Members New Cabinet Made Known
Washington March 1 Herbert Hoover’s expected Cabinet members are listed: James J. Davis La, Henry J. Stimson State, Andrew Mellon Treasury, James W. Good War, William D. Mitchell Attorney General, Walter F. Brown Postmaster, Charles Francis Adams Navy, Dr Ray Lyman Wilbur Interior. Two slots for Agriculture and Commerce yet to be announced. Wilbur nominated to Ninth Circuit judge seat. retirement clears path for Wilbur to Interior.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
James J. Davis
Henry J. Stimson
Andrew Mellon
Treasury
James W. Good
William D. Mitchell
Walter F. Brown
Charles Francis Adams
Navy
Ray Lymen Wilbur
Interior
Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Wilbur
Coolidge
United States
Ninth Circuit
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Dry Violation Bill Advances Through House in March Action
Washington date March 1 The Dry Army pressed ahead as the House passed the Jones dry violation bill by 283 to 90 after Senate approval. Prohibition enforcement funds drew debate with conferees proposing a compromise of about 3 million dollars instead of 24 million.
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Jones
Washington
House
Senate
U. S. Executive's Age Averages 54 Years
Washington March 1 The average age of American presidents at inauguration is 54. Hoover was 35, Roosevelt 42, Harrison 68, Washington 57. Jefferson Madison and Adams were not present. Coolidge was 41. Grant Polk Pierce Garfield Cleveland and Roosevelt were under 50.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Harrison
Jefferson
Madison
John Quincy Adams
Coolidge
Grant
Polk
Pierce
Garfield
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Supplies to West Alaska Aboard El Cedro
The steamer El Cedro will load in early April to carry canned foods and Tacotai for marines traders miners and trappers in the Aleutian region. The voyage supports stations of the Alaska Commercial Company headquartered in Seattle.
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West
Alaska
el Cedro
Seattle
Alaska Commercial Company
Forty-Five Year Old Mine Fire Threatens Ohio Homes
In New Stratsville Ohio a long burning mine fire, started by striking miners in the eighties, has broken to the surface and now menaces more than 56 homes and a school. Miners dynamited surrounding territory to check the spread as deadly fumes raise fears.
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Ohio
New Strattsville
Pao
Trotzky in Constantinople Seriously Ill Says Report
A March 1 dispatch reports Leon Trotzky, age 80, gravely ill in Constantinople. Local Soviet doctors cannot treat him, and a Berlin specialist has been summoned. The illness is described as combined liver and lung trouble. Trotzky’s permit to remain in the country expires May 1.
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Constantinople
Leon Trotzky
Berlin
Trotzky
Korean Women Emerge From Ancient Shell Labor Shift
Seoul March 1 In ultra conservative Korea new jobs open to women. Manila bus lines in the capital replaced male conductors with young women wearing short skirts and military style blouses and visored caps. Older Koreans lament the change as degeneracy of the times.
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Seoul
Korea
Cspital
Manielpal
Greeks Tax Bachelors to Spur Marriage Rate
ATHENS March 1 The Greek government plans a bachelors tax after Italy on men over 30, ending when they marry. A May census showed a women excess of 52 214 due to Asia Minor refugees. exemptions apply to war invalids and certain officers. Critics urge raising the taxable age to 35. G W Poitevin arrives on the Alameda for the Latin cable office staff.
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Athens
Italy
Asia Minor
G. W. Poitevin
Alameda
Harper's
Thie Looat Cable Attice
Regaining Health Visit by Heber J Grant in California
Heber J. Grant, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, based in Salt Lake City, is in California to recuperate from illness while visiting church missions.
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Heber J. Grant
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Salt Lake City
California
Allness
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company 1928 profit report
New York March 1 1928 the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company reports a 1927 deficit of 151 988 and a 1928 net profit of 781 106. The statement highlights improving finances and profitability for the mining firm amid previous losses.
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Alaska
Juneau
New York
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company
American Smelting
Chesapeake Corporation
Cudahy
General Motors
International Paper B
Mack Trucks
National Power and Right
Packard Motors
Podium
Nexus Corporation
Steel
Bethiener Gleel
American Can
Canada
Continental Motors
Holmes Out for Alaska Governorship
Amarillo Texas March 1 W H Holmes of Amarillo seeks Alaska governor job as Hoover appointment. Texas Republican National Committeeman B Creager plans to present endorsements from Texas party leaders and national committeemen in Washington urging the appointment.
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Amarillo
Tex
W. H. Holmes
Alaska
Herbert Hoover
B. Creager
Texas
Creager
Washington
Holmes
Texas Republican Organization
Hoover
Woman Police Judge Sits for Tenth Year
In Boulder Colorado Judge Linda M Lee marks ten years on the police court bench. She presides with mercy when offenders show sincere intent to reform. A traffic case triggered a rare moment as a guilty verdict prompted leniency after a promise to drive more carefully. He offered to brush the judge's hair and she accepted.
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Boulder
Colo
Ness
Linda M. Lee
Hhair
Cuban conspirators deny plot to kill Machado
Havana reports Dr Ale tero Leonard, one of ten arrested as conspirators, denied charges by Cuban Secret Service Police that a plot existed to kill President Machado and trigger American intervention. He said his group aimed for constitutional changes through what he called “Je sat channels.”
