Rescue of 200 Flood-Trapped Farm Folk in Arkansas Lowlands
In northeastern Arkansas, Red Cross rescue crews using ice-sheathed motor boats saved over two hundred farm families from the Big Lake area as five boats were damaged by ice. Airplanes ferried parts, and the fleet was to be back in service soon. Forecasts said all floodbound families would be rescued within three days as ice melted and weather improved. The Mississippi River levels at Memphis and nearby towns were easing while officials surveyed conditions.
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Arkansas
Memphis
Tenn
American Red Cross
Big Lake
Iee
Roseland Ditch
Blytheville
Ark
Col
W. F. Wilcox
U. S. Army
Memphis River District
Maj
L. D. Worsham
Mississippi
Big Lake District
Mississippi Valley
White River
Clarendon
St. Francis
Helena
Frozen Backwaters Delay Relief in Indiana
Floods along the Wabash and White Rivers isolate districts in Southwestern Indiana for over a week. Partially frozen backwaters block boat navigation, leaving air delivery by the Indiana National Guard 113th Observation Squadron as the most effective aid.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Indiana Natonal Guard
113Th Observation Squadron
Twins Born Here Have Separate Birthdays in Cincinnati
A 19 year old mother Mrs Maola Johnson of 816 Barr Street is hospitalized in critical condition after giving birth to twins at General Hospital. One girl was born at 11 45 PM and the second 15 minutes after midnight making one baby’s birthday January 24 and the other January 25.
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Cincinnati
Maola Johnson
Negro
Barr Street
General Hospital
Dyer seeks 2.75 percent beer ruling from Hoover
Representative Dyer presses the Law Enforcement Commission to decide if 2.75 per cent beer is intoxicating and if amending the Volstead act would aid prohibition enforcement. Willebrandt declines to testify, citing courtesy to enforcers and preferring others’ views.
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Elliott Thurston
New York World News Service
Washington
Dyer
Rep
House
Wet Bloc
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
St. Louis
White House
Capitol
George W. Wickersham
Wets
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Williamson
Treasury
Department of Justice
Wickersham
Alienists Test Mental Status of Henderson
Two alienists examined Benjamin Henderson, ex-cashier of the Camargo Bank, at the County Jail to assess whether mental derangement played a role in his disappearance last December and return home last week. Prosecutor Schwab reported the inquiry focused on mental and physical condition. Henderson faces embezzlement charges and may mount an insanity defense. His wife said she believed something was wrong with him. the psychiatrists’ findings were not disclosed.
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Benjamin Henderson
Camargo Bank
Madeira
David Wolfstein
James Gould
Nelson Schwab
Henderson
Albuquerque
CN. M
Lynn Black
Indian Still Rangers
William M. Anderson
Schwab
Madisonville
Leaders hope against civil unrest at India fete
London reports tension over Independence Day as Gandhi calls for peaceful means. Police monitor protests after raid in Poona district and a Bengali youth arrest. Calcutta civic body votes to fly the Indian Nationalist flag on municipal buildings, replacing the British Union Jack.
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London
India
England
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
Poona
Calcutta
Municipal Corporation
Gupta
A Chance for Chicago Faces a Civic Debt Crisis
AAP columnist describes Chicago facing a municipal fiscal stalemate with unpaid 40 000 city county and school workers and a reform plan backed by Silas H Strawn. The piece notes a tense standoff among Mayor and City Council and a potential outside champion with a $20 000 000 pledge.
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Roderick M. Grant
Associated Press
Chicago
America
Cook County
City Hall
Silas H. Strawn
Citizens’ Relief Committee
More Flexible Tariff Favored by McCulloch in Meeting
McCulloch advocates a more flexible tariff approach during a meeting, arguing it could better align with market needs. The discussion centers on adjusting rates to encourage competition and respond to consumer demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McUlloch
McCulloch Charts Pro-National Policy Tour In Ohio
Senator Roscoe C. McCulloch addressed Cincinnati’s Commercial Club in a keynote urging a sane forward looking tariff policy as protection fuels business prosperity. He praised Hoover and asserted the nation’s sound finances, rising living standards, and strong educational gains while signaling his campaign for the Senate nomination.
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Hoover
Roscoe C. McCulloch
Cincinnati Commercial Club
Queen City Club
Ohio
Commercial Club
People of
Senate
Theodore E. Burton
Senator McCulloch
McCulloch
America
United States
Herbert
Comedian Lauder Enriched by Rockefellers Dimes
In Daytona Beach on January 25 Harry Lauder received a shiny dime from John D. Rockefeller Sr with a joke about keeping money in the family. Rockefeller added more dimes for his wife children and grandchildren as the comedian thanked him.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Harry Lauder
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Lauder
Enrique Miles Tests Triangle Chute In Jump
Enrique Miles of Norwood, a local aviation enthusiast, made his first parachute jump using the triangle para chute by Maj. E. L. Hoffman of Dayton. He braved bitter cold and questionable conditions at Lunken Airport with Capt. J. G. Colgan noting the feat as unprecedented under such weather. Rex Harker of Embry-Riddle piloted Miles as he donned windbreakers in the effort.
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Enrique Miles
Norwood
E. L. Hoffman
Dayton
Miles
Lunken
J. G. Colgan
Air Corps
Capt. Colgan
Cinecinnatians
Rex Harker
Embry-Riddle Company
Senate amends tariff bill ending port courtesy for officials
In Washington on January 25 the Senate adopted an amendment to deprive high government officials and others returning from foreign countries of port courtesy and free entry or special privileges in baggage examination. The change does not exempt goods from duty and excludes the Diplomatic Corps. Senator Harrison led the move, with Senator Fess commenting. the proposal to strike a duty-free limit for American tourists failed 43 to 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Harrison
Dem
Treasury Department
House
Diplomatic Corps
Fess
Couzens
Rep
Mich
Michigan
Ten Hurt as Police Break Up New York Communist Demonstration
About one thousand protesters gathered in front of City Hall to mourn Steve Katovis and protest a strike incident in the Bronx. Police formed a wedge, split the crowd into three groups, and used clubs and horses to disperse them injuring ten people including Robert Minor.
