Ambitious Mexican Government Plan Gains Ground
Mexico City reports federal troops encircle western states Dalixen Michoacan Agias Acientes and Colima with air and ground assaults. Infantry cavalry and artillery back aerial bombing to disrupt rebel hands as U S Douglas aircraft are seen assisting in locating rebel strongholds and anti government bands across rugged mountain areas.
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Mexico City
Dalixen
Michoacan
Agias Acientes
Colima
Mesicati
Tyo
United States
Statue of Christ statue blown up near Mexico City
Reports from Guanajuato and Mexico City indicate a statue of Christ on a hill near a town revered by Catholics was removed by dynamite several days ago. The monument, funded by Mexican Catholics, stood at the country’s geographic center and was dedicated by a papal nuncio.
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Mexico City
Silas
Guahsajuate
Christ
Dynamie
Mexico
Filippi
Bulding
Infant strangled by crazed mother in Akron case
Aeveland February report states Mrs Jeanor Presley, age 32, tonight confessed to strangling her three week old infant and placing a towel over its face to avoid facing poverty she has endured.
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Aeveland
Jeanor Presley
Tonght
Lords and Commons gather for last session of parliament
Westminster-set scene as Parliament opens with moves toward a general election likely in 1922. Disarmament, League Nations, empire issues preoccupy ministers while the Anglican prayer book dispute reenters Commons. Baldwin, Lloyd George, and MacDonald prepare for year’s polarizing political battles and the equal franchise bill looms with 5 million new voters.
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Lenton
Westminster
League Nations
Austen Chamberlain
Tiffin Church
Church
of England
House of Commons
Stanley Baldwin
London
Worcestershire
MacDonald
Scotland
America
David Lloyd George
Bravn
Bill
Jefferson Canyon picked for Montana highway project
Montana's State Highway Commission selected the Jefferson Canyon route for the Three Forks to Whitehall Yellowstone Trail project as the better option, pending an unconditional easement from the Northern Pacific Railroad. The Jefferson route would cost about 946,5000 total to Cardwell and Willow Creek points, with construction estimated at 250,000 and two years. it would shorten the trail by roughly 1½ miles and eliminate Harrison hill. Delegations from Three Forks, Willow Creek, and nearby towns attended hearings in Helena to press for approval.
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Montanas
Cardwell
Willow Creek
Jefferson Canyon
Antelope Creek
Jeffersonanyon Thule
Montana
Harrison Hill
Three Forks
Helena
Budapest to Host Naked Negro Dancing Girl for Month
Vienna moved to decide if Jo el, an American dancer, may perform on stage. Budapest promoters signed her for a month with a reported $10,000 for herself and expenses. Last year she failed to fulfill an engagement, citing alleged underage status, prompting parliamentary protest and ongoing discussion.
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Vienna
Joel
Budapest
Three Florida Banks Close and Run on Fourth Bank
An anonymous letter campaign led to temporary closes of Southern Bank and Trust Citizens Bank and Bank of Allapattah in Main, Florida. Ernest Amos, state comptroller, took control of the Southern Bank and Trust, citing withdrawals, while a run on the First National prompted a $7,000 boost from the Jacksonville Federal Reserve to bolster cash reserves.
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Main
Fla
Federal Reserve
Jacksonville
First National Bank
Ernest Amos
Southern Bank and Trust Company
Citizens Bank
Amos
Story of Ten Men on Ige Floe Disproven by Planes
Buffalo dispatch reports that belief in ten fishermen marooned on a drifting ice floe in Lake Erie was disproved when two airplanes flew over the lower lake and found no trace of them.
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Ige Floe
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Senate passes radio commission extension bill
The senate approved a bill to extend the life of the radio commission for another year beyond March 15. The measure has not yet cleared the house.
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Washington
Senate
Radio Commission
House
RISING TENSIONS IN MIDWEST RAIL RATE HEARINGS
Reports from Chicago detail two Interstate Commerce Commission hearings on freight rates for farm products, with railroads arguing against lower agricultural tariffs amid wary economic conditions. In Ohio, Belmont County mine unrest risks bringing state guardsmen into relief duties as clashes occur near the Florence mine district, with authorities citing communist influence.
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Chicago
Meres
Middlewest
West
Kenneth F. Burgess
Chicago, Burlington and
Cuuney
Tl. A. Abbott
Alliance
Neb
Middlewestern
Northwestern
United States
W Spergel
Milwaukee, St. Paul
Pacific Raiload
Tilson Again Nominated for Federal Judgeship
Washington February 6 President Coolidge sent Tilson’s name to the Senate for a second confirmation as a United States customs court judge in the middle district of Georgia. Early reports indicate little opposition. Macon Georgia February 6 Judge Tilson says he may prefer his initial aims and is uncertain about accepting the new post.
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Washington
Senate
Willam J. Tilson
Atlanta
Georg
Coolidgs
Tilson
United States Customs
Macon
President Coolidge
Fiery cross frightens town as man warned over marriage
In Rockville Connecticut a flaming cross burned on Pillsbury Hill as Clarence Kellem, a Negro, faced a warning by a party to avoid marrying Beatrice Fuller, 19, who claims descent from a Confederate general and cites Mayflower ancestors. The incident reflects racial tension of the time.
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Rockville
Conn
Pillsbury
Clarence Kellem
Marl
Beatrice Fuller
Miss Fuller
Anerica
Woman dies in church during prayer service in Winona
Katierine Joschak age 69 collapsed while chanting a prayer at St Casmirs Catholic church in Winona Minnesota on February 4. She died shortly after. Nine children survive.
