Arizona Senate passes utilities board bill with $30,000 funding
The Arizona Senate approved President Fred Sutter’s plan for a state board of survey of public utilities in a unanimous 18 to 0 vote. The panel would survey utility valuations and advise the corporation commission for rate setting, though its findings would not be mandatory. A divorce residence bill by Senator Crenshaw failed 9 to 8 amid heated debate and outside controversy.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona Senate
Fred Sutter
State Board of Survey of Public Utilities
C. C. Crenshaw
Board of Survey
Kinney
Gila
Corporation Commission
Sutter
Senate
Crenshaw
Capitol
General Walkout Called In Havana
A general 24 hour strike starts in Havana at six p m to protest the Cuban congress granting renewed authority to suspend constitutional guarantees. Labor groups, with many newspapers not publishing, cite suspensions of papers, student imprisonments, and other measures under President Machado.
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Havana
Cuban Congress
Machado
Ticklish Man Accidental Shooting Kills Boy in Cherokee
In Cherokee Iowa on February 3, Johr Pearson was tickled while holding a rifle by Willard Johnson, 13. Pearson swung the weapon and it discharged, killing Johnson.
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Cherokee
Johr Pearson
Willard Johnson
Johnson
Woodmen to Meet in Dougins for Arizona California Camps
G F E McDonald head consul of the Woodmen of the World announces the second head camps of Arizona and California Woodmen and Auxiliary will be held in Dougins on April 9 10 and 11. The meeting aims to unite statewide branches and discuss organizational affairs.
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Phoenix
Ariz
G. FE. McDonald
The
Woodmen of the World
Arizona
California
Woodmen and Auxiliary
Dougins
Butler Defense Secret As Court Martial Prep Goes On
Washington reports the charges against Major General Smedley D. Butler remain secret as he prepares his defense at Quantico Virginia. Butler obtained permission to leave for counsel and may travel to Philadelphia where lawyer Henry Howard has discussed the case with listeners to his earlier speech.
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Washington
Smedley
D. Butler
Quantico
Henry “Eoward
China
Philadelphia
Butler
Mussolini
NEA Washington Bureau
Smedley D. Butler
Marines
Italy
Louis R. de Steigner
Third Naval District
New York
Wiliam C. Watt
Henry Leonard
Albert B Fall Case Reviewed in DC Appeals
Washington Feb 3 The District of Columbia Court of Appeals considered Albert B Fall’s appeal after his bribery conviction as secretary of the interior. Prosecutor Atlee Pomerene urged upholding a one year sentence and $100000 fine for allegedly taking a $100000 bribe to award a lease at Elk Hills Naval oil reserve. He argued Justice Hitz properly excused the woman juror during the trial.
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Washington
Albert B. Fall
Atlee Pomerene
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Harding
Pomerene
Fall
Edward L. Doheny
Elk Hills
Cal
Naval Oil Reserve
Justice Hitz
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Rebels Seize Kwangsi Province in Coup
In Canton on February 3, rebels ousted Nationalist forces in Nanning the capital of Kwangsi province. A rebel military government was proclaimed as Nationalist authority suffered a setback after months of fighting.
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Canton
China
Kwangsi
Nanning
Canadian Premier Bennett ends U S visit
Prime Minister Bennett of Canada concluded an unofficial Washington trip after informal talks with President Hoover and Secretary Stimson and a visit to the Canadian Legation. He departed by train for Montreal, en route to Ottawa Ontario.
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New York
B. Bennett
Canada
Ottawa
Ont
Washington
Bennett
Hoover
Stimson
Montreal
Severe cold wave grips New York and New England
A brutal cold snap swept the New York state and New England region overnight with morning readings reaching as low as 35 degrees below zero. Cities reported record low temperatures and residents endured extreme winter conditions.
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New York
New York State
New England
Highway Force Account Bill Occupies Solons Attention
Arizona lawmakers debated restoration of force account for highways in Phoenix as the bill moved from the committee of highways and bridges for further study after a bare two thirds vote. Governor Hunt backs the measure, while labor and ways and means committees reported with conditions and no recommendation.
