Delegates Sail to London for Naval Conference Effort
American delegates bound for the London naval conference sail from New York aboard the steamship George Washington. Secretary of State Stimson sends Hoover a God speed message as the 80 delegates head toward Plymouth with plans for a peace mission and possible next week talks.
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London
George Washington
New York Harbor
Fort Jay
Stimson
Adams
Wilson
Europe
Ambassador Morrow
Robinson and
Reed
Hold Little Hope For Recovery of Mrs. J. T. Justice
Mrs. J. T. Justice of Kernersville reportedly has little chance to recover after she swallowed poison and shot herself three times. She was taken to a Winston-Salem hospital where doctors said her prospects for recovery were poor. Her husband is a Kernersville physician and relatives had lately spoken of her failing health.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
J. T. Justice
Kernersville
Justice
Steamer Ed Ward Luckenbach Grounds on Block Island
Block Island Rhode Island Jan 10 the freight steamer Ed ward Luckenbach bound from New York to Boston grounded on Southwest Point at 2 30 this morning in dense fog with heavy swell The crew reported taking water rapidly by the bow and the ship was in two fathoms when the coast guard went to assist before 9 o'clock
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Block Island
R. L
Edward Luckenbach
New York
Boston
Coast Guard
Storm Warning Issued By Weather Bureau
Weather bureau issues advisory at 10 am noting a disturbance about 300 miles east-northeast of Nassau Bahamas moving slowly westward. The system is described as of moderate intensity and potential storm risk is monitored.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Nassau
Bahamas
W E Price 52 Dies at High Point Hospital
W E Price a 52 year old prominent High Point business figure died at High Point hospital today after a heart attack. Funeral services will be Sunday at 38 o clock at his home with Rev John W Moore and Rev C P Coble officiating. Burial in Oakwood Memorial Park. Born in Concord Virginia he lived in Winston-Salem and High Point and led the Carolina and Yadkin River railroad. He later joined High Point Builders Supply as secretary treasurer. He leaves a widow Irene Whitten Price and son William Edwin Price Jr. His mother Mrs M J Price of Concord Va arrived for the funeral.
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W.E. Price
High Point
Price
Parkway
John W. Moore
Wesley Memorial Church
C. P. Coble
First Presbyterian Church
Oakwood Memorial Park
Concord
Virginia
M. J. Price
Floyd
Norfolk and Western Railway
Winston-Salem
Carolina and
Kiwanis Club
High Point Lodge
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Commercial Club
High Point Country Club
Irene Whitten
Lynchburg
William Edwin Price, Jr
Passions and accidents dot Carolina brief items
A German actor in Charlotte’s Freiburg Passion Play avoids cigarettes while fellow troupe members smoke. Dock Snyder of Hawk is hospitalized with a broken back after a tree accident. A suit seeks 358.72 against a sheriff and deputy over delayed executions. Rock Hill joins a literacy drive with Miss Kate Woodly leading. Rotary club hosts delegates from seven nations including England and Russia.
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Aarlotte
N. C
George Fassnacht, Jr
Christ
Freiburg
New Charlotte Armory
Didakersville
Dock Snyder
Hawk, N. C
Banner Elk
Avery County
OCK Hill
Ss. C
Rock Hill
Local Man Dies Driving First Car Near Polk County
A L Alexander Vallotton, 47, of St Thomas Mission Polk County, died after his first automobile ran over an embankment during a learning drive. Earlier, four frame business buildings burned in Brown Mill community outskirts of Rutherfordton causing about 12000 dollars damage.
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Utherfordton
A. L. Alexander Vallotton
St. Thomas Mission
Polk County
Brown Mill
Charlotte Public School Enrollment Totals 15 738 Students
The latest enrollment count for Charlotte public schools reports 15 738 students. Local officials note trends in district growth and class sizes across multiple campuses.
