Sudden death of Charles Curtis former VP of United States
Charles Curtis of Kansas longtime public figure and former vice president under Herbert Hoover died at his home in Cleveland Park after a heart attack. He had retired in 1933 and lived with his sister and brother-in-law on Macomb Street. Curtis, born 1860, rose from county attorney to congressman, senator, Republican leader, and vice president.
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Washington
INS
Charles Curtis
Kansas
United States
Herbert Hoover
Cleveland Park
Macomb Street
Dolly” Gann
Edward Everett Gann
Jong
Topeke
Kan
Oklahoma
House of Representatives
Senate
North Topeka
Shawnee County
Curtis
Topeka
Congress
Mr. Hoover
Iowa
Paris
Slenczynski
Helen
Gloria
Ruth
Blood Transfusions Reportedly Save Former Spanish Prince
Don Alfonso de Bourbon 28, once Crown Prince of Spain, remains seriously ill in Havana as three Cuban donors provide transfusions and injections during critical 48 hours. Physicians say the blood saved his life though he suffers hemophilia and had an abscess causing internal hemorrhages.
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Havana
Alfonso de Bourbon
Spain
Covadonga
Sampedra
Luberger Company Wins Directed Verdict in Iowa Case
In Cedar Rapids Judge H C Ring sustained a plaintiff motion for directed verdict and the jury returned a verdict for Luberger Co defending Corot counterclaim. The court had earlier awarded Luberger 546 10 judgment without prejudice to Corot to pursue counterclaims. Corot had claimed 568 72 for salary and bonus and sought 812 50 actual plus 1 625 exemplary damages over a bank account attachment.
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H. C. Ring
Luberger Company
Harry Corot
Luberger Concern
Judge Ring
Corot
Luberger Firm
Shortage of Skilled Labor Reported by Industry Leaders
Chicago AP reports a serious shortage of skilled labor as business upturn spans industries. At a three day conference 700 executives note acute gaps in automobile and machine trades and broader skilled and semi skilled roles. Alvin Dodd of the American Management Association warns shortages will deepen as demand rises.
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Chicago
Alvin Dodd
New York
American Management Association
Dodd
Minneapolis Citizens Rally Against Crime After Liggett Murder
Citizens and religious groups unite to combat underworld crime following editor Walter Liggett's murder. A special investigator reports districted crime rings with city officials suspected. white slavery and gambling condemned. Reformers plan a Feb. 22 study week to shape governance response. Cann case trial prep continues with alibi strategy.
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Minneapolis
INS
Walter Liggett
Liggett
Isadore
Blumentelg
Cann
Harry F. Rydell
Train wreck in Allendale kills two enginemen
In Allendale South Carolina the engineer Charles McNeill and fireman S A Orr of Columbia were fatally injured when Southern railway train No 24 derailed in the town center. Orr died several hours after being hospitalized with severe burns.
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Allendale
S. C
Southern Railway
Charles McNeill
Columbia
S.A. Orr
McCormick Blames Gov Olson for Minneapolis Killing
Chicago Tribune publisher Col Robert McCormick told Ohio editors that Walter Liggett’s murder showed gangland collaboration with radical politics. He accused Governor Olson of aiding gangland, urged press defenders to stand firm, and warned that free government hangs in the balance.
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Columbus
Ohio Newspaper Association
Five Prsns Escape From Kentucky State Reformatory
Five prisoners escaped from the Kentucky state reformatory using a chair company truck. This pushes total jailbreaks to nine in 36 hours, as the men fled toward Owenton. Attorney General Vincent contacted Governor Chandler urging a prison conditions investigation after earlier Friday escapes and assaults on guards.
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Frankfort
INS
State Reformatory
Stockade
Owenton
B. M. Vincent
A. B. Chandler
Farm Bill May Become Major Campaign Issue
The Ohio secretary of state issued petitions to allow Sen. William E Borah to enter a full slate of delegates in Ohio while Washington politics focus on the farm program. Borah questions the bill’s constitutionality, signaling the farm issue may loom in his Republican presidential bid. Senate progress on the farm bill stalled due to a heavy snowstorm as Idaho farmers backed a constitutional amendment to sustain federal farm aid.
