Confession ties Hickman to multiple murders in alhambra case
William Edward Hickman, 19, linked to two murders and various crimes, confesses to killing druggist Ivy Thoms and implicates Helby Trunt in Alhambra. Hunt, arrested, corroborates Hickman’s account but denies firing the fatal shot. police reveal a lengthy new confession written by Hickman during jail custody.
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Helby Hunt
Ivy Thoms
Hickman
Los Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Helby Trunt
Alhambra
Cal
Thoms
Hunt
Cold Wave Brings Extreme Subzero Temps Across Western Canada
A Dec 29 bulletin warns of a severe cold wave sweeping Western Canada from Arctic regions. Manitoba and Saskatchewan report record lows with Prince Albert at 32 below and Edmonton near 20 below. Eastern cities like Toronto enjoy springlike warmth while British Columbia endures renewed frost and heavy snowfall.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Arctic
Weather Bureau
Mackenzie River
Dawson City
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
Sask
Prairies
Jidmonton
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Penticton
Okanagan Valley
Toronto
Ont
Vancouver
B.C
Victor
Hezelton
Prince Rupert
Medicine Hat Times sought for early history clues
Reverend J W Morrow appeals for information on the Medicine Hat Times before 1890. He plans an article for the Canadian North West Historical Society on the Story of the Press and seeks memories of the hat weekly's early days.
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J. W. Morrow
Medicine Hat Times
Canadian North West Historical Society
Hat
Market Buoyant Winnipeg Wheat Gains at Grain Exchange
Winnipeg market notes a buoyant grain session with wheat rising early then softening amid offerings. By close prices recovered. export buying supported barley and other coarse grains showing overall firmness.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Liverpe
Moscow Christmas Drinking Sparks Violence Across USSR
Celebrations in Moscow showed higher alcohol use and hooliganism than any holiday under Soviet rule. The report notes thirty deaths in Moscow and twenty four in Leningrad with additional casualties elsewhere. The younger generation appeared sober and quiet compared with elders.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Ialntali
Fighting Airplanes Arrive in Canada at Camp Borden
Canada's first fighting airplanes two Sitkin single seater scouts and the first of eight ordered from Great Britain have arrived in the Dominion. The planes are at Camp Borden and announced at the Royal Canadian Air Force headquarters.
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Ottawa
Canada
Great Britain
Dominion
Royal Canadian Air Force
Camp Borden
National Railways estimates 1927 earnings boost
Winnipeg report based on eleven months projects gross earnings of Canada National Railways at about 260 million dollars for 1927 with net around 45.5 million enough to cover interest on funded debt. Sir Henry W. Thornton’s address to CNR readers highlights competition and future efforts. Winnipeg was linked to Montreal and five stations broadcast a three hour concert featuring the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and other artists.
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Winnipeg
Levis
Quebec
Sepee Tee
Pares
Henry ‘W. Thornton
Canadian National Railways
CNRM
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
Obec
CNRW
Sir Henry
A. T. Weldon
W. D. Robb
Canadian National Railway System
Robb
Great Clay Belt
Prairie Provinces
Premier Bracken Stricken By Appendicitis In Winnipeg
Winnipeg dispatch reports Manitoba Premier John Bracken stricken with appendicitis while preparing to go to the legislature. Hospital staff including Health Minister B W Montgomery confer with specialists as doctors determine if surgery is needed.
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Winnipeg
John Bracken
Manitoba
B. W. “Montgoery
Bracken
Re elected leader heads Medicine Hat Agricultural Society
W A Church was re elected president of the Medicine Hat Agricultural Society at the annual meeting in the Chamber of Commerce office. A P Burns was chosen first vice president J Mitchell second vice president and W Huckvale secretary treasurer. The board of directors from last year was re elected with names including R Black A Grant C H Howey and others. The financial statement was accepted and officers praised for improving the society's standing. The president noted a successful summer race meeting and a fledgling futurity for colts while highlighting strong corn show results despite one of the wettest years on record.
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W. A. Church
Medicine Hat Agricultural Society
Chamber of Commerce
A. P. Burns
J. Mitchell
W. _Huckvale
Dunmiore
E. O'Connor
Rinwhthie
F. Walker
Box Springs
Societ
Bandits Thought to Seize 3100 But Found With 23000
Police in Hamilton Ontario say a Bank of Commerce robbery at the Sanford Avenue branch yielded 23000 in cash instead of 3100 as initially reported. All notes were recovered and the amount confirmed by investigators.
