Merger Approval Unites Hocking Valley with C and O Railroads
Hocking Valley stockholders approve the merger with Chesapeake and Ohio by 95 percent at a special meeting. The plan calls for sale of Hocking Valley properties to C and O subject to ICC approval, advancing Van Sweringen unity of coal carrier lines from Newport News to Toledo and connections with Pere Marquette.
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Columbus
Hocking Valley Railroad
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Hocking Valley Company
Chesapeake and Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commiss
van Sweringen
Tidewater
Newport News
Lake Erie
Toledo
Pere Marquette
Chesa and Ohio
Cleveland
Hocking Valley
Hocking
Core
West Virginia
Kennan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tidal Wave Victims Face Food Shortage in Bristol Bay
In Clark's Point Alaska thirty Indians and twenty five whites plus the government teacher face severe food shortages after a November 24 gale and tidal wave. Refugees live in the schoolhouse on private supplies with most belongings lost. Governor Parks plans rapid relief using airplanes and dog teams from Fairbanks and nearby points as winter nears.
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Juneau
Alaska
Clark's Point
Bristol Bay
Dillingham
E. Coke Hill
George Parks
Hill
Parks
Alog
Fairbanks
President Hoover Approves Texas Public Works Plan
Texas will spend about 350.6 million dollars on public improvements in 1930. Governor Moody notified President Hoover in a plea to accelerate construction to offset stock market losses and suggested legislation to bolster municipal bond markets to stimulate future projects.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Moody
Hoover
Two Ships Stranded as Storm Ravages North Atlantic
Two steamers were reported in trouble on the stormy North Atlantic while a third vessel was badly damaged and safe in St John’s Newfoundland. The Norwegian freighter Grey County, 140 miles east of Cape Rice, sought help with a broken rudder as an ocean tug departed Sydney to tow it to Halifax. Another Norwegian freighter, Labelle County, 2,435 tons, was reported helpless with smoke and bridge damage.
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St. Johns
N. F
North Atlantic
Sydney
Halifax
Grey County
Cape Rice
Labelle County
Woman Admits Slaying Implicates Neighbor
Durant Oklahoma reports Mrs Ila Hughes aged 85 confessed to Sheriff Ruel Taylor that she and neighbor A J Easter killed her husband Will Hughes last Tuesday night. County attorney J A Shirey filed a murder charge.
Leaders Plan To Bring Up Vare Case And Taxes First
Washington plans to open the regular session with income tax reduction and the Vare seat contest as the early focus. Senate facing unresolved Vare dispute, possible recount in 31 counties, and a backlog of tariff and committee reorganization questions. Norris moves to deny Vare seat. vote likely Tuesday after Hoover message.
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Washington
Senate
House
Watson
Indiana
Vare
Pennsylvania
Norris
Nebraska
Hoover
Nebraskan
William B. Wilson
M Manus Witness Grilled on Stand
New York November 29 A witness in the George A McManus Rothstein murder trial described hearing a crash at the Park Central hotel on November 4 1928 and seeing a man staggering down the hallway She Marian A Putnam of Asheville New York faced cross examination about her hotel registration and possible connections to the Rothstein case She said she lied to avoid involvement and could not confirm the revolver sound or identify Rothstein from a photo
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New York
George A. McManus
Park Central Hotel
Marian A. Putnam
Asheville
N. Y
Park Central
McManus
Arnold Rothstein
Rothstein
Former Premier Named to Form New Cabinet
Brussels Nov 29 Former Premier Henry Jaspar was entrusted by King Albert to form a new cabinet to replace the government that resigned over a language controversy at the University of Ghent. A Liberal congress on Sunday delays clear crisis resolution until Monday or Tuesday. Jaspar, a Catholic party member, sits in a coalition with the Liberals.
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Brussels
Henry Jaspar
Albert
University of Ghent
Liberal Congress
Jaspar
Catholic Party
Liberals
Ex-District Attorney Charged With Bribery
Former chief deputy district attorney Donald McKay goes on trial in Los Angeles Superior Court for allegedly taking money from A. I. Lasker to try to clear Lasker of defascations in his company. The alleged bribe occurred while McKay was chief prosecutor.
