White House New Year reception marks Adams era traditions
The White House kept a New Year greeting ritual begun by John Adams as President and Mrs. Coolidge hosted officials and diplomats in the Blue Room. Hundreds waited outside in cold for a chance to greet the president, with a record turnout in mind, echoing early 1800s celebrations.
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Washington
John Adams
White House
Diplomatic Corps
Supreme Court
Congress
Adams
National Capital
Abigail
Dawn plane sinks in fierce Cape Cod gale mystery
Captain R V Comeau of the Rose Anne Belliveau reports seeing loud engine roar in a northwest gale off Nauset Beach and believes the Dawn with Mrs Frances W Grayson and three men went down December 23 near Cape Cod while attempting Harbor Grace flight from New York. He says the pilot Lieutenant Oskar Omdal likely tried to land beside the schooner before disappearance.
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Portland
Cod
Frances W. Grayson
Harbor Grace
N. F
New York
R. V. Comeau
Nova Scotia
Rose Anne Belliveau
Comeau
British West Indies
Nauset Beach
Cape Cod
Oskar Omdal
Vineyard Haven
Louis Thibodeau
Thibodeau
Great State Dams Hold Water Supply
Idaho irrigation reservoirs fill rapidly signaling bountiful 1928 crop prospects. Reclamation reports note the American Falls dam and Jackson Lake reservoir are at full capacity, supplying vast Idaho lands and indicating strong water management ahead of the growing season.
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Boise
Idaho
Great Lakes
State Reclamation Office
Snake River
American Palis
Jackson Lake
South Fork
Wyoming
Freezing death linked to New Year party in Salina
The frozen body of James McParland, 47, a farm hand, was found on the Smoky Hill river ice near Salina. Coroner Dr. B. T. Blades and Sheriff Ed Nelson ruled the death caused by freezing induced by extreme alcoholism after a New Year’s party.
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Salina
Kans
James McParland
Smoky Hill River
Here
T. Blades
Ed Nelson
Agr
Pilot H. G. Smith Missing Over Route to New York
Air Mail Pilot H. G. Smith disappeared last night while flying from Cleveland to New York. Bellefonte officials said the search continues and coast guard and air authorities are notified.
Miss Royden Preaches and Likes Smoke
Agnes Maude Royden England's foremost woman preacher has two lecture engagements canceled in the United States over smoking and views on companionate marriage. The Chicago Woman's Home Missionary Society called off February 12 citing cigarette use, while Boston members objected to her marriage views. Royden, 51, heads Guildhouse London and says she smokes for relaxation and nerve ease.
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New York
Agnes Maude Royden
England
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Chicago
Miss Royden
Boston
Guildhouse
London
William B. Feakins
America
Lindbergh Welcomed by People of San Salvador
The crowd in San Salvador greeted Charles A. Lindbergh as he arrived to a New Year’s welcome and a government proclamation. The Spirit of St Louis circled Sopango field before landing at 9:15 a.m. Lindbergh then met President Bosque amid a citywide celebration and crowds from all districts viewed the aviator.
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San Salvador
Central American
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Tecucigalpa
Honduras
Nicaragua
United States
Tegucigalpa
Managua
St. Louis
Bosque
Lindy
Navy to convene inquiry into S-4 disaster near Provincetown
In Boston a naval court of inquiry will convene to probe the S-4 disaster. Commander Bratton and diving expert Ellsberg discussed the investigation as rescue and salvage work continued amid heavy seas. Ten of the 40 crew members are believed dead, with divers unable to enter the engine room due to tall waves and storms.
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Boston
Provincetown
Naval Court of Inquiry
Leslie E. Bratton
Edward Ellsberg
Elleberg
Mail Trains 5 and 6 Clash at Nugget Station
In Wyoming at Nugget station Oregon Short Line mail trains Nos 5 and 6 collided at 8 30 this morning. Train 5 side swiped train 6 overturning a baggage car and blocking the main line. No lives were lost and both trains carried a single passenger car. Officials say the main line should be clear by noon as investigations proceed.
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Oregon Short Line
Nugget Station
Wyoming
Short Line
Congressman Laguardia Joins Submarine Ride Practical Tour
New York Congressman Fiorello LaGuardia left the submarine base aboard the S-8 to travel to Charlestown Navy Yard. Rear Admiral Brumby assigned Commander H. Gibson as aide. The trip aims to study submarine operations and underwater conditions with potential dives en route near Provincetown salvage work on the S-4.
