Roosevelt presses GM on strike peace talks
President Roosevelt and Secretary Perkins urged General Motors to accept the invitation to a peace conference. Alfred Sloan Jr refused to attend while John L Lewis agreed to meet, as the United Automobile Workers continued to hold GM plants. The president labeled Sloan's decision a great mistake and noted disappointment at the refusal.
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Roosevelt
Perkins
General Motors Corporation
Miss Perkins
Sloan
General Motors
Alfred F. Sloan, Jr
John L. Lewis
Generalissimo
Strikme United Automobile
Lewis
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Francis Perking
Washington, D
Pope Pius Sees Dignitaries Amid Stabilizing Pain
Vatican dispatch reports Pope Pius, wheeled into a glass solarium for sun, resting and easing leg pain. He spent the day in church duties and met several dignitaries to discuss administration. Officials say his critical condition remained essentially unchanged despite brief improvement.
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Vatican City
Pius
Vatican
Montana Senate Eyes Tightening Rules for Reckless Driving
A Montana Senate bill by Sen. M. Sullivan would require guilty drivers to show financial responsibility before licenses. Any driver with damages over 100 dollars and an unsatisfied judgment must post a 10 000 bond or carry sufficient insurance before obtaining a license. The measure mirrors an American Automobile Association plan now in 30 states and would apply to hit and run cases in the U S or Canada. The bill, referred to roads and highways, follows debate on other measures as the session proceeds.
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Montana
Sen. M. 7. Sullivan
Jefferson
Sullivan
American Automobile Association
United States
Canada
Senate
Hugh Adair
Committee On
Dorothy Thompson and John Lewis clash over C I O power
The column previews a feud between Dorothy Thompson and John Lewis predicting friction with President Roosevelt. Lewis accuses the C I O of trading support for influence, while GM negotiates eight union demands and faces a sit down in Flint. The piece notes a noncommittal presidential reply and a democratic process contrasted with Mussolini and Stalin.
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Roosevelt
Flood battle shifts to Mississippi levees relief fund act signed
Domestic flooding focus moves to Inner Mississippi river levees as waters recede bring relief to sufferers in the Ohio valley while Congress acts swiftly on a 790 million relief fund. News also notes an opera chorus master’s death after an onstage duel rehearsal, Roosevelt rebukes GM for refusing to join a federal strike, Detroit motor workers seek safety guarantees, and reports a sabotage claim tied to a warship in a foreign parliament. Moscow reports a reputed Imperial family slayings plot trial with a death sentence context.
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Mississippi River
Ohio Valley
Congress
New York—Opera
Lawrence Tibbett
Washington
Roosevelt
General Motors
Detroit
Moscow
Woolgrowers Oppose Trade Treaties At Albuquerque Sessions
The National Woolgrowers Association, at its 72nd annual convention in Albuquerque, urges opposition to the federal reciprocal trade treaty act and to ratification of the Argentine sanitary convention. An unscheduled resolution condemns expanded presidential treaty authority as harming industry and the trade balance. F B Moritz of Denver calls for allied action with the American National Livestock Association against Argentina pact.
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National
Woolgrowers' Association
Roosevelt
F. BE. Moritz
Denver
American National Livestock Association
Argentina
Flood relief bill clears House for 790 million
The House approved a 790 million flood relief fund without a recorded vote to aid 750000 refugees. President Roosevelt pledged funds for flood victims if needed and anticipated swift Senate action. Red Cross chief Grayson called the Ohio and Mississippi valley emergency the greatest since World War II, urging chapters to mobilize as troops and workers continued relief efforts. The Red Cross tally stood at 378078 dollars by noon and officials announced relief would extend beyond 48 hours with plans for further funding after disaster scope is known.
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Senate
Roosevelt
Gary T. Grayson
The
Red Cross
Washington
Jan. Tok
Grayson
Ohio
Mis- Bledipps
Umit
Mississippi
Slaughter of Elk Herd Begins in Yellowstone Park
Livingston reports 2000 elk from the northern park herd of over 10,000 are to be slaughtered to relieve depleted ranges. The effort aims to reduce the herd by 4000 head. In Los Angeles a Jan 19 plane automobile crash caused the death of James Hicks, 48, an astrological publisher and plane passenger.
