Lady Carbery Dies in Kenyan Plane Crash
Lady Carbery wife of Baron Carbery Irish peer was killed in an airplane crash near Nairobi Kenya. A pupil aboard the flight also died as the plane lost speed and spun destroying the dual control flight. The couple had spent years between California and the baronial coffee farm in Kenya.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Africa
Lady Carbery
Beron Car
Lord Carbery
Iple
Fornia
Kennya County
Amera
John Carbery
Mellon Takes Witness Stand In Senate Hearing
Washington, March 13. Mellon, called before the senate Remer committee, testifies that Hays tried to have him accept 50 000 Liberty bonds and a like subscription to the party to cover large donations. Mellon refused, saying the deal would not be what it purported to be and returned the bonds to New York.
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Washington
Secre- Mellon
Senate
T Reme
Will H. Hays
Hays
Harry F. Sinclair
Mellon
Republiccile Cs
Sinclaire
Traster
New York
Sida Gay
Parker Gilbert
The
Treasury
Fred W. Upham
Hinchliffe Leaves on Atlantic Flight Mission
Captain Walter Hinchliffe started a mystery flight from Cranwell this morning with enough fuel for 2000 miles. The London agent reported no word by 4 PM and speculation swirled over a trans Atlantic attempt or India test flight. Navy aerologist Reichhelderfer warned a westward crossing would face the season’s best weather but remain uphill.
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London
Boarch
Walter Hinchliffe
Hinchliffe
Cranwell
Atlantic
Fler
India
Ireland
United States
Washington
Maren 12
F. W. Reichhelderfer
Naval Bureau of Aeronautics
Walter G. P. Hinchliffe
Atlantic Ocean
American girl converts in Nasik to Hindu faith for marriage
Miss Nancy Ann Miller of Seattle becomes Devi Sharmista after conversion as she is set to wed Tukoji Rao the former maharaja of Indore. The ceremony on the banks of the Chodavery river in Nasik draws spectators including Europeans as Jagadguru Shankarcharya's headquarters near Gangapur.
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Nasik
India
Mar
Nancy Ann Miller
Seattle
Wash
Tukoji Rao
Mahaarajah
Indore
Chodavery
Mies Miller
Conla
Exchange
Bombay
Miller
Gangerpur
Jagadguru Shankarcharya
Miss Miller
Manuel
Mise Miller
Devi Sharmista
Snowbound Detour Village Struggles for Food Relief
Sault Ste Marie Mich March 13 Two relief parties bearing mail reached Detour village through heavy snow but relief of food remains limited Despite 500 and 600 pounds of mail arriving food shortages persist Flour exhausted meat and vegetables scarce and airplane supply efforts have failed Selfridge Field has no usable transports Local residents in Grand Marais also face heavy snow with rations low
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Netour
Goetzville
Detroit
Selfridge Field
Grand Marais
O. Lake Superior
Here
Salt Lake Sire Faces Court Over Daughter Spanking
John Kennison 40 and his daughter Cora 19 spar over a call list leading to an assault charge. Kennison pleaded not guilty with bond set at 100 dollars and a March 22 court date to determine if a father may chastise a daughter for her company.
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Salt Lake City
Mar
John Kennison
Cora
Kennison
Rare Style Display Prompts City Dress Contest
City merchants stage a spring opening night contest from 8 to 9 pm with judges selecting best dressed man woman boy and girl. Prizes include 70 10 5 for top three adults and 5 to top child awards. Musical groups perform as windows showcase new season wear.
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American Legion
E. Weaver
Retail Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Motors Chief Sees Two Day Week Holiday Plan
General Motors finance chairman John J. Raskob predicted that every working man would eventually have two days off per week. He spoke to the regional planning federation in Philadelphia and linked this to advances in electricity and invention. He noted it might be Saturday and Sunday, though extending the weekend could be impractical.
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New York
Mar
John J. Raskob
General Motors
Raskob
Regional Planning Federation
Philadelphia
Corbetts Beats Roberts In Ninth Round at Armory
Ralph Young Corbetts of Fresno defeated Eddie Roberts of Tacoma in the ninth round of a ten round welterweight bout at the San Francisco armory last night.
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Corbett Royors Roberts
San Francisco
Mar
Ralph “Young” Corbetts
Presno
Eddie Roberts
Tacoma
Mass casualties reported among L A Water and Power crew
A report from NIWWHALI California dated March 13 states that 160 bureau employees in a Kemp camp perished with only one survivor. The incident involves the Los Angeles Water and Power bureau and a fatal disaster affecting a large work crew.
