Earthquake Rattles Southern California From San Jacinto Fault
A strong quake covering over 10 000 square miles struck at 8 49 a m Pacific standard time with epicenter likely on the San Jacinto fault near the San Diego Riverside Imperial valley region. Dr C F Richter of the Carnegie Seismological Laboratory noted aftershocks and possible links to Elsinore Agua Caliente faults. Local cities reported varying intensity across Los Angeles Long Beach Santa Monica Pasadena and nearby areas.
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Los Angeles
California
C. F. Richter
Seismological Laboratory
Carnegie Institution
Pasadena
San Diego County
Imperial Valley
Long Beach
Santa Monica
Glendale
Anaheim
Alhambra
San Bernardino-Riverside
San Diego
el Centro
Im- Fiag Ia
Seismologista
Richter
San Jacinto
Elsinore
Agua Caliente
Warner Springs
San Diego Mountains
Amelia Earhart Returns to California Promises New Flight Start
Amelia Earhart lands at San Pedro aboard the liner Malolo with husband George Palmer Putnam. She vows to resume her around the world flight within 30 days, acknowledging possible route changes due to weather and a recent Honolulu crash.
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San Pedro
Calif
Amelia Earhart
Honolulu
Malolo
George Palmer Putnam
South Seas
Betty Compson Granted Divorce In Los Angeles Court
Betty Compson testified briefly in Los Angeles Superior Court that Irving Weinberg left her home to roam with other women. The testimony led to a divorce being granted today in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Betty Compson
Irving Weinberg
Los Angeles Superior Court
Three Die From Gas at Jersey Smelting Plant
Three men died and two were seriously injured in a gas fumes incident at the American Smelting and Refining Company in Perth Amboy New Jersey. Coroner's aid reports the workers were overcome while on the job.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
American Smelting and Rennie Company
Idaho Sporting Leaders Clash Over Hatchery Plans
Idaho fish and game chief Claude C. Drake faced criticism from Peder Pedersen of the Bonneville County Sportsmen’s Association. Pedersen accused Drake of duplicating past promises about hatcheries at Big Springs and Ashton, and questioned plans for a federal hatchery on Teton river or the south fork of the Snake, citing unresolved funds and seasonal accessibility concerns.
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Idaho Falls
Claude C. Drake
Boise
Associated Press
Snake River Valley
Peder Pedersen
Bonneville County Sportsmen's Association
Drake
Big Springs
Ashton Hatchery
Pedersen
Forest Service
Ashton
Snake River
Aton
Clark
Fremont
Teton River
Nake
Wyoming
Idaho
Hats Stolen From Pocatello Factory Trip
Salt Lake City reports 55 hats stolen from a truck of the Jim Smyth hat factory en route from Pocatello to be cleaned. Manager Jim Smyth said each hat valued at 5 to 10 dollars.
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Salt Lake City
Pocatello Suny
Jim Smyth
Pocatello
Fire Chief Pugmire Praises Mathews and Pocatello Fire Dept
Police Chief Robert M. Pugmire congratulates Fire Chief George L. Mathews on his office and commends the Pocatello Fire Department. He notes a morning blaze at Police Department Headquarters tested the force, praising Fireman Jacobsen for rescuing prisoners and urging better equipment to protect lives during emergencies.
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Robert M. Pugmire
George L. Mathews
Pocatello Fire Department
Police Department
Jacobsen
Mathews
Barrymore linked to new escort at film preview
Gossip claims John Barrymore appeared with Sally Allen, a dark haired screen actress, at a film preview this week. He had just returned to Hollywood after a desert resort rest amid news of a postponement in Miss Barrie’s plans as he seeks a fresh start.
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Hollywood
John Barrymore
Sally Allen
Barrymore
Miss Barrie
Rail workers in Salt Lake City press wage hike
March 25 union leaders from Railway Clerks and Telegraphers pursue a 20 cent hourly raise at a Salt Lake City conference. A. C. Brinker says no strike and expects national negotiations to settle the wage issue while UP official H. J. Plumhof declines comment after receiving the application. Not all crews join the demand. D. F. Jones and S. J. Smith attend representing local unions and railroad interests.
