Brutal cold grips wide region with deaths and wrecks
A fierce cold wave spread from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic seaboard causing dozens of deaths, including 23 in Chicago, and crippling snowbound transportation. Chicago registered six below zero with suburbs at thirteen to seventeen below, while Bismarck plunged to thirty four below. Three train wrecks blamed on the cold left four dead and over fifty injured, two occurring in Chicago.
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Middle West
Rocky Mountains
Great Lakes
Atlantic Seaboard
Florida
Pacific
Reed
Bismarck
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Weather Bureau
Mount Vernon
Ills
Philadelphia Mummers Parade Braces Cold Weather Blast
Philadelphia's Mummers faced record cold as six thousand members and thousands of spectators battled a biting wind along Broad Street. Dozens were hospitalized from the cold while some marchers collapsed and needed thawing, yet the procession endured with original costumes and burlesque performances in the annual New Year celebration.
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Philadelphia
Broad Street
Man H Hickman prep for trial in Parker kidnapping case
Los Angeles January 2 AP Physics and mental prep dominate start of proceedings for the trial of William Hickman the confessed kidnapper slayer of Marian Parker. His attorney Jerome Walsh plans further insanity plea work as district attorney Reyes builds a detailed life history to counter the defense.
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Tor
Ten
Meto Ouf
Little
Marian Parker
T Une
William Hel Tickman
Kidnayer-Sliyer
Jerome Walsh
Kansas
Walsh
Uafternoon
Hickman
Bounty
Rosebill
Heng
Big Melt Triggers Floods Across England in Thaw
London reports a great thaw releasing Britain from snow and ice. Heavy rains caused widespread floods in the Thames, Severn, and Trent valleys, with many streams bursting banks. Remote, snowbound villages lost usual daily supplies as the thaw advanced.
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London
Great Britain
England
Thames
Severn and
Trent
Slim clues point to Ravenswood bank raid suspects
Chicago January 2 AP slim clues guided police in the 780 900 robbery of the Ravenswood National Bank last Saturday. Officers pursuing seven men who kidnapped George A Anderson learned from nearby business men that a car had sat near the bank for several days and was seen by people curious about the bank routine.
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Chicago
Police Investi
Ravenswood National Bank
George A. Anderson
Diseases shift focus from killers of the elderly to working-age hazards
Battle Creek Michigan January 2. Dr Guy L Kiefer state health commissioner told the third Race Betterment conference that diseases once leading killers fifty years ago have fallen in importance while degenerative diseases striking during the working life have risen. He cited diabetes nephritis and heart disease as the leading threats to the economically active population.
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Battle Creek
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Guy L. Kiefer
Lansing
Race Betterment
Kiefer
Earthquake Shocks Reported in Italy No Damage Seen
Two tremors struck Italy with no damage reported. The Pandua observatory logged a 5:59 a.m. quake about fifty miles away, while Turin recorded a wave-like shock at 2:12 p.m. from Rome.
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Rome
Italy
Pandua
Turin
Italy Smuggling Arms Into Hungary Report
A Der Morgen dispatch from St Gothard says thousands of machine guns were smuggled into Hungary from Italy under a false declaration. Austrian officials tried to recapture the arms laden freight cars but failed and resigned. In Manchester a wage cut of per cent affects about 24,000 silk workers.
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IAP
der Morgen
St Gothard
Hungary
Italy
Manchester
Chaney Brothers
Dancer Loie Fuller Dies After Pneumonia Fight
Paris obituary notes Loie Fuller famed for the Fire and Serpentine dances dies at Paris age unknown after pneumonia. Born near Chicago she lived in Paris for decades and had recent stage lighting experiments and motion pictures planned. Her friendship with Queen Marie of Roumania faded after the 1926 US visit amid royal family tensions.
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Pal
Queen of
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Queen Marie of
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Miss Feller
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United States
Miss Fuller
Spokane
Wash
Denver
Magde Lupescu
Carol
Roumania
Dawn Sinking Off Cape Cod Skipper's Story
Portland dispatch reports Captain and mate of schooner The Dawn heard a plane crash in the sea off Cape Cod. The Bellivan master and crew recall the splash and speculate a submarine threat as Mrs Frances Wilson Grayson and companions travel toward Harbor Grace N F aboard the vessel with Lieutenant Oskar Omdal flying nearby.
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Maine
Cape Cod
Offir
Rose Arm Bellivan
Frances Wilson Grayson
Bellivan
Oskar
Omdal
Grayson
Aew- Harbor Grace
N. F
New
Sword swallower dies after knife incident in city
William Moody, 23, a professional sword swallower, died here today after choking on a knife during a demonstration at a restaurant. He had been injured Friday when a butcher knife caused an accident, and influenza developed.
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Wanvas City
Willam Moody
Jim
Heavy L030 assaults by rebels in Nicaragua
Managua Jan 2 AP heavy fighting described as American Marines air bombing rebel lines under General Augustina Sandino. Major Nowell reported multiple direct hits with bombs, likely casualties. Reinforcements moved through northern Nicaragua to support a detachment that captured Quilali last Friday. Casualties: five Americans wounded, none killed. Rebels reportedly carried away their dead and wounded.
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Nicaragua
Rebsl Inrces
Augustina Sandino
Marine Corps Aire Plenes Fadar
1. Nowell
Col
Lews Mason
Quilali
Thej Tebsis
Missing Air Mail Pilot Safe in Clearfield Hills
Air mail pilot Smith, missing after entering a snowstorm near the Allegheny mountains, was found unharmed at red top lodge in Clearfield county. He spent the night in a cold cabin with no matches, aided by trappers who ferried him and the mail to Curwensville.
