Cotton Shippers Plan Friendly Talks With Farm Board
Memphis April 26 The American Cotton Shippers Association moved from calls for a congressional probe to arranging friendly conferences with the federal farm board and allied cooperatives. D F McCuen was named to form a contract committee with leaders from Louisiana Texas Atlantic California and Oklahoma. Next year’s convention will be in New Orleans.
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Memphis
Tenn
American Cotton Shippers Association
Federal Farm Board
D. FE
McCuen
John M. Steuart, Jr
New Orleans
Louisiana Cotton Shippers Association
T. T. Bush
Waco
Texas
Hameron Williams
Atlantic Cotton Shippers Association
A. H. Lamberth
California Association
Jj. M. Locke
Oklahoma
H. G. Safford
Houston
Farm Board
Shippers Association
Lindbergh Opens Havana Leg of Inaugural Air Mail Flight
Crowds greet Colonel Lindbergh as he lands at Pan-American field Havana completing the first leg of the Miami to Canal Zone air mail route in two hours and three minutes. Co pilot Basil Roe and radio operator Bert Denickey accompany him with 252 pounds of mail aboard. He plans to depart Havana at daybreak for Cristobal via Puerto Cabezas, with a scheduled arrival at Cristobal at six p.m.
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Havana
Miami
Caribbean Sea
Canal Zone
Charles A. Lindbergh
Pan-American Airways
Cristobal
Puerto Cabezas
Nicaragua
Basil Roe
Sikorsky Amphibian
Bert Denickey
Havina
Lindbergh
Enrique Solero Baro
State Department
George Grant Mason
Evangeline Lindbergh
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Bolling Field
Washington
Fla
New York
Ohio Solons Blamed For Prison Fire
Warden Preston E. Thomas testified before governor's investigators blaming state legislators for overcrowded prisons after a fire at Ohio Penitentiary killed about 320 inmates. Survivors accused brutality and launched a passive resistance campaign. Thomas defended his record and requested time to present his full account with witnesses.
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Columbus
Preston E. Thomas
Ohio Penitentiary
Ohio
Sttate
General Assembly
Thomas
Idie
Investigation Committee
Death by own action pact linked to Laguna Beach case
Moresby White attorney for Mrs. Guy Bates Post reports a letter found in Mrs. Post’s desk indicating a death by own action pact with Mrs. Doris May Palmer. White notes no evidence of Palmer’s prior knowledge and cites wills of both women with Palmer’s invalid will.
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Mrs. Post
Mrs. Palmer
Laguna Beach
Calif
Moresby White
Guy Bates Post
Doris May Palmer
White
T Wave
Debate over Parker nomination to the Supreme Court heats up
Senate debates begin Monday as Democrats weigh关键 votes for Justice Parker. Governor Gardner and other officials denounced intimidation charges as unfounded while labor and NAACP oppose Parker over a contractual labor pledge. Senator Borah argues public welfare and labor interests justify scrutiny in the contested nomination.
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Washington
North Carolina
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
John J. Parker
Supreme Court
Overman
O. Max Gardner
John J. Hayes
James H. Ramsay
Salisbury
Senate
Parker
Gardner
Ramsay
Hayes
S. T
Charles Evans Hughes
Dems
Organized Labor
Senate Judiciary Committee
Rignall Baldwin
Marion
N. C
Baltimore
Borah
Idaho
Congress Shakeup to Follow Census
AP report notes census nearing completion will redraw House seats. California gains six representatives, Michigan four, Ohio three, with states like Connecticut Florida New Jersey North Carolina Oklahoma Texas and Washington also slated for one or two additional seats.
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Bess Furman
Associated Press
Washington
House
Congress
California
Census Committee
Michigan
Ohio
Crail
Hudson
Detroit
Davfn
Toledo
Connecticut
Florida
New Jersey
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Texas
Parker Endorsed for U S Supreme Court Vacancy
Augusta bar association endorses Judge John J. Parker for the U S Supreme Court seat and telegraphs resolutions to senators George Harris of Georgia and Overman Simmons of North Carolina.
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Parkae
Augusta
Bar Association
John J. Parker
United States Supreme Court
George and Harris
Georia
Overman and Simmons
North Carolina
Criticism of Hoover era commissions draws fire in Senate
Senator Wheeler of Montana denounces federal commissions as autocratic and corrupt, accusing Hoover of using commissions to bypass Congress. He cites the tariff commission as an example where executive control over rates expanded presidential power, while unemployment remains high and jobs scarce.
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New York
Hoover
Wheeler
Montana
National Democratic Club
Washington
Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic Party
Tariff Commission
Department of Labor and Commerce
Heroic Memories Of Tietsin Are Revived
At a Gridiron club dinner in Washington Apr 26 President Hoover and the British ambassador joined in recalling the 1900 relief of Tientsin. Marine band performed Sousa’s The Royal Welsh Fusileers while a former American engineer and Hoover shared memories of the siege and relief.
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Washington
Tietsin
Hoover
Welch Fusileers
Sousa
John Philip Sousa
Funciron Club
Royal Welsh Fusileers
Marine Band
Herbert Hoover
United States
Montezuma
Commonwealth
Hoover Bob” Barry
New York World
Mr. Hoover
Tientsin
Capone Faces Court Fight Over Padlock of Miami Home
Criminal Court Judge Paul D. Barns heard arguments on a demurrer to a petition seeking to padlock Al Capone’s winter home on Palm Island as a nuisance. Hearing recessed after rival counsel sparred. decision possible next week. Defendants include Mae Capone Frankie Newton Frank Gallatt and John Capone with Ralph Capone in Chicago.
