British Canton Negotiations Broken Off Amid Shanghai Tension
Cantonese foreign minister Eugene Chen suspended talks with British chargé d affaires O Malley over the British military concentration at Shanghai. Evacuations of American and British missionaries accelerate as Foochow reports describe mass departures and closures of Fukien mission schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hankow
China
Great Britain
Eugene Chen
O'Malley
England
Shanghai
Foochow
Kutuen
Yenping
Kienningfu
Ying
Crunk King
Chang Sha
Szechwan
Mankow
Nanking
Amoy
Swatow
Canton
Snedgen
Jung King
Fukien Province
Associated Press
Fukien
Chicago London telephone call sets long distance record
Chicago connected to London by telephone in a 4500 mile call from the Herald and Examiner to its London correspondent. A New York switchboard linked the parties until a supervisor halted the serves deeming it not yet approved. The cost totaled 29.25 dollars, including 4.25 for New York service and 25 for the London minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
London
The
Herald and Examiner
New York American
Ha ‘ Aba
Catalina Island
Caala
New York
Peking takes hand in troubles with British
AP dispatch reports Peking central government reacting to Cantonese advances in the civil conflict. Peking dismissed Sir Francis Agien for refusing to collect new surtaxes and urged Britain not to land armed forces in Shanghai. Northern and Cantonese forces mobilize, with Wu Pei Fu and Chang Hueh Liang expected to join in actions aimed at shaping control of Hankow and Yangtze river basin amid foreign evacuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
China
Shanghai
Francis Agien
Yangse
Sankow
Hankow
Wu Pei Fu
Chang Hueeh- Liang
Khang Tso-Lin
Senate Overrides Coolidge Idea on Scout Cruisers
The Senate approved beginning construction this year of three scout cruisers, authorizing $1.2 million for the ships as an amendment to the naval appropriation bill. The move, opposed by President Coolidge who seeks to hold new naval builds pending Geneva talks. Vote 49 to 27 with party lines and one farmer-labor member supporting the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
Senate
House
Geneva
League of Nations
Farmer-Labor
Southern Railway Earns Higher 1926 Earnings Per Share
The Southern railway reports 1926 earnings of 17.16 dollars per share on common stock after preferred dividends, up from 16.31 in 1925. Net income rose to 23,596,722 dollars from 22,679,172 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Southern Railway
Chicago Daily News to build over Chicago rail tracks
The Chicago Daily News plans a modern plant over railroad tracks entering Union Station, using air rights for commercial development. The site on the Chicago river west bank covers 400 by 260 feet, bounded by Madison Canal Washington streets and the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Chicago Daily News
Union Station
Ths
News
Chicago River
Chicago Plan Commission
Madison Street
Canal Street
Washington Street
Rebels Executed in Oaxaca After Jan 12 Clash
In Oaxaca City twenty seven rebels were executed by military authorities in reprisal for the January 12 massacre of a federal column at San Miguel El Grande. A rebel leader raised a white flag but attackers slaughtered forty men in their barracks before one survivor conveyed news to Caraca. Thirty two ringleaders were brought to Oaxaca and executed except for five due to age. Peace reported in Durango as 40 rebels under Pedro Barraza surrendered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Oaxaca City
San Miguel el Grande
San Miguel
Oaxaca
Caraca
Durango
Escobar
Mezquital
Pedro Barraza
Damaso Barraza
Ferreira
Arenal
Jalisco
Romo
Fortino Sachez
San Jose de Iturbide
Guanajuato
Lowell man claims San Pedro channel swim in 22 hours
Made the Distance Long Beach Cal Feb 1 The municipal observer on Pine Avenue pier said Henry F Sullivan of Lowell Massachusetts landed on the pier about 9 o clock this morning declaring he swam the San Pedro channel from Santa Catalina Island in 22 hours and 45 minutes Sullivan disappeared toward his hotel after climbing the pier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Cal
Pine Avenue
Henry F. Sullivan
Lowell
Mass
San Pedro
Santa Catalina Island
Sullivan
Indictments Return in Pittsburgh Fraud Case
Indictments charging conspiracy and misdemeanor in alleged frauds in the November election were returned by the grand jury against 30 persons. The group includes women, district election officials, and an alderman. Alderman John Carr faced charges of failing to receive and guard a ballot box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
John Carr
Browning Denies Cruelty Claims In Heenan Separation Case
Edward West Browning testified in the separation suit filed by Frances Heenan, denying Wife Peaches cruelty accusations and detailing gifts and support. He said he never struck her, claimed he provided education funds, adopted Dorothy Browning, and described discovering an acid burn incident with police involvement against Heenan’s wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
