Record Cold Wave Hits Deep South With Subzero Readings
A brutal cold snap spread from Florida through the Deep South with temperatures dropping to as low as 6 below in Louisville and 20s elsewhere. Florida's teams saw 18 to 20 above, while Jacksonville and Miami reported 35 and 54 degrees. Authorities warned fruit could be damaged and many residents faced transportation and utility challenges.
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Prohibition Unit Survey Ended Along South Atlantic Coast
Savannah report says assistant secretary of the treasury Andrews with Coast Guard cutter Modoc completed inspection of ports and prohibition forces from North Carolina to Georgia. He plans Havana Miami conferences and possible talks in Cuba on liquor treaty, while Florida concerns prompt closer Washington review.
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Sub Zero Weather Grips Rocky Mountain States
The bitter cold spreads across the Rocky Mountain region with Mile s City Montana recording 20 below after 16 below the day before. Havre Montana hits ten below while Colorado and Wyoming see near zero. Denver reports one above as Phoenix rises to 54 above in Arizona. Salt Lake City reaches 30 below? New Mexico’s Santa Fe notes eight degrees above zero.
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Stage Snowball Fight on Mexican Border
Brownsville Texas December 28 A P snowball fight on the Mexican border drew Austin high school band members into a playful battle in the Rio Grande alley Snow and sleet limited the fight making it brief and unusual for the town and perhaps the first of its kind there
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Mystery Man Sought in Slaying of N Y Mulatto
New York dispatch reports a mysterious figure called the old man sought across Connecticut and eastern New York in a death case. Sarah L. Lussier, a mulatto, was found with two bullet wounds after a Saturday night. Joseph Desencrante, who lived with her, says she was left alone with the old man and has been detained. Witnesses Anna Gray Tony Greco and Lony Lupo support his alibi and the case involves prior murder conviction and a 1922 pardon linked to an insult to her daughter.
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Argument Over Fifty Cents Fatal to Negro
In Alexandria Louisiana on Saturday night a dispute over fifty cents led to gunfire. John Pitts aged 42 a Black man is jailed on a charge of shooting Isaiah Titus 42 and wounding 13 year old William Owens at the intersection of Lee and Ninth streets.
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End May Near in Big Coal Strike
Representatives of operators and miners gather in New York as negotiations loom for a potential end to the large coal strike. The meeting signals close consideration of terms amid ongoing industrial action.
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Optimism in Anthracite Talks as Stakeholders Seek Settlement
In Hazleton and Harrisburg officials and union leaders press for a settlement ending the hard coal stoppage that began September 1. Wm Green predicts a strike end within ten days, while miners insist on no back to work until terms satisfy them. Governor Pinchot welcomes renewed negotiations aimed at a fair deal for operators miners and the public with no price increase.
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Tribute to Woodrow Wilson on Anniversary
New York observes what would have been Woodrow Wilsons 69th birthday with dinners and testimonials. Wilson memorial stamps go on sale in Washington Princeton and Staunton. Princeton reports he held more degrees than any modern figure and was an honorary citizen of eight European cities.
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Miss man jailed in Christmas knife slaying case
Laurel Mississippi December 28 A P report says Columbus Nicholson 28 is jailed in Waynesboro charged with fatally cutting Welbert Cooley 41 during an argument in western Wayne county on Christmas night Cooley died later at the state hospital from knife wounds to the throat Brothers of both men reportedly sparked the trouble over an alleged killing of a dog
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Barbaric Bob Aims to Dust Shingle in Fashion Wave
London readers report a new hair style trend called The Barbaric Bob imported from Parish. Hairdressers note it requires skilled manipulation beyond standard bobs. It features a right side part, two combs lifting hair behind the ears, and long curls encircling and hanging forward beneath, while preserving a shingled back line.
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Campaign to shorten skirts faces doubt on success
Washington observers doubt Mrs. John B. Henderson can prevail with a world wide appeal to curb short skirts and cigarette smoking. The rainy day club leader says skirts should be six inches above the ground, not ankles, and notes schools and restaurants have eased smoking bans while flappers resist.
