Delegates Adjust French Figures Amid Slow Talks
Delegates move to shape French figures for a planned plan as preliminary talks make little progress. Negotiations near month’s end face a key question on figures with no clear path to completion.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1930
Page
1
London Conference Opens With Tangled Book Of Navy Demands
London began work to harmonize France and Britain over tonnage limits as the United States Britain and France discussed naval cuts at St James Palace. The talks focused on France’s 724 479 ton navy demand and aimed to draft a provisional table of warship tonnages for the five powers with future expansion to other nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
MacDonald
Great Britain
Tardien
France
Stimson
United States
St. James’ Palace
Robinson
Morrow
League of
Unemployed Protest Clash at Philadelphia City Hall
About 200 demonstrators, including several women, marched on Philadelphia City Hall and clashed with police on the north plaza. Seventeen were arrested for inciting to riot, with injuries to both marchers and officers. Police had warned of the march and restrained protesters after a brief confrontation lasting under 15 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
City Hall
Harry A. Mackey
Communists Party of the
United States
Trade Union League
Byrd Breaking Camp In Little America
Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his party signaled they were breaking camp at Little America in a radio chat with the MIT station in South Dartmouth Massachusetts The Little America operator said the team would no longer talk from that base as the nights remain cold with tents pitched and temperatures at ten degrees below zero across the 9000 mile link
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dartmouth
Mass
Richard E. Byrd
Little America
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Senate hinges on Supreme Court attitude in economic issue fight
Senate lobby panel voted to summon W. B. Bell of American Cyanamid to the Muscle Shoals hearing. The tariff bill returns to the Senate with Senator Walsh announcing a proposal to cut aluminum rates on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Supreme Court
W. B. Bell
American Cyanamid Company
Muscle Shoals
Walsh
Democrats to push aluminum tariff cuts in Senate
Senate action focused on tariff amendments as Sen Walsh of Montana signaled a plan to reduce aluminum duties from nine and five cents to three and two cents per pound for sheet bar coil and crude metal. Debate also addressed graphite and fluorspar levies with partisan positions shaping the metals schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Walsh
Montana
Hughes
Couzens
Michigan
Madagascar
Black
Alabama
Dale
Tear gas used as Pittsburgh crowds attack strike cab drivers
Police used tear gas again in Pittsburgh to quell crowds targeting strike breaking cab drivers and guards. Two cabs burned, drivers and guards treated after being stoned, with injuries including a possible skull fracture. Deputies may be armed as authorities seek immediate action with city leaders to prevent further trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
East Liberty
Pennsylvania Railroad
Robert Cain
Allegheny County
Charles H. Kline
P. P. Walsh
Vandenberg Defends Judiciary in Senate Clash over Hughes
Senate Debates over the Hughes confirmation grow tense as Senator Dill Washington criticizes the court over rate valuations and economic issues. Senator Vandenberg replies that attacking the judiciary risks constitutional stability and warns against political manipulation of the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Senate
Dill
Vandenberg
Michigan
Judiciary
Charlies Evans Hughes
Washington Democrat
Hughes
Sutherland
van Devanter
Butler
Sanford
McReynolds
Brookhart
Congress
Norris
Nebraska
Nebraskan
Supreme
Miss Mathews Joins Tax Appeals Board
Miss Annabel Mathews of Gainesville Ga formally joined the board of tax appeals after a senate confirmation that followed a reconsideration. The nomination had been approved and then rescinded for reconsideration, with a senate committee recommending favorable action and final confirmation without a record vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Annabel Mathews
Gainesville
Board of Tax Appeals
Senate
Taft Receives Letter From Associate Justices
President Taft read a letter from Supreme Court associates expressing regret over his resignation due to illness. Taft signed a reply stating he valued his relations with the bench, though health forced him to retire. Doctor reports Taft growing stronger, sitting in his bedroom half a day, but danger not yet past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Howard Taft
Supreme Court
Asheville
N. C
Francis R. Hagner
Taft
Logan Man Held to Face Bank Robbery Charge
Paul Ratliff 23 of Logan West Virginia is jailed in Greenbrier County awaiting hearing after police allege he robbed the Bank of Renick near Renick yesterday. He admitted the holdup and turned over 908.50, almost the full amount taken, as investigators recover cash and search surrounding mountains with a large local posse. Ratliff, identified as a former professional boxer, was arrested in Marlinton after registering at a hotel following the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
