Gas explosion kills and injures miners at Gilberton mine
Six miners were killed and two were missing as a gas explosion rocked the Gilberton colliery of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co. More than 50 others were overcome by black damp fumes, with rescuers racing to reach affected workers. Over 200 men were in the mine at the time and many were removed within hours.
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Gilberton, Pa
Gilberton
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Draper
United States Bureau of Mines
Panther Creek
Coal Company
Miners Trapped After Gilberton Mine Blast in Pottsville
A powerful explosion at the Gilberton mine of Philadel Company traps more than twenty miners on the sixth level. Officials say casualties unknown as ambulances rush to Pottsville area scenes. cause not yet determined, with rescue crews bringing several men out.
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Pottsville
Gilberton
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
British Tanker Valverda Afire Off Atlantic Coast
The British oil tanker Valverda burned at sea with flames threatening radio failure. Six ships focused on the distress 1000 miles east of the Florida coast as Frobisher and Saarland moved to render aid. Arthur Moye suffered a flu relapse.
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Halifax
Valverda
Canada
Florida
Frobisher
Alverde
Saarland
Arthur Moye
Direct ruling on NRA to be given by high tribunal
The Supreme Court promised a direct ruling on the constitutionality of the National Industrial Recovery Act. It will review a federal judge’s decision invalidating the recovery act and the timber and lumber code in a test case against Alabama producer William E. Belcher. The court previously struck down section 9C of the act regulating oil, ruling Congress overextended authority. Belcher faced indictment for code violations related to hours and wages.
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Washington
Supreme Court
W. I. Grubb
Alabama
William E. Belcher
High Court
Congress
Belcher
Arrest in hit and run case shocks Dothan
Sheriff Alex May announced the arrest of Bascomb Guilford 30 of Dadeville on charges connected with the death of Judge Henry A. Pearce struck by a hit and run driver weeks earlier. Guilford denied the charge claiming innocence and saying someone in the car talked. A Dothan Eagle reward exceeding 500 dollars prompted tips leading to the arrest. Guilford was hospitalized with mumps and high fever before bond set at 2000 dollars.
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Dothan
Ala
Alex May
Bascomb Guilford
Dadeville
Henry A. Pearce
May
Guilford
Pearce
Japanese freighter Hokuman Maru in distress at sea
Globe Wireless reports the Hokuman Maru a Japanese freighter sailing from Vancouver to Osaka with a starboard list of 17 degrees and taking on water. The ship 49.37 N 129.54 W several miles west of Cape Flattery sent an SOS asking for immediate aid and could only make three knots.
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San Francisco
Globe Wireless
Vancouver
B. C
Osaka
Japan
Cape Flattery
Severe cold wave grips Alabama with snow and rain
A blustery storm brings a brutal cold spell to Alabama, with rain turning to snow and gale force winds. Temperatures 4 to 14 degrees rise in the south as the weather sweep leaves roads slick and dangerous, marking the coldest period since December.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Winter Cold Grips Central States Amid Snow and Blizzards
A severe cold wave from the western plains sweeps the central United States with gales and blizzards. Subzero readings plague Nebraska and Minnesota cities as snow and fog reduce visibility and traffic accidents rise. Minnesota, North Dakota, and Iowa report heavy flurries associated with the deepening cold.
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Central States
Plains
Nebraska
Ainsworth
Lincoln
Brainard
Minn
Williston
N. D
Fargo
Minneapolis
St. Paul
States
Minnesota
Severe Cold Wave After Floods Hit Mississippi Valley
In Memphis and surrounding areas heavy rains and floods submerge land across Mississippi Arkansas and Tennessee. The Mississippi River stood at 19.1 feet with more rises expected. Cold temperatures predicted with a severe cold wave tonight. Floodwaters devastate Coldwater Mississippi with at least two deaths and hundreds at risk. Red Cross mobilizes as Jackson Tennessee receives refugees and power outages persist.
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Memphis
Tenn
F. W. Brist
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Coldwater
Miss
Jackson
Red Cross
Winter Storm Blacks Gulf Coast and Mississippi River Region
A sweeping winter storm from the northwest brought zero degree winds to the Southwest, flooding in Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana and marooning residents. Highways blocked and rescues by boat were reported with two drownings near Senatobia Mississippi as an automobile stalled in a flooded gulch.
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New Orleans
Florida
Arkansa
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Senatobia
Miss
Governor Pleased By Prison Visit Sparks Alabama Interest
Governor Bibb Graves, back from tours of Kilby Wetumpka and Speigner state prisons, greeted delegations and individuals from across Alabama. He described the facilities as very nice and his Capitol offices were crowded with office seekers and well-wishers as the week began.
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Montgomery
Ala
Kilby
Weteumpka
Speigner
Bibb Graves
State Capitol
Serge
Mooney Loses Appeal Over Writ Request in Bombing Case
Thomas J. Mooney must stay at San Quentin after the Supreme Court refused to review his bid to file habeas corpus proceedings. The 51-year-old inmate argued he was imprisoned on perjured evidence for the 1916 Preparedness Day parade bombing that killed 10 and wounded 44. State Attorney General A. R. Webb said California cannot reopen the case. relief would require legislative change or a gubernatorial pardon, with four governors already denying mercy. Merriam awaits a ruling.
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Washington
Thomas J. Mooney
San Quentin Penitentiary
San Francisco
Supreme Court
California
Mooney
Webb
Frank F. Merriam
Tennessee urged to back FDR program and labor reforms
Secretary of Labor Perkins urged Nashville lawmakers to enact Roosevelt era measures including ratifying the child labor amendment and banning night work for women. He pressed for a 48 hour maximum, a minimum wage board for women, Wagner-Peyser public employment cooperation, wider workers compensation coverage, and safety health and sanitary improvements in workplaces.
