New Atlantic Europa Bests Bremen On Maiden Ocean Voyage
The North German Lloyd liner Europa, at 51 000 tons, set a speed record by crossing 3100 miles from Cherbourg to Ambrose Light in 4 days 17 hours 6 minutes. She beat the Bremen by 18 minutes despite rough seas and winds, with similar design to the Bremen though built by a different team.
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Ambrose
Cherbourg
France
Mauretania
Tariff bill may face separate votes on key amendments
Washington March 25 AP A plan to bring controversial senate amendments on sugar lumber and cement to separate House votes ahead of conference gains favor with both parties. Rep Garner leads the push while Republican leaders lean to concur. The bill's action is set for next Monday as the thick three foot long measure sits on the speaker table.
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Garner
Citizens Hold Mass Meeting On Paving Program
A Winslow mass meeting at the Washington School auditorium formed a seven-member citizens committee to work with the city council on the proposed paving plan. City Attorney John P. Clark outlined legal steps for municipal paving and rights of property owners, followed by questions and discussion.
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Washington School
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W. Helm
Helm
John P. Clark
Judge Easley Dies In Holbrook Arizona Pioneer Judge
Judge D W Easley a longtime Holbrook official and US Commissioner died after a prolonged illness from stomach cancer He collapsed en route to his courthouse and was taken home for end of life care Burial set for Holbrook with services to be announced Survived by wife and son C C Easley of San Francisco Police report two bandits who robbed a Flagstaff garage earlier today escaped east toward Gallup or south toward Springerville Authorities suspected they fled via Winslow and New Mexico with a stolen Packard car later recovered by Coco County officers Loot amount not disclosed.
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D. W. Easley
Arizona
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United States
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San Francisco
Gallup
Springerville
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O. C. Williams
New Mexico
Packard
George Holffeltz
Coconino County
Plane crash ends joyride. Beery not aboard
In a desert wash near Alhambra California Wallace Beery’s cabin biplane crashed during an impromptu trip. Two men and two women died including George Maves 23 Cynthia Maves and Lynn H Hayes 26. Beery was not on board.
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Mexico City
Alhambra
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George Maves
Cynthia Maves
Lynn H. Hayes
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Trial Of Cattleman Opens At Phoenix
Oakley Y. Olney a Pinal county cattleman stands trial in Phoenix Superior Court for the slaying of Edgar Mercer near Mammoth Arizona on Sept 22. The proceeding follows a prior Florence jury deadlock after 41% hours of deliberation.
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Ariz
Oakley Y. Olney
Pinal County
Edgar Mercer
Mammoth
Superior Court
Olney
Florence
Jury Selected For Buffalo Murder Case
In Buffalo New York United States District Attorney Richard H Templeton moves to join defense counsel delaying the resumed trial of Lila Jimerson a Seneca Indian charged as an accomplice in the murder of Mrs Clothilde Marchand Jury selection finished yesterday and the trial was postponed to this afternoon.
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Lila Jimerson
Clothilde Marchand
President Rubio of Mexico Nods Through Illness
President Pascual Ortiz Rubio in Mexico City suspended work for a day due to a slight grippe at physicians say. He still wears jaw bandages from an assassin’s attack but doctors report the injury healing.
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Grippe
Bristow Kidnapping Update: Father Reported Unharmed
In Mazatlan Mexico Gordon Bristow son of J E Bristow sent a message to his wife claiming his father is unharmed after being kidnapped by Mexican bandits days earlier. The family awaits negotiations for release.
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Texas
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Tex
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Mazatlan
Mexico
German steamship giants pool to form new fleet
The Hamburg American Line and the North German Lloyd announced a pooling of interests in a joint communiqué from Hamburg and Bremen. The fusion, if not in name, reshapes German shipping and ends a long rivalry between Germanys two leading lines. The joint fleet will total 330 steamers with over 2 million gross registered tons.
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Hamburg
Bremen
Germany
Italian Scientist Locates New Planet
Italian scientist Professor Bianchi, director of the Breara Observatory, confirms the image of a new trans Neptune planet after comparing Lowell Observatory findings. He conducted special observations with the Mer a e Observatory telescope on clear nights March 21 and 22, capturing photographs of the planet.
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Breara Observatory
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
Arizona
Merae Observatory
Vicini Burgos Refuses Dominican Nomination
Juan Bautista Vicini Burgos refused the National Party's nomination for president of the Dominican Republic. The party will call another central assembly to choose a new candidate.
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Santo Beano
Dominican Republic
Juan Bautista Vicini Burgos
National Party
Ward To Be Tried On Second Count In Maricopa Court
J K K Ward county recorder, acquitted of embezzling 1486.60 in county funds, will face a second charge next week over an alleged 1020 shortage while he was county treasurer in 1928. The Maricopa county attorney's office announced the new proceeding.
