Floods Sweep Northern States Causing Severe Damage
Detroit february report notes floods across north central states receding as rains stop. ice jams and rising rivers threaten communities in Michigan and Wisconsin while Ontario Thames falls.
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Detroit
Michigan
Thinmis
Wisconsin
Ontario
Thames
Frankemuth
Mich
Saginaw
Vassar
Tuscola County
Clinton River
Mt. Clemens
Lake St. Clair
Mt. Clements
Robert C. Havel
Wisconsia
Kenosha County
Milwaukee
Fox River
Soviets Still Hope To Rescue Savants
Moscow reports two Soviet rescue vessels battled ice and wind as they race to reach four Russian scientists adrift fifty miles off Greenland. A jam in the Arctic ice field threatened the floe bearing the North Pole weather station, prompting the Yermak to join the effort. Commander Ivan Papanin sent a weather update but avoided noting ice movements.
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Moscow
Greenland
Arctic
North Pole
Ivan Papanin
Scientific Party
Italy and Great Britain May Be Drawn Together
London reports a shift toward Anglo Italian rapprochement with Eden briefing Commons on orders to sink at sight any submerged submarines in the western Mediterranean. A 70 ship patrol under the Nyon antipiracy accord remains in effect as Franco British Italian talks hint at closer cooperation.
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London
France
Italy
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
Commons
Mediterranean
GUT LEAD AND ZING TARF TO BE OPPOSED
Spokane Washington February 7 the Northwest Mining association adopted a resolution urging western congressmen and senators to oppose proposed reductions in the lead and zinc tariff The resolution warns the move could endanger about four thousand miners in Coeur dAlene and several hundred more in northeastern Washington President Roger Oscarson called the tariff one of the most serious matters before the group urging all western lawmakers to join the fight
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Spokane
Wash
Northwest Mining Association
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Washington
Association
Roger Oscarson
Thaw Drowns Five Massachusetts Schoolboys
Boston Feb 7 thaw weakened ice claims five Massachusetts schoolboys after two separate pond accidents. George Smith 4 and John Savenski 7 drowned at Curtis pond near Worcester farms. Brockton youths John Malakauska 17 John Kinsella 16 and Norman Kinsella 13 perished after plunging through ice in a wooded area, drowning in about 20 feet of water.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Woonnocket
George Smith
John Savenski
Curtis Pond
Worcester
John Malakauska
John Kinsella
Norman
Brockton
Remembering With Confidence and Audacity in the 1930s
Walter Lippmann recalls Roosevelt’s first year as low mood and uncertain policy. He draws a parallel with Hoover, noting lack of action and party control in Congress. He discusses political risk in changing prices wages and fixed charges, and hints at continued recovery on page 4.
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Hairet
Roosevelt
Washington
Roosevelt, Like Mr. Hoover
Congress
Hoover
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Hoover
Soover
Silent on Naval Plans Prompt U S France Britain Queries
Tokyo officials said no decision yet on replies to formal U S France and Britain questions about Japan's naval building program. Domei reported navy officials oppose disclosing program details as Chiang Kai-shek takes direct command in north central China to halt Japanese advances along the Songhai railway while Japan’s forces breach discipline after Nanking and other central China captures draw a U S protest.
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Tokyo
Navy
United States
France
Great Britain
Japan
Kohi Hirota
Mistumasa Yomi
Questoners
Domei
Faba
Tese Navy
Shanghai
Chiang Kai- Shek
China
Songhai
Chiang
Tientsin-Pukow
Nadking
Suchow
Hwai River
Daps
Cutley
Dome
Iwane Matsui
Nanking
Legislative program pushed by bloc in House
In Washington on February 7 a 34 member group presented President Roosevelt with a 10 point plan. It calls for high taxes on speculation idle wealth and monopoly immediate help for the unemployed via a federal works program a wage hour bill and a simple farm bill to ensure prices at least equal to costs. The program also urges a lax policy based on ability to pay a public works program a national land use plan soil conservation expanded social security coverage and pensions nationalization of banks and the 12 Federal Reserve banks government credit agencies for housing agriculture and small business and public works at cost with a plan to raise and regularize industrial production.
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Washington
Toosevelt
White House
Maverick D
Texas
Federal Reserve Banks
Russian dirigible V6 crash kills 13 near Arctic border
Reuters reports 13 people killed when the Russian airship V6 crashed during a practice flight over the Kandalaksha district near the Arctic Circle. Three others were injured, three crew members survived uninjured, as the craft attempted a Moscow to Murmansk trial flight.
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London
Reuters
Moscow
Kandalaksha
Arctic Circle
Murmansk
Greenland
Wrst
Justice Reed Takes Ninth Judicial Circuit Command
Washington February 7 Chief Justice Hughes announced Justice Stanley Reed would take charge of the ninth circuit embracing California Oregon Nevada Montana Washington Idaho Arizona Alaska and Hawaii. The move shifts the duties from Justice Sutherland while other justices retain their assignments.
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Washington
Hughes
Stanley Reed
Ninth Judicial Circuit
California
Oregon
Nevada
Montana
Idaho
Arizona
Alaska
Hawaii
Thies
Sutherland
Reed
Montana Life rename to Western Life Directors elected
Richard son was elected president of Western Life Insurance at the board of directors meeting after unanimously renaming the company from Montana Life. No personnel changes were needed. The annual report shows assets at 13,986,886.91 and insurance in force at 11,156,464. The firm holds 12,108,966.74 in securities with the state, 17 percent above required. Carl Rasch was named executive board chairman with F A Howard named vice president in charge of mortgage loans. Four directors were reelected.
