Hoover Heads South for Second Florida Fishing Trip
President Hoover and his party depart Washington for a two week fishing trip off Long Key Florida riding a regular through train with his own car attached. The group includes Mrs Hoover Justice Stone Lawrence Richey and Mrs Richey along with Dr Kellogg Mark Sullivan and aides. The party will board the houseboat The Saunterer upon arrival and stay until February 17 before returning.
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Washington
White House
Hoover
Long Key
Karlan K. Stone
Lawrence Richey
Richey
Vernon Kelloge
Mark Sullivan
President Hoover
Florida
Stimson Proposal Backed In House
In Washington February 8 Representative French Republican Idaho chair of the naval subcommittee praised Secretary Stimson’s London naval conference plan as a basis to inspire confidence. He urged adoption to prevent naval expansion and to push for lower tonnage if possible while noting mixed senatorial criticism.
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Washington
United States
Stimson
House
French
Idaho
Appropriations Naval Subcommittee
Vuaithner OL JexXas
Borah
Garner
Chicago Moves To Purge Hoodlums
Chicago business leaders vow to purge the city of hoodlums and dregs. Col. Robert Isham Randolph, head of the local association of commerce, says a vigilante committee has been formed to act with backing from civic groups and money. If needed, police or legislative targets will be hit to drag the city out of the mire.
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Chicago
Col
Robert Isham Randolph
The
Association of Commerce
Col. Randolph
Association of Commerce and
Association
Senate tariff clash stalls action as unemployment debate rages
In a tense session senators from both parties sparred over tariff rate cuts amid unemployment concerns. Goff argued for no justification to lower levies without producer input, while La Follette accused the administration of inaction on unemployment. Fess defended the administration, warning rate changes could unsettle the country. Borah and Glass urged caution on consumer impact. La Follette criticized Goff and noted his new finance committee role.
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Washington
Republican Old Guard
Senate
Goff
West Virginia
la Follette
Wisconsin
Republican Party
Fess
Republican
Ohio
Borah
Republican Independent
Idaho
Glass
Virginia
LaFollette
Goff LaFollette
West
Stone Addresses Tobacco Growers in Danville
Danville Virginia February 8 James C Stone of the federal farm board spoke to over 2000 tobacco growers from Virginia and North Carolina. He urged that cooperative marketing associations be properly run as business groups and that cooperation from growers manufacturers retailers and the public is essential to remedy industry conditions.
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Danville
James C. Stone
Federal Farm Board
Virginia
North Carolina
Stone
State Bank Resources Rise 14 Million in 1929 North Carolina
North Carolina state banks closed 1929 with resources of 351.75 million dollars, the highest in history. Chief Examiner John Mitchell credited large bank conversions, loan reductions, and a 21 million rise in deposits over the year, noting gains in stocks bonds and cash while loans declined.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
John Mitchell
Jeans
Mitchell
Mrs Snow's Will Bequeaths Large Estates In Probate
Mrs Alice N Snow of High Point leaves an estate of 50250 to seven children including W E Snow and R E Snow with the home place at 210 South Main street to be sold when advantageous. Executors named are W E Snow and R E Snow. Callie Brown receives a 20 acre tract and the 200 acre homestead with specific parcels allotted to Mollie Brown Calvin Wyrick and others. Witnesses include A S Parker W F Herndon J B Wyrick T L McLean and C H McKnight.
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Greensboro
Superior Court
Alice N. Snow
High Point
W. E
R. E. Snow
Bertha F. Barbee
Helen Snow Hayes
Winifred S. Armentrout
Ruby S. Bencini
Dorothy S. Groome
South Main Street
Mollie Brown
Calvin Wyrick
Grissom
Huffine
Robert R. Wyrick
Luther A. Wyrick
Taft Holding Own With Improvement
President Taft continues to hold his own after another day of rest and improvement. His brother Horace D. Taft, headmaster of the Taft school in Watertown Connecticut, visited and returned to New England expressing confidence there is no immediate danger.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Jurist
Horace D. Taft
Taft School
Watertown
Connecticut
New England
Charlotte Grocer Robbed at Point of a Pistol
A masked thief held up J. L. Thompson, a Charlotte grocer, at gunpoint tonight and took $219 from the cash supply. After forcing Thompson to surrender the money, the robber backed toward the doorway and fled into the darkness.
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Charlotte, Feb
J. L. Thompson
Charlotte
Pope denounces Russian religious persecutions in open letter
In a world wide issued letter Pope Pius condemns Russia’s persecution of church figures and suppression of religious practice. He denounces churches burned and priests harmed, and calls for a March 19 mass of expiation at St. Peter’s tomb and global prayers.
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Russia
Vatican City
Pope Pius
Cardinal Pompili
League
Pius
St. Joseph
St. Peter’s Tomb
Britain and US Edge Toward Naval Accord Amid Talks
In London the three week naval conference nears a turn as Britain and the United States push for a London agreement. MacDonald faces Commons questions on policy while Stimson defends unity. France Japan and Italy may join with positions on cruiser tonnage and fleet parity.
