Coolidge Warship Plan Divides Senate Republicans Democrats
In Washington in early February 1930 the Senate debated immediate construction of 16 warships. Senator Harrison urged delaying and using the program as a diplomatic tool, while Chairin Hale defended regular replacement and the need for cruisers to modernize the fleet. Senator Norris led opposition to a large navy stance, arguing no imminent war with Britain and criticizing big naval interests.
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Washington
Senate Chamber
Coolidge
Genator Harrison
Mississippi
Cdm
Don Policies
Catriet
Hale
Senenl Committee
Cooldge
Hoover
Benator Bale
United States
Norrs
Great Britain
Harrison
Bale
Warrison
Naval Board
Ion
Bethlshem Steel Corporation
Nore
Oddie
Nevada
North Dakota
Nye
Yotfer
Bealde
Munich Aviator Reaches Zugspitze Summit in Flight
Bavarian student aviator Wil Belmy Hoffman landed atop the Zugspitze peak in Munich Bavaria today, achieving a historic ascent to the summit more than 6 000 feet above sea level.
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Munich
Bavaria
Wilbelmy Hoffman
Zugspitze Mountain
Prize Won in Birthday Quiz Malfunction
A quirky note from Coupright 1029 Syndicated reports a birthday quiz prize mix up caused by the supervisor altering questions. Moxa requests the correct answers after the mix up.
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Lowoula
Coupright
Kingston Explosion Linked to Dust and Gas Probe
Kingston West Virginia was the scene of a coroner's jury finding that a gas and dust explosion caused 11 deaths at Coal Company mine No 5 on January 26. The inquest found no negligence by the company and noted compliance with mining laws, with testimony from mining officials and company employees.
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Kingston
Kingston Pocahontas Coal Company
Justice of the Peace
G. B. Wright
HE. M. Lambie
West Virginia Department of Mines
Buckley Case Is Ready for Jury
Buckley case advances toward a jury as closing arguments finish. State Treasurer Bert B. Buckley faces bribery and conspiracy charges tied to attempts to obtain tips on raids from Cincinnati attorneys. Prosecution witness Eckhart testified Buckley offered 300 a month and discussed brewery protection funds, with recording devices used at a private home.
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Columbds
Bert B. Buckley
Buckley
Cincinnati
John F. Eckhart
Eckhart
Joan J. Sentimper
Adolph A. Gruber
Schrimper
Joseph Sperber
Jackson Brewing Company
Gruber
Lynn
Prohibition
Bucky
Removal Action Waived by Quartet in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on February 1, Charles H. Ensop his wife Benjamin Diamond and Leo Gallagher waived hearing in removal proceedings on charges of conspiracy to falsify government notes. They were held on bond for New York arraignment February 11. A fifth person named John Doe remains unnamed in the indictment. Ennapp, recently released after an 18 month term, was tied to a $3,200,000 Brotherhood Savings & Trust bond swindle in 1926. Federal officials note the New York jury is probing a broader conspiracy involving stolen government securities.
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Pittsburgh
Charles H. Ensop
Benjamin Diamond
Leo Gallagher
New York
United States
Thomas J. Todarelli
John Doe
New York Grand Jury
Enapps
Diamond
Gallagher
Ennapp
Brotherhood Savings & Trust Company
Southern Democrats Push $24 Million Prohibition Enforcement Increase
Southern Democrats in the House launched a new move to secure congressional approval for a 24 million dollar rise in prohibition enforcement funding. They propose a Burns led revision to the prohibition clause to satisfy Secretary Mellon and enable agencies to use the funds. The measure was sent to a conference committee, with Senate support tentative amid opposition from Senator Smooth. A floor incident saw Representative Celler display a high alcohol bottle to critique enforcement and agriculture pamphlets, drawing rules violations debates.
