Tunnel Collapse Kills Two, One Missing Near Devon West Virginia
Devon West Virginia February five two men died when a mountain tunnel drilled for Norfolk and Western collapsed after a boulder rolled down the slope. W G Mensell 26 of Norfolk civil engineer and Robert Buesie a Roanoke laborer died. a third man believed a laborer is missing as debris traps the tunnel passage and rescue work continues. No roof weakness noted prior to collapse.
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Devon
W. W. Va
Here
Norfolk and Western Railway
W. G. Mensell
Norfolk, Va
Robert Buesie
J. W. Boxley Company
Roanoke Va
Measel
Busele
Knox Creek
Governors veto on Kanawha probation bill sparks Senate clash
Governor Gore vetoes the Kanawha county probation officer bill saying it would set a local precedent and weaken statewide reform. Senator Hallanan supports passage, while Senator Hugus and Senator Martin push for judiciary committee review before further action. The measure is referred to the judiciary committee for tomorrow's session.
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Charleston
W. Va
Gore
Kanawha County
Walter S. Hallanan
Senate
House
Hallanan
Wright Hugus
Ohio County
Judiciary Committee
Harry D. Martn
Randolph County
Hugus
Acta
Trotzky's Fate Puzzles World
London reports say Leon Trotzky remains whereabouts unclear after a week of conflicting dispatches. Rumors place him aboard the Kraney Flott in the Black Sea or en route to Turkey, while Moscow and Berlin deny departures and exile end.
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London
Leon Trotzky
Red Army
Trotzky
Soviet Russia
Turkey
Germany
Russia
Kraney Flott
Black Sea
Constantinople
Trotsky
Heraclea Harbor
Torre
Sean
Berlin
Moscow
Alma Aata
Russian Turkestan
Evelyn Nesbit Announces Engagement to Russian Prince
New York reports Evelyn Nesbit, former wife of Harry K Thaw, announces her engagement to 27 year old Alexievitch Romanoff who claims Russian royal lineage. He is currently singing as a bass in a Broadway operetta.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit
Harry K. Thaw
Alexievitch Romanoff
Traders bury Standard Oil Indiana stock surge on dividend
New York traders chased Standard Oil Company of Indiana shares after a 50 percent stock dividend worth about 300 million dollars sparked heavy buying. Opening price set after 1 pm at 100.55, rising to 102 then closing 99.12 12. About 130000 shares changed hands as bids and sales formed amid anticipated control battle between J D Rochefeller Jr and Colonel Robert W Stewart.
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New York
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
J D. Rochefeler Jr
Robert W. Stewart
Rockefeller
Two Amendment Proposals To Be Studied In West Virginia
Legislative action in Cahreston West Virginia centers on two proposed constitutional amendments. One aims to move the governor inauguration date and create a lieutenant governor office. Both measures face Judiciary Committee review as debates reveal mixed support and procedural questions.
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Cahreston
W. Va
Kanawha
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Jume
House
Harvey W. Harmer
West
Hallonan
McDowell County
Roberts Moundaeville
Watkins
Grafton
Smith
Marion
Senate House Deadlock Over Dry Fund Increases 24 Million
WashingtonFebruary 5 Conferees from the Senate and House failed to resolve disputes over an appropriation bill containing a 24 million dollar increase for prohibition enforcement funds and a 75 million dollar tax refund allocation. Senate supporters urge a separate vote. House leaders refuse.
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Washington
Senate
House
Warren
Senate Appropriations Committee
Harris
Georgia
Mellon
Home
Fokker Awards Record Motor Contract for 350 Planes
Los Angeles February 5 Fokker Aircraft Corp of America announced a 2 400 000 contract for 350 airplane motors the largest single order in the industry. The deal splits 200 425 horsepower and 150 525 horsepower units to Wright Aeronautical and Pratt Whit ney for export and domestic use in mail express passenger service and private flying.
