Iowa and Nebraska Shiver in Record Subzero Cold
Below zero temperatures spread across Iowa and Nebraska with Charles City at 18 below and other cities like Dubuque Sioux City Davenport Des Moines all registering significant lows. Weather officials forecast relief with warmer air and snow for Wednesday.
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Ohioans killed in automobile crash
Two men and a woman from Zanesville were killed in a head on collision near the city early today. Five others were badly injured. The cause of the crash has not been determined.
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Warrant Issued for Writer Irvin Cobb in Texas
State officers hold a warrant charging Irvin Cobb the New York writer with game law violations while on a hunting trip in Texas. The charges claim he hunted with a resident license in the name of J H Davis two years ago and used a $2 resident license when a $15 non resident license was required.
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Irvin Cobb
New York
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New York Celebrates New Year Amid Rain and Police Watch
New York welcomed 1930 with a damp Times Square turn out of revelers and 100 prohibition agents controlling crowds. Cabarets charged 5 to 25 dollars with about 20000 attendees while gun incidents and fur thefts puzzled police. Churches and theatres filled as chimes marked the arrival of the new year.
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Kansas Man Charged With Double Murder
Salina court records reveal Albert Phegley faces two counts of first degree murder and one count of assault with intent to kill in connection with the shooting deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Scheimming near Hope. Dickinson County Attorney Paul H. Boyer announced the filing planned for this afternoon.
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Paul H. Boyer
Dickinson County
Teppe Brothers Department Store Burns in Major Fort Wayne Fire
Teppe Brothers department store in Fort Wayne Indiana sustained damages estimated at 500000 after a fire of undetermined origin broke out today. The blaze caused extensive damage to the building and prompted investigations by local authorities.
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Kiyoura Asked to Form New Japanese Cabinet
Viscount Kiyo Kiyoura, president of the privy council, was summoned by Prince Regent Hirohito to form a cabinet to replace Premier Yamamoto after his resignation following the prince regent's attempted assassination last week.
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Fire Threatens Hutchinson Business District
Fire at the Wilson hotel in Hutchinson Kansas today endangered a main business block. Guests were awakened by the proprietor and escaped unharmed. A patrolman raised the alarm as the blaze spread to a first floor store before being controlled. An overheated oil stove was blamed for the fire.
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Fewer Lynching Figures Reported for 1923 Decline
The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute released 1923 lynching figures showing 28 deaths, down from 57 in 1922. Twenty six victims were Black and two were white, with two women among the slain. Mississippi and Florida led with eight each. Georgia four. Arkansas two. Texas two. Virginia, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Louisiana one each. The report notes law intervention in two cases.
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Rotary Club Posts $300 Reward for Murder of Taxi Owner
Fort Madison Iowa January 1 officials report taxicab owner Mike Shannon was robbed and killed by an unknown passenger. The Fort Madison Rotary Club voted a 300 dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Shannon s assailant. A local newspaper added 50 dollars and the state may be asked to post 500 dollars.
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Freighter Minnesota Reported Aground Off Wilhelmhaven
The former Hamburg American steamer Minnesota running from New York to Wilhelmhaven is ashore on Minsener Island in Jade Bay near Wilhelmhaven. A tug has been dispatched for assistance. The Minnesota, once the world largest freight ship, was built with the Dakota for James J. Hill and served in wartime transport before sale to German merchant marine in November.
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48 Hour Week for Women Urged by Rhode Island Governor
Governor William Flynn urged establishment of a 48 hour working week for women in industry in his message to the Rhode Island General Assembly, which opened today in Providence.
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Republicans push to renew fight for soldiers bonus
Republican former service men in the house plan to press for a conference on a soldiers' bonus and aim to have the Ways and Means committee report by January 31 with a House vote by February 1. Leader Longworth doubts the advisory meeting will occur but supporters say they have enough petitions to force a call.
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Dead Body Found in Manicurist's Room in New York
Police traced the death of woolen merchant James B. Scofield to Lorraine Hall a Manhattan manicurist. The Medical Examiner suspects heart disease though an autopsy is scheduled to confirm. The scene was West 84th Street and investigators deem the death noncriminal.
