British Note Presented On Combatant Countries
In San Francisco a U S Army Ninth Corps report says Lt William A Cocke Jr one of two fliers missing since yesterday was found alive in Sequoia National Park after bailing out at about 11 am due to bad weather rangers found him uninjured aside from exposure. Lieutenant Edward D Hoffman reportedly continued south with no word yet.
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San
Francisco
Ninth ‘Corps
U.S. Army
Sequoia National Park
William A. Cocke, Jr
Cocke
Edward D. Hoffman
Shanghai Calm After Heavy Bombardment
On February 3 amid ruins in Chapei after a Tuesday artillery duel neither side gained a clear victory. The Japanese claimed success while the Chinese vowed to drive the invader from Chinese soil. Fire lit the night as Chapei burned and troops dug in, with international settlement forces reinforcing sandbagged outposts and barbed wire.
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Shanghai
UPI
Chapei
International Settlement
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Starts Duties
Gang violence hits the Bronx as gunfire erupts in a Commonwealth avenue apartment. Police link the attack to the Dutch Schultz Vincent Coll gang war, reporting three killed Pasquale Del Greco Fiorio Basile and Mrs Emily Torrizzello and two others wounded including Mrs Lena Vincoguerra amid a child’s police tale.
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New York
Bronx
Commonwealth Avenue
Coll
Pasquale del Greco
Fiorio Basile
Emily Torrizello
Lena Vincoguerra
Giant air search for missing airliners spans California coast
Nearly 150 aircraft scoured the coast from Los Angeles to San Francisco after over 80 hours of storms. They hunted for a Century-Pacific airliner missing since Friday with eight aboard and an army observation ship 26 hours overdue in San Francisco. Army pursuit planes from March Field joined others from Bakersfield and Glendale, covering 500 square miles near Frazier Mountain.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
March Field
Riverside
Cal
Bakersfield
Glendale
Wilderness
Frazier Mountain
Lebec
Moonshiners Kill Attacking Officer
Federal prohibition agents chase moonshiners along the Mississippi gulf coast after a raid party was attacked. R. M. Buck, 43, was killed and Otis Williams, 25, gravely wounded, as three agents surprised a still 30 miles north of Gulfport. Smith D. Robinson escaped. Bloodhounds were sent to pursue the assailants.
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Gulfport
Miss
Mississippi Gulf Coast
R. M. Buck
Federal Prohibition Office
Otis Williams
Smith D. Robinson
Metro-Goldwyn reports 12 weeks profit drop to 434k
The Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp statement for the 12 weeks ended November 20 shows net profit of 434 066 dollars, down from 1 211 808 dollars in the same period last year.
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New York
Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
Weather Outlook for Winslow Arizona
Generally fair tonight and Wednesday with colder air in the northeast tonight. Monday featured a high and Tuesday's low not provided in full but implied seasonal desert conditions.
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Arizona
Disarmament Conference Opens in Geneva under Henderson
The world disarmament conference opened in Geneva with Arthur Henderson presiding. He urged unity and warned against failure, despite his frail health, as delegates gather after a delay caused by the League of Nations council discussing the Far East issue.
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Geneva
League of Nations Council
Far East
Revolt In Ecuador Reported Crushed
Guayaquil reports that a revolutionary movement near Tulcan at the Colombia border has been crushed and Tulcan recaptured by loyal troops. A separate revolt at the army garrison in Tuscan resulted in rebels taking captive loyal officers and winning over residents.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Tulcan
Tuscan
Hoover Proclamation Urges Washington Birthday Observance
President Hoover issued an official proclamation calling on citizens to observe the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth. The decree emphasizes national tribute and public remembrance of the founding leader.
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Hoover
Washington
George Washington
Insanity Evidence Continues in Winnie Ruth Judd Trial
The defense rested at 1:47 p.m. as Dr. Clifford Wright concurred with Dr. Williams that Judd was insane during the killings of Agnes Leroi and Hedvig Samuelson on October 16. Wright cited heredity and dementia praecox as key factors in her mental state.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Clifford Wright
Los Angeles
Edward Huntington Williams
Agnes Anne Leroi
Hedvig Samuelson
Wright
Patrol Seizes 500 Unlicensed Autos in Maricopa County
James M. Hall, superintendent of the state highway patrol, reported about 500 cars with 1931 license plates have been seized since January 31 in Maricopa county. When Maricopa is covered, the patrol will expand to other counties. Vehicles are stored until owners obtain plates, with a 3.50 penalty plus storage charges.
