Nicaragua Faces American Supervision of Elections
Washington reports that Nicaragua must enact a law providing for American supervision of its October elections or face steps to fulfill obligations under the American Nicaraguan agreement. Officials warn the situation is delicate though some hope remains for passage amid radical senate changes and expected house opposition.
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Washington
Nicaragua
United States
State Department
Sberhardt
Managua
Department
Senate
House
Strong Arguments For And Against Bridge At Merrimage
Baraboo Wis at a special hearing on replacing the Merrimack ferry with a Wisconsin river bridge drew mixed views. Opponents called the plan visionary and costly while supporters urged faster transport. Over 500 people attended with delegations from Baraboo Reedsburg Lodi and Merrimack generally backing the project. farmers from Sauk Columbia counties and residents of Portage and Kilbourn protested.
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Baraboo. Wis
Wisconsin River
Merrimack
State Highway Commission
Baramboo
Reedsburg
Lodi
Sauk
Columbia
Portage and
Kilbourn
Hapgood Couple Lose Habeas Corpus Fight in Luzerne Jail
Wilkesbarre Pa Hapgood and wife Mary lost a habeas corpus bid to gain freedom from Luzerne County Jail Judge Jones denied release and raised bail from 2000 to 2500 dollars for each and added 2500 dollar peace bonds. They remain jailed after the hearing.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Celebrates 87th Birthday
Washington D C Oliver Wendell Holmes veteran associate justice of the supreme court celebrated his 87th birthday at home today. He has been confined for ten days with a cold and unable to participate in court proceedings, though a member for more than twenty five years.
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Washington, D. C
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Court
Boyer Heir Adopted as Dode Alfred Boyer in Michigan
In Detroit the four year old son of Mrs Myron L Boyer became her legally adopted son. The child previously named for Joseph Boyer and heir to a five million dollar trust was adopted by Mrs Boyer before Judge Dan A McGarley in Oakland county probate court Pontiac Michigan and given the name Dode Alfred Boyer.
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Detroit
Mich
Myron L. Boyer
Joseph Boyer
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
Boyer
Britain mobilizes tanks men and planes in Transjordan frontier
British forces in Palestine and Transjordan accelerate mobilization with armored cars tanks and aircraft sent toward Amman and the Transjordan frontier. Reports say Wahabi tribes cross border and seize villages while Britain keeps troops in Egypt to guard the Suez Canal.
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London
Arabia
Transjordania
Yon Sava
Daily Mail
Jaffa
Palestine
Ramlek
Aman
Egypt
Amman
Jewish Telegraph Agency
Jerusalem
Irak
Bag- Gat-Basra
Basra
Ibn Saud
Sarwat Pasha
Great Britain
Suez Canal
Cross Frontier
Sultan Ibn Saud
Koweit
Emerald
Madison Firm Buys Ripon Telephone Holdings
Ripon Wisconsin stockholders announce sale of Ripon United Telephone holdings to Northwest Telephone. John Allen of Madison serves as president and confirms personnel will stay, with W. Barnes retained as manager. The negotiations concluded Wednesday afternoon.
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Madison
Ripon Telephone Company
Smuggling Clashes Clamp Down in La Linea Spain
A crowd at the La Linea customs house faced police fire causing two deaths and eight serious injuries as shops closed amid wide unrest. Authorities accuse a large portion of the town’s population of attempting to smuggle goods across the frontier.
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la Libea
Spain
Customs House
la Linea
Lindbergh's Secret Flight Leaves Belting Field
Charles A. Lindbergh took off from Belting Field at 12 01 p m standard time in a Ryan monoplane bound for an unannounced destination. He flew with Maj G Lanpher commandant at Selfrideshire Mich and Henry Breckenridge, his counsel. Both men have kept the purpose of the trip quiet in Washington.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Maj. G. Lanphier
Selfrideshire
Mich
Henry Breckenridge
Lanpher
Lindbergh
Boy slays mother then shoots father in Ohio farm tragedy
Andy Dyken, 15, pleaded guilty to second degree murder for killing his mother on December 6 1927 at the Dyken farm and wounding his father. He was sentenced to life hard labor in the Ohio penitentiary and attempted suicide in his cell soon after leaving the courtroom. His father, wounded, was in court and supportive of the conviction.
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St. Clairsville
Andy Dyken
T. GC. Fiardesty
Ohio
Dyken
Nick Dyken
Columbus
Byken
Nar
Women’s War in Madison Police Division Stalled
An investigation into the women’s division of the Madison police department stalled today after Miles Riley president of the police board said no definite continuation line was set. Policewoman Bodenstein, who accuses Matron Hamilton of anonymous deroga tory remarks, depended on the force for the investigation and attorney Hill left town.