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Los Angles
Donald McKay
Superior Court
McKay
A. I. Lasker
Embezzier
Lasker
Crusader Loesch Resigns as Chicago Prosecutor
Frank J. Loesch, 77, a noted crime crusader and member of Hoover’s crime commission, resigns as special assistant prosecutor on the staff of John A. Swanson. His departure comes after friction with Judge Joseph D. David and amid tensions in the Cook County slaying case against nine suspects.
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Chicago
Frank J. Loesch
John A. Swanson
Loesch
Hoover
Octavius Oreaee
Joseph D. David
Cook
Moorefield Man H. L. Godlove Dies After Illness
H L Godlove a Hardy county court member and miller by occupation died today after an extended illness in Moorefield West Virginia.
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Hardy Man
Moorefield
W. Va
H. L. Godlove
Hardy Courty Court
Senate and House Move to Rush 1929 Tax Cut
Washington delays on a $160 million program to cut taxes on 1929 incomes. Hawley expects a one percent cut for individuals and corporations within days, with Smoot signaling rapid Senate approval and Borah raising questions about income definitions. The plan targets 1929 incomes and would affect the 1930 fiscal year returns.
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Hawley
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Smoot
Finance Committee
Hishouse
Borah
Kaho
Idahoam
Mauretania Scrapes Submerged Wreckage Again
New York report says the Cunard liner Mauretania struck submerged wreckage from two rail car floats during a harbor clearance to Southampton. The collision damaged the bow and sank seven freight cars, though the Inez was not damaged, according to Captain McNeil.
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New York
Cunard
McNeil
Southampton
Soais
Mauretania
McNell
Inez
Burke County Jury Hears Rioting Trial In McDowell County
A Burke county jury began deliberations in McDowell county court on four men charged with rioting and resisting arrest during a strike at the Clinchfield mill village on August 30. Defendants include Alfred Hoff Mann, United Textile Workers organizer, and leaders Del Lewis Laurence Hogan and Wes Fowler.
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Marion
N. C
Burke
McDowell County
Clinchfield
Alfred Hoff Man
United Textile Workers of America
del Lewis
Laurence Hogan
Wes Fowler
Umbrella Handle Fire Destroys Seneca Bus
A woman's umbrella handle ignited by a bus heating unit caused a fire on a Seneca Trails line. The heater ran full blast due to a cold wave, with Central West Virginia temperatures dropping to eight below zero, damaging a bus valued at 6500 dollars.
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Clarksburg
West Virginia
Nanking Denies Separate Peace Move Amid Manchuria Crisis
Despite denials the Nanking government reportedly agreed with Russia to negotiate peace in Manchuria. Reports from Geneva Mukden Tokyo and Shanghai said an independent truce with the Soviet Union was possible and that discussions to end control of the Chinese Eastern railway were underway. Military raids by Soviet planes diminished as forces withdrew. Chiang Kai-shek planned to go to Canton to command 70,000 troops as civil war troubles Southern provinces. American missionary widow Mrs Oscar Hellestad was kidnapped and released. another priest was held by bandits demanding gold.
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Nanking
China
Russia
Manchuria
Geneva
Mukden
Tokyo
Shanghai
Kwangtung
Kwanegs
Canton
Kwangsi
Chiang Kai-Shek
Central China
Oscar. Hellestad
Singer
Honan Province
Ulrich Kreutsen
Calumet
Mich
Wuchang
Bandita
Soviet Liaison Says Manchuria Halt Plea For Talks
Acting Commissar Maxim Litvinoff sent a note to the German ambassador declaring Governor Chang Hsueh liang of Manchuria has agreed to Soviet peace terms and calling Nanking’s talks offer superfluous and delaying. The move appears to counter Wu’s Geneva statements about a China Russia negotiations agreement. A Wang A note from Nationalist Foreign Minister C. T. Wang warned rejection would show Russia seeks war against China and said China would respond accordingly.
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Moscow
U. S
Litvinoff
Dr. Wu
Geneva
Russia
China
C. T. Wang
Star Witness Rockola Jailed for Contempt in Slot Machine Case
Chicago reports star witness David Rockola was sentenced to six months in jail for contempt after refusing to testify for a third time. The state dropped a conspiracy charge, but Rockola refused to answer, citing potential self incrimination. He had testified to bribing police captains and politicians for slot machine privileges.
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Chicago
David Rockola
Rockola
Senate Coalitions Cut Tariff Increases Under Edits
A Washington summary shows 163 of 298 amendments to the tariff bill lowered or kept duties, while 135 raised levies. The coalition of Western Republicans and Democrats backed changes reversing Fordney McCumber act increases, with many agricultural rate hikes opposing the coalition.
