Grayson plane sinks as ship stands by in gale
Urgent need for supplies and re enforcements reported from Marine Corps headquarters at Telepaneca Nicaragua after yesterday’s fierce clashes. One marine was killed, five wounded, and three more slightly hurt while the detachment sought to hold its position. American reinforcements moved through northern Nicaragua toward Quilali to aid the garrison.
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Grayson
U. S
Washington
Jan
Navy Department
Marine Corps
Telepaneca
Nicaragua
Telpaneca
Managua
Quilail
Tventy
Quilali
United States’ Marin Corps
Philadelphia
Merton A. Richal
Wisconsin
Gen
Sandino
Maj
R. E. Rowell
Col. Gulick
Musical Comedy Star Marries Banker’s Son in London
Edythe Baker, American revue actress, wed Gerald D'Erlanger son of Baron Emile D'Erlanger at Westminster Register's office. The ceremony drew few friends including the Earl and Countess of Port Arlington. They left for Monte Carlo for their honeymoon and she may give up her career as pianist and dancer.
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London
Edythe Baker
Gerald D’erlanger
Baron Emile D’erlanger
Prince’s Row
Westminster
Register’s Office
Earl
Port Arlington
Monte Carlo
Miss Baker
London Bridge
Cold Wave Grips Nation as California Sees Snow
A devastating blizzard spans the country with seventy two deaths and multiple wrecks. Sub zero conditions claim lives in Ohio Chicago St Louis and more while California endures a thirty inch snow in some areas and the South braces for crop damage. Texas and Oklahoma report ice as the coldest spell since 1918 grips the nation.
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New England
California
Atlantic
Pacific
Ohio
Cincinnati
Gallipolis
Blaine
Chicago
St. Louis
Atlanta
New York
Kansas
North Carolina
New Jersey
Pittsburgh
North Dakota
Illinois
Georgia
Midwest
Rocky Mountain
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Alabama
Florida
Texas Q
Oklahoma
South
Ohioans in Party Trapped by Cold on Mountain Top
Ohio State University scientists Dr. W. F. Camp and Dr. B. F. Myer were among a party stranded atop Mt. LeConte in the Smokies when temperatures plunged to 20 degrees below zero. They built a three foot high log fire to stay warm, water froze in a bucket ten feet away, and mules helped pull the group back to Gatlinburg after cars froze to the ground.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Mt. Leconte
Smoky Mountains
Gatlinburg
W. F. Camp
B. F. Myer
Ohio State University
Ice Break Turns Tragedy At Lincoln Park Pond
Three youths tested thin ice at Lincoln Park pond yesterday with one drowning. Samuel Stevens twelve, son of W. J. Stevens of 918 Baymiller Street, slipped through and died after over an hour of pulmotor resuscitation attempts by the Fire Department.
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Lincoln Park
Samuel Stevens
W. J. Stevens
Baymiller Street
New Year Run Fatalities Mark 1928 Start
New York reports six deaths from alcohol related causes during New Year celebrations and more than twenty hospitalizations. Prohibition agents raid four venues while Bellevue and Brooklyn hospitals report rising cases. Dr. Norris notes deaths may climb, as agents press ongoing enforcement efforts.
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New York
Chez Morgan
Charles Norris
Bellevue Hospital
Brooklyn
Broadway
Submarine, Airplane Mystery Near Cape Cod Reach Coast Guard
Portland Me Jan 2 The splash heard off Cape Cod by the schooner Rose Ann Belliveau is linked to the Dawn a three masted plane with Mrs Frances Wilson Grayson and pilot Lieut Oskar Omdal. Captain R V Comeau reports hearing airplane motors then a heavy splash near Nauset Beach Light as fog and rough seas hinder rescue efforts. The Dawn’s fate remains uncertain with no word received on position.
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Portland. Me
Cape Cod
Rose Ann Belliveau
Frances Wilson Grayson
Nga
R. V. Comeau
Schooned
Nauset Beach
Belliveau
Nova Scotia
Portland
Salem
Mass
Louis Thibodeau
Comeau
Bate
Oskar Omdal
Grayson
Harbor Grace
N. F
New York
Emily Stevens Actress Dies After Sudden Illness
New York January 2 Miss Emily Stevens 42 died today in her West Side apartment after a sudden illness. Assistant Medical Examiner Miles indicated death likely from an overdose of medicinal narcotics. Stevens began her stage career at 15 under Aunt Minnie Maddern Fiske and appeared in The Unchastened Woman The Boss Theater Guild productions The Sporting Thing To Do and Ibsen revivals.
