Fire destroys Mayflower yacht at Philadelphia navy yard
Two explosions were heard before a fire was discovered aboard the Mayflower. Navy yard officials called for city fire equipment as flames grew, a fireboat fought the blaze from the Delaware River. Several sailors were treated for smoke inhalation. The vessel, once the presidential yacht, was decommissioned in 1929 and later used for special service in Central American waters.
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Philadelphia
Navy Yard
Delaware River
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Naval Hospital
Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Tired Marchers Arrive Chester From Philadelphia
In Chester Pennsylvania 34 unemployed war veterans arrived tired and footsore after marching from Philadelphia to press Congress to speed relief legislation. The Chester rescue mission head Rev J Frank Baker provided beds supper and breakfast. About two hundred began the journey from Independence Square in Philadelphia after speeches by march leaders.
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Chester
Philadelphia
Washington
Congress
J. Frank Baker
City Hall
Independence Square
Former Policeman Is Given Acquittal
Claude B. Henry a former Rocky Mount police officer was acquitted by an Edgecombe County Superior Court jury after seven hours of deliberation of charges of breaking and entering a Rocky Mount drug store on December 8. The trial opened Wednesday drawing broad county interest. A move to investigate the entire Rocky Mount police department followed Henry’s arrest.
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Tarboro
Claude
Henry
Rocky Mount
Edgecombe County
Bar Association Meeting Postponed Indefinitely
The High Point Bar association postpones its regular meeting set for Monday night January 26 due to the illness of Horace Haworth, chairman of the court committee, who was to present his report. President Carter Dalton announced the delay yesterday.
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Horace Haworth
High Point Bar Association
Carter Dalton
Derailment of Sewanee river special. multiple fatalities reported
The Sewanee river special of the Southern Railway derailed near Helenwood Tenn at 12 35 PM. Five dead were named including Harry Lindle and Charles Sexton both from Somerset Ky and passenger Charles D Rinehart of Pasadena Calif. Union and injured were listed as ten with fifteen others slightly hurt as relief crews rushed to the scene. cause under investigation and lines expected to reopen tomorrow morning.
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Helenwood
Tenn
Sewanee River
Southern Railway
Somerset
Harry Lindle
Charlies Sexton
Charles D. Rinehardt
Pasadena
Cal
Logan Crawgill
Indianapolis
Ind
Tampa
Fla
P. Rainey
Sewanee
Charles D. Rinehart
Carl Geiner
Cleveland
Ohio
Samuel Gilder
May Kelly
Chicago
Lillian Marton
J. T. Thompson
Greenville
D. C
Thomas C. Harrigan
Gardner
Mass
W. M. Hummel
Cincinnati
H. F. Cousin
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Lucille Cooper
Five Are Killed As Train FIRST VOTE Leaves Tracks On Curve
In New Delhi a report notes Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi likely to be released from Yeroda prison Poona after about nine and a half months. The viceroy and executive council studied amnesty for Gandhi and other nationalists but delays remain on timing and broader terms. Gandhi’s long civil disobedience and 1930 salt march are cited as causes for his arrest and confinement.
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Wahatma Gandhi
New Delhi
India
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Poona
Lord Irwin
Gandhi
Mahatma
Yeroda
Poonch
Yetoda
Leslie Graham Shot Head Wound In Hartsville
Leslie Graham, 23, son of Mr and Mrs J E Graham of Hartsville South Carolina, is in a local Florence hospital in critical condition with a bullet wound to the head. A companion woman was with him when a shot from a parked car struck him as they passed the vehicle late at night. Police have not made arrests and officers have not learned a motive.
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Florence
Hartsville
Cleveland Woman Kills Small Son
In Cleveland on January 24 a prominent resident, Mrs. Gertrude Marty, 42, killed her six year old son by slashing his throat with a razor amid financial troubles and illness. She then attempted to take her own life with the same instrument and remained in critical condition in a hospital.