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Washington
House
Senate
Burns
Tennessee
Mellon
Friends of the
Harris
Georgia
Representative Celler
New York
Celler
Dgpartment of Agriculture
Brooklyn
Green
Demarcat
Republican House
Premier Says Revolt Planned out of Spain
Madrid dispatch says General Prima De Riviera, Spain’s premier, told the army and navy a revolt last Tuesday had political and military aims. The movement was planned abroad, with light artillery in Ciudad Real and a Madrid column taking charge of Ciudad Real. Leaders removed, a judge named to pursue action, the regiment dissolved and its standard deposited.
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Madrid
Prima de Rivéra
Spain
Ministry of War
Ciudad Real
Orgaz
Plaga da Ciudad Real
Hoover Faces Test of Keeping Treasury Balance
President elect Hoover must manage a strained treasury as extra sessions loom and large appropriations threaten the budget. Senator Reed Smoot will visit Belle Isle to discuss receipts and revenues amid flood relief inland waterways and new cruiser funding.
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Reed
Smoot
Penny Home
Belle Isle
Fla
Universil Service
Long Key
Treasury
Clert Hoover
Penney
Reed Smoot
Senate Finance
Washington
Mr. Hoover
Congress
Hoover
Union
Himeett
Coolidge
Sonnid
Eled Hoover
Ten Family Members Die In Buckhannon House Fire
Buckhannon Feb 2 AP Ten members of the Fines family perished when fire destroyed their home. Pete Fines 52 and wife, their married daughter Mrs Troy Gibson and her infant, and five Fines children died. Husband Troy Gibson escaped badly burned after being sedated. fire officials cited water shortage and an explosion report linked to a powder can as possible cause.
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Buckhannon
Pete Fines
Troy Gibson
Fines
Gibson
Rockefeller Sr misinformed declares Col Stewart in letter
Chicago February 1 Col Robert W Stewart today stated Rockefeller Sr would not back his son John D Rockefeller Jr in ousting Stewart as chairman of Standard Oil Indiana unless the elder Rockefeller had been deliberately misinformed He published a letter replying to Rockefellers public pledge to support his son Stewart said the elder Rockefeller had been misled and could not understand his statement Meanwhile 1100 Wood River refinery workers near Alton planned to support Stewart by voting 15000 shares at the stockholders meeting
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Chicago
Robert W. Stewart
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Col. Stewart
Standard O 1 Company
Indiana
Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Chatrman
The
Standard In
Standard Oil
Eeveral Times
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Col
Stewart
Standard Oil Company
Rockefeller, Sr
West
Wood River
Alton
Murch Stockward
Jury Divided In Gallogly Murder Trial
Atlanta report says the superior court jury in the Richard Gray Gallogly case was deadlocked after 24 hours of deliberation. Gallogly, 19, faced murder charges in the October drug store clerk shooting during a robbery attempt with George R. Harsh. Harsh was convicted and sentenced to electrocution. Gallogly denied participation and sought to dissuade Harsh. Jury split six for acquittal and eight for conviction with mercy. Solicitor Boykin said he would seek a new trial.
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Atlanta
Fab
Richard Gray Gallogly
Superior Court
George R. Harsh
Willard Smith
Harsh
Gallogly
Atx
Boykin
Evangelist Court History Bared In McPherson Case
Los Angeles details of the Aimee Semple McPherson kidnapping case history were unfolded before a state legislative committee. Witnesses included Superior Judge Albert I Stephens and attorney Arthur Weltsch as they discussed judge Hardy and the grand jury investigation, while McPherson prepared to depart for Canada with a planned evangelistic tour.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Garros
Hardy
Albert I. Stephens
Arthur Weltsch
Stephens
Chaorges
Weltsch
Mrs. McPherson
Etn
Estate of Ex-Rail Head Left $1,000 in Will
New York news reports Arthur F. Stillwell, retired railroad builder and former president of the Kansas City Pittsburgh and Gulf railroad, left an estate of 81000 divided among two sisters Florence Hobb and Annie F Moore of Buffalo and sister-in-law Mary Ferris of Binghamton. He said he was guided by spirits and once considered a Gulf line via Galveston before the 1900 flood.
