Eight Die In Washington Snow and Earth Slides
Eight people died as snow and earth slides struck western Washington over two days. In Seattle area High Point a house slid down a hill killing George Johnson and three sons. two sons recovered, others missing. In Skagit county workers cleared a snowslide that buried four on the railroad line while six were rescued. Four inches of rain flooded Grays Harbor disabling a rail line near Satsop with no injuries.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington
George Johnson
High Point
Here
Skagit River
Skagit County
Diablo Dam
Harold A. Brown
Carl Nelson
Melvin J.sherwood
Gus Ryne
Grays Harbor
Northern Pacific
Satsop
Oregon and Washington Railway and Navigation Company
Indian Sheep Loss Near 30 Per Cent
Gallup New Mexico February 26 The Indian agency superintendents estimate Navajo flocks on two reservations have suffered up to 30 percent loss from a total 484000 sheep. Southern Navajo losses are about 20 to 25 percent across 334000 sheep with some districts reporting higher than normal losses. Road conditions hinder complete checks and Eastern Navajo losses are expected to stay under 35 percent of 150000 sheep.
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Gallup
N. M
Indian Agency
Navajo
John G. Hunter
Ft. Defiance
Fort Defiance
A. C. Cooley
Indian Bureau
Charles J. Rhoads
Hunter
Tohatchi
S. F. Stacher
Crown Point
Arizona to Collect Inheritance Taxes From Wrigley Estate
Arizona will collect 150000 in inheritance taxes from the 4178000 estate of William Wrigley. The will was filed for probate in Superior Court by Philip K. Wrigley, son of the late capitalist.
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Arizona
Wrigley
Phoenix
State of Arizona
William Wrigley
Superior Court
Phillip K. Wrigley
Weather Update for Arizona Northeast Faces Colder Night
Forecast notes Fajr tonight and Saturday with colder conditions in the northeast portion. Impacts include a dip in temperatures and brisk air across the region.
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Arizona
Governor Hunt Pays Tribute to Col Breen
Governor George W. P. Hunt paid tribute to Col Fred S. Breen publisher of the Coconino Sun who died in Loma Linda California. Hunt recalled Breen’s 25 year association in territorial government and the first state legislature. Flags at the statehouse were lowered to half staff in tribute.
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Phoenix
Ariz
George W. P. Hunt
Fred S. Breen
The
Coconino Sun
Flagstaff
Loma Linda
Calif
Jean Switzer
Breen
Territorial Council
Hunt
Senate bans yellow dog labor contracts in record vote
Washington bulletin reports the Senate adopted the Norris anti injunction provision denying legal recourse to parties to such contracts in a record vote. Chicago notes boxing weigh in Ernie Schaaf 209 pounds and Young Stribling 188 1 2 pounds for a ten round bout at the Chicago Stadium. The National Boxing Association approves Schmeling Sharkey heavyweight title match for next June with Schmeling of Germany and Sharkey of Boston as contenders.
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Washington
Senate
Chicago
Ernie Schaaf
Boston
Young Stribling
Georgia
State Athletic Commission
Chicago Stadium
National Boxing Association
Max Schmeling
Germany
Jack Sharkey
Reichstag defeats Communist motion on Versailles debts
The German Reichstag rejected by 368 to 75 a Communist proposal to halt private payments tied to the Versailles treaty and to annul private debts to capitalist nations.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Arizona Highway Department January collections rise to 419 thousand
The Arizona Highway Department reported January receipts totaling 419 424 55 dollars. Gasoline taxes accounted for 161 682 66 with 123 597 29 collected in Maricopa county.
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Phoenix
Arizona Highway Department
Maricopa County
Soviets Demand Explanation From Japan Over Manchuria Plan
Moscow reports say Soviet acting foreign minister L. M. Karakhan formally asked Japanese ambassador Koki Hirota for clarification on a Japanese command proposal to use the Chinese Eastern Railway for transport. The move follows Tass dispatches about white Russian forces in northern Manchuria under Japanese auspices preparing toward Vladivostok.