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Maricopa
Phoenix
Ariz
J. KK. Ward
Women Preparing For Suffrage Day
Old trunks are rummaged for votes for women buttons and banners as the National League of Women Voters readies a country wide celebration marking ten years of suffrage. Yellow umbrellas in St. Louis and yellow hats in Chicago emerge from storage to join blue and yellow badges. banners will be waved when Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt speaks.
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Mar
United States
National League of Women Voters
St. Louis
Chicago
Carrie Chapman Catt
Bar Silver Prices Stand Firm in New York Market
In New York on March 25 January by AP bar silver traded at 42 1 2 while Mexican dollars fetched 31 1 2 reflecting steady bullion demand among buyers and dealers.
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New York
Secretarial Allocation Sets Boulder Dam Power Split Among States
Secretary Wilbur announces an allocation plan for Boulder dam power totaling 165 million dollars in value. Nevada receives 18 percent, Arizona 28 percent, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California 36 percent, and Los Angeles plus nearby cities 19 percent with flexible transfer and contract terms among parties.
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Boulder Dam
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Nevada
Arizona
California
Arkansas Supreme Court Upholds Racial Primary Rule
The Arkansas State Supreme Court upholds Democratic party rules denying Negroes the right to participate in party primaries in Little Rock. The decision, reported March 25, affects voting access and party processes in the state.
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State Supreme Court
International Zeppelin Transport formed in New York
Dr. Hugo Eckener announced that with backing from major banks and industries the International Zeppelin Transport company is formed to operate transatlantic airship service. Capital is fully subscribed and by year end studies for operation will be completed. Partners include National City Bank United Aircraft and Transport Corporation Union Carbide Aluminum Company of America and Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation of Akron Ohio.
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Hugo Eckener
Graf Zeppelin
International Zeppelin Transport Company
National City Bank
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Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation
Akron
Vocational Teachers To Meet In Phoenix Conference
Teachers and supervisors of vocational education from eleven western states will assemble in Phoenix for the annual conference on April 5. H. W. Miller, state supervisor of vocational education, announced the event.
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Phoenix
Ariz
H. W. Miller
Senate Hangs Up Tariff Fight With Short Vacation
The Senate recessed today until Friday for a brief vacation after a long struggle over the tariff. Senators sought a pause amid stalled debates and mounting pressure to return with fresh momentum.
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Senate
Washington
Missionaries To Get Protection From Beijing
C. T. Wang, foreign minister of the Nationalist government, telegraphed the American legation that renewed measures are being taken to protect missionaries in Kanchow where eleven Roman Catholic missionaries are besieged by a communist band. He asked warnings be issued to avoid leaving Kanchow, which is surrounded by the bands.
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Grandi
Italy
MacDonald
France
Railroad Taxes Hit 400 Million Mark in 1929 Year
C D Morris representing the Western Railways Public Relations committee said railroad taxes for 1929 surpassed 400 million dollars for the first time. He noted an average daily tax of 1 105 000 and about 1 665 per mile of operating line.
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Burlington. Wis
C. D. Morris
Western Railways Public Relations Committee
Pilot in fog lands after mail plane crash near Antietam
Air mail pilot Verne Treat was forced to bailout from a Washington to Richmond flight when fog caused a crash near Antietam battlefield. He parachuted to safety, landed unharmed about three miles from the wreck, and reported by telephone from Richmond that he was uninjured and handling the mail.
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Maren 25
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Antietam Battle Field
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Robbery and kidnapping probe after Flagstaff garage theft
Police search Winslow road east of Flagstaff for two of three men who robbed a local garage early today and kidnapped a person. The incident prompted continued coverage on page two.
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Ariz
Winslow Road
Here
Five travelers hurt in carbon monoxide bus incident
In Safford Arizona a bus carrying a party from Los Angeles suffered carbon monoxide fumes. Mrs Ida H Lavery of Chicago, 65, is in serious condition along with four others in hospital, including Mrs Elizabeth Denison Rockwood Penni James A Edwards and Thelma and Velma Marshall. A man who left the bus at a stopping town was reported in serious condition.
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Ariz
Ida H. Lavery
Chicago
Los Angeles
Lavery
Elizabeth Dennison
Rockwood
Penni
James A. Edwards
Thelma
Velma Marshall
Bartlesville
Oklo
Jury to Try Dague in Slaying of Patrolman Paul
A jury to try W Glenn Dague of Wheeling West Virginia for the December 27 slaying of Highway Patrol Corporal Brady Paul was completed today. The Senate also passed a bill to boost federal building funding by 280 million dollars in line with President Hoover’s push for faster public works.
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W. Glenn Dague
Wheeling
W. Va
Highway Patrol
Brady Paul
Washington
Hoover
Senate
Senate okays highway aid increase to states
The senate amendment to the Dowell road bill raises federal aid per mile from 15000 to 25000, boosting highway construction funding. The measure, now approved by the house, heads to the president for signature.
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Senate
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