Taft Resigns as Chief Justice. Son Delivers Letter
William Howard Taft resigns as chief justice of the United States to President Hoover. Taft, in frail health from years of service, submits his resignation through his son Robert A. Taft while en route from Asheville, North Carolina, where he had gone to recuperate.
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North Carolina
William Howard Tatt
Charles P. Tatt
Cincinnati
Robert Tatt
Tatt
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Soover
William Howard Taft
United States
Robert A. Taft
Hoover
Asheville
N. C
Arizona Cannot Extradite Blonde Bandits Over Death Penalty
Arizona authorities cannot extradite Irene Schroeder and Glen Dague if they escape the death sentence in Pennsylvania for the killing of Corporal Brady Paul. Defense counsel said they were surrendered to Pennsylvania, and Deputy Wright’s death could trigger murder charges and ensure extradition back to face trial.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Arizona
Irene Schroeder
Glen Dague
Newcastle
Brady Paul
I. H. Powell
Defense Counsel
Powell
Pennsylvania
Lee Wright
Phoenix
Ariz
James FB. Nelson
Maricopa County
W. Glenn Dague
K. H. Powell
Nelson
Wright
College Girl Resting Easy After Accident
Miss Ardis Phelps of Los Angeles, University of Arizona student, was injured Sunday when a car she rode in overturned 38 miles south of Tucson. She is reported resting easily at the hospital. doctors say she has two broken ribs and a lung bruise.
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Tucson
Ariz
Ardis Phelps
Los Angeles
University of Arizona
Berenguer Urges Spanish Collaboration with Americas
Paris reports that General Damaso Berenguer, newly named Spanish premier, says Spain should base policy on collaboration with Spanish American countries. He spoke in interviews published in Paris newspapers.
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Paris
Damaso Berenguer
Today
Prince of Wales Plays Golf Before Beira Stop
In Bulawayo Southern Rhodesia on February 3 the Prince of Wales played a round of golf before continuing his African hunting trip toward Beira. He wore a sport shirt and white trousers and was greeted by prominent residents before resuming his train journey amid cheering crowds.
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Bulawayo
Southern Rhodesia
Prince of Wales
Beira
Bombs Rip West Side. Damage Estimated at 100000
An early morning blast hit Sam Madonna fruit store on Chicago's West Side, shaking nearby shops and injuring none. Two adjacent stores were damaged as the one story brick structures were lifted and toppled. Fire officials suspected no gas explosion. P J Sherman put the loss at about 100000.
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Sam Madonna
P. J. Sherman
Sherman
North Side
Bomb Thrown Into Kansas City Store
A bomb hit a pharmacy window inside the Commodore Hotel at Linwood Boulevard and Tracey Avenue causing several thousand dollars in damage to the hotel and nearby South Side buildings. No injuries reported. The building reportedly used some non union labor during construction.
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Kansas City
Pharmacy
Commodore Hotel
Linwood Boulevard
Tracey Avenue
South Side
Goldberg
American Firm In Japan Opens After Labor Riot
Officials in Osaka said the labor trouble after the plant shutdown last December has been settled and the factory will resume full operation Monday. The standstill followed employee unrest and factory closure actions in the port city.
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Japan
Osaka
De Rivera Offers To Explain After Duel Threats
In Madrid on February 3 AP reports General Primo De Rivera, Spain's ousted dictator, offered explanations to the Duke of Almodovar to avoid a pistol duel. Five years earlier he had condemned cabinet ministers and refused arms for disputes, promising to answer after leaving power.
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Madrid
General de Rivera
Spain
Duke of
Primo
British counter proposal on French tonnage plan advances at naval conference
London reports indicate the British delegation circulated a counter proposal aimed at a compromise on naval tonnage. American Ambassador Hugh R. Wilson said no counterproposal had yet been circulated and stressed negotiations needed before any formal submission. The conference was to resume discussion of the French system, described as a compromise between global and categorical measures.
