Missing Frances Smith Believed Kidnapped in Northampton
Intensive search launched in Northampton Massachusetts for Frances St John Smith an 18 year old Smith College freshman heiress missing since January 13. State police aided by Governor Fuller Brigadier General Foote and United States Senator Hale aim to resolve both this case and a prior Utica New York disappearance.
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Frances St. John Smith
International News Service
Northampton
Mass
New York
Smith College
Olice
United States
Ederick Hale
Maine
Ow York
Miss Smith
Hale
Alvan T. Fuller
Commonwealth
Fullby
Alfred F. Foote
Public Safety
Ashington
Pour Out 600 Gallons Of Confiscated Liquor At County Court House
County Detective William Fleming and Sheriff H M Reynolds held a pouring party at the county courthouse cellar pouring 600 gallons of confiscated liquor down the sewer. District Attorney J Elder Bryan attended and endured the fumes along with County Commissioner P O Elder.
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Shenango
Court House
William Fleming
H. M. Reynolds
J. Elder Bryan
P. O. Elder
Con
Open diplomacy aids Pan American talks in Havana
In Havana the U S delegation led by Charles Evans Hughes wins trust at the sixth Pan American conference by accommodating open committee sessions and signaling readiness to discuss Nicaragua while denying a separate Nicaraguan question. American stance emphasizes that both major parties and Nicaraguan government invited marines, framing intervention definitions for the conference.
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George R. Holmes
Mews
Havana
South
Central America
United States
Charles Evans Hughes
Hughes
Nicaragua
Washington
U. S
New Castle Printers Celebrate Inaugural Banquet At Castleton
New Castle Typographical Union No 270 held its inaugural banquet and dance at The Castleton on Tuesday evening. The event drew union members their wives and employers in a warm "one happy family" atmosphere with a substantial roast Virginia ham dinner and a postprandial program led by toastmaster William T Armor. Vance E Burkholder president of the union spoke on union organization benefits conciliation and arbitration apprentice training and the I T U s pension death benefit and aged care programs. The article notes the strong union and praises the gathering as a notable social success with plans for an annual banquet.
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New Castle Typographical Union No. 270
Castleton
William T. Armor
Armo
Vance E. Burkholder
New Castle Typographical Union
Burkholder
International Typographical Union
Edith F Wilmans Declares Gubernatorial Candidacy in Texas
Mrs Edith F Wilmans, a Dallas lawyer and former state legislator, announces another bid for Texas governor in the Democratic primaries next July. She had previously been defeated in a prior gubernatorial race.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Edith F. Wilmans
Wilmans
Missing New York college girl Frances St. John Smith
Reported sighting by five persons in Philadelphia fails to locate Frances St. John Smith daughter of a wealthy New York broker and Smith College freshman. Detectives traced a telegram from New York police to a boarding house then searched all occupants with no trace, wire indicates she might be living with a Mrs Anderson.
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Philadelphia
Frances St. John Smith
New York
Smith College
All Is Well Fliers Still Aloft At San Francisco Airport
The Fokker monoplane Spir it of California remains airborne at 8:09 a.m. after 24 hours in its fourth endurance attempt. Co pilots Captain Charles Kingsford Smith and Lieut. George R. Pond report the craft is cruising over the field in bitterly cold conditions with engines idling at 1 390 rpm and all’s well.
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San Francisco
Spir
California
Charles Kingsford-Smith
George R. Pond
Moravia Man Injures Himself Cleaning Rifle
Charles Norman of Moravia Street accidentally shot himself in the left hip while cleaning a 32 calibre rifle at home on Tuesday evening about 7 30. The accident occurred when the safety catch slipped causing the rifle to discharge. He was removed to the Shenango Valley Hospital for treatment.
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Charles Norman
Moravia
Shenango Valley
Secretary Hughes Enjoys the Races in Havana
Special to The News from Havana Cuba dated January seventeen reports Secretary Hughes spending an afternoon at the races. The article notes ongoing Democratic factional tensions in Cuba with Judge O'Brien and Senator Underwood hosting a harmony dinner, while Ambassador Fletcher contacts Mussolini and Morrow oversees Mexico policy from the Biltmore Hotel as Will Rogers signs off.
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Hughes
Judge O’brien
Underwood
Ambassador Fletcher
Rome
Mussolini
Morrow
Mexico
Biltmore
Knife wound hospitalizes boy after school scuffle
Mike Burda aged 14 of Goodstreet South New Castle Boro is in a New Castle hospital in serious condition from a stab wound under the right shoulder that penetrated the lung. Joe Scherbak aged 12 of South Beaver street extension says a scuffle occurred after school Tuesday afternoon and a knife in his hand accidentally struck Burda. The sheriff interviewed both families and made no arrest due to the boys’ ages, with parents promising to produce him if needed.
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Mike Burda
Goodstreet
South New Castle Boro
New Castle Hospital
Joe Scherbak
South Beaver Street
Scherbak
Joe
Mike
H. M. Reynolds
Policemen Ordered From Theaters On Duty In Waynesburg
Waynesburg council rules policemen must perform duties in the open and stay out of theaters while on duty, aiming to curb rear seat policing during cold weather.