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New London
Conn
Fiorelo A. Laguardia
New York
Charlestown Navy Yard
Provincetown
Laguardts
F. H. Brumby
H. Gibson
U. S. S. Camden
Laguardia
Cold Wave Harsh Across East as New Year Opens
The East Coast endures record cold with Atlanta at two above, Birmingham six, and Boston dipping to 15 degrees. Phila and surrounding areas report a 12 degree low as a biting wind adds to the chill. Forecasters expect little change in 48 hours.
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Atlanta, Ga
South
I T
Atlanta
Birmingham
Weather Bureau
Boston
New England
Northfield
Philadelphia
Two Slayers Have a Week More to Live
New York January 2 1930 Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Cray face one week more of life unless mercy is granted by Governor Alfred E. Smith. Sing Sing execution set for the week of January 9 with a petition for clemency to be heard Thursday.
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New York
Ruth Snyder
Henry Judd Cray
Lemency
Alfred E. Smith
Sing Sing
Albert Snyder
Smith
New England Grappled by Severe Cold and Snow
Heavy snows and a bitter cold snap grip New England and New York. Erie reports four to five feet of snow paralyzing traffic while a death due to the cold is noted in Wilkes Barre. Northern New York faces blizzard conditions with 20 degree drops and 45 mph gales. Saranac Lake sees nearly blizzard conditions and New York City shelters fill as a child dies from a falling scaffold plank.
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New York
Pennsylvania
New York State
Erie
Wilkes Barre
New York City
Chautauqua County
Jamestown
Saranac Lake
Three Gunmen Fire At Peacock Inn in Buffalo
Police hunt three gunmen after an early New Year shooting at the Peacock inn cabaret in Buffalo. Owner Michael George, 33, died from a heart wound and Chesriotte Gayser, 22, stenographer, lies dying. three other male guests are injured in the hospital.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Michael George
Chesriotte Gayser
George
Mail Planes Search For Missing Cleveland Pilot
Two Cleveland air mail planes search between Cleveland and Bellefonte Pennsylvania for H G Smith a Cleveland New York air mail pilot missing since last night. Planes left before 8 am in a blizzard with no trace after Smith departed Cleveland at 5 30 pm yesterday. He passed Brookville Pennsylvania about 6 pm and should have reached Bellefonte by 7 pm.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Air Mail
Bellefonte
H. G. Smith
Cleveland-New York Air Mail
Smith
Brookville
Bellefan
Guard Rescues Three Fishermen From Fishing Vessels
Coast Guard headquarters reported two men rescued from two dories aboard the schooner Philip Manta and one man saved from the schooner Governor Faust. The Ellen T. Marshall of Gloucester lost one man in a dory. search continuing. Dix towed the Governor Faust to Boston.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Boston
Dorises
Philip Manta
Governor Faust
Ellen T. Marshall
Gloucester
Dory
Dix
British Typist Abandons Gibraltar Swim Attempt
Mercedes Gleitz of London, who began a second try to swim the Strait of Gibraltar early today, abandoned the 27 mile attempt late in the day near lAngier Morocco.
Sears President C M Kittle Dies in Chicago
C M Kittle, head of Sears Roebuck & Co and former Illinois Central vice president, died in Chicago after a two weeks illness, the AP reports.
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Kittle
Chicago
C. M. Kittle
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Illinois Central Railroad
Marines Battle Sandino Rebels In Nicaragua Fight
United States marines and Nicaraguan guardsmen clash with Sandino rebels near Quilall just south of the Honduran border. Five marines killed and 23 wounded in a fierce engagement as rebels suffer heavy losses, with estimates around 50 killed and 230 wounded. Several officers and enlisted men are listed as casualties. The fighting marks the heaviest mariner casualties since U S forces began operating in Nicaragua more than a year ago.
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Managua
Nicaragua
United States
Augustino Sandino
Sandino
Quilall
Priday
Sardino
John ©. Hemphill
Chicago
Adolph Theilhart
Middle Village
Long Island
N. Y
George E. Goldsmith
Deerpark
Wis
Grady W. Watson
Point Coupee
Estler Grosson
Hoover Sees Clear Sailing as New Year Opens
President Hoover presents a cautious forecast for 1929 noting ample credit at low rates and shrinking stocks, with no looming commodity slump. He cites high wages, reduced unemployment, steady foreign trade, and improving international peace as factors supporting growth despite mixed farm and non farm price shifts.
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Washington
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