Gas kills three as frost breaks Baltimore main
Three members of one family die and ten others overcome by gas fumes from a four inch main broken by frost. Firemen recover bodies as gas officials blame frost. victims include Henry Witzler and Mary Witzler, ends with mention of Eva Siske and Eva Siske Jr. among those affected.
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Baltimore
Henry Witzler
Mary
Patrick Itzler
Laurett King
Earl Bayne
Fire Department
Eva Siske
Eva
Layman Leads Church Service as Rector Is Suspended
In Dayton Kentucky layman conducted Sunday services at St John Episcopal Church after Rector Julius A Velasco was suspended by Bishop H P Abbott of the Lexington diocese for marrying Catherine Rogers January 25. Velasco protested the suspension saying he has done nothing wrong and would not resign unless the congregation wills it. Abbott arrived for a vestry meeting but no outcome was announced.
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Dayton
St. John Episcopal Church
Julius A. Velasco
H. P. Almond Abbott
Lexington
Catherine Rogers
Velasco
Abbott
Bishop Abbott
Old Dutchess Law Jails Rum Seller Without Jury Trial
Hyde Park February 3. A county law from 1864 allowed magistrates to bail disorderly resort proprietors, with possible hard labor up to six months. Justice Arthur Halpin used it to imprison Frank A. Flower, Toa d house owner, for three months without a jury trial despite Flower’s insistence on a jury.
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Hyde Park
Dutchess County
Justice of the Peace
Arthur
Halpin
Frank
A. Flower
Flower
London Naval Conference enters third week of disarmament talks
London reports the conference advancing into its third week with focus on the French plan to limit naval tonnage. The American delegation stresses details of tonnage per class, while Stimson and British officials push for progress on other disarmament topics. Premier MacDonald returns from Chequers amid a House of Commons memorial pledging support for abolition of battleships and submarines.
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London
Stanmore
America
Japan
MacDonald
Great Britain
Checquers
House of Commons
Senator Robinson Promotes Equality With Britain
NEW YORK February 2 Senator Joseph T Robinson of Arkansas a member of the US delegation to the naval conference in London told Americans that they should insist on equality with Britain He spoke during a radio program in New York City urging united support for the national stance ahead of the conference proceedings
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New York
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
United States
London
City
S. W
Owers
Jamestown
Tennessee couples remarry after questioned Arkansas squire licenses
County Clerk A B Carter said warnings on questionable licenses prompted hundreds of re marriages in Crittenden County during the last eleven months. State comptroller Howard Reed accused Justice A L Newman of issuing licenses under authority from a former county clerk and many ceremonies were conducted by him.
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Ark
A. B. Carter
Howard Reed
A. L. Newman
Squire
Tennessee Couries
Comptroller
Newman
Crittenden County
Mississippi River
Memphis
Tennessee
Lunn Sees Threat by Phone Co Right in Courts
Public Service Commissioner George R. Lunn reports New York Telephone COO James McCulloh warned that if the Public Service Commission delays or unfairly finalizes its rate increase, the company will seek relief in state courts. McCulloh says the firm will prove rates are 100 percent just and aim for swift approval, with hearings planned this week.
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Schenectady
Public Service Commission
Public Service
George R. Lunn
James 8. McCulloh
New York Telephone Company
Lunn
McCulloh
College Girl Dies In Futile Effort To Save Mother
Miss Helen Swanson 21, Hamline University senior, died after attempting to rescue her mother Mrs F A Swanson who suffered burns while cleaning clothes with gasoline at a Hastings Minnesota home. Both died in hospital from injuries received yesterday and today. The fumes caused Mrs Swanson to faint and clothes caught fire near a kitchen stove. Helen carried her outside as flames were put out in the snow. Both women sustained fatal burns.
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Helen
Mrs. Swanson
Stationmaster Welch Dies on Springfield Platform
Thomas G. Welch aged 60, a veteran station master for 45 years with the Boston & Albany Railroad, collapsed and died on the Union Station platform in Springfield this morning. He lived in Springfield and Pittsfield for 29 years and was among the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen's oldest members by service.
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Springfield
Mass
Thomas G. Welch
Boston & Albany Railroad
Union Station
Welch
Pittsfield
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Autoworkers appeal to Hoover over French tariff plan
Montana Senator Walsh reports 18 Detroit manufacturers have appealed to President Hoover to protest to France and Germany against retaliatory duties on American autos and parts. He says exports to France last year reached 15,000 cars and 700 trucks worth $32 million, and a French tariff could shrink demand. critics note many French cars use American parts. The Senate resumes tariff debates amid disputes over valuation based duties and a 25 percent ad valorem rate.
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Washington
Detroit
Hoover
Walsh
Montana
Senate
Democratic Nationwd
France
Edge
Paris
Sackett
Berlin
Senate Finance Committee
Monza
United States
Democrat Bill Would Bar Employment of Illegal Aliens
Representative Patman of Texas prepared a bill to make it unlawful to hire or retain aliens who illegally entered the United States. The measure aims to push those here illegally to return home so they may seek legal entry, noting current law allows readmittance only if the person leaves.
