Five Power Naval Conference prospects and Doheny bribery trial
Paris reports that a Five Power Naval Treaty seems doomed without concessions from France while London hopes a face-saving agreement may emerge. In Washington, evidence opens in the Doheny Fall bribery case with a $100,000 payment alleged to influence Elk Hills lease. Harvard and Lowell astronomers announce a ninth planet discovery beyond Neptune, with Tombaugh confirming the find at Flagstaff.
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Paris
London
France
Italy
Washington, Mar
Edward L. Doheny
Harding
Navy
Interior Departments
Doheny
Albert B. Fall
Interior
Elk Hills
Owen J. Roberts
Fall
Frank Hogan
Patriotic Motive
Cambridge
Mass
Harlow Shapley
Harvard Observatory
Lowell
Flagstaff
Ariz
Uranius
Young Plan Signed by Hindenburg in Germany
President Von Hindenburg signed the Young plan easing German reparations and making it effective. He urged unity among Germans to unite for reconstruction, stating the plan is an improvement over the Dawes plan and a step toward liberty and renewal.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Germany
United States
Young Plan
Reichsrat
Reich
No Progress In Jewelry Case Investigation
There have been no developments in the search for evidence in the $10,000 jewelry robbery that occurred early Sunday when diamonds and jewelry samples were stolen from the car of H. A. Phillips of Kansas City. Sheriff L. D. reported no new leads as of Tuesday. H. J. McKinistry remains in the county jail awaiting further evidence to file charges.
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H. A. Phillips
Kansas City
L. D. di
Justice Sanford Leaves Most Of Estate To Wife
The will of Supreme Court Justice Edward T. Sanford filed for probate leaves virtually the entire estate to his wife Lutie Woodruff Sanford. It was executed June 8, 1927, with no stated value. the daughter Anna Sanford Cameron of Wickland Lake Ontario receives 20000 and grandson Edward Sanford Metcalfe of Paris Kentucky receives 1000.
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Washington
Edward T. Sanford
The
Supreme Court
Lutie Woodruff Sanford
Anna Sanford Cameron
Wickland Lake
Ontario
Canada
Justice Sanford
Edward Sanford Metcalfe
Paris
Kentucky
Wool and Mohair Group Opposes Farm Board Plan
SAN ANGELO Tex March 13 The Wool and Mohair Association of Texas directors issued a statement saying the organization does not believe the National Wool Marketing Corporation under the Farm Board is in the best interests of the grower.
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San Angelo
Tex
Wool and Mohair Association of Texas
National Wool Marketing Corporation
Federal Farm Board
University of Arizona Sued for Over Time Work Fees
Manufacturing Stationers Inc of Phoenix sues the University of Arizona Board of Regents and A L Slonaker graduate manager in Superior Court for 544 85 claiming overdue payment for overtime printing of the 1929 Desert the university yearbook.
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Tucson, Ariz
The
Manufacturing Stationers, Inc
Phoenix
University of Arizona Board of Regents
A. L. Slonaker
Cult Leader May Otis Blackburn Sentenced
Mrs. May Otis Blackburn, a cult leader, was sentenced to one to ten years in La Quinta penitentiary for grand theft of $45,000 from oil operator Clifford Dabney. A writ of probable cause allowed her to stay in the county jail during appeal, and a motion for a new trial was denied.
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Los Angeles
May Otis Blackburn
la Quentin Penitentiary
Clifford Dabney
Grape Growers Back Farm Board Plan For Rehabilitation
In Fresno California grape and raisin producers approve the federal farm board plan to create a new cooperative with 20 million dollars to maintain existing groups and purchase the surplus crop estimated at 500000 tons annually. The campaign seeks a five percent assessment on California grape growers to fund the effort. Local meeting marks the largest gathering of grape producers in the San Joaquin valley history. The plan was submitted by C C Teague a California member of the farm board.
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Fresno
Cal
California
Federal Farm Board
San Joaquin Valley
Farm Board
C. C. Teague
Bar Silver Rates Update In New York Market
Bar silver opens at 15 8 per ounce in New York while Mexican dollars trade around 30 7 8, reflecting market demand.
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New York
Federal power control bill heads to Congress
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Chairman Couzens of Michigan introduces a bill to place the power industry under federal government control. The measure seeks to extend regulatory authority over utilities, require holding company reports, and mirror railway oversight by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
Mar
Congress
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Couzens
Michigan
Federal Trade and Power Commissions
Power Commission
Demand Resignations Over Pink Boll Worm Infestation
The Pinal County Farm Bureau filed a demand with Governor Phillips calling for the resignation of the Arizona Commission of Agriculture and Horticulture and the state entomologist. They accuse officials of negligence and inefficiency in protecting the Florence valley and other areas from pink boll worm infestation and of allowing pests to spread from the Salt River Valley to other parts of the state.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Pinal County Farm Bureau
Arizona Commission of Agriculture and Horticulture
Phillips
Florence Valley
Salt River Valley
Filipinos Held After Japanese Bathhouse Stabbing Death
Police in Portland rounded up more than 70 Filipino men after a Japanese railroad worker named K. Nakino, 52, died in hospital from a stabbing at a bathhouse. Two alleged Filipino robbers attacked him at about 2 a.m. local time.
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Portland
Ore
K. Nakino
Man poses as police dog trainer in St Louis
A man calling at homes offered dog training for a nominal fee posing as a trainer for the police department. St Louis police say they have no dogs and this claim is false.
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ST. Louis
Police Department
Surgeon details cancer remission method to aid national commission
Walter B. Coffey and Dr. John D. Humber reported a cancer treatment that destroyed tissue in about 1300 patients. He urged a national scientific commission with federal health leaders and two eminent scientists to sponsor research and provide government support for qualified investigators. Coffey outlined the plan during testimony before a senate committee.
