The Power of Ideas and Labor in Progress
A long meditation on innovation driven by original ideas and fearless experimentation. It cites Bell as an idea man, GM’s “intelligent ignorance,” and the Chinese prayer wheel as efficiency in progress, ending with a Sunday photo-like scene of two men hammering rock while spectators watch.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Count
Ermen
General Motors Research Corporation
Anytown
Hoover
Curtis
Mussolini
Kaiser Bill
Dempsey
Art Shires
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Charlie Chaplin
Douglas Fairbanks
Ivan Goborowski
Pettro Manutelli
British Navy Cancels Two Cruisers Amid Conference Shuffle
London February 1 British admiralty said two 10,000 ton cruisers Northumberland and Surrey were cancelled along with two other ships from the 1950 program as naval disarmament talks proceed. Delegates pause for a long weekend touring Buckinghamshire with Prime Minister MacDonald and other leaders before resuming negotiations on fleet tonnage and ship class limits.
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London
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
House of Commons
Northumberland
Surrey
Alexander
MacDonald
Washington
Henry L. Stmmon
Charles Francis Adams
David A. Reed
Joseph D. Robinson
Dwight W. Morrow
Hugh
Secretari
Stanmore
Stimeon
Tardieu
France
Paris
Grandi
Italy
Rel- Jiro Wakatsuki
Buckinghamshire
Mr. MacDonald
Iehbel
Miton
Chalfont
Penn
Jordans
Burke and
Disraeli
Tug Edgar F. Coney Crew Feared Lost in Gulf Storm
Beaumont Texas Feb 1 hope was slim that any of the fourteen aboard the tug Edgar F Coney were rescued after a Gulf of Mexico storm. The vessel of Sabine Towing was lost with the barge it towed in tow by the Asher J Hudson expected to dock at Port Arthur Texas tomorrow. The tanker Liebre reported the sinking and sighted the barge with the crew. Names including N Kenney Brennan Solheim Causey and others from Port Arthur were listed among the crew.
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Beaumont
Texas
Edgar F. Coney
Gulf of Mexico
Sabine Towing Company
Port Arthur
Asher J. Hudson
Sandard Ojl
Liebre
Cr. van Breeck
Edward J. Malien
C. G. Pyle
Chicago
A. Suave
Bourdeau
Stewart Causey
J. Solheim
Berenguer Plans to Erase Primo de Rivera Edicts
Madrid reports the new Spanish government under Gen. Dámaso Berenguer will erase many of Primo de Rivera's acts, as none were enacted under a constitution. A study of decrees and appointments began to determine constitutionality, while officials remain in post pending review.
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Primo de Rivera
Spain
Damasco Berenguer
Berenguer
Madrid
Damaso Berenguer
Primo
Acosta Remains jailed on abandonment charge
Mineola New York February 1 Bert Acosta transatlantic flyer jailed pending sentence on the abandonment charge after pleading guilty Judge Lewis J Smith delays sentence a week if he pays support to his wife and two children. Acosta had not paid since the charge was filed 15 days ago. Martins Ferry Ohio February 1 August Miller 63 restaurant proprietor died by his own hand slashing his throat in the basement of his business. relatives saw no reason for the act.
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Mineola
N. Y
Bert Acosta
Transatlantic Flyer
Nassau County
Lewis J. Smith
Acosta
Charles A. Levine
Udge Smith
Martins Ferry
Ohio
August Miller
Prisoner Burned by Georgia Mob
Ocilla Georgia February first 1930 mob of about 500 men seized Jimmy Levine a Negro from Sheriff W C Tyler and his deputies ten miles from town and lynched him after arrest for attacking and slaying a 14 year old white girl Sheriff Tyler said he faced resistance and expected help tomorrow from Roy Foy solicitor general to identify mob members the location Mystic Georgia is noted and a turn to page four referenced.
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Ocilla
W. C. Tyler
Jimmy Levine
Mystic
Tyler
Roy Foy
Sylvester
Sherff Tyler
Mysic
Probe Deepens Into Colorado Pen Blaze and Riot Threats
Officials report a fire in the Colorado State Penitentiary tailors shop amid a bloody October mutiny scene. Guards held lines as convicts vow to burn the prison without Deputy Warden Green. a stabbed inmate and four injuries noted. Warden Crawford says no escape attempt occurred. Deputy Green removal recommended by state officials.
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Canon City
Colo
National
Colorado State Penitentiary
Francis E. Crawford
William Green
Danny Reardon
Adams
Crawford
Denver
Reardon
Guaforial
George A. Crowder
Green
Robert Bk. Winbourn
Crowder
Crabtree Trial: Defense Alleges Insanity Defense
Walter Crabtree described as moronically insane by Dr. Edward H. White as he testifies in his murder trial in Romney West Virginia. Defense and prosecution follow with cross examination as court adjourns for the weekend ahead of a possible final day.
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Crabtree
E. L. Luttrell
Luttrell
Cullen
Ben E. Miller
Edward Woolford
Miller
Dudley Crabtree
Walter
Youths Held in Robbery At A. Dantonio Store
Three youths were held here today for grand jury action in the robbery of A. D'Antonio's nation store last night. Merchandise and cash totaling about 175 dollars were stolen.
Pocahontas Tug River Field Shows Coal Increase
Coal production in the Pocahontas Tug River district rose for the week ended January 21 by 27,091 net tons over the previous week, per a weekly bulletin from the Pocahontas Operators' Association. The combined districts produced 600,295 tons, with year to date output totaling 2,331,201 net tons and a weekly average of 82,800.
