No Relief In Sight Until Tomorrow
Forecaster predicts at least 24 more hours of sub zero cold across the nation. A death list rises to at least 225 since Wednesday as the severe weather expands from the Pacific Northwest to the South. Spokane records 16 degrees the coldest since October, with snow spreading to North Carolina and potential more snow in the forecast.
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Chicago
J. R. Lloyd
Pacific Coast
Washington
Spokane
Oklahoma
Texas
Florida
Carolina
North Carolina
Confesses to slaying girl eight years ago
Washington, Pa. Jan 27 A railroad worker Robert Dreamer 38 confessed to killing Thelma Young eight years ago during a lunch break on December 29 1927. District Attorney James C Bane said the confession followed police questioning after two women accused Dreamer of molestation.
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Washington
Robert Dreamer
Thelma Young
James C. Bane
Bane
Dreamer
Thelma
Sylvester Youngs
Rev. Dr. Jay Stocking Dies at 63 in Newton Hospital
Newton Mass January 27 Rev Dr Jay Thomas Stocking 63 moderator of the National Council of Congressional and Christian Churches died suddenly today of pneumonia at Newton hospital.
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Newton
Mass
Jay Thomas Stocking
National Council of Congressional and Christian Churches
Newton Hospital
Fatal crash injures Keyser man at roadside
Lawson Koontz, 28, of Keyser West Virginia, was fatally injured when struck by a car driven by Stanley McIntyre of Ridgeville West Virginia. Koontz was working on his parked car when the collision occurred and suffered a broken neck.
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Lawson Koontz
Keyser
W. Va
Stanley McIntyre
Ridgeville
Koontz
Tip prizes are divided in local news tip contest
Both prizes in the news tip contest last week are divided. The first prize is shared by a Boonsboro resident who phoned in the fatal accident tip and a Frederick street housewife who tipped on the Mallpgansville girl exposed to pneumonia. The second prize is split between a Prospect avenue resident who tipped on the derailment of two Western Maryland trains and the same Main avenue resident who has cashed in with three recent tips.
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Boonsboro
Frederick Street
Mallpgansville
Prospect Avenue
Missing girl Marjorie Richards returns home to Harrisburg
Marjorie Richards, who ran away last Tuesday to hide a Latin failure, is back in her own bedroom with her father, District Attorney Karl E Richards, after police traced her to New York. She had only 42 cents and asked a passerby where to find work. Her school books were found buried in a snowdrift outside the capital, matching her account of carrying too much.
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Harrisburg
Marjorie Richards
Marjorie
Karl E. Richards
New York
Capital
Hot Water Uses Melt Ice Barriers in Idaho City
Lava Hot Springs officials report the city council directed the street department to tap a main from a natural hot water spring to melt ice and snow barriers blocking traffic as icy streets threaten travel.
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Lava Hot Springs
Idaho
Supreme Court Upholds Corporate Net Income Tax
In Philadelphia on January 27, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled the corporate net income tax constitutional. The six percent levy targets net earnings of corporations operating within the state to fund unemployment relief.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Polar Bear Club Dips in Frigid Lake Michigan
In Chicago on January 27 despite eight below zero temperature, Dee Corrodi and fellow Polar Bear club members plunged into Lake Michigan. Corrodi reportedly froze hands and feet, regretting the chilly stunt.
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Chicago
Dee Corrodi
Lake Michigan
Corrodi
Washington County Fish Distribution Report of 1935
The State Conservation Commission reported that 59 350 fish were distributed in Washington county during 1935. The release figures underscore county stocking activity and reflect ongoing statewide fisheries programs.
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Washington County
State Conservation Commission Today
Robinson to Reply Tuesday to Smith Attack on New Deal
Washington January 27. Senator Robinson majority leader and Smith’s 1928 running mate plans a nationwide radio reply at 10 45 pm Tuesday as Smith’s warning to bolt the Democratic convention raises broad speculation. Analysts weigh whether the Roosevelt administration will tone down or strike hard as Smith contemplates possible nomination or withdrawal from the race.
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Robinson
al Smith
New Deal
Washington
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Roosevelt
Smith Hammer and Tongs
D-Ark
Senate
American Liberty League
Europe
Mourners Protest Early Closing Of King George's Death Chamber
In London mourners protesting an early closing of King George V's death chamber formed a march to 10 Downing Street. The queue for Westminster Hall grew despite rain as about 10 000 people per hour filed past the bier on the final day of the lying in state. The hall was closed briefly for cleaners before reopening to admit crowds from all walks of life.
