Tidal Wave Strikes Burin Peninsula Newfoundland
A massive tidal wave triggered by last Monday’s earthquake devastated parts of the Burin peninsula south coast New Foundland killing 36 and causing extensive property losses. Nine drowned in Burin as 16 buildings were swept into the sea. Lamaline Lord's Cove and Port aux Bras reported several fatalities. The Daisy and Portia provide aid as government wireless reports reach St John’s.
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St. John’s
Burin
New Foundland
Lamaline
Lord's Cove
Port Aux Bras
Sheriff Wham Loses All but His Honor
Sheriff Claud Wham of Hardin Montana, en route to Prescott Arizona with a deputy, was robbed during a late-night stay at a lodging house. His vest containing cash, papers and his badge was stolen. He was in Arizona to return two suspects, Louis McLean and Russell Brown, to Montana on cattle and auto theft charges.
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Flagstall
Aziz
Arizona
Claud Wham
Hardin
Mont
Prescott
Montana
Wham
Louis McLean
Russell Brown
Open Opposition to Rail Extension from Klamath Falls
In San Francisco on November 21 AP reports opponents of the Great Northern Western Pacific plan to build a connecting railroad from Klamath Falls Oregon to Keddie California opened their counter attack in an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing.
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San Francisco
Great Northern Western Pacific
Klamath Falls
Ore
Keddie
Cal
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bitter Treasure State blizzard threat fades as cold eases
Reports from Montana Wyoming and the Dakotas recount a harsh cold spell with 20 below readings in some towns and frigid winds. By nightfall most areas saw warming trends though subzero temps lingered. Weather officials forecast gradual moderation starting tomorrow as snow covered parts from the Rockies to the Great Lakes.
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Kansas City
Rocky Mountain
Great Lakes
Montana
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Wyoming
Colorado
Dakotas
Lake Superior
Chicago
Pacific
Weather Bureau
Billings
Great Falls
Mont
Devila Lake
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Duluth
Minn
Harbor Village Forest Fire Destroys Section in Oregon
Grants Pass Ore Nov 21 A forest fire destroyed a section of Harbor village fifty miles west of here A three hundred foot bridge across the Cheteo river seven miles west of Harbor was ablaze Advices did not reveal the extent of damage to Harbor but no lives were believed lost as residences were warned
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Grants Pass
Ore
Harbor
Here
Cheteo River
Montana Woolies Champion Again at Royal Livestock Show
Kans City November 21. The American Royal Livestock Show drew over 16,000 attendees as champions were crowned. Hampshire ram and ewe claimed “Hampshire Champion” honors for Mount Haggin Land and Livestock Co. Anaconda Montana.
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Kansay City
Kansag City
Mount Haggin Land and Livestock Company
Anaconda
Mfont
U.S. Attorney Wins Two $24,000 Circuit Court Actions
Wellington D. Rankin, returning to Helena after San Francisco arguments, won two federal cases. Murray hospital of Butte vs C A Rasmussen involved $14,000 income tax dispute, while Peter J. Anderson vs United States concerned $10,000 in war risk insurance. The circuit court affirmed Judge Bourquin’s verdict, holding the deductions not ordinary expenses or losses.
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Wellington DB. Rankin
United States
Helena
San Francisco
Murray Hospital
Butte
C. A. Rasmusdsen
Internal Revenue
Peter J. Anderson
United States of America
Rankin
Internal Revenue Collector
Rudkin
Dietrich
Wilbur
Bourquin
Navy
President Coolidge
Secretary of the Interior
Dietrichus
John Dietrich
Circuit Court
Ford announces immediate general wage increase
Washington reports Henry Ford issued an immediate general wage increase for his thousands of employees nationwide. After a White House meeting with President Hoover and industrial leaders, Ford spoke briefly to reporters and denied plans to close his Kansas City plant, joking that he thought he was the deter plant.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Hoover
White House
Kansas City
Ford
Ford wage increase to extend to all Ford workers
Detroit reports Henry Ford announced a wage rise at Washington that will be effective nationwide. The move aims at a minimum of five dollars a day, reflecting Ford's belief that higher wages and lower prices stimulate business. The expansion is expected to cover all Ford employees across the country.
