Florida Tornado Strikes Marion and Flagler Counties
A Florida tornado touched down near Summerfield in Marion County and then in a turpentine settlement in Flagler County, destroying about a dozen buildings and causing roughly 50,000 dollars in Marion damage. It killed a negro woman and injuried a negro infant as power and communication lines failed to reach Ocala until later.
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Marion
Flagler
Florida
Atlantic
Marion County
Summerfield
Ocala Star
Ocklawaha
Flagler County
Gulf Storm Races Up Coast From Gulf to Atlantic
A Gulf of Mexico storm of near hurricane strength swept in from the Florida coast and moved northeast through Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. It produced high winds, rain, sleet, and snow, with Gulfport damaged and warnings issued from New Orleans to Sandy Hook as the system tracked toward the Atlantic coast.
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Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Washington
Texas
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Gulfport
Washington Weather Bureau
Thomasville
Atlantic
Delaware
Sandy Hook
Navy Radio Free Transmits Personal Messages to Byrd
The Navy Department announced free transmission of personal messages to members of Admiral Byrd’s Antarctic expedition. A daily schedule for Byrd’s WFA station is maintained and messages are relayed via the steamer Holling, anchored at Dunedin, New Zealand, to keep expedition traffic efficient.
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Byrd
Washington
Antarctic
Fort resigns as secretary of Republican National Committee
Representative Franklin Fort of New Jersey resigns as secretary of the Republican National Committee after managing Hoover’s pre convention campaign. Fort cites time pressures from congressional and business duties. Claudius Huston accepts the resignation, noting no surprise and expressing regret as party affairs are described as in fine shape. Page two continuation hinted.
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Franklin Fort
New Jersey
Republican National Committee
Fort
Hoover
Renee
Kansas City
Claudius H. Huston
Huston
Lindy's Wife Flies Glider With Ease at San Diego
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh completed her first glider flight at Soledad Mountain San Diego and earned a first class Pilot's license for gliders. The six minute flight in a Hawley Bowlus sail plane was supervised by National Glider Association timers as she executed precise banks and a straight landing beside the highway.
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Calif
Charles A. Lindbergh
Soledad Mountain
Hawley Bowlus
Lindbergh
William, van Dusen
J. L. Hicklin
County's $500 Reward Sparks Hit and Run Arrest
In Syracuse on January 29 a $500 county reward led to the arrest of Ernest Trudeau 34 in the hit and run death of Ella H. Rhyder 45 of Orville. An unidentified man claimed the reward and aided Trudeau's capture, twelve months after the fatal incident.
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Syracuse
Ella H. Rhyder
Orville
Ernest Trudeau
Trudeau
Paris Corset Debate Boosts American Shoppers
Paris opens Spring shows as American buyers clash with French fashion on hemlines and corset styles. Evening skirts head toward ankle lengths while trouser outfits loom. Shoppers endure grueling 14 hour days amid crowded salons as designers mix lacings with boning.
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Paris
France
America
Couturiers
Spain Moves Toward Constitutional Government Amid Dictatorship
In Madrid the government shift begins as General Berenguer is tasked with forming a cabinet after Primo de Rivera's resignation. King Alfonso cancels audiences to confer with Berenguer, who works to assemble ministers, while hopes rise for a constitutional return and reorganization of old parties.
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Spain
Miguel Primo de Rivera
Alfonso
Damaso Berenguer
Berenguer
Francisco Cambo
General Berenguer
Primo de Rivera
Alphonso
Primo
Romanones
Sanches Guerra
Senate panel endorses Grundy to stay in Senate
The Senate elections committee, by a unanimous vote, ruled that Senator Joseph R. Grundy of Pennsylvania is entitled to retain his seat as Governor Fisher’s appointee to replace the resigned William S. Ware. The committee report cites law and the Constitution, stating Grundy is legally a Senator from Pennsylvania.
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Senate Elections Committee
Joseph R. Grundy
Pennsylvania
Fisher
William S. Ware
Nye
North Dakota
Grundy
Shortridge
Senate
United
Girl Matricide Ordered to Walk to Guillotine in Shirt
Orlean s France January 29 A 27 year old woman Agustine Agogue was sentenced to walk barefoot to the guillotine wearing only a shirt and a black veil. She was convicted of murdering her mother to obtain a farm under the Napoleonic code still governing such punishments.
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Orleans
France
Agustine Agogue
State banking inquiry opposes change in laws chain banking proposed
Governor Roosevelt appointed commissions report against drastic changes to New York state banking law. They say no legislation can fully prevent dishonesty and endorse no sweeping reforms while noting City Trust collapse stemmed from officer deceit. Chain banking should be prohibited, limited branch expansion, officials say.
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Roosevelt
Joint Legislative Committee
Robert Moses
Moreland Act
Banking Department
Frank H. Warder
City Trust Company
Commission
State of
New York
Governor’s Commission
George W. Davison
New York City
Legislative Committee
Nelson W. Cheney
Erie County
Governor's Commission
Deming resigns to consider Wyoming senate bid
William C. Deming president of the Civil Service Commission has offered his resignation to President Hoover. He cites that friends in Wyoming have urged him to seek the Republican Senate nomination. He notes difficulty in surveying the situation without violating civil service law while not committing to a race.
