Asheville Officials Indicted by Grand Jury
A North Carolina grand jury charged Asheville officials with conspiracy to misuse public funds for the benefit of the Central Bank and Trust Company. Indicted bank officers include Wallace B. Davis, L. L. Jenkins, J. W. Grimes, and others for violations of state banking laws and related acts.
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Asheville
Central Bank and Trust Company
N. C
Central Bank
Newton M. Anderson
County Board of Commissioners
James W. Grimes
J. O. McElroy
Gallatin Roberts
L. B. Rogers
C. H. Bartlett
Wallace B. Davis
Kapa Bank and Trust
Com- Pen
Ussell
Reed
D. J. Sinclair
Biltmore-Green Bank
A. A. Hegeman
Retail Food Prices Drop Three Per Cent
The labor department reports US retail food prices fell over three percent in the month ending January 15 and were about 41 percent lower than a year earlier. Wholesale prices for 550 commodities, including food, declined from an index of 78.4 in December to 77 in January, using 1926 as 106 for computation, based on reports from 61 cities.
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Washington
United States
Labor Department
Greek steamer Captain Rokos runs aground near Anegada reef
The Greek steamer Captain Rokos strikes Anegada reef off St Thomas on Wednesday and is pounding to pieces. The US minesweeper Grebe remains on standby to evacuate the crew if weather worsens.
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ST. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Rokos
Anegada Reef
Grebe
Grocery Fire Destroys Woolard Wholesale in Washington
Fire swept through the F. T. Woolard wholesale grocery in Washington early today, destroying stock and building with losses estimated at 25,000 dollars. No injuries reported.
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Washington, N. C
F. T. Woolard Wholesale
Bank Probes Near Climax In Tennessee
Nashville and Memphis set for crucial meetings as lawmakers near a turning point in the state money losses tied to bank failures. An immunity granted witness may reveal details, with Highway Commissioner R. H. Baker due to testify about over 4 million dollars of highway funds tied up in the collapses.
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Nashville
Tenn
Memphis
United Committee
R. H. Baker
Revolt in Peru Quelled by Government Force
Lima and Callao remained under siege for a day as Lt Col Luis M. Sanchez Cerro's government crushed an early morning rebel uprising. The clash left at least 61 dead including American Resinala A. Skidmore of Bethlehem, Pa., and 20 rebels captured or killed.
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Lima
Callao
Peru
Luis M. Sanchez Cerro
Pablo Martinez
Zorilla Lujan
Arenas
Sanchez
Leguistas
Felipe
Sanchez Cerro
Seventh Infantry
Resinala A. Skidmore
Bethlehem
Grace Steamship Lines
HITCH-HIKER SOUGHT IN BANKER DEATH CRASH
CHARLESTON S C Feb 21 An inquest was deemed unnecessary as the car driven by Robert S Small crashed on a soft dirt shoulder near St George, killing bank president S C National Bank. Hitch hiker S J Orrick from Arizona disappeared prompting sheriff H H Jessen to question him and review details. Walter G Walker and K T Kine were in the pursuing car. Orrick unharmed.
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Charleston
S&l. C
S. J. Orrick
Arizona
Robert S. Small
St. George
John P. Deveaux
Charleston County
Small
Orrick
H. H. Jessen
Dorchester County
South Carolina National Bank
Cr. G. Walker
Charlotte
N c
K. T&kine
Wilmington
N. C
Walker
Robber Steals 100 Gallon Tank From Police HQ
A thief stole a 100 gallon copper tank from the basement of El Dorado police headquarters, and authorities sought the suspect. The dramatic theft occurred under the noses of officers as they watched.
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Eldorado, Ark
Death Represented As Friend of Democratic Party In Congress
Washington February 21. A Washington scholar argued Democrats have the best chance to organize the next Congress. He noted Republican mortality is higher due to longer rule, with a 4 to 3.8 House ratio and 7 to 3 Senate ratio, implying a younger Democratic cohort could tilt control if no extra session occurs.
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Democratic Party
Washington
Congress
Arthur MacDonald
MacDonald
Senate
Italian Pugilist Belts Eddie Shea
Kid Francis, a famed underdog, upset Eddie Shea in Madison Square Garden. The rugged Italian fought a strong bout at 126 pounds, overcoming a four pound weight disadvantage to win a unanimous decision from the referee and two judges.
