Union Men in Danger at Anderson Walkout Clash
Rioting broke out at a meeting of Anderson, Indiana United Automobile Workers locals as about 2000 nonunion men disrupted the gathering with eggs and fist fights. Police Chief Joseph Carney said several people were hurt and union leaders were escorted to safety. The dispute followed General Motors plant closings tied to sit down strikes.
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Anderson
Ind
United Automobile Workers of America
Joseph Carney
General Motors
Harry R. Baldwin
M. Clifford Townsend
Pope Pius XI Stabilized By Treatments In Vatican
Vatican City January 25 AP Pope Pius XI aged 79 spent most of today on his wheeled divan receiving prelates. He was given stimulants and medicines to ease the pallor of his legs and injections were reported to have averted any immediate gangrenous risk. Treatment to continue.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Roosevelt Second Inaugural Upholds Government Role
Lipppmann argues Roosevelt’s second inaugural calls for abolishing poverty through government action. He notes ill housed and nourished Americans, education and opportunity gaps, and urges that powers reside in the people yet require government to realize a broad standard of life while stressing patience and unprecedented wealth production.
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Roosevelt
America
Jed
Senate measure to change tax board power challenged
Senate convenes at 11 with several measures due for third readings. Tax committee hearing questioned constitutionality of a bill by Senators Arm strong and Garrison to require public utilities to file annual statements of property value for rate making. Utilities would pay taxes on full investment value, even on unused property, prompting concerns from Milton Gunn representing Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph.
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Senate
Bert B.armstrong
Park
J. 3. Garrison
Madison
Senate Committee On Taxation
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Milton
Gunn
Helena
New Japanese cabinet held back by army plot
Moscow dispatch reports bungling attempts to assassinate Soviet leaders in Tokyo on January 25. The army, including Premier Vy Molotoft, formed a formidable barrier to the cabinet’s formation as 17 exiled Bolshevik leaders face treason charges under former Korean leadership.
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Moscow
Tokyo
M. Molotoft
Gen
Kacushiye Ugeki
Relief Relief Relief Flood Assistance Pushes Nation
Washington reports the worst Ohio River flood prompts a surge in relief funding and an emergency $790 million appropriation. President Roosevelt coordinates agencies to aid flood victims as Major General Markham explains levee actions to ease Mississippi flood risk. Red Cross fundraising reaches 55,620, edging toward a 5 million goal.
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Washington
Roonwrelt
Congress
Thomas Parra, Jr
Lexington
Kentucky State Reformatory
Frankfort
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Works Progress Administration
Coast Guard
Public Health Service
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
Relief Committee
Craig
E M Markham
Army Engineers
New Madrid
Mississippi
Cairo
Red Cross
Cruel Rivers Rise in Central Flood Threat
Chicago Jan 23 The United States Weather Bureau forecasts rain or snow across the midwestern flood region with snow in prospect for Ohio and Tennessee valleys. The AP tally notes about 100 dead, $50 million to $15 million in losses across flood centers, and the Ohio river set to stay high for 12 days as Red Cross seeks funds and Roosevelt orders federal aid to flood areas. Health concerns prompt disinfection and vaccination drives while Louisville endures martial law.
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Chicago
United States Weather Bureau
Midwestern
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Tennessee
Associated Press
Cincinnati Grove
Oho
Red Cross
Yes House Dominates Legislation With Wide Support
The 25th legislative assembly’s Yes House passed most measures with overwhelming votes. The lower house, once nicknamed the house of representatives, saw calls for a separate labor department rejected by only a few dissenters. The salary for the labor commissioner was raised to 3500 dollars with two assistants, and most bills advanced without noted opposition.
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25Th Legislative Assembly
House of Representatives
Yes House
Legislative Assembly
Lower Assembly
Department of Labor
Commissioner of Labor
Sam Spiegal
Silver Bow
H. D. Rolph
Sit Down Strikers Occupy Relief Commission Offices
Helena workers from the Workers' Alliance began a prolonged sit down at the Montana Relief commission headquarters demanding a real investigation and broader relief payments. EB D Busby of Great Falls said demonstrations would sweep county relief offices statewide until their requests are met as the legislature weighs an investigation. The action includes pinochle games and coffee as strikers vow to stay until goals are achieved.
