Nation Pays Lincoln Tribute On Birthday Anniversary
Washington observes Abraham Lincoln birthday with senate tributes and suspended business. Senator Smoot reads a formal tribute as Robert Todd Lincoln marks the day quietly in Georgetown. Radio broadcasts from WRC carry speeches and later services are held by Sons of Veterans in Maryland and D.C.
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Iowa Senate Delays Federal Aid Policy Change
Des Moines reports the Iowa senate hears Howard Gore urging action to align state law with federal aid rules. The Brookins resolution to abandon federal aid prompts debate as highway control and pavement approvals face constraints. A 30 to 16 vote backs the Brookins stance amid highway commission opposition and bond issue talk.
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Elder Harding recalls meeting Lincoln in 1864
Marion Ohio February 12 Dr George T Uarding son of the late president recounts the sole time he met Abraham Lincoln in the White House in August 1864. He and War comrade E M Williams reported Buckeyes greeted the president who warmly shook their hands and complimented them saying they met the handsomest man. Lincoln did not crack a simile.
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Rescuers Dig For Tunnel Captive In California Mine
In an isolated Spring Mountain site three miles from St. Helena California a search effort parallels the Floyd Collins cave rescue with workers rushing to reach a man entombed in a government tunnel. Another man is seriously injured as storms block roads preventing medical aid or transport to a hospital.
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Menacing Floods Close Factories in Philadelphia
Five mills in the Manayunk district shut down due to rising Schuylkill River flood conditions in Philadelphia. Water crested about two and a half feet, leaving streets flooded and operations suspended as operators reported the situation.
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Fumes Cause Death of Mother and Three Children in New Jersey
Mrs. Julia Candor and her three children Helen eight Anna seven and Louis Jr five were found dead from gas poisoning in their Passaic New Jersey home. Police opened an investigation to decide if the deaths were accidental and found no evidence of self harm at the scene.
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Iowa road vote signals mixed views on surfacing plan
In Iowa, discussions reveal ongoing pursuit of better roads while voices express skepticism about a hard surfacing program. The Brookins resolution is cited as reflecting a sentiment favoring retrenchment and cautious spending.
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Lincoln Birthday Observances Across Union Square and Newark
In New York City and Newark birthday celebrations honored Abraham Lincoln. Statues in Union Square Manhattan and Park Place Newark drew attention as crowds gathered. Secretary of State Charles Wy Tinghes was tabbed to head the principal Republican club dinner marking the event. The New York navy band, sailors and marines, the second corps area band, and soldiers participated in the Union Square observance.
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Des Moines Station To Broadcast Inauguration Ceremonies
Des Moines radio station WHO will broadcast the complete inauguration of President Calvin Coolidge as the United States’ thirtieth president on March 4. The event will be transmitted by remote control wire direct from Washington and run from 12 noon to 1 30 PM Eastern time, with the president's address likely in the final hour.
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Young people must follow laws Fosdick says
Grinnell Iowa February 12 Harry Emerson Fosdick of the New York Theological Seminary urges the younger generation to recognize and obey life’s laws he warns against reckless impulses and emphasizes that freedom must come within moral bounds.
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Interior secretary authorized to survey Mammoth Cave region
The Senate passed a bill authorizing the secretary of the interior to conduct a survey for a new national park in the Mammoth Cave area of Kentucky. The note appears in a Times Subscriber context.
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Guards Cave Kriz at Sand Cave in mine rescue effort
General H Al Denhardt leads Kentucky militia at Sand Cave to free Lloyd Collins trapped underground. He orders Johnny Geralds and Homer Collins to the scene as authorities attempt a dramatic rescue.
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God Lincoln Good Former Slave Avers It
Boston February 12 a trio of elderly former slaves at St. Monica's Roxbury house honor Abraham Lincoln on his birthday. Fannie Banks claimed to be 117, saying Lincoln freed her to work and have shoes. Amanda Shepard 87 and Louisa Green 83 join her in quiet reverence.
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Famine Toll Reported Across Chinese Province
London reports a Central News dispatch from Tien Tsin stating that about a thousand people died in the last week due to famine in Chao-Tung-Ba China. Yuan-Nan province suffers its worst famine in living memory with streets deserted and starvation widespread.
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Indian Outbreak in West Ends Quickly
Trouble between Navajo Indians and white homesteaders in Albuquerque subsided after the Indians were disbanded following the handing over of a slain tribesman’s body to Indian Agent Stacker and Sheriff Moroya.
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Severe storms endanger West Coast resorts
West Coast storms surge across northern California causing rail washouts and flooding. 1,800 feet of track washed out at Willows with trains diverted via Sacramento and Marysville. Snow in mountains and rising Sacramento River to 26 feet at Colusa and 25 feet at Red Bluff indicate major flooding potential.
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Summer Housework Helper Wanted in Vinron Ja
A notice seeking a woman or girl for general housework during the summer. Apply to Mrs J A Lizer at Vinron, Ja.
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Explosion Halts Chicago News Office Fire Follows
An explosion in the Hearst building Chicago damaged the fourth floor chemical department and forced occupants to flee. Firefighters battled flames as emergency crews evacuated the area after the blast occurred shortly after 1 am.
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International News Ser View
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Senate Complains on Warren Action
Senator Cummins of Iowa told President Coolidge that administration forces face difficulties in the Senate over confirming Charles Beecher Warren as attorney general. Attorney General Stones joined the discussion during the conference.
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Prisoner Stops Jail Outbreaks in Coloma Facility
Capon City Cola Fel reports guard George Biekiin at Coloma state penitentiary remained in grave condition after two convicts, both jailed for robbery and burglary, attacked him with a leg in the hospital ward. A trusty ward entrant was nearly suffocated by gas during the incident yesterday.
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