Bessemer City Strikers Refuse AFL Aid in Wage Dispute
In Bessemer City the American Mills No 1 and 2 strikers rejected an AFL Textile Workers offer to organize and aid their wage protest. Organizer Plemmons was told workers could carry out actions themselves. Quiet day followed yesterday’s expulsion of three suspected Communists. Mill president Goldberg awaiting compromise moves, with possible demand for overseer removals.
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Bessemer City
American Mills
United Textile Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
Plemmons
Asheville
Oscar GB. Bollinger
Bollinger
Frank Goldberg
Gastonia
Albert Herder
National Textile Workers’ Union
W. G. Bingley
Congress
Walter Wilson
American Civil Liberties Union
Wilson
Otter
Goldberg
Mill
Mob inquiry features 59 men ruling United States claims
North Carolina authorities back investigation into the Moore lynching with a $400 reward. Gov. Gardner and Solicitor Don Gilliam pledge state resources to arrest mob members, citing Gilliam’s prior Needleman case prosecutions and the aim to apprehend and prosecute those involved.
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United
Gerard
Don Gilliam
Needleman
Rashwigh
North Carolina
Oliver Moore
O. Max Gardner
Shelby
Bark Gilliam
Gardner
Gilliam
Wilson
Nashville
Flat Rock
Hendersonville
Moore
Bridgecome County
Wilson County
Joseph Needleman
Martin County
Henry D. Griffin
Airplanes Converging On Chicago
Air races draw planes from Long Beach Seattle Hartford Miami and Brownsville toward Chicago as pilots race to the grandstand. Mrs Gladys O Donnell leads the women derby with Brownsville to Chicago and John H Livingston holds a clear two man derby advantage over W G Moore at Fort Worth.
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Chicago
Long Beach
Cal
Seattle
Hartford
Amarillo
Tex
Lubbock
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Wisconsin
Gladys O’donnell
Brownsville
Fort Worth
John H. Livingston
Aurora
Ill
W. G. Moore
Kansas City
Miami
Provincial Troops Rout Reds in Kiangsi Western Front
Chinese press reports say provincial troops killed about 4,000 communists and seized 2,000 red rifles in western Kiangsi. The victory followed the burning of Wusueh in Hupeh and raids on Changsha as nationalist forces push to curb the northern alliance rebellion amid heavy rains. Western front fighting continued along the Haichow to Tunkwan line in northern Henan.
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Hankow
Kiangsi
Wusueh
Hupeh
Wusue
Yangtse
Kiukiang
Kise
Esi
Changsha
Hunan
Wuchang
Yanyang
Henan
Shantung
Northern Alliance
Chihli
Téinan
Shantung Province
Income tax reduction unlikely to continue into next year
Treasury officials see little chance of keeping the one percent emergency income tax cut beyond this year. Congress would have to act at the brief December session to extend it. If no action is taken, rates revert to those set in 1928. Secretary Mellon says it is too early to forecast future policy.
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Treasury
Congress
Mellon
Brothers Saved By Myrtle Beach Guards
Two life guards John A. Pulley of Myrtle Beach and Haynesworth Jones of Florence with helper Lewis Woodside of Greenville saved brothers Alvan and Blondel Baxley of Marion County from the organ.
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Myrtle Beach
S. C
John A. Pulley
Haynesworth Jones
Florence
Lewis Woodside
Greenville
Alvan and
Blondel Baxley
Marion County
Orean
Hoover to Confer with Banking Representatives Tuesday
President Hoover will meet banking representatives from drought states at the White House to shape the financial plan for drought relief. Plans call for state or local credit corporations to arrange farmer loans via intermediate credit banks. The maximum rate would be six percent, with loans secured and endorsed by credit agencies. The Federal Farm Loan Board would supervise creation of the new agencies, with an estimated $20,000,000 needed.
