Japan Rejects U S Naval Offer At London Conference
Tokyo reports that Japan finds the American naval arms plan drastic and far reaching but offers some concessions over Washington talks yet deems the proposal unacceptable. The plan was delivered to Reijiro Wakatsuki by Senator Reed and requires full government deliberation due to its impact. Naval experts begin review. Tokyo keeps contents secret.
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Tokyo
David A. Reed
Reijiro Wakatsuki
Foreign Office
Japan
America
Washington
Forty cripples saved from fire at Weightman School
Fire in the Weightman School heating system sent panic through the building. Four women teachers ferried forty crippled children to safety in wheelchairs as janitor Fred J. Courtnay battled flames and the fumes, with no injuries reported among the pupils.
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Washington
Weightman Schooler
James
Fred J. Courtnay
Writer Is Bankrupt Nina Wilcox Putnam Seeks Voluntary Declared
Inez W. Sanderson known as Nina Wilcox Putnam petitions the U S District Court in Miami for voluntary bankruptcy claiming inability to pay debts. She offers to surrender all property for creditors benefit. liabilities and assets schedule not filed.
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Miami
Fla
Inez W. Sanderson
Nina Wilcox Putnam
United States District Court
Miss Sanderson
Delray Beach
Naval parity framed to cut fleets and save millions
London reports a strong American statement at the naval conference outlining parity with Britain, mutual reductions, and a five power plan to humanise submarine warfare. Stimson spoke with Mackdonald present, signaling quick treaty drafting and broad agreement including Japan.
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London
Naval Conference
Henry L. Stimson
Meyer
Andre Tardieu
France
Stimson
MacDonald
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Hoover
Parrot Fever Serum Trial Aims to Save Doctor Stokes Life
Baltimore authorities report they will use serum from recovered psittacosis patients to treat Dr. William Royal Stokes, head of the state health department’s Bureau of Bacteriological Diseases, who is gravely ill. The serum, derived from three Annapolis patients, may mark the first use of immunized blood to combat parrot fever amid ongoing efforts to contain the outbreak.
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Baltimore
State Health Department
William Royal Stokes
Bureau of Bacteriological Diseases
Health Department
Annapolis
United States
Stokes
Rioters on Trial Seek State Prison Chief as Witness
Six state troopers testified they did not fire a shot during the December 11 tear gas attack at Auburn prison. Captain Stephen McGrath described signaling at the gate and gas bombs being thrown, with ten to twelve shots fired as the guard room filled with gas. The defense accuses rioters of killing convict Henry Sullivan. the state seeks to prove it was the rioters, while defense seeks to refute that claim.
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Auburn
Stephen McGrath
Oneida Barracks
Philip G. Roosa
Department of Correction
Albany
Auburn Prison
Raymond F. C. Kieb
Department
Supreme Court
Benjamin B. Cunningham
Roosa
Kieb
McGrath
John Hughes
Henry Sullivan
Leo Lewis
Frank Leagan
William Force
Albert Cassidy
Claude Udwine
Jesse Thomas
Sullivan
Tremaine
Hughes
Forty Yard Line Seats Behind Goal Posts Prompt License Revocation
Albany February 6 A football fan who bought seats on the forty yard line found them behind the goal posts and praised the revocation of the Adelphi Theatre Ticket Service Inc license. Deputy secretary of state A C McNulty announced the license cancellation after an investigation sparked by Samuel Sprung’s charges.
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Albany
A. C.mcnulty
Adelphi Theatre Ticket Service, Inc
New York
Samuel Sprung
Taft Improves After Sleep Aids Recovery In Washington
President Taft shows better condition and improved mental clarity after sleeping well and receiving medicines in Washington. He recognized two servants, spoke to them, and called for Nellie as family plans gather. doctors remain vigilant about his serious condition.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Asheville
North Carolina
Charles P
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
Helen Taft Manning
Horace Taft
Nellie
Unpaid Chicago Cops Plead With Governor
Chicago police officers march in protest, noting payless days since January 1 and urging a special legislative session to fix the city’s finances. Teachers face payday delays, pushing unpaid salaries to 4.455 million dollars. school board president Caldwell away in New York seeking tax warrants buyers.
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Chicago
Emmerson
H. Wallace Caldwell
New York
Governor and Republicans seek survey commission on justice
Governor Roosevelt expressed hope for a bipartisan agreement on creating a general survey commission to examine New York justice administration. A year old bill would set up the panel with lawyers and lay members opposed by Republicans who prefer exclusive legal experts. Leaders Knight and McGinnies met with the governor along with Judge Hiscock and Templeton to discuss the plan.
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Albany
Roosevelt
State Bar Association
John Knight
Frank H. Hiscock
Charles W. Walton
Ulster County
John G. Sax
New York City
U. S
Richard H. Templeton
Buffalo
Knight
Joseph A. McGinnies
Ward Designates Pennell To Fight Telephone Raise
Albany law department names Thomas F. Fennell of Elmira to represent the state in the telephone rate case hearings reopening tomorrow and Saturday before the Public Service Commission. Fennell previously served as assistant attorney general and argued in earlier appeal hearings.
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Ward
Pennell
Albany
Law Department
Thomas F. Fennell
Elmira
Public Service Commission
Hamilton Ward
Fennell
Senator Slams Hoover Board as Unconstitutional Trials
New York senator criticizes the Hoover Law Enforcement Board for its recommendations calling them disappointing while arguing that trials by U S commissioners are unconstitutional.