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Havana
Aletero Leonard
Secret Service
Machado
Jesat
Father of French Tennis Star Dead
The father of Suzanne Lenglen, famed French tennis star, died today in Paris. The article notes his death and references the Paris scene as it reports on Lenglen family figures.
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Nice
Papa Lenglen
Suzanne Lenglen
Air Compressor Explodes Kills Seven at Quarry
STONE MOUNTAIN Ga March 1 An air compressor at the Stone Mountain Granite Quarries Corporation exploded after noon as workers left. Seven men were killed and ten seriously injured. The blast hurled steel and sent debris into the timekeeper's office.
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Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain Granite Quarries Corporation
National Campaign Costs Reported by Senate Committee
Washington March 1 The National campaign cost 16500000 exclusive of the District and smaller organizations the Senate Campaign Funds Committee announced The Committee listed Republican expenditures as nearly 9500000 and Democrats over 7000000 The National Committees spent the most of the fund.
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Washington
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Blush Measurements At Dinner Report Heat Levels
New York, March. The American Institute hosted a dinner where blush intensities were measured. The thermopole two feet from faces showed mild blushes, with one-hundredth of a degree noted. Dr BE KE Free explained blondes run hotter cheeks than brunettes, whose faces are colder normally.
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New York
March
American Institute
BE. KE
Impeachment Proceeding for Judge Hardy Headed to Senate
Sacramento dispatch reports Judge Carlos Hardy of the Los Angeles Superior Court faces impeachment articles filed in the Senate. He is suspended, and Gov. Young indicates he will appoint a successor soon. Names Wilson, Van Mayern, and BB. Green are mentioned among traveling officials.
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Sacramento
Carlos Hardy
Angeles
Senate
Young
Hardy
Wilson
A van Mayern
BB. Green
Extra Session May Be Called About April 10
Special session of Congress for consideration of farm relief and tariff revision will be called around April 10. Herbert Hoover is sending the matter to congressional leaders who have conferred and found farm relief bills will be ready early in April. Representative Tilson said the farm will be considered first and disposed of in a work.
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Washington
Congress
Herbert
Hoover
Tilson
Trains Collide Near Largo. Two Killed and Injured
Northbound Northwestern Pacific Passenger train crashes into a southbound freight near Largo, Cal. Engineer George Bradley killed. fireman EB Landre also dead. freight engineer George Gupard likely fatally injured. Rescue and investigation follow as casualties rise. In New York markets, Alaska Juneau quotes 94, while various firms show mixed stock movements.
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Uriah
Cal
Dover
Northwestern
Pacific
Largo
George Bradley
Yereck
EB. Landre
George Gupard
President's Oath Contains 35 Words
Washington March 1. The oath of the president of the United States contains 23 words as defined by the constitution. The version cited emphasizes to preserve protect and defend the constitution to the best of ability, though the text is garbled.
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Washington
United States
Cai
Flood Danger Lessening in Southern Area
Clear ing skies and a drop in temperature brought hope today to four Southern States attacked by floods which have already claimed eight lives. A 41 hour rain caused streams to overflow in Maine and the South threatening roads and bridges as floods carried away bridges and washed out road beds in North and South Carolina.
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Atlanta
Ives
Mexican Bandits Kill Two Americans in Texas Mining Camp
Ten bandit gang members who seized and killed two American mining engineers were killed in a clash with troops near Mexico City. Two others were captured.
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Mexico City
Vast Japanese coast hit by earthquakes and tsunamis
Dispatches report enormous damage along the coast near Choshi and Miyake with entire villages buried under water up to twelve feet. Casualties are unknown as earthquakes, tidal waves, and fires strike, recalling past disasters.
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Isle of Nippon
Tokyo
Gchoshi
Mippon
Tish
Explosion Scarred Tritonia Wrecks Near Harbor
A British steamer Tritonia loaded with 200 boxes of dynamite exploded this afternoon near the harbor. The blast wrecked cabins and telegraph lines, damaged harbor facilities, and scattered wreckage over a wide area. Two men were reportedly killed, with debris spotted far from the ship that had sailed from Seattle for West Coast service to South America.
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Buenavena
Ura
Coane
Tritonia
Seattle
South America
Prohibition Officers Engage Rum Runners Near Tampa
Federal Prohibition Agents clashed with rum runners south of Tampa on Friday night using three automobiles. After a prolonged firefight one officer was wounded and a runner was believed killed, another captured, and the assailants fled into the woods.
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Tampa
Fla
Fim
Bette
Wimiwas
Men of Prominence Pass Out of Public Life Next Monday
Washington March 1 The Seventieth Congress will pass into history at noon March 4 and yield to the Seventy-first Congress under President Hoover Aboard the retiring list are Senator James A Reed of Missouri and Senator George McLean of Connecticut who leave public life For the new Congress a large crop of newcomers will take seats marking a shift in the political landscape This item notes the retirement of prominent lawmakers and the incoming slate with the change in party majorities anticipated.
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Washington
Seventy-first Congress
Hoover
James A. Reed
Mimouri
Pregi
Dent
Sears
George McLean
Connécticut
Congress
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