1931-02-12 — Page 3

For the third time in two wooks a New Orleans theatre has been destroyed by violence apparently as part of a war on "noighborhood houses," This shows where a'bumb wrecked

the Valt nting Theatre.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1931.

Thousands of people stood before the White House on New Year's Day to extend grootings to President Hoover. At the left in Charles P. Ruby, a railroad man, who took his pluer at

the head of the line long before dawn, and was invited in to take breakfast.

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Some of the principal ligures in the raid an the Washing- los county jail at Salem, Ind., stazed by Tennessee feudista, who tried to kill two prisoners being held for murder. At the left is Mrs. Ida Trinkle, who was wounded. Sheriff Trinkle, also wounded, is shown at the upper right below

is Gilford Gilson, who was captured.

Four torrific gas explosions rocked the entire city of Monessen, Pa., near Pittsburgh, the other day, ripped a luisiness blook to bits and then started a fire which had the effect shown in this picture. Aside from the block that was destroyed, seuras of houses were damaged, and 25 families were driven to the street. Dange is estimated at $225,000.

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Quick tragedy overtook the Finnish liner Oberon, shown lower left, when she sank within three minutes after a collision. Uppor loft are a fow members of the Oberon's stow whis were rescued. The battored prow of the Arcturus, giving a vivid impression of the force of

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President Hoover signing unemployment relief bills passed by Congress for publie works

Here is one of the strangest photographs over takon a photograph that shows six Waterspouts (all in action at the samo, moment. The ploture was taken tioar Borneo," between Bandakan and Bitanghis.

Many valuablo stato papers were destroyed when dainos swept through the old State Capitol building of North Dakota, at Bismarck. This picture shows the scone while the blaze

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