Dance in the Street Ends with Breakage on Fifth Street
In Cincinnati, Patrick Webb and Patrick Murphy, both intoxicated, danced before Theodore Keller's Men’s Furnishings at 242 West Fifth Street. Murphy crashed through Keller's $50 plate glass window as Webb lost balance. Police escorted them to jail where they exchanged a toast to future dances.
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Cincinnati
Patrick Webb
Patrick Murphy
Theodore Keller
West Fifth Street
Webb
Murphy
Keller
Nicholas Smith
George Robertson
Vision of a morality-led future city under Merriam
Prof. Charles E. Merriam of the University of Chicago outlines a transformed municipal state at the City Charter Committee dinner. Henry Bentley and local officials praise the administration as the audience of about a thousand hears that welfare will guide housing, child welfare, poverty and crime with technical precision.
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Charles E. Merriam
University of Chicago
Linton
Henry Bentley
Merriam
Col
C. O. Sherrill
Seasongood
Charles Eisen
Stanley Matthews
Charles O. Rose
Prof. Merriam
Tweed
New York
Eschs Renomination Draws Bleak Reception At Hearings
Washington reports a bleak reception to Esch's renomination as hearings on farm relief proceed with minimal legislative output. Senate leaders push a lay-off until Monday as debate heats on Nicaragua, Wall Street influence, and U S policy in Latin America. The House focuses on the 89 million dollar appropriation for several departments and blasts the administration while defending Marine deployments in Nicaragua.
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Washington
Congressional Law Factory
Curtis
Senate
Nicaragua
House
State, Justice, Commerce and Labor Departments
Wheeler
Dem
Mant
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Heflin
Ala
Wall Street
Republic
Bingham
Conn
United States
Connecticut
Norris
Rep. Neb
Panama
Ireland
Huddleston
Dem. Ala
Henry L. Stimson
Latin-American Republic
Lindbergh Receives Warm Welcome in Managua
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh arrives in Managua after detouring from his route to avoid fighting near Leon. He is greeted by officials, presented the city’s key, and hosted at a reception before an official dinner. The visit includes a school salute and a Medal of Honor ceremony planned for Saturday prior to a Costa Rica departure.
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New York World News Service
Managua
Nicaragua
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
New York
Leon
United States
Good Will
Dana G. Munro
Ricardo Lopez Callejas
Jose Barcones Menezes
Jose Maria Zelaya
Emiliano Chamorro
Lindbergh
Adolfo Diaz
Jose
Andres Urtecho
International Club
Diaz
Legation
Congress
San Jose
Costa Rica
Great Ice Gorge Breaks Upstream Boatyard Chaos
Two men aboard a barge were rescued as a massive ice gorge broke sixty five miles downstream near St Genéve Mo. The Mississippi surged with floating ice. thirty eight river workers attempted recoveries as ten craft grounded and three went unrecovered. River level rose nine feet and waters backed up fifteen feet, marking the worst flood since 1910.
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St. Louis
Jan
Mississippi River
St. Genévive
Henry Thron
John Parker
Arsenal Street
Aon
Parker
North Bend Schooner Strands on Pea Cock Spit at Cape Disappointment
The four masted schooner North Bend ran aground on Pea Cock Spit as tide fell near Cape Disappointment. Thirteen crew members were saved after life-savers were injured rescuing them. a line was set by J. E. Reborn to bring the crew ashore.
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Astoria
Ore
Peacock Spit
North Bend
Cape Disappointment
Alfred Rimer
George Kittemaker
Raurt
Hey
J. E. Reborn
Whio
Columbia River
Peacock Spig
Ice jams flood Clearwater River disrupting transport
Ice jams in Idaho flood the Clearwater River driving residents to higher ground and halting Northern Pacific and Orofino rail service. Floodwaters reach three miles of jammed river, washing out tracks near Arrow and stranding trains. A local rescue saved Roy Luce and family after the boy steered a raft of two doors across the ice.
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Spokane
Wash
Clearwater
Idaho
Spalding
Arrow
Northern Pacific Railway
Orofino
Lewiston
Joe McCormick
Roy Luce
Luce
Bby
Ice on Ohio River Warms Slowly But Ice Increases
Weather reports indicate the Ohio River ice is increasing slowly despite a gradual warming trend. Forecaster W Devereaux predicts continued higher temperatures for the next day with partly cloudy skies.
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Ohio River
W. €. Devereaux
United States
Democrats Name Pomerene as Ohio Favorite Son Hope
Ohio Democrats designate former Senator Atlee Pomerene as their favorite son and name former Congressman George White as second choice for the Presidential nomination. Delegates pledge to vote for Pomerene but may back other candidates later, under a gentleman’s agreement tied to Donahue and Smith supporters.
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Columbus
United States
Atlee Pomerene
George White
Marietta
Ohio
Pomerene
Gov
Donahey
al Smith
New York
State Central and
Executive Committees
Gov. Donahey
White
Cuyahoga County
B. W. Congwer
Cleveland
Four Boys Arrested in Holiday Robbery Ring
Four youths aged 15 to 20 were arrested in Galesburg Illinois for a spree of forty eight robberies during the holidays. Police say the motive was money to buy liquor. The arrests capped a long string of thefts centered in the city.
