Marines Sail for Nicaragua Ahead of Battle
In early January, 1148 Marines depart from Charleston and other ports under Major General John A. Le Jeune to Nicaragua. They board Navy barges bound for cruisers Tren ton Raleigh and Milwaukee, following tearful farewells and hopes of action after heavy losses in the Neuto Segovia district.
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Washington, D. C
Eerie i
Roads
San Diego
Cal
Charleston
John A. LeJeune
Marine Corps
Nicaragua
Neuto Segowia
8. C
Paris Island
Thames Embankments Hold Back Flood Waters
London residents stayed away from homes as high tides surged along the river. Officials warned of record levels with embankments preventing widespread damage while households evacuated to upper floors and secured furniture as the Thames overflowed in places.
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London
Barbades
J. B. Weit
Westminster Ty
Mayor Gregg Fines Self For Traffic Stop Violation
Vincennes Indiana mayor Claude Gregg paid a one dollar fine and costs after pleading guilty in city court to violating a stop light rule. He said officials must obey the law and it was proper to fine himself for the offense.
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Vincennes
Ind
Claude BE
Gregg Cpie
Vinicen nes Water Co seeks higher rates filing with PSC
Indianapolis January 9 The Vincennes Water Company filed a petition with the public service commission seeking an increase in rates Their valuation is listed at 1 400 000 and they claim replacement cost matches their valuation The hearing will be before Commissioner Howell Ellis who today asked the company to file supporting briefs
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Indianapolis
Vincennes Water Company
Public Service Commission
Howell Ellis
Water Company
Oil case recess extended as Fall ill delays trial
Washington January 9 The Fall Sinclair oil conspiracy case was postponed from January 16 to April 2 after a motion by Albert B Fall's counsel. Fall, former secretary of the interior, is reported to be in serious condition and unlikely to survive the winter in Washington.
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Washington
Albert
Fall
Testimony in Inquiry Heard at Charlestown Navy Yard
Lt. Com John Baylis of the Coast Guard testifies as an interested party after being named defendant in the I-4 inquiry. Commander Reinbers says he conferred with Rear Admiral Bullard and was told Baylis may continue testifying with no change in status.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston
John
Yirl
Coast Guard
Deroyer Paulding
LeRoy Reinbers
F. €. Bullard
Baylis
Alaska Gale Wrecks Fishing Fleet and Docks
A ninety mile gale along the Alaskan coast left many fishing craft destroyed and damaged docks and warehouses. Reports from Wrangel Petersburg Ketchikan confirm heavy damage to port facilities and shore structures.
County Clerk Pershing's 1927 Report Totals and Funds
In 1927 county clerk Jonas E. Pershing filed a fiscal report showing total receipts of 4 679.06 from fines and various fees. The report details allocations to county funds and state revenue, including $785 to the school fund and $1 702.26 from licenses. January 1 1928 had 1 952.39 on hand.
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Jonas E. Pershing
Pershing
State Game Department
Ea i
Ness Mee
Thareck
Pene King
Reisnel Announces Anniversary Sale Amid Turbulent Ledger
Announcement touts anniversary sale opening tomorrow at a long established store dating to 1861. Readable passages reveal exceptional values and a period tone, but the text also spills into legal and civil statistics including judgments, docket figures, and administrative filings.
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Washington
Man Charged With Forgery Goes To Jail
Nathan McBride was captured Friday after attempting to pass a forged check at the Washington National Bank for 51.45 drawn on Theodore Slaven. He faced charges of forging and uttering the forged paper, appeared before Judge Milton Hastings, and was remanded in $1,600 bond. Trial set for next circuit term. The charge could carry up to 14 years in prison.
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Nathan Melgride
Richard Read
Washington National Bank
McBride
Milton J . Hastings
da Eds
Theodore Slaven
Winterbottom Rites Held in Sunday Ceremony
Funeral services for Daniel Winterbottom were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Be the M. HB church, followed by interment in the adjacent cemetery.
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Winterbottom
Daniel Winterbottom
Bethe M. HB
van Portal
Meeting Notes Hint at Upcoming Ed Meeting
Fragmentary OCR hints at plans for an upcoming educational meeting. The readable portion mentions preparation and possible topics but lacks clear details on date time or location. Further text needed to identify participants organizations or outcomes.
Bandits Steal Elevator In Cook County Jail
Five bandit suspects armed with a homemade blackjack tried a jail break at Cook County Jail stole an elevator and controlled it for several minutes moving between floors seeking an unguarded outlet. One or more suspects made a daring move and attempted escape.
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Chicago
Cook County
Lberty
Yey
Sarah Hedrick Taken by Death in Daviess County
Miss Sarah Hedrick longtime Daviess county resident died yesterday morning at about six o'clock at the county farm where she had lived for several months. She was 41 years old and had been in the county since 1876, the daughter of Jake Hedrick and other family details remain partial from the report.
