Five power naval talks inch toward Anglo American parity
Delegates at the five power naval conference wrap up a busy first week in London with moves toward parity between the British and American navies. The Americans push for newsroom access at future meetings and press for parity with Italy and France in talks.
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Associated Press
London
Henry L. Stimson
St. Jame’s Palace
Robinson
Reed
No. 16 Downing Street
Rene Massigli
Robert Leslie Craigie
Theritish Foreign Office
Dino Grandi
MacDonald
Stimson
Mecall
Piccadilly
Ritz
Form Civic Pool to Save Chicago
A civic pool formed by business leaders to float 50 million dollars in tax anticipation warrants to cover Chicago city county and school board operations until reassessment. Silas H. Strawn chairs citizens relief committee as large banks and utilities hold funds to redeem warrants and cover 1928 tax roll payments.
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Chicago
Citizens’ Relief Committee
Silas H. Strawn
Cook County
Illinois
First Woman Executed in Alabama Electric Chair
Silena Gilmore, a Black woman, was electrocuted at Kilby Prison for the Birmingham murder of Horace Johnson. The first shock at 12:05 a m. left her dead moments later, making Alabama’s first female execution by electric chair.
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Montgomery
Ala
Silena Gilmore
Alabama
Kilby
State
Horace Johnson
Birmingham
Mexico Orders Legation to Leave Moscow
The Mexican government ordered the entire staff of its legation in Moscow to depart as a protest against communist acts. Foreign Minister Estrada stated the Moscow mission and staff were sent out, while the Russian minister in Mexico City, A M Maker, may be recalled. The move targets perceived communist demonstrations at Mexican embassies in Washington Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro.
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Moscow
Soviet Russia
Mexico City
A. M. Maker
Legation
Estrada
Washington
Buenos Aires
Rio Janeiro
Mexican Recall of Moscow Legation Sparks Surprise
Russian and Mexican officials denied official notice of Mexico recalling its entire legation staff in Moscow after communist demonstrations outside legations in Washington Buenos Aires and Rio Janeiro. Mosow and Mexico City conveyed no formal action to each other.
Flooded Big Lake area aid by air survey
A Memphis Evening Appeal report describes an aerial survey over the Big Lake flood zone in northeastern Arkansas. More than 200 families remain isolated, living on meager rations as food and fuel are dropped from the airplane, with signals attached to blocks of food guiding relief efforts.
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Big Lake
Ark
Jack Bondurant
Memphis Evening Appeal
William Day
Charles Hays
Howard Stovall
Curtiss Wright Flying Service
Associated Press
Evening Appeal
Memphis
Arkansas
Racial Hatreds Flare in California Clashes
In Santa Clara Valley fighting flared after white dancing girls were used at a Filipino club in Watsonville and San Jose. A white man was stabbed and four Filipinos beaten in San Jose clashes amid armed patrols. One Filipino died, several flogged, seven whites arrested on rioting charges. Alfred Johnson, 22, was stabbed.
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San Jose
Watsonville
Cal
Santa Clara Valley
Amelita Galli-Curci Sings Swan Song To Opera Tonight
Amelita Galli Curci announces a final opera appearance tonight in New York after a career that began in Chicago. Her rise from a then-unknown Gilda in 1916 to star turns at the Met is recalled along with marriages, contracts, and a long association with Chicago Opera.
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Amelita Galli
Curci
OPERA
Chicago
New York
Amelita Galli-Curci
Gilda
Cleofonte Campanini
Caro Nome
Sturanis
Giacomo Rimini
Chicago Opera Company
Galli-Curci
Metropolitan
Meyerbeers Dinorah
Tetrazzini
Luigi C. Curci
Homer Samuels
Minneapolis
Juliet
Charles Hackett
Moore Charged With Murders In Florida
George W. Moore, accused bootlegger, faces murder charges in the slaying of two federal agents during an attempted raid on his home in West Palm Beach. A coroner’s jury found Moore killed agents Robert Moncure and F. R. Patterson. The trial cited disputes over whether warrants were properly executed at night versus day.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
George W. Moore
Moore
Justice of the Peace Richards
Robert K. Moncure
F. R. Patterson
Ollie
M. McNulty
J. S. Kugler
Moncure
Patterson
Truck Line Hearing In Nashville On Knoyville Jelli Co Route
The railroad and public utilities commission held a hearing on Nelson Transfer Company's request to operate a truck line between Knoyville and Jelli co over highways 9 and 63. Coal Creek Transfer Company opposes the application.
