United States proposes sweeping disarmament plan at Geneva
Ambassador Hugh Gibson outlines nine part program calling for naval armament cuts abolishing submarines banning poison gas and bacteriological warfare and restricting tanks and heavy guns while preserving internal order forces and inviting other powers to adopt any portion of the proposals.
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United States
Hugh Gibson
Washington
London
Italy
France
Shanghai battle rages as shells hit international settlement
Heavy shell fire in Shanghai shakes the settlement amid renewed bombardment on Chinese forts at Woosung. A foreign woman is wounded. Chinese police flee Dixwell station under fire. Rumors claim a Chinese sellout bid of 10 million Shanghai silver cents. Tokyo diplomats face stalled efforts as Japan demands Chinese withdrawal.
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Woosung
Dix
Well Station
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Japan
Grew Named Ambassador to Tokyo Succeed Forbes
Joseph C. Grew a 30 year veteran diplomat will succeed W. Cameron Forbes as ambassador to Tokyo He will leave from Turkey where he currently serves to engage in delicate Japan negotiations at a critical time Grew is 52 and has served in Egypt Mexico Russia Germany Austria Denmark Switzerland Turkey and led the State Department Western European affairs division He also witnessed the Versailles pre armistice talks Forbes plans retirement soon as China Japan tensions unfold
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Washington
Joseph C. Grew
W. Cameron Forbes
Tokyo
Turkey
Japan
Egypt
Mexico
Russia
Germany
Austria
Denmark
Switzerland
State Department
Versailles
Forbes
China
Legalized beer debated before Senate committee
Testimony from about a half dozen witnesses representing both sides was presented to the senate committee reviewing the Bingham four per cent beer bill. Opponents including Whiting Williams and Ernest Bradford argued against legalization while supporters Gustave Haff er and Philip Rose contended that legal beer would improve economic conditions. Williams cited observed improvements for workers under prohibition.
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Senate
Whiting Williams
Cleveland
Ernest S. Bradford
The
College of the City of New York
E. B. Dunford
Alfred Calvert
Gustave Hafer
Farmers Feed Co
New York
Philip M. Rose
Manufacturers and Dealers League
Williams
Mills Ballantine appointments favored by Senate
The Senate Finance Committee approved the nominations of Ogden L. Mills as secretary of the treasury and Arthur A. Ballantine as under secretary. The actions were approved without a record vote and described as unanimous by Chairman Smoot.
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Washington
Feg
Senate Finance Committee
Ogden L. Mills
the Treasury
Arthur A. Ballantine
Mills
Ballantine
Smoot
Hoover Plans Silent Anti Hoarding Drive For Circulation
President Hoover and advisors push a secret plan to lure hidden dollars back into circulation. Colonel Frank Knox leads a countrywide effort to mobilize communities and convince individuals that stabilizing institutions serves their own interests. Dawes backed rules limit Reconstruction Finance loans to three years with board discretion on terms.
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Hoover
Frank Knox
Chicago
Knox
Ogden Mills
Reconstruction Corporation
Charles G. Dawes
Around the World Voyage Tweets on War and Politics
Aboard SS Europa on February 8 the writer notes rough seas delaying arrival and warns delay could affect voting for Al. He reflects on sixteen million votes implying someone feels entitled, criticizes League of Nations and Japan’s response to prior notes, and mentions Will.
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Europa
Pacific
League of Nations
Japan
New Orleans Drowns In Mardi Gras Carnival Frenzy
New Orleans turned out in force for the 106th Mardi Gras as crowds flood streets. Revelers in costumes packed Canal Street and surrounding avenues while hawkers, side shows, and saloons thrived amid the celebration. Rex and his knights arrived to cap the day’s spectacle.
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Broad Canal Street
Palm Line Avenue
Rex
Jury Decrees Death On Gallows For Mrs. Judd
In Phoenix on February 9 an all male jury sentenced Winnie Ruth Judd to death for the murder of her friend Agnes Anne LeRoi. The verdict came after three hours and forty minutes of deliberation with six ballots. Sentencing set for February 23.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Agnes Anne LeRoi
J. R. McFadden
A. J. Mathis
Tucson
Head of Defunct Bank In Durham Is Charged With Embezzlement
W P Clements president of the defunct Merchants bank in Durham faces embezzlement charges for 13266 dollars before the bank closed He is held on 15000 bond after arrest under a state banking department warrant Auditors warn a shortage up to 65000 may emerge from ongoing audit at the bank, court in Durham set.
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W. P. Clements
Merchants Bank
State Banking Department
J. R. Patton, Jr
Ray Long
Hoover
Bill
Century Air Lines Fires 23 Pilots Amid Wage Dispute
In Chicago on February 9, Century Air Lines discharged its 23 pilots and halted the plane schedule amid a wage dispute. The pilots resisted a nearly 50 percent pay cut and failed to negotiate with Century management. The cut was to start February 1 but an armistice was declared for 10 days.
