No Tax Collected on Klu Klux Klan Inquiry Opens
Washington officials report that the Ku Klux Klan has reportedly collected about 30 million dollars from 500,000 members with no tax returns. Representative Tague alleges a conspiracy to influence public officials and calls for a House Rules Committee inquiry into possible fraud and overt acts.
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KLU Klux Klan
Massachusetts
Desclares
Washington
Ku Klux Klan
Tague
House Rules Committee
Congress
Rules Committee
Mystic Order
Klan
Campbell
Kansas
Ku Klux
Department of Justice
Daugherty
House - Rules Committee
William J. Simmons
Atlanta
House
Upshaw
Georgia
Mother on trial for children's death in Georgia
Mrs Benne Hudson faces murder charges in Dougherty superior court over the deaths of her two sons Robert and Isiah Temple. Her husband Glet Moore Hawdon was sentenced to hang for the same killings. Jury selection began with both sides ready and prominent local lawyers defending Hudson.
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Albeny
Bennie Hudson
Dougherty Superior Court
Robert
Isiah Temple
Glet Moore Hawdaon
Hudson
Paving Brook Street At Abbeville Mills Property
Abbeville Cotton Mills began paving Brook Street on mill property from Main Street to the railroad this morning after several days of grading. The project advances the street work within the mill complex.
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Abbeville Cotton Mills Company
Brook Street
Main Street
Reconstruction Nears Completion At Grace Methodist Church
The contractor on Grace Methodist Church at 5 South Main Street nears completion after fire damage left walls standing and reused in the remodel. Pastor is Rev. J. M. Mason.
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Grace Methodist
South Main Street
J. M. Mason
Yom Kippur Observed with Business Closures
In observance of Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, Jewish business houses are closed today. This annual holiday is marked by much ceremony.
Detroit Mail Robbery Suspect Reels From Toledo Chase
Federal agents probe a Detroit postal heist with four foreign suspects. A man calling himself Bob Cunningham is jailed in Toledo after a bagged mail truck hint. fingerprints and a Nations Bank coin tie to the case. Police broaden searches, while Carl Grebe remains jailed on a technical charge and Mc Cauley fails to identify as an accomplice.
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Detroit
Bob” Cunningham
Toledo
Cummings
the Nations Bank of Commerce
Carl Grebe
William McCauley
Robbery of Grand Avenue Bank Messenger on Streetcar
Robert Hardaman a bank messenger was held up on a crowded streetcar in St Louis Missouri by two men who fled in an automobile with a satchel containing 17650 in cash and 51650 in non negotiable paper. Hardaman was en route to a downtown bank when the robbers forced the conductor to halt the car and open the door.
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St. Louis
Robert Hardaman
Grand Avenue Bank
Hardaman
Legion parade grandstand collapse injures forty five
In Decatur Michigan on October 11, ten sections of grandstand collapsed injuring forty five people with five in serious condition as the American Legion parade approached. No fatalities were reported.
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Decatur
American Legion
McArdle Denies Plotting Kaber Murder in Cleveland Trial
Marian McArdle testifies she did not participate in the murder of Daniel Kaber, stepfather of the Lakewood publisher, while claiming she overheard her mother Eva Kaber and grandmother Mary Brickell discuss the plan. She aims to avoid life imprisonment as prosecutors push for first degree murder charges.
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Cleveland
Marian McArdle
Daniel Kaber
Eva Catherine Kaber
Mary Brickell
Miss McArdle
Lakewood
Kaber
Cassidy
Salvatore Cala
Raber
Frosty Times Boost Possum Hunters in Persimmon Season
The article notes improving conditions for possum hunting as persimmons ripen and foliage browns. A hunter is described as tall yet unable to see out of a gully after stepping into a miniature canyon, while his dog Bruno tracks the trail. His wife urged caution, but he pressed on with another hunt.
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Bruno
Grand Canyon
Giants Win Seventh in World Series Victory
The New York Giants won the seventh game this afternoon. The series stands four to three with the Nationals ahead. Giants need one more win, while the Yankees require two. Giants had six hits, while the American League team had one error.
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New York Giants
Nationals
Giants
Yankees
Cotton Market Closed for Columbus Day Observance
The cotton exchanges were closed today in observance of Columbus Day. Trade was suspended across major markets as holiday hours applied to trading floors and related services.
