Earthquake Toll Rises in Napier Hastings After Devastating Quake
AP reports preliminary death estimates reach 400 with Napier at least 300 dead and Hastings about 100. Injuries near Napier tallied around 1,000 as rescue teams, Red Cross, and government agencies fight to reach survivors amid widespread destruction and looting of narratives.
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Wellington
N. Z
Napier
Hastings
Fea
Red Cross
Dannevirke
Technical School
Jellicoe
Wairoa
Breaks Seen in Senate Relief Talks as Hoover Receives Proposals
Washington February 4. Negotiations on the congressional relief deadlock slowed after President Hoover gave a cool reception to proposals from Senate Republican leaders. Senators Watson of Indiana and McNary of Oregon returned from the White House empty handed, discussing only briefly. The Harrison plan would create a 25 million dollar federal fund to be used if charitable groups cannot administer relief, with Republicans resisting compromise and warning of a possible extra session.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
Capitol
Watson
Indiana
McNary
Oregon
White House
Harrison
Mississippi
House
Historic Inn Burns In Huntsville Fire Devastates Landmark
In Huntsville Alabama late yesterday the tiny Bottom Inn a historic camp and Jackson era headquarters burned to the ground. The site known as General Andrew Jacksons resting point during his Tennessee to races journey suffered total destruction with no immediate report of injuries.
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Huntsville
Ala
Tiny Bottom Inn
Omark
Andrew Jackson
Tennessee
Bank Officers Bound Over in Wilmington Case
Three officers of the closed Home Savings bank of Wilmington were bound over to superior court on charges of making false entries. Execut. vice president and cashier Jesse F. Roache was released on his $15,000 bond. Assistant cashier M. Douglas Clarke was held after his bondsman surrendered him. Trust officer D. M. Armstrong was held when his mortgage bond was rejected as insufficient collateral. An audit disclosed $160,000 in irregularities.
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Wilmington
Home Savings Bank of Wilmington
Superior Court
Jesse F. Roache
M. Douglas Clarke
Recorder’s Court
W. T. Smith
Clarke
D. M. Armstrong
Giant Dirigible Leaves for Guantanamo Today
Weather permitting, the Los Angeles giant navy dirigible will depart Lakehurst New Jersey at 6 p.m. for Guantanamo Cuba. Captain W A Clarke reports readiness of the mooring mast and expects to reach by tomorrow night. The Patoka has gone ahead to provide water landing facilities. The airship will join fleet war maneuvers in Central American waters February 15 to 21.
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Washingto
Los Angeles
Lakehurst
N. J
Guantanamo
Cuba
W. A. Clarke
Patoka
Panama
Bank officials charged in Asheville conspiracy case
Three officers of Asheville banks were arrested on charges of conspiracy to violate bank laws. Wallace Davis and L L Jenkins released on 15,000 dollar bonds while Russell C Davis posted 10,000 dollars. A warrant was issued for cashier J Charles Bradford who was out of town.
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Asheville
N. C
Wallace Davis
Central Bank and Trust Company
L. L. Jenkins
American National Bank
Russell C. Davis
J. Charles Bradford
Central Bank
Bandits Hold Up Bank Near Baton Rouge
Three men robbed the Bank of Denham Springs ten miles east of Baton Rouge. They subdued three inside the bank, escaped in an automobile, and absconded with an undetermined sum. Local authorities investigate the heist.
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Baton Rouge
Denham Springs
Here
Toddy Trees Felled By Gandhi's Train
In Bombay on February 4, followers of Mahatma Gandhi armed with axes swords and saws cut down palm tree clusters used to produce toddy the local alcoholic drink as a protest to suppress the liquor traffic rather than picket liquor shops.
