Bomb kills 18 and ends mutiny on Dutch cruiser
On the Dutch cruiser De Zeven Provinciën off the Southwest Sumatra coast, a bombing ended a five day mutiny. Eighteen crew members were killed and 25 injured, including three Europeans and 15 Japanese natives. The mutineers surrendered after a warning bomb and a direct hit by a 100-pound bomb.
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Batavia
Java
de Zeven Provincien
Sumatra
de Zeven
Indian Ocean
Capoe
Associated Press
Hoto
Farley Dinner Sparks Praise For A Storied Leader
Miami report covers J. David Stern hosting a Democratic party dinner at the Miami Biltmore. James A. Farley appears celebrated for steering Roosevelt’s era through obstacles, noted for restraint, frequent greetings, and a genial, lingering smile.
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Miami, Fla
J. David Stern
Philadelphia Record
Miami Biltmore
James A. Farley
Saugatuck Rescue Vessel Missing After Fatal Wave
The Saugatuck schooner on a rescue mission vanished for 24 hours leaving 66 known dead and ten men plus a woman missing off Connecticut. Sandy Point Newfoundland residents, 700 people, were marooned as the dyke broke and homes flooded while survivors sought high ground on a sand spit. Captain James Mulhaley of Westport, a famed navigator, is believed to have found shelter if weather permits. Telegraph service to Sandy Point failed as waters rose, endangering the isolated fishing community.
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United Press
United States
Connecticut
Sandy Point
Newfoundland
James Mulhaley
Westport
Conn
French pilots aim for world long distance record
Lucien Buossoutrot and Maurice Rossi depart Istres near Marseilles on a nonstop 6200 mile trek to Buenos Aires from Feb 10 aiming to set a new world record for longest flight. Captain Mollison calls his solo South Atlantic leg a simple recreation flight as he continues toward Rio and beyond.
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Istres
Marseilles
France
U.P
Lucien Buossoutrot
Maurice Rossi
Buenos Aires
Natal
Brazil
James A. Mollison
South Atlantic
Mollison
Rio de Janeiro
United States
New York
England
Cold snap eases slowly as Texas Panhandle warms
The Texas Panhandle gradually lifts from frigid conditions with Friday lows near zero and highs around 20 to 25 above, as forecasts call for partly cloudy skies into Friday night and Saturday. Snow fell lightly over Rock Island routes from Tucumcari to Dalhart, with northerly winds and subzero readings in several North Plains locales.
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Texas Panhandle
H. T. Collman
Colorado
Rock Island Railroad
Tucumcari
N. M
Sayre
Okla
Dalharto Liberal
Kan
North Plains
Santa Fe
Waynoka
Amarillo
Denver Line
Rifle linked to bank robbery not Moseley’s weapon
Texas and Louisiana police pursued two Plain Dealing bank robbery suspects Charley Frazier and Alre Harbey. A rifle found with Harbey was reported similar to Moseley’s, but authorities said the Moseley rifle was reportedly disposed of in a lake, clearing the link.
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Amarillo
Louisiana
Kohn C. Moseley
L. G. McDonald
Fisher County
Shreveport
Texas
Charley Frazier
Alre
Dirg) Harbey
J. C. Moseley
Tulsa
Tex
Joe Brown
Rhome
Harbey
Moseley
Sergt
Bert Whisnand
Dallas
Mos*ley
Japan Rejects League Offer Over Manchuria Sovereignty
Japan’s cabinet in extraordinary session rejects the League of Nations committee plan for nominal Chinese sovereignty in Manchuria. Foreign Minister Uchida advises Matsuoka to deliver the reply at once, with a formal statement to follow. A withdrawal from the League is anticipated within a month.
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Tokyo
U.P
League of Nation's Committee of 19
Japan
Manchuria
Yasuya Uchida
Yosuke Matsuoka
Geneva
League
Matsuoka
Committee of 19
China
Jehol Air Raid Kills 900 Civilians
The Chinese delegation at the League of Nations reports a deadly air raid in Jehol province China killing about 900 civilians including women and children. The attack underscores ongoing wartime devastation and civilian casualties amid conflict reports received in Geneva.
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Jehol
Geneva
U.P
League of Nations
German banker Carl Fuerstenberg dies at 82
Carl Fuerstenberg, a prominent German banker, died today in Berlin of pneumonia at age 82.
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Berlin
Carl Fuerstenberg
Pnaemonia
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with partly cloudy skies across West Texas and New Mexico. Warmer readings in northeast and extreme southeast areas, with colder conditions southwest tonight. Temperature extremes today show a low of -1 and a high of 13 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Confession in California Kidnapping Case
Detective Chief Joe Taylor reports a persistent grilling prompted a confession from W P Howard and Suela Hammer in the kidnapping of 65 year old Mrs Mary Skeele wife of USC College of Music dean. They also admitted an aborted plot to abduct Miss Isobel Smith and sought ransom to cover a mortgage.
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Los Angeles
Mary B. Skeele
Peirce
Mss Suela Pearl Hammer
W. P. Howard
San Quentin Prison
Joe Taylor
Howard
Skeele
Walter F Skeele
University of Southern California College of Music
Taylor
Music College
Senate bill would close B institutions in Texas
A Feb 10 wire reports Sen. W. R. Poage of Waco introduces a measure to abolish four state teachers colleges two agricultural colleges a school of mines and an industrial college along with several others. The plan aims to abandon these schools and dispose of their property saving about 2 million dollars. The measure follows a legislative economy study.
