North Idaho towns suffer fuel shortages in deep freeze
Inland Empire communities endure record cold with coal and water shortages. Wallace Idaho imposes rationing as pipes freeze and reservoirs deplete. Coeur d Alene area iced over with river jams. Dayton Washington battles water limits as crews keep systems running. An Astoria tug cracks through Columbia ice to aid Altoona village with bread and meat supplies.
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Spokane
Northwest
Wallace
Idaho
Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d Alene
Dayton
Maine
Mer Inland Empire
Waington
W. J Sparks
Lind Werh
Ub Mercury
Mero Aly
Uniontown
Wash
Helen Bauer
Cer
Uvat
Bards
Altoona Wash
Astoria
Ore
Columbia River
Light House Department
Astoria Chamber of Commerce
Cathlame
Weah
Rege
Robber Readily Admits Crime in Salt Lake City
William Frank Allen and Rey Kent confessed to taking part in three Salt Lake City robberies and a Twin Falls grocery hold up. Police arrested them after a theatre exit encounter, and Allen named two other suspects while Kent denied participation claiming Allen blamed him as the goat. Elrod identified Moore and Wilson as earlier suspects.
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Salt Lake City
Twin Pulls
Cahe
William Frank Allen
Rey Ket
Allen
Pelr
F. M Elrod
Twin Faile
Elrod
R. D Moore
William Wilson
Kent
Twenty racers die in New Orleans fire at fairground track
A morning fire at the New Orleans fair ground race track destroyed two barns, killing twenty horses and injuring three men. The blaze started from a defective oil heater in the men's quarters, trapping Wilfred May, J. W. Smith, and Phil Chatham, who were rescued by would-be rescuers. Thirteen horses burned in one barn. two horses re-entered flames and died.
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New Orleans
Fair Ground
Wilfred May
J. W. Smith
Phil Chatham
Polar Patrol Hits Flying Weather in Montana
The Arctic patrol from Selfridge field returned to Montana for an overnight stay in Miles City after a flight from Newman Lake near Spokane. Major Ralph Royce said 16 planes and a transport will depart Helena today, having navigated the Montana Rockies at 4000 feet.
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Helena
Montana
Arctic Patrol
Selfridge Field
Ralph Royce
Miles City
Mont
Newman Lake
Spokane
Michigan
Montana Rockies
Albanian Clans Rebellion Raises Officials' Deaths
Report from Athens describes Albanian clans in revolt with several officials killed. An Italian officer attempted to placate chiefs with money to end the conflict, while clashes left many refugees and ongoing tensions in the region.
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Gendar
Veterans' Fund Wanes During Cold Weather
In Oise on January 23 the veterans affairs commission reports rising pleas for aid from World War I veterans facing severe cold and coal shortages. Secretary Lester F Albert says requests have averaged 18 daily since the start of the year and are increasing, driven by exposure and illness from the war. The state relief fund struggles to meet growing demand.
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Oise
Albert
Seeeks Divorce Pegsy Udell in Bond Wisconsin
Pegsy Udell formerly of New York seeks a divorce from Jimmy Coleman a professional football player of Providence RB I in Bond Wisconsin. The action appears in a Bond circuit court filing with parties identified.
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Pegsy Udell
Bond
Wis
Jimmy Conselman
Providence
Detroit Border Inspector Shoots Wyandotte Man
Walter Grundt, 27, was shot by a customs border patrol inspector as he stepped from a rowboat at Maple street dock Wyandotte near midnight. Grundt, gravely wounded, was taken to Wyandotte General Hospital. the inspector was disarmed and held for questioning.
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Detroit
Customs Border Patrol
Mapie Street
Wyamotte
Walter Grundt
Grundt
Wyandotte General Hospital
Wyandotte
Border Patrol
Heinrich A. Pickert
Customs
Maple Street
Charles Snell
Grund
Ward Culver
Mayor Jim Dahlman of Omaha Dies in Excelsior Springs
Jim Dahlman longtime Omaha mayor age 63 died in a hotel in Excelsior Springs Missouri after a stroke. He had left a cowboy life for politics and remained mayor with only one interruption since 1906. He had come to rest and plan another campaign. his wife was at his bedside.
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Excelsior Springs
Jim Dahlman
Omaha
Dahlman
James C. Dahiman
Jim
Omsha
Beekeepers Elect Utah Association Officers
Salt Lake City Jan 23 T Ball of Ogden was elected president of the Utah beekeepers association at the annual convention. J R Smith of Salt Lake City was named vice president and O R Baird was chosen as treasurer and secretaries.
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Salt Lake City
T. Ball
Ogden
Utah Beekeepers’ Association
J. R. Smith
O. R. Baird
Confession in Slaying Ties Jenkin Case to Jennie Bishop
In St Anthony Idaho operatives of the Burnsetective Agency report Glen Jenkins claimed Jennie Bishop fired the shots that killed David Jenkins. He says the victim was struck, wrapped, and hauled to the fair grounds where the fatal shot was fired. Miss Bishop was taken to Idaho Falls for a hearing amid efforts to secure habeas corpus release.