Paul Ratliff
Logan
Logan County
W. Va
Marlington
Pocahontas County
Renick
Ratliff
Marlinton
State Police
Renick Bank
Greenbrier
James White
J. W. Baxter
T. W. Henry
Mary Rapp
Baxter
Greenbrier County
White
Clothing may clear up missing clerk mystery
Fairmont on February 14 a two pants suit identified by J Hugh Graham as that of his missing brother may solve the Pittsburgh bank clerk disappearance from January 17 1929. State police sent clothing found with a youth’s body in the Ohio River at Portsmouth Ohio to Graham who confirms the match to his family’s extra trousers. Graham plans to travel to Pittsburgh to have store employees view the clothing to bolster identification amid foul play theories. The Portsmouth body was first identified as John Hammond of Charleston West Virginia and buried before Hammond later returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
J. Hugh Graham
Pittsburgh
Graham
Charleston
Ohio River
Portsmouth
Ohio
John Hammond
W. Va
Hammond
Naval plane plunges and three occupants rescued off Honolulu
A naval airplane crashed a thousand feet above the Pacific off Diamond Head today, bursting into flames. James J D Myers, Pearl Harbor chief aviation pilot, stayed at the controls despite burns and helped two others to escape, while all three were rescued by PT planes and pulled from the water two miles offshore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Mat
James JD. Myers
Naval Air Station
Pearl Harbor
Diamond Head
Myers
Doolittle to Leave Air Service for Oil Company Work
Lieutenant James Doolittle, famed army flyer and 1925 Schneider Cup winner, resigns to pursue executive duties with an oil company. He previously set several world speed records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James Doolittle
War Department
Doolittle
Doolitz
Wall Collapse Kills Three in San Salvador
A wall 60 feet high collapsed in San Salvador on February 14, killing three people and seriously injuring five others. Rescue teams worked at the scene as emergency crews cordoned off the area and patrons of nearby structures watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Salvador
Widow Receives Refund for Diteman Travel Checks
New York February 14 Bankers Trust refunds Mrs. Diteman of North Billings Montana eighty dollars for four travelers checks carried by Urban F Diteman Jr on a canceled transatlantic flight. He was reported lost after leaving Harbor Grace Newfoundland for London last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Urban F. Diteman Jr
Montana
Bankers Trust Company
N. F
London
Organized Days Prep for Day in House Query
Washington reports say organized dogs may have their say after organized vets as the house judiciary committee continues hearings on repeal or modification of the prohibition law. Gov Green of Michigan, named by writer Liggett as attending a wild party, is expected to address the committee about Michigan conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
House Committee
Edwin C. Dinwiddle
National Conference of
Governor Green
Michigan
Walter W. Liggett
Detroit
Green
Arlington Cemetery
Maine
Lambertson
Kansas
Liggett
Smith
Alexander P. Moore Moved to California Hospital in Grave Condition
Alexander P. Moore, recently named ambassador to Poland, was transferred from Pottinger sanitarium Monrovia to a California hospital as doctors report grave illness. He had entered the sanitarium for a cold and throat lung infection while resting at Palm Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Alexander P. Moore
Poland
Pottinger Sanitarium
Monrovia
Cal
California Hospital
P. G. White
SLAIN DETROIT BANDIT IDENTIFIED BY PRINTS
Raymond O Loughlin alias Hickey a 30 year old wanted in Chicago for murder was identified by fingerprints at the detective bureau as the bandit slain during a holdup at Detroit’s Western Union Telegraph main office. He had previously been identified by photographs as the killer of Benjamin Pfluger shot in a June car incident on the South Side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Raymond O'Loughlin
Hickey
Detective Bureau
Western Union Telegraph Company
Detroit
O'Loughlin
Benjamin Pfluger
Coolidge Inspires Boy to Buy Night Shirt in New Orleans
In New Orleans on February 14, former President Calvin Coolidge had his baggage packed wrong in Florida. His sleeping garment was missing, leaving him unable to sleep in pajamas. He sent a bellboy to shop, who returned with a suitable night shirt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Calvin Coolidge
Florida
Search for body of missing boy in Orrville narrows
Wayne county officials mount a statewide hunt for Melvin Horst four, missing since December 27, 1928. Prosecutors interrogate Earl Donald and Charles Hanna, who claim the other killed the boy. a possible third man is considered. Volunteers search Frye garage and Sugar Creek area. Junior Hanna’s testimony shifts the case as investigators pursue new leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Ohio
Wayne County
Melvin Horst
Little Boy Blue
Orrville
Walter J. Mougey
Mougey
Marion Graven
Earl Donald
Charles Hanna
Melvin
Donald
Hanna
Frank Frye
Clark Shearer
Graven
Frye
Sugar Creek
