Farley verdict raises fear of new trial in murder case
Mandeville Farley was found guilty of first degree murder with mercy by a jury in a West Virginia case involving the death of Robert Bruce Tipton. Attorneys plan to argue that the verdict is defective and a new trial may be ordered. The judge will hear arguments Saturday on setting aside the verdict.
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Farley
George Dillard
Def Ne
Mandeville Farley
Robert Bruce Ip
Walter Palmer
Moundsville
Ethel Sullivan
Bivefield
Wirt Lastburn
Ir. Eastburn
Oakvale
Mandeville
Deliely
Robert Bruce Tipton
Ajax Smith
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Ve. May
Saturne
Dillard
Ed Lester
Reporters Freed on Bond After Grand Jury Refusal
Three Washington Times reporters jailed for contempt and refusing to identify sources were released on $500 bond pending reconsideration by Justice Peyton Gordon. The case stems from their refusal to reveal grand jury sources about alleged bootleg operations. The reporters reported good treatment during their jail period as they awaited further action.
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Washington
Washington Times
Frederick L. Siddons
District Court
Peyton Gordons
M. Hendricks
Linton
Jack E. Nevin, Jr
Grand Jury
Payal
Justice Gordon
Daniel E. O'Connel
Federal Reserve Lowers New York Discount Rate
The Federal Reserve Board reduced the New York bank rediscount rate to five percent from six, part of actions shaping the economy. Officials also reported a weekly brokers’ loan decrease of 1.096 billion dollars as markets cooled under policy pressures.
Tardieu to Make Cabinet Effort
Paris reports Andre Tardieu will attempt to form a cabinet after Briand’s resignation. The move shifts the French scene toward the right as Radical Socialist failures left the republic in a chaotic balance of power. Tardieu, former interior minister, now seeks to assemble ministers and restore government.
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Paris
Briand
Andre Tardieu
United States
Tardieu
Doumergue
Edouard Daladier
Etienne Clemente
Daladier
Aristide Briand
Clementel
Chamber
Ministry of the Interior
Raymond Poincare
France
Slugs Identified in David Cass Slaying Case
Police matched two bullets from the body of 23 year old David Cass to a .32 revolver recently seized from Frank Hobfer, tied to a Detroit kidnapping and murder case. Henry Andrews, 32, in prison for the Begeman kidnapping, received 35 to 50 years, claiming he was framed. Detective testimony linked Joseph A. Laman to ransom payments and his escape attempt ended in his shooting.
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Detroit
David Cass
Lapeer
Mich
Frank Hobfer
Matthew Holdreith, Jr
Henry Andrews
Fred Begeman
Vandotte
Andrews
Begeman
Joseph A. Laman
Laman
Gerson C. Cass
Sheppard argues buyer should face same guilt as seller
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas urged that buyers be punished equally with sellers in illicit liquor cases. In a radio talk he said the Volstead act permits purchase only with a permit, which effectively bans buying for beverage use. He noted the sale of intoxicating liquor is a crime and called for congressional action.
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Washington
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Washington Evening Star
Sheppard
Congress
Securities List in Upward Move on All Exchanges
Prices of securities on all leading exchanges rallied sharply amid bullish demand sparked by favorable financial developments. Gains were pared by later selling but many stocks posted net advances of 2 to 20 dollars. total three hour volume reached 7,149,300 shares.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Bank of England
United States Steel Corporation
Columbia Steel Company
California
New York Federal Reserve Bank
New York Banking Group
Baltimore Senator McIntosh enters gubernatorial race
State Senator David G. McIntosh Jr of Baltimore county announced his candidacy for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in the September 1930 primaries. He pledged a businesslike administration and cited 15 years of legislative experience.
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Baltimore
David G. McIntosh, Jr
Baltimore County
Friends Halt Norris Censure Move In Senate Standoff
Overnight truce forms as supporters of Senator Bingham of Connecticut and Norris of Nebraska seek to avert a Norris resolution seeking Bingham’s censure over ties to the Connecticut Manufacturers' Association. Senator Reed intervenes as Norris and Bingham press for explanations amid talks.
