Delegates Sail For London To Attend Naval Talks
The American delegation to the London naval armament limitations conference sailed from Hoboken aboard the George Washington. The group includes Adams Morrow Reed Robinson and Stimson with Dawes and Gibson to join in London for a historic conference with Britain France Japan and Italy.
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N. J
England
Washington
London
Great Britain
France
Japan
Italy
Hoover
White House
State Stimson
New York
Adams
Dwight W. Morrow
Mexico
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Naval Conference
Jersey City
Stimson
George Washington
Wilson
Commission
State Department
American Foreign Service
Europe
Charles Francis Adams
Henry L. Stimson
United States
Famous Musician To Teach At College Here
Ernest B. Stimson announces the addition of Alix Einert Brown to High Point College as violin and cello teacher. Brown, a graduate of the Institute of Musical Art in New York, studied under William Willeke and trained in London and Paris. She performed with the Women's Symphony Orchestra of Philadelphia and the American Orchestral Society of New York, toured the east and Midwest, and lectured at the Curtis Institute of Philadelphia.
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Ernest B. Stimson
High Point College
High Point
Alix Einert Brown
Brown
Institute of Musical Art of
New York
Wiliam Willeke
London
Paris
Franz Kneisel
Louis Svecenski
Women's Symphony Orchestra of
Philadelphia
American Orchestral Society of New York
East
Middle West
Te Curtis Institute of Philadelphia
Senate Demands Action Against Radio Profanity
Ashington reports Senator Dill urged prosecution of W. K. Henderson of Shreveport La for persistent profanity on KWKH radio station. The move seeks enforcement against alleged misuse of airwaves and public decency in broadcasting.
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Ashington
W. K. Henderson
Shreveport
KWKH
Senate
Dill
Washington
Coolidge to Address Life Insurance Convention in Florida
Former President Calvin Coolidge will speak on the economics of life insurance at a dinner for delegates to the New York Life Insurance Company mid winter convention in St Petersburg Florida. The address will be broadcast nationally at 9 30 p m est. He arrived yesterday and will speak tonight as a director of the company.
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T. Petersburg
Fla
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
New York Life Insurance Company
Law Enforcement Panel Closes First Capitol Session
After two days of intense discussion the law enforcement commission adjourned its first meeting since the prohibition controversy began at the capitol. An anticipated statement from Chairman Wickersham was expected to be issued soon.
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Jashington
Law Enforcement Commission
Capitol
Wickersham
Yale Divinity Professor Denied U.S. Citizenship
The application of Professor Douglas Clyde MaclIn tosh of Yale Divinity School for United States citizenship was formally denied today by Judge Warren B. Burroughs in U S district court in New Haven.
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EW Haven
Conn
Douglas Clyde MaclIntosh
Yale Divinity School
United States
Warren B. Burroughs
United States District Court
Sackett Named Ambassador to Germany by Hoover
President Hoover nominated Senator Frederic M. Sackett of Kentucky to be ambassador to Germany and the Senate quickly confirmed the appointment.
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Ashington
Frederic M. Sackett
Kentucky
Hoover
Germany
Senate
Army mid winter test flight delayed again from Selfridge
Weather again postpones the army’s plan to fly 22 planes from Selfridge Field in Michigan to Spokane Washington and back. The February test was rescheduled due to continued unfavorable conditions.
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Elfridge Field
Mt. Clem- Sons
Mich
Army
Selfridge Field
Spokane
Wash
Earthquake Shocks Felt in Santa Cruz
Two quake tremors of varying intensity were felt near midnight in Santa Cruz with the first at 11:30 p m and a stronger shake fifteen minutes later. No damage was reported.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
Wet Bloc Emerges in House to Reform Prohibition
Washington dispatch reports a meeting of anti prohibition lawmakers forming a unified wet bloc to press for repeal or reform of the Volstead Act. New Yorker Fiorello LaGuardia argues Canada and other nations shifted away from prohibition, while Maryland Democrat Linthicum backs the wet position.
