Industrial Alcohol Seen as Major Prohibition Problem
President Hoover's law enforcement commission and dry leaders call industrial alcohol leaks the toughest issue in prohibition. A thorough inquiry is planned into the permit system, with senators Borah Capper Jones urging a complete overhaul and the commission aiming to finish by July 1 without judging the eighteenth amendment.
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Washington
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Congressional
Congress
Borah
Idaho
Senator Jones
Drys
Senator Capper
Kansas
Ciry
Treasury Department
Lowman
Prohibition
Doran
Treasury
Jones
Law
Two Die In Bus Crash Near Richmond Indiana
A motor bus left a road 15 miles east of Richmond early today killing Thomas Carney 45 of Alexandria and Esther Masters 30 of Connersville. Driver W R Spratt of Indianapolis survived badly injured after being dragged from the burning wreck in heavy rain.
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Richmond
Ind
Here
Thomas Carney
Alexandria
Esther Masters
Connersville
W. R. Spratt
Indianapolis
Lindberghs Resume Inspection Flight From St Louis
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A Lindbergh departed Lambert Field at 9 30 a m for Kansas City to resume their inspection trip over the Transcontinental Air Transport line. They had been New Year guests in St Louis.
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Lindys
St. Louis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lambert-St. Louis Field
Kansas City
Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc
Brief quake rattles Santiago and surrounding regions
A brief slight earthquake was felt in Santiago and other parts of Chile at 4 50 p m yesterday reports from the capital indicate the tremor was light with no immediate damage or injuries noted in the initial wire dispatches.
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Santiago
Chile
The
Republic
Rotary Club Honors Community Service in High Point
The High Point Rotary Club awarded a silver loving cup to Stephen C. Clark for unselfish city service. Eight prominent citizens were honored at a luncheon, led by Carter Dalton, with Rev. T. A. Sykes and Cr. M. Waynick presiding as Clark spoke and the others gave brief remarks.
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High Point
Stephen C. Clark
Emerywood
Rotary Club
J. Elwood Cox
C. F. Tomlinson
Dred Peacock
M. J. Wrenn
A. E. Tate
W. C. Hammond
C. L. Amos
Carter Dalton
Rev
T. A. Sykes
Cr. M. Waynick
Clark
Stimson and Howard Sign Philippine Boundary Convention
Secretary Stimson and Sir Esme Howard sign a convention between the United States and Great Britain to define the boundary line between the Philippine Archipelago and North Borneo, marking a formal limit to the territorial division.
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Stimson and
Howard
Philippine
Washington
Jan
Stimson
Esme Howard
United States
Great Britain
Philippine Archipelago
North
Boreno
Prohibition Bills Filed in Massachusetts House
Representative Roland D. Sawyer of Ware filed two drastic prohibition measures. One seeks a 2 million dollar appropriation to enforce the state prohibition law, the other would treat possession of a quart or more of liquor as prima facie evidence of intent to sell.
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Boston
Roland D. Sawyer
Ware
Parisian Chambermaids Draw Up Bill Of Rights
Paris artisans known as femmes de menage rally from apartments along the Seine to present a collective bill of rights. They demand a fixed wage, fixed tips, halted ladder work, fifteen minute morning respite, double pay on Sundays and holidays, no wage deduction for uniforms, and a meal-time supplement after big dinners. Signed by three leaders Julie Marie and Jeanne, they report average monthly wages from twelve to sixteen dollars.
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Paris
Femmes de Menage
Seine
Femme de Menage
Julie
Marie
Jeanne
Simplicity Markes Rites For Taft
Charles P. Taft philanthropist publisher and businessman died Tuesday at 86. Funeral at Christ church Cincinnati conducted by Rev. Frank H. Nelson with Hedermann string quartet. Burial private at Spring Grove. Chief Justice W H Taft and Gov Myers Cooper to attend. Public memorial plans to be announced.