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Capone
N. Vernon Hawthorne
Inent
Miami
Mae Capone
Frankie Newton
Frank Gallatt
John Capone
Ralph Capone
Chicago
Philadelphia
China Promises to Protect Missions from Brigands
Washington Apr 26 AP General Ho Yeng Ching of the nationalist forces in Hankow pledged to exterminate communist brigands endangering American and other foreign missionaries. The state department said Hankow is now safe and Gen King Han Ting will protect American lives and property. Frank P. Lockhart, American consul general, sought assurances as 18 Americans and Bishop James O Shea faced danger in Kiangsi and Canton reports warned of besieged foreigners.
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Washington
China
State Department
Ho Yeng-Ching
Hankow
King Han-Ting
Lockhart
Kankow
Mr. Lockhart
Frank P. Lockhart
Kiangsi
State’ Department
James O'Shea
Department
Douglas Jenkins
Canton
Bishop O’shea
Kanchow
Negro Shot In Home By Charlotte Officer
Clarence Grief a negro was shot and seriously wounded tonight by Charlotte Patrolman E O Johnson after entering the officer s home and firing at him The intruder s pistol misfired on a second attempt Johnson s second shot hit Grief near the heart and he was not expected to live Jewelry and valuables were found in Grief s room suggesting involvement in recent robberies in the city
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Charlotte
Clarence
E. O. Johnson
Johnson
Grier
British Davis Cup Team Triumphs Over Germany 3 Matches to 2
In London on April 26 Britain's Davis Cup squad overturned an early deficit by winning three of the last five rubbers. Henry Austin defeated Daniel Prenn 6-3 6-4 7-5 and H. G. N. Lee bested Heinz Landmann 5-7 6-3 6-2 6-3 to seal the upset after Germany led 2-0.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Henry Austin
H. G. N. Lee
Austin
Cambridge
Daniel Prenn
Lee
Britain
Heinz Landmann
Hoover Guests To Erect Own Houses
Washington April 26. Members of Hoover's cabinet joining him on weekend fishing trips to Virginia plan to erect two cottages on the Rapidan River about three-quarters of a mile from the president's camp.
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Washington
Hoover
Virginia
Rapidan River
Man returns from grave of wife to home burned during absence
Joe Angel, of Quaker Valley Kansas, arrives after visiting his wife’s grave and discovers his house burned down while he was away. The January death of his wife in the same fire is noted.
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Quaker Valley
Kans
Joe Angel
Gandhi vows tougher civil disobedience to seize salt depot
Mahatma Gandhi declared a stronger phase of his civil disobedience in Bombay, saying he would lead a march to Darasana to take possession of the government salt depot. He urged participation by homespun adherents and urged martyrs, insisting broader acts beyond salt defiance are needed for independence.
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Bombay
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Darasana
Gandhi
Charwada
Bulsar
Mahatma
Ramnik Nal
Charges Dropped In Elizabethton Conspiracy Case
Charges of conspiracy to kill and destroy property against J. Clyde Donnelly, president of the local textile union, and eight others were dismissed after magistrate R. G. Johnson ruled the state lacked sufficient evidence. The defense noted four boys had already been arrested and bound over to the Carter County grand jury for dynamiting on March 14.
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Eliaabethton
Tenn
J. Clyde Donnelly
R. G. Johnson
Carter County
Johnson
Senate probes 10 open Monday in campaign funds and leases
Senate investigators move to begin two of three major probes Monday with the Senate campaign funds committee and the special committee on 1 200 federal post office building leases. No witnesses yet as chairs set tentative procedures and plan hearings in Pennsylvania and Illinois on primary expenditures.
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Senate
Senatorial Campaign Funds Committee
Nye
Campaign Funds Committee
Baine
Shipping Board
Copeland
Democrat
New York
McKellar
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Congregation Supports Jailbound Pastor in Mendota Case
In Mendota Illinois the First Methodist church stays loyal to Pastor James A. Wilson who is jailed awaiting verdict after he shot sexton Amos Elliott and wounded Mrs. Emma Wagner. Wilson tried to shoot himself but only a scalp wound resulted.
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Ottawa
Little First Methodist Church
Mendota
Hil
James A. Wilson
Amos Elliott
Wilson
Emma Wagner
British Davis Cup Team Wins From Germany At Tennis
Hamburg dispatch notes a Davis Cup win by Britain over Germany while the British press details a maritime collision off Heligoland involving the American liner President Harding and the Kirkwood. The Kirkwood sank with all crew saved except one missing fireman. the President Harding sustained minor damage and proceeded to Hamburg through dense fog.
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Germany
Hamburg
President Harding
Elbe
Heligoland
Kirkwood
United States Lines, Inc
Georgia Jurist Denounces Pastors In Partisan Politics
Justice James K. Hines of the Georgia supreme court denounces preachers who become partisan in political matters. He supports free expression of beliefs but argues ministers who back candidates lose influence with their congregations and weaken their religious role. He calls for ending religious persecution and bigotry.
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Georgia
Urist
Midway
James K. Hines
Georgia Supreme Court
Horn Denies He Fled After Disappearance in Georgia
Former Sheriff I K Horn, whose blood stained car was found near Tallahassee after his 12 day disappearance, returned home and denied fleeing to Baton Rouge. He claimed a short trip and said no irregularities or charges exist. an audit of his books is ongoing.
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Donaldsville
I. K. Horn
Tallahassee
Fla
Baton Rouge
Horn
Alabama
Louisiana
Fire at Maple Wood Sanitarium Sparks Patient Fear
Fire at Maple Wood sanitarium in Silver Springs Maryland endangers 24 patients, mostly elderly, who were in bed during the blaze.
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Washington
Maplewood Sanitarium
Silver Springs
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M’cean
Cuban
Lindy
Solons
R. W. Baldwin
Tietsn
Gridiron Club
Elizabethton
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