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Cleveland
Gertrude Marty
Spain Lifts State of Siege Except Two Districts
Madrid reports show the government will lift the state of siege across Spain except Saragossa and Madrid. Seven students were injured in clashes with police and ten were arrested in Madrid as the school was closed and encircled by heavy police, but the city remained quiet.
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Madrid
Spain
Saragossa
Crowd gathers around Crawford county jail in Ohio
A rapidly growing crowd surrounded Crawford county jail in Bucyrus tonight as Walter and Blanton Balls, both described as negroes, were held over the slaying of Sheriff George Davenport during a chicken theft arrest attempt. Officials said no open threats were made and guards, including detectives, protected the prisoners while Elijah Ralls escaped and Wag was shot by a railroad detective.
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Bucyrus
Ohio
Crawford County
Walter
Blanton
George Davenport
Bucyrus Ministerial Association
Elijah Ralls
Piedmont Citizen Appears With Eight Pages
The Piedmont Citizen weekly newspaper debuts Friday with eight pages. It is edited by George B. Craven of Trinity, and Dan R. Schroder, formerly with the High Point Enterprise advertising staff, serves as business and advertising manager.
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Piedmont Citizen
George B. Craven
Trinity
Dan R. Schroder
High Point Enterprise Advertising
Congressmen Ill With Influenza Hit Capitol
Washington Jan 24 Additional members of congress were stricken today by a mild influenza. Speaker Longworth said no one was seriously sick and rejected rumors of pneumonia. Andersen and Knutson of Minnesota and Niedringhaus of Missouri were added to the sick list as Dr. George W. Calver made over twenty calls. Senator Ransdell of Louisiana is recovering from a light attack while Senator Robinson of Indiana misses days due to illness in his family.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
Wheeler
Montana
Friends of
Walsh
Massachusetts
Howell
Bingham
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Drys
Prohibition
Blaine
Wisconsin
Wetl
Nebraska
Mitchell
Congress
Longworth
Andersen and
Knutson
Minnesota
Niedringhave
Missouri
George W. Calver
Ransdell
Louisiana
Robinson
Indiana
Daisy De Boe Blames Rex Bell For Her Conviction Of Theft
Daisy De Boe, jailed secretary to Clara Bow, blames Rex Bell for her theft conviction over $825 in clothing and a car. She claims Bell crafted the crime narrative to remove her from Bow’s orbit as she seeks appeal after a guilty verdict and pending sentence.
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Daisy de Boe
Rex Bell
Screen
Los Angeles
Clara Bow
Nex
Eunnide Rois
Daisy
Bell
Miss Bow
William Doran
Clara
Guard Slain by Three Bandits in Loop Robbery
In Chicago, three robbers attacked a Loop food shop’s woman cashier to seize 10000 dollars. They shot and killed guard Max Axelrod, 23, and seriously wounded another guard, Eugene Toro, who survived initial wounds. The men fled without the cash and are thought to be hiding in the 20 story building. The cash was being counted in the third floor offices.
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Chicago
Max Axelrod
Eugene Toro
Will Protest On Highway Change In Raleigh
Charlotte Jan 24 Col T L Kirkpatrick of this city said he Joe Sherrill chairman Mecklenburg county board of commissioners and other citizens would go to Raleigh Tuesday to protest Gov O Max Gardiners proposed changes in state highway administration He would appear before a joint conferees committee of the legislature John Sprunt Hill Fred N Tate and other good roads leaders will join in the protest Colonel Kirkpatrick president of the United States Good Roads association.
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Charlotte
Col
T. L. Kirkpatrick
Joe Sherrill
Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners
Raleigh
O. Max Gardiner
Kirkpatrick
John Sprunt Hill
Durham
Fred N. Tate
High Point
Good Roads
United States Good Roads Association
Generals Defeat Virginia Quintet In Southern Conference Game
Washington and Lee defeated Virginia 26 to 17 in Lexington Virginia in a sluggish first half. The Generals led 9 to 6 at halftime as both teams struggled, with a late surge for the home team to secure the win.
