Agrarian Uprising Threatened in Philippines
Foreign dispatch noting unrest in the Philippines amid agrarian tensions. The item mentions two pilots, Beryl Hart and Lieut. William MacLaren, flying a white seaplane from the United States toward the Azores after a long flight. The piece references a 2948 mile leg between Hamilton and Horta and an anticipated arrival around a specific time, with continued coverage on Page 2.
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Atlantic Ocean
Beryl Hart
Lieuten- William &. MacLaren
Azores Islands
Tunnel crew emerges after 30 hour ordeal in Hetch Hetchy worksite
Oakland dispatch reports 20 men trapped in the Hetch Hetchy range tunnel for about 30 hours as they excavated through earth, timber, and steel. They surfaced early today in good spirits though exhausted and hungry. One man, Rives, was trapped after a timber collapse on the previous night.
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Oakland
Cal
Hetch Hetchy
Ist Range
Morgan
States Ready to Vote on Prohibition Repeal Says Curran
Washington AP January 11 Henry H Curran president of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment predicts 24 states ready to vote for repeal and 12 more likely to follow within two years He says 19 of 24 senators and 115 of 435 representatives favor submitting the repeal to the people Curran lists 12 states with anti prohibition history and notes varying support in state delegations Maryland Ohio Louisiana Montana and Washington lack full two thirds in each house supporting submission.
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Washington
Henry H. Curran
Association Against the
Congress
Currany
Cirran
Massachusetts
Mlrone
Teland
Connecticut
New York
New Maryland
Ohio
Eliott
Consin
Louisiana
Montana
Ashington
Maryland
Curran
New York Delegation, 21 of 37 Inllinois, 14 Out of 18 In Masachusetts
Rhode Island
Montana Senate backs special committees for 3 million bond
Discussion among Montana lawmakers shows support for creating special senate and house panels to handle a 3 million bond issue. Plan aims to reserve funds for custodial institutions first, then higher education, with committees to include residents from counties without these institutions. The measure, if pursued, would follow the usual process toward referral to the appropriation committee.
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Assembly
Senate
Catre
Montana
Renate
House
True Son of Revolt of 1776 Passes On
Philadelphia report states John Den nia Lewis, aged about 9 or 10, died today. He was called Philadelphia’s only true son of the American Revolution, claimed to have a father who fought under Washington. Other Sons of the American Revolution members say only three other men in the nation could claim similar status. Lewis was born in Virginia in 1841.
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Philadelphia
John Dennia Lewis
Washington
Lewis
Virginia
Snowstorm Claims Thousands Across China and Mongolian Border
Fragments report a three day blizzard sweeping the Yangtze region and into Kansu and Mongolia. Death toll feared in thousands as frozen bodies line streets in Peiping and Tientsin. communications crippled and widespread perishables damaged.
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Peiping
Tientsin
Chihli
Avis 6 Not Afraid of Challenge in Pennsylvan ia
Washington January 11 a Republican leader from Pennsylvania said in a statement he would not be deterred by threats or disclosures from opponents. He asserted the party would pursue an inquiry into campaign spending and indicated willingness to challenge the Senate campaign committee chair.
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Washington
Hater Dar
Pennyania
Senate
Chmpalen
Penitstria
Arm y of Working Men forms in Duncan Oklahoma
About 600 unemployed men in Duncan Oklahoma formed an organized group calling for equitable wealth distribution. They criticized administration unemployment relief programs as inadequate as drought and job losses hit much of southwestern Oklahoma. No demonstration occurred.
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Duncan
Okla
Oklahoma
Earthquakes Threaten Mexican Island Prison Colony
Mexico City reports three days of intermittent quakes causing fear among inmates on the Tres Marian islands off the west coast. Six prisoners injured when dumps from dormitory windows during a tremor. Craters form offshore, with 247 shocks in three hours. Cerebruco volcano near Taplin eruptions threaten evacuation of nearby residents. Jala lies close to the crater’s summit at about 7,090 feet.
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Mexico City
Tres Marian Islands
Mexico
Auvere
Magia
Lake Hell
Cerebruco
Taplin
Navant
Jala Llies
Ontaria Twins Compete For First Baby Prize
In Ontario California twins Liota and Leona Thomas arrive at the same time with Liota receiving gifts from merchants for the first baby born in 91 while Leona follows shortly after with no savings or personal possessions. The scene is described as a race of fortune with limited resources and a sense of community rivalry.
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Ontaria
Calif
Dan
Ota
Leona Thomas
Liota
Leona
Ontario
Student lover kills young girl and sel
Seattle, Jan. 11 A former Oregon Bible university student Paul Katsuda shot and killed Miss Shigemura in an attempted kidnapping and murder suicide bid. Katsuda had sought to take Shigemura to Japan to marry her and hold her prisoner for a time, pleading for her to marry him.