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National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Christmas Week Death Toll Rises Across Southern States
Christmas week fatalities reached about 70 across ten southern states with Florida leading at 13 deaths and Georgia and Virginia each at 12. injuries totaled 377, Georgia reporting 66 and North Carolina 61. Alabama had 9 injuries as the AP survey summarized traffic tolls over the holiday period.
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Regents Refuse Gifts From Educational Endowments
Wisconsin regents refuse to accept gifts from incorporated educational foundations citing general policy. Alumni committee members criticize the move as overly restrictive while stressing support from outside education funds can aid research and endowments. Edna Chynoweth and Spencer Bebee join opposition to the blanket ban.
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Morehouse Jail Food Charge Denied By Sheriff Naff
Sheriff Naff of Morehouse parish dismissed claims of tainted jail meals after a prisoner letter to Dr. Dowling suggested a dental plate found in cabbage. He said the letter was written by troublemakers and that inmates would be served the same food as in years past. Health officials will investigate, but Naff defended the jail kitchen and staff. In Paris, William Boyce Thompson’s condition improved and he may sail home soon.
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Predictions of Bitter Cold Come True Across North
Unseasonal Arctic winds sweep the United States and Canada causing nearly thirty deaths and millions in damages. Cold reaches Dixie and Florida as fires, floods, and wrecks punctuate the weekend toll. Authorities note widespread exposure and a severe impact on the poor and homeless.
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Capture of Insane Negro Who Shot Deputy Near Baton Rouge
In Irene, near Baton Rouge, Alton Jones, escaped patient from East Louisiana Hospital for the Insane, was captured after wounding Deputy Sheriff J. A. LeJeune. Jones had been shot in the lung and is not expected to live while LeJeune remains critically ill. The arrest followed a joint effort by officers and two jail trusties as details emerged about the prior escape and pursuit.
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Iowa Tops List in Tornadoes Since 1880
Clarence J. Root of Springfield Wisconsin presented to the American Meteorological Society that Iowa accounts for nine percent of U S tornadoes since 1880 leading the nation. Missouri eight percent and Kansas Tennessee Alabama Minnesota and Wisconsin with five to six percent also shown. Fifty four percent of tornadoes occurred east of the Mississippi with Iowa and Texas reporting the most deaths at ten each.
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River Stages and River Gauges Brief
River stage readings across Mississippi and tributaries show varied levels today. Memphis reports 7.7 feet with a fall of 0.4, Vicksburg 17.7 with a 0.4 drop, New Orleans 5.4 with 0.4 fall, and Shreveport 9.7 down 0.8. Ouachita river at Camden 7.8 with 3.5 fall. Cairo on the Ohio at 13.0 down 1.7.
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Pershing Ill in Chile to Return Home for Health
General John J. Pershing, in his sixty sixth year, is ill in Arica Chile and expected to sail home within a month. His physician urges a January 15 departure. blood pressure rise and infected teeth complicate his condition. Washington says the Tacna Arica plebiscitary commission work will continue as he returns.
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Mule Kicks Six Year Old Boy to Fatal Injury
Lucine Bagwell six dies after being kicked in the head by a mule at Bernice farm. His older brother, Talmadge, left the gate open allowing the animal to escape. Lucine died at a local sanitarium after the Saturday incident and burial plans were made for Bernice. The tragedy mirrors a similarly fatal mule incident seven years prior in the family.
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Tientsin Quiet After Flight of Losing Army
Tientsin remains quiet after the national forces were defeated and evacuated the city. Most troops head south toward Machan while a portion moves northeast toward Tanghang. Foreigners ease precautions as telegraphs to Peking are restored and normal conditions return.
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Bull Moose leader Lyford found dead in store
Victor G. Lyford former president of the University of Nebraska board of regents and 1912 Bull Moose congressional candidate was found dead of natural causes in his Falls City Nebraska store this morning. He was a Bryan classmate.
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