Death Penalty Talk Follows Michigan Murder Case
Adolph Hotelling, convicted of murder in Owosso, faces possible execution as Michigan contemplates revival of capital punishment. He is held in quarantine at the state prison in a bid to prevent inmate attacks, with work proposed as a future assignment. A rapid trial drew a large, curious crowd at stations along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette, Mich
U.P
Adolph Hotelling
Dorthy Schneider
Hotelling
James Corgan
Owosso
Michigan
Ifrank A. Green
Genesee County
Sea Junction
Reward Raised in Northampton for Missing Frances St John Smith
Northampton Massachusetts January 20 An increase in the reward for information on the whereabouts of Frances St John Smith a Smith College freshman who disappeared January 18 spurred officers to step up the search New York banker father of the girl raised the reward from 1000 to 10000 but no new information has come in yet continuous efforts continue as authorities seek clues to the missing student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Mass
U.P
Frances St. John Smith
Smith College
St. Johns Smith
New York
Illinois G O P to Fight for Electing Smith
Illinois Republicans led by Governor Small Mayor Thompson and Senator elect Frank L. Smith plan a campaign to seat Smith in the U.S. Senate after the Reed resolution declared his election tainted and his seat vacant. A September primary will launch the fight with Smith seeking the nomination.
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Chicago
U.P
Illinois
Len Small
William Hale Thompson
Frank L. Smith
Senator Smith
Senate
Smith
Mt Pleasant and Rosebush L O T M Install Officers
Mt Pleasant and Rosebush L O T M held joint installation with Alma official Mrs Glow assisted by Mrs Blanche Struble and Mrs Susie L G Chatterton. Officers named include Martha Horan Edith DePuy Della Brown Garnett Spalsbury Dora Daggett Florence Warnick Neva Settle Jennie Goolthrite Daisy Ford Bertha Pearson Ethel Nelson Lizzie Coyne Ella Hunter Agnes Hyslop Liza Archer Edith Wirst Etta House Magna Hunter Mary Hunter Rhoda Prout Margaret Regan. A buffet luncheon followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Rosebush
Uestay
Glow
Alma
Blanche Struble
Susie L. G. Chatterton
Martha Horan
Edith [DePuy
Della Brown
Garnett Spalsbury
Dora Daggett
Magna Hunter
Mary Hunter
Rhoda Prout
Margaret Regan
Guards
Building and Loan Association Plans Formed in Mt Pleasant
At a Thursday meeting in the Masonic Temple local leaders J Davidson and Harry Ridenour outlined a Mt Pleasant Building and Loan Association for Isabella County. It will be state supervised with first mortgage loans only, no banks, profits shared by savers, and officers bonded for safety. The plan emphasizes local cooperative savings and member control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Pleasant
Ae Building and Loan ‘Association
J. “Davidson
Yar St Johns
Harry Ridenour
Mt. Pleasant
Isabella County
Davidson
Michigan
Smith's Senate Credentials Face Political Tug of War
The senate upholds Smith's credentials and legal authority, allowing him to retain them. Smith has backing from two major state factions, one led by Chicago Mayor Thompson and the other aligned with Governor Small. Republicans warn that another election would only yield Senate recognition of his credentials.
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Smith
Senate
Thompson
Chicago
Small
Compromise Seen On Farm Relief Bill Likely
Washington reports a House compromise farm relief bill, backed by administration, may replace the McNary Haugen plan with no equalization fee. The Curtis Crisp Dill idea would create a finance corporation for each crop, buying surplus to stabilize prices.
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Washington
U.R
House of Representatives
Coolidge
House Agriculture Committee
Oppose Establishment Pan American Court in Havana
Foreign Minister Guerrero of El Salvador urged compulsory arbitration under the Hague Work Court at a Havana conference. He opposed a Pan American court, calling the Hague court the more neutral and disinterested option for Western Hemisphere disputes.