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New York
Arthur FE. Stillwell
Kansas City, Pittsburgh and Gulf Railroad
Stillwell
Kansas City
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Tex
Florence Hobb
F. Moore
Buffate
Mary Ferris
Binghamton
Appeals Conviction For Second Degree Murder
Fayette attorney Tyrrell, convicted of second degree murder in the death of Philip Clark at a Munhall church last May, appealed to the state supreme court. The sentence of 10 to 20 years remains stayed automatically during the appeal.
Marshal Foch Fights Grippe and Heart Trouble
Paris reports Marshal Ferdinan Foch, Allied generalissimo, is fighting a grippe attack with no fever, continuing to show strong spirit after a prior heart and kidney illness. A bulletin urged calm amid reports of slight pulmonary congestion and reassured supporters of his good condition.
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Paris
Ferd Nana Foch
Grippe
First white Louisiana woman hanged for murder in 1930s
Ada Bonner LeBouet and Dr. Thomas E. Dreher were executed in a Louisiana jail after courts refused to intervene. LeBouet, the 25th woman hung in U.S. history, and Dreher denied guilt as the trap doors released, their necks breaking in a quiet, grim ceremony witnessed by a small group of men.
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Franell le
Louisiana
Gallowa
James LeBouet
Morgan City
ReBouef
Dr. Dreher
Janey P. Long
United States Supreme Court
Charles Peeot
Pecot
Arthur Martel
Father J.J. Rousseau
Church of Assumption
Sue
Dreher
Pepot
J. A. MtcCor
Coliamn
New Era Praised by Coolidge at Mountain Lake Dedication
President Coolidge dedicates Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower, praising a new era of national prosperity tied to beauty and public art. Edward Bok funded the sanctuary with a carillon of 61 bells, as Florida figures welcome his stay. Coolidge stresses artistic growth alongside material wealth.
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Coolidge
Edward K. Bok
America
Mountain Lake
Fla
Bok
Holland
Singing Tower
Arbello
Goysemor Doyle E. Carlton
Florida
Quolidge
Coolridge
Ma Well
Road Bond Bill Again Adopted
The House repassed the road bond bill by 82 to 0 after amending it 80-20 and Keatley of Kanawha county moved to prevent its return from the senate. The measure, a $20,000,000 bond enabling act, was then kept from reconsideration to stop further attempts to bring it back.
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Senate
Edwin M. Keatley
Kanawha County
House
Keatley
R. J. Hiner
Pendleton County
Aviator killed in crash known by aviation fans
Eugene Cecil, who died in an airplane crash near Morgantown late Thursday, was a well known Charleston aviator. He spent weeks there last summer piloting a commercial plane and carried many Charles tonians on his flights. He had two prior crashes, including a 1000-foot tailspin during a San Antonio student era, and a pancake landing near Weston last summer with Seth B. Henshaw and Ralph Morrison.
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Eugene Cecil
Morgantown
Charleston
Weston
Tield
Seth B. Henshaw
Ralph Morrrison
Nurse Tells of McCarthy Affairs in Will Trial
In Greenwich a nurse testified about Dr. James McCarthy and his wife Mrs. McCarthy and her mother, Mrs. Huntington Smith, amid a contest over a 7 million dollar will. The evidence covered drinking, possible sanatorium placement, and family finances as the hearing adjourned to next Wednesday.
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Nurse
McCarthy
Will
Greenwich
Conn
Stephen L. Radford
James &. McCarthy
Yale
Margaret
Must Book War To Obtain Ships War New York Feb L
The piece jokes about Mellon and the prohibition enforcement bill, suggesting a fear of a war being booked to secure ships. It notes senators opposing cruiser builds and implies Democrats prefer the second best navy, with a cynic tone about capital politics and naval plans.
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New York
Feb
Mellon
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