New England Coast battered by monstrous waves on return to calm
The article describes a violent two day northeast gale that flooded coastal areas from Boston to New Hampshire. High tides reached 14.11 feet, surf toppled cottages, submerged tracks, and stranded ships. The Red Cross and local authorities led relief as coastguard vessels faced delays and rail lines were damaged.
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Boston
New England
Nantucket
Coast Guard
Red Cross
Revere
Massachusetts
Kennebunkport
Beachmont
New Hampshire
Hull
Hingham Bay
Heaviest Barrage To Hit Farm Relief Bill This Week
Senate agriculture committee faces a week of hearings on the domestic allotment farm relief bill. Packard opposition sharpens Monday as G F Swift of the institute of American meat packers leads their push. Critics include a college professor hog raiser farmer and livestock publisher voicing inflation and debt relief concerns.
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F. G. Vosburgh
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
G.F. Swift
Institute of American Meat Packers
House
John A. Simpson
National Farmers Union
Ways and Means Committee
Henry Wood
Moville
Iowa
McNary
Oregon
George van Orman Stuart
Hartland
Wis
Livestock Commission
Roosevelt to Hold General Talks With British on Debts and Peace
President-Elect Franklin D Roosevelt plans a general conference with British Ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay in the Little White House to discuss war debts world economic stabilization disarmament and potential debt relief. Lindsay departs for London Tuesday and may visit Washington in March for further talks.
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Warm Springs
Franklin D. Velt
Wee
Ronald Say
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Ambassador Lindsay
White House
Pine Mountain
Washington
Ronald
London
Great Britain
Roosev
Ramsay MacDonald
Lindsay
Wisconsin farmers halt five farm foreclosures in Minnesota
About 3000 farmers gathered in Madison to stop three mortgage sale auctions in western Minnesota counties. A lumber lien delay and a bank raid added to chaos as sheriffs postponed bids. Casper Westfield Thomas Fanberg Berent Olson John A. Bosch led protests urging federal action while rioting charges in Jefferson Wisconsin were set for Feb 11.
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Madison
Wis
Minnesota
Klein National Bank
A. G. Smangard
Bosch
Montevideo
N. A. Pederson
G. M. Thompson
Denies Lea and Son in Custody in Tennessee
Nashville report says Sheriff J M Peavyhouse of Fentress County denies any custody of Colonel Luke Lea and Luke Lea Jr. He claims they were not arrested and he has no papers. He was away chasing an escaped prisoner near the Kentucky border.
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Peavyhouse
Luke Lea and
Son
Nashville
Tenn
J. M. Peavyhouse
Fentress County
Jamestown
Luke Lea
Leas
North Carolina
Kentucky
W. A. Garrett
Ford to restart production Monday after plant strike
Detroit reports Ford plans to resume factory output within six hours of a wage settlement with Briggs Manufacturing workers who walked out last week. Police guard Briggs plants as talks continue, with 40 men returning to work and picketing dwindling. Washington coverage notes the Ford London statement and banker influence debate.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Briggs Co
London
Washington
Senator Black
Ala
Senate Judiciary
New York
Briggs
Briggs Company
Plan promised by late February to fix railroads
Washington page reports a voluntary citizen committee led by Bernard M. Baruch and Alfred E Smith promised a definite plan for the nations railroad problems by late February. The group met with Rayburn and officials of the interstate commerce commission and signaled support for rail bankruptcy legislation while pursuing broader regulatory actions.
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Washington
New York
Citzen
National Transportation Committee
Calvin Coolidge
Bernard M. Baruch
Alfred E Smith
Clark Howell
Atlanta
Alexander Legge
Chicago
Capitol
Rayburn
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Smith
LaGuardia
Couzens
Reconstruction Corporation Loan
Constitution and Independence Articles Placed in Washington Monument Cornerstone
Copies of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were placed in the cornerstone of the Washington Monument along with other articles. The event highlighted historic documents and national symbolism.
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Washington Monument
Mrs Roosevelt Seeks Continuity For Garner In Capital Visit
In Washington Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt and Mrs John Garner discussed post March 4 staffing. Mrs Roosevelt told Garner she saw no reason Garner should stop being her husband’s secretary after he becomes vice president. Garner recalled their shared wish to keep busy lives beyond March 4 amid crowds.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
John N
Garner
Mayflower Hotel
Mrs. Roosevelt
Ives
Two Nominees Considered For Roosevelt Liberal Cabinet
President elect Roosevelt may name a liberal cabinet before March 4 with Max Gardner former North Carolina governor and Senator Bronson Cutting of New Mexico in contention. Gardner is urged for the navy post to continue North Carolina’s naval secretary line, dating back to Josephus Daniels. Cutting, a progressive Republican who backed Roosevelt, could become secretary of the interior as Roosevelt signals support for allied progressive Republicans.
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Roosevelt
Max Gardner
North Carolina
Bronson Cutting
New Mexico
Gardner
Navy
Josephus Daniels
Cutting
Interior
Japanese Plan Big Maneuvers in Southern Seas
Tokyo dated report quotes Admiral Mineo Osumi outlining this year s grand maneuvers by the Japanese navy. He says operations will occur south of the empire s islands and hints at possible activity near the Mandated Islands such as the Marianas Carolines and Marshalls while noting the brief southern cruise due to post and typhoon season. The maneuvers will involve the entire navy.
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Tokyo
Nava
Mineo Osumi
Mandated
Pacific
Manuevers
United States
Guam
Philippines
California
Pana‘ea
Hawaii
Mariannes
Carolines
Marshalls
Cague Facing Trio Problems In Geneva
In Geneva on January 28 the League of Nations faces renewed difficulties as the French and German governments falter. Resumption of the disarmament conference may be delayed another week. France proposes to replace professional armies with conscripts and seek security through a network of pacts. Meanwhile the Sino Japanese report drafting panel pauses as Dr W Yen, the Chinese delegate, files with the league secretariat.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Paris
Berlin
General Commission
W. W. Yen
League
Unidentified man killed by bus near Charlotte Pineville road
A unidentified Black man was killed early today five miles from Charlotte on the Pineville road when struck by a bus driven by K E Stone of Charlotte. The incident occurred in late January and details remain sparse.
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Charlotte
Here
Pineville Road
KE. KE. Stone
Sales tax looms as NC budget balancer amid hearings
North Carolina lawmakers faced pressure from business groups and state agencies as committees weighed new taxes to close the budget gap. Debates centered on a possible sales tax while education funding and university structure faced possible cuts.
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H. B. Okwef
Associated Press
Raleigh
General Assembly
Joint Finance Committee
North Carolina
Joint Appropriations Committee
Budget Commission
Autogiros Increase in Daily US Service by 1932
With the close of 1932, seventy autogiros were in active daily service in the United States. They are used for advertising, communication, prospecting, forest fire control, police work and shuttle service, with steady performance gains noted.
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Washington
United States
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Goldsboro
Jim Tyndall
Wayne County
Elijah Helms
Millers Crossing
Helms
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