Swiss Fliers In Lone Atlantic Flight Near New York
Unsighted for 24 hours, Oscar Kaesar and Kurt Tuescher were due at Roosevelt Field late this afternoon if the North Atlantic winds allow. They departed Lisbon yesterday and were last seen over Praia Victoria Terceira at 1 PM EST proceeding toward Newfoundland and Halifax.
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Roosevelt Field
North Atlantic
Lisbon
Oscar Kaesar
Kurt Tuescher
Praia Victoria
Terceira
Azores
New Foundland
Halifax
N. S
New York
Dr James H Snook to die for murder in Ohio court
In Columbus Ohio Judge Henry L Scarlett sentenced Dr James H Snook to be electrocuted on November 29 for the murder of his co ed sweetheart Theora Hix after a new trial motion was overruled. Snook faced the court with calm dignity throughout the trial which concluded last week.
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Columbus
Ohio
James H. Snook
Theora Hix
Henry L. Scarlett
Non-Union Workers Cleared To Return To Clinchfield Mills
In Marion a peace agreement ended a riot risk at Clinchfield mills as non union workers could return at opening. Talks included N A Townsend and B M Hart with Alfred F Hoffman and others. no foreign labor will be hired and only former workers who did not join the union may enter. National guardsmen stood by in case of trouble and about 680 pickets held position at noon.
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Marion
Clinchfield Mills
N. A. Townsend
B. M. Hart
Alfred F. Hoffman
United Textile Workers of America
Cornelius
Weber
Picot
McDowell County Court House
Reparations Meet Continues Work In Hague
Reparations experts from France Italy Belgium and Japan push to reconcile yield estimates for the four power offer to Britain. Britain insists the offer is 20 to 30 percent of Snowden's demand. Reports likely split over two assessments as leaders prepare for league of nations sessions. Troop levels in the Rhineland expected to drop from about 62,800 to 56,800 before Christmas. French 54,000 British 6,000 Belgians 2,800.
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The
Hague
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Japan
Philip Snowden
Briand
League of Nations Assembly
Arthur Henderson
Guestav Stresemann
Rhineland
Paris Liner Paris Delayed After Fire Damages Interior
The French liner Paris canceled sailing this afternoon after a fire last night damaged its interior. Officials say 3,000,000 francs worth of damage, about 117,000 dollars, forced the delay. More than 1,000 Americans booked for passage to New York must delay crossings, likely a week or more.
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Havre
France
Paris
New York
Storms Leave Wide Trail of Damage in Vance County
A hail and wind storm yesterday caused heavy damage across Vance County, extending one to three miles wide into Warren County. Corn, tobacco, and cotton suffered losses as the storm swept through the area.
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Henderson
Vance County
Warren County
Sun God Near End of Record Flight
The Spokane Sun God plane piloted by Nick Mamer and Art Walker hovered over Miles City awaiting gasoline before heading to Belgrade. Poor visibility from forest fire smoke forced the crew to pause their Missoula bound trip, refueling was arranged locally by Frank Wiley and Tom Mathews with notes to the refueling plane to meet in Belgrade.
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Miles City
Mont
Spokane
Nick Mamer
Art Walker
New York
Sun God
Belgrade
Aberdeen
S. D
Missoura
Frank Wiley
Tom Mathews
Mamer
Walker
Missoula
R. M. Wilson
A. Coppula
One Dead In Auto Wreck Near Hamlet
HAMLET N C Aug 30 One man was killed and seven others hurt in a head on collision on highway No 20 at the Dee Dee road intersection. The dead man was T L Huff of Wadesboro a sawmill owner driving a light car with five negro laborers. Mr and Mrs T L Sullivan of Charlotte in a heavy car were injured Mrs Sullivan perhaps fatally. The negroes were slightly hurt.
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Hamlet
N. C
Ee Dee
T. L. Huff
Wadesboro
T. L. Sullivan
Charlotte
Eighteen Killed In Romanian Fort Explosion
Eighteen soldiers died and ten were wounded when a massive ammunition store exploded at Fort Momesti near Bucharest. Many workers were in the building, raising casualty fears. Smaller blasts followed the initial explosion causing panic within two miles and widespread damage estimated in millions of lei. Spontaneous combustion is suspected. Momesti lies about four miles from Cotriceni’s summer palace.
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Bucharest
Momesti
Noone
Reval
Cotriceni
Juniors Dedicate New Dormitory At Orphanage
Hundreds of Juniors from across North Carolina gathered in Lexington for the formal dedication of a new dormitory at the Junior Order orphanage near Lexington. The building, costing about $100000, marks the opening feature of the 39th annual state council session.
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Lexington
North Carolina
Junior Order
Old North State
High Point
Furniture City
State Council
Zep Preened For Final Jaunts Of World Cruise
Ernest Brayfield, a 19 or 20 year old man from Orangeburg County, S C, was held in Mecklenburg county jail on charges of attempted criminal attack on an 18 year old Union County girl. A posse of 400 men chased the suspect after the assault near the girl’s home. the assailant fled as the elder brother pursued with a shotgun.
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Charlotte
Union County
Ernest Brayfield
Mecklenburg County
Orangeburg County
S. C
Party Heads to Mount Shuksan to Recover Two Drowned
A search party from Bell ington Washington travels toward Mount Shuksan to recover the bodies of Miss Thel ma Martin Seattle Librarian and K Furuya Portland artist who perished in a summer blizzard late Sunday. Miss Ella McDowell and Herman Wandering of Seattle were found exposed at the cliff edge after they had been with the deceased.
