Seyboldt Executed by Firing Squad at Utah Penitentiary
Ralph W. Seyboldt was executed by firing squad at the Utah state penitentiary for the murder of Patrolman David H. Crowther. He walked to the chair, declared regret, and said he could die with a clear conscience. Witnesses included prison officials, clergy, physicians, and reporters. His body was sent to Defiance, Ohio for burial.
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Salt Lake City
Ralph W. Seyboldt
David H. Crowther
State Penitentiary
Seyboldt
Richard E. Davis
Seybolkit
Ed McGowan
Ben R. Carries
Defiance
Ohio
Davis
Finis
San Bernardino
Calif
Crowther
Jordan River
Board of Pardons
Fred Cox
Corning Heads New York Demmys
Albany January 15 Edwin Corning was unanimously elected chairman of the New York Democratic state committee. Governor Smith announced he would retire from public life at the end of his term and return to New York City. He said the state Democratic party is in better condition now than in many years, contrasting the city’s Republican situation.
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Albany
N. Y
Edwin Corning
Albany Democratic Organization
New York
Democratic State Committee
Smith
New York City
Mandell Faces O'Hara in Hollywood Title Bid
Sammy Mandell of Hockfora meets O Hara of Oakland in a weight class match tonight at Hollywood California as many consider Mandell the man to challenge Rocky Kaita world champion.
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Hollywood
Calif
Sammy Mandell
Hockfora
Rocky Ka I
Ae O'Hara
Oakland
Larger dirigible promoted to replace Shenandoah
Washington reports Admiral George W. Steele told the House naval committee airships can weather storms over water. He urged a navy fleet of dirigibles, warned closures at Lakehurst or Los Angeles would cripple lighter-than-air activities, and denied a commercial campaign to abandon Lakehurst.
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Washington
Shenandoah
Lakehurst Station
Los Angeles
Navy
Vinson
Georgia
Cattle Market Reform Urged at Livestock Convention
Phoenix Jan 15 Developments in management systems to raise and market calves outside late summer and fall are urged to lift the cattle market gloom. Col FE N Wentworth of Chicago outlines price premiums versus production while Hubbard Russell notes success of cooperative marketing in Arizona and California. Conference ends with Salt Lake City picked for 1927 meeting and leadership changes pending.
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Phoenix
Ariz
FE. N. Wentworth
Chicago
Armour
Livestock Bureau
American National Livestock Association
Wentworth
Arizona
California
Hubbard Russell
Arizona-California Cooperative Marketing Association
Salt Lake City
Fred H. Bixby
Long Beach
Calif
O. M. O'Donnell
Bel Ranchanm
Bixby
Lucas Brite
Marfa
Tex
Snowfalls Sweep Northwest in First Winter Storm
A broad storm coils across the inter mountain region, dumping over three inches of snow by noon in Salt Lake and Boise with temperatures dropping. Meteorologist J Cecil Alter notes the system reaches Winnemucca Nevada and Grace Idaho as Associated Press reports indicate continued precipitation and a colder spell to follow. Boise records about two inches with .62 inch water content as officials expect continued snowfall in mountains more than valleys.
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Salt Lake
Intermountain Country
J. Cecil Alter
Winnemucca
Nev
Grace
Idaho
Associated Press
Boise
Pocatello
Ogden
Utah
Boise Weather Bureau
Texas Open leads to shared low score by Cruickshank and Macdonald
In San Antonio on January 15 AP reports Macdonald of Newpee tied Bobby Cruickshank of Chicago for low score after sinking a final putt for a birdie two. Both finished with a 6 under par after the final round in the Texas Open.
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San Antonio
Tex
Macdonald Th
Newpee
Omae
Bobby Cruickshank
Chicago
Purely American Melodies Form Chicago Symphony Program
A Chicago Symphony program features an American themed symphony by Eric de Lamarter blending tunes from jazz Kentucky folk songs and old ballads. Movements quote Walt Whitman and melodies such as Grizzly Bear Honey Suckle and the Bee The Hangman's Son Frog Went a Courtin Raggetty Ann Swanee Butterfly and By the Light of the Stars with a fox trot finale.
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Chicago
Kentucky
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Eric de “Lamarter
Walt Whitman
Whitman
de Lamarter
Bear
Sohn Riley
McCracken
Harlan County
Little Sparrow
Knott County
Frog
Fetill County
Jerome Kern
French Cabinet Faces Financial Crisis and Possible Fall
Paris, Jan 15 The Briand cabinet’s fate hinges on its financial program as the finance committee rejects Doumer’s stamp tax and two other provisions. Debates to open with a likely Sunday vote. the left cartel seeks Briand’s downfall while Herriot eyed as successor. Moderates warn a crisis could trigger inflation and catastrophe for France.
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Paris
Briand
France
Chamber of Deputies
Finance Committee
Doumer
M. Doumer
Left Coalition
M. Herriot
Chamber
M. Briand
Pees
Wobblins Non Suited in 1924 City Suit
Two suits against the city of Los Angeles filed in 1924 by the Industrial Workers of the World were non suited yesterday after plaintiffs failed to make the required payment before filing. The decision was reported by AP in Los Angeles.
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Los Angelan
Los Angeles
Ers
Smith to quit political game
New York January 15 Governor Smith reiterates plans to retire at end of his current term. The move sparks speculation about 1928 national campaigns and whether Hughes would oppose him for governor. Attention shifts to George W. McLaughlin who resigned as banking commissioner to become NYC police commissioner under Mayor Walker.
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New York
Smith
Charles Evans Hughes
Hughes
George W. McLaughlin
New York City
Walker
Birchard Hayes critically ill at Toledo home
Birchard A. Hayes, 72, eldest son of Rutherford B. Hayes, is critically ill at his Toledo residence today. Scott and Walter Hayes and other family members are at his bedside. as president, Hayes was a boy at the White House.
