Hoover Inaugural Urges Prohibition Obedience And Peace
President Hoover delivers a soaring inaugural address from the Capitol steps calling for strict observance of the prohibition law and pledging dedication to national unity. Vice President Dawes is succeeded by Charles Curtis in a ceremony inside the Senate chamber. Former President Calles takes command in Mexico as rebels seize Sonora and Vera Cruz and threaten six other states.
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Byron Price
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Herbert Hoover
Capitol
Taft
Charles Curtis
Charles G. Dawes
Senate
Sonora
Vera Cruz
Morrows
Lindy
Mexico City
Calles
Mexico
Hundreds Of Tar Heels At Inauguration Parade
Governor O Max Gardner of North Carolina leads a North Carolina delegation in Herbert Hoover’s inauguration parade. The group includes the Wilming ton light infantry guard and staff like Gen. John Van B Metts Col Don Scott Col W T Joyner Lt Col Gordon Smith and notable figures Stuart Cramer and Charles R Jonas.
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Robert S. Pickens
Associated Press
Washington
O. Max Gardner
North Carolina
Herbert Hoover
United States
Gardner
Wilmington
John van B. Metts
Don Scott
Graham
W. T. Joyner
Gordon Smith
Raleigh
Stuart Cramer
Charlotte
State Republican Committee
Charles R. Jonas
Lincolnton
Haley Fiske 77 Dies at Park Avenue Home
Haley Fiske, president of Metropolitan Life Insurance, dies at his Park Avenue home after church attendance. A blood clot in the heart is listed as the cause. Fiske, Rutgers graduate and former newspaper reporter who studied law, became Metropolitan president in 1912.
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New York
Haley Fiske
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Park Avenue
Fiske
Rutgers
Metropolitan Company
Curtis Sworn In as Vice President With Friendly Senate Clash
Kansas’s Charles Curtis was sworn in as vice president in a ceremony marked by a light dispute with predecessor Charles Dawes. Curtis asserted the senate controls its rules, while Dawes condemned the chamber’s debate length. Hoover and Coolidge attended as Dawes and Curtis traded remarks and laughter filled the chamber.
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Washington
Charles Curtis
Kansas
United States
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
Senate
Curtis
Mississippi River
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Mr. Dawes
Chamber
Nobile Blamed for Italia Disaster
Official inquiry in Rome blames General Umberto Nobile for the North Pole dirigible Italia crash last May. The board cites two counts: one for the crash itself and another for not resisting rescue by the Swedish aviator Lundborg until all stranded men were reached.
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Rome
Italia
Umberto Nobile
Board of
Benito Mussolini
Nobile
Ics
Lundborg
Father and Son Drawn to Serve on Same Jury
J H Lashley and his son D E Lashley were drawn for the same Guilford county jury at the criminal term of superior court convening this morning. Court attaches noted such occurrences are rare though about 1 200 jurymen serve yearly in the county.
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Greensboro
Mar
J. H. Lashley
D. E. Lashley
Superior Court
Guilford County
Hoover Verse Invoked at President Inauguration
Washington dispatch reports Herbert Hoover selected a Proverbs verse for his oath of office on March 4. The quoted line reads Where there is no vision the people perish but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
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Washington, Mar
Herbert Hoover
Bill barring defeated primaries from running as independents
In Raleigh on March 4 the senate passed a bill to bar candidates defeated in a primary from appearing as independents in the general election. The vote was 18 to 15 with Republicans voting against. Senator Person opposed the measure and warned of political traps.
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Senate
House
Raleigh
Mar
Person
Arsenal blast in Sofia kills thirty and injures twenty
A massive explosion at the Sofia arsenal today killed thirty and seriously injured twenty people. The blast caused heavy material damage in the fuse section.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Hoover quotes frame inaugural address in strong epigrams
The report lists several assertive lines from President Hoover's inaugural speech. It highlights themes of American self government, restraint on expansion, respect for laws, and the aim of world peace alongside national defense.
Nurse Convicted for Slaying Sweetheart in Hospital
Denver nurse Farrce King was found guilty of first degree murder in the death of her former sweetheart Patrolman John C. Bolzine alias Robert K. Evans at General Hospital on Nov 28. The verdict requires life imprisonment. King had shot Evans after being assigned to his case following a liquor raid shooting, then attempted suicide.
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Denver
Wright Brothers Sister Dies in Kansas City
Mrs. Katherine Wright Haskell, sister of Orville and Wilbur Wright and wife of Henry J. Haskell, editor of the Kansas City Star, died of pneumonia at her home in Kansas City on March 3.
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Kansas City
Katherine Wright Haskell
Henry J. Haskell
The
Jewelry Heist Hits Maynard Store in Miami Beach
Two unmasked bandits robbed the Maynard Jewelry company store in Miami Beach at 10 am. They held the manager and an employee and fled with jewelry valued between 60000 and 75900 dollars.
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Miami
Miami Beach
Fla
Maynard Jewelry Company
Hoover and Coolidge Inaugural Parade Sparks Nationwide Sentiment
A new pilot sought leadership while a tired veteran left for home as a nation saluted in hope for Herbert Hoover and benediction for Calvin Coolidge. Thousands filled the capital with a vivid inaugural display, signaling a landmark Washington parade in history.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Forgery Confession Clears European War Shadow
Brussels reports Albert Frank Heine, described as Heinrich Heine’s great grandson, confessed authorship of a fake France Belgium secrecy treaty. He claimed the spurious accord, modeled on an old Franco Russian pact, could have unsettled postwar European relations. Conviction could bring 15 years for plotting against national security. His wife was released.
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Brussels
Albert Frank Heine
Heinrich Heine
France
Belgium
Frank
Russia
Brussells Soir
Amsterdam
Utrecht
Girl in Long Coma Advances Not Yet
Hospital attendants report no change in the condition of Marjorie Dowdy ten year old girl from Lynchburg Virginia who has been in a coma since February 8 after an automobile accident.
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Lynchburg
Marjorie Dowdy
Good Cop Confesses Killing Auto Thief For Ride
Chicago police officer Edward Coleman known as a “good cop” confessed to taking Michael Bugario, 30, on a ride and shooting him after Bugario threatened to expose a theft scheme. Coleman said Bugario was beaten by two accomplices and urged to shoot. Coleman fired when told to do so after a 12 hour interrogation and wife’s plea.
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Chicago
Edward Coleman
Michael Bugario
Coleman
Bugario
Mexican government mobilizes loyal forces to quell revolt
Loyal troops deploy as revolting military commanders seize control of the state without fighting. Ambassador Dwight Morrow leaves Cuernavaca for the capital with Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh as Portes Gil asserts authorities have the situation under control and a disaffected military political group engineered the outcome.
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Dwight Morrow
Cuernavaca
Charles A. Lindbergh
Portes Gil
Congress Adjourns Amid Ceremony for New Session
The 70th Congress adjourned today with pomp as the nation prepared for the inauguration of Vice President Charles Curtis. The House and Senate met in joint session, minor legislation passed, and an immigration act timing bill failed in the Senate. A special session followed the oath of office for Curtis and new members, then adjourned.
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Washington
Mar
Congress
Supreme Court
Army
Navy
Diplomatic Corps
Senate
House
Charles Curtis
Curtis
Hoover Stands by His Prohibition Change
Hoover reaffirms his stance on transferring the prohibition bureau to the justice department. White House aides say any omission in the address was inadvertent and that the president stands by all statements in the press furnished text.
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Hoover
Washington
Mar
Herbert Hoover
Prohibition Bureau
Justice Department
White House
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