Flood Devastates Tarn Valley Killing Hundreds in France
Moissac reports describe catastrophic floods along the Tarn river with at least 300 dead and 10 000 homeless. Towns like Moissac Montauban and nearby villages suffer widespread destruction as searches continue amid fog and rising waters. Air rescue teams save dozens clinging to rooftops while coffins fill Saint Catherine’s church.
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Joseph Rouzoul
Moissac
France
Tarn Valley
Tarn
Nohic
St. Elaine
Reynies
Montauban
Lerole
Gironde
Saint Catherine’s
Citou
Cabe‘spine
Lesninassiere
Viteree
Gian
Argent-Double
Villemur
No Change In Condition Of Taft Noted
Washington March 6 Physicians of former Chief Justice William Howard Taft issued a bulletin before noon noting no change in his condition since yesterday He is comfortable and continues to take nourishment Dozens of letters recommended various cures from herbs to special diets One suggestion today proposed browned potatoes and oatmeal sweetened with brown sugar for restoration to health
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Taft
Auction Sale Notices at Mt Pleas ant and Winna list area
Clarence R. Smith offers his farm for sale at his residence four and a half miles west and two and a half miles south of Mt Pleasant or two miles east and three miles north of Winnalist. The sale includes horses cattle hogs house hold goods shop equipment implements and feed. Sale begins at 10:00 o'clock. Davis McCall auctioneer LL Burch clerk. Sale list appears on page 5 of this issue.
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Clarence R. Smith
Mt. Pleasant
Winna
Davis _— McCall
Autioneer
LL. Burch
Lark
Lindbergh Aims for Long Glider Flight Record
Col Charles A. Lindbergh plans a motorless flight along the California coast to prove long distance gliding without banking or turning. He carries a sealed barograph and recently launched from Point Remo, piloting the glider Anne Lindbergh for 12 minutes over the ocean.
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Lindbergh
Point Remo
Monterey Peninsula
Los Angeles
Anne Lindbergh
Ocean
Jealous lover jailed after beating dog to death
Long Beach California March 6 Jealousy over his sweetheart Marion Marquart led Maurice Ford to beat a Spitz's head against a curb until it died. Ford, 25, was jailed for 30 days for the crime and for violating state penal code after his arrest following the incident. He declared he was glad he did it and said he would not share her kisses with any pup.
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Long Beach
Calif
Maurice Ford
Marion Marquart
Ford
Chicago Gang War Claims Two More Victims
Chicago police report a new gangland killing, dragging in two victims linked to the 400 faction. John Oberta and his bodyguard Sam Malaga were abducted west of Chicago Ridge and found slain, a trail of gunfire mirroring past mob violence. Oberta’s widow, already married to a notorious gang boss before, endures another tragedy as authorities hunt the rival Saltis group. The case echoes figures from Tim Murphy’s era and the ongoing violent feud that stains the South Side.
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United Press
Chicago
Tim Murphy
John “Dingbat” Oberta
Frank McKane
South Side
McEllane
McErlane
Oberta
Spike” O'Donnel
Cochran Proposes War Veterans Cash Relief Bill
Rep. Cochran introduces a bill to pay World War I veterans 25 percent of their adjusted compensation certificates. The plan uses 635 million dollars in the fund, funded by treasury assets, not new bonds, targeting unemployed veterans and those in financial distress.
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Washington
Cochran
Dem
Treasury
Wayne County Gas Tax Split Could Cost Michigan Counties
The Michigan supreme court case over the gasoline tax divide may shift $484,110 annually to fourteen counties led by Kent and Oakland, while many smaller counties face losses. If Wayne County wins, Otsego and Montmorency would see sizable cuts, with dozens of counties affected by altered apportionment under the highway plan.
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Wayne County
United Press
Lansing
Supreme Court
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Highway Department
Wayne
Berrien
Calhoun
Genesee
Ingham
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kent
Macomb
Muskegon
Oakland
Saginaw
St. Clair
Washtenaw
Wayzie
Bay
Lenawee
Otsego County
Montmorency County
Alcona
Alpena
Benzie
Branch
Cass
Grand Voix
Cheboygan
Emmet
Grand Uravyerse
Iosco
Isabella
Lapeer
Leelanau
Mackinaw
Manistee
Mécosta
Missaukee
Montcalm
Newaygo
Oceana
Osceola
Otsego
Ottawa
Presque Isle
St. Joseph
Wexford
Romania Princess Ileana Ends Engagement to Count Hochberg
United Press reports that Princess Ileana and Count Alexander von Hochberg have officially ended their engagement. The couple, ages 21 and 30, faced public scrutiny amid past life rumors. Queen Marie and the princess planned a trip to Egypt to recover from the rupture.
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United Press
Bucharest
Romania
Ileank
Alexander von Hochberg
Princess of Press
Europe
Queen Marie
Egypt
Ileana
Count Hochberg
Ans
Constanza
Nile
Three Die As Hotel Burns in Boston Blaze
A four alarm fire at an apartment hotel on Shawmut Avenue killed three people and injured about ten others. A man and a woman on the top floor perished and a three year old child suffocated after rescue to a penthouse roof. About 100 residents representing 350 families were asleep when the fire started on the ground floor and swept upward.