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Toledo
Birchard A. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
Scott
Walter Hayes
Birchard Hayes
White House
Idaho Wool Growers Hold Second Day Convention
Idaho Falls hosts the thirty third annual Idaho Wool Growers convention with officer elections and a carnival ball. Sessions cover wool marketing cost of production finance and lamb marketing while a final executive meeting winds up the 1926 gathering.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho Wool Growers Association
T. Clyde Bacon
Frank J. Hagenbarth
Salt Lake
National Wool Growers
Colonel Greeley
Federal
Boise
Gedney
J. F. Sears
Wool Growers Service Corporation
Yakima
Wash
J. T. Wright
National Wool Exchange
M. D. Fell
Portland
Walter Sumphreys
Boston
National Association of Wool Wajundpeiur
Tea Sonvention
Idaho
W. R. Barber
W. C. Guile
Idaho Livestock Finance Corporation
Hugh Sproat
L. M. Pexton
Denver Stock Yards
L. F. Whitlock
Ogden Stock Yards
A. F. Stryker
Omaha Stock Yards
KR. A.pierce
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
County Court House
Fitz Carries More Tonnage In Madison Square Garden Bout
New York Jan 15 AP Jack Delaney of Bridgeport Conn weighs 168 pounds while his opponent Bob Fitzsimmons of Newark N J weighs 185 1 2 pounds for the light heavy feature bout at Madison Square Garden Delaney concedes 17 pounds in the non title attraction The state athletic commission weighs in prior to the match and Harry Greb the middleweight champion is asked to refrain from further engagements until after his title match with Tiger Flowers at Madison Square Garden Also releases from current engagements are requested where possible
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New York
Jack Delaney
Bridgeport
Tiger Flowers
Madison Square Garden
Greb
Wheat Growers Leader Denies Union Backing Farm Legislation
Washington January 15 AP J W Brinton Minnesota Wheat Growers association director told the national cooperative council executive committee he and his fellow growers do not stand behind President Coolidge or Secretary Jardine on farm legislation.
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Washington
J. W. Brinton
Minnesota Wheat Growers’ Association
National Cooperative Council Today
Coolidge
Jardine
Explorers Move Toward Mount McKinley Summit Attempt
Anchorage Alaska January 15 Alexa Liska famed guide announces a small party will attempt a northeast route to Mount McKinley 20300 feet in high North from Anchorage. Liska previously failed at 12000 feet from the northwest in 1912 and may attempt the summit solo if his party is turned back.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Mount McKinley
Alexa Liska
Liska
Tokochima
Muddy River
Archdeacon von Hudson Stuck
Piez Declares Industry Hurt At Rate Hearing
Kansas City Jan 15 AP Charles Piez president of the Illinois Manufacturers Association testifies at an interstate commerce commission rate hearing. He argues rail rate hikes should be horizontal and not favor agriculture and condemns westbound increases that help eastern shippers. Other industry figures cite burdens from lumber and alfalfa rate rises.
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Kansas City
Interstate Commerce Commission
Charles Piez
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
loch-Smith
Congress
Piez
Pacific Coast
F. M. Ducker
Northern
Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers’ Association
F. M. Wilson
Lamar
Colo
Denver Alfalfa Milling and Products Company
World Court Fight Heats Up In Senate Ratifaction Debate
Washington leaped into a new phase of the world court battle as opponents pressed the Swanson resolution on the Harding Coolidge reservations. Senator Fernald, Maine Republican, argued entry endangers national welfare, insisting urgency drives opposition while Senator Blease, South Carolina Democrat, lectured on Washington’s farewell address.
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Washington
Senate
Swanson
Fernald
Maine
Blease
South Carolina
Entombed Miners Believed Rescued After Mine Blast
In Farmington West Virginia an explosion in Jamison Coal and Coke No 8 mine left 38 men entombed. Hope rose when several horses were brought out alive signaling possible rescue of trapped workers.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Jamison
Farmington
Here
Bank Robbery Suspect Foiled by Masked Bandit in Detroit
A masked bandit robbed a Detroit bank of about 4000 dollars after holding up Savin Co check later seen by police. The same man is suspected in a bank robbery about six weeks earlier, according to local reports.
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Detroit
Devastating Oklahoma Mine Explosion Claims Many
In Willourton Oklahoma a mine disaster killed and harmed workers as 91 men labored last night. Work halted at 11 pm as crews processed remains and prepared morgues. Fifty plus bodies were identified, with 37 caskets in a temporary morgue and a fresh crew planned after midnight to finish recoveries. Funeral services are set, with 40 penitentiary inmates aiding graves. A foreman's watch stopped at 34 o'clock signaling the moment of death.
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Ans
State Penitentiary
McAlster
Louie Laundrazey
Twelve miners killed as Jamison mine blast advances death toll
In Farmington Fairmont West Virginia January 15 1930 rescuers recovered four more bodies making twelve found in the Jamison Coal Mine with twenty six still missing. Officials say most hope is lost though some may be found in distant sections as rescue work continues amid a state mine safety campaign.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Jamison Coal and Coke Company
Farmington
Cuers
West Virginia
R. M. Lambie
Russian plan for acceptance to reparations commission work
Moscow reports that Russia will accept two meetings outside Geneva for the reparations conference work and will hand its reply to the League of Nations secretariat mid next week. It also notes Russia will refuse participation in a meeting on Swiss soil.
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Moscow
League of Nations
League
Treaties Turned Over to League of Nations
Geneva reports say the United States government notified the League of Nations that it is willing to transmit all and any international elusion in the league. The message signals readiness to share treaty details and related documents with the international body for review and oversight.
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Geneva
United States
League of Nations
League
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