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Stanley P. Richardson
A. P
Moscow
Koki Hirota
Manchuria
L. M. Karakhan
Tass
Peiping
Vladivostok
Primor
Britain Warns Japan Over Shanghai Military Action
Washington reports Britain has initiated four power representations at Tokyo urging Japan to halt troop landings in the Shanghai international settlement and move its flagship to avoid Chinese shell fire. Sir John Simon and Secretary Stimson discuss Shanghai policy as Lindsay visits the state department. Tokyo notes four allied ambassadors pressed Yoshizawa to keep military actions outside the settlement.
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Washington
Great Britain
Tokyo
Japan
Shanghai
America
John Simon
Stimson
Ronald Lindsay
State Department
Foreign Office
Yoshizawa
Japan Votes Big War Appropriation
Tokyo reports the Japanese cabinet approved an extraordinary 22 million yen appropriation to fund further military costs in the Shanghai expedition. The army receives 20 million yen and the navy 2 million. total to date reaches 56 million yen, likely funded by a domestic bond issue.
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Tokyo
Shanghai
Privy Council
Bar Silver Prices Dip on New York Market
In New York on February 26 the bar silver eased to 30 1/2 cents per ounce, down 1/4 cent, with the market showing a gentle decline. Traders noted modest activity as prices shifted slightly lower.
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New York
Garner Attacks Hoover Over Panic Claim
Speaker Garner told newspapermen that President Hoover led the nation into the greatest panic the country or world has known. The Texas Democrat, seeking the Democratic nomination, commented after a Navy official criticized Hoover’s leadership. He warned Hoover to keep existing assistant secretaries at home and to act within the law.
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Washington
Garner
Hoover
Texas
Jancke
Navy
Wooster
Ohio
Memorial Tablet Erected for Arizona Political Figure
A bronze memorial tablet to Henry Lovin Mohave county member of the constitutional convention was erected today in the rotunda of the state capitol. Lovin died at Kingman December 29 1931 and was a prominent figure in Arizona politics.
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Phoenix
Henry Lovin
Mohave County
Lovin
Kingman
Arizona
Stage Line Granted Permit To Operate To Northern City
The Arizona Corporation Commission granted Black Canyon stage line permission to extend service from Jerome to Flagstaff via Oak Creek Canyon and Schnebley routes.
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Stage Line
Northern City
Phoenix
Arizona Corporation Commission
Black Canyon Stage Line
Jerome
Flagstaff
Oak Creek Canyon
Schnebley
Parole Board Opens Two Day Session At Florence
The state board of pardons and paroles opened a two day session at the Florence prison to consider 150 applications for pardons paroles or commutation of sentences from convicts.
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Parole Board
Florence
Ariz
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Fear For Crew Of Elena In Storm At Sea
Vera Cruz dispatches report fear for the safety of about a dozen people aboard the small packet boat Elena after it left Vera Cruz for Tampico last Saturday, encountered a severe storm Sunday and has not been heard from since.
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Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Elena
Tampico
Three Killed at Cleveland Bloody Corner
In Cleveland, yesterday a gang land slaughter squad launched a deadly attack at the Bloody Corner on Woodland avenue and East 110th street. Raymond and Rosario Porello and Dominic Gueli were killed instantly while Joe Damant i and Frank Brancato were wounded and expected to die. The feud between the Porello and Leonardo families escalates from the Porel lo-Lonardo sugar war.
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Cleveland
Joe Damanti
Frank Brancato
Raymond
Rosario Porello
Dominic Gueli
Mangino
Porello
Lonardo
Gueli
Woodland Avenue
East
110th _ street
Filipino Freedom Receives Boost in Independence Bill
U S Senate Territories Committee approved a bill to grant Philippine independence within 19 years while reserving United States military bases on the islands. A plebiscite by Filipinos would occur 15 to 17 years after the new commonwealth government is established with U S presidential approval.
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Washington
Senate Territories Committee
Bingham
United States
Commonwealth of the Philippines
Permit Asked To Get Control Of Railroad
The Southern Pacific Company applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission to acquire full control of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway Company and through it the San Diego and Arizona Railway. The 155 mile line runs from San Diego to Tia Juana Mexico and into Mexico to the California border division, then back to El Centro California.
