United States to Send 1000 Marines to Nicaragua Combat
Washington reports a swift push to quell Nicaraguan rebel leader Augustino Sandino. Orders call for 1000 more Marines to join 1400 already in country, with ships’ crews aiding ground troops for decisive action at Nueva Segovia and Corinto.
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Washington
Augustino Sandino
United States
Nueva Segovia
Sandino
Navy Department
Coolidge
Wilbur
San Diego
Paris Island
S. C
Nicaragua
Special Service Squadron
Rochester
Galveston
Tulsa
Corinto
Mystery Cloaks Attack of Bible Salesman in Covington
A Bible salesman, Gladys G Tolbert, was shot at near Ft Mitchell Street Car line by strangers who fled after the attack. He dragged to a garage on Dixie Highway and was taken to St Elizabeths Hospital where doctors fear for his recovery. Tolbert, 36, from Cincinnati, said he had gone to Crescent Spring to see customers before returning to take the Ft Mitchell car. Police theorize mistaken identity over a Bible satchel led to the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Gladys G. Tolbert
Tolbert
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Harrison Avenue
Cincinnati
Ft. Mitchell
M. Frisch
Dixie Highway
Frisch
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Crescent Spring
Buttermilk Pike
James Tolbert
Owenton
H. C. Alnutt
Walton, Ky
Hickman pleads not guilty insanity in Parker murder
William Edward Hickman, the confessed kidnapper and killer of Marian Parker, pleads not guilty by reason of insanity in Los Angeles Superior Court. Judge Carlos Hardy sets January 25 for trial as defense seeks delay. Parker’s stepbrother Perry Parker attends, while guards keep watch.
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Los Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
Hickman
Carlos Hardy
Walsh
Roadhouses Face U S Prosecution Over New Year’s Eve Sales
Prohibition officials in Ohio discuss federal prosecutions against Cincinnati area roadhouses tied to alleged liquor service during New Year’s Eve celebrations. William H. Walker met with local officials, while reports from prohibition agents led to plans for action, potentially targeting sales of ginger ale and soda and ice “set-ups.”
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Cincinnati
William H. Walker
Prohibition
Ohio
Federal
Walker
Father Weds Mother of His Four Daughters
Alliance Nebraska January 3 1936 Charles W Sisley aged 70 married Mrs Sarah E Colerick aged 59 in Alliance following the marriages of his four daughters to four Colerick brothers. Sisley's first wife died three months ago and Colerick's first husband has been dead for years.
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Alliance, Neb
Charles W. Sisley
Sarah E. Colerick
Five die and fifteen wounded in liquor tax raid
Dispatches from Onzaga Santander report three liquor tax bureau officials firing at a crowd outside the Municipal Palace during Christmas celebrations. Five people were killed and fifteen wounded as mobs threatened the building.
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Bogota
Colombia
Onzaga
Department of Santander
Liquor Tax Bureau
Fourth death in wreck near Marietta reported
The fourth victim of yesterday’s interurban car wreck near Marietta was Louis Millender of Atlanta, who died in a local hospital. A dozen or more others were injured, with one not expected to recover.
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Atlanta
Marietta
Louis Millender
Auto Tag War Looms Between States
Kentucky withholds action in a tag dispute as Judge Basil Owen delays the trial of S. M. Cooney for driving with 1927 Ohio tags in Bellevue. He says Kentucky’s 1928 tag extension until January 15 may provoke reciprocal moves if Kentuckians are not spared. Twenty-six Kentuckians faced Traffic Court for 1927 licenses. 35 more were arrested as drivers with old tags. Police chiefs prepare cross state enforcement as clues about state positions emerge.
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Kentucky
Bellevue
Basil Owen
S. M. Cooney
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bridge
Egan
Copelan
Columbus
Former Oil Company Workers Confess Robbery of Two Stations
Detectives traced the Christmas week thefts to Alfred Gadowsky and Fred Sellers former caretakers of the State avenue and First and Glenway stations. Both men confessed after questioning at detective headquarters. Edward Love and William Lowhorn will assist identification efforts.
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Oil Company
Alfred Gadowsky
Warsaw Avenue
Fred Sellers
Lindsey Street
Newport
Sergt
George Studer
Herman Telgader
Tis
Sellers
Gadowsky
Edward Love
Amelia, O
State Avenue Place
William Lowhorn
First
Glenway Avenues
Return to Full Term After 1904 Escape
Bert Creed a Texas cowboy who fled after a horse stealing conviction in 1904 has surrendered to Plainview sheriff. He faces serving out the six year sentence, noting he will not be paroled until July 19, 1932, at age 61. Creed wandered through Mexico, Canada and the US during his years on the run.
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Huntsville
Tex
Bert Creed
Texas
Creed
Mexico
Canada
United States
Plainview
Greyhound Lines absorbs Southland. Spearin to lead Cincinnati operations
The Southland Transportation Company merged with Greyhound Lines Inc of Chicago, creating a ten million dollar merger. H A Spearin, previously president and operating manager of Southland, becomes general manager for all Greyhound Lines operations from Cincinnati. No cash exchanged. service to Indianapolis Brookville and Cincinnati increases from four to six daily trips.
