Below Zero In New York Cold Wave Hits U S East
International News Service reports New York shivering at two degrees below zero with a northwest wind. The cold wave extends across the Middle West into New England, with Brainerd at 39 below and Saranac Lake at 20 below. The weather bureau forecasts rising temperatures tomorrow.
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International News Service
New York
Middle West
United States
Saranac Lake
N.Y
Minnesota
Union
Brainerd
Amigny
New England
Charitab
Veteran Of War Found Dead In Bessemer Home
Welton McMittin a 20 year old colored man in Bessemer was found dead in his home this morning. Coroner J. P. Caldwell and Police Shoup investigated the death, with officials noting the man had been employed by a company and a physician was called. The phrasing indicates a local wartime veteran connection and a sudden fatality in a single building.
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Bessemer
Welton McMittin
Yinawsbu
Wati
PL Caldwell
Essen
Probers exonerate Cobb Speaker in 1918 fix case
Reports say Jan ur Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker are cleared by Commissioner S. M. Saudis of all wrongdoing in the 1918 Detroit Cleveland game scandal. Wood and Cleveland also receive exoneration. eligibility restored for baseball figures and coaching roles. The decision impacts future careers and public perception of the case.
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Chicago
Ty Cobb
Tris
S. M. S.audis
Cleveland
Detroit
Leonard
Cobhander
Special Grand Jury Reports On Election Probe In Allegheny
Thirty one persons were recommended for a grand jury indictment in two weeks to president Judge John A. Evans over alleged frauds in the November general election in Allegheny County. Names include thirty election board members from Pittsburgh wards and Alderman John C of the Fourth ward. The report urges central ballot box storage and a court empowered random recounts to curb fraud. Proceedings resume next Tuesday with witnesses to determine indictments.
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Cofornational News Service
Pittsburgh
John A. Evans
Adings
Allegheny County
Momestead
John C
Pittsburch
Grand Jury
2Nd Ward
Annes
Hotel Clark Slain In Holdup At Charles Hotel
In New York early today two armed bandits raided the Hotel Charles. Clerk Lipschita was shot and killed. Assistant clerk Harold Perlmutter and guest James Montfore were wounded but to recover. Adele Strauss leapt from a lobby window suffering injuries. Bandits fled with $200 in loot, prompting a large police manhunt.
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NW York
Dan Joseph
Lipschita
Hotel Charles
Harold Perlmutter
James Montfore
Adele Strauss
Discount Rumors Fisher To Give Woods State Post
Harrisburg Jan 27 The Fisher administration may appoint former ambassador to Japan Woods to a state post seen as Vindication after his Senate rejection for the Interstate Commerce Commission. Woods’ friends say he is interested, while the governor’s office denies any nomination to the State Public Service Commission.
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Citernational Neves Service
Harrisbur
Eds O
Crrus FE
Woody
Frieneburg
Focay
Hil
Fisher
Japan
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Woods
Sovernor's
Mar Rially
Servics
Tragic Domestic Slaying Ends in Attempted Suicide
Police report in Scranton Pennsylvania states Stanley Peters, 49, fatally shot his wife Mary Peters in their Greenwood home amid a family quarrel and then shot himself in the head, dying from his wound while Mary survived in critical condition.
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Scranton
Stenley Eters
Mary
Greenwood
Westminster College to discuss replacing Old Main after fire
Tr W Charles Wallace and Attorney James A Chambers travel to Pittsburgh for a meeting of Westminster College prudential committee at Monongahela Bank building. They review plans to replace Old Main damaged by recent fire and outline procedure. Fire ruins smoldering in New Wilmington indicate no efforts yet to determine what from safes and street files survived.
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W. Charles Wallace
Westminster College
James A. Chambers
Pittsburgh
Prudential Committee
Mononganela Bank
New Wilmington
Speaker plans to return to game after charges dropped
Tris Speaker said he plans to play baseball next season after International News Service reported he was absolved of charges of participating in a plan to throw a game. Speaker declined to reveal future plans, while attorney William H. Boyd praised the investigation and proclaimed Speaker not guilty.
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International 5
Cleveland
Tris Speaker
International News Service
William H. Boyd
Speaker
First British Troops Arrive in China Amid Cantonese Fighting
Reports from Shanghai Chekiang and Peking detail ongoing Cantonese battles while Sun Yat-sen forces claim gains. American minister MacMurray returns to Peking as Kellogg outlines US policy toward China. The Durham light infantry and Punjabi troops sail or arrive in Calcutta and Shanghai, marking Britain’s first landings since the Boxer uprising. Argyle Smith heads to New York for a three month tour of Europe.
