
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Dover
Peter J. Toh
George Chrest
Ward P. Allman
Police tag drivers with 1927 plates and warn for 1928
Twenty two motorists with 1927 license plates were cited by patrolmen and fined one dollar each by the police traffic bureau. The force warned more drivers without 1928 plates would be tagged as they attempt to obtain new plates at the courthouse and Canton Automobile Club.
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Canton Automobile Club
Remus Seeks Habeas Corpus in Cincinnati Case
George Remus a Cincinnati bootleg king sought release via habeas corpus after being ordered confined to a state hospital as dangerous to be at large. Six alienists deemed him sane yet dangerous. judge ordered asylum and legal steps pursued for potential new trial or appeal.
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Cincinnati
George Remus
State Hospital
Remus
Imogene
William H. Landers
Charles H. Elston
Common Pleas Court
Lueders
Elston
Rescue Diaries From Submarine S4 Sought
Secretary of the Navy was urged to preserve diaries and messages when raising the submarine S4. Representative McClintic cited a Japanese officer diary in a Congressional Library exhibit and urged chronicle of the six men in the torpedo room who perished, if possible, to convey farewell notes.
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Washington
Navy
Wilbur
Rep. McClintie
Oklahoma
Congressional Library
McClintic
Ban dit gang dynamited Bend Clothing safe. stolen $6000
Toledo detectives sought a group of bandits who blew open a Bend Clothing Co. safe and escaped with about $6,000 in cash and checks. The heist occurred in the city on a day in January.
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Toledo
Bend Clothing Co
First Tuscarawasco Baby Born In New Year
Dover reports the first baby born in Tuscarawasco for the new year a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Frank Wasson at 2 Sunday morning.
Marines reinforce Nicaragua drive amid Sandino conflict
Washington reports Secretary of Navy Wilbur announces two battalions about 600 Marines will depart for east and west coasts to reinforce the Nicaragua campaign. In Managua rebels and Sandino forces clash near Quilali and Chipote as Marines tighten operations, transport wounded by plane, and push toward decisive action.
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Washington
Tary
Wilbur
United States
Nicaragua
Managua
First
Seret
Thomas G. Bruce
Philadelphia
Quilali
Sandino
Chipote
Telapaneca
Quilal
Hey
Sapotiila Ridge
Uilal
Pilot Reports Thrilling Rescue After Forced Down
Cleveland pilot Harry G. Smith was forced down in the Allegheny mountains during a blinding snowstorm while en route from Cleveland. He spent the night in a cabin before resuming travel and was later located and expected to arrive in Cleveland today.
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Cleveland
Air Mail
Harry G. Smith
Allegheny Mountains
Smith
DuBois
Curwensville
Oldest Methodist Cleric George H. Dart dies at 92
Cincinnati dispatch reports the death of Rev. George H. Dart aged 92, said to be the oldest Methodist clergyman in the state. Dart served pastorates in Middletown Hamilton Lebanon and Urbana and held the post of district superintendent twice. Funeral services are set for Thursday in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
George H. Dart
Dart
Middletown
Hamilton
Lebanon
Urbana
Reed, Ohio motion picture leader dies at home
Charles A. Reed 36 president of the Motion Picture Exhibitors League of Ohio was found dead at his Martins Ferry home Monday. Physicians listed heart disease as the cause.
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Dips Martins Ferry
Charles A. Reed
Motion Picture Exhibitors League of Ohio
Sub fleet sails from New London for Canal Zone
Ten submarines of the ill-starred S84 class depart New London for winter operations in the Canal Zone. Each boat carries four officers and 39 men, escorted by the U S 8 Camden, flagship of the third and fourth submarine divisions of the Atlantic Fleet. The 8S boats head directly to Guanamo Cuba and then to Panama, while some units remain at New London during summer and fall.
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New London
Conn
Canal Zone
U.S
Camden
Carrol T. Bonney
Guananamo
Cuba
Panama
Funeral services for Patrolman John J. McTigue
Funeral services were held in Cleveland today for Patrolman John J. McTigue who helped capture one of Billy Whitla's abductors in 1909. McTigue served with the police department for 25 years and was tied to a nationally noted kidnapping case.
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Cleveland
John J. McTigue
Billy Whitla
Whitla
eTigue
Police Department
Fire Losses in Cincinnati Fall in 1927 Versus 1926
Cincinnati records show fire losses decreased by 547000 dollars in 1927 compared to 1926. The report highlights a drop in total damage across the city, reflecting fewer costly incidents and improved fire response.
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Cincinnati
iCincinnati
First Steps Taken for New School in City
Board of education members were seen Tuesday examining sites in the southwest for a possible new grade school. Maryland Park district residents have long urged a new building and the board has promised one, though specifics on plans or site selection were not disclosed. The district’s rapid growth has strained Cedar and Elizabeth Harter schools, and a board meeting Tuesday may discuss the project publicly.
