Balkans Earthquakes Kill and Injure Hundreds
Reports from Belgrade and Sarajevo describe a powerful Balkans earthquake striking Herzegovina Dalmatia and Bosnia. Casualties estimated in the hundreds with vast damage including collapsed hotels a ruined post office and telegraph lines. Relief efforts halted by destroyed rails and snowbound buildings.
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Vienna
Belgrade
Graetz Tagespott
Bosnia
Herzegovinia
Dalmatia
Hotel de la Ville
Raguea
Popovopolje
Trebisnica
Balkans
Metkovitch
Ljubinje
Perkovitch
Mostar
Planta
Anselfeld
Jugo Slavia
Herzegovina
Sarajevo
Franz Ferdinand of
Austria
Duchess of
Hohenberg
Airplane Rushes Aid to Quake Victims in Yugoslavia
Doctors and medical supplies are being flown into the quake zones of Herzegovina Dalmatia and Mosnia as Belgrade reports widespread destruction. No death toll or injury figures are available yet due to broken wires and chaos but hundreds feared. Troops fight to restore railways for relief trains as thousands become homeless and food is needed.
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Belgrade
Jugo-Slavia
Herzegovina
Dalmatia
Mosnia
Vacca Stuns Flyweight Champion In Close Ten Rounder
Johnny Vacca of Brighton delivered a ferocious attack to upset Fidel Labarba in a ten round flyweight bout fought at catchweights. Labarba, the world champion, absorbed a brutal beating but his defense and ring craft kept him competitive. Vacca weighed in at 115 12 pounds to Labarba's 117, delivering a pace that shocked local boxing fans.
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Boston
Fidel Labarba
Johnny Vacca
Brighton
Labarba
Vacca
Man Held in Jail After Whiskey Seizure in New Bern
A 30 year old man giving the name Hinton Heath was jailed in New Bern on 500 dollars bail after federal agents seized a new coupe loaded with 24 gallons of corn whiskey. A woman who Heath called his wife was released. Heath said he lived in Wilson and waived preliminary hearing.
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New Bern
Hinton Heath
Heath
Wilson
United States
When the franc rises to 20 cents, Paris cabaret song sneers
A Paris AP dispatch notes a cabaret song mocking Americans and the English as the franc nears 20 cents in value. The verse envisions better days for France when it is rich again and can reclaim its culture.
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Paris
McLean Bill Aims to Reform County Government Introduced
State Capitol dispatch reports Governor McLean introducing long awaited county government bills in the general assembly. House measures by Smith of Wake include fiscal administration reforms and tax collection changes. Senate proposals by Johnson Moore and Hines cover bond issuance and county governance methods. Debates focused on debt limits and road authority with partisan clashes and procedural votes shaping the day.
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General Assembly
McLean
House
Representative Smith
Wake
Senate
Johnson
Duplin
Moore
Martin
Hines
Guilford
Senate Road Committee
Smith- Hargett
State Commission
Frank Hancock
Granville
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Supreme Court
Frank Page
Hargett
Jones
Highway Commission
Womble
Forsyth
Royal
Wayne
Horton
Caswell
Chatham
Sharp
Rockingham
Broughton
Natureopathy
Flannagan
Pitt
Grant
Davie
Skyland Woman Fatally Hurt In Auto Crash
Mrs. L. B. Grimes, 35, of Skyland, died in a midnight auto smash near Tuxedo when the car she rode in with her husband and daughter flew 80 feet off the road and over an embankment. Coroner A. L. Beck said conflicting stories created mystery. inquest ordered. husband and daughter not seriously harmed.
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Hendersonville
L. B. Grimes
Skyland
Tuxedo
A. L. Beck
Grimes
Deadlock in Wet N' Conference on Wage Scale
In Miami Florida February 15 the central competitive field miners and operators met to draft a new wage agreement. Miners demand no wage reduction while operators push for downward revisions to meet non union competition. If no deal by April 1 a strike is possible as the 1924 contract of 7.50 daily and 1.06 tonnage wages expires March 31. The central field includes Illinois Indiana Ohio and Western Pennsylvania with broad effects on outlying districts and a looming stockpile of coal. Government data show consumers stockpiling amid fears of a prolonged dispute and possible strike action.
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Miami
Fla
Jacksonville
Indianapolis
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Farm Leaders Hopeful of Vote on Substituting McNary-Haugen
Washington February 15 AP Farm leaders pressed to reach a vote on substituting the McNary-Haugen bill as passed by the senate for its companion measure now before the House. Secretary Mellon warned of treasury costs for the equalization fee, while Haugen said the letter would not affect the final vote. Representative Tincher condemned the fee provisions as economically burdensome.
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Washington
House
Senate
Mellon
Treasury Department
Capitol
Touse
Haugen
Agriculture Committee
Tincher
Kansas
Internal Revenue Unit
Powers of Highway Group Amended By Bill Senate Accepts At Raleigh Today
The Raleigh session reports the Senate adopting a committee amendment to the Smith bill altering highway powers. The measure creates hearings on road location protests, limits changes to city roads, requires county consent for abandoning roads, and shields the commission from liability for abandoned roads. Senator Hancock attacked highway chairman Frank Page on the floor.
