Hoover Takes Oath as Australian Ballot Debate Opens
In Raleigh on March 5 the Gardner administration faced the final test of its Australian ballot bill as the house began draft consideration. The senate had freely amended the measure, while the house moved to adjourn promptly. Reports also note first bloodshed in the Mexican revolution with clashes across five states, Monterey captured by rebels, and federal troops engaging insurgents in Vera Cruz Coahuila Sonora and Sinaloa as the central government plans actions on two fronts.
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Raleigh
N. C
Gardner
House
Committee
Senate
Graham
Finance and
Appropriations
Commission of Agriculture
State Highway Commission
Budget Bureau
Monterey
Nuevo Leon
Vera Cruz
Coahuila
Sonora
Sinaloa
Pacific & Atlantic
Taft
Capitol
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
United States
Coolidge
Curtis
Calles
Andreu Almazan
Gonzalo Escobar
Fausto Topete
Topete
Mexico City
Pascal Ortiz Rubio
Aaron Sanez
Jose Vasconcelos
Names of three machine gunners linked to Moran gang killings
The state attorney's independent probe identifies Joe Lolordo Frederick Burke and James Ray as the three actual executioners in the February 14 massacre. Burke and Ray reportedly posed as police and were paid 310000 each. Jack McGurn is not one of the killers, though tied to planning.
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Chicago
Joe Lolordo
Pasqualino
Frederick R. Burke
Thomas A. Camp
Joseph F. Lewis
James Ray
St. Louis
Burke
Ray
David Stansbury
Lolordo
Clark Street
Jack McGurn
Stansbury
Hoover Holds Bank On Arms To Mexico Policy
President Hoover decides no change to the embargo on shipments of arms to Mexico, except via state department licenses. He meets with Secretary Kellogg, submits cabinet nominations to the Senate for quick confirmation, and plans a national commission on general law enforcement after his inaugural address.
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Washington
Mar
Hoover
Unon
Mexico
State Department
Kellogg
Senate
William D. Mitchell
Washington News
Work Urges Continuous Organization
Dr. Hubert Work, chairman of the Republican National committee, urged that state headquarters stay open continuously and that the national committee partner with state and county chairs. He said ongoing cooperation is vital for party success and that elections are won in the precinct. He criticized rush to open national HQs as wasteful and expensive.
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Republican National Committee
Washington
Mar
Hubert Work
National Committee
Lindbergh Drives Car With One Arm as Anne Morrow Shifts
In Mexico City on March 5 the crash survivor Col Charles A Lindbergh was seen driving with his right arm in a sling. He steers with his left while his fiancé Miss Anne Morrow sits beside him and shifts gears on long trips.
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Mexico City
Mar
Charles A. Lindbergh
Valbuena Field
Anne Morrow
Poison Liquor Kills 15 in Peoria Ill Area
Coroner orders murder warrants for two men and their wives after 15 deaths in Peoria district from suspected poison liquor. By March 2 reports list many ill and blinded, with the death toll rising daily in Peoria and nearby communities.
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Peoria
Ill
Clarence Hoppe
William Elliott
Ben Teel
Lance Hitz
Root Talks With Briand On World Court Statutes
Elihu Root met with Foreign Minister Briand in Geneva to discuss a formula for American adhesion to the World Court as part of revisions to its statutes. The talks, conducted March 5, focus on a basis of agreement prepared by Root for the United States.
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Root
Briand
Geneva
Elihu Root
France
Foch Shows Slight Pulse Rise Worry Medics Say
Paris dispatch reports Marshal Foch had a slight rise in pulse to 90 and a fever of 99.1 this morning. Doctors described his condition as satisfactory otherwise, noting he passed a quiet night.
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Paris
Marshal Foch
Inauguration Spectacle Recalls Finest American Traditions
Washington recounts the Hoover inauguration as a grand show. Trains carried visitors home while crowds in rain cheered the new president and first lady in an enduring display of national ceremony. The capital trimmed bunting and restored order as diplomats, governors, and troops gave a memorable farewell to the old administration.
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Washington
Mar
California
White House
United States
Northampton
Mass
Pennsylvania Avenue
Hoover
Los Angeles
Connecticut
Iowa
Florida
Curtis
West Branch
Kansas
Michigan Theater Riot After Big Ten Tie Celebration
Four thousand Michigan students stormed the Michigan theater after a basketball win over Wisconsin. Police used tear bombs to repel three assaults as university president Dr. Clarence Cook Little appealed to calm the crowd. Six students arrested. one held. Doors and a sign damaged. bottles eggs and debris thrown.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Wisconsin
Clarence Cook Little
Dr. Little
Irrigation System Replaces Old Canal in San Bernardino Valley
In the San Bernardino valley a modern irrigation system has nearly supplanted the century old canal built by Spanish friars. The antiquated ditch, once vital to citrus growers, is largely filled in as ranchers adapt to new water methods.