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Tees
White House
Hoover
Mississippi
National Drought Committee
Federal Farm Loan Board
Peggy De Mille Engaged to M G M Associate
New York reports Peggy De Mille twenty daughter of William C De Mille motion picture director is engaged to Bernard P Fineman associate producer for Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Paper says she called it love at first sight and says her parents approve.
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New York
New York American Today
Peggy de Mille
William C. de Mille
Bernard P. Fineman
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Alabama Republicans Will Not Parade Ticket This Year
At Birmingham convention Alabama Republicans decided not to nominate a party ticket in the coming election. They held back on commitments for Senator J. Thomas Heflin and Hugh A. Locke, who run as independents or Jeffersonian Democrats for the Senate and governorship.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
J. Thomas Heflin
Hugh A. Locke
Senate
Fear for Missing Crippled Girl as Wild Animals Suspected
In Washington North Carolina on August 21 AP reports a nine year old crippled girl is missing and feared dead, with her parents Jesse Maroin Jones and wife from Blounts Creek believing she could not have strayed far. Sightings of bears and wildcats near the Jones farm fuel the theory she was dragged away by animals.
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Washington
N. C
Jesse Maroin Jones
Blounts Creek
Jones Farm
Tooth Fairy Heist Foiled by Patient
In Chicago on August 21 two bandits burst into a dental office mid procedure. They robbed the cash drawer and jewelry from Dr. Samuel Werch while the patient William Frankel was spared after the dentist halted work.
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Chicago
William Frankel
Samuel D. Werch
Frankel
Dr. Werch
Plumbers Union Leaders Shot at Lane Tech Site
Charles Mulcahy business agent of the Plumbers Union was killed and Bernard Ruberry his assistant fatally wounded at the Lane technical high school site in Chicago. Suspects Charles Stein and Albert Gourchere fled after the shooting as union leaders sought Courchere. Police report no witnesses saw the actual gunfire.
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Chicago
Charles Mulcahy
The
Plumbers’ Union
Bernard Ruberry
Charles A. Stein
Carl John Stein Plumbing Company
Albert Gourchere
New Lane Technical High School
Books vanish in Aiello apartment raid over Lingle case
Chicago records show a raid on Joe Aiello and his brother Dominick at an opulent apartment linked to the Moran Zuta gang. Investigators seized papers weapons and about 100 keys but found no books and no one at home. Authorities note Lingle's slaying remains tied to Moran gang plans.
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Chicago
Zuta-Aiello-Moran
Jake Lingle
Tribune
Jack Zuta
Joe Aiello
Union Siciliano
Diminick
Zuta
Aiellos
Lingle
George “Bugs” Moran
Moran
Tobacco pipe shipments decline in 1929 census
The census bureau reports U S shipments of tobacco pipes by manufacturers totaled 5.202 million dollars in 1929, down 25.1 percent from 6.947 million in 1927, the previous census year.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Richards Daughter to Wed In Fall
Announcement from Governor and Mrs John G Richards confirms the engagement of their daughter Rika Richards to Austin Frances secretary of the Sumter Y M C A The wedding is planned for the fall in Columbia C I Aug 21 191?
Mrs Kennedy vows not to return to Angelus Temple
Aimee Semple McPherson plans to preach Sunday amid illness as Minnie Kennedy declares she will not return while Mae Waldron stays. Doctors say McPherson likely can resume pulpit duties. Kennedy contemplates travel to the mountains or Olympia, Washington.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angles Temple
Minnie Kennedy
Termine
Olympia
Wash
Wickersham Says Americans Not Law Abiding
Chicago Aug 21 P George W Wickersham chairman of Hoover era law observance commission told the American Bar Association that the average citizen lacks a general obligation to obey laws though individuals must accept restraints. He warned lawbreakers should appeal to the same authority that enacts laws and cautioned against anarchy. He noted the vast volume of statutes and the commission opposes the Jones law punishing most prohibition violations with five years and $1600 fines.
