Former President Accepts Arizona Invitation To Dedicate Dam
Arizona plans for Calvi n Coolidge to dedicate the Roosevelt dam era irrigation project on the Gila near San Carlos with March dates discussed by Florence Casa Grande Valley leaders and Governor Phillips. The ex president may arrive from Los Angeles to attend the ceremony with a tentative date of March 1 2 or 3. officials say he will dedicate the dam upon return east.
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Gila River
San Charlos
Florence-Casa Grande Valley
J. C. Phillips
Coolidge
Phillips
Los Angeles
Arizona
Los Aneles
Dominican Republic turmoil sparks political resignations
In Santo Domingo the national assembly plans to consider Vice President Jose D. Alfonseca’s resignation as a revolutionary crisis rages. U.S. diplomat Charles Curtis works to broker peace between the government and factions while unrest spreads to other areas.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
National Assembly of
Josep D. Alfenseens
Charles 3B Curtis
Horacio A
Jose D. Alfonseca
Vasquez
Legation
Alfonseca
Supreme Court Denies Review in Snook Case
Washington Feb 25 James Howard Snook former Ohio State University professor under sentence of death on February 28 for the murder of Theora Hix today was denied a review by the Supreme Court.
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Washington
James Howard Snook
Ohio State University
Theora Hix
Supreme Court
Man Who Failed To Phone Wife Found Shot By Gangsters
Gary Indiana February 25 AP reports Paul Perconti was shot to death by the Daneland gangs while trying to phone his wife. His body was found buried in a lime crypt under the floor of an abandoned barn twelve miles east of Gary, with his revolver and bloodstained cap nearby.
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Gary, Dnd
Paul Perconti
Gary
Percouti
Americans Die in China From Fevers
Mrs. Margaret Gorman Rupertus of Albany New York wife of Major William Rupertus second in command of the American marine relation guard died late today ten hours after the death of her 11 year old son William Jr Both deaths were from scarlet fever
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Piping
China
Margaret Gorman Rupertus
Albany
N. Y
William Rupertus
American Marine Relation Guard
William Jr
Mumps Prevalent In State This Month
Sixty eight cases of mumps were reported to the state boards of health during the week ended February 22. The bulletin shows 209 cases of communicable disease developed during that period.
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Phoenix
Ariz
State Boards of Health
Congress resumes hearings on tariffs and Muscle Shoals
The Day With Congress notes continued scrutiny across committees. The Interstate Commerce Committee probes federal power commission while the Muscle Shoals legislation is revisited by the lobby and military affairs panels. Banking and currency opens branch banking hearings with Comptroller Pole as first witness.
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Interstate Commerce Committee
Federal Power Commission
Banking and Currency Committee
Pole
the Treasury
Man Dies After Dry Law Raid
Tulsa Oklahoma February 25 1933 George Lewis Redding 30 was shot by a federal prohibition agent during a liquor raid and died today. Lawrence Morgan a guest in the home was severely wounded and hospitalized.
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Tulsa
Okla
George Lewis Redding
Lawrence Morgan
Redding
Missing Western Air Express Pilot Sparks Extensive Search
A widespread search is ongoing for a Western Air Express pilot who has been missing since Sunday. The incident prompted regional authorities to mobilize multiple aircraft and ground teams in an urgent effort to locate the missing flyer.
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Western Air Express
George Rice Directs To Quest From Kingman Six Planes In Field
George Rice leads six Western Air Express planes in a Kingman Arizona to Los Angeles search for missing pilots James Coles and Albert Belcher. The hunt began Sunday noon after storms forced the loss of their plane returning from Wingman. Three planes scouted the route yesterday. three more joined from Wingman as favorable weather boosted hopes of locating the aircraft before nightfall.
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Los Angeles
Western Air Express
Kingman
Ariz
James Coles
Albert W. Belcher
Wingman
George Rice
West Helena guards streets after school quarrel threats
West Helena Arkansas residents filled a mass meeting to protest the resignation of school superintendent George Cromwell. Deputies were summoned after a dispute between two girls led to threats on Cromwell's life by Lawrence Brown, father of two disciplined girls.
