Hoover to head new unit in war on hoarding and unemployment
President Hoover selects Colonel Frank Knox to lead a national drive to free hidden dollars and to spur federal loan plans as the Reconstruction Finance corp shifts to decentralized operations. American Legion officials outline plans to put 1,000,000 men to work in a month with a nationwide drive starting February 15.
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White House
Hoover
Frank Knox
Chicago Daily News
Henry L. Stevens
American Legion
Executive Mansion
Stevens
Knox
Chicago
Hearst Newspapers
Republican State Committee of
Michigan
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
War Finance Corporation
North Carolina
Ohio
Indiana
Henry Stevens
Hiem
Legion
American Federation of Labor
National Association of Advertisers
Eddie Allen Testifies in Unusual Murder Trial
Eddie Allen, 23, told the Norristown court he did not intend to kill or shoot Francie Donaldson as he defended himself against murder charges. The courtroom erupted in hisses and applause as District Attorney Nase cross examined.
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Norristown
Eddie Allen
Francie A. Donaldson
Hisses
Montgomery County
Stewart Nase
Horace Allen
Brander Proposal A Political Maneuver in Geneva
In Geneva on February 5, French proposals to arm the League of Nations spark debate. Observers see the move as a calculated political maneuver by the Laval government to rally the French left. Critics doubt good faith while the American delegation remains reserved, calling it a League matter for others.
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Geneva
France
League of Nations
Tardieu
Laval
Mellon Confirmed as Ambassador to Great Britain
Washington reports Andrew W. Mellon is confirmed as ambassador to the court of St James. President Hoover praised the senate action as a tribute to Mellon. Mills will succeed Mellon as treasury secretary, with Ballantine as under secretary. Senator Long opposed Mellon and was absent.
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Andrew W. Mellon
Treasury
Great Britain
Hoover
Mellon
Ogden L. Mills
New York
McKellar
Tenn
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Court of St. James
Reed
Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Mills
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Arthur Ballantine
London
Senator Long
Louisiana
Vatican Tightens Mixed Marriage Rules in Catholics Only Child Rearing
Vatican City February 5 decree tightens rules on mixed marriages authorizing annulment and illegality in the eyes of the church if children are not raised as Catholics. The ruling withdraws dispensation for new mixed marriages and targets future cases, with excommunication possible for violations.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Congregation
Sacred Office
Vaticam
The
Sacred Congregation
Huntington publisher enters race for Democratic national convention
J H Long of Huntington announces candidacy for delegate at large to the Democratic national convention. He is president of the Huntington Publishing company and spoke in Charleston on February 5.
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Long
Charleston
W. Va
J.H. Long
Huntington
Huntington Publishing Company
Plan Would Authorize Sending Troops To Aid Of Member Country
Geneva Feb 5 The French government proposed arming the League of Nations and creating an international police force with the first contingent of punitive troops to aid any state attacked. M Tardieu said the move aims to facilitate the disarmament conference and would be funded by League signatories.
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Associated Press
Geneva
League of Nations
Andred Tardieu
M. Tardieu
League
France
France Proposal for International Police at Geneva Denounced
Washington reports that Andre Tardieu presented the French proposal for an international police at Geneva. Senator Borah, chairman of the foreign relations committee, denounced the idea as a straight jacket for Europe and said it will not be entertained by a significant number of governments.
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France
Geneva
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Andre Tardieu
Gunfight at Giotto: Bennington Shot by Constable Cecil
Louis Bennington 30 was killed by Constable Alex Cecil 60 at the Bennington home in Giotto on Thursday night after allegedly firing on Cecil who had arrived to serve an arrest warrant for stealing chickens. Cecil posted bond 2500 and awaits grand jury action. no charge yet. Witnesses include Thurman Hodge and others at the scene. Bennington survived until medical help arrived.
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Louis Bennington
Alex Cecil
Bennington
Giotto
Cecil
John E. Bailey
Matoaka
J. H. Craft
Springton
Thurman Hodge
Clay Regan
Roy Baxter
Barney Dreyfuss Dies in Gotham
New York February 5. Barney Dreyfuss former Pirates owner and father of the world series passed away in Mt Sinai hospital from pneumonia after prostatitis surgery. He would have been 67 on February 23. Burial will be beside his son Sam. Dreyfuss long connected with baseball since 1884 and helped establish the World Series in 1903 1905 Brush series rules. He shipped players to other clubs and promoted major league history in Pittsburgh.
