Floods sweep Washington as avalanches kill 13 in mountains
In Wa state near Seattle heavy rains melt snow causing floods and deadly slides. Mt Washington section saw seven dead and four homes wiped away by mud and rock into Boxley Creek Canyon. George Johnson and son Gosta died nearby as log jam collapsed. Rescuers search landslide victims further north as more homes are abandoned and snowslides increase.
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Seattile
Wash
Washington
Mt. Washington
Boxley Creek Canyon
William Blades
Gus Blader
R. A. Moore
Elwood Claggett
W. M. Blake
Snoqualmie
Johnson
Hazel
Here
Satsour
Idaho
Churchill
Burke
Explosion rocks Boissevain Mine in Pocahontas field
Rescue teams battled smoke and poisonous gas after an early morning blast at the Boissevain Mine near Bluefield West Virginia. Officials reported 20 to 30 workers trapped with 20 escaping, as rescuers from Jenkinjones and Pocahontas pushed into the smoke soaked shafts.
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Pocahontas
W. Va
U. P
Boissevain Maine
Here
Washington
United States Bureau of Mines
Boissevain
Bluefield
Bureau of Mines
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Virginia
Thomas Stockdale
Bramwell
West Virginia
Stockdale
Jenkin Jones
Body of Charles L Gentile Found in Brook Park Village
Cleveland police report the barber Charles L Gentile was shot in the head neck and heart and left across a ditch in Brook Park Village. A half smoked cigar rested in his hand as investigators link the case to the Lonardo Porello feud amid recent gangland violence. Gentile is identified by papers found on him and is brother to Sam Gentile, who has a police record.
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Cleveland, O
Charles L. Gentile
Brook Park Village
Gentile
Cleveland
Raymond
Rosario Porello
Sam Gentile
Driving While Intoxicated Man Fined in Lorain
Robert Lee of Lorain was fined 100 dollars and costs after arraignment before Mayor W. H. Van Oster for driving while intoxicated. His driving privilege is suspended for thirty days.
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Robert Lee
Lorain
W. H. van Oster
Ohio Weather Forecast Affects Weekend Plans
Partly cloudy and slightly colder tonight for Ohio. Sunday looks partly cloudy with continued cool conditions and light winds.
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Ohio
Lame Duck Bill Neared Final Action in Congress
Senate and House conferees reached a final form of Norris Constitutional amendment to end lame duck sessions. The measure would move presidential inauguration to January 20 and set Congress to convene annually on January 3, with action due next week in both houses.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Campbell abandons speed record bids at Daytona Beach
Sir Malcolm Campbell halted further runs to beat his own speed marks. He ordered the Bluebird Racer crated after unsatisfactory beach conditions, shipping it to New York by freight on Sunday. Campbell had set a 253.968 mph world record for the measured mile on Wednesday.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Campbell
New York
Bandit Leader Shot Dead in Miami Embassy Club Hold Up
Five bandits attempted a dawn hold up at the Embassy Club in Miami engaging staff and guests. The bandit leader was killed, three other robbers wounded, and one guest plus two employees injured. T Phillip Perkins, former British amateur golf champion, was shot in the hip while a bandit used him as a shield.
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Miami
Fla
T. Phillip Perkins
Bright Spots In Business World
55 leading centers report slight quickening in trade and improved sentiment per Bradstreet's Weekly Trade Review. Railways recall workers as plants resume activity. several firms post gains in 1931 and 1951 profits. banking improves in recent weeks.
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New York
Bradstreet
Weekly Trade Review
Cleveland Police Shakeup Reshapes Force Under Merrick
In Cleveland on February 27, Safety Director Frank J. Merrick ordered a sweeping reorganization with 127 officers reassigned across six districts. Mayor Ray T. Miller backed the move as enforcing a war on gangsters, while Detective Captain Emmet J. Potts was demoted from head of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation to a uniform captain posting. Deputy Inspector Joseph Sweeney succeeded him.
