Powder truck crash kills three in Utah fog
A Denver & Rio Grande Western passenger train collided with a powder truck near Salt Lake City, killing three people and injuring nearly twenty. Fog may have blinded the truck driver. 300 000 blasting caps exploded, wrecking the engine and shattering nearby windows. The dead include James Prinsen, 56, Western Powder director. George W. Bergaman, 50, Tintic Lumber bookkeeper. and Ben F. Rugg, 69, Ogden engineer.
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Salt Lake City
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Here
James Prinsen
The
Western Powder Company
George W. Bergaman
Tintic Lumber Company
Eureka
Utah
Ben F. Rugg
Ogden
Open Trial Demanded For Butler Open Trial Demanded For Butler
Senator Heflin urged an open Senate hearing on Major General Smedley Butler’s charges. He cited an anti Fascist New York paper’s report accusing Mussolini of running down a child and urged the public sit in on the trial. He defended Butler’s right to speak on world affairs.
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Washington
Smedley Butler
Heflin
Alabama
Senate
Justice and Fair Play
Il Nuovo
Morido
New York
Butler
Mussolini
Italy
General Butler
Henry Leonard
Leonard
Smedhey D. Butler
Marine Corps
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Phoenix
Ariz
State Department
Some People Just Can't Get In Jail
Chicago story about John Doherty, 22, who robbed a clothing store, announced the crime to bystanders, and phoned police to report himself. He sought jail as a solution, but Judge Frank Padden refused to commit him, noting his cousin Mrs Mary Walsh would not burden the family.
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Chicago
John Doherty
John
Frank Padden
Mary Walsh
New Inspector of Highway Employes Created in Arizona
A new post in the Arizona State Highway Department was announced by Governor Hunt. Post E. B. Peterson of Miami was named inspector of highway employes to audit payrolls and enforce that only Arizona citizens work on state highway projects. Proof of Arizona citizenship rests on voter registration. out of state license plates may be checked. Continue on page Six.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Highway Department
George W. P. Hunt
E. B. Peterson
Miami
State Highway Department
Arizona
Lumber Mill at Williams to Resume Operations
J. M. Bedford of the Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Company announced the Williams mill will resume operations on February 16, with improved marketing conditions. The restart had been set for March 1 and is expected to continue throughout the year without interruption.
Astronomer Explains Star Distances to Einstein
Dr. Walter S. Adams at Mount Wilson explains how stellar distances are measured. Nearby stars show parallax as Earth orbits the sun, but for distant stars the method falters and modern techniques use true candlepower to infer distance.
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Einstein
Walter B. Clausen
Pasadena
Cal
Albert Einstein
Mount Wilson Laboratory
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Walter S. Adams
Observatory
Adams
Princes Leave Jamaica After Gala Royal Welcome
The Prince of Wales and his brother Prince George depart Kingston after a lavish reception by about 50,000 locals. The Oropesa carried them from Santander to Bermuda and on to Cristobal where a plane will take them across the Isthmus to Panama City for the next leg of their Spanish American tour.
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Kingston
Jamaica
George
Prince of Wales
Prince George
Panama
Santander
Bermuda
Cristobal
Canal Zone
Panama City
Wheat To Be Sent To Arkansas Sufferers
One thousand bushels of wheat flour will be shipped to drought areas of Arkansas by February 19. Spink county citizens sponsor the movement with local mills grinding donated wheat into flour, railroads transporting it free, and the Red Cross supervising distribution.
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Redfield
S. D
Arkansas
Spink County
Red Cross
Arizona Student Named Editor of Stanford Daily
The Stanford daily publications council elected Frank A. Whitley of Warren Arizona editor to serve six months, after staff deadlock over whether he or John B. Isaacs of Los Angeles should hold the post. Gale D. Wallace of Piedmont vacated the position.
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Stanford University
Cal
Stanford Daily Yesterday
Frank A. Whitley
Warren
Ariz
Gale D. Wallace
Piedmont
Arizona Man
Whitley
John B. Isaacs
Los Angeles
Bar Silver Falls in New York Trading
Bar silver closed at 27 1 4 cents in New York trading on February 4 with prices showing slight movement amid market activity.
