Mississippi Troops Deployed As Levees Fail Threatening Floods
Across north Mississippi authorities activated state troops after vandals dynamited several levees along the Tallahatchie and Leflore counties causing floods that inundated Philipp and surrounding farmland. Private guards and locals reported gunfire and a 40 foot breach. The incident prompted a mobilization of state troops and heightened river warnings along the Yaloo and nearby waters.
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Honey Island
Belton
Harlem Merchants Ask Governor to Guard Against Disorder
New York dispatch reports Harlem merchants appealing to Governor Lehman for troops after a night of rioting and looting in the negro center. Police contained bands of attackers as one person died and several injured, amid claims a radical group spread false reports of a boy’s death. Mayor LaGuardia forms a six member, black majority committee to study causes and safeguards.
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Merchants’ Association
New York
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Great Negro Center
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Dust Storm Devastates Southwest as Deaths Rise
Dust storms from New Mexico to the Great Lakes slow traffic close schools and shut trains and planes. Doctors report dust pneumonia and two year old Joseph Bernard Meier dies in Hays Kansas. Dozens more deaths blamed on suffocation accidents and illness across affected states.
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Chisago
Illinois
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Greenfield
Weather Bureau
Washington
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Texas
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Kansas Highway Commission
Gasoline Price Rise Announced by Standard Oil
CHICAGO March 21 An increase of three tenths of a cent per gallon will take effect Friday March 22 in Michigan Indiana Illinois Minnesota Iowa Missouri Kansas and the Dakotas. The rise applies to tank wagon and service station prices. Sioux City East defeats Clarinda 35 to 23 in the opening Iowa state basketball tournament contest at Cedar Falls.
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Iowa
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Standard Ol Company of Indians
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Cedar Falls
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Clarinda
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Water Goes Over Dam Here Today
A river surge caused water to flow over the Tuird straat dam on the James River for the first time in years. Gauges at the Armour intake recorded about an inch rise per hour, with the level roughly Tai inches above the low mark two months earlier, signaling a rise of over six feet as observers gathered at the Third Street bridge.
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James River
Armour Intake
Armour Plant
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Senate Rejects LaFollette Plan for Public Works Funding
The Senate voted 78 to 8 against the LaFollette amendment to add 5 billion dollars for public works to the relief bill. Supporters included Bilbo Castigah Neely and Thomas, LaFollette, Cutting, Frazier Nye, while Campbell in Daytona Beach abandoned attempts to break his speed record, Crating Bluebird for England.
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Mar
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Senate
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Castigah
Neely
Thomas
Utah
Cutting
Frazier
Nye
Daytona Beach
Fla
Malcolm” Campball
Bluebird
England
Liquor Forms Placement Amid Pending Rulings
The state liquor control commission began distributing license application forms for package and sale dealers, wholesalers, solicitors, transportation firms, dining cars, and high point beer licenses. Fees include a $100 annual high point beer charge, pro rated for partial years, with forms awaiting attorney general rulings.
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Attorney General
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Liquor Control Duo
State Commissior
Gunnison
Walter Conway
Weather outlook for Huren and Vicinity and South Dakota
Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday with little temperature change. In South Dakota the south portion will be warmer tonight while overall conditions remain largely cloudy.
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South Dakota
South Portion
Leaders Move For Speedy Action On Bonus Legislation
Washington reports the House moved to wind up debate on the bonus bill and start voting on compromise amendments. The Patman and Vinson bills clash over cash payments versus negotiable bonds, with leaders aiming for a quick decision before tomorrow. Rep. Cochran and others urged a Tydings Andrews Cochran Mac Reynolds compromise while critics blamed Roosevelt’s spending for the drive. The Patman camp favors $2.0 billion in new currency. Vinson backs a bond plan. Rep. Lucas of Illinois warned cash plus currency provisions conflict with the plan.
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Kentucky
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North Dakota
American Legion
Lucas
Ilinois
Liem Named to State Athletic Commission in Pierre
Harry M. Liem former athletic director at Huron College was appointed by Governor Tom Berry to the state athletic commission for a three year term. He replaces Dr. Gle Tarbell of Watertown and is a former Carleton College athlete who later worked in Pierre with the sporting goods firm Tredgway. He is an ex service man and a graduate of Carleton College Northfield Minnesota.
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Harry M. Liem
Huron College
Tom Berry
State Athletic Commission
Glec Tarbell
Watertown
Tredgway
Liem
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
Political mudslinging over Ohio relief costs heats up
Washington reports a slugfest between Ohio Governor Davey and Hopkins over relief funding. Hopkins accuses Davey of mismanaging state relief while demanding higher state contributions, prompting Davey to counter with federal misallocation charges. The national spotlight grows as both sides trade accusations.
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Federal Emergency Reef
Germany Rebuffs France Italy Protest Over Versailles Pledge
The Associated Press reports Germany refused to receive notes from France and Italy protesting its rearmament, saying the protests do not reflect the actual situation. France and Italy summoned their ambassadors to report the reaction as a grave crisis for the League of Nations, while Mussolini prepared to address parliament. France formally requested a League examination of Germany’s actions.
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Baron Konstain von Neurath
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Foreign Office
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League of Nations Council
Hot Springs Man Guilty On Arson Charge
Kari Christensen of Hot Springs was convicted by a circuit court jury of arson for burning his home on October 23 to collect $3,200 in insurance. State Insurance Commissioner W. J. Dawson described the plan as elaborate, including an alarm clock setup intended to trigger the fire at daybreak. Christensen is a jeweler.
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Pierre
Mar
W. J. Dawson
Kari Christensen
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Dawson
South Dakota
el Christansen
Pope Plans Peace Encyclical and Allocution
Vatican dispatch notes Pope Pius is drafting a world peace allocution reacting to Germany's arms decision. He will read it to cardinals in an April secret consistory and publish an encyclical at Holy Year’s end urging peace and disarmament.
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Mar
Pius
Germany
Preaig
Pops
Study Report On German Situation
Roosevelt and advisers study a British embassy briefing on Germany's rearmament. Ray Atherton delivers the London dispatch as officials weigh U S response. No decision reported, though a protest under the German American peace treaty is under consideration.
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Mar
Roosevelt
London
Germany
Ray Atherton
Foreign Office
John Bimon
State Department
United States
Burnetpean
State Department of Fields
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Hoover to East Next Month for NY Life Board Meeting
Former President Herbert Hoover is expected to travel east next month to attend the April 10 regular meeting of the board of directors of the New York Life Insurance Company, of which he is a member. Secretary Paul Sexson confirmed the plan.
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Herbert Hoover
New York Life Insurance Company
Paul Sexson
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