Norway's Reply To Byrd Plea Is Awaited
The U S state department awaits direct information from Oslo via Minister Swenson on aiding Rear Admiral Byrd and his Antarctic expedition. Officials expect action to prevent marooning and consider negotiations with Norwegian whalers and the foreign office, while ice breakup could let Byrd’s supply ships reach the base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Byrd
Washington
State Department
Swenson
Oslo
Department
Ross Sea
Foreign Office
Galli Curci Bids Adieu at the Metropolitan
Mme Galli Curci sings a final farewell at the Metropolitan Opera in New York after twelve years of acclaimed performances. The 126th and last appearance featured The Barber of Seville as a nod to her celebrated career. World concert tour planned with back stage flowers and standing ovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mme. Galli-Curci
New York Opera
Metropolitan
Dr. Bartolo
Home Sweet Home
Mother and five children die in Michigan house fire
In Atlanta Michigan a mother Mrs J B Kent and her five children Lucille 7 William 8 Thomas 10 Agnes 13 and Oneeta 14 perished when their home burned last night. Officials believe the blaze began from an overheated stove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Mich
J. B. Kent
Lucille
William
Thomas
Agnes
Oneeta
Granite Quarries Leaders Elected at Norfolk Meeting
J D Sargent of Granite Quarry named president of the National Building Granite Quarries Association by unanimous vote at the Norfolk meeting. G A Bailey of Mt Airy also elected to the board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granite Head
MT. Airy
J. D. Sargent
National Building Granite Quarries Association
Norfolk
G. A. Bailey
Grand Old Lady of Georgia Rebecca Felton Dies at 94
Rebecca Latimer Felton the only woman to serve in the U S Senate, dies at 94 in Atlanta after bronchial pneumonia. The Georgia temperance pioneer and author, who briefly served in 1922, remained politically active from her Cartersville home and backed Alfred E. Smith.
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Rebecca Latimer Felton
United States Senate
Atlanta
Thomas EK. Watson
Cartersville
Georgia Training School For
Thomas Hardwick
Hardwick
Tom Watson
W. H. Felton
Congress
Georgia
Alfred E. Smith
Paraguay Charges Bolivian Threat
The Paraguayan legation in Washington presented an intercepted Bolivian army order to the State Department alleging a general offensive against Paraguay. The message, signed by General Hans Kundt, ties to January 16 clashes at Isla Pol and the ongoing Chaco Boreal dispute. Bolivia denies authenticity of the intercepted message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paraguay
State Department
Washington
Mlcailwillle
Urbiue
Chaco Boreal
Zaleski
Council of the
League of Nations
Legation
Trujillo
Fernandez Kall
Hans Kundt
Pablo M. Ynstrans
Black is given 25 to 30 years for second degree murder
John Lee Black, 52, convicted in superior court of second degree murder in the January 30, 1928 killing of R. T. Ritchie. He was sentenced to 25 to 30 years in the state penitentiary after a trial spanning Thursday afternoon, Friday, and today. Witnesses described Black approaching Ritchie’s coupe and a heated dispute preceding the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lee Black
Superior Court
R. T
Bob) Ritchie
State Penitentiary
Black
Chilton
Ritchie
Frank Rockie
Hoskins
Jacobs Avenue
Coroner's Inquest Into Long Death Postponed to Thursday
In Gastonia North Carolina the coroner's inquest into W F Long, a Gastonia mill worker believed murdered last Tuesday, is moved to Thursday January 30. Six people including Long's wife are held without bond on murder charges pending the hearing. Long was buried yesterday in Union County after his funeral.
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Gastonia
N. C
W. F. Long
Long
Union County
Robbers deride "cheap" haul after $25,000 party theft
In San Francisco two masked robbers burst into a Parker avenue home during a party for Mr. and Mrs. M. Campbell Smith, binding eleven guests and stealing cash and jewelry worth about $25,000. A guest, Mrs. Alice Campbell of Piedmont, had just handed over a diamond and pearl brooch valued at $15,000. The robbers mocked their loot as cheap and fled after the caper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Parker Avenue
M. Campbell Smith
Alice Campbell
Piedmont
Campbell- Smith
Archer Adjourns Rate Case Hearing In North Carolina
The Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on alleged discriminatory interstate freight rates affecting North Carolina adjourned after noon. The case will resume later, likely in Washington, with three witnesses heard for the North Carolina corporation commission. Carriers asked for a four month adjournment to review the voluminous evidence.
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Raleigh
Archer
Interstate Commerce Commission
North Carolina
Washington
State Corporation Commission
Virginia
Co. G. Yates
Greensboro
Corporation Commission
Eastman
Sessions critiqued at London arms limits conference
In Washington Senate debate Senator McKellar of Tennessee blasted the secret sessions at the London arms limitations conference saying they give the international gathering a black eye to start with. Also from Miami and Washington reports note Yankee coach Bob Shawkey denying trade talks with Detroit for Waite Hoyt and players Owen Carroll and Harry Rice. A House bill to raise the public building program by 230 million dollars was favorably reported to the Senate by the public buildings committee.