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Havana
Cuba
Hague
Guerrero
Salvador
Western Hemisphere
Newspaper man seeks access to Michigan state vouchers
Ed Nowack publisher of a weekly sheet asks the Michigan Supreme Court to compel the auditor general C. B. Fuller to allow inspection of vouchers from the governor's Mackinac Island conference. Attorney General W. W. Potter backs Fuller, arguing no statute requires opening department files and Nowack has no special interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
U.P
State Supreme Court
Ed Nowack
B. Fuller
Mackinac Island
Fuller
Nowack
W. W. Potter
Potter
Michigan
Henry Ford Calls for Lighter Trains to Boost Model A
Henry Ford argues lighter railroad trains would improve Model A performance by providing a better break.
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Henry Ford
Mt Pleasant Hosts Midland In Evening Bowling Bouts
Tonight at 7 30 local team captained by Martin Thorsberg will face a Midland squad led by Alfred Thorsberg. Lines of play include A E Gorham Mark Johnson and Jack Johnson with Coach Ferenz. Losers will treat winners to supper after the match on home alleys.
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Martin Thorsberg
A. E. Gorham
Mark Johnson
Ferenz
Jack Johnson
Midland
Alfred Thorsberg
Mt Pleasant
Passenger train derailed by snow near Battle Creek
The Atlantic Express of the Grand Trunk derailed in a snowbank at Springfield Place a western suburb. Forty two Pullman passengers abandoned the train in a blizzard and endured extreme cold until a relief train from Battle Creek arrived. Traffic was rerouted and trains delayed. A separate line notes a scientist claiming a vegetable diet could yield 200 year lifespans.
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Battle Creek
U.P
Atlantic Express
Grand Trunk
Springfield Place
Monteval
Chicago
Michigan Central
Kalamazoo
Eve Doctors Narrow Escape At Fowlerville
A state wide search for two Haye doctors recently elected in Baton and Tonia counties nearly ended in Fowlerville when Mrs Edward Randall went to a local bank to secure R200 to pay for services. The bank cashier suspiciously gave her a bank draft instead of cash, and the doctors refused it. Harry Kline and Otto Swartz, charged with defrauding Eye Doctor operations in Illinois, are under charges in Ionia circuit court. They allegedly staged fake cataract removals and operated across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powlerville
Bia. R
Baton
Tonia
Edward Randall
Tashier
Pacamie
Randall
Harry Kline
Szeghtga
Charlotte
Ionia
Otto Swartz
Michigan
Illinois
United States
Motor Boating as U S Sport Show in New York
United Press report from New York details the 23rd national motor boat show at Grand Central Palace. It describes the spectrum of boats from 62-foot Elco cruisers to 28-foot outboard models, new standardized production, and features like automatic electric anchors signaling motor boating’s rising status in American sport and pleasure.
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U. S
New York
Sam Love
United
Uri
Grand Central Palace
America
Clyde Fitch
Wright Brothers
Spirit of
St. Louis
Miami
Tourist Club Members Hear Splendid Paper
Members of the Tourist club gathered at Mrs. W. Webb McCall for an afternoon meeting hosted by Mrs. O J McEwan. Guests included Mrs Simcox Mrs A McVicker and other members. Nell Bennett Wood delivered a scholarly paper on the press of this country while hostesses served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Webb McCall
O. J. McEwan
Simcox
McVicker
Nell Bennett Wood
Hickman Ill in Jail as Brain Experts Probe Sanity
In Los Angeles William Edward Hickman, convicted slayer of Marion Parker, is reported ill in his cell after spinal punctures by alienists seeking sanity traces. Jail physicians note heavy pulse and fever, while El Paso reports Thomas Hickman, the defendant’s father, travels to Los Angeles to testify that his son suffers hereditary insanity.
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Los
Angeles
Galif
N. P
William Edward Hickman
Marion ‘Parker
Hickman
EL Paso
Texas
U.P
Thomas Hickman
Los Angeles
Editors Back Hoover in Scripps-Howard Papers
Editors of Scripps-Howard newspapers nationwide voted to support Herbert Hoover for president. They also named New York Governor A Smith as their choice if a Republican like Dawes or Lowden is nominated instead of Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Lick
Indiana
U.R
Scripps-Howard
Herbert Hoover
A. Smith
New York
Dawes
Lowden
Hoover
Cuba to limit sugar production
A Cuban official said the sugar commission favors a maximum ground of four billion tons in Cuba for the season. With 250000 tons on hand the 1928 crop would be divided as United States 3800000 Europe 6000000 Cuba 150000 reserve 200000.
