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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1930
Page
1
From Beziers to the Garonne floodwaters troughs recede as Moissac and Montauban report hundreds of deaths, about 12 thousand homeless, and billions in damage. Rescue crews face desperate scenes with many stranded on roofs without food for days.
Miss Ruth G K Strawbridge testified that a social register poll shows many women favor dry entertainments. Patrick H Callahan defended the eighteenth amendment before the House Judiciary Committee, denying Protestant dominance claims and affirming Catholic influence in the dry movement. Burtness claimed North Dakota prospers under 41 years of prohibition despite farmer concerns.
Minor disturbances marked International Unemployment Day with arrests in Washington London Berlin Waterbury Worcester and New York as tear gas dispersed crowds in front of the White House. Police reported about 20 000 in Union Square chanting the Internationale amid anti capitalist rhetoric.
ARIZONA NEWS: Refugio Macias, 26, to be executed tomorrow for the Morenci murder of Pedro Ornelas. another roomer Julian de Luna killed. Supreme Court affirms conviction. pardons board denies commutation. In Paris and London reports, Briand leads French Naval delegation toward naval talks. Stimson signals readiness to cut tonnage with peers.
Chicago reports the murder of John Oberta known as the Beau Brummel of Gangland who was killed by enemies overnight. Police noted Frank McErlane was attacked a week earlier and warned that a war was on. McErlane is now sought for questioning.
DOUGLAS Arizona March 6 AP A stock raid north of Bacerac Sonora by Apache Indians led to five Indian deaths after a pursuit by rancher Moroni Finn and four companions. The Indians fled into the mountains after heavy gunfire.
Mrs. Margaret Duffey, 45, of New York City, former wife of tenor J Hum bird Duffey, was burned to death in Phoenix when a relative’s home burned. Neighbors saw her exit then reenter the blaze to retrieve jewelry. her body was found by firefighters.
The Prince of Wales, much improved in health, plans to watch the Nairobi races on Saturday and to play golf if able. The public hopes he will attend the opening of the Nairobi races today, but this was deemed unlikely.
Aerial and ground search resumed today for missing Western Air Express transport plane and three crew members James Doles A W Bieber and John W Slaton. The aircraft vanished Feb 23 during a storm while flying from Kingman Arizona to Los Angeles over the San Bernardino mountains near Big Bear Lake. Veterans and company planes join the hunt with horseback search crews in the canyons and ridges.
Bertram H. E. Alanson, vice president of the San Francisco Stock Exchange, assumed the presidency today following a request by former president George N. Keyston who was indicted by a federal grand jury on a conspiracy charge.
Amarillo Texas March 6 AP KK H Sothern a famed Shakespearean actor became target of editor Gene Howe of the Amarillo News Globe after refusing a reporter interview Howe labeled Sotherns pink toes and a high hatter and urged locals to skip his Shakespeare lecture. Sothern replied he was leaving Amarillo and returned the $500 paid for his appearance.
The island observes Magellan day with a ceremony at the new American school in Umatac, the landing site during Magellan's voyage. The school is named to honor the celebrated Portuguese explorer on this historical anniversary.
London dispatch reports Mrs Pearl De Maret stenographer to Secretary of State Stimson died after falling from a sixth floor window at the Mayfair Hotel The fall was ruled accidental She leaves a husband Seth De Maret and an eight year old son in Washington D C
Congress resumes discussion on the tariff bill as the Lobby committee renews the Muscle Shoals inquiry. The House considers special orders including member addresses and a rule to govern debate on the Parker motorbus bill. Judiciary hears testimony on repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment with opposing dry proposals. Banking studies branch banking and group banking while Labor opens hearings on public works contracts.
Ahmadabad report says Mahatma Gandhi issued an ultimatum to the British Crown demanding Indian independence and warning of intensified civil disobedience if a round table conference fails. He laments imperial rule’s impoverishment and appeals on bended knee for reflection, noting the New Delhi interview plan’s collapse.
A jailed man in Phoenix identified as W. E. Daniels 48 a former Denver resident. His brother H H Daniels of Denver is en route to Phoenix to care for the stricken man.
Acting secretary of public instruction Dr. Alejandro Albert resigned under pressure from striking Manila high school students. Governor General Dwight F. Davis refused to accept the resignation. Parents warned the walkout might extend to primary schools if demands were not met.
The Bank of England reduces its discount rate from four and a half percent to four percent today, signaling tighter monetary policy. Governor announces decision amidst period of financial adjustment and market scrutiny.
Charles Chaplin announces tentative plans to form the Charles Chaplin Picture Productions. The new company will produce silent films and spend between 5 and 10 million dollars annually on production programs in Hollywood California.
A blaze in the south end five story apartment house leaves three dead and nine others listed in danger at City Hospital. Fire crews battled flames and residents fled the building as smoke filled the area. Authorities inspect the scene for the cause and number of occupants.
Arthur Twining Hadley, 73, president emeritus of Yale University from 1899 to 1921, died in Kobe Japan during a world cruise after a two day illness of pneumonia. He was noted as educator writer lecturer and economist.
Washington March AP doctors report no change in the condition of former chief justice William Howard Taft. The bulletin from Drs. Francis P. Hagner and Thomas A. Claypoole says he is comfortable and continues to take nourishment with no deterioration since yesterday.
Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, lord high admiral of the German navy and father of submarine warfare, died in Ebenhausen Bavaria at 2:30 a m after a brief bronchitis attack. He would have turned 81 on March 19. A famed sea commander, he was once called a German Odin and was noted for his knowledge of every warship and his fencing and marksmanship. He enjoyed hiking in later years.
Hearings were ordered today by the Senate Commerce Committee on three bills sponsored by Senator Wagner Democrat New York to establish more extensive federal employment facilities.
London report: British naval estimates for 1930 total 51,729,000 pounds, down from 55,865,000 in 1929, a drop of 4,126,000. First Lord of the Admiralty A. V. Alexander said the cut reflects trimmed shipbuilding to meet reduced needs under Kellogg Pact and other peace instruments.
Lz Osa Livestock holdings in the Altar valley totaling about 75 000 acres were sold yesterday to L. H. Manping a southern Arizona cattleman. The purchase price was not announced.
Viscount Herbert John Gladstone, youngest son of William E. Gladstone, died in his London home at 2:30 am from bronchitis. He was 76, his illness began in January, and he was a longtime figure in Liberal politics.
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