Desolation Follows North China Storm Toll Rising
Reports from Shanghai to Peiping describe a massive Mongolian blizzard and sand storm sweeping into North China.170 track workers buried near Huigra by a landslide triggered by torrential rains. Hundreds dead as floods and freezing temperatures spread misery from Peiping to the Yangtse valley. Salvation Army kitchens set up aid as railways stall and towns brace for continued cold.
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Shanghai
Mongola
China
Yangtse
Peiping
Tientsin
Salvation Army
Yangtse Valley
Hoover rejects senate recall of three commissioners
President Hoover refused the senate's request to return the nominations of three of five members of a disputed federal commission. He announced the three named commissioners would keep their posts, while Senator Wheeler vowed to oppose salary appropriations for them in the upcoming supply bill. The move fuels an ongoing power struggle between executive and legislative branches.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
Smith
Marcel Garland
Claude L. Draper
Wheeler
Montana
North Carolina Legislature Ends Busy First Week
Raleigh Jan 10 AP The North Carolina general assembly closed the busiest first week in recent history with 35 bills proposed and action on 25. Salary cuts, urged in the governor's message, drew the most attention as groups debated a voluntary reduction. Revaluation deferral to 1933 also moved forward with various bills. Campbell bill to fund inland waterway purchase nears enactment as Senate OKed and House set Monday special order. Budget and prison funding measures loom, while debates over tax cuts and revenue measures continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina General Assembly
Lloyd J. Lawrence
Hertford
Rivers D. Johnson
Duplin
W. W. Neal
McDowell
E. M. Gill
Scotland
Victor V. Young
Campbell
Southport
South Carolina
Senate
House
Budget Bureau
Assembly
Hallett S. Ward
Beaufort
Ward
Finances Committees
Minister Charlton Rescues Two Men From Fire Crash
Fayetteville dispatch reports Rev John H Charlton a Conway South Carolina negro minister leaped from his burning car after a rear collision on the Dunn highway four miles from Fayetteville to pull unconscious A H Powell Jr and C A Horne of Whiteville North Carolina from the wrecked vehicle He suffered burns to his arms but guided aid to the hospital and kept his own injuries to be treated later None seriously hurt hospital staff said The heroism occurred today as flames enveloped one car and Charlton entered the blaze to save the two men
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Fayetteville
John H. Charlton
Conway
S. C
A. H. Powell, Jr
C. A.horne
Whiteville
N. C
Charlton
Dunn Highway
Hit and Run Driver Surrenders to Law
Everett Lyles surrendered to officers in Kings Mountain saying he was the driver of a hit and run crash that killed D. W. Dix a prominent local farmer two weeks earlier. Lyles admitted fleeing to Florida after learning the victim died and said his home was in Gastonia.
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Kings Mountain
Everett Lyles
D.W. Dixon
Lyles
Florida
Gastonia
Labor Head Urges Five Day Work Week
William Green, head of the American Federation of Labor, called for an immediate five day work week and shorter hours aligned with rising production. He urged applying the plan to both government workers and private industry to ease current employment shocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Head
Washington, Dan
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Rescue Of Twenty Miners From Hetch Hetchy Tunnel
Twenty miners entombed since Friday night in the Camp Mitchell tunnel of the San Francisco Hetch Hetchy project were rescued alive after air was supplied through a four inch pipe placed under falling rock. Welby Morgan, 28, credited with the rescue, said the pipe kept the group from suffocating as methane and debris risked further collapse. The men were taken to a hospital after a relief crew cleared the tunnel and ensured ventilation and safety measures.
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Oakland
Calif
Camp Mitchell
San Francisco Water Department
San Francisco
Welby Morgan
Yosemite Valley
Nolle Presse On 82 Marion Strikers Timed Out
Marion cases charging twenty two rioters were not pressed in superior court to end the January term. The docket had stretched months with continuances. Four men charged with 1929 dynamiting remain on the docket: Leon Moore Robert Perkins George Styles and Bruce Stacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Superior Court
J. Will Press, Jr
Beol
Leon Moore
Robert Perkins
George Styles
Bruce Stacy
North Carolina Senate to debate salary bill for married women
Raleigh January 10. Senator Walter H Powell of Columbus county will introduce a bill in the state senate Monday night that bars use of public funds to pay salaries to any married woman whose husband earns more than $100 per month. The measure exempts current public school teachers and aims to ease unemployment.
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Raleigh
Jan
North Carolina
Senate
Walter H. Powell
Columbus County
Powell
General Assembly
Orders Call 2,000 Persons To Work
Resumption orders call ing 2,000 persons back to work were issued here today. The Interwoven Mills, manufacturing hose, will resume at full time with a complete force of workers next Monday after susp ending operations in mid December. Two thousand are employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
Prohibition Issue Knocking At Doors of 16 Legislatures
The prohibition question reaches sixteen state legislatures this year with repeal advocates seeking hearings. In most sessions progress is uncertain as 14 legislatures consider repealing or memorializing federal enforcement, while they defend existing gains. Washington may refer the matter to a rectorate and West Virginia weighs abolishing the state prohibition department.
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New York
Dan
Washington
West Virginia
State
Prohibition Department
Last Rites For Princess Royal at Windsor Castle
King George stood with bowed head at St. George's chapel Windsor to bid farewell to his eldest sister the Princess Royal who died last Sunday in a simple solemn service. The king and queen then left the chapel and returned to Buckingham Palace through dense fog.