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Salt Lake City
Railway and Telegraphers
A. C. Brinker
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
H. J. Plumhof
Central District
Union Pacific Railroad
Union
Brinker
D. F. Jones
Pocatello
Order of Railway Telegraphers
S. J. Smith
Ogden
Ogden Union Railroad and Depot Company
Flooding Claims Tied to Fort Hall Irrigation Project
The department said the bills arise from flooding of privately owned land adjacent to the Fort Hall Indian irrigation project after the approved bill.
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Washington
Department
Fort Hall
Painter James Clark claims record in public shirt divestment
Fairmont painter James Clark filed a records claim for removing his shirt in public without tucking it in. The incident occurred in March in Park or town surroundings, with local witnesses reporting the act. Clark seeks recognition of a new record for the unusual display.
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Pairmont
Minn
James Clark
Fairmont
Clark
Utah Weather Brief Evening Forecast
Mild evening in Utah with mostly cloudy skies and light winds. Skies clear later tonight with a chance of a few stray showers, temperatures cooling into the upper 40s to low 50s.
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Utah
Warships Of Two Powers May Be Used To End Spain Help
London reports Britain and France agreed to prevent further foreign volunteers from aiding Spain. They discussed using warships to halt troop transports but postponed a decision. Reports from Valencia noted Italian forces in insurgent divisions had vanished from the Guadalajara front.
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Spain
London
Great Britain
France
Trajans
International Non-Intervention Committee
Valencia
Sutherland Reaches 75 On Supreme Court
Justice George Sutherland turned 75 becoming the fourth justice to reach that age. The English born former Utah senator was appointed by Harding in 1922 and has often opposed Roosevelt New Deal legislation though he has sided with the administration in some cases.
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Washington
George Sutherland
Supreme Court
England
Utah
Harding
Roosevelt
Sutherland
Hughes
Brandeis
van Devanter
McReynolds
Columbia Law Dean Opposes Roosevelt Court Bill
Dean Young B. Smith of Columbia Law School warned the Roosevelt court bill could threaten Supreme Court independence and erode public confidence. He urged a constitutional amendment for compulsory retirement at 70 or 76, while Senator Burke promoted a 75 age limit and fixed nine‑member court. Fred Brenckman of the National Grange denounced the bill as an attempt to intimidate the court.
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Washington
Dean Young B. Smith
Columbia University Law School
Roosevelt Court
Supreme Court
Smith
Law School
Senate Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Columbia Dean
Four Million Dollar Hotel Planned in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO March 25 Guests who visit a new 4 million dollar hotel planned here will enter the front door, step into an elevator and be whisked to the fifteenth floor where they will find the main lobby. Plans for the 27 story building reveal the main floor will be devoted to stores. The building, highest and largest hotels west of Chicago, will be erected by a group of eastern capitalists.
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San Francisco
Chicago
Foreman Frank Salmon Dies From Blast at CCC Camp
Rock Springs Wyoming March 25 Frank Salmon age 44 Salt Lake City CCC camp foreman died from injuries after old powder and percussion caps he handled exploded.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Frank Salmon
Salt Lake City
Ccc
Seven Burkardt Family Die in Jersey City Fire Tragedy
A Jersey City blaze killed seven members of the Burkhardt family and injured others. Fire crews combed a junk shop on the ground floor as smoke and flames trapped residents on upper floors. One daughter escaped with help from a neighbor while two children suffocated before help arrived.
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Jersey City
Rose Erkhardt
Theresa
Veronica
Rose
Burkhardt
Gormn
Gorman
Alan Rose
Medical Center Internet
Anthony Debrita
Rose Burkhardt
Hage
Debrita
Charles
Winter Storm Hits Central West and Midwest States
Winter blanket spreads from Utah to Minnesota with heavy snow and wind disrupting roads and utilities. In Utah forecasters warn of more snow while the Black Hills region reports 22 inches. Widespread outages strand buses, force school closures, and cut wires as travelers face stalled highways and downed poles.
