Flood relief funds soar as France towns devastated
Paris reports flood damage across central and southern regions with new estimates of up to 500 dead. Parliament approves 160 million francs for relief. Doumergue and Jardieu donate millions. Pope and businesses add substantial sums as workmen probe ruins and funeral processions pass the destruction.
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Paris
Doumergue
G Jardieu
France
Pope Pius
Protestant Federation of France
Bank of France
Devastated Southwestern France Bears War Toll
In Agen and surrounding Tarn and Garonne valleys, towns lie in mourning as villagers conduct funeral processions. Farms suffer heavy losses from shelling and crop destruction. many cattle and horses lie dead under spring sun. President Doumergue and Premier Tardieu are expected in Agen tomorrow morning.
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Agen
France
Tarn
Garenne
Ypres
Verdun
Garonne
Bordeaux
Langon
Moiasac
Montauban
Gaston Doumergue
Andre Tardieu
Henry C. DeWitt Dies Lawyer of New York
Henry C. DeWitt aged 79 and a lawyer for fifty years died at his home in Brooklyn on March 6. He was a descendant of New Amsterdam’s early Dutch settlers and practiced law in New York for decades.
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Henry C. DeWitt
New York
New Amsterdam
En Esterda
Brookyh
Two Reservation Women Confess In Ouija Board Murder Plot
Buffalo police said Lillian Jimerson and Nancy Bowen conspired with an Ouija board to kill Clothilde Marchand, a Seneca artist’s wife, to lift a supposed curse. Jimerson, 39, and Bowen, 66, confessed to first degree murder and led authorities to Bowen’s hiding place. The crime occurred at the Marchand home, with Jimerson infatuated with the artist and Bowen acting as an elder accomplice.
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Buffalo
Lillian Jimerson
Clothilde Marchand
Cattaraugus Reservation
Indiana
Marchand
Henri Marchand
Buffalo Museum of Sciences
Nancy Bowen
Sen
Miss Jimerson
Bowen
Austin J. Roche
Jimerson
Hts
Roche
Hosbeins
Lilac
Anson Jimerson
Charley
Lawyer's Wife Convicted of Assault in Clarksdale
Mrs. K A Carney wife of a Clarksdale attorney was found guilty of assault and battery in the attack on her husband's stenographer Miss Ross. She was fined 500 dollars and sentenced to 90 days in jail with execution delayed for a motion for a new trial.
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Clarksdale
Miss
K. A. Carney
Mae Tons
Carney
Six Cent Tariff on Cement for Hundred Pounds
Senate coalition accuses vote trading and calls for new ballot on cement and sugar policy. coalition seeks reform after tariff decision affecting industrial inputs and prices. Party lines blur as lawmakers pressure, urging transparency and accountability in trade votes.
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Senate Coalition
Cement duty approved as sugar ballot demanded in Senate tariff clash
In Washington the Senate coalition backed a six cent cement duty and then pressed for another vote on sugar, amid a shaken free list status from earlier reversals. Senator Nye moved reconsideration with votes shifting among Republicans and Democrats, highlighting a tense, profit driven tariff fight.
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Washington
Senate
Nye
North Dakota
Kean
New Jersey
Ciuzens
Michigan
Pine
Oklahoma
Taydinga
Maryland
Wagner
New York
Vandenberg
Canada
Ontario
Seaboard
Coaliton
Ement
International Portland Cement Company
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Penn Dixie Company
Taft Gains Slightly But Progress Remains Slow
Washington March 7 The condition ofWilliam Howard Taft was unchanged from this morning with doctors saying he seems a little better yet daily change remains negligible. Drs Francis R Hagner and William A Claytor signed the bulletin noting continued improvement and reduced calls to the former Chief Justice's home.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Taft
Francis R. Hagner
William A. Claytor
Wall Street Bets On Trinity Clock Spurs Wild Spins
On March 7 in New York Wall Street gamblers framed a new game around Trinity Church clock hands missing on one dial. The north side hands spun wildly stopping at 1 then 12 and 6 before police moved crowds away as bettors shouted a challenge to predict the next stop.
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New York
Wall Street
Trinity Church
Financial District
Foster and four aides held on riot charge
William Z. Foster the Communist leader and four lieutenants were arraigned in Magisterial Court and held without bail. Police said manslaughter charges may follow if Patrolman Arthur Talbot dies from a fractured skull. The riot in Union Square drew nearly 100 injuries.
