Passengers From Mohawk Fire Reached Safety After Sea Ordeal
Passengers and crew of the Clyde Liner Mohawk arrived by two special trains after a perilous voyage through winter storms and fire. Miss May Cullen led prayers and songs on deck while a young girl played ukulele, heartening many as captain and crew battled the blaze and rough seas. Officials fear the Mohawk may be a total loss, with cargo valued at $120,000 and the ship built in 1908 for $1,000,000.
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Wilmington
Del
Lewes
Atlantic
Sandy Hook
Delaware Capes
Jacksonville
Charleston
New York
James M. Staples
May Cullen
Clyde Line
William McClintock
Esabelle Pope
William D. Shepherd
Juliet
Shepherd
Girls Raise Money to Save Man From Noose in Windsor
Thomas Scott reports two Windsor women Maud Gauther and Agnes Hermon are organizing dances to fund Russell Scott's defense after a jury condemned him to death for the murder of Joseph Maurer. He plans to seek a new trial tomorrow. prosecutors deny delaying action.
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Chicago
Russell Scott
Joseph Maurer
Thomas Scott
Windsor
Ont
Scott
Robert
Maud Gauther
Agnes Hermon
Des Moines Bank Resists Run with Free Sandwiches
Des Moines Iowa January 2 depositors waited in line as two banks closed Wednesday a run on the bank continued through lunch hour. The bank ordered a nearby restaurant to provide sandwiches and coffee to depositors who refused to leave their places. The bank withstood the run.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Three Robbers Hold Up Express Office in Chicago
Three robbers held up the American Railway Express Company office in the La Salle Street terminal in Chicago today and escaped with an 18000 payroll. One alleged member was captured after a clash with station workers as he tried to board a moving train. the other two fled. The captured suspect was bleeding when handed to police.
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Chicago
American Railway Express Company
la Salle Street
Potter to resign from Interstate Commerce Commission
New York's Mark W. Potter has informed President Coolidge of his plan to resign soon from the Interstate Commerce Commission. The president hopes to persuade him to stay, with potential moves to appoint a southern successor if he retires. Current southern representation is limited to Commissioner McChord of Kentucky.
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Washington
Mark W. Potter
New York
Coolidge
Interstate Commerce Commission
Potter
Wilson
McChord
Kentucky
Mortimer Impersonates Harding Ally in Veterans Bureau Case
In Chicago on January 2 Elias H. Mortimer a contractors' agent and alleged snipper of red tape testified he used a claimed close friendship with former President Harding to aid a Columbian railroad mining and oil deal. He said a White House dinner was proposed but not arranged and the trial neared its seventh week with a jury verdict expected around January.
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Chicago
Elias H. Mortimer
Washington
Harding
Veterans’ Bureau
Hal
Dahlberg
White House
Arg
Mortimer
Warren
Columbia
South America
Thompson
D’espino
Republic of Columbia
Borah Doubts Feasibility of International Conference
Senator Borah announced that an international conference appears impracticable at this time. He has believed for three years that substantial disarmament or progress toward permanent peace requires settling two or three prior economic disturbances, a view he stated tonight.
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Washington
Jan
Borah
Half Million Proposed for Yale Irrigation Project in Oregon
Washington January 2 The budget bureau requested Congress approve a $500000 appropriation to begin developments of the Yale irrigation project in Oregon.
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Washington
Yale
Oregon
Congress
Budget Bureau
First Steps in Negotiations to Fund French Debt
Paris reports indicate Finance Minister Clementel began unofficial talks with the American treasury to discuss funding France’s war debt to the United States. Details circulated in the press are guesses, not official offers, with possible 0.5 percent interest during a ten year moratorium.
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Paris
Clementel
United States
Foreign Office
M. Clementel
Treasury Department
Myron T. Herrick
M. Clemental
Ambassador Herrick
Herriot
Washington
Washington Administration
France
Great Britain
London
Herrickeas
Ree
Germany
State Department
London Foreign Office
Hughes
Montagu Norman
Sir Allan Anderson
Bank of England
Salty dose given to violator day laws
Thomas Waldo of Clarksburg West Virginia was sentenced by Judge Reppert to pay 1600 dollars and costs and serve twenty one months in Allegheny County jail for liquor law violations. If Waldo pays the fine costs and a bill to Clyde Rucker of Pittsburgh for transporting liquor the jail term would be reduced to six months. Rucker was fined 200 dollars and costs. State police seized 117 quarts of gin after a chase on the National Highway.
