Pneumonia Toll Rises Across Many Cities
Washington reports 710 influenza deaths in the week ending December 22 across 58 cities, with Pittsburgh 64 and Philadelphia 34 among others. Officials estimate about 1.25 million new influenza cases nationwide last week and note higher death rates due to widespread infection affecting vulnerable populations.
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Best youth plan praised over prize winner Mills
James M. Doran, prohibition commissioner, said Malcolm D. Almack of Palo Alto won the $5,000 high school prize and offered a more comprehensive plan for enforcing prohibition. He commended the school boy for foreseeing what was needed to make prohibition effective.
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Durant
Chester P. Mills
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Malcolm D. Almack
Palo Alto
California
Almack
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Will of Cowboy Star Leaves Wife Only Love And Affection
LOS ANGELES December 27 The will of Fred Thomson well known cowboy of the screen leaves his widow Frances Marion scenario writer only love and affection by her request as she is already provided with sufficient funds.
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Los Angeles
Fred Thomson
Frances Marion
Harkness Donor Revealed Behind Harvard Gift
The Boston Globe discloses S. Maknes as the donor of a $3,000,000 gift to Harvard University intended to split the university into small group units. He has given more than $15,000,000 in recent years in bene factions. Favors postponement. Washington favors holding every farm aid bill with an extra session proposed.
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Dec
Rorah
Bill Watll
Butterfly Heart Beats Reversing Direction Reveals Efficiency
New York December observations by Prof John H Gerould of Dartmouth College report butterfly hearts beating in both directions, doubling efficiency in at least one respect versus human hearts. The work cites historic note by Marcello Malpighi but notes previous observers doubted the finding.
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John H. Gerould
Dartmouth College
American Society of Zoologists
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Trainwreck Deliberately Struck Navajo Route Near Hesperia
At least two injured when the Santa Fe Navajo train derailed near Hesperia California after spikes were removed and the angle iron unbolted. Crowbars and wrench used for track tampering stolen from the Santa Fe tool house. Loco motive and seven cars left the rails. sleepers plunged into a 15 foot embankment. Mrs F J Makie of Los Angeles and W H Burbage of Winslow were among the injured passengers. Deputies found the missing spikes in the ditch.
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Winslow
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Burbage
R. E. Farley
Victorville
Farlee
Attempt to Burn Village Sparks Arrests in Hemlock
Residents of Hemlock Ohio awoke to fires at the mayor’s office, jail, and Monsurat Coal Company mine office, all destroyed. State fire marshal expected. two men held for investigation after a mob of Christmas revelers is suspected of starting the blazes. arrests sought for the attempt yesterday to burn up their town.
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Gas Explosion Fatal To One At Key West Navy Dock
A gas explosion demolished the lighthouse tender Poinsettia at the Key West navy dock. One man was killed and two seriously injured. Seaman W. F. Atkinson rescued two injured crewmen Leon Carey and Joseph Yeeman after they were hurled overboard. Another crew member K. Kitson died later. the blast followed a gas stove fire likely caused by a leaking fuel pipe.
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W. F. Atkinson
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Leon Carey
Joseph Yeeman
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Ygerian
J. F. Brown
Two Die in Crossett Family Feud Shooting
In Crossett Arkansas last night a pistol duel ended a family quarrel leaving Frank Shipley cafe owner and G H Vivian dead. Will Hagen was wounded in the neck and expected to recover.
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Frank Shipley
G. H. Vivian
Will Hagen
Wife nearly took prize in prohibition plan contest
Mrs Chester P. Mills wife of the former New York prohibition administrator nearly beat her husband to the 25000 Durant prize for the best prohibition enforcement plan The prize committee disclosed today Dr William H Allen chairman said her plan kept company with her husband s until the final shifting among the six best of 24220 contributions
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Chester P. Mills
Mills
Willam H. Allen
Evelyn Nesbit’s Brother Hangs Self in Bronx Home
New York Dec 27 How ard W Nesbit 41 brother of Evelyn Nesbit former wife of Harry K Thaw hanged himself last night from 4 steam pine at his Bronx home The body was found by his wife upon her return from a neighbor The motive was not determined Miss Nesbit a hostess at an uptown night club became hysterical when she arrived and saw her brother whom she had not seen for years
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Howard W. Nesbit
Evelyn Nesbit
Harry K. Thaw
Bronx
Miss Nesbit
Second Time Bank Robbed at Manchester Suburb
For the second time this month the Bank of Manchester in Manchester suburb was held up today. Two robbers kidnapped the cashier and assistant cashier, driving a mile away before releasing them. About $6,000 was taken, with $3,664 looted in the December 3 robbery.
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Bank of Manchester
Manchester
Rallying Update on Mrs Nicodemus After Relapse
Mrs. M. KR. Nicodemus Keedus Wille who was run down recently in front of her home and who suffered a relapse Sunday has rallied again and is improving.
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Keedus- Wille
Reynolds Receives Largest Tax Refund in Year
Washington December 27 The treasury's annual refund list for the year ending June 30 shows 168 501 individuals and corporations reclaiming 142 393 567 in taxes collected for 1928 and prior years. Ten refunds exceed 1 million with Reynolds Tobacco Company of Winston-Salem taking 6 213 88 the largest. The American Tobacco Company and subsidiaries and Federal Shipbuilding Company also reported large sums. Estate of Margaret Olivia Sage listed among $1 million plus refunds. Continued on Page 10.
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Federal Shipbuilding Company
Kearney
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Margaret Olivia Sage
Keedysville Resident Mrs Snively Seriously Ill After Fall
Mrs. E. K. Snively, a well known Keedysville resident, is seriously ill at home after a fall that fractured her hip weeks ago. The illness is complicated by an additional ailment.