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Washington
House
LaGuardia
New York
Canada
Finland
Treasury
Department of Justice
Linthicum
Maryland
Dr Hubert Poteat Elected Potentate Of Mystic Shrine
Dr Hubert M. Poteat of Wake Forest was elected potentate of Sudan Temple Shriners at the mid winter ceremonial in New Bern. Imperial potentate Leo B. Youngworth of California addressed the session. Wilmington won the spring meeting, and most Divan officers advanced a rank. The potents ball will close the festivities after today’s ceremonial.
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New Bern
Hubert M. Poteat
Wake Forest
Leo B. Youngworth
California
Imperial Potentate
Sudan
Temple of Shriners
Wilmington
O. X. H. Shoemaker
Claude 5. Chamberlain
Kinston
Southern Trains Delayed by Wreck Near Spartanburg
SPARTANBURG S C Jan 9 Traffic on the main line of the Southern railway was delayed five hours this morning when 25 cars of a northbound freight were derailed at Arcadia four miles from Spartanburg No one was injured and railroad officials could not determine a cause beyond a break in air connections the read.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Southern Railway
Arcadia
Crowd storms museum to view Einstein theory film
A 4500 strong crowd at New York’s American Museum of Natural History attempted to see an Amateur Astronomers Association showing of a film on the Einstein theory. Police restored order after doors and gates were broken and two showings were needed.
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New York
American Museum of Natural History
Amateur Astronomers’ Association
Edward Bok Dies in Florida at 66
Edward W Bok immigrant from the Netherlands and noted editor author and philanthropist died at his Florida estate at 4 25 am aged 66 years He donated a 416000 prize for world peace cooperation and wrote The Americanization of Edward Bok Funeral at Lake Wales with burial in the Singing Tower crypt prepared during tower construction
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Lake Wales
Fla
Edward W. Bok
Netherlands
E¢ Tor
Bok
Merion
United States
Edward Bok
America
Ladies Home Journal
Florida
Mountain Lake
Calvin Coolidge
Washington
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Philadelphia
Curtis
Baltimore Specialist Aids Taft Recovery Trip Plans
A Baltimore specialist treated Chief Justice Taft at Garfield hospital for bladder trouble. Taft’s condition improved under Dr Francis Hagner's care. Officials said he will not leave Washington before next week as railroad arrangements for a southern trip are arranged for the end of the week.
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Washington
Baltimore
Taft
Francis Hagner
Garfield Hospital
Asheville
N. C
Hagner
Landed Aristocracy Flayed By Georgian
A Georgia farmer Edward J. Evans unveils a group farming plan on his 5,000 acre Ashburn estate to transform tenants into owners. He splits the farm into 20 200 acre units with shared income and equipment. Evans notes tenant farming and credit farming have failed south agriculture and claims his partnership system could scale to other areas.
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Edward Stanley
Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
Dixie
J. L. Evans
Ashburn
Evans
Georgia Association
South
King Cotton
Chicago
Georgia
Federal Farm Banks
Third District
University of Florida Dean Dr. John R. Benton Dies
Dr. John R. Benton 53 longtime dean of the college of engineering at the University of Florida died in Gainesville after a sudden illness. He led the faculty and contributed to the expansion of the engineering school and research programs. He is survived by his wife and two children.
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Florida
Gainesville
Fla
John R. Benton
College of Engineering
University of Florida
North Carolina News Briefs Snapshot of State Events
Governor Richards says the deficit in state finances has been reduced despite reports of a 3.85 million dollar shortfall. Greensboro men O G Gray G C Warren and W W Rob inson arrested in Durham on federal narcotics charges with about 200 dollars worth of drugs. Embezzlement case against I Davenport from Charlotte indicted by Mecklenburg grand jury. Dr A T Allen urges strict school attendance enforcement to combat illiteracy in Charlotte. Hill’s 1929 fire losses per capita 95 cents, total 11777. L A D Taylor of Rutherfordton elected president of the North Carolina Ice Cream Manufacturers Association as meetings conclude in Durham.
