Hoover Says Four Rail Systems To Operate Independently
President Hoover backs a gigantic consolidation plan for four major rail systems the Pennsylvania New York Central Baltimore and Ohio and Nickel Plate. The Wabash Seaboard would be abandoned and the plan aims to protect workers and communities and lower rates after approval by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Pennsylvania
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Wabash Seaboard
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hoover
Congress
Interstate of Commission
Publc
Jonas Says Nye Has Dark Picture In N C Elections
Congressman Charles A. Jonas says a SenateCampaignsFunds Investigating Committee member urged him to help expose alleged election irregularities in North Carolina ninth district. He declines contest talk but notes letters from Senator Nye seeking details on absentee ballots in Mecklenburg County.
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Jonas
Nye
N. C
Charlotte
Charles A. Jonas
A. L. Bulwinkle
Senate Campaigns Funds
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Mecklenburg County
Lincoln
Mecklenburg
WEEKS FACED BY CONGRESS AHEAD OF EXTRA SESSION
The article discusses the push for a possible extra congressional session with eight remaining weeks to pass 11 appropriation bills. Senator Borah argues for new legislation, while Senate Republican leader Watson urges limiting debates and avoiding extraneous speeches. Reed warns the extra session could be a calamity amid delayed relief measures and drought loan funding.
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Washington
Dec
Congress
Senate
Watson
Borah
Idaho
Af Ainee
Europe
Reed
Pennsylvania
House
Hopes for 1931 From Leaders and Thinkers
Prominent figures across politics journalism and sport share 1931 aspirations. Newton D Baker hopes Americans adjust to industrial civilization to avert depressions while Gene Tunney and Jane Adams focus on economic recovery and social reform. Captain Hawks Hays and Mencken outline aims for faster transport media confidence and a break from ecclesiastical power.
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Guvelaln
Newton D. Baker
Frank Hawks
Will H. Hays
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors
Gene Tunney
Balkans
Germany
Ncw
England
Supreme Court
Clark
New Jersey
Jane Adams
Hull House
Chicago
H. L. Mencken
United States
Money available to loan veterans in 1931
Veterans administrator Hines estimated that $425 million could be borrowed against adjusted compensation certificates in 1931 and the bureau could lend $20 million to 300,000 veterans in January. He noted about $725 million in certificates will exist January 1, 1931 with $300 million already borrowed.
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Hines
Washington
Bureau
Tickets For New Paramount Here
Arrangements made for Enterprise readers to receive daily theatre tickets to the New Paramount where Will Rogers stars in Lightnin. The names will appear in the want ads and tickets await at the Enterprise office for use within three days at the Paramount.
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Enterprise
Paramount
Will Rogers
Enterprise Office
Students Riot at Rivoli Theater During Emok Week
About 200 City College sophomores marched up Broadway and stormed the Rivoli theater on 49th Street. Forty seven were jailed after fights for seats erupted into chaos with crowd turmoil and chemical projectiles. Police contained the scene as flames of panic spread near the packed lobby.
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New York
Broadway
City College
49Th Street
Paramount Theater
Baby Chew Pencils Signals Genius Say Experts
Cleveland December 30 Dr Ales Hrdlicka of the American Museum of Natural History told a section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science that babies who chew pencils or throw spoons show signs of nervous and physical well being and may indicate genius.
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Cleveland
Ales Hrdlicka
American Museum of Natural History
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Rose Bowl Game Radio Broadcast To Air nationwide
New York December 30 The Rose Bowl between Alabama and Washington State will be carried nationwide by the National Broadcasting Company. The game from Pasadena California is set to begin at 4 30 p m Eastern Standard Time with full play by play coverage.
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New York
Alabama
Washington State
Pasadena
California
National Broadcasting Company
E. St
Torefjell Steamer Believed Lost Off Egersund
The steamer Torefjell, 2,483 tons registry, with a crew of 24, is believed to be lost outside Egersund after a storm Saturday night. Wreckage floated ashore, confirming a disaster but leaving location details uncertain.
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Oslo
Norway
Torefjell
Egersund
Guatemala Civil Coup Not Recognized By United States
Washington reports the United States will not recognize President Orellana in Guatemala City after a civil coup. State Department officials cite the 1923 treaty conditions for recognizing new regimes in Central America and say Orellana’s rise was via coup, not constitutional means.
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Washington
Guatemala City
State Department
United States
Orellana
Department
Guatemala
Central America
Auto License Plates Sales Jump in 1931
Raleigh reports that 1931 auto license plate sales to date total 73,966, 13,649 more than the same period in 1930, with 1930 year sales about 474,000 and 1929 plates near 503,000. Commissioner Allen J Maxwell notes the continuing rise in plate issuance across the state.
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Raleigh
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Allen J. Maxwell
Commissioner of Revenue
Charlotte Couple Hurt In Accident
Fayetteville, N C December 30 Charles M Purdy a Charlotte traveling man and his wife were badly injured in an automobile accident between Raeford and Fayetteville early today They mistook a filling station lights for an approaching car swerved off the road and sideswiped a passing truck Both were rushed to a hospital and are expected to recover.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Charles M. Purdy
Charlotte
Raeford
Purdy
Bank Closures Bring In Four Extra Police in Corinth
Corinth Mississippi reports four more policemen after all banks shut down causing a rush of withdrawals. Police Chief J C Daniel cites panicked residents seeking security. A citizens committee forms to push reopenings of North State Bank and First National Bank.