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Nashville
Tenn
Roosevelt
Tennesse General Assembly
Perkins
State Labor Department
Jacobs
Man Critically Hurt by Axe Blow in Hartselle
Price Puckett of Hartselle, 35, is in critical condition at Benevolent Society Hospital after an axe blow to the head Sunday afternoon near the old fairgrounds. Police seek Robert Morgan for questioning as Chief Les Williams notes the injury followed an altercation.
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Price Puckett
Hartselle
Benevolent Society
Robert Morgan
Les Williams
Puckett
Morgan
Old Fair Grounds
Drinkard-Howes
Morgan County Board Voters Unanimously Approve Sanitorium Funding
The Morgan County Board of Revenue approved a $300 monthly appropriation for March 1 1935 toward the Tuberculosis Sanitorium plus $1,800 from securities. The plan funds equipment with a $6,000 fundraising target, aiding start of operation of the facility gifted by the Federal Government at a $50,000 cost.
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Morgan County Board of Revenue
Morgan County
Baynard Malone
Manarch
Rowe
Burleson
Meadows and
Lynn
Board of Revenue
Health Service
Special Counsel Named in Morgan County Shooting Case
Sam Sherrill says special counsel will assist Solicitor Melvin Hutson in prosecuting Frank Callahan in the Morgan county jail. A preliminary hearing is not yet arranged and the Morgan county grand jury will convene February 18 to investigate. Finis St. John of Cullman leads Callahan's defense with more out of town lawyers expected.
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Sam Sherrill
John Russell Sherrill
Melvin Hutson
Frank Callahan
Morgan County
Sherrill
Bailey
Callahan
Morgan County Grand Jury
Finis St. John
Cullman
North Alabama
Decatur
Butler County school funds rescinded by Ickes
Public Works Administrator Ickes announced the return of an allotment for Butler County Alabama school construction totaling 78,200 dollars. The action came after the applicant requested cancellation of the funding.
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Washington
Public Works
Ickes
Butler County
Ala
Police press hunt for Karpis widens Atlantic City escape ends
Harry Campbell, ally of Alvin Karpis, was fatally wounded in a machine gun escape from a police trap. The pair fled in mismatched clothing, prompting alerts to clothing stores and hospitals. Federal agents scrutinize their route, linking the Bremer Kidnap gang back to the Pacific coast as authorities chase new leads.
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John Lear
Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Harry Campbell
Alvin Karpis
Karpis
Campbell Karpis
Washington
Campbell
Bremer
Pacific Coast
Johnnie Roberts Joins Brothers Stores at New Location
Johnnie Roberts, after eight years with a local food group, has accepted a position with Brothers Stores at their new address 523 Second Avenue. Friends here wish him success in his new connection.
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Johnnie .Roberts
Brothers
Second Avenue
Mr. Roberts
Congress Works On President's Program
The nine justices delay ruling on Roosevelt money policies while Congress acts on social security and relief. The House backs a $4.88 billion work relief fund and debates funding limits for unemployed veterans. Edwin Witte testifies on a federal old age pension plan amid push for utility regulation and munitions hearings resume.
Choir Rehearsal at St John's Episcopal Church
The St John s Episcopal boys choir will meet Wednesday evening at 7 80 o clock for rehearsals John Potter is able to be out after having read an attack of flu
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
John Potter
Red
Plans Approved For Limestone Bridge Near Oliver Ala
The War Department approved plans submitted by the Tennessee Valley Authority for a bridge across Elk river near Oliver on the Athens Florence highway. The new structure will replace the existing bridge due to the expected rise in water level from the Jos Wheeler Dam construction.
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Washington
War Department
Tennessee Valley Authority
Elk River
Oliver
Ala
Athens- Florence
Jos Wheeler Dam
Hauptmann case shows assets rose after ransom paid
A government accountant testified that Bruno Hauptmann's assets swelled by 44,486 after the Lindbergh ransom, as the state prepared to show the car tied to Hauptmann and a ladder sighting. Other testimony covered a diary, Fisch links, and margin accounts tied to the case.
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William A. Kinney
Associated Press
Flemingto
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Steal
Isador Fisch
New York
Albert D. Kurtz
Fisch
Germany
Curt Schwarz
Bronx
Schwartz
John
St. Raymond’s Cemetery
The
John F
Jassie) Condon
Condon
Robert Grant
Hastings-on-Hudson
N. Y
Manly
Grant
William E. Frank
Treasury
Thomas W. Trenchard
Frank
Hauptman’s
David T. Wilentz
Weather report from Tennessee and Alabama warnings
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 6.4 feet as rain began to taper. Temperatures ranged from a high of 70 to a low of 47 with around 0.6 inches of rain. In Alabama rain was expected to switch to snow with a severe cold wave, lows from 4 to 14 degrees in the north and 14 to 22 in the south, and a 22 degree coastal reading tonight with Tuesday sunshine and colder conditions in the east and south.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Grubb
Basecomb Guilford
Supreme Body
Miss Perkins
Assembly of Tennessee
Special Counsel For Prosecution
Sherrills
Butler
Stars
Jersey
Bruno Hauptmann
Ella Achenbach
Flemington
Pal
Johnnie Roberts
Janee Aede
Toda
San Quentin
Roceovelt
House
Ways and Means
Appropriations
Buchanan
Senate
Edwin E. Witte
Pephanne
White House
Ing
Power and Trade Commissions
Senate Munitions Committee
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
House Appropriations Committee
Morgenthau
Daniel W. Bell
Christian J. Peoples
Tex
Hopewell
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