Gandhi to discuss Britain's plan in Allahabad visit
Mahatma Gandhi travels by train toward Allahabad where the Nationalist Working Committee gathers. He plans talks with Pandit Motilal Nehru about Britain's offer of eventual dominion status for India. The welcome is likely intense as crowds throng the railway and a woman dies in the rush with 31 injured.
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Bombay
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Allahabad
City of
Pandit Motilal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
All India National Congress
Britain
Yeroda
Lashes of Life Sketches in City and Nation
A roundup of short personality notes from across the United States. Judge Sabath jokes about kitchen quarrels during vacations. Justice Morschauser marks 42nd wedding anniversary with roses and a telegram. Carmen Barnes expands into Hollywood roles. Barbara Hutton and Doris Duke remain constantly chaperoned. Mrs. Irving Bush ends free meal distributions citing changing conditions.
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White Plains
N. Y
Morschauser
State Supreme Court
New York
Barbara Hutton
Doris Duke
Idaho Potato Grading Law Sparks Debate in Boise Hearing
In Boise on January 28 the Idaho legislature heard arguments from over 200 potato growers and dealers regarding compulsory grading and branding. R H Young of Parma argued branding cuts profits and forces culls, while Harry Young of the Idaho Potato Dealers Association warned ungraded unbranded potatoes could ruin the market. The modification bill has been referred to the agricultural committee.
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Boise
Idaho
Youngs
R. H. Young
Parma
Harry Young
Idaho Potato Dealers’ Association
Agricultural Committee
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune From San Angelo
Will Rogers writes from San Angelo Texas noting the tough times for cattlemen and oil men. He contrasts the state’s wealth with local hardship, saying driving across Texas is hard and bread lines are thin but banks keep faith.
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San Angelo
Tex
Texas
Eleven Escape During Riots at Annandale Reformatory
State police sought 11 boys after a free for all at Annandale Reformatory left 15 injured. About 50 to 60 youths, ages 15 to 24, fought through a cottage during study hour breaking doors and throwing bricks. Guards were overwhelmed. 11 escapees remained at large. Officials cited racial antagonisms behind the outbreaks.
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Annandale
N. J
Annandale Reformatory
Reformatory
DO-X Prepares Transatlantic Flight From Lisbon
The DO-X giant German seaplane completed a trial flight in Lisbon ahead of a planned January 29 takeoff for a trans Atlantic run to Rio de Janeiro Brazil. The craft tested 12 American engines with a 26 ton fuel load after wing repairs, with furnishings removed to save weight. Captain Christiansen said the route would pass Madeira Cape Verde the Canary Islands and Natal with fueling stops en route.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Altenrhein
Christiansen
Madeira
Cape Verde
Canary Islands
Natal
Freezing Temperatures at Night After Warmer Day
The thermometer fell to fourteen degrees at the coldest point tonight between seven and eight and rose to 31 by noon. Weather observer A R Teeple predicts freezing temperatures tonight and Thursday. Temperatures Tuesday ranged from 37 at 3 pm to 23 at midnight with a historic cold of 19 below in 1902 and a high of 48 in 1920.
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A. R. Teeple
Princes Arrive in Bermuda En Route to Buenos Aires
The Prince of Wales and Prince George arrived in Hamilton Bermuda aboard the steamship Oropesa this morning en route to Buenos Aires to open the British Fair exposition next March.
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Bermuda
Hamilton
Prince of Wales
Prince George
Buenos Aires
Hely
Fire kills father and six children in Powys home
Clyde Smith age 53 and six children aged 4 to 17 die in a blaze at Powys seven miles north of Williamsport. The mother and a two month old infant escape badly burned, with a son age 9 also surviving. A railroad engineer raised the alarm as flames trapped the others upstairs.
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Williamsport
Clyde Smith
Powys
Here
Trout Run
Hardware men meet at Boise convention
At the Idaho Hardware and Implement Dealers association convention in Boise on January 26 Claude Bistline of Pocatello warned that the old law of supply and demand must run its course and predicted the same for labor. Charles A. McLean Boise National Bank vice president urged merchants to borrow only for current needs keep large deposits and be frank with bankers to gain loyalty.
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Boise
Claude Bistline
Pocatello
Idaho Hardware and Implement Dealers’ Association
Bistline
Charles A. McLean
Boise City National Bank
Britain Faces Key Commons Vote Amid MacDonald Leadership
Britain enters a crucial confidence vote as the second Labour government nears its third year. Prime Minister J Ramsey MacDonald is seen as steering the ministry toward another victory amid weather forecasts of fair skies tonight and Thursday and a shift in temperatures.
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London
Britain
Commons
J. Ramsey MacDonald
Red Cross pushes relief as Congress delays aid
Bannock Caribou chapter of the American Red Cross appeals for donations to aid drought victims. With Congress delaying relief until February 8, local relief committees outline plans, appoint a fundraising committee led by Carl Valentine, and announce speakers from Lions, Kiwanis and Chamber groups to solicit funds in outlying districts.
