Witnesses Offer Rival Battle Version At North Carolina Mill
Defense calls John Snoddy who says Tilden Carver fired toward sheriff forces from the Marion Manufacturing mill gate during the October labor disturbance. Snoddy describes crowd disorder, tear gas, and a deputy struck by a blow, with Carver later clutching his throat after a shot. Carver and five others died. twelve deputies face second degree murder charges.
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Burnsville
N.C
Marion
N. C
John Snoddy
Marion Manufacturing Company
Tilden Carver
Snoddy
Oscar Adkins
Ed Cannon
Til Carver
J. F. Miller
Marion General Hospital
Carver
Luther Bryson
James Jonas
Randolph Hall
Samuel Vickers
James Roberts
Broad Robbins
Dave Jarrett
Jim Owens
Charles Tate
Taylor Greene
William Twiggs
Robert Ward
W. A. Fender
Hoover Frees Communists Arrested at White House
President Hoover ordered the release of 36 demonstrators arrested for parading without a permit in front of the White House. The youths, 14 girls and 22 boys, were held about two and a half hours before release to their parents.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
House of Detention
J. P. Carroll
The
Park Police
Republic
Haiti
Wall Street
District of Columbia
Communist Party
Young Communist League
7Th Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
United States
Rioting Communists Clash With Police In Gotham
In New York on December 14, a protest by communists turned violent near city hall. Fourteen injuries reported as mounted officers dispersed a parade, with police arresting ten participants and federal agents guarding the nearby building.
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New York
Union Square
Workers’ Center
Department of Justice
City Hall
M. P
Clayton assigns causes of low cotton prices in Senate hearing
Washington December 14 temporary over supply and foreign competition were cited by W L Clayton Houston cotton merchant as causes of the low spirits market before a senate agricultural subcommittee. He blamed rapid dumping hand to mouth buying by spinners and a general decline in commodity prices noting the stock market crash contributed to the downturn.
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Washington
W. L. Clayton
Houston
Texas
Senate Agricultural
Clayton
Anderson, Clayton and Company
Heflin
Alabama
Alabaman
Tar Heel To Serve With DePriest On Honorary Committee
Representative Bayard Clark of North Carolina said he would not allow Oscar de Priest of Illinois to sit on the house enrolled bills committee. The dispute centers on de Priest as a black Republican and Clark’s alignment on committee membership.
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Tar Heel
DePriest
Washington
Bayard Clark
North Carolina
Oscar de Priest
Illinois
House
New Explanation of Stock Market Crash
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma proposed a fresh view on the market disruption. He claimed the crash stemmed from a riot at Wall Street stadium during a post season game between the old Coolidge bulls and the young Hoover bears, with the Hoover bears winning.
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Washington
Senate
Thomas
Oklahoma
Wall Street
Startling Turn Roosevelts Shakes Auburn Prison Hearing
In Greensboro, evidence unsettles the trial of John Funk and Guss Dowdy on conspiracy charges. Witness Charlie Martin and Dowdy were in the same hotel room, both intoxicated, while Funk was not with them. Auburn prison sees leadership changes and a governor ordered probe into the mutiny and missing guns. District Attorney Kenyon says mutineers identified and prepared for murder indictments.
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Greensboro
John
Funk
Guss Dowdy
Charlie Martin
Dowdy
Martin
Prohibition
Funk and
Johnson J. Hayes
Hayes
Auburn
N. Y
Auburn State Prison
Edgar S. Jennings
Frank T. Christian
Elmira State Reformatory
Roosevelt
Jennings
George A Sullivan
Raymond C. Kiel
Corrections
George Fletcher Chandler
New York State Police
National Society of Penal Information
Kieb
Correction
Kenyon Today
Vare's Doctor Opposes Senate Run in Philadelphia
Doctor Elwood R. Kirby advises William S. Vare not to seek the United States Senate next spring. The guidance comes as Vare weighs political plans in Philadelphia with his personal physician's input cited.
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Philadelphia
William 8. Vare
Elwood R. Kirby
United States Senate
Carnera fight urged to be halted over self control
London reports James Douglas of the Sunday Express urged the home secretary to block Primo Carnera and Franz Diener from fighting at Albert Hall citing Carnera’s past loss of self control in Paris where he disqualified Young Stribling. Lord Lonsdale backs the call until Carnera gains control.
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London
James Douglas
The
Sunday Express
Home Secretary
Douglas
Arate
Young Stribling
Carnera
Paris
Mountain
Lord Lonsdale
British Board of Boxing Control
Japan and U S to discuss navies in Washington visit
A Japanese delegation led by Rei Jiro Wakatsuki and Admiral Pakeshi Takerabe will meet US officials in Washington for four days to discuss naval issues and align viewpoints. The talks, informal in tone, precede London negotiations and include official greetings by Stimson and Adams plus a series of entertainments before sailing to New York.
