Flood Fight Expands In Lower Mississippi Valley
Northeastern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri endure flood alerts as water seeps from a 300 foot breach at Big Lake Mississippi county. The St Francis and White rivers threaten Holcomb Kennett and DeVall’s Bluff while crews raise dikes and a Grand Salmon gauge reads 25.5 feet. Train service resumes on Frisco between Jonesboro and Blytheville as levees hold elsewhere.
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Memphis
Arkansas
Missouri
Mississippi Valley
Bigake
Mississippi County
Poinsett County
Little River
Dunklin County
St. Francis
Holcomb
Kennett
Jackson’s Bayou
Devall’s Bluff
Francis
Butler County
L. D. Worsham
U. S
Big Lake
Toronza River
Marked Tree
Ark
Frisco
Jonesboro
Blytheville
White River
Newrt
Abteman Landing
Newport
Weather Update for Tennessee and Virginia Snow and Cold
Cloudy with snow tonight in Tennessee and scattered snow Saturday morning, colder in the west. Virginia sees rain on the coast and interior snow with colder air, winds shifting to northwest Saturday. Yesterday's high 40, low 26. Readings taken at 6 p.m. daily.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Americans Arrive in London for Naval Conference
The American delegation reached London to begin prep for the naval conference. Secretary Stimson met with Prime Minister MacDonald soon after arrival as Plymouth and Paddington Station welcomed the visitors. The party disembarked from the S S George Washington at daybreak.
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London
Stimson
MacDonald
Plymouth
George Washington
Paddington Station
Henderson
A. V. Alexander
the Admiralty
House Expected Endorse Senate Sugar Rate Act
The Senate Finance Committee Chair Smoot seeks a 2 cent per pound sugar tariff on Cuban sugar, challenging the 1.76 cent rate previously approved. House Democratic Leader Garner predicts the House would back the Senate position if vote on duties occurred. Debate includes a fiscal bounty proposal for domestic sugar and crossfire between Republican senators Bingham and Borah.
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Senate
Smoot
Finance Committee
House
Capitol
Garner
Texas
Howell
Nebraska
Continental
United States
Bingham
Connecticut
Borah
Idaho
Harrison
Mississippi
Liggett Sentenced Five Years In Manslaughter Case
Walter Liggett, charged with the murder of Nashville hotel manager Turney M. Cunningham, was found guilty of manslaughter in Chattanooga and sentenced to five years in prison. Liggett admitted an intimate relation with Mrs. Cunningham but said the shooting was in self defense. The verdict came on a change of venue from Nashville. The defense announced a motion for a new trial as Liggett’s bond was set at $7,500.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Walter Liggett
Turney M. Cuningham
Nashville
Liggett
Cunningham
Frigid Weather Sweeps South and East Today
A vast Arctic air mass sent temperatures to 56 below zero in Montana as a major storm battered the central U S. Eight deaths linked to extreme cold were reported in three days. Denver endured a blizzard with 17 below and widespread travel disruption. Fort Francis E Warren saw a burst water main. Cheyenne phone and streets suffered outages. Snow fell in several areas. Kansas City recorded 5 below and Oklahoma City 0 as relief was forecast for the northwest tomorrow.
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Denver
Colo
Rocky Mountains
United States
Montana
Carl Miller
Mabel Dennis
Pioche
Nev
Weather Bureau
Cheyenne
Fort Francis E. Warren
Anaconda Company
Silver Lake
Anaconda
Basin
Georgetown Lake
Billings
Livingston
Nebraska
Dakotas
Iowa
Nevada
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Northwest
Kansas City
Dodge City
Oklahoma City
Hague Parley Nears Adjournment In Reparations Talks
At The Hague the second conference on the Young reparations plan faced a final hurdle as France and Germany debated whether Berlin would bind itself not to issue foreign loans before reparation bonds are issued. German delegates consulted Berlin experts and planned a response. Officials expect a protocol signed by Sunday, with smaller creditors kept aligned for later adoptions. Meanwhile, flood news from the lower Mississippi Valley reported a major levee breach at Big Lake, Arkansas, inundating 170000 acres and prompting emergency assistance to protect dikes.
