Unemployment Insurance Studied by Northeast Governors Group
Governors and representatives from major industries met in Albany to study unemployment insurance as the first of several remedies for economic downturns. The conference, led by Gov White and Gov Roosevelt, plans an expert survey of tax laws to balance employer burdens while avoiding welfare stigma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
U.P
Roosevelt
Connors
Gifford Pinchot
New York City
Ates
Ancient tomb found near Sphinx rivaling Tut in beauty
Cairo reports Prof Selim Hassan has uncovered an Egyptian tomb in the enclosure of Ra-Wer near the Sphinx. The sealed site remains intact and includes two chambers with a queen’s sarcophagus crowned in gold and encrusted with stones, plus furniture and gold toilet items.
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Cairo
U.P
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Selim Hassan
Ra-Wer
Beneficial price declines and economic prosperity
An analysis argues that long term price declines boost real purchasing power. It cites post Civil War innovation from 1865 to 1895 lowering wholesale prices, spurring consumption, then rising prices 1890 to 1920, and a current downward trend. If the pattern repeats, gains could continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eriod
PDP
Winter Crops Face Destruction Amid Drought Across Midwest
Reports from Chicago and the Midwest indicate an unprecedented winter drought following a dry summer. Minimal snow and rain threaten winter crops, with water shortages and livestock losses in several states, notably Kentucky and the South-Central region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Chicago
U.P
Kentucky
A New Movie By Arthur Brisbane
A brief note announces a new film feature by journalist Arthur Brisbane. The item appears in the Today column noting the creator and the new motion picture project.
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Arthur Brisbane
Trader Horn Premier Draws Hollywood Crowds
In Los Angeles the film Trader Horn debuted at the Chinese Theater drawing thousands who lined the street for a glimpse of the stars as the movie opened in Movie Land. Fans gathered outside waiting to see the cast attend the premiere in person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Movie Land
King George
Hollywood
Consuelo Vanderbilt Duke of Marlborough Wedding Sparked Massive NYC Crowd
The passage notes a dazzling spectacle as famous figures arrived and fans, including high school youths, begged autographs. It contrasts ticket demand with a high price of ten dollars for seats, and recalls the immense New York crowd during Consuelo Vanderbilt's Fifth Avenue church wedding to the Duke of Marlborough.
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New York
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Duke of Marlborough
Fifth Avenue
Africa adventure epic revealed by MGM ends in tragedy
MGM spent 1.3 million dollars to film in Africa with lions and rhinos in intense sequences. The article highlights a 16 year old white girl ruling cannibals with a lash in her hand, described as a stunning blonde despite tropical sun, and notes a romance subplot leading to a continuation on page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Africa
Wickersham report divides parties into five groups
Will Rogers reports the Wickersham committee divides supporters into retainists abolitionists appropriationists state leaders and the willing to be convinced as they observe public voting. He notes Hoover sits near the fringe of that final group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Tex
Wickersham
Mr. Hoover
Packer's Son Named Vice President at Packing Firm
Edward Foss Wilson, 26, son of Thomas E. Wilson of Chicago packing, was appointed vice president of his father's packing concern. A Princeton graduate six years ago, he has worked in every department of the plant.
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Edward Foss Wilson
Thomas E. Wilson
Chicago Packer
Princeton
To Continue Warm
A high of 63 degrees was recorded yesterday at the government weather observation station at Lower Plains by BV Wolfe. It remains warm today with temperatures near the record and a light rainfall expected today and tomorrow.
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Lower Plains
BV. Wolfe
Wolfe
Millionaire Thomasson and young wife clash over marriage annulment
Wealthy 73 year old W W Thomasson and his 27 year old bride are in a disputed bid for an annulment as attorneys contest continuation of the suit. The couple vanished before a hearing after Thomasson said he was pressured into a settlement and separation papers following their six month marriage.
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IT. Louis
U.P
Thomasson
Magistrate Court Fines Man for Possession of Liquor
Grant Pyle of Doanville was fined 300 cents and costs in Magistrate C Porter's court on four counts of possessing intoxicating liquor. It was his second offense. Charles Draper of Jacksonville was arraigned on an assault charge before Magistrate Porter. preliminary hearing set for Wednesday.
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Grant Pyle
Doanville
Porter's Court
Charles Draper
Jacksonville
Porter
Blond girl named brains of Toledo drug store bandit quartet
Police hunted a blond girl described as the brains of a four person gang that robbed four Toledo drugstores over the weekend, escaping with a total of 195 dollars.
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Toledo
Early hearing sought in steel battle appeal
Opposing counsel moved for an expedited hearing in the Circuit Court of Appeals on the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Bethlehem Steel suit as part of the billion-dollar steel battle. The request was filed in Youngstown on January 25.
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Youngstown
U.P
Circuit Court of Appeals
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Bethlehem Steel
Beer Gangster Sought After Club Abbey Gun Battle
Police sought Arthur Schultze known as Dutch, alleged collector for a major New York beer gang, in connection with the Club Abbey shootout last Saturday morning.