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Washington
Friends
Bingham
Connecticut
Norrig
Nebraska
Reed
Pennsylvania
Senate
Connecticut Manufacturers’ Association
Norris
Norris Bingham
Hoover Names Alter Ewing Hope Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Alter Ewing Hope is announced by President Hoover as the new assistant secretary of the treasury. He is a leading Princeton alumnus and a member of a prominent New York law firm.
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Alter Ewing Hope
Secretary of the Treasury
Hoover
Princeton University
New York
Tug River Coalfield reports all time weekly production
The Pocahontas Operators Association announced a new weekly record for Tug River coalfield at 217 261 net tons for the week ending October 26, up 7 000 tons from the prior high. The year sees three weekly records with October data and total calendar year output reaching 7 892 885 net tons in Tug River and 17 399 781 net tons in Pocahontas.
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Tug River
Pocahontas
Tug River District
Young Plan Receipts Would Pay Debt to U S
At the Hague conference ministers explained the Young plan and coal talks. Chancellor Snowden said the plan would cover Britain’s German reparations to the United States and yield about 10 million dollars yearly for 37 years. He estimated reparations and allied debts at 165.92 million this year with 160.69 million payable to the United States. William Graham said coal negotiations would delay his planned statement as talks continue with mine owners seeking further explanations.
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London
House of Commons
Phillip Snowden
Great Britain
United States
Hague
Snowden
William Graham
Board of Trade
Lutherans Name Rev Paul Royer Conference Head
Between seventy five and eighty delegates attend the Roanoke conference of the Lutheran Synod of Virginia. The Rev Paul L Royer, pastor of Immanuel church Roanoke, was elected president. Also re elected were Rev S T Balentine secretary and Lloyd Marcus treasurer. The two day meeting ends today with a round table on benevolences tied to Roanoke college and Lutheran institutions.
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Roanoke
Lutheran Synod of Virginia
C. J. Smith
Roanoke College
Salem
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Paul L. Roger
Immanuel Church
Roy P. Troutman
Solomon
Dr. Smith
Herbert Hoover
Christ
Lutheran Southern Seminary
Mission Churches
Lutheran Orphanage
State Physician Explains New Method Of Diagnosis
Charleston, W V Oct 31 Tools of the piano tuning trade are linked with medicine in a new diagnostic method by Dr Fleming Howell of Buckhannon. He proposes using tuning forks to measure lung condition by pitching notes after tapping the chest. Higher pitch signals advancing congestion. lower pitch signals improvement.
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Charleston
W. Va
Fleming Howell
Buckhannon
West Virginia Medical Journal
Howell
Hoover Appeals For Tariff Accord From Leaders
President Hoover urged Senate Republican leaders to pass the tariff bill within two weeks but faced fierce opposition from factional leaders who called the proposal preposterous and impractical. Democrats and independents warned against compromise as the coalition claimed control and sought its own version of the bill. Senate pace remained slow with no certainty of completing work in time.
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White House
Senate
Coalition
Washington
Hoover
Watson
Idiana
Florida
Borah
Idaho
Norris
Nebraska
Simmons
North
Carolina
Walsh
Montana
Harrison
Mississippi
Reed
Pennsylvania
House
McNary
Oregon
Burton Mourned as Cleveland Honors Theodore Burton
The body of Theodore Elijah Burton rests at Lakeview cemetery near Myron T. Herrick as thousands in Cleveland attend a public hall service. Bishop William McDowell lauds Burton's forty years in Washington and notes his potential in treasury or state posts. The procession moves to Euclid Avenue Congregational Church for tributes.
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Cleveland
Theodore Elijah Burton
Lakeview
Myron T. Herrick
Public Hall
Euclid Avenue
Euclid Avenue Congregational Church
William McDowell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington Area
Washington
Burton
Treasury
John Hay
Myron Herrick
Theodore Burton
Pantages Plan to Flee Supported by Arrest Evidence
Los Angeles prosecutors say Alexander Pantages prepared an airplane in San Diego for flight as his trial on a statutory charge nears. DA Baron Fitts stated bail would not be granted and noted evidence suggesting flight to justify keeping him in jail. Defense attorney Jerry Geisler may seek a new trial. sentence could be delayed. Garland Biffle waives jury charges pending November 26 trial.