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Will Determine Troop Reductions in Ruhr by De Goutt Report
Paris dispatch reports that General De Goutt will decide how many French troops remain in the Ruhr based on a forthcoming assessment. The Foreign Office notes a considerable reduction already easing tensions and hints at further conciliatory moves in the new year.
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Connie Mack hopes to have good team in year
Philadelphia manager Connie Mack said his New Year plan is to place the Athlete in second place. He spoke to a delegation from the Jewish Boys Foster home after presenting autographs and thanking them for attending a game last season. Mack predicted the Yankees will win the pennant, but his club could finish second if it performs as expected.
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Robbery Targeting Bank VP and Wife After New Year Party
Samuel Schweitzer vice president of the Monroe Trust Company and his wife were robbed in the vestibule of their Chicago apartment after a New Year's Eve party. The bandit seized jewels valued at 5000 dollars from the couple.
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Chicago
Samuel Schweitzer
Monroe Trust Company
Earthquakes shake California Imperial Valley on New Year
In Brawley California on New Year's dawn more than thirty tremors shook the Imperial Valley from 9 50 last night to 7 this morning none was heavy yet some jolted buildings and all were marked by thunder like rumble no damage reported
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Earthquake Felt in Southern Illinois Causes No Damage
An earthquake moving from the southwest to the northwest was recorded in Cairo Illinois late last night. Reports indicate the shock did no damage.
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Earth Tremors Reported in Clarke County Virginia
Residents in the Boyce section near Winchester felt three distinct earth tremors around midnight. Houses shook and dishes rattled but no property damage was reported.
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New Year’s Night Violence Sends Six to Hospitals
Six San Antonio residents were hospitalized after a wild New Year’s Eve marked by heavy liquor and riotous demonstrations. Police report pistols and knives found amid downtown disturbances as revelers ushered in 1924, with several shot in a tense night.
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Winter Racing In New York City Today
Nineteen top thoroughbreds gathered for the New Year's handicap at the Fair Grounds track in New York City. The $50,000 feature is one mile and a sixteenth, opening day of the Businessmen's Racing Association meeting. Races run daily from January through March with Jefferson Park hosting closing day events.
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President Coolidge Holds Annual New Year Reception
President Coolidge began the New Year by hosting a busy White House reception. About 3,500 guests, including cabinet members and diplomats, passed through the Blue Room from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. while government offices paused for the event. The scene echoed the 1922 scale of public greetings to the president and first lady.
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Senator Robinson to broadcast on tax reduction address
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic leader in the senate, will deliver a radio address on why Congress should reduce taxes. The speech airs Saturday night at 9:30 Eastern Standard Time on station WRC in the Radio Corporation of America network.
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Clinton People Hurt In Motorcar Wreck
Three Clinton residents Mr. and Mrs. George Hutchins and Mrs. Frank Ogden were injured when a bus carrying eighteen New Year’s Eve partygoers skidded on slick Lincoln highway near Clinton and overturned. No other injuries reported. conditions not serious.
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Frank Ogden
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Seattle Mayor Claims City Most Christian Worldwide
Seattle Mayor Brown declares in a New Year message that Seattle is the most Christian city of its size in the world. The statement appears in today’s Associated Press dispatch from Seattle.
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Steamer Collision in Chesapeake Bay Shuts Channel
In heavy fog off Sandy Point Chesapeake Bay the sidewheel Emma Giles with 25 passengers was rammed by the Steel Trader. The passenger boat sustained heavy damage but no injuries. Steel Trader stayed by Emma Giles all night and towed her to Baltimore.
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Rebels Pursuit in Parral as Mexican Crisis Expands
In Juarez region General Ignacio Enriquez leads pursuit of Ernesto Herrera and Manuel Chao after raids on trains for arms. Mexican factions propose a provisional president while Washington discusses limited war material aid to Mexico to curb rebellion and support order.
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Son of Former U S Senator Frelinghuysen Dies at 76
New York report states Frederick Frelinghuysen, president of Mutual Life Insurance in Newark and cousin of ex Senator Joseph Frelinghuysen, died at a New York hospital after an operation. He was 76, survived by a widow and two children.
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