Guerillas Battle On as Mexican Revolution Falters at Nogales
In Nogales and Ortiz Sonora the Mexican revolution teeters toward disintegration with rebel leaders fleeing to the United States. General Fausto Topete and staff cross into U.S. territory as federal forces tighten control. Zonal martial law blocks movement after 11 p.m. and dissident units under Caraveo and Yucupicio resist advancing troops.
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Nogales
Ariz
Fausto Topete
Sonora
Co. Miguel Guerrero
Ortiz
Topete
R. H. Polk
United States
Francisco Borquez
Marcelo Caraveo
Ramon Yucupicio
Juan Andren Almazan
Pulpito Pass
Chihuahua
J. Gonzalo Escobar
Caraveo
Arizona
Hector Ignacio Almada
Ramon F. Iturbe
Francisco Arriola
England Bans Poison Gas in War at Geneva Talks
At the preparatory disarmament conference in Geneva on April 30, British negotiators announced adherence to the 1925 Geneva protocol banning poison gas. Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the Irish Free State echoed the reservation for reciprocity. Canada asked parliament to ratify the protocol, while Greece urged broader ratification. The U S signaled willingness to naval limits if general agreement and warship limits are achieved.
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Geneva
Lord Cushendun
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Irish Free State
Walter A. Riddell
Canada
Nicolas Politis
Greece
League ,of Nations
Hugh S. Gibson
United States
Fire destroys Bulgarian Chamber of Deputies in Sofia
A fire heavily damaged the Bulgarian Chamber of Deputies building in Sofia, caused by an electrical short circuit. Irreplaceable archives were lost as the structure, recently redecorated, suffered multi‑million leva losses.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Chamber of Deputies
Indictments At Gastonia On National Textile Union Wrecking
The Gaston county grand jury reported no indictments for the wrecking of the National Textile union headquarters amid the Loray cotton mills strike. It did indict two special deputy sheriffs W W Bindeman and Joe Sarvis for allegedly attacking Legettee Blythe of the Charlotte Observer during the April 23 parade dispersal.
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Gastonia
National Textile Union
Loray Cotton Mills
Gaston County
Superior Court
A. M. Stack
International Relief Fund
W. W. Bindeman
Joe Sarvis
Indiana Standard Oil Grants Stewart $50,000 Pension
The New York American reports the board of directors of Standard Oil Company of Indiana approved a pension of 50,000 dollars annually for Colonel Robert W. Stewart for his years of service. He was deposed as chairman by John D. Rockefeller Jr. The pension includes a clause barring him from joining any Indiana Company competitor or its subsidiaries.
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New York
The
New York American
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Robert W. Stewart
Stewart
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
American
Indiana Company
Smoot Attacks Export Debenture in Senate Debate
In Washington on April 30 Senator Smoot of Utah condemned the export debenture plan as unworkable and likely to provoke tariff retaliation abroad. He supported the broader farm bill despite the dispute over debentures as leaders hoped for quick final passage.
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Washington
Senate
Smoot
Utah
Finance Committee
Administration
House
Hoover
McNary
Agriculture Committee
Caraway
Arkansas
Norris
Nebraska
Capitol
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mellon
Interstate Commerce Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Judiciary Committee
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
Moving pictures to be shown on Graf while flying to America
Plans are underway to show regular motion pictures aboard the Graf Zeppelin during its second transatlantic flight set to begin May 15. An hour of testing of the apparatus occurred during the dirigible's recent crossing over the western Mediterranean.
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Graf
America
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Mediterranean
Believe Young Broker Followed His Bride In death by own action
Discovery of the bodies of Homer L. Carruthers and Olga Carruthers in a Midtown apartment sparked a police mystery. The 28 year old broker and 20 year old bride were found after a gas release with no weapons found and a scattered apartment. Police suspect a quarrel led to both succumbing to gas fumes.
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New York
Homer L. Carruthers
Olga
Many Seek Jobs On New Farm Board
Washington April 30 AP Some 12 000 annual pay members will fill the new federal farm board with power comparable to the federal reserve board and the ICC. President Hoover plans to wait for Congress to finish farm relief before naming members.
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Washington
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Farm
Federal Reserve Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Lowden
Austrian cabinet formed to replace Seipel
Vienna Apr 30 Dr Ernst Steeruwitz an industrialist and Christian socialist party member formed a new cabinet to succeed the Seipel government which resigned nearly a month ago the transition marks a shift in Austrian political leadership
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Vienna
Ernst Steeruwitz
Christian Socialist Party
Mer
Ignaz Seipel
Germany Seeks Compromise on Reparations Terms
Berlin and Paris dispatches say German leaders hope Owen Young may present a compromise figure acceptable to the Allies. A durable deal would require a protection clause and possible elasticity to avoid new burdens. Officials note commercialization of the debt as a precondition, while Paris reports dwindling optimism for renewed negotiations.
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Berlin
Tif Owen D. Young
Mr. Young
Dawes
Hjalmar Schacht
Paris
Young
Germany
Mueller
Sehacht
European Capitals Brace for May Day Disturbances
London reports unusual police precautions as May Day labor unrest looms across Europe. Berlin and Paris limit outdoor meetings amid fears of disorder on the fete day of the third internationale. The Daily Mail claims Moscow backed rioting plans and cites Pravda urging a new revolutionary push linked to Bombay mill strikes.