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New York
Arthur
Dutch) Schultze
Jack Dempsey couple to face disorderly conduct trial
Jack Dempsey and his wife Estelle Dempsey will be tried in Judge Samuel Heller's Court on February 17 on charges of disorderly conduct. The note specifies they are not the prizefighter nor the actress.
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Jack
Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Estelle Dempsey
Samuel Heller
Pennsylvania Railroad seeks $27 million bond issues
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co. applied today to the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to float bond issues totaling 27,321,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FLAAT
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Student Rodney Roadifer Found Dead in Car
An 18 year old Antioch College sophomore, Rodney Roadifer of Wogan Ia, was found dead in his car in a Yellow Springs private garage last night. Monoxide poisoning was reported as the cause.
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Xenia
A.r.rodney Roadifer
Wogan
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Canada likely to protest killing in sea rum chase
The Canadian government预计 to demand an explanation over the killing of Nova Scotian sea captain William P. Cluett after a Coast Guard Cutter 146 chase outside New York Harbor. Three rum runners and 1,500 cases of whisky were seized. Cluett died from shell damage to the pilot house aboard the Josephine K. The chase echoes the earlier sinking of the I'm Alone and Canadian protests to Washington over treaty-zone terms.
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New York
Jan
U.P
Coast Guard
146
New York Harbor
Ambrose Light
William P. Cluett
Josephine K
Staten Island Marine Hospital
Fereral
Newark
Dauntless 6
Butler May Run For U S Senator In Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports say Major General Smedley Butler of the U S Marines may seek the Republican nomination for United States Senator in Pennsylvania's next primary. Butler, a West Chester native and son of the late Rep. Thomas B. Butler, is rumored to pursue the seat.
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Harrisburg
U.P
Smedley Butler
U. S Marines
United States
Ennsylvania
Butler
West Chester
Thomas B. Butler
Pennsylvania
U. S. House of Representatives
Italian aviator Maddalena to attempt Rome Washington flight
Commandant Umetto Maddalena, famed Italian aviator from the seaplane squadron to Brazil, is reported to plan a non-stop Rome to Washington flight before Italo Balbo leads 18 planes from Lake Orbetello on a South Atlantic crossing to New York in 1932.
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Rome
U.R
Umetto Maddalena
Italy
Brazil
Washington
Italo Balbo
South Atlantic
Lake Orbetello
New York
Spain
Portugal
Azores
Bermuda
Court Breaks Up In Harry Court
Marietta January 26. Court adjourned as smallpox outbreak forced rapid action at the Washington County Jail. Carrie Gourley, charged with conspiring to kill her husband George Gourley, faced trial amid a crowded courthouse. Harry Gourley, 17, son of Carrie, is confirmed ill with smallpox and is also implicated. Public health officials ordered vaccination and strict jail quarantine.
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Marietta
David H. Thomas
Washington County
Carrie Gourley
George Gourley
Harry Gourley
Thomas
Witness Shot in Detroit Drug Store Shooting
Harey Sominsky, 37, a key witness before the crime grand jury, was shot and seriously wounded while seated at a drug store table. A lone gunman entered, fired, and fled in an awaiting car.
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Detroit
U.P
Harery Sominsky
Special Crime
Sominsky
Two Men Lodged in Jail on Liquor Possession Charges
Two men were jailed in Athens County Sunday for possession of intoxicating liquor. Suspects are Stanley Podoskey 18 of Millfield and E. F. G. Ashcraft 40 of Athens R. No. 2.
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Athens County
Stanley Podoskey
Millfield
EF. G. Ashcraft
Athens R. No. 2
Roll Call on Beer Proposal Reveals Senate Wet Dry Divide
Debates in the U S Senate hinge on beer legalization as a roll call on Bingham amendment to permit beer of four percent alcohol by volume seeks a test vote. Prohibition foes led by Senator Tydings press to summon Wickersham to explain enforcement. Critics warn the plan could grant broad police access to private homes and undermine Volstead Act limits.
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Senate
Washington
U.fed
Tydings
Maryland
Hon
Judicial Committee
Wickersham
Law Enforcement Commission
Wickersham Commission
Lea
District of Cosumbia
Howell
Republic
Nebraska
Bingham
Connecticut
The
Christian Herald
Democratic Party
Stanley High
Edito
Herbert Hooveer
Ma Hoover
Mead Sage
Wheeler
Montana
Chairerian Fess
Republican National Committee
Magatanan
Hoovett
Young Saders
United States
District of Columbia
Walsh
Massachusetts
Death Will Be Sweet View Of Murderess
In San Antonio Texas Clara Uhr 49 was sentenced to death for hiring a soldier to kill her paralytic husband. She said death would be sweet compared to her life. Soldier Lexie Jones who testified to her role faces execution next week. Donald Walker admitted acting as go-between in the plot.