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New York
Emily Stevens
Minnie Maddern Fiske
West Side
Miles
Miss Stevens
Emma Maddern
Robert Stevens
Mrs. Fiske
Weather Turns Freeze Bordering Deep Cold Across Nation
Temperatures fall to unusual lows as cold wave grips the United States. Government weather officials warn of a slow rebound with a general warming not before Wednesday. Snow is expected in the Middle West and parts of the East with ongoing snowfall in Oklahoma and eastern regions.
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Middle West
New York
Pennsylvania
Washington
Wyoming
Oklahoma
The
Loie Fuller Dies in Paris After U.S. Tour Controversy
Paris dispatch reports Loie Fuller dancer and confidante of Queen Marie died of pneumonia in Paris. The 1926 U.S. tour controversy had placed her at the center of public attention during her years abroad.
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Loie Fuller
Queen Marie
Paris
U. S
Loié Fuller
United States
Millionaire Incomes Plus 1926 Top Taxpayers Rise
New Treasury figures show 228 individuals with million-dollar annual incomes in 1926 totalled 490.31 million dollars, up from 206 in 1916. Dividends and asset sales dominate wealth, with a rising tax burden and a historical swing in top income composition. The report also notes Miss Fuller, a Paris-born dancer linked to Queen Marie, died in New York after a long illness.
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New York World News Service
Washington
The
Treasury
Ani
Three Killed in Georgia Interurban Collision near Marietta
In Marietta Georgia three people were killed and about twelve injured when two Georgia Power interurban cars collided head on at Glover's Station. The northbound passenger car telescoped. a shop car cleared wreckage after high winds. The motorman claimed brakes failed as he approached stalled trains.
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Marietta, Ga
Glover’s Station
McIntyre
Irwin
Jonesville
Hudson
T. J
Gilmore
Lutzke
Meyer
Atlanta
Georgia Pow Company
Chicago
J. O. Stafford
Chicago, South Shore
South Bend
Gary
Oldest M E Clergyman in Ohio Dies at Home in Madisonville
The Rev. George H. Dart, 92, longest serving Methodist Episcopal clergyman in Ohio, died at his Madisonville home after years of illness. He ministered during cholera days after the Civil War, receiving a gold watch funded by local residents and preserving a historic conference cane. Born to Dr. Joseph Dart, he pursued schooling at Farmer's College before entering the ministry.
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George H. Dart
Ohio
Stewart Place
Madisonville
Hamilton County
Dart
West Ohio
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr. Dart
Joseph Dart
Vermont
Farmer’s College
College Hill
Stanford Wins East-West Classic By Narrow 7-6 Margin
Stanford Cardinals overcome Pittsburgh Panthers 7 to 6 in the East-West Shrine Game at Pasadena. A key 31 yard Hoffman pass to Worden set up Stanford’s late rally. Hoff man add extra point after Wilton’s rushing score to seal the upset. Coach Pop Warner masterminded the comeback as Pittsburgh’s late drives stalled. Continued on seventh page.
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Pasadena
Cal
Stanford
Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Wilton
Hagan
Panther
Hoffman
Worden
Hoff
Sims
Frank Wilton
Proposals for Franco American Pact Watched by Britain
London officials monitor Franco American talks to outlaw war and invite other nations later. Washington has presented two forms of peace proposals to France to replace the Root pact, with Senate sanity seen as favorable though terms remain under study.
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France
England
London
Great Britain
Washington
Kellogg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Claudel
Ohio City Mayors and Councilmen Inaugurated in November
In 100 plus Ohio cities new mayors were sworn in and council members took office after last November elections. Canton's C C Curtis edged E M Swarts amid past expulsions. Steubenville installed Oliver R Conely after defeating Dr. E J C Sanders. Akron welcomed its first Democratic mayor in a decade, Lloyd Well, by a wide margin. Toledo and Columbus also sworn in, while Cleveland retained its existing mayor and council continuity.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Canton
C. C. Curtis
Donahey
E. E. Curtis
State Penitentiary
E. M. Swarts
Don R. Mellett
Steubenville
Oliver R. Conely
E. J. C. Sanders
Dr. Sanders
John
James J. Thomas
Columbus
John D. Marshall
W.kins
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Lincoln Park Lake
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Leslie Henry
Inset
Wester
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Associated Press
Miss Fuller
Plaza Athenee
Neuilly
America
Academy of Music
Spokane
Wash
Denver
JINX
Russell J. Newland
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