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Phoenix
Ariz
James M. Hall
Mine Workers Back AF of Labor Drink Edict For Beer
The United Mine Workers at its biennial convention in Indianapolis on February 2 adopted a resolution supporting AFL calls to modify the Volstead Act to allow the manufacture sale and distribution of good cheer beer.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
Public Debt Of U. S. Mounting 1932
The treasury reports a 12 month rise of 1.6526 billion dollars in the gross public debt to 17.8159 billion dollars as of January 31 1932. Since January 31 the Treasury issued 372 million in treasury certificates to fund the reconstruction finance corporation and retire 61 million in maturing treasury bills. Declines in tax revenue were the main reason for the debt increase.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Reconstruction Credit Corporation
Mexico Would Be Allied With the U S
Mexico City editorial argues Mexico would become an ally of the United States if conflict arises in the Far East. It states the United States is a neighbor and Mexico should accept that fact and maintain friendship. The piece criticizes Japan over actions in Shanghai as unjustified.
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Mexico City
Excelsior Today
Far East
Mexico
United States
Japan
Shanghai
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Begins Operations
The RFC started duties today with Dawes Jones Couch and Dawes sworn as directors. Eugene Meyer and Ogden Mills did not take the oath as active government officials. Mills predicted rapid board organization and immediate loan activity with inquiries up to about 100 million dollars received.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Charles Gates Dawes
Jesse H. Jones
Houston
Texas
Harvey C. Couch
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Eugene Meyer
Paul Bestor
Federal Farm Loan Bureau
Ogden Mills
Treasury
Wilson McCarthy
Salt Lake City
Senate
Mills
Snows Block Main Road in California
A three day storm in Southern California blocks the transcontinental highway and access to San Bernardino mountains. Hundreds are marooned as Cajon Pass slide halts traffic, with routes diverted via Barstow Mohave and Mint Canyon. Telephone lines to mountain areas are down.
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San Bernardino
Calif
San Bernardino Mountains
California
Cajon Pass
Barstow
Desert
Mohave
Mint Canyon
Mail Pilot Missing Over Lake Michigan
Officials report Trans-American mail pilot Francis H. Rust missing after leaving Kalamazoo for Chicago. Coast Guard crews search Lake Michigan as weather hampers efforts and fear for his safety grows.
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Lake Michigan
Cleveland, O
Trans - American Airlines
Francis H. Rust
Chicago
Coast Guard
Francis Rust
Trans-American Lines
Kalamazoo
Mich
Bandits Raid Jerez. Police Chief Killed, Treasury Looted
A Universal report says bandits raided Jerez killing the town's police chief and looting the municipal treasury before fleeing.
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Mexico City
Universal Today
Jerez
Groundhog Dilemma Marks Weather Across Northern Arizona
The Winslow groundhog and relatives across northern Arizona faced varied conditions. If the shadow predicts six more weeks of winter, Winslow could expect cold, stormy weather while dust obscures visibility for another cousin between Winslow and Holbrook. A Flagstaff cousin saw snow at the hole.
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Winslow
Arizona
Holbrook
Flagstaff
Old Man Winter Brings Ice as Nation Freezes
AP reports severe cold grips the United States with rain soaking feet in California and widespread frost. Beehives retreat to chairs, flowers turn to ice, and Uncle Sam gazes toward Canada amid bitter weather.
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Uncle Sam
California
Canada
Commodity Short Selling On Trial
Short selling in commodity markets faces six House bills aimed at restricting or destroying it. The debate pits free speculation supporting liquidity against farm group leaders who argue it creates fictitious supply and disrupts supply demand harmony.
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Washington
House Agricultural Committee
Turkeys Released On Graham Ranges
In Graham and Cochise counties, over 100 turkeys and pheasants were released to restock the range. Jos eph F. O'Neill and R. S. Kimball, wardens, supervised the effort as a large number of birds were liberated.