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Associated Press
United States
Utah
Idaho
Middle West
Salt Lake City
Modena
Milford
Minnesota
Dakotas
Black Hills
South Dakota
Mitchell
Huron
Pierre
Aberdeen
Aberdeen American News
Bus Wreck Death Toll Rises to Twenty in Salem Crash
March 25 Salem Illinois reports a horrific motorbus crash that killed twenty people and left several survivors critically burned. The privately owned bus crashed into a bridge abutment catching fire, with four bodies identified and fourteen too burned to identify.
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Salem
Victim of Bus Disaster Tests Before Death
Ted Mullen a 35 year old Portland announcer was brought to Salem hospital after the bus crash near Salem that injured a roller skating troupe traveler. He whispered a joke about skating as doctors said he would recover but died from his injuries.
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Salem Community Hospital
Emily Thomas
Chicago
Ted Mullen
Pc.land, Ore
John L
Schoolboy" Creekmore
Miami
Fla
Dick Thomas
Don Planery
Kansas City Mo
St. Louis
Creekmore
Richard S. Kaplan
Gary
Ind
Transcontinental Roller Derby Association, Inc
Salem
M11
Portland
Ore
Salem Hospital
Here
Mullen
Chemist Sought in Greensburg Death Case
State police and Coroner McMurray probe the death of Mrs. Lillian Householder found in a cabin near Greensburg. Rev Edward Haley from Canton Ohio questioned after claiming the woman was secretarial staff for him. Post mortem inconclusive. stomach analysis ordered by Buckmaster. Woman believed dead about two days.
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Greensburg
Pittsburgh
Lillian Householder
Medina
Ohio
H. Albert McMurray
Edward A Haley
Canton
McMurray
F. C. Buckmaster
Buckmaster
Joseph Myal
Mt. Pleasant
Haley
Meat Market Owner Quietly Saves For Property
Columbus Indiana March 26 Frank Gibson a meat market proprietor placed a box in an abstract office and declared it held his savings of 700 in quarters and half dollars. He says he saved by dropping a quarter or 50-cent piece into the box periodically.
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Columbus
Ind
Frank Gibson
University Gets Spring Vacation
Idaho Southern’s campus will be deserted as spring vacation begins officially Saturday at noon and ends Monday morning, April 5. Students with all classes finished Friday may depart that afternoon. some labs and Friday Saturday sessions may extend for others. Dr. John R. Nichols will attend a state education board meeting in Moscow and a farewell dinner for President Neale. Dormitories and classrooms close. Frazier Hall stays open.
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Idaho Southern
Pocatello
John R. Nichols
State Board of Education
Moscow
Idaho Weather Tonight
Generally fair conditions in most areas with unsettled weather limited to the west portion. Forecast indicates light wind and no significant precipitation.
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Idaho
Lene
Pickets Ready to Take Posts at Factories
More than 60 900 striking automobile workers marched from eight Chrysler plants in Detroit to guard picket lines as sit down strikes continue for exclusive bargaining rights. The Kercheval plant voted to evacuate and send 5 000 strikers to the Dodge plant. Governor Murphy and President Roosevelt discussed the evacuation and urged progress toward negotiations. Secretary Perkins faced charges in the House over inciting remarks about sit down strikes.
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Associated Prean
Detroit
Chrysler
Chrysler Kercheval Avenue
Dodge
Kercheval
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers Union
Frank Murphy
Lansing
Michigan
Toomorrow
Washington
Perking
McCormack
de Mass
New London Texas School Fire Blame Ga s Explosion
March 25 report says officials checked heating system after the explosion that killed 455 students and teachers. Grammar school classes resume in the damaged district while trustees decide on rebuilding and continue high school lessons in the grammar building with safety checks by US Bureau of Mines engineers.
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New London
Texas
London Consolidated School
U. 8S
Bureau of Mines Engineers
Injuries to star halt production of Claudius film
London March 25 production of the $500000 film I Claudius was halted today after it was learned the injuries to the star were more serious than previously thought.
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Star
London
Sours Eye
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