Plane races with huskies head toward Nome
Fairbanks Alaska February 9 AP a race between an airplane and dog team relays to Nome began with dogs leaving Nenana 50 miles west. The plane is ready. Diphtheria antitoxin for Nome epidemic and deaths are reported with 30 people ill. The journey covers about 920 miles with supply transfers by railroad and mushers.
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John McCormack Ill With Grippe In New Orleans
New Orleans February 9 AP reports tenor John McCormack is ill at his hotel suite with the grippe. His concert for tonight may be postponed as his condition is not serious but confinement to his room for several days is likely.
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Grippe
Committee Calls Farm Chairman on Oil and Agriculture
Washington reports the House committee plans to hear Chairman Carey and a Texas Democrat debated actions on farm policy. The panel weighs a cooperative federal program and a dairy/vessel bill amid ongoing discussions.
Kaiser Comes Out of Shell
London reports that Kaiser Wilhelm II is extraordinarily excited by news of a Japan Soviet Russia treaty. He says it portends a tremendous change in the world outlook and questions where Germany should stand as European powers reassess alliances amid “backing” of different races. He denounces promethos and Adriatic shifts fueling German unease.
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German minister resigns Reichstag seat amid post ministry probe
Berlin reports S Heefle former minister of posts and a clerical party member in the Marr-Strese cabinet resigns his Reichstag mandate. He forfeits his seat as an investigation into ministry funds on questionable securities cites losses of at least 60 million gold marks. No claim of personal profit against Hoefle is made.
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Hoefle
Youth Confesses to Killing Companion Before Trial
Chicago February 9 AP Roy Gillon a 16 year old Black youth confessed that he clubbed to death his 18 year old white companion James Schmidt yesterday They were to be arraigned in juvenile court today on a robbery charge Gillon said Schmidt implicated him leading to the killing
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Roy Gillon
Win Schmidt
Gillon
All Peaceful in Chaplin Household
Los Angeles February 9 AP Charles Chaplin and his 16 year old wife Lita Grey have decided not to use lawyers. Mrs. Lillian Spicer says negotiations over a financial settlement are not happening and lawyer visits are insignificant.
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Charles Chaplin
Lita Grey
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Trains Collide in Dense Fog Paralyzing City Transit
In a heavy fog in New York two elevated train collisions disrupted ferry and harbor traffic. Several people were hurt and some killed in the Bronx crash while a Brooklyn elevated collision left passengers injured and women trampled as one car caught fire. Reports also described coal barges drifting with women and children aboard in the East River.
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Dense New York fog triggers mass transit crashes
Dense fog paralyses New York transit as two deaths and over fifty injuries occur in Bronx elevated and Brooklyn rapid transit collisions. Fourteen injuries in multiple incidents add to hours of commuter disruption across ferries, subways, and surface lines.
American Steamer President Harrison Sends SOS
London reports a distress signal from the American Steamer President Harrison, en route from Alexandria to New York. Lloyds and Robert Dollar Co have received conflicting updates with further cables indicating the ship left Naples earlier that Sunday.
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Robert Dollar Company
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Naples
Leonard not making choice as sixteen contenders named
Benny Leonard, former lightweight champion, calls the 16 challengers set for the New York Athletic Commission lightweight title a fine group but says he cannot pick among them. He notes the tough unpredictability of the field and praises Sammy Mandell's win over Sid Terris, adding that experience is what the contenders lack.
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Benny Leonard
New York Athletic Commission
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Sammy Mandell
Sid Terris
Cave collapse drags on rescue of Floyd Collins
Rain drenches Sand Cave as volunteers dig deeper for Floyd Collins trapped by rock and floodwater. The shaft nears 60 to 70 feet to reach him as gas tests fail and theories multiply about hoax or accident amid a March grand jury plan.
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William Burke
Skeets) Miller
Short Skirts and High Chairs in London Cafes
In London on February 9, cafe owners say chairs and tables sit an inch or more lower now due to shorter skirts. A cafe association meeting explained that the change in women’s dress styles affects seating comfort and adjustments. If skirts return to longer styles, furniture may need raising again.
