Managua Earthquake and Fire Kill Hundreds in 1931
A massive quake and ensuing fire devastate Managua Nicaragua killing about 1 000 people and injuring thousands Americans among the dead. The American and British legations and Nicaraguan government buildings are destroyed with property losses near 30 million dollars. Martial law is declared as U S Marines and Red Cross mobilize to aid victims, communications collapse, and relief rushes in by land water and air.
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Hoover
Red Cross
Associated Press
Mona- Hila
Nicaragua
Legation
United States Marinea
Army
Navy
New Orleans
Mauarmua
Richard Frizell
Managua
Elegan
Hugo FP. A. Haske
U. SS. N
Joseph D. Murray
United States Marine Crops
Irving A. Lindberg
Italian vendetta ties to double rural slayings in Mercer county
In Mercer county two Italian men died from gunshot wounds and a third was wounded after a dance at Joe Wada's home. Dominick Cornelgia died after being shot by Steve Museco who was provoked by Cornelgia per authorities. Mike Museco died at Bluefield sanitarium after being shot during the brawl. Steve Museco, bound over, faced the gunfire sequence along with Mike and Dominick. The two deaths marked the second fatalities from the Sunday afternoon shooting. Funeral arrangements had not been set.
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Mike Museco
McComas
Dominick Cornelgis
Ashland
Joe Fuda
Pinnacle
Mercer County
Museco
Cornelia
Bluefield Sanitarium
Cornelgin
Steve Museco
Mike
Princeton
Dominick
Joe Wada
Cornelgia
Steve
Musece
Cornolgta
Hoover Nominates William R Castle Jr as Under-Secretary
President Hoover announced yesterday the appointment of William R Castle Jr of Washington DC as under-secretary of State, succeeding Joseph Potter Cotton of New York. The move positions Castle for high level diplomacy in the Hoover administration amid shaping foreign policy.
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Xessident Hoover
William R. Castle Jr
Washington, D. C
Joseph Potter Cotton
New York
Managua Sorrow After City Earthquake Wrecks Business Center
An early 20th century dispatch from Managua reports widespread destruction after a major earthquake. Buildings in the business center were leveled or damaged, fires broke out, water mains were severed, and a pall of smoke hung over the city as rescuers worked amid collapsed markets and debris. At least 160 inmates were reported dead in the National Penitentiary, with similar numbers injured.
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Craigle
Tropical Radio Company
Managua
Nicaragua
Thess
Lupone
Cit
Hoover says no tax rise if Congress limits spending
President Hoover after a White House breakfast with Senate Republican Leader Watson said there will be no tax increases if Congress confines itself to the administration’s budget plan. He dispelled rumors of Chief Fess’s retirement and urged continued leadership while delaying politics to rehabilitate the country.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
White Houses
Watson
Senate
Republican National Committee
Treasury
Cianell
Jean Dayle Acquitted in Death of Jeweler
Salt Lake City reports Jean Dayle, former cabaret singer, acquitted in the murder of Memphis jewelry auctioneer Frank. Dayle left the Salt Lake county jail without a police guard for the first time in four months. Jury verdict and courtroom drama mark a tumultuous case in early spring.
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Salt Lake City
Jean Dayle
Salt Lake County
Bam
Frank
Memphis
Tenn
Austin Wins Senate Post Over Driscoll
In Montpelier Vermont on March 21 Warren R. Austin a 58 year old Republican won a special U S senate race by about two to one over Stephen M Driscoll Warren Austin captured 37 629 votes to Driscoll 15 331 in 247 of 248 towns and cities to fill the late Senator Frank L Greene seat The prohibition issue did not figure in the campaign.
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Montpeler
Vermont
Warren R. Austin
United States Senate
Stephen M. Driscoll
Austin
Driscoll
Frank L. Greene
Bennett praised at Bennett memorial service in London
In London on March 31 friends gathered for Arnold Bennett’s memorial service at St. Clement Danes. Bishop Russell Wakefield delivered glowing tributes calling the writer honest and modest, a quality the bishop said he would have liked to know better.