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Niwwhali, Calif
Mar
Los Angeles Water and Power Bureau
Kemp
Loss of Life Past Floods
A historical tally of deadly floods listing major US and international disasters. It notes Johnstown 1889 with about 2,000 deaths, Galveston 1900 around 6,000, 1913 Ohio river 742, 1927 Mississippi valley about 150, and New England 1927 about 100. International figures include 900,000 Hoang-Ho in 1887 and 100,000 Yangtze in 1811.
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New York
America
Johnstown
Galveston
Tex
Ohio River
Brazos River
Texas
Pueblo
Colo
Arkansas River
Mississippi Valley
New England
Winooski Valley
Vermont
China
Hoang-Ho River
Yangtze River
Spain
Saxony
Germany
Earthquake Reports Clash Over St Francis Dam Incident
Early reports claimed an earthquake broke the St Francis reservoir dam in San Francisquito canyon, 45 miles north of Los Angeles, with feared flood loss to ranches. later analysis at Georgetown said no quake signs appeared on the seismograph.
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Washington
Mar
California
Georgetown University
Tondorff
St Francis Dam
Los Angeles
St. Francis Reservoir
San Francisquito Canyon
Here
Saugus
Newhall
St Francis
San Francisquete Creek
Swagus
el Rio
Mountain Valley
Harry Cary
Legion to Aid Emergency Work After Los Angeles Aqueduct Disaster
Southern California American Legion posts will mobilize thousands of members to assist in rescue and relief efforts as details of the aqueduct disaster are assessed. Sidney Hotchner, state emergency chair, stated volunteers will be deployed to the disaster zone to aid victims once the extent and location are determined.
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San Francisco
American Legion
California
Los Angeles Aqueduct
Sidney Hotechner
Legion
Hotehner
Death toll climbs after St Francis Dam disaster near Newhall
Ten people are confirmed dead with officials fearing up to 400 more may have perished as the St Francis dam failure unleashed a massive avalanche of water through San Francisquito canyon north of Newhall. Rescue teams from Los Angeles and surrounding areas search the inundated valley for victims as investigators probe possible seepage or structural failure at the reservoir. The body count rose to more than 125 by late morning as crews continued the grim search.
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Newhall
Calif
Mar
San Francisquite Canyon
Here
St. Francis Dam
Los Angeles City
Los Angeles
Sangas
Belley
Saugus
San Francisquito
Power Company
Unis
Santa Clara
Destruction After San Francisquito Canyon Flood Devastates Ventura Region
A massive flood ruptured the 185 foot concrete retaining wall near San Francisquito at 12:30 am, unleashing twelve billion gallons toward Ventura. About 500 people in the canyon and lowlands were displaced or killed, with 100s reportedly unaccounted as officers and locals aided rescues amid widespread ruin and loss of power.
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San Francisquito Canyon
Ventura
Shooting in Cedar City Ends with Wounding and Charges
Dr Preston L Jones a Cedar City dentist lies in the county hospital with two bullet wounds. Henry E Peterson a local druggist is free on $1000 bond on an assault charge. Police say the February 29 Leap Year party led to a shooting at the Peterson home but details were withheld until Marshal Grant Walker filed the complaint. Jones denies enmity and says the shooting was an accident.
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Cedar City
Utah
Mar
Preston L. Jones
Therow County
Henry E. Peterson
Liberty
Grant Walker
Peterson
Jones
Stock Market Begins Probe Into RCA Corner
The New York Stock Exchange started an investigation into reports of a technical corner in Radio Corporation of America common stock. RCA had climbed about 45 dollars in seven trading sessions, opening with a block of 25,000 shares at 190 a share, up 21.50 from the prior close.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange Today
Radio Corporation of America
Radio Corporation Common
Los Angeles plays to a series of water disasters
The St Francis dam collapse marks a milestone in LA water system strife since 1024. Attacks on the Owens valley aqueduct included the No Name siphon wrecking, Cottonwood blast, and Alabama gates seizure. Indictments in San Quentin follow, targeting the Owens valley water war and dynamiting ring.
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Los Angeles
Calif
St Francis
Los Angeles City
Great
San Francis
Wwe Heela
Owens Valley
Inyo County
Los Angeles Aqueduct
Cottonwood
Sierra Country
Alabama Gates
Independence
St. Francis
Loa
San Per Nendo
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