Gas explosion at Peabody Mine 18 claims 22 lives
West Frankfort January 1 10 A deadly underground gas blast at Peabody Industrial Mine No 18 killed 22 miners and others died from afterdamp. State and Franklin county officials open investigations led by A D Lewis and Coroner Joe Bill as rescue crews battled gas and collapsed timber. David McVhail attempted to save his brother Robert in a tragic effort amid the wreckage.
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West Frankfort
Peabody
A. D. Lewis
Joe Bill
Franklin County
David Mc Vhail
Robert
David
Ray Farrell
B. Cremenis
Tri- State
Lowden to Enter North Dakota GOP Primary
Former Illinois Governor Frank C Lowden will be entered in the North Dakota Republican presidential primary in March. A telegram from Clarence Buck, manager of the Chicago headquarters, states his name will appear on the ballot. Lowden has not publicly committed to the candidacy, and supporters expect an official announcement soon.
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Bismarck
N. L Dan
Frank G. Lowden
Tlinois
North Dakota Republicat
Fran. Lowden
Chicago
Clarence 8. Buck
Bismarck Tribune
Frank O. Lowsen
Ilinois
North Dakota
Lindbergh Honored In Panama In Lofty Reception
Panamanian officials honor Charles A Lindbergh as a modern conquistador after his 810 mile crossing from Panama City to San Jose Costa Rica. He attends a presidential reception amid crowds, his grandson Rodolfo Ramon Lindbergh De Paredes born hours earlier, and plans for crowd policing praised. Lindbergh later visits the Enron Club for a moonlit dance.
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Panama
Balboa
Pinan
Charles A. Lingburgh
Balvoa
St. Lowia Edie
Campo Lindbergh
Patema
San Jose
Costa Rica
Linsvergh
Panama City
Canal Zone
Bathon
Depievid
Rodolfo Ramon Lindbergh de Paredes
Wealthy oil operator to marry his niece and adopted daughter
Philadelphia date AP report details Lydia Roberts Marland. Adopted daughter of Edward Marland, a wealthy oil operator, she seeks to marry her foster father after a court annulment petition. The petition, signed by Miss Marland, her foster father, and her biological parents, aims to clear legal obstacles for the union. The couple plan to wed soon amid family ties and unclear public details.
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Philadelphia
Lydia Roberts
Edward Marland
Lydia Roberts Marland
Marland
George F. Roberts
Flourtown
Mr. Marland
Miss Roberts
May Marland
Max
Fury of Thames Flood Spreads Through London Section
London residents gathered after the Thames surge, relief efforts underway as authorities brace against further danger. Refugees returned home while art collections suffered water damage but many works appeared to survive the flooding with drying underway. Officials attributed the flood to North Sea tides and pledged continued vigilance and repairs as the city recovers.
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Losdon
Dan
Thames
London
Ida Asin
Port of London
Three Aviators Die In Mohawk Valley Plane Crash
Three aviators Raymond Herries of Buffalo George Benedict of Peoria and Edward Paul of Albany are dead after a passenger plane crash in Mohawk Valley. The wreckage, found near J B Bartlett’s farm, indicates the craft struck the earth with engines running in dense fog. Sheriff S J Sheehan led the search as fog cleared and the bodies were recovered.
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Canajoharie
N.Y. Jun
Mohawk Valley
E Maute
Mineola
Buffalo
Raymond Herries
George P. Benedict
Peoria
Pas
Edward M. Paul
Albany
J. B. Bartlett
J. Sheehan
Montgomery County
Snyder Woman and Gray Ready to Die
Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray await execution for the murder of Snyder's husband. Gray’s will leaves his daughter and wife Isabella Gray as sole beneficiaries. Warden Lawes reports both prisoners coping, with Snyder hopeful for reprieve discussions stalling after counsel conference. Governor Smith has declined clemency remarks pending further moves.
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Warden
Hym
Henry Judd Gray
Will Gray
Isabella Gray
Jane
Warden Lawes
Gray
Sms
Smith
Snyder
Differ
Sing Sing Prison
Joseph Lonarda
United States District Court
Marines Sail From Norfolk Harbor Bound for Nicaragua
At 4 86 this morning the ship Oglala and 400 Marines from the Norfolk based 11th Regiment left Hampton Roads to join Central American operations. Delays of nearly 24 hours due to fog ended as the vessel set course for Nicaragua to aid in subduing Sandino, after being held up since yesterday afternoon. Continuous fog and a delayed departure marked the move.