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Madison Police Department
Miles
Riley
Police
Seardh
Minargsiet Bodenstein
Fannie Hamilton
Carl N. Hill
Miss Bodenstein
Hindu girl wins 550 mile Paris Cannes horse race
Fifteen year old Hindu dancer Mademoiselle Gataris won the Paris Cannes 550 mile horse race in Cannes France. She carried a tortoise mascot and arrived in Cannes at 12 30 p m.
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Cannes
France
Mademoiselle Gataris
Reeves couple separates after 8 years of marriage
Salt Lake City announces the separation of Martin Van Buren Reeves, 103, and Mrs. Elizabeth Reeves, 95, asserting that marriage at their ages was not a success and that they could be happier living apart.
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Salt Lake City
Freshmen change urged at Wisconsin in regents report
The board of visitors urges freshman reforms at the University of Wisconsin including acceptance of secondary school input for entrance, a 4 percent advisory system, better qualified instructors, and prompt curriculum reconstruction. It criticizes Letters and Sciences administration and calls for clearer educational aims within that college. The regents will review the report.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Board of Visitors
University Regents
College of Letters and Sciences
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Arthur J. Harris
Ruth I.tremper
Kenosha
Wisconsin Catholic Institutions Inherit Major Share Of $120000 Will
The will of Michael P. O Malley filed for probate in Watertown Wisconsin leaves a major share of $120000 to Catholic institutions in the state. The largest bequest amounts to $15000 to the province of St Joseph of the Capuchian order for missionary work.
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Watertown
Wis
Michael P. O'Malley
Province of St. Joseph of Capuchian Order
Bricks hurled at home amid Wisconsin labor strike rift
In Kenosha Wisconsin two bricks were hurled through the windows of Charles Meyers home as part of a strike skirmish at the Allen A company. Meyers, a knitter, had returned to work on company terms and his union card, while about two hundred workers remain on strike demanding union recognition.
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Kenosha
Wis
Charles Meyers
Allen
Meyers
Haircuts Hit Five Cents In Trade War Rumor
Haircuts were priced at five cents today as barbers face a rumored trade war. Milroy and nearby towns reported shoppers noting the sudden price shift amid market chatter about barber supplies and competition.
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Milroy
Senators Probe 600000 in Party Obligations Connections
Washington reports show Teapot Dome committee tracing 600000 in obligations tied to the American Association of Foreign Language Newspapers and linked to Republican figures. Witnesses James Patten William Hodges and M J Pessin described bond transfers and undisclosed contributions while committee records were incomplete.
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Senate
American Association of Foreign Language
Washington, D. C
Republican National Committee
M. J. Pessin
New York
Patten
Harry F. Sinclair
Hedges
Robert W. Stewart
Pessin
Dupont
Delaware
William Boyce Thompson
Chicago
John T.pratt
Nye
American Association of Foreign Language Newspapers, Inc
Chicago Wheat King
Ald
Suown
New Furniture Factory to Open in Kenosha
The Wisconsin furniture maker plans a Kenosha plant expected to start operations by April. The firm will hire about twenty five operators to begin production of living room furniture in the new facility.
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Kenosha
Wis
Ster |O State Furniture Company
Mexico City War Secretary Says States Near Normal
Secretary Miguel Pana reported on Jatinco Chiputjuchie Michoacan and Colitna that after a test of telecommunication measures in protest religious legislation conditions were rapidly returning to normal.
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Mexico City
Unidey
Miguel Pana
Jatinco
Chiputjuchie
Michoacan
Colitna
Mthies
Congress in session weighs key bills and hearings
Senate debates Norris Muscle Shoals provision and interstate commerce probes while public lands resumes Teapot Dome hearings. House committees continue work on constitutional amendments and other agenda items with ongoing investigations and policy reviews.
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Senate
Norris Muscle Shoals
Interstate Commerce
Public Lands
Teapot Dome
Howse
Norris
Messing Around in Kitchen Basis for Divorce Action
Alma Radtke files for divorce from Gustav Radtke citing persistent trespass in kitchen and insistence on helping with housework as grounds. The couple, based in Milwaukee, includes Alma, 42, and Gustav, 49, with proceedings filed in circuit court.