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Board of Education
Maryland Park District
Cedar
Elizabeth Harter
Hickman Faces Crowded Court in Kidnapping Slaying Case
Hickman, age listed as 19, prepared for a crowded courtroom for a third time over the Marion Parker kidnaping and killing. Prosecutor Davis says evidence supports a gallows result. defense veers between insanity and youth mitigations as arraignment and a second murder indictment loom with partner Welby Hunt.
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Kuweard
Hickman
Marion Parker
Jerome Walsh
Atty
Davis
Marion
Leopold-Loeb
Oregon
Carlos 8. Hardy
Welby Hunt
Ivy Thoms
Rose Hill
Hunt
Thoms
California
Site Angeles
Gel
Jan
Dean
Kingdom of Paradise Beverly Hills wins Roses parade sweepstakes
The Beverly Hills float Kingdom of Paradise won the grand sweepstakes in the Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena California. Freshly picked blooms formed an enchanting courtyard scene earning the most beautiful entry award. San Marino's Spring time in New York was named most expressive of the theme States and Nations in Flowers. The event drew an estimated 750000 spectators to the 300 units.
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Pasadena
Cal
Kingdom of Paradise
Beverly Hills
San Marino
New York
Ohio Republican Women Meeting in Columbus 1928 Plans
The Ohio Council of Republican Women board, 25 members strong, met in Columbus on January 3 to receive committee reports and draft plans for 1928. Mrs Wilma Sinclair Levan of Steubenville presided as council president.
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Columbus
Ohio Council of Publican
Wilma Sinclair Levan
Steubenville
Ohio
Two Workers Die in Central Alloy Steel Company Fire
Gus A. Schilling and Dominick Rosso died at the Central Alloy Steel Corp east end division after their clothes ignited during Sunday night operations. Joan Eckroate escaped serious burns by rolling on the floor and extinguishing flames. Schilling, 48, leaves a daughter Elizabeth and a son William. Rosso, 26, leaves a wife Carmelia and four sisters in Italy. Funeral plans are not yet set.
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Gus A. Schilling
George Ward
Dominick Rosso
East End
Central Alloy Steel Corp
Auitman
Nessa
OG. Diame
T. C. MecQuate
McQuate
Joan F. Eckroate
1814
Rosso
Schilling
Elizabeth Schilling
William Schilling
Tampa
Fla
Albert Schilling
Pittsburgh
First Reformed Church
Carmelia Rosso
Italy
Officials Warn on Flaming Clothes
After two Canton men died from burn injuries officials cautioned against running in a fire. Fire Chief Mesnar urged lying on the floor and rolling or wrapping rugs or blankets to smother flames and extinguish them quickly. Dr McQuate added remaining level headed and smothering with nearby objects to cut air and wind exposure.
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Canton
Robert O. Mesnar
Dr. T. ©. McQuate
Mesnar
Companion of Queen Dies in Paris Burial Planned
Loie Fuller, Queen Marie's companion on the Romanian ruler's U S trip, dies of bronchitis and pneumonia at 58. She will be buried in Pere La Chaise Cemetery. famed Paris dancer once hailed as the apostle of Light and led a distinct dance school.
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Paris
Loie Fuller
Queen Marie
United States
Pere la Chaise
Ex chief Lengel to face second murder trial in Lisbon
Saranus A. Lengel former chief of police will go to Lisbon Columbiana County for his second trial as one of the Don R. Mellett murder conspirators Judge Frank L Lones will preside unless otherwise designated Common Pleas Judge Edwin W Diehl granted the venue change a first in 20 years Lengthy description notes Lisbon as county seat reachable by four hour trips and historic stagecoach ties
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Saranus A. Lengel
Lisbon
Hilltop
Columbiana Co
Don R. Mellett
Frank L. Lones
Wellsville
Common Pleas
Ohio
Edwin W. Diehl
Lengel
Old State Bank
Stark Co
Diehl
Florida
Supreme Court
Lones
Common Pleas Court
Berich
Jvere Moore
Columbianaco
Canton
Allieance
Salem
Lisebon
Columbiana
First
Liverpool
Jvatice
Henry W. Harter, Jr
Don R. Mellett Honored on The Nation Honor Roll
The Nation’s 1927 issue lists Don R. Mellett editor of the Canton Daily News among those honored for a campaign against crime in Canton Ohio. He gained national recognition though it came posthumously with his death.
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New York
N. Y
Don R. Mellett
Canton (O
Daily News
Jury to Probe Sack Murder in Los Angeles Case
The grand jury will hear the case of Mrs Amelia Apple murdered and found dismembered in a sack. Dr C M McMillan, friend and heir to her estate, is under investigation with circumstantial evidence. Bloodstained bat and hammer were analyzed as possible weapons.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Amelia Appleby
Chicago
C. M. McMillan
Anpieby
Injured Driver Dies After Snowstorm Auto Crash
Henry Rosens felt, 70, died in Tiffin from injuries after being struck by an automobile during a snowstorm. Local officials ruled the accident unavoidable.
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Tiffin
Henry Rosensfelt
Ohio Gains 100 New Mayors in New Year
Columbus reports that with the new year, city administrations in 100 Ohio cities changed hands as new mayors took the oath of office.
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Ohio
Columbus
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