Long Seeks 20 Cent Cotton Plan To Avert Ruin
Huey P. Long, chairing the New Orleans cotton conference steering committee, calls for an immediate 100 percent prohibition on planting cotton in 1932 across southern states to secure twenty cent cotton. He says Louisiana has support and will push legislation, urging governors and legislatures to act or risk bankruptcy for farmers and businesses. The plan aims to compel other states to join in the prohibition to stabilize prices.
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New Orleans
South
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Louisiana House
Senate
Asheville fraud trial nears end in $1.3 million scheme
In Asheville, special state attorney L P McLendon wrapped up the final argument in a trial of Col Luke Lea and three associates accused of defrauding Central Bank and Trust of 1.3 million dollars. Conviction on conspiracy carries up to 10 years and 5,000 dollars, while misapplication carries up to 30 years and 10,000 dollars. The courtroom drew more than 1,000 spectators amid heated debate.
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Asheville
N. C
L. P. McLendon
Central Bank and Trust Company
Luke Lea
Nashville
McLendon
Dillon tobacco market earns $10 per hundred on week sales
Dillon tobacco market report shows weekly sales of 209174 pounds with an average price of 10.09 per hundred pounds. Early pricings reached up to 15 while domestic grades sold from 20 to 30 per hundred.
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Dillon, 8. C
Dillon
Death, mistaken identity, man killed and killer commits suicide
In Colorado Springs a resident of the Union Printers Home Raleigh M. Black of Charleston West Virginia was fatally wounded last night by Lewis J. Walker a New York resident who then killed himself. Theodore Scott Black's former roommate said a quarrel preceded the shooting from the doorway of Black's room.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Raleigh M. Black
Charleston
W. Va
Union Printers Home
Lewis J. Walker
New York
Theodore Scott
Black
Walker
Fog Down Lindbergh Plane On Hop To Nemuro
In a fog bound flight from Muroton Bay toward Nemuro Japan Col and Mrs Lindbergh were forced to descend at Shana Iturup Island after 2:10 p m. strong weather halted progress on the 897 mile leg. They resumed repairs and attempted the voyage despite repeated delays and engine trouble.
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Nemuro
Japan
Charles A. Lindbergh
Muroton Bay
Shimushiru Island
Communications Department
Shana
Iturup Island
Tokyo
S. T
Kurile
Petropavlovsk
Kamchatka
Nemura
Orient
Lindbergh
Ketoi Island
Tanaka
Negro Confesses Slaying Mrs Berrier in Davidson County
Dudley Moore, 18, a Negro, confessed to murdering Mrs. Jacob G. Berrier, 59, at her home near Lexington. He said she surprised him and threatened to shoot him as he tried to steal from trunks. he denied attacking her. Moore is in custody in Raleigh awaiting grand jury action on first degree murder charges.
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Raleigh
Dudley Moore
Jacob G. Berrier
Davidson County
Lexington
Moore
Jesse Green
Rogers Lanning
Sam Billings
Winston-Salem
Berrier
Mansfield Journal Plant Bombed in Ohio
A bomb from a speeding car rocked the Mansfield Journal plant at midnight injuring a night watchman and shattering nearby office windows. The editor cited anonymous threats before the first issue a year ago and said publication would continue despite the attack and the paper's pro enforcement stance.
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Mansfield
Mansfield Journal
George J. Kochenderfer
Kochenderfer
Kochenderfger
Widow Drops Jewels Worth 825000 in Chicago River
Chicago July 22 The Chicago Tribune reports that a string of jewels valued at 825000 was dropped in the Chicago River near the Michigan Avenue bridge by Mrs Hugh Dillman widow of Horace Dodge founder of the Dodge automobile firm The Catherine pearls supposedly part of the Czars crown jewels were bought by Mrs Dillman but it is unclear if these are the lost pieces A diver has been sounding at the bridge for two days with no explanation given.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Michigan Avenue
Hugh Dillman
Horace Dodge
Automobile
the Tribune
Butler to retire from Marine Corps under Hoover plan
Washington Aug 22 Major General Smedley Darlington Butler is nearing retirement from the Marine Corps. President Hoover said he would approve the general's retirement request with the understanding that his services remain available in time of war.
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Washington
Smedhey Darlington Butler
Marine Corps
Hoover
Revolt Near End as Rebel Forces Routed at Gibara
Havana reports four Cuban army dead and eight wounded as fighting in the hills around Gibara intensifies. Observers say the victory near Gibara strengthens Machado adherents' belief the revolt nears end and that President Machado will return soon from Santa Clara.
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Gibara
Havana
Army Information Office
Machado
Santa Clara
Gerardo Machado
Foreign Legion
Mooresville Man Fatally Struck By Train
J. Cal Edmiston, 76, a local mill employee in Mooresville, was fatally injured when struck by a southbound train while crossing on foot. He died soon after at a local hospital. Survived by his widow, one daughter, and five sons.