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Milwaaker
Alma Radtke
Gustav
League Council Seeks to Stop Brazil Spain Withdrawals
The League of Nations council acted to deter withdrawals by Brazil and Spain. An appeal to reconsider was proposed, with a resolution to be sent along with a letter from the council president. Both withdrawals were announced in 1926 but cannot take effect for two years.
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Council
Brazil
Spain
Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
League
Francesco Jos Urrutia
Colombia
Senor Urrutia
Truck Load of Papers Dumps Into Utility Probe Records
Washington sources report a truck load of documents entering the record as the Federal Trade Commission opens its probe into public utility power firms under the Walsh resolution. Eight witnesses from the National Electric Light Association and American Gas Association testified before Commissioner Edgar A. McClulloch, detailing the association’s membership and educational role.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Ubility Power Companies
Walsh Senate
National Electic Light Association
American Gas Association
Edgar A. McClulloch
Paul S. Clapp
New York
National Electric Light Association
Clapp
National Electric Light
American Ition
American Electric Railway Association
National Electric
Cate
Tealy
Sangghit
Jackson Marshall
Oie
Ateoriation
Priie
Mismanagement Alleged In Continental Paper Mills Case
New York officials allege mismanagement at Continental Paper Mills a Delaware subsidiary of International Paper valued at 28 million dollars. The board of both entities is described as practically identical and Continental has long bought paper from International at prices well above market value.
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New York
Ategarians
Continental Bap & Paper Mills Corporation
A. Delaware Corporation
International Paper Company
Continental
Topaz Weighs Five Pounds in National Gem Collection
A topaz weighing just over five pounds was added to a national museum collection in London. The pale blue gem was found in Wadagasean and is part of the Kensington Geneva exhibit.
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London
Search Kensington
Geneva
Night Watchman Tests in River Falls Kidnapping Case
Roy Hyatt, River Falls night watchman, testified as the first witness in a kidnapping trial against Tom Plattner Charles Warst and Larry Witkus. Hyatt said he was forced into a truck during a Jan. 19 robbery attempt at a River Falls jewelry store and driven to St. Paul where a gun squad met the trio. He was followed on the stand by Danth of River Falls who saw the defendants in that city shortly before the incident.
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Larry Witkus
Hyatt
River Falls
St. Paul
Dandh
River Ns
Search for Slayer Leads to Army Fort at Snelling
Des Moines reports say the Slayer case led investigators to Fort Snelling Minnesota after a body was found in a burned home. An inquest voice notes a soldier’s equipment near the scene and an overcoat with gloves carried by a deputy party.
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Des Moines
Martha Smith
Rising Sun
the Snelling
Minn
Fort Snelling
Wan
Sheff Park A. Findley
Wisconsin Legislature Debates Driver Licenses and Surtax Plan
The senate passed a bill by Titus allowing youths 14 to 16 to obtain driver licenses with two amendments placing parental responsibility and limits set by county judges. A surtax emergency bill of 750000 was debated, with assembly proposals for transfers and a biennial board of control appropriation held due to attorney general ruling. A Swanson attack on Speaker Eber over committee appointments sparked debate on trust and governance.
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Bradison
Senate
Titus
Madison
Assembly
Alvin C.reis
Board of Control
W. L. Smith
Neillsville
Assemblyman Reis
Board’ of Control
Joint Finance Committee
John W. Eber
Milwaukee
Theodore Swanson
Pierre County
Eber
Swanson
Cal
Charles A. Lindbergh
Prison Labor Investigating
Ernst Sonnemacan
Inmates Double at Milwaukee County House of Correction
Milwaukee inmates at the county house of correction numbered 5 573 in 1927, more than double the four years earlier figure. Inspector Wil Han Fr Momsen reports nearly two thirds were sentenced for liquor law violations and notes crowding forced conversion of the chapel into a dormitory, closing regular Sunday services.
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Correction House
Milwaukee
Iistitucert
Monisen
Swanson Attacks Eber in Wisconsin Assembly
Assemblyman Swanson renewed his attacks on John W. Eber of Milwaukee offering 100 to anyone who proves the Pierce County legislator ever affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan. He accused Eber of discrimination in committee appointments because of suspected Klansman ties as swarms of members left the chamber.
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Swanson
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Repubican Committee
Sinclair
Republican
Hodge
John T. Pratt
Congress
Ryv Unlert Press
Raom League
TOPAZ
Leiyang
Hankow
Hunan
Pate
Kwangtung
Gregorio Sanches
Cholula
Puebla
el Excelsior
Sanches
Slayer
ARMY
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Varianle
Solve
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