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Seattle
Shigeno Shigemursu
Japan
Paul Katsuda
Belcastro Shot in Chicago Public Enemies Case
James Belcastro, one of 28 public enemies, was shot twice and likely fatally wounded in Chicago's Little Italy. The “King of the Bombers” was taken to the hospital of the house of correction as authorities describe the incident amid ongoing law enforcement actions against organized crime.
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Chicago
James Belcastro
Little Italy
West Side
Belcastro
House of Correction
Rebastro
14 year old robs store to help mother in Spokane
A 14 year old boy held up a Spokane store to aid his mother who faced washing by hand. Police arrested him with two 17 year olds Frank Waldrup and Andrew Aslin. The trio obtained $3 at the point of a pistol.
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Spokane
Ian
Robert Ames
Frank Waldrup
Andrew Aslin
Colorado official and wife die in crash
January 11 report from Neaver states Colorado attorney general John Underwood and his wife were killed when their car was struck by a tramway bus at a street intersection. Three of the couple's children suffered lesser injuries.
Five Die as Train Falls Into River in Nochi Crossing
Five killed and about 70 injured after a Japanese passenger train derailed from a bridge near Nochi. A bridge accident occurred at 4 a.m. as the train jumped the tracks and plunged into a river. Rescue operations followed with crews aiding survivors. The incident details and exact causes are being investigated by authorities.
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Tokyo
Mondari Pi
Nochi
Tayug Recaptured as Rebels Put Up Fierce Stand
Manila dispatch reports Tayug was retaken by the constabulary after rebels barricaded inside a large holdout. Eleven died in the fighting, including two women. The attack followed mobs and arson amid rumors of peasant uprisings tied to land, religion, and local tensions. The situation grew tense across Pangasinan as authorities urged calm while monitoring possible wider spread.
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Manila
Dan
Tayug
Pangasinan
Pros.ince
Lion
Philiapime
Oklahoma officers may shoot to kill in county
Oklahoma County commissioner Fd Butterfield says shoot to kill orders may be issued this week for highway robbers. He declares citizens are safer at night and plans a conference with county highway patrolmen to implement the policy.
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Oklahoma
Fd Butterfield
Silgzsest
Riot Threat Fizzles as LA Church Door Sealed
In Los Angeles on January 11 police barred a clash between white and black factions at the Apostolic Faith Mission. Officers padlocked the door and sent worshippers home after leaders Reverend Griffith and Sister Seymour argued on the sidewalk. It followed a prior police visit and a two week old riot involving hymn book bombardment.
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Los Angeles
Apostolic Faith Mission
R. BD. Griffith
Seymour
Nev
Griffith
Tense Labor Tensions Rise in Southeast Missouri
Discontent grows in Stoddard County as residents protest the employment of "ne ma" farm hands while many white workers are unemployed. County officers monitor the situation closely to avert unrest and maintain order.
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Hinomfield
Moday
Missouri
Nema
Wade Says Dry Law Will Never Be Taken Off Books
Rev William T Wade newly elected Colorado Anti-Saloon League superintendent asserts belief in an ultimately dry America and that the 18th amendment will never be repeated He arrives from Montana and hints at a militant Colorado campaign for prohibition after seven years leading the dry forces
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Wade
Denver
Dan
William T. Wade
Colorado Anti-Saloon League
America
Immedi
Ately
Montana
Prohibition
Colorado
Dry Forces
Veteran Thomas Howell Dies From Self-inflicted Wound
In Hutte on January 11 a 57-year-old World War veteran, Thomas Howell, was found dying in bed with a pistol wound to the head. His 10-year-old daughter Isirey was with him. Howell died shortly after the injury. A Mrs. Finwell had recently died at Scottly.
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Hutte
Isirey
Thomas Howell
Finwell
Soattly
170 Bodies From Ecuador Train Landslide Readied
Railroad emergency crews in Guayaquil worked to extract 170 track laborers buried by a massive landslide on the Guayaquil to trail road line. Officials said natural movement halted trains for about a month, with little hope of survivors.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Guayaqakiqute
Anvont
Boys confess murder of cocky gang leader on Hicksville motor parkway
New York police said Fred Schoenhardt and Katty McCormick aged 24 and 18 confessed to slaying Stephien Sweeney, the former gang leader whose body was found December 21 near Jones Island motor parkway. Earlier raids netted four Lothars and a girl in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
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New York
Don, Willy
Fred Schoenhardt
Katty McCormick
Stephien Sweeney
Jone Island Motor Parkway
Hidaville
Lothars
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Wiggin predicts upward move in business in coming year
Albert H. Wiggin, chairman of the Chase National Bank governing board, will tell shareholders in his annual report that the next important move in business is upward. He says collective efforts to maintain prosperity by easy money and rigid price and wage maintenance have prolonged the depression by delaying readjustments. He cites 1921’s tight money as needing quick readjustments.
