Outrage Over Alleged Union Organizer Seizure Hits Elizabethton
In Elizabethton Tennessee and Nashville officials respond to an alleged kidnapping of AFL organizers E F McGrady and Alfred N Hoffman. Governor Horton vows to pursue criminals and protect labor officials amid a labor dispute tied to rayon mill strikes. Six locals arrested with bonds set at one thousand dollars.
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Nashville, Tenn
Henry Horton
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Elizabethton
Green
Tenn
Organized Labor
E. F. McGrady
Alfred N. Hoffman
Washington
Horton
Rayon Mills
McGrady
Hoffman
Bristol
J. L. Trollinger
Charles D. Meadows
A. A. Hale
Roy Wilcox
Nat Perry
Paul Nedearis
Probers Assign Blame for Carolina Textile Strikes
Quiet prevailed in North and South Carolina strike zones as over 5 000 textile workers remained idle. More than 1 000 strikers received final pay at Gastonia North Carolina and Greenville South Carolina. Gastonia mill officials circulated notices demanding vacating of mill houses for those not continuing with Loray mills. Union South Carolina workers were told the Monarch and Ottaway mills would not restore pre strike conditions. Greenville hosts a governor aide Latimer in talks with strikers later today.
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Charlotte
North
South Carolina
Gastonia
N. C
Greenville
S. C
Loray Mills
Manville-Jenckes Company
Union
Monarch
Ottaway Mills
J. A. Latimer
John G. Richards
Mr. Latimer
Rebels On Verge Of Being Wiped Out In Mexican Campaign
News reports from Naco and Juarez indicate Federal forces claim major rebel losses after battles around Jimenez and La Reforma. Government tallies show about 1000 dead 500 wounded 2000 captured while rebel HQ denies extermination. Rebels retreat north with gov troops pivoting to Jalisco and Guanajuato.
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Chihuahua
Jimenez
la Reforma
Bel
Juarez
Diaz
Almazan
Escalon
Culican
Jalisco
Guanajuato
Collett Wins North and South Women’s Championship
Glenna Collett of Providence RI, national women’s champion, defeated Virginia Van Wie of Chicago 4 and 3 at Pinehurst to claim the North and South title. Collett drew even through a tight match, with scoring cards showing a strong finish as the Providence star topped the Chicago rival.
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Glenna Collett
Virginia van Wie
Pinehurst
Apr
Providence
R. I
Chicago
Miss Collett
Ghoes
Eable
Miss van Wie
Milkman Strike Disrupts High Point Dairy Supply
A milkman's strike in High Point and nearby areas disrupts about half the creamery's milk sources. The High Point Creamery received no milk this morning as the High Point Co operative Wholesale Milk Producers Association, a new corporation, informed of a milk price increase. The move stems from an attempt to adjust local price scales to other communities.
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High Point
High Point Creamery Company
High Point Co-operative Wholesale Milk Producers’ Association
Bootlegger Occupation Confuses Virginia License Official
James M. Hayes Jr, state motor vehicle commissioner, faces a license application naming the applicant as Occupation Bootlegger. He plans to consult the law before deciding the Stuart resident's case, noting such a disclosure is unusual compared with typical salesmen listings.
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Richmond
James M. Hayes, Jr
Hayes
Stuart
Federal Reserve Warns Against Speculative Credit Again
The Federal Reserve Board reiterates its February 7 warning and urges continued readjustment of credit. It notes a decline in brokers loans as banks cooperate to ease money conditions, aiming to support trade and industry with stable credit and avoid wasteful absorption of reserves.
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Federal Reserve
Washington
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Board
New York Federal Reserve
Florida Sheriff Redoubles Effort to Find Slayer
Jacksonville scenes a high profile murder probe as Sheriff Cahoon intensifies efforts to identify the killer of deputy Joe Haywood. With 14 suspects in custody, clues lead toward a possible second man in the death car and a newly found shotgun tied to the case.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
W. B. Cahoon
Joe Haywood
Haywood
Birmingham
Cahoon
Bill Oglesby
Dan Hysler
Duval County
Hysler
Maltese Cat Smothers Five Month Old Baby on Nebras ka Farm
On a farm near Alliance Nebraska a large Maltese cat smothered a five month old infant. Charles Mracek and his wife found the cat leaping from the cradle after they checked on the sleeping baby. The tragedy occurred yesterday as the family tended chores on their farm 20 miles north of Alliance.
Morrows Split Between Air Thrills and Courtship
Anne Morrow and her sisters chase aviation thrills in Cuernavaca Mexico as Elizabeth flies with Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and Constance rides as well. Anne remains grounded until her wedding plans with Lindbergh progress. The Morrows stay at the country home amid post revolution disturbances and early risers.
