Nicaraguan Canal Bill Dominates Senate Debate
The Senate neared action on the Nicaraguan Canal measure after hours of discussion while the Kellogg anti war treaty lingered unresolved. Efforts to limit debate and secure a vote failed amid objections from South Dakota and other lawmakers as White House talks continued.
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Washington
House
Senate
White
Edge
Nicaragua
McMasters
South Dakota
Ways and Means
Florida
Arkansas
Texas
T. Q. Ashburn
House Merchant Marine Committee
J. W. Sanford
White House
Coolidge
Curtis
Kansas
Borah
Kellogg
Counterfeit $100 Bills Passed at Multiple Hotels
Secret Service hunted a 35 year old man who passed counterfeit $100 bills at several hotels including the Fountain Square Gibson Metropole Havlin and The Cincinnati Club. He fled Walnut street after a cashier alerted a house detective and disappeared into the crowd as management warned staff to scrutinize large bills.
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United States Secret Service
Gibson
Fountain Square
House
Walnut Street
Metropole
Havlin
Cincinnati Club
Harry H. Buck
Secret Service
Uprising at Holmesburg Prison Quelled by Police Gas
In a four hour clash nearly 600 inmates at Holmesburg County Prison faced tear gas as city police intervened after inmates complained of poor food. Prisoners damaged cells and furniture while officials said unrest stemmed from overcrowding and discontent with meals.
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Eastern
Philadelphia
Holmesburg
Lemuel B. Schofield
Raschig Visited Cooper's State Conference Contacts Rise
Frank Raschig Cincinnati rapid transit engineer visited Governor-elect Myers Cooper at the Neil House amid highway and state post speculation. Raschig's ties to Edward Schorr and past work with the Rapid Transit Commission fuel talk he may join state engineering posts under Robert Ward as Cooper shapes cabinet decisions.
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Columbus
Myers
Charles A. Neal
Hamilton County
Raschig
Robert N. Ward
Cooper
Edward D. Senorr
Commerce
Rapid Transit Commission
Schorr
Frigid Blasts Roar Eastward Across Nation
Chicago reports near zero to 12 below temperatures across the Middle West as a second cold blast from the Rockies compounds the chill. Forecasters expect relief by late Sunday with rising temperatures to follow, though subnormal levels likely persist. White River Ontario records 44 degrees below zero as the coldest seen overnight.
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Chicago
Middle West
Rocky Mountain
Weather Bureau
Prospect
Mid-West
White River
Ontario
Drivers license law urged by B U P club body
The Hamilton County Republican Club Fact-Finding Committee urges Ohio enactment of a drivers license law and calls for club support. The report cites 1927 accident and economic loss figures, notes mixed state results, and says a license could reduce fatalities about 20 percent per the National Safety Council while withholding licenses from the unfit.
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B.u.p
Ohio
Hamilton County
Republican Club
Gilbert Bettman
Walter A. Ryan
Robert A. Taft
Irwin S. Rosenbaum
Lytle G. Zuber
Florida
California
Connecticut
Michigan
New Jersey
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kentucky
North Dakota
Dee
National Safety Council
Insurance Joins Elite in Cincinnati Education Move
Cincinnati expands insurance profession with University of Cincinnati offering C.L.U. degree. C. Vivian Anderson notes city will become education center east of the Mississippi. committee members from Massachusetts Mutual Life, Diamond Life Bulletin, Mutual Benefit, and Home Life back the program, elevating life underwriters to expert status.
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University of Cincinnati
C.L.U
Chartered Life
C. Vivian Anderson
Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
Mississippi River
Lawrence Witten
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Abner Thorp
Diamond Life Bulletin
Harry Shepherd
The
Mutual Benefit Insurance Company
W. A. R. ‘Buehl, Jr
Home Life Insurance Company
Admiral Fletcher Cleared in Vera Cruz Fracas
A historical account reconsiders the 1914 Vera Cruz occupation and Admiral Fletcher's role. It argues Huerta's actions and Washington's limits shaped the siege and the deaths, while General Huerta toppled Madero and Wilson backed Carranza. The article claims Fletcher acted under restricted orders amid informal hostilities.