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Bombay
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Buck aims for junior Cuban speed record flight
Westfield N J Feb 4 Bob Buck 17 year old holder of the Junior Transcontinental flying record plans to fly to Havana Monday He hopes to establish a junior speed record in the Cuban capital and Newark
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Cuba
Westfield
N. J
Bob Buck
Havana
Newark
Winds Stop Campbell From Speed Record Attempt
High winds prevented Captain Malcolm Campbell, the British race car driver, from attempting to raise the world speed record of 231 miles an hour at Daytona Beach. He plans to try again tomorrow if conditions are favorable.
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Daytona Beach
Fia
Malcolm Campbell
Bank President Jailed on Embezzlement Charge
Hendersonville February 4 J Mack Rhodes president of the defunct First Bank and Trust company was placed under a five thousand dollar bond on charges of embezzling twenty thousand dollars from the bank He is the father of W Gaither Rhodes the former cashier who has pleaded guilty to embezzling forty thousand dollars and is serving a five to seven year term Rhodes who had bed rest since the arrest accompanied his son to prison in Raleigh He had worked at the bank twenty years starting as a clerk
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Hendersonville
J. Mack Rhodes
First Bank and Trust Company
W. Gaither Rhodes
Rhodes
Raleigh
H. G. Cramer
State
Campus Watchmen Fight Gun Battle on LSU Campus
Quarrel between two campus watchmen on the old Louisiana State University campus led to a pistol duel. George M. Toney died from bullet wounds, G. F. Sevier aged 64 suffered serious scalp injuries, and bystander Holley Harris was treated for a leg wound from a stray bullet.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
George M. Toney
G. F. Sevier
Holley Harris
Investigation of Charges Against Bishop Cannon Continues
Washington dispatches report ongoing closed door inquiry into charges against Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Testimony by George P. Adams of Blackstone Va and others remains sealed as presiding Bishop W N Ainsworth leads the inquiry. Ten ministers named. Porter, former pastor in Wilmington, identified among the twelve.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
George P. Adams
Blackstone
Adams
Blackstone Female Institute
Bishop Cannon
Richmond
Morgan
Thomas
Ainsworth
W. N. Ainsworth
Birmingham
Ala
A. Barcum
Texas
Carolina bill to regulate boxing passes third reading
In Columbia South Carolina on February 4 the House approved at third reading a bill to establish boxing commissions in cities to regulate boxing and sent the measure to the Senate for consideration.
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Columbia
8. C
House
Senate
Carolina
Discovery of Live Boy In Coffin Leads to Arrest of Seven Youths
Chicago police arrested seven youths after a man, George Wittbrod, 34, reported being kidnapped and tortured as a "practical joke." He described being taken from a pool hall, driven to a cemetery, bound to a stone cross, and placed in a wooden coffin box dragged toward a grave before bystanders intervened.
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Chicago
George Wittbrod
Wittbrod
Albert Wont
George Shimel
Joe Klopp
Michael Kuhn
Fred Cost
Richard Morawez
William Meddy
Quake Tragedy Told By Wellington Knecht Survey
Wellington report from Feb 4 describes Christchurch manager E C Weston recounting in Hastings and Wellington how a severe quake collapsed a department store. A young girl clerk died under a heavy pillar while others cried for help as fires broke out and fire engines were buried. Weston barely escaped, crawling free amid panicked crowds and a broken water main hindering firefighting efforts.
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Wellington
New Zealand
E. C. Weston
Christchurch
Hastings
North Island
Heflin seeks open hearing on Butler case in senate
Senator Heflin demands an open senate hearing on Major General Smedley Butler's Mussolini remarks. He cites an Italian anti fascist newspaper story as supporting Butler, urges public access to the trial, and defends Butler as a strong American. Butler hides from reporters with counsel Leonard as officials weigh the charges.