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New York
Kid Francis
Madison Square Garden
Eddie Shea
Chicago
Shea
Locals Issue Call For Strike Monday
New Orleans February 21 two locals of the International Longshoremen's Association issued a port-wide strike call effective Monday officials say steamship companies are set to announce a general wage reduction on that date.
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New Orleans
International Longshoremen’s Association Today
All Children to Have Some Name in Guadalajara
GUADALAJARA Mexico Feb 21 AP The Catholic archbishop decreed that all children born in his diocese this year shall be named Guadalupe after the patron saint of Mexico. Guadalupe is a girl's name but will be used for boys with Jose prefixed. Priests are instructed to give this name at baptisms.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
Guadalupe
Jose
Lord Tennyson's Grandson Denies Drinking Caused Loss
A London report says Lord Tennyson's grandson, a U S cricket star, rejected Lady Astor's claim in Parliament that heavy drinking led to England's defeat by Australia. The denial frames the issue as a sports performance matter rather than personal conduct.
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London
Lady Astor
England
Mencken condemns New York race seating discrimination
H L Mencken writes to O Richard Reid urging a civil suit after a New York cafeteria denied Reid a seat in the reserved section, costing him a night in jail and a $10 fine. The incident, involving Reid and an accompanying friend, led to rough handling by staff and arrest, with a magistrate ruling the restaurant may reserve tables. The case is on appeal.
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New York
H. L. Mencken
O. Richard Reid
Reid
Mencken
Mississippi
United States
LenOir Mailman Walks Far Distances
LenOir L Bolick, a local mail carrier, has walked about 70 000 miles over 14 years. He covers roughly 100 miles weekly for 50 weeks each year, wearing five pairs of shoes annually with each pair half-soled twice. Rubber heels wear out in two weeks.
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Lenoir
Hill L. Bolick
Power Rate Reduction Ordered by Commission
Raleigh February 21 AP The state corporation commission orders a 15 percent reduction in Tidewater Electric's annual revenue, affecting Wilmington and 40 towns. Hearings concluded May 22 1930. Net revenue after cut set at 248534.64 with eight percent depreciation, eight and four percent rates for large power and related services.
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Tidewater Power Company of
Wilmington
Tidewater
Corporation Commission
Commission
Tidewater Company
R. O. Self
New Hanover County
Rocky Point
New Hanover
Five Bandits Rob West Side Restaurant in Chicago
Five armed bandits armed with sawed-off shotguns herded about a dozen patrons and employees into the kitchen of a west side Chicago restaurant and robbed the establishment of $6,000 intended to cash checks for nurses at Cook County Hospital nearby.
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Chicago
West Side
Cook County
Chaplin Motoring With MacDonald To Chequers
Charlie Chaplin the cinema comedian accompanied by Alastair MacDonald son of the prime minister left his London hotel to drive to Chequers for a day with the premier.
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London
Charlie Chaplin
Alastair MacDonald
Chequers
Assassination Attempt Tests King Zog in Vienna
King Zog I of Albania faced tighter protection after an unsuccessful assassination as he left an opera in Vienna. A adjutant Major Topolai died from a bullet. an Albanian official was wounded. Two attackers claimed political motives and were seized by outriders.
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Vienna
Zog I
Albania
Topolai
M. Lipozova
Asiz Cami
Nadir Tielezzi
President Plans Veto Message On Veto Bill
President Hoover began planning his veto message on the veterans loan bill as capital bill backers seek votes to sustain it. Rumors spread he might warn of a possible extra session, though officials say no definite policy was revealed and Hoover opposes an early meeting. Congress must pass all nine appropriation bills by March 4, else government funds may be affected.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Consreas
House
Senate
Navy Department
Greensboro Boy Burned in Fire
In Richmond Virginia on February 21 Voige M Gardner 23 of Greensboro North Carolina a senior at the Medical College of Virginia suffered severe burns in an apartment fire his condition listed as critical Ernest Blair 45 suffered a back injury and a broken arm when an improvised rope failed as he tried to escape from a third floor unit The fire started from a cigarette igniting a bed and occupants were removed to safety as firefighters battled the smoke filled building.
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Richmond
Voige M. Gardner
Greensboro
N. C
Medical College of Virginia
Ernest Blair
Lives of 25 Lost In Mine Explosion
Nothberg Germany Feb 21 Twenty five persons were killed and four seriously injured when a fire damp explosion occurred at a depth of 1850 feet today in the Eschweiler coal pit near Aachen. Two or three others of a crew of eighty are missing. The mine is a wet pit so the blast was localized and no nearby pits were affected. Material damage was not extensive.