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Detroit
Ford
Henry Ford
Washington
The
Motor Company
Ford Organization
Wants Plenty Trees In Rocky Mountains
A bill introduced by Representative Knutson would authorize the secretary of agriculture to spend SB0000 for three years starting in 1952 to expand tree planting on national forests in the Rocky Mountains. Funds would establish and run three nurseries and support reforestation in the region.
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Washington, Nox
Secretary of Agriculture
Rocky Mountains
Knutson
Republican
Minnesota
Rocky Mountain
Shake up in Prohibition forged in Washington shift
Washington announces a federal reorganization of Prohibition enforcement. John F. J. Herbert is moved from Baltimore to Helena to oversee the 19th district with headquarters in Helena. Thomas E. Stone will take Baltimore post and oversee Washington enforcement. Edwin S. Ross moves from Montana to Buffalo as acting administrator.
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Washington
Jobn F. J. Herbert
Baltimore
Helena
Montana
Lowman
John J. Quinn
Treasury
Thomas E. Stone
Detroit
Herbert
Edwin S. Ross
Buffalo
Ross
Sam Roberts
O. K. Nickerson
W. D. Smith
Denver
Jean F. J. Herbert
Nineteenth District
Ane Feng
Obsequies for James W. Good Held in Cedar Rapids
Former neighbors and business associates gathered at the railroad station in Cedar Rapids to honor the late James W. Good former secretary of war in President Hoover's cabinet. Tomorrow morning a simple funeral will be held at the First Presbyterian Church.
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Cedar Rapids
James W. Good
Hoover
First Presbyterian Chuch
Tiger of France 18 Very Ill Again
Paris reports editors say Clemenceau, 83, the Tiger of France, remains gravely ill as doctors Degennex and Landry note improved condition yet warn the crisis is the most serious wartime challenge the premier has faced.
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Tiger OF
France
Paris
Ute
Degennex
Landry
Clemenceau
Business Leaders Press Wage Standstill in Hoover Talks
Washington reports say industrial and labor leaders urged keeping wages steady to avoid work stoppages. Henry Ford announced a potential wage raise nationwide at the White House session with President Hoover. Conference attendees included Owen D. Young Alfred P. Sloan Jr Julius Rosenwald and Pierre DuPont. A new industry committee was proposed to monitor adherence to the president's program across sectors.
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Henry Ford
Julus Rosenwald
Chicago
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Owen D. Young
General Electric Company
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
Pierre DuPont
EL S. DuPont de Nemours and Company
G Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
White House
Qwen D. Young
Julius Rosenwald
Myron C. Taylor
United States Steel Corporation
Clarence Woolley
American Radiator Company
Redfield Proctor
New England Council
Prospectors death after self inflected wound in Montana
Lewistown November 21 AP Charles Millard 2 veteran prospector of the Hell mountains died in a hospital from a throat wound suffered at Stanford Monday. Ill health was given as the cause for the act. Millard was unmarried
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Lewistown
Charles Millard
Hell Mountains
Stanford
Millard
Billy Sunday's Son Held in Grave Case
Los Angeles May 21 Deputy District Attorney George Stahlman filed adultery complaints against George M Sunday 37 real estate dealer and Billy Sunday's son and Mrs Mauryne La Salle Hollywood cloak model after Mrs Harret Sunday alleged wrongdoing Warrants were issued in municipal court with bonds set at 10000
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Los Angeles
George Stahlman
George M. Sunday
Billy Sunday
Evengelet
Mauryne la Salle
Harret Sunday
Senate boosts raw clothing wool import tax to 34 cents
Washington reports the Senate approved a 34 cent per pound tariff on raw clothing wool, rising from 33 1/3 cents, aligning with the House. The move, backed by Wheeler and Walsh of Montana, sets compensatory duties across wool products and heads into the final day of the special session.
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Senate
Washington
Finance Committee
House
Smoot
Wheeler
Montana
Walsh
Washington White House says wage stability affirmed
The White House reported that employers at a morning conference will not push wage cuts and urge that the country maintain purchasing power. Labor reps endorsed restraint, urging no wage movements beyond current negotiations and calling for labor cooperation to help stability and continuity of employment.