Bluefield College To Receive 25000 From Meador Estate
Bluefield College is to receive 25000 from the will of RG Meador late of Athens West Virginia and St Petersburg Florida. The will probate in Florida lists executors and trustees and directs sale of all property with proceeds used for entreaties and specific bequests. Beneficiaries are divided into two groups including Bluefield College and Children’s Home Society of Florida while numerous Lilly Meador relatives receive smaller sums.
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Bluefield College
Rg, Meador
Athens
W. Va
St. Petersburg
Florida
Dongle Lilly
J. W. Rutt
Bt. Petersburg
Bank of Athena
A. 8
Donzie Lilly
Bank of Athens
Jol
Lilly
Wilbur J. Lilly
Henry A. Lilly
Hobart M. Lilly
Lizzie Keaton
Luis Houching
Quincy Houchins
Everett Lilly
Opie Liltly
Florence Moye
Janie Meador
Virginia Ward
Ethel Oxley
Myrtie Griffith
Blanche Griffith
Tiney Farley
Carroll Meador
Mary Hilzabeth Ross
Blienriggs
Wilda Drake
Minnie Myers
Stella Grean
Sarah J. Matherly
Rufua- Pode Barker
Leftwich Barker
Windsor Meador
High Spots In Career Of Rockne, Super Grid Chief
South Bend Indiana March 31 Rockne’s career highlights show his path from birth in 1888 in Voss Norway to Notre Dame star and coach. From joining Notre Dame in 1907 to leading the Four Horsemen era, his teams posted long unbeaten runs and a famed offensive machine before a 1931 Studebaker trip ended in an airplane crash.
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Rockne
South Bend
Ind
Knuta Rockne
Voss
Norway
Cama
Chicago
Notre Dame
Alev
Southern California
Studebaker Corporation
House Postpones Showdown on Budget Bill
Charleston West Virginia March 44 The House of Delegates postponed the budget showdown until tomorrow after a long Democratic majority debate. A resolution extended the deadline to 2 p.m. for a report from conferees dead-locked with Senate negotiators over the biennial appropriation. A further extension to Saturday April 4 was directed by Governor Conley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Marest
House of Delegates
House
Senate
Conley
Sycaroosa
Webster
Davis
Cabell
State Road Commission
City Directors Plan Yearly Improvement Survey
City directors will survey each district to draft plans for the 1981 improvement program. City Manager Elmer C. Barton will accompany directors on tours, then present a comprehensive work plan to the board for approval. The first district to be visited is North side led by Director Alex Walk.
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Elmer C. Barton
Alex Walk
Appalachain Wleetric Power Company
Earl Lilly
Lilly
Jas
Kohle
Je A. Bowen
Cove Creek
Sandera
St. Clair
Kahle
Lyndale Avenue
Castle 19 Names S L Ballengee To High W 6 Post
Washington assigns S L Ballengee as undersecretary of state for western European affairs, succeeding the late Joseph Cotton. Ballengee, 69, a Honolulu native and Harvard graduate, retires from Norfolk and Western after 37 years as a railway engineer. He and Mrs. Ballengee return to Bluefield after a Florida sojourn.
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Castle
S. L. Ballengee
Washington
William H. Cautle Jy
Bealretary
Hoover
Joseph Potter Cotton
New York
Borah
Idaho
Swanton
Virginia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Biineon
Honolulu
State Department
Harvard College
Harvard
School bus tragedy buries five pupils and driver in snow
Holly Colorado March 31 five pupils and a driver who froze to death when a school bus stalled in large snow drifts near Towner were buried today. Governor Adams sent flowers dropped by airplanes over the funeral procession. The surviving children who endured two days and a night on the bus are recovering.
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Holly
Colo
Towner
W. H. Adams
Noted Football Mentor And Seven Others Killed
Notre Dame mourns Knute Rockne and seven aboard Transcontinental liner killed when the plane crashed in Kansas near Bazaar. Affected are Rockne’s family, Notre Dame officials, players, and staff as funeral plans and mass intentions unfold amid shock and sorrow.
