United States Stands Out of World Court Jurisdiction
Washington February 9 The United States appears definitively excluded from World Court jurisdiction as three foreign governments informally notified of their position on Geneva protocol revisions. President Coolidge said he would not reopen the issue if reservations are not accepted as is. Senate votes 59 to 10 to table a move to rescind ratification of the protocol.
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United States
Washington
Orld Court
Geneva
Senate
Coolidge
Great Britain
State Department
Robinson
Arkansas
Trammell
Florida
McNary-Haugen Farm Relief Vote Moves Ahead in Senate and House
In Washington the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill advances toward a Senate vote by 4 p.m. Friday under an unanimous consent plan. House action aims for an early roll call next week as supporters seek to push the measure through despite opposition from some senators.
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Washington
Senate
House
Lenroot
Wis
Stewart
Iowa
Agriculture Committee
Fess
Ohio
Frank C. Lowden
Illinois
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
United States
Sydney Anderson
Minnesota
Rules Committee
Purnell
Indiana
Pou
North Carolina
Insurgents Surrender at Oporto Amid Portugal Uprising
Reports from London say insurgents in Oporto have capitulated to government forces after three days of heavy fighting. Lisbon remains tied to conflict with many casualties, while Carmona loyalists reportedly hold key cables and stations. A Spanish dispatch notes 60 killed and hundreds wounded in Vigo linked fighting.
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London
Oporto
Portugal
Pees
Lisbon
Carmona
Spain
Madrid
Valencia- Do-Minho
Opor- Lo
Vigo
Oroto
Low Bids Secured On Nine Highway Projects
State highway commissioners will review low bids totaling 1 961 590 25 for nine projects. Bids are from Beaufort Columbus Currituck Lee Robeson Rockingham Scotland Mayne counties with firms including Frank Mitchell Construction J O Sadler E A Wood Jamison Brothers Wilson and P R Ashby.
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Raleigh
Beaufort County
Frank Mitchell Construction Company
Scranton
Columbus County
E. C. Derby
J. O. Sadler
Fayetteville
Currituck County
F. J. McGruire
Norfolk
Mayne County
J. P
Refused Again on Radio Bill Sent Back to Conference
The senate again refused to send the radio bill back to conference marking a third defeat for supporters. The vote left the measure in limbo as leaders seek a path forward.
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Washington
Senate
French debt commission ends dimming hopes for France
Washington Feb 9 AP the world debt commission expired dimming hopes France may modify the Mellon Berenger accord. Mellon says the deal is closed and further talks would go to Congress. Senate awaits French ratification as four nations still unsettled Russia Greece Siberia Austria moratorium granted to Austria.
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Washington
World Foreign Debt Commission
France
Mellon
Debt Commission
Congress
House
Senate
Age Slavia
Smoot
Utah
Commission
Russia
Greece
Siberia
Austria
Social conference debates varied state welfare topics
Delegates at Raleigh open the fifteenth annual social conference discuss child welfare mothers aid juvenile court work and family welfare with round tables. Rev H L Canfield led a group seeking tougher criminal punishment reforms and other leaders from across the state spoke on orphanage care recreation and migration.
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Raleigh
League For Abolition of
H. L. Canfield
Greensboro
Wake County Council of Social Agencies
Frank Graham
University of North Carolina
Kate Burr Johnson
M. L. Easler
Thomasville
W. H. Livers
Children’s Welfare
S. P. Collier
Winston- Salem
Travelers Aid Societies
W. E. Stanley
Durham
W. A. Parker
Asheville
C. V. Morse
Catherine Beadles
Julia Yopp
Wilmington
William York
W. AL. Hutchinson
Winston-Salem
North Carolinian Tries To Commit Death by Love
Bonnie Rowe, a parachute jumper from Taylorsville North Carolina, slashed his wrists in a Tampa Florida hotel. He wrote a letter to a woman he called Alma claiming he would face eternity. He was found unconscious and hospitalized. doctors expect possible recovery.
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Tampa
Fla
Bonnie Rowe
Florida
Alma
Enid
Rowe
Jetter
Rcom
Believing Him Dead Mrs Rowe Heads to Atlanta
Mrs Bonnie Rowe wife of stunt flier and parachute jumper rushed toward Atlanta on the Crescent Limited after a Tampa near fatal act she believed killed her husband The telegram from Taylorsville signed R C Burns misled her into thinking Rowe was dead and the body would be sent to Atlanta
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Charlotte
Atlanta
Bonnie Rowe
Tampa
Crescent Limited
Rome
Taylorsville
Rowe
R. C. Burns
Diaz forces regain Chinandega amid heavy fighting in Nicaragua
Conservatives report retaking Chinandega between Corinto and Managua after days of brutal clashes. About 150 conservative troops killed, 47 wounded arrive in Managua, as General Diego Vareas leads renewed assaults from the southeast with hundreds more, while liberal positions in the town center and Calvario church area are contested. Managua remains under military rule with nightlife curbed and streets emptied.
