Foch Warned Against Premature Rhine Evacuation Letter Revealed
A historical letter attributed to Marshal Foch warns against delaying defense of the Rhine, detailing concerns over a premature evacuation and the dangers it could pose. The document is framed as a cautionary note regarding allied strategy and timing.
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Foch
Rhine
Paris
Marshal Foch
Rhineland
Chamber of Deputies
Aristide Briand
Doug Mergue
Poincare
Briand
M. Reibel
Germany
France
Five Spencer buildings burn in historic downtown fire
Spencer Dec 27 Fire destroyed five buildings in the Spencer business district with estimated damage near 100000. Thompson drug store building suffered 20000 in damage and 25000 in stock and fixtures. Other losses included Sinnett and Wright drug store 17000 in stock and 15000 in building, Arlington hotel 2500, and Robey Theatre 500. A volunteer firefighter sustained a broken shoulder tackling the blaze.
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Spencer
Spencer Business
Thompson Drug Store
John D. Russ
Thompson Insurance Company
Thompson Buildng
Sinnett and Wright Drug Store
William Bishop
B. G. Loser
William Gee
Arlington Hotel
Robey
Ingram Restaurant
Farmers Restaurant
Hans Kuhn
Spencer's
Charleston
Parkersburg
Scott Mace
Megabor Jing
Traders Bank
Chinese Japanese relations grow tense over minister dispute
International strains rise as Nanking objects to Japan appointing Obata as minister in Peking a veteran diplomat once tied to the 1915 Twenty One Demands. Tokyo refuses to withdraw the nomination, warning of serious consequences. In Michigan a wedding day interruption follows a medical call on a Christmas morning train. Nathalie Chapman expected to meet her fiancé Platka in Burlington when a passenger illness delayed plans.
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Tokyo
Chi
Nanking
Ornkichi Obata
Pan
Obata
Key
Peking
Inking Hie
Bse
Aris
Iiss
Chapman
Platka
Loetor
Dry dispute makes rounds of Washington
Washington December 27 The prohibition enforcement dispute is circulating in official Washington and reaching the White House Two government departments have spoken and many dry senators voiced opinions on enforcement effectiveness Senator Borah of Idaho met with President Hoover at the executive mansion discussing the issue though details were not disclosed He argued enforcement problems stem from personnel Undersecretary Mills of the Treasury said Congress must share responsibility for better border enforcement and offered plans for a unified border patrol and a few Canadian ports of entry once Congress acts Page Five
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Washington
White House
Borah
Idaho
Executive
Hoover
Mills
The
Treasury
Congress
Two Engineers Die in Lettesbury Mine Blast
In Beckley West Virginia on December 27 the bodies of two engineers Joe Dover 27 and John Owan 20 were recovered at the C. B. Smokeless Coal Company Lettesbury mine eight miles from town. Rescue teams say they entered a gas pocket triggering the explosion and rock dust helped halt spread.
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Beckley
W. Va
Lambie
Christmas Toys Put Away After Child’s Death
Dallas report details 2 year old Cecil Collins Jr dying after a vehicle struck him near a grocery. His parents were nearby when a man carried a child and called for help. Police seek the woman said to have driven the fatal car.
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Dallas
Texas
Cecil Collins, Jr
Stepson held in slaying of Pittsburgher
Pittsburgh December 27. John J. Fitzgerald 65 a coal and iron policeman was shot to death in his basement. His stepson Vincent 26 was held accused. Police report a quarrel sparked the shooting. Also detained were William and James Fitzgerald brothers of the stepfather James wife and Mrs Fitzgerald.
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Pittsburgh
John J. Fitzgerald
Vincent
Sweeney
William
James
Itzgerald
Tennessee Negro Servant Charged With Killing Of Employer and Two Others
In Jackson Kentucky a feud near Bloody Breathitt County left Chester Fugate dead from gunshot wounds as six men linked to the victim’s death faced murder charges. In Knoxville Tennessee Jim Harris a Negro servant was arrested for killing his employer Dr Barley J Jones his wife and her nephew George Lane, with a $500 reward offered.
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Tennessee
G. C. Watkins
Commonwealth
Greathitt County
Knoxville
Negros
Tenn
Jim Harris
Barclay J. Jones
George Lane
Slayers Sought for Banker Killing in Kentucky
In Smiths Grove Kentucky a search by mounted posses and officers stretched across roads bridges and rail lines as three bandits killed a country bank president and fled with loot. Reports say one bandit was wounded and two stolen cars were used. Posses at one time numbered 800 to 1000 men but the hunt paused after a full day and night of searching.
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Smith's Grove
Dee
Kentucky
J. Robert Kirby
Ane Ume
Heart Trouble Fatal To Former City Clerk
Huntington reports the death of E. C. Crow 67 a former city clerk and hotel operator at his home after a month of illness. Doctors cite heart trouble as the direct cause. He was father to Edgar C. Crow faculty manager of athletics at Huntington High School.