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Havana
Cuba
U.P
United Press
Republic
Sugar Commission
United States
Europe
Alabama Papers Denounce Heflin In Senate Row
Mobile Reporter condemns Senator Heflin for accusing Senator Agkinson of facing tar and feathers when speaking in Alabama. The paper calls the charge slanderous and notes similar editorials across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama ‘Papers
Heflin
Mobile
Alabama
U.P
Heflin- Robinson
United States Senate
Mobile Reporter Today
Pat Weflin
Senate
Agkinson
Rural Subscribers Notice from The Daily Times
The Daily Times informs rural subscribers whose subscriptions expired before January 1 1928 that service will be discontinued February 1 unless renewed. Each subscriber will receive a letter before stoppage to allow continuation. After February 1 a system will be implemented to stop all papers promptly at expiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Times
Jetter
Ann Arbor in Throes of Fight on Lunchrooms
Michigan freshmen complain about food at local restaurants could push the city to adopt a state cafeteria inspector and move University dining into university control. The Michigan Daily reports the issue while Dr. Clarence Cook Little supports a school run cafeteria. State deputies warned 26 cafeteria owners to meet sanitary standards or face action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
U.P
University of Michigan
Michigan Daily
Clarence Cook Little
State Department ‘of Labor and Industry
Bowling results from Thursday city league action
Yanks won two of three matches with totals of 2248 to 2192 after a 700 732 811 series and 200s by Collins and Brownton. Senators dominated Giants 24285 to 2137 with a 774 796 864 series and 8 straight wins led by Tice with 205.
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Yanks
Pirates
Collins
Brownton
Senators
Giants
Tice
Paulding Fault Highlighted in S 4 Disaster Inquiry
Boston January 20 The naval court of inquiry heard closing arguments accusing the coast guard destroyer Paulding of error in maneuvers that led to the collision with the submarine sinking and the loss of 40 lives. Lieutenant Commander Thos J Doyle represented submarine personnel.
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Boston
U.P
Coast Guard
Paulding
Thos. J. Doyle
Naval Court of Inquiry
Doyle
Auction at Rose Wallace Farm Ends Farming Venture
Rose Wallace plans an auction at her residence 1 1 2 miles east of Leaton or 3 1 2 miles east 3 miles north and 1 1 2 miles east of Mt Pleasant. The sale features horses cattle and a good list of implements. Sale starts at 1:00 PM. Davis and McCall, auctioneers. Hugh Watson, clerk. Seq list in issue of Saturday January 21.
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Rose “Wallace
Leaton
Mt. Pleasant
Davis and McCall
Hugh Watson
Severe cold and gale sweep Michigan and Chicago
Overnight storm drives Michigan temperatures down from 44 to 11 degrees with a 88 degree plunge. Wind damages Chicago infrastructure with a 100 foot smokestack down and power lines downed while Lake Michigan churns 20 foot waves as the Alabama steamer turns back from Grand Haven due to gale conditions.
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Grand ‘Haven
Chicago
Detroit
O.R
Michigan
Mercury
Upper Peninsula
U.p—Gen
Darge
Lake, Michigan
Alabama
Grand Haven
J. F. Crawford
Trial of Harry Hill Opens as State Seeks Conviction
The Ottawa murder trial of Harry Hill begins after four weeks of jury selection. State Attorney Russell presents the theory that Hill shot his mother and buried her in the basement to cover forged checks on her bank account.
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Ottawa
All Billi
Rea Il Ch
Michigan University to study land tax return problem
Land in Michigan reverts to the state when taxes are unpaid, and a University of Michigan foundation will explore productive use of such lands and potential tax schemes. A Negaunee meeting is planned as part of the effort, focusing on northern and Upper Peninsula timber lands that went delinquent in 1926 and returned after five years.
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Lansing
Mich
U.P
University of Michigan
Negaunee. Co
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Michian
Ottawa
Isabella
Montcalm
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Illinois G. OF P
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Pan-American Court
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President Coolidge
NEA Service
Tne
Tiayana
Bowl Midland
Fowlerville
Hickman Til
Gell
Scripps Howard Papers
Food Dept
Harry
Sured Fett
University of Michigan Foundation
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