Japan Quake Kills 250 in Izu Peninsula Disaster
Tokyo reports 250 dead and 146 injured after a powerful earthquake struck the Izu peninsula at 4:02 am causing extensive destruction across northern Izu. 4,500 buildings were heavily damaged or destroyed along with railways blocked by landslides as rescuers move to aid survivors.
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Tokyo
Izu Peninsula
Home Office
Managawa Prefecture
Hakone
Japan
Yumanoto
Mizunoshita
Tanna
Atami
Numazu
Mishima
Red Cross
Nirayama
Ramzin Tells of Counter Revolutionary Plot With Britain France
Moscow dispatch reports Professor Leonid Ramzin and seven co conspirators confessing before a revolutionary tribunal to a counter revolutionary conspiracy. He describes British and French planners led by figures named Lawrence Churchill and Briand, detailing proposed intervention forces and foreign support across Europe.
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Leonid Ramzin
Poincare
France
Aristide Briand
Lawrence
Lord Churchill
England
Poland
Rumania
Jugoslavia
Moscow
Ramzin
Janville
Paris
Lukomsky
Soviet Russia
White Russia
Soviet Union
Churchill
Cold Wave Brings Frost to Dixie and Midwest
A sweeping cold wave causes freezing temperatures across the south and midwest. Georgia Florida Mississippi Alabama report frost risk, while Kentucky Tennessee and North Carolina report snow and 12 degree cold at Camp Alice near Mt. Mitchell. Several deaths linked to the cold noted in the Chicago region.
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Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Kentucky
Louisville
Tennessee
Nashville
Memphis
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Miami Weather
Miami
Atlanta
Charlotte
N. C
The
Mercury
New Orleans
Shreveport
Chicago
Middlewest
Raleigh
Columbia
Wilmington
North Carolina
Asheville
Mt. Mitchell
Camp Alice
Banner Elk
Avery County
Troops Mobilized to Danville in Textile Strike Disorder
Governor Pollard ordered National Guard troops to Danville after violent strike demonstrations at Danville mills. 800 officers from Pittsylvania county units mobilized under Col. H L Opie, with labor leaders blaming local officials for failing to enforce the law amid ongoing unrest and arrests.
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Richmond
Danville
Pollard
National Guard
W. W. Sale
Pittsylvania County
H. L. Opie
Staunton
11Th Infantry
Virginia National Guard
Adjutant General
John Hopkins Hall
G. W. Bolick
United Textile Workers of America
L. R. Shumate
C. I L. Anderson
Ron-Union
Final Stages in 100000 Defalcation Case in Greensboro
In Greensboro superior court Judge Schenck clears the way for trial of Mason W. Gant and Aetna Casualty in a $100,000 suit over defalcations in Confederate pension checks. Defense tools, demurrers, and motions fail as jury selection begins after a morning of attempted delays.
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Greensboro
Superior Court
Mason W. Gant
Aetna Casualty and Surety Company
Gant
Michael Schenck
Schenck
O. L. Sapp
Surety Company
Supreme Court
Flood fears grip France as rains renew flood danger
Heavy rains across France renew anxiety over widespread flooding. In Belgium the Scheldt receded while in the Dendre Valley fields remained underwater due to 100 dike breaches. The Aisne rose in Argonne and a shoemaker drowned in Rossbruen as the Seine stood 17 feet 3 inches above normal and Paris cellars flooded.
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Paris
France
Belgium
Scheldt
Dendre
Argonne
Aisne
Rossbruen
Mocelle
Marne
Aire
Seine
Storm warnings issued along coast from Cape Hatteras to Nantucket
The weather bureau issued a storm advisory for the northwest coast area from Cape Hatteras to Nantucket. A storm of marked intensity over Quebec is expected to bring rising pressure and strong northwest winds, with gale force gusts possible late this afternoon or tonight and diminishing Thursday.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Cape Hatteras
Nantucket
Mass
Quebec
Cousins Tie For Wilkes Magistrate Office
Official canvass in Wilkes county shows N. M. Daney Democrat and N. F. Paney Republican, cousins, tied for the magistrate seat in Union Township. Election results released today reflect a deadlock awaiting further action.
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North Wilkesboro
Wilkes County
N. M. Daney
N. 4. Paney
Cousins
Union Township
Seattle chosen for 1932 Rotary International convention
Chicago headquarters announced that Seattle Washington will host the 1932 Rotary International convention. The 1953 convention is slated for Vienna Austria next June, with Rotary's service club leadership confirming the site.
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Chicago
Seattle
Wash
Rotary International
Service Club
Rotary
Vienna
Austria
Indict Daisy Devoe as secretary in theft case
Daisy Devoe, once Clara Bow’s confidential secretary, is indicted on 37 counts of grand theft from Bow’s former employer. She is free on a $1000 bond after the grand jury findings cited unauthorized checks totaling 416 000 from Bow’s bank account.