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Washington
Southern Pacific Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
San Diego
Road Construction Bill Gets Congress Attention
The $132.5 million Democratic sponsored emergency road construction bill won rules committee approval in the House. Speaker Garner would sidetrack all legislation tomorrow to allow quick action and distribute funds to states for roads forests Indian lands and public lands. An estimated 1,000,000 workers would be employed with priority to local labor. Representative Warren published proposed state allotments. Arizona $1,762,636 California $4,669,711 Nevada $1,578,025 New Mexico $1,962,340 Texas $7,668,024 Utah $1,087,100.
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Washington
Rules Committee
Garner
Warren
Federal Bureau
Arizona
California
Nevada
New Mexico
Texas
Utah
Oriental Refugees Flee Across Border to Arizona
In Sonora Mexico Chinese flee the anti Chinese wave and cross into Arizona. U S immigration officers arrested forty six Chinese last night bringing the interned total to 189. Authorities plan to reopen the Chinese detention quarters at the state armory as the exodus continues.
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Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Mexico
U. S
Arizona
State Armory
English Paper Lands U S Far East Policy
The Manchester Guardian editorial on Henry L. Stimson's letter to Senator Borah states that America has had a consistent Far East policy from the start. It praises the letter for clarity and says the U S stance should form a firm basis for cooperation with the League of Nations.
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London
The
Manchester Guardian
Henry L. Stimson
Borah
America
Stimson
United States
League of Nations
Will Rogers Talks With Capone in Chicago Jail
Will Rogers visited Chicago gangster Al Capone in the county jail where Capone awaits appeal from an 11 year sentence for income tax evasion. Bill collectors also sought entry that day but were turned away.
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Chicago
Will Rogers
al Capone
Capone
Seventy Feared Drowned in India River Launch Disaster
In Calcutta a motor launch capsized on the Hooghly River carrying 100 factory workers. Seventy are believed drowned with up to 30 rescued alive by midafternoon as rescuers rushed to the scene.
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Calcutta
India
Hooghly
Japanese Rapidly Leaving Shanghai
More than 15,000 Japanese have left Shanghai for Japan since hostilities began January 28, with more departures continuing, according to Japanese consular authorities.
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Shanghai
Japan
Motorist Involved In Collision Shoots Self
A 30 year old motorist in Indiana Harbor after a minor crash early today shot himself in the head. The other driver, a woman, was uninjured. A rifle and ammunition were found in the car and papers in the man's pocket bore the name Harold McCay.
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Indiana Harbor
Ind
Harold McCay
Fighting is Wide Front in Shanghai Battle
Shanghai dispatch reports a midnight counterattack by the Chinese army driving enemy forces from the Miaochangchen sector. After intense fighting the area quieted except for sporadic shelling on the Chapei front as Japanese lines near Kiangwan faced renewed rifle and machine gun fire. Japanese acknowledge steady bombardment but expect the ancient walls to crumble under continued air and artillery strikes.
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A. P
Shanghai
Miaochangchen
Kiangwan
Japanese Air Offensive Targets Chinese Aviation Fields Near Shanghai
Japanese naval aviators began a sweeping campaign to destroy Chinese airfields around Shanghai. In the Kiangwan sector northwest of Kiangwan Japanese forces pressed attacks while reports from Hangchow and three additional fields cited continued raids.
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A. P
Shanghai
Kiangwan
Hangchow
Hoover backs public school funding amid economic strain
President Hoover expressed strong support for ongoing public school funding in a letter to the National Education Association after its convention. He stated that despite fiscal challenges the nation must not lose ground in education, affirming unwavering financial support for public schools. The convention also noted Chicago teachers’ unpaid status and reaffirmed support for Prohibition principles.
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Department of Superintendence
National Education Association
Chicago
New York Rates Rise on Income and Gasoline Taxes
Governor Roosevelt signed two emergency revenue measures boosting New York personal income and gasoline taxes by fifty percent. The gasoline tax rises to three cents a gallon and the reforms are expected to raise about $34 million in state revenue.
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Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
New York
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Klementi Voroshilov
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Col. Breen
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Karakhan
M. Karakhan
Britain
Basked
Congress
Tempermental Akron
Uncle Sam
Lakehurst
N. J
U. S. Far East
Morris J. Harris
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