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Highway Force
Solons
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Committee of Highways and Bridges
Committee of Labor
Ways and Means
Hunt
House
Cowperthewaite
Cochise
Bush
Yuma
Phillips
van Petten
Maricopa
Hannon proposes pay changes for Arizona legislators
Speaker M J Hannon introduced two measures to alter legislature pay and sharply cut staff. He would replace the 15 dollar per day salary with 1000 dollars for the term plus 20 cent mileage and cap attaches at 30 in the senate and 40 in the house with daily wages of 5 to 10 dollars. The legislative examiner would serve as the employment officer for the body.
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Phoenix
Ariz
M. J. Hannon
Arizona
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Hannon
Dozen Injured In Submarine X-1 Blast
Dozen men were injured two seriously when an explosion hit the X-1 submarine wrecking its internal combustion engine. The boat had sailed from Sheerness for a trial when 20 miles out toward the Thames estuary the blast occurred. Twelve aboard received treatment as the vessel returned to Chatham by one engine. damage extent unclear. The X-1 is built for deep diving and can stay submerged for about two and a half days.
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Chatam
England
Sheerness
Thames
Saving Coal Bills Across Chicago in Mild Winter
A Chicago coal dealer estimates the city saved about 12 million dollars in coal bills due to unusually mild winter weather, reflecting large consumer savings.
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Chicago
Relief Views of President Made Public
President Hoover opposed proposed relief appropriations as threats to self government. He voiced confidence Red Cross and local aid could handle hunger and unemployment, and pledged to seek federal help if needed. The remarks came at his semi weekly press conference with Senator Watson.
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Washington
Hoover
Red Cross
Senator Watson
Fate of Daisy Deboe Left to Court
In Los Angeles on February 3, Clara Bow sent a written plea for mercy as Daisy Deboe faces sentencing after a jury recommended leniency. Deboe, Bow’s former secretary, was convicted of stealing 825 dollars from the film studio, with a potential one to ten year term awaiting in Superior Court.
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Los Angeles
Clara Bow
Daisy Deboe
Redhead
Daisy
Hollywood
Bow
William Doran
Train Limit Case Hearing Reopens in Arizona
The hearing on Arizona’s train limit law, challenged by Santa Fe and Southern Pacific, resumes this afternoon before J. E. Morrison. Defense testimony is expected to take over a month, with two more weeks for railroad rebuttal. The law caps freights at 70 cars and passenger trains at 14 in Arizona. Previous testimony ran over two months in San Francisco and Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
J. E. Morrison
San Francisco
Bus Lines Cut Rates To Meet Railroads
Competition between motor bus lines and railroads in the southwest tightened as 12 bus lines announce fares cut to two cents a mile effective February 5. They move to meet recent rate hikes by the St. Louis San Francisco Railway and other railroads.
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Kansas City
Southwest
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Bar Silver New York February 6 Market Update
Bar silver in New York closed near 27 1 8 per ounce with little variation across the domestic market. Dealers reported quiet activity and slight firmness amid steady demand for industrial use and coinage.
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New York
Twenty Eight Rebels Hanged by the Turks
In Menemen Turkey 28 rebels condemned for leading an abortive December uprising were hanged under martial law. Most executions occurred with few witnesses as crowds gathered from windows. Seven were spared death and given 24 year sentences.
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Priscilla Ring Menemen
Turkey
Balkan
Menemen
Chilean Air Chief And Four Aviators Missing In Search
Chilean military and naval forces joined with the air corps in a systematic search of the southern region for Colonel Arturo Merino Benitez and four companions who disappeared after departing Aysen for Puerto Montt. The missing plane was feared to have crashed or to have landed in an isolated inlet.
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Santiago
Chile
Air Corps
Arturo Merino
Benitez
National Air Corps
Aysen
Puerto Montt
Aged Indian Leader In Serious Condition
Pandit Motilal Nehru, aged Indian Nationalist leader, is very ill and his condition has become serious observers are kept away from his residence. Mahatma Gandhi, a close friend, had planned to travel to Bombay but the departure time is now uncertain.
