Cuban Liberals Attack US Mediation in Cuba Crisis
The Liberal Party executive denounces Sumner Welles mediation and foreign meddling, calls mediation at end, and supports Machado remaining in office. Welles says Roosevelt backs him as strikes paralize Havana, army enforces wartime decree while Cuba moves toward a climax.
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Associated Press
Havana
United States
Sumner Welle
Cuba
Liberal Party
Machado
Republic
Orestes Ferrara
Juan Rodriguez Ramirez
Welles
Ferrara
Roosevelt
Fsland
Dalrymple accuses aides of duplicity before resignation
Washington announces A. V. Dalrymple charges associates with duplicity and double-dealing as his tenure ends under Roosevelt’s reorganization. He claims telegrams misled 1,800 prohibition bureau staff while 600 posts shift in the new structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Prohibition Bureau
A. V. Dalrymple
Roosevelt
Major Dalrymple
San Francisco
Cummings
Prohibition
Dalrymple
Newepaper
New Jersey
Penn- Tues
Page Bight
Brill Is Hanged At Moundsville Prison
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission granted Norfolk and Western conditional authority to abandon 54 miles of track from Wayne to Lenore in West Virginia. The railroad must donate 12 miles of right of way to county authorities. Road argued traffic did not justify operation and deficit would result. A parallel highway may affect future use. local agencies opposed the abandonment.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Norfolk and Western Railway
Wayne
Lenore
Mingo
West Virginia
Missouri Branch
Lowney
W. Va
Crum
Big Sandy
Bluefield
Public Service Commission
Cuban Envoy Cintas Speeds Home After Havana Talks
Washington reports say Ambassador Oscar B. Cintas will leave by train for Havana after a lengthy meeting with Secretary Hull. Officials caution the trip is routine and not tied to any intervention plan as Cuba faces political and economic pressures under President Machado.
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Washington
Hull
Oscar B. Cintas
Cuba
Republic
State Department
United States
Cintas
Havana
Machado
Welles
White House
Hyde Park
Department
Roosevelt
Phillips
Peek Expresses Dismay at Grain Exchange Code
Washington August 10 George N Peek chief farm administrator voices dissatisfaction with the proposed code of competition from grain exchanges He calls for reform including excluding active traders and speculators from exchange membership He notes some exchanges have conduct committees but Chicago Board of Trade is not among them He says exchanges show willingness to reform and many changes are needed to restore public confidence He adds he has no substitute program at this time.
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Washington
George N. Peek
Chicago Board of Trade
Peek
Standard Oil of Ohio to Hire 900 Workers
Cleveland August 10 The Standard Oil company of Ohio announced it will hire about 900 men within the next three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Moundsville Hangs Slain Robbery Suspect Omer Brill
Omer Brill, 21, homeless and claiming innocence, was hanged at the West Virginia state penitentiary after admitting no crime in the murder during a robbery that yielded 60 copper cents. He died at 9 14 30 p m with witnesses present including prison officials and a Moorefield woman friend.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Omer Brill
State Penitentiary
Earle Geisey
Clinton F. McClintic
A. C. Scroggins
D. E. Holt
Hardy County
Democrats sweep Virginia elections amid light ballots
In Virginia the special session ballots produced a Democratic sweep with light turnout. R. C. Vaden and Burt L. Dickinson win unopposed or decisively in key districts while D B Powers trails in Caroline and King George counties. Victories include Harvey B. Apperson in the Twenty second district and Charles E. Burks in the Twelfth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
House of Delegates
General Assembly
Virginia
R. C. Vaden
Gretna
Burt L. Dickinson
Marion
Lewis P. Summers
Abingdon
Harvey B. Apperson
Charles E. Burks
Caroline
King George
D. B. Powers
Carolina County
G. D. Richardson
Richard W. Ruffin
Ralph H. Daughton
Norfolk City
E. B. Moore
Clark
Frederick
Winchester
P. J. Davenport
Washington County
Bristol
Edward J. Smith
J. T. Malbon
Princess Anne County
Smith
Berkely Shelton
Johnson Urges Citizens to Buy Under Blue Eagle
NRA recovery chief Hugh S. Johnson appeals to Americans to buy now in stores supporting increased wages and reemployment. He denies plans for a boycott and urges patronage of blue eagle firms to sustain wage gains and employment while stressing fairness and patience in the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Baltimore
NRA
Hugh S. Johnson
Thomases
Blue Eagle
New York Central carried 62,000 visitors to the fair in July
The New York Central railroad announced it operated 248 trains carrying 62,000 visitors to the World's fair from the east during July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York Central Railroad
Dow Chemical Plans Bromine Plant Near Wilmington
Midland Aug. 10 The Dow Chemical Company announced plans to build a bromine plant on ten acres near Wilmington North Carolina. The plant will extract bromine from ocean water and produce related products for chemical industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Midh
Dow Chemical Company
Todey
Wilmington
U. S. Steel Backlog Drops in July
New York reports United States Steel backlog fell by 86 546 tons in July to 2 020 125 tons. Deliveries ran at 53 percent of capacity while ingot output lagged, suggesting demand was met from on hand stocks.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Wall Street
Bramwell Bank to Liquidate After Shareholders Vote
Bank of Bramwell shareholders in Bramwell approved liquidation of the bank once among West Virginia’s largest. Depositors holding 95 percent of funds will receive a 20 percent extra dividend as of August 18, with other depositors paid in full later. First National Bank of Bluefield will manage affairs and act as liquidating agent, with about 700,000 dollars to be paid now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Bramwell
