Talks to shape Pacific arms limits loom in London
A tentative US Japan agreement on a 70 percent ratio for submarines stirs hope amid private talks led by Senator Reed and Ambassador Matsudaira. Delegates plan at St James Palace to align on France category and possible cruiser build timing as French input delays progress.
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St. James’ Palace
London
United States
Japan
David A. Reed
Matsudaira
Great Britain
St.James’ Palace
Freudiau
Paris
South Carolina Highway Bond Victory at Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court dismissed Clarence L Johnson and state citizens appeal challenging a $65 million road bond issue. The court ruled the appeal raised no substantial federal question, upholding the South Carolina Highway Commission and legislature.
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Washington
Mar
South Carolina
Blease
South Carolna
Igher Court
Ight
States Supreme Court
Taft Continues Improvement After Critical Illness
Washington reports Dr. Francis R. Hagner says former Chief Justice William Howard Taft has improved from a critical stage due to arterial sclerosis. An official bulletin notes he slept well and takes nourishment, with life span still undetermined unless further change occurs. Taft had earlier slipped toward semi coma but recovered sufficient to recognize visitors.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Francis R. Hagner
Hagner
Taft
Reich Ministry Faces Crisis Over Tax Levy
Berlin dispatch reports a cabinet crisis tied to the populist opposition to a single income tax levy supported by President von Hindenburg and the Social Democrats. The impasse could prompt the resignation of Julius Curtice foreign minister and Moldenhauer finance minister, though an entire cabinet resignation is not expected.
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Berlin
Reich
Julius Curtis
Moldenhauer
von Hindenburg
Social Democrats
Capper Sees Tariff Policy Aligned With Hoover Plan
Senator Capper of Kansas stated that the democratic republican coalition is shaping a tariff bill acceptable to President Hoover. He praised Hoover’s first year as a period of fact finding and foundation laying, listing six national projects including farm relief, law enforcement, tariff revision, inland waterways, and world peace. He lauded the stock market response, the Farm Board, and anticipated naval conference goodwill.
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Washington
Capper
Kansas
Hoover
Senate
Kansas Republican
Federal Farm Board
Commission
Law Enforcement Commission
Strike Called At Elizabethton Mills
Circulars calling a strike at the American Bemberg and Glanzstoff mills circulated in Elizabethton Tennessee as deputies mobilized for a potential work stoppage. Union president J C Donnelly demanded workforce reductions end and reinstatement of workers discharged for union ties, while the company issued no statement.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
Bemberg and Glanzstoff
United Textile Workers of America
J. M. Moreland
J. C. Donnelly
Mills
Donnelly
Marathon Dance In Detroit Near End After 106 Days
A marathon dance at Eastwood Park Detroit lasting 106 days faces an imminent halt as state labor officials step in after local authorities failed to intervene. The event drew pastors and morbid crowds while dancers risked exhaustion, with rest periods shrinking and only five couples still active through winter.
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Detroit
Eastwood Park
State Commissioner of Labor and Industry
Roland Travers
Mount Clemens Baptist Church
Winter Weather Sweeps South with Subfreezing Air
Winter brings a sharp cold wave across the south dropping temperatures to subfreezing levels from Georgia to North Carolina and Virginia. Snow fell in the mountains as peach growers used smudge pots overnight and forecasts promised relief with gradually rising temperatures tomorrow. Local readings included Atlanta 20 and Asheville 12 with other cities ranging from Jacksonville 34 to Miami 52.
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South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Cc. W. Bradford
United States
Miami
Fla
Florida
New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Asheville
N.C
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Louisville
Memphis
Meridian
Miss
Mobile
Birmingham
Little Rock
Ark
Savannah
Shreveport
Tampa
Charlotte
Carolinas
Peacemaker Role Is Fatal To Chicagoan
Arthur Dolan, a Chicago man, was killed after separating two drivers following a collision. He offered an eyewitness account and was struck on the head with a jack handle by one of the drivers, who later fled. Dolan never regained consciousness.
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Chicago
Arthur Dolan
Dolan
March Frost Grips States After Early Warmth
A day of unexpected warmth gave way to a sharp March wind chilling the two states. Night temperatures spared fruit blossoms and early spring flowers, but the cold front swept in from mountains to coast, bringing general freezing weather. Continued on page two.
Freight Rates In State To Go Up
The Interstate Commerce Commission, after rehearing a Virginia finding, ruled that North Carolina interstate rates on classified freight are discriminatory against Virginia shippers. NC intrastate rates must rise by April to align with southern class rates, despite NC’s protest of a potential 24 percent increase. The FCC partially accepted the NC estimate.
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Washington
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Interstate Commercce Commission
North Carolina
Virginia
North Carolina Corporation Commission
Federal Commission
I C C Boosts North Carolina Freight Rates
J T Ryan, freight rate expert and chamber of commerce official, argues ICC decision to raise intrastate classified freight rates in North Carolina will remove Virginia commission discrimination and drive traffic from railroads to truck lines, marking a major shift in freight transport dynamics.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
North Carolina
Virginia State Corporation Commission
J. T. Ryan
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Value of MacDonald’s U S Canada visit estimated
Foreign Secretary Henderson told the house of commons the autumn trip to the United States and Canada cost about £1600 with final totals possibly lower. He called the expenditure good value, prompting labor cheers in the chamber.