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Qqharlotte
N. C
Charlotte's
Sharp Earthquake Felt in Jersey Island
A sharp earthquake was felt in St Helier Jersey Channel Islands last night with no damage reported and no injuries noted.
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ST. Helier
Jersey
Channel Islands
Jersey Island
Northwestern College Bets Blackstone's Law Is Over
Chicago January 10 Northwestern Universitys College of Law rejects Blackstones authority declaring his day ended. Dean Leon Green and Dr Walter Dill Scott outline a five year six and a half million dollar program to shift law toward social science and administrative boards replacing courts. They cite examples from interstate commerce to traffic and workers compensation and note most modern disputes settle outside formal courts.
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Chicago
College of Law
Northwestern University
Blackstone
Leon Green
Littleton and Coke
Walter Dill Scott
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Reserve Board
Workmen’s Compensation Boards
France and Italy at odds ahead of London naval talks
Rome reports France rejects Italian naval parity and pursues separate limits, signaling sharper disagreement between Paris and Rome. Italy urges a pre conference to resolve tensions, preferring a relative arms cap rather than fixed parity. Dino Grandi and Aristide Briand may meet at Geneva soon.
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Italy
France
London
Paris
Foreign Ministry
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Aristide Briand
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Great Britain
America
Protest hearing on KWKH language raised before Senate committee
Shreveport Louisiana January 10 chairman Robinson of the radio commission told the Senate interstate commerce committee that protests against profane language on KWKH radio would be addressed very soon. Robinson cited a sworn statement about the language and Senator Dill questioned why action had not yet been taken despite ongoing complaints.
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Washington
KWKH
Shreveport
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Robinson
Radio Commission
Dill
Meningitis Outbreak Expands in Orangeburg County
Meningitis cases rise to 14 in Orangeburg county after a near Holly Hill man is diagnosed. Other patients include George Blair and a Cordova area negro. State total reaches 32 since November 9. Deputies patrol Black Bottom to enforce quarantine orders. Blair’s condition is listed as serious.
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Orangeburg
S. C
Holly Hill
George Blair
Cordova
Black Bottom
Saluda Dam
Blair
Blizzard Sweeps Across Nation From Rockies To Plains
A cold wave hit the country with heavy snow in the Pacific mountains and blizzards moving eastward into the southwest and western plains. The midwest had a second Christmas blizzard. eight to eighteen inches covered rural areas. Unseasonable rain and rising rivers affected the central Mississippi Valley, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi while New England iced over as temperatures fell, and the Atlantic coast saw cooling in cities like New York and Philadelphia.
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Middle Atlantic
California
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Southwest
Prairies
Midwest
Mississippi Valley
Prohibition Clash in House as Schafer Attacks Liquor Edict
Rep. Schafer Republican Wisconsin denounces prohibition in a House speech on Prohibition versus Christianity. He decries a corrupted Constitution and says temperance acts are criminalized. He cites four horsemen of prohibition and urges action on Georgia Idaho Texas Nebraska with noted senators cited.
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Schafer
Wisconsin
God
Christ
Four Horsemen
Prohibition
Georgia
Idaho
Texas
Nebraska
Harris
Borah
Sheppard
Tex
New Men’s Wear Styles By International Clothing Designers
The style committee of the International Association of Clothing Designers announced new men’s clothing guidelines. Coats feature broad shoulders and short trim to emphasize chest width. trousers are snug at the waist and taper to the ankle to highlight a slim midsection and leg line.
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Chicago
International Association of Clothing Designers
Hoover to transmit law enforcement report on prohibition Monday
President Hoover decided to send the first report of the law enforcement commission to Congress Monday after house republican leaders balked at joint consideration. Senate supports a joint committee but the house rules panel stalled. White House said to use regular house committees to handle recommendations now.
