Calvin Coolidge laid to rest in his native hills
Calvin Coolidge was laid to rest in Plymouth Vermont after a nation paid tribute in Northampton church. The 30th president’s bronze casket was carried to a terraced grave beside his son Calvin Jr and stepmother Carrie. Mrs Coolidge and close family stood in mournful silence as rain and hail fell on mourners and neighbors gathered along the road.
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Plymouth
Calvin Coolidge
Northampton
Hoover
Coolidge
Glass bill attacked by Illinois liquidator before Senate panel
John A. Carroll of Illinois, liquidator of 138 closed banks, urged against Glass plan for national branch banking. He warned against big bankers and named Melvin A. Traylor, Charles G. Dawes and Owen D. Young as potential controllers, while criticizing Chicago financial aid to large banks.
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Washington
Glass
John A. Carroll
Illinois
Senate Banking Committee
Traylor
Young
Dawes
Carroll
Chicago
Virginia
Senate
Chicago Clearing House Association
Reconstruction Corporation
Melvin A. Traylor
Charles G. Dawes
Owen D. Young
Norbeck
Bulkley
Ohio
Federal Reserve System
Congress
Cabinet Selections And Future Policies Facing Roosevelt This Week
Sparta is swept by flames destroying most Main Street business houses in Alleghany county seat. Firefighters used dynamite to halt the blaze. damage estimated between 65000 and 200000 with no deaths. The Alleghany county courthouse was destroyed but records saved. jail untouched. The blaze damaged or destroyed several firms including the bank and post office. one home injured by an explosion.
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Sparta
Alleghany County
R. A. Coughton
Cash and Carry Grocery
Wardin's Grocery
Jaynes and Nichols
City
Hackler and Doughton Clothing
Irwin Brothers
Ideal Beauty Parlor
Crockett-Duncan Merchandise
Phipps
Orig
Farmers 10 Seek Relief in Iowa Foreclosure Fight
About 1,000 northwest Iowa farmers announced they would attend the state house to press relief laws as sessions begin. They halted a $10,000 foreclosure sale of John Schimberg’s farm and backed District Judge C. W. Pitts who urged Gov elect Clyde Herring to pause money judgment cases for five to seven months.
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LE Mars
Iowa
State House
Farmers’ Council For Defense
John Schimberg
Des Moines
C. W. Pitts
Plymouth County
Clyde Herring
Court House
Schimberg
R. E. Rippey
John A. Johnson
Herbert S. Martin
New York Life Insurance Company
Cabinet picks swirl as Roosevelt weighs future team
Hyde Park dispatch reports President-Elect Roosevelt considering cabinet names amid tax fights and budget debate. Swager Sherley and Senator Walsh feature in talks for treasury and attorney general posts while James Farley is favored for postmaster general. Norman Davis and Frank L. Polke also tipped for top posts as Woodin prompts commerce speculation.
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House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Treasury
Glass
Virginia
Woodrow Wilson
Walsh
Senate
Montara
James A. Farley
Henry Wallace
Iowa
Wallace
Norman Davis
Frank L. Polke
New York
William H. Woodin
American Car and Foundry Company of
New York City
Hyde Park
Cary T. Grayson
Washington
James Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Northampton
Mass
California Tops Nation in Licensed Pilots and Aircraft
California leads the United States with 3,589 licensed pilots and 949 aircraft as of October 1, followed by New York and Illinois in the next positions.
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San Francisco
California
United States
New York
Illinois
Critics Debate Savings and Scope of Relief Grants
Hearings on the LaFollette Costigan bill to distribute 500 million dollars in outright grants drew sharp criticism of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation relief program. Edith Abbott of Chicago urged broader aid, noting Illinois has borrowed 32 million and may need much more.
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Washington
LaFollette-Costigan
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Edith Abbott
School of Sore Service
University of Chicago
Illinois
Paul V. Betters
American Municipal Association of Chicago
Ehringhaus urges county city consolidation in inaugural address
Raleigh January 7 Governor Ehringhaus in his first comments on government affairs since inauguration urged voluntary consolidations to cut local costs. He proposed salary maximums for local officers and authority for boards to discontinue non essential offices. He called for a statewide program explaining tax reductions from radical local government changes. The council of state met at 10 am with brief business and small appropriations. Ehringhaus said he felt rested and fine after a hospital stay.