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Chicago
Century Air Lines
Century
Aviator Pair Plan One Week London Flight
Charlotte news notes William Uldrich and Peter Redpath plan a round-trip flight to London in May aboard a Bellanca, with 850 horsepower engine. The journey from New York is slated at 29 to 33 hours outbound and 45 hours return, carrying 750 gallons of fuel. Accompanying sponsors include L. J. Sauerborn and Henry L. Prichard with Thomas Wilson Smith.
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London
William Uldrich
Peter Redpath
New York
L. J. Sauerborn
Henry L. Prichard
Charleston
W. Va
Thomas Wilson Smith
Washington
Bellanca
Redpath
Harold Gatty
Missionaries in danger in Kiangsi city siege
Eleven American missionaries are reported in danger at Kanchow in Kiangsi province after a Chinese communist band surrounded the city. The American legation in Nanking and Canton has made representations to the Chinese government.
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Peiping
Kanchow
Kiangsi Province
Nanking
Canton
Coolidge Named Co defendant In Libel Suit
Former President Calvin Coolidge and New York Life Insurance Company face a $100000 libel suit filed by Lewis B Tebbetts of St Louis. Tebbetts claims a radio talk by Coolidge on October 6 1931 and later pamphlets damaged his reputation as an honest insurance agent. Papers served at Northamption home of Coolidge by Sheriff Henry J Sargent.
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Springfield
Mass
Calvin Coolidge
New York Life Insurance Company
Lewis B. Tebbetts
St. Louis
Coolidge
Jap Warships Mix War With Sea Courtesy As Ships Are Saluted
Japanese warships conducted gunfire salutes as non combatant ships passed their destroyer line off Shanghai. When foreign vessels neared, firing ceased and flags dipped, then resumed after the ships passed. Commercial vessels also received a cease fire during passage.
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Shanghai
Woosung
Lexington advance on bond for Florida man witness
Edward F Sullivan of Palatka Florida sought a 2000 bond to appear as a material witness in the slaying of Davidson county Sheriff James A Leonard. Sullivan arrived with his father to report to police chief H B Talbet and court clerk E C Byerly. The bond was to be returnable to the next term of superior court. Sullivan is held with Neal Wimmer of Roanoke Virginia who was wounded in the dispute following the sheriff's wreck. A coroner's jury later held George A Younce former solicitor of the 12th district and W F Brinkley local attorney in the killing after Leonard and Younce fought for the pistol.
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N. C
Edward F. Sullivan
Palatka
Fla
James A. Leonard
Davidson County
Bullivan
M. D. Sullivan
H. B. Talbret
E. C. Bye
Younce
Leonard
Wimmer
Hercules L Koontz Named New Solicitor in 12th District
Lexington North Carolina February AP Hercules L Koontz replaces Henry Koontz as solicitor of the 12th judicial district. His father J L Koontz notes three sisters Mrs Tom Carr Mrs Callie Stuckey and Miss Addie Koontz. He adds their mother was a sister of Judge Hoyle Sink's father making the judge and solicitor first cousins.
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Lexington
N. C
Hercules L
Henry 1
H. L. Koontz
12Th Judicial District
J. L. Koontz
Tom Carr
Callie Stuckey
Addie Koontz
Kontz
Hoyle Sink
Will Rogers Arrives in New York After Europe Tour
Will Rogers lands in New York aboard the Europa, quipping about hoarding cuts and the disarmament conference. He jokes about Andrew Mellon as a future ambassador and teases potential 1930s political moves while engaging photographers and reporters.
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New York
Will Rogers
Europe
Europa
Andrew Mellon
Great Britain
Rogers
Foreign Quarters Struck by Shells In Shanghai
Japanese and Chinese tensions flare as air and sea bombardment near Shanghai prompts talks of a truce. Admiral Nomura indicates Japan would withdraw to Hongkew if Chinese forces retire 20 miles from Chapei, with safeguards for foreign settlements. Joseph Grew named Ambassador to Tokyo, replacing W. Cameron Forbes. timing not set.
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Washington
Shanghai
Chapei
Taylor
Nomura
Hongkew
Joseph C. Grew
Tokyo
W. Cameron Forbes
Grew
Turkey
Chinese infantry attacks Japanese at Shenghai Woosung front
Chinese forces launched a major assault on the Shenghai Woosung sector near Shanghai and pressed toward Japanese lines before a heavy counter fire repelled them. Japanese gunfire and aerial bombardment targeted Chinese positions near Woosung and Kingwan race track.
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Shanghat
Aong
Chapei
Shanghai
Kingwan Race Track
Here
Woosung
Treasury estimates push revenue goal to 1.24 billion
Revised treasury figures show the house ways and means committee must craft a bill yielding 1.241 billion dollars in annual revenue, up from 920 million. Acting Secretary Mills says January laws underperformed, prompting adjustments to the revenue plan and new proposals.
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Washington
Treasury
House Ways and Means Committee
Mills
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