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House
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Congress
Senate
House Rules Committee
Snell
Longworth
Tilson
White House
Parrot Disease Blamed For Death In Toledo
In Toledo on January 10 specialists announced that Mrs. Percy O. Williams died from psittacosis or parrot fever. Her husband Mr. Williams remains hospitalized with the disease after returning from Cuba with two parrots, one of which died shortly after arrival.
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Toledo
Percy O. Williams
Williams
Cuba
Kerr Protests Against Inviting Senator Simmons To The Jackson Day Dinner
Raleigh date reports John H. Kerr Jr of Rocky Mount protests inviting Senator F M Simmons to the Jackson Day dinner planned for March 15. Kerr says inviting Simmons is recognition of him as a Democrat, which he disputes. The event expects 400 plus young Democrats from across the state with speakers including Jouett Shouse and Harry F Byrd. Josiah W Bailey may attend to oppose Simmons in the primary. Five gubernatorial hopefuls are expected. Tyre C Taylor defends the event as nonpartisan and aimed at uniting young Democrats.
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John H. Kerr, Jr
Rocky Mount
Young Democrats
F. M. Simmons
Kerr
Edgecombe County
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Executive Committee
Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
Josiah W. Bailey
Senator Simmons
Simmons
Tyre C. Taylor
Young People’s Democratic Organization
Prohibition Policy Rift Clarified by House Leaders
Speaker Longworth said republican leaders see no breach with President Hoover over prohibition policy. The disagreement concerned transfer of prohibition units from the treasury to the justice department and was a difference of opinion, not conflict.
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Longworth
Hoover
House
Treasury
Justice Department
Senate Subcommittee To Reopen Cotton Inquiry Hearings
The senate sub committee investigating cotton exchanges will reconvene hearings tomorrow and summon the officers and records of the New York Cotton Exchange next week. The dates reflect the ongoing congressional probe into cotton trading practices.
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Tashington
Senate
New York Cotton Exchange
Vast Cold Grips China Killing Thousands
Floods of ice and frigid air sweep northern Shansi and Henan as 60 year cold snap leaves at least 15,000 dead or missing. Suiyuan Fengcen Shanzien Paoto districts report thousands frozen to death. Hankow region sees hundreds die as Han River freezes hypothermia spreads.
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Suiyuan
Shansi
Fengcen
Shanzien
Paoto
Woman Attacks Senate Lobby Probe Mockery in Testimony
Gladys Moon Jones, the sole woman questioned by the senate lobby committee, denounced the proceedings as a mockery of the bill of rights. She said the panel warned lobbies to be secretive and accused the committee of aiming to discredit President Hoover and whitewash sugar interests. She disclosed a $230 weekly sugar association pay and other publicity roles including Ford in Cuba.
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Washington
Gladys Moon Jones
Senate Lobby Committee
Hoover
Caraway
Mrs. Jones
Cuba
American Chamber of Commerce of
Taft Resting Comfortably, Doctor Says Satisfactory Progress
Chief Justice Taft remains in good spirits at a Washington hospital. Doctor Frannie Hagner notes he is getting along satisfactorily as treatment for bladder trouble continues.
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Washington
Taft
Frannie Hagner
Bok Funeral at Singing Tower in Lake Wales
Edward W. Bok will be honored with funeral services at the Singing Tower in Lake Wales Florida. Anton Brees will play carillon bells and the tower’s 71 bells will toll during the service in Bok’s private room burial crypt. Public can attend while family and invited guests enter the tower for the 4 p.m. services.
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Lake Wales
Fla
Edward W. Bok
Samuel D. McConnell
Philadelphia
Daytona Beach
Mr. Bok
Josef Hofmann
Bok
Mr. Brees
Chopin
Lake Tir
Attempt Made To Rob Windsor Post Office
An attempt to rob the Windsor North Carolina post office occurred last night. The crime was discovered when the office opened this morning. Tools were found before the unopened safe and police said the intruder was frightened away. The stamp drawer had a draft of an amount not yet determined.
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Windsor
N. C
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