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Austin
U.P
School of Mines
W. R. Poage
Waco
Poage
Legislative Committee On Economy and Organization
Pioneer Hostelry Operator Elinor Harris Dies in Amarillo
Elinor Victoria Harris 75 owner of the Mason House hostelry near the old union railway station died at 11:20 p.m. Thursday in Amarillo after 41 years in town. Survived by four children including Mrs. Sam Morris and Mrs. J. M. Hannaman of Ontario, Calif., and sons Dr. D B Harris of Drummond, Okla., and Dr. G G Harris of Helena, Okla. Funeral home N B Griggs and Sons awaiting relatives for burial arrangements.
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Amarillo
Elinor Victoria Harris
Taylor Street
Mason House
Union Railway Station
Press Biennial Opens with Ferguson Program
The Texas Press Association biennial session opened in Austin with Gov Miriam A. Ferguson and her husband James E. Ferguson on the program for addresses. Rep T H McGregor of Austin was also booked to speak as reporters planned afternoon talks with legislators and site visits to state institutions.
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Austin
Texas Press Association
Miriam A. Ferguson
James E. Ferguson
T. H. McGregor
Reinhardt Couple Found Dead In Taylor Home
Solon I Reinhardt and his wife were found dead in their Taylor Texas residence today. Authorities investigated the scene and began inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
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Taylor, Tex
Solon I
Reinhardt
Hold College To Standards
Amarillo College will be maintained next year with minor changes as the board of trustees selects a 14 member faculty and reviews finances. The year ends with a $5,500 surplus while about $1,200 from last year remains unpaid. curriculum offerings stay broad across history English languages business administration mathematics physics social science education zoology music interior decorating chemistry commercial art public speaking and physical education.
Ends Screams and Mother’s Resurrection in Kentucky
Inez Kentucky reports Ken Mills, 36, leader of a cult nicknamed The Tongue, raved in his cell after the slaying of Mrs. Lucinds Mills. He predicted his mother would rise from the grave to save him and eight relatives from prosecution. Seven relatives remained jailed while Mrs. Trixie Mills, 23, was released on own recognizance as she awaits birth.
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Christ
Mills
Trixie Mills
Lindy Kidnap Laws To Confront Clumsy Trip
Roanoke Virginia February 10 A federal anti kidnapping law from the Lindbergh case was to be used against Norman Harvey his wife and Joe Bryant small town trio charged with attempting to extort fifty thousand dollars from Colonel Lindbergh The record shows Bryant found a check for seventeen thousand dollars in a tree stump after Harvey and wife drove him to a bank where the extortionists cut demands to seventeen thousand dollars The money was left hidden and later handed to detectives who followed Bryant to the Harveys Det Johnson placed the seventeen thousand in the stump and the trio were arrested The New Jersey police commander Col Norman Schwartzkopf said there was no link between the first murder and the present threats Colonel Lindbergh received the extortion letter in December.
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Roanoke
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Colonel Lindbergh
Norman Harvey
Joe Bryant
Bryant
Harvey
Robert C. Johnson
Col. H. Norman Schwartzkopf
New Jersey State Police
General Edgar T. Collins Dies at Walter Reed Hospital
Maj. Gen. Edgar T. Collins senior aide and veteran of the Spanish American War and World War I died at Walter Reed Hospital after a long illness.
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Washington
Edgar T. Collins
Walter Reed Hospital
Simmonds Meat Ad on Page
Dewaxed oil 100 ft advertised by Simmonds Meat on page 1900 Ward, with likely small classifieds listing and product scope.
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Po Simmonds
Simmonds Meat
Ward
Perfect Rad Trio Escapes After Post Office Heist
Three men raided the Sacramento main post office driving up behind the building. They snatched a pouch containing cash and bonds worth about 325000 and escaped. Victims W. E. Williams and Claus Swanson lost Williams pistol. license number of the getaway car was not obtained. Police and postal inspectors launched an intensive search.
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Sacramento
Calif
W. E. Williams
Claus Swanson
Williams
Senate upholds rigid funds for Prohibition enforcement
The Senate appropriations committee rejected a ten cent cut in the 8.44 million anti prohibition enforcement fund and kept forbidding use of funds for wire tapping. Senator Bingham of Connecticut claimed wets failed to curb prohibition finances. A foreign relations subcommittee endorsed a favorable report on the Canada St Lawrence Waterway treaty.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Bingham
Connecticut
Canada
St. Lawrence Waterway
Senate Foreign Relations
Old Trees Needed To Keep Needy Workers Warm
Call 2 4204 at the construction office at Liane Cemetery to donate dead trees. Maj. C. A. Grover will dispatch a truck and crew to cut and remove them for wood to warm 300 workers at the cemetery.
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Liane Cemetery
Hughes Objects To Of Thee I Sing Satire At Show
National Whirligig notes Chief Justice Hughes objects to burlesque of the Supreme Court in the musical Of Thee I Sing. Amarillo ticket sales rise as reservations at City Drug Store on Polk Street grow. seats selling fast from $1.10 to $3.30 for Monday’s performance.
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Washington
Hughes
Supreme Court
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Hawk
Amarillo
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