Texas Canal Job First in Line for Quiz
A District of Columbia grand jury, first since Fall-Doheny cases a decade ago, is summoned to probe graft around a $4,000,000 Texas PWA canal project and other PWA work. Eight to ten officials may face charges as Ickes and Glavis lead nationwide investigations. The inquiry may extend toward California and War Department contracts.
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Washington
District of Columbia
PWA
Texas
Leslie C. Garnett
Harold L. Ickes
Louis P. Glavis
Interior Department
Glavis
Ickes
Garnett
California
Special Grand Jury
War Department
House Military Affairs Committee
Seize One Accused Valentine Murders
Claude Maddox was seized by Chicago detective squads at his Berwyn home and taken to central police headquarters for questioning. Byron Bolton, held in St Paul on kidnapping charges, reportedly confessed he acted as finger man in the 1929 St Valentine Massacre that wiped out seven members of the Bugs Moran gang at a North Side garage.
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Chicago
Claude Maddox
Byron Bolton
St. Valentine's Day
Detective Bureau
Berwyn
Central Police
John L. Sullivan
Bolton
St. Paul
Edward G. Bremer
George “Bugs” Morar
Weather outlook for the southern plains and West Gulf states
The forecast shows fair conditions overall for the week beginning Monday with some rain possible in the latter part. Temperatures will be near or above normal with a trend toward cooler days toward the end of the week.
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Outhern Plains
West Gulf States
Greatest Air Race Around Americas Planned by Roosevelt Group
Plans for a 20 000 mile around Americas air race were revealed with Elliott Roosevelt leading aviation enthusiasts. Sponsorships were expected. prizes exceed 100 000 dollars. The route would start in New York or Washington, go to Miami Rio de Janeiro Montevideo Buenos Aires Santiago, then up the west coast to California Seattle Vancouver Canada return to the start.
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United Press
Washington
U.P
Americas
Elliott Roosevelt
Air Armanda
New York
Miami
South America
Rio de Janeiro
Montevideo
Buenos Aires
Andes Mountains
Santiago
South
Central America
California
Seattle
Vancouver
Canada
Pan-American Union
State and Commerce Departments
National Aeronautic Association
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Young Roosevelt
Flood waters widen in north Mississippi region
The Coldwater River flooded four counties and advanced toward Crowder with water released from levee breaks. Rescue efforts used 20 motor boats as refugees poured into Marks and housing strained for beds. Red Cross director George Myer appealed to Governor Conner for aid.
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The
Associated Press
Marks
Miss
Mississippi
Crowder
Here
Crenshaw
Marks and Darling
Red Cross
George Myer
Conner
Survivors' Testimony Conflicts in Mohawk Ship Crash
In New York survivors of the Mohawk disaster testified about a fatal collision off the New Jersey coast killing 46. Captain Edmund Wang of the Talisman blamed the Mohawk’s steering gear, while Mohawk officials said the rudder and the telegraph system failed. Federal investigations and grand jury questions followed as officials sought the crash’s cause.
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New York
Mohawk
Wang
Edmund Wang
Talisman
U. S. Steamship Inspection Service
New Jersey
The
U. S. Steamboat Inspection Board
Cort N. Pedersen
Defense tale of kidnaping accuses Fisch at Hauptmann trial
New York police officer returning from Germany with relatives of Isador Fisch testified to handwriting samples against Bruno Hauptmann. Prosecutors aim to bolster an alibi defense while Fisch’s alleged poverty and sightings in Montreal surface through affidavits and witness statements.
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Fisch
Flemington
N. J
New York
Germany
Isador Fisch
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Bronx
Hauptmann
Lieut
Arthur Johnson
New York City
Johnson
Lindbergh
Montreal
Edward J. Reilly
Michael Barry
Barry
Pacific Northwest Storm Fatalities Rise to 25
A fierce Pacific Northwest storm and related floods raise fatalities to 25 in the United States and 15 in British Columbia. Rescue efforts continue as villages are evacuated and residents remain missing or buried under mud and snow. An avalanche at Clan William and a landslide at Paulson add to the death toll amid widespread displacement.
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Pacific Northwest
Seattle
British Columbia
Clan William
B. C
Paulson
Canadian Pacific Railway
Sumas Mountain
J. McGeer
Kilgard
Plainview Pastor Dies of Heart Attack at 63
Rev. N. F. Grafton longtime pastor of First Presbyterian Church Plainview died tonight from a heart attack. He previously led Floral Heights Presbyterian in Wichita Falls for 18 years and served churches in Hubbard Leon ard Richardson and other towns. A Cumberland University graduate he attended Union Theological Seminary. His widow survives.