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Raleigh
John C. B. Ehringhaus
Ehringhaus
Council of State
Capitol
Baxter Durham
Elizabeth City
Nettles Claims Leas Bonds Valid in Face of Receivership
Asheville January 7. Solicitor Zeb V. Nettles said the receivership of Union Indemnity Co of New Orleans does not void the $50 000 bond posted for Luke Lea and son convicted in 1931 of banking law violations. He expects action January 23 when criminal court convenes. bonds may be forfeited or Leas ordered to appear. If unpaid the county may seek judgment and sue the receiver.
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Asheville
Zeb V. Nettles
Union Indemnity Company of
New Orleans
Luke Lea
Nettles
Dan C. Boney
Union Company
Merger of Colleges to be Fought in General Assembly
Charlotte January 7 The Observer reports indications that the merger of three state institutions North Carolina College for Women North Carolina State College and the University of North Carolina will be fought in the upcoming general assembly. Alumni have been told that at least three bills to repeal the merger will be introduced soon.
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Charlotte
the Observer
North Carolina College For Women
North Carolina State College
University of North Carolina
General Assembly
State College
Judiciary Subcommittee Prepares Action on Beer Bill
A Senate judiciary subcommittee readies to act on the 3.2 percent beer bill after hearings where prohibition supporters denounced the measure as constitutional nullification and traffic legalization. Rep James M Beck defended it, while Bishop James Cannon Jr argued about wine in Cana and election significance. The panel plans to meet early next week, possibly redrafting to stave constitutional objections.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary
Prohibition
James M. Beck
Supreme Court
Beck
James Cannon, Jr
Cana
Blaine
Judiciary
Bilaine
Congress
North Carolina Delays Beer Repeal Push in Assembly
Anti prohibition sentiment in the state appears cautious after November elections. Lawmakers have not introduced repeal bills, and action is deferred until federal Congress acts. Some propose tax on beer if legalized, while outright repeal faces opposition and doubt of majority support.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
Representatives
House of Representatives
House
Washington
Capone Ally Killed on Lonely Lake Road
Ted Newberry an ally of Al Capone was shot to death on a lonely road near Lake Michigan. His body found by a farmer lad with a gunshot to the head and a shotgun blast to the hand. a bejeweled belt buckle and various numbers in his pockets hint at gang connections in Chicago and beyond.
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Chesterton
Ind
Ted Newberry
The
Capones
Chicago
Indiana
Lake Michigan
al Capone
Newberry
Abe Morovitz
Metropolitan Police
New York
Treasury driven tax rates flex with treasury needs
Democratic leaders said income tax increases would be elastic and set by the treasury needs at the time. They aim to balance the budget and fill a projected 492 million dollar deficit next fiscal year while awaiting beer legislation and broader tax proposals. Senator Harrison noted rates were not fixed at the New York conference.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Harrison
Mississippi
New York
Hunt For Bodies On Burned Liner Begun
Cherbourg France Jan 7 A search for bodies aboard the burning passenger liner Atlantique delayed salvage as a special inquiry committee arrives tomorrow with electrical experts. Water streams throughout the hull reduced smoke and the fire was abating. Captain Schoofs said he had seen three bodies aboard.
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Cherbourg
France
Atlantique
America
Schoofs
Representative Butler Dies of Heart Attack
Representative Butler of Oregon dies of heart disease induced by pneumonia in Washington after several weeks of illness. Serving his third term in Congress, he was defeated in November in a grueling campaign that friends blamed for his fatigue and later pneumonia.
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Washington
Butler
Oregon
Congrese
Hoover Returns To Capital To End His Administration
President Hoover, returning from the Coolidge funeral, hurried back to Washington to complete the final duties of his tenure. He visited Mrs. Coolidge at The Beeches in Northampton before resuming travel, flanked by Vice President Curtis and a White House entourage, as crowds gathered along the route in his somber farewell.
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Hoover
Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Northampton
Curtis
Hughes
Justice Stone
Supreme Court
Stimson
Adams
Chapin
Jonathan Edwards
Ansle
Nait
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Reconstruction Corporation Today
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