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Hague
Berlin
Austria
Bulgaria
Hungary
Battleship Scrapping At Naval Parley Not Delayed
The British public views abolition of battleships as unlikely at the London naval conference. The Times notes it cannot be fulfilled soon, while American dispatches show US opposition to capital ship elimination. Some favor prolonging the holiday to 1935 1936, delaying abolition, and arguing costs to taxpayers drive the pace. The Chronicle urges Britain to reduce tonnage to set an example for others.
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London
England
the Times
United States
Atlantic
MacDonald
Supreme Court to rule on federal radio time regulation
Argument over the federal radio commission power to regulate broadcasting time was set for late today in the Supreme Court, as General Electric's WGY at Schenectady leads the case.
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Washington
Federal Radio Commission
General Electric Company
WGY
Schenectady
Supreme Court
Opponents Await Borah Opinion on Hoover Prohibition Plan
Opponents of Hoover's plan for stronger prohibition enforcement seek Senator Borah of Idaho's view to gain his support. Borah, a key dry leader in the independent Republican bloc, has criticized enforcement personnel and the federal alcohol permit system. Critics argue the plan may exceed constitutional bounds and seek changes Borah favors.
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Borah
Richard L. Turner
Associated Press
Washington, Jan
Senator Borah
Idaho
Senate
Hoover
United States Commissioners
Norris
Nebraska
Judiciary Committee
Treasury Department
Japan Seeks Broad Opinion On Foreign Office Policy
An official spokesman for the Japanese foreign office said today that while Japanese opinion in Tokyo is sympathetic the government plans to study wider public views before outlining policy. He did not set a timetable and emphasized careful consideration of diverse viewpoints.
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Japan
Tokyo
Japanese Foreign Office Today
Surgeon's Tool Left in Abdomen Blamed for Death
In Richmond Virginia coroner James N Whitefield attributed the death of 28 year old Mrs D W Timberlake to a surgical forceps left in her abdomen after an operation in Washington three years earlier The autopsy found a five inch forceps in the right side near the appendix with the doctor in charge and three internes present The attending physician said she had been ill for a year and that she underwent the Washington hospital procedure in 1927
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Richmond
D. W. Timberlake
Washington
James N. Whitefield
Payless Payday For Chicago Cops
Chicago police and school workers faced payless days as city funds ran short. On January 17, 5000 officers received payday while 3000 education department staff did not. Other city workers also waited as officials cited lack of money with 13,000 employees at risk.
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Chicago
Board of Education
Teenager Injured After Nighttime Auto Strike inJohnson City
Mack Lyle aged 19 was hospitalized with possibly serious injuries after being struck by a car last night. He was found unconscious on a street curb and could not provide details of the accident.
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Johnson City
Mack Lyle
Fairbanks Major Denies Eielson Rumor From Moscow
Major H. C. Deckard in Fairbanks refutes a Moscow report claiming the Eielson finding. Berlin issues an official note linking Versailles sanctions to the start of the Young Plan operation, signaling a shift in policy.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
H. C. Deckard
Moscow
Eielson
Berlin
Liggett Convicted in Tennessee Manslaughter Case
Walter Liggett, convicted in Chattanooga of voluntary manslaughter, sentenced to not less than five years. He then shot and killed Turney Cunningham, hotel manager, in an October 28, 1928, alley behind Cunningham home in Nashville. Liggett claimed self defense after two earlier trial deadlocks.
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Nashville
Walter Liggett
Chattanooga
Turney Cunningham
Cunningham
Liggett
Crop Damage Bill Seeks 6 Million Loans for Flooded Farmers
The Senate adopted and sent to the house a joint resolution by Senator Smith Democrat of South Carolina to appropriate 6,000,000 in loans to farmers in southeastern states whose crops were damaged by floods in 1928 and 1929.
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Washington
Senate
House
Smith
South Carolina
Coolidge Plans 500-Word Mt Rushmore History
President Calvin Coolidge will author a concise five hundred word history of the United States to be engraved on Mt Rushmore. The project aims to summarize the nation’s development and significance for future generations.
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Keystone
S. D
Zero sends Chicago into deep freeze and snow
Chicago reports an immense cold snap as Zero invades the Midwest. Rivers calm after earlier floods, but residents displaced by high waters endure renewed misery. Snow piles up in urban streets and glassy boulevards replace open pavement from Minneapolis to St Louis.
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Middle America
Rockies
Central
Mississippi
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Missouri
Minneapolis
Keokuk
Quincy
Oll
St. Louis
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