Witnesses Say Deputy Fired Into Fleeing Crowd Denies Cotton Prices Blame
Washington December 12 AP Witness Gardiner H Miller president of the cotton exchange testifies before a Senate agriculture subcommittee that exchange activity did not cause low cotton prices. He cites supply and demand, higher domestic and forecast foreign production, and a declining all commodity index to explain the price drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Exchange
Washington
New York
Chicago
New Orleans
Senate Agriculture
Gardiner H. Miller
Miller
United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Uni
Riot Stormed Auburn Jail Ends in Silent Aftermath
At Auburn State Prison, eight convicts lay dead and bodies were moved to local undertakers as New York State troopers and National Guard units battled mutineers to quell the revolt. Warden and guards rescued, mutineers to face murder charges as arrestees contemplate punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
N. Y
Aoburn State Prison
New York State
George A. Durnford
Batavia
Syracuse
Geneva
Grundy Becomes Pennsylvania Senator Amid Senate Controversy
Joseph R. Grundy presented himself for oath as Pennsylvania’s new senator to fill the seat vacated by William S. Vare. Senator Nye proposed a resolution to exclude him over 1926 campaign ties, but planned to let Grundy take the oath while elections committee reviews credentials and contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph R. Grundy
Senate
Pennsylvania
William S. Vare
Nye
North Dakota
Grundy
Fisher
Elections Committee
William S. Ware
South Dakota
Miami Airport Fire Destroys 13 Planes in Hangar
Fire swept through the municipal airport hangar in Tampa causing the loss of 13 planes with damage estimated at 100000 dollars. A night watchman absence and no water supply hindered firefighting as investigators probed arson possibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
the Tribune
Randall Norvel
St. Louis
Norvel
Ben Torres
R. Wallace Davies
Aviation Commission
Torres
Pitcairn Airways, Inc
Robert Ellsburg
Wimauma
Count Christian Sentenced in Slaying of Father in Silesia
In HIRSCHBERG Silesia on December 12 Count Christian Stolberg Wernigerode was sentenced to nine months in prison for the March killing of his father Count Eberhard. The elder Stolberg was found shot in the head with a rifle, which his son claimed discharged accidentally during a cleaning. The prominent family drew heightened public attention to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirschberg
Silesia
Christian Stolberg
Wernigerode
Eberhard
Christian
Governor Urges 1930 Crop Plans For Edgecombe Farmers
Governor Max Gardner spoke by radio from WPTF to Edgecombe County farmers in Tarboro urging advance planning for 1930 crops to boost production and plant chosen crops wisely. He tied local concerns to statewide agricultural health and predicted prosperity for eastern North Carolina if plans for next year are sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner
Edgecombe County
Raleigh
Carolina
Max Gardner
WPTF
Tarboro
Torming Edgecombe
North Carolina
United States
Byrd and Manley Win Langley Medal for 1929 Achievements
Commander Richard E. Byrd and Charles M. Manley were awarded the Langley medal by the Smithsonian Institution for aeronautical achievement in 1929. Byrd earned it for his use of aircraft in South Polar exploration while Manley was recognized as an early successful airplane engine inventor and aviation contributor. Charles A. Lindbergh is noted as a holder of the medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richard E. Byrd
Charles M. Manley
Langley
Board of Regents
The
Smithsonian Institution
Byrd
South Polar
Manley
Charles A. Lindbergh
Arkansas Governor denounces papers over missing youth case
Governor Harvey Parnell accused northern and eastern newspapers of misrepresentation in the missing youth case tied to Connie Franklin. He condemned reports as preposterous and claimed sensational terms about the mountain region. A trial for five men accused of burning Franklin proceeds as the youth is guarded for Monday appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain View
Ark
Harvey Parnell
Connie Franklin
Tiller
Rummer
Franklin
Kansas City Journal Post
Associated Press
State
M. Franklin
Parnell
Arkansas
Cotton Co op Body Is Shaping Work
A six member delegation began forming a central cooperative to finance cotton handling in 15 southern and western states. The plan envisions a $30 million central agency following approval by the federal farm board after two days of meetings led by Alexander Legge. A legal adviser will be selected soon as the organizing group, chaired by S. L. Morley, takes shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Federal Farm Board
Co-Operative and Growers Association
Farm Board
Alexander Legge
Carl Williams
James C. Stone
Kentucky
S. L. Morley
Oklahoma
C. Williamson
Louisiana
Harry Williams
Texas
A. B. Blalock
North Carolina
Allen Northington
Alabama
A. H. Stone
Mississippi
Boxwoods Stolen From Greensboro Garden
Thieves uprooted and carted away eight boxwood bushes from the elaborate flower garden of A. V. Sapp a retired merchant in Greensboro. Sapp could not estimate the value of the trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
A. V. Sapp
Zero Weather Holds New England in Grip
Blasts from the north of the Great Lakes left New England in zero weather. Temperatures near 8 below at Northfield Vermont and 10 below unofficially at Greenville Maine and 8 below at St. Albans Vermont. Cloudiness and possible rain or snow were expected to bring relief later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Great Lakes