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New York
William Z. Foster
Union Square
Crain
Arthur Talbot
Talbot
Whalen
Foster
Communist Party Central Committee
Supreme Court
Alfred H. Townley
Capital fines rioters near White House in 1922
In Washington on March 7 a 19 year old, Edith Briscoe, pleaded not guilty and sought a jury trial on assaulting a policeman during the White House disturbance. Seven others faced fines or jail for disorderly conduct. two others were acquitted.
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Washington
Edith Briscoe
White House
Isaac R. Hitt
United States
Briscoe
Hitt
William Lawrence
Lawrence
Haitian Catholic Chiefs Back Move for Haiti Independence
Haitian Catholic leaders joined opposition groups in calling for independent legislative elections and an end to American occupation. Archdiocese heads told Hoover commission clergy would participate despite employment ties to the government. Madame Ricot warned U.S. troops could face resistance from Haitian women. The Nacional Garde canceled a warrant against exile leader Joseph Jolibols Fils.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Hoover
Conan
Legouaze
Louis Borno
National League For Defense
Joseph Jolibols Fils
Latin America
Nacional Garde
Earthquake Shakes Canal Zone in Panama
A strong earthquake struck the Isthmus of Panama at 10 40 P M lasting about 45 seconds. It caused panic in frame houses but initial reports indicate no damages and officials do not expect impact on the canal.
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Colon
Panama
Canal
Grundy defends lobbyist use in Senate tariff study
Senator Grundy argues no apology for employing Warren F. Doane of Philadelphia to aid tariff research. Wisconsin Republican Senator Blaine questions Doane's access and notes Doane's continued work from Grundy's Senate office. Doane testifies he earned 500 dollars monthly for six or seven years and used an office assigned to Grundy.
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Washington
Warren F. Doane
Philadelphia
Senator Grundy
Pennsylvania
Senate
Senate Lobby Committee
Doane
Blaine
Wisconsin
Lobby Committee
Grundy
Capitol
Unidentified schooner driven ashore near Cape Hatteras
A three masted schooner was blown ashore near Creeds Island coast guard station seven miles south of Cape Hatteras. The crew's only hope of rescue was a breeches buoy as heavy seas broke over the stricken vessel. Keywords: Norfolk, March 7, coast guard, breeches buoy, creeds island, Cape Hatteras.
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Norfolk
Creeds Island Coast Guard Station
Cape Hatteras
Division Coast Guard
Hoover Says Recovery Repairs Unemployment After Stock Crash
President Hoover announces that unemployment distress is largely limited to twelve states and that slow but steady improvement follows last fall’s stock market collapse. He cites wage maintenance, lower interest rates, and capital spending as boosting construction and overall prosperity into spring.
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Washington
Hoover
Commerce and Labor Department
Lamont
Davis
Carbondale Mayor and Police Chief Admit Levy on Speakeasies
Mayor A F Fey and Police Chief James Hobbs testified before Judge E C Newcomb that they collected tribute from saloonkeepers last fall and directed funds to the Republican committee. Fey said he learned of the fund only after being told it existed. He denied awareness of any oath breach.
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Scranton
A. F. Fey
Carbondale
James Hobbs
E. C. Newcomb
Republican Pouity Committee
Fey
Hobbs
O. K
Flu Closes Hoover School After Pupils Learn Cat
In Dark Hollow Virginia President Hoover’s mountain school shuts for a week as teacher Christine Vest recovers from flu. Yosemite Kentucky girl Pauline Burraker and other students stay in the small room waiting for classes to resume. Dr C F Ross visits daily.
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Dark Hollow
Hoover
Christine Vest
Yosemite
Kentucky
Pauline Burraker
Day's News highlights and political events
President predicts full business recovery and ample jobs within sixty days. Foster and four aides held on riot charges. Arrest of aide accelerates Gandhi's blow at Britain. Two Indian reservation women confess in murder of a Buffalo artist's wife. Rum buyer freed by federal judge. Senate votes six cent tariff on cement. Mayor and chief of Carbondale confess levying on speakeasies. Premier predicts navy cut treaty in mid April. French flood funerals underway as ruins are dug for more victims. City and 8. W. New York: Machold addresses Nordenden Club dinner. Large delegation from Chautauqua County to attend National Grange session. Attorney Brunstrom speaks on prohibition. World Day of Prayer observed. Local police arrest man and woman from Maine. Walter L. Schruers recommended for Postmaster at Clymer.
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Foster
Gandhi
Britain
Buffalo
Senate
Carbondale
Maine
Walter L. Schruers
Congressman Reed
Clymer
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Assembly
Nordenden Club
Chautauqua County
National Grange
David L. Brunstrom
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