Hoover urged priority for unemployment and drought relief
Washington reports Congress was asked to give prompt action to unemployment and drought relief bills and to approve increased temporary road aid. President Hoover outlined a $150 million plan to speed construction and create work, warning of a $180 million deficit for the current year and a $30 million surplus next year.
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Congress
Hoover
House
Muscle Shoals
Robinson
Arkansas
Youth Confessed to Killing Employer and Hiding Body
Kennard Thompson a 17 year old pled guilty to murder in the second degree for killing Herbert G Wetter a 48 year old chemist and locking the body in a barrel. He testified Wetter attacked him firing three shots, and the body was found September 2 after a period of forgery linked spending.
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Baltimore
Kennard Thompson
Herbert G. Wetter
Kennard
Young Thompson
Vetter
Three Appropriation Bills To Pass Soon
Washington December 2. Chairman Wood of the House Appropriations Committee predicted the Post Office Treasury and Interior appropriation bills would be passed by the House before Christmas. He said delays in the committee were not hindering speed and that bills would be reported as fast as the House could handle them.
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Washingsston
D. C
Wood
House Appropriations Committee
White House
Post Office Department
Treasury
Interior Department
House
Indianan
Communists Capture City of Changsha in Hunan Advance
Communist forces in Hunan province have captured Changsha, overcoming government troops. All foreigners reportedly escaped before the attackers entered Changeuh, as Hankow reports note the move from nearby Changsha.
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Hankow
China
Hunan Province
Changeuh
Changsha
Quarter Million Men Laid Off by Railroads
Washington reports a drop of 261,910 railroad workers from September 1929 to September 1930 among 161 roads and other lines. Interstate Commerce Commission figures show September 1930 employment at 1,485,908 versus 1,747,816 a year earlier.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Georgia Power stock write up after first issue
Washington reports a $28,000,000 increase in Georgia Railway and Power Company capital as the FTC resumes scrutiny of power company finances. Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southeastern Power and Light, shows shares bought at $230 and a total value of $57.45 million. Depue notes a $28.72 million book difference and mentions rate reductions for Georgia consumers and a 5.36 percent three year return on fixed capital after depreciation.
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Washington
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Federal Trade Commission
Southeastern Power and Light Company
Carl H. Depue
Georgia Power Company
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Depue
Georgia
Georgia Company
Banks Reopen in Weakley County Tennessee
Three Weakley county banks that closed a few days ago reopened today. They are the Weakley County Bank in Dresden the Bank of Martin at Martin and the City State Bank at Martin.
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Dresden
Tenn
Weakley County
Weakley County Bank
Bank of Martin
Martin
City State Bank
Foster’s Slaying Trial Postponed to February 16
Chicago December 2 Frankie Foster’s trial for the murder of Tribune crime reporter Alfred Lingle was delayed to February 16 despite a tentative jury. Bond set at $20,000 after defense moved to withdraw the jury. authorities cited witness public exposure and ongoing investigation. Foster linked to the Lingle case for buying the revolver used and allied with gang figure George Moran against Al Capone.
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Chicago
Frankie Foster
Tribune
Alfred Lingle
Bosen
Foster
Charles Rathbun
Lingle
George “Bugs” Moran
al Capone
Manless Dinner for Lady Astor Reveals Unseen Men
London ordered a woman only dinner to celebrate a woman's year but last minute discovery shows men will be present as waiters in black tails. Lady Astor faces an unexpected mix while 36 distinguished women attend the dinner and about 400 join the reception.
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London
Astor
Lady Astor
Britain
Weather Forecast for Southeast States
South Carolina fair tonight then increasing cloudiness and warmth with moderate northeast winds. Georgia fair tonight and not quite so cold in the northwest, Wednesday partly cloudy shifting to east winds. Florida fair tonight and Wednesday partly cloudy with slowly rising temperatures and moderate northeast winds. Alabama and Extreme Northwest Florida fair with frost tonight along the coast, Wednesday fair and slowly rising temperatures.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Georgia Property Assessments and Valuation Details
Georgia property assessments show total valuation at 1 087 228 08 percent in Atlanta with a 5 mill levy. Comptroller General announces revenue estimates and compares 1929 1930 taxable values across sectors including autos, manufacturing, households, cattle, and farming implements. Public notes reference a large acreage assessment and evolving tax distribution.
