Elkton freighter sinks with million dollar cargo
Manila bulletin reports the freighter Elkton and its million dollar cargo have sunk after a Pacific voyage to the Philippines and Guam. Thirty seven men were lost and no lifeboats or wreckage have been found as destroyers and the Liberator search the area. officials fear for salvage but hope remains faint. A San Francisco dispatch notes additional Pacific storms disrupt regional shipping, with three marine accidents reported.
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P. I
Elkton
Philippines
Guam
Navy
Liberator
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Coast
Youth Admits Killing Step Mother at Bluff
In Popular Bluff Missouri on February 18 a 15 year old boy confessed to killing his step mother with an ax last October. He described hunting together and killing her at her request, then burying her in a cotton field. Both he and his father are under heavy guard as investigators probe claims of motive and family tension.
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Popular Bluff
Marion Jackson
Earl Jackson
Jackson
Memphis
Tam
Pis Pemrothis Narhbors
A& Coroners Vignes
Jacksons
Pia
Condition of Mabel Normand Reports Critical
Santa Monica February 13 1920 condition of Mabel Normand screen comedienne was admitted as critical today. She has only an even chance for recovery doctors said. Normand is suffering from bronchial pneumonia. A slight drop in her temperature marked improvement because it was followed by faster respiration.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Mabel Normand
Comedienne
Miso Normand
Cold Wave to Hit Middle West This Weekend
Winter blast sweeps the Middle West this weekend according to the United States Weather Bureau. Observers warn of a new cold wave with temperatures possibly 10 degrees below zero and potential snow before the deep freeze arrives.
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Middle West
Chicago
United State Weather Bureau
Labor to Save Men Buried in Snow at Camp Big Creek
In a mountain hospital at Big Creek physicians and nurses labor to save 22 Southern California Edison Co workers buried by a snowslide. Thirteen are dead and all 22 suffer pneumonia from exposure. Coroner Kennedy returns to Big Creek to conduct inquests as bodies are recovered. several inmates face high risk of death.
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Fresno
Cal
Ia Strong
JAP CRUISER HASTENS TO SHANGHAI
The Japanese cruiser Hirado sailed from Tslhe Tao toward Shanghai upon news of tensions at Hankow. Tokyo indicated readiness to recognize the Cantonese government on the same basis as Britain to sustain trade and retail ships.
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Tokio
Hirado
Tslhe Tao
Shanghai
Hangchow
Japan
Great Britain
Three U S Cruisers Ordered to Shanghai
Three United States cruisers, the Richmond, Cincinnati, and Marblehead, at Honolulu have been ordered to prepare to proceed to Shanghai, according to a dispatch received from Shanghai.
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U.S
Shanghai
London
United States
Honolulu
Richmond
Cincinnati
Marblehead
Prohibition Agents raid Lorain and Elyria residences
Rankin and Smith conducted several raids uncovering liquor and mash. In Lorain they found a still, barrels and bottles at Giril Mikus and arrested Frank Scott for possession. In Elyria and Lorain police locations, Mabel Myers, Clara Lee and others faced charges with hearings set for Monday. Rosario Garbo pleaded not guilty and posted a $1000 bond.
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Mikus
Frank Scott
Dewitt Street
Rankin
Smith
Scott
J. George
Lorain
Prohibition
Mabel Myers
Clara Lee
Elyria
Hugh Reilly
Jack Larson
Serg. Felkamp
Rosario Garbo
15Th Street
Garbo
Elyria City
Mqnor
George
Famine Threat Looms As Snow Cut Silvertown Roads
Silverton Colorado faces famine as blizzards rage since Sunday blocking roads and rail routes. Trains may be unable to reach Silverton for ten days and food reserves will last only a week while drifts reach house eaves.
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Silverton
Colo
Silterton
Canton Police Knew Mellett Murder Minutes After Shooting
In Canton Ohio the police testified that officers learned unofficially of Don R. Mellett's murder shortly after the ambush. Masailon officer Fritz said he met three Canton policemen in Maasilon within 15 minutes and they recited details of the killing. The delayed report to headquarters and prior testimony raised questions in the Rudner murder trial.
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Underworld
Don R. Mellett
Ben Rudner
Rudner
David Ot. Fritz
Masailon
Maasilon
Fage 2
U S Marines Sent to Nicaragua and China Escalate
Prolonged threats in Nicaragua and China push additional U S Marines to both regions. About 2 500 marines are en route in multiple movements, with 2 800 total in Asiatic waters and 6 000 including sailors. State department authorizes neutral zones and peace talks stall amid rebel and warlord maneuvers in Shanghai and Managua.
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Honolulu
Shanghai
Asiatic
Nicaragua
Admiral Latimer
Haungchow
Matagalpa
State Department
Caribbean
China
Jatimer
Sacasa
Diaz Reaygne Karmer
Managua
Diaz
Kellogg
Chang Tso-Lin
Sun Chuan-Fung
Ching Kay-Shek
Ningpo Falls to Cantonese Forces in China Crisis
Reports from Ningpo indicate the city was captured by Cantonese Nationalists, with Shanghai and Hangzhou observations unsettled. The evacuation and large Cantonese force, around 50,000, threaten Chekiang province as Sun Chuanfang’s troops retreat amid heavy losses.
