Michigan Banks Put Under Eight Day Holiday
Governor Comstock proclaims an eight day banking holiday in Michigan to avert a financial emergency centered on Detroit and the Union Guardian Trust Co. Banks remain closed Feb 14 to 21, reopening Feb 23, with federal and state officials counting on negotiations to resolve the crisis. The move aims to protect smaller depositors and prevent mass withdrawals.
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Detroit
William A. Comstock
Michigan
Washington
Comstock
State of
Union Guardian Trust Co
Dld
Michi
Arthur A. Ballantine
the Treasury
Lake Lea extradition hearing set for February 28
Former U S senator Luke Lea and his son Luke Lea Jr face habeas corpus hearings in Crossville on February 28 after writs granted by County Judge Elijah G. Tollett. Bond was set at 10 000 for the elder and 5 000 for the son. they remain in custody at a Jamestown hotel under Sheriff J M Peavyhouse.
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Luke Lea
U.S
Nashville, Tenn
Luke Lea, Jr
Jamestown
Central Bank and Trust Company of
Asheville
Tenn
Lake Lea
United States
J. M. Peacyhouse
Lindsay Sails For U S To Map Out Conference On Debt
Sir Ronald Lindsay, British ambassador to the United States, sailed from Southampton aboard the Majestic to resume work on the Washington debt conference next month. He said he would carry full instructions on Britain's attitude toward war debts and was joined by T. K. Bewley, new financial adviser to the ambassador. No meeting with President-Elect Roosevelt had been arranged.
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Southampton
Ronald Lindsay
United States
America
Majestic
Washington
T. K. Bewley
Sir Ronald
London
Roosevelt
Fatal Fall From 14th Floor At Hotel McAlpin
A man about 60, who registered as Edward Marks of 5504 Delmare Avenue St Louis Mo, fell to his death from his room on the 14th floor of the Hotel McAlpin on Broadway and 34th Street in New York today.
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New York
Edward Marks
Delmare Avenue
St. Louis
McAlpin
Broadway
34Th Street
Kahn Dies In Night Bridge Crash Near Asheville
Lloyd Kahn a 38 year old fruit company salesman was killed when his car skidded through a bridge railing and dropped 80 or 40 feet to the ground below near midnight in Asheville.
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Asheville
Lloyd Kahn
Fruit Company
Colombia Peru planes clash over Cordoba region
Alfredo Vasquez Cabo commander of Colombian forces in Leticia region reported that Colombian and Peruvian planes engaged in an encounter over Cordoba.
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Bogota
Colombia
Alfredo Vasquez Cabo
Leticia
Cordoba
Fraser Named President of Bank for International Settlements
Basel Switzerland February 14 Leon Fraser American vice president of the Bank for International Settlements today accepted the presidency succeeding Gates W McGarrah Fraser is named to lead the BIS as its new president in Basel authorities announced.
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Basel
Switzerland
Leon Fraser
Bank For International Settlements
Bank
Gates W. McGarrah
Geneva AP report on withdrawal instructions to Tokyo
A brief Geneva AP dispatch notes a sending of final instructions to Tokyo regarding withdrawal from a treaty. The fragment shows diplomatic steps and ongoing negotiations, with emphasis on timing and official channels.
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Geneva
Tokyo
Matson Nominee to Greece Dies at Cheyenne Home
Roderick Nathaniel Matson, named last week by President Hoover as minister to Greece, died at his Cheyenne home after several days illness. He had been ill since Friday.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Roderick Nathaniel Matson
Hoover
Greece
Forsyth County Plans Revaluation For Winston-Salem Properties
Forsyth county commissioners announced that the re valuation for taxation purposes of all property in Winston Salem and Forsyth county would begin in two weeks.
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Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
Winston- Salem
Youth Beaten Over Threat to Surrender to Police
Durham report says Crayon Emory twenty was beaten by rum runners and left to die after he threatened to surrender to police. Found in a wood near Mt Herman road after two days’ exposure, he was hospitalized. Police raided a Carr township still. one man sentenced and another awaiting trial. Three suspects escaped.
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Durham
Emory
Mt. Herman Road
Carr Township
Tobacco Exemption Urged In Farm Bill By Tobacco States
A Virginia and North Carolina delegation led by Senator Swanson urged Senate Agriculture Committee to include tobacco in the domestic allotment plan. Swanson called tobacco the most distressed farm industry and cited burdens of taxation and mortgages, seeking revival of the tobacco sector.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Virginia
North Carolina
Senator Swanson
Swanson
Flannagan
House Agriculture Committee
Kerr
N. C
Burch
House
North Carolina Moves to Tax Light Wines Beers if Federal Act Shifts
A favorable committee report backed a Bowie Murphy bill in the North Carolina House to legalize light wines and beers if federal prohibition ends. The measure would let the state tax legalized beverages with a $26 license tax per business, as Bow ie argues for revenue, while opponents warn of premature action awaiting federal changes.