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Corinth
Miss
J. C. Daniel
North State Bank
First National Bank
King Won’t Face New Trial in Chester York Case
Thomas F. McDow chief counsel for Rex King indicated he will seek a venue change from Chester to York for King’s second trial on murder charges. If denied the request, the case may be postponed beyond February, with McDow and Solicitor Harry Hines agreeing not to call the matter this month. King, from Shelby, North Carolina, was convicted last July in Chester for the murder of his wife Faye Wilson King at their Sharon area farm.
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York
S. C
Thomas F. McDow
Rafe F. King
Shelby
N. C
Chester Court of General Sessions
McDow
Harry Hines
Chester
Faye Wilson King
Sharon
Lack of Sterol May Explain TB Germ Deadliness
Yale University biologists report the tuberculosis bacillus may lack or hide a sterol common to living cells. Dr. Robert J. Anderson notes no sterols or similar substances appear in bacilli extracts, suggesting a chemical factor in virulence. The finding is part of a national effort to find a cure for tuberculosis directed by Dr. William C. White of Washington.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Cleveland
Robert J. Anderson
Yale University
Chemistry
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Anderson
Yale
National Cooperative Endeavor
William Charles White
Washington
Dropping of Four Mississippi Colleges Sparks Outcry
In Jackson Mississippi the state board of trustees re framed college administration and four schools the University of Mississippi Mississippi A and M College Mississippi State College for Women and State Teachers College were declared ineligible by the American Association of University Professors. The governor condemned accrediting groups and said 45 professors were removed from state institutions. The Mississippi law school at Ole Miss was expelled by the Association of American Law Schools. The actions were effective immediately and come after earlier suspensions by the Southern states association.
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State Board of Trustees
Bilbe
American Association of University Professors
Cleveland
Mississippi
University of Mississippi, Mississippi A. and
M. College
Mississippi State College For Women
State Teachers College
Association of American Law Schools
Law School of University of Mississippi
Thomas C. Kimbrough
Misissippi Colleges
The
Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of
Southern States
Atlanta
Prince of Wales missing from West Norfolk Hunt ball
King’s Lynn England Dec. 30. The Prince of Wales failed to attend the annual West Norfolk Hunt ball as 300 guests awaited him. Stiffness and soreness from a strenuous day of horseback riding were cited as the reason, with no specific explanation offered. His brother Duke of Gloucester attended in his stead at Sandringham.
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King’s Lynn
England
Prince of Wales
West Norfolk Hunt
Duke of Gloucester
Sandringham
Major Gladstone Dies in Reidsville NC
Major Robert G. Gladstone, 65, local businessman and long active in national guard affairs, died suddenly in Reidsville North Carolina on December 30 according to the dispatch.
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Gladstone
Reidsville
N. C
Robert G. Gladstone
National Guard
Joffre Refused Anesthetic For Leg Amputation
Paris dispatch reports Marshal Joffre had his left leg amputated on December 19 without ether using only a local anaesthetic. He watched the procedure calmly, requesting to see the doctors at work. His chief of staff recalled Joffre's face brightening, a hopeful moment as the operation began.
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Paris
Joffre
Igh
Gardner cancels radio talk over budget duties
Raleigh NC December 30 Gov Max Gardner cancelled a planned statewide radio address to discuss more recommendations for the general assembly and the budget message He cited pressed duties and the illness of budget aide Henry Burke as reasons for the cancellation He had planned to urge central purchasing for state institutions and a consolidation of UNC system boards.
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Raleigh
Max Gardner
General Assembly
Gardner
WPTF
Henry Burke
North Carolina
University of North Carolina
N. C. State College
Jacobs Given Week To Decide On Schmeling Title Bout
New York authority demands Schmeling defend his heavyweight crown against Jack Sharkey in June. Joe Jacobs, Schmeling’s new manager, has one week to respond after accepting the role and confirming a five year contract. He will consult Schmeling via trans Atlantic telephone and answer next Tuesday.
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New York
New York State Atletics Commission
Joe Jacobs
Max Schmeling
Schmeling
Jack Sharkey
Young
Sharkey
Miami
Jacobs
Capone's Business Chief Fined And Sentenced
Jack Guzik, business manager for the Capone liquor and vice syndicate, received five years in Leavenworth and a $17,500 fine for income tax evasion. A federal judge denied a new trial after a November verdict of guilty on charges covering 1927 to 1929. The government says evasion totals $229,000 based on over $1,000,000 income in that period.
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Chicago
Jack Guzik
Capone Liquor and Vice Syndicate
Tin Leavenworth
Charles E. Woodward
Guzik
Marshal Lagedo Sustains Hope Amid Weakened Fight for Life
Reports from the Paris hospital describe the wounded marshal wavering between coma and brief moments of alertness after leg amputation. Doctors fear infection and age will end his long battle, while old comrades recall past campaigns and express sorrow at the looming farewell.
Winston Officer Fatally Wounded by Revolver Accident
Winston-Salem report details Henry P. Fausler, 60, a special officer, fatally wounded when his revolver slipped from his pocket and discharged. He died several hours later.
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Winston-Salem
Henry P. Fausler
Dawes Visits Joffre and Acknowledges Courage
Ambassador Charles G Dawes visited Marshal Joffre and was admitted to his bedside noting the old wartime friendship and Joffres brave fight against death. Dawes arrived from London with family for the official taking over of the American site at the French colonial exposition and was joined by Base com Slemp the American envoy to the exposition.
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Paris
Charles G. Dawes
Marshal Joffre
Dawes
London
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