New England
Northfield Vt
Greenville
St. Albans
Bank Rate Lowered in London to Five Percent
London newsies report the bank rate cut from five and a half percent to five percent. The measure signals tighter monetary policy, with officials citing improved liquidity and economic stabilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hope in High Point as Empty Stocking Fund Appeals
Nearly 600 city children depend on the Empty Stocking Fund for Christmas relief. Mrs. W. C. Hammond says the drive must raise at least 3 000 to cover all needs, with donations encouraged early and posted in the newspaper columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
W. C. Hammond
Board of Public Welfare
Pathe Executives Arrested Over Manhattan Studio Fire
In New York on December 12 two Pathe Studios executives John C. Flinn and Henry F. Lalley were arrested on manslaughter charges linked to a fatal studio fire. Police seized 160 film containers amid claims of city ordinance violations for storage limits. Four chorus girls and six male performers died. the fire occurred during filming of a talking picture and a sprinkler order had been placed but not enforceable due to storage limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pathe Company
New York
Catherine Porter
Broadway
Vdna Burford
Pathe Studios
Manhattan
John C. Flinn
Yonkers
Henry F. Lalley
Fire Marshall’s Department
Mail Plane Forced Down In Heavy Lexington Fog
A mail plane on the Atlanta to New York route with 450 pounds of mail was forced to land at a Lexington intermediate field three miles southwest of the city due to dense fog. The pilot reported the fog and mist blocked visibility to ten mile beacons, delaying the flight for over two hours before continuing to Greensboro after daylight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
N. C
New York
Johnny Kytle
Greensboro
Wilson Praised At Anniversary Service
Wilson praised as an idealist with sympathy for friends at 106th Whig Hall anniversary and 60th Princeton graduation anniversary event. Speakers included Harry A. Garfield Robert Bridges John Hibben and other university leaders in Princeton New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Whig Hall
Wilson
Princeton University
Harry A. Garfield
Williams College
Robert Bridges
Scribner’s
John Grie) Hibben
Unidentified fish-like creature captured in Cecil's Creek West End
Er K. Smith caught an odd fish-like animal in Cecil's Creek West End. The head resembles a devil fish with ten long bills on the head, the longest about 12 inches. The creature is preserved in alcohol and on display in the High Point Enterprise window. Residents call it the most curious fish they have seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Er. K. Smith
Cecil
Nationalists Win 10 Bolster Cause Near Canton
Reports from Canton say government forces crushed the Ironsides outside the city with heavy losses and captured many. West River clashes with Kwangsi rebels were repulsed while Loyalist troops move toward Nanking and rioting diminishes in Canton as foreigners evacuate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Dee
Canton
Ironsides
West River
Chang Fak-Wei
Honan
Anh- Wei
Nanking
Pukow
Labor Government Defeated Third Time in Lords
London December 12 The British labor government suffers a third defeat in the Lords on policy toward Egypt. Lords vote 46 to 13 against the government reflecting concern over the precipitancy and risk to imperial communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Lords
Lords
Egypt
Lord Salisbury
Graphic Battle at Marion Mill Witnesses Say Twiggs Fired Twice
Witnesses in the Marion mill case described deputy Bill Twiggs firing two pistols as workers fled near the Marion Manufacturing mill on October 2. Other deputies and mill residents testified about the clash, with claims of gunfire from the gate and injuries to workers during the disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnsville
Marion
Bill Twiggs
Marion Manufacturing Company
W. S. Minish
Tom Patten
Twiggs
Minish
Patten
Randolph Hall
Sam Vickers
McDowell County
Dave Jarrett
W. A. Fender
Taylor Greene
James Owens
Charles Tate
Broad Robbins
Robert Ward
Department of the Mill
Miss Waring Wins Pinehurst Members Tournament
Miss Helen Waring of New York won the Pinehurst country club season members event defeating Mrs. John D. Chapman of Greenwich Connecticut by one hole in the Dec 12 match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinehurst
Helen Waring
New York
Pinehurst Country Club
John D. Chapman
Greenwich, Conn
Poet's Death Foreseen in Arms Pact Tale
New York December reports a Paris poet and a Boston matron found dead in a friend's apartment in a suspected mutual suicide pact. A four year old poem titled but I shall die within my lady's arms was cited as foretelling the deaths. Harvard graduate student and former hockey star Albert Bigelow and Mrs. Crosby reportedly unaware of Crosby's attachment to Bigelow's wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Josephine Roth Bigelow
Boston
Henry Grew Crosby
Paris
Crosby
Albert Bigelow
Harvard
Wile
Also Mentioned on This Page
Yoo
George A. Sullivan
State Commissioner of Correction
Mutual Welfare League
Joseph KR. Grundy
Capitol Hill
Miami
Tion
Count Christian
Flays
Hristmas
T. Wingate Andrews
Lions Club
J. H. Harrison
A. Sherrod
Labor
Marion Mill
Peoples
John Holler
Holler
Dave Mills
Jarrett
Luther Bryson
Mills
Bryson
Mils
Miss Waring
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!