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Hla . Smith
Cleveland-New York
Pennsylvania
Clearfield County
Red Top Lodge
Dubois
Smith
Sth
Curwensville
Simth
Higher shoe prices predicted by New England group
Boston January 2 The New England Shoe and Leather association warned that shoe prices may rise as hides and leather costs climb. The group cited a shrinking supply of hides and calf skins driving the higher material costs and potential retail price increases.
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Boston
New England Shoe and Leather Association
Soviet Expels Trotsky and Key Oppositionists
Moscow Jan AP The presidium of the Soviet Russian central executive committee voted to expel Leon Trotsky Gregory Zinovieff Leon B Kamenets Christian Rakovsky and other leading opponents who had already been expelled from the Communist Party The decision was taken on the initiative of the Communist section of the Soviet Russian executive committee the chief legislative body of the country The communists argued those expelled from the party are unfit for membership in the legislature.
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Jan
Leon Trotsky
Gregory S. Zinovieff
Leon B. Kamenets
Christian Rakovsky
Communist Party
Lady accused in husband’s poisoned death in Walla Walla
Alpheus Bidwell a 49 year old telephone company employee died after poison was found in his stomach. Coroner notes indicate his wife Bessie Bidwell also 49 and Preston Ray Clark 26 were jailed amid a swirl of denials and statements. Clark nicknamed Sting refuses to talk as both suspects retain attorneys.
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Preston Ray Clark
Mmaweli
Two Brit Mermaids Fail in Gibraltar Swim Attempt
Two London typists Misseé Mercedes leita and Millie Hudson tried to swim the 27 mile Strait of Gibraltar from Tangier to Spain. Gleitz quit after 12 hours near the African coast, Hudson lasted 8 1 2 hours, both failing to reach the shore though Gleitz swam about 27 miles with currents.
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Tangier
Morocco
London
Mercedes Leita
Millie Hudson
Strait of Gibraltar
Misa Gleitz
Miss Hudson
Failay
Strait of
Miss Gleitz
Slavery Ends as Sierra Leone Frees 230000 People
In Sierra Leone the protectorate grants political equality and freedom to nearly 230,000 enslaved Africans as a new year opens. Lady Simon is credited with exposing conditions there and spurring emancipation. Many freed individuals face a bewildering transition amid mixed reactions and hopes.
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Freetown
Sierra Leone
Africa
Simon
Wfe
John Simon
River floods Yellowstone near Livingston after shush fee
The Yellowstone River runs out of its banks for two miles near Livingston as shush fee floods the stream and pushes water under Northern Pacific tracks through culverts. Railroad workers patrol opposite the gorge while plans to dynamite the ice and release the water are made for tonight’s freezing conditions.
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Livingston, Jan
Shush Fee
Yellowstone
Northern Pacific Railroad
Tce Gorge
Colorful New Year reception at the White House
President and Mrs. Coolidge hosted New Year greetings for over 3,000 guests including diplomats and officials, as two Marine Band divisions in red coats and blue trousers played in the foyer. The line moved through the executive mansion’s five rooms in a traditional White House ceremony.
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Washington
United States
White House
Lindy May Extends Tour to Honduras and Colombia
Lindbergh, welcomed as a special ambassador, may extend his Central American tour to include Colombia and Venezuela. He will decide after reaching Panama and has no definite plans yet. Crowds greet him at the national palace in San Salvador as the day’s ceremonies honor the famous flyer.
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San Salvador
Salvador
Windbergh
Colomba
Venezuela
Panama
United States
Thade
Lindbergh
Romero Porque
National Palace
Marrow
Physician Denies Slaying Wealthy Widow in Los Angeles
Dr Charles McMilan fights murder charges after prosecutors plan to seek indictment in the death of Amelia Appleby, widow of a wealthy Chicago banker. Officials say a will naming McMilan as executor ties him to her estate. deputies recover a weapon during a search of his apartment.
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Los Angeles
Cave
Charles M.c McMilan
Amelia Appleby
Cnieagaan
Velaith
Aisirice
Sirina
Appleby
Revue Actress Weds Big Banker's Son
American actress marries Gerald D Erlanger, son of international banker Heron Fmille D Erlanger. Reported she will quit her career as waniste and dancer. News from London dated January AP dispatch notes the match amid high society, with implications of change in the actress’s professional life.
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London
Farther Baker
Gerald D'Erlanger
Heron Fmille D'Erlanger
Waniste
Snyder Case Clemency Appeal Goes to Governor
Justice Townsend Scudder who presided over the trial that sentenced Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray to death has sent his clemency views to Gov. Alfred E. Smith. District Attorney Newcombe, who prosecuted, also forwarded recommendations as clemency hearing nears with attorneys for the condemned couple ready to plead for mercy Thursday.
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New York
Townsend Scudder
Supreme Court
Ruth Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Hve Band
Alfred E. Smith
Scydder
Newcombe
Farm and Home Week speakers urge aid for agriculture
Stockton, president of the Montana Farm Bureau, spoke at the Farm and Home Week meeting at Bozeman urging action to equalize agriculture with other industries. He addressed McNary Haugen bill prospects, urged congressional pressure, and backed continued support for farmers as they seek credit for quality wheat while the gathering discussed issues for growers at the state college.
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Mont
Armen
Woo Stockton
Mertana Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
State College
Washington
Congress
Amid
Stockton
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