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Cincinnati
Charles P. Taft
Christ Church
Episcopalian Church
Taft
Hedermann String Quartet
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Mr. Taft
Frank H. Nelson
Financial District
Spring Grove Cemetery
William Howard Taft
Charles
Washington
Myers Cooper
Columbus
Tucker Begins Serving Term
Raleigh date reports Joseph L. Tucker Hertford banker began a three to five year prison term for misappropriation of funds from the Hertford branch of the Carolina Banking and Trust Company. He arrived New Year’s Day with relatives and entered service after pleading guilty last fall.
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Raleigh
Jan
Joseph L. Tucker
Hertford
State
Carolina Banking and Trust Company
Tucker
Burglar Trapped in Chimney Rescued by Firemen
A burglar identified as 27 year old Michael Toth of Philadelphia became stuck while trying to enter John D. Schiedt’s house in Chadds Ford Pennsylvania by a chimney. Firemen rescued him after two hours and state police arrested him. Toth said he learned to climb as a sailor and planned to enter via windows and doors before attempting the chimney.
California's Bank of Italy Joins Billion Dollar Club
San Francisco January 2 California's Bank of Italy tops one billion dollars in assets for 1920 reporting 14.055 billion and a gain of 200 million becoming the first western bank to reach the milestone and the fourth in the United States after National City Bank New York Guaranty Trust New York and Continental Illinois Chicago
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San Francisco
California
Bank of Italy
United States
National City Bank of New York
Guaranty Trust Company
New York
Continental Ilinois Bank of
Chicago
Detroit Inspector Garvin Shot In Ambush By Car Attack
Inspector Henry J. Garvin head of Detroit police crime and bomb squad was shot four times by assailants in a black sedan near Coplin and Jefferson Aves. He named the attackers and described the ambush. A boarding 11 year old girl Lois Bartlett was struck and dying. Garvin in hospital gave details while involved with Purple Gang investigations.
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Detroit
Henry J. Garvin
Coplin Avenue
Jefferson Avenue
Lois Bartlett
Garvin
Police Department
Martin Cohn
Study Club
Purple Gang
Dyers
Bomb Explodes at Maryland New Year Party Kills Bride
A belated Christmas gift bomb killed Naomi Hall Brady, 18, at a Seat Pleasant Maryland home during a family gathering. Eight others were injured including her mother and grandmother. deliverer Leslie Hall was among the wounded. Brady died minutes after reaching a Washington hospital.
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Seat Pleasant
Naomi Hall Brady
Herman Brady
Mitchellville
John Hall
Hall
Leslie Hall
Brady
Washington
Applications For Jobs In State Are Double Positions
During 1929 almost twice as many people applied to seven federal state employment bureaus for jobs as could be placed in North Carolina. A composite total of applications and placements at Asheville Badin Charlotte Greensboro Raleigh Wilmington and Winston Salem showed 38964 sought jobs and only 20488 were placed.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Frank D. Grist
Asheville
Badin
Charlotte
Greensboro
Wilmington
Winston- Salem
Arrest Diver Charged After Salvage Operation
Halifax Nova Scotia January 2. William Gregoire a 74 year old diver was jailed awaiting a Friday hearing after spending 54 hours underwater attempting to salvage liquor from a sunken motor boat. Police aided two internal revenue agents as a gang fled. two cars were seized and shots were fired injuring none reported. Gregoire said he worked from 9 p.m. to 2 30 a.m. Tuesday and was promised 2300 dollars for the job.
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Halifax
N. S
William Gregoire
Gregoire
Internal Revenue
Three Die In Nashville Farmstead Fire
Three men believed to be Vern D. Andrews Ed Walcher and Elmer Parker were burned to death when the Andrews farm home burned in Nashville. The trio were noted as guests at a New Year celebration at the farm house. Search of the ruins found no additional victims as others had left before the blaze broke out.
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Nashville
Vern D. Andrews
Ed Walcher
Elmer Parker
Andrews Farm
Andrews
Smiths condition unchanged after deputy shot at home
Hoke B. Smith, Columbus county deputy sheriff, remained in unchanged condition at a hospital in Lumberton after being seriously wounded by four assailants at his Clarkton home. Four men—Pope Floyd, Hubert Floyd, Woodell Milligan and Seals Hill—were arrested and held in Whiteville pending further actions. An operation removed a bullet from his spinal canal following the attack and prior distillery raid.