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London
Hugh R. Wilson
Wilson
Switzerland
Wurzbach Seeks Victory After McCloskey Concession
Representative Augustus McCloskey conceded the 1928 Texas 14th district election to Harry M. Wurzbach in a letter to the elections committee. McCloskey denied any knowledge of wrongdoing or tampering and urged Wurzbach be declared the elected representative.
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Washington
Augustus McCloskey
Harry M. Wurzbach
14Th
Texas
Elections Committee
Wurzbach
Battle report unfounded in Ammon Palestine rumor
Officials in Ammon reject a Jerusalem report claiming 450 people killed in a battle between Nejd and Trans- Jordanian tribesmen. The tale appears to be a magnified version of routine frontier raids with no confirmed casualties.
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Ammon
Palestine
Jerusalem
Nejd
Storey Predicts Santa Fe Traffic and Finance for 1951
William B. Storey president of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe forecasts that traffic volume gross revenues and net income in 1951 will roughly match the railroad’s average from 1925 1927 and 1928. He says the 61 million dollar budget will be largely funded from surplus earnings and notes Santa Fe closed 1929 with 80 million dollars in cash and government securities making new financing this year doubtful.
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New York
William B. Storey
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Storey
Santa Fe
Embezzler Jernest Wienns Arrested in Fort Worth
Jernest Wienns, suspected of embezzling over 100000 dollars from an Idaho bank seven years ago, was arrested in Fort Worth. He previously owned a filling station here and had worked as a cashier at the Nez Perce bank.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Jernest Wienns
Nez Perce
Idaho
Idaho Bank
Wilbur Defends Boulder Dam Power Allocation Policy
Secretary Wilbur rejected the idea that one lawyer’s opinion ends the matter on Boulder Dam power allocation. He said the issue is in flux and stressed the public interest lies in sound contracts and contractor solvency, not whether the entity is private or municipal. Senator Norris criticized proposed private power allotments as nullifying municipal preference rights.
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Washington
Boulder Dam
Wilbur
Congress
Edward C. Finney
Department
Norris
Senate
Arkansas Couples Marry Twice After Questioned Licenses
Marion Ark February report by State Comptroller Howard Reed found Justice A L Newman issued licenses for 11 months without authority. County Clerk A B Carter disclosed that he notified couples after they received licenses and remarriage followed in most known cases.
Former Oklahoma Mayor Admits Paying Bribes in Bootlegger Probe
Homer Knappenberger former mayor of Searlsboro testified in federal court that he paid Oscar Gordon investigator for the attorney general 1500 dollars in 1927 and 1928 to forestall state grand jury action over bootlegger protection. He said the final payment was made in the Oklahoma Capitol.
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Oklahoma
Okla
Homer Knappenberger
Searlsboro
Federal
Pottawatomie County
Oscar Gordon
Knappenberger
Aged Tombstone Man Dies In Hospital
David A. Armstrong aged 70 a Tombstone Arizona carpenter died in a Bisbee hospital from pneumonia after a fall into an abandoned mine shaft near Tombstone. He was found unconscious at the shaft bottom by a large search party and never regained full mental function.
Humiliation Day Quiet In Manila
Manila observers marked National Humiliation Day with a mostly quiet crowd in protest of California anti-Filipino demonstrations. Jose Corazon De Jesus delivered the lone radical note, saying Filipinos seek peaceable independence but may change tactics if needed after a Filipino death in California.
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Manila
California
Jose Corazon de Jesus
American Legion Plans Air Cathedral at Lakehurst
Plans published for a non denominational memorial chapel to honor air service casualties. The American Legion New Jersey department will build the cathedral at Lakehurst Naval Air Station and turn it over to the U S government for maintenance. Estimated cost is 15000 dollars. The chapel will host religious services for officers and personnel at the station.
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New York
Lakehurst
N. J
American Legion
Department of New Jersey
United States
Lakehurst Naval Air Station
Bank Of Iceland Closes Its Doors
Reykjavik reports the Bank of Iceland failed to open its doors as the board met in a special session. Parliament held a private sitting last night with the outcome not made public.