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San Antonio
Tex
U.P
Clara Uhr
Lfe
B. Simmons
W. &. Andersen
Mrs. Uhr
Lexie Jones
Fort Sam Houston
Uhr
Donald Walker
Mra. Uhr
Jones
Mra
Uber
Crisis Deepens as Trades Dispute Bill Faces Crucial Vote
London reports the Hamany MacDonald government braces for a tight second reading of the Trades Dispute Bill in Parliament. A narrow victory is anticipated but a defeat could force resignation, dissolution of Parliament, and general elections.
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London
U.P
Hamany MacDonald
House of Commons
Now She's Broke In Chicago After Big Card Loss
Mrs. Myrtle Tanner Placklidge, a small woman with nerve, planned to accept hospitality after losing a $50,000 bet on a single turn of cards. She was ill and nearly penniless following a Springfield game that cost her $50,000 of Edward Mra. Black R. Litsinger's money, and lay in Memorial Hospital.
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Chicago
U.P
Myrtle Tanner Placklidge
Springfield
Edward Mra. Black R. Litsinger
Lidgs
Memorial Hospital
Weather summary for Columbus and regional forecast
The forecast shows cloudy conditions across Ohio with minimal changes expected. Pressure remains high in the Southeast, rising over the Lake Region and Ohio Valley. temperatures fall from the Middle Plains to the Lower Lake Region while rising in the Upper Missouri and Mississippi Valleys. Kentucky and West Virginia expect light rain tonight and Tuesday with slight cooling in parts.
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Columbus
Ohio
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Miami
Pas
Prince Alberto
Minnedosa
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Middle Plains
Lower
Missouri
Mississippi
Kentucky
Moe
West Virginia
Trusted Man Admits Guilt
Medina January 26 A R W Le Good of Wadsworth Ohio a noted merchant was jailed after pleading guilty to embezzlement of thirty thousand dollars He received a ten year sentence from Common Pleas Judge M W McClure Le Good who ran the Lanzvest furniture store and main undertakers in Wadsworth once served as township trustee and guardian or administrator in multiple estates funds were diverted to his own use including township and estate accounts and he admitted using other sources to cover conversions He built property in Wadsworth with the funds involved and prompted a broader inquiry into his administrations.
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Medina
A.R.W. le Good
Wadsworth
Obie
Good
Common Pleas
M. WH. McClure
Lanzvest
Pen Bert Fox Sentenced in Athens County Court
Sentenced to three years in the Ohio State Penitentiary at Columbus. Bert Fox of Zanesville, 41, was convicted in Athens County Common Pleas Court on grand larceny from last spring. A suspended sentence was voided after he failed to report monthly to the sheriff, leading to the new penitentiary term.
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Bert Fox
Zanesville
Ohio State Penitentiary
Columbus
L. Ch. Worstell
Athens County
Man Claimed 109 Years and 78 Marriages Dies in Chicago
Armenian immigrant Ander De Mooryan, who said he was 109 and had been married 78 times, died Sunday at a Chicago rooming house. Heart disease was listed as the cause. He came to America about five years ago seeking a peaceful old age in his new homeland.
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Chicago
Atornander de Mooryan
America
Armenia
de Moorgan
Death by Own Action Varies Found Under Bridge
An unidentified well dressed woman about 56 was found dead today at the foot of the Lorain Avenue Bridge in Cleveland. Police believe she died by her own action.
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Cleveland
Lorain Avenue Bridge
Urges Sale of Speaker’s Car to Fund Drought Relief
Rep Tilman B. Parks of Arkansas introduces a resolution proposing the sale of the government car furnished to the House Speaker. The move aims to bolster the national drought relief fund as political concerns grow over Speaker Nicholas Longworth’s tenure.
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Speaker
Nicholas Longworth
Tilman B. Parks
Arkansas
National Fund For Drought Relief
Lewis Must Pay Fine For Contempt Of Court
The District Appellate Court affirmed a sentence fining John E. Lewis, international president of the United Mine Workers, more than $500 for contempt. The Sangamon County Circuit Court convicted him of violating an injunction restraining interference with Illinois District union affairs.
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Springfield
U.P
John E. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Sangamon County Clieuit
Illnois
Rum Run Suppressed by Coast Guard Action
New London reports the Coast Guard fired on a rum-running skiff off St. Jelena Newfoundland. The alleged crew member, Temircoude of Fort Pond Bay, was halted in the incident.
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New London
Contary
U.p.coast Guard
St. Jelena
Foundland
Fort Pond Bayy
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Thomas G. Ford
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King Tut
John H. van Deventer
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Taglioni
King Features, Inc
Will Rogers
Packer
James M. Maxon, Jr
Tennessee
Columbia Journalism
Martin W. Tattieton
Millionaire
Bride
St. Louis
Canada
Novia Scotia
Gulf of Mexico
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Harry
Rahway
N. J
U. S
J. Walter
Weaver
Brew
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MacDonald
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