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ChicagoAP Arrangements are complete for another baseball scandal. Charles Swede Risberg, of the 1919 Chicago black Sox, accepted Commissioner Landis's invitation to come and reveal more secrets. He said his inside information would make the Cobb Speaker expose seem silly and promised to come from his farm near Rochester Mine as soon as possible. Landis offered expenses and fair compensation for the trip. The Cobb Speaker members were quiet but allowed sparks as Detroit discussed plans. Major league executives faced a proposal to join in a later reveal.
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Tilsberg
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Legislators' Caucus Set to Choose Leaders in Helena
Both party caucuses of the twentieth legislative assembly meet at the Placer hotel tomorrow evening to select a speaker and floor leaders. Republicans show R. C. Bricker in solid position with E. I. Cooney a rising rival. Democrats list several Silver Bow members as possible leaders. Large attendance expected with about two thirds of members in Helena. minor appointments to be handled by house and senate committees.
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Laborites
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R. C. Bricker
Judith Basin County
E. I. Cooney
Cascade
Cooney
Glen Davis
Wibaux County
G. M. Moss
Flathead County
Davis
Representative Coonay
Helena
Silver Bow
Placer
Nagle
Adair
Silverbow County
Desancon
Missoula County
Hugh BR. Adair
Lewis and Clark County
Senate
Military pomp marks New York governor inauguration
Albany reports a militarized scene as army national guard and naval militia shoulder officers prepare for tomorrow's inauguration of Alfred Smith as New York governor. Governor Smith, feverish with a cold, attended his first outdoor event with Mrs Smith at the military ball amid inaugural rehearsals led by Florence E. S. Knapp, the first woman to preside over a New York gubernatorial inauguration.
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National Guard
Alfred Smith
New York
Florence E. S. Knapp
New York State
Pretty Ceremony as 1927 Makes Bow at White House
Washington reports President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge staged a quiet White House farewell to the old year and welcome to 1927. Five Marines provided a rooftop musical finale at midnight, with trumpeter and four trombone players, as the couple watched from the roof corner near the flagstaff.
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White House
Washington
Arizona Sends Five Chinese to Gallows
Kingman Arizona December 31 five Chinese youths from California were sentenced to die at Florence on March 11 for the slaying of To King Yeener at a Kingman restaurant October 20. The five defendants Sam Wong Long Shiu Chin Jiu Har and Gen Ken Lung were all members of the Bing Kong tong. Kiung belonged to the Hap Sings.
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Kingman
Ariz
California
Florence
Arizona
To King
Yeener
Sam
Wong Long
Shiu Chin
Jiu Har
Gen Ken Lung
Bing Kong Tong
Kiung
Hap Sings
Missoula Library Finds Odd Bookmark Mystery
Missoula officials report a 1926 discovery when a returned volume contained a fried egg used as a bookmark. The egg, still intact on return, puzzled staff and prompted notes on the strange find from the city library.
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Missoula
New Year Welcomed With Noise And Cheer In 1927
Crowds woke to a raucous night as 1927 pushed aside 1926 with cannons, whistles, and speeding autos. Celebrations filled trees, cafes, and streets as residents greeted the new year with festive pandemonium and hopeful spirits amidst the lingering sounds of 1926’s departure.
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Falena
Crank Case Oil May Cure Bootleg Fiends of Liquor
Washington December 31. Secretary Mellon and Wayne B Wheeler debated denaturing industrial alcohol to curb bootleg liquor. Mellon resisted fatal poisons while chemists work on a harmless yet nauseating substitute. Wheeler agreed to remove poisonous adulterants as soon as feasible and promised efforts to curb unadulterated alcohol flow. The new denaturant supposed to be crank case oil will render the beverage alcohol undrinkable by distillation challenges.
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Secretary Mellon
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti- Saloon League
T the Treasury Cust
Wheeler
Mellon
Ife
Treasury
Crank Case Oil
Crank Case
No Pact With Russ Says a White House Statement
The White House and the state department issued a flat denial of reports in Moscow that the United States had approached Russian officials on recognition. They stressed President Coolidge’s awareness of a recent move toward recognition and reiterated that American policy toward Russia remains unchanged.
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Washington
White House
State Department
Moscow
United States
Coolidge
Russia
Diplo
Pasadena’s 38th Tournament of Roses Parade Preview
Pasadena gears up for the 38th Tournament of Roses with a grand parade of 1000 floats and 26 bands. The Queen of Roses will preside as she leads the mile long procession along a thronged route expected to host about half a million spectators. Emergency hospitals and ambulances are positioned along the parade path for safety.
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Pasadena
Rdésea and
Gambol
Carei Jacobs Bond
Francisca Falk Miller
Weas
Stanford
Alabama
Crown City
Eight mail bandits to go to federal prison
Eight bandits sentenced to eight to fourteen years for a mail train robbery near Rock Springs Wyoming last August will be transported to Fort Leavenworth penitentiary Monday, U S Marshal Mugh L Patton announced Edna Nagley the ninth person involved received one year in Laramie county jail
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Cheyenne
Rock Springs
Wyo
Fort Leavenworth Penitentiary
U. S
Mugh L. Patton
Edna Nagley
Laramie County
Wyoming’s Nellie Tayloe Ross signs Chautauqua contract
Cheyenne Wyoming December indicates Mrs Nellie Tayloe Ross first woman governor has signed a Chautauqua contract for next summer she also plans to write magazine articles and engage in public lectures reflecting her historic role
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
Ross
Former U. S. Senator Du Pont Dies at 88
Col Henry A. DuPont of Wilmington Delaware died at home from a heart attack. He was 88 and a Civil War veteran, former U S senator from Delaware and cousin of Senator Coleman T. DuPont. Funeral services planned Sunday at Christ Episcopal Church with Bishop Cook and Rev. Frederick D. Ashton. Interment in DuPont family cemetery.
