Probable Fate of Senator Simmons in North Carolina Politics
Democrats split with Simmons as Republicans consider nominating I B Tucker to challenge him in 1930. Raleigh correspondents say eastern Democrat rivals are unlikely, McLean will not run, Bailey cannot win, and Simmons is likely renominated. Democratic alienation could hasten his exit if a strong Republican challenger gains strength.
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Simmons
Raleigh
I. B. Tucker
McLean
Bailey
Mad Squirrel Attacks Passersby in Chicago
A red squirrel in Chicago bites several people as it bursts from hiding and rages at pedestrians. The unusual assault contrasts with a New York shooting by a man killed at his own door, illustrating harsher acts among humans than animals.
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Chicago
New York
How the Tax Rate May Be Lowered Carnival Tented Shows Spur Action
Spring brings a local carnival by the American Legion protested by the ministerial union. City considers bars restriction on tents while operators obtain special permits. The piece notes a pattern of circumventing prejudice against amusement purveyors as a small city adjusts tax and permit rules.
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The
American Legion
City carnival sponsorship sparks debate over morality and profits
The piece critiques sponsorship deals for local carnivals by fire and police departments and envisions city government involvement. It argues such arrangements promote quasi disapproval and gate-earning schemes, urging a broader, more open approach while challenging the propriety of public bodies profiting from carnivals.
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Guardians of Peace
Debate over Loray mill strike leadership and communist accusations
The Gastonia Loray mill dispute draws federal comment distinguishing it from typical labor fights. Commissioner Wood condemns outside leadership as revolutionary and communist while praising local workers and urging law and order.
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Loray Mill
Gastonia
Federal Department of Labor
Wood
South Carolina
Loray
International
Hollow Tree Refuge Sparks Quiet Reflection on Life
Bruce Catton narrates a 69 year old Indianapolis man who fled to a hollow tree to escape nonstop radio noise. The essay contrasts urban noise with nature, praising Thoreau like peace, and lauds Ambassador Morrow for shaping U.S. sympathy toward Mexico amid unrest, reducing calls for intervention.
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Bruce Catton
Indianapolis
Girl raised by apes sparks curiosity among hunters
German hunters in Africa found a woman who lived among apes since infancy. The tale of a girl who stayed in trees for 22 hours hints she might have been preparing for a date. The piece playfully speculates whether the tree-dwellers wore spats and recognized her.
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Africa
Colonials and Moscow retreat contrasted with Mexican struggles
The article notes Napoleon's retreat from Moscow alongside modern Mexican revolutionary retreats. It comments that Mexico's size impacts perceptions and cites British opinion on decisiveness. It mentions the Imalone crew case as illustrating a flawed system.
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Moscow
Mexico
Amarillo Editor Praises Opera Singers For Thais Performance
Gene Howe of Amarillo credits Chicago Opera Company singers for saving their voices during a Thais performance in Amarillo. The editor lauds the singers and lauds their restraint and artistry.
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Gene Howe
Amarillo
Texas
Chicago Opera Company
Senate Eyes Probe of Federal Reserve Board Policies
A senatorial investigation of the Federal Reserve Board policies is proposed. The Senate appears ambitious and may pursue a thorough inquiry into the Einstein theory.
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Federal Reserve Board
Senate
Chicago student reveals faster dishwashing system
A University of Chicago student describes a method that halves dishwashing time, promising fathers time to finish chores and still catch the show.
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University of Chicago
Father
Not Suitable For Headline Dry Agent Job Suggestion
The text offers a hostile, sarcastic suggestion to employ violence against a neighbor. It lacks any concrete event, date, or verifiable entities and reads as a stray threat rather than a news item or notice.
Fannie Cox Dies at Home in New Market Township
Mrs. Fannie L. Cox born January 7 1845 in Richmond County died at her New Market township home after a several day illness at 10 30 pm Survivors include four sons T L Cox W C Cox N T Cox and R A Cox and two daughters Miss Bette L Cox and Mrs C L Dixon Funeral services set for Sunday at Marlboro Friends Church with Rev Robert Melvin and burial in Marlboro Cemetery
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Fannie L. Cox
Thomas V. C. Cox
Rancieman
R. A. Cox
Emporium
Kansas
Bettie L. Cox
C. L. Dixon
Randleman
Marlboro’ Friends Church
Robert Melvin
Greensboro
Marlboro Cemetery
Hoover Tax Plan Splits Earned and Unearned Incomes
President Hoover argues earned income suffers a thrift penalty as tax plans distinguish earnings from investments. He warns of budget risks from flood control navy farm relief measures and last year’s legislation. Border tensions rise as Mexican troops move toward Arizona provoking a protest from Governor Phillips.
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Hoover
Bombs Found as Mexican Conflict Deepens Across Regions
Reported moves include 5000 troops diverted to Jalisco and Guanajuato to crush the Cristeros insurgency. General Cedillo to command as federal forces advance from Chihuahua toward Sonora, while attacks disrupt utilities at Naco Sonora and border areas.
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Calles
Jalisco
Guanajuato
Saturnino Cedillo
Mexico
la Reforma
Sonora
Lazaro Cardenas
Jaime Carrillo
Cuiliacan
Sinaloa
San Blas
Escobar
el Paso
Enrique Tickens
Portes Gil
Guadalupe
Juarez
Naco
Storm Claims Loom at Barron and Nearby Areas
NINE KNOWN were being cared for at a hospital at Barron Wisconsin as high winds damaged Hastings Beatrice and other Nebraska towns. Omaha saw a 32 degree temperature plunge in eight hours from record 90s, with snow forecast across parts of the state. In Minnesota a man was killed at Forest Lake when a storm collapsed a house on him and his brother. the brothers had moved onto their new farm just hours before.
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el Paso
Texas
Juarez
Eagle Pass
Naco
Arizona
John C. Phillips
State Department
Washington
Phillips
Barron
Wis
Hastings
Beatrice
Nebraska
Omaha
New Home Forest Lake
Minn
Here
George Lundgren
New Sinking Fund Commission to Soothe Bond Market
Enterprise Bureau reports in Raleigh on April 6 that Wake county nearly defaulted on notes as it could not find buyers for new bonds. The article notes a new state sinking fund commission law enacted by the last assembly to safeguard counties issuing bonds and ease sale of notes.
New Bond Issuance Rules Set to Stabilize County Markets
The act creates strict approval by the sinking fund commission before county bonds or notes are issued. It requires evaluation of necessity, existing debt, tax base, and ability to sustain levies, with public hearings if issuance is denied. Bonds must be sold at par by sealed bids to the highest legal bidder, overseen by the state treasurer.
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Charles M. Johnson
County Government Advisory Commission
Sinking Fund Commission
Fire at Loray Mills Sparks Guard Action in Gastonia
In Gastonia North Carolina on April 6 during a strike at Loray Mills operated by Manville Jenckes company about 1000 workers on strike saw North Carolina National Guard called to arms after a fire discovered in a temporary barracks housing a Charlotte guard unit. Fire extinguished quickly with minimal damage though smoke filled the sleeping quarters.
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Gastonia
N. C
Loray Mills
Manville-Jenckes Company
North Carolina National Guard
Charlotte
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R. B. Terry
H. A. Cecil
Geo. F. Edwards
Co. M. Waynick
High Point
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Emerson
Senator Simmons
North Carolina
Smith
City Water and Light Department
Thoreau
Morrow
Rio Grande
United States
Calles-Gil
Stanley Baldwin
V. C. Cox
New Market Township
NEW Sinking Fund Commission
Soothe Bond Mart
Wake County
New Commission
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George Clark
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