Lavarre Staged Coup at Spartanburg Newspapers
William Lavarre and three associates faced warrants for contempt after seizing the Spartanburg Herald and Spartanburg Journal. A temporary restraining order barred him from publishing or entering the offices, with a hearing set for February 10. Editor C O Hearon and business manager W W Holland remained in charge as Lavarre discharged them before withdrawing from the papers.
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Spartanburg
S. C
William Lavare
T. J. Mauldin
Spartanburg Herald
Spartanburg Journal
Columbia v. C. Reécord
Augusta
Columbia
C. O. Hearon
W. W. Holland
Lavarre
Hearon
Holland
Million Dollar Alienation Suit Involves Dupont
Mrs. Mary Ball sues in Jacksonville circuit court for 1 million dollars alleging alienation of affections of her husband Thomas Ball by Mrs. Jessie Ball Dupont and Alfred I. Dupont. Twelve counts target Mrs. Dupont claiming she enticed Ball to abandon Ball's wife and deprived her of affection and support.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Thomas Ball
Los Angeles
Mary Ball
Jessie Ball Dupont
Alfred I. Dupont
Civil Court Opens At Greensboro Today
A two weeks term of civil court opened in Greensboro with Judge P A McElroy presiding. Four divorce cases were granted quickly: Nell Thompson vs J S Thompson, Annette Patterson vs Giles Patterson, Madeline Barber vs Percy Barber, and Effie Bason vs T J Bason. High Point’s Wood Finish Co represented by Tom Turner seeks a mandatory injunction against the High Point Thomasville and Denton railroad to keep Joshua Street crossing open until a final decision is reached.
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Greensboro
P. A. McElroy
Nell Thompson
J. S. Thompson
Annette Patterson
Giles Patterson
Madeline Barber
Percy Barber
Effie Bason
T. J. Bason
High Point
Lindeman Wood Finish Company
Tom Turner
Thomasville
Denton
Joshua Street
Millionaires Count Gains in 1929 Income Class
Washington reports 206 new one million dollar earners in 1929, bringing the total to 496 in this elite group. Among them 24 earned over five million, with combined income $1,073,706,325 and tax take by the government at $178,525,926. Despite 50,588 fewer returns than 1928, total income taxes rose by $316,014,283.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Prince Humbert Marries Belgium Princess in Turin Palace Welcome
Crowds of about 150000 gathered in front of Turin's royal palace to see Crown Prince Humbert and Marie Jose of Belgium as they begin residence in a vast palace suite. Guards lined streets, baggage was searched, and newspapers held back arrival timing while the couple appeared on the central balcony.
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Associated Press
Turin
Italy
Humbert
Marie Jose
Belgium
Val D’aosta
Smiles
Yolanda
St. John the Baptist
Judge Chichester Passes Away at 59 in Virginia
Frederickburg Virginia February 3 Judge R H L Chichester a member of the Virginia supreme court of appeals died today at a hospital after more than a year of illness He was in his sixtieth year.
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Chichester
Fredericksburg
R. H. Ll. Chichester
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Couzens' Daughter Elopes to Wed Quietly in Virginia
Margaret Couzens, daughter of Senator James Couzens, now Mrs Jeffries Chewning, eloped with 25 year old Chewning and plans to settle in Washington. They married in Baltimore, arrived in Norfolk by boat, and will tour Virginia before moving into an apartment in Washington. She favors domestic life over large weddings.
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Norfolk
Jeffries Chewning
Margaret Couzens
James Couzens
Washington Trust Company
Baltimore
Virginia Peninsula
Jeff
Virginia
Potomac
Washington
Chewning
Fredericksburg, Va
Whale and Ferry Meet in Bay Collision
A large whale swam into San Francisco bay near Alcatraz Island and charged a ferry that confronted it. The vessel continued undamaged, and the whale dived away after spouting. Captain Oscar Chamberlain reported no damage to either the whale or the boat.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Alcatraz Island
Leviathan
Oscar Chamberlain
France's Counter Proposal Under Naval Conference
London Feb 8 AP Indications the American delegation may present a counter proposal to the French transactional tonnage plan. Hugh R Wilson says no counter proposal circulated yet and much exchange of information needed before any such plan is presented. Talks among British US and French delegates continue with the French compromise seen as broad and possibly protracted.
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London
Hugh R. Wilson
Wilson
Switzerland
United States
Cotton Drops $3 Bale on Selling
New Orleans prices on the cotton exchange sold off nearly $3 a bale amid London and Liverpool signals of a possible Oldham mill lockout. The federal farm board’s inaction was also cited as a factor. March contracts at 15.65 cents, May 15.88 cents, July 16.16 cents. Noon trading steadier with slight recoveries on short covering.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Exchange
London
Liverpool
Oldham Mills
Federal Farm Board
Chicago West Side Bombing Shakes West Side
Another $100,000 bombing rocked the Chicago West Side at dawn. The blast struck Sam Madonna’s fruit store, damaging two neighboring shops and surrounding buildings but causing no injuries.
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Chicago West Side
Chicago
West Side
Sam Madonna
Frances White Seeks Divorce From Clinton Donnelly
Frances White, a musical comedy performer, again sought divorce from Clinton Donnelly, a New York broker, in Judge Joseph Sabath's court in Chicago. They wed in 1923 in Cincinnati after Donnelly was divorced by New York modiste Reba Donnelly, with a suit naming Miss White.
