Wave of Destruction Strikes Burin Peninsula Coast
Eyewitness accounts describe a sudden wall of water that devastated Burin Peninsula communities after an earthquake. Death toll officially 22, unofficially up to 40, with bridges and roads washed out cutting off villages. Government steamers head to deliver provisions and medical aid as rescuers search for survivors.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Burin Peninsula
Stricker
Revenue
Des
Miller
Burin
Lamaline
Bruin
G. A. Bartlett
Legislative Council
St Louis broker dies after alleged poison intake
John F. Betts, a member of Drummond Petts and Company and of the St Louis Stock Exchange, died in a hospital after reportedly swallowing poison at his home in St Louis on November 23. Family members were not releasing details pending a forthcoming statement.
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ST. Louis
John F. Betts
New York
Betts
Drummond, Petts , and Company
St. Lou's Stock Exchange
Gasoline War Is On In Three Cities of State
A two cent fuel price cut takes effect today in Birmingham Montgomery and Mobile. D G Hubert of Standard Oil in Birmingham announced the move lowering Birmingham’s retail price to 19 cents a gallon. Gulf Refining Pan American Shell and General Oil announced similar reductions.
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Birmingham
Ala
D. G. Hubert
Standard Oil Company
Hubert
Montgomery
Mobile
Gulf Refining Co
Pan-American
Shell
General Oil
Aged Tammanay official Voorhis extends historic prayer
John K. R. Voorhis, 101, grand sachem of Yammy and president of the New York city board of elections, reads a long form Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep prayer. He notes the prayer taught on his mother's knee and to millions, kept in Mind as he contemplates life beyond.
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New York
John KR. Voorhis
Mr. Voorhis
Prohibition to Be Argued When Congress Meets
Washington report notes hundreds of anti prohibition bills awaiting action as the December 2 session opens. Wet advocates vow to press for repeal and new laws while dr y forces plan a militant program at a Detroit convention. Only five related acts have been enacted since the Volstead Act with most proposals dying in committees.
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Marguerite Young
Associated Pross
Washington
National Capitol
Congress
Laguardia
New York
Scott McBridge
Anti-Saloon League
Detroit
Customs and Prohibition
Treasury
France
Senator Lodge
New Jersey
Senate Judiciary Committee
Capitol
Kert
Senate ends tariff fight as Republicans drift and adjourn
The Senate adjourned a weeklong tariff stalemate with a partial bill revision less than half finished. A new trio of junior Republicans aligned with the president, while party factions reshaped control. December will focus on seating Vare and tax cuts as Hoover's stance on tariff aims remains unclear.
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Senate
Washington
UPI
House of
Curtis
Heflin
Alabama
Fess
Ohio
William S. Vare
Pennsylvania
Vare
Hoover
Construction Permit Extension for Station WSB
The Atlanta Journal company received a 60 day extension from the FCC for radio station WSB as rains delayed erection. The commission meanwhile licensed WRBC in Birmingham Alabama to operate on 1210 kilocycles at 100 watts with unlimited time, to be owned and operated by a furniture company.
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Washington
Atlanta Journal Company
WS O
Radio Commssion
John S. Cohen
Upprbc
Jirringhim
Ala
Italian doctor ennobled for service to Savoy
In Turin on November 23 a doctor who assisted at the birth of Crown Prince Humbert has been made Count Giovanni Quirico honoring thirty years of service to the House of Savoy.
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Turin
Italy
Humbert
House of Savoy
Giovanni Quirico
Hoover urges citizens to maintain faith in business conditions
President Hoover calls on the American public and leaders in industry transport and finance to support prosperity reassurance exists despite stock market collapse He cites statistics and assurances from industrial leaders that no wage cuts will occur and government agencies are functioning to bolster confidence and stabilize prices
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Hoover
Washington
Amers
Arenca
Hoover Arke
Vaden Caine
Cary Song
Panttwd
Hoover Keeps Medicine Ball Exercise In Snow
Snow covered the White House grounds but President Hoover carried on with his morning medicine ball workout on the south lawn. He and his companions tossed the ball despite heavy wet snow and ongoing snowfall around them.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
END OF REIGN NEARS FOR CLEMENCEAU DISCLOSED
Paris reports tell of Georges Clemenceau's final illness as his doctors warn death could occur within 24 hours. The dying former premier expressed wishes to die among men with no women or tears present, while nurse Sister Theoneste was asked to leave when death approached.
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Paris
Georges Clemenceau
Degennes
Clemenceau
Theoneste
Laubry
Prof. Gosset
Alfred Dreyfus
Dreyfus
Congress Weekends with Tariff Debate and Adjournment
The report notes Congress adjourned sine die while Senate and House paused after debates on tariff policy. Senator Kent urged blame on tariff coalition for stock market disturbances and Lieutenant Colonel Robins was confirmed to the California debris commission. The Fed radio inquiry and cotton trade hearings were postponed, and Tom Mooney pressed pardons review for the San Francisco blast case.
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Senate
Sion
Fred J. Kent
New York
Thomas M. Robins
California Debris Commission
Federation Radio Commission
Senate Agriculture
Icembheral
Cotton Exchange
Congress
San Francisco
Tom Mooney
Weather summary for Alabama with frost risk
Mostly cloudy conditions persist across Alabama with freezing temperatures forecast in the north tonight. Frost likely in southern ports and light precipitation or mist possible elsewhere.
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Alabama
Sonth Portem
Sanday
Milder Weather forecast Sunday across Dixie
Snow and wind chilled the region as partial relief from winter weather nears. Fatalities reported in Arkansas from a snowstorm and traffic incidents, with several injured. Temperatures expected to rise late today or tomorrow, while parts of the Carolinas Virginia and Georgia face flurries.
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Arkansas
Associated Press
South Today
Vangierang
Mississippi
Tenne
Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
Aids
Florida
Georgia
Carolinas
Times
Weath
Rothstein Case Delayed to Early Next Week New York
The Rothstein murder trial of George A. McManus was adjourned over the weekend as juror Eugene A. Riker sought relief. Judge Charles G. Nott ordered a physician’s exam and possible recall of a substitute juror, likely pushing proceedings about four days and delaying testimony.
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New York
George A. McManus
Arnold Rothstein
Fugene A. Riker
Charles G. Nott
Nott
Riker
Uve
Rothstein
McManus
Roth
Ford Plans New Models Amid Plant Closure News
Reports from Detroit indicate Ford Motor Company prepares new models while the Denver plant remains closed. Officials suggest production shifts to meet demand for a mid price range Ford, with a model to replace the Model A strategy.
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Ford
Denver
Senator Black Views on Muscle Shoals Plan Options
Senator Black urged unity among Shoals backers and said disposition of the properties is nearer after the armistice lull. He backed a private Cyanamid operation or government leasing with strict nitrate production guarantees and power supply, to benefit districts and limit profits, urging open bids and no disguised offers.
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James H. Taylor
Muscle Shoals
Black
Congress
Shoals
Compas
Blo
Geeara Falls
Canada
Alabama
Senttor Black Ea
Federal Power Commission
Wilaon Dam
Hoare
Seguhor Black
Alabama Power Company
Senate
Wilson Dam
Huge Y. Tia
Amtima
Lator Black
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Manufactur Fertilzer
Twili
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