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New York
Quake Toll in New Zealand Rises to About 400
Preliminary surveys after yesterday's earthquake and fire in Napier and Hastings estimate about 400 dead with Napier at 300 and Hastings at 100. Injuries reach around 1,000 in Napier and hundreds in Hastings as survivors describe widespread destruction and fires fanned by sea breeze.
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New Zealand
Wellington
N. Z
Napier
Hastings
Law Enforcement Commission Meets
Washington reports the law enforcement commission meeting to review two near complete reports on criminal statistics and crime prosecution. Disagreements over material or form could delay delivering both surveys to President Hoover by month’s end, directed by Dean Roscoe Pound and Monte Lemann.
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Washington
Law Enforcement Commission
Hoover
Dean Roscoe Pound
Harvard
Monte Lemann
Louisiana
Nine Missing In Plane Explosion
Nine Royal Air Force crewmen feared dead after a seaplane crashed in Plymouth Sound following a dive maneuvre. The vessel struck the water hard and was wrecked by an explosion. Local authorities began search efforts and expected to recover bodies and wreckage.
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Plymouth
England
Royal Air Force
Plymouth — Sound
Rain Damps Prescott Area Amid Drought Concerns
Light showers crossed Winslow and northeastern Arizona easing weeks of dry weather. In Prescott and adjacent areas rain began today, offering temporary drought relief though not enough to noticeably benefit the range. Forecasts indicated more storms possible tonight or tomorrow.
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Winslow
Arizona
Prescott. Ariz
Prescott
Henderson heir disinherited over vice presidential house issue
Washington February 4. Beatrice Van Rensselaer Henderson Wholean widow of Senator John D Henderson Sr is disinherited after opposing Mrs Mary F Hendersons offer to donate a house to the nation as a permanent vice presidential residence. Wholean, long viewed as Mrs Hendersons granddaughter, was revealed to be an adopted foundling.
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Washington
Mary F. Henderson
Beatrice. van Rensselaer Henderson Wholean
John D. Henderson
Wholean
International Society
Honeymoon Tragedy Ends in Farmhouse Shooting
In Salamanca New York a newlywed couple Wesley Dieter 42 and Vivian King Dieter 30 were shot during their honeymoon. A buckshot blast wounded the bride and another shot killed Dieter as Darwin King the bride's former husband was found hiding in a barn. King admitted the shooting. Sheriff Annis pursued him through snow filled woods and barn to capture him. Mrs Dieter had divorced King nine months earlier and married Dieter last Thursday.
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Salamanca
N. Y
Wesley Dieter
Vivian King Dieter
Dieter
Frank A. Annis
Darwin King
Mrs. Dieter
Annis
King
Lawyers Of Nevada Thank Arizona For Divorce Law Vote
Reno Nevada February 4 lawyers of Washoe County Bar Association applauded Arizona senate for killing an easy divorce bill. John M Sinal president urged the group to give the Arizona senate a big hand and the gesture was enthusiastically taken by members.
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Lawyers
Nevada
Arizona
Reno
Nev
Arizona Senate
John M. Sinal
Washoe County Bar Association
Little
Senate of Arizona
Legal Fraternity
Largest Non-Rigid Airship Being Made
Lakehurst naval officials announce assembly of the world’s largest non-rigid airship will begin in a few weeks at the air station. The 220 foot long 44 foot diameter ship named K 1 has gas bags in Akron Ohio and motors in Philadelphia. It will cruise 1000 miles at 60 miles per hour.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Naval
Akron
Ohio
Philadelphia
Mexican dollar slides to new low in Shanghai market
The Mexican dollar fell to 21.5 cents in gold in Shanghai, the currency hitting a fresh low as the slide deepens its threat to economic stability.
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Shanghai
Do X Damaged Flight Delayed Over Atlantic Route
Do X seaplane, a German twelve motor craft, was damaged by waves near Bahia Gando while attempting a takeoff toward Cape Verde en route to Rio de Janeiro. Uncertain extent of injuries cited as flight delays extend at least two weeks.
