Oil patch sparks hope for M-2 submarine crew
Divers torpedoed a search area off Portland Bill after an oil patch appeared in the English Channel near the sunken submarine M-2. A diver reached 18 fathoms without touching bottom as minesweepers combed the area and microphones scanned for signs of life amid overcast seas. Reports from Weymouth logged flashes and explosions seen at sea but no vessels observed.
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English Channel
Portland Bill
Weymouth
Crown of Denmark
Crisis In Orient Agitates U S Britain Over Shanghai
Washington reports delay in definite U S action on Shanghai as Japan and Britain mull expressions of intent. Secretary Stimson discusses measures with Britain while consular reports warn of emergency in Shanghai. US resists any blockade affecting American ships and recalls 1902 Venezuela precedent.
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Washington
United States
Shanghai
Japan
Great Britain
Stimson
London
State Department
Edwin
Cunningham
Shanshai
Germany
Pacific
Venezuela
Graham appeals for state help with student loans
Frank Graham president of the University of North Carolina urged at a mass meeting in Chapel Hill for emergency student loan funds. He aims to raise 100 000 to 200 000 to aid 300 to 500 students facing hardship with housing and meals while pursuing education. He cited loan fund safety and Governor Gardner as supporters.
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Chapel Hill
Frank Graham
University of North Carolina
Graham
Memorial Hall
O. Max Gardner
Pr. Graham
Hoover Backing Uniform Cotton Acreage Cuts in Dixie
Senator Smith after White House talks reported President Hoover supports a uniform cotton acreage reduction plan in the south. Proposals include contracts with individual growers and extending the plan to North Carolina Georgia and Alabama to join the six-state agreement. Bailey joined Smith at the White House to discuss making Reconstruction Finance Corporation aid available to cotton growers as planting begins in March with about 20 days left.
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Washington
Hoover
South
Smith
D. C
White House
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Bailey
N. C
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Private Funeral For William Wrigley Jr In Pasadena
Private funeral services for William Wrigley Jr the multimillionaire manufacturer and philanthropist will be held at 2 p m today at his family home in Pasadena officials said the services are private and limited to family and close friends.
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William Wrigley, Jr
Pasadena
Tariff Bill Faces Senate Finance Committee Vote
The Senate Finance Committee voted unfavorable on a revised Democratic tariff bill with no roll call. An earlier favorable report tied, with Senator La Follette joining nine Democrats. Chairman Smoot must report the measure before floor consideration. Amendments from Senator Harrison of Mississippi are included.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
LaFollette
Wis
Smoot
Harrison
Mississippi
Finance
Indiana Kidnap Victim Is Released Unharmed
Howard A. Woolverton a 62 year old South Bend industrialist was released unharmed after nearly 24 hours in captivity. Police and state troopers guarded his home as investigators pursued clues about the seven gang and possible ransom. Woolverton described being blindfolded until his release and recalled a lengthy car ride before reaching Michigan City and returning to South Bend.
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Howard Woolverton
South Bend
Ind
Howard A. Woolverton
Illinois
Indiana
Seven
Woolverton
Ments
George M. Studebaker
Akron Charges Answered By Goodyear Zepelin Chief
Paul W. Litchfield, president of the Goodyear Zeppelin company, testified before the House naval committee that one of two men who claimed the airship Akron was defective was discharged for stealing government drawings. He said they did not know the identities of those discharged until yesterday.
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Washington
Goodyear Zeppelin Company
House Naval Committee
Akron
Paul W. Litchfield
Goodyear Concern
Litchfield
Slayer Bischoff Declared Insane in Marian McLean Case
In Cincinnati on January 28 a judge heard medical reports declaring Charles Bischoff insane for the slaying of Marian McLean, age 6. Three alienists from Cincinnati administered tests and urged commitment to a state hospital for the insane. Judge Bell anticipated a possible sanity trial this week or next.
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Marian McLean
Cincinnati
Charles Bischoff
Charles 8. Bell
Bischoff
Bell
David Wolfstein
J. Arthur Leary
E. A. Baber
Girl Saves Pickanniny Sextet From Flames
Miss Daisy Carroll a 22 year old Lancaster county planter daughter rescued six small negro children from a burning two room cabin near Van Wyck. She dragged two at a time to safety and reentered the blaze twice more to save the remaining youngsters just as the structure collapsed.
