Two Hundred Homes Destroyed by Fire in Nashua
A fire in Nashua New Hampshire destroyed 200 homes and two churches plus three large plants under a 40 mile wind. Over 1,090 homeless. guards and police patrolled to prevent looting. Red Cross set up shelter. Firefighting expanded to Hud son Tyngsboro and near Massachusetts line. infant Jesus church evacuated six hundred children. armory provided 500 cots. Crown Hill Baptist church burned. New York fires on Tong Island and Staten Island caused more than 2 million dollars in damage.
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Nashua
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Merrimack River
National Guard
Errour
Hudson
Tyngsboro
Massachusetts
Albade Simoneau
Church and
Jesus
the Red Cross
Church of the Infant Jesus
Crown Hill
Firebug Is Blamed for 320 Ohio Prison Deaths
An Ohio penitentiary fire that killed 320 inmates is blamed on negligence by prison officials and on possible incendiary origin. The inquiry board cites lack of a single commander and delayed alarms. the fire marshal argues the blaze was deliberately set with incendiary wiring.
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Ohio
Columbus
Myers Y. Cooper
Ra. R. Gill
Twenty Three Dead in Midwest Storms
Red Cross and National Guard units moved from cities to aid victims after a cyclonic disturbance swept nine central states. Twenty three people died and many were injured as tornadoes caused five million dollars in damage. Deaths were recorded in Missouri Nebraska Minnesota Illinois Kan Kansas North Dakota Wisconsin Iowa with nine women among the victims and one infant.
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Chicago
Red Cross
National Guard
Central States
Norborne
Tekamah
Neb
Lake City
Minn
Duluth
Antioch
Ill
Kickapoo
Kan
Cicero
Rockford
Galesburg
Lawton
N. D
Westby
Wis
Russell
Iowa
Typhoon Kills 50 Japanese Fishermen Around Saghalien
Dispatches report a deadly typhoon in the Odomari and Tomitaka districts on Saghalien killing fifty fishermen from Odomari who venturing to sea chased reports of large herring schools. damage ranges from 2.5 to 5 million dollars. The storm swept the rim of Ani way bay at the island’s southern edge. Doctors debate treatment approaches as patients gain another chance.
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Tokyo
Odomari
Tomitaka
Saghalien
Aniway Bay
Prince of Wales Likely to Receive Dual Promotions
London reports the prince of Wales is expected to be promoted in both army and navy this year. He may be gazetted major general and possibly rear admiral, while already serving as a full colonel for eleven years. In the navy he has been a captain since July 1919.
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London
Prince of Wales
Tariff Bill Nears Action by Congress
Washington reports the tariff bill is nearing presidential approval in a form acceptable to President Hoover. The measure aligns with farm group aims for higher agricultural duties and a limited industrial-rate revision, while eastern Republicans seek more boosts. The house softened lumber and sugar terms, pleasing Hoover, though he opposed high rates and durable-list treatments for materials like lumber.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
Hoover
President Hoover Sees Economic Recovery Through Unity
President Hoover tells the United States Chamber of Commerce that the worst of the crash is past and recovery will come with continued unity of effort. He notes cheap money will spur investment and hiring as banks ease rates and tariff policy debates unfold amid global shifts.
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Hoover
United States Chamber of Commerce
New Grain Storage Law Sought by Minnesota Farmers
Minnesota lawmakers will be urged in 1931 to enact a farm grain storage law modeled after North Dakota and Montana. W Thatcher of the Farmers Union Terminal Association notes campaigns in several states. Under those laws state inspectors issue sealed storage tickets usable as collateral for loans from federal banks.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
W. Thatcher
Farmers’ Union Terminal Association
Fariners' Union
South Dakota
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of
Federal Farm Board
Heavy 1930 Grain Sale Planned by Farmers Corp
Preliminary survey by the Farmers National Grain corporation indicates a tremendous volume of 1930 grain will be marketed by stockholders through a nationwide cooperative. W L Stahl, vice president in charge of organization, says additional elevators are being acquired and hundreds of farmers are joining the cooperative.
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Farmers Corp. Chicago
Department of the Farmers’ National Grain Corporation
W. L. Stahl
Co-Operative
Fireproof Celluloid Collar Hinted As Needed Innovation
A tongue in cheek remark suggests the fashion world should adopt a fireproof celluloid collar. The quip implies concerns about safety and durability in apparel materials.
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Primrose
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
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Ecker
Statistical Bureau
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Eng Loy
Southwest
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Sir Henry
Canadian National Railway
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