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Ningpo
Chekiang
Shanghai
Hangehow
Nangehow
Nangchow
Shangtsai
Hangchow
Sun Chuin- Fang
Tuti
Chekiankg
Sin
Kashing
Here
Sun
Jamaica Boy to Face Juvenile Delinquency Charge
Taase Michael Pankinsow, 12, appeared in children’s court in Jamaica New York to face a charge of juvenile delinquency for allegedly shooting and killing Marcus Gold a Richmond Hill shop keeper during a bandit role last Monday night. The trial was postponed for a week pending a mental condition examination and family history. The boy avoided his parents in the courtroom as they remained silent.
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Jamaica
Nyy
Michael Pankinsow
Marcus Gold
Richmond
Ehburt
Jim
Trend in broom sales linked to youth and health
A Cleveland speaker at the Central State Manufacturers and Supply Dealers Association convention attributes a 26 percent rise in broom sales to a shift from using brooms by grandmothers for housework to granddaughters using them to stay fit, framing it as a trend among modern youth.
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Toledo
A. O Unshand
Cleveland
Central State Manufacturers & Supply Dealers Association
Congress Seeks 19 070 700 For Public Building Act Work
Washington February 13 President Coolidge and budget director Lord asked Congress for 19 875 700 to fund first year of public building construction under the 150 000 000 act and prior authorizations. The money would be provided in a emergency appropriation to be rushed through before March 4 and available July 1 for fiscal year 1928.
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Wasitington
Coolidge
Lord Today
Congress
Otter
Conatcas
Operators and Miners EIR in Demands
In Miami on February 18 the joint committee of 21 operators and miners resumed talks over a looming April 1 strike in coal fields. Miners push to preserve a $7.54 minimum wage and a permanent conference body, while operators seek a new wage scale to compete with non union fields. If no agreement is reached, dissolution of the parley or a strike looms as the Jacksonville accord expires April 1.
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Miami
Fla
Peh
John L Lewis
Comunire
Phil U. Penna
Jinola Opecular
W.fl Thaskita
Oslo
I Group
Jacksonville
Repudiation of Confession in Conneaut Murders
Reported changes to the dates of a confession describing the murders of Celia Brown 27 and her three year old son Brad Jr by Hewitt 1b. Officials say the confession followed hours of questioning after arrest for the killings at the Brown home during a lightning storm. The youth allegedly said he killed the woman after she rejected his advances and then killed the child to prevent deter from. Later, authorities indicated the boy planned to repudiates the statement saying he grew frightened when questioned.
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Conneaut
Connealt
Mra
Celia Brown
Bred, Jr
Hewitt
Bos
Brown
Rama
Tt Wan
Ofivers
Senate Confirms Postmaster McHenry Appointment
The United States Senate yesterday confirmed J. W. McHenry as postmaster in this city. His name had been submitted for re appointment several days earlier.
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Senate
McHenry
United States Senate
J. W. McHenry
Open Forum Cancelled Next Sunday
Secretary W. O McClellan of the Open Forum Committee announced no Open Forum will be held this week. He then stated a prominent speaker has been secured for a Forum meeting on Sunday February 27.
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W. O McClellan
Open Forum Committee
Diaz Massing Troops at Matagalpa
The Linz conservative government concentrates troops at Matagalpa in anticipation of a decisive battle with the liberal revolutionists near Matagalpa and Chinandega. Foreigners seek protection as Matagalpa braces for possible attack following Chinandega’s destruction and heavy casualties.
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Diaz
Matagalpa
Managua
Macaragua
Linz
Dta
Mberal
Mtaguas
Chinandega
Burned body found on Brookfield-Hubbard road after bootlegger feud
Sheriff and coroner theorize the man was murdered elsewhere and burned on a secluded road. A gasoline sealed cloth covered the head, a belt with an initial suggested identity, and a mangled skull, lacerated face, and missing person lists drew public interest.
Lack of Demand Closes Hard Coal Mines
In Hazelyon Pennsylvania during a mild winter mining companies ordered closures of anthracite collieries. About 22 000 workers face layoffs as plants halt operations until near Wednesday night. Officials blame weak demand for anthracite fuel and the unprecedented layoff impact.
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Hazelyon
Fch
Nith
Ashmore
Lehigh Valley Railroad
EFTY HOMES LEVELED BY CYCLONE
A cyclone crossing Mississippi and Louisiana caused heavy casualties and widespread damage. Reports from Meridian and Pleasant Hill detail deaths, injuries, and destroyed homes as rescue efforts continue across Sabine and Tensas parishes.
Skeleton of Child Dug Up in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati Ohio on February 18 workmen digging a sewer trench uncovered a child's skeleton at a depth of 12 feet on the site of an old backhall prepared for a subway. Officials abandoned an abandoned cemetery theory as no coffin was found and the remains were sent to cenelas to determine age and size. Police recalled the November 1919 disappearances of 9 year old Emily Gump and 9 year old Frena Mornberger, neither seen since.
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Cincinnati
Tsenelas
Emily iGump
Frena Mornberger
Slayer killed by patrolman in Alexandria divorce case
George Schmauss, 27, who killed Alexandria police chief O F Hughes, was shot and killed today by Patrolman Walter Hopper of Anderson. Schmauss was found hiding under a bed and fired on as he appeared to reach for a revolver. Hughes had been shot yesterday when he went to serve a citation in a divorce suit and found Schmauss operating a denatured alcohol refinery.
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Ind
George Schmauss
O F. Hughes
Walter Hopper
Anderson
Schmauss
Hopfer
Hughes
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