Permanent industrial congress urged by labor leader
Matthew Woll of the American Federation of Labor proposed a permanent industrial congress to regulate production and distribution, to be built and run by industry itself. He argued it would create a democratic industrial structure and curb the current unemployment and wage pressures. The plan aims to prevent future economic downturns by aligning industry with national democratic ideals.
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Silver Bay
N. Y
United States
Conference On Industrial Relations
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
Mr. Woll
Cotton policy bounces between sessions and states
The article details a heated session on cotton policy with Governor Blackwood seeking farmer responses and hinting at an extraordinary session. A. Benton Blalock opposes total prohibition, urging limited production. Huey P. Long proclaims a southern push for a one year cotton holiday and seeks Texas cooperation.
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Blalock
Raleigh
A. Benton Blalock
American Cotton Cooperative Association
Washington
Federal Farm Board
Cotton Advisory Committee
Bailey and Morrison
North Carolina
Cotton Co-Operative
Bla- Jock
Cotton Co
Long
Texas
Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
South
O. K. Allen
Louisiana Highway Commission
Rose Sterling
New York Gang Raid Ended Fatalities and Robberies
Police raided a Bronx hideout after an anonymous tip from a junior secret police group. Solly Leibowitz, 19, was wounded when gunfire opened the door as the raiders arrived. Two killings and multiple robberies were linked to the gang, with another victim beaten and robbed during the incident.
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Grover A. Whalen
Solly Leibowitz
Bronx
Leibowitz
Sarah Ducoffe
Ikakiss
Boone-Dante Highway Completion Celebrated in Boone North Carolina
President Hoover lauds the Boone trail completion linking North Carolina and Tennessee as a major nationwide trade link. The Wade H. Harris Bridge dedication followed the ceremony on Appalachian State Teachers College campus, with state leaders and officials attending despite rain. Governor Gardner spoke on the highway laws and county road maintenance, noting isolation fading for the Lost Provinces.
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Boone
North Carolina
Hoover
Martin
Tennessee
America
Wade H. Harris
Lewis Creek
Here
Wilkesboro
Col
Charlotte Observer
Appalachian State Teachers College
Santford Martin
Winston-Salem Journal
Gardner
R. T. Fourtain
E. B. Jeffrese
State Highway Commission
R. A. Doughton
Highway Commission
Walter Lambeth
General Assembly
Governor's
Raleigh
Public committee scrutinizes Cannon 1928 political funds
Senator Nye says examination of Bishop Cannon's 1928 political fund record is vital as the national committee under Hoover is examined. The committee adjourns until October with Cannon expected to testify under oath. Robert H. McNeill counters that misuse of funds is for grand juries and districts to decide, citing ongoing demand for investigation since the 1928 campaign.
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Virginia
District of Columbia
Bishop Cannon
McDonald Faces Hampstead Labor Expulsion
McDonald, amid resignation pressure from his constituents, was attacked by Hampstead’s local labor group which expelled him for joining an anti socialists government aiming to push through anti working class legislation in parliament.
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MacDonald
London
Hampstead
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