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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1927
Page
5
An explosion in a mine shaft during morning shifts killed four workers. Morris, 21, carrying 60 sticks of dynamite, panicked and fled the shaft but was later found injured by debris. only a few workers had entered the shaft at the time. Rescue crews and investigators work at the scene as shafts are shut down.
Receipts of wheat and other grains at Kansas City in 1926 totaled 112,528,800 bushels valued at 149,660,000 dollars. Wheat alone reached 7,138,000 bushels worth 122,468,570 dollars. Note the text includes garbled terms for corn maize kaffir and oats.
Commander Byrd outlines his Arctic flight plan with Bennett, detailing survival prep, escape memo for three land routes, equipment choices, and the risks of a forced ice pack landing. He cites Amundsen’s near-miss and argues the trans polar air route will grow, despite potential disasters.
The McNary Haugen farm relief bill moves to the House for three days of general debate with time allotted by Chairman Haugen and Rep. Aswell. Senate consideration promised, with Sen. McNary pressing early action before tackling the Shoals issue. An amendment by Sen. Harrison would remove the cotton equalization fee and replace it with a government insured price support plan for cotton sales.
Gov. Byrd foregrounds revision of Motor Vehicle laws as a major issue for the General Assembly to tackle at the special session. He seeks license plate changes and supports raising the gas tax to five cents, with refunds fraud prosecutions underway.
A large flood near Cotton Plant Arkansas washed a bridge on G wells Slough. Nine dead and many missing after families and others were swept away as water from a levee break inundated lowlands. Rescue boats searched as authorities confirmed multiple drownings and mass displacements around Des Arc Monroe County.
Senator Bruce testified in the Maryland Senate that he received dozens of highly abusive letters from Ku Klux Klan members. He objected to Klan material being inserted into the Congressional Record amid war debate. Senator Heflin urged examination of the letters and warned of a broader conspiracy claim in the record.
Paris reports a deadlock in negotiating German disarmament and transfer of control to the League. Ambassadors extend talks to noon tomorrow as dispute centers on fortifications along the East Prussian and Koenigsberg frontier and Polish border defenses. Berlin shows pressure for a final settlement amid inter allied disagreement.
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