Chinese Effort to Quell Revolt in Shantung Area
Shanghai reports the Chinese government moving to suppress a Shan tung uprising led by three thousand soldiers aligned with the Nationalist army. Generals Feng Absiang and Chang Teung-Chang stir tensions as Japan’s presence in Shantung complicates negotiations and evacuation plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Chiese
Shantung
Chang Teung-Chang
Feng
Sanking
Nankwig
Tcope
Japan
Shang Teung-Chang
Fight Between Oil Men Keeps Up
In New York and Oil City reports, John D. Rockefeller Jr. seeks to oust Col. Robert W. Stewart as chairman of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana. Rockefeller supporters claim broad backing while Stewart side cites opposition to a tainted Teapot Dome link. Pro-Rockefeller proxies reach 64 percent in the Oil City district as he battles for control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Robert W. Stewart
Standard of Company of Indiana
Rockefeller
Standard of Indiana
Stewart
Albert L. Hopkins
Rockefeller Committee
Aldrich
Teapot Dome
Midwest
Senate ratifies Kellogg pact in unanimous vote
Dublin February 21 UPI The senate ratified the Kellogg pact renouncing war with a unanimous vote after a debate in which several speakers criticized the document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Irish Free State
UPI
Senate
Man's Conscience May Send Him To Life Prison
Battle Creek Michigan February 21 Claude North 49 returned from Milwaukee Wisconsin to face a charge of stealing 50 dollars from a former Jackson Michigan employer. He says pangs of conscience compelled the act. Police report three prior felony convictions and another would make him liable to life imprisonment under the habitual criminal law. The employer will not testify but prosecutors have other information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Creek
Mich
Claude North
North
Milwaukee
Wicc
Jackson
Ten Perish When Stoves Overheat In West Pennsylvan ia
Ten people perish in two separate stove fires as homes in Johnstown and Hillsboro burn while families slept. In Johnstown Mangold and Berkey families lose all mothers and multiple children, with rescue attempts ending in tragedy. In Illinois a stove blaze at a farmhouse kills four children and their mother, while the father and a child survive in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Leo Mangold
Carrolltown
Zenas Berkey
Hillsboro
Mangold
Berkey
Mary Mangold
Paul
Mary
May
Regis
Robert
Emma Berkey
Erwin
Merna
Melroy
Coolidge Son Says Wedding Uncertain In Connecticut
John Coolidge son of the president told the Daily News interview that his marriage to Florence Trumbull daughter of Connecticut governor would occur at the governor's mansion in Plainville but he did not know the exact date.
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New York
New York Daily News
John Coolidge
Florence Trumbull
Trumbull
Connecticut
Plainville
Conn
Proposed U S Highway Would Link West Virginia and Michigan
Representatives of thirteen cities gather in Columbus on March 6 to discuss a proposed interstate route from Charleston West Virginia to Muskegon Michigan. The plan envisions passing through Ohio towns including Pomeroy Athens Columbus Bellefontaine Lima Defiance Bryan and Michigan cities Hillsdale Marshall and Grand Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Charleston
W. Va
Muskegon
Mich
Pomeroy
Athens
Bellefontaine
Lima
Defiance
Bryan
Hillsdale
Marshall
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Violators of Day Law 10 Be Sought In Chicago
Chicago police commissioner William F. Russell ordered a citywide liquor law enforcement survey focusing on private and public premises including garages and sheds. The move comes after the St. Valentine’s Day massacre attributed to the Moran gang, with officials boosting the reward to 50 000 via city funds and public subscription to aid apprehension and conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William F. Russell
Moran Gang
Russell
Moran
Borah Declines Cabinet Post in Hoover Cabinet Talks
President elect Hoover discussed cabinet picks with advisers and potential nominees. Borah declined the attorney general offer, while W N Doak John L Lewis and James J Davis were named as possible labor secretary choices. Mellon and others weighed agricultural and labor concerns during the Washington discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Perah
Idaho
Iidaho
Borah
Henry M. Robinson
Los Angeles
S Street
Beng
Robinson
Labor
Florida
Mellon
Treasury Department
Mr. Hoover
W. N. Doak
Brotherhood of Railways
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
James J. Davis
Eugene Meyer
Federal Farm Loan Board
Carl Voorman
Illinois
Wilson
Hubert Work
Republican National Committee
Newton
Minnesota
Representative Wood
Indiana
Congressional Campaign Committee
Robin
Henderson Appeals Wavelength Battle Before Radio Commission
W K Henderson owner of KWKH Shreveport presented 163241 affidavits in support of his station and opposed KVOO Tulsa for the 850 kilocycle frequency. He argued the fight is a hijacking and recalled his greeting Hello world Doggone it Shreveport on the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. K. Henderson
