Hoover proclaims London naval treaty fully in effect
President Hoover issued a formal proclamation declaring the London naval treaty fully effective after ratification by all signatories. The measure limits naval construction for six years and aims to prevent competition and distrust among major powers including France and Italy.
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Hoover
America
Great Britain
Japan
United States
France
Italy
Stimson
Irish Free State
New Year's Baby Born in Auto on Way to Seattle
Missoula couple Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Garacht welcomed a daughter as the stork arrived en route by car from Missoula, Montana to Seattle, Washington on New Year’s Day.
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Wallace
Idaho
Stork
C. J. Garacht
Mont
Seattle
Aviatrix Lands in Belgium on Flight to Peiping China
Belgium sees Amy Johnson arrive on the first leg of a solo journey toward Peiping China after a previous solo flight to Australia.
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Belgium
Peiping
China
Siege
Amy Johnson
Australia
Coast New Year's Celebrations Claim 29 Lives
New Year events across the Pacific coast left 29 people dead and about 100 injured with over 200 jailed on various charges. In the San Francisco bay area five deaths were reported, Los Angeles tallied 19, Tacoma saw three traffic deaths, and two Shasta county fatalities involved a car crash. Prohibition administrator William G. Walker called the bay region's New Year’s Eve the driest since prohibition with public drinking reduced to virtually nothing.
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San Francisco
Bay Region
Pacific Coast
Associated Press
San Francisco Bay Region
Tacoma
Wash
Shasta County
California
William G. Walker
Police Seek Clues in Beulah Limerick Death Case
Police probe the death of 19 year old Beulah Limerick after a bullet wound found in her bed. Seven men including her brothers are held for questioning. diaries reveal views on male acquaintances and engagements. Two guns found, one in her room, neither matching the .25 caliber bullet.
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Washington
Beulah Limerick
Mining City Recovers From Greeting To His Majesty 31
The city of Butte wakes after New Year 1931 greeting fatigue. Residents, including a weary “tired business man,” reflect on the strains of the dawn arrival and a day of quiet, with phones ringing in jest as the public adjusted to the new year.
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Butte
Baby Survives Train Gar Crash In Suburban Harvey
In Chicago area, a three month old is the sole survivor after the Grand Trunk International Limited train crashes into a sedan carrying two families at a grade crossing on One Hundred Forty-sixth Street. Ten people died, the infant reportedly thrown clear by a mother who fled the wreck.
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Grand Trunk Railway
Harvey
Mathusalen Olasen
Elmhurst
Anna
Calvin M
Muriel
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Frank Nowak
Mary
Lorraine
Adam
Lorraine Margaret Olasen
Marshal Joffre in coma as fight for life continues
Paris reports Marshal Joseph Joffre remains unconscious and in a coma with doctors saying the battle for life is almost ended. Physicians Boulin and Fontaine noted the old warrior has shown unexpected revival after four days presumed near death. They cautioned forecasting beyond the hour.
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Richard PD. McMillan
Paris
U.R
Joseph Joffe
Raoul Boulin
Rene Fontaine
United Press
Dr. Fontaine
Most Collieries of South Wales Idle as Men Go on Strike
Cardiff January 1 The great South Wales collieries see few wheels turning as miners, operators, and government officials end talks in a combined strike and lockout. About 150000 men employed in the fields are largely idle, with some pits opening under local agreements. Total unemployed in the area nears 230000 as hours and wages dispute drives action.
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South Wales
Cardiff
Wales
Price War Drops Milk to One Cent Per Quart
Medicine Lodge Kansas reports a price cutting war driving milk to one cent per quart retail. New Year's menus featured soup and milk toast as popular items.
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Medicine Lodge
Kas
Montana Weekend Weather Outlook
Unsettled Friday and Saturday bring occasional snow across Montana. Temperatures change little as storms move through the region, keeping skies variable and temperatures steady through the weekend.
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Montana
Kidnapped Busch heir returns home unharmed
Adolphus Busch Orthwein, 13, the heir to the Busch fortune, was found unharmed and brought to his grandfather August Busch on the family farm after a New Year’s Eve abduction. Police and federal agents swarmed St. Louis as reporters were allowed limited access to the boy after coaching by his family.
