China Evacuation Policy and U S Diplomatic Stance
Washington reports detail the U S response to unrest in China including aims for reparations and guarantees for citizens. Cabinet discussions focus on evacuations to port cities with naval protection and the concentration of Americans at Tientsin for safety amid potential Cantonese advances.
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Washington
State Department
London
Nanking
United States
Great Britain
Japan
China
Coolidge
Nelson T. Johnson
Far Eastern
Johnson
MacMurray
Peking
Department
Williams
Navy Department
Changsha
Hankow
President Coolidge
North China
South China
Shanghai
White House
Tientsin
Peking-Tientsin
Sapiro Ford Libel Trial Sees Heated Cross Examination
In Detroit on April 5 the Sapiro Ford libel trial continued with Senator Reed probing Sapiro's pre-1920 farm group activities. Sapiro denied lines of questioning about promotional efforts and a 1920 letter, defending his role and financials while tensions rose over a remark about Gustafson.
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Detroit
Aaron Sapiro
Henry Ford
James A. Reed
Missouri
Ford
Sapiro
Reed
Grange
National Grange
Farmers’ Co-Operative
Chicago
San Francisco
C. H. Gustafson
Nationalist Drive Faces Strong Resistance and Casualties
The northward push of Cantonese nationalist forces toward Tientsin and Peking meets stiff resistance as Kwan-tien falls after heavy fighting. About 200 nationalist wounded reach Nanking, with anti foreign sentiment rising there amid clashes between Quemintang factions. Japanese casualties include ten Chinese killed, two Japanese killed, and seven Japanese held as hostages.
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Shanghai
Tientsin
Peking
Kwantien
Nanking
Hankow
Unseasonable Weather Threatens Local Exhibition Games
In Winston-Salem on April 5 the Oak Ridge Cadets were set to face the Piedmont club while manager Mc Millan prepared a lineup. The Philadelphia Athletics, returning from training camp, were also scheduled to play the locals Thursday afternoon despite the uncertain conditions.
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Winston-Salem
Oak Ridge Cadets
Winston-Salem Piedmont Club
McMillan
Philadelphia Athletics
France declines to attend Geneva arms talks
France refuses full representation at the Geneva conference on naval disarmament, signaling a stance against weakening the League of Nations authority. Britain Japan and the United States plan to participate to discuss extending limitations to cruisers destroyers submarines and other warcraft. Italy's position remains uncertain as Rome awaits Paris's reply.
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Washington
Geneva
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Italy
Coolidge
Rome
Paris
London
Tokyo
France
League of Nations
Republic
Dawes Arrives in New Orleans for Visit
Vice-President Charles G. Dawes reached New Orleans aboard the Cartego after a four hour fog delay on the Mississippi. He met with local Republican leaders and said he would depart for Chicago by noon, denying any link between his Panama trip and the Central American situation.
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New Orleans
Charles G. Dawes
Panama
Mississippi River
Early the Leper Not Allowed Back in State
John Early a 560 inmate of the Carville leprosarium was granted by Washington to visit his father in Tryon North Carolina but is barred from entering the state. Dr Laughinghouse health officer said the visit would threaten public safety despite Early being a Tar Heel veteran of the Spanish American War.
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Raleigh
John Early
Carvel
Washington
Tryon
N. C
North Carolina
Charles Laughinghouse
Early
Seven Mexicans Executed For Murder Of American
In Guadalajara a firing squad killed seven Mexican gang members for kidnaping and murdering Edgar M. Wilkins an American electrical engineer. The ten year old son identified Mariano Calzada as ringleader. Calzada and two others confessed. Wilkins and his son were seized a week earlier. the boy was freed with a ransom note. Wilkins had lived in Guadalajara with his widow for 15 years.
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Mexico City
Edgar M. Wilkins
Guadalajara
Wilkins
Mariano Calzada
Calzada
Isidro Perez
Vicente Perollado
Ferreira
Mexico
Savannah
Ford Stores Restrict Sales to Ford Employees Only
Detroit April 5 AP Ford Motor company will limit its grocery and merchandising sales to Ford employees, closing to the public. G N Staples says the sideline grew too large to handle and a plan to confine sales to employees will be worked out in days. The Michigan Retail Grocers association chair a meeting with Ford officials to draft an agreement.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Ford Organization
G. N. Staples
Ford Commissaries
Michigan Retail Grocers’ Association
Ford Company
Staples
Ford
M. A. Padberg
Michigan Association
David A. Brown
Wi -d
Texans Helped Fellow Veterans in Texas Panhandle Rumor
A Tampa AP dispatch reports an unverified tale from the Texas panhandle about three veterans who allegedly used lease proceeds to fund travel for poorer Confederates to attend a reunion. Veterans denied details when pressed, with one elder noting it as an arrangement among comrades regardless of truth.
