Reliable Radio Is Essential To Aviation Success
Associated Press report from February 20 quotes Herbert Hoover Jr stating that reliable radio will be required by law for civil aviation, with ongoing development to aid navigation and communication. He notes ignition interference as a key obstacle, while industry groups discuss marking, airport service standards, and potential fare adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Leiding
Associated Press
Louis
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Western Airy Express
Department of Commerce
Society of Automobive Engineers
Commtes
Walter E. Schmidt- Rex
Berlin
Deutsch Luft Hansa
Farm Bureau Man Details Propaganda Ties to Cyanamid
Washington rep Chester H. Gray of the American Farm Bureau Federation testified before the Senate lobby committee that Cyanamid Company funded publicity he prepared on Muscle Shoals legislation. He said publications were managed by the National Agricultural Publishing Co for over two years. He cited a $7,000 expense figure from Cyanamid president W. B. Bol and admitted not disclosing it earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chester H. Gray
American Farm Bureau Federation
Senate Lobby Committee
American Cyanomiy Company
Muscle Shoals
Gray
Federation
National Agricultural Publishing Company
W. B. Bol
Cranamin Company
House
Senate Agricultural Committee
Norris
Republican
Nebraska
Parker Widow Testifies In Shooting Of Editor
The widow of W. P. Parker, former editor of the Blue Shirt, testified in Jacksonville about the day he was shot by Harvey Jackson in Parker’s office. She described the sequence as Jackson asked if Parker wrote the article about him, threatened, and fired before fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
W. P
Billy) Parker
the Menace
Harvey Jackson
Parkey
Parker
The
Blue Shirt
Jackson
East
Missouri Senator Claims Prohibition Enforcement Bias
Former United States Senator George H Williams testifies before the House Judiciary Committee that federal prohibition enforcement is lax in Missouri and that many residents feel exempt from the eighteenth amendment. He cites bootlegging prices and local distrust of federal action, noting some citizens violate laws as protest. Circuit Attorney Franklin Miller says he will not pursue local dry-law violators and supports federal enforcement, while officials like Breuer and Haley offer no further comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srom
Benater
Williams
Missouri
Representative Summers
Texas
Congress
Summers
Browning
Tennessee
Miller
ST. Louis
Lquor
Breuer
Lewis H. Breuer
United States
Sam Haley
Hauer
Umder
Tuoye
Explosion Causes Four Thousand Dollar Fire Damage
An explosion on the second floor of a Hannibal Missouri store building caused a fire with damage estimated at four thousand dollars. No injuries or arrests were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Wall Street stocks slide amid selloff and late rally
Stocks fell in early trading as a broad selling wave swept the market, with declines easing after a midday slump. Key movers included American Telephone, U S Steel, and American Can, which recovered some losses, while Otis Elevator tumbled over ten points and several others hit new yearly lows or modest gains. Mon unsettled conditions and anticipation of weekly federal reserve reports colored sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley W. Prenosil
Associated Press
New York
Bears
Launich 2
Corporation
Federal Reserve
Wall Street
American Telephone
U. S. Sleet
American Can
Westinghouse Electric
Eastman Kodak
International Silver
Brooklyn Union Gas
Gilette
International Telephone
American Tobacco B
Otis Elevator
Chesapeake and Ohio
Auburn Auto
Columbia Gas
Standard Gas
Wester Union
R. H. Macy
New Jersey
California
Kennecott
Trial details of breach of promise case in 1925 Gillespie death
Frances Marion Brandon testifies in a suit against George J. Gillespie claiming breach of promise and accounting over a law practice she handed to him. She says she urged exhumation of Gillespie’s wife and accused him in a letter of killing her. Brandon asserts Gillespie stole her clients and harmed many women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Work
Frances Marion Brandon
George J. Gillespie
Meath
Brandon
Gillespie
West Plains Murder Jury Deadlocked In Poison Death Case
The jury in the Laura Trimmer and Sylvester James murder trial in West Plains Missouri failed to reach a verdict, standing eleven to one for conviction after a night of deliberations. Defense seeks insanity plea. testimonies described mental status. Confessions by both defendants were admitted, revealing disagreement over who orchestrated the poisoning of Eliott E. Trimmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Plains
Laura Trimmer
Sylvester James
Eliott E. Trimmer
Navnal Guard
Rimmer
Trimmer
Billings
Blackwell
Oklo
Pomona
Homer Rinehart
Freagnes of NEW YORK and global oddities
A patchwork column describes Olga Petrova preferring Europe to the United States noting her beer praise in Paris. It mentions a stationary wooden horse thrill in Los Angeles, police boot fashion in Sydney, a turnstile noise device in New York subways, and Mayor Rolph’s war memorial plan stretching long. It also covers Edison family rubber fever talk, a New Jersey raffle fine, and a Detroit police confession about eight poison killings tied to a Guggenheim Laboratory case in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Olga Petrova
Europe
United States
Octogenarian John T. Stahl Seriously Ill after Operation
John T. Stahl aged 84 is seriously ill at St. Marys Hospital after undergoing an operation today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Stahl
St. Mary’s Hospital
Chantemps Seeks Cabinet Post For Tardieu In New Ministry
Paris February 2020 CAP Camille Chautemps radical socialist leader asked former minister Tardieu to join the new cabinet and lead the French delegation to the Naval Conference in London. Tardieu weighs the offer and may decline, leaving Chautemps to seek parliamentary support for a new government lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
CAP
Camille Chantemps
Cabinmet
Tardieu
London
M. Tardieu
Chautemps
Ministry of the Navy
Georges Leygues
Tardien
Red Pepper Rub Promised To End Chest Colds Fast
An advertisement claims Bowles Red Pepper Rub provides near instant relief for chest colds and related aches. The ointment is rubbed on skin, does not blister, and is available from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Guggenheim Man Admits Eight Killings
Detroit February 20 AP James Baker 25 former Guggenheim Laboratory New York employee held here for New York authorities after admitting to eight killings in a confession. He implicated others and described the alleged spree across multiple locations. Authorities planned further questioning and possible charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
James Baker
Guggenheim Laboratory
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Morris Sheppard
Farm Bureau
Walter Kohler
Wisconsin
Philp la Follette
Senator la Follette
Tesgribes
Mary Jane Eaton
Circleville, O
Edgar Blake
Indianapolis
Ohio
Freagnes of
Los Angeles
Calvin Coollige
Hani
Breakfast Club
Bydney
Australia
San Francisco
James Rolph, Jr
New Orleans
Charles Edison
Mays Landing
N. J
Marie Heineman
Baker
Henry S. Gaw
Guggenhein Laboratory
Chantemps
Bayer
AS Pi
Bayer Manufecture
Menor
Niead
Guggenheim
S.S.S
Hesh
Oses. Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!