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Los Angeles
Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Pratt & Whitney
Fokker Company
Maries M. Mansue
Fokker Corporation
Two Escape From Sunken Sub Without Outside Aid
Off Key West Florida Feb 5 two sailors aboard the tender Mallard surfaced from a sunken submarine in a test. Naval experts called it the first verified case of escape from a submerged craft without outside assistance.
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Key West
Fla
Luxury Tax Bill May Be Revived in West Virginia
Charleston reports a hearing before the house education committees on a group of education bills backed by the state department. Superintendent George M. Ford urged reviving the luxury tax measure, proposing a 10 percent tax on tobacco, soft drinks, theater tickets and similar items to fund county unit plans and a distributable school fund to equalize educational opportunities.
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Charleston
W. Va
House of Delegates
House Education Committees
State Department of Education
George M. Ford
Charles EB. Fogle
Pleasants County
Ford
Colonel Ford
Fight on censorship of movies begins in Ohio
Columbus Ohio February 5 The first major battle over motion picture censorship in Ohio in years opened in the legislature today Senator George H Bender Cleveland introduced a bill to abolish all censorship of motion pictures in the state The move signals a likely showdown in the general assembly with opposition to the state education department effort to regulate talkies
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Columbus
Ohio
State Department of Education
George H. Bender
Cleveland
Buckley Resigns as State Treasurer Amid Impeachment Talks
Columbus reports State Treasurer Bert Buckley, facing impeachment tied to federal bribery and prohibition cases, initially rejects resignation but later submits three resignations to Governor Myers Y. Cooper. Governor names State Auditor Joseph T. Tracy to oversee the treasury as a successor is sought. Disbarment proceedings opened against attorneys John L. Schrimper and Adolph Gruber for alleged tipping schemes with Cincinnati breweries.
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Columbus
Bert Buckley
Myers Y. Cooper
Buckley
Joseph T. Tracy
Cincinnati
John L. Schrimper
Adolph Gruber
Cooper
House of Representatives
House
Senate Approves Cruiser Measure as House Must Act
The Senate passed a bill authorizing construction of fifteen cruisers and an aircraft carrier with a 274 million dollar appropriation. It awaits House action on minor amendments before presenting to President Coolidge who may veto after listening to naval control concerns.
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Washington
Senate
House
Coolidge
Congress
Japan
Borah
Idaho
Reed
Missouri
Bruce
Maryland
Norris
Nebraska
Great Britain
German Aviator Baron von Huenefeld Dies in Berlin
Baron Ehrenfried Gunther von Huenefeld, a member of the Bremen flight crew that first crossed the North Atlantic nonstop, died after surgery in a Berlin sanitarium. He had recently sought relief from stomach and intestinal troubles and underwent an appendicitis operation last October. his health had been fragile since the famous transoceanic flight.
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Berlin
Ehrenfried Gunther von Huenefeld
Bremen
Hoover Goes on New Fishing Tour
President elect Hoover enjoys a Florida fishing afternoon aboard a well equipped craft off Biscayne Bay. He is joined by Mark Wood of Lincoln and T T C Gregory of Palo Alto as callers stop by before dinner guests from Chicago and Jacksonville.
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Mark Wood
Lincoln
Nebr
John J. Pershing
T. T. C. Gregory
Palo Alto
Hoover
Biscayne Bay
George Vits
Wisconsin
Bertha D. Bauer
Chicag 9
Republican National Committee
Illinois
Raymond Robbins
Chicago
Gilchrist Stockton
Jacksonville
Fla
Gregory
Smoot
Utah
Hawks Fly Southwest to Northeast in Record Transcontinental Flight
Sightings in Virginia's region trace a Lockheed monoplane piloted by Captain Frank Hawks during a coast to coast non stop flight from Los Angeles to New York City. He passed Havaker Richlands and Tazewell while battling swirling snow and variable weather en route to Roosevelt Field.