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Livingston
Yellowstone Park
Northern Park
Los Angeles
Calif
James Hicks
Just a Minute With Trying Cobb Salita Monica Jan 26
Irvin S Cobb argues against criminalizing ransom payments to kidnappers and cites human nature and parole board failures. He notes ex convicts and parolees influence, urging reform of parole practices rather than punishing distressed parents who pay ransoms.
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Salita Monica
Cal
Irvin S
Cobb
Flood Disaster Strikes Multiple States Across Nation
The Associated Press reports extensive flood damage and homelessness across Kentucky Illinois Ohio Missouri and several other states. Death tolls run into dozens with thousands displaced as relief efforts mobilize nationwide. Federal funds totaling hundreds of millions plus Red Cross aid pour into stricken cities by air rail and water with food clothing and shelter distributed to flood victims.
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Arkansas
Missour
Ohto
West Virginia
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
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Frankfort
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Fires Rage as Louisville Flood Reaches Peak
Louisville reports three fires amid the flood as engineers organize rescues. Dozens perished from disease and waterborne illness while authorities estimate up to 100,000 dollars in fire damage. Ohio River rises above all records, threatening further devastation as citizens endure hunger fear and loss.
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Ohio
Louisville
Degel
Mississippi
Attacikes
Hugh Leavell
Reduced liquor permit price passed by legislature
The Montana House debated and approved a bill cutting liquor permit fees from 2 to 60 cents, with a 30 day drink log option for 25 cents. The measure, aiming to boost revenue, passed 86 to 8 and awaits governor approval. A separate bill creating a state comptroller’s office was introduced by Rep. Padbury and sent to the state boards and offices committee for study.
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House of Representatives
John Barley
Nquor
Bertalt
Legislative Assembly
Fred W. Padbury
Lewis and Clark
State Comptroller
Committee On State Boards
Earthquake Rattles Chilpancingo Bells and Walls
An aftershock rattled Chilpancingo Guerrero today for about ten seconds shaking church bells and cracking walls and roofs in several buildings. No injuries were reported though the city had suffered severe damage in January 1902 earthquake.
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Chilpancingo
Mexico
Guerrero
Mexico City
Opera chorus master dies after mock fight with singer
New York January 26 Giuseppe Sterzini chorus master at the Metropolitan Grand Opera died in a hospital hours after an accidental wound sustained during a mock battle with Lawrence Tibbett during rehearsal for the opera Capons worht The wound reportedly began as a slight scratch on the left hand but was brushed off as trivial by Sterzini before he died on the way to Newark New Jersey for further treatment.
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New York
Guisseppe Sterzini
Metropolitan Grand Opera
Lawrence Tibbett
Caponsweorht
Lawrences Evans
Tbbett
Newark
N. J
Tibbett
Evans
Sterzini
Cincinnati Faces Water Crisis as Flooded River Rises
Cincinnati suffers a water famine amid the Ohio River flood. Officials, including disaster administrator C. A Dystra, warn residents in seven districts to boil all drinking water. Low water supplies force long lines for wells and bottled water while fire risk grows.
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C. A Dystra
Flood refugees marched to camp in Frankfort flood zone
Two hundred flood refugee convicts from the abandoned state reformatory were marched tonight into an encampment pitched on hillsides of the farm near Frankfort. Flood lights flashed as the prisoners arrived. the moon shone brightly, and there was no disorder observed.
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State Reformatory
Frebleminded Instituta
Former Montana convict executed in Nevada gas chamber
Luther Jones, an ex-Montana and Indiana inmate, was put to death in Nevada's gas chamber at the state prison in Carson City after confessing involvement in a $10 holdup near Elko last October. He prayed, shook hands with Warden William Lewis, and died twelve minutes after the chamber gas entered. Other names listed appear to be victims or associates in the case.
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Luther Jones
Elko
Nevada
Montana
Indiana
Himelf
William Lewis
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