Junior Hanna
Charles
Elias Arnold
Arthur
Junior
Arnold
Butler Announces Senate Candidacy in New Primary Fight
Boston February 14 William M Butler former chairman of the national Republican committee and former U S senator announced his candidacy for the Republican senatorial nomination in the September primaries He seeks the seat now held by Senator Frederick H Gillette who has signaled his retirement Butler who managed Calv in Coolidges 1924 campaign said he aims to return to the senate to bolster Massachusetts business against Southern and Western competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
William M. Butler
National Republican Committee
United States
Frederick H. Gillette
Butler
Calvin Coolidge
Senate
Committee to Name Mercer County Republican Chairman
The Mercer County Republican executive committee meets in the Memorial building Princeton at 2 PM to elect a successor to Alex M Mahood newly appointed to the West Virginia public service commission. Unusually strong interest is expected as leading Republicans attend. Mahood strengthened the party and achieved state-wide recognition through his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Building
Princeton
Alex M. Mahood
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Mahood
Mercer County
Albion jury probes student riot. one jailed in disorderly conduct
Albion Michigan February 14 A grand jury was ordered to investigate the night's student riot as Clifford Whitney 20 of Detroit pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and received ten days in jail and a $50 fine. Five others were held on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion. Mich
Albion College
Clifford Whitney
Detroit
Anxious Florida fishing trip ends for President Hoover
President Hoover and his party returned to the houseboat Saunterer at Long Key after an all day fishing trip to Sombrero light. They reported catching 120 pounds of fish though individual weights were not released. Hoovers plans include leaving for Washington tomorrow night and packing luggage in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Key
Flo
Hoover
Saunterer
Sombrero Light
Here
Saunterey
Mr. Hoover
Washington
Former Senator Johnson Dies in Maine Legacy Post
St. Petersburg Florida reports former United States senator Charles F. Johnson of Waterville Maine died early today after a stroke suffered earlier in the week. He served Maine in the Senate from 1911 to 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Pla
Charles F. Johnson
Waterville
United States
Maine
Peace Reigns In Gangland Capital In Chicago
In Chicago on February 14 Italian Tony Lombardo, 85, was shot dead in a West Side alley. The day marked the anniversary of the St Valentine’s Day massacre, but authorities reported a quiet mood with few gangland incidents and ongoing police pressure on the Moran gang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Moran Gang
Tony Lombardo
West Side
George “Bugs” Moran
Bernard O'Donnell
George Barker
William
Jack” White
Thomas Vincent
Herman Tinson
John Cleksy
Albert Carter
Large damages suit on coal cleaning machines delayed to March
The Gulf Smokeless Coal Company and others faced a postponement in a patent infringement suit brought by American Coal Cleaning Corp. in Welch and Chicago. The hearing, sought to be extended to March 4 to complete records, resumes in Bluefield. The case, the region’s largest damage action, has a history from district court to the Supreme Court, with $4.3 million claimed in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther G. Scott
Euting
American Coal Cleaning Corporation
Welch
Gulf Smokeless Coal Company
Tams
W. Va
Roberts and Schaefer
Chicago
Bluefield
United States Court
West Virginia
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
United States Supreme Court
Scott
George W. McClintic
L. F E. Woods
Customs patrolman testifies in Kirkkula killing trial
J White of Duluth Minnesota testified in federal court that he fired four times at Gust Wirkkula’s car while attempting to stop it on a country road near the Canadian border last summer. He said the weapon was supposed to disable the vehicle without injuring passengers and that he did not intend to harm anyone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Emmet J. White
United States Customs
Gust Henry Kirkkula
Big Falls
Federal District
White
Wirkkula
E. V. Servine
Servine
Defense tests claim riot gun faulty in Wirkkula killing
In Duluth Minnesota on February 14 1934 the defense argued that the riot gun used by Emmet J White a United States customs patrolman was defective when he shot Gust Henry Wirkkula last summer The defense presented fellow customs officers who testified that tests conducted days after the shooting showed the gun tended to shoot high Emil W Servine who was with White during the stop was described as a witness in the case for the prosecution
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Emmet J. White
United States Customs
Gust Henry Wirkkula
White
Federal District Court
Emil W. Servine
Wirkkula
Luz
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Diteman
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U. S. Senate
Riot of Albion
Gangland
Schaefer
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