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Cleveland
Frank J. Merrick
Merrick
Ray T. Miller
Miller
Emmet J. Potts
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Joseph Sweeney
Potts
Roaring Third
Will View Fox Ditch Improvement in Lorain March 23
County commissioners will view the Fox ditch in Lorain on March 23 to decide if improvements are needed. A hearing on the improvement is scheduled for March 30.
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Lorain
Prosecutor challenges Benzak plea timeline
Prosecutor Don W. Myers disputed a Chronicle-Telegram paragraph about Michael Benzak's plea to second degree murder. He said Benzak or his lawyers first indicated a guilty plea on Friday morning February 26, 1932, and that earlier offers related only to a manslaughter plan.
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Don W. Myers
Chronicle-Telegram
Michael Benzak
Benzak
Lawrence Webber
Richard Horan
John M. Harding
Continuance Granted in Sorgen Case in Mansfield Court
In Mansfield on February 27 Ed Sorgen known as a local healer received a continuance until March 10 on a charge of violating state medical laws. Four other Mansfield chiropractors were granted similar continuances on a charge of practicing without a state license.
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Sorgen
Mansfield, O
Ed. Sorgen
Mansfield
Kaiser 10 Named Building Inspector in Elyria
L P Kaiser local contractor named Elyria building inspector under the new building inspection ordinance effective March 1. Mayor concurred, salary 100 a month. The post replaces the plumbing and electrical inspectors and requires a 1000 bond.
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L. P. Kaiser
Elyria
Fred Underhill
W. H. van Oster
Kaiser
Thomas Potter
Bates
James A. Hewitt
Hoover Moves to Back Baby Bond Plan in Banking Reforms
Washington reports indicate Senators see the Treasury Baby Bond campaign as paving the way for government guaranteed deposits to reassure small savers about bank safety. President Hoover plans to sign the Glass-Steagall Bill after its passage, triggering a major effort to lift business mood.
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Washington
Treasury
Hoover
Congress
Conviction of Capone Is Affirmed
The United States circuit court of appeals affirmed Al Capone’s income tax fraud conviction. Capone, sentenced by Judge Jas H Wilkerson to 11 years in prison and a $50 000 fine, had appealed claiming faulty indictments.
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Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
al. Capone
Capone
Jas. H. Wilkerson
Hearing Planned on Lake Road Relocation Near Beaver Creek
A hearing on relocating Lake road at Beaver Creek will be held in the county commissioners office on March 7. The plan removes a sharp turn and requires moving the creek bridge, with a new bridge to be built under current plans.
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Lake Road
Beaver Creek
Office of
County Commissioners
One-Cent-A-Mile Rate For Lehigh Valley Auburn Division
The Lehigh Valley Railroad establishes a one-cent-a-mile rate on its Auburn Division to boost passenger traffic. The reduced fare applies to round trips between any two stations on the division.
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Sayre
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Auburn
Gossett suit targets Belton Power over malaria bites
Mr and Mrs W E Gossett sue Belton Power Company for 25000 dollars claiming mosquito bites from mosquitoes in the defendant's lake grew to maturity and caused them to contract malaria.
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Greenville
S. C
Belton Power Company
W. E. Gossett
Washington portrait sparks call for modern aristocrats at Elyria meeting
Prof. Clarence T. Craig of Oberlin College urged the best elements of the community to guide fundamental societal changes during the First M E Church gathering of the Federated Men's Brotherhood of Elyria churches. He framed Washington as a revolutionary aristocrat and urged leadership from educated elites to shape thinking and economy.
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Clarence T. Craig
Oberlin College
M. E
Federated Men’s Brotherhood of Elyria
Federation
W. H. van Oster
Methodist Men’s Club
George Washington
Washington
Craig
America
Jesus Christ
Virginia
Abraham Lincoln
Prof. Craiz
A. L. Garford
Garford
Elyria
Oberlin
Japanese Forces Smash At Slowly Receding Chinese
In Shanghai on February 27 1932 Japanese troops reinforced by air and land struck the Chinese defense line after occupation of Kiangwan. Police reported 15000 Japanese troops arrived during the night in the International Settlement and moved to the front.
