Navy plans first five cruisers and carrier funding
The article details plans to accelerate naval construction with an imminent appropriation to start two to five cruisers and an aircraft carrier. House leaders expect to accept Senate amendments and send the bill to the president within 48 hours. An $12 million start funding is discussed, with broader naval appropriations under debate.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Washington
House
White House
Navy Department
Senate
Britten
Naval Affairs Committee
Warren
Hawks and Grubb Break Transcontinental Flight Record
Capt. Frank Hawks and Oscar Grubb completed a record transcontinental flight in 18 hours 21 minutes 59 seconds, surpassing Art Goebel and Yankee Doodle by 36 minutes and one second. The narrative highlights Grubb’s perilous cabin constraints and improvised fuel pumping, underscoring aviation daring and endurance.
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New York
Roosevelt Field
Frank Hawks
Oscar Grubb
Los Angeles
Art Goebel
Hawks
Grubb
Riots in India Leave 22 Dead in Bombay Area
Rioting between Pathans and Hindu militants in Bombay and nearby towns left twenty two people dead as violence spread. Muslims joined the Pathans in attacks on Hindu residents, with three Hindus slain and several wounded.
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Bombay
Cold Wave Forecast to Hit Midwest Tonight
The weather bureau predicts a new intensely cold wave will sweep the midwest tonight stretching into Kansas and east to Iowa and Wisconsin. Temperatures stay low through Thursday with snow generally across the Chicago area.
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Audit Bureau
Rhone-Business
Wis
Chicago
Midwest
Kansas
Iowa
Wisconsin
Weather Bureau
Opposition Leader Spends Day in Jail in Belfast
Ea monn de Valera head of the opposition party in the Irish free state spent the day in a Belfast jail awaiting a hearing on a charge of violating the order forbidding him to enter northern Ireland. He was arrested yesterday on the train bringing him to a Gaelic meeting and was guarded to the jail. He accepted the arrest good naturedly but refused food.
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Belfast
Ireland
Eamonn de Valera
Irish Free State
Northern Ireland
de Valera
Kraft Cheese to Acquire Blue Label Cheese Factory
A report from Freeport states the sale of the Blue Label cheese factory at Winslow Til to Kraft Cheese Company was announced today.
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Hil
Blue Label
Winslow
Til
Kraft Cheese Company
Contempt of Court Sends Prison for Milwaukee Workers
Paulina Conrad, among 27 hosiery workers at Allen A company in Kenosha found guilty of contempt for strike activities, faced selection between paying a $100 fine or prison in Milwaukee after illness delayed her transfer.
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Milwaukee
Paulina’ Conrad
House of Correction
Allen-A
Kenosha
Rosenwald backs Rockefeller in oil board fight
Julius Rosenwald of Sears Roebuck said he would use influence to aid John D. Rockefeller Jr. in ousting Colonel Robert W. Stewart from the Standard Oil board of Indiana. He urged stockholders to proxy to Rockefeller Jr. contrary to Stewart’s camp, which claimed victory among 58,000 stockholders and 6,000,000 votes.
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Chicago
Julius Rosenwald
Sears- Roebuck Corporation
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Robert W. Stewart
The
Standard ,Or Company of Indiana
Rosenwald
Indiana Standard Company
Rockefeller Jr
Stewart
Accident at lake front docks leaves worker missing arm
John Novak of Reiss Coal suffered a severe conveyor belt accident at the Franklin Street dock at 8 this morning. His right arm was torn away above the shoulder. manager John Murphy applied first aid and stopped the bleeding, saving his life as doctors attempted to treat muscle and bone injuries. Novak, 1234 South Twentieth Street, remained conscious until anesthesia. Also, George Hendrickson lost the little finger on his left hand in a jointer saw accident at Schmitt Lumber yesterday after the saw guard had been raised.
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John Novak
Reiss Coal Company
Lake Front
John Murphy
Novak
Franklin Street
Leo Pech
Josep Budish
Murphy
Good milk must be paid for Hatch Chicago
L Hatch of the University of Wisconsin agricultural extension service urged Chicago consumers to pay more for milk to ensure quality, noting that health authorities push delivery under the law and Wisconsin dairy farmers, represented by Match, contend distributors fight for rights with large capital while farmers lack remedy.
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Chicago
L. Hatch
University of ‘Wisconsin Agricultural Extension Service
Match
Wisconsin Dairy Farmers
Buckley Resignation Accepted by Governor in Ohio
The resignation of State Treasurer Bert B. Buckley, demanded by Governor Rene after Buckley was convicted of attempted bribery, was accepted today. The state auditor assumed the office pending Buckley’s successor appointment. Buckley resigned under pressure.
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Columbus
Ohio
Bert B. Buckley
Rene
Buckley
Wild West Gunman Robs Train Near Herkimer
A gunman boarded the New York Central train from Schenectady to Buffalo, robbed passengers of 80 dollars, and fired into a car roof before leaping from the moving train at 35 miles an hour. He was later captured and treated for facial injuries from the escape.