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Managua
Nic
Chinandega
Corinto
Diaz
Sacasa
Calvario
Diego Var
Crop condition report shows mixed fortunes across states
The weekly crop condition report notes favorable conditions in parts of the south with good field work and cotton harvesting in the northeast and northwest, while the southeast remains dry and parts of the west gulf areas too wet for plowing. Potatoes and early gardens progressed, pastures improved in the southeast, and state updates from Virginia and North Carolina mention extreme temperatures and substantial plowing and picking activities.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Gulf
West Gulf
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Five-State Cold Wave Sweeps Midwest and Plains
Snow and sleet spread from the Rocky Mountains across Montana Wyoming Colorado into the Dakotas Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma. Temperatures dropped to sub zero in many areas with 15 to 30 degrees below zero reported and Abilene Texas at 34 above at midnight. A turn to warmer weather was forecast as the siege eased.
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Kansas City
Rocky Mountain
Middlewest
Canada
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Texas
Abilene
Mountain States
Ford to prove farm work can be done in days
Henry Ford plans an on site test near Dearborn to show farming can be industrialized with labor saving machinery and organization. The project aims to cut farm staple production from about a year to 15 to 20 days with a two day ploughing phase and ten days for cultivation and harvesting, leaving additional days for ditching fertilization and other costs.
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Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Theodore Price
Commerce and Finance
Dearborn
Ford
Price
North Carolina proposes statewide game law overhaul
A joint session of the General Assembly game committees debated a bill to replace 100 local laws with a single state framework. The plan creates a four member state commission, duties include land accession for refuges, season changes, and licensing. A state game warden would be added with pay up to 5000 dollars annually and 1500 in expenses. Residents pay 1.50 and non residents 25 dollars for licenses with 25 cents support for the warden. the Audubon Society would be abolished and its assets moved to the commission. Financing details await development and borrowing under anticipated license revenues.
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State Capitol
Raleigh
McLean
House
Senate
General Assembly
National Park
L. A. Martin
Davidson County
Royal
Wayne
Martin
Rhodes
Alamance
Elon College
Price
Mecklenburg
Connor
Wilson
Sutton
Lenoir
Wayne Drainage Commission
Moss
Rutherford
Blount
Claude Currie
Pu Chase
Roan
Swain
Franklin
Sharp
Rockingham
Whitmire
Henderson
Broughton
Wake
Ebbs
Buncombe
Hines
Guilford
Bay of Orange
North Carolina
State Department of Conservation and Development
State Audubon Society
Game Commission
Portugal Crisis Deepens As Carmona Seizes Oporto
London reports Portugal teeters on a revolutionary edge as President Carmona takes Oporto with loyal troops. Lisbon closes shops and suspends streetcar service amid censorship and arrests. British naval orders to safeguard interests underscore the seriousness of the move.
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London
Portugal
Reuter
Madrid
Carmona
Oporto
Lisbon
Gibraltar
Lassiter Rites Planned After Death in Asheboro
Sandy Q Lassiter 73 well known farmer and businessman died at his residence this morning after a two week illness. He is survived by wife Hattie Bright Lassiter three children T J Lassiter of Florida Mrs M Lewis and Mrs Emma Thornburg five brothers T E Jim W B Jess and Emory Lassiter Funeral arrangements not yet completed but plans are for tomorrow afternoon.
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Asheboro
Sandy Q. Lassiter
Mear
Guilford County
Hattie Bright Lassiter
T. J. Lassiter
Florida
M. Lewis
Emma Thornburg
T. E
Jim
W.B
Jess
Emory Lassiter
Lampede Shops Seeks Receivership After Fire
The Lampede Shops Inc a Charlotte shoe store and one creditor petition Mecklenburg Superior Court for receivership citing a recent fire that left the firm insolvent. Fire damages fixed at 6000 dollars with uncertain recovery from fire insurance companies.
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Charlotte
Lampede Shops, Inc
Mecklenburg Superior Court
Jury Selected in Canton Editor Murder Trial
Twelve jurors were chosen in Canton Ohio for the murder trial of Ben Ruener, indicted in the killing of Don R. Mellett, editor of the Canton newspaper, after both sides expressed satisfaction with the panel.
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Canton
Ben Ruener
Don R. Mellett
Cantom
Feverish rail stock speculation on New York Exchange
Feverish speculation in railroad stocks surged on the New York Stock Exchange as rumors of new combinations and bid for control spurred gains. More than a dozen issues rose to their highest prices in years, with early gains of one to four points in the opening hour.
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Rails
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Beginning Impeachment Hearings Called by La Guardia
Beginning impeachment hearings are called by Representative La Guardia of New York for a resolution seeking removal of Federal Judge Frank Cooper. The House Judiciary Committee was compelled into a closed session as Laguardia insisted the judge testify.
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Washington
Representative Laguardia
New York
Frank Cooper
House Judiciary Committee
British Sends Stronger Force to Shanghai Relief
Shanghai report states the second battalion of a Gloucestershire regiment has sailed from Hongkong to Shanghai despite protests by Peking and Hankow. The move signals Britain’s continued buildup of the Shanghai expedition with debate over whether more troops will be deployed from Hongkong.
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Shanghai
Great Britain
Gloucestershire Regiment
Hongkong
Peking
Hankow
Eugene Chen
Shang
Hai
Chen
Owen O'Malley
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