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ST Anthony
Idaho
Burnsetective Agency
T. Glen Jenkins
David Jenkins
Jennie Bishop
Miss Bishop
Fire at Tower of London Quelled by Garrison
A morning blaze broke out in the Tower of London prompting a strong mobile firefighting response. Officials said the fire started in an outer section and did not threaten the crown jewels or other valuables.
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Tower OF London
London
Byrd Antarctic Expedition Seeks Norwegian Whaler Aid
Ice blocks Byrd flagship City of New York near Little America prompting a State Department appeal to Norway for whaler assistance. Five vessels north of the ice pack may help, with a Feb 20 deadline to avoid another year on the Antarctic ice barrier.
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New York
Richard E. Byrd
Little America
State Department
The
New York Times
Associated Newspapers
City of New York
H. H. Bailey
Admiral Byrd
Washingtonville
Railey
Ross Sea
Eleaner Bolling
Admiral Bird
Eleanor Bolling
Washington
Cotton
South Pole
Fishermen Lost After Tampico Harbor Sinking
Twenty two fishermen are believed dead after two fishing vessels sank near Tampico harbor during a storm. Rescue teams searched debris and reported the loss of life as ships were tossed by heavy seas.
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Tampico
Huskies Race Through Idaho Snow To Reach Miner
A dog team from Grangeville travels into central Idaho's Green Mountain country to reach Roy Burke, a Copper King mine worker near death from infection. Dr J P Weber and guide Lee Pettibone plan a three day trek over 42 miles of extreme winter terrain, with blizzards and deep snows possible. Temperature ranges from 30 to 8 degrees below zero as they push toward Elk City to meet Sumner Stonebreaker and his eight dogs.
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Grangeville
Idaho
Roy Burke
Burke
Copper King
Green Mountain Country
J. P. Weber
Weber
Lee Pettibone
Sumner Stonebreaker
Elk City
Stonebreaker
Sied
MacCall
Green Mountain
Salt Lake City Masons elect new Utah Grand Lodge leaders
Charlies F. Barrett of Salt Lake City was elected grand master of the Utah Masonic Grand Lodge at the annual communication. Burt H. Hunt became deputy grand master, Howard P. Kittiey senior grand warden, Norman R. Vate junior grand warden, Richard L. Conley grand treasurer, and Sam H. Goodwin grand secretary. Conley enters his twentieth term. Goodwin his ninth. Appointments include Rev John E. Carver grand chaplain and Dr Arthur D. Barber grand pursuivant.
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Salt Lake City
Charlies F. Barrett
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Utah
Burt H. Hunt
Howard P. Kittiey
Norman R. Vate
Richard L. Conley
Sam H. Goodwin
Conley
Goodwin
Busss in Wreck Kills ACL Official Near Fremont
T. W. Boss of Wilmington, assistant to the president of the Atlantic Coast Line, was killed and several others injured when six cars of an Atlantic Coast Line train derailed near Fremont, N C early today. Boss is believed to have died of shock.
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Goldsboro
N. C
T. W. Boss
Wilmington
Atlantic Coast Line
Ean Atlantic Coast Line
Fremont
Boss
Five Power Naval Conference Opens in Friendly Session
Delegates at the five power naval conference met in a cordial tone at St James Palace in London for a two hour session. France and Italy led discussions on naval parity while Britain and the United States emphasized reduced naval forces and private talks followed sessions. Prime Minister MacDonald chaired and the group set up a secretary-general as Hankey’s team.
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London
France
Italy
Queen Anne
St James’ Palace
Henry L. Stimson
United States
MacDonald
Sir Maurice Hankey
Associated Press
Senators Back Foran For Post
Senators Kean and Baird of New Jersey urged Col. Arthur F Foran be named comptroller of customs at New York under protest by the Anti Saloon League They condemned a raid on his Mount Airy New Jersey hunting lodge as a political and religious plot and cited accusations of lax enforcement of prohibition in New York City
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Washington
Anti-Saloon League
Kean
Baird
New Jersey
Col
Arthur F Foran
New Yrk
Foran
Mount Airy
N. J
Colonel Foran
Anti-Saloon League of
New York
Annulment sought in Law rence Butt marriage case
Mrs Eugenia Bankhead Hoyt Butt daughter of Representative William Bankhead plans to seek an annulment of her marriage to Lawrence Butt Jr. The couple wed in Reno on December 14 nine days after her second divorce from Monton Hoyt. Butt, reported from San Francisco, denied a final decree and claimed she had concerns about his conduct.
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San Francisco
the Examiner
Eugenia Bankhead
Hoyt Butt
William Bankhead
Allabama
D C
Lawrence Butt, Jr
Nevada University
Fort
Monton Hoyt
Honolulu
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Louis Crampton
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Piorelle LaGuardia
John J. Blaine
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States Commission
Mayor Dahlman
Vatican City
Byrd
Antarctic
Raleigh P. Hale
East Chicago
Ruth Bryan Owen
Florida
Grand Lodge OF Masons
John E. Carver
Arthur D. Barber
Holger P. Iverson Ogden
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Anti- Saloon League
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