City Council Passes Police Reorganization and Franchise Vote
The council debated a complete police department reorganization over nearly two hours. Councilman J B Edwards urged creating a police commission and appointing a chief with altered patrol hours. A franchise agreement and rate increase for the water utility were discussed and a franchise election planned.
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Gillard
Fred ‘Douglas
Jury to Decide Hickman Sanity in Parker Slaying Case
Witnesses including Dale Budlong Welby Hunt and Perry Parker testified Hickman appeared sane during the 1926 Christmas Eve Holly day crime. Alienists concluded the case hinges on jury verdict this week.
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Perry Parker
Dale Budlong
Hickman
Budlong
Welby Hunt
the Fox
Ivy Toms
Hunt
Toms
Opposition to Rail Merger Heard in Tacoma Hearing
Interveners from Oregon and northwest Washington favoring the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railroads merger will present arguments before the Interstate Commerce Commission tomorrow in Tacoma. The session is expected to close tomorrow afternoon with testimony from W. D. Dodson and H. H. Corey supporting the merger while three former Washington state public works officials testified it benefits only stockholders.
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United Press
Transcontinental Wire
Tacoma
Wash
Oregon
Washington
Great Northern
Portland Chamber of Commerce
H. H. Corey
Public Service
Washington State Public Works Department
Miles BE. Clark
H. ©. Berger
QO. O. Calderhead
Calderhead
Senate probes oil trust sought by Arizona lawmaker
Senator Ashurst introduced a resolution asking a special Senate committee to investigate alleged anti trust violations by oil companies in Arizona and California. The measure was sent to the Interstate Commerce Committee after Ashurst read a telegram from a Phoenix citizen describing independent retailers being refused further shipments for selling below wholesale rates.
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Washington
Senate Committee
Arizona
California
Ashurst
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Phoenix
Ariz
Cameraman Falls to Death at Fox Studios
Thomas Raffer ty, 35, a motion picture cameraman, toppled from a stand 30 feet above the ground at the Fox studios in Hollywood and died instantly.
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Hollywood
Thomas Rafferty
Fox Studios
Rancher In Gun Duel Over Cattle Wounds Negro Man
Phoenix Arizona February 7 A dispute over late cows led to a gun duel between Henry Smith 55 a black man and Everett Hupp a rancher northwest of Phoenix Smith was wounded and Hupp was arrested by the sheriff Officers said Smith was shot in the body by Hupp who used a shotgun but the rancher fired when Smith drew a six shot revolver Hospital attendants said Smith was not seriously wounded
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Scontinental
Phoenix
Ariz
Henry Smith
Everett Hupp
Smith
Hupp
Sandino Forces Threaten Matagalpa in Nicaragua Raid
United Press Transcontinental reports Sandino cavalry corps of over five hundred armed men nearing Matagalpa with Jinotega stronghold massing for possible capture. Residents flee along the Jinotega Matagalpa road as Sandino reportedly holds Dr. David Stadhagen for a 2500 dollar ransom and British interests seek protection.
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United Press Transcontinental
Managua
Nicaragua
Matagalpa
Sandino
Jinotega
Hunt Returns From Inspecting Coolidge Dam Project
Governor Geo W. Hunt returned to Phoenix after an inspection of the Coolidge dam irrigation project weekend. He expressed satisfaction with progress and the vast scope of the irrigation work.
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United Press Transcontinental Wire
Phoenix
Ariz
Geo. W. P. Hunt
Arizona
Coolidge Dam
Unemployment Figures From Labor Bureau Report
United Press Transcontinental reports an estimate of 4,000,000 unemployed in the United States, about ten percent of workers. The Labor Bureau notes a serious situation despite stock market gains and calls relief and remedies a leading issue.