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London
Great Britain
George V
Westminster Hall
No. 10
Downing Street
Rouse
Baldwin
Scotland Yard
Thames
Edward VIII
Fear Mountain Climber Dead on Mt Rainier
Delmar Fadden, 23, described as a thrill climber, is feared dead after vanishing on Mt Rainier as frigid winds and an approaching avalanche halted a search by Ome Día bor and his party who had reached 11,000 feet while aiming for the 14,408-foot summit. Fadden had entered the park alone two weeks earlier to attempt a January climb never before done.
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Longmire
Mt. Rainier National Park
Wash
Delmar Fadden
Mt. Rainier
Fadden
Ome Diabor
Young Fadden
Ex-Kaiser Wilhelm Turns 77 Amid Observance Delayed
In Doorn Netherlands Wilhelm of Hohenzollern former Kaiser Wilhelm II reaches 77 with health sound. Birth anniversary observance postponed to Friday out of respect for King George VI of England burials scheduled at Windsor tomorrow.
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Doorn
Netherlands
Wilhelm of
Hohenzollern
Kaiser
Germany
George
England
Windsor
Sledding on City Park Lake Banned by Park Board
Park Board bans sledding on City Park Lake opting to reserve the lake for skaters. Officials say sled use by children during skating creates hazards for both coasters and skaters as the city offers many other tobogganing spots.
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City Park Lake
Lake Park
Park Board
Help Sought In Missing Sherman Foutz
Police were asked to aid in finding Sherman Foutz who did not return home after an errand. He is a man in his early twenties living on North Locust Street. Ralph Foutz, his brother, reported the disappearance and provided photos and a description to officers.
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Sherman Foutz
North Locust Street
Errand
Foutz
Ralph
Sled Ride Fatal To P. O. Employe
Hunter Walker, 38, a Cumberland post office employee, died from a fractured skull in a sledding accident after a card party at Jack Wetzel Jr home. Walker and Wetzel rode down a steep hill. after wives objected they continued and their sled struck a police car at the bottom. Wetzel suffered several broken teeth.
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Hunter Walker
Cumberland Post
Cumberland
Walker
Jack Wetzel
Wetzel
Chesapeake and Potomac recalls preferred stock in Baltimore
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore calls in 3,000,009 of 7 percent preferred stock for redemption at 110. Redemption takes effect April 15 with dividends declared until then. No new permanent financing is planned. Redemption handled by the company treasurer.
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Baltimore
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Niagara Falls Water Flow Stilled for Third Day
Niagara Falls N Y January 27 for the third straight day the rushing waters of the American falls were stilled a solid ice jam above the falls cuts the flow to a trickle while the Canadian falls receives most of the water. The scene drew the largest winter crowd in two decades numbering thousands to view the spectacle.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
American Falls
Two Chicago cars derail on elevated track injuring many
Ten people were seriously injured and more than forty others hurt when two cars of a three car South Side Express derailed on a curve near the stock yards. The front ends tilted over the edge seventy feet above the street as firemen lowered victims, while the motorman said speeds were under fifteen miles an hour. Train service on the Jackson Park line was halted for over two hours.
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Chicago
Chicago Rapid Transit Company
South Side Express
Jackson Park
Indiana Avenue
40Th Street
Wabash Avenue
Alfred J. Totte
Expectant Mother Dies After Courageous Ice Crossing
In Maryland's Crisfield area Mrs Essie Evans 24 of Smiths Island died after seven hours battling six inch ice to cross Tangier Sound for delivery by boat. The baby was stillborn. Funeral services are planned by Rev H M Ralph. Captain John E Whitelock and crew aided the crossing, with Fred Evans accompanying the body on the return.
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Crisfield
Hardy
Chesapeake Bay
Essie Evans
Smiths Island
H. M. Ralph
Tangier Sound
John E. Whitelock
Island Belle
Coast Guard
Norfolk
Fred Evans
Island
Snow scraper freed after getting stuck on East Washington
A city snow scraper on East Washington Street became stuck this morning and needed to be extricated by a passerby in front of the Health Center. The incident highlights winter disruption in routine street maintenance.
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East Washington Street
Ethiopians crushed in new Italian attack
Italian forces push south with mechanized columns, driving deeper into Ethiopia. At Dol o and Neghelli, General Graziani and General Agostini led offensive thrusts Households report thousands of Ethiopian casualties and prisoners as fighting rages along the jungle front near Sadei and toward the Kenyan border.
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Dolo
Mogadiscio
Rome
Rodolfo Graziani
Ethiopia
Agostini
Kenya
Graziani
Neghelli
Du¢an
Bidatta
Hunt Jap After Body Is Found
In Spokane Washington a decomposed body of 24 year old waitress Dolores Naccarato was found crammed in a hotel trunk. Police intensified the hunt for Japanese acquaintance Eitaro Higashi after Coroner I S Collins ruled the death homicide and identified the victim by her aunt Mrs Kate Murphy who said she had not heard from her niece in six weeks.