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Middle West
August A. Re
Anheuser-Busch
Busch
Adolphus
United Press
Andon
Bozeman Matron Drowns After Car Goes Through Ice
The body of Mrs. Kate Anceney of Bozeman was recovered after her car plunged into Madison Lake near Mc Allister. Her son, Charles Jr., and a companion escaped, swimming to the surface through the ice hole. The husband and daughter were away in Los Angeles. An expert diver attempted recovery as a 30 foot deep lake recorded the tragedy. The victim also leaves her mother Mrs. Kate James and three sisters.
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Jan
Here
Kate Anceney
Charles, Jr
Clyde Bimpson
Rea
Los Angeles
Madison Lake
McAllister
Anceney
Kate James
Butte Chinese Celebrate Oriental New Year Despite Decline
The Butte Chinese community reads as January 1 while their New Year falls on February 18 in Western terms. They plan a February 14 joss visit and a ritual feast, though Chinatown’s population has shrunk from about 1,000 to 200.
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Earth
Galena
Mercury Street
San Francisco
Europe
Chinatown
Uni
Fire destroys Baltimore Post plant killing one man
A four story Baltimore Post plant burned tonight with one dead and four injured. Fire alarms brought six units as 18 people escaped via fire escapes and ladders. Linotype operator Joseph R. Douglass died after leaping from the third floor amid an explosion in the photographic department. The Scripps-Howard paper, founded in 1922, suffered extensive damage to the old building.
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Jan
Baltimore Post
Joseph R. Douglass
Douglass
the Post
Scripps-Howard
Roosevelt Offered to Serve in War Beyond Civilian Role
In World War I, Theodore Roosevelt offered to serve in any capacity up to sergeant after expressing disappointment with U S conduct. General Pershing recounts the tale in My Expense in the World War. Roosevelt's son Quentin, an aviator, was killed behind enemy lines.
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United States
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Auto Victim Gives Nineteen Thirty as Name
An elderly man in Indianapolis on Meridian Street at New Year’s Eve collapsed before a speeding car as 1930 turned to 1931. He whispered "Nineteen thirty" when asked his name, then died at a hospital. Police could not identify him or the driver.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Meridian Street
Hoover Keeps Century-Old New Year Greeting Custom
President Hoover opened the White House doors for New Year callers and greeted thousands, including two men who arrived at dawn to lead the line. He, the first in line was J. W. Hunefeld, a painter, who has waited first for four consecutive years. The White House reception drew 6,429 handshakes and 5,037 visitors in the public segment.
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Herbert Little
Washington
Jan
Hoover
White House
J. W. Hunefeld
Women Flyers Fall Short In Endurance Flight
At Municipal Airport in Los Angeles on January 1 the aviatrix Le Trout and former actress Edna May Cooper failed to set a new women's endurance record as their flight ended at 6 15 p m when the refueling aircraft malfunctioned.
Insurgents Kill Marines in Nicaragua Skirmish
Insurgents ambushed U.S. marines near Oco Tal and Apali yesterday, killing eight and wounding two. The wounded were flown to barracks today as a marine patrol under Sergeant Arthur M. Pahang fought for two hours before most detachments were killed or wounded. Casualty list includes several named soldiers and towns from Des Moines to Indianapolis. This marked the first serious clash since last November.
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Nicaragua
Ocotal
Apali
Ae Bes
Arthur M. Pahang
Richard J. Litt
Park Avenue
Indianapolis
Ind
Joseph Arthur McCarthy
Samuel Street
Chillicothe
Frank Austin Jackson
Lawrenceville
Mack Hutcherson
Shreveport
Union Farmers Seek Full Farm Board Probe
Oklahoma City January 1 John A Simpson head of the National Farmers Union urged a complete investigation of the federal farm board rather than a committee inquiry into statements attributed to Alexander Legge. He said organized agriculture preferred a full, independent probe into board activities.
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Oklahoma City
Federal Farm Board
Alexander Legge
Organized Agriculture
John A. Simpson
National Farmers’ Union
Brothers killed as car hits ditch in Iowa
Ottumwa Iowa January 1 Donald Clark 15 was instantly killed and his brother Raymond 17 fatally injured when a radius rod broke on their farm automobile causing it to overturn in a ditch.
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Iowa
Donald Clark
Raymond
Collisions and Auto Thefts Reported in Butte Over New Year
Police records show numerous automobile collisions in Butte during the New Year period and about a dozen cars stolen, most later recovered. Three people were injured and hospitalized. one driver remained under observation for possible concussion. Everett One, of Everett Street, was badly hurt when his car hit a guard rail near Meaderville and was treated at St. James Hospital.
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St. James’ Hospital
Richard Kane
Mina Aareskjold
Anaconda
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