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Galesburg
Ill
King of Kings Film Altered to Exonerate Jews
Protests over The King of Kings led Cecil B. DeMille to pledge a prologue exonerating Jews from the death of Jesus and to revise captions and scenes. Alfred M. Cohen announced the changes after talks with Will Hays and rabbinic leaders, with a January 18 deadline for revisions.
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Savior
Caiphas
New York World News Service
New York
Christ
Cecil B. Demille
Alfred M. Cohen
Cincinnati
Independent Order of Bnai B’rith
John C. Flinn
Pathe Exchange
Lindbergh Receives 1927 International Air Medal
Paris January 5 1927 Col Charles A Lindbergh won the gold medal of the International Aeronautic Association for the year 1927 for his New York to Paris flight. Delegates from fifteen nations unanimously backed the American air hero. Sydney B Bell and Maj Barton K Yount proposed Lindberghs name amid cheers. No other candidate was named.
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Paris
Charles A. Lindbergh
International Aeronautic Association
New York
Sydney B. Bell
United States
Barton K. Yount
Col. Lindbergh
King Albert Injured In St Moritz Bobsled Ride
King Albert of Belgium was slightly hurt in a St Moritz bobsled accident. Lord Northesk acted as brakeman, Dudley Delavigne moved to the seat and grabbed the king by the trousers to restore balance. The monarch called it the greatest thrill and hoped for a faster run next time. Queen Elizabeth may join later.
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London
Daily Mail
St. Moritz
Albert
Lord Northesk
Dudley Delavigne
Delavigne
Elizabeth
Three Bodies Found in Hotel Ruins in Ossining
In Ossining New York the bodies of two men and a woman were recovered from the Westkorn Hotel ruins after a fire suspected incendiary. Identifications include Albert Albrecht a waiter and Mr and Mrs Albert McKenna of Syracuse. The hotel register was lost and guest numbers unrecoverable.
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Ossining
N. Y
Westkorn
Albert Albrecht
Albert McKenna
Syracuse
New York
Plan Bill to Admit Alfred E. Smith to Law Practice
The New York Times reports that a group of Smith friends in Tammany Hall favored admitting Gov Alfred E Smith to the bar with a law license to take effect after his 1929 term. A prominent law firm would back his membership and guarantee income of at least 50000 dollars annually.
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New York
New York Times
Alfred E. Smith
Tammany Hall
Two New York Representatives Clash Over S-4 Disaster
Washington dispatch reports a heated exchange between two New York members as the House sets Saturday to consider President Coolidge's proposal for a special commission to investigate the sinking of the submarine S-4. The dispute centers on procedural paths and accountability.
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New York
Washington
Seven Years of Liquor Sniffing Is No Credit
In Columbus, Judge Robinson held that seven years as a prohibition officer does not prove expertise in tasting liquor. The exchange occurred during appeals to review a Stark County bootlegging conviction, where officers testified the beverage had more than one half of one percent alcohol.
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Sleuth
Columbus
James E. Robinson
State Supreme Court
Robinson
Clifford Krabill
Stark County
Prohibition
Krabill
Madisonville Man Shot by Newport Policeman
William Glenn 21 of Madisonville was shot through the neck by Newport Patrolman K Collins during an early morning altercation near the police HQ. Glenn, in serious condition at Speers Hospital Dayton, had argued with Charles Thompson 30 after they kicked over ash cans. Collins says Glenn grew abusive and reached for a weapon prompting the officer to respond.
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Wiliam Glenn
Camargo Pike
Madisonville
K. Collins
Newport
Speers Hospital
Dayton
Glenn
Charles Thompson
Collins
Thompson
Southgate
Columbia Streets
Youth Who Killed Woman and Son Dies After Clemency Rejected
At a hearing a 17 year old killer is denied clemency. The youth who killed a woman and her son dies within 24 hours. A Negro murderer of a policeman is also denied review. The case reflects harsh outcomes in capital justice proceedings.
Snyder and Gray Lose Bid for Clemency in New York
Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray faced their final clemency appeal as Governor Smith weighs commutation to life. The dramatic four-way hearing included Freud and psychology arguments, and the crowd watched as two mothers faced the prospect of execution looming seven days away.
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Albany
N. Y
Ruth Snyders
Judd Gray
Gov. Smith
Snyder- Gray
Gray
Mrs. Snyder
Charles Doran
Doran
Sing Sing
Charlie
Capitol Hill
Snyder-Gray
Newcombe
Queens County
Millard
Hazelton
Ruth Snyder
Josephine Brown
Margaret Gray
Hudson River
New York
Freud
Christmas Dinner Sparks Withdrawal of Divorce Suit
An estranged husband and wife reconciling at a Christmas dinner led to the withdrawal of William Bixler's divorce suit against Esther Bixler in Domestic Relations Court. Bixler, a 335 carpenter, had filed against Esther, who has been living with her father, Police Lieutenant Walter Fricke, while their nine month old daughter Jeane remains. The attorney Paul V. Connolly said they separated on December 13 and have now chosen to reunite, aided by neighbor Michael McDermott who invited both to the dinner without revealing the other's presence.
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Carpenter
Evanston Avenue
Esther Bixler
Walter Fricke
Paul V. Connolly
Bixler
Jeane
Mra
Michael McDermott
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