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Labor Bureau
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Swollen Verde River Delays Burial At Camp Verde
Mrs. Josiah Murdock aged 69 died Saturday night at her ranch. Neighbors carried her body six miles through mountains to Beaver Creek ford where it was loaded onto a wagon and brought to the burial site as Verde River waters delayed the pallbearers.
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Camp Verde
Ariz
Verde River
Josiah Murdock
Yavapai County
Murdock
Beaver Creek Ford
Texas judge’s wife found guilty of forgery in Los Angeles
Mrs. Alice Lowry Tiernan, 57, a former county judge in Texas, was found guilty of forgery in Los Angeles today and sentenced to from one to 14 years in San Quentin penitentiary.
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Alice Lowry Tiernan
Texas
San Quentin Penitentiary
Major Douglas Fire Destroys Gadsden Hotel and Shops
Four houses and the Gadsden Hotel in Douglas Arizona burned after a blaze discovered early today. Firefighters fought a long battle to stop spread as Meridith and Wimberly Clothing Store John Scott Cigar Store Gladson Beauty Parlors and Barber Shop and the Douglas Chamber of Commerce office were destroyed. Hotel guests saved belongings and much stock was moved out. hotel owner is F C Mackey of Juarez Mexico.
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Ariz
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Gadsden
Arizona
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Douglas Chamber of Commerce
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Juarez
Mexico
Fire Damages Four Buildings in Tombstone Cafe Blast
A blast from an oil stove in the Owl Cafe at Tombstone injures an 18 year old boy and causes extensive damage. Four buildings suffer partial destruction with losses estimated at 312000. The Modern Shop, a ready to wear store, sustains about 5500 in merchandise loss. The cafe cook escapes with minor burns.
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Ariz
Joe Fredericks
Owl Cafe
River Waters High Near Sioux City Lightning Flood Alert
Families in lowlands near Sioux City evacuated as high water rose from an ice gorge in the Missouri river. A crevasse relief prevented worse floods while heavy snows began sweeping Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota.
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Missouri River
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Youth Confesses Starting Fire In Parochial School
A 14-year-old boy from South Boston confessed to starting the Parochial School fire that threatened 850 lives. Patrick McDonough, eighth grader at St. Joseph's, was booked as a delinquent after police questioned him for hours. He denied setting the five church fires that alarmed the district.
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Boston
Daniel G. Murphy
South Boston
United Press
Patrick McDonough
St. Joseph’s
Saints Peter and Paul
Washington University Hazing Punishments Announced
Nine athletes and officials at the University of Washington face suspensions or expulsion after a hazing incident involving Marion Zionchetk. Governors consider action as the student body president was kidnapped, his head shaved, and he was ducked in Lake Washington amid a university rift.
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Ranscontinental
Seattle
Wash
University of ‘Washington
Marion Zionchetk
Spence
John
Chad Pdies
Ziendlieck
Lake Washington
Three Mine Laborers Killed at Miami Copper Mine
United Press report from Miami Arizona details three Mexican laborers killed at the Inspiration Consolidated copper mine when crushed by a conveyor belt as a mine foreman started the engine while workers were believed resting on the belt. The tragedy prompted an investigation to determine the sequence and safety practices involved.
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United Press Transcontinental Wire
Miami
Ariz
Inspiration — Consolidated Copper
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Funeral service for Charlotte Ford delayed by autopsy findings
In Oakland California a funeral for Charlotte Ford aged 38 was halted for an hour at the request of her son Lawrence Martin 14 who later had the body autopsied. He said his mother told him the injury came from a blow by her husband Harry Ford after a New Year’s Eve party. Autopsy showed skull fracture rather than cerebral hemorrhage as reported.
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Heflin Attacks Gov Smith On Senate Floor
Senator Heflin of Alabama launches another probe of what he calls the Roman Catholic political machine charging boycott coercion and press muzzling as he targets Al Smith and campaign biases on the Senate floor. He cites press ownership and the Union Times of Buffalo as examples and accuses supporters of trying to defeat him in 1930.
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