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Bellington
Wash
Mount Shuksan
Mount Baker
Thelma Martin
Seattle
K. Furuya
Portland
Ore
Ella McDowell
Herman Wanderling
Graf Zeppelin Returns to Kasumigaura for Final Checks
Tokyo reports the Graf Zeppelin, after conquering oceans and continents, being preened for a new leg of its world cruise. Workmen in Kasumigaura test fabric, restart motors and listen for weaknesses following its Eurasian flight, with a dawn departure hoped for Thursday.
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Tokyo
Kasimagaura
Eurasia
Plans to ease overcrowded federal prisons
Washington Aug. 20. A plan to ease overcrowding in federal penitentiaries has been agreed by President Hoover Secretary of War Good and Attorney General Mitchell.
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Washington
Hoover
War Good
Mitchell
China and Russia exchange border clashes reports
Reports from Mukden and Blagoveshchensk describe escalating clashes along the Manchurian border. Chinese defenders fight 3000 Soviet cavalry at Tungningxien while Chinese and white guard forces clash with Soviet troops near Amur and Lake Hanka. Moscow issues warnings via Germany demanding disarmament of white bands.
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London
Manchurian
Mukden
Manchuria
Nikolsky
Tungningsien
Pogranichnaya
Blagoveshchensk
Siberia
Amur
Here
Lake Hanka
Grodenko
Poltavak
Moscow
Nanking
Virginia Dems To Finance Own Fight
Virginia Democratic headquarters declared no money has been or will be accepted from the national Democratic committee or its officers outside of Virginia for the Virginia state campaign.
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Richmond
Virginia Democratic Headquarters
National Democratic Committee
Virginia
G H McKinney Dies at 87 in Greensboro
G H McKinney 87 a Confederate veteran and longtime Guilford county Democratic leader died after a several week illness in Greensboro. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
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Greensboro
G. H. McKinney
Guilford County
Prize For a Non Skid Hot Dog
Chicago notes a contest by the Packers and Sausage Manufacturers association inviting architectural or engineering students to design a skinless non skid link frankfurter. The aim is to prevent hot dogs from skidding in buns and squirting juices at awkward angles, improving safety and appetite.
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Chicago
Packers and Sausage Manufacturers’ Association
Milady
Frankfurter
North Carolina Living Too Fast Warns Treasurer
Goldsboro speech by state treasurer Nathan O Berry warns North Carolinians to slow down and save for a rainy day. He cites a 67 million dollar drop in bank deposits and 500 thousand dollar lower state income tax this year, arguing four economic cycles have shifted wealth away from residents. He notes oil and steel impacts, limited local automobile manufacturing, and calls for prudent saving amid speculation and mass production.
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O’berry
Goldsboro
Nathan O'Berry
North Carolina
United States
Atlantic Coast Line
England
Charlotte
MacDonald Studying Washington Message
Premier MacDonald said he was studying a Washington message related to disarmament talks and discussed it with Ambassador Dawes. He noted the exchange marked a distinct advance in the conversations.
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Lossiemouth
Scotland
The
Press Association Today
MacDonald
Washington
Ambassador Dawes
Dawes
Tariff Schedules Open to Debate With 360 House Changes
Washington Aug 20 AP The Republican led Senate Finance Committee released rate schedules with about 360 changes from the House plan. Reductions cluster in chemicals oils and paints while agricultural rates rise. Committee Republicans seek flexibility provisions likely to face opposition in the Senate after September 4 report.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Committee
Senate
Senate Committee
Bristol Fire Destroys Four Businesses in $300000 Blaze
A Bristol blaze tore through the King Cochrane building and three adjacent shops in the heart of the business district, causing about 300000 dollars in damage. The fire started near midnight and was under control by early morning. no injuries were reported as threats of further spread lingered. The affected stores included the King Cochran[e] building Collins Co. Credit Store AcTon stores and Model Shoe Co.
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Bristol
King- Cochrane
King-Cochrane
Collins Co. Credit
AcTon Stores
Model Shoa Co
Counterfeiters Cost U S Heavily in New Figures
In Chapel Hill Henry E. Thomas of the U S Treasury Secret Service estimated that annual counterfeiting losses reach 250 million dollars. Speaking at the university school of police practice he outlined field work methods and cited real cases. He warned that new one dollar bills will pose challenges for counterfeiters though raising denominations may remain difficult.
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Chapel Hill
United States
Henry E. Thomas
Thomas
University School of Police
Secret Service
United States Treasury Department
Carolinas
Navy air ace warns on test flight of Amnapolis seaplane
Assistant Secretary Ingalls said no sending Lieut. Al Williams and the mercury seaplane to England for the Schneider Cup until a satisfactory test flight on the Severn River at Annapolis, Maryland, is achieved.
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Washington
Ingalls
Naval Aeronautics
al Williams
Mercury
England
Williams
Severn River
Amnapolis
Williams Announces Bid to Oppose Norris in Nebraska Primary
Lieutenant Governor George A. Williams of Fairmont announced by mail from Centralia Washington that he will oppose incumbent U. S. Senator George W. Norris in the April Nebraska primary. Williams is visiting Centralia, Washington at the time of the announcement.
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Norris Lincoln
Neb
George W. Norris
Nebraska
U. S
George A. Williams
Fairmont
Centralia
Washington
Asheville Lads Fall to Atlanta in East Junior Title Battle
Atlanta defeated Asheville 26 to 0 at American League Park to win advancement in the American Legion junior baseball tournament. The game featured a decisive scoring burst and eliminated Asheville from the east championship race.
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Asheville Lads
Washington
Atlanta
Ashevills
American Legion
American League Park
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