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Los Angeles
Daisy Devoe
Clara Bow
Liberty Today
Grand
Miss Bow
New York
Miss Devoe
Miss Dev
North Carolina seeks 73 million for state operations
North Carolina state departments request about 73 million for maintenance and permanent improvements for the next biennium. General funds total 48.18 million with 43.98 million for maintenance and 4.20 million for improvements. The highway and agriculture agencies seek about 25 million.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Advisory Budget Commission
General Assembly
Highway Commission
Department of Agriculture
Highway Department
Farm Department
Tax Commission Cancels Public Hearings in North Carolina
Raleigh November 26 The state tax commission says it cannot hold public hearings on the tax situation as suggested by A D J MacLean of Washington The commission, led by N A J Maxwell, cites being behind schedule with its report and a partial press version already in progress, making further inquiries impractical at this time.
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Raleigh
State Tax Commission
North Carolina
A. JD. MacLean
Washington, N
A. J. Maxwell
MacLean
New York State
Maxwell
Byrd ship in tow to Charleston reported by wireless
The cutter Modoc received two wireless messages from the barque City of New York stating it is proceeding to Charleston in tow of a tug at two knots per hour. The vessel is expected to arrive at South Carolina port around 7 p.m. tonight.
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Byrd
Wilmington
Modoc
City of New York
Charleston
D. C
South Carolina
Supreme Court Affirms, Reverses in 14 North Carolina Opinions
Raleigh dispatch notes the North Carolina Supreme Court issued 14 opinions. Cases include Williams versus Lumber Co. in Duplin affirmed. Wallace versus Bellamy in New Hanover no error. Peters versus Cotton and Woolen Mills in Rockingham granted new trial. Basketeria Stores versus Shelton in Forsyth reversed. Denny versus Show in Surry reversed. The Pilot Co. versus Motlinger in Forsyth affirmed. Surratt versus Dennis in Guilford affirmed. State versus Horton in Moore reversed. Jordan versus McKenzie in Moore remanded. English Drug Co. versus Helms in Union no error. Porter versus Mining Company in Union affirmed as to Jackson Gold Mining Co. reversed as to Newby. Williams versus S. A. L. Ry. in Mecklenburg no error. Merritt versus Pipe & Foundry Co. in Mecklenburg no error. Jones versus Life & Casualty Co. in Cabarrus affirmed.
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Raleigh
Supreme Court
Williams
Lumber Co
Duplin
Wallace
Bellamy
New Hanover
Peters
Cotton
Rockingham
New Trial
Basketeria Stores
Shelton
Forsyth
Denny
Show
Surry
the Pilot Co
Motsinger
Surratt
Dennis
Guilford
State
Horton
Moore
Jordan
McKenzie
English Drug Co
Helms
Union
Porter
Mining C O
Et al
Jackson Gold Mining Co
Newby
Ss. A. L. Ry
Mecklenburg
Merritt
Pipe & Foundry Co
Jones
Life & C Casualtys Co
Cabarrus
Recess in Great Smoky Park Land Suit Through December 6
In Sevierville Tennessee on November 26 a recess was ordered in the state’s condemnation case against Champion Fibre Company for 39 000 acres of land and timber for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A jury will assess value, with state witnesses to begin December 8 after the company’s testimony. Negotiations for a settlement may be underway, while Champion Fibre places value around 4.18 million dollars and the company’s land estimates range from five to over six million.
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Sevierville
Tenn
Champion Fibre Company
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Knoxville Journal
Knoxville
State
D. C. Chapman
Tennessee Park Commission
Champion Fibre
John Frantz
Dolores Del Rio Faces Kidney Operation In Hospital
Dolores Del Rio, noted Mexican film actress, is in serious condition in a Los Angeles hospital. Doctors E. C. Fishbaugh and Arthur B. Cecil are to perform a delicate kidney operation.
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Dolores del Rio
Los Angeles
E. C. Fishbaugh
Fishbaugh
Arthur B. Cecil
Legge urges buying wheat now for mills and feeders
Washington officials report Legge of the farm board told millers and feeders at a press conference that now is a good time to purchase wheat. He warned against promises but noted the price is cheap and believes ongoing feeding will reduce the wheat surplus, estimating over 200 million bushels used for livestock feed this year.
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Washington
Legge
Farm Board
Edison Works on Radio Free Aviation Using Rockets
Edison in West Orange outlines a plan to aid flight through fog with rockets that emit night light and daytime smoke to locate airports and judge fog depth. He questions radio beacons and favors simple, sound or sight based cues, revealing ideas in a long discussion with Newark airport director Richard Aldworth.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Richard Aldworth
Newark
Bank Bandits Steal Cash in Hawthorne Heist
Four armed men held up the People's Bank in Hawthorne New Jersey firing the teller cage and taking all cash on hand. Authorities estimate the total loss around 390000 dollars with customers and clerks ushered away during the daring robbery.
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Hawthorne
N. J
People’s Bank
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