U S Delegation Returns to New York After London Talks
The American delegation arrives aboard the Leviathan in New York amid a warm reception. Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson says the London treaty marks a long step toward disarmament and worldwide peace as naval limits evolve through time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David P. Sentner
International News Service
New York
London
U.S
Leviathan
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
Los Angeles
Texas
Hoover’s Prohibition Reform Faces Part Defeat in Congress
President Hoover’s repeal and enforcement reform proposal meets split support as lawmakers debate the juryless trial plan and adjournment timing. House officials push to speed action on minor-duty cases, border patrol, and prison expansion, with a continued push for early passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Neal
House Judiciary Committee
Rep
Christopherson
South Dakota
Border Patrol
Rep. Hoch
Kansas
Interstate Commerce
Senate
Will Says U. S. Off For Somewhere
Special to The News from Beverly Hills California reflects on travel and phones in a wry humor piece. The writer jokes that advances should save time yet time remains scarce while Americans rush to reach destinations.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Canada
London
England
Mr. Jones
Roger
Congress
America
Door bell repair tips and voter registration urged in PA News
The column urges door bell repairers to use census reports for business and encourages readers to register to vote before the primaries. It notes the census and registration officers will be at city precincts, and recalls an eclipse was unseen by reporters. Local streams are low and temperatures rise toward normal as a dog is injured by a hit-and-run motorist.
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Newce
Shenango
North
Mercer Streets
Patence
Daily Weather Report Summary
Weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning report a maximum of 63 and minimum of 50. Precipitation measured 0.03 inches. River stage is 5.7 feet and falling.
Poughkeepsie Woman Claims Cherie Note Tied to Maxon Case
Helen Kirkland Spencer of St Louis a Vassar senior admits writing the mysterious Cherie note found by police in the James M Maxon Jr homicide case. Maxon a former Columbia student faces murder charges in New York as Davis Paynter dies after a fight. Spencer says she knew Maxon for years and signed Cherie but denies engagement. Alice Huffman returns to Bell Telephone after appendectomy.
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International News Service
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Helen Kirkland Spencer
St. Louis
Vassar
Today
Cherie
James M. Maxon, Jr
James M. Maxon
Tennessee
New York
Young Maxon
Columbia University
Davis Paynter
Maxon
Jimmy
Jimmy Darling
Spencer
Army Aviator Sees Uncanny Shadows Above Clouds
An Air Corps officer in flight over Honey Lake at 18 000 feet reports eerie shadows and a dramatic solar eclipse effect visible for about fifty miles above the cloud cover. The account, penned for International News Service, describes the unusual phenomenon observed during the mission.
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International News Service
United States Air Corps
Honey Lake
Morrow Faces Wet or Dry Fight for Senate Seat
Dwight W. Morrow arrives in New York amid a fierce bid for the U S Senate amid pressure from wets and drys. He plans a decisive stand on prohibition as New Jersey's primary looms in seven weeks, with both sides aiming to pivot his stance to their cause.
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Dwight Morrow
Senate
George R. Holmes
Washington
Dwight W. Morrow
Mexico City
London
New York
United States Senate
Morrow
New Jersey
Eclipse Shadow Oval Over Honey Lake Observed From High Flight
CAPTAIN A W Stevens reports from Honey Lake California on April 29 witnessing a total sun eclipse from 18 400 feet. A distinct black shadow moved across the upper cloud layer beneath the aircraft tracing a sharp oval edge. The shadow differed from plane and moon shadows and appeared from a specific directional path.
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A. W. Stevens
International News Service
Honey Lake
Cal
Aircraft Merger Being Planned Involving Major Makers
Kansas City April 29 The American Eagle Aircraft Corporation of Kansas City leads talks on a planned merger of six to eight top aircraft and aeronautical motor manufacturers into a 7.5 million dollar company. Lincoln Aircraft Corporation Stekeley Airplane and Motor Company Light Machine and Foundry Company are among those in discussions. R O Bone president of Golden Eagle Aircraft Corporation will join talks.
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International News Service
Kansas City
Kas
Aeronautical Motor
American Eagle Aircraft Corporation of
E. E. Porterfield, Jr
American Eagle Company
Lincoln Aircraft Corporation
Lincoln
Eclipse of Sun Recorded By Scientists Across Skies
Scientists from Mt Wilson, the U S Naval Observatory and Pomona college captured a split seconds eclipse on numerous photographs and film. Despite spring storms, the eclipse party led by Dr Seth Nicholson achieved widespread confirmation with best imagery from Harold Babcock's spectograph. Residents noted uncanny lighting and a sudden chill as the moon covered the sun.