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Atlanta
Sol S‘y
Major Divisions
Catholic Priest Defense Fund Tied to Poison Trial
Defense counsel claim 13 vessels including Masons raised funds for Maj. Charles Imhofmigd army medical officer charged with poisoning his second wife Zenana in federal court. Letters to Masons, church figures, and donations from 300 local residents cited as support. Police report that a Denver hospital stay and a Kansas river area fundraising context are connected to the case.
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Kansas Citye
Charles Iiformigiard
Zenana Sexeelia Harry
United States
Maepard
Kitzsimons Ge Hospital
Denver
Amons
Libert
Therynd
Dart
Unclear OCR fragment sparks aviation arrival report
An Atlanta based report details a first airplane arrival at home with a poised Monroe soldier involvement and an implied flight date. The legible portions indicate a pilot and course taken amid travel events.
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Atlanta
Notable Flight to Atlanta Stirs Community Interest
A scrambled AP dispatch notes Mrs. W A Lynch traveling from Mississippi to Atlanta aboard American Airlines. The prior message hints at nervousness yet reports no substantial public disturbance. Further details are unclear due to garbled text.
New York Weather Report Picks Up Speed
In New York a weather report notes warmer winds and shifting patterns with forecasts pointing to rising temperatures and changing skies as conditions evolve through the coming days.
Davis Seated in Senate as Nye Protest Fails
James J. Davis of Pennsylvania won a Senate seat after the Nye committee failed to deny his oath amid a protest over campaign expenditures. The vote to seat Davis was 58 to 27 against the oath, amid questions about spending to back the Brown-Davis ticket.
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James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Senate
Nye
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Reed
Curtis
Brown-Davis
Francis Shunk Brown
Gifford Pinchot
New Jersey
Delaware
Ohio
Tennessee
Kentucky
Kansas
Wyoming
Dill
Campaign Funds Committee
Ware
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Peed
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Democratic Leaders Agree Not To Oppose Davis
Senate Democratic leaders decide not to oppose the immediate seating of Senator Elect Davis, Republican from Pennsylvania, following the December 2 announcement.
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Davis
Washington
Senate
Pennsylvania
Refrigerator Returns to Life After Weeklong Cold Spell
After nearly seven days of inactivity a refrigerator was restarted today. A thermometer showed a 16 degree mark at 7 am, indicating cooling resumed and the appliance began normal operation.
Four Hunters Die in Camp Fire Near Otis
Four hunters perished and six others were burned or wounded when a camp housing 14 men was destroyed by fire near Otis Massachusetts early this morning. The dead, Otto Rittner and Joseph Gennig of New Britain Connecticut, Thomas Hill and Daniel Reilly of Shelton Connecticut, were awakened by an exploding stove as shotgun shell boxes ignited. The frigid weather and remote location delayed aid until farmers spotted the blaze and rushed victims to a Winsted Connecticut hospital.
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Here
Otto Rittner
Joseph Gennig
New Britain
Conn
Thomas Hill
Daniel Reilly
Shelton
Winsted
Eastern storm drives deep chill from Michigan to Atlantic coast
Temperatures plummeted across the eastern states with heavy snow in spots. Northern New York and New England reported subzero conditions, Quebec also freezing, while Georgia and Alabama saw freezing weather. Beaver Falls New York registered 22 below and Saranac Lake 2 below. Snow fell over a wide area with about 12 inches around Malone New York.
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Michigan
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Coast
New England
Pdaucet
Que
Georgia
Alabama
Beaver Falls
N. Y
Saranac Lake
Malone
Cold snap lowers Philadelphia temperature to 19 degrees
Philadelphia area records a 30 degree drop in temperature with a reading of 19 degrees at 8 a.m. today. The report notes a frigid start as cold air moves through the region.
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Philadelphia
Anti-Saloon League Reports Campaign Finances in 1930
Edward B. Dunford, treasurer, said the Anti Saloon League raised 36,875 from 759 contributors and spent 5,891 on political purposes in 1930 campaigns. Funds do not include state league spending. He noted 1,200 was sent to wet and dry races, including 200 to Delaware for Senator Hastings. Fort nomination fund sent 81,144 to New Jersey for the Morrow race.