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New York
Steve Katovis
Bronx
Herbert Benjamin
Communist Party
New York City
Grover A. Whalen
Roger Baldwin
American Civil Liberties Union
Robert Minor
The
Daily Worker
Minor
Samuel Minowitz
Rescue Ships Ready If Byrd Party Stranded In Antarctic Ice
Washington officials said all rescue options would be mobilized if Byrd and crew cannot leave Little America before March. Norwegian whalers and ice breaking ships offered assistance, and the U S Coast Guard would deploy the ice breaker Northland if needed. American and Norwegian officials pledged full cooperation to relieve the expedition.
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U.S
Byrd
Antarctic
Washington
Little America
South Pole
Ross Sea
State Department
Coast Guard
Northland
B. M. Chiswell
Billard
Swenson
Oslo
Son Serves Summons On Blind Mother To Cut His Support
In Chicago, 1936, Leo Edelstein, manager of a shoe-store chain, served a court summons to his blind invalid mother Ida Edelstein to reduce or sever his weekly $12 support. His sister reported the gesture, and the mother was taken to court in blankets. Judge I L Weaver refused to cut the payments and suggested possible increase.
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Chicago
Leo Edelstein
Ida Edelstein
Edelstein
World War hero defends image in divorce dispute
John FE Phillips, a World War I veteran cited seven times for bravery, denies being a golddigger as his wife, who inherited $100,000, seeks divorce. He says he saved four young women in a December fire and disputes service of divorce papers while a judge reviews the case.
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Chicago
John FE
Phillips
Parrot gets $500 trust for care under Hand will
Racine Wis Jan 25 in a psittacosis era a par rot is psitting pretty under Margaret C Hand’s will filed today $500 is set aside to provide good care of the remaining years of her pet parrakeet.
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Racine, Wis
Margaret C. Hand
Liquor Case Hinges on Hairline Details at Hearing
United States Commissioner August Siemon explored a liquor violation case involving John Hesse a 34 year old self styled bookmaker arrested for selling three drinks of whisky and four bottles of beer. The affidavit portrayed Hesse with curly black hair and a tall thin appearance contrasting his claimed measurements.
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United States
August Siemon
John Hesse
Woodburn Avenue
Hesse
Bill
John Doe
John
John Martin
Carthage Pike
Dyer to Seek Repeal If Justice Dept Harsh on Youth
Representative Dyer of Missouri warned in the House he would push repeal of the federal automobile theft act unless the Justice Department shows more humaneness in prosecuting youths. He cited more than 200 boys aged 12 to 22 in federal penitentiaries and reformatories due to convictions under the act.
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Washington
Dyer
Rep
House
Justice Department
Curtis Celebrates Seventieth Birthday Amid bipartisan Praise
Charles Curtis, long time Kansas senator and current vice president, marked his 70th birthday as lawmakers from both parties offered tributes. Senators Copeland Ashurst Moses Blease Heflin lauded his career and potential to lead, praising his service and inspirational life.
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Washington
Charles Curtis
United States
Senate
Copeland
Dem
N. Y
Curtis
Kansas
Naval conference stalemate over France Italy parity issue
At the London talks French Premier Tardieu and Italian Foreign Minister Grandi failed to yield on naval parity. Grandi stressed Italy’s coast defenses and food limits while insisting on relative parity with stronger continental fleets. Hope remains for next week’s meetings as no side concedes. American push to tackle battleship tonnage first was blocked by the United States delegation aided by Senator Robinson and Secretary Adams.
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London
Dino Grandi
Andre Tardieu
Tardieu
France
Three Seas
Britain
Europe
Signor Grandi
Italy
Mediterranean
Milan
Turin
John L. Balderston
New York World News Service
United States
Joseph Robinson
Dem
Ark
Charles Francis Adams
Robinson
State Hughes
Washington
America
Weather Forecast Summaries for Several States
The report notes Ohio rising temps in the west with Sunday clouds and Monday rain or snow in the north and south. Kentucky grows cloudier Sunday into Monday with rain and warmer. Tennessee sees fair is Sunday and Monday rain with warmth. West Virginia fair but colder north Sunday, cloudy and warmer with rain or snow later. Indiana fair Sunday, unsettled Monday with snow possible in the north and rain or snow in the south as temperatures rise. The piece includes a temperature table with cities such as Eastport Nashville St Louis and Denver showing highs lows and precipitation along with wind and sky conditions.
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Ohios
West
South
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Indiana
Eastport
Louisvilla
Boston
Pela
Nashville
Fiat
St. Louis
A . Ee Ae C
Praha Bo ‘Snipes
Denver
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Red Cross
Columbia River
Oregon
Missouri
President
Mr. Wickersham
Mabel
Willebrandt
Department
Wayne Wheeler
Wickersham Commission
House Judiciary Committee
Wayne B. Wheeler
Hobart A. Hare
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Citizen's Committee
Tariff Board
Queen City
Enrique
Bismarck
N. D
Arctic
Clara Bow
Harry Richman
Clara
West Coast
Deluge
Ashurst
Ariz
Moses
N. H
Blease
S. C
United States of America
Heflin
Ala
Grandi
Salvatore Cortesi
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