Floyd Collins Is Dead After Sand Cave Rescue Fails
Cave City Ky Floyd Collins died after a 13 day entrapment in Sand Cave. Officials reported a tiny fissure opened a rescue shaft revealing the explorer’s body. Relatives and rescuers praised the effort as they awaited body recovery in rugged hills.
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Cincinnati
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President Going Home Chief of State Feels Fearful
Minneapolis district judge McGee died from a self inflicted gunshot in his federal building chambers. A note cites fear of failing health as motive. Miss McGee, his daughter, and the building engineer found him after he did not return for lunch.
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Longworths Welcome New Baby in Chicago
Chicago congressman Nicholas Longworth visiting, meets his infant daughter born on St Valentine’s Day. Mrs Longworth, eldest daughter of the late President Roosevelt, and the child, born three days before the couple’s 18th wedding anniversary, are reported to be doing well by the attending physician.
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St. Valentine’s Day
Roosevelt
Frisco Editor M H DeYoung Dies at Dante Sanitarium
San Francisco Chronicle founder and longtime publisher M H DeYoung dies after emergency operation for an acute intestinal condition at Dante sanitarium. A dominant figure in American journalism for decades, DeYoung led a paper pivotal to the West Coast press.
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Jardine Returns Home After Coolidge Nomination
Jardine Walcome in Manhattan Kansas as president of Kansas State Agricultural College is welcomed by business leaders and faculty after being nominated by President Coolidge to secretary of agriculture. Nonpartisan League publisher dies in Bismarck. Frau Mathilde Mann in Germany dies suddenly as noted scholar translator of Scandinavian works and first woman to earn honorary doctor's degree.
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John H. Bloom
North Dakota
Nonpartisan League of North Dakota
Rorstock
Germany
Frau Mathilde Mann
Prominent Georgian Dies After Long Career in Atlanta
James W. English, a prominent Atlantan described as Atlanta's foremost citizen, died at his home in Georgia at the age of 85. English was noted for his long public service and leadership in civic affairs during his life.
Chicago-Frederick Upham dies at Palm Beach
Chicago area republican official Frederick Upham former treasurer of the Republican National Committee died in Palm Beach after a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 80, had health issues for years, and was accompanied by his wife sister and a nephew. Body to be returned to Chicago for burial with funeral date to be announced. Upham led the Consumers' Company and founded it, and held other executive roles in lumber coal and building materials ventures.
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Republican Committee
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Consumers’ Company
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D. Caldwell
Lake
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Marshfield
Wis
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Wiliam Upham
Wisconsin
Fred Upham
Peabody Coal Company
Treasure map lures businessman to Alaska mine claim
Seattle businessman James Townsend Fullerton, former Port Townsend mayor and loganberry pioneer, plans an April expedition with a friend to locate a rich Alaskan mine shown on a map. The claim allegedly traces to a prospector who died after bringing out 282 pounds of nuggets.
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James Townsend Fullerton
Port Townsend
Olympic Peninsula
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Kansan Lands Cabinet Post Washington
President Coolidge selected William M. Jardine of Kansas as secretary of agriculture and Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota as secretary of state. The nominations were sent to the Senate, confirming the cabinet he will lead from March 4 in his elected term.
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William M. Jardine
Kansas
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Minnesota
Charles Evans Hughes
Alice Roosevelt Longworth's daughter born in Chicago
Alice Roosevelt Longworth welcomes a baby girl in Chicago on St Valentine’s Day. The 6 pound 4 ounce infant is healthy and may be named after her mother, famed “Princess Alice” of the White House.
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Chicago
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Chicago Lying In
St. Valentine’s
Princess Alice
Roosevelt White House
Armour Stock Offered In Reorganization Move
Chicago Armour & Co plans a major reorganization turning the family firm into a investor owned corporation. About one third of J Ogden Armour’s stock may be acquired by the banking group that earlier supervised Armour & Co.’s financial restructuring. Further public offerings of stock expected as markets permit.
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Armour & Co
Sioux City Stock Yards to Boom With Big Plant Expansions
Sioux City stock yards are poised for a record year if plans by Swift Cudahy and Armour go ahead. Swift reportedly plans a four story addition costing about 3 million dollars, with other rivals set for substantial plant improvements to meet competition. Armour and Cudahy intend major expansions, aiming to expand storage and processing capacity and boost shipments from Sioux City.
