German seaplane completes first leg of Atlantic flight
The DC-X seaplane landed at Las Palmas after a 715 mile initial leg from Lisbon Madeira route altered to bypass Funchal. It will rest overnight for engine checks before a Cape Verde hop of 845 miles. Captain Schildhaver warned nights at sea may be needed on the longer stretch to Fernando de Noronha.
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Las Palmas
Cape Verde Islands
Canary Islands
Ahianek
Lisbon
Madeira Island
Friedrich Christiansen
Funchal
Madeira
North Carolina moves to call constitutional convention
In Raleigh on January 31 AP reports Representative Jeffress and Young introduced Gov Gardner's 1933 plan to summon a constitutional convention in the state. The bill sets a referendum for November 8, 1932, and would elect 120 delegates to draft a new NC constitution, with delegates paid ten dollars a day for up to 60 days.
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Jeffress
Young
House
Raleigh
Gardner
General Assembly
Guilford
Durham
United States
North Carolina
House of Or
Fire Claims Three Lives In Baltimore Apartment Blaze
A four story North Charles street building in Baltimore burned this morning. Two women, Mrs Arthur Tucker and Miss Alberta Claggett, died in the flames. D Howard, a resident, also perished. A third woman was missing and two men leaped from the top floor, one Long with arm injuries and internal damage, both hospitalized in critical condition.
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Baltimore
North Charles Street
Mercy Hospital
D. Howard
Marcella Roberts
Arthur Tucker
Alberta Claggett
German Ace Dies In Desolate Land
Captain Gunther Plueschow, a German flying ace, and a companion vanished after their Condor de la Plata plane crashed near Lake Rica in Argentine territory. Parachutes failed to deploy, and both men fell 2,000 feet to the lake shore. bodies not yet recovered in desolate Patagonian Andes area.
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Santiago
Chile
Gunther Plueschow
Plueschow
Six murderers meet execution at Canon City
Six bank robbers tied to a Colorado deputy sheriff slaying were hanged at the state penitentiary after choosing execution order by coin toss. John Walker led the group in the 1930s crime spree and the $4,000 bank robbery in Mariner, Kansas. Claude Ray Andrew Halliday and others faced death calmly with no last statements.
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Canon City
Colo
Colorado
State Penitentiary
John Walker
Mariner
Kas
Carol A. Hickman
Eads
Colp
Claude Ray
Andrew Halliday
Ray
Francis KE. Crawford
Trio Executed in Ohio Electric Chair for Robbery Killing
Three Mansfield men Fred J. Massa Karl Sites and Kenneth McCartney were put to death in the electric chair at the Ohio penitentiary in a 32 minute triple execution. They were convicted for the fatal shooting of Ralph Wilcox a Galion filling station operator during an attempted holdup on June 27.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Fred J. Massa
Karl Sites
Kenneth McCartney
Mansfield
Ralph Wilcox
Galion
Snowstorm Closes In On New England Cities
A whirling snowstorm driven from the Great Lakes region blanketed most of New England with deep snow. The storm center moved out to sea southeast of Nantucket as weather bureau officials tracked its overnight progress.
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Boston
Great Lakes
New England
Weather Bureau
Nantucket
Sinclair Pays To Miss Will's Show
Fort Worth dispatch reports oilman Harry Sinclair missed Will Rogers last night on the drought relief tour. Rogers fined Sinclair $500 for his absence as statisticians estimate tour receipts at $74,028 to date.
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Sinclair
Will
Fort Worth
Tex
Harry Sinclair
Will Rogers
Southwestern
Two Burn To Death In Automobile Fire
Baltimore January 31 two young men died in an automobile collision fire. John C. Hager 21 and Frederick Schreiver were identified later. Daniel Lovenegro the other driver was held pending coroner investigation.
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Baltimore
John C. Hager
Frederick Schreiver
Daniel Lovenegro
English Racer Reaches Near 200 MPH On Beach Trial
Captain Malcolm Campbell of Britain piloted the Bluebird II on a four mile practice run at Daytona Beach. He achieved an unofficial near 200 mph despite fair beach conditions and declared the session very satisfactory as official trials loom. The current world mark stands at 231 mph set in 1929 by Sir Henry Segrave.
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Malcolm Campbell
Daytona Beach
Fla
England
Campbell
Sir Henry Segrave
Horrors in Soviet prison camps linked to lumber trade
Washington notes affidavits from eye witnesses detailing brutal prison camps used for producing timber for export. Witnesses report mass typhus deaths, death sentences for missing daily tasks, and prisoner fights over meat from a dead horse. Investigator Bahr compiled cases across nine European countries and urged enforcement of tariff provisions to curb Russian lumber imports.
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Washington
State Department
Carl W. Bahr
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
Bahr
Europe
The
Treasury
United States
Over Thousand Witness Deaths At Lynching Electrocution
More than one thousand applicants seek permits to witness the February 27 electrocution of six Negroes in Columbia South Carolina for two Lexington county murders. Only 24 permitted as observers including attorneys and physicians. ten men needed for the act, leaving 14 spectator passes for journalists.
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Columbia, S&l. C
Lexington County
Forecasts of New Attack Aircraft and Naval Readiness
Washington Jan 31 An important advance in attack aviation was forecast by Assistant Secretary Davison to the Women’s Patriotic Conference. The new attack plane will be faster and more destructive, with one squadron capable of firing 68 400 rounds a minute and dropping two and a half tons of bombs. He said 500 planes will test on the Atlantic coast in May and most of the country will witness them. He warned war remains ugly but emphasized preparedness on a defensive basis. Chairman Britten urged Navy readiness and warned against disarmament. He urged women to help ensure Congress meets its defense duties.