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Hamilton, Ont
Bank of Commerce
Sanford Averdue
Still Searching For The Missing Dawn
New York dispatch reports extensive coast searches off Nova Scotia and Newfoundland for Mrs Frances Grayson and three companions amid buoyed hope of survival. Five destroyers widened the sweep to the south and north, under Commander R R Stewert, as radio signals from Schle Island enter into the missing Dawn mystery.
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New York
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Frances Wilson Grayson
Indie
Dawn
Sble Island
R. R. Stewert
Schle Island
Priests Rescued By British Destroyer
In Hong Kong on December 29 a party of ten Italian and Chinese priests and nuns were rescued from Communists by the British destroyer Seraph after being held near Swabue for nearly a week. A Chinese convert reported executions and a sacked mission, church and orphanage. Admiral Tyrwhitt ordered the Seraph to Swabue. prisoners were delivered after landing-party preparations. European priests describe daily cruelties witnessed from prison windows.
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Hong Kong
Swabue
Reginald Tyrwhitt
Swabne
Wheat inspections show near steady car counts in Winnipeg
In Winnipeg on December 29 inspections recorded total wheat cars at 1,184, just under last year’s 1,188. Contract grade cars reached 434 this year, down from 208 last year.
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Winnipeg
Villages Snowbound as Food Shortages Grow Across England
London reports acute food scarcities in isolated southern villages including Devon and Wiltshire. Air aid is used to deliver provisions to Westerham and other snowbound districts. Bernard Shaw travels toward London amid the blockade.
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London
Devon
Gloucestershire
Sampshire
Wiltshire
Isle of Wight
Bernard Shaw
Wales
England
Stageland
Westerham
Kent
Gang Leader Murdered in St Louis Attic Ambush
Vito Giannola aged 34, a gang leader and terrorist, was shot to death by two unidentified gunmen in a dark attic where he hid in St Louis. He became the fourteenth gang warfare fatality in the past two months. In Ontario, seven year old Danny and two year old David Ecker, sons of Mrs Maude Ecker, burned to death at Wallacetown.
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St. Louis
Vito Giannola
Danny
David
Maude Ecker
Wallacetown
Ont
Winnipeg Death List From Holiday Poisoning Grows
A Winnipeg police report lists ten dead from poisonous alcohol after a holiday drinking spree. An unidentified man died in a hotel room. wood alcohol was found in his belongings. The combined death toll includes seven men dead, two in hospital, one dying, and another sought by police. A separate deadly scene in a Chinatown apartment block left multiple casualties among unemployed workers. Names of victims include W. Anderson, John Ostrander, Ernest Mitchell, William Laroque, Timothy Curran. Continued on Page High.
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Winnipeg
Chisator
Deé
Egéapé
Chinatoy
Tyi Hospital
W. Anderson
John Ostrander
Inest Mitchell
William Laroque
Timothy Curran
Hell
Canton Sees Coup Leader Withdraw After City Grab
General Lia Chai and General Li Fuk Lam clashed as Li Chai troops seized Canton on November 12. By December 29 Li Fuk Lam’s men moved to Hona Island in the Pearl River opposite Canton while Li Chai’s forces patrolled the city.
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Li Fuk
Hona
Island
Cantom
Dee
L. Chat
Airiy
Vonixol
Gene
Li Fuk Lam
Li Chai Siumy
Wih
Canton Ani
Hona Island
Canton
Indian Congress Orders Drafting Of Constitutions
In Madras on December 29 the congress authorized a committee to draft swaraja self government proposals for India. The action was taken in conjunction with other bodies to present at an all Indian convention, with Delhi to meet no later than the next gathering.
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Donald B. McMillan
Chicago
Meld Museum of Natural History
Nairn
Labrador
Arctic
MacMillan
Bowdoin
Anatalok Bay
Madras
India
Delhi
O Ca
Clea
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Medicine Hat Agricultural Socy
Biapate
Wlatter, Ont
S.S. Lambton
Ivan Moone
Owen Sound
Roy K. Jones
Cape Cod
Bandits
Sable Island
Deal
Belgium
Brussels
Ostend
Paris
English Channel
Atlantic
Mediterrain
Cherbourg
Boulogne
la Havre
France
Casablanca
Rabat
Morocco
Mulai Bu Zlam
Here
Khenifa
Theodore Stegg
Lia Chai A In. Lanh
Indian Congress
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