State Supreme Court Reverses for Carlos Corbett Three Murders
In a held en banc decision the South Carolina Supreme Court reverses an Orangeburg case, ruling that Carlos A. Corbett can be tried on three counts for the murders of Leys Salles Fanning and Julian Cooper, distinguishing them as three separate acts despite defense claims of one act. The case returns to Orangeburg for trial after earlier acquittals on another charge.
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Columbia
State Supreme Court
Thhief
Carlos A. Corbett
Orangeburg
Corbett
Leys
Salles
Hugh Fanning
Julian Cooper
Bryan Salley
Cooper
Orangeburg County
Tral
Cothran
Court convenes in Cheraw judges hears $100000 damage claim
The court of general sessions opened yesterday morning with Judge Edward McIver presiding. A verdict was directed for John R Mars against Bessie Pressly over a lot possession. In the afternoon J L McCoy sought $100000 damages for injuries after his buggy was struck by Austin Hall's car with sixteen witnesses examined at noon.
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Court of General Sessions
Edward McIver
Cheraw
McIver
John R. Mars
Bessie Pressly
J. L. McCoy
Austin Hall
McCoy
Hall
Mr. McCoy
Douglas Fairbanks True to California
Paris reports rumor of Fairbanks selling his Los Angeles home amid talk of moving to Europe. He tells reporters he will build another house but will always keep a home in California and plans to spend six months a year in Europe.
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Paris
Douglas Fairbanks
California
Los Angeles
Europe
Doug
Bank Robbery Strikes Spring City Bank for Fifty Thousand
Five armed bandits robbed the National Bank in Spring City Pennsylvania and escaped with about $50,000 in cash. Only three people were inside the bank, an official a clerk and a depositor, as pedestrians were held at pistol point during the getaway.
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Spring City
National Bank
Irish Conference Opens With London Talks Tomorrow
London October 11 the British prime minister and Irish delegates meet at No 10 Downing Street at 11 tomorrow morning. Lloyd George outlines government methods for Irish settlement as Sinn Fein leader Arthur Griffith expected to reply. discussion covers possible wider talks and the release of interned men, with generals MacReady and Tudor advising on truce enforcement. Ulster delegates may be invited if the prime minister decides, though Sinn Fein delegates speak for their constituents.
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London
Dail
Bvreann
No. 10
Downing Street
Lloyd George
Arthur Griffith
Sinn Fein
Ireland
Neville MacReady
Tudor
Dublin
Ats 0
Sinn
Unemployment to Seek $400000 for Service Expansion
Secretary of Labor Davis ordered today a request to Congress for a $400,000 special appropriation to expand federal employment services. The move aligns with recommendations from the National Unemployment Conference to establish local agencies and extend employment service work beyond its current skeleton operation.
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Washington
National Unemployment Conference
Davis
Stolen Bag Recovered With Checks Intact
A handbag belonging to W. N. Estes of Jackson was found in Nashville on October 11 where it had been thought stolen from the depot platform after Memphis rain. The bag contained certified checks totaling $6,000 and was discovered in the space where Estes had written. The contents were intact.
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Nashville
Tenn
W. N. Estes
Jackson
Memphis
Atlanta Lawyer Sues Ku Klux Klan Over Fees
W H Terrell, Atlanta lawyer and former school board member, sues the Ku Klux Klan for 3100 900 claiming compensation for general counsel services from 1915 to 1930. He says he resigned Nov 1 1930 and seeks court records of the Klan finances. Officials declined comment.
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KLAN
Atlanta
Ep_ Klux Klan
W. H. Terrell
City Board of Education
Terrell
Jonathan B. Front
Ku Klux Klan
General Counsyl
Erskine to Meet College of Charleston in Friday Game
Erskine prepares for Friday afternoon action at Due West against College of Charleston. The 3:30 pm kickoff features Phillips leading the Erskine attack after a solid season with a University of South Carolina squad. Charleston College reportedly seeks improvement after years of football neglect.
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Erskine
Due West
College of Charleston
Phillips
University of South Carolina
Charleston College
Abbeville and Anderson clash in decisive Friday football
Anderson High School football hosts Abbeville in a pivotal Friday game with state title implications. The Abbeville record stands strong, and experts predict it will stay competitive after the Electric City event.
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Anderson High
Abbeville Hi
Siedmont
Abbeville
Electric City Lade
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