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Ambarsixior
Peking
John V. A. MacMurray
Kel
United ‘States
Pot
China
MacMurray
Sejoul
Korea
United States
American State Department
Bhanghat
Britain
Hong Kong
Tientsi
Calcutta
Durham Light Infantry
Shanghai
Bills For So Called Open Sunday Will Have Hard Sledding
Harrisburg January reports say Pennsylvania lawmakers face tough odds passing open or partially open Sunday bills this session. Dozens of measures appear, ranging from repealing fish law Sunday prohibitions to studying colonial drink laws, with further proposals expected and past efforts showing only limited success.
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Robert F. Gorman
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Wiken
Philadelphine
Goose Proves Poor Witness For Browning
Unclear testimony from a Staten Island interview regarding a Browning excursion during a honeymoon. Witness confusion and cold weather cited as possible reasons for vague remarks. Owner Folur HW. Grew notes the event involved a goose reputed in Browning lore and returned after the weekend.
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Cnteration
New York
Congo
Edwuard “W. YoMning
Heenan Brownine
Lohn
Staten Island
Pointblank
Roose-Lession
Folur HW. Grew
FE Croone
Browning
Wamonds
Six Killed in Idaho Basketball Game Blast
A gas explosion at a Turner Idaho hall during a Turner against Central basketball game killed six and injured fifteen. About 309 spectators filled the arena when the acetylene lighting failed. janitor James McCann investigated and perished along with his two sons and other hall victims. Exits became blocked as debris and the front wall collapsed, prompting urgent hospital aid from Grace and Portales.
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International News Service
Turnisr
Idaho
Turner
Central
Tahe
James McCann
Ainsh
Metarn
Elmer Anderson
Ival Lowe
James McCansn
Brigham McCann
Turner Rancher
Grace Idaho
Poratelia
County as Tax Assessment Unit Proposed by Chamber
Harrisburg delegates at the annual state Chamber meeting discuss making the county the unit for real estate assessment and tax collection. A referendum among three members is planned with Dr Leonard Pax delivering the afternoon address on local taxation. The statement cites state patterns: 26 states use statewide assessment, nine use biennial, Pennsylvania uses triennial, with four-year cycles for general assessment. The plan envisions a county board certifying valuations to local authorities, not taxing itself.
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Tierra
Harrisburg
State Chamber of Commerce
Leonard Pax
T Harrinburg
Pennsylavania
Ty Ds
Board of County
Wkses
Pennsylvania
Owner of Stolen Car Located in Warren Ohio
An automobile found abandoned on Edenburg yesterday belonged to Tasmoud Solu doh of Warren Ohio. Sheri Reynolds led the investigation and the owner was identified through town police.
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Edenburg
Tasmoud Soludoh
Warren. O
Sheritr i
Reynolds
Lena
Warr
Euhauk
Just 36 Below Zero At Kane
January records the coldest day in WASE region with Kane City and surrounding area reporting temperatures down to 42 degrees below zero. The icy conditions disrupted travel and raised concerns for residents and local services.
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Kane
Building Trades Council Elects New Officers
The Building Trades Council held last night elected officers and a new business agent. T. J. Mehus Morgan won the business agent post by one vote, 31 to 10, amid controversy over non union groups. Other officers include Alva Gluck president Rheem Metal Workers, Murphy vice president, and Jones secretary‑treasurer. Morgan promised early talks to settle a dispute at the Castleton plant and anticipated an adjustment soon.
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Comey
and Labor Assembly
T. J. Me Hus
Morgan
Building ‘Trades Council
Uldt
Electricians
Sheet Me
Carrie
McMichael
Ness
Castleton
Building Trades Council
Alva U. Ghlok
Rheec Metal Workers
Murphy
Hod Cariers
Ler SerTetary
Jones
T. la Morgan
Thy Castleronami
Bus Crash Kills Three and Injures Four Near Town
A northbound freight train collided with a school bus near Willis, killing three and injuring four. Emergency crews from Minsky Heights, Willis, and nearby towns responded to the scene on Nustinmnook Avenue. Police issued no immediate motive as investigators began surveying the wreck and interviewing witnesses.
Flood Strains Relief Efforts Amid Cold Weather
Flooded districts struggle as near zero blasts from the north and a thin ice sheet slow relief. The Ohio River at 5.94 feet rises, with forecasts calling for a slower retreat after noon. Gas sparseness in many homes forces residents to seek warmth near large bonfires along the water. Train schedules into the city, including through trains on the Louisville and Nashville to Florida, see slight changes.
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Ohio
United States Weather Bureau
W. C. Devereaux
Louisville & Nashville
Florida
Weather Talk Through the Seasons by Dot Cor te
Fragmentary text describes seasonal attire and weather mood. Mentions February plain hat, summer heat in August, stockings in wool versus silk, and clothing as indicators of climate. Characters named Dot Cor te and power of plain weather phrases appear in a looser, poetic tone.
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Miladay
Sas
Tynes
Vedey
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