Authorities Fight Spread Of Parrot Fever Infections
Federal health officials report five deaths in 24 hours totaling eight and twenty six new parrot fever cases across New York Connecticut Maryland Ohio. They suspect a single parrot shipment caused the outbreak and focus on tracing infected birds rather than person to person spread.
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Washington
Roger Buchanan
Yonkers
N. Y
Leon F. Swears
Johnstown
Queensborough
Percy Q. Williams
Toledo
William Shields
Pittsburgh
Louise Schaeffer
Baltimore
New York
Connecticut
Maryland
Ohio
Brooklyn
New Haven
Aberdeen
Honolulu Seeks Health Clues From Pepperdine Case
Mrs Lenar Pepperdine of Los Angeles retired VP of Western Auto Supply Corp lies critically ill in a Honolulu hospital with a disease tentatively diagnosed as pneumonia Doctors believe the illness is not following the usual pneumonia path She had recently returned to Los Angeles from South America with a parrot that died en route aboard the City of Los Angeles delivered aboard the steamship to Honolulu.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
Lenar Pepperdine
Los Angeles
Westen Auto Supply Company
Pepperdine
South America
Volunteers Fight Fire At Carl Melton Coal Mine
Enter Mine Tome Dixon, Kg., reports volunteers broke into the Carl Melton coal mine today where two miners were sealed up and left for dead after a Sunday explosion and fire. They seized a fire engine from a nearby town, tried to extinguish the blaze, then ventured into the mine hoping to locate the men alive.
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Dixon, Kg
Carl Melton
Vacationer Dies in Fort Lauderdale Shuffleboard Game
Dr. D M Dryden a 63 year old winter visitor from Petersburg Tennessee died of a heart attack while playing shuffle board at a public playground in Fort Lauderdale Florida on January 15 police said.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fra
D. M. Dryden
Petersburg
Tenn
Chicago Bombing Strikes West Side Tailoring Plant
Chicago police report a bombing on the west side damaged a tailoring company building. Owner Andrew Bulka cited labor troubles as the cause. It marks Cook County’s fourth bombing of 1930 so far this year.
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Chicago
West Side Tailing Company
Andrew Bulka
Cook County
No True Bill in Killing of Trio by Coast Guard
Providence R I January 15 a state grand jury reconvened to hear evidence in the slaying of three men aboard the rum runner Black Duck by coast guardsmen finished its work with no indictment. Twenty two witnesses including the crew of patrol boat 290 and survivor Charles Travers testified before the superior court. The trio killed December 29 were Jake Weisman Providence Dudley Brandt Boston and John Goulart Fairhaven Mass. Foreman John H Balcom read that the grand jury found no true bill after fully presenting evidence.
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Providence
R. L
V.P
Coast
Coast Guard
Charles Travers
Superior Court
Jake Weisman
Dudley Brandt
Boston
John Goulart
Fairhaven
Mass
John H. Balcom
Attorney General’s Department
Taft Arrives in Asheville for Indefinite Resort Stay
Chief Justice William Howard Taft reached Asheville with Mrs. Taft and staff for an unspecified period at a resort hotel. Accompanied by Dr. Thomas H. Clay and a nurse, Taft appeared in good spirits as room assignments were awaited following an uneventful trip from Washington.
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Asheville
N. C
William Howard Taft
United States
Weather Snow and Colder Across Tennessee and Virginia
Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday with likely rain in the east portion, turning to snow and much colder Thursday. Virginia sees cloudy conditions with rain then snow and a drastic temperature drop, winds shifting to the north. Readings show yesterday’s highs around 61 and lows near 40, with modest rainfall totals.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Cc. L. Bunn
More Rain Holds Threat Over Mississippi Valley
Rain continued to threaten the Mississippi Valley as forecasts warned of a cold wave. Levees on the Mississippi itself were reported in good condition, while big tributaries like the St Francis and Ouachita threatened wide flooding. Over 20,000 sandbags were sent to Arkansas levees at Piggott Marked Tree and Big Lake amid rising water and evacuations along unprotected lands in Arkansas. Levee crews received sandbag support as inspectors moved to threatened points.
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Memphis
Mississippi Valley
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Government Engineers
St. Francis River
Arkansas
Piggott
Marked Tree
Big Lake
St. Francis
Ouachita
White
Black
Cache
Quitman
Sugar bounty debate swells as Capper backs aid plan
In Washington January 15 Senator Capper Republican Kansas joined supporters of a federal bounty for continental sugar growers and refiners as an alternative to a higher tariff. Capper said the bounty would directly aid American sugar farmers and that a higher tariff would not help domestic beet and cane growers, risking increased imports from the Philippines.