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Mooresville
N. C
J. Cal Edmiston
Skirmish Ends In Slain Policeman Payroll Heist
Gun battle spanning 12 miles in upper Manhattan and the Bronx leaves six dead including a policeman and a taxicab driver. A payroll of 4619 dollars was stolen from Mendoza Fur and Dyeing. Dozens wounded, including a four year old girl, Gloria Lopez, before suspects fled. Police pledge crackdown on unlicensed firearms.
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New York
Upper Manhattan
Bronx
Mulrooney
Walter D. Webb
Lloyd Fromhoff
Mendoza Fur and Dyeing Company
East 133Rd Street
Webb
Vincent Hyde
Gloria Lopez
Lopez
Gloria
Morris Avenue
162Nd Street
Dyckman Street
Broad
Wake county prisoner flogging under grand jury probe
Oscar Dorsett, a negro convict at Camp No. 2 near Falls of Neuse, is alleged to have been flogged 45 lashes by Superintendent Macon Harrison on July 27. The case follows the prior death of Willie Bellamy and two manslaughter findings. The inquiry involves Wake county grand jury and welfare officials led by Foreman G. D. Mangum and neighbor Dr. P. T. Wilkerson observed the incident. The grand jury plans a formal report after reconvening on September 14.
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Bellamy
R. Eugene Brown
W. T. Best
Public Welfare
Dorsett
Grand Jury
G. D. Mangum
H. Darrah Farrell
Wake County Welfare Department
P. T. Wilkerson
Wake Forest
DO X Reaches Miami En Route To New York
The German flying boat DO X arrived over Miami at 10 25 a m E S T on its voyage from South America to the United States. It circled the city before landing at Dinner Key. The craft, largest plane ever, faced delays from prior mishaps including a fire in Portugal and motor trouble in Canaries. It crossed the Atlantic and reached Brazil on June 4.
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Miami
Fia
South America
United States
Dinner Key
Atlantic Ocean
Biscayne Bay
Germany
Portugal
Canary Islands
Brazil
Governor Gardner Tours Smoky National Park
North Carolina Governor Max Gardner led a sightseeing expedition into the Great Smoky National Park region. The party included Highway Commissioner E B Jeffress and couples from Marion and Sylva as they inspected portions of the park on August 22 in Cashiers.
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Cashiers
N. C
North Carolina
Max Gardner
Great Smoky National Park
E. B. Jeffress
W. W. Neal
Marion
BE. L. McKee
Sylva
N. OC
Bandit Queen Is Held in Slaying Case
Anne Harbor Mich August 22 A warrant charges Catherine Keller 25 a sweetheart of Fred Smith with being an accessory to the crime in withholding knowledge of the torch slayings from authorities. Justice of the Peace Jay H Payne issued the warrant on the prosecutor Albert J Rapp recommendation. Keller was arrested a week ago at her Ypsilanti home after officers escorted Smith Blackstone and Oliver to Jackson state prison. Detectives found bloody clothing believed to belong to Smith and a revolver the girl said she loaned to him on occasions.
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Anne Harbor
Mich
Catherine Keller
Fred Smith
Justice of the Peace
Jay H. Payne
Albert J. Rapp
Miss Keller
Ypsilanti
Smith
David Blackstone
Frank Oliver
Jackson
William Dailey
Neil R. Black
New Yorker Held for Manslaughter After Fatal Wreck
Albert Freeman of New York City and Bennett Rose, 16, were charged with manslaughter after Freeman's car, traveling with Miss Lottie Webb, collided with Rose's vehicle in Charlotte. Webb died from a fractured skull and internal injuries. Freeman and Mrs Nan Rider, injured riders, reported minor injuries. Freeman said he came to see a girl who was away on vacation. Both drivers blamed the other for failing to stop at the intersection.
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Charlotte
New York
Albert Freeman
Academy Street
New York City
Bennett Rose
M. B. Rose
Rose
Ter
Lottie Webb
Freeman
Nan Rider
Miss Webb
Mobilization Ordered to Evacuate Refugees in Flooded Hankow
The United States Asiatic fleet mobilized all units for emergency flood relief along the Yangtse River. Seven river gunboats entered service to aid Hankow, Wuchang, and Hankyang as vast areas flooded up to 15 feet. Thousands more face peril as typhoid and dysentery threaten the homeless, with many residents refusing to abandon doomed districts despite imminent danger.
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Shanghai
United States Asiatic Fleet
Yangtse River
Navy Department
Washingston
Yankow
Hankow
Wuhng
Wuchang
Haneyang
Associated Press
Haakow
Political crisis at MacDonald government in Britain
London reports a first magnitude political crisis as Prime Minister MacDonald and his cabinet confront a budget gap estimated over 600 million dollars. Commentary from the Morning Post suggests the socialist government’s life may be counted in hours, while others warn the outcome remains unpredictable.
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London
MacDonald
Morning Post
Amies
Dole
General Council of the Trades Fon Congress
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