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Lexington
Washington and Lee
Virginia
Generals
North Carolina considers land tax reduction aims and six month school term
The North Carolina general assembly spent its third week focused on land tax reduction as the main objective. Proposals included a six month state school term, a 10 percent salary cut for state payrolls, a luxury tax, and a plan for the state to fund schools from non land taxes. The week featured hearings on the administration revenue bill and highway reforms, with UNC and NC State college officials objecting to salary cuts.
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Raleigh
North Carolina General Assembly
MacLean
Lindsey—Young
General Assembly
Baggett-Young
Finance Committee
Senate
Senator Baggett
Harnett
House
Representative Young
Lindsey
Brunswick
Parker
Wayne
State Highway Commission
Gardner
Joint Appropriations Committee
E. C. Brooks
North Carolina State College
Universiy
North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids Man Elected to Replace Kitchin
Roanoke Rapids Dr. T W M Long won 92 votes to become Halifax county’s representation in the North Carolina general assembly. The seat was vacated by the death of Claude Kitchin, who was elected last November and died in December.
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Roanoke Rapids
T. W. M. Long
Halifax County
North Carolina General Assembly
Raleigh
Claude Kitchin
Scotland Neck
Kitchin
Long
Gardner
Laval Named Premier Hopeful As Briand Declines Post
Pierre Laval, young socialist senator and left center leader, begins forming a cabinet after the Steeg government fell. Briand declines the premiership, asking for a younger man to take the post while remaining foreign minister. Laval faces a divided right and radicals amid a shifting center coalition.
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Var
Paris
Pierre Laval
Theodore Steeg
Chamber of Deputies
Doumergue
Aristide Briand
Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
M. Briand
Laval
Tardieu
Andre Tardieu
Edouard Herriot
Steeg
Davis' Officers Accused of Violating State Law
Nye Davis campaign inquiry nears end with Senate funds chair claiming Davis Brown campaign officers may have breached state law. He cites Treasurer duties, noting 65,700 dollars handled by others while Vauclain admits lack of legal knowledge.
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DAVIS
NYE
Washington
Davis- Brown
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Pennsylvania
Samuel M. Vauclain
Francis Shunk Brown
North Dakota
Vauclain
Davidson Shows Population Gain in 1930
Davidson county's population increase for 1930 was 672 amid 1,191 births and 519 deaths. The annual report from the county health department notes the birth to death ratio exceeded two to one.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Nebraska Governor Slashes At Payroll
Lincoln, Jan 24. Governor Charles W. Bryan continued cutting the state payroll. The Commoner’s brother abolished 11 positions, saving about 13 000 dollars annually. A previous cut trimmed payroll by 21 000 dollars yesterday.
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Lincoln, Neb
Charles W. Bryan
Rioting Guards Captured as Convicts Clashed at Missouri Penitentiary
Three guards inside the cell building were captured by convicts during a prison riot at the Missouri penitentiary in Jefferson City. Warden Rudolph and a Guardia force used tear gas to retake the building while National Guard members rushing from the governor’s military ball aided. The jail, housing over 4,300 inmates, had been overcrowded since earlier unrest linked to factory strikes and food issues.
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Frank Weimeyer
C. F. Douglas
Bailey
Leslie Rudolph
Missouri National Guard
Amnual
State Capitol
Va Ne
Frank Wehmeyer
Wehmeyer
D. C. Batley
W. H. Simmon
O. F. Douglas
Strikers Appeal To American Red Cross in Virginia
In Danville Virginia J L Shaffer of the American National Red Cross met with the union strike committee to discuss aid. He toured distressed homes in Schoolfield and Danville and instructed headquarters to forward a list of strikers and their families in dire need. He gave no indication of the aid program planned by the Red Cross.
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Danville
J. L. Shaffer
American National Red Cross
Washington
Schoolfield
Forward & Washington
Shaffer
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Delaware
Bar Association
Hoover Moist
Leslie Graham
Small Son
Piedmont Citizenaires Appearance
Congressmen
T. L. Patrick
State General Assembly
Briand
Davidson
National Guard
Jefferson City
Madam
Missouri Penitentiary
S Hall
Penitentiary
Red Cross
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