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Winona
Minn
St. Casmirs Catholic Church
Katierine Joschak
Hhildren
Pope Fils Will Mark Anniversary
The Vatican organ notes Pope Pius XII’s sixth anniversary as pope. It laments constrained Catholic liberty and a “blame worthy silence” while avoiding an official ceremony. A commemorative event is set for February 12, the coronation anniversary.
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Pope Fils
Pius
Cataceubs
Binor
Christ
Icle
Mat Aus At Tulsa Ends In A Hot Riot
A Tulsa wrestling meet between Aje Mateen Iy Steapanther and Vat Metini of Omaha ended in a tight scuffle. A dozen bystanders appeared in the ring to break the melee before officials could restore order. The referee ruled Mateen the winner for a foul, but the Tulsa Athletic Commission later overturned the decision declaring no contest and fined each wrestler fifty dollars for the incident.
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Tulsa
Okla
Aje Mateen Iy
Steapanther
Vat Metini
Omaha
Mateenrez
Tulsa Athletic Commission
Rue Tray
Romeh Actinss
Cornell Students Die in Car Crash
Two Cornell University sophomores from Williamsport Pennsylvania were killed in a car crash. The victims were identified as Vthara and Behepi, students at Cornell, while another passenger and the driver survived with injuries.
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Cornell
Cornell University
Franco American Peace Treaty Signed in Secret
Washington February 6 date announced for a Franco American peace treaty signed under unusual circumstances with French ambassador Claudel and Robert E Olds present. The treaty aims to prevent war and outlines a general authority for future similar pacts while the text remains secret until Senate consideration.
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Washington
France
Mm Puelare
Motorag
Faui Claudel
Robert E. Olds
Fuh Root
Jules J. jJusserand
Paris
Nicaragua Operation Questioned by Senate Panel
Senate foreign relations chair Borah urged a full report on Marine use in Nicaragua, but Republican Shortridge blocked the resolution. The move follows protests in the Senate during a week of debate on administration policy, and marks the first such inquiry by leaders of the committee since the Pan American conference opened in Matana. A temporary truce on investigation had been in effect during the parle. Power of Proxy Doubted, Borah was followed by King who sought to test presidential authority for belligerent actions abroad.
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Washington
APJ
Ths
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nicaragua
Shoriidge
Republican
California
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Matana
Borch
King
Utah
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate and Stewart to go to Mat Today on Contempt Charge
Senate and Stewart face contempt proceedings as the case moves to the District of Columbia Supreme Court before Justice Jennings Bailey. Attorney General George W. Wickersham leads the defense against the Chicago operator’s claim that the Senate committee lacked authority.
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Senate
Stewart
Washington
George W. Wickersham
Tait
Robert W. Stewart
Stamford
Jennings Bailey
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Wickersham
Chicago
No Great Allott Seen to Join Church in New York
Fragmentary text notes a church affiliation issue in New York with references to Presbyterian and Methodist groups. It mentions a survey or chart and a tally of converts, but the readable parts do not establish a clear event or outcome. The piece hints at a church league organizing meets to discuss the question.
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New York
Tomertowe
Cavery
Grange Proposes Export Debenture Plan for Farm Aid
National Grange backs an export debenture plan to aid farmers. Rep Kevhaw and Rep Wielosan introduced the measure in Congress while the agriculture committee heard defense of the equalization fee led by J. W. Kilgore from the American Cotton Growers' Exchange. Opposing views were voiced by Rep Aswell of Louisiana.
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Grange
Agriculturs
J. W. Kilgore
Amercan Cotton Growers’ Exchange Legislaive
Aswell
Wi Lowisiana
Pan American Union Status Debated by Havana Delegates
Delegates at Havana debated Pan American Union status and a possible conference to regulate stars, weighing whether a coordinated approach or existing arrangements should prevail. The issue was moved to an end-committee for further review, with American and Argentine representatives noted among those present.
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Pan-American Union
Havana
Gift tied to national debt becomes bank scare
The chancellor of the exchequer seizes a donor gift as a pledge tied to a national debt plan. The instrument, reported in February, involves bankers Toring brothers and trustees and seeks to offset interest and partial extraction of the debt.
Death of Day Due to Anesthetic Shock, LA Case
Los Angeles report states County Surgeon A F Wagner concluded Darby Day Jr died from shock after receiving an anaesthetic before surgery. Day passed Saturday at a Santa Monica hospital. He was the son of a Chicago millionaire.
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Los Angeles
A. F Wagner
Darby DV Jr
Day
Chicago
Cigarette Appetite Saves Man’s Life in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles in February a man, Ray Boythe, 48, nearly died after a failed attempt to quit smoking. A last cigarette led to a desperate act and an explosion that sent him to a psychopathic ward after police involvement. The report notes his life was saved by wanting one more cigarette.
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Los Angeles
Ray Roythe
Ias Monutosmas
Boythe
Lindbergh Flies Into Port au Prince Crowd Cheers Arrival
Lindbergh, the Spirit of St Louis, lands at Port au Prince after a flight from Santo Domingo. A 6000 foot altitude climb and a dramatic approach impress 6000 spectators as the lone eagle of the era completes a bold aerial crossing. The morning tally includes sightings over Santiago de los Caballeros and Cap Haitien before the landing.
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Hart
Port Ai
Vonarien AL Lindbergh
Nin Tomningo
St .Louis
Tandkerch
Santo Domingo
Lindbergh
Santiago de Los Caballeros
Capte Vaitlen
Su. Louis
Prist
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