Stimson to Lead U S Delegation to London Naval Parley
President Hoover chooses Henry L. Stimson secretary of state to head the American group for the January London naval limitations conference. If he serves alone his chief advisers would be Hugh S. Gibson ambassador to Belgium and Rear Admiral Hilary Jones retired who previously attended the Geneva 1927 conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Hoover
London
Stimson
Hugh S. Gibson
Belgium
Hilary Jones
Geneva
Coolidge
Pyromaniac Sought After Fatal Seattle Hotel Fire
A man set fire to the Portland Hotel in Seattle killing eight and injuring 14. Investigators say stairways were doused with kerosene and ignited. The injured are expected to recover. Police sought the arsonist as officials reviewed the building run by a Japanese operator.
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United Press
Seattle
Wash
Portland
Laborers Hotel
Mortgage of $1,000 on One Farm for 50 Years
A pioneer homestead near Juneau Wisconsin sold at auction revealing an unsatisfied mortgage for $1,000 that had stood against the farm for 60 years. The sale confirms a long standing fictive plot basis becoming real on October 18.
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United Press
Juneau
Wis
Here
State Control Board Opens Prison Supply Bids
Austin Texas October 18 the state board of control began receiving bids on a year supply of state prison needs. Previously prison purchases were made directly by prison management. A law from the last legislature shifted purchasing to the board of control.
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United Press
Austin
Tex
State Board of Control
Board of Control
Smyrna Prisoners Lose Pigeon Training Privilege
Prisoners at Smyrna jail who long trained carrier pigeons have lost that privilege after authorities found the birds were bringing opium and hashish into the prison.
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Smyrna
Paradise Spring Hidden in Brunswick Glen
In Brunswick Maine Paradise Spring lies off the Bath road in a pine covered glen. Longfellow and Hawthorne, Bowdoin College graduates of 1825, reportedly sipped its waters during their student days, a secret gem few tourists notice.
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Brunswick
Maine
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Bowdoin College
Brunswick Bath Road
Longfellow
Hawthorne
Bowdoin
Four men released after murder inquiry at El Paso
Four men questioned in the Preston Austin murder at Hot Springs were released after Hot Springs authorities telegraphed they did not wish them held longer. Photographs and fingerprints had been provided to Hot Springs police days earlier. Berlin adds year round surf bathing with a large swimming pool that creates artificial rollers for year round enjoyment.
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United Press
EL Paso
Preston Austin
Hot Springs
Ark
Berlin
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