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United Press
Shanghai
Kiangwan
International Settlement
Japan Faces Need to Float Domestic Loan for China War
Washington Feb 27 The Japanese government must float a domestic loan to fund military operations in China. Halleck A. Butts, commercial attaché in Tokyo, reported this to the Department of Commerce today.
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Washington
China
Halleck A. Butts
Tokio
Department of Commerce
United States May Join League Economic Sanctions if Japan Act
Washington reports indicate the administration would join a League of Nations economic boycott of Japan if invoked but does not plan to initiate sanctions. Cabinet discussions and talks with Secretary Stimson shaped a policy to cooperate if needed, with hopes for milder measures and independent aid from the United States.
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United Press
Washington
League of Nations
Japan
United States
Stimson
League of Nations Assembly
France
Great Britain
Assembly
League
Geneva
Far East
Boxer John Ellis Bound Over To Grand Jury
John Ellis amateur boxer was bound to the grand jury under a $500 bond for resisting and interfering with an officer. He appeared before Justice S. J. George yesterday in a case alleging he forcibly resisted Constable J. J. Howlett during an attempt to eject a family from their Rush street residence on February 13. Deputies assisted in carrying out the ejection order.
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John Ellis
Grand
S. J. George
Ellis
J. J. Howlett
Rush Street
Howlett
Shhriffs
Two Movie Actresses Granted Divorces in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on February 27 Jack Pickford testified about jealousy and erratic habits, helping Mary Mulhern Pickford, formerly of New York, win an interlocutory decree of divorce.
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Los Angeles
Jack Pickford
Mary Mulhern Pickford
New York
Actress Ethel Clayton Wins Divorce Over Husband’s Conduct
Ethel Clayton testified that habitual intoxication and conduct making her unable to carry on her business led to a divorce from Jan Keith, a stage actor, in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Ethel Clayton
Jan Keith
Japan Air and Artillery Break Chinese Lines Near Shanghai
Japanese airmen and coastal artillery pounded three points along an 18 mile front near Shanghai. Forces struck Lion Forest forts by Paoshan City and bombarded Tazang Chapei sectors as Chiang Kai-shek redeployed 8th division reinforcements to Chapei to shore up the 19th Route army.
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United Press
Shanghai
U.K
Lion Forest
Paoshan
Woosung
Tazang
Chapei
Chiang Kai-shek
19Th Route Army
Lorain County farmers urged better seed and fertilizers
Recommendations on crop raising and fertilizing were given to Lorain County farmers at four meetings sponsored by the county agricultural extension service. Karl Jones of Ohio State University warned about obtaining good seed and noted Wayne Oats yielded six bushels more per acre at Wooster tests. He urged high analysis fertilizers as economical with proper machinery.
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Lorain County
County Asticultural Extension Service
Karl Jones
Ohio State University
Wellington
Oberlin
Eaton
Henrietta
Jones
Wayne Oats
Onno Agricultural Experiment Station
Wooster
Pershing Enters Walter Reed Hospital for Illness
General John J. Pershing, age 71, has entered Walter Reed Army Medical Center for treatment of a cold and laryngitis. Doctors say there is no cause for alarm and his move to the hospital is for proper care amid his residence at a local club.
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Washington
John J. Pershing
Walter Reed Hospital
Army Medical Center
Pershing
Dayton Physician Dr William E Allaman Dies
Dr William E Allaman aged 69 a longtime Dayton physician died today He was a 1896 Ohio State University graduate spent three years in Anti Saloon League field work studied at Ohio Medical University graduated 1902 and served as an interne at Protestant Hospital Columbus He came to Dayton in 1903 and began his practice
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Dayton
Dayton, O
William E. Allaman
Allaman
Ohio State University
Anti - Saloon League
Ohio Medical University
Protestant
Columbus
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Pullman Car & Manufacturing Corp
Associated Gas & Electric System
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