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Tazewell
Frank Hawken
Hawks
Los Angeles
Roosevelt Field
Hawke
West Virginia
Havaker
Richlands
Aptain Frank M Hawks
New York
Cty
West Virginia House Debates Loan Rate Reduction Bill
Delegate Robison seeks lower rates for small loans and the taxation and finance committee amends to set a two and a half percent monthly rate for loans under 300 dollars with a minimum one dollar charge. The Russell Sage Foundation opposes further reductions arguing it would push out independent lenders.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ralph R. Robieos
Cabel County
House
Taxation and Finance Committee
Delecate Robison
Robison
Russell Sage Foundation
Loapere
SOS STOPS BROADCASTING BUT NO SHIP FOUND
New York Feb 5 a faint 8 8 crackled at 3 27 pm and broadcasting paused for half an hour while officials sought to identify the distress vessel. No further call was received and service resumed with caution for a possible repetition. Richwood W Va Feb 5 Bradley Smith, a high school student, was en route to a Baltimore hospital after his eyes were badly burned during a school laboratory experiment.
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SOS
New York
Richwood
W. Va
Bradley Smith
Baltimore
Smith
Lindbergh Reaches Mawaga On Central American Route
Col Charles A Lindbergh lands amphibian plane in Managua Nicaragua at 3 45 p m EST completing a leg of the Miami to Panama air mail route. He covers 125 miles to Tela Honduras in 90 minutes and refuels for about 500 more miles two days into the new half fortnight service. He earlier visited Cuba and Belize amid cordial crowds with no overland obstacles reported. Tomorrow he plans an 800 mile flight to Cristobal Canal Zone via Costa Rica.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Charles A. Lindbergh
Belize
British Honduras
Tela
Honduras
Lindbergh
Miami
Panesa
Cuba
Melize
Crivtetal
Canal Zone
Costa Rica
Former official AA gets five to seven years in prison
Athuts Feb 5 Clinton 8 Carnes former treasurer of the Southern Maptiet home ile sion board pleaded guilty to nine years of alleged shortfalls nearing millions and was sentenced to five to seven years. He turned over resources for restitution and to avoid a long trial. One of twenty indictments stood. others would be dismissed if he does not seek pardon or parole after minimum term. Carnes had been jailed since last September in Winnipeg.
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Clinton
Heard
Carnes
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Hawks Sets Transcontinental Nonstop Flight Record
Captain Frank Hawks, flying a Lockheed monoplane with mechanic Oscar Grubb, set a new west to east nonstop transcontinental record. He crossed from Los Angeles to Roosevelt Field in 18 hours 21 minutes 59 seconds plus a 36 minute 1 second time for the crosscountry hop, overcoming rain and clouds to land at Curtiss Field.
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Roosevelt Field
Frank Hawks
Hawke
Oscar E. Grubb
Los Angeles
Arthur Goebel
Lockheed
Harry Tucker
Tucker
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Senators Clash Over Flag Issue In Senate Debate
In Washington on February 5, Senator Hirace of Maryland accused Senator Heflin of Alabama of taking inspiration from the Ku Klux Klan for an amendment to a cruiser bill banning the Chaplain's flag over the American emblem. Heflin denied the charge, saying no flag should fly over the U S flag. The quarrel prompted a roll call vote on the issue, with only ten senators voting, including Maine, who had supported Heflin's amendment.
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Hirace
Maryland
Hefsn
Alabama
Senate
Hrace
Heflin
Bruce
Hefin
Columbus
Moses
New Hampshire
Maine
Yen
Borah
Idaho Reed
Segond
Coat Found Near Highway Linked to Missing Man
In Terre Haute Indiana on February 5 a worn blood-stained coat discovered near a thicket off the highway near Oaktown was initially believed to belong to Edith Mae Dier Dort a year old missing news girl but further inspection showed it was a man's coat.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Oaktown
Edith Mae Dierdort
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