Railroads blamed for peninsula’s degraded service study says
The Del Mar Va congress Transportation and Communication Division reports railroad officials of the Pennsylvania and B C and A lines show indifference to future business, driving decrepit facilities and poor service on the peninsula. It cites high rates, late bills, and poor cooperation with shippers, urging rail leaders to modernize and boost regional development.
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Storm toll checked up in south states
New Orleans reports severe storm damage across Louisiana and nearby areas as tornadoes Thursday night caused casualties, with debris strewn streets and multiple structures hit. Electric outages and road closures delayed rescue efforts and assessments.
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Petition in Paris Defends Chaplin Art From Morality Demands
A Paris petition titled To American Opinion argues Charlie Chaplin’s art is separate from his private life and opposes a ban on his picture. It states future signatures from French and European intellectuals will join, and calls for leaving his great masterpieces in peace without moral interference.
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Canton Army Mobilized Near Shanghai to Counterstrike
Canton's forces move within 30 miles of Shanghai as the Shan hai Volunteer Corps orders mobilization of 1600 residents in anticipation of clashes with striking Chinese workers. Trams halted after stones were thrown by strikers as nationalism grows amid Haichow victory talk.
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Two Aviators Missing Off New Jersey Coast
Langley Field pilots Lieut Willard J Harris and Lieut William A Gray disappeared after leaving Mitchell Field for Langley in a fog. A wreckage fragment bearing army insignia was found near Forked River New Jersey, prompting coast guard searches and the theory that the men are dead.
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Watchman Struck at Virginia Ave Crossing In Hagerstown
Edgar J. Lowe 65 of Shepherdstown is believed fatally injured when struck by an automobile driven by Martinsburg businessman Melvin Ripple. Poor visibility from sleet and rain hindered Lowe who was signaling an approaching train. he suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries.
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Naval incidents and disasters reported in late broadcasts
A sequence of late news items notes ships ordered to new stations including a Japanese cruiser and destroyer to St Washington and Geneva talks on naval matters. Reports from Cape Verde and French West Africa mention a pioneering flight and an air crash death. A gas line explosion near Sistersville West Virginia causes major damage and unemployment, while a Baltimore-bound body is sent after a Fairfield plane crash.
Body Sailor Mourned After Virginia Coast Tragedy
The body of Stapleton is recovered off the Virginia Maryland coast after a December voyage with two missing crewmen from the Norfolk tugboat Assateague. An inquest was held as authorities identify him by a found ring and personal belongings.
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Evangelist Mrs McPherson Tours New York Night Clubs
Almer Sempie McPherson of Los Angeles toured New York night clubs after arriving for a three day evangelistic campaign. She described patrons dancing over the trapdoor to hell and spoke of the smoky cellar rooms as baring a grim life.
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Elaborate Funeral Planned For Ring Rescued From Cave
A cave rescue tale centers on a ring that was saved but died from pneumonia. The Kelly brothers plan elaborate funeral rites at the cave mouth where a red fox was killed and dragged, with neighbors urging burial there.
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Maloney Among Top Contenders for Heavyweight Title
Jimmy Maloney’s New York win over Jack Delaney places him with Jack Sharkey and Jack Fleming as the leading challengers for the heavyweight crown. Tunney asserts the champion will fight any of the trio or other contenders who gain Tex Rickford’s backing for the proposed bout this fall in New York.
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Crime Decreases as Ward Faces Crime Survey Findings
Police superintendent evaluates recent crime data noting a drop in incidents. Officials say only a few more cases remain to be resolved, indicating progress in the ongoing war on crime.
Golfer Grahame aims for Los Angeles despite delays
Mobile report says Grahame and his caddy Happy Kirby press toward Los Angeles in a marathon gulf trip. They face high water and storms. after nights in a farmer's stable and a church refuge, Grahame has logged 262 strokes with an estimated total near 1,455,000 strokes.
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Dover judges remove Kent County Board of Assessments
In Dover Delaware on February 19 an AP report states that B Cooper Republican Gene Moore and William M Hug were removed from the Kent County Board of Assessments by the law court. Taxpayers had alleged improper changes to assessments. the board admitted a customary practice but denied criminal motive. The three members plan to appeal to the Superior Court.
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Sleet Storm Delays New York Traffic
New York experiences a sleet storm with a northeasterly wind delaying traffic and tying up subway lines. The Levinton Arena subway line in the Bronx is reported as tied up for about forty minutes as trains crawled over East River bridges.
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Salisbury Woman Kills Self by Gas in Apartment
Mrs Elbert N Todd 21 used gas from range connections to end her life early today in Salisbury. Her six year old son Richard woke during the night and found the kitchen tragedy. coroner reports no inquest. The family had moved from Crisfield two months prior and include four year old Phillip.
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In Favor as Smith Before Ala Congress
Montgomery Alabama February 19 AP Will Rogers spoke before the Alabama legislature urging southern Democrats to defeat the next national election governor Heflin to tell negro stories in the future Smith a likable fellow to endorse after two weeks in Montgomery the klan would elect him kleagle Prohibition not an issue he said commodity Yankee influence to restore light wine and beer after eight years
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al Smith
Tragedy in Daverport as Student Takes Life Path of Locomotive
In Daverport Iowa Blanche Gobathulers 15 took her life by leaping before a locomotive after a reprimand from grandparents. The Coroner reports prior threats to self harm and that she had disgusted the aide of George Cane tan 13 a classmate.
Wader falls short in capital shadow attack report
A 3 year old telephone operator was attacked and robbed on the grounds in front of the Capitol. She was wounded and is in a dying condition, telling police the assailant had a dark complexion and fled the scene.
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