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British note to France on war debt draws mixed praise
London reports editorial pages praise John Bull for offering to treat France’s war debt, with some critics saying Britain is too generous at home. A note outlines fixed annual payments regardless of the Dawes plan, plus an extra charge on France’s share and funds to reduce burden on allies. Boise dispatch notes forestry and aeronautics bills advancing, while sabotage law and rural district measures move through the Idaho legislature.
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John Bull
France
Germany
Great Britain
Idaho Senate Advances Printing of Idaho Agriculture Bill
Boise February news reports the Idaho Senate voted 18 to 26 to print a measure to remove the College of Agriculture from the University of Idaho, with debate over its chances of passage and objections from timber and forestry interests. The house also passed a forestry policy bill unanimously amid objections and calls for amendments, while other routine business and a term ticking on related crime destruction cases were noted.
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French reaction to British debt note clouds negotiation outlook
Paris reports a conciliatory British note on the debt issue is welcomed by French commentators yet its terms raise doubts and misgivings. Le Matin notes the principle in the note may not align with the French parliament and government views ahead of negotiations.
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Paris notes open debt talks with Britain on reparations
Paris French circles see Winston Churchill's note as the start of lengthy negotiations. The proposed basis would separate debt payments from reparations, challenging French insistence on France paying only what it receives, a stance Heriot must sell to parliament and the public.
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Premier Herriot
France
Sentry charged after fatal Schofield barracks shooting
Honolulu February 9 AP report says Corporal William Crumback was killed at Schofield Barracks when a sentry opened fire after being challenged. The sentry faces provisional murder charges as investigators review the incident.
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William Crumback
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Woman elected probate judge in Madison County
London Ohio today saw Mrs Strayer assume duties as Madison County probate judge after a dramatic campaign. The independent candidate faced Republican and Democratic rivals and a strong local prejudice, finally winning by about 500 votes. she is a mother of two.
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Ohio
Strayer
Madison County
Two Names Added to Agriculture Secretary Search
Washington Feb 9 AP two names Eugene Funk of Illinois and A J Waver of Nebraska were added to those under consideration by President Coolidge for secretary of agriculture. Senate interstate commerce committee postponed action on nominations of William E Humphrey to the federal trade commission and Thomas F Woodlock to the interstate commerce commission. Warren Michigan was questioned in sugar trust probe as part of a broader inquiry into the sugar industry.
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Eugene Funk
Illinois
A. J. Waver
Nebraska
Coolidge
Agriculture
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
William E. Humphrey
Federal Trade Commission
Thomas F. Woodlock
New York
B. Warren Mchigan
Jenicon
Senate
Sugar Trust
Congress
Warren
Michigan
Turkey Situation Taken Up by Senate Panel in Debate
WashingtonFebruary 9 AP The Lausanne treaty to restore full diplomatic relations with Turkey faces brief Senate consideration. Senator King Utah Republican prominent in the opposition restates his stance as a House tariff plan to repeal idle tariff provisions signals potential shifts for the tariff commission to regain fact finding duties.
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United States
Senate F. Relations Committee
Borah
King
Utah
Ambamad
Italy
Lausabhe
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Ways and Means Co Ae
Green
Bootblacks Have No Fears in Los Angeles Shoes
Bootblacks say women are economical about shoe shines. They note a single woman keeps shoes polished, buys polish and rags, and saves monthly. Married women may resist the old custom of hiring others to shine their men’s shoes.
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Los Angeles
Los Bootblack
Tragic Farmhouse Deaths Reported in Washington Case
A fragment notes Frances Walker killed at a Washington home on February 9. It mentions her daughter born in 1926 and her son, with sparse details about two more relatives involved in the incident.
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Vale Ore Feb 9 AP Update Ends Abruptly
Vale Oregon report ends abruptly with an AP dateline Feb 9 noting an ending adjacent to the story and providing minimal readable details.
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