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R. D. Richarison
Western Ife Insurance Company
Board of Directors
Montana Lite
Western File
Richardson
Western Life Insurance Company
Montana Life Insurance Company
Thsch
Carl Rasch
Gunn, Rasch, Hall and Gunn
Coonsel
Western Life
Harry Cunningham
F A. Howard
Gag rule cloud tag on farm measure debate
Washington Feb 7 The Rules committee moves to limit debate on the administration crop control bill as House leaders plan to push passage in five hours tomorrow. Critics call the draft a gag rule while defenders say speed prevents full disclosure of the measure’s details. Senator Frazier predicts trouble if rushed.
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Washington
Anild
House
Martin
J. Maas
Capitol
Frazier R
Senate-House
Frazier
President Roosevelts Interest On Pending Oil Tax Bill
Washington February 7 Roosevelt showed interest in Bolands oil tax bill. A memorandum to Chairman Doughton of the Ways and Means committee notes the nations oil reserves may be shorter than believed urging a large discovery effort. Bolands bill would tax one cent per gallon on oil used for fuel with diesel exceptions and could raise about 185 million dollars yearly.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Doughton
8. C
Boland
Addit Hon
Gir l Slayers Put On Trial For Bus Driver Death
Newark prosecutors move to seek the death penalty as 20 year old Mather Sohl and 17 year old Genevieve Owens go on trial for the murder during a $2.10 hold up of a bus driver. The two defendants sat quietly as jury selection began.
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Newark
N. J
William A. Wachenfeld
Mrather
Bunny” Sohl
Genevieve Owens
Slaying of Glynn County Rector Probed for Motive
Coroner J D Baldwin said he will thoroughly investigate a possible motive tied to Rev Dr Charles Lee’s outspoken vice views after the Christ Episcopal rector was shot dead in his study at his St Simons Island home. Police search for the weapon and an automobile seen heading toward the pier accompany an inquest planned in Glynn County.
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St. Simons Island
J. D. Baldwin
Glynn County
Charles Lee
Christ Episcopal Church
Rector
Casita
Baldwin
R. A Gould
Glynn
Five Dionne Kiddies Improve After Illness
Callander Ontario AP report states Dr Allan Ros Defoe allowed the Dionne quintuplets to rise from bed for the first time in over a week. The physician said the famous sisters were almost completely recovered from head colds that had kept them confined.
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Callander
Onc
Allan Ros Defoe
Harvey S Firestone Dies at 69 Noted Rubber Magnate
Miami Beach Ohio born Harvey S Firestone died unexpectedly from a heart blood clot in his Akron estate Harbel Villa at age 69. Survived by wife Idabella Smith and sons Russell Harvey Jr Raymond Roger Leonard with funeral planned in Akron. Firestone built a vast rubber empire after moving from Chicago to Akron, retiring as company president in 1932 and remaining chairman while control stayed with the Firestone family.
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Miami Beach
Pla
Poh
Harvey
Pieestone
Harbel Villa
Russell A Firestone
John W. Taftin
Columbus
Chicago
Akron
Pirestone
Firestone Company
Fire Company
Firestone
Firestone Hat
AFL Ousts Three CIO Unions in Labor War
Miami February 7 The American Federation of Labor announced the complete ouster of three big unions allied with the Committee for Industrial Organization the United Mine Workers Mine Mill and Smelter Workers and the Flat Glass Workers. Charters revoked open those fields for AFL affiliates. CIO leader John L Lewis dismissed the move as insignificant. The action follows the CIO alignment in Washington and a revised constitution declaring allegiance to CIO. Continued on Page 3.
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Miami
Fla
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
A.F. of L
United Mine Workers
AF. of L
U.I.C
A.W. of L
Lewis
John L Lewis
Ion
C.10
Washington
AF. of L. Executive Council
Denver
Minera
Mine Union
C.S0
Steel unions and employers meet in New York
The CIO urged U.S. Steel to renew contracts for more than 500 600 men. Officials indicated privately a new contract would be granted to replace the expiring agreement. John L. Lewis joined the conferees as talks continued with no word on wage scale changes.
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New York
CLO
U. S. Steel Corporation
Unilon
U. S. Steel
John L. Lewis
Death by own action of Kelloge lays to despondency
Chicago February 7 a coroner s jury ruled that John L Kellogg Jr 27 grandson of a Battle Creek cereal maker killed himself while temporarily insane from despondency He was found dead from shotgun wounds in his New Foods Inc office where he served as president The firm was unrelated to W K Kellogg s business
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Chicago
John L. Kelloxy, Jr
Battle Creek
Mich
New Foods, Inc
W. K. Kellogg
Saco Irrigation Project Pushed In Washington
A Montana delegation met with Senator Wheeler in Washington to urge fast federal action on the Saco irrigation project. They sought an immediate determination of funds needed, with assurances from Reclamation Commissioner Page and WPA officials.
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Washington
Montanana
Saco
Wheeler
Mont
John C. Page
W.P.A
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NEA Service, Inc
Ttan Oes Pola Services Inc
Emile
Yvonne
Marie
Annette
Cecile
SD 13
Russ Dirigible Gresh
Montana Life
Western Life Directors
Iname Richardson
ROUSE
Georgia Rector
DR. Lee
Dionne
Harvey S. Firestone
Firestone Rubber Industry
Yeat Orday
Saco Irrigation Project
Cort Wheeler
Murray
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