Conference ends in recess on Colorado River talks
Phoenix reports that the four day Colorado River conference ended at noon Sunday in indefinite recess. Chairman William Donovan said a full report will go to President Hoover and Interior Secretary Wilbur. Arizona California push for a compact on power and water allocations, with Wyoming not represented.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Tri-State
Secretary of the Interior
Arizona
California
William J. Donovan
Hoover
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Upper Basin
Nevada
Boulder Dam
Wyoming
iNican
Charles B. Ward
Arizona Commission
Taft Gains Strength Says Doctors
Washington February 10 AP Physician reports say former chief justice William Howard Taft is regaining strength. He has a better appetite and a improved general condition since returning from Asheville, North Carolina, a week ago.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Asheville
N. C
Death of Senorita Tari Del Carmen Alvarez Reported
Mazatlan dispatch says Senorita Tari Del Carmen Alvarez died today at age 12. Her memory remained clear until the end.
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Mexico City
Mazatlan
Sxecessior Today
Nomination of Hughes Favored by Judiciary Panel
The Judiciary Committee reported Charlies vans Hughes favorably to the Senate by a 10 to 2 vote. Chairman George W. Norris and John J. Blaine opposed, arguing Hughes resigned to run for president and would politicize the court, harming its independence.
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Washington
Charlies Vans Hughes
United States
Senate
Judiciary Committee
George W. Norris
Nebraska
John J. Blaine
Wisconsin
Norris
Hughes
Bus Crash in Jugoslavia Kills Seven. Thirteen Injured
AP report says seven people died and thirteen were wounded when a motor coach traveling between Laibach and Gross Sochtand overturned and plunged into a ditch last night.
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Reulgrade
Jugoslavia
Laibach
Gross Socthand
Restriction Of Immigration Will Cause Labor Shortage In Southwest
Legge of the Federal rice board told the House immigration committee that limiting Mexican immigration would trigger a serious agricultural labor shortage in the southwest. Without Mexican workers for vegetables and small fruits, land would likely switch to cereals, reducing efforts to curb acreage. He warned the labor is not attractive due to labor on knees and bending.
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Southwest
Legge
Yuirman
Federal Fee Board
House Immigration Committee
United States Seeks New Battleship Parity Plan
At the Naval Conference London, Washington pushes to build another Rodney type battleship to maintain parity after scrapping ships. Britain endorses scrapping to reach fifteen ships each, while the US hopes to replace scrapped tonnage with a new vessel for real parity amid debates on submarines and humane warfare proposals.
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Philadelphia
United States
London
Naval Conference
Great Britain
Nodney
France
Herrera Leads In Colombian Election
Returns from yesterday's presidential election indicate Doctor Enrique Olaya Herrera Liberal candidate carried major cities by a substantial majority. Official results due Thursday. Herrera believed to have led in Medellin Cali and Manizales.
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Herrera
Bogota
Colombia
Enrique Olaya Herrera
Washington
Candiate
Liberal Party
Olava Herrera
Medellin
Cali
Manicales
Dr G P Van Marel sentenced to two years in federal jail
Dr. G. P. Van Marel of Glendale Arizona was sentenced to two years in McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary and fined $2000 for violating the National Narcotic Law. His attorneys indicated they would appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals and bail set at $7500 was to be posted.
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Phosenln. Ariz
G. P. van Marel
Glendale
Arizona
McNiel Island
Circuit Court of Appeals
Globe News Man Given Census Job
George M. Allison, international manager of the Arizona Record, named official enumerator for Globe for the 1930 census. Announcement by Mrs. Clifford Parsons of Tucson, supervisor of the southern counties.
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GLOBE
George M. Allison
Arizona Record
Clifford Parsons
Tucson
Chicago police dragnet clears Chicago streets of minor criminals
A weekend sweep in 12 municipal courts nets 917 arrests with 217 charged for vagrancy or gun possession. 22 gun-toters receive continuances to await grand jury action led by State's Attorney Swanson. Indictments can send offenders to prison for one year. The drive follows a week of violence and echoes last year's St Valentine era cleanups.
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Chicago
John A. Swanson
St. Valentine's Day
Two Die In Auto Wreck In Sonora
Two men were fatally injured when their car plunged 100 feet down a steep mountainside on the Cananea Chevalier road in Sonora Mexico, 45 miles south of Bisbee. A nearby worker heard the crash, found the wreck, and summoned help.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Cananea- Chevalier Road
Here
Sonora
Mexico
Dugan Case To Be Heard Tomorrow
Attorney General W.W. Berry Peterson said the Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles would meet tomorrow to consider Eva Dugan’s request for clemency from execution on February 21 at the Arizona State Prison. He noted the board could decide in a few minutes.
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Phoenix. Ariz
Berry Peterson
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Eva Dugan
Arizona State Prison
Brady Awaits New Trial For Murder
John W. Brady former court of civil appeals justice waits as jurors failed to convict or acquit in the stabbing death of 28 year old Miss Lehlin Highsmith. District Attorney Henry Brooks seeks transfer to Georgetown for retrial while Judge J. D. Moore reviews the motion.