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Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Oglala
11Th Regiment of Marines
Sears
Hampsord Roads
Nicaragua
Central America
Sandino
Long Distance Plane Crashes Over Bank Island
Dutch East Indies January 16 reports say the Red Rose crashed shortly after takeoff from Sinuich. Captain W. W. Lancaster and Mrs Keith Miller suffered injuries including a broken nose and concussion. The severely damaged plane came from Singapore after departing Croydon October 14 and was bound for Batavia, with engine trouble triggering the crash at about 200 feet.
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Sinuich
Bank Island
Dutch East Indies
W. W. Lancaster
Keith Miller
Australia
England
Lancaster
Miller
Croydon
Rey
Marines sail for duty in Managua amid Sandino campaign
More than six hundred Marines depart from Norfolk and Charleston toward Corinto to join the campaign against rebel leader Augusto Sandino. Brigadier general Logan Treland will direct the operation as 200 more Sandino opponents are landed. Naval ships Nitro and three cruisers Trenton Raleigh Milwaukee sail to support the move. The Nicaraguan minister says liberal elements aid Sandino, calling movements politically significant and noting controversial statements by liberal leaders.
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Washington
Norfolk
Virginia
Avlala
Corinto
Trenton
Raleigh
Milwaukee
Charleston
S.C
John ‘A. LeJeune
Marine Corps
Logan Treland
Augustino Sandino
Pacific Coast
Nitro
San Diego
Sandino
Republic
le Tenue
Don Alejandro Cesar
Liberal Party
General Landing
Tuan Saccas
Marines Trail Ten Deserters In Nicaragua Drive
In Managua on January 10 American Marines trailed ten deserters from the Nicaragua ntional guard amid a joint drive with guardsmen against rebel General Augustine Sandino. The deserters fled with a machine gun rifles and ammunition led by a punished corporal toward a Honduran camp near Sematillo. A MarineCorps plane crashed on an observation flight over Sapotillas Ridge but the crew escaped unharmed as engine trouble forced an emergency landing at Quash.
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Managua
Nicaragua Ntional Guard
National Guard
Augustine Sandino
Sematillo
Vernon M. Guyman
Nicaragua
Sandino
Sapotillas Ridge
Guyman
Quash
Damaging Evidence in Child Murder Case Against Father
Rome reports Pope Pius in an encyclical warns against confusing political union with religious unity. He deplores attempts to blend true religion with false, arguing some seek a universal Christian unity under flawed premises.
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Rome
Piks
Tragedy tied to Pitts as wife blamed in death
In Winchester Kentucky a scrap found on Robert H. Pitts, father of three year old Mary Magdalene Pitts, names items bought before the child’s death. Pitts and housekeeper Marie Frazier are jailed on slaying charges as both blame the other. Frazier claims Pitts beat and burned Mary and denied poisoning. Pitts accuses Frazier of brutality and torment. State chemists tested Mary’s stomach contents while officials await public release of results.
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Winchester
APJ
Robert H. Pitts
Mary Magdalene Pitts
Pitts
Greenup
Marie Frazier
J. J. Haramond
Winchester Athorities
Frazier
Local Merchants To Meet Tonight
The Retail Merchants Association will hold its first meeting of the new year this evening at 7 00 at Ye Dutch Tea Shoppe in Meleck. Plans for a retail credit men’s association with cash and credit merchants will be discussed along with a return to the regular meeting date the first Tuesday each month.
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Retail Merchants Association
Retail Merchants’ Association
Weather summary for Virginia and Tennessee regional report
Weather Virginia generally fair tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change and moderate southwest winds. Tennessee fair tonight and Wednesday slight warmth east and south central areas. Readings taken daily at 6 p.m. by C L Bunn from U S weather station here. High yesterday 52 low 38. Rainfall and fog yesterday 0.48 inches.
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Virginia
Tennessee
U. S
C. L. Bunn
Confessed Pal of Hickman May Be Used Against Him in Trial
Los Angeles report that Wesby Hunt, 11, a confessed co-conspirator in the Hickman case, will testify in Hickman’s sanity defense for the murders of Marian Parker and C. Ivey Thoms. Hunt’s testimony is expected to implicate Hickman and could affect the outcome of the trials. Hunt will be tried in juvenile court due to age, with potential life-term considerations under reform or juvenile provisions. Continued on page four.
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Hickman
Los Angeles
Calif
William Edward Hickman
Wesby Hunt
Little Marian Parker
Ivey Thoms
Rosehill
Hunt
A. Gray Gilmer
Sang
Forrest Murray
Alexesy
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