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Washington
White House
Price for wool in U S should rise says new marketing group
San Angelo Texas November 21 AP evidence that the National Wool Marketing Association will charge its members regular commissions on all wool handled. The move mirrors private agencies and signals a trend toward higher wool prices in the United States as world prices fall. A W Zelemek of New York economist addressed the convention.
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San Angelo
Tes
National
Wool Marketing Association
America
A.W. Zelemek
New York
Toatile
Radio director faces first degree murder charge
San Francisco Nov 21 AP Laurence Tulloch former New York program director at a local radio studio was charged with first degree murder after confessing to firing a shot that killed Mrs Gertrude Hawkins Lagino 26 year old divorcee during a Telegraph Hill apartment party early today Tulloch said the shooting was accidental
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San Francisco
Laurence Tulloch
New York
Gertrude Hawkins Lagino
Taday
Telegraph Hill
Tulloch
Judge rules buyers, guests also felons under Jones liquor law
In Peoria Illinois a federal judge upheld the Jones law asserting that any person who buys, knows of, or possesses liquor for beverage purposes and fails to report it to authorities is guilty of a felony. The ruling notes that the 1790 act makes knowing nonreporting a felony and the Jones law treats buyers and guests alike with the same punishment as sellers or possessors.
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Peoria
Til
United States
Louis Fitzhenry
Fitzhenry
Blast in Washington store kills five and injures many
An explosion in a Washington scent store during the morning rush hour killed five people and left at least four seriously hurt, with 140 more sustaining minor injuries. Fire crews cleared debris for two hours to locate the blast source, traced to a shattered hot water boiler under a sidewalk. Victims named include Elizabeth Dawson, Charles Jacobson, Catherine Cullinane, Mary Ann Cockerell, and Anna May Cockerell.
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Washington
Elzabeth Dawson
Charles Jacobson
Wise Catherine Cullinane
Mary Ann Cockerell
Anna May Cockerell
Butte Rabbi Heads Welfare Workers
Social workers in Billings elected Dr. Emanuel Sternheim of Butte as president of the Montana State Welfare Conference. Great Falls was chosen as the site for the 1930 meeting. The two day gathering closed tonight.
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Billings
Emanuel Sternheim
Butt
Montana State Welfare Conference
Great Falls
Barnes 10 and Things Up Quickly to Get Together
Julius Barnes, chairman of the United States Chamber of Commerce, said he will form an executive committee from various trade associations within two weeks to survey the situation and guide a continuing body to balance American business. He noted improvements in shipbuilding, oil, textiles, and coal, and compared agricultural and industrial price indexes under McNary Haugen.
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Washington
Julius Barnes
United States Chamber of Commerce
White House
Chamber of Commerce
Yectaha
McNary-Haugen Hill
OPRING WHEAT AREA POWWOW AT FORGE ND PLANNED
A meeting of a special committee of farm marketing agencies will consider forming a single co operative association for the spring wheat area. The plan links farmers of affected states with the Farmers National Grain corporation. The meeting was suggested by the federal farm board and the U S department of agriculture.
Simplan Orient Express Robbed Near Frontier
Vienna reports Bulgarian bandits struck the Simplo n Orient Express as it neared the Bulgarian Yugoslavian frontier. Two passengers were killed and several wounded while robbers moved through the train from end to end and fired on any resistance. A second item notes Selk pilot Eielson from Nome Alaska and three more dog teams aiding the Nanuk fur trading ship's search for Pilot Carl Ben Bielson who disappeared during a prior air attempt to reach the imprisoned vessel.
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Vienna
Simploh Orient
SELK
Eielson
Alaska
North Cape
Siberia
Carl Ben Bielson
Five Texas clubwomen die in crash with train
Five Texas clubwomen from Fort Worth and Leonard died when their car struck a fast moving train at a grade crossing in Dallas. Chauffeur Robert Guess survived, was hospitalized in serious but hopeful condition after the crash blamed on stormy seas.
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Dallas
Texas
Fort Worth
Leonhard
Robert Guess
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