Edward West Browning
New York
Frances
Peaches) Heenan
Frances Heenan
MecAlpin Hotel
Browning
Dorothy “Sunshine
Heenan
Industry Shifts Southward Says Gould
Atlanta Feb 1 The nation’s industry is gravitating southward at an unprecedented rate, says Frank Gould vice president of the Manufacturers Record touring major southern cities with Mrs Gould. He cites a bumper cotton crop and shifting plant locations as key factors driving the trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Frank Gould
Gould
Greenville Claims Lead in Southern Spindle Counts
A Charlotte Textile Journal study ranks Greenville as having the most spindles among southern cities, based on mills using the city as their post office address. The list includes 14 cities with over 200,000 spindles, with figures for spindles, mills, and looms across Greenville and neighboring towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
8. C
Charlotte Textile Journal
Gastonia
Danville
Columbus
Anderson
Huntsville
Rockingham
Kannapolis
Spartanburg
Columbia
Charlotte
Concord
Greensboro
Union
Coffey Waives Hearing in Wisconsin Murder Case
William E. Coffey, charged with the murder of his second wife Hattie Hales, waived the preliminary hearing and indicated a willingness to plead guilty during arraignment in Lancaster Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Wis
William E. Coffey
Hattie Hales
American students welcomed in Constantinople aboard Ryndam
Turkish students professors and city officials greet 600 American students on the Ryndam described as a floating university. Guides are arranged to show them the city and a Turkish university reception is planned in their honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Ryndam
House committee backs Fairchild resolution for Coolidge policy
Washington Feb 1 AP The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 9 to 5 to report the Fairchild resolution affirming President Coolidge s stance on the Nicaragua Mexican situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Fairchild
Alimony Battle Over Chaplin Divorce Moves On
In Los Angeles a district court of appeals argument centers on temporary alimony in the Charles Chaplin and Lita Grey Chaplin divorce case. Chaplin’s attorneys seek to block receivers from paying a $14,400 alimony claim and fees while Mrs Chaplin’s counsel push to keep the award intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Charles Chaplin
Lita Grey Chaplin
District Court of Appeals
Chaplin
Alienists Asked to Appear in Browning Trial
In White Plains New York on February 1 alienists for both sides were ordered to appear in court to testify on Browning's sanity if the opposing side presents a derangement claim. Seventeen witnesses testified yesterday the largest one day total so far. After adjournment the principals met in automobiles as Browning asked about the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
Browning
Edward W. Browning
Mrs. Browning
What He Blames on Prohibition Deaths Rise Cited
New York February 1 AP Professor Irving Fisher Yale economist and prohibition advocate blames nullification and prohibition for rising deaths from alcohol in New York and Maryland Census figures show increased liver cirrhosis wood alcohol and other toxic liquors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New. York
Irving Fisher
Yale
New York
Maryland
Census Bureau
Pithergard
Two State-Wide Bills Passed In Legislature Today
In Raleigh routine sessions ended with two major bills approved. The White mire measure to free delegates from nominating ties passed and goes to the house. Connor's bill on reward limits for stills to twenty dollars was adopted with amendments broadening county applicability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Capitol
Ral
Eigh
General Assembly
Connor
Great Smoky Mountains
Joint Committee On
McLean
Gold
Gulford
Joint Committee On Roads Today
Highway Commission
Salmon
Harnett
Conenor
Wilson
House Committee On Public Welfare
Mecklenburg
Charette Men’s Club
House Appropriations Committee
Guilford Representatives
Ernor McLean
Senate
Samarcand
Ony
New Bern
Caldwell County
Guilford
Hines
Greensboro
Arkansas Flood S inundates over a hundred thousand acres
The St. Francis levee district suffers multiple breaks flooding Woodruff Prairie and Monroe counties along the White River. Extensive cropland and livestock prompted mass evacuations while Red Cross workers discounted reports of deaths until on-site checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Beth
St. Francis Levee
Red Cross
Woodruff
Prairie
Monroe
White River
Also Mentioned on This Page
Canton Ministry
Declin
Britain
India
Coolidges
Peaches
South
Chas. Chaplin
Crowder
Louise Crowder
R. L. Cawley
Miss Crowder
Cawley
Hag
J. Alien Austin
Thomas Turner
J. C. Groome
H. T. Brown
South Main Street
Commerce Street
Austin
Two
Great Smokies Park
Arkansas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!