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Tampa
Fla
Panhandle
Texas
United Confederate Veterans
Sons of Confederate Veterans
The
Confederate Memorial Association
Gettysburg
Dope Ring Leader Sought In Raleigh Narco Case
Raleigh police pursue what authorities call one of North Carolina’s largest drug rings. Funeral services were held for Howard Scott, who died yesterday of an overdose. Three men, Joe Hill Greece Hill and Red Scott, were arrested and held for further developments.
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Raleigh
Capital City
North Carolina
Howard Scott
Joe
Greece Hill
Red” Scott
King Ferdinand's Health Shows Little Change Amid Influenza
Reports from Bucharest on April 5 indicate King Ferdinand's condition remains fragile with persistent cough, increased lung congestion, and higher fever. Vienna dispatches note he has not taken nourishment since yesterday and is markedly weaker.
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Bucharest
Ferdinand
Vienna
Korrost
Wilkes-Barre Pointer Game Canceled by Weather
The Wilkes-Barre club announces the final of a two game exhibition series against the Pointers is postponed due to inclement weather. Manager Frank Kitchens notes cold conditions strain players and prudent scheduling follows. The next exhibition is set for Friday April with the Rochester club.
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Wilkes-Barre
Frank Kitchens
Kitchens
Rochester
Chicago Election Brings Heavy Crime Guard to Polls
Chicago faces a tense election with 5000 police and machine gun squads protecting polls while candidates William E Dever William Hale Thompson and Dr John Dill Robertson vie for mayor. The city guards include armed plainclothes officers and a round up of known criminals as Vincent Drucci was killed during pre election raids.
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Chicago
William E. Dever
Massachusetts
William Hale Thompson
Bay State
Republican Party
America
League of Nations
King George
John Dill Robertson
Thompson
Fred Lundin
Charles Graydon
Carlos Black
Springfield
Vincent Drucci
Bombing Hits Democratic HQs in Chicago. No Injuries
Two Democratic political worker headquarters in Chicago were bombed early today by assailants in two cars. The fronts of both buildings were demolished but no injuries reported. attackers fled. The first target was the headquarters of State Representative Lawrence O'Brien.
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Chicago
Lawrence O’brien
Bad Man Drucci Killed by Policeman in Chicago
Vincent Drucci a Chicago gangster heir to the slain Dion O’Banion and Earl Weiss was shot four times by Officer Daniel Healy during a transport to criminal court. Drucci’s companions supported the police account while alleging Healy provoked the dispute. Police estimate Drucci’s estate at about half a million dollars.
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Chicago
Vincent Drucci
Dion O’banion
Earl
Hymie) Weiss
Criminal Courts
Daniel Healy
Healy
Drucci
North Side
Defective Fiscal Laws Spark Possible Special Assembly
Raleigh reports possible special session over alleged irregularities in the 1927 legislature. Officials review the permanent improvements and county finance acts limiting bond issues and county taxation while injunctions threaten delaying the public laws.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
W. N. Everett
Frank Nash
Chester B. Masslich
New York
Masslich
Everett
Charlotte
Supreme Court
Senate
House
Secretary of State
Shooting near polling place alarms voters in Chicago ward
A light car roadster fired several shots near a polling place in Chicago's 28th ward around 10 am during the mayoral election. A window shattered and a man inside fired back. No casualties were reported and detectives pursued the roadster.
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Chicago
28Th Ward
West Lake Street
Buccaneers to Open Series with Wilson in Rocky Mount
The Rocky Mount Buccaneers of the Piedmont league were set to host Wilson of the Virginia league today in a scheduled game at Rocky Mount.
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Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount Buccaneers
Wilson
Farmer Escapes Electric Chair After a Long Fight
Edmund Bigham Pamlico farmer wins a new trial cycle after three trials for the slaying of his brother L Smiley Bigham. A directed verdict of guilty with mercy recommendation is accepted. He remains imprisoned at Columbia in the death house while appeals proceed.
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Tary
Columbia
Supreme Courts
Bigham
Elliott Re elected Mayor of Hickory in landslide
Hickory April 1 AP J D Elliott was elected mayor for the fourteenth time after defeating emergency Judge M H Younts. Elliott led a non partisan ticket with aldermen J H Cilly and Fred A Abernethy also winning, a move seen as repudiation of the current partisan administration.
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Hickory
J. D. Elliott
M. H. Younts
Elliott
J. H. Cilly
Fred A. Abernethy
Boll Weevil Survives Winter in North Carolina Increase Reported
State laboratory officials report boll weevils that survived the winter are 14 to 20 times higher than last year. Entomologist Dr. R W Leiby notes 7590 boll weevils were imprisoned in green wire cages last fall for experiments at the Aberdeen test site and Edgecombe County. Washington reports indicate a general rise in boll weevil numbers.
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Aberdeen
State Laboratory
North Carolina
R. W. Leiby
Edgecombe County
Washington
Navy opens bids for six 10 ton scout cruisers
The Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock Company was the low bidder today as proposals for six 10 ton scout cruisers were opened at the Navy Department by Secretary Wiburn.
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Washington
Newport News
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Frank P. Inman
George
Bonds
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