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Washington
Senate
German Foreign Minister Backs Young Plan in Reichstag
Berlin Nov 29 Dr Julius Curtius Germanys new foreign minister in his first reichstag speech backs the Young plan as an improvement over the Dawes plan He opposes the Nationalist proposed law calling it the enslavement of the German people and urges rejection He argues the plebiscite on the Young plan misreads international duties and denies Germanys obligation to pay reparations
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Berlin
Julius Curtius
Germany
Reichstag
Gustav Stresemann
Curtius
Dawes
Ple
Cou
Girls Fail in Second Attempt to Set Record
Robbie Trout of Los Angeles and Elinor Smith of New York, two woman fliers, failed their second attempt to beat the world endurance record of 420 hours, 21 minutes, 3 seconds. Their biplane ran low on gasoline and contact with the nurse ship was lost, ending their 42 hour 5 minute flight. They plan a third try tomorrow.
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Los Angeles
Robbie Trout
Elinor Smith
New York
Patent suit seeks rubber vulcanization patent
Charleston patent suit filed in U S district court by Lorin B Sebrell of Akron Ohio against Winfield Scott of Nitro. He seeks a court order directing the patent commissioner to issue a patent for an invention intended to accelerate vulcanization of rubber.
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Charleston
W. Va
United States District Court
Lorin B. Sebrell
Akron
Winfield Scott, Nitro
Sebrell
Commissioner of Patents
Veterans At Pier To Meet Bodies Of Their Comrades
Veterans gathered at Hoboken Pier to welcome 75 caskets of American dead returned from Siberia aboard the Roosevelt. A single unknown soldier among the 75 received a special tribute as the ceremony opened with a 17 gun salute amid the flag draped baggage room and a dawn arrival.
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Siberia
New York
Hoboken
Siberian
Roosevelt
Kane
Macom
United States
Michigan
Governor’s Island
Freezing Breath Of Winter Blasts North Across Midwest
A sharp northwest cold snap grips the U S and Canada with record lows in Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Illinois and Ontario. Temperatures fall to as low as 26 below in Minnesota while Chicago and Winnipeg report deep freezes and fatalities are feared or confirmed from exposure and accidents. Ontario ships pause on the Great Lakes as blizzards and wind chill surge across the region.
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Chicago
Claton
Iowa
Minnesota Woods
Saskatchewan Lakes
Thief River Falls
Minnesota
Duluth
Winnipeg
Weather Bureau
Ilinois
Rocky Mountain States
Kansas
Racne
Wic
St. Paul
Oak Park
Clinton
Lanta
Mercury
Kentucky
Virginia
Arkansas
Tennessee
North Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
Atlanta
Louisville
Toronto
Ont
Ontaro
Canada
White River
Britt
Manitoba
Great Lakes
Sub-zero Wave Hits Wheeling District With Record Cold
Sub-zero temperatures sweep Wheeling district as the season’s coldest wave moves east. In the city the thermometer hovers near four above at 10:30 p m while nearby hills report 1 to 3 degrees below zero.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Fatal blast in mail parcel wounds Knoxville worker
Knoxville officials report Frank Scott a 25 year old locomotive mechanic for the Little River Railway in Tennessee died after a small metal package received by mail exploded when opened. Scott was injured in the hands arms and face. A telegram arrived thirty minutes later warning not to open the package and to throw it in the river signed Sementia from Los Angeles.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Frank Scott
Little River Railway Company
Scott
Sementia
Los Angeles
Alleged Leader of Gem Robbers Held by Police
Buffalo police reveal the arrest of Clinton Duke thirty alleged leader of seven bandits who robbed a seer in the city on November fourteenths stealing Edward Jesonal Snyder jewelry valued at two hundred fifty thousand and other man Geesdere Rogac another suspect in the robbery plus a man and a woman in custody. A ten thousand dollar reward per dead bandit and five thousand per captured alive remains offered by Frank B Baird father of the peace bridge.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Clinton Duke
Edward Jesonal Snyder
Geesdere Rogacki
Frank B. Baird
Successful Pole Flight Driven by Explorer Joins Search
Fairbanks Alaska November 29 Joe Crosson co pilot with Carl Ben Kieleen on Sir Hubert Wilkings first South Pole expedition took off to join the search along the Siberian coast for a former flying comrade Crosson left for Ruby half way to Nome to join Pilots H W Barnhill and Ed Young who flew earlier to repair Youngs damaged gear Barnhill was to bring Youngs plane back to Fairbanks while Young and Crosson advanced today
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Joe Crosson
Carl Ben Kieleen
Sir Hubert Wilkings
South Pole
Siberian
Crosson
Ruby
Nome
H. W. Barnhill
Ed Young
Uby
Young
Barnhill
Neighbors Testify as Rum Suspicions Stir Conviction
In Muncie Indiana Grace Hopping was given a suspended six month sentence for liquor law violation based on neighbor informants who overheard a party telephone. Her husband Lewis serves a term at the state penal farm. Neighbors Odle described nighttime phone calls and quick drives to town to collect purchases.
