Florida Senate Backs Rail Passenger Rate Regulation
The Florida Senate approved a house bill regulating long and short hauls for railroads, with Crews of Jacksonville as author. An amendment allows carriers to charge the same rate on short and long routes for five years, after which state authority may adjust. The vote was 28 to 9.
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Tallahassee
Senate
House
Forida
Crews
Jacksonville
Turnbull
Monticello
Hinely
Live Oak
Railroad Commission
Singellary
Marianna
MacKenzie
Leesburg
Parker
Day
Mayo
Gary Ocala
Rowe
Madison
West Palm Beach
Waybright
Jennings
Okeechobee
Etheredge
de Soto County
Florida
John W. Martin
State Board of Accountancy
Judicial Cire
Indian River
Fletchers
Knight Vv Beach
Ee Ae
Ford Parade of the 15 Millionth Ford Car in Detroit
Henry Ford unveiled the 15,000,000th Ford automobile at the Detroit plant and paraded his original number 1 car. The two cylinder horseless carriage, once sold for 160 dollars to Charles Ainslee, was retrieved by Ford after years away. Edsel Ford recalled the astonished reaction of a family fleeing the vehicle.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford
Charles Ainslee
Buffalo
Edsel Ford
Britain Prepares Blockade Amid Soviet War Fear
Raw dispatches describe Soviet and British leaders trading warnings while Britain moves toward severing relations. Izvestia and Pravda condemn the British actions as provocative as they threaten economic pressure and possible invasion by Allied powers.
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Moscow
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Izvestia
Executive Committee of the
Soviets
England
Russia
Pravada
Communist Party
House of Commons
Formal Appeals Filed In Gray-Snyder Case
The appeals of Mrs Ruth Brown Snyder and Henry Judd Gray from their death sentences for the Albert Snyder murder were filed in the Long Island City county clerk's office. Hazelton announced the appeal during sentencing week, which stays the sentence. no hearing date is set.
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New York
Ruth Brown Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Albert Snyder
Long Island City
Sing Sing
Edgar F. Hazelton
Gray
Haring
Damaged Los Angeles AqueductSyphon Hit by Explosive Blast
A section of the steel syphon feeding the Los Angeles aqueduct was damaged early by an explosion blamed on dynamite in No Name Canyon Owens Valley about 200 miles north of Los Angeles. The incident disrupted water flow to the metropolitan area and prompted authorities to investigate a likely sabotage attempt.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Aqueduct
No Name Canyon
Owens Valley
Lindbergh dazzles Paris with 350 hp trial flight over unknown soldier
Captain Lindbergh flew for over an hour in a French 350 horsepower military scout plane above Paris to honor the unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe. He then performed aerial stunts at Le Bourget with Brigadier General W W Harts watching.
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Paris
Lindbergh
France
le Bourget
de Troyat
Brussels
W. W. Harts
New York
Poppy Day Drive In Manatee County Appeals For Aid
Citizens will buy artificial poppies tomorrow to aid disabled veterans widows and orphans of those who fell in World War I. Braden ton Palmetto Ellenton Parrish and other areas will sell up to 5000 poppies under the American Legion Auxiliary with Miss Irma Lathrop as chairwoman. Headquarters are at Montgomery Roberts Company where a large decorated window greets shoppers.
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Flanders Field
America
France
Manatee County
Bradenton
Manatee
Palmetto
Ellenton
Parrish
Auxiliary of the American Legion
Irma Lathrop
Montgomery-Roberts Company
Herald Sunday Magazine Highlights Florida Grapefruit Industry
The Herald's 16 page Sunday magazine features the Florida Grapefruit Canning Company story with factory views and staff, noting over 150 workers and distribution to most states and some foreign countries. It lists other features such as Balloon Race to Commemorate War Dead and Okeechobee County as a top track region.
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California
Pacific Coast
Manatee County
the Herald
Florida
Tere
Okeechobee County
Lucky Lindbergh
Son of the
Red Gods
Tex Rickard
Itc
Faith Of Jack Pickens Boots Summitville To Gold Boom
Summitville Colorado rises from ghost town status as veteran miner Jack Pickens and Judge Jesse C Wiley secure title to old camps and new mining lands. They have yielded more than 100000 dollars in ore from a 1962 discovery and plan further output as Summitville eyes revival after decades of decline.
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Summitville
Colo
John
Jack) Pickens
Colorado
Pickens
Jesse C. Wiley
del Notre
Old Camp
Wiley
el Dorado
Omaha Shelter
Little Annie
San Juan Mountains
Denver
Everglades Fires Burn Big Area North of Miami
Smoke from fires in the Everglades north and west of Miami covers the district as 24 square miles burn amid an abnormally dry season. Fire Marshal W. A. Dutch directs ploughing of a protective fire break while prospects of rain remain unfavorably low and a light shower did not slow the blaze.
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Miami
Miami Weather Bureau
Everglades
W. A. Dutch
Actor John Drew Forced Off Stage In Portland
John Drew, noted actor, was ordered by physicians to abandon a Portland engagement due to illness. He is being rushed to San Francisco for treatment, diagnosed as arthritis.
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Drew
Portland
Oregon
John Drew
San Franccisco
Tragedy Strikes Family as Killer Slays Nine in Tampa
In Tampa two dead three dying and one gravely injured from a family attack believed to be the work of a maniac. Hugh Merrell 14 discovered the scene as the assailant used a railroad spike maul through a window screen. The Merrells had recently moved from Tennessee in 1925 and police hunted for clues.
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Tampa
Fla
Buddy Merrell
Ralph Merrell
Herman Merrell
Mildred Merrell
Baby Merrell
Bay
Ybor City
Hugh
Kenneth
Buddy
Ralph
Gilbert
St. Petersburg
L. M. Hiers
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Texas and Pacific
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Pointe Coupee Parish
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Fayette
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Arbolado
Coulee
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Opelousas
Pointe Coupee
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Gray-Snyder
Cross Marks Butte
John Pickens
Lake City
Herald Magazine
Herald Sunday Magazine
Jack Pickens
H. Merrell
Atlanta
Ming Han
Ban Seton Bebe
Wees
Hufalo
Charleston
Chicago
Galves
Huron
Karsasity
Low Angeles
Memphis
York
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St Lawis
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