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Huntington
E. [C. Crow
Edgar C. Crow
Huntington High School
Aviators from Three Nations Join Hunt for Missing Eielson
Fairbanks Alaska December 27 Aviators from three nations join the search for Carl Ben Eielson and his mechanic Earl Borland missing since November 9 in Siberia Arctic wastes A Russian plane heads to North Cape to aid scouting and a reward of 2000 rubles is offered Information leads to whereabouts expected within a week as American pilots Crosson and Gillam conduct initial reconnaissances from North Cape.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Carl Ben Eielson
Earl Borland
Siberia
Moscow
North Cape
Eielson
Borland
Bering Strait
Joe Crosson
Harold Gillam
Work of State Water Body Is Heard by Club
Charleston Lions Club hears sanitary engineer E Tisdale of the state health department review five months of the State Water Commission’s work on water pollution. He warns funds must be found by February as no money was provided by the flaw creating the commission. health, public service and other commissions have supplied funds for six months.
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Charleston
Tisdale
State Health Department
State Water Commission
Charleston Lions Club
Commission
Health Depart
Department and Public Service and Game, Fish and Forestry Commissions
French Position Relative To Forthcoming London Naval Conference Stated In Note
Washington reports outline the treasury official Sey mour Lowman defending coast guard actions on Lake Erie after the Christmas Day kill ing of Eugene F Downey Jr of Buffalo New York The statement cites a tariff act provision authorizing stops for liquor running and notes no liquor was found on board Paris memorandum outlines French aims for the London conference within the League of Nations and questions Kellogg Briand pact sufficiency while stressing Mediterranean non aggression and naval balance linked to past Washington ratios Continued on page two.
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London
Washington
Coast Guard
Lake Erie
Eugene F. Downey, Jr
Buffalo
N. Y
Seymour Lowman
the Treasury
Lowman
Downey
Coast
Paris
Foreign Office
Quai D'Orsay
League of Nations
France
Spain
Chamber of Deputies
Thousands Of Free Counts Wasted Daily In Big Club
The feature notes the Gift Club offering autos and prizes, urging readers to clip 100 free count coupons to enter for a chance at a 1930 automobile, plus other rewards. It emphasizes easy money and pride in earning extra income through the club while hinting at ongoing promotions.
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Sentinel
Priv Tines
Correction on Quota Club donation amount
A correction states a typographical error led to an incorrect report of a ten dollar gift from the Quota Club to the Salvation Army new citadel fund. The donation was actually twenty five dollars.
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the Sentinel
Quota Club
Salvajne Armys’ New Citadel
Flaming Youth Revolt Noted In High School Senior Year
A Drake University study reported by Howard W Blakeslee finds that during the senior year youths show peak disregard for laws with boys outpacing girls in revolt. The survey of 3500 town youth across grades shows law acceptance rising from fourth to 12th grade, peaking in 11th grade before slight drop as graduates rise. Lawyers scored 48.08 percent, fourth graders 44.07, and 12th graders 46.08. sex showed little influence on attitudes toward law.
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Flaming Youth
Howard W. Blakeslee
A. P. Science
Des Moines
Town
Idwa
E. G. Lockhart
Drake
Blakeslee
uni-University
Hart
Dry New Year for El Paso After Gun Battle
El Paso faces a dry New Year after a gun battle between liquor runners and border patrolmen left one man dead and another Mexican detained. Authorities seized about forty gallons of liquor as assailants, who fought from a barricade near an oil storage tank, retreated across the river after rifles opened fire.
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el Paso
Texas
Ness
Arcade Garage Reopens With Full Auto Services
Public notice announces the reopening of Arcade Garage under new ownership Cohen Building Bolyard. Services include storage car washing jacking greasing and expert work on all makes by Wiseman mechanics. We Never Close.
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Wiseman
Arcade
Cohen
Bolyard
Whalen Probes Gang Contract Case To Chicago
Police Commissioner Grover A. Whalen heads to Chicago to seek details on a killer for hire tied to a $20 000 contract. Donovan testified at Detective Johnson's trial that Frankie Yale and Frank Marlow were slain by a Chicago gunman under Cira Terranova’s signed agreement.
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New York
Grover A. Whalen
Chicago
Jos. J. Donovan
Frankie Yale
Frank Marlow
Cira Terranova
Bronx
Donovan
Arthur Johnson
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BLATE
Japan
Anking
Chester Fugate
Jackson, Ky
Harris
America
Canada
Soviets
Companion
Openeiun
Tardieu
Jacob Gould “Schurman
Berlin
Jacob Gould Schurman
State Department
Schurman
Sornell University
Greece
China
Ithaca
Tha
Entrees Association For the Advancement of Science
Tex
Whalen
Killer
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