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Lumberton
Hoke B. Smith
Columbus County
Smith
Clarkton
Whiteville
Pope Floyd
Hubert Floyd
Woodell Milligan
Seals Hill
Til Den Defeats Boussus In French Tennis Semi Final
Bill Til den defeated Christian Boussus and Young French Boutran in the French international covered court championships semi finals. Til den will meet his old rival Jean Borotra in the final on Saturday.
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Paris
Bill Tilden
Christian Boussus
Boutran
Jean Borotra
Shuping Likely To Lead Bailey Senate Campaign
Greensboro attorney C. J. Shuping, longtime Bailey ally and Guilford county Democratic Party chair, is expected to manage Josiah William Bailey’s bid for the U.S. Senate against incumbent P. M. Simmons. Bailey earlier helped launch the 1928 campaign in High Point.
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Josiah William Bailey
Raleigh
United States Senate
P. M. Simmons
Guilford County
Bailey
American Theater
High Point
Democratic Club
South
C. J. Shuping
Greensboro
Democratic Party
Shuping
Angus W. McLean
Coalition 10 Plans Simmons Jonas Support in North Carolina
Will H. Hall, a retired Charlotte merchant, says a Mecklenburg coalition of anti-Smith Democrats and Republicans will nominate candidates for county posts and back Senator Simmons and Representative Jonas. He claims prominent locals back the plan though names are not revealed. He also notes Simmons could win if he runs as an independent but would be defeated in a party primary.
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Charlotte
Will H. Hall
Mecklenburg County
U. S
Simmons
Charles A. Jonas
North Carolina
Hall
Jonas
Mr. Bailey
Angus W. McLean
F. M. Simmons
New Bern
Smith
Herbert Hoover
Simmons Long
Senate
W. W. Kitchen
Walter Clark
State Supreme Court
Bank of Pemtre broke checks on cashier shortage
Bank officials in Pembroke North Carolina checked accounts today after a reported shortage in the bank's cashier E M Paul. Directors said they discovered a shortage and were conducting a bank to determine the exact amount. Estimates ranged from twelve to fifteen thousand dollars. Insurance and a surety bond protect the bank.
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Pembroke
N. C
Bank of Pembroke
E. M. Paul
Chicago Scientist's Proof Of Wave Motion Wins Outstanding Paper
Des Moines Iowa January 2 A. J. Dempster of the University of Chicago wins the American Association for the Advancement of Science prize for an outstanding paper He proves wave motion in hydrogen atoms by directing a stream at a calcite crystal and observing reflected behavior supporting wave theory. Davisson and Germer earlier showed electron wave motion.
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Chicago Scientist
Des Moines
Ifa
American Association For the Advancement of Science
A. J. Dempster
University of Chicago
Dempster
Davisson and
Germer
New York
Bailey Declares Candidacy for Senate Nomination
Raleigh attorney Josiah William Bailey announced his bid for the Democratic senatorial nomination challenging Senator F M Simmons. Bailey entered the race saying I am running and hinted a written statement may follow. Simmons has not yet formally announced for reelection.
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Raleigh
Josiah William Bailey
F. M. Simmons
Bailey
Mien
Simmons
anti-Smith Addres
Wills J. Brogden
New Planes Join In Eielson Search
Two cabin planes from Fairbanks, flown by Canadian pilots Pat Reid and Gifford Swartman, join the search for Carl Ben Eielson and Earl Borland after storms paused rescue efforts. Matt Niemenen will fly a third plane. 500 miles of fuel and Arctic protection planned for the mission from Teller to North Cape.
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Nome
Alaska
Fairbanks
Carl Ben Eielson
Earl Borland
Arctic
Siberia
Teller
North Cape
Eielson
Borland
Pat Reid
Gifford Swartman
Matt Niemenen
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Frances M. Stephenson
Associated Press
Massachusetts
Markes
Billion Dollar Bank
Florida
Smiths
Tilden
Says Coalition
Charlotte Merchant
Will Furnish Simmons
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