Tragic Car Wreck Leaves Father and Baby Dead
In Brinkley Arkansas a husband and infant son died when their car overturned in a ditch. Mrs Foster and two children remained pinned in water for over six hours before discovery. Frances probably fatally injured and Anna bruised. Mrs Foster survived to tell how the father warned her to keep her head above water. The party was en route to Dardenelle for an operation.
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Associated Press
Brinkley
Ark
L. L. Foster
Dardenelle
Poster
Cottonplant
Foster
Frances
Anna
Camp Beauregard to Be Improved in Short Time
The War Department announced a national guard camp improvement program costing about 270000 dollars over six months. Projects include Camp Beauregard in Louisiana, plus Virginia Beach in Virginia and Camp Jackson in South Carolina, with new water systems kitchens mess halls administration buildings and roads.
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Beauregard
Associated Press
Washington
National Guard
Hear Department
Virginia Beach
Camp Beauregard
Camp Jackson
S.C
Kids Without Christmas Father Kills Wife and Self
Columbus report says John Terramo shot his wife as their six children fled in terror then killed himself. Neighbors note his despondency over inability to provide a proper Christmas. The motive remains unclear as authorities investigate the double tragedy.
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Columbus
John Terramo
Terramo
Youthful Suitor Kills Girl and Then Himself
In Utica Mississippi Nellie Cagle 15 was slain when she refused to marry Arch Anderson 17 who then killed himself nearby. The couple, long known to each other, left the Cagle home after he proposed. two gunshots were heard and both bodies found. The weapon used had a string trigger device.
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Associated Press
Utica
Miss
Nellie Cagle
Arch * Anderson
Anderson
Will Wells
Hinds County
Cagle
Nellie
Texas Rangers use plane guns against Cisco bandits
Texas rangers and more than 100 volunteers attacked a five man bandit gang that raided Cisco, led by a robber dressed as Santa Claus. An officer was killed and eight civilians wounded as the robbers fired from a car before fleeing into the brush. The loot of about 12000 dollars was recovered after a girl gave the bandit the wrong sack. One bandit died of wounds, another was captured nearby. rangers planned air assault to minimize civilian casualties.
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Gratiam
Texas
Texas Rangers
Lacr
Tom Hickman
Cisco
Santa Claus
Here
Hickman
Brazos
Mexican Oil Bill Passed by Deputies in Mexico City
Unanimous vote by the chamber of deputies sent the presidential bill reforming articles 14 and 15 of the Mexican oil law to the senate. A five member committee will carry it, with discussion expected tomorrow. The measure ties to a 1917 constitution retroactivity issue and imposes penalties for failure to apply for concessions within a year.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
United States
Mexico
Supreme Court
Mexican Petroleum Company
Committee On Constitutional
Calles
Illegally Collected Taxes Repaid to 240,000 People
Secretary Mellon announced refunds of 103,858,637 dollars in illegally collected taxes affecting about 240,000 persons. The treasury report spans 12,153 pages and lists refunds from one cent to millions, covering years back to 1924. Prominent refunds include Selma Lumber in Louisiana, Johnson Iron Works in New Orleans, and Kirby Lumber in Houston, among others.
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Washington
Congress
Mellon
Treasury Department
Treasury
Representative Williamson
South Dakota
New House Committee
Grant Timber and Manufacturing Company of Louisiana
Selma
Johnson Iron Works Company
New Orleans
Texas and Pacific Coal and Oil Company
Joe Y T. Boone
Coolidge
Pulitzer Publishing Company
St. Louis
Kirby Lumber Company
Houston
Texas
el Dorado Natural Gas Company
EL Dorado
Ark
Hamilton Dillard
Ardmore
Okla
Gazette Publishing Company
Little Rock
Hopes still high for Grayson crew in Dawn search
Hope for the safety of Mrs. Frances Wilson Grayson and her three male companions on the Dawn centers on a possible landing near Harbor Grace Newfoundland. Radio intercepts and reports of engine noise from New Foundland and Nova Scotia sustain belief the plane may be down nearby as the Dawn, planned to fly from Roosevelt Field to Harbor Grace then to Croydon England, vanished after sighting near Cape Cod with the Los Angeles navy dirigible nearby.
