Bandits Dynamite Pay Car Kill Four in New Port Mountainside
A gang blew a pay car with dynamite on Newport mountainside between Hanover and War Run, killing four payroll crew and injuring six. The robbers, using New York license plates, fled as police traced an elaborate plan. survivors described heroism amid the blast.
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United Preas
Wilkes Barre
Newport
New York
United Press
Max
Glena Alch Coal Company
Hanover
War- Run
Wuesdale
Newport Mountain
Arthur C. Webb
Scranton
Frank Budzinski
Plymouth
Martin Burns
Hanover Township
Plea Change Delays Michigan Court Session
Spectators packed the circuit court as Charles Hanlon of West Virginia changed his plea to guilty on a drunken and disorderly charge. Panson had pleaded not guilty yesterday but pled guilty this morning, receiving six months to two years in Ionia. The court adjourned until 1:30 after unactionable motions, with the case of People v James Hines postponed due to missing witnesses.
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Charles Hanlon
West Virginia
Panson
Ionia
Remote poles linked by Soviet Antarctic weather chat
Moscow reported the Arctic dawn phenomena from Franz Josef Land as the Soviet station talked with the Byrd Antarctic expedition over 20,000 miles. Byrd provided Antarctic twilight facts and asked for updates on aviator Ben Bielson, a friend he is seeking.
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Moscow
Antarctic
Byrd
Ben Bielson
Pistol Fight Near Goldwater Ends in Pursuit
Coldwater Michigan January 14 three gunmen in a 13 mile pistol battle with two state troopers on US 112 near Allen and Coldwater. Trooper Harry Nelson 26 was wounded in the neck and grazed the jugular while Maycock continued the chase. The suspects were tracked after the stolen car with Ohio and Michigan plates was found abandoned on the outskirts of Coldwater.
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Coldwater
Mich
Corps of State
Branch
Allen
Harry Nelson
Jonesville
Nelson
Corn
Dester Muaycock
Maycock
Ohio
Michigan
Tipton
White Pigeon
St Ignace Citizens Wage Losing Fight Over Ferry Dock Move
Citizens of St Ignace debated Governor Green and the State Highway Department plan to relocate the ferry dock. A three faction delegation urged alternatives while Green stood by the committee’s prior decision. no formal action was taken. The move aims to ease dock crowding and allow a large park for tourists south of the city.
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Lansing
St. Ignace
Green
State Highway Department
Highway Committee
State Administrative Board
Straits of Mackinac
Seven Bills In Day Law Are Drafted
Washington January 14 seven prohibition enforcement bills were drafted for Congress. The leading measure would transfer enforcement from the treasury to the justice department. Other bills broaden penalties expand authority for prohibition agents and reduce trials in minor cases. Drys and wets foresee sharp battles in Congress.
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Washington
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Congress
Justice, Department
Rev
Williamson
Rapid City
S. D
United States
Senate
Michigan Conservation Congress Opens In Lansing
Delegates from seventy clubs gather for a one day Michigan conservation congress session in Lansing. A key proposal calls for spending 50 000 in 1931 on game refuges rising to 200 000 annually by 1935 funded by game license fees. President C A Justin urges directing half of licenses toward hunting improvements.
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Wrising
Michigan Conservation Congress
C. A. Justin
Grand Rapids
Congress
Senate debates sugar tariff and cotton price probe Reported by United Press
Congress today shows Senate debates on the sugar tariff and ongoing cotton price investigations. Radio hearings and the bbg inquiry resume as House continues War Department appropriation talks. Rivers and Harbors panel holds Saginaw River improvement hearing, immigration quotas for Mexico, South America and Canada are taken up by the committee.
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House
War Department
Saginaw River
Mich
Mexico
South America
Canada
Parrot Fever Claims Vigt in New York
Parrot fever caused the death of Mrs. Anna Swears in Johnstown New York. The 38 year old contracted the malady from a parrot given as a Christmas present. Nine cases were reported in New York including Bronx Brooklyn Yonkers and Youngstown with another in St. Luke's hospital under investigation.
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New York
Johnstown
N. Y
Anna Swears
New York State
Freelove Swears
Bronx
Brooklyn
Yonkers
Youngstown
N.Y
St. Luke's Hospital
Jucens
Chicago faces school closings over budget stalemate
Chicago should face possible elementary school closures on February 1 as the city cannot borrow enough to fund schools. The school board was deadlocked on its 1930 budget while the mayor and city council argued over the municipal budget.
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Chicago
United States
Powder Bomb In Detroit Cafe
A powder bomb exploded in the Palm Garden cafe rear at the Black and Tan cabaret in Detroit causing numerous injuries and shattered windows. Patrons fled as four men escaped in a parked car. motive was not established and damage was estimated.
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Detroit
Palm Garden
White Cloud youths face burglary charges in Newaygo County
Two 16 year old White Cloud high students are charged with breaking and entering in several Newaygo County towns and await examination. A third youth, 11, is detained by juvenile authorities for alleged participation in the thefts.
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White Cloud Mich
White Cloud High School
Newayge County
Plane found after Alaska flight tragedy in Connecticut
Amsten Conn January 14 The first Fairchild monoplane used by Daniel Marra and William Kirkpatrick for an altitude test from Farmingdale New York was found wrecked in Amsten Connecticut. The aviators' bodies lay near the burned craft, badly damaged by fire.
