Japan Earthquake Kills 1 229 in Kyoto Area Relief Mobilized
United Press dispatch from Yokio reports 1 229 dead in five Kyoto prefecture towns with several villages obliterated. Officials say 706 injured as Cabinet orders relief measures and navy and railways move medicines and supplies to stricken areas.
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United Press
YOKIO
Japan
Tokio
Yokohama
Kyoto
Osaka
Kobe
Pittsburgh
Far East
Wakasa Bay
Maizuru
London Daily Express
Fire ravages building adjoining State office in Columbus
Two people suffocated and fourteen burned when a store and apartment building attached to the State office building caught fire in Columbus. Eighteen escaped unharmed, while Mrs. Carrie Vance Sommers and her son Addison Vance, 18, died from smoke. Officials called the blaze incendiary and ordered a rapid State Fire Marshal probe.
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United Press
Columbus
Ohio
Carrie Vance Sommers
Addison Vance
Niece
Miller
Nice
Gold Rush in Nevada
United Press reports a gold bonanza in Weepah Nevada thirty seven miles west of Tonapah. Two youths struck ore said to assay seventy eight thousand dollars a ton triggering a tented city of prospectors and rumors the field may be the richest ever found in the West.
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United Press
Tonapah
Nev
Weepah
Wisconsin railroad commission delays bond issue for Mills Holden Hotel
Madison wis march 8 decision of the Wisconsin railroad commission was withheld today on petition of the Chris Schroeder and Son Bonding Company milwaukeee to issue 750000 in securities for financing the Mills Holden Hotel richmond inc following a conference of the promoters and the commission.
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United Press
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Railroad Commission
Chris Schroeder & Son Bonding Company
Milwapukee
Mills Holden
Richmond, Inc
Man in Saddest Case May Not Be Punished
In Red Bank New Jersey Rosa Stoble, 16, bore a child born in the family cellar. Rosa was killed by her mother Christine Stoble, and the baby died. Police check Rosa’s age to determine if the father Mike could be prosecuted. if she was under 16 he might face charges. The prosecutor questioned Rosa’s husband’s intent.
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United Press
RED Bank
N. J
Rosa Stoble
Mike
Rosa
Stoble
Christine Stoble
Peeping Tom Picks the Wrong Window
A man peeps through the window of Leona Foppiano, a police missing person bureau officer at 1029 Church St. She and her dog Mickey confronted him and he was charged with vagrancy and peeping. He had been peering into several homes while unemployed.
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Leona Foppiano
Police
Missing Person Bureau
Church St
Miller Receives Prison Sentence in Alien Property Case
Thomas W. Miller, alien property custodian in the Harding era, is sentenced by Federal Judge John C. Knox to eighteen months in prison and a $5,000 fine for conspiracy linked to returning seized alien property to German and Swiss owners. Daugherty's jury verdict was hung and his indictment dismissed.
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Buchited J Press
New York
Thomas W. Miller
Harding
John C. Knox
Miller
Harry M. Daugherty
Daugherty
Bandits Raid US Agent’s Ranch in Puebla State
Dispatches from Atlixco report bandits raided the ranch and sugar factory of United States Consular Agent William Jenkins in Puebla. Federal troops fought the raiders. Captain Garcia Hermosillo was killed and two bandits were captured and executed. Embassy has no word on the incident.
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United Press
Mexico City
United States
William Jenkins
Pubela
Atlixco
Garcia Hermosillo
Weather snapshot missing full details
The readable fragment shows hourly temperature readings with times from 6 am to 12 pm and a moon marker, but lacks complete context, locations, dates, or source attribution to form a full local weather item.
Three Banks Quit in Palm Beach District
Three leading banks in the Palm Beach district closed their doors as a bank run swept the city. Depositors jammed streets while an armored car was sent from Miami with cash for panicky savers. Within hours the Farmers Bank and Citizens Bank of West Palm Beach suspended, followed by Northwood Bank and Trust Company and First Bank and Trust Company Palm Beach.
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United Press
West Palm Beach
Fla
Palm Beach
Florida Finance
Farmers’ Bank
Citizens’ Bank of
Miami
First American Bank On Trust Company
Northwood Bank and Trust Company
First Bank and Trust Company
Nationalists in China May Gain
An Exchange Telegram dispatch from Shanghai says peace negotiations aim to bring all combatants except Chang Tso Lin into alliance with the Cantonese Nationalists. The war front is quiet with desultory skirmishes and looters versus soldiers. Well informed Shanghai opinion thinks Chang Tso Lin may stand outside the alliance.
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United Press
London
An_ Exchange
Shanghai
Chang Tso- Lin
Exchange
Chang Tso-Lin
Opens Sinclair Case Contempt Probe Moves Forward
Washington March 8 A government plan to prosecute Harry F Sinclair for contempt of the Senate began with calls by U S District Attorney Peyton Gordon and Senate oil investigating committee members and department attaches expected to bolster the case by tomorrow.
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United Press
Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate
Senate Oil Investigating Committee
United States
Peyton Gordon
Governignet
Gas rates cut 10 cents to 95 cents in Indianapolis
The Public Service Commission ordered a gas rate cut for domestic users in Indianapolis. The new schedule lowers the first 10 000 cubic feet to 95 cents per 1000, with subsequent blocks at 90, 85, 80, and 75 cents per 1000, saving about 311000 a year. Construction must finish before the changes take effect.
