Alienists Test Massie Sane On Night Of Kahahawai Killing
Honolulu reports two alienists testified Lieutenant Thomas H. Massie was sane when he fired the shot that killed Joseph Kahahawai. Defense objections limited testimony as Dr. Bowers and Dr. Falls urged premeditation and Massie’s motive to obtain a confession amid court proceedings.
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Honolulu
Apr
Thomas H. Massie
Joseph Kahahawai
Massie
Kahahawai
Thalia Massie
Clarence Darrow
Paul Bowers
Los Angeles
Bowers
Granville Fortescue
Albert C. Jones
E. J. Lord
Robert Falls
Joseph Catton
San Francisco
Charless. Davis
Dr. Catton
Mapuana Peters
Earliest NY police pilot dies in plane crash
Sergeant Allen Von Hagen, 35, a pioneer among New York City police pilots, was killed when his private monocoupe crashed after the motor failed at about 75 feet. Passenger George Kirchhuber, 87, of Brooklyn, was critically injured. The plane dived into a ground spin and nosed into the ground.
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New York
Allen von Hagen
New York City
George Kirchhuber
Brooklyn
von Hagen
Leaders At Arms Meet Exude Optimism Over IPotentialities Seen
Geneva April 23 leaders of many nations spoke at a journalists luncheon to counter pessimism about Geneva arms conference work. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and others said progress is being made despite slow pace, replying to calls for good news for the papers.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Clarence K. Streit
New York Times
Four Barely Miss Death In Asheville Auto Crash
An Asheville sedan overturned in Beaverdam Lake during a light shower, nearly drowning three adults and a four month old baby. Mrs. E. R. Tweed Jr., the driver, Mrs. Tweed Sr., and E. R. Tweed II escaped with injuries, the infant unharmed, and were rescued by Mr. Wallace who jumped into the lake to open a car door as water filled the interior.
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Asheville
N. C
Beaverville
Beaver Lake
E. R. Tweed, Jr
Marshall
E. R. Tweed
Time Advances Hour As Daylight Saving Time Inaugurated
The nationwide daylight saving time begins at 2 a m tomorrow as clocks move ahead one hour to 3 am. The change affects about 142 million people across the United States and Europe, with official clocks adjusted accordingly.
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New York
Europe
Flags of 70 Nations Fly As One To Honor Shakespeare
The Prince of Wales opened the Shakespeare Memorial theater in Stratford on Avon with a golden key. Amb. Andrew Mellon led the U S delegation as flags from seventy nations including America Japan Russia Germany France waved in tribute to William Shakespeare.
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Shakespeare
Stratford-On-Avon
Eng
Prince of Wales
Windsor
Shakespeare Memorial Theater
England
Andrew W. Mellon
United States
America
Japan
Russia
Germany
France
Reynolds Denounces Liquor Platform in North Carolina Speech
R R Reynolds of Asheville campaigns for the Senate on temperance and government liquor control. He urges taxing liquor, not land, and predicts voters will curb Senator Cameron Morrison, criticizing Morrison over Frank Mennich’s nomination to the Federal Power Commission.
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Cameron Morrison
Charlotte
Morrison
Frank R. Mennich
Federal Power Commission
Norfolk Intermediaries For Lindy Seek Rapid Negotiations
Three Norfolk men pursuing the return of Charles Lindbergh Jr. accelerate efforts with secret missions. John Hughes Curtis travels on a yacht and a naval flight. Dean H. Dobson-Peacock engages in a long plane trip amid unspecified progress, while Curtis is said to have conferred with Colonel Lindbergh.
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Norfolk
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
H. Dobson-Peacock
John Hughes Curtis
Dean Dobson-Peacock
Mr. Curtis
Marcon
Curtis Boat Building
Lindy
New Jersey
New York
Guy H. Burrage
Lindbergh
Freed From Blame In Davis Tragedy Keith-Miller Partners Cleared
Mrs. Jessie M. Keith-Miller and Captain W N Lancaster were freed after three days of questioning in the shooting death of fiance Haden Clarke, the Australian author. Hawthorne declined to comment on Lancaster’s release and noted ongoing evidence review including Clarke notes and notes to Chubbie and Bill. A new claim emerged from Peery Brown alleging Clarke’s fiancée status, while handwriting expert Fred Flake reexamined Clarke notes as investigators pursue whether death was murder or suicide.
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Haden Clarke
Miami
Fla
Keith Miller
W. N. Lancaster
England
Australia
Clarke
Lancaster
Haden
Keith-Miller
Fia
Jessie M. Keith-Miller
H. Vernon Hawthorne
Keith- Miller
T Lancaster
N. Vernon Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Peery Brown
Fred Flake
Tison
Federal
Clarke's Notes, Addressed To “Chubbie
Bill
Flake
Head Of Princeton Raps Public Apathy At Crime
Dr. Hibben from Princeton, friend of Lindbergh, labels crime a large syndicate supported by bootlegging and corrupt politics. He urges organized, sustained action against kidnapping and crime, warns against scapegoating immigrants, and calls for a global suppression of crime.
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Princeton
New York
United States
Dr. Hibben
Charles A. Lindbergh
N. J
Marines Face Murder Charge Over Nicaragua Clash
Senator Lewis of Illinois charged in Washington that American marines were murdered in Nicaragua while protecting private bankers investments. Three marines were killed in a clash with insurgents in northern Nicaragua as calls mounted to withdraw U.S. forces.
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Washington
Senate
Lewis
Illinoia
Nicaragua
Illinois Democrat
Adjustment Expected in Lang ley Mill Dispute in South Carolina
Differences between mill owners and strikers at the Lang ley Mill in Aiken County are expected to be adjusted tomorrow. H. E. Thompson of Batesburg, a member of the state board of conciliation, said he was assigned to the strike by Governor Ibra C. Blackwood.