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Congress
American Red Cross
Bannock-Caribou
Carl Valentine
M. E. Sorenson
Grace
George Hyde
Portneuf
Downey
D. H Evans
Lava Hot Springs State Bank
Edgar Largilliere
Largilliere Company
Bankers, Soda Springs
Soda Springs Chieftain
Alvin Whitehead
First National Bank of
H. van Slooten
Bancroft
J. F. Whitney
McCammon
I. F. Sievers
Downey State Bank
Paul Nash Lions’ Club
J. I. King
Kiwanis
C. A Valentine
Chamber of Commerce
Three Carloads Foodstuffs Ready for Shipment
E. S. Harper announces three carloads of potatoes beans and car rots have been gathered for drought relief. After shipping instructions the Red Cross Chamber of Commerce and civic groups will forward them to drought stricken areas via Union Pacific without freight charges. Red Cross agencies will distribute at destination.
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E. S. Harper
Food Committee
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Union Pacific Railroad
Congress Sets Debates on War Funding and Reforms
Senate and House committees continue partisan hearings and votes on budget measures and policy bills. The war department appropriation, Red Cross relief, and treasury actions dominate sessions as testimony covers bonus certificates, alien census representation, and procurement rules.
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War Department
Mellon
Ogden Mills
Senate
Finance Committee
Patents Committee
House
Howell Prohibition
Banking
Federal Reserve Board
Eugene Meyer
New York
Robison
Kentucky
David Burnet
Internal Revenue
Agriculture Committee
Red Cross
Fort Hall irrigation project gains Senate review after House defeat
The House rejected a bill to authorize completion of the Fort Hall Indian irrigation project near Blackfoot Idaho. The measure would complete 90 000 acres in Fort Hall division 10 000 in Gibson division and 30 091 in the Michaud division and fund rehabilitation and water delivery on the irrigable land. About 1776 Indians reside on the Fort Hall reservation with roughly 700 yet to receive allotments.
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Washington
House
Fort Hall
Blackfoot
Idaho
Senate
Gibson
Miehaud
Severalty
Wheat Corner Changes Trade In Toledo
Harold Anderson president and general manager of the National Milling company says the firm will now buy and price wheat based on farm board supplies and prices. The plan. the mill will clean privately held grain and hedge in the Chicago market while farm board wheat supplies determine flour pricing until the 1931 crop arrives. He warns other millers will depend on farm board grain as hedging facilities are disrupted and flour prices align with government wheat prices.
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Toledo
Harold Anderson
National Milling Company
Federal Farm Board
Chicago Board of Trade
Anderson
National Mill
Chicago
Farm Board
One Meal for Drought Victims in Marvell Arkansas
In Marvell Arkansas drought relief via Red Cross provides about five dollars a month per family for a meal daily. Jacob Miller a Black tenant farmer cites bread molasses beans or salt pork as their main sustenance and notes many have killed hogs and may have to slaughter cows to survive.
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Marvell
Ark
Red Cross
Jacob Miller
Miller
This
Pon
Congress to create relief agencies for distribution
Senate leader Robinson said Congress will set up its own agencies to distribute relief funds if the Red Cross, after testimony, refuses government aid. He cited Judge Payne’s testimony and a unanimous central committee vote against accepting relief funds.
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Washington
Payne
Red Cross
Robinson
Senate
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Central Committee of the
Relief Organization
Earthquake damages Albania churches and homes
Telegrams from Koritca Albania report a violent quake causing extensive damage including two churches and many houses. Victims count unconfirmed.
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Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Koritca
Albania
Court Hears Arguments In Two Civil Matters
In district court Judge R M Terrell hears three law issues in Greene Higson v Fred Meloy et al and related cases including Pocatello Lumber Co v Fred Meloy et al and C 1 Electric Co v Fred Meloy et al. Foreclosure matter dismissed as to Western Building and Loan Co. Local attorneys represent parties as arguments proceed.
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R. M. Terrell
Greene-Higson Company
Fred
Meloy
Pocatello Lumber Company
Ailius T. Thoelecke
Rebecca Thoelecke
Tfe Langan
C-1. Electric Company
Gwendolyn Lee Jessop
Western Building and Loan Company
Western Building and Loan Co
Governor Ross Receives Acts for Signature
Boise January 28. A direct primary measure cleared committee for Senate debate with optimism on passage. The bill, backed by six Republicans and six Democrats, targets railroad crews standards and training. House opposition expected due to bigger Republican majority and pending amendments. Also, two measures pass to enable loans on bonded warehouse goods and sale of six cottages at Southern Branch University in Pocatello.
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Pocatello
Boise
Senate
Hunt
Bannock
Grebe
Ada
Mr. Mix
Burley
University
Judiciary Committee
Justice Courts
Idaho Divorce Bill Seeks Shorter Residency for Petitions
A bill introduced in the Idaho Senate would grant divorces after three months residence, trimming current twelve month rules. It also preserves a fast track where the cause originates in Idaho allowing a quick decree with no residence statement, creating a potential two tier process.
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Boise
Idaho
Senate
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