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Frank Friday Fletcher
Vera Cruz
Victoriano Huerta
Madero
Wilson
Huerta
Carranza
Washington
Admiral Fletcher
Fate and Vera Cruz: Huerta's downfall linked to 1914 siege
The piece recalls how Huerta’s fate hinged on the Vera Cruz assault of April 21 1914, when American forces took the port. It argues that the capture toppled his government and shifted Mexico toward Carranza, noting Wilson’s role in ending Huerta’s rule.
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Tiro de Gracia
Huerta
Vera Cruz
Cortes
Palacio Nacional
Mexico
Wilson
Veterans of '61 Battle Ends in Fatal Home Dispute
In Beauvoir Mississippi on January 12 two feeble Confederate veterans and roommates at the Jefferson Davis Soldiers Home clashed over a trivial matter. I. W. Hughes age 87 was beaten by John McDonald age 89 who claimed self defense after Hughes moved toward him with an ax. Hughes died from arteriosclerosis with the wounds noted as contributory.
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Beauvoir
Miss
Jefferson Davis
I. W. Hughes
John McDonald
Hughes
McDonald
Hess found guilty in second degree murder in witchcraft case
In York Pennsylvania on January 12 a jury convicts Wilbert G Hess 18 of second degree murder for his role in the killing of Nelson D Rehmeyer the so called powwow doctor The accomplices John H Blymyer 32 and John Curry 14 were convicted of first degree murder earlier The victim was killed for a lock of hair to break a spell and his body burned The verdict followed a two hour twenty minute deliberation and carries a ten to twenty year sentence for Hess The trial featured testimony by Hesss mother who claimed bewitched feelings and refuted the defendants motive of robbery The case highlights alleged witchcraft influences surrounding the crime
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York
Wilbert G. Hess
Nelson D. Rehmeyer
John H. Blymyer
John Curry
Rehmeyer
Hess
Blymyer
Curry
Alice Hess
Wilbert
Commonwealth
Fire consumes chinaware store in Washington blaze
A large downtown fire in Washington destroyed a chinaware store at F and Twelfth streets with an estimated loss of 300000. Firefighters from Washington, Maryland, and Virginia battled winds that sent sparks through the central business district. Three firemen were rescued after being trapped by collapsing walls. Captain Frank Hellmuth suffered severe facial and hand burns.
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Washington
Maryland
Virginia
Baltimore
Twelfth
Frank Hellmuth
Farm Relief and Tariff Changes Slated for April Session
President-elect Hoover favors a special session around April 15 to act on farm relief and tariff revision, with hearings in progress on the Fordney McCumber act. McNary says farm relief not pressed before March 4, aims to wrap legislation by mid July, while some senators may press broader tariff cuts.
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Lear Field
Hoover
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House
Ways and ‘Means
Sion
Senate Democrats
Senator McNary
Oregon
Senate Agricultural Committee
Mail Payroll Bandits Rob $20000 In Colorado Nevada Field Heist
Three masked men robbed a mail truck delivering payroll for Victor American Fuel Company at Delagua Colorado. They forced driver Charles Festi to the rear, bound him, and fled with the cash, leaving him able to report only the general direction of their escape. The hunt spanned Huerano and Las Animas counties as patrols searched rough mountain country.
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Trinidad Col
Huerano County
Las Animas County
Charles Festi
Victor- American Fuel Company
Delagua
Young Festi
Colorado & Southern
Ludlow
Hastings
Festi
Reiner to Substitute Toscanini for Eight Philharmonic Concerts
Fritz Reiner, conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, is loaned to the New York Philharmonic to replace Toscanini in eight concerts from January 24 to February 3. Toscanini is in Milan conducting. Reiner will perform in New York Carnegie Hall, January 24 26, then Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and back to New York February 3.
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Cincinnatian
New York Orchestra
Arturo Toscanini
Milan
Italy
Fritz Reiner
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Cincinnati_Fine Arts Institute
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Toscanini
Symphony
New York
Mr. Reiner
Reiner
Washington
D. C
Carcee, Hall, New York
Four Nicaraguan Guards Wounded in San Juan Clash
In Nicaragua near San Juan de Helpaneca four Guardia Nacional members were wounded in a confrontation with bandits. Several attackers are believed killed. The patrol consisted of fifteen men. wounded may be airlifted to Managua for care. The Guardia Nacional includes Nicaraguan troops with U.S. Marine Corps officers.