Police Have A Quiet Day In Custody
Police reported a quiet day with three Christmas hangovers in custody. They appeared before Magistrate Richard Duffey and were assessed the usual five dollar fine and costs.
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Richard Duffey
92 Year Old Woman Breaks Hip in Fall
Miss Amanda Barkdoll, 92, of Westersburg, fractured her hip after falling on the porch while returning from the well with water. She was on December 16.
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Amanda Barkdoll
Westersburg
Barkdoll
Fall Pig Crop Shows Decrease in 1928
The Department of Agriculture reports a fall pig crop decline of about 5 percent from 1927. Declines are modest in the eleven corn belt states but larger in southern states. The survey, as of December 1, was conducted with the Post Office through rural carriers.
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Department of Agriculture
Post Office Department
Roosevelt and a crank inventor reshape mine barrage story
New York December 27 The New York Times quotes Governor-elect Franklin D Roosevelt recalling wartime work at the Navy and how a so called crank inventor helped devise an effective undersea mine barrage against German U boats. Roosevelt spoke at the Poughkeepsie Post of the American Legion. The problem of exploding mines by electrical contact hindered by sea conditions was solved by a barrier that would force a submarine into peril no matter where it was struck. An inventor arrived in early 1918 presenting a new idea that changed the approach.
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New York Times Today
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Roosevelt
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Transcontinental Nonstop Flight Planned From New York
H F Mitchell of Wichita plans the first nonstop transcontinental flight from New York to San Francisco and back, backed by a Kansas City investor, aiming to cover the route in 18 hours each way. He leaves Roosevelt Field, New York, March 3 as manager of Pacific Southwest Airways.
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William Mitchell
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Pacific Southwest Airways
Kansas City
Nearby resort homes robbed over holidays in Pen Mar
Police report a holiday robbery wave in Pen Mar and adjacent summer colonies. Gray Gables at Grand View Heights owned by Mrs. George Mowen was entered through a rear window and furniture stolen. Park View Inn at Pen Mar, run by Mrs. Frank Middlekauff, was looted with items scattered. Cottages in Buena Vista Springs and Blue Ridge Summit named as robbed, with many other entries suspected until spring.
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George Mowen
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Gray Gables
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Waynesboro
Frank Middlekauff
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Blue Ridge Summit
Injured Woman Brought To Hospital After Collision
Mrs. Alice Turner of Hancock was struck Tuesday night by a car driven by Russell Brumback and brought to Washington County Hospital. She remains unconscious with little hope for recovery. Brumback has been released pending the outcome of her injuries.
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Youth badly hurt in fall at Lautersburg school
Robert Morningstar, a Lautersburg school pupil, fell while descending stairs and was rendered unconscious with blood streaming from an ear. He was carried away for medical attention. The report notes the incident as a serious injury at the school.
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Robert Morningstar
Lautersburg
Blind horse tumble and driver struck by parked car in Beloit
In Beloit on December 27 a blind horse pulling a wagon slammed into a parked car. John Kweiss lost his balance and was knocked unconscious as the car rolled forward over him. The horse panicked, ran up concrete steps to a building, then collapsed on the sidewalk.
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Kweiss
Robbers Leave Dead Behind in Guggenheim Labs Heist
In New York an armed bandit killed watchman Henry Gow and bound driver Elmer Mayhew and helper Chester McCauley during a theft at Guggenheim laboratories on 22nd Street. A truck carrying tear gas was used. $24 was taken from Mayhew. The attack occurred after the trio arrived about 5 AM.
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Henry M. Gow
Elmer Mayhew
Baltimore
Chester McCauley
Southern Motor Corporation
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McCauley
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Gow
Six Die In Oak Park Grade Crossing Crash
CHICAGO December 27 Six persons were killed when a Soo Line train struck an automobile at a grade crossing in Oak Park. The car carrying seven people stopped as a train passed and then moved into the path of another train. Five died instantly. Henry Olsen died shortly after. The bell sounded as the car crossed and witnesses noted several machines had paused to let the train pass. In New York a stock exchange membership sold for $550000, down from prior sales by $40000 and from a record by $45000.
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Court rules in imposing heavy fine in liquor case
Alfred E. Norris of Philadelphia was fined 2000 on a charge of conspiracy to violate the prohibition law in the transport of liquor. Judge William H. Kirkpatrick ruled that a purchaser is guilty if transportation enters the equation, a decision hailed by Prohibition Commissioner Doran as a step to curb bootlegging.
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Per Kerper
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Kerper
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Doran
Washington
Hoover to attend Orthodox Friends Meeting after presidency
Washington December 27 The Orthodox Friends Meeting House says Herbert Hoover will attend church services after taking the presidency on March 4. Hoover, a birthright member, will have Dr. Augustus T. Murray of Stanford University as minister. It is unclear if he will favor one church or attend both, as visitors anticipate his return and ongoing church attendance.
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Orthodox Friends Meeting House
Herbert Hoover
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Augustus T. Murray
Leland Stanford University
Cal
Hoover
Orthodox
Tate
Danzer Metal Works Incorporation Granted
Articles of incorporation granted to Danzer Metal Works at 37 Oak Hill Avenue by the State Tax Commission to deal in metal products. Stock consists of 1000 preferred shares at 100 dollars par and 1509 common shares no par. Incorporators are Roy Danzer Mary S Danser and Hugh K Troxell.
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Danzer Metal Works
Oak Hill Avenue
State Tax Commission
Roy Danzer
Mary S. Danser
Hugh KK. Troxell
Divorce Rate Higher in Chicago in 1928
Chicago records show a sharp rise in divorces for 1928, exceeding the previous year by about 401 decrees. The statistics, compiled by the Superior Court and district authorities, reflect a continuing trend in marital separations amid a busy year-end calendar.
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