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Washington
Davison
War Department
Women’s Patriotic Conference On National Defense
Atlantic Seaboard
Navy
Britten
House Naval Committee
Congress
Laval Triumph In Initial Test
Paris Jan 31 Pierre Laval a young French leader secured immediate confidence votes to form a new government. The chamber backed the policy declaration 312 258 and then approved Laval’s government 309 258. An amendment on education was rejected.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Eood‘eare
Booth Tarkington Wins Long Battle to Regain Sight
Baltimore January 31 Booth Tarkington after months of darkness is leaving Johns Hopkins hospital with success in his 14 year fight to overcome cataracts His sight will improve gradually and he plans rest in Chestnut Hill Philadelphia before returning to Wilmer Institute for glasses He will continue writing and shares views on publishing and his detective fiction hobby He reflects that pain drives effort and notes the changing climate for new writers.
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Booth Tarkington
Kennebunkport
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia
Wilmer Institute
Sidney Carton
Indiana
Ven
Drastic steps may be taken to avert a session
Washington January 21 Republicans threaten drastic measures if supply bills fail to pass by February 15. House Appropriations Chairman Wood says he would propose continuing existing appropriations for the next fiscal year. Speaker Longworth favors agreement on annual supply bills but would oppose a Senate filibuster triggering a special session.
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Washington
House
Wood
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Longworth
Chinese Bandits Fire on Gunboat Panay on Yangtze
A Pacific Fleet report states Chinese bandits near Temple Hill fired on the gunboat Panay as it escorted the Ichang up the Yangtze. Eleven rounds from a 3 inch gun silenced the attack with no casualties reported. Admiral McVay commands the Asiatic fleet.
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Washington
Panay
Temple Hill
Yanktze River
Charles B. McVay
Asiatic Fleet
Ichang
Yangtze
Turks condemned to death for attempt to foment holy war
Thirty seven persons accused of fomenting a holy war in Turkey were condemned to death today by a military court at Menemen. The ruling underscores a harsh response to political religious agitation in Istanbul and surrounding regions.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Menemen
Dempsey to Arrive at 5:22 P.M. in Piedmont Limited
Boxing great Jack Dempsey is due to arrive this afternoon on the Piedmont Limited at 5 22 and will be met by fans at the Southern passenger depot. He will be escorted to Sedgefield lodge Fritzharry where a dinner for about 30 includes Harry Raymond and Frank Menke, king features writer, as guests of honor.
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Jack Dempsey
Southern
Harry Raymond
Mr. Raymond
Sedgefield Lodge
Fritzharry
Frank Menke
King Features
Bishop Cannon to face charges in 1934 trial
Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal South will appear before 12 clergymen next Tuesday to answer church charges filed by four traveling elders. If two thirds find merit, he will be suspended and brought to trial at the general conference in 1934. The case stems from past accusations tied to temperance leadership.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Cannon
General Conference of the Church
Forrest J. Prettyman
Baltimore
I. P. Martin
Abingdon
Costen J. Harrell
J. T. Martin
Richmond
W. N. Ainsworth
Birmingham
College of Bishops
Southern Methodist
Dallas
Senate Lobby Committee
Suits for Slander Grow as Harri son Accuses Taylor
In New Bern North Carolina on January 31 the case recounts J M Harrison accusing Daniel Taylor of stealing logs. Taylor won 1750 in a previous slander suit. Now Taylor sues Harrison and brother William for 15000 each claiming further defamation. The complaint notes five recent fights as efforts to defend his good name against Harrison slander.
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New Bern
N. C
J. M. Harrison
Daniel Taylor
Taylor
Harrison
William
Dogcatcher bitten by rabid dog on campus
MEMPHIS Tenn Jan 31 W C Heckle a veteran dog catcher was bitten on the ankle by a stray dog on a school campus. He shot the animal and medical exam showed rabies. he began Pasteur treatment.
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Memphis
Tenn
W. C. Heckle
Heckle
Pasteur
Three Farmers Receive First Seed Loan Checks
Three Virginia farmers today received the first checks drawn against the $45,000,000 agricultural seed loan fund from the Washington drought relief office. The checks cover 60 percent of the loan with the remaining 40 percent to be issued in two equal installments later.
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Washington
Virginia
Drought Relief Committee
Vallee Supports Punishment For Grapefruit Tosser
Savannah report: Rudy Vallee says grapefruit throwing by Harvard initiates warrants punishment though he declines to specify expulsion. He notes a large drummer’s safety concerns and fears a fruit strike could injure a musician or damage his saxophone.
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Rudy
Frisco Cuts Passenger Fare To Two Cents A Mile
Rail lines in the southwest slash chair car and coach rates to 2 cents per mile at midnight, dropping from 3.8 cents. Frisco officials call the move a bid to spur business and respond to competition with nine Frisco states and seven rival railroads.
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ST. Louis
Southwest
Frisco
Interstate Commerce Commission
Government Troops Kill 1000 Bandits in Henan Raid
Chinese press dispatches report nationalist government troops surprised about 3,000 bandits in southern Henan. They killed 1,000 and rescued 300 captives held for ransom as the brigands moved them toward the mountains. escaping outlaws fled.
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Shanghai
Henan
Byrd Complains of Cold During Night Drive to New Mexico
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, famed polar explorer, complained of cold feet following a night automobile drive from El Paso to Roswell, New Mexico. In Alamogordo a cafe clerk offered a blanket to warm his benumbed feet and refused payment for the service.
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EL Paso
Tex
Richard E. Byrd
Arctic
Antarctic
Roswell
N. M
En Alamogordo
Byrd
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