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Washington
William C. Deming
Civil Service Commission
Hoover
Wyoming
Patrick Sullivan
Warren
Emerson
Deming
Harding
Wyoming State Tribune
University of Wyoming
Governor seeks way to block telephone rate rise
Albany, Jan 26. Governor Roosevelt and the Public Service Commission press to bar the New York Telephone Company rate increase. Federal court stayed the rates. a Supreme Court appeal is debated while the state seeks a path to settlement and continued rate control.
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Supreme Court
Albany
New York Telephone Company
Roosevelt
Law Department
Public Service Commission
United States District Court
United States Supreme Court
New York Telephone defends 133 million valuation rise
Vic tor E. Cooley vice president of the New York Telephone Company says the firm will defend its $133,000,000 added to its valuation as of July 1, 1928 in the Public Service Commission rate hearings. A confidential memo explains the reasons for updating the valuation in line with Interstate Commerce Commission and Public Service Commission accounting practices.
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New York Telephone Company
Public Service Commission
Victor E. Cooley
Cooley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baseball Autoist Guilty in Running Down Woman
James Mahady twenty seven of Cortland a pitcher in the New York Pennsylvania Baseball League was found guilty tonight of second degree manslaughter in the death of Miss Mary Kiely of Cortland whom he struck with his automobile in November. He admitted drinking and faces sentencing tomorrow.
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Cortland
James Mahady
Mary Kiely
Tomorow
Divers plunge into river to free trapped worker in Canada
Two expert divers Quesnel Morency and Lewis Begin arrived by airplane at Riviere Aux Ottardes Quebec and descended to 20 feet in the Outarde River to rescue Peter Trans who was trapped since Monday. Officials awaited word as Denmark relatives were kept informed by cable and the operation continued despite strong currents.
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Riviere Aux Ottardes
Outarde
Peter Trana
Quesnel Morency
Lewis
Trans
Ontario Paper Co
Denmark
Riviere Aux Ontardes
Ontario Paper Company
British Dominions Seek Delayed Action on Sea Weapons
London reports new procedural difficulties threaten the plenary naval conference session. A five power accord on fleet tonnage measurement nears completion while Britain contemplates a expert committee rather than delegates to satisfy empire representation. American envoy Gibson to lead delegation tomorrow amid Franco American talks on tonnage transfer and category theory.
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France
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House of Commons
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Reijiro Wakatsuki
Dino Grandi
MacDonald
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Hugh 8. Gibson
Morrow
Belgium
America
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Great Britain
Andre Tardieu
Signor Grandi
Vatican City Jails First Thief for St Peters Poor Box
In Vatican City the first criminal under the new constitution was sentenced to three months internment and costs after pleading guilty to stealing from the St Peter's poor box. He has three days to appeal.
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ST. Peter’s
Gorges de Paolis
Senate Defeats Fight on Higher Straw Hat Tax
The Senate rejected four amendments by Senator Barkley to lower duties in the tariff bill on straw hat braids and unsewn hats while keeping existing rates, with a final decision on rates deferred. Debate featured arguments on domestic vs Italian labor costs and a pointed charge that high duties burden the public.
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Senate
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Kentucky
Finance Committee
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Copeland
New York
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Oregon
Maine
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United States
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Massachusetts
Kendrick
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Louisiana
Wagner
Smith
South Carolina
Prohibition Bills Trigger Senate and House Hearings
Washington reports the House judiciary committee will open hearings on February 12 on seven repeal resolutions and Dyer beer bills including 2.75 percent beer. Senate Drys oppose legalization and push for law enforcement reforms as a broader probe into prohibition begins.
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House Judiciary Committee
George S. Graham
House
Dyer
Missouri
Treasury
Justice Department
the Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Justice Departments
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Law Enforcement Commission
United States
Glass
Virgina
John Paul
Western
Virginia
Commission
Wickersham
Senate Judiciary Committee
Moscowitz Keeps Impeachment Off After Censure
A House judiciary sub committee censured Federal Judge Grover M. Moscowitz for a business arrangement with a former partner after finding no grounds for impeachment. The panel opened the court to criticism for appointing his former partner’s firm to receiverships. no corruption found.
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Grover M. Moscowittz
New York
House Judiciary
House Judiciary Committee
House
Somers
Democrat
Sidney Levine
Joseph Levine
J. C. Rochester Company, Inc
Justice Department
Moscowitz
Day's News Around the World Highlights
Secretary Franklin Fort resigns from the Republican National Committee. British dominions seek greater say in naval parley. Senate defeats tariff increase on straw hats. Congress to hold hearings on dry repeal and beer bills. Florida tornado devastates two counties. Also notes on library anniversary, annexation discussions, planning committees formed, burglaries, legal certifications, and a mayoral speech.
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Republican National Committee
Senate
Congress
Florida
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