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Hoover Asks Oyster Probe
Secretary Hoover urged Congress to appropriate 25000 to fund a thorough investigation into oyster linked typhoid fears. He noted the oyster industry yields about 20 million bushels annually worth roughly 4.06 million dollars to fishermen, spanning from Cape Cod to the Rio Grande and from Puget Sound to San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Floods Cause Heavy Damage in New England Rivers
Five days of record warmth and heavy rains melted winter snows flooding New England rivers. Banks overflowed across the region while officials predicted a heavy freeze could ease the situation. Boston and nearby areas reported rising water as relief was hoped through anticipated cold.
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New England
Couple Divorced After Fifty Years in South Bend
In South Bend Mr and Mrs Wilbur H Barker after five decades of marriage were granted a divorce on the grounds of abandonment with a decree awarded to the husband.
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South Bend
Wilbur. H. Barker
Noted Song Writer Jean Javez Dies at 55 in Los Angeles
Prominent song writer and scenario writer Jean Javez died in Los Angeles at age 55 from an intestinal infection. He was known for the hit Everybody Works But Father from two decades ago and collaborated on gag material for Har old Lisyd and Buster Keaton.
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Jean Javez
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Buster’ ‘Keaton
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Havyez
Chicago Lakeshore Clubhouse plans $3 million bond issue
The Lakeshore Athletic Club of Chicago has floated a 3 million dollar bond issue to finance a lakeside clubhouse building.
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Farm Relief Measure Doubtful This Session
Washington reports mixed progress on farm relief as the House moves to enact parts of the president's agricultural commission plan. Senate leaders doubt much can pass this session while hearings begin on commission recommendations and alternative bills such as Norris Sinclair and McNary Hengen gain support.
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Senate
Bhfl Yoakou
Farmer To ‘Consumer League
Wm. Jardine
Commission
Williamson County selects acting sheriff candidate
Deputy Sheriff selection referenced Marion, Thornton of Herrin, and Randall Parlaw named acting sheriff as Sheriff George Galligan leaves the county. The Williamson County Board of Supervisors approved the choice amid expressions of confidence in the deputy.
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Williamson Cty Board of Supervisors
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Herrin
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George Galligan
Make Believe Holdup Turns Fatal in Iowa Town
In Oskaloosa, Millard Lathrop, 12, was fatally wounded during a pretend robbery. He and his younger brothers attempted a playmate hold up. Earl McClain fired a small target rifle, striking Millard in the chest as he resisted the mock robbers. The incident occurred at a hospital in town.
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Oskaloosa
Millard Lathrop
New York Real Estate Operator Shot in Head
Christopher Hupfel, 33, a New York real estate operator and reputed millionaire, was shot twice through the head. Bystanders say a woman fired the shots. Police arrested Madame Kassara Spalajko vitch Germanovitch, 49, described as a process server and daughter of a former Serbian ambassador to Berlin, who claimed she did not commit the shooting.
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New York
Christopher Hupfel
Kassara
Spalajkovitch-Germanovitch
Berlin
Chapmen Neb Arthur Kling Biel Arrest Near St Liberty
Arthur Kling Biel of Central City was arrested near St Liberty an hour after allegedly holding up the Farmers State Bank there and escaped from attempts in currency. All of the loot was recovered. John McCormick Tend Mes New Orleans advice of his physicians John McCorm the tei or has postponed concerts until March and will leave for Miami where he will spend about two st was announced here. Tobacco Trust Inquiry Ordered in Washington by the Senate. Admission in Poison Case Columbus Ohio Lewis Tish Canton Ohio told authorities investigating the death of two Ohio State University students and the illness of many others from capsules of poison that she had filled the prescription of David Puskin a Canton student at the university's laboratory. Puskin died from poisoning. Fish maintained he obtained the capsules which he gave Puskin from the quinine bottle and that he was sure the poisonous capsules caused Puskin's death.
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Arthur Kling Biel
Central City
St. Liberty
Atttompns
Currancy
John, McCormick
New‘ Orleans
John, McCorm
Teior
Miami
Fila
Columbus
Levwis Tish
Canton
Ohio’ State University
David Puskin
Armiversity
Puskin
Fish
State tax cuts eyed in Iowa budget proposal
The Bud get Director urges a 2.21 mill reduction in the next biennium across two years if the legislature adopts the recommendation, estimating $8,360,400 in direct tax needs per year excluding the soldier bonus levy. Total state levy would rise to 9.14 mills annually, with $32,063,830.40 needed including soldier bonus retirement. Provisions cover department appropriations and taxes, plus a proposed income tax schedule and a pending gas tax discussion.
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BE. L. Hogue
Jewa
General Assembly
Radio Station on Mount Corcovado Above Rio Brazil
A radio station sits atop Mount Corcovado about two thousand feet above Rio de Janeiro. The location offers sweeping views and a commanding signal reach over the city.
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