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San Juan
Managua
Nicaragua
Guardia Nacional
San Juan de Helpaneca
United States Marine Corps
Fire ruins Norris church in Texas. arson suspected
The First Baptist Church in Fort Worth used by Rev. Frank Norris was destroyed by a fire early today with evidence of arson found. A Sunday school building and gym adjacent also burned. District Attorney said gasoline containers were found. Norris plans immediate rebuilding and temporary services in a summer tabernacle. Loss estimated between 200000 and 400000 dollars.
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FT. Worth
Tex
First Baptist
Frank Norris
Nd Reform
Robert Stewart
Dr. Norris
Austin
First Baptist Church
Norris
D. E. Chipps
Five Men Held on Arson Charges After Alabama Fire
Five men were jailed in Anniston charged with arson after an investigation into a December 29 fire that killed eight people at the farm home of Albert Calhoun. Arrest warrants sworn by Coroner J Ralph Asrey led to the capture of Jeff Clark J D Hall and Clar...
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Alabama
Anniston
Ala
Albert Calhoun
J. Ralph Asrey
Jeff Clark
J. D. Hall
Clar
Mayor Uses Liquor Law To Seize Car In Cleves
Cleves Mayor D Wilbur Gwaltney asserts liquor in a man’s stomach counts as possession and transport. Daniel Miller 48 Addyston and chauffeur William Riggs 32 near Harrison Ind were arrested after a collision with Abel Stout of Vevay Ind. Riggs fined 25 dollars and 30 days workhouse. Miller hospitalized with leg injuries and unable to stand trial.
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D. Wilbur Gwaltney
Cleves, CO
Cleves
Daniel Miller
Addyston
William Riggs
Gwaltney
Miller
Bethesda Hospital
Riggs
Executions Reported During Mahjong Game in Manchuria
A telegram from Mukden, Manchuria, reports that Yang Yu-Ting former Chief of Staff and Chang Yin-Huai former Minister of Communications were executed while playing mah-jong. The message is dated Tokyo January 12 and carries a May 194? dateline.
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Tokyo
Mukden
Manchuria
Yang Yu-Ting
Chang Yin- Huai
Drastic Changes Seen in Enforcement Plans
In Cadiz Ohio on January 12 government new State Prohibition Administrator Rupert Beetham announced a major overhaul of enforcement. About half of Ohio's prohibition officers are to be fired within a week with only efficient staff retained. Local officers in about seventy counties will enforce the law with state aid as needed. John D. Hayes of St Clairsville named as the first appointee to oversee Eastern Ohio.
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Cadiz
Ohio
Rupert R. Beetham
Cooper
Beetham
Columbus
John D. Hayes
St. Clairsville
State Department
Mellon blocks dry unit funding in Harris prohibition plan
Secretary Mellon told the Senate Appropriations Committee the Treasury cannot use the $25,000,000 for prohibition enforcement in the Harris amendment. He signaled the move could kill the Harris measure in the Senate, saying the amendment would disrupt the budget. Representative Louis Cramton blamed politics for pushing the higher enforcement appropriation.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Mellon
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Treasury
Harris
Senate
Mills
Lowman
Louis Cramton
Rep
Mich
No-Ash Coal Case Sours as Landlord’s Scheme Sinks
Chicago court backs dealer in a dispute over no ash household coal sold by North General Fuel Corp. James Sabath, angry at rent, bought coal that would not burn. owner Geoffrey Muller testified no guarantee was made. Later Muller's coal yard burned, totaling $35,000, and he learned of Sabath's insurance policy.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
James Sabath
Geoffrey Muller
Sabath
North General Fuel Corporation
Muller
Mrs Codman Wins Divorce from Russell Codman Jr
Mrs Eleanor Patterson Codman, daughter of Joseph Medill Patterson, was granted a divorce on desertion charges in Superior Court. The couple married in May 1926 and separated in November in New York. Codman is the son of a New York banker.
Film Star Marie Prevost Granted Divorce in Court
Los Angeles January 12 film star Marie Prevost was granted a final decree of divorce from screen actor Kenneth Harlan in Superior Court. Prevost accused Harlan of hosting wild parties and ridiculing her career as a bathing beauty.
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Los Angles
Marie Prevost
Kenneth Harlan
Superior Court
Miss Prevost
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