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Columbus
8. C
Langley Mill
Aiken County
H. E. Thompson
Batesburg
State Board of Conciliation
Thompson
Ibra C. Blackwood
Dentists See Americans Pay Averages In Dental Costs
The American citizen who visits a dentist pays about 18 dollars annually. A study shows only 20 percent of adults in 20 states are dentist-goers and about 24 million Americans pay 446 million dollars to 56,800 dentists each year. Wealthier patients pose collection challenges for dentists compared with poorer clients.
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Washington
Heflin Contests Bankhead Seat In 1930 Alabama Ruling
During a Senate day J. Thomas Heflin listens as Hugo Black reiterates that John H. Bankhead was lawfully elected from Alabama. The elections committee favors Bankhead by 9 to 8, while Hastings dissent argues the seat should be vacant due to irregularities in the 1930 contest. Heflin, an independent, opposed Smith in 1928.
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Washington
Senate
J. Thomas Heflin
Hugo L. Black
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Heflin
Elections Committee
Bankhead
Hastings
Del
Alfred E. Smith
Edgar D Gamble Dies in Greensboro at 59
Edgar D Gamble, 59, died of a heart attack at his Greensboro home. Funeral at 3 p.m. Sunday from his residence with Rev J C Cornett officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery High Point. He had lived in Greensboro 12 years and is survived by his wife former Hattie Bruce, a son Wryness Gamble and two sisters Mrs W P Hedgecock and Mrs Lee Johnson, both of High Point.
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Greensboro
Edgar D. Gamble
J. C. Cornett
Centenary Church
Oakwood Cemetery
High Point
Gamble
Hattie Bruce
Wryness Gamble
W. P. Hedgecock
Lee Johnson
Deputy Sheriff Arrests Son After North Cove Knife Fight
Landon McKinney, deputy sheriff, arrested his own son Guerney in North Cove for a knife fight that left Joe Hensigg with a severed spinal cord and likely fatal injuries.
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Marion
N. C
Landon McKinney
Guerney
North Cove
Joe Hensigg
Baker Urges Wet and Dry Study at Cleveland Meeting
Newton D. Baker urged federated churches in Cleveland to set prejudice aside and study the wet and dry question. He pressed for a broad inquiry into prohibition and other issues, calling for courteous, unprejudiced discussion amid shifting postwar Europe and economic tensions.
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Cleveland
Newton D. Baker
Federated Churches of
Europe
Probe Of Exchange Operations Brings Bear Pair To Fore
In Washington on April 23 two Wall Street bear traders, Thomas E. Bragg and Bernard E. Smith, testified before a Senate committee. They delivered a tale packed with surprises for the inquiring panel as days of unavailing search neared a conclusion.
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Washington
Senate
Wall Street
Thomas E. Bragg
Bernard FE. Smith
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Fred J. Fisher
W. C. Durant
W. F. Kenny
Michael J. Meehan
Stock Exchange
Meehan
Fach
William Gray
Raskob
Gray
Bragg
Smith
Bowie Urges Proper Voting At Guilford County Meeting
Thomas C Bowie of Jefferson Democratic candidate for US senator urged citizens to vote with civic duty and discretion. Speech at Guilford County courthouse aided by the Political Science club, which avoids endorsing any candidate. He criticized Senator Cameron Morrison over real estate valuation and school funding, and described the Anaconda pool involving John J Raskob and others with $32 million in 1929.
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Greensboro
Thomas C
Tom) Bowie
Jefferson
United States
Political Science Club
Guilford County
Cameron Morrison
Charlotte
North Carolina
Morrison
Nearly 600000 Jobs Found Since Drive Began
New York April 23 war on low mood campaign reports total jobs located nationwide at 694102 after 77 communities in 30 states reported. Illinois leads with 16568 new jobs including 5654 in daily tally. North Carolina adds 19638 with Wilmington 63 Statesville 29 Greensboro 25 Raleigh 5 Charlotte 678 Wilson 20 Burlington 19 Sanford 1.
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New York
Illinois
North Carolina
Wilmington
Statesville
Greensboro
Raleigh
Charlotte
Wilson
Burlington
Sanford
Three Men Killed as Earth Works Collapse at Government Dome
Three men are dead and four others buried beneath about 100 tons of earth after the collapse of earth works at a government dome construction site in Marmet West Virginia on April 23. Local authorities report the accident at the project, with rescue efforts under way and inquiries likely.
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Marmet
W. V
Governors Gather in Richmond for State Problems Meet
Governors from more than half the states convene in Richmond to discuss seven key issues facing state governments and to mark the Washington bicentennial with pilgrimages and a memorial oration. Hoover to host leaders. Roosevelts planned address noted.
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Richmond
United States
George Washington
Pollard
Leader of Radical Group Attacks Tardieu Government
Edourd Herriot, head of the Radical Socialists, blasted Premier Andre Tardieu's regime in an election rally before about 6,000 at Livron. He blamed the government for French industry woes and cited 11,000 business failures in the past year.
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Paris
Edourd Herriot
Oppoosition
Andra Tardieu
Livron
Herriot
France
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Wes
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Filier
Hibden
Dlagk
Senate Committee On Elections
Dawes
Charles G. Dawes
House
Ways and Means
Baker
Senate Committee For Mart
Copper Pool
Bowie
Couzens
Michigan
Anaconda
Naconda
Florida
Glass
Witneses
Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Executive Mansion
White House
Hoover
James Rolph
California
Fred Balzar
Nevada
Rolph
Tom Mooney
Balzar
Tardieu
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