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Windsor
Eng
George
St. George's Chapel
Windsor Castle
Princess Royal
Buckingham Palace
Administration Charts Drought Relief Efforts
Washington plans for drought relief surfaced as President Hoover and lawmakers consider a $10 million Red Cross appeal for food clothing and necessities. Chairman Payne urged rapid aid while House leaders move to fast track a $60 million appropriation. States including Kentucky and Tennessee face livestock shortages amid a growing humanitarian need.
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Payne
Red Cross
Washington
White House
Capitol
Hoover
Wood
Appropriations Committee
Rules Committee
Senate
Kentucky
Tennessee
Caraway
Arkansas
Watson
Indiana
Payme
Legion to Press Immediate Payment of Certificates
Charlotte post of the American Legion launches a state wide drive for prompt cash payment of adjusted compensation certificates to World War veterans. Commander Joe L. Blythe cites a national $3.5 billion impact with North Carolina receiving about $65.3 million and the four state bloc over $246.5 million.
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Charlotte
Joe L. Blythe
Hornets Nest
American Legion
Charlotte Post
Con C. Johnson
Mooresville
Blythe
Walsh Blames GOP for U S Low Mood in Radio Address
Senator David I. Walsh of Massachusetts blamed the Republican Party for the economy’s sluggish mood in a radio talk. He urged voters to entrust Democrats with reorganizing national business, charging GOP with being dominated by powerful self interested interests and noting unemployment and depression as top issues.
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New York
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
Republican Party
Thirteen Million Fewer Votes Cast in 1930 Election
Washington January 10 Thirteen million fewer votes were cast for house members than in 1928. House clerk William Tyler Page reported 24 776 838 votes this year versus over 35 million in 1928 with Republicans 13 070 980, Democrats 11 018 642, farm labor 277 540, socialists 238 797, others 170 851. Senate totals show Democrats 6 852 134 Republicans 5 783 609 farm labor 181 827 socialists 37 133 others 155 549 for 13 010 252.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
William Tyler Page
Stand Collapse Injures About 150 at Brooklyn Armory
About 150 persons were injured when temporary grandstand structures collapsed in a Brooklyn armory before a college basketball game between the College of the City of New York and St. John's Brooklyn. Police and ambulances responded as panic and confusion followed. the game later proceeded with both teams undefeated that season.
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New York
Brooklyn
Ambu
the College of the City of New York
St. John’s College
Liberia Report Describes Slavery In Modern Form
Washington reports Liberia, founded as refuge for freed men, is shown as a nation where slavery persists in domestic pawning and inter tribal bondage. A League US Liberian commission urged radical reforms amid resignations of President King and Vice President Yancey.
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Washington
Liberia
Pourra Vy
State Department
Department
Cuthbert Christy
League of Nations
Charles Spurgeon Johnson
United States
Arthur Barclay
King
Yancey
Republic of
Republic
Fernando Poo
Spain
Gabon
Demand for extra session over Muscle Shoals plan
Washington Jan 10 Senator Black democrat Alabama urged an extra session unless Muscle Shoals legislation is enacted this session. Senator Norris of Nebraska warned of pressure on House conferees to withdraw approval of the compromise. The dispute centers on lease terms for nitrate plants and presidential authority, with the Senate proposing a $1 annual lease to a farmers cooperative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Black
Alabama
Norris
Nebraska
Senate
House
Farmers Cooperative Association
Congress Ends Week Marked by Slow Progress
Washington January 10 Congress closed a week of debate and slow legislative progress. The Senate added 315 million to 45 million for drought relief to feed hungry farmers, a move opposed by Administration supporters in the House. A potential extra session looms as no appropriation bills are ready and Muscle Shoals fate remains unsettled. The White House and Senate clash over power commissioners, with salaries and agency firings fueling the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Smith
Garland
Draper
Power Commission
Hoover
Probie
White House
Cow Is a Bull and Case Is Dismissed
Emma Gary's cow described as a bull in Augusta court led to dismissal of charges for violating a city ordinance against cow residence. Recorder Berry H. Eli son asked if the cow gave milk. Emma answered no, then the judge dismissed the case.
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Augusta
Emma Gary
L. K. Gunter
GK. Cooper
Emma Haled
Berry H. Elison
Emma
Arrest Two Who Escape From Jail
Salisbury dispatch reports two women escaped from Rowan county jail were recaptured near Mooresville around 11 p.m. They are Mrs Minnie Lippard and her 16 year old daughter Clara Hollis. They unlocked a door, likely with a spoor fashioned key, and drove away in an automobile.
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Salisbury
Rowan County
Minnie Lippard
Clara Hollis
Mooresville
Tradewind Heads Toward Azores on Record Flight
Mrs. Beryl Hart and Lieut. William S. MacLaren piloted the Bellanca monoplane from Bermuda toward the Azores on the second leg of a Paris-bound voyage. They carried over three tons of payload and expected about 21 hours to reach the Azores, with the long daily hop marking the ocean record.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Beryl Hart
William S. MacLaren
Azores
Paris
Carrien
Lieut
Hort
Expecting Report From Jury of View In Land Case
The jury of view that heard testimony in Tennessee's action to fix the value of 37 500 acres belonging to Champion Fiber Co Canton N C is expected Monday. The land is sought for inclusion in the Great Smoky National Park. A prior notice said the jury would report today.
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Sevierville
Tenn
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Guayquil
Ciendhan
Gardner
Megro
Nolle Presse
Legion
Walsh
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