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Nothberg
Germany
Eschweiler
Aachen
Condition of Ban Johnson in St Louis Hospital
Ban Johnson remained seriously ill in a St. Louis hospital as of today, with Dr. Robert F. Hyland reporting he still has a fighting chance for life.
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ST. Louis
Ban Johnson
Robert F. Hyland
Johnson
Woman injured as owl hits bus near Elizabeth City
A Raleigh Elizabeth City bus struck by a large owl caused glass to shatter and panic near Elizabeth City on February 21. One woman was injured in the collision, with a near panic among passengers.
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Elizabeth City
Raleigh-Elizabeth City
State officers say prohibition gaining ground
Washington report cites North Carolina enforcement officials noting prohibition appears to be gaining ground while social drinking among youths remains a problem. The Dezender summary says Raleigh and Greensboro chiefs see rising youth drinking, but Raleigh state officials report improvements in other liquor conditions amid mixed views on enforcement.
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Washington
North Carolina
Wickersham Commission
Commission
Senate
Frederick C. Dezender
Prohibition Bureau
Raleigh
U. S
Greensboro
Dezender
Alcohol Division
State Health Department
U. S. Marshall
Asheville
Wilmington
Nerve Shattered Mrs Schroeder Faces Execution
NEWCASTLE Pa Feb 21 The nerve of Irene Schroeder who halted court and jail officers during her bid to die in the electric chair has failed her. The 22 year old killer of Highway Patrolman Brady Paul weeps as she faces dawn execution with W Glenn Dague. A baptism is performed after Governor Pinchot’s stay denial and Dague supposedly drafts a post arrival statement while Rockview penitentiary readiness continues.
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Newcastle
Irene Schroeder
Brady Paul
W. Glenn Dague
Pinchot
West Virginia
Dague
Wheeling
Rockview
Bellefonte
Ship in Sinking Condition After North Sea Collision
Distress signals were picked up from the Elder Dempster steamer William Wilberforce reporting a collision with an unidentified vessel off Norderney in the North Sea. The ship is described as badly damaged and in a sinking condition.
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Hamburg
Germany
William Wilberforce
Norderney
North Sea
TILT REACHES HOUSE FLOOR AS MEMBERS OPEN DEBATE
Onslow Representative Day asserts he has 60 backers for a delay tactic on highway bills. He frames the round robin petition as not a reflection on Governor Gardner, denying reports of compromise talks and noting 65 signers with five uncertain. The debate centers on delaying the bills until related laws pass.
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Onslow
Raleigh
Perleges
Mr. Day
Day
Gardner
North Carolina
Greensboro News
Poison Found In Body of Magnate
A coroner report stating enough poison to kill 40 men was found in the exhumed body of August Lindstrom 82 lumber magnate prompting the arrest of two women Mrs Esther Carlson 61 and Mrs Anna Erickson 42 on suspicion of murder Lindstrom died at his Torrance California home and was buried in Williams Arizona His son Peter Lindstrom learned of a joint bank account created before his death and of withdrawals after the funeral authorities said Carlson arranged the joint account and Erickson withdrew funds under her guidance
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Los Angeles
August Lindstrom
Esther Carlson
Torrance
Calif
Anna Erickson
M le Lindstrom
Williams, Ariz
Peter H. Lindstrom
Chicago
Peter Lindstrom
Woman Shot in Rock Hill. Nina Jackson Wounded
Miss Nina Jackson was hospitalized in Rock Hill South Carolina after a bullet wound near the heart. Police say the injury occurred when her dress caught on a pistol left on a table.
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Rock Hill
S. C
Nina Jackson
War Department commends officer for tribute to his dead mother
Lieutenant Colonel Harold J Weeks of Chattanooga Tennessee earned official commendation not for heroism but for a tribute to his mother Julia Shoemaker Weeks. In a brief obituary for a service publication she impressed general staff and Secretary Hurley who praised her devotion and duty.
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Washington
War Department
Harold J. Weeks
Chattanooga
Tenn
Julia Shoemaker Weeks
Weeks
Hurley
Philippines
France
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Tennessee
Gov't
Lord Tennyson
H.L. Mencken
Warpath
Chaplain Motors
Zog
Tirana
Mati
Reemar
Prohibition
Mrs. Schroeder
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