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United Press
Boston
Shawmut Ave
Pittsburgh
City County
Mercy Hospital
Nother Street
Court Docket Sets Three Criminal Cases For March Term
Isabella county circuit court schedules three criminal cages for the March regular term led by The People vs Leonard Duncan negligent homicide and manslaughter The People vs Chas Flynn and The People vs Marshall Davis possession of intoxicating liquor and keeping place. Civil seven chancery four divorce cases listed with multiple insurance and business disputes. Jury list drawn for March term.
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Isabella County
Ray Hart
Leonard Duncan
Chas. Flynn
Marshall Davis
Harry S. Corssen
Auto Owners Insurance. Company
Carl Brookens
Archie Muma
Gerald Fuller
John Delo
Chester A. Kelloe
Rolland
American Employees) Insurance Company
William Carroll
Robert Sisey
Fred Arman
A. D. MacRae
William S. Lamb
Martin Straight
Luther MecQueen
Michael H. Roberts
H. E. Chatterton
Bernard Dersnah
H. L. Holmes
Arthur M. Bartling
James
Brown -and
American Employees Insurance .Co
Charles McIntyre
Thomas Redman
James Redman
Frank H. Dusenbury
Jennie M. Gasner
Pure Oil Company
Lewis L. Shults
Pure Oil. Co
Alexander MacDonald
Cuba Plane Makes First Rio Trip From Miami
The air plane Cuba completed its inaugural direct flight from Miami to Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires, departing at 8 06 a m today.
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Miami
Fin
Cuba
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos
Social leaders urged to quit liquor at society functions
Washington reports reveal Ruth Strawbridge testifying before the House judiciary committee on a secret poll of society matrons and wives of officials. The poll showed 247 in favor of serving liquor at functions and 1,337 in favor of abolishing the custom, with efforts to banish liquor from society tables.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Washington
Mar
Ruth G. I. Strawbridge
Philadelphian Society
House Judiciary Committee
Strawbridge
Olger B. Burtness
Renn. N. D
Patrick H. Callahan
Louisville
Association of Catholics
Burtness
North Dakota
Callahany
Dward
B. ‘McLean
Hoover
America
Mining Camp Fears Apache Attack Near Bacerac
Douglas, March 6. The mining camp of Bacerac fears an Apache raid after ranchers, led by Moroni Finn, engaged a band of over 20 ambushers in the barren country near Bacerac Sonora. Five Apaches were reported killed and Finn was wounded as his horse was shot from under him.
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Douglas
Ariz
Bacerac
Joseph Connell
Moroni Finn
Connell
Sonora
Detroit Area Weather Forecast March 6
Lower Michigan forecast calls for snow in the north and rain or snow in the south starting late tonight or Friday. Tonight warmer, Friday cooler in the southwest, winds increasing to fresh to strong from the southeast. Readings show Detroit around 80 high and 44 low, with other cities listed for reference.
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Detroit
Michigan
Sim
Chicago
Iasesca
Duluth
Grand Rapids
Ludington
Senate Holds Hearings On Wagner Unemployment Legislation
The Senate Commerce Committee voted to hold open hearings on Wagner unemployment bills. A sub committee will hear from Labor Department officials this week on a plan to create a federal employment stabilization board with up to 150 million dollars annually for unemployment relief and public works planning. The panel includes Johnson Nye Vandenberg Fletcher Hawes.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Wagner
Dem
Labor Department
Ozfers
Federal Employment Stabilization Board
Labor Statistics Bureau
Hiram. Johnson
Galif
Nye
N. D
Pontiac Recall Movement Wins Primary Election
In Pontiac on March 5 the Citizens Protective league backed candidates won the first three spots in unofficial returns. The top vote getter was 2 B Schultz with over 5600 votes. rivals Webster and Allan Greene trailed, while economy and lower tax platforms failed to overtake the recall slate.
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United Press
Pontiac
Citizens Protective’ League
2. B. Schultz
R. P. Webster
Allan Greene
Fox Regains Hold on Film Empire in Tangled Battle
William Fox appears to regain control of the Fox Film and Fox Theaters Corporation after stockholders voted by a wide margin to adopt a refinancing plan backed by the fifth magnate. The measure aims to restructure the vast amusement enterprise Fox built from nickelodeon origins.
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New York
William Fox
Fox Film and Fox Theaters Corporation
World wide unemployed riot protests erupt in major cities
The United Press reports mass demonstrations by thousands of jobless and communists in cities worldwide. violence erupts in Berlin and Detroit as police reinforcements quell clashes. In Washington and Pittsburgh police fight crowds and arrest leaders amid chaotic marches.
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Berlin
Moabit
Fort Worth
Tex
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Citizens Protective League
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White House
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New Haven
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