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Barney Dreyfuse
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Pittsburgh
Sam
William Wrigley Jr
Chicago Cubs
Phoenix
Arizona
Ernest Barnard
Ban Johnson
Charles Comiskey
James McAleer
Charles Webb Murphy
William Beker
Gary Herrmann
Dreyfus
Pirates
Paducah
Louisville
Boston Red Sox
Dreyfuss
Max Carey
Brooklyn
Glenn Wright
Burleigh Grimes
Hazen Cuyler
Page
Smith Ready to Reply to Inquiries on Presidential Bid
Former Gov Alfred E Smith prepares a brief statement to quell inquiries about a Democratic presidential bid. The six paragraph note, under 250 words, will be delivered to reporters at 3 p.m. from a Fifth Avenue office and made public Monday morning. Smith aims to avoid pledging his name while backers in New Hampshire and Massachusetts push for delegates pledged to him.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Fifth Avenue
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Post
West Virginia floods inundate towns along Elk Kanawha rivers
Torrents sweep Sutton Buckhannon Philippi and other towns in a major West Virginia flood. Water reaches four to fifteen feet in Sutton and towns lose power and transit. No lives lost though damage is heavy. Rescues occur and authorities open church shelter in Elkins.
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Charleston
Kanawha River
Elkins
W. Va
West Virginia
Sutton
Elk River
Buckhannon
Parson
Philippi
Glenville
Tygarts River
Senate ends week long debate on relief bill
The Senate concluded a week of debate on the Lafollette Costigan unemployment relief measure set at 375 million dollars. Republicans push to defeat direct relief and the Democratic substitute while Democrats favor the substitute. Voting not expected before Tuesday and Costigan closed with a case for restoring the nation's reputation and justice.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover Ie
Eponsore
Lafollette
Wisconsin
Costigan
Colorado
Japan Orders New Attack On Forts Frontline Moves Escalate
Air of optimism noted at the State Department as reports say Japan orders a renewed assault on forts while U.S. troops land. Japanese forces attack a troop train as artillery goes into action along a sixteen mile front. Arrival of Japanese troops at Shanghai adds tension to truce efforts amid clashes within the Japanese cabinet. A U.S. ship collides with a British boat in separate incidents.
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Japan
U.S
State Department
Shanghai
U. S
Shanghai situation dominates U S State Department views
Washington reports the Shanghai crisis draws top attention as Secretary Stimson seeks immediate peace and talks with London and other capitals. Japan plans to send up to 10 000 troops, while refugees and unemployment mount in the international settlement.
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Shanghai
State Department
Stimson
London
Japan
Tokyo
United States
Missing in mishap at sea leaves twenty eight sailors lost
New York reports twenty eight men missing after a collision and gale sent a tug and three vessels to the bottom. Six Eleanor Nickerson crew members were saved. twenty one are missing. The Eleanor Nickerson and Lonnie B Shaw were caught in heavy seas near the Delaware breakwater.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Eleanor Nickerson
Jean Jabot
Halifax
Lonnie B. Shaw
McCrea Shoal
Delaware
Coast Guard
Cunningham
Cassin
Hunt
Boston
Cape May
N. J
Lloyd Royal Belgian Line
Ruth Shaw
Sturgeon Point
United States Infantry Arrives in Shanghai Amid Sino Japanese Fighting
United States regular infantrymen capable of 1 200 strong land in Shanghai to guard the international settlement as clashes with Japanese forces intensify. Reports dispute Japanese landings at Woosung while Chinese and Japanese bombardments continue.
United States Troops Enter Shanghai as Chinese Mark New Year
Shanghai sees U S regulars march into the international settlement amid a New Year bombardment by Chinese against Japanese invaders. Japanese forces announce a new sea and air attack on Woosung forts, claim 1,000 Chinese still hold out after three days of fighting. One Japanese killed, ten wounded. reports of 3,000 Japanese and 800 bluejackets landed denied.
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Shanghai
Woosung
Nanking
Yangtze River
Japan
Tokyo
Washington
Stimson
London
International Settlement
Acrass
Harbin
Manchuria
Ting Chao
Council of the
League of Nations
Associated Press
International
Yamataka
Soldiers of U9 Land in Shanghai Amid Parade of 1168
One thousand soldiers of the American thirty first infantry arrived in Shanghai from Manila aboard the transport Chaumont to strengthen American interests during Sino-Japanese tensions. Led by Colonel L L Gasser, the unit marched through Nanking Road amid crowds, camera crews, and police escorts, as a Filipino band played Parley Vous and troops relaxed at the Shanghai race track before settling into barracks in the international settlement.
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Chaumont
Associated Press
Shanghai
Thirty-Fiost Infantry
China
Japan
Tramac
International Settlement
Nanking Road
America
Ll. D. Gasser
Shouse Predicts Prohibition Referendum Platform
Charleston West Virginia February 6 Jon Shouse chairman of the national executive committee predicted the Democratic platform at the Chicago convention will favor a referendum on prohibition proposing to submit the eighteenth amendment issue to the states for a substitute plan Shouse urged Democrats to seize the political moment following the 1930s Republican defeats and warned against outright repeal without a substitutive formula stressing state discretion and alternatives for the people to decide.
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W. Va
Jon Shouse
National Executive Committee
Shouse
Chicago
State Democratic Committee
Kanawha County
Democratic Women’s Clubs
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Hongkew
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