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United Press
Amsten
Conn
Daniel Marra
William Kirkpatrick
Farmingdale
L. I
Tony
Fire Hits Cass Theatre in Detroit During Ethel Barrymore Run
A daytime fire at the Cass Theatre downtown Detroit threatened the venue where Ethel Barrymore was performing a weeklong engagement. Nine firefighters were hospitalized, two in critical condition, after heavy smoke from celluloid fillers hampered rescue efforts. The blaze required two alarms and 22 companies, drawing thousands to watch while the building suffered major damage and will need redecorating and refurnishing.
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United Press Vectroit
Cass Theatre
Ethel Barrymore
Mercy killer to get sanity test
Mrs. Mabel Carey who killed her 4 year old son due to fear he would live sight impaired will be moved to the psychopathic ward at University Hospital Ann Arbor for observation. No criminal prosecution decision will be made until her sanity is tested.
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Jackson
Mabel Carey
Psycopathic
University Hospital
Ann Arbor
Hoover Cleared of Charges in Tariff Lobby Probe
Senate committee report exonerates President Hoover from impropriety in sugar tariff relations. It notes both sides spent substantial sums, with estimated costs around 400000 dollars, and highlights efforts by Herbert C. Lakin and the Cuba Co to sway Latin American opinion through hostile headlines and translated clippings.
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Washington
Tyoover
Senate
Congress
Herbert C. Lakin
Cuba Co
United States
Cuba
Venus De Milo Not I Beauty Standard Sparks Debate
Paris January 14 A quarrel over adopting Venus De Milo as the standard in international beauty contests widens gaps between Galveston and Atlantic City and the rest of the world. Galveston clings to Venus De Milo, France prefers a modern Venus De Medici, and Brazil leans toward Diana.
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United Press
Paris
Galveston
Atlantic City
Europe
Rio de Janeiro
United States
France
Venus de Medici
Brazil
South America
Diana
Burke suspect proves hoax
A claimed pursuit of the St Valentine massacre suspect Burke sparked a large vigil across cities from Portland to Vancouver led by hitchhiker Orn Love who blamed a blue sedan. Investigators found discrepancies and released the youth for further checks after he identified a photo he drove across the country. Love said he was hired by Dr G E Rundel to drive him to California.
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Centralia
Wash
Fred Burke
William Edward Hickman
Portland
Ore
Vancouver
B. C
Orn Love
Burke
Canada
Love
G. E. Rundel
Cincinnati
California
Bowles Starts as Detroit Mayor in Troubled Era
Charles Bowles is sworn in as Detroit mayor succeeding John Christian Lodge. Harold H. Emmons will head the police department next week amid internal feuds and a plot against an inspector. The city faces its worst financial crisis in years with rising unemployment, especially in the auto industry.
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United Press
Detroit
Charles Bowles
John Christian Lodge
Bowles
Harold H. Emmons
Arctic Patrol Awaits Arrival Of Four Planes
Thirteen planes of the Army Arctic Patrol await the arrival of four more from Selfridge Field Michigan to continue a two round trip test tour to Spokane Washington. Three aircraft spent the night at Havre Montana after bad weather near Minot North Carolina. A fourth diverted near Hosey due to motor trouble.
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Great Falls
Mont
Selfridge Field
Mich
Spokane
Wash
Havre
Minot
N. C
Hosey
Gore Hill
Rotary Glub Hosts Ladies Night in Clare
Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club hosted wives at a Doherty Hotel banquet in Clare with over fifty attendees. Music from Mt. Pleasant high school orchestra, comedian magic act by James Campbell, and humor from Herbert Leon Cope kept guests laughing. Rotary Anns distributed leather address books as favors.
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Caro
Rotary Anns
Rotary
John Battle
Willam Hood
Floyd Mitchell
Genesee County Nears End of Bovine Tuberculosis Tests
Tests in seven Genesee county townships find 15 tubercular cattle among 6,300 tested. Report sent to county agricultural agent James R. Campbell. Campbell says federal accreditation should hold three more years if reactor rate stays representative of countywide results.
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United Press
Flint
Genesee County
James RB. Campbell
Campbell
Floods Worsen Across Nation Amid Mississippi Valley Floods
Storms and floods sweep the country with deaths and property damage. Mississippi valley rivers swell past levees flooding thousands of acres while many seek shelter. blizzards trap western travelers as the winter storm rages from the Rockies to the Sierra Nevada.
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United Press
Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Sierra Nevadas
Rocky Mountains
Hope
Maury Graham
Western Air Express Air Mail
Las Vegas New
Salt Lake City
Utah
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Charleston Park
Las Vegas
Nev
Ortiz Rubio Mexico
Grand Canyon
Ariz
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Rocky Mountain Range
Illinois
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Tennessee
Cairo
Inl
Hickman Bluffs
Wabash
Vincennes
Memphis
Bay
Lunsford
Lake City
Tenn
St Francis
Weather forecast for lower Michigan on Jan 14
Detroit reports cloudy skies and much colder air with a cold wave expected into Wednesday night. Temperatures around ten degrees or lower by Wednesday night, with strong northwesterly winds. Readings show 8am highs and lows in the 20s and 30s across Grand Rapids Marquette Sault Ste Marie and nearby locales.
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Michigan
Alyona Desemene
Chicago
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