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Washington
Walter B. Coffey
San Francisco
Senate
John D. Humber
National Scientific Commission
Coffey
Public Health Service
Army
Thousand Homes Burn In Manila Inferno
A massive Manila fire in the Singalong district destroyed about a thousand homes leaving an estimated 5,000 people homeless and at least one dead. Police and constabulary searched the ruins around 2:50 a.m. as Red Cross set up a tent city to aid survivors and report several missing children.
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Manila
Singalong
Red Cross
Football Coach Favors Dry Law
Alonzo Stagg of Chicago University urged retention of the Eighteenth Amendment before the house judiciary committee. He said in his view prohibition kept the nation’s youth safer than before.
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Washington
Alonzo Stagg
Gandhi Continues Independence March From Ahmadabad
Mahatma Gandhi and 79 followers left Assal at dawn for the salt fields at Jalalpur in the second stage of the independence campaign. Unlike yesterday, there was no crowd outside the rest house or along the road as the march began.
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Ahmadalbad
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Assal
Jalalpur
Ahmadabad
Byrd Prepares for Trip Home from New Zealand
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, back in Dunedin after receptions honoring his Antarctic expedition, handles a heavy load of business. She states the world is watching the expedition as a scientific venture and a sporting one, with no grounds for anti British US rivalry.
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N. Z
New Zealand
Richard E. Byrd
Germany
United States
America
Europe
British Empire
Antarctic
Ross Says Present Time Inopportune For Colorado Suit
John Mason Ross of the Arizona Colorado River Commission told an Arizona audience that the current moment is inopportune to file Arizona’s suit in the U S Supreme Court to block Boulder Dam construction. He expressed extreme doubt that Congress would fund the Swing Johnson dam project and urged delaying any suit until appropriations are made.
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Fhoenin
Ariz
John Mason ‘Ross
Arizona Colorado River Commission
Arizona
United States Supreme Court
Boulder Dam
Congress
Indictment Returned In Extortion Case In Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on March 18 the county grand jury returned an indictment charging Morris Lavine a newspaper reporter and Miss Leontine Johnson secretary with extortion for allegedly attempting to obtain 300 dollars from Los Angeles brokers.
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Los Angeles
Morris Lavine
Leontine Johnson
Earl of Coventry Dies at 91 in Worcester England
The Earl of Coventry ninth of his line died at Croome Court after a two week illness. Known as the father of the House of Lords he was famed as a prominent sportsman and public figure in England.
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Worcester
England
Earl of Coventry
Croome Court
House of Lords
Pioneer Arizona Mining Man Dies At Phoenix Home
Thomas Reynolds, 85 year old Civil War veteran and pioneer Arizona mining man, dies at his Phoenix home in apparent poverty. Relatives later find $20,000 in cash. In a recent will he leaves $5 to nephews Frank and Art Williams of Los Angeles, $50 to brother Henry C. Reynolds, and the residue to niece Annie Williams of Los Angeles with a Phoenix attorney named executor.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Thomas Reynolds
Arizona
Frank
Art Williams
Los Angeles
Henry C. Reynolds
East
Annie Williams
18th Amendment Questioned by New York Lawyers
A New York County Lawyers Association committee questioned the constitutionality of the Eighteenth Amendment. It argued ratification by state legislatures rather than the people violated the tenth amendment and was illegal, suggesting the issue be brought before the Supreme Court.
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New York
United States Supreme Court
New York County Lawyers’ Association
Arizona Chief Justice backs three fourths verdict plan
Chief Justice A C Lockwood of the Arizona Supreme Court urged a three fourths verdict in all but capital cases in a Phoenix address. The proposal would replace the current unanimous verdict requirement.
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Phoenix. Ariz
A. C. Lockwood
Arizona Supreme Court
Cady Lumber suit in McNary dismissed
Prescott March 12 The first of twenty six damage suits against the Cady Lumber Corporation for typhoid deaths in McNary was dismissed after court opened. Mrs Vera Greer sought damages for herself and minor child from alleged water contamination and death of her husband January 31 1929. Twenty five other cases remain pending from the same epidemic.
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Daily Mail
Prescott
Cady Lumber’ Corporation
United States
Vera Greer
McNary
Greer
Fred C. Jacobs
Isaac Barth
Phoenix
John L. Sweeney
Winslow
H. S. Russel
Flagstaff
YV. L. Hash
U S Will Not Supervise Haiti Presidential Election
Acting secretary of state Joseph P. Cotton said the United States will not supervise Haiti's forthcoming presidential election. He noted the Forbes commission will arrange a temporary government setup until May when elections occur after President Borne's term ends. Cotton said Borne plans not to seek reelection and expressed optimism for stability in Haiti.
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Washington
Mat
Joseph P. Cotton
United States
Haiti
Cotton
Forbes Commission
Borne
State Department
Leiti
Canadian Aviator Killed In Industrial Crash
Canadian aviator Merrill P. Morgan, 58, died when his aircraft crashed near Pocatello Idaho airport after going into a dive. The plane caught fire and Morgan's body was burned beyond recognition.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Merrill P. Morgan
Morgan
Ontario Liquor Control Commission reports 1929 profit
Ontario's Liquor Control Commission reports a 1929 profit of 39 661 448 on sales totaling 55 360 569. The report notes liquor abuse remains a sin and that the era of large bontegger is ended, calling the drunkard a common enemy.
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Toronto
Ontario Liquor Control Commission
Fire Interferes With Bridge Work
A fire in a wooden framework yesterday caused part of the concrete span of the Potomac river bridge into Virginia to collapse. Lt. Col. U S Grant III supervising the work said the blaze would not halt completion of the $14,000,000 project.
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Washington
Mar
Potomac River
Virginia
U. S. Grant
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