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Graham Ranges
Phoenix
Joseph F. O'Neill
R. S. Kimball
Graham
Cochise
Italy joins peace effort in China with ships to Shanghai
Rome announces Italy will send the cruiser Trento and the destroyer Espero to cooperate with other powers in Shanghai as part of a joint action in China described by the foreign ministry as an effort in the interests of peace. In Sasebo the Tatsuta returned from Shanghai with 20 dead sailors and 87 wounded, with Buddhist funeral rites held for the fallen.
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Rome
Italy
Trento
Espero
Shanghai
Foreign Office
China
Sasebo
Japan
Tatsuta
Americans Safe in Nanking Says U S S Simpson
The U S S Simpson reported to the navy that Americans and other foreigners in Nanking are safe for now and no evacuation plans have been made at present.
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Washington
U. S. S. Simpson
Navy
Nankingere
Navy notes Japanese patrols in Shanghai settlement to end
The navy was advised that Japan will discontinue patrolling British and American sectors of the Shanghai international settlement. This move reduces the presence of patrols in critical zones overseeing foreign concessions and signals a shift in tense regional balance.
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Washington
Shanghai International Settlement
Admiral Taylor dispatches mine sweepers to Shanghai
Admiral Taylor commander of the Asiatic fleet announces six mine sweepers have departed Manila and are en route to Shanghai Nanking area for duty. The movement reflects naval operations in the China seas amid tensions in the region.
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Montgomery M. Taylor
Shanghai
Manila
Richard S. Hooker
U. S
International Settlement
Washington
Taylor
Tension Eases as China Accepts Japanese Demands
Reports from Amoy and Swatow indicate quiet conditions after earlier Chinese towns faced Japanese threats. Authorities note both cities have acceded to the Japanese demands amid rising regional pressure.
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Hong Kong
Amoy
Swatow
China
French Troops Sail From Haiphong to Shanghai
Paris reports a battalion of French troops will embark from Haiphong in French Indo China aboard the cruiser Waldeck Rousseau for Shanghai, an official announcement said.
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Paris
Haiphong
Indo-China
Waldeck Rousseau
Shanghai
French Ambassador Joins Talks Aiming to End Fighting
Washington February 2 The United States and Great Britain submitted detailed peace proposals to Japan and China to halt hostilities as Shanghai gunfire resummoned tensions. France and Italy were expected to follow. The plan calls for an immediate end to violence withdrawal of combatants from contact points neutral zones around the international settlement and prompt negotiations for lasting peace. The text notes no further steps if proposals fail and reserves full discretion for events.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Laseemer
Allied ambassadors and Japan discuss concrete Shanghai peace proposals
United States Great Britain and France ambassadors met with Japanese foreign minister Kenkichi Yoshizawa in Tokyo presenting written concrete proposals to end Shanghai hostilities. Afterward Yoshizawa held talks with Admiral Osumi the navy minister. The specifics were not disclosed though mediation was denied.
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Tokyo
United States
Great Britain
France
Kenkichi Yoshizawa
Shanghai
Osumi
Japan
Yoshizawa
Confessed Slayer Dying From Poison Claims Four Murders
Chicago police said Paul Harrison confessed to killing Earl Davis a garage watchman and Dr James Schaeffer a dentist and Miss Norma Newby 38 who was kidnapped from her escort on a lonely road last March. Harrison claimed he took poison to cheat justice and laughed at doctors trying to save his life.
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Chicago
Paul Harrison
Harrison
Earl Davis
James Schaeffer
Norma Newby
Davis
Body Of Mail Pilot Found In California
The body of John W. Sharp nack pilot of the Oakland Reno mail plane missing since yesterday was found in the wreckage near Rio Vista California by William Campbell a searching pilot. Campbell wrecked his plane during the search but was not hurt.
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Rio Vista
Cal
John W. Sharpnack
William Campbell
Campbell
Bar silver slips as New York markets close
Bar silver fell 3 to 8 cents, trading at 23 7 8 cents in New York. The market moved lower as trading concluded, with prices reflecting the day’s downbeat tone and thinner activity.
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New York
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