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Dolores Naccarato
Kate Murphy
Eitaro Higashi
I. S. Collins
Snakes Emerged From Ground During Pole Sinking
Edgar W. Wolfe, lineman for Potomac Edison Company, brought snakes to the surface while sinking a hole for a replacement pole snapped off in last week’s blizzard. The serpents were alive and encountered a cold reception.
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Edgar W. Wolfe
Potomac Edison Company
Prowler Flees After Woolworth Tower Shootout Entry
Police swarmed the 60 story Woolworth tower hunting a prowler who shot a watchman. The suspect, who emerged from a basement and threatened a nearby store manager, fled and is believed to be the watchman’s assailant. Searches had continued since yesterday afternoon.
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New York
Woolworth
Roosevelt names six of seven to Federal Reserve Board
President Roosevelt announced six of seven members for the new Federal Reserve Board to take office February 1. Marriner S. Eccles of Utah will head the board as its governor, replacing the current leadership.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Board
Marriner S. Eccles
Utah
Costly Cookbook Misread Delays Delivery
Mrs. Catherine Early of Leitersburg received an express notice claiming a 112 pound package was held for her. A truck was sent to collect it, but only a one pound two ounce cookbook was handed over, revealing a weight misread in the notice.
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Catherine Early
Leitersburg
Express
Gales close many roads in Hagerstown and county today
Sub zero temperatures and early morning gales forced road closures across Hagerstown and Washington County. Despite main highways staying open, numerous dirt and minor routes were blocked by snow drifts and wind driven snow. Crews worked since dawn, with forty men clearing snow and nine plows resuming efforts after overnight setbacks.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Mercury
Chewsville
D. Paul Oswald
State Roads Commission
Sharpsburg Pike
Middleburg
Reid
Downsville
Broadfording
Greencastle
Potomac Street
Franklin Street
East Avenue
Mob fear spikes as accused child slayer moved to Fresno
Fresno police, fearing renewed mob action, rushed Elton M. Stone from Folsom Prison toward Fresno for arraignment on a first degree murder charge in the death of 11 year old Mary Louis Stammer, daughter of a prominent attorney. Police Chief Frank Truax warned that mob action is a distinct possibility.
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Fresno
Calif
Folsom
Frank Truax
Elton M. Stone
Fesno
Stone
Mary Louis Stammer
Beav er Creek man improves after hit run injuries
Frank Kaylor, Beaver Creek resident, wounded in a hit and run weeks ago, is steadily improving at Washington County Hospital. Though initially doubtful, his recovery now shows he will be able to walk, after suffering fractures to both legs when struck by an unidentified driver.
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Frank Kaylor
Beaver Creek
Washington County Hospital
Kaylor
Jay
Bill Becomes a Law After Senate Vote
Immediate payment of soldiers bonus becomes law after Congress over Roosevelt veto. Vote 76 to 19 clears a $2.491 billion bond payment plan onto the statute books. Senators debated funds and the pace of payment as opponents pressed the last challenge.
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Senate
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Henry H. Curran
National Economy League
Race Driver Who Joked At Death, Fatally Injured
In Los Angeles on January 27, Matlock known as the man of a thousand crackups who rode with Al Gordon yesterday when a crash at Ascot speedway claimed Gordon's life died today. Gordon, a veteran Long Beach racer, and the field were on the 119th lap of a 200 lap race when a tire blew, sending the car over the retaining wall and resulting in fatal injuries.
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Los Angeles
W. E.spider
Matlock
al Gordon
Ascot Speedway
Long Beach
Calif
Gordon
Firefighters Stop Blaze While Man Finishes Bath
In Milwaukee on January 27 a man named Gelo Sillotti was bathing when firemen knocked and told him his house was on fire. He finished his bath as they extinguished flames spreading from newspapers, calmly observing the scene.
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Milwaukee
Ategelo Sillotti
Silvotti
Probe woman's death shocks Boston cafe operator husband
Boston on January 27 A blackened eye and throat discolorations on Mrs Mildred Bosse 28 wife of Clifford Bosse once prominent race jockey now cafe operator led to a police investigation after he found her body partly clothed across a disordered bedroom.
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Boston
Mildred Bosse
Clifford Bosse
Bosse
Collision Near New Orleans Involving S S Amapala and Camden
New Orleans January 27 report states the S S Amapala a luxury tropical passenger ship of Standard Fruit and Steamship Company and the oil tanker Camden collided today in the Mississippi River at Bolivar Point about 20 miles below New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Standard Fruit and Steamship Company
Camden
Mississippi River
Bolivar Point
Standard Frat Company
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