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la. m
Wilesed Geeing Hia Sone
Knute Jr
Billy
Kansas City
Pembroke School
Corn Gables
Fir
Rockne
Cassaday
Kas
Bazaar
Wichita
Glarenea McCracken
Carpenter
Ranch Handa
McCracken
Maryland House rejects bill to outlaw whipping post
Annanalls Md March 31 The house of delegates today refused to outlaw the whipping post for wife beaters. Lack of constitutional majority caused the anti whipping post bill sponsored by Delegate John Burne Baltimore to fail.
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Annanalls
House of Delegates
John Burne
Baltimore
Famed Sparta World Figure Rogene Killed in Plane Crash
Rogene, renowned leader in the sparta world and Notre Dame football chief, died in a crash aboard plane Bhlaghup near Kuneas yesterday. The incident prompted tributes from sports and military circles.
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Kxuts Rogene
Sparta
Notre Dame
Kuneas
Rockne Death Ends Dynamic Era At Notre Dame
The day Notre Dame football lost Knute Rockne, a towering coach, philosopher and leader, whose system made the Fighting Irish a nationwide byword. His passing leaves a void in a program famed for inspiring players and shaping American football’s culture.
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Alan Gould
New York
Knute Rockne
Rockne
Emdirons
Rackne
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Storms Rush Across South Killing Child and Damaging Crops
A tornado, hail and rain swept the South with scattered destruction. A five year old girl, Mia Huller, died when her Elba Alabama home was demolished by a twister. another child, Horace Huller, suffered injuries. Hail split peach belts in Georgia. Mulberry Florida homes damaged. heavy hail blanketed Thomaston Georgia orchards threatening business. Troop casualties reported near Talbotton Georgia from a hail induced accident. Seawatch at Old Fort Morac Pensacola faced gale force winds.
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Atlanta
South
Shail
Georgia
Peach Belt
Horace
Huller
Elba
Ala
Mia
Fort Bragg
N. Q
Fort Benning
Red
Talbotton
Mulberry
Whiter
No Trace Found Of G P Williams
No trace had been found last night of the whereabouts of C P Williams shop foreman of the Barrow Motor company Bluefield avenue who disappeared from his home Monday night after a telephone call claiming to have lost automobile keys Two men were seen in Williams car on Bluefield avenue and later reports placed the vehicle at the Bland street intersection Patrolmen reported seeing the car again on Bluefield avenue with the door open and keys in the car Mrs Williams arrived at police headquarters with two men claiming her husband was not away from home and offered no reason for his disappearance.
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L. Ballenger
Tighland Avenue
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western Railway
Ballengee
Florida
Thia City
Norfolk and Western
Mastin
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Co. and Q
Mexican International Railway
Lavedo
Texas
Monterey
Mexico
Norfolk
South Bend
Notre Dame
Knute Rockne
Hinkle
Rock
Sacred Heart Church
Rockne
Notts Dame
Smaat
Athletic Association
Frer
Herbert Jones
Assistatant
Athletica
Janes
Father O'Donnell
Frank Carsden
Tom Conley
al Carvar
Hartley
Hunk” Anderson
Jack Chevigny
Anderson
Chevigony
Kansas City
Michael Nigra
Roeckne
Bazaar
Kan
C. P. Williams
Barrow Motor Company
Bluefield Avenue
Willan
Hent
East River Avenue
Williams
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U. S. Marines
Ttaliang
Dominick Cornelgia
Fess
White House
Meador Estate
Raleigh
Summers Counties
Jess Harper
Bill
Power Company
Joseph P. Cotton
A. Robred
Wheeling
Kansas Range
Western Air Inc
California
Kanga City
Bird
Flint
Kyte Rocknn
H. J. Christensen
J. H. Hooper
W. B. Miller
Hartford
Coun
Spencer Goldhwaite
CG. A. Robrecht
Oak Park
Nobert Fry
Os Angeles
Jean Mathiax
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Trish
Winter Haven
GRU
Page Hye
G. P. Williams
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