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Chicago
Frances White
Joseph Sabath
Clinton Donnelly
New York
Cincinnati
Donnelly
Bazel Reba Donnelly
Mise White
Chicago Strikes End Week With Fourth Gang Killing
Chicago reports four gang related killings in under a week. The latest victim, Joe Cada known as The Dude or Motor Joe, was shot in a night cluster of uptown crimes while witnesses recall two assailants firing from a car. Police link Cada to James Walsh and a Kidnap ring. Rosenheim and Genaro remain wounded as investigators chase other gang figures.
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Chicago
Joe Cada
Cada
Uptown
Broadway
James Walsh
Clark and
Randolph
Walsh
Motor Joe
Terry Druggan Beer Syndicate
Checker Cab
Julius Rosenheim
Johnny Genaro
Rosenheim
Pilot Dies as Plane Hits House at Brainard Field
Pilot C. E. Pruhomme of Boston was killed when his plane for Colonial Air Transport struck a small building at Brainard field near the Connecticut River while attempting a Newark to Hartford mail flight. The aircraft overturned and entered the river. Pruhomme's body was recovered. Officials said the plane came in too low and misjudged distance.
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Hartford
Conn
C. E. Pruhomme
Boston
Mass
Colonial Air Transport Service
Newark
N. J
Brainard Field
Connecticut River
Enforcement Shift Reported In House
Washington Feb 3 AP President Hoover proposes moving the prohibition enforcement to the attorney general. The house will take up the measure Thursday with debate limited to four hours. The expenditures committee formally reports the transfer of the prohibition bureau from treasury to justice. The minority led by Gasque opposes joint authority fearing enforcement weakness and friction between departments.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
House
Prohibition Bureau
Treasury
Justice Department
Expenditures Committee
Representative Gasque
South Carolina
Russian Royalists Threaten Soviet Embassy at Paris
Valerian Dovgalevsky informed Briand that followers of General Alexander Paul Koutsepoff organized a force to descend on the Soviet embassy in Paris. Koutsepoff, head of Russian exiles, disappeared a week earlier amid rumors of possible kidnapping by Soviet secret police.
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Paris
Valerian Dovgalevsky
Briand
Alexander Paul Koutsepoff
Koutsepoff
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Federal road aid boosted for North Carolina
Raleigh February 3. Federal highway aid for North Carolina will rise from 1.72 million to about 2.8 million annually for three years under the Dowell Phipps bill in Congress. An Senate amendment would allow 25 900 per mile for construction instead of 15 000. Officials said no material highway damage from last week’s snows and roads are in good condition.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
R. A. Coughton
State Highway Commission
Congress
Senate
House
Doughton
John D. Waldrop
Jeffress Endorsed By Local Typographical Union
Greensboro North Carolina February 3 E B Jeffress publisher of the Daily News was endorsed yesterday by the local Typographical Union as a Democratic candidate for Congress from the Fifth District. Jeffress repeated that he has not seriously considered the proposal. Endorsement by the printers was unanimous with about 75 present.
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Eryerprite
Greensboro
N. C
E. B. Jeffress
The
Daily News
Congress
Jeffress
Burglars Flee Chicago Home As Singers Alarm Them
Miss Ann Kanter and Miss Sonia Mahin arrived at Sonia Mahin's home to find burglars inside. To distract the intruders and signal they were home they sang with piano accompaniment by Nahin. They shifted from Madame Butterfly to a popular tune, prompting the burglars to flee, leaving $1,000 in loot.
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Chicago
Ann Kanter
Miss Kanter
Sonia Mahin
Madame Butterfly
Taft Resigns as Chief Justice for Health Reasons
Former President William Howard Taft resigns as Chief Justice of the United States due to failing health. He submitted his resignation to President Hoover via his son Robert Mc. Taft while returning from Asheville North Carolina to Washington. Hoover has not yet accepted the resignation as speculation about a successor grows.
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William Howard Taft
Supreme Court of the United States
Hoover
Washington
United States
Robert McTaft
Ashesville
N. Y
Supreme Court
Taft
Justice Stone
Calvin Coolidge
Charles Evans Hughes
Cincinnati
Charles P. Taft
Asheville
Wilmington Workers Walk Out In Protest of Wage Reduction
About 200 weavers and spinners walked out at Delgado cotton mills in Wilmington, North Carolina, after wage cuts were announced. Five hundred looms idle. The peaceful action aims to restore the old wage scale and allow workers to return. workers say they are unorganized and deny communist links. A negotiating committee then met with mill officials.
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Wilmington
N. C
Delgado Cotton Mills
Mili
Bankers sue on notes in Greensboro court
Ten promissory notes totaling 126000 were filed today in superior court by the North Carolina Bank and Trust Company against well known Greensboro men. Defendants and amounts include L. J. Duffy 279472, PL Scales 59917, Charles A. Banks 10000, H. W. Cobb and A. M. Scales 13855, J. L. Griffin and W. P. Christian 1000, E B Mi 750, A. H. Rudd 675, G. P. Apple 34449, Q. L. Grubbs 2417, L. J. Duffy and J. Irving 250.
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Greensboro
Superior Court
North Carolina Bank and Trust Company
L. J. Duffy
Charles A. Banks
H. W. Cobb
A. M. Scales
J. L. Gritfin
W. P. Christian
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