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Allahabad
India
Pandit
Motilal Nehru
Mahatma Gandi
Bombay
Drys Hold Upper Hand In Senate
In Washington on February 3 the senate defeated the Wicker commission plan to give physicians free hand in liquor prescriptions and rejected a DC liquor restrictions lift 45 to 25, with a 39 to 29 reconsideration loss. Debate framed the issue as national rather than local.
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Washington
Senate
Wickersham Commission
District of Columbia
Howell
Nebraska
Joseph J. Cannon Named Desert News Managing Editor
Salt Lake City Utah February 3 Joseph J Cannon was named managing editor of the Desert News to succeed his late brother John Cannon in a move announced today by the paper's leadership.
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Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Utah
Joseph J. Cannon
The
Desert News Today
John @. Canmo
Napier Earthquake Sows Destruction and Massive Casualties
News from Napier N Z as a powerful earthquake and ensuing fire devastate the city. Casualties mount with about 100 dead and 1000 injured reported though numbers are uncertain. Fires hinder firefighting as water supply fails and dynamiting is used to slow flames. Nearby Hastings Waipawa and Waipukurau suffer deaths and injuries while ships including Veronica Diomede and Dunedin respond with doctors and nurses.
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Auckland
N. Z
Napier
N. A
Hawkes Bay
Hastings
Waipawa
Wai
Pukarau
Ahuriri
Veronica
Northumberland
Diomede
Dunedin
Friends Remain Hopeful on Veterans Bill Hearings
Advocates pressed for cash payments on veterans compensation certificates as Congress prepared hearings. Republican leaders built a case against the measure while prominent industrialists and insurance officials testified before the House Ways and Means Committee. Further testimony was expected as hearings on relief proposals stretched into the week.
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Washington
Bebe
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
DO-X Forced To Wait For Calmer Weather
Do X officers suspended takeoff today awaiting calmer seas after several air attempts in the Atlantic leg. The giant German seaplane had taxied from Las Palmas to Bahia Gando but rough water halted the run for the 4000 gallons fuel load. The next leg targets Cape Verde Islands then Fernando de Noronha Natal and New York.
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Palmas
Canary Islands
Atlantic
Las Palmas
Bahia Gando
Cape Verde Islands
Fernando de Noronha
Natal
New York
Lisbon
Hangars and Planes Destroyed At Valley Stream
A fire at Roosevelt Field No 2 Valley Stream N Y last night destroyed several wooden hangars and about six planes. Investigators pursue possible arson as a strong north wind and a ten-town response aided firefighting. Officials estimate losses around 100000 dollars with twenty planes saved.
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Hee Stream
N. Y
Roosevelt Field No. 2
Long Island
Fire damages large Niagara Falls building
Fire swept the Canadian Bank of Commerce building in Niagara Falls Ontario causing about 100000 dollars in damage. A fireman was injured when a floor collapsed and two families living on the second floor escaped in their night attire.
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Niagra
Falls
Ont
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Jamaica Prepares for arrival of two princes from Britain
Kingston Jamaica on February 3 welcomes guests from Havana Bermuda and Spain as two British princes arrive en route to South America. Officials including the governor greet them at the island, with plans to unveil a memorial clock tower at Kingston parish church for World War Service members before sailing to the Panama Canal Zone.
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Kingston
Jamiaica
Jamaica
Havana
Bermuda
Spain
Amirica
George
Kingston ‘Parish
Panama Canal’ Zone
Arrests In Missouri Halt Anti Negro Drive
CARUTHERSVILLE Mo Feb 3 promises of county authorities said they believed arrests halted an anti Negro drive near Wardell. Jailer J A Johnson said thirteen men mostly farmers were arrested and charged with dynamiting property and molesting telephone facilities in the Wardell community.
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Caruthersville
Saitl
J. A. Johnson
Wardell
Unsettled Weather Moves Through Arizona Tonight and Wednesday
Weather forecasts show unsettled conditions across Arizona with probable showers in the south central and southeast, snow flurries in the northeast, and a colder spell tonight. In Winslow, temperatures dip near freezing with a low around 32 degrees.
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Arizona
Winslow
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Kwangsi Province
U. S
Drys
Do-X
Valley Stream
Niagara Falls
Missouri
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