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Nashville
Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Nelson Transfer Company of
Coal Creek
Knoyville
Jellico
Coal Creek Transfer Company
Byrd and party face no danger at present
Captain H H Bailey, representing Admiral Byrd, said the Antarctic expedition faces no immediate food shortage or danger. The ice pack blocks ships from reaching Byrd's base, but supplies, fuel, and rations remain adequate and men are well housed.
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Byrd
Antarctic
H. H. Bailey
Richard FE. Byrd
State Department
London
Oslo
Ross Sea
Bay of Whales
Admiral Byrd
Norwegian government pledges help to Byrd Antarctic expedition
Oslo Norway January 24 the Norwegian government informed the American government it would do its best in replying to a request through the United States minister for Nor wegian whalers to assist the Byrd expedition in the Antarctic
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Oslo
Norway
United States
Antarctic
Weather Fair and Warmer Across Tennessee and Virginia
Tennessee: fair and warm tonight and Saturday. Virginia: fair and not so cold tonight, Saturday partly cloudy and warmer with increasing south and southwest winds. High yesterday 33, low 19. Snow yesterday 1.00 inches. Readings by C. L. Bunn, U. S. Weather Bureau.
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Tennessee
Virginia
C. L. Bunn
Detroit Shootout Conflicting Accounts in Wyandotte Boatman Case
In Detroit on Jan 24 AP reports two opposing versions after customs patrolman Clare Hopper shot Walter Grund, 27, as he unloaded sacks from a boat. Hopper says Grund reached for a hip, while Grund says he was shot without warning. Grund remains hospitalized with a stomach wound. his companion escaped. Hopper is relieved from active duty and reassigned during federal and state inquiries.
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Detroit
Mich
Clare B. Hopper
Heinrich A. Pickett
Hopper
Walter Grund
Grand
Wyandotte
Grund
Two Die in Galewood House Fire Near Grand Rapids
A fire in Galewood suburb destroyed a home just after midnight. George Boutsaw 52 a factory worker and his son Robert 12 died. Another son James 13 was saved by sister Marjorie 13. Mother Arminta Bout saw was away at work. Firemen say stove start.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Galewood
George Boutsaw
Robert
James
Marjorie
Arminta Boutsaw
Rescue Crews Battle Frozen Waters In Indiana Flood Aid
Rescue teams hacked through ice on frozen flood waters in northeast Arkansas aiming to save about 200 families stranded in the Big Lake area. Boats carried food medicine and fuel to refugees at Roseland as Red Cross aid, while sickness and livestock losses grew across Holcomb to Marked Tree.
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Arkansas
Memphis
Big Lake
Isand
Roseland
Red Cross
St. Francis Basin
Holcomb
Tree
Ark
Planes To Supply Griffin Flood Victims From Vincennes
Charters planes will carry supplies to flood marooned families in Griffin and other southern Indiana communities. An ice jam on Riverton seven miles north threatens more flooding as war department orders immediate investigation. Wabash river levels halted decline, backing water and widening lowlands. Indiana National Guard Lt Zartman to fly over Griffin to assess refugee signals as fifty Griffin homes remain cut off.
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Indiana
Vincennes
Ind
Griffin
Riverton
Here
War Department
Washington
Wabash
Red Cross
Paul Zartman
Indiana National Guard
Tax Blanks Mailed For 1929 Half Year Returns
Nashville on January 24 1929 blanks for the last six months of the year were mailed today by the department of finance and taxation to about 6000 filers and to county trustees and banks. Taxes under the Hall income tax act for the period must be paid by March 15 with a 25 percent penalty after that date. F D Lander Jr superintendent said there would be no extension of time payments.
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Nashville
Department of Finance and Taxation
F. D. Lander
Income Tax Division
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William Ellery Leonard
University of Wisconsin, Madison
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