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Los Angeles
Baron Fitts
Alexander Pantages
San Diego
Cal
Fitts
Pantages
Jerry Geisler
San Quentin
Garland Biffle
Eunice Pringle
Nick Duncan
Biffle
Southern Tariff Man Tells Story Before Senate Panel
Washington October 31 The Southern Tariff association spends 40 000 to 80 000 annually says president John Henry Kirby of Houston Texas testifying before a senate committee. He claims 30 million invested in lumber and denies lobbying for lower lumber tariffs while noting the group aids farmers and stock raisers across eighteen Southern states. Vice president J A Arnold details rate needs and lobby activity before House and Senate committees. A new probe angle emerges from a letter by Thomas L Hill of the American Society for Promotion of Aviation accusing a pernicious super lobby in Washington and naming Senator Bingham as its mouthpiece. Caraway orders review of Hill’s documentary evidence. Bingham declines comment.
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Washington
Southern Tariff Association
Senate
John Henry Kirby
Houston
Tex
Kirby
J. A. Arnold
House
Caraway
Thomas L. Hill
American Society For Promotion of Aviation
Air Trust
Bingham
Connecticut
John Holland
Hill
Two Killed in Ambush Shootings in Port Arthur
Luther Berwick, 23, was formally charged with the fatal ambush shooting of Belle Crow, 18, and William Byrd, 21, as they walked toward a rooming house door. Berwick jailed. he denied knowing details. The grand jury adjourned without a report, and a likely indictment could be announced tomorrow morning.
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Port Arthur
Texas
Luther Berwick
Belle Crow
William Byrd
Berwick
Guard boat sinks British vessel off Long Island
The British vessel James B. sank about fifteen minutes after its stern was cut by the coast guard patrol boat Cahoone thirty miles off Long Island. Eight crew members were rescued and detained for inquiry by customs immigration and coast guard authorities.
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New London
Conn
James B
Coast Guard
Long Island
Ete
Customs, Immigration and Coast Guard
A. M. A. Haines
Customs
James
James B. Dories
Two Freighters Collide in Fog Sink Off Port Washington
The ore carrier Marquette and the freighter Senator collided in heavy fog twenty miles off Port Washington. The Senator sank with seven presumed dead as fifteen survived and were rescued by Delos H. Smith with help from Marquette and Thomas Walters. Crew reports blame the rapid crash and thick fog for the disaster.
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Milwaukee
Port Washington
Senator
Marquette
Indiana Harbor
Inds
Delos H. Smith
Thomas Walters
W. F. Amsbury
M. D. McCloud
R. H. Bigerton
Seattle
Deetroit
Mile Waukee
Escanaba
Steels Mills
Matthew Gormley
Durbin Jury Deadlocked After Ten-Hour Deliberation
Jurors in Moundsville gunned for ten hours before reporting a deadlock in the trial of tarry Durbin 35 Cameron for the Dowler slaying. Durbin faces retrial next February after being ordered jailed without bail. he asserts self defense amid the dispute following Dowler’s accusation of intimacy with Mrs Dowler.
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Moundsville
Tarry Durbin
Cameron
John Dowler
Durbin
Dowler
Dow
Doweler
Pilsudski Halts Opening of Polish Diet in Parley
Warsaw reports Marshal Joseph Pilsudski led eighty army officers into the parliamentary building and halted the opening session. The Diet postponed its budget debate as Danzinski and President Moscicki confer. Officers refused to leave the lobby. the speaker appealed for order before postponement was announced.
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Marsahbal
Joseph Pilsudski
Poland
Polisd
Ignace Danzinski
Diet
Moscicki
Newse
Switalcki
Marshal Pilsudski
Ma Pileudski
Pileudski
Daszinski
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Federal Reserve Board
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Bigham
Tug River Coalfield
Young Plan
U. S
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Paul Royer
Burton's Bier
Ohio
Tariff Association
Harry Durbin
Pilsudski
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