Rivers flood South and Midwest bring heavy losses
United Press reports rampant rivers and swollen streams inundating thousands of acres across the South and Midwest. Georgia suffers the greatest damage with towns marooned and bridges underwater. Ohio Ohio River tributaries threaten, while Kentucky and Indiana face limited harm as waters recede in parts. Total damages exceed 2 million dollars.
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United Press
South
Midwest
Georgia
Kentucky
Lincolnton
Louisville
Savannah
Indiana
Auction Sale Notices From March Listings Across Towns
Auction notices list sales by Hubbert Kyeingr Gallagher Bros Raymond Rease John Schupbach Jacob Carrick and others. Each sale begins at 12 30 o clock with horses cattle hogs sheep and implements offered at residences near Wosebush Clare Mt Pleasant Coleman Wise and Weidman. Sale lists shown in prior issues.
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Hubbert Kyeingr
Wosebush
Delwin
J.M. Marshall
Roy Malte
Gallagher Bros
Clare
Thos. Son
Raymond Rease
Rosebust
Davis & Set
Roy B. Matte- Groves
John Schupbach
Mt. Pleasant
Weidman
Ss. C. Forney
Jacob Carrick
Coleman
Wise
J. M. Marshall
Robi Murphy
Explosion Kills Seven at Stone Mountain Site
An investigation into responsibility for a compressed air tank blast at Stone Mountain, near Atlanta, left seven men dead and eight injured, with three not expected to recover. The victims were residents of the village near the memorial carving.
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Atlanta
U.P
Stone Mountain
Mishap Hits Stinson During Endurance Flight Try
Bay City report says veteran Detroit flyer Stinson and Randolph G. Page took off on a world endurance test from Saginaw Bay ice. The gasfilled Sally Sovereign crashed after reaching about 20 feet, damaging the wing and caster but both pilots were uninjured. The plane was to be towed to the Stinson factory in Northville for repairs.
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Bay City
Mar
U.P
Radio Stinson
Detroit
Randolph G. Page
Stinson
Saginaw Bay
Northville
Tenants can break lease without penalty in Wisconsin ruling
The Wisconsin supreme court ruled that tenants may move out if neighbors engage in bootlegging behavior entertain guests at late hours or run loud radios at midnight, and landlords cannot collect on an unexpired lease. The decision issues in Madison on March 1 and cites protections for renters.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Michigan House approves liquor law life sentence amendment
In Lansing on March 1 lawmakers approved a revision removing liquor law violations from life sentence eligibility for fourth offenses. The vote 73 to 18 supports replacing many minor offenses with mandatory terms of seven and a half to fifteen years while retaining some penalties. Rep. Watson framed the change as strengthening liquor law enforcement through expanded night searches.
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Lansing
Mar
U.P
Michigan
House
Cuthbertson
Rep. Watson
Hoover Fails to Reward South in His Cabinet
President elect Hoover has named eight known cabinet members none from the South and will not place a southerner in his official family. Advisors say the South is ignored despite campaign pleas and regional expectations. Hoover cites nongeographic selection while associates note the party’s need to broaden beyond regional lines.
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Washington
Mar
U.R
Cliet Hoover
South
Republican Party
Hoover
Chaplin Rebounds From Illness As Temperature Normalizes
Hollywood report says Charles Chaplin, famed screen comedian, recovered from stomach poisoning and intestinal influenza. His temperature dropped to normal and his condition showed marked improvement in the last 24 hours at his home.
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Hollywood
Mar
U.P
Charles Chaplin
Bearcats Ace Thvo Week End Contests
Central State's victorious basketball team winds up a two game stretch at the local college gym. Northern State hosts tonight as the Bearcats seek to rebound from a close Marquette loss. Saturday Lake Forest, Chicago's strong quintet, visits as Coach Lodewyk's squad aims to show depth and sharpen title chances.
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Central State
Tive
Northern State
Bearcats
Marquette
Lake Forest
Chicago
Lodewyk
Detroit officer suspended after 13 year old’s shooting death
Inspector Thomas W. Creedon suspended Patrolman Tetoert M. Williams after a night shooting of 13 year old Merits Meakwitz who was in a car with two companions. The suspension lasts until the ongoing inquiry concludes.
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Detroit
U.P
Thomas W. Creedon
Bechune
Tetoert M. Williams
Merits Meakwitz
Creedon
Doctor Acquitted of Arson Charge in Monroe
John F. Hefermin prominent Careton physician and surgeon was acquitted of arson charges by a circuit court jury after two hours of deliberation.
Railway Regulation Dominates 1879 Legislature Focus
In Lansing on March 1 1879 petitions for new railways and disputes between railway firms defined the session. Freight and passenger traffic rules and schedules filled statutes as lawmakers faced the shift from steel rails to roads, with rail construction waning as autos rose.
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Lansing
U.P
Net tightens on Capone's ace in bang massacre
Chicago police press ahead with murder charges against Jack MacGurn and Rocco Fanelli in connection with the mass shooting that left seven dead. Deputy Commissioner John Stege reports imminent charges as a key witness identifies Fanelli, though some doubt McGurn participated. Assistant State's Attorney David Stansbury says the case hinges on locating additional suspects.