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Rieyisjavik
Iceland
Bank of Iceland
Hoover proposal to move prohibition bureau to justice dept
President Hoover asks Congress to transfer the prohibition bureau from the treasury to the justice department to tighten enforcement. The expenditures committee report urges early passage and assigns joint responsibility for industrial alcohol regulations. The House rules committee grants legislative preference with a four hour debate plan and a Friday-Saturday vote target.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
House
Prohibition Bureau
Treasury
Justice Department
Expenditures Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Williamson
House Rules Committee
Weer
Italian Royal Pair Finish Honeymoon
Crown Prince Humbert and Marie Jose of Belgium settled in Turin after a winter in Val d Aosta. Police guard the couple as Turin welcomed them. Their home is a 150‑room royal palace with numerous servants and staff.
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Turen
Italy
Humbert
Marie Jose
Belgium
Turin
Val D’aosta
Former Canadian Commissioner Dies
London reports the death of Peter Larkin aged 73 at his residence. Larkin served as Canada's high commissioner in the United Kingdom since 1922 and had been ill after returning from the Hague Reparations conference in The Hague. Born in Montreal, he once championed sealed lead tea packets for public delivery.
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London
Peter Larkin
Larkin
Canada
United Kingdom
Montreal
Diffin Announces Bid For State Education Post
James A. Diffin, principal of Bisbee high school and president of the Arizona Game Protective Association, declares his candidacy for state superintendent of public instruction, subject to the Democratic primary.
Doctors Would Allow Physicians To Prescribe Alcohol
Representative Celler proposes an amendment to the prohibition law allowing doctors to prescribe wines and liquors in quantities they deem proper. The measure aims to grant physicians authority to prescribe alcohol for medical use.
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Washington
Representative Celler
New York
Taft Resigns as Chief Justice Cited Ill Health
Former President William Howard Taft resigns as chief justice of the United States citing safety in illness. His personal physician Dr Francis Hagner said Taft is very weak and not improving and would not allow reporters to see him. Taft sent word that he had no comment.
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Asheville
N.C
William Howard Taft
The
United States
Francis Hagner
Washington
Taft
Hagner
Final Arguments In Brady Trial Expected Today
Final arguments in the trial of John W. Brady a former appellate court judge charged with slaying Miss Lehlia Highsmith were expected to begin today before adjournment in the afternoon. If the trial continued into its third week a verdict might not be known before tomorrow. Delays in preparing the judge's charge caused by court and attorney conferences pushed arguments to late today.
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Austin
Tex
Rez
John W. Brady
Lehlia Highsmith
Fog Delays Search For Tug Edward F. Coney Tragedy
Dense fog halted further search for 13 officers and crew of the tug Edward F. Coney after the vessel sank in a gulf storm last Tuesday night. The body of Edward C. Van Beech, Port Arthur second mate, had been recovered and sent to Port Arthur yesterday.
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Beaumont
Tex
Edward F. Coney
Gulf
Edward C. van Beech
Port Arthur
Nomination of Hughes for Chief Justice Referred
Washington bulletin reports the nomination of Charles Evans Hughes to be chief justice was sent to the Senate and referred to the Judiciary Committee. The piece notes Taft’s resignation and Hoover’s hesitation, with mentions of Justice Stone and other potential candidates.
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Washlington
Charles Evans Hughes
The
United States
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Market Roundup: Bar Silver Prices in New York
Bar silver quotes in New York on Feb 3 at 43 5-8. Mexican dollars trading at 34 3-8.
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New York
Suburbs Of Chicago Begin To Feel Pinch Of Empty Money Bags
Chicago and Cook county face payroll crises as suburbs curb spending. The South Park board cuts wages by 15 percent for 1,300 workers including 520 policemen. Mt. Prospect families donate to schools while Arlington Heights contemplates aid, Blue Island keeps day schools running, Flossmoor borrows from utilities, and Homewood pays teachers only to midweek.
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Chicago
Cook County
South Park Board
South Side Parks
Citizens’ Relief Committee
Fire and Health Department
John 8. Clark
Mt. Prospect
Arlington Heights
Blue Island
Flossmoor
Homewood
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