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Pocahontas-Tug River
Pocahontas
Senate Rejects Crude Gypsum Tariff Proposal
The Senate rejected a 75 cent per ton tariff on crude gypsum used for plaster board and fertilizer, keeping gypsum on the free list since 1922. The panel also kept the current $1.40 per ton levy on calcined and ground gypsum, after a motion to raise it failed. Senator Copeland urged protection for crude gypsum amid claims of Canadian and Mexican competition and profits by United States Gypsum, while Senator Blaine warned of a market squeeze on independent producers.
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Washington
Senate
Walsh
Massachusetts
Copeland
New York
Barkley
Kentucky
United Tes Gypsum Company
New Yorker
Canada
Blaine
Wisconsin
United States
Lafollette
Couzens Hurries Home After Daughter Elopes in Baltimore
Washington reports Senator Couzens of Michigan hurried back from the capitol after learning his daughter Margaret eloped with William J. Chewning a Baltimore bank employee. The couple wed hours earlier in Baltimore and were viewed together in public recently.
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Washington
Senator Couzens
Michigan
Capitol
Baltimore
Grundy chides Senate amid tariff debate in 1930s report
Senator Grundy of Pennsylvania interrupts a half hour discussion to chide colleagues for time spent on the tariff bill debate. Senator Blaine of Wisconsin reads Grundy’s 1929 wool manufacturers speech, voicing concern over Hoover’s lack of legislative experience and prompting jokes about Grundy’s committee status.
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Washington
Senate
Grundy
Pennsylvania
Blaine
Wisconsin
Grandy
Hoover
Lcans
Repub
Federal court adjourns to Monday for prohi tion cases
Judge George W. McClintic adjourned the federal court until Monday morning after a day of prohibition cases. The docket included United States vs Blake Lusk who pleaded not guilty to liquor possession and claimed a frame-up. Frank Graham was found guilty of selling whiskey and fined $100 with three years in Atlanta. Claude Shively pleaded guilty to a second charge and bail issues delayed sentencing. German Bailey received two years and six months for violating the prohibition law while county welfare disputes aided his defense. Joe Schilling got six months in McDowell county Jail.
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George W. McClintic
United States
Blake Lusk
Davy
Lusk
Mahew
Twin Branch
McClintic
Frank Graham
Raleigh County
Atlanta
Claude EB. Shively
Roanoke
Hunting
German Bailey
Sand Lick
Mercer County
Bailey
Sallie Poff
Joe Schilling
McDowell County
Brady Trial Closes Testimony in Highemith Murder Case
In Austin on Feb 1, jurist John W. Brady saw his testimony conclude as rebuttal witnesses were heard. The defense pressed insanity angles while the state presented expert opinion that Brady was sane, with details of his alleged intimate ties to Miss Highemith and his wife’s knowledge of them.
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Austin
Texas
John W. Brady
Lehlia Highemith
Civil Court of Appeals
Brady
Miss Highsmith
State Capitol
J. M. Loving
Demonstration Welcomes Premier Andre Tardieu in Paris
A large crowd greeted Premier Andre Tardieu as he alighted in Paris from the train. He will brief the council of ministers on London naval talks and convene leaders of majority groups for meetings.
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Paris
Andre Tardieu
London
France
Tardieu
Council of Ministers
Doumergue
Chamber
Senate
Broadcast of London address by Senator Robigeon announced
Columbia Broadcasting Company said an address in London by Senator Joseph T. Robigeon of Arkansas, a member of the American delegation at the five power naval conference, will be rebroadcast in the United States at 12 30 p m E S T tomorrow.
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New York
Columia Broadcasting Company Today
London
Joseph T. Robigeon
Arkansas
United States
Youth robs father cashiers bank in Kentucky
Rocky Hill Kentucky February 1 Carl Spillman nineteen robbed his father Porter Spillman fifty bank cashier. He fled toward Rocky Hill but was halted on the Green River bridge near Bowling Green by officers after officers learned of the holdup. He led authorities to two thousand one hundred eighty five dollars in gold silver and bills hidden under rock.
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Rocky Hill
Carl C. Spillman
Brownsville
Porter Spillman
Spillman
Texas Democrats Ban Anti Smith Candidate From 1930 Primary
The Texas Democratic executive committee voted 21 to 9 to bar any 1928 scratchers from running in the 1930 state primary while allowing them to vote. The action targeted Senator Thomas B. Love of Dallas who admitted he baltered for the 1928 nominee. Love called the move void and said courts would void it.
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Austin
Texas
Texas State Democratic Executive Committee
Alfred E. Smith
Balters
D. W. Wilcox
Thomas B. Love
Dallas
Balter
Love
Shaft Fall Fatal to Chicago Man
A. B Johnson of Chicago, field superintendent for Allen and Garcia engineers, died in a 500 foot Eccles mine shaft fall at Crab Orchard Improvement Co. near Beckley. He boarded an empty bucket at the bottom and was found dead at the shaft base. His body was sent to Chicago.
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Beckley
Chicago
Senator Jones Seeks Vote On Repeal Of Eighteenth Amendment
Washington lawmakers clash over enforcement of the Volstead act as Senator Jones of Washington calls for early votes on repeal and stronger enforcement while Senator Caraway argues the dry law can and will be enforced under President Hoover.
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Washington
Caraway
Senator Jones
House
Lehrbach
New Jersey
S. Lehrbach
Fort
Capitol Hill
Jones
Congress
Lembach
Democrat
Arkansas
Hoover
Russian planes rush to wreck grave near North Cape
Nome Alaska February 1 Pilots of two Russian planes arriving at North Cape Siberia have orders to reach the wrecked American plane ninety miles southeast to help recover the bodies of Carl Henrielson and Earl Borland. Russian dog teams rush supplies to a camp as three American pilots and Pat Reid pledge to stay until remains are found.
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Nome
Alaska
North Cape
Siberia
Moscow
Carl Henrielson
Earl Borland
Pat Reid
Borland
Elelson
Boa
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