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New York
Hoover Law Enforcement Board
U. S
Wets push shift of enforcement to scuttle days battle
The Williamson bill moves to transfer the prohibition unit from Treasury to the Justice Department with strong support in the House. Wets and Drys clash over joint regulation by the attorney general and Treasury secretary for industrial alcohol permits, while Law Enforcement Commission proposals to empower commissioners face Senate criticism. Chairman Williamson urges a hard line to make the nation bone dry, and Representative Fort notes beer brewing implications.
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Washington
Williamson
Hoover
Prohibition
Treasury
Justice Department
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Attorney General
Law Enforcement Commission
United States
House Judiciary
Wickersham
Roscoe Pound
Senate
Wagner
New York
Congress
Dyer
Missouri
Expenditures Committee
Representative Fort
Republican
New Jersey
Pilot 13 Killed Testing For Commercial License In Tail Spin
Elliot de Lisser, 29, New York auto dealer, died at East Hempstead when he delayed deploying a parachute during a tail spin while testing for a commercial pilot license. The plane crashed into a house as the chute failed to open. he had been spinning for 45 minutes at 2,500 feet under Commerce supervision.
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East Hempstead
Elliot de Liasser
New York
de Lisser
Department of Commerce
Joseph Foster
Long Island Lighting Company
Roosevelt Field
94Th Street
First Avenue
J. W. Hyde
Air Collision Kills Lieutenant Orr Near San Antonio
Second Lieutenant Alexander B. Orr a 32 year old reserve officer on active duty with the twelfth observation squadron at Dodd Field was killed in a plane collision near San Antonio Texas. Lieutenant Carl R. Storrie the pilot of the other craft and Sergeant A F Farrar 33 who rode with Orr were uninjured. Witnesses said Storrie’s plane struck Orr’s causing loss of control Orr’s craft nose dived and Farrar escaped after jumping from the plane.
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San Antonio
Tex
Alexander B. Orr
Dodd Field
Carl R. Storrie
A. F. Farrar
Orr
Storrie
Farrar
Lohman
Mother of Two Jailed in Toy Pistol Bluffer Gang Case
Mrs Jennie Grophy a 24 year old mother of two and suspected member of the Brooklyn Greenpoint Bluffer s gang was arrested in New York for assault and robbery Police said the group used toy pistols in taxi robberies and met at her home five other alleged members were also taken into custody Grophy reportedly took part in a January 28 robbery and has been separated from her husband for seven months She speaks Spanish and Italian and appears well educated.
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New York
Jennie Grophy
Brooklyn
Greenpoint Bluffer
Thirteen Blasts Hit Newark Tar Products Plant
Thirteen blasts within seconds shattered a two story steel shed at the American Tar Products Company plant near the Newark turnpike in Kearney New Jersey. The explosion threatened nearby Sea board By-products Coke Company buildings and involved 500 barrels of tar and chemical preparations.
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Kearney
N. J
American Tar Products Company
Newark Turnpike
Seaboard By-products Coke Company
Try It On The Dog To Cost No Dog Tax Bill
Albany news reports Senator Leigh G Kirkland introduced an amendment to the agriculture and markets law. The change would exempt dogs used for research and premises of educational or research institutions from dog licensing. Referred to committee.
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Kirkland
Morning Post
Albany
Leigh G. Kirkland
Agriculture and Markets
Mexican President Ortiz Rubio Undergoes Second Jaw Surgery
Mexico City reports Ortiz Rubio had a second operation to remove bone fragments from his jaw and emerged from anesthesia in good condition. Doctors and aides said the president’s health is stable and he hopes to return to work within a week.
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Mexico City
Ortiz Rubio
Mexico
Chazaro
Calles
Portes Gil
Artiz Rubio
Chicago business demands end to reign of terror
Chicago leaders call for intensified policing as a crime wave yaws with seven killings in seven days. Landis Award Association offers 1000 dollar reward for Meagher shooting and the Chicago Association of Lumbermen weighs action. Police Commissioner says 4000 officers are not enough and pay is too low, urging a bigger force and police reform.
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Chicago
Landis Award Association
Philip H. Meagher
Robert Isham Randolph
Chicago Association of Uimered
Busin
James R. Forgan, Jr
Scotland Yard
William F. Russell
Woman Convicted Fourth Offender in Shoplifting Case
Ruth St. Clair 29 pleads guilty and is found a fourth offender in general sessions court and given life imprisonment. Jury deliberated 135 minutes. She had prior shoplifting and grand larceny records under aliases Ruth Davis and Stella Rose.
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New York
Ruth St. Clair
General Sessions
Stella Rose
Schwab's Nephew Dies in Danville
Carl ton Schwab Wagner former owner of the Danville Structural Steel Company died suddenly tonight in Danville Pennsylvania. He was a nephew of Charles M Schwab the steel manufacturer and was reared by Mr and Mrs Schwab.
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Schwab
Danville
Carlton Schwab Wagner
Danville Structural Steel Company
Charles M. Schwab
Brady Jury Goes to Bed in Murder Case
In Austin Texas on February 6 the Brady murder trial jury retired at 10 54 PM after about 64 hours of deliberation.
Day's News highlights naval parity and cruiser cuts
Immediate naval parity with Britain is proposed by Americans while plans for building five cruisers may be cancelled. The day also notes a Mexican president's second operation and twenty held in a shooting plot. Federal Reserve rate cuts ease credit for trade activities.
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Federal Reserve
Taft
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