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London
Henderson
House of Commons
MacDonald
United States
Canada
Two Freeze to Death in Pittsburgh Cold
Two persons were found frozen to death after a 20 hour blizzard in the Pittsburgh district. Five inches of snow fell with high winds causing drifts. Victims were Martin Madden aged 50 percent from North Braddock and Mrs Bertha Short aged 54 of Pittsboro, both victims of the storm.
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Pittsburgh
Martin Madden
North Braddock
Bertha Short
Pittsboro
Unemployment Riots Tied to Soviet Propaganda, Woll Says
Matthew Woll vice president of the American Federation of Labor charges in a letter that Soviet propaganda agencies sparked unemployment riots across several cities. He cites communist sources claiming a world wide demonstration planned for Feb 26, later moved to March 6, to advance Bolshevist aims in the United States with riots in New York Chicago Cleveland and Pittsburgh among those noted.
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New York
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Woll
Communist International
Russia
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Dempsey Plans Comeback Fight If Schmeling Beats Sharkey
In Cleveland on March 3 Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight champion, said he would challenge for the title again if Max Schmeling defeats Jack Sharkey in June and Dempsey can regain fighting condition. He doubted Schmeling’s dominance and believed Sharkey could beat the German, otherwise his comeback plans would be abandoned.
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Cleveland
Jack Dempsey
Max Schmeling
Jack Sharkey
Dempsey
Schmeling
Sharkey
Canadian liquor exports to U S would be stopped
Ottawa Ont March 3 The bill to amend the export act would allow the government to forbid shipments of liquor to the United States. Prime Minister Mackenzie King plans to introduce the measure in the House of Commons this week, likely tomorrow.
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U. 5S
Ottawa
Ont
United States
Houses of Commons
Mackenzie King
Senate Debates Action to Ease Unemployment Nationwide
A group of senators urged swift congressional action to relieve widespread unemployment. Wagner called for surveys and relief measures while others pushed bonuses for World War veterans and public works funding. Discussion touched on red scare fears, immigration limits, and labor concerns from Woll and Flynn.
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Washington
Mar
Congress
Wagner
New York
LaFolette
Wisconsin
Fess
Ohio
Couzens
Michigan
Vandenberg
Prince of Wales in Nairobi malaria shows normal progress
London reports reassure that malaria attack on the Prince of Wales in Nairobi remains without cause for worry. High Buckingham Palace officials and cables to York House say doctors see a normal course and no undue anxiety. King George and Queen Marie are kept informed by regular updates.
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London
Prince of Wales
Nairobi
Buckingham Palace
George
Queen Marie
Cable
Cables
York House
Duel In Pamplona Involves Son Of Dictator Rivera
News from Pamplona reports Miguel Primo de Rivera son of the former Spanish dictator fought a duel with Captain Rexach of the Spanish army after a violent clash. Both were slightly wounded and were separated without reconciliation.
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Tris
Mar
Havas
Pamplona
Miguel Vrimo de Rivera
Rexach
First True Bills Turned Peanut Charges in Atlanta Graft Inquiry
Grand jury indicts twenty including six councilmen and a city clerk for alleged graft in Atlanta municipal government. Harry York and Jack White face bribery counts. Walter Taylor the city clerk indicted on sixteen counts. Defendants deny charges as the investigation continues with a new grand jury called.
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Atlanta
Mar
John A BoykKin
Harry York
Jack White
York
Walter Taylor
Taylor
South
J. R. Wakefield
The
Georgia Woman’s World
Andrews
Boykin
Fulton County
Lone Wolf of Chicago Shot After Taxi Hold Up
John Rykawensky, 21, the self styled Lone Wolf of Chicago, was killed by Patrolman John Dempsey while fleeing after holding up a taxi driver. A glass pistol wax replica was found with him at the scene and the morgue identified the body. His brother Joseph said he led a normal life and read crime stories.
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New York
Mar
Chicago
Lone Wolf
John Dempsey
John Rykaevensky
Joseph
John
William Allen White Kissed Haitian Woman's Hand
William Allen White, publisher of Emporia Kansas, and members of Hoover's investigation commission in Port au Prince Haiti drew a cheering crowd after White kissed an elderly Haitian woman's hand who asked to be spared. The moment followed prior guard actions to prevent a staged Haitian protest against the American occupation and to express hope for self government.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
William Allen White
Emporia
Kansas
Hoover
Investigation Commission
White
Hotel Excelsior
Commission
Hoover Group
Wedding Party Tragedy Near Danville Kentucky
A 19 year old bride to be Miss Hallie Cheek of Burlington was killed when the car they rode in ran off Route 10 near Danville Virginia and toppled an embankment. Five other wedding party members including the prospective groom Herndon Willis were injured and hospitalized in Danville.
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Burlington
N. C
Danville
Hallie Cheek
Virginia City
Slim Hevnerson
Herndon Willis
Eunice Cheek
Evelyn Willis
Sedrick Mathewe
Peach crop halved by Greenville freeze shock
Fr J W Smith of Greer owner of Greenville county's largest peach orchard says last night's freeze cut the peach crop in half. The declaration came from Greenville South Carolina on March 3.
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Greenville
8. C
J. W. Smith
Greer
Greenville County
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