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Tex
John W. Brady
Court of Civil Appeals
Henry Brooks
Georgetown
Here
French Airplane Crashes Killing Two Passengers
A French Air Union plane crashed near Marden England killing two passengers including a woman as it dived to the ground and caught fire. Six people were aboard the aircraft during a heavy snow storm with one other passenger named Curzon injured along with the pilot, mechanic, and steward.
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Marden
Kent
England
Here
French Air Union
Curzon
Blizzard Strikes Wisconsin Hurdling Roads and Bus Service
A fierce winter blizzard roared across northern and central Wisconsin trapping motorists and blocking highways with deep drifts. A forty mile per hour wind reduced visibility as bus service halted in the northern region and over 400 cars stalled on the 80 mile stretch between Milwaukee and Oshkosh.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Milwaknee
Oshkosh
Centenarian Beating Inspires Recovery Hopes
William Everett aged 106 remains under medical care after a beating and trampling in his downtown rooming house. Doctors believe the octogenarian, the town’s oldest resident, may recover from injuries despite the attack.
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Omatia
William Everett
Severitt
Qminha
Dozen Charges Face Mayor Stuttgart
A village mayor from Erbach faces twelve charges including larceny and conspiracy in a bankruptcy fraud case. He was sentenced to several years in prison following the trial.
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Stuttgart
Tyeup
Erbach
Oter
Hoover lands 45 pound sailfish during Florida Keys trip
President and Mrs Hoover arrived at Long Key and boarded the houseboat Saunterer for a week of fishing. Justice Harlan F Stone and guests joined breakfast on board before plans shifted to Atlantic fishing.
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Long Key
APY
Hoover
Florida Keys
Long Key. Fla
Saunterer
Harlan TF. Stone
United States Supereme Court
Cardinal Pacelli Takes Over Papal Secretary Role
Cardinal Pacelli today formally assumed the office of secretary of state for the Vatican state. He was received by Pope Pius XII and began his duties, succeeding Cardinal Gasparri. Pacelli, formerly Papal Nuncio at Berlin, earned a notable diplomatic record.
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Cardinal Pacelli
Papal
Vatican
Mothers Plan to Seize Lovett School In Strike Action
Mothers of striking Lovett pupils vow to enter the building and teach classes themselves after an order from the city schools chief kept parents and students out. The walkout began over transfers to Burbank Junior High, sending many pupils across 16 tracks of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line.
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Chicago
Lovett
Burbank
Chicago, Milwaukee and St
James Hamilton Lewis Seeks Senate Nomination in Democratic Primary
James Hamilton Lewis, former Senate whip under Wilson, will run in the Democratic April primary for United States senator. The Spanish-American War veteran heads a state committee slate and criticizes prohibition enforcement, U.S. world court status, and current taxation and spending.
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Chicago
James Hamilton Lewis
Senate
United States
Col. Lewis
State Central Committee
Champ Clark
Radio Leaders Draw Plans For Expansion
Five hundred radio industry leaders met in Cleveland for two days at the National Federation of Radio Associations fourth annual convention to formulate plans aiming to join the billion dollar class in 1930. The gathering opened today.
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Cleveland
National Federation of Radio Associations
Earthquakes shake Lisbon area causing collapses
Tremors struck Algarve region this morning causing several houses to collapse though no injuries were reported. No details on magnitude or aftershocks were provided by authorities.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Algarve
Prohibition Conspiracy Indictment Targets 150 People
A federal grand jury indicted 150 individuals and 81 corporations in Chicago charging a conspiracy to violate liquor laws. The case alleges illegal withdrawal of 1,000,000 gallons of alcohol from government sources as part of a nationwide syndicate operating for years under the Prohibition regime.
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Chicago
George A. Carpenter
Biggest liquor conspiracy exposed by federal agents
Herald and Examiner reports a nationwide liquor conspiracy linked to 150 plus people. Ring operations coast to coast from Chicago headquaters, moving millions of dollars and spurious alcohol while the government allegedly supplied the liquor. Investigation ongoing since last July targets withdrawal and diversion of industrial alcohol.
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Chicago
Herald and Examiner
United States
Wurzbach Seated as Texas Representative in House
Harry M. Wurzbach Republican was seated as the Texas fourteenth district representative, replacing Augustus McCloskey Democrat after an elections contest. The House adopted the elections committee report. the panel found fraud charges against McCloskey sustained by the evidence.
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Washington
Harry M. Wurzbach
Texas
Augustus McCloskey
Wurzbach
House
Elections Committee
Sears
Wurzebach
McCloskey
Missing Western Air Express pilot believed lost in Nevada storm
A month after Maurice Graham vanished on a Salt Lake City flight, no clues have surfaced. Western Air Express pilots, led by Maurice and supported by Julian Anderson, search rugged Nevada ranges near Pioche as rumors persist of a wreckage sighting.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Maurice Graham
Western Air Express Line
Salt Lake City
Utah
Nevada
Jimmy James
Western Air Express
Ote Offind Maurice
Julian Anderson
Groom Mine
Here
Anderson
Group Nine
Pioche
Graham
Ploche
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