KWKH
Shreveport
KVOO
Tulan
Okla
Radio Commission
Hie
Henderson
Ranedell
Louisiana
South
William G. Skelly
Tulsa
Teapot Dome
Brelly
Dany
Pany Opera * Nald
Half Ton Of Food Dropped To Marooned Truck Drivers
A half ton of foodstuffs and blankets was dropped from an airplane to aid twenty three trucks stranded in Red Desert snowdrifts. The relief flight from Salt Lake City reached Rock Springs to deliver supplies to the marooned party of fifty to sixty people seeking release from the cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Springs
Wye
Red Desert
Salt Lake City
Boeing Air Transport Company
Boundary Dispute Between Chile and Peru Reported Settled
Reports from Santiago and Lima indicate a Tacna Arica boundary settlement giving Tacna to Peru and Arica to Chile with a protocol to be signed. Washington offered no final confirmation while Ambassador Moore’s suggestions in Peru shaped the proposed line via the San Jose river and port, railroad, and Morro status. American engineers surveyed Arica for feasibility and reported to President Leguia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tacna-Arica
Chile
Peru
Santiago
Lima
Tacna
Arica
Washington
State Department
John J. Pershing
Paris
Associated Press
Alexander P. Moore
Moore
San Jose
Tacna Seat
San Jose Bank
Arica-Tacna
Board of Five Appointed to Prosecute Judge Hardy
The California Assembly named five members as a board of managers to prosecute Superior Judge Carlos S. Hardy before the Senate on charges of accepting a $2,500 fee from evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson while on the bench. The Assembly earlier voted impeachment of the jurist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
California Assembly
Carlos 8
Hardy
Los Angeles
State Senate
Aimee Semple McPherson
Assembly
Heaviest Snowfall Hits Wide Nation Across Regions
A vast winter storm blankets the nation from Canada to the Carolinas and the Mississippi region. Snow depths reach five to sixteen inches in West Virginia and surrounding states while major cities like New York suffer heavy accumulations and widespread disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Canada
Carolinas
Mississippi
New York City
Manhattan
Pennsylvania
Nashville
Tenn
Charleston
W. Va
Atlantic City
Rhor
Leviathan
Ambrose Light
Bluefield
W. J. Compton
Welch High School
Jilted Suitor Kills Girl And Sister In Love Probe
East Orange New Jersey February 21 A jilted suitor Peter Mooney a railroad police sergeant killed his former sweet heart Margaret Bowes and her twin sister Frances and wounded himself. He fired two bullets into Frances as she fled through deep snow. Mooney then killed himself. Letters in his uniform show premeditated intent with remorse notes and a will distributing money to relatives. He was 27 and lived with the Bowes family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Orange
N. J
Peter Mooney
Margaret
Frances Bowes
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Mooney
Frances
Heart
F. W. Smith
Margaret Bowes
Gifford Bowes
Trou- Mooney
Bowes
Eisters
Delegates Favor five Cent Levy To Finish Capitol
President elect Hoover held cabinet meetings as Congress acted on finance and defense. Lindbergh named technical adviser to the commerce department aeronautics branch while the Federal Reserve reports a 91 million dollar decline in brokered loans for the week ending February 20. The House moved a 191.6 million deficiency funding bill from the appropriations committee. Senate limited debate on the Navy department supply measure financing cruiser construction. House Ways and Means studied tariff relief for cotton and rice. Leaders merged the president’s 2.727 million prohibition increase into the deficiency bill, replacing a larger 24 million proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Lindbergh
Commerce Department
Aeronautics
Federal Reserve Board
House
Appropriations
Senate
Navy Department
Ways and Means
Labor Federation to probe alleged 40 to 45 year deadline
The American Federation of Labor executive council authorized early investigations in several states into an alleged 40 to 45 year deadline used by employers. The council opposed immigrant quota increases and said Communism poses no serious labor threat. A contest offers 1000 dollars for a sculpture design for a Gom Pers memorial to cost about 100000 with construction after the May council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
William F. Green
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Amoctation
United States
Green
Council
Gompers
Jury Discharged in Barton Case at Wyoming Circuit Court
The jury in the State of Virginia versus Sergeant Thomas Marion Barton failed to reach a verdict after forty tours. Eleven jurors favored acquittal and one for conviction, leading Judge Howell M. Tanner to discharge them. The case, arising from a 1928 shooting in Corrine Wyoming County, will be retried next term.