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Sarah Hedrick
Daviess County
Hed
Daughe St
Jake
Stays On Duty With Own Home In Flames
A diligent operator remained at her post reporting a fire at her residence, staying to ensure the situation before relief arrived. The blaze proved to be a false alarm, saving her loved ones from harm as the station staff praised her devotion to duty.
January Marked Big Month for Telephone Co
The text notes January as a pivotal month with major events in telephone history. It mentions the first transcontinental telephone line opening on January 25, 1915, Bell engineers demonstrating transdemi¢ oa telephony in January 1923, and the first commercial telephone exchange in New Haven, Connecticut, on January 28, 1878.
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Teamsatlantic Radio Telephone
CS Ce
Bell Tem
Pratand Tor
New Haven
Conn
Dorothy Bollander Pleads Not Guilty To Liquor Charge
Dorothy Bollander appeared before Mayor John W. McCarty and entered a not guilty plea to accusations of selling intoxicating liquor to minors and others.
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Dorothy Bollander
Min
John W. McCarty
Pleads Guilty to Forgery Charge by Charles W Grove
Charles W Grove pleads guilty to forging a check drawn on a Standard Oil Company account for $1.50. The case notes indicate the defendant admitted to the single forgery act.
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Charles W. Grove
Standard OU Company
William Melton Dies Sudden in Loogootee at 52
William Melton a coal mine operator aged 52 died suddenly about 1 o clock this morning while in a restaurant near Dover Hill Martin county He had lived in that vicin and was well known in Martin and surrounding counties Surviving include a son Andrew Melton two brothers and many sisters with funeral arrangements not yet set
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William Melton
Dover Hill
Martin County
Melton
Washington
Montgomery
Michaels
Tee
Martin
Pevebh
Andrew Melton
Evansville
Alice Doyle
Bicknell
Thomas Melton
Mary Burkhart
Indianapolis
Cassie Shield
Savannah
Explosion Traps Miners At Peabody Mine No 18
West Frankfort Illinois January 9 A mine blast in Peabody Coal’s Mine No 18 trapped about 100 men. Rescue crews from nearby towns worked in relays toward the explosion site while witnesses spoke of bodies or unconscious miners. The district has been in wage scale controversy recently.
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West Frankfort
Ill
Peabody Coal Common
Creed
Charee
George Watkins
Herskoside
Pernson
Southern Illinois
Peabody Mine
Peabody
Jackson
Kept press in touch with cave-in rescue
Report describes how Fred Leneau was trapped in a forty-foot cave-in near Worcester, Massachusetts. He lay for more than thirty hours before rescue by Worcester sewer department workers and volunteers. A telephone was installed at the scene and kept in use for eight hours by reporters coordinating with their desks and news services.
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Fred Leneau
Worcester
Mags
Céent
Livona
Death takes Mrs Leretty Cadie in Salem Indiana
Indianapolis Jan 9 Death claimed Mrs Leretty Cadie 68 of Salem Indiana as her son E Howard Cadie of Indianapolis testifies that prayers saved him in a dramatic family incident the exact details are unclear due to fragmented text
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Indianapolis
Leretty Cadie
Salem
Ind
E. Howard Cadie
Trials Set In Liquor Gases Trials Set In Liquor Gases
Indianapolis January 9 defendants who pleaded guilty in U S district court will be tried here Monday January 16 announced today. Trials in Terre Haute New Albany and other divisions set for weeks in April with many pleas of guilty or not guilty totaling 145 defendants.
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Indianapolis
Liggor
Robert
U. S District Court
Terre | Haute
New Ibany
Two men executed by electric chair in Pennsylvania
At Rockview Penitentiary Bellefonte January 9 Raymond Winter was executed for the murder of two children aged eight and six Alexander Sabo and Meyer Leone, with Winter denying guilt to the end. The second inmate, named Phil, was executed for a separate murder located near Philadelphia.
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Rockview Penitentiary
Belletonte
Ers
Raymond Winter
Alexander ‘Sabo
Meyer Eonese
Ps Shar- Wie Leyers Oy
Escaped inmates sighted near Indiana State Farm Liberty
Reports warn of escalated prisoners from the Indiana State Farm at Liberty as lookout notices spread for possible sightings near Greencast. Authorities urge caution and describe the escape as ongoing with no confirmed capture.
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State Farm AT Liberty
Indiana
Lak Chicago Jan Lost Their Lives
A terse note indicates multiple fatalities with a third person reported as escaped, details sparse. The fragmentary text references Lak Chicago and January events, leaving the exact circumstances and identities unclear.
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Chicago
Jan
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Vincennes Water CO
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Moe Frankfort
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