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Public Service Commission
Howell Ellis
Times
Citizens Gas Company
Ellis
Indianapolis
Prospect St
Commission
Liberty of Fugitives in Bond Fight
A habeas corpus petition challenges the capture of Albert Phillips and an associate known as Herbert. Worley reports the pair, dubbed the Lustig Brothers, swindled cities with Liberty bonds and money making machines, and face fugitive charges with bonds raised to 35000. Hearing set for Wednesday.
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Albert Phillips
Unk Herbert
Phillips
Spokane
Wash
Herbert
Chicago
Worley
Lustig Brothers
William E. Riley
Detroit
America
Liberty
Kansas City
Man Kills Self in Fear of Insanity
Samuel B. Colburn a former New York Telephone Company official, wealthy widower, shot himself in his Glendale California home fearing insanity. He was to marry Mrs. Mabel Washbaugh in a few days and left a note to her saying I love you but I cannot go on for I fear insanity.
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United Press
Glendale
Cal
Samuel B. Colburn
New York Telephone Company
Colburn
Mabel Washbaugh
Deutschland Runs Aground In Heavy New York Fog
The Ham- TeaLak liner Deutschland ran aground on a reef in New York harbor after losing bearings in dense fog. On board were 1,060 passengers, including Sir Wyndham Henryes, Mrs. William Furtwaengler, and Baroness Gerta Von Bissinfi with Baroness Von Schroeder. Two tugs freed her and she proceeded to her pier.
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New York Harbor
United Preas ‘Oak
Deutschland
Wyndham Henryes
William Furtwaengler
Avife
Gerta von Bissinfi
von Schroeder
Vanderbilt Heiress Born to Earl B. E. T. Smith Family
The sixth Vanderbilt heiress was born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. E. T. Smith of New York late yesterday. Mrs. Smith is formerly Consuelo Vanderbilt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt.
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United Press
New York
Vanderbilt
Earl BE. T. Smith
City
Impeachment Battle Delays Temporary Judge for Dearth
Governor E. Jackson will not name a temporary judge to fill Circuit Judge Clarence W. Dearth’s seat during impeachment proceedings. The Senate adjourned to recon vene March 21, making a new appointment unlikely. Dearth remains on the bench for now, while lawyers test the law’s validity and potential habeas corpus actions loom.
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E. Jackson
Clarence W. Dearth
Muncie
Dearth
Indiana Senate
Senate
Arthur L. Gilliam
Friends of Dearth
House
Board of Managers
House of Representatives
Indianapolis
Frederick van Nuys
Judge Dearth
van Nuys
Jackson
Princeton Sophomore Dies in Dorm Death by Own Action
Bruce F. Wilson age 20 a Princeton University sophomore committed death by own action in his Hamilton Hall dorm room. He died after drinking poison and hanging himself, the Louisville Kentucky native.
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United Presse
Princeton
N. J
Bruce F. Wilson
Princeton University
Hamilton Hall
Wilson
Louisville
Last Creaks of the Law Mill in the General Assembly
A vivid scene of legislative spectacle as Lieutenant Governor Van Orman battles to control the chamber while lawmakers mingle with lobbyists and spectators. The piece notes political ambitions, colorful attire, and the closing moments of the General Assembly before a two year recess.
Judge Postpones Trial Over Rights Challenge
In Muncie Indiana Clarence E Dearth postponed the trial of John Hill a Negro charged with petit larceny to avoid testing his constitutional right to sit as Delaware Circuit Court judge. The postponement followed remarks by Hill's attorney Thomas V Miller who also represents editor George Dale of the Post Democrat.
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Timea Sneriat
Governor Signs Teacher Tenure Measure and More
Governor Jackson signed twelve Senate and four House bills including a teacher tenure act that bars discharge after five years probation without just cause. Immorality and subordination may justify cancellation of a teacher contract. Present were Donald Dushane and C. O. Williams. Other bills empower courts to appoint alienists in criminal cases, let municipally owned utilities funnel earnings to the general fund, and form the Anderson city council as a board of public works.
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Jackson
Senate
House
Donald Dushane
Indiana Teachers’ Association
C. O. Williams
Worley
Anderson (Ind
Board of Public Works
U.S. Army Pan American squadron departs for Brazil
United States Army Pan American flight squadron leaves Montevideo for Fort Alegre Brazil at 10 20 am after a delay when the San Francisco struck a submerged rock off Ramirez beach. Repair work involved placing a protection plate under the plane. The squadron finally got away after the hour delay.
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United Press
Montevideo
Uruguay
United States Army
Fort Alegre
Brazil
San Francisco
Ramirez Beach
Indiana Legislator Indicted In 1924 Government Check Theft
A U S grand jury indicted State representative Russell V. Duncan of Marion County and three others on charges of forgery conspiracy and theft of a $3 000 Government income tax rebate check from the Internal Revenue Office in 1924. The case ties Duncan to cashing the forged Smith endorsed check and involves former Revenue Office employee Thurman explains Duncan's denials while noting motives and campaign expense claims.
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Russell V. Duncan
Indianapolis
Internal Revenue Office
Chester Ave
Hamilton
Revenue Office
Thurman
M. Burt Thurman
Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Offices
John W. Smith
Muncie
Smith
The
Revenue Department
Washington
J. F. Wild State Bank
Duncan
Tilton
Revenue
D. C. Stephenson
Indiana
Nicaragua seeks war loan in United States
President Diaz began negotiations with New York banks for a 700000 war loan as Conservative forces push on Liberals led by General Moncada. Some 1400 US Marines and sailors arrived at Corinto and were moved to Managua by train with machine guns and light artillery. Details of the loan were not released.
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United Press
Managua
Diaz
Nicaragua
New York
Moncada
United States
Corinto
Henderson
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