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Columbus
Secretary of State’s
William E. Borah
Ohio
Washington
Ee Borah
Rts
Borah
Supreme Court
AAA
Horah
Senate
Zpesk
James’ P. ‘Pope
Idaho
Father reveals girl piano prodigy the result of plan
Josef Siewczynski, a Polish-born violinist, says he deliberately selected a nonmusical mother and home life to raise Ruth Siewczynski into a musical genius. Ruth, 11, has performed worldwide and recently with the Metropolitan Symphony.
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Chicago
Ruth Siewczynski
Atlantic
Josef Siewczynski
America
New York
Metropolitan Symphony
Rescuer dies during Chesapeake Bay ice expedition
In Crisfield Maryland a rescue party attempting to reach marooned settlers on Smith and Tangier islands with food perished. Sergeant William W Hunter of the state police died on the Travis coast guard vessel while Major Enoch B Gary and others were exposed or missing after a crash through ice during a blizzard.
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Crisfield, Md
INS
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Smith and Tangier Islands
William W. Hunter
State Police
Hunter
Coast’, ‘Guard
Travis
Enoch B Gary
Constabulary
Disney
Charles
Parker
Edward Thompson
Richard McCready
Crisfield
Gary
Kaey’ Sahd
McCready
Tillet
Rumer
Gray
J. Millard
Tawes
Red Cross
Coast Guard
Crisfield Harbor
Blast In Battle Costs Life Of Former Cedar Rapids Boy
Lester Bullock age 15, son of E. O. and Mrs. Bullock of Santa Monica, died when a chemical in a bottle exploded in the rear Cedar Rapids alley. A schoolmate Rudyard Morley was nearby. Bullock was blinded, his left hand torn off, skull fractured, abdomen muscles torn. Police could not locate bottle fragments as the injured pair received minor wounds.
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Cedar. Rapids -News
Lester Bullock
E. O. Bullock
Santa Monica
Calif
Cedar Rapids
Bullock
Rudyard Morley
Young Morley
Blizzard Paralyzes Cedar Rapids With 31 Degree Plunge
A severe midwest blizzard hit Cedar Rapids driving the temperature to 2 below zero at noon. Highways and rail lines were crippled with drifting snow and near zero visibility. Officials warned motorists to stay off roads as mail, rail, and highway services faced major disruption.
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Middlewest
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Automobile Club
Highway Commission
Worst Snow of Season Paralyzes Iowa from West
A massive blizzard blasted into Iowa from the northwest causing drifted roads, stalled trains, and paralyzed Sioux City. Rail lines including Great Western and Rock Island reported freight and passenger delays across multiple cities. Forecasters warned of record low temperatures as wind chills plunged below zero.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
D. Johnston
Linn-Jones Counties
Johnson
State Weather Bureau
Sundarowith
Ehip
Cedar
Rapids
North Western
Union Pacific-North ‘Western
Rock Island
Here
Burlington
Council Bluffs
Great Western
Tennant
Milwaukee Railroad
Woodward
Madrid
M. and
St.l
Marshalltown
Illinois Central
Rockwell City
I. C
Tara
Estherville
Gold
Sioux City
Rocky Mountain Lmited
Des Moines
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Highway Commission
Webster
Calhoun
N. E. Iowa
Emmetsburg
Ames
Raskob Faces Tax Deficiency Charge Over 1929 Income
John J. Raskob former Democratic National Committee head and Liberty League leader was charged with a tax deficiency of 1 026 340 dollars for 1929. The amended petition cites stock wash sales with Pierre S. du Pont to dodge income taxes. Du Pont had been charged earlier. Raskob had admitted the transactions but said they were legal.
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Washington
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
American Liberty League
Raskob
Pierre S. du Pont
du Pont
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Chesapeake
Cedar Rapide News
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