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Washington
Smedhey Butler
Heflin
Alabama
Senate
Justice and Fair Play
Il Nuovo Mondo
New York
Butler
Mussolini
Italy
General Butler
Henry
Leonard
Adams
Naval
State Department
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Hefish
Department
Vanderbilt
Arkansas Counts Funds For Drought Relief Benefit
In Washington on February 4 Arkansas counted receipts from a drought relief effort led by Rep. Fuller president of the Arkansas State Society. The society hosted a benefit ball with musicians entertainers and a hotel donating services. Over $1,000 was raised to be sent to the State Red Cross chapter.
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Washington
Arkansas
Representative Fuller
Arkansas State Society
Red Cross Chapter
Paymaster Robbed at Boston Sullivan Square
Four armed men robbed a Boston elevated railway pay master at the Sullivan Square terminal today and escaped with 1500 dollars. The heist occurred on the upper level as the driver and crew were preparing for collection. Police continued investigations with few leads.
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Boston
Boston Elevated Railway
Sullivan Square
Senate Rejects Nomination of George Otis Smith
The Senate rejected George Otis Smith’s nomination to chair the power commission by a 40 to 38 vote, prompting further court testing of his fitness. Senator Walsh of Montana has a pending resolution to test the rights of all three commissioners. Marcel Garlaud’s nomination to the commission was confirmed 39 to 35.
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Washington
Senate
George Otis Smith
Power Commission
Garland
Draper
Walsh
Montana
Marcel Garlaud
Senate Passes Pitts Measure In North Carolina
Raleigh Feb 4 The senate passed the Pitts measure defining illegal punchboards and slot machines with penalties for operation. Both houses sent up numerous new state wide measures as committees prep for noon meetings. The senate opposed the McSwain bill to move the primary election date and discussed divorce bills and a constitutional amendment limiting senate seats per county. Jail terms for driving while intoxicated were proposed and a tax plan for corporations discussed. Committee meetings set for tomorrow noon.
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Raleigh
Senate
Pitts
Catawba County
House
Senate Elections Group
McSwain
Cleveland
Johnson
Pender
Duplin
State Senate
Dortch
Wayne
Newman
New Hanover
Folger
Surry
Brummitt
Finance Committee
Lovill
Heflin Weighs Publishing His Own Newspaper
Senator Heflin of Alabama says he may launch a newspaper named the Heflin Herald after his Senate retirement in March. He envisions a paper to reach Alabamians with his views on clean elections and cites concerns about a subsidized press. He floated a potential slogan opposing ballot tampering and supporting fair elections.
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Washington
Heflin
Senate
Alabama Democrat
Alabama
Swedish Prince Foregoes Crown in Royal Betrothal
Prince Linnert will give up the crown to wed a commoner. He exchanged rings in a sick room with Krautein Karin Nissvandt, 19, in the presence of her Dutch-descent industrialist father. Prince William, Linnert’s father, approved the marriage but mourned the loss of royal rights.
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Stockholm
Prince Linnert
Krautein Karin Nissvandt
Prince William
English Princes Leave For Havana
KINGSTON Jamaica February 4 The Prince of Wales and his brother Prince George depart for Havana in a Spanish American tour continuing a royal visit. They were feted much like their father King George did forty years ago and were guest of honor at a reception hosted by Sir R E Stubbs and Lady Stubbs at government house.
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Kingston
Jamaica
King George
Prince of Wales
Prince George
Havana
R. E. Stubbs
Stubbs
Government House
Quake Boosts Oil Output in Vera Cruz Wells
Mexico City February 4. The January 14 quake proved a boon to oil operators in Vera Cruz with advices from oil fields noting a 5 to 18 percent increase in production after the earthquake.
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Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Veterans Admin to Seek 300-Bed SC Hospital
Washington February 4 Veterans Administrator Hines announced he would recommend to the House veterans committee the construction of a 300 bed hospital in South Carolina at an estimated cost of 1,250,000 dollars. The site will be chosen by engineers from the veterans bureau after the appropriation is enacted.
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Washington
Veterans
Hines
House Veterans Committee
South Carolina
Veterans Bureau
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