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Redlands. Cal
San Bernardino Valley
Pedro Alvarez
San Gabriel
South Carolina Roads Closed Amid Flood Waters
Nineteen state highways in South Carolina were shut as high waters, washed bridges, and damaged roadways followed heavy rainfall. Flood warnings from US Bureau meteorologist R. H. Sullivan forecast crest levels on the Broad, Saluda, Congaree, and Wateree rivers, with the Columbia Greenville route among closed segments.
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Charlotte
South Carolina
R. H. Sullivan
United States Bureau
Columbia
Columbia-Greenville
Broad River
Weather Bureau
Pee Dee River
Cheraw
Mars Bluff
North Carolina
Guilford
Greensboro
Marshall
Asheville
French Broad River
Robinson Re-elected Leader of Minority
Senator Robinson of Arkansas was chosen by the Democratic caucus as minority leader for the next Congress. Senator Walsh of Montana became assistant minority leader, Senator Sheppard of Texas whip, and Senator Black of Alabama secretary. Senator Pittman of Nevada named president pro tem candidate. Robinson also named the steering committee.
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Washington
Mar
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Walsh
Montana
Sheppard
Texas
Black
Alabama
Pittman
Nevada
Secretary Stimson Sails From Yokohama For Return Home
In Yokohama on March 5 Colonel Henry L. Stimson secretary of state in President Hoover's cabinet departed this afternoon aboard the steamship President Pierce for the United States.
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Stimson
Yokohama
Japan
Henry L. Stimson
Hoover
President Pierce
United States
Storm Warning Issued As Gulf Coast Storm Moves North
Weather bureau issues storm advisory at 10 a.m. for northwest Delaware breakwater to Jacksonville and northeast warnings to Eastport Maine. Storm of marked intensity over the southern Appalachian region moves northeastward with strong winds and probable gales.
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Delaware
Jacksonville
Fla
Eastport
Appalachian
Mohawk Strands Off Jacksonville Amid Storm
The Clyde liner Mohawk ran aground this morning on the north bank of the St. Johns river about 15 miles from Jacksonville as distress signals flew. The ship inbound from New York with 250 passengers bucked a south wind and could not be moved by two tugs at 12:30 p.m. No injuries were reported.
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Jacksonville
Fla
St. Johns River
New York
Trade Conference Set on Reinforcing Steel Makers
Washington reports the Federal Trade Commission announced a trade practice conference for the concrete reinforcing steel industry to be held in Asheville North Carolina on April 18 with Commissioner G S Ferguson Jr presiding.
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Asheville
Washington
The
Federal Trade Commission
N. C
G. S. Ferguson, Jr
Driving Auto Is More Dangerous Than Flying
Greensboro March 5 Ed Klingman world war ace and local businessman told Greensboro high school boys that flying is safer than driving. He noted in 1927 more people died from mule kicks than from airplanes and outlined pilot requirements while explaining aviation branches.
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Greensboro
Mar
Ed Klingman
Greensboro High School
Coolidges Return to Quiet Life in Northampton
President Calvin Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge arrive in Northampton seeking normalcy after eight years in Washington. A small, respectful reception awaits them as reporters observe quietly, with a six man state police guard and a modest welcome planned by Mayor Andre. Mrs. Coolidge’s mother’s illness influences a restrained greeting.
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Coolidges
Northhampton
Northampton
Mass
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Washington
Jesse A. G. Andre
Coolidge
Lemira Goodhue
Dickinson Hospital
Massasoit Street
Alice Reckahn
Eight Hoover Cabinet Members Confirmed by Senate
The Senate quickly confirmed eight President Hoover cabinet nominees and debated a resolution by Senator McKellar to investigate Secretary Mellon’s tenure and possible conflict with a law barring treasury officials from engaging in business. The session also ordered printing of Hoover’s inaugural speech and set party officers for the upcoming special session.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
Mellon
Treasury
McKellar
Tennesese
Senate Judiciary Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Four men arrested in New York with narcotics bound for four states
Four men with papers linked to the late Arnold Rothstein were arrested in New York today as authorities seized five narcotics packages valued at $1,906,000 at street prices. The contraband was ready for shipment by express to Kentucky, California, Missouri, and Texas.
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New York
Mar
Arnold Rethstein
Kentucky
California
Missouri
Texas
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