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West Helena
Ark
Sheriff's Deputies
West. Helena
George Cromwell
Cromwell
Lawrence Brown
Hobo Author Jim Tully Sued for Divorce in Nevada
James A. Tully Hollywood author known as the Hobo Author faces a divorce suit filed by his wife Margaret Myers Tully. She resides in Las Vegas and accuses him of extreme cruelty. Married January 24 1925 in Los Angeles the couple now parts.
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Jim Tully
Nevada
Las Viegas
New
James A
Jim) Tully
Hollywood
Jack Gilbert
Margaret Myers Tully
Tullys
Los Angeles
Stimson Seeks Medical Attention for London Cold
U S secretary of state Henry L. Stimson, heading the American delegation, contracted a cold in London and consulted a physician. He stayed at his office in the morning and planned rest in the afternoon amid widespread illness among the delegation.
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London
Henry L. Stimson
Engineers Set to Test Arizona Power Plant at Stewart Mountain Dam
Engineers prepared a test run for the power plant behind Stewart Mountain dam near Phoenix after gates were closed Saturday. Water stood 50 feet deep behind the dam as the test was announced.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Stewart Mountain
Here
Bar Silver Prices in New York Trading
In New York on February 25, silver bars quoted at 42 7 8 per ounce and Mexican dollars at 31 7 8.
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New York
Gangster Frank McErlane Is Shot In Chicago Hospital
Frank McErlane known as the tough man of Chicago gangland was shot three times by unknown assailants in a private hospital. He fired back from his bed as assailants fled the corridor, with bullets hitting his back wrist and thigh. He entered the hospital January 28 under the alias Charles Miller for a bullet wound.
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Chicago
Frank McErlane
Gangland
McErlane
Charles Miller
Pharaohs Curse Fangs Back In Museum Death
Sedgar Steele, 57, died after an operation while working at the British Museum. He had been lettering exhibit plaques including relics from Luxor tombs. The incident sparked renewed belief in the pharaohs curse, said to doom violators of tombs to a swift death.
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London
British Museum
Sedgar Steele
Luxor
Navajo County Seeks Census Enumerators for 1930
A. L. Thomas, supervisor for the northern Arizona district, calls for census enumerator applicants in Navajo county. He notes low interest and urges direct applications in Prescott. Census taking begins April 1 with a list of appointed enumerators for Apache and Coconino counties.
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A. L. Thomas
Arizona
Navajo County
Alta
James B. Pace
Woodruff
W. B. Hagar
Eagar
Asa W. Judd
Fre
Hoover Appeals to Folks Back Home
President Hoover urged Americans to back the administration to curb expenditures beyond budget recommendations. He said only a small percentage of spending proposals came from Congress, while many originated from groups across the country.
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Hoover
Washington
White House
Congress
Masonic Officer Rosenbaum Dies at Home in Arkansas
Charles E. Rosenbaum, the second highest ranking official in the southern jurisdiction of Scottish Rite Masonry, died at his Little Rock home after a brief illness. The notice comes from Arkansas on February 28.
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Little Rock
Ark
Charles E. Rosenbaum
Scottish Rite Masonry
Democrats Score Hoover On Tax Increase Issue
In Washington on February 25, Senator Glass denounced President Hoover’s call for restraint on appropriations to protect a balanced budget. He called the White House statement an inexcusable attack on Congress and a straw man designed to frighten the public. Senator McKellar termed it an attempted scare as Congress considers proposed appropriations exceeding 1.5 billion dollars.