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Washington
Edward B. Dunford
Anti Sloan League Campaign Committee
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Dunford
Nye
Delaware
Hastings
Bayard
Representative Fort
Dwight W. Morrow
New Jersey
Wilson Home Loaned to General Summerall Suggested
Columbia South Carolina December 2 1910 The Columbia Record urges that Woodrow Wilsons boyhood home be loaned to General Charles P Summerall recently retired as chief of staff of the US Army for life I W W McMaster editor of the Record chaired the fundraising committee that purchased the home
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Columbia
S. C
Columbia Record
Woodrow Wilson
Charles P. Summerall
United States Army
Hfe
Local lesions tied to cancer say doctors
Los Angeles reports before the radiological society of North America cite local lesions and general nutritional decline as apparent causes of spontaneous cancer. Dr Montrose Furrows of Pasadena links dead and abscessed teeth to deterioration enabling cancer and notes teeth may cause cancer of the lips and skin. Dr Martin of Dallas notes rising lip cancer in women smokers.
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Los Angeles
Radiological Society of North America
Alartin
Dallas
Tex
Bank Robbers Loot Clermont Citizens Bank
Two unidentified men robbed the Citizens Bank of Clermont this afternoon, forcing a cashier and bookkeeper into the vault and taking about 35000 dollars. Local authorities search for suspects.
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Clermont
Fla
Citizens Bank of
World Court protocol blocks Congress agenda
Washington reports the world court adhesion as the era's key issue. President Hoover plans to submit the protocol soon while senators debate timing. Borah may act on the measure, with Watson fearing an extra session and Swanson urging delay for the year.
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Dec
Senate
Friends of
International Tribunal
Hoover
Borah
Idaho
Foreign Relations Committee
Watson
Indiana
Senator Swanson
Virginia
Ninety Thousand Coal Miners Stay Away in Scotland
Ninety thousand Scottish coal miners remained off work as delegates met in Glasgow seeking a temporary settlement with mine owners. Despite optimism in high places, miners doubted quick agreement and expected the Thursday national conference to decide Scotland's fate. Work continued in English and Welsh mines with few exceptions, while unrest brewed over the spread over hours plan seen as reducing income.
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London
Glasgow
Scotland
Great Britain
South Wales
Chatsworth Mayor Dee McGinty Dies After Brief Illness
Chatsworth Georgia news notes the death of Dee F McGinty 75 twice mayor of Chatsworth after a brief illness. He leaves his wife and three sons Ro A McGinty of Clemson College J Roy McGinty editor of the Calhoun Times and I A McGinty on the Atlanta Georgian staff. Funeral plans were not announced.
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J. F McGinty
Ro A. McGintty
Clemson College
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The
Calhoun Times
I. A. McGinty
Atlanta Georgian
Steam Threatens To Become Source Of Electric Power
New York reports Frank I. Bonner executive secretary of the federal power commission says steam may become the major electric power source despite water power efforts. He notes cheap fuel, distribution improvements and machinery gains cut water power share and cites transmission costs droughts litigation and taxes as limits. He adds hydro plants under federal licenses total about 6 percent of capacity with 3 600 000 horsepower and 1 066 000 more licensed this year.
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Frank I. Bonner
Federal Power Commission
Bonner
Posthumous recompense for submarine victims proposed
Washington December 2 a bill before Congress would grant 3250 to dependents of sailors who died in the 8-4 and 6-51 submarine disasters. Rep Halsey Missouri Republican proposed the measure after the losses at Cape Cod December 17 1927 and the 8-51 collision in which two men survived.
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Congress
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Mussouri
Cape Cod
City of
Rome
Missing aviatrix recounts perilous flight toward Havana
Nassau Bahamas December relief arrived for Mrs J M Keith Miller stranded on Andros Island after a Havana Miami route flight went off course. Captain Lancaster and John Liggett III led a rescue that refueled and planned to fly the damaged plane to Miami within a day.
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Bahamas
J. M. Keith-Miller
Aviatrix
Andros
Havana-Miami
W. N. Lancaster
John Liggett III
Pittsburgh
Wo Man
Keith- Miller
Aviatrix Mrs Keith Miller recounts forced landing in Bahamas
Mrs J M Keith-Miller Australian aviatrix describes being blown off course by a gale on a Havana to New York flight. She forced down near Kemps Bay Andros Island, walked sixteen miles to a telegraph, and was assisted by locals before continuing toward Miami.
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