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Senator Capper
Kansas
Senate
United States
Philippines
Senate sugar tariff vote looms near in Smoot Hawley split
The senate prepares to vote by tomorrow noon on the Cuban sugar duty issue, a move that could influence the Smoot Hawley bill. The party divide widens as Regular Republicans push to raise the import tariff from 1.76 to 2.20 cents a pound, signaling a potential partial victory amid close expected ballots.
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Washington
Senate
Cuba
Agriculture
Capitol
Caraway
Clarence H. Mackay
Interstate Commerce Committee
Irritated Powers Loom Over Anglo American Naval Talks
The Anglo American feature of the London naval conference dominates pre meeting discussions as the American delegation heads to England led by Secretary of State Stimson. Memory friction over a shared approach and parity terms is noted while Stimson aims to reassure other powers that only mutual restraint on naval build up guides the talks. The George Washington heads east toward Plymouth as Dawes and Stimson prepare reception plans.
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Byron Price
Associated Press
S. S. George Washington
England
Henry L. Stimson
Ramsay MacDonald
Stimson
MacDonald
Honover
George Washington
Plymouth
Ambassador Dawes
West Phoenix captures infamous wild west trio
Irene Schroeder of Benwood West Virginia and two men tied to a high profile kidnapping and gun battles were captured by a posse in the mountains near Cave Creek Arizona after forcing Deputy Chapman into a car. Deputy Wright was wounded but expected to recover. Schroeder denied identity, signing as Mildred Winthrop. Dague identified as her husband.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Irene Schroeder
Benwood
W. Va
Joe F. Wells
Texas
M. Glen Dague
Schroeder
Brady Paul
Pennsylvania, State Highway Police
Ernest Moore
Newcastle
Baveen
Joe Chapman
Florence
Mrs. Schroeder
Kentucky
Chapman
Chandler
Lee Wright
Wright
Missing pilot Maurice Graham sighting renews hopes
Salt Lake City reports waning hopes for Maurice Graham missing since Saturday as a Union Pacific engineer says he saw a flare on a hill northeast of Caliente Nevada. Six planes prepared to resume search as storms ease.
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Salt Lake City
Maurice Graham
Western Air Express
Union Pacific
Caliente
Nev
Graham
Congress in Session Sees Tariff Debate and House Debate
Senate continues tariff debate as lobby committee probes New York importers. House opens general debate on treasury and post office appropriation. Indiana affairs committee fixes hearings date on Indian bills. Education committee weighs assistant commissioner of education bill. Civil service begins retirement bill hearings.
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Senate
Lobby Committee
New York
House
Treasury-Post Office
Indiana Affairs Committee
Education Committee
Civil Service
Blizzard Deepens West as Snowbound Roads Halt Travel
Denver dispatch reports another blizzard brewing in the western U.S. with heavy snow snows on northern Rockies and cold snaps across Colorado New Mexico and neighboring states. Motorists are stranded on the Durango to Silverton route as searchers salvage the missing amid deep snows and icy highways.
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Denver
Rocky Mountains
Continental Divide
New Mexico
Basin
Mon
Medicine Row
Wyo
Durango
Silverton
Colo
Santa Fe-Albuquerque
Pollard Takes Oath as Virginia Governor in 1932 Inaugural
Richmond Virginia January 15 Governor John Garland Pollard opened his administration with calls to reform election laws and county government He urged state aid for education and health and proposed a compulsory primary across parties to curb cross party voting He asked for a commission to revise election laws and study county government reporting to the 1932 general assembly
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John Pollard
Virginia
Richmond
Govrnor
John Garland Pollard
General Assembly
Pollard
Prohibition Bills Move In House Committees
In Washington on January 15 the House moved to draft legislation to enforce Prohibition, with the judiciary and immigration panels studying border patrol powers and commissioner authority. Commission Hull outlined needs while Chairman Johnson signaled quick moves on patrol duties and enforcement questions. Senate Tariff debate delayed prohibition action but early committee work on Hoover’s proposals began.
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Williamson
Justice Department
Immigration
McKeown
Oklahoma
Sabath
Illinois
Washington
Hoover
Congress
House
Border Patrol
United States
Judiciary Committee
Moore
Virginia
Immigration Committee
Hull
Immigration Bureau
Johnson
Senate
Law Enforcement Commission
Prohibition Reform Moves At Capitol Pressures
House immigration committee examines steps to muster a miniature army for border patrols under Hoover enforcement plan. Chairman Johnson questions Hull and Labor officials as debate intensifies on prohibition reform. Wets mobilize with calls for roll call votes and a potential tally exceeding a hundred yes votes among the 435 members. Continued on page six.
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House
Senate
Capitol
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U. S
A. J. Boudreaux
Juarez
Mexico
Boudreaux
American Association of University Professors
Stratton D. Brooks
University of Missouri
University Board
Max F Myer
Harmon O. Degraff
Bill
Trio
Taft
M. V
West
Pennsylvania
War Department
Jan Smuts
ARMY
House Immigration Committee
By Walter Chamblin
Labor Department
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