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Lancaster
S. C
Daisy Carroll
Lancaster County
van Wyck
Carroll
John Blakely
Miss Carroll
Mellon Denies Concession Gift Ties to Gulf Oil Case
Washington in senate finance committee hearing Secretary Mellon flatly denies any role in restoring concession of charco in Colombia to Gulf Oil. The probe links large profits from foreign bond sales to loans and potential bribery, while noting overall losses from market declines and political risks in Latin America.
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Washington
Senate
Mellon
Charco
Colombia
Gulf Oil Company
State Department
Senate Finance Committee
Flying with Mrs Rogers in a four engine 34 passenger plane
A letter from Paris dated January 27 describes a flight with Mrs Rogers joining in London and the writer aboard a large four engine plane with bar meals and stewards. He jokes about an American disarmament band and questions two Democrats Jesse Jones and Harvey Couch distributing government funds.
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Paris
Rogers
London
Frank Hawks
High Seas
Jesse Jones
Harvey Couch
Vet Dependency Bill Approved by House Veterans Committee
Washington January 28 AP A bill to provide cash allowances to widows orphans and dependent parents of World War veterans won approval from the House Veterans' Committee. Dawes Nomination for Reconstruction Corporation Head Confirmed by Senate. Democrats and Republicans agree the new tax bill will not be retroactive. Phoenix January 28 AP Winnie Ruth Judd murder trial recessed until 9 30 tomorrow due to juror illness.
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Washington
House Veterans' Committee
House
Labor union to decide on wage cut in final reply
In Chicago on January 28 of 1 900 000 rail workers spokesman David D Robertson said unions would give final answer to a 10 percent voluntary wage cut demand from railroads. Labor leaders faced objections to smaller salaries yet feared arbitration could worsen their plight. Refusal to accept now could doom a peaceful settlement of the wage dispute.
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Chicago
David D. Robertson
Labor
America
Inquest Tomorrow Into Mysterious Killing at Concord
An inquest is set for tomorrow afternoon into the fatal shooting of Jack Dees in Concord North Carolina. Police work on new clues may strengthen circumstantial evidence against three men held on threats against Dees. Belvin Penninger Robertson and Luke Penninger and Clyde Roberts are detained, each with alibis.
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Concord
N. C
Jack Dees
Roberta Mill Village
Belvin
Luke Penninger
Brothers of
Clyde Roberts
Charlotte
Belvin Penninger
Roberts
Dees
National Grange Head Opposes Beer Bill in Senate
Louis J. Taber master of the National Grange testified against the four per cent beer bill before a senate manufacturers subcommittee. He claimed farmers oppose it on social moral and economic grounds and urged retention of the 18th amendment. He argued grain is more valuable in food than for liquor and warned the measure distracts from vital national issues.
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Washington
Louis J. Taber
National Grange
Senate Manufacturers
Taber
Bingham
Conn
Hoover Oversees Reconstruction Loan Applications Start
Loan applications to the reconstruction corporation began to accumulate at the treasury as merits are examined. President Hoover discussed financial legislation with Undersecretary Mills and Senator Walcott. Walcott said the agency is functioning though senate confirmation of directors continued.
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Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
The
Treasury
Hoover
Mills
Chinese Fire on Japanese Trawler Sparks China Crisis
Shanghai dispatch reports fighting erupting as Chinese reinforcements rush after 2000 Japanese marines seized control. Japan grants stay to show goodwill while awaiting China’s compliance with ultimatum. Incidents unfold amid tense maritime confrontation.
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Shanghai
China
Japan to occupy Chinese part of Shanghai amid tensions
Japanese forces shell Woosung forts in Shanghai area and announce plans to occupy the Chinese part of Shanghai after clashes at the forts. Admiral Kochi Shiosawa says occupation is imminent with 4,000 troops ready and 1,000 marines landed, amid ongoing anti-Japanese protests and Chinese render.
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Aoe
Shanghai
Woosung
Japan
Kochi Shiosawa
International Settlement
Chapei
Rapid
Murder trial of Winnie Ruth Judd delayed by juror illness
In Phoenix Arizona on January 28 the murder trial of Winnie Ruth Judd was postponed as two jurors fell ill with severe colds. Judge Howard C. Speakman recessed proceedings and planned to resume later that day pending their improvement. The defense prepared an insanity plea, and the case also involves another murder indictment. The defendant’s father, Rev Harvey Joy McKinnell, testified about alleged family insanity and deaths.
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Court House
Phoenix
Anna
Winnie Ruth Judd
Howard C. Speakman
M. T. White
Joseph L. Standage
Standage
White
Judd
Agnes Anne LeRoi
Hedvig Samuelson
Harvey Joy McKinnell
McKinnell
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