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Muncie
Lad
Grace Hopping
Indiana Women's Prison
Lewis
Cra Odle
Hopping
Odile
Attempt Rescue of Aged Man From Kent Well
Police in Wilmington Kent England worked through the night to rescue William Sales aged 91 from an 80 foot well after a stone slab dislodged and earth collapsed burying him. Groans were heard before the cave in and rescue efforts continued amid ominous silence.
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Wilmington
Kenty
England
William Sales
Sales
Clarksburg Man Appointed State Banking Receiver
H. A. Abbott announced W. R. Tabler of Clarksburg as receiver for Merchants and Mechanics Bank of Grafton and the Commercial Bank of Morgantown. Tabler posted bonds of 25000 for Grafton and 10000 for Morgantown, a Morgantown takeover by Union Bank and Trust in May 1927.
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Charleston
W. Va
H. A. Abbott
W. R. Tabler
Clarksburg
Merchants and Mechanics Bank
Grafton
Commercial Bank
Morgantown
Tabler
Union Bank and Trust Company
West Indian Volcano Ejects Ash and Steam at Fort de France
Mont Pelee on the island carried several columns of ash and steam yesterday afternoon. A flash of fire was seen on the south flank overlooking Saint Pierre during the night. The volcano has been intermittently active for several weeks.
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Fort de France
Plartinsue
Mont Pelee
Eouth
Saint Pierre
Poisonous fumes fatal to workers aboard Celtic salvage
In Cobh Ireland on November 29 three salvage workers died from poisonous fumes in No 4 hold of the wrecked liner Celtic. Two others were gravely gassed, with several more recovering after rescue by a Seawolf launch crew and medical staff. The Celtic ran aground near the harbor in December 1928 and remains partially salvaged.
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Cobh
Irieh Free State
Celtic
Seawolf
Viota
Byrd Returns From Pole Flight First To Fly Both Poles
Commander Richard E. Byrd safely returns to base at Little America after a successful South Pole flight that surveyed adjacent territory. The voyage marks him as the first person to fly across both earth’s poles, following his 1926 North Pole crossing in the Fokker Josephine Ford.
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Commander Byrd
Poles
New York
New York Times
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Richard EB. Byrd
Byrd
Little America
South Pole
Associated Press
Earth
Fokker
Josephine Ford
King’s Bay
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Floyd Bennett
Bremen
Greenly Island
Bennett
Becun
Pole
Raald Amundsen
Ae Robert F. Scott
Bernt Balchen
Bert Acosta
America
Roosevelt Field
Versur-Mer
France
Expedition
Norway
Harold J. June
Navy
AsMey C. McKinley
St. Louis
McKinley
United States Army Corps
Antarctic
Byrd Dash To South Pole Captures Washington Attention
Washington watchers from five angles tracked Commander Richard E. Byrd’s 1600 mile dash toward the South Pole. Byrd’s brother Tom Byrd led observers. diplomats ponder land claims. mapmakers prepare new grid lines. the National Geographic Society hails sun compass use. vast icefields and dog sled ventures loom as the expedition nears its goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richard BE. Byrd
South Pole
Tom
Tom, Dick
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
National Geographic Society
Society
Albert H. Rumetead
Arctic
New Zealand
Hoover Sends Wireless Report From New York
New York November 29 The New York Times announced a wireless message from President Hoover to the public noting new developments. The brief dispatch references ongoing national affairs and emphasizes swift communication.
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Hoover
New York
York Times
Las
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