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Lyle Abbott
International News Service
Honey Lake
Cal
Mt. Wilson
U. S. Naval Observatory
Pomona College
Seth Nicholson
Pasadena
Harold Babcock
Two Priests Are Reported Held By Chinese Bandits
A relief party from Nanking reached Kingsu-Chen and rescued many inhabitants after a massacre by bandits that killed about 1000 people. Bandits swept south seizing Szeching and looting towns while two Catholic priests of St Columba's Mission were captured near Sientao-Chen. Canadian missionary A C Bridgman, captured at Changshaw on April 15, reached Foochow after escaping the bandits.
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International News Service
Shanghai
Nanking
Kingsu-Chen
Sungkiang
Szeching
Hankow
St. Coluban’s
Sientao-Chen
A. C. Bridgman
Changshaw
Foochow
Eclipse Clouds Spoil Local Solar Show
Clouds ruined the March 7 1970 solar eclipse view in New Castle with astronomer S S Myers noting only fleeting dots at peak. Residents clung to whispered plans to ignore future eclipses while crediting other states for seeing the event.
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S. S. Myers
Borah Attacks Parker Aimed at Red Jacket Coal Case
Senator Borah resumed the Senate fight to block Judge John J. Parker's confirmation to the Supreme Court. He targeted Parker's Red Jacket coal case ruling upholding Yellow Dog contracts, arguing the judge enforced infamous labor restraints more than any other federal judge. Allies of Parker defended him as simply carrying out a prior ruling.
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William K. Hutchinson
American Federation of Labor
Borah
Parker
Condor Steamship Sinks in Indian Cyclone
A cyclone on the Padma river near Nagarbari, India, swept the Condor over. Two hundred passengers drowned, only eighteen saved as waves filled cabins and passengers clung to rails. Master and crew fought to weather the storm. mails and cargo were lost.
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International News Service
London
Condor
Padma
Nagarbari
India
Firemen Trapped Collapse Cellar At Gas Station Fire
Eight firemen eight burned six seriously after being trapped in a cellar at a Sun Oil gas station in Philadelphia near Mt Airy and Stenton Aves. A truck driver was fueling a tank when flames spread to the basement and an explosion followed. A policeman was severely burned. All injured were taken to Chestnut Hill Hospital. Capt. James Suttie and ten others are listed among the injured.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Mt. Airy and
Stenton Avenues
Sun O11
Chestnut Hill Hospital
James Suttie
Daniel Ladd
James Rovas
Hoseman
James Claffey
Wesley Ogden
John B. Leary
Harry Murray
Tillerman
Edward Moore
Ladderman
Isaac Pinkerton
Census Bureau Allows Two Percent Error For Local Count
Census Supervisor Orville Brown says the bureau allows a two percent deviation from the real count. Local efforts aim to reach near 100 percent accuracy with citizen help identifying uncounted individuals. The local tally is expected to fall within two percent of the bureau estimate of 49 000, Brown notes.
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Orville Brown
Census Bureau
Brown
Death notices and infant deaths in Wampum area
Death records list Arthur Lee Hetrick aged 3, of Lee Avenue. Samuel Paul Arblester 37, 208 North Mulberry Street. Donald Eugene Smith 4 months, Rebecca Street. Rosa Luella Newton infant of 103 North Walnut Street. Mrs. J. R. Given 55 of Wampum, Pa.
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Arthur Lee Hetrick
Lee Avenue
Samuel Paul Arblester
North Mulberry Street
Donald Eugene Smith
Rebecca Street
Rosa Luella Newton
North Walnut Street
J. R. Given
Wampum
Militia Halts Prison Break With Rifle Fire
Rifles blasted the Ohio State Penitentiary as mutinous convicts attempted a general escape. About 200 shots rang out with guards and militia firing over heads. two convicts were wounded, one critically. Guards suffered minor injuries as Ohio National Guard units secured the yard and set up machine guns.
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James L. Kilgallen
Willis Floyd
Wednesday Registration Day Set Ahead of Spring Primary
Registration day is scheduled for Wednesday April 30 with hours 7 to 9, 11 to 12, and 4 to 10. Voters who registered last fall or unchanged precincts need not register again. Those moving to a new precinct must register at their new polling location.
Sap Runs as Maples Signal Spring Outing
The text evokes warm weather and springtime chores as maple sap begins to run. The author describes urges to outdoors activity, noting pleasant temperatures and the idea of enjoying nature and outdoor pastimes during early spring.
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Hoover
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U. S
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Orville J Brown
Daily Weather Report
Alice Huffman
Bell Telephone Company
Frelinghuysen
United States
New Castle
Planet X
Frances Rees
Washington, D. C
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Judge Parker
Judicial Record
North Carolina
Senator Overman
N. C
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Ohio
Haubrich
Ohio National Guardsmen
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Arthur Mometer
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