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Palmas
Canary
Bahia
Gando
Porto Praia
Cape Verde Islands
Rio de Janeiro
Hunt Signs Veteran Memorial Urges Immediate Cashing of Certificates
Governor George W. P. Hunt signed a joint memorial from the Arizona legislature asking Congress to allow World War veterans to cash their compensation certificates at face value. The measure argues many veterans near life’s end will not live to receive benefits and urges quick cashing to aid needy veterans.
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Phoenix
Ariz
George W. P. Hunt
Congress
Arizona
Forest Road Funds Used In This State
F. C. W. Pooler traveling from Albuquerque says nearly $500,000 of the $3,000,000 emergency relief bill is being spent on forest road development and highway construction in Arizona and New Mexico. The forest service has established 25 road camps and 10 trail camps throughout Arizona.
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Phoenix
Ariz
F. C. W. Pooler
United States
Forrester
Albuquerque
N. M
Congress
Arizona
New Mexico
Forest Service
Earthquake Spurs Oil Production in Vera Cruz
Reports from Vera Cruz oil fields indicate a 5 to 10 percent production rise in some wells following the January 14 earthquake, with operators calling the effect a notable boon to the industry.
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Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Weather outlook for Arizona with mixed precipitation
Weather report notes showers in the west and south, snow in the northeast, and a drop in temperatures. Colder tonight with Thursday partly cloudy conditions and more snow possible in the northeast. WINSLOW forecast covers up to midnight of the day listed with Tuesday highs around 55.
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Arizona
Pete Ke
Copper Price Drops to 9 1 2 Cents a Pound
New York reports continued copper price weakness with trades indicating sales at 9 1 2 cents per pound delivered, a quarter of a cent under the official 9 3 4 cent domestic price set by smelters. The 9 1 2 cent level matches the October low, the lowest in 35 years.
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New York
Cuban Labor Groups Stage Partial Daylong Walkout
In Havana on February 4 a dozen larger labor unions answered a call for a general strike but the nationwide stretch fell short of its goal. The walkout began at 6 p m yesterday affecting linotype operators carpenters plasterers cigar makers stevedores metal workers builders sponge fishermen and deep sea fishermen with unclear duration.
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Havana
Governor Hunt’s force bill vote fails in Arizona House
Absent Nellie T Bush of Yuma led to a key vote shift as lawmakers reconsidered the force highway work proposal. The final tally stood 37 in favor 25 against with four votes changed before recording, sparking plans to reconvene once Mrs. Bush is present to seek reconsideration.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Peb
Hunt
Nellie T.bush
Yuma
Bush
Connor Johnson
Maricopa
Coxon
Cochise
J. F. Jennings
Maricope
Army Doctor Charles Shepard Appeals Fatally Poisoning Verdict
Major Charles A. Shepard, a 59-year-old army pulmonary specialist, convicted of fatally poisoning his wife Zenana on June 15 1929, awaits appeal after a life sentence handed down by Judge Richard J. Hopkins. Defense granted 90 days to appeal. Shepard released on $20 000 bond.
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Topeka
Kas
Charles A. Shepard
Zénana
Richard J. Hopkins
Grace Brandon
San Antonio, Tex
Kansas City
Amended articles filed for Oceanic Gold Mining Co
Amended articles of incorporation are on file here for the Oceanic Gold Mining Company of Tucson. Capital stock is listed at $1,000,000.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Oceanic Gold Mining Company
Yucson
Swedish Prince and Fiancée Betrothal Ring Exchange
Prince Lennert exchanged betrothal rings with Fraulein Karin Nissvandt in a Swed ish custom scene. The couple, two years apart in age, face royal disapproval from King Gustave, though public sentiment supports the engagement. Fraulein Nissvandt is ill with influenza but improving.
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Stockholm
Prince Lennert
Fraulein Karin Nissvandt
William
Gustave
Fraulein Nissvandt
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Stanford Daily
Sen. Henderson
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Helen Harsiem
Peoria
David
Belsley
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Veteran Memorial
Mrs. Bush
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