Boone Tillett Refuses Demand to Drop Lieutenant Governor Bid
Charlotte attorney Boone Tillett a Republican lieutenant governor candidate refused Jake Newell's demand to withdraw from the state ticket. Newell and James Barrett pressed him after a Charlotte Observer story quoted him on reworking the Turlington act. Tillett denied speaking for Clifford Frazier and stood by his candidacy while reiterating support for the Turlington act.
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Charlotte
Boone Tillett
Jake F. Newell
Newell
James F. Barrett
Transylvania G. O. P
Tillett
North Carolina
Clifford Frazier
G. P
Frazier
Charlotte Observer
Frasier
Chicago
Observer
Libby Holman Reynolds Surrenders to North Carolina Sheriff
Libby Holman Reynolds the missing torch singer and widow of Smith Reynolds surrendered to Sheriff L M Sheffield at Wentworth North Carolina at 2 50 p m She arrived with Ohio license plates and a Cincinnati license car and escort The writ of habeas corpus was signed by Judge A M Stack returnable immediately to determine why she is being held
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Ab’ Walker
Z. Smith Reynolds
Libby Holman
Walker
Alfred Holman
Cincinnati
Winston- Salem
N. C
Wentworth
Libby Holman Reynolds
Smith Reynolds
North Carolina
William Graves
Benet Polikoff
Sheffield
Polikoff
Graves
Superior Court
A. M. Stack
Carlisle Higgins
Landslide in Korea Buries Canal Work Crew
Twenty two men were killed and twelve injured when a landslide buried a construction crew at a canal project in Sharin province Kokaido today.
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Seoul
Korea
Sharin
Kokaido
Mart Reaching For The Moon Aviatrix Shocks Court
In Miami on August 8 Mrs. Jessie Keith-Miller testified in the Lancaster trial revealing she loved Haden Clarke but his death left her with no affection for his memory. She admitted contracting a venereal disease in Cuba and passing it to Clarke. The courtroom tension rose as she accused the prosecutor of breaching confidences.
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Miami
Fla
Jessie M. Keith-Miller
Haden Clarke
William N. Lancaster
Clarke
Keith-Miller
Lancaster
Vernon Hawthorne
Keith- Miller
Hawthorne
Capt. Lancaster
West
New Clues Tie Dana Kin to Mysterious Mississippi Slaying
Natchez Mississippi August 8 A sensational probe links Richard Dana nephew of famed journalist Charles A Dana to the killing of 72 year old Jane Sargent Merrill the belle of the old south Fingerprints and four goats from Octavia Dockery a former society beauty and Dana’s ward figure in the case Glenn Burnie estate is centerpiece as investigators question Duncan Minor and others amid a feud between Miss Dockery and Miss Merrill and a widening circle of suspects
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Natchez
Miss
Charles A. Dana
Jane Sargent Merrill
Belle
Old South
New Orleans
Mississippi
J. &. Chancellor
Richard Dana
Glenn Burnie
Merrill
Octavia Dockery
K. P. Dockery
Dick Dana
Dana
Jane Sargent
Ayres Merrill
Grant
Belgium
Minor
Miss Dockery
Miss Merrill
Glenn Burnn
Republicans manipulate stock market to target Democrats
A Beverly Hills reader argues that Republicans game market moves to undermine Democrats in November. He says trading among insiders lacks earnings growth and exposes prearranged schemes. The note concludes with a grim view of rapid prosperity and a jab at Democrats’ alleged innocence.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Prosperity Soars as Mart Gains Lift Stock Market
New York trading pushes stocks higher with bulls in control as bears retreat. Gains run to $2 to $8 in early session as profits pushthrough and major shares surge on the New York Stock Exchange.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Cotton production forecast shows sharp drop in 1931
The agriculture department forecast 1931 cotton production at 11,306,000 bales, 5,790,000 below last year and 3,520,000 under the five year average. The report notes potential implications for farm board holdings, relief donations, and a proposed syndicate among cotton mill interests.
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Washington
Department of Agriture
Jungle Survivor Repeats His Story Of Horror And Rescue
Harold Foard 29 of Bramwell West Virginia returns to New York after surviving in the Ecuadoran jungle with his companion Thomas Walsh Jr. of Chicago. Both chemists were stranded after an ill fated gold prospecting trip in 1931. Walsh died in the wilderness while Foard endured starvation and exposure and buried his friend in a shallow grave.
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New York
Harold Foard
Bramwell
W. Va
Santa Clara
Thomas Walsh, Jr
Chicago
Foard
Walsh
Oroya
Perus
Pante
Ecuador
Monzon
Huallaga
Cotton Climbs Over Five Dollars A Bale On Estimates
New York price surge after government crop estimate shows a crop about one million bales smaller than expected. October futures topped seven cents per pound as buyers rushed in. Reports say a mill syndicate with banking support may be formed to acquire cotton from federal farm programs and cooperatives.
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New York
Federal Farm
Cotton prices surge after government yield report in New Orleans
The New Orleans cotton market moved sharply higher after the government released a yield of 11,306,000 bales. Prices jumped 85 a bale from Saturday's close, with active trading and a 51 to 54 point rise post recess, placing pricing about $4 a bale above prior levels.
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New Orleans
Week End Accidents Cost 16 Lives In South
Week end accidents across the south claimed 16 lives with autos accounting for eight. Two died in an air crash, two in a boat fire, two from a building shed collapse, one from a train and one from drowning. Virginia led with five deaths, followed by North Carolina four, Louisiana Alabama and Georgia two each and Florida one.
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Atlanta
South
Virginia
North Carolina
Louisiana
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Dry Party Candidate Challenges Reynolds In Asheville Debate
William D. Upshaw nominee of the National Prohibition Party challenges Robert R. Reynolds Democratic senator candidate to a public debate on prohibition in Asheville. Upshaw arrived from Chicago to spend a week with his family and urged Reynolds to defend his wet position publicly.
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Asheville
Aug
William D. Upshaw
Bition Party
Robert R. Reynolds
Upshaw
Chicago
Reynolds
Prohibition Party
Wominn
Reynolds non-committal on Asheville debate challenge
Raleigh August 8 Reynolds Democratic nominee for North Carolina senator declined to comment on a report from Asheville that he had been challenged to a debate on the prohibition question by William D Upshaw.
Eight Perish In Two Fires In Chicago and Nearby City
Eight people died in two fires Sunday in Chicago and nearby Waukegan as authorities investigated the blazes. Fire crews battled flames and ruled out other causes as families mourned.
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Chicago
Waukegan
Ousted minister tied to deaths and tangled marriages
In Muskogee Oklahoma on August 8 1930s era reports say F A Berrie the ousted Presbyterian minister remains in custody as a grand jury prepares to indict him over the death of his first wife amid charges of poisoning. The minister’s second marriage to a 19 year old schoolteacher soon after prompted church fallout and his removal from the Cumberland church.
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Muskogee
Okla
F. A. Berrie
Berrie
Taylor Rogers
Cumberland Church
A. M. Trotter
Sentinen
Ohio
Cumberland
Berri
Bethel Tabernacle
Bernie
Tion
Ing
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