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Del
Dec
Henry A. DuPont
Francis B. Crowsinshield
Col DuPont
United States
Delaware
Coleman T. DuPont
Christ Episcopal Church
Bishop Cook
Frederick D. Ashton
DuPont Faily
Stampede at St Pauls Ends New Year Revelry in London
A New Year stampede in front of St Pauls Cathedral left several injured and many women fainting. Panic began after midnight as a rush down Ludgate Hill forced people to seek safety, with women and children trampled and kicked. Men aided bystanders held children aloft while pushing toward side streets amid diverted traffic. Continued on Page Two.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
Ludgale Hil
Truce Ends as Rum War Resumes in Chicago
Chicago police say bootleg feud rekindled after the murder of gang chieftain Tymie Weiss last October, with a gunman found dead in a morgue as authorities identify a second slayer. The blood feud follows Weiss’s death near Holy Name Cathedral and a renewed wave of violence at the stockyards.
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Chicago
Yar Clements
Clements
Weiss
Sail Ar
Wiss
Clive
Bootles
Hungry holiday on isle of St Kilda
Peterhead Scotland December 31 Several hundred inhabitants of the lonely island of St Wilda on the outer edges faced a hungry New Year due to a food shortage caused by rough weather. Boatmen refused to venture through the surf to nearest land, while government officials plan a relief expedition as soon as possible to aid the stranded islanders.
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Scotland
St. Wilda
Oxter Tlerides
St. Kilda
Statmodore Aics
Dever and Smithman Seek Place Again in Chicago
Mayor William E. Dever announces he will seek renomination, citing civic spirit over personal inclinations. He leads the Democratic organization with George Brennan, supports Volstead limits but cites enforcement issues. Other Democrats in contention include Carter Morrison, with Republicans Hale Thompson and John Dill Robertson already in the field.
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Chicago. Des
William E. Dever
Chicago
George JE. Brennan
Illinois
AL Smith
New York
Ife
Harrison
Carter Ws. Morrison
Hale Thompson
John Dill Robertson
Health Contsuourr
Thompson
Widward Rolatsmiger
Charles Spineen
Robertson
Small
Chicago's New Year Eve Celebrations Dull in City
Prohibition officials report a quiet year end in Chicago with hotels and downtown venues seeing fewer reservations. Clerks and managers cite the two holiday stretch and a Jewish holiday for weaker turnout while prohibition chief Yellowley expresses hope for a peaceful New Year. Outside downtown, crowds were near normal as revelers chose home gatherings or suburbs.
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Chicago
C. Yellowley
T He Maitres de Hotel
New York New Year's Celebrations Hit High Cover Charges
In New York City revelers crowded hotels and night clubs as the new year began. Chimes rang from the Battery to the Bronx while venue fees set records with tickets up to $16.50 and cover charges at clubs such as Club Anatole at $40 per person and Le Perroquet de Paris at $30. Mayor Walker postponed a 1 am curfew for night clubs for another day. Chester P. Mills said no raids were planned.
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the Battery
Bronx
Broadway
Walker
Chester P. Mills
Prohuition
Connecticut
Man Killed Woman Shot Mistaken for Hen Roost Raiders
Greeley Colo Dec 31 Erving on a firm nine miles northwest of J Daley 46 4009 Columbine street Brighton Colo by Ienty Riedy 61 Denver shot and killed tonight East Lake Colo and Dailey s daugh ter Mrs FD O'Neill also of Denver received a gunshot wound in her right arm sheriff s office at Brighton announced late tonight Mrs O Neill claims she was shot While she pleaded with Ricdy for tho se of her baby she was holding in her
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Colo
Erving
J. Daley
Columbine Street
Brighton
Ienty Riedy
Denver
East Lake
Dailey
FD. O'Neill
Diaz Denies U S Bankers Aid to Nicaragua Regime
Adolfo Diaz, in a cablegram to the Nicaraguan legation, denied that his government receives money from American bankers. He called Dr. Sacasa’s charges untrue, stating Nicaragua owes no debt to U S bankers and that revolutions are fueled by Mexico’s arms and funds. Diaz warned continued Mexican support would delay peace and hinder suppression of revolutionary activity.
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Bankers of America
Nicaragua
Washington
Adolfoy Diaz
Zelaya
Mexico
Doubt Carol Seeks Hungarian Throne Rumors Recalled
In Belgrade rumors circulated that former Crown Prince Carol of Romania might ascend the Hungarian throne. Official reaction called the reports wild and fantastic, parallel to a prior October leak alleging a Hungary Romania union discussed in Budapest.
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Bucharest
Belgrade
Formmer
Carol of
Planes hop over Mexican lap in 20,000 mile flight
The Tan-American Sliers completed another leg of their 20,000 mile flight, landing near Puerto Mexico at 10:35 this morning after departing Vera Cea.
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Tuerlu
Mexico
Dee
Puerto
Vera Cea
Adams former Rotary chief dies in Atlanta
Atlanta on December 11, A S Adams aged 47 former Rotary International president has died in the city. He led the organization and was a prominent civic figure.
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A. 3. Adams
Rotary
Atlanta
A.S. Adams
Rotary International
Hoover Views 1927 as Promising Year for Economy
Washington reports Secretary Hoover sees 1927 starting with job hopefuls for many Americans and a business outlook free from fear of a new economic catastrophe. He notes agricultural and industrial sectors face adjustments but foresees continued progress driven by evolving currents rather than a fixed prophecy.
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Commerce
United States
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