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Bill
Senate
Raleigh
State Capitol
Road Committee
The
Highway Commission
Frank Hancock
Granville
Frank Page
France approves Cabinet reply to Coolidge disarmament plan
France's cabinet unanimously approves Briand drafted reply to President Coolidge on naval disarmament. The document will be sent to Washington and made public tomorrow. It notes the League of Nations already considers disarmament for all nations and France does not seek to remove the issue from the league.
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Paris
France
Coolidge
Briand
Washington
League of Nations
Group of Nations
Group of Nations Mentioned By Mr. Coolidge
League
Wood for Terre Haute Menace Returns to Jail
Raleigh February 15 AP Deputy Warden E McKernan and state prison staff flew to Terre Haute Indiana to deliver extradition papers for Otto Wood the three time jail breaker to complete his thirty year murder term Governor McLean signed the papers presented by prison superintendent George Ross Pou for the notorious convict who escaped in November last year
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Wood
Raleigh
E. McKernan
State Prison
Terre Haute
Ind
Otto Wood
McLean
George Ross Pou
Nitroglycerin Explosion Kills One In Borger Texas
A magazine two miles west of Borger Texas stored thirteen tons of nitroglycerin exploded last night. A crater 200 feet deep formed and many buildings suffered shattered windows. Melvin Norris a 37 year old driller from Uncas Oklahoma was killed by a flying rock. Several others injured. officials offered no explanation for the blast.
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Thompson Hardware Company
President Coolidge Signs Milk Import Sanitation Bill
President Coolidge signed the Lenroot-Taber measure establishing sanitary provisions for the importation of milk into the United States. The act sets standards to ensure milk safety at entry points and regulate what can be brought into the country.
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Washington
Coolidge
United States
Governor Austin Peay Stricken With Double Pneumonia
Nashville Tennessee February 15 Governor Austin Peay is suffering from double pneumonia according to his physicians Anxiety was expressed over his condition and they advised Mrs Peay to summon family members from elsewhere to Nashville for the governor’s care.
Poole Bill Faces Unfavorable Committee Report
The North Carolina League anti evolution bill received an adverse report from the house education committee chaired by Tobe Connor. The vote was 25 to 11 against the measure with Rep Poole of Hoke county planning to present a minority report.
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State Capitol
Raleigh
North Carolina League
House Education Committee
Tobe Connor
Wilson
Poole
Hoke County
House
More Bluejackets Sent To Nicaragua By U. S
The navy ordered the transport Henderson to sail from Philadelphia to Guantanamo with 800 bluejackets for the scouting fleet. The move coincides with an ongoing Latimer Sacasa talk and aims to protect American interests if Nicaragua worsens. No Marines moved yet but 400 guardsmen are withdrawn for possible use at Quantico.
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U. S
Washington
Latimer
Juan Sacasa
Navy Department
Henderson
Philadelphia
Guantanamo
Newport
R. I
Navy
Department
Quantico
Chinese Fight Pete Murphy On Wide Lines Hits Doctors Is Imminent
Chinese forces move into Honan as Chang Tso Lin consolidates north of the Yellow River. Wu Pei Fu debates strategy with leaders while Manchurians push south toward Hankow and the Yangtze basin. In Raleigh, 41 bills enter the house including a naturopathy licensing debate led by Peter Murphy and a marriage and divorce law revision.
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Pete Murphy
Doctors
Shanghai
Honan
Chang Tso- Lin
Peking
Yellow River
Wu Pei- Fu
China
Chang
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Marshal Chang
Tsinan
Chang Tsung-Chang
Shantung
Henan
Hankow
Yangtze River
Anhwei
Kiukiang
Yangtze
Chekiang
Ichang
Wusheuh
Hiukiang
State Capitol
Raleigh
Yadkin Baptist Association
Booneville
Smith-Hargett Road
Peter Murphy
Rowan
Murphy
Townsend Harnett
Winston
Bullard
Cumberland
Turlington
Iredell
House Judiciary Committee
Smith
Rockingham
California dries after heavy rain across the state
In California the stormy weekend ends as mountain and coast regions begin drying. Hoege's Camp records 7.49 inches, Valley Forge 6.56 inches, Mount Wilson 5.40, a death is linked to a wet sidewalk in Los Angeles, and cross border racing near Tijuana is halted for several days.
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San Francisco
California
Fruit Belt
Hoege
Big Santa Ana Canyon
Valley Forge
San Gabriel River
Mount Wilson
J. A. Hampton
Los Angeles
San Diego
Tiajuana
International Boundary
Broadway Plays Face Injunction Hearings In New York
Police arrested forty cast members last week and managers obtained temporary injunctions. The author and seven actors from The Virgin Man were held for trial yesterday. Hearings on complaints against Sex and The Captive and on the injunction were set for today.
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New York
Rules for the road considered by committee
The joint committee on roads in Raleigh heard proponents of general measures introduced in both houses. General Albert Cox of the Automotive Association spoke as sponsor while minor amendments were offered but not discussed. The panel seeks highway commission input on general provisions covering traffic rules vehicle dimensions stop laws and related regulations with a meeting planned for tomorrow to review amendments.
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Raleigh
Joint Committee On
Albert Cox
Automotive Association
Highway Commission
Premier Wakatsuki Rules Out Delay on Naval Bill
Tokyo February 15 Premier Wakatsuki told the house of peers that Japan will participate in the proposed Coolidge arms limitation conference and that action on the naval construction bill should not be postponed. He argued the conference outcome cannot be foreseen.
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Tokyo
Wakatsuki
House of Peers
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