Japanese Forces Attack Shanhaikwan and Clash at Great Wall
Conflicting reports describe Japanese troops capturing Shanhaikwan, while Chinese sources claim the garrison resists a bombardment. Tokyo and Renmin news differ, with Tokyo stating a city fall and China noting withdrawal toward Chinwangtao and a protest to the League of Nations. Shanhaikwan, a border rail entry under the Great Wall, marks a first penetration by Japanese forces in Manchuria.
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Associated
Pres
Shanhaikwan
Tokyo
Ren#0
Great Wall of China
Chinwangtao
Nanking
Peiping
Shanghai
Foreign Office
League of Nations
Japan
Chyna
Manepuria
Irish Congress Dissolved and Election Called
Dublin January 3 AP President Eamon De Valera announced the dissolution of the Irish Free State legislature and called for a new election on January 24. Parliament will meet February 8 to decide whether his government will continue in power.
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Dublin
Seligman Begins Second Term As New Mexico Governor
Governor Arthur Seligman took the oath of office to begin his second term in Santa Fe. Chief Justice John C C Watson administered the ceremony after a brief delay caused by the missing Bible. Present were the governor’s family, including Mrs. Seligman and granddaughter Doris, plus several officials and friends.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Arthur Seligman
New Mexico
John CC. Watson
Supreme Court
Howard L. Bickley
Doris Seligman
Jean Seligman
James Seligman
John Marsh
George
Watson
Osborne C. Wood
B. Renehen
Frank Horn
Ruby Speigs
Mayo
David Chavez
William J. Parker
New Year Celebrant Snipes at Night, Knocks Out Phone Lines
In Santa Fe a New Year greeting with a shotgun disabled a telephone cable, knocking out service for twelve subscribers until a lineman repaired the damage. Police report Amado Sena, staying at a local place, was charged with theft of a door mat and a spade amid a night of minor incidents. The events tainted a quiet arrival as others faced speeding cars and belligerent revelers.
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Santa Fe, N
Santa
Polce
Amado Sena
Lena
Santa Fe
Family of seven wiped out by fire
Shelby Jan. 3 AP A devastating blaze killed James Miller 36 his wife Beatrice 27 and their five children aged eight four two weeks and twelve days old The father died later from burns suffered while trying to rescue the family He said coal oil used to light the fire exploded showering the beds with flames in their one story home
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Shelby
James Miller
Beatrice
James, Jr
Ethe
Eunice Irene
Evelyn
Nanna May
Miller
A. W. McGregor
First Christian Church Annual Congregational Meeting Planned
The First Christian Church will hold its annual congregational business and social meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m presiding Cummins. The program includes hymn scripture lesson prayer reports from women's groups church school and youth division an address by Pastor Titus social hour and special music with invitations issued to members and friends.
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First Christian Church
Cummins
Will Purdy
Grace Hudson
The
Women's Association
Howard Amason
Youngs Women’s Guild
George Carethers
Church School
W. H. Hortenton
Young People’s Division
Wallace Wilson
Men's Brotherhood
Hugh M. Huff
the Fear
Titus
Russel Franzen
Daisy Guffin
Soil Survey to Map Chaves County Farmland Use
Mr. Harper announces a multi winter soil survey by the Bureau of Chemistry and Soils covering roughly 60 by 6 to 8 miles in Chaves County. The final report will include soil character maps and alkali content, with copies available through Las Cruces State College and Washington, D C, and for buyers and farmers.
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Harper
Bureau of Chemistry of Soils
State College
Las Cruces
Washington, D. C
Chaves County
United States
United States Reclamation Bureau
Lovington
New Mexico
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Roswell
Union
Dr Horwitz to Return Home From Los Angeles Visit
Dr Horwitz and his mother travel from Los Angeles where he spent a holiday visit. He is expected back in Roswell tomorrow, marking a routine homecoming noted in the local record.
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Dr. Horwitz
A. P. Horwitz
Roswell
Los Angeles
Beaths Last Night AP Briefs Highlight Notables
AP notes losses in New York and Los Angeles with retirements and leadership roles. Sam Coit aged 61, actor and executive of Actors Equity Association. Albert N. Connett 738, retired engineer who built the first successful electrical conduit street railway. Edward M. Martin 61, Omaha-based vice president and general counsel for Guarantee Mutual Life. George Voight 74, dean of Lutheran Southern Seminary for three decades.
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Associated Press
New York
Sam Coit
Actor's Equity Association
Albert N. Connett
Os Angeles
Edward M. Martin
Omaha
The
Guarantee Mutual Life
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Lutheran Southern Seminary
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Standard Oil
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