Sudden flood devastates Tennessee and Kentucky towns
Floods and storms across Tennessee, Kentucky and neighboring states have caused extensive deaths over the weekend. Authorities report dozens dead, with Tennessee and Kentucky hardest hit. The Cumberland Mountains generated floods along the Tyney River scene near Harriman, with women and children among the victims.
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Touisville
Camberland
Kentuucky
Tennessee
South
Tennisey
Kentucky
Tyney
Harriman
Illinois Antiklan Bill Up For Debate In House
A House boundary committee approved a bill to force every Illinois organization with more than 20 members and an oath of membership to file its constitution by laws rules and oath with the secretary of state within ten days of adoption. The measure mirrors New York and Alabama statutes. A London firm adopted a 13 month calendar to simplify accounts.
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Ku Klux Klan
Illnis
Oundary Committee
House of Representatives
watt-Ryan
William E. King
Cierge
Cook County
David T. Byanson
Down State
King
New York
United States Supreme Court
Alabama
Michigan
London
Richmond Woman May Seek Virginia Lieutenant Governor Post
Mrs Walter Colquit of Richmond, known as Mrs Sarah Lee Fain and a member of the Virginia General Assembly, is expected to announce her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor on the Democratic ticket amid active political involvement of Virginia women.
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Virginia
Walter Colquit
Richmond
Sarah
Lee Fain
House of Delegates
Virginia General Assembly
Two Spanish Aviators Start Atlantic Nonstop Hop to Rio
Two Spanish aviators Cap tains Francisco Dimin ez and Ignacio Iglesias depart Seville in secret from Seville at 2 40 PM Eastern time heading south across the Atlantic in a 4800 mile nonstop flight to Rio de Janeiro. Madrid reports they were sighted over Cape Verde after midnight as the North Dakota legislature rejects a bill to repeal the Ten Commandments display in public schools.
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Seville
Atlantic Ocean
Rio de Janeiro
Francisco Diminez
Ignacio Iglesas
Madrid
Tay
Cape
Judy Rioccoro
North Dakota
Judson Files for Mayor on First Ticket
The first ticket for the municipal election on Tuesday April 2 includes Tipmans Millison for mayor seeking re election and Charles G Warner D M Bothwell and Lockie Mackinnon as council candidates. Rumors say a second ticket may be filed headed by Henry Roden Emil Erase G Blomgren and Cash Cole for council with Blomgren declining. Filing closes Wednesday at 3 pm and associated election events follow.
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Tipmans Millison
Charles G. Warner
Elso
D. M. Bothwell
Lockie Mackinnon
Jurson
Warner
Connetts
MacKinnon
Vhsety
Dunean
Bothwell
Cash Cole
Henry Roden
Emil Erase
G. Blomgren
Sanitary Grocery
Cole Nimbit
Blomgren
The
Empire
Tee
Hoover and Stim son to Meet in White House Visit
President Herbert Hoover and newly arrived Secretary of State Henry Stimson set for first talks in Washington. Stimson will stay at the White House for the week to help accelerate the new administration’s work after a long journey from Manila via San Francisco and New York. The Nixon case jury verdict of guilty was reported from Ketchikan as the trial neared its end. Restoration work on Rouen Cathedral’s Saint Romain tower nears completion.
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Secy
Curtis Stimson
Hoover
Izaak Walton
Generla Mitchel
Wilbur and
Lamont
Good and Brown
Brown
Davia
Adams
Hyde
Mellon
Curtis
Maryland
Stirman
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Henry M. Stimson
Stimson
Manila
San Francisco
New York
White House
Au Nours
Nixon
U.S
Ketchikan
Nayor
Saint-Romain
Rouen
France
Dry Officials Skeptical Over Jones Law Impact
Washington officials say rumors that bootleggers are quitting for harsher penalties under the Jones law lack official confirmation. Treasury assistant secretary Lowman and Prohibition commissioner Doran say early cases show little measurable effect, with penalties largely determined by federal judges and arrests still limited.