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Southland Transportation Company
Cincinnati
Madison
Ind
Louisville
Greyhound Lines, Inc
Chicago
H. A. Spearin
Southland Company
Greyhound Lines
Southland Lines
Spearin
Indianapolis
Brookville
Rising Sun
Aurora
Indiana
Cincinnnati
Kansas City
St. Louis
Detroit
Greyhound
Windy City
Turbine blast injures seven at St Paul plant
A massive steam turbine generator exploded at Northern States Power Company on the Mississippi River island plant injuring one worker seriously and six others lightly. The blast knocked out power citywide for about 30 minutes and caused a fire with roof damage and broken windows. Adolph Roelke was taken to St Luke's Hospital. others received first aid or helped fight the blaze. Estimated damage ran into the hundreds of thousands, mainly from generator wreckage.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Northern States Power Company
Mississippi River
High Bridge
Adolph Roelke
St. Luke’s Hospital
Will of Emil Pollak Bequeaths Charity Shares After Widow dies
The Pollak estate valued at about 200000 will allocate multiple bequests to charities including Home for Jewish Arset and Infirm, Jewish Hospital Association, Hebrew Union College and more. Individual gifts of 2000 to two groups, 1000 to several agencies, and smaller sums to others precede a 3000 bequest to University of Cincinnati. A remainder trust supports widow Carrie Pollak with income and splits principal among five children after her death.
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Emil Pollak
Lueders
Jewish Arset and Infirm
Jewish Hospital Association
Jewish Social Agencies
Hebrew Union College
Home For Incurables
Council of Social Agencies
Jewish Orphan Asylum
Jewish Hospital For Consumptives of
Denver
Col
University of Cincinnati
Colored Orphan Asylum
K. K. Bene Yeshurun
Salvation Army
Home For the Friendless
Newsboys’ Home
Union Bethel
Ae Niece
Melanie Jelenko
William Hubbard
Delia Driscoll
Carrie Pollak
Stanton Avenue
Maurice
Julian
Bernard Pollak
Celia P. Johnson
Meta P Bettman
Edgar M. Johnson
Griffith, Star of the Screen to Wed Actress Bertha Mann
Raymond Griffith, stage and screen comedian, applied for a marriage license to wed Bertha Mann, stage actress and Atlanta native aged 31. They plan to marry Sunday by a Superior Judge.
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Griffith
the Screen
Los Angeles
Jan
Raymond Griffith
Bertha Mann
Miss Mann
Atlanta
Donnelly Heirs Paid After 1905 Stock Failure
Knight Donnelly & Co failed in 1905 leaving creditors with twenty seven cents on the dollar. R R Donnelly later sent about 645000 in New Year's checks to creditors or heirs, saying the act was a business transaction not sentiment. He traced heirs long after the bankruptcy.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
Knight, Donnelly & Co
New York Stock Exchange
R. R. Donnelly
Donnelly
Reuben Donnelly Corporation
R. R. Donnelly & Sons
Slow Warm-Up Brings Hope as Death Toll Tops 100
Weather shift ends extreme cold as the sub zero period eases across the Midwest and East. Ohio, Chicago, Philadelphia, and others report dead from the freeze, with dozens more in hospitals or homes as relief forecasts promise rising temperatures and partial thaw.
Goat Hill Memorial Site Near Go-Ahead Approval by Commission
City Planning Commission set January 2 16 for a public hearing on a war memorial site. Goat Hill is favored as the preferred location with strong backing from Mrs. Buckner Wallingford and Walter S. Schmidt of the Cincinnati War Memorial Association. Voters approved a 100000 bond to fund city costs, while endowment plans for maintenance are still under discussion.
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City Planning Commission
Goat Hill
Buckner Wallingford
Cincinnati War Memorial Association
Bentley
American Legion
Legion
Schmidt
Reading Road
Art Museum
Eden Park
F. W. Hinkle
France Faces Dilemma Over Perpetual Peace Pact
Paris reports the French Foreign Office wary of extending a Franco American peace pact to other nations. The issue hinges on compatibility with the League of Nations covenant and France's obligations in Europe. Observers warn that excluding home policy or Monroe Doctrine questions could invite U.S. unilateral war choices.
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France
America
Paris
United States
Foreign Office
Washington
League of Nations
Geneva Organization
Kelloge
Temps
Europe
League
Fatal Cold Wave Ends In Cincinnati With Five Dead
A three day cold spell in Cincinnati kills four people and a 12 year old drowns when Lincoln Park pond ice breaks. Victims include ten day old Helen McManus, Mary Holmes, Charles Noble, Charles Simms, and Samuel Stevens. Fire and property damage follow from attempts to thaw pipes with open flames. river ice halts traffic and two steamers are moored. Authorities warn against risky heating methods as more frigid weather nears breakup.
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Boreas
Cincinnati
Lincoln Park Pond
Helen McManus
James E. McManus
Oregon Street
Mary Holmes
Freeman Avenue
Charles Noble
Riverside Drive
Charles Simms
Elm Street
Lockland
Samuel Stevens
W J. Stevens
Baymiller Street
Lincoln Park
McManus
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cold House
Miss Holmes
Noble
Gest Street
Simms
W. C. Devereaux
United States
E. W. Buell
Barney J. Houston
Powers Street
William Lawrence
Carl
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Quantico
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Frank R. McCoy
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Norris
Rep
Neb
House
Huddleston
Ala
Longworth
Bible Oalegman Hot
Mystery Cloaks Attack
Noose
Parker
Perry
Bill Parker
U.S
HIG
Union of Southland Lines
Greyhound Company
St. Paul, Minn
Steel Man
Tims
London
Alberta
Philadelphia
Bloomsburg
Alabama
Ontario
Middle West
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Peoria
Ill
Morriss
Charles J. Boyd
Illinois Free Employment Bureau
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Cleveland
Akron
Mercury
Edward Daniels
George N. Simmons
Taylor Thevener
Gallipolis
Elizabeth Portman
East Liverpool
Kitty
Kitty Lee
Superior Street
da Forest
Mt. Auburn
Near Art Museum
Grees
Ohio River
Chris Greene
Pomeroy
Louisville and Cincinnati Packet Company
Greene Line Company
Licking
Pittsburgh
Parkersburg
W. Va
Portsmouth
Charles Matlin
Hillside Avenue
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