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Cuernevada
Mexico
Dwight W. Morrow
Charles A. Lindbergh
Elizabeth Morrow
Lindbergh
Anne
Popocatepetl
Ixtaccihuatl
Colonel Lindbergh
Constance
United States
Elizabeth
Earth
Valbuena
Gastonia Bank Fails to Open Doors Across Branches
The Commercial Bank and Trust Company of Gastonia with branches at Cherryville Kings Mountain Mount Holly and Lincolnton failed to open for business today. A state institution with $500000 capital and $2500000 in deposits. doors posted stating the bank is closed and placed in the hands of the state corporation commission by order of the board of directors.
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Gastonia
Commercial Bank and Trust Company of
Cherryville
Kings Mountain
Mount Holly
Lincolnton
State Corporation Commission
Herrick's Body Sails On France's Finest Cruiser
The body of American ambassador Myron T. Herrick sails from Brest aboard the French cruiser Tourville for the trip to New York. Brig. Gen. William Harts and embassy staff bid farewell as the coffin is guarded by French sailors. The procession includes a 19 gun salute, a band playing Star Spangled Banner, and escorts, with arrival in New York awaited after a brief Paris memorial.
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Brest
France
Myron T. Herrick
Tourville
America
Chopin
New York
William Harts
Paris
William Schott
Aquitania
Parmely Herrick
Brest Harbor
Ushant Light
Lynx
Toureg
Nova
Long rally supports Huey Long amid impeachment probes in Louisiana
In Baton Rouge Huey P. Long addressed a large crowd praising his administration and attacking newspapers for opposing him. The session followed questions over a $6000 cash expense for a governors conference in New Orleans and disputed allocations allegedly used for a car and hotel visits.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
House of Representatives
Standard Oil Company
Long
New Orleans
Seymour Weiss
Roosevelt Hotel
Statesville Man Fatally Injured In Auto Train Crash
J M Oakley superintendent of Sterling mills was killed when his automobile hit westbound Southern Railway passenger train No 15 at a crossing east of Statesville station. He died at a local hospital at noon and was a member of the city board of aldermen.
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Statesville
J. M. Oakley
Sterling Mills
Southern Railway
Oakley
$90,000 Offered For Negro Industrial High School
The Julius Rosenwald Fund of Chicago offered $50,000 to aid Winston-Salem's plan for a negro high school. City aldermen and the school board accepted. Architects are drawing up plans for construction and equipment.
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Negro Industrial High School
Winston
Winston-Salem
Julius Rosenwald
Chicago
House Making Progress In Recovery After Bladder Operation
New York April 5 Colonel Edward M House is reported to be making better than average progress in convalescence from the operation Tuesday to remove a growth from the bladder. Dr A Lamb said his condition is improving and no complications are noted.
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House
New York
Edward M. House
Seaport Plan Advance for Beaufort Inlet Development
Raleigh reports progress on creating a first magnitude seaport at Beaufort Inlet. Congressman Abernethy and shipping executive Schumacher seek state aid and terminal facilities with Heberman, the American Export Line president, and rely on a 30 foot dredge depth to move forward.
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Beaufort Inlet
Raleigh
C. L. Abernethy
J. S. Schumacher
Philadelphia
Henry Heberman
New York
Gardner
I. M. Bailey
State Transportation Advisory Commission
Heberman
Congress
Abernethy
Schumacher
Norfolk Southern Railroad
American Export Line
Inter-Ocean Steamship Company
Beaufort
Patronage Corruption In Record
Washington April 5. Letters telegrams and affidavits show large sums contributed to Republican campaign funds by postmasters and other federal office holders in Mississippi Arkansas Alabama and Tennessee. Brookhart announced affidavits indicate more than 12000 contributed by 110 Mississippi postmasters.
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Washington
Mississippi
Arkansas
Alabama
Tennessee
Senate
Brookhart
Post Offices Department
Romanian Train Wreck Kills Twenty and Injures Sixty
Twenty persons were killed and 59 injured when the Bucharest Jassy express derailed near Buzey. Bodies lay in snow overnight as relief trains arrived amid a blizzard. Victims were mainly businessmen and soldiers.
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Bucharest
Romania
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Gerald DeKing
Roy Smith
DeKing
Aurora
Smith
Jugene
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Sonora
Mex
del Rio
Legger
Fabian Lavelle
Fabian
High Point Creamery
Stimson
Sinaloa
Navy Department
Topolobampo
Adams
Arizona
War Department
Anne Morrow
Gastonia Bank
Herrick
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