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New York
Albert H. Wiggin
Chase National Bank of New York
Uopward
Nathan Straus Dies at 82 Leader of American Jewry
Nathan Straus philanthropist and leader of American Jewry dies at 82 in New York. Cause given as heart failure and high blood pressure. Funeral planned with simple code of life, no flowers, burial in Cypress Hills. Son Nathan and daughter Mrs. Irving Lehman attend, as well as friend Dr. Leopold Stieglitz. Burial in family vault follows, telegrams sent to Paris.
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Nathan Straus
Young Swan
New York
Nathan Strane
Ieader
San Remo
Tim
Nathan
Trving Lehman
Court of Appeals
Leopold Stieglitz
Warf
Hugh Grant Straus
Paris
Straus
Galden
Cordance
Mr. Straus
Cypress Hills Cemetery
Eight State Delegates to Oil Conference Planned in Washington
Delegations from eight oil producing states including Texas and New Mexico prepared to travel to Washington for a Thursday meeting to map relief for the petroleum industry. The conference, urged by Oklahoma Governor Holloway and Kansas Governor Reed, aims to coordinate state representatives, with Arkansas and Louisiana yet to act.
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Tulsa
Okla
Yates
Washington
W. J. Holloway
Oklahoma
Clyde M. Reed
Kansas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
New Mexico
Colo
10 Million for Red Cross Will Be Asked by Hoover
President Hoover authorized the American Red Cross to appeal for public assistance in drought relief. Chairman Payne urged at least 10 million dollars to be requested from the public. A formal proclamation setting the 10 million dollar goal was to be issued after further talks, with the appeal expected this week.
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RED Cross
Hoover
Washington
American Red Cross
Ulat Organization
Payne
Red Crush
Hats Off The Galooome Sygophanta 13 In Douglas Fir Forest
Spokane officials unveil Calosoma sycophanta as a biological aid against the Tussock Moth threat. A forest division reports these beetles can attack larvae high in trees, with observers noting their effectiveness, while other pests also fall to the immigrant predator. The meeting discussed deploying insects to halt moth spread.
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Spokane
Wash
Hock Youth Forestry Investigation
Iro
Forest Service
Penn guard killed as plane crashes at Philadelphia Navy Yard
A Pennsylvania National Guard sergeant was killed when a Penn guard plane dropped 2,500 feet into Back Channel at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Lt. Brantley of Newtown Square survived by parachute after the craft wrecked. names and details were scarce amid the injured and missing.
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Philadelphia
Tan
Phildelphia Navy Yard
Jeasland Co
Brantley Af
Newtown Square
Way
Taeupenayt
Sante Maria
Rite
Royal Flying Serps
MISTAKEN SHOOTING FATAL AT SATO HARBOR DAM OPERATION
Tack McNeil a 37 year old Whitefish Montana rigging foreman was shot outside a poolroom at Sato Harbor dam. His son William Craig 32 was charged with the shooting after Dante and Craig quarreled earlier. Police say McNeil was mistaken for Dante when he stepped from the poolroom.
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Lancaster
Tack McNeil
Whitefish
Mont
Sato Harbor
William Craig
Boy Pilot, 19, Killed in New York
A news brief reports the death of a 19 year old pilot in New York. The fragmentary OCR item mentions a student or trainee involved in the incident and references a secondment or shift. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate a fatal event linked to aviation.
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New York
Fed Up on Love Charms SpotlightIvory Swindler Witch Duel
In a rural town women seek love charms from an elderly woman believed to be a witch. A confrontation erupts as irate husbands arm with clubs and confront the witch, ending with a raid and a pursuit toward a distant place.
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Staromata
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Morris J. Harris
Shanghai
Jan
Yangtse
Kansu
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Avis
Challeng
Army OF Working Men
Earth
Hell
Ovely
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Public Enemy
King OF the Bombers
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Ogles
Smima Mar
Nathan Stracs
NY Mission Church
VET Mills
Schoenhardt
Mel Cormick
Sweeney
Monbank
AIL Young
Joh Murray
Josh
John
Julia
Wiggin
U. 8
Israel New York
Oklahoma City
Anton Fretz
Bertha Eckert
Fretz
Penn
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