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Plainview
N. FP. Grafton
First Presbyterian Church
Floral Heights Presbyterian
Wichita Falls
Hubbard, Leonard, Richardson
Cumberland University
Union Theological Seminary
Showdown on Sources of Solons' Employment Slated This Week
Austin coverage notes a major clash over legislative retainers and external influence with a Senate committee set to hear a House resolution calling for a joint inquiry into lawmakers corporate ties. The pending action follows years of lobbying scrutiny and calls for tighter lobby regulation.
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Solons
Austin
Capitol Hill
Senate
House
What a Lie contest offers ten dollars in Lamesa
The Lamesa Trades Day Association announces a What a Lie contest for first Monday trade lot visitors. The biggest lie submitted by 5 PM February 4 will win enough cash to buy ten bottles of the medicine man's prize solution.
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Lamesa
Texas Plains
Lamesa Trades Day Association
Putnams Reach Tulsa After Tough Flight
Amelia Earhart Putnam and her publisher husband George Putnam arrived in Tulsa at 5:55 PM after a flight from Albuquerque with headwinds up to 22 mph. They planned to stay the night and push on to New York if weather allows.
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Tulsa
Okla
Amelia Earhart Putnam
George Putnam
Albuquerque
N. M
Filer
New York
Bartender Bandit Killed in Hold-Up
San Antonio January 26. Joe Lawrence 32 a bartender involved in a holdup was critically wounded as he exited a drug store after the robbery Police Officer Zinsmeyver shot him Lawrence and accomplice fled with about 350 dollars a small amount of morphine and watches police recovered 112 dollars a gun and three watches from Lawrence
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San Antonio
Joe Lawrence
Zinsmeyver
Lawrence
J. R. Dalton
Youth Jared in Bomb Case Arrest Report
Amarillo youth Francis Cullen was arrested after tear gas was released Thursday in the Amarillo Building at Polk Street and Third Avenue. Bond was set at $750 on the felony charge. he remained in Potter County jail. No serious injuries reported though one woman fainted. penalties range from one to 25 years or a fine up to $5000.
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Francis Cullen
Amarillo
Connect
Polk Street
Third Avenue
Charles Carder
Potter County
Oklahoma Lawyer Denied Severance in Urschel Case
Oklahoma City attorney James C. Mathers, accused of taking 1000 of 200000 dollars from the Urschel ransom, must stand trial with Denver attorney Ben B. Laska. Judge Edgar Vaught denied Mathers severance and a demurrer. Trial date February 18 may be postponed if the appeals of Berman and Skelly are not decided.
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Oklahoma City
James C. Mathers
Charles F. Urschel
Ben B. Laska
Denver
Edgar 8. Vaught
Mathers
Vaught
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Edward Berman
Clifford Skelly
Twin Cities
Sickles Jury Still Pondering His Fate
In Panhandle a jury in the W. L. Sickles case weighing the death of 17 year old Wright stayed without verdict after two nights. District Attorney W. L. McConnell wrapped up the prosecution with a rebuttal as the trial began last Monday and Wright died in an Amarillo hospital following an alleged altercation at Sickles home.
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Panhandle
W. L
Bill) Sickles
BE. Wright
W. L. McConnell
Wright
Amarillo
Sickles
Armed Square Dealites Battle Louisiana Guardsmen in Baton Rouge
In Baton Rouge Louisiana a tense standoff erupted as guardsmen faced anti Long Square Deal supporters near the airport. After gunfire and massed crowds, the Square Dealers surrendered disarmed and were taken into custody while a wounded man, George Nam Allessi, was rushed to hospital. The incident followed martial law declared by Governor Allen amid alleged plots against Huey Long.
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Baton Rouge
Huey Long
O. K. Allen
Senator Long
Col
E. P. Roy
Ernest Bourgeois
Anti-Long Square Deal Association
Col. Roy
George Nam Allessi
Independence
Tangipahoa Parish
Buckshot
Missing Trucker Found in Houston Channel
The body of Ralph Christian a Gonzales truck driver missing since Sunday night was found in the Houston ship channel. He had delivered eggs to Houston last weekend and an alarm was broadcast when he did not return. An inquiry was ordered to determine if foul play was involved.
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Houston
Ralph Christian
Gonzales
Christian
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