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New York
Frances Wilson Grayson
Harbor Grace
N. F
Hearts Content
New Foundland
Nova Scotia
England
Roosevelt Field
Monroe Mayor Proclaims January 2 Holiday
Monroe Louisiana observes Monday January 2 as a legal holiday to let workers rest since New Year day falls on Sunday. J Arnold Bernstein mayor cites the holiday proclamation dated December 28 1927 in Monroe.
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Arnold Bernstein
Monroe
J. Arnold Firnstein
Louisiana
Remus Begins Fight Against Insane Asylum
George Remus, famed bootlegger turned Chicago lawyer, fights probate court to avoid jail after a jury found him sane in the murder of his wife last October. Dr. Wolfstein testified Remus is dangerous and capable, while noting uncertain insanity. The hearing contrasts with the lengthy trial and draws few spectators.
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Cincinnati
George Remus
State Hospital
Lima
Chicago
Remus
Davis J. Wolfstein
Dr. Wolfstein
Herman IH. Hoppe
Probate Court
Alcheniists
Rockefeller loses nickel bet at golf with General Ames
John D Rockefeller declares the wager with General Adelbert Ames should be understood and pays fifty mills after losing a golf bet. He warns against publicizing the bet to avoid suggesting he is a regular gambler.
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John D
Ormand Beach
Fla
John D. Rockefeller
Adelbert Ames
Hambone's Meditations by J P Ally
Ole Oman Ain To Say A Heavy Thinker But She Sho Kin Make Me Do Heavy Thinkin Now En Den This fragment presents Hambone’s colloquial voice and humorous moral reflections attributed to J P Ally, with dialect hints and unfinished punchlines implying a comic, minstrel style piece from an old periodical.
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Oman
Lindbergh Lands and Plane Returns In 1927 Dispatches
Guatemala City reports Colonel Lindbergh lands at noon on Mexico City time. A New York Times wireless message confirms Lindbergh safety in Guatemala City. In Brownsville the Ford plane carrying Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh lands at Fort Brown field at 12 18 p m returning her to Detroit school.
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Lindbergh
Guatemala
New York, N. Y
The
New York Times Today
Lozones
Charles A. Lindbergh
Guatemala City
Brownsville
Tex
Ford
Evangeline L. Lindbergh
Detroit
Fort Krown
Mexico City
Three men share reign of U S Steel board powers
A banker James A. Farrell and Myron C. Taylor join J P Morgan veteran Elbert H. Gary in a new trio guiding United States Steel. Morgan named chairman, Farrell becomes chief executive officer, Taylor heads the finance committee. The changes follow Gary's death and amend the by laws.
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New York
Latc
Elbert H.gary
U.S. Steel Corporation
Eo Setack
Iytates Ete
James A. Farrell
Myron C. Taylor
Gary
Morgan
Farrell
Taylor
J. P Morgan and Company
New Haven
Conn
Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
United States Steel Products Export Company
First National Bank
Warfare Flare After Holiday Truce Ends in Chicago
Two men were killed in Chicago in a renewal of gang warfare after a holiday truce. Chas Miller, a beer runner, was shot as he left Bob's Lone Tree tavern on the northwest side. The assailants escaped. An hour later John Davis, believed to be linked to Miller’s killers, died after being wheeled into a hospital.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chas. Miller
Bob
Lone Tree
Miller
John Davis
Weather Warning for Gulf Coast Seaboard Storm
The United States weather bureau issued a small craft warning for the Mississippi, Alabama and northwest Florida coast. Fresh to strong east and southeast winds were forecast for this afternoon and tonight along the Gulf shoreline near New Orleans.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
United States Weather Areau
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Nellie Holmes Named Best All Around Girl at Woman's College
Nellie Holmes of McComb was chosen by fifteen hundred Mississippi State College for Women students as the best all-around girl based on popularity, grades, and athletics. She hails from Columbus, Mississippi.