Bramwell
West Virginia
Stockhiolders
First National Bank of Bluefield
Bramwell Institution
New York Broker Denounced as German Ponzi Scheme
In a crowded court Lorenz Strack 59 a Yorkville mortgage broker was called New York s German Ponzi after allegedly taking over 1 000 000 from German families. Assistant District Attorney McAuliffe sought 100 000 bail on three grand larceny charges as magistrate Smith ordered it. Complainants say Strack used German societies to gain trust and convert funds to his own use. Weeping German domestics and elderly couples filled the courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lorenz Strack
Yorkville
Strack
Eugene McAuliffe
McAuliffe
Karl A. Smith
Owen
Corriers
Virginia Lawyers to Open Annual Meet
The forty fourth annual convention of the Virginia State Bar association will open tomorrow at White Sulphur Springs W V and run two days. Principal speaker will be Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois introduced by Governor Pollard who is honeymooning at White Sulphur Springs.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Virginia State Bar Association
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Pollard
Slapped Wife Costs Husband Fifteen Dollars
In Burbank California on August 10 Mrs. Charles M Atherton was slapped by her husband who was arrested after the incident. Municipal court sentenced Mr Atherton to a week in jail and a fifteen dollar fine for the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Calif
Charles M. Atherton
Bluefield NRA Drive Mobilizes Local Leaders and Housewives
Intensified countywide action marks Bluefield on the national recovery drive. C W Pierce named chair of the Bluefield NRA executive committee as officers are drafted to support retail hours and reemployment pledges. General Fox and Lt Gen Mrs Cheyney arrange morning meeting at the chamber to plan further moves with local units.
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Greater
Bluefield
NRA
Virginia
C. W. Pierce
A. G. Fox
Clyde I. Cheyney
Chamber of Commerce
General Fox
Recovery Army
Pierce
J. 8. Dudley
W. B. Dunn
A. Ralston
Henry ©. Callawes
H. A. Willia
W. C. Witten
J. 8. Gillespie
Fox
Restaurant Code Terms Modified for Wage and Hour Rules
Washington Aug 10 1929 modified reemployment agreements for the restaurant and label manufacturing industries were approved. The restaurant plan sets a flat minimum wage with scales by city size. 54 hour max for men 48 for women. tips excluded. overtime pay one and one third. meals deduction limited to four dollars weekly. split shifts limited to 12 hours per day. The label industry allows a 40 hour week with seasonal peak increases up to 44 hours and 1 046 hours in 26 consecutive weeks. exemptions apply to supervisors and those not in productive work.
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Washington, D. C
Hugh 8. Johnson
Ccale
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Mexico
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Battle Over Widow Claim Clouds Deeds Funeral
Kansas City reports a heated dispute over the widow of Capt. Edward F M Deeds, a WWII fighter ace, as his body is laid to rest. Betty Deeds and Marie Hennessy Shirley Deeds clash over marriage legality while Marie refuses to reveal documents until a Los Angeles lawyer arrives. The aviator died in an Orient crash.
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Kansas City
Edward F. M. Deeds
Royal Flying Corps
Betty Deeds
Marie Hennessy Shirley Deeds
Marie Deeds
Los Angeles
Soldier of Fortune
China
Captain Deeds
Orient
West Virginia Governor to plead for relief funds
Governor Kump plans to visit Washington to urge more lenient federal relief rules as West Virginia faces cessation of grants for about 100,000 families. Hopkins warned that the state's last grant ends August 20 and urged the state to provide funds or lose further aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Kump
West Virginia
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Road Commission
Federal Emergency Relief Administrator
H. G. Kump
Coal output in Pocahontas district for first week of August
A Pocahontas Tug River district bulletin reports 547 801 net tons of coal produced in the first week of August, down 5 629 tons from the record final week of July. Year to date production totals 10 967 123 tons, more than 2 000 000 above the same period in 1932.
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Pocahontas-Tug River
Pocahontas
Coal leaders clash as wage and code fight heats up
The national recovery administration hearin g on the soft coal code sees John L. Lewis demand a daily basic wage and a 30 hour work week for miners while Frank B Taplin of Cleveland and George Harrington of Chicago back the union code advocating fair competition. The Pittsburgh Mine dispute prompts a Swope board ruling to elect check weighmen at Pennsylvan ia mines.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
National Recovery Administration
Coal Arbitration Board
Gerard Swope
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Pinchot
George Harrington
Chicago
Frank B. Taplin
Cleveland
Lewis
Legal challenge flags constitutionality of recovery act
In Washington Aug 10 a Chicago lawyer challenged the labor provisions of the national recovery act arguing it infringes constitutional rights by allowing unions to organize. L abor adviser Sidney Hillman rejected the claim as baseless. A revised oil industry code was nearing completion and modified reemployment with wage safeguards was under discussion for laundries.
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Washington
Hugh
Johnson
NRA
David R. Clark
Chicago
Baltimore
L. and A. Hosiery
Clark
Supreme Court
Sidney Hillman
Recovery Administration
Conaoms
North End
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Marat
U. C
Sumner Wells
Island
Brill
Cintis
Apperson
Blue Eagles
Belond
U. S
Bramwell Bank
First National Bank of Bluefield Trust Department
Dane
Bluefields
Bluefield Housewives
General Johnson
South
Mine Union
Frank E. Taplin
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