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Stirikera
Helena
Workers’ Alliance
Montana Relief Commission
Commission
EB. D. Busby
Great Falls
Workers’ Alliance Organization
Busby
Relief Commission
House of Representatives
Express bus plunges into Everglades killing many
In Miami on January 25 an express bus carrying 17 passengers, many tourists, plunged from the Tamiami Trail into a 12 foot canal near the Jones Highway end of the peninsula. Thirteen escaped while the driver Bill Hammond and a Black man were rescued. Divers recovered the bodies as the bus sank, leaving only a corner of the roof exposed.
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Miami
Fla
Tamiami Trail
Everglades
Bill Hammond
Tampa
Temiami
Fourteen Drowned as House Falls in Tennessee Flood
Tipley report says fourteen people drowned between Coldenast and Ashport when a house toppled in flood waters. Sheriff J T Hamel of Lauderdale County listed the dead as Dos Fain with family, Aoy Fain with family, Mrs William Campbell and William Simpson, with bodies not yet recovered.
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Tipley
Tenn
J.T. Hamel
Lauderdale County
Coldcnast
Ashport
Hamel
Dos Fain
Aoy Fain
William Campbell
William Simpson
Fascist Powers Offer Neutrality in Spain Crisis
London dispatch reports Italy and Germany promising to bar their nationals from volunteering in the Spanish civil war if other powers agree. The move follows a British inquiry proposing immediate suspension of foreign enlistments on the Iberian peninsula. A second item notes Dr. Arthur Torrance, explorer, gravely ill.
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London
Europe
Italy
Germany
Great Britain
Iberian
Just a Minute with Irvin and Cobbett
Irvin and Cobb discuss quirks and boasts in a humorous exchange. A New York digger seeks four million dollars in gold and silver from the East River, yet has only salvaged 16 cents and a frying pan. The duo riffs on a French Riviera tunnel sale and its gallant absurdity.
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Santa Monica
Cal
New York
East River
French Riviera
Grand Corniche
Irvin
Cobb
Cincinnati flood appalling and dangerous in Ohio
Cincinnati Ohio amid near eighty foot Ohio river crest with flood damage estimated between 510 million and 15 billion dollars. Meteorologist W C Devereaux warns the crest may linger for days while Portsmouth and tributaries rise. City names a disaster dictator as martial law ideas surface and emergency powers are granted to the city manager amid fire and disease threats.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
W. C. Devereaux
Associated Press
Huntington
W. Va
Devereaux
Portsmouth
Clactmnati
K. R. Deupree
Martin L. Davey
Chile Copper Mine Disaster At Chuquicamata
An explosion at the Chuquicamata copper mine in Antofagasta Chile killed about 100 workers and injured around 110. Engineer R Cowpland of the United States died. The blast, heard for miles, caused severe mine damage and panic among a 16900 resident community. The mine is owned by Chile Exploration Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Anaconda Copper Mines Co. The New York office reports 16 known dead with 16 missing.
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Antofagasta
Chile
R. Cowpland
United States
Langest
South America
Chiquicamata
Chile Exploration Company
Anaconda Copper Mines Company
New York
House Farm Bloc Urges Hopkins for Aid to Struggling Farmers
A house farm bloc subcommittee urged Works Progress Administrator Harry Hopkins to provide immediate aid to growth-stricken farmers. Representative Fred Hildebranée of South Dakota cited a definite reading of the conference and supported timely action. Attending the conference were Rep. O'Conner of Montana and other lawmakers responding to the pleas.
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Washington
House
Works Progress
Harry J. Hopkins
Fred Hildebranée
South Dakota
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Gap
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Lunken Airport
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Louis Babb
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