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P. Williamson
Associated Press
Washington
America
London
Union Station
Stimson
Pan American Union
New York
England
Olympic
Alabama Democrats to Decide on Anti Smith Slates
Montgomery December 14 The Alabama state democratic executive meeting will decide the fate of Democrats who supported the opposition in last year’s general election It is described as the biggest issue the party has faced with rules for next year’s primary to be set The meeting will also consider whether dissenting candidates may be barred or invited to run Both W T Brown and Jouett Shouse urged harmony and party unity in Alabama
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
W. T. Brown
Mr. Brown
Jouett Shouse
National Democratic Executive Committee
Sidney Gayle Files Major Damage Suit Over Hotel Deal
Asheville December 14 Sidney Gayle real estate broker sues Griffin Bland Hotel Corporation and T L Bland for 129538.89 claiming breach of contract over a failed sale and lease of the Battery Park Hotel seeking loss of time expenses and commission.
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Asheville
Sidney Gayle
Superior Court
Griffin Bland Hotel Corporation
T. L. Bland
Raleigh
Battery Park
Gridiron Club Satire Skewers World Affairs at Dinner
Washington observers report at the Gridiron Club dinner satire targeted foreign relations taxation and the farm problem. President Hoover attended as a sharp revue mocked policies and featured a spoof film about San Marino with a cross the sea caption.
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Wit Sharp
Hoover
Washington
Carl
Gridiron Club
Russians Advancing In Manchuria Reported
A dispatch from Manchuria says Russian forces again drive Chinese troops in northwestern Manchuria. Japanese and other diplomats seeking assurance on safety of nationals and the status of the Chinese Eastern Railway zone as reporting agencies note continued hostilities near the Khingan Mountains.
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Tokio
Dee
Manchuria
Tokyo
Russia
Japan
Khingan Mountains
Rengo
Mientuho
Khingan
Khailar
China
Rengo News Agency
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Bomb Plot Revealed In Los Angeles Sender Case
Francis Cadwell, 26, confessed he mailed a bomb to Clark Scott of Townsend Tennessee as an experiment to test mail bomb distribution. Cadwell planned twelve more devices. Scott was injured and three bystanders hurt when the package exploded. Cadwell, held in a psycho pathic ward, said he could not recall other intended recipients.
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Los Angeles
Francis Cadwell
Clark Scott
Townsend
Tenn
United States
Cadwell
Scott
Standers
Knoxville
Maryville, Tenn
M. H. Gamble
Maryville
Signature Of Hoover All That Is Needed
Washington December 14 A House tax resolution passed the Senate 63 to 14 confirming a $1600000 nine year tax cut. Hoover is expected to sign as debate centers on unemployment figures rising from 700000 to over 3 million. The plan faces further consideration at the next tax revision.
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Hoover
Francis M. Stephenson
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Fading Mine Strike Seen in Taylorsville Illinois
Taylorsville Illinois December 14 mine officials say the national miners strike is fading as Yuletide needs push miners back to work. Picketed by National Miners Union members disperses while hundreds return underground at Peabody Mine No. 8 and Pata Company Mine No. 1.
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Taylorsville
National Mines’ Union
Illinois
National Miners Union
United Mine Workers of America
Southern Illinois
Peabody
Tovey and
Pata
Pana
Twelve Die as Fishing Vessel Sinks Near Morocco
Twelve crew members of the fishing vessel Duque de Barbes are reported drowned after the shipwreck off Alcazar Quivia near Morocco. Only two crew members survive. the vessel, registered in Cadiz, Spain, was lost with all hands.
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Cadiz
Spain
Butler Called To Explain Remarks
Washington dispatch reports Major General Smedley D Butler may be summoned to explain or defend remarks attributed to him in Pittsburgh about marines and foreign elections. The Navy Secretary reportedly expects his account of the Nicaraguan election comments.
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Washington
Smeadley D. Butler
Adams
Navy
Pittsburgh
Marines
Butler
Capitol
Nicaragua
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wet members of House organize to oppose prohibition
An informal thirteen member committee of anti prohibitionists led by Rep La Guardia met in his New York office to plan a permanent group against city laws. They scheduled a follow up meeting January 9 and asserted unity despite Rep Linthicum being absent and skeptical.
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Washington
la Guardia
New York
Linthicum
Maryland
Theng
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Frank Christian
Vare
U. S
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Townsend, Tenn
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Couzens
Michigan
Wagner
Smoot
Finance Committee
Senator Norris
Nebraska
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