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London
Europe
Berlin
Paris
Daily Mail
Moseesow
the Mail
Pravda
Moscow
India
Bombay
Mussolini Takes Public Works Post in Expanded Cabinet
Rome reports Premier Benito Mussolini has joined the cabinet as minister of public works after King Victor Emmanuel accepted the appointment. Mussolini already holds eight portfolios including foreign affairs war marine aviation colonies interior labor and public works while justice finance public instruction communications and national economy stay with other ministers.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Victor Emmanuel
Giovanni Giuriati
Mussolini
Young Husband Admits Slaying Estranged Wife After Quarrel
Earl Francis Peacox confessed to killing his estranged wife Dorothy after a quarrel and burning her body with kerosene. The 24 year old's charred remains were found under an apple tree along Ardsley road. Peacox, 21, was held as a material witness and later confessed after an all night interrogation.
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White Plains
N. Y
Earl Francis Peacox
Dorothy
Michael Silverstein
Mount Vernon
Philip McQuillan
Greensburg
Ardsley Road
Peacox
Frank A. Coyne
Huband
Silverstein
New York
Alphonse A. Heinzleman
Bronxville
West 143Rd Street
Lillian Maney
Women Near End Race With Death
In Newton Iowa two daughters Mrs Fred E Jasper and Miss Stella McCord race a train to reach their dying father M A McCord 85. An airplane their earlier travel was forced down by fog in Chicago so they traveled by rail to Des Moines to be with him.
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Newton
Iowa
Fred E. Jasper
Stella McCord
M. A. McCord
New York
Chicago
Des Moines
F. L. Maytag
McCord
Police Interfere as Berlin Demonstrations Grow
Police end noisy communist protests in central Berlin at Spittelmarkt and Potsdamerplatz ahead of May Day. Authorities claim the gatherings violated bans on open air demonstrations and several arrests were made as workers were urged to rally Wednesday in defiance.
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Berlin
Spittelmarket
Potsdamerplatz
Cause of Mysterious Rocky Mount Deaths Not Yet Determined
Dr. George W. McCoy of the public health service said the illness in Rocky Mount North Carolina remains undiagnosed. The disease began with headache then vomiting and a skin rash. two deaths occurred and a third patient recovered with the same symptoms. The investigation continues to identify the disease and its cause.
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Washington
George W. McCoy
The
Public Health Service
Rocky Mount
N. C
Health Service
Bessemer City Worker Killed Watching Strike Parade
Walter Mason, 16, of Bessemer City, an American Mills No. 2 employee, was struck by a freight train at about 6 AM while en route to work. He died in an ambulance after viewing a small parade of striking workers and stepping onto the tracks.
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Bessemer
Gastonia
Walter Mason
American Mills
Bessemer City
Mason
Scattergood Approved for Indian Affairs Role
President Hoover approved the appointment of D. Henry Scattergood of Philadelphia as assistant commissioner of Indian affairs. The action was announced from Washington on April 30. Scattergood will join the U S government in a key bureau overseeing tribal matters and federal relations with Native communities.
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Scattergood
Washington
Hoover
D. Henry Scattergood
Philadelphia
Edison Seeks Bright School Boy To Carry On Work
Thomas A Edison offers four years tuition to one American school boy chosen via his questionnaire. Fifty winners will get a trip to Edison Laboratories and an Edison radio phonograph. State winners must be named by July 1, with trips to East Orange in August.
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Edison
New York
Thomas A. Edison
Mr. Edison
Charles A. Edison
Edison Industries
Orange
N. J
Florida
District of Columbia
Edison Laboratories
East Orange
University of Chicago
Nephew Of Solicitor Delivers His First Speech
In Gastonia on April 30 the prosecuting youth Frank Carpenter, nephew of the solicitor, made his maiden argument to juniors finishing at 2 31 pm. Judge A C Jones then began defense. Dr Roland S Clinton recalled as to blood on Jacob Vanderburg hat, possibly mammalian rabbit or human blood. Blood found after the 17 year old defendant was brought to the police station when the Vanderburg home was found burned with five victims.
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Frank Carpenter
A. C. Jones
Jacob Vanderburg
Roland S. Clinton
Gastonia
Jacob
Vanderburg
Absence Of Davis Delays City Paving Contract
City council delayed awarding a 50 000 foot street paving contract as Mayor W A Davis was absent. Bids opened last Thursday at 2 PM, later tabled 48 hours by law. award postponed until this afternoon at 2 PM. Mayor Davis had left the city and was not expected back until late tomorrow night.
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W. A. Davis
Knox
Washington
Davis
Clinard
Size and weight of golf balls unchanged
St Andrews Scotland Apr 30 The Royal and Ancient club the governing body of British golf decided at its spring meeting that the size and weight of golf balls will remain unchanged.
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ST. Andrews
Scotland
The
Royal and Ancient Club
Deputy Sheriff Exonerated in Deking Killing Case
Geneva Illinois April 30 Roy Smith deputy sheriff who shot and killed Mrs Lillian Deking during a prohibition raid on her home was exonerated today by the Kane County grand jury.
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Geneva
Roy Smith
Lillian Deking
Kane Bounty Grand Jury
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U. S
England
Maid of Honor
Dorothy ‘Greathouse
Wichita Falls
Tex
Edmond Richardson Wiles
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Charlotte
Miss Greathouse
Indiana
Ogden
Catherine Carr
New
Law Enforcement Commission
James L. West
Steeruwitz
Owen OD. Young
Dr. Schacht
Ardsley
Greenburg
Lad
Carpenter
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