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Iternational News Service
Waynesburg
Council
Death notices for Iman Hood and Del Rosso in Youngstown
Obituary brief lists Paul D. Iman age 30 of Youngstown Ohio Mrs Bessie M Hood age 43 of 319 West Falls Street and Giovanni Del Rosso age 67 of 27 North Front Street. No further details provided.
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Paul D. Iman
Youngstown
Bessie M. Hood
West Falls Street
Giovanni del Rosso
North Front Street
Hickman Trial Likely To Open Next Wednesday
District Attorney Keyes reports the Hickman case may start next Wednesday as the defense moves to postpone the trial. The action centers on a request to delay proceedings.
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Hickman
Hickman to Face Trial for Marion Parker Kidnapping
William Edward Hickman will be tried for the Marion Parker kidnapping and murder on January 25, barring further delays. District attorney Asa Keyes vows no postponement, while Jerome Walsh seeks more time for depositions and interviews in Kansas City and Arkansas.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
Cal
William Edward Hickman
Marion Parker
Asa Keyes
T O
Jerome Walsh
Walsh
Kansas City
Arkansas
Mrs Wright Demands Senate Probe Over Love Affair
Mrs Meriam Noel Wright in Washington seeks a senatorial investigation into what she calls failure to enforce federal laws. She alleges an alien woman living with her husband Frank Lloyd Wright entered the country illegally amid ongoing scandal in Chicago.
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Meriam Noel Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
Chicago
Washington
Mrs. Wright
Hotelling to Plead Guilty in Child Murder Case
Prosecutor says Hotelling intends to plead guilty to murdering a child in a case that drew national attention. The agreement would resolve charges and set sentencing terms pending a plea hearing set for next week.
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Hotelling
Confesses to Other Attacks as He Faces Murder Charge
Adolph Hotelling admits in a self written confession to attacking Esther Skinner in 1926 and Ella May Horn in 1927, while awaiting possible death penalty for the murder of Dorothy Schneider in Owosso. A judge orders Hotelling returned to Flint for trial, rejecting a venue move unless he is present.
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Ionla
Mich
Adolph Hotelling
Owosso
Dorothy Schneider
Hotelling
Esther Skinner
Oak Hill Cemetery
Ella May Horn
Carland
Little Dorothy
Jekyll and Hyde
Flint
Fred W. Brennan
Brennan
Ionia
Three Die in Chicago Gangland Shootout
Three murdered in a Chicago gangland war. two bodies were found slumped by a ditch on the far south side while a third lay in marshy weeds along an unfrequented road. Police squads rushed to the scenes as investigators probed the shootings.
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International News Service
Chicago
Children Stay Out Of School, Parents Serve Jail Terms
A Pennsylvania couple Manuel Morrill and Clarence Blakeslee chose five days in county jail over a $2 fine for failure to keep their children in school. Both men are serving their sentences in Manifold.
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International News Service
Washington, Pa
Manuel Morrill
Clarence Blakeslee
Manifold
Hoboken Dinner Guests Accused Of Gift Liquor Confiscation
Four hundred Hoboken Chamber of Commerce members disembarking from the steamship Berlin were halted by 20 customs agents who seized gift bottles of whiskey gin champagne and other liquors. Some guests discarded packages into the river while crowds jeered and there were tense moments, though no arrests were made.
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International News Service
Hoboken
N. J
Kings of
City Council Reviews Voluminous Building Code Ordinance
Members of the city council meet informally in the city building to discuss a lengthy building code ordinance now in committee. Two other attendees join the councilmen as they consider which portions to modify before printing for final reading and passage.
Fears for Florida aviator Mosely in saffron Stinson
International News Service reports grave fears for Ted Mosely an aviator who left Daytona for New York in a saffron Stinson biplane. He was last heard from in Savannah as fog halted his flight. President Coolidge arrived in Jacksonville aboard his special train and toured the Florida coast before continuing to Washington.
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International News Service
New York
Ted Mosely
Daytona
Fla
Stinson
Mosely
Savannah
Jacksonville
President Coolidge
Florida Northeast Coast
White House
Illinois Senator Faces Senate Disqualification Despite Victory
The U S Senate planned to deny seating to Senator-Elect Frank L Smith of Illinois amid accusations of campaign spending fraud. Governor Small expected to name a temporary appointee, while Smith hinted at a comeback in the upcoming primaries. The Reed committee cited 458782 spent, including 203000 from public utility leaders.
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Senate
Frank L. Smith
Hliness
International News Service
Smurth
Reed Slush Fund Committee
Smith
House
Illinois
Len Small
Small
Reed Committee
Illinois Pubs Service Commission
Rookies Prep as Teams Head South for Training
The piece notes early signings and rosters as big league clubs depart for spring training in the Sunny South. rookies and veterans, pitchers and catchers, face sun burn and aches as they gear up for a grueling camp before the season begins.
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Rili
Yankee
Pirate
Charley Horse
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