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Chicago
George W. Wickersham
Hoover
Commission On Law
American Bar Association
Wickersham
Federal Congress
Law Enforcement Commission
Atlanta Chamber Protest Over Census City Figure
The Atlanta chamber of commerce vows protest if the Census Bureau lists Atlanta population at 359 668, the Greater Atlanta total. Bureau will use the borough of Atlanta count 27 035, with other boroughs shown separately. Legal action and court challenges were discussed.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Census Bureau
Greater Atlanta
Greater
W. M. Steuart
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph A. Hill
Steuart
Clark Howell
The
Atlanta Constitution
Bureau
Robert Ramspeck
Georgia
Ramspeck
Liquor Cases Lag Courts as Prohibition Proceeds
Washington August 21 The first month of prohibition enforcement shows a 324 rise in cases awaiting disposition in federal courts. Arrests totaled 6 524 with 1 918 cases placed on the docket 1 392 convictions and 202 acquittals or non prosecutions. Jail average 152.6 days fines 199 59. The month saw 307 permanent injunctions 148 forfeitures 1 3392775 gallons beer seized 11167225 gallons spirits seized 724 automobiles 1963 stills and distilleries and 12353 beer fermenting plants.
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Washington
Virginia Socialist Candidate Convicted Of Dry Law Violation
John J. Kafka of Chesterfield, socialist candidate for governor last year, was convicted in Chesterfield County of violating prohibition laws a second time by possessing home brew. He faces 30 days in jail and a 190 fine, and remains free on bail pending appeal.
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Petersburg
John J. Kafka
Chesterfield
John Snead
Chesterfield County
Mitzi Green Stars in Love Among the Millionaires at the Bursting Broadhurst
The Pestiferous Sis in Clara’s show features Mitzi Green in Love Among the Millionaires at the Broadhurst this Friday and Saturday. Cast includes Skeets Gallagher Stuart Kerrwin and Stanes Smith. The Bow vision calls the comedy gay and funny with a satire on wealth and dollars.
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Fattle Mitzi Green
Care Bow
Broadhurst
Skeets
Gallagher
Stuart Kkirwin
Stantes Smith
Bow
Bandits Loot Vault in Wausa Robbery Fracas
Armed with machine guns four robbers held off townspeople in Wausa Nebraska as they rifled a garage vault opened with explosives. Three would be rescuers were captured and held as hostages until the quartet reached Waterbury Iowa. One night watchman Lloyd Sauvery was struck and injured. The robbers gained nothing from the vault and took only sixty dollars from a cash drawer.
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Norfolk
Neb
Wausa
Here
Waterbury
Sioux City
Iowa
Lloyd Sauvery
Trio Bonded By I L D Seeks Whereabouts Of Murder Trio
The International Labor Defense seeks the location of Fred Beal Clarence Miller and K Y Hendricks after their murder sentences were affirmed by the North Carolina supreme court. The defense says they may be outside the United States but has no definite knowledge of their whereabouts. Assistant Secretary Sam Carey asserts they will be produced to begin serving their terms.
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New York
International Labor Defense
Gastonia
N. C
Soviet Russia
Fred Beal
Clarence Miller
K. Y. Hendricks
North Carolina Supreme Court
United States
Sam Carey
William J Stewart Injured In Greensboro Car Crash
William J. Stewart, 33, a mill worker, sustained internal injuries in a Greensboro collision. E. J. Robinson, driver of the other car, a Negro, was arrested.
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Theenshoro Mar Hart Greensboro
William J. Stewart
E. J. Robinson
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Visile Mills
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James W. Gerard
Germany
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Mr. Gerard
America
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Cornwall
England
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Lantivet Bay
King
English Channel
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Hollywood
Marindath Sultena
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M-G-M
Aiello
Tobacco Pipe Business
Department of Justice
Virginia
Mitzi
Sis
Clara
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