Cotton Industry Report Shows December Capacity Use
Washington January 20 The Census Bureau reports December spinning activity at 76.1 percent of single shift capacity down from 80.1 percent in November and 82 percent a year ago. Total spindles 33,567,102 with 25,525,820 active, 25,538,058 average on shift, and 5,516,378,249 active spindle hours. Milwaukee spends 31 million on sewage plant. conference with Attorney General Mitchell outlined.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Officers Shoot Trio of Robbers in Brooklyn Drug Store
New York Jan 20. Police chased down and shot three men they said were robbing a Brooklyn drug store early. No further details given.
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Brooklyn
New York
Three men shot. one dies, two injured in pursuit
Arthur O'Toole, 26, was shot in the hand while fleeing. Robert Pizzo, 26, died from a heart wound, and Rudolph Cokbe, 28, was hospitalized with a back bullet after police fired twice as the men sought shelter in a vacant building.
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Arthur O'Toole
Robert Pizzo
Rudolph Cokbe
Peonage Charges Filed Against Two Men in Dorchester
In Charleston South Carolina on January 20 a federal grand jury indicted O B Limehouse and Dr A R Johnston of Dorchester county on peonage charges linked to enforced labor of former prisoners on Johnston lands Limehouse a former deputy sheriff and state constable and Johnston a physician health officer allegedly arranged transfers while Johnston pretended to pay fines and Limehouse turned prisoners over to him
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8. C
O. B. “Bossy” Limehouse
A. R. Johnston
Dorchester County
Johnston
Limehouse
Dore Ilies
Sherif
Hard Work Witty Exchange From Das Kleine Witzblatt
A brief German joke from Das Kleine Witzblatt in Leipzig features a narrator praising self-earned hat status and joking about training a husband not to smoke. The quip reflects social humor and language of the era.
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Kleine Witzblatt
Leipzig
High Point Tax Ordinance Levies City Poll and Property Tax
An 1930 ordinance of the High Point North Carolina city council defines taxes to fund city government and schools. A poll tax of 1.06 is levied on males 21 to 60 as of April 1, 1930. A property tax of 1.20 per 100 on real and personal property within city limits is enacted, by order dated January 1931.
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High Point
North Carolina
State of
Issue Repeal or No Repeal Borah Indicates People to Decide
Washington Jan 20 Senator Borah said the issue is repeal or no repeal of the eighteenth amendment and that it should be decided by the people. He urged opponents to present an alternative and let the people choose in an orderly fashion. Other reactions favored the commission’s dry recommendations while some urged open hearings. In Indianapolis F Scott McBride praised the report at an Anti-Saloon League meeting.
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Borah
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Shepard
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Brookhart
Iowa
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Wickersham Commission
F. Scott McBride
Anti- Saloon League of America
Indiana League
Politician Faces Mockery Amid Raucous Crowd
In a lively scene a political candidate laments the uproar, and a bystander quips that the audience isn’t missing much as the Passing Show continues.
Following Orders Bedridden for Three Years Story
A dialogue from Ka rikaturen, Osld, notes a bedridden person answering a doctor’s warning. The patient claims the doctor ordered no movement for three years and has not returned. The piece presents a somber reflection on medical authority and prolonged inactivity.
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Karikaturen
Osld
Hard on the Eyes PAUL and PETER clash in playful banter
A pair of lines capture a light exchange between Paul and Peter about meeting a pet enemy. Paul accuses, Peter replies his foe was only around the eyes, preferring a humorous, wordplay tone.
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Paul
Peter
Street Corner Orator and Heckler Exchange Bold Challenge
A sharp dialogue unfolds as a street corner orator taunts a heckler, insisting they both know the truth and it will not take long to reveal it. The clash unfolds with rapid quips and a sense of public theater.
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Heckler
Red Cross Rejects Receiving Government Relief Funds
Washington Jan 20 Congress faced a Red Cross stand against a 25 million dollar relief grant. The central relief body said it would remain voluntary and rely on public contributions, opposing a funded drought program expansion opposed by Hoover. Senate action pushed the Interior bill forward despite drought relief objections.
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Congress
Red Cross
House
Senate
Interior Department
Central Committee of the
Relief Agency
Hoover
Red Cross funds and House debate on a new appropriation
Republican leaders expressed doubt about defeating a proposed measure to match private contributions to the Red Cross. The plan would set the appropriation equal to what individuals had already contributed, with figures around three quarters of a million noted and the Red Cross aiming to wind up its ten million dollar voluntary fund.
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Red Cross
Longworth
Officers Seize Old Booze Plant in Raleigh
In Raleigh on January 20 police raided James Walden's home and smashed an old government liquor still on the second floor. Walden, who claimed he made a clean corn likker, was jailed amid claims the plant was a relic from fifty years ago. The case ties to a larger history of prohibition era bootlegging in the region.
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Raleigh
James Walden
Walden
Waltedn
North Carolina
L. J. Yoheeea
Pritchard Bill Stands Approved for Asheville Site
Washington January 20. The House Public Buildings and Grounds Committee approved the Pritchard bill to convey the old post office site to Asheville North Carolina for park and street uses.
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Washington
House Public Buildings and Grounds Committee
Pritchard
Asheville
N. C
Body of Fort Morgan teacher recovered from irrigation ditch
Enid Marriott a 28 year old school teacher disappeared from her Fort Morgan home over two months ago. Her body was recovered from an irrigation ditch and authorities expressed confidence they knew as much about her death as when she vanished. Bits of clothing and personal effects were found as the frozen waters yielded the victim. Coroner L H Parker said he found what could be a life ending clue.
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Fort Morgan
Colo
Enid Marriott
Fort Morgen
L. H. Parker
Arrested man linked to road trouble described in terse notice
A man named Harry Moore, involved in a road incident, was arrested today with charges of abduction described as technical to justify his detention for questioning.
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Harry
Moore
Plans charges against Bisho James M. Cannon
Washington January 20 Representative Tinkham of Massachusetts plans to submit to the senate charges against Bishop James M. Cannon. The lobby committee found it had no authority to investigate. Tinkham states the senate authorized the campaign committee to examine all phases of the 1928 campaign and he will renew previous charges involving alleged violations of corrupt practices and alleged misusage of 36000.
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Washington
Tinkham
Jean
Massachusetts
Mit
Senate
James M. Cannon
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