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Chicago
UPI
Jack MacGurn
Capone
Rocco Fanelli
Al Capone as_ police
John Stege
Fanelli
McGurn
Col Stewart Denounces Rockefeller Group Propaganda
Col. Robert W. Stewart claims over 32 000 proxies and 99 percent employee support for his cause, condemning propaganda and what he calls the Rockefeller group’s ignorance. The statement was issued in Chicago on March 1.
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Chicago
Robert W. Stewart
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Whitman Told to Pay Reckless Driving Fine in Installments
In New Haven on March 1 Clifford Whitman was ordered by a city court judge to settle a $126 reckless driving fine in installments. He began with $5 down and $1 monthly payments, but the court required larger, more substantial payments.
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New Haven, Conn
Mar
Clifford Whitman
Whitman
Rumor Wedding of Lindbergh to Occur Soon
A Mexican dispatch reports strong speculation that Col Charles A Lindbergh and Miss Anne Spencer Morrow may wed soon. Observers note the couple’s presence with Dwight W Morrow in Mexico and a potential quiet ceremony at the Morrow retreat, though no official announcement has been made.
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Lindbergh
Hacienda
LA Gabia
State of Mexico
U.P
Charles A. Lindergh
Mrs. Morrow
Elizabeth Morrow
San Antonio
Riba Cervantes
Mexico City
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Spencer Morrow
United States
Mexico
Cuernavaca
U. S
Dwight W. Morrow
Morrow Country
Morrow
Tommy Scores Hit With Local Talent
A three act local talent play titled Tommy scored a hit before two big audiences at the high school auditorium on Wednesday and Thursday. Directed by Mrs. C C Barnes the cast included Maurice Fall as Tommy Eva Boulton as the mother C C Barnes as the father David Young as the politician Louise Ratkos as Marie Milton Converse as Bernard and others.
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Revlote
Tommy
Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church
C. C. Barnes
Maurice Fall
Eva Boulton
David Young
Louise Ratkos
Marie
Milton Converse
Bernard
Thes Go-Retter
Tidal Wave Sweeps Japanese Coast Villages
In early May near Chosi on Japan’s eastern coast, a massive tidal wave destroyed three villages and damaged many more along a stretch of coastline. Casualties were not yet reported at 11 a.m., as a sequence of large and smaller waves struck the Choshi peninsula in Chiba province, about 65 miles from Tokyo.
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Tokio
Chosi
Japan
Chiba Province
Payroll guard shot to death during hold up in Philadelphia
Harry Faushenner, payroll carrier for Stead and Miller, was shot by three men who fled with the payroll. The incident occurred a block from the site and the attackers escaped in a waiting car.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Harry Faushenner
Fire Destroys Mecosta Business Section
Flames swept Mecosta’s business district destroying the Mindell market Patch grocery and Horn shoe store with their contents. Main Street flooded by melting snow aided the bucket brigade while the cause was believed to be an overheated stove in the meat market. losses estimated at $12,000.
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Big Rapids
Zzar
Mecosta
Here
Mindell
Patch Grocery
Horn Shoe
Main Street
Traverse Rotarians Feed Hungry Partridge
Traverse City reports Frankfort Rotarians join with the conservation department to buy corn and buckwheat for Benzie county partridge. Officials supervise wide distribution to help birds endure a severe winter and prevent food shortages.
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Traverse City
U.R
Frankfort
Benzie County
Power Company
Conservation Department
Pleasant High Beats Sacred Heart Academy 35 to 14 in Close Contest
Pleasant high school's basketball team defeated Sacred Heart Academy 35 to 14 on the former's home court. The Irish led 14 to 8 at halftime, high school pulled away in the third quarter, holding the academy to a single free throw and scoring 18 points to seal the win. Spalsbury led the academy with 14 points, Kane starred for the academy with seven, Chamberlain led the high school with 10, and both squads played hard throughout the game.
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Tyn
Pleasant High School
Sacred Heart Academy
Academy
High School
Chamberlain
Spalsbury
Kane
The
Green's Forges Routed in Vote on Bond Plan
Gov. Fred W. Green announced no new funding method after the House rejected his bond plan for state institutions. He urged a general revision of state tax policy and indicated a special tax commission and possible special session to address hospital rehabilitation and the institutional expansion program.
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Green
Lansing
Mar
U.P
Fred W. Green
Ito
Tha Hyeyfon
Cold weather freezes Iowa soil delaying burials
In NUMBOLT Iowa on March 1 the hard winter worsens local burials as grave diggers report the earth in the northern part of the state frozen to a depth of five feet hindering digging tasks amid bitter cold conditions reported by U P.
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Numbolt
U.P
Iowa
Fire Uncovers Rum Plant at Local Distillery
Firemen discovered an illicit distillery after a sprinkler failure failed to quench flames at a distillery in New Haven. Police were summoned as firefighters exposed the concealed operation. A sign on the plant read Casket Works.
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New Haven, Conn
U.P
Plane Replaces Dogs In Canadian Air Link
The article notes travel by dog team in Saskatoon area will be cut to two and a half hours by air. An airplane was recently sold to Cherry Red Air Lines of Prince Albert Saskatchewan, shifting transport methods for the region.
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Marysville
Mich
U.R
Saskatchewan
Canada
Red Air Lines
Prince Albert
Sask
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