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Herkimer
N. Y
New York Central
New York
Buffalo
Schenectady
Oshkosh Stockyards Dispute Nearing Climax
Oshkosh Wis UP reports city officials sought moved stockyards beyond smelling distance of homes. Farmers and residents object as authorities target stockyard operators and deliveries. The nearby dump village orders dumping to stop within 24 hours due to odor concerns.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Town of
Milwaukee dance hall 'vulture' found guilty
Edward Van Drese, known as a Milwaukee dance hall figure, was found guilty yesterday of attacking a 16 year old girl. A four woman eight man jury deliberated less than an hour before reaching verdict. He faces a separate trial on another charge as authorities pursue more cases tied to the citys vice crackdown.
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Milwaukee
Edward van Drese
van Drese
Joseph Fiess
Fless
Liquor Haul Seized Across Michigan Counties
State police and county officers recovered the largest liquor haul in Marquette county history, seizing an assortment of 12 gallons of wine moonshine and beer at Princeton and Gwinn yesterday.
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Ishpeming
Mich
Marquette County
Princeton
Gwinn
Bar Association pushes reform bills in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Bar Association delegates approve measures to curb ambulance chasing and questionable practices. Proposed bills include requiring both sides in personal injury suits to file complete lists of eye witnesses and targeting undesirables in the legal field.
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Madison
Wis
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Bar Association
Francis BE. McGovern
Tate
Hoover to push early farm relief drafting in Congress
A new farm relief program reflecting President-elect Hoover’s ideas is likely to be drafted by the house agriculture committee between March 4 and the extra session convening around April 15. Leaders say committee members will hear the drafts and prepare a bill for rapid presentation once Congress opens. The plan aims to avoid a fight over the controversial equalization fee, deemed a dead issue.
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Hoover
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
The
United Press
House
Agriculture Committee
Tilson
Jensen Starts Endurance Flight From Roosevelt Field
Martin Jensen began an attempt to set a new endurance flight record from Roosevelt Field. He reported the motor was sound but was chilly on the left side with the window open, and noted he was getting comfortable as he soared in the Bellanca monoplane Green Flash carrying 875 gallons of gasoline.
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Roosevelt Field
Martin Jensen
Jensen
Queen Mother Christina of Spain Dies at 70
The Queen Mother Christina of Spain died at the royal palace in Madrid at 3 30 a m. She served as regent for 17 years until her son King Alfonso XIII reached age. Daughter of Archduke Ferdinand and Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, she bore two daughters and no son.
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Christina
Spain
Royal
Alfonso XIII
Charles Ferdinand
Elizabeth
Austria
Huenefeld Dies After Westward Flight Journey
Baron Gunther von Huenefeld, monarchist ally of the exiled crown prince, died in Berlin after a third stomach operation. Once a patron of aviation, he joined the Bremen flight westward with Capt Hermann Koebl and Capt James Fitzmaurice, which he helped finance.
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Berlin
Gunther von Huenefeld
von Huenefeld
Germany
Hermann Koebl
James Fitzmaurice
iDublin
Ferezij
Wisconsin Senate Adopts Prohibition Referendum Questions
The Wisconsin Senate adopted two resolutions asking state and national referendums on prohibition. One resolution seeks Congress to modify the Wollstead Act, presenting a question on changing liquor policy. The action aligns with ongoing national debates over liquor laws.
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Willard R. Smith
United Press
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Senate
Congress
Senator Cashman Votes on Duncan Dry Referendum
Senator Cashman of Denmark voted today in the state senate on the Duncan dry referendum. He approved a resolution calling for a referendum on repealing or amending the dry law with reference to beer.
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Cashman
Denmark
State Senate
Wisconsin Senate backs two beer reform resolutions
A Wisconsin senate vote of 17 to 15 approved a resolution for a statewide referendum on repealing the prohibition law and on amending it to allow beer with 2.75 percent alcohol by weight. a companion measure passed 19 to 18 in the assembly. Proponents expect assembly concurrence. Senator Thomas M. Duncan of Milwaukee authored both resolutions.
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Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly
Thomas M. Duncan
Milwaukee
Busy Man's Sport Page Highlights Various Tonight
Beloit Fairies face Manitowoc Pro basketball at Terrace Gardens. Indiana cagers beat Northwestern 31 to 30. Notre Dame hulls Marquette 29 to 17. Carroll College defeats Ripon 16 to 14 in Little Four play. Amateur boxing card at Arcadia club Milwaukee Feb 15 set.
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Manitowoc
Terrace Gardens
Roman Frieder
Ted Komosa
Haupt
Tony Canzoneri
Joey Sanger
Chicago
Washington Senators
Yankees
Indiana
Northwestern
Schaefer
Cochran
Matsuyama
Horeman
Tom Loughran
Armand Emanuel
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Marquette
Carroll College
Ripon College
Carroll
Little
Arcadia Club
Milwaukee
Poems Recited Aboard Atlantic Flight By Baron
During a long Atlantic crossing on April 12 1998 Baron recited poetry to two plane operators. His composure and the poems impressed Vest Koehl and Fitzmaurite who cheered.
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Atlantic
Baron
Vest Koehl
Fitzmaurite Cheér
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