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Washington
United States
Patman
Democrat
Texas
1200 Shipwrecked Passengers Reach Buenos Aires
The Monte Cervantes survivors totaling 1200 passengers and crew arrived in Buenos Aires aboard the Monte Sarmiento after the ship sank near Ushuaia. They praised Argentina’s naval units for aiding the rescue cooperation.
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Buenos Aires
Monte Cervantes
Ushuia
Argentina
206 Millionaires Created in 1928 Tax Total Shows
Washington reports 206 new millionaires in 1928 as the nation’s personal income totaled $24.63 billion. Treasury figures show 96 taxpayers earned over $1 million, with 24 above $5 million, and total individual tax receipts rising to $1.142 billion while corporate tax reached $1.059 billion.
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Washington
Treasury
Bureau
Gmestia
Joe the Dude Shot in Chicago Beer War Killing
Joseph Cada known as Motor Joe and Joe the Dude was gunned down in Chicago near an elevated tracks district. Police say the slaying tied to gang warfare involving Terry Druggan and Frankie Lake beer syndicate with motives unclear. Cada was a flashy figure linked to races night clubs and gambling.
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Chicago
Joseph Cada
Motor Joe
Joe
Cada
Johnny
Narc
Frankie Lake
Bank cashier commits suicide after bank closure
L B Ward assistant cashier of the Texas National Bank of Fort Worth shot himself outside the police department garage after the bank closed on Fort Worth clearing house recommendation. He left a note citing health issues and job loss as reasons for the act.
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Fort Worth
Texas
L. B. Ward
Texas National Bank of
Body Found in Mexico Not That of Californian
Sheriff H C Hunter of Yuma County said a body recovered from a shallow grave across the border in Mexico is not W Paul Loveland the Pasadena California architect missing since January His shift in belief comes after Loveland's friends who viewed the body said it was not Loveland.
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Yuma
Ariz
H. C. Hunter
Yuma County
Mexico
W. Paul Loveland
Pasadena
Calif
Loveland
Mac
Plunge in Snowbank Fatal to Oil Victim Emma Hale
In Schoharie on February 2, Emma Hale, 85, was alone at home when her clothing caught fire from a kitchen stove. She leaped into a snow bank hoping to extinguish the flames but died from shock and burns. Neighbors heard no cries until smoke from the doorway drew aid. it is believed she poured kerosene on the fire to intensify it.
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Schoharie
Emma Hale
Ortiz Rubio vows merit over friendship in civil service
Mexico City dispatch notes inauguration events with a Goyesca bullfight pageant and sports at Valbuena Workers field. President-elect Pascual Ortiz Rubio, taking oath Wednesday, insists civil service jobs go to merit, not political ties, and warns friends not to pressure him for positions.
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Ortiz Rubio
Mexico City
Valbuena Workers Field
Pascual Ortis Rubio
Portes Gil
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Portes Gil to Step Down as Ortiz Rubio Wins
Mexican President Emilio Portes Gil told cadets at the military academy that his happiest day will be Wednesday when he transfers power to President-elect Pascual Ortiz Rubio. He praised the free election and urged cadets to support the new leader and defend noble causes.
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Mexico City
Emilio Portes Gill
Military Academy
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Olean Wolf Hunt Ends Without Find in Steam Valley
Clean February 2 reports a fruitless wolf hunt in Steam Valley. Harold Parker of the Torrey Farm tracked with guns and dogs all day but found no tracks of the pack said to threaten the area. Farmers along Steam Valley Road tightened livestock protections after claims of wolves sighted.
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Steam Valley
Harold Parker
Torrey Farm
Parker
Steam Valley Road
War of Wet and Dry Factions Draws Albany Crowd
Albany observers expect a state prohibition enforcement bill to spark debate as Assemblyman Edmund B. Jenks reintroduces a local option approach. The debate ties into parole court plans from the Baumes Esmond measure and the state crime commission's ongoing consideration amid prison inquiries and utility issues.
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Edmund B. Jenks
Broome County
Capitol
Pitol
Anti-Saloon League
Association Apache Prohibition Amendment
Baumes- Esmond
Roosevelt
Commission of Correction
Senate
State Crime Commission
Calet Hi. Baumes
Newburgh
Burton D. Esmond
Sara
Couzens Blesses Elope Daughter In Quiet Baltimore Wedding
Miss Margaret Couzens heiress to Senator James Couzens fortune wed William Jeffries Chewning Washington bank official in a small Baltimore ceremony. Parental approval came by long distance call, and the couple, returning to Norfolk aboard a steamer, plan a low key life away from large weddings.
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Norfolk
Margaret Couzens
James Couzens
Detroit
William Jeffries Chewning
Washington Bank
Baltimore
Shrine of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
Days News Gas Kills Three Overcomes Ten In Baltimore
Frost breaks main in Baltimore as gas lines cause fatalities and injuries. The report notes a deadly incident with three dead and ten affected, tied to a hazardous disruption on City Street.
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Robinson
London
Detroit
Hoover
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