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Senate
McKellar
Tennessee
Iami
Fla
Bob Shawkey
New York Yankees
Detroit
Owen Carroll
Harry Rice
Waite Hoyt
Yankee
Tashington
Public Buildings Committee
Cuban Planes To Stop In State En Route From New York
Six new planes of Cuba's air fleet traveling from New York to Havana halted at Bolling Field and planned a morning stop at Fort Bragg North Carolina before continuing to Havana. The flight marks their first objective on the Cuban capital route.
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Washington
Cuba
New York
Havana
Bolling Field
Bragg, N. C
Chicago's Finances Patched Up
Chicago moves toward a temporary financial fix as a 850 million loan pool is pledged by business and rail interests on tax anticipation warrants. The city’s 55.8 million budget takes effect with Thompson’s vetoes standing, while a special legislative session is sought to address the tax crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas H. Strawn
Citizens’ Relief Committee
William Hale Thompson
Thompson
Louis L. Emmerson
Chicago
Ward acquitted in wife murder case at Montgomery
Evander Ward a 36 year old farmer and World War veteran was acquitted by a Montgomery county jury of murder in the December 4 death of his wife. The verdict followed a brief deliberation after Ward testified he found his wife dead and burning on a mattress, saying he dragged her outside.
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Troy
N. C
J— Evander Ward
Montgomery County Superior Court
Ward
Anxiety Over 350 Fishermen Missing Off Lisbon
At Cezembra near Lisbon, 350 fishermen across twenty trawlers have not been heard from for weeks. Authorities fear heavy Atlantic gales may have caused disaster to the fleet and report growing unease among locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Cezembra
Ship Grounds Off Diamond Shoals Near Norfolk
An unidentified vessel believed to be a freighter ran aground on Diamond Shoals near Norfolk this afternoon. Coast guard cutter Lendota, fueling at Norfolk, was asked to assist, and guardsmen from nearby Carolina stations had already rushed to the scene.
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Norfolk
Diamond Shoals
Carolina
Coast Guard
Lendota
Hadeen
Marooned Twenty Face Hunger and Cold in Lower Wabash Flood
Red Cross workers press relief as twenty marooned on Cutort Island face hunger with ice blocked waterways. Rescue teams ferried three men and the rescued father to safety, while Memphis crews aid Big Lake refugees near Blytheville. Rivers recede but conditions remain perilous in the St Francis valley.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Cutort Island
Indiana
Red Cross
Wabash River
Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
Missouri
Big Lake Arkansas
Blytheville
Clay Lott
St. Francis Valley
Sharpe Announces Candidacy For 11th Judicial District Solicitor
Former State Senator J M Sharpe of Reidsville declares his run for solicitor of the 11th district. Incumbent Porter Graves will not seek re election after 28 years in office. State Senator Carlisle Higgins of Sparta also announces a bid for the post.
Bureau Of Standards Aims For Record Low Temperature
Washington January 25 The Bureau of Standards plans to reach 453 degrees below zero Fahrenheit to probe matter at extreme cold. Dr F G Brickwedde leads the low temperature lab set to unite helium and approach absolute zero, seeking insights beyond current limits.
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Bureau of Standards
Washington
F. G. Brickwedde
Earth
Grickwedde
Parley Hopes Face Naval Parity Settlement
The French and Italian naval conference delegations met in private talks ahead of a key collaborative session to address parity between France and Italy. Both sides remained firm on naval parity with continental powers, while agreeing on progress with a proposed system of measuring naval tonnage. France favors global tonnage limits, while Britain backs category based limits, with tensions over which approach best suits national needs.
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London
France
Italy
Great Britain
Associated Press
Funeral Held for Mrs W J Bryan in Los Angeles
Mary Baird Bryan widow of William Jennings Bryan died recently in Los Angeles. Her body to be returned to Washington DC for burial in Arlington National Cemetery beside her husband. A private service in Glen dale heard readings from the late Commoner's essay Immortality. Dr James Hamilton Lash delivered a brief eulogy.
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Los Angeles
Mary Baird Bryan
Washington, D. C
Arlington National Cemetery
William Jennings Bryan
James Hamilton Lash
First Congregational Church of
Hollywood
Shell-Shocked Vet Dies While Asking Aid For Children
George Schwartz a 42 year old shell shocked WW I veteran collapsed and died on the witness stand in probate court at Mount Clemens Michigan while testifying for aid for his four young children. He said he was sick and unable to support them. The children include twin boys aged one and girls aged two and six.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
George Schwartz
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CURCI
Bob Ritchie
Charles Holton
Frank J. Sizemore
Bulletins
Strawn
Montgomery County
Morgan
Eleanor Steele
Charles Steele
J. P. Morgan
Brooklyn, N. Y
Little Theater
Salisbury
Rowan
Helen Pettigrew
Spencer
Tardieu
Morrow
W. J. Bryan
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