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Virginia
Thomas Marion
Wyoming County
Howell M. Tanner
Wyoming
Barton
Atle
Mullens
John Waebington
Corrine
Washington
Red
Gaunt
W. A. Rinehart
R. D. Halley
J. Albert Toler
D. D. Moore
William Holroyd
Tanner
Wyoming Circuit Court
House Approves Capitol Levy and Salary Raises in West Virginia
The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill lifting salaries for six elective state officers from 5 000 to 7 000 dollars a year and proposed a 500 dollar candidate fee for governor US senator and congressman. The capitol levy would raise about 1 000 000 annually for five years to complete a new capitol building. Governor Gore supported the measures, with Senate consideration following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Ihs
House of Delegates
Senate
Capitol
Judiciary Committee
House
Gore
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
William G Conley
Harold Mathews
Kanawha County
Dhepute
George A. Rairden
Mason County
Lacy J. Rice
Herkeley
W. 8
Wysong
Webster County
Foer
Senate backs Carpenter bill to repeal Pence utility law
Columbus Ohio Senate today unanimously passed the Carpenter bill repealing the Pence utility law and creating a four person fact finding bureau within the utilities commission to speed rate case decisions. The measure moves to the House where leaders expect quick passage in its present form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Senate
Carpenter
The
Utilities Commission 4
House
Ite
Legislative committee to visit state penitentiary
A joint committee from the state legislature left Charleston for Martinsville to inspect the state penitentiary with focus on overcrowding and federal labor law impact. The panel led by Senator A L Helmick includes W Merle Watkins, Harry P Henshaw, and Marion Leonard among others and plans an executive session if witnesses are called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
WW Va
Monndeville
A. L. Helmick
Tucker County
W. Merle Watkins
Taylor County
Harry P. Henshaw
Berkeley County
Marion County
M . Leonard
Cabell County
J. F Bennett
Wood County
A. G Martin
Jefferson County
M. Stanley Hednes
Senate
William Hotehson
House
Plan to Settle Dry Fund Dispute in House
Washington February 21 an eleventh hour bid to end the fight over extra funds for prohibition enforcement was outlined by the appropriations committee. The second deficiency bill seeks 2 727 914 for prohibition while the full 191 599 000 total would omit the 24 000 000 item. The plan relies on replacing the larger sum with 2 727 914 approved by President Coolidge. Democratic senators pressed for more but the house will vote on the smaller figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Cone Grews Bonal
Coolidge
Bruce
Maryland
Harris
Georgia
Prohibition Bureau
Element of Justice
Custome Bureau
Censors in Force Across Spain After Army Disbandment Decree
London reports from Madrid describe strict censorship across Spain making it hard to gauge the situation after yesterday's artillery corps disbandment decree. Messages from Segovia and Galicia indicated no disturbances and the kingdom remained quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Madrid
Spain
Segovia
Galicia
Mystery letter purports to threaten kidnapped baby
In San Francisco on February 21 a fourth letter allegedly from the kidnapper of Baby Doris Smith Murphy was handed to the Murphys by police. Authorities termed it vicious and ominous, prompting a citywide house to house search led by Chief of Police Quinn as detectives warned of a ghastly threat. Detective Leo Brunner said the writer is dead and warned the monster would deserve death if threats are carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francasco
Doris Smith-Murphy
Edward Murphy
Tead
Leo Brunner
Tuckman
Cave-In Kills Miner and Traps 25 at Mayme Station Mine
Butler, Pa. February 21 A Flier Coal company mine at Mayme station collapsed trapping twenty five miners after rock and slate fell on an empty mine car. One miner Robert Margadonia, 39, died while another Robert Peters, foreman on the car, perished. A passage was cut allowing twenty miners to escape and rescue efforts continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
UPA
Flier Coal Company
Mayme Station
Tone
Robert Margadonia
Robert Peters
Margadon
Pkifter
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