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Washington
Prohibition
Stortler Ui Ae Treashey Department
Brymour Lowman
Lowman
Blidge
Heggers
Doran
Lowmian
Mississippi Flood Threat Persists as Guards Guard Dikes
Chicago dispatch reports rising Mississippi and Missouri River waters threatening levees and banks. National Guard and Naval Militia patrol near Quincy to prevent breaches and aid families displaced. The first fatality in the area occurred when a youth drowned after a fall from a dike.
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Chicago
Missouri
National Guard
Naval
Quincy
Mussolini and Fascists Win Big in Italian Elections
In Rome Premier Mussolini and the Fascist Party scored a sweeping victory in parliamentary elections. Official returns show about 8.5 million favorable votes against roughly 136,000 opposition ballots, signaling strong support for the regime.
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Mussolini and Fascist Party
Rome
Mussolini
Fascist Party
Accidents in Washington Take Toll of 6
SEATTLE March 25 Six persons are dead and seven seriously injured in automobile accidents over the weekend. One death is that of a State patrolman killed in a head on collision when an auto darted from the line of traffic and struck his motorcycle.
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Seattle
Samuel Rea Dies at 73 Former Pennsylvanian President
Philadelphia and Frankfurt dispatches report Samuel Rea former President of the Pennsylvanian Railroad died at his home Goldwyne near Ard on a Sunday. He was 73 years old and had long career including a Mediterranean cruise. Graf Zeppelin departed to a long voyage.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Rea
Pennsylvanian Railroad
Freidrichshafen
Goldwyne
Ard
Graf Zeppelin
Mediterranean
France
Italy
Balkan Countries
Europe
Alaska Air Transport Service To Be Extended
Boeing officials announced the extension of the aerial transport route from Puget Sound to Skagit via a survey. The project will be completed as planned, extending the Alaska Air Transport Service.
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Alaska Air Transport Service
San Francisco
Boeing
Puget Sound
Skagway
Suirvey
WED
Former Governor Stubbs Dies at 70 in Kansas
W. R. Stubbs, Kansas governor from 1909 to 1913, died in Pera on March 25 after a long illness. He was 70. In Iowa, three Parsons College students Lucille Schwilek Alice Bell and Earl Thessel earned all A and Y grades for the first semester.
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Pera
Kan
W. R. Stubbs
Kansas
Parsons College
Faurfield
Towa
Lucille Schwilek
Alice Bell
Earl Thessel
Samuel Rea's Tubes Under Hudson and East Rivers
Outstanding in the career of Samuel Rea was the construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad tubes beneath the Hudson and East Rivers and the rearing of the mag continued on page three.
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Samuel Rea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hudson and
East Rivers
Buzz Morrison Held by Mexican Rebels Near Nogales
American aviator Buzz Morrison is held by Mexican rebels in Nogales after a forced landing during a scouting flight. Mayor Kerns of Nogales is negotiating for his release as clashes continue in Mazatlan where Federals and rebels fight over the port amid heavy losses and shifting front lines.
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Nogales
Aria
Buzz Morrison
Oilotatr
Morrison
Naco
Kerns
Aged Woman Dies After Basement Attack in Atchison
Mrs. C. V. Jacobs aged 53 died this afternoon in a hospital from injuries suffered when attacked and burned in her basement last February 5. Louis Glover, a Black man employed at her home, is alleged to have confessed. He is held in jail after arresting officials say he attempted to stuff her into the furnace.
Airplanes Conquer Mountain Barriers of South America
Alexander P. Moore, U S Ambassador at Lima, calls the airplane God’s gift to Peru and neighboring nations. The piece notes the Andes as a barrier to development, rail lines over high passes, costly freight, limited trains, and the promise of air routes bridging vast interiors. Continued on Page Seven.
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South America
Charles 8. Smith
Foreign Service
Assosisted Press
Lima
Peru
Alexander P. Moore
United States
Colombia
Ecuador
Bolivia
Chie
Andes
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