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Raleigh
North Carolina General Assembly
North Carolina
House
Judiciary Committee
Murphy
Rowan
Bowie
Ashe
Lumpkin
Franklin
Hamilton
Carteret
Martin
Buncombe
Congress
Rail Workers Give Up Strike in Cluj Siege
In Cluj Romania February 14 2000 workers occupied railway repair shops with 2 000 laborers barricaded inside. Surrounded by the 83rd infantry regiment they surrendered and evacuated peacefully after the regimental commander pledged reinstatement for five discharged communists. An attempted 700 unemployed to seize the shops was blocked with no casualties.
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Cluj
Romania
Two Men Identified in Boettcher Kidnapping Case
Denver police announced identification of two men as the abductors holding broker Charles Boettcher for a $60,000 ransom. Chief A T Clark said the suspects are racketeers active in the city this past year and Mrs Boettcher may have recognized them from rogues gallery photos. A call to the Boettcher home preceded by a butler hearing a false Boettcher reply ended with the line getting cut.
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Denver
Charles Boettcher
A. T. Clark
Rogues Gallery
Clark
Claude Boettcher
Colorado
Boettcher
Cotton Consumption Rises in January 1930 Census Report
Cotton consumed during January totaled 471 202 bales of lint and 48 412 of linters up from December. On hand January 31 consuming establishments held 1 495 527 bales of lint and 2890 137 linters, while public storage and at presses held 10 020 760 bales of lint and 63 512 linters. Continued on Page Nine.
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Washington
Census Bureau
World Cooperation Plea For Return Of Prosperity
President Hoover urges international cooperation at Lincoln Day Dinner to restore world prosperity. He backs a restored gold standard and proposes international financial action to stabilize currencies with safeguards and world participation.
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Raymond Crowley
New York
Hoover
National Republican Club
United States
Spe
Assembly in Session but Little Done
Raleigh news reports a light wine and beer tax bill being advanced by a general assembly committee amid routine sessions. The senate debated marriage license exam changes, and Mrs. Little Morehead Mebane received an ambassadorial nomination. A measure restricting legislature members from taking state positions was deferred, while bills to cut car license costs and streamline county offices moved forward.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
Sevanelly
Assembly
Senate
House
Little Morehead Mebane
Rockingham
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Sweden
Mebane
John Motley Morehead
Clerk of Court
Register of Deeds
Judiciary Committee
Joint Committee On Roads
North Carolina tobacco growers post January sales and prices
Tobacco growers in North Carolina sold 16,208,082 pounds in January at 8.67 dollars per 100 pounds. The season’s average price reached 12.02 dollars, higher than last year, with Asheville leading at 16.02 dollars per 100 pounds for 1,039,154 pounds.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Federal-State
Asheville
Burley
Hoover returns to White House after Lincoln Day dinner
President and Mrs. Hoover arrived at the national capitol at 7 this morning after attending the Lincoln Day dinner of the national Republican club in New York. They went directly to the White House for breakfast, continuing their official duties.
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Hoover
National Republican Club
New York
National Capitol
White House
Ford Refuses Subordination Claim On Bank Deposits
Lansing reports Governor William A. refuses to subordinate the bank deposits claim of small depositors. The stance was stated after conferences with officials in Lansing on February 14.
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Ford
Lansing
Mich
William A. Company
Holland mutiny threatens second battleship
Special correspondent reports a mutiny aboard Holland’s other battleship after unrest on the first. The U.S. Navy, at sea in the Pacific, faces funding and strategic challenges framed as Problems 14 and 18. A satirical note ends with a jab about California and Hollywood.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Holland
Pacific
Japan
California
Chamber of Commerce
Hollywood
Will
J P Stell Dies Former Raleigh Police Chief
J P Stell aged 69 and a former Raleigh police chief and former U S Marshall died suddenly at his home in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
J. P. Stell
U. S. Marshall
Confederate Vet Dies in Charlotte at 88
Col. J. D. Barrier, Confederate veteran and businessman, died in Charlotte after years of ill health. Funeral services will be held today.
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Charlotte
J. D. Barrier
Prohibition Debate Threatens Filibuster in Senate
In Washington on February 14 the senate clashed over the Blaine resolution to repeal the 18th amendment. Idaho's Borah warned of forced standstills and pressed farm relief before repeal while Blaine sought debate limits and Brookhart urged extended discussion. A continuous session was floated if no vote plan emerged.
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Block
Bernard Baruch
New York
Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Prohibition
Blaine
Wisconsin
Brookhart
Law
Sheppard
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