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Volumbia
Richards
S. C
Harlotte
N. C
North Carolina
A. T. Allen
Charlotte Woman's Club
Spartanburg group to plan literacy drive this Saturday
Spartanburg county teachers and civic leaders will meet here Saturday to plan a drive on illiteracy. The assembly, coordinated by local educators and civic activists, aims to boost literacy rates and mobilize community support.
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Spartanburg County
Spartan
Mecklenburg recorder's court shows profit in 13 months
Mecklenburg county recorder's court reported a profit of 600 dollars during the 13 month period ending December 31, 1929. The figure reflects earnings from fees or related sources within the court's operations.
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Harlotte, N. C
Mecklenburg County Recorder’s Court
Mrs J P Justice Attempts Suicide at Home
Mrs J P Justice wife of Dr J P Justice a prominent physician shot herself with a .32 pistol at her Kernersville home in an attempt to take her life Despondency over ill health was blamed by family members She was taken to City hospital Winston Salem and was resting but not out of danger The incident occurred around 1030 am and a neighbor was present when the pistol was fired She is sister to T J Gold attorney and cousin to G W Clark and C W Gold all of North Carolina
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J. P. Justice
Kernersville
Winston- Salem
Justice
Meda Paris Dies in Woodbine GA Air Crash
Aviatrix Meda Paris of Great Neck Long Island was killed when her plane nosedived in marshes near Woodbine Georgia at about 2000 feet. She was en route to Miami for an air meet and had won the women's cross continent air derby last year.
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Woodbine
Meda Paris
Great Neck
Long Island
Aviatrix
Jacksonville
Fla
Curtiss Flying Organization
Miami
La Follette And Thomas Given Posts As Regulars
Senate Republicans grant recognition to rival wings the western independents and the young guard in the finance committee. La Follette of Wisconsin and Thomas of Idaho gain seats, overruling opposition from Reed Moses and Bingham. Smoot casts deciding vote. McNary helped broker the solution to avoid open party rift.
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Thomas
Washington
Hoover
Senate Republicans
Young Guard
Senate Republican
Finance Committee
Wisconsin
Idaho
LaFollette
Reed
Pennsylvania
Moses
New Hampshire
Bingham
Connecticut
Committee On Committees
Senate
Smoot
Utah
McNary
Oregon
Storm toll and cold wave sweep U S headlines
Five deaths reported as western storm rages from Oklahoma to Kansas. Mississippi Valley floods swell, while sleet and sub zero temperatures hit the Rockies. Ice delays and drowning incidents mark a day of extreme weather from Maine to California.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
Florida
Henrietta
Tex
New York City
Hanover
N. H
Burlington
North Chelmsford
Mass
New York
Okmulgee
Okla
Kansas
Kansas City
Rockies
Mississippi Valley
California
Sierras
Virginia Senate censures Senator Stubbs for floor clash
In Richmond the Virginia Senate censured Senator R. H. Stubbs of Middlesex for yesterday’s attack on Senator Saxon W. Holt of Newport News and for sharing an advance copy of an unparliamentary statement. The measure passed without a recorded vote as Stubbs faced removal from the Democratic caucus.
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State Capitol
Richmond
R. H. Stubbs
Middlesex
Senate
Saxon W. Holt
Newport News
Virginia Senate
Layman
Craig
Stubbs
Holt
Smith
Shires Exonerated By Michigan Commission
Lansing report says the Michigan State Boxing Commission exonerated Charles Arthur The Great Shires on charges of attempting to fix a fight with Battling Criss in Detroit. The action clears Shires of wrongdoing related to the scheduled bout.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan State Boxing Commission
Charles Arthur
the Great
Shires
Detroit
Criss
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