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London
Andre ‘Tardieu
France
Reijiro Kakatsuki
Washington
Wakatsuki
Italy
Dino Grandi
Hale
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
United
MacDonald
House of Commons
United States
McDonald
Brittania
Britain
Great Britain
Mr. MacDonald
Kings Mountain battle celebration may stretch to two days
Clarence Kuester, chair of the executive committee, said plans call for a National or President's Day program on October 7 and a Governors Day on October 8. The central committee will decide on a two day celebration at its February 18 meeting in Charlotte.
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Charlotte
Kings Mountain
Clarence 0. Kuester
Central Committee
Doran Highlights Flaws in Industrial Alcohol Law
Washington Feb 8 Prohibition Commissioner Doran argues tracing products from first purchasers to final disposition is key to curbing bootleg diversions. He cites legal permits and rising corn sugar production as factors. notes only a small share of legally produced alcohol reached illicit channels.
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Washington
Prohibition
Doran
Congress
Deadlocked Brady jury dismissed after four days
In Austin Texas Feb 8 the jury in the murder trial of John W Brady a former Texas appellate judge failed to reach a verdict after almost four days of deliberation 11 to 1 favored conviction with nine jurors seeking the death penalty. Brady’s defense cited years of alcohol abuse and mental impairment.
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Austin
Texas
John W. Brady
Texas Appellate Court
Lehlia Highsmith
Brady
Keltner
Paul Hoglund
Miss Highsmith
Mother and Son Killed in Auto Crash Near Murfreesboro
In Murfreesboro Tennessee Mrs Eva Woodfin Miller 40 of Christiana and her son Woodfin Miller 15 died in a collision near here today. Seven others were injured including Richard M Atkinson district attorney general and his wife. Also hurt were James E Fly of Nashville Jenize Simms Palmer Insull and Tracy Miller all of Christiana.
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Murfreesboro
Teun
Eva Woodfin Miller
Christiana
Woodfin Miller
Richard M. Atkinson
Atkinson
James E. Fly
Nashville
Jenize Simms
Palmer Insull
Tracy Miller
Unavoidable Auto Crash Kills Two Senators in South Carolina
An inquest in Orangeburg held that an automobile accident was unavoidable, killing Senator W. Claude Martin of Orangeburg and Senator William Le gare of Charleston. The two legislators died when their car collided with that of J. G. Fair, a salesman, near Wolfton, eight miles away yesterday afternoon.
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Orangeburg
W. Claude Martin
William §. Legare
Charleston
J. G. Fair
Wolfton
Wilkins asks brother to block rescue if party lost
Adelaide reports a letter from Antarctic explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins sent from Montevideo urging his brother not to authorize a rescue party if he and his crew are missing after their plane crash in the Great Sea south of Melville Island. He notes they carry all safety gear and urges no assistance to minimize risk to others. The Wilkins Hearst expedition nears the deception islands as a polar flight attempt looms.
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Adelaide
South Australia
Hubert Wilkins
Montevide
Uruguay
Antarctic
Sir Hubert
Great Sea
Melville
Wilkins- Hearst
Deception Islands
Planters Fertilizer Plant Fire Ignores Early Loss
A large Planters Fertilizer and Phosphate Co. plant on the Greenville outskirts burned late today, with losses around 600000. Origin blamed on short circuits. 14000 tons of fertilizer and guano raw materials were in the building. J Ross Hanahan of Charleston is company president.
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Greenville
Planters Fertilizer and Phosphate Company
J. Ross Hanahan
Charleston
Hoover Prohibition Enforcement Bill Faces Senate Debate
The Williamson bill moving the prohibition office to the Justice Department triggers a partisan clash in the House while Senator Wheeler seeks a Senate probe into enforcement. Debate centers on who should regulate permits and whether officers who break Volstead rules should be dismissed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Senate
House
Prohibition Bureau
Treasury
Justice Department
Wheeler
Montana
Enforcement
National Law Enforcement Commission
Secretary of the Treasury
Representative Gasque
Democrat
South Carolina
Cochran
Missouri
Clancy
Expenditures Committee
Prohibition
Byrns Blames G. O. P. For Bad Conditions
Representative Byrns of Tennessee, a Democrat, claims Republican prosperity is misnamed and that current hardships would be blamed on a Democratic White House. He criticizes GOP denial and says the Republican era must bear responsibility for adverse conditions.
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Washington
Feb
Byrns
Tennessee
Democratic National Congressional Committee
White House
Burns
Nine Die in Romania District Elections
The Newspaper Universal reports nine people killed and 59 injured during district elections across Romania. Communal elections begin tomorrow nationwide.
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Bucharest
Romania
Universal
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Senate Judiciary Committee
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New York
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