Snowy storm disrupts New York transit and river traffic
Snow coated streets and rail lines delayed transport for hundreds of thousands in New York. Hundreds stormed the Fourteenth Street express station as service suspended by a small fire in a switch box. A Siboney steamer rammed a coal barge near Sandy Hook. barge sank with Seneca crew rescued.
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New York
Fourteenth Street
Spring Street
Ambrose Channel
Sandy Hook
Siboney
Ward Line
Seneca
Havana
Nassau
Staten Island
New England
Boston
Cattleman Testifies In Winslow Bank Case At Flagstaff
Harvey Platt of St Johns testified for the state in the Quebedeaux case at Coconino superior court. He discussed notes of the Merchants and Stock Growers Bank of St Johns and the market for livestock from 1923 to 1927 including price rises from 21 to 40 45 dollars per head for cows and 4.5 to 7.25 cents per pound for steers. He described mortgage coverage on notes and indicated many mortgages had been paid while the signers were deemed of good character.
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Daily Mail
Flagstaff
Harvey Platt
St. Johns
State Banking Department
T. .M. Quebedeaux
Bank of Winslow
Coconino Superior
Platt
Merchants and Stock Growers Bank of
St. ‘Johns
S. B. Smith
Smith
Apache
Navajo County
A. T.’.Hannett
New Mexico
Hannett
Holbrook
Winslow
Geary
Levi Udall
Navajo County Live Stock Company
Cowman
War Finance Board
Finance Board
Navajo County Live, Stock Loan Company
Withdrawal of Nicaragua Intervention Motion at Pan American Parley
At the sixth Pan American congress in Havana Gustavo Guerrero withdrew a motion to record opposition to intervention in internal affairs of other nations. The move followed a defense of United States actions in Nicaragua by Cuardo Pazos. The conference upheld a sub committee postponement and did not record the vote. Charles E Hughes urged safeguarding sovereignty while protecting nationals abroad.
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Hava Parley
Nicaragua
United States
United Press Transcontinental
Havana
Pan-American Congress
Hisses
Gustavo Guerrero
Salvador
Congress
Cuardo Pazos
Charles E. Hughes
Pan American congress debates intervention issue at plenary
At Tiavana on February 18 delegates including Gustavo Guerrero of Salvador and Antonio Bustamante of Cuba clashed over a motion to record a vote against intervention. The subcommittee on the right of nations to intervene had not reported, and a conciliation mission to Nicaragua was not proposed.
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Tiavana
Pan-American Congress
Gustavo Guerrero
Salvador
Antonio Bustamente
Cuba
Guerrero
Nicaragua
Famous Drivers Await Favorable Track Weather
DAYTONA BEACH Florida February 18 Drivers of three powerful cars await favorable conditions to chase the world record of 203.7 miles an hour set by Maj H C D Segrave last year in England Only Frank Lockhart tested his Black Hawk reaching 102 mph amid high winds and heavy beach Malcolm Campbell British driver planned an official attempt but was postponed The J M White entry stayed in its garage as its owner planned to fit reverse gear to meet trial rules
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United Press
Daytona Beach
Fla
Maj. H. C. D. Segrave
Frank Lockhart
Malcolm Campbell
J. M. White
Flivver Makes Vain Run For Barbershop
A Downtown Ford tries to start and jumps the curb crashing toward the barber shop. Fred Gillard’s attempt ends when the car hits a barber pole. bystander Winslow residents nearby confirm the odd scene during Saturday shopping.
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Flivver
Winslow
Fred Gillard
Ford
Plane crash at Macon air derby kills two fliers and a bystander
In Macon Georgia a derby plane crashed into a main street killing Buck Steel and Francis Ashcraft and a local blacksmith C Er Murphy. Dozens were injured as spectators fell into a store basement. The accident halted the air meet featuring Clarence Chamberlin.
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United Press Transcontinental Wire
Macon
Buck Steele
Shreveport
Francis Ashcraft
C. Er. Murphy
Murphy
Steele
Clarence ‘Chamberlin
I Won't Die On The Gallows Says Fox
William Edward Hickman faces the murder trial for Marion Parker and Ivy Toms in Los Angeles. He believes his special providence will intervene as he studies a Bible left in the courtroom. Welby Hunt shows a morose demeanor as defense and state prepare for Monday proceedings with numerous peremptory challenges.
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United Press Transcontinental Wire
Los Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Marion Parker
Welby Hunt
Ivy Toms
Hickman
Hunt
Lindbergh Drops Surprise Flight On St Louis
United Press dispatch reports Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh staged a daytime flight from Lambert Field to Chicago with three air mail pilots. He returned later that night to St Louis, surprising officials who expected him in Springfield, Illinois, and planning to resume to Lambert Field to avoid fans and keep the schedule.
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ST. LO
Charles AY
Lindbergh
Lambert
Chicago
Springfield
Eambert
Uérneyy- Leslie
Smith
Ira Sloniger
Pirtall
Arizona Dry Head To Be Suspended Soon
Rumors swirl around Arizona’s federal prohibition leadership with reports that John H. Udall may be suspended though no official confirmation exists. A Washington telegram suggests Udall could stay while E. G. Ellworth would assume investigation duties. A federal grand jury plans to reconvene amid an inquiry into alleged discrepancies in dry law administration. Five agents have been suspended over false affidavits affecting liquor law convictions.
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United Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
John H. Udall
Washington
R. J. Farley
Anti-Saloon League
Nevada
Udall
E. G. Ellworth
Federal Grand Jury
Railroad extension to Klamath Falls likely starts next week
Bend Oregon February 18 The final chapter in extending railroad facilities from Bend to Klamath Falls probably will start next week. This was announced here today by C O Jenks Great Northern vice president in charge of operations.
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Bend
Ore
Klamath Falls
C. O. Jenks
Great Northern
Plane crash in Columbia kills two young women
Miss Mildred Rogers and Elva Tope, both of Columbia, were burned to death when a plane they rode in swerved into a railroad light tower and crashed. Pilot Don Deigel escaped with minor scratches. The incident occurred during a first flight for the two girls.
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Columbia
8. C
Mildred Rogers
Elva Tope
Don Deigel
Incomplete text from a United Press presidential statement
Fragmentary OCR reads like a United Press dispatch about a presidential statement or commerce topic. It mentions a day’s expression or convani terms and appears to reference a national address or policy outline with no clear names or places readable.
Not Guilty In Larceny Case Involving Hotel Safe
Mrs Billie Pearl Ross, a dancing girl, was found not guilty of larceny of 1861 from the Jefferson hotel safe. The trial noted the money’s loss. Ross was arrested in Los Angeles days after the burglary on November 14. The hotel night clerk has not been seen since the alleged theft.
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Billie’ Pearl’ Ross
Jefferson Hotel
Ross
Los Angeles
Hotel
House Naval Affairs to scrap Coolidge naval plan for moderate navy
Indications from Washington state the House Naval Affairs Committee will tear up Coolidge’s proposed naval build plan. The moderates seek a reduced program of 15 cruisers plus 32 submarines and five aircraft carriers, while party lines split on this strategy.
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Washington
House Naval Affairs Committee
Coolidge
McClintic
Democrat
Oklahoma
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