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Uniontown
Thomas Waldo
Clarksburg
W. Va
Allegheny County
FE. H. Reppert
Reppert
Waldo
Clyde Rucker
Pittsburg
Princeton Polo Team Falls to Troop A Blues in Cleveland
Princeton University polo team lost to Troop A Blues of Cleveland 23 to 71 2 tonight in Cleveland.
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Princeton
Cleveland
Princeton University
Troop A Blues
Cleveland Tonight
Borah Arms Parley Proposal Not Favored by the President
President Coolidge opposes a wide international economic and armament conference with Germany and Russia as proposed by Senator Borah. He prefers a narrowly scoped meeting focused on limiting armaments and specific economic aims, noting no direct talks have occurred but indicating a possible framework acceptable to both sides if a limited conference is pursued.
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Washington
Germany
Russia
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Coolidge
Uniforms of Soldiers Disgrace to Service
Washington January 2 1930 reports Secretary Weeks testifying before the sub committee on the army supply bill. He described soldiers on the streets during President Harding’s funeral train as wearing uniforms "a disgrace to the service" and contrasted them with marines in deep blue.
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Washington
Jan
Harding
Marion
Ohio
Weeks
House
Army
Modified Second Class Mail Rates Reported
Senate post office committee reported an amended measure to cut eight postal zones to three and adjust second class rates while keeping first class rates mostly unchanged. The bill, temporary from April to February 1926, includes a two cent parcel post service charge and new expedition service funding.
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Washington
Jan
Senate Post Office Committee
Moses
Republican
New Hampshire
Senate
Post Office Department
House
Congress
Coolidge
Ashurst
Arizona
Wanted for Escaping from Mingo Jail
Herbert Skyles, arrested in Atlanta, is wanted by West Virginia authorities for escaping from the Mingo county jail at Williamson where he served time for a shooting incident tied to a federal case. He previously shot a witness in Huntington, was jailed on a liquor charge, and later escaped from Williamson. He was last reported in Canada. his $10,000 bond was forfeited after he failed to appear.
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Charleston
Herbert Skyles
Atlanta
West Virginia
Mingo County
Williamson
United States
B. J. Pettigrew
Huntington
Pettigrew
Skyles
MAY LEAD TO BARING PITTSBURG DRUG RING
Warren Ohio January 2 1934 police say the seizure of narcotics valued at 1000 dollars followed an arrest of George Price and Irene Gibson both Negroes. They promise to identify Pittsburg supply lines and a federal inspector will accompany them to Pittsburg.
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Warren
Ohio
George Price
Irene Gibson
Pittsburg
War Department Second Hand Talk Bill 15 Reported Indiscretions
The House appropriations committee reported the annual War Department supply measure totaling 331 million dollars with a 40 million river and harbor earmark. It would be sent to the Senate by mid next week as the chamber has not yet begun work on four approved supply bills. The bill assumes 12,000 commissioned officers and 125,000 enlisted men, plus 8,000 Filipino scouts, reflecting current strength around 11,825 officers and 118,750 enlisted men.
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Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
War Department
Senate
Indiana University Beats Cincinnati in Bloomington
Indiana University defeated the University of Cincinnati with a 51 point margin in Bloomington, reflecting a dominant performance by the hosting team. The game highlighted strong offense and solid defense by Indiana as they controlled the pace and scoring throughout.
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Bloomington, Ind
Indiana Universiity 51
University of Cincinnati
Internationally Known Liquor Runner Is Held Without Bail
Herbert Sykes, an internationally known liquor runner wanted in several states on crimes from jail breaking to robbery, was arrested in a Atlanta hotel. He is held without bail with a woman claiming to be his sister, charged with vagrancy. Sykes linked to an attempted robbery in Jonesboro and sought in West Virginia and Florida. He served four years in a penitentiary and was released last January.
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Atlanta
Herbert Sykes
Sykes
C. C. Hamby
Jonesboro
West
McClintock Death Attributed To Typhoid Fever
Chicago January 2 chemists and physicians who examined the exhumed body of William Nelson McClintock, a twenty one year old millionaire orphan, report death due to typhoid fever with a secondary internal hemorrhage. Guardian William D Shepherd says he may sue those responsible for the investigation and the inquest is continued to next Tuesday.
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Chicago
William Nelson McClintock
Oscar Wolff
William D. Shepherd
McClintock
Shepherd
Modern coast defense guns urged by Nolan
Brigadier General Dennis E. Nolan testified that modern coast defense guns outranging existing battleship guns should guard American coast cities of wealth and population and strategic points like the Panama Canal and Hawaiian islands. He said parity with fleets is unsafe and long range railway artillery is under consideration.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Hawaiian Islands
Dennis E. Nolan
Army
War Department
Nolan
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