GAS EXPLOSIONS ROUT 5,000 IN BROADWAY AND CUT OFF PHONES; Six Hurt as Manhole Lids Go Up and Fire Starts Between 29th and 30th Streets. TRAFFIC LIGHTS SNARLED Affected Up to 135th Street-- Wide Area Silent, With 10,000 Phone Trunk Lines Cut. ONE BLAST LIFTS A TRUCK Hurls Driver to Ground and Cuts Crater 15 Feet Across--Office Workers Are Ordered Out. Six Persons Injured. Wide Traffic Confusion. GAS EXPLOSIONS ROUT 5,000 IN BROADWAY Emergency Crew Speeds to Scene. Office Workers Walk Out. Operate Traffic Lights by Hand. Phone Repairs Delayed.
Date: 04 April 1930
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Times World
4 manhole explosions, caused by leaky gas main, in Bway between W 29th and W 30th Sts, cut off telephone, traffic light and fire alarm systems; illus
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AMERICANS TAKE UP GERMAN OIL LANDS; North European Corporation's Experts Have Been Busy a Year in Northwest. WILL TRY DEEP DRILLING 2,000,000 Acres Owned by Group Are Under Option to Large Independent Concern Here.
Date: 04 April 1930
Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES
North Eur Oil Corp reptd founded to exploit possibilities of northwestern region
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MARKETS IN LONDON, PARIS AND BERLIN; Tone Weakens on the English Exchange--Credit Abundant in Lombard Street. FRENCH STOCKS STEADY Prices Harden After Weakness in Early Trading--German Boerse Rallies Near Close. London Closing Prices. Paris Closing Prices. Stocks Firm in Paris. Trend Upward in Berlin. Berlin Closing Prices.
Date: 04 April 1930
Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES
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DEAD ENVOY SLATED FOR POST AT TOKIO; Washburn Was to Be Shifted From Vienna at End of London Conference. ACCEPTABLE TO JAPANESE He Was Occupied in Closing Up His Official Business as Minister to Austria When He Died.
Date: 04 April 1930
Special to The New York Times
Late A H Washburn had been selected as Amb to Japan
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STALIN REAFFIRMS CURB IN RED DRIVES; Denying That He Is Dictator of Russia, He Defines Policies Ahead of Party Meeting. REBUKES THE OVERZEALOUS But He Holds Left Extremists Are Less Dangerous to Soviet Than Right Opposition. Defense of Recent Changes Taxes on Collectives Cut in Half. Questions Asked of Stalin.
Date: 04 April 1930
By WALTER DURANTY. Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Walter DURANTY
Agrarian policy
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CONFEREES SETTLE CHEMICAL TARIFFS; Accepting Generally Lower Senate Rates, Group Passes Half of First Schedule. PUBLICITY CAUSES A ROW On Garner's Initiative Smoot Will Give Out Action Daily--Other Republicans Protest. Garner Precipitates Action. Chemical Rates Agreed Upon. Commerce Chamber Takes Stand. Democrat Replies to Watson.
Date: 04 April 1930
Special to The New York Times
Sen George replies to his attack on Dem Sens
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AMERICANS TO HOLD CALAIS LACE INQUIRY; Consular Investigation Ordered After Protests on Duties Voted by Our Senate.
Date: 04 April 1930
Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Calais lace makers pleased at news that govt has ordered consular investigation following receipt of protests
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