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Nellie Holmes
Associated Press
Columbus
Miss
Mississippi State College For Women
McComb
Speedy Justice not too speedy Hickman tells editors
William Edward Hickman, the confessed kidnapper and slayer of Marian Parker, asks for speed in justice but warns against an overly rapid trial. He says he will plead guilty and stand by his confession, while arraignment is postponed as an attorney from Kansas City is en route. The case draws intense district attorney scrutiny and courtroom moves in Los Angeles.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
Hickman
Kansas City
Asa Keyes
Pendleton
Ore
Unloaded Gun Fatality in New Orleans Stand
Alvin McDonald, 2, died after a soft drink stand shooting in New Orleans. Jerome W. Sherman, 49, owner, says it was an accident during a skylarking party with whisky and firecrackers. McDonald died after a blood transfusion failed. Sherman claims he fired thinking the pistol unloaded.
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New Orleans
Alvin McDonald
McDonald
Jerome W. Sherman
Sherman
Robert Crumb
Crumb
Lindbergh begins Central American goodwill flight from Mexico City
At Valbuena Flying Field in Mexico City on December 24 Colonel Charles A Lindbergh launched the first leg of a goodwill flight to Guatemala City. The dawn takeoff was under nearly ideal conditions with no wind reported as the expedition departed for Central America.
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Valbuena Flying Field
Mexico City
Chas A. Lindbergh
Fi. Acm
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Fudickar and Associates Let $40 000 Contract
J W O Bryan won a Bastrop Tee and Storage plant addition contract in Morehouse Parish. The project doubles plant capacity to 60 tons daily with a 90 by 114 feet ground floor. cost near 10 000 dollars. Fudickar officials say growth requires expansion as Grand street plant nears 100 000 dollars and March 1 opening approaches.
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J. W. O'Bryan
Bastrop Tee and Storage Company
Morehouse Parish
Cypress Street
Bastrop
George E. Willis
St. Louis
J. Potts
Monroe
Paul Fudickar
Fudirkar
Fudickar
Grand Street
Grayling Spur
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Ard
Oakland hunts for alleged kidnapper in new case
In Oakland a fresh man hunt targets Robert F. Mec terland, 27, accused of abducting 11 year old Evelyn Smith from the home of Frank M. Smith. Police act as California public reels from Marian Parker case aftermath while Mec terland’s wife Jessie McClelland says she has not seen him in three years.
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Oakland
Cal
California
Marian Parker
Los Angeles
Evelyn Smith
Frank M. Smith
Smith
Robert FE. Mec Terland
Pivien
Pasadena
McClelland
Jessie McClelland
Attorney for Condemned Men Plans Writ of Mandamus
New Orleans December twenty eighth. P T Ferguson, attorney for Joe Genna and Melton Brasseaux, sentenced to be hanged Friday at DeRidder for the murder of J J Breville, was expected to appeal to the supreme court for a writ of mandamus to compel Judge Cline at DeRidder to grant an appeal from his decision that the men were sane. Judge Cline ruled there was no evidence of a change in mental condition since conviction and refused the defense a supreme court appeal.
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New Orleans
P. T. Ferguson
Joe Genna
Melton Brasseaux
DeRidder
J. J. Breville
Supreme Court
Cline
Reconstruction of Melville bridge approved by War Dept
Reports from Washington show the War Department approved plans by the Texas and Pacific railroad to reconstruct a bridge over the Atchafalaya River at Melville Louisiana. The item notes other late wires about Bobby Jones and Georgia bar admission and an Interstate Commerce Commission grant to Seaboard Air Line to take over the Georgia Florida Alabama railroad.
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Washington
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Atchafalaya River
Melville
War Department
Richland
Carrabelle
Fla
Seaboard Air Line
Interstate Commerce Commission
Colorful Steamboat Pilot Loyal to the Mississippi
Memphis December 28 Captain Charley Price aged 63 a renowned steamboat pilot died after an extended illness Born aboard the Mississippi he guided vessels on major rivers in the United States and abroad He led boats on the Amazon Congo Yangtse and finally finished his career with the Kate Adams and the Harry Lee before ending in Vicksburg
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Associated Press
Memphis
Charley Price
United States
Mississippi
Para Navigation Company
Amazon River
Roosevelt
Amazon
Price
Africa
Congo River
China
Yangtse River
St. Paul
New Orleans
Kate Adams
Harry Lee
Fa Berge
Commandurg
Vicksburg
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Insane Asylum
Associated Presse
Hambone
Meditations
J. P. Ally
Iris
Mobile
Ala
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Presiden
Fudickar and Associates
Atlanta
Bobby Jones
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