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Hoover
Washington
Glass
Virginia
Senate
Congress
Walter Newton
Republian
Senator McKellar
Appropriations Committee
Mexico Aids Man Scheduled for Death Penalty
Mexico and its consul join in efforts to spare Rertagio Macias from execution in Clifton Arizona. The condemned Mexican citizen faces a March 7 hanging after being convicted in a fatal fight that killed two men and wounded another. The Arizona Board of Pardons will hear his clemency petition next week seeking commutation to life imprisonment.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Rertagio Macias
Clifton
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Southern
Republic
Manuel Payne
Macias
Nogales Girl Missing Since Early Yesterday
Maybelle Kerns 17, daughter of Charles Kerns superintendent of the City Water Department, vanished from her Nogales home yesterday morning. She was last seen walking on the highway toward Tucson as police in Arizona cities were alerted to locate her.
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Nogales
Ariz
Maybelle Kerns
Charles Kerns
City Water Department
Tucson
Arizona
Three Chinese Found Murdered in Los Angeles Ranch House
Three Chinese men were found slain with skulls crushed in a deserted ranch house near Los Angeles. Police could not determine if robbery or a war between Chinese Tongs motivated the attackers after an initial examination.
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Los Angeles
Condition of Swedish Queen Remains Grave
In Rome on February 25 AP reports Queen Victoria of Sweden ill at the royal villa with the condition described as grave but stationary. Stockholm will be informed first and no news will be released until the capital is updated.
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Rome
Victoria of
Sweden
Stockholm
Spanish Education Cabinet Post Filled
Madrid reports the Official Gazette names Elias Tormo y Monzo as minister of public instruction in the Berenguer cabinet, replacing the Duke of Alba who becomes minister of state.
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Madlid
Official
Elias Tormo Y Monzo
Berenguer
Duke of Alba
Beccome
Cochise County Seat Case May Be Dismissed
In Bisbee Arizona on February 25, a Superior Court ruling dismissed the action to block moving the county seat from Tombstone to Bisbee. The defense won by showing the complaint lacked a specific charge. James F P McDonald was allowed 20 days to amend his complaint, with expectations of appeal.
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Bisbee. Ariz
Board of Supervisors
Cochise
Tombstone
Bisbee
James FP. McDonald
Supreme Court
Cabinet Resignations Leave Chile Without Premier
A Santiago dispatch to La Nacion reports the entire Chilean cabinet resigned. Appointed May 23, 1927 and reorganized August 23, 1929, the cabinet had no premier and was directly responsible to General Carlos Ibanez de Campo, the president.
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Santiago
la Nacion
Buenos Aires
Carlos [Banez de Campo
Storms Cause Three Drownings in Minneapolis Sewer
Stormy weather in Minnesota stirred heavy rain and blizzards across the region. In Minneapolis a near two inch downpour flooded a trunk sewer trapping four workers. one escaped while three others drowned, with Earl Dillon surviving after swimming to the river mouth.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minneapolis
Earl Dillon
Mississippi River
Kansas City Steel VP Found Dead in Car
Fred H. Fitch, 60, vice president of Kansas City Structural Steel, was found dead from monoxide gas fumes in his automobile at a downtown parking station. The death was reported February 25 by AP.
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Kansas City
Fred H. Fitch
Kansas City Structural Steel Company
New French Premier Seeks Vote of Confidence
Camille Chautemps, newly appointed French Premier, presented his ministerial declaration to the Chamber of Deputies and asked for a confidence vote. He outlined policy on naval policy, economic program, ratification of the Young plan and Hague reparations, and supported the Briand United States of Europe plan. He warned of a farm crisis from overproduction and under consumption, noting wheat and vineyard stagnation.
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Paris
Camille Chautemps
Chamber of Deputies
Briand
London
Tardiens
Hague
Movie Stars Denied Admission To The United States
Three motion picture actors Boris Karloff Gibson Gowland and Fred T Walker were denied admission by U S immigration officials in Arizona pending quota clearance. They arrived with Metro Goldwyn Mayer players who had been filming in Mazatlan Sinaloa for the past month.
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Nogaleus
Ariz
Boris Karloff
Gibson Gowland
Fred T. Walker
United States
U. S
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Mazatlan
Sinaloa
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