Cotton opens steady as hedge selling nears end
New York cotton opens steady with 5 to 7 point gains on renewed buying and covering, lifting to 10.47 for March and 10.94 for July, then slips a few points as hedging and selling rise in the south. Liverpool notes cover and foreign buying, while Osaka reports Japan's Cotton Spinners' Association planning increased mill operations in April. percentage rise not stated.
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New York
Liverpool
Osaka
New York Cotton Exchange Service
Wheat Declines as World Supplies Rise Curbing Chicago Trade
Chicago grain markets opened lower after forecasts suggested larger wheat shipments by sea from Argentina Australia and Canada soon. Prices eased from a steady start with corn also slipping and then hovering near the initial level. A separate House committee inquiry on wire tapping by prohibition agents was postponed due to Attorney General Mitchell’s illness.
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Argentina
Australia
Canada
Washington
House Expenditures Committee
Mitchell
Man shoots at self in city hall station incident
A young white traveling salesman, J. Lettz, wearing a bullet proof vest sample, drew an 88 Colt revolver at city hall station and fired at his side. Police watched as he escaped injury in a surprising turn of events.
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City Hall
J. ©. Lettz
Versatile Father Blames Son Over Way of Life
A freed fragment from a Passing Show scene contrasts a harsh father with a blasé son. The father rails at laziness and mockingly asks what he would have done if raised among workers. The son retorts with a witty quip about selling pocket handkerchiefs.
Share Market Declines Amid Mixed U S Steel Report
The share market drifted lower with 1 to 5 point losses as mid week data showed limited improvement. U S Steel's quarterly earnings met expectations but relied on tax credits. tobacco issues rose on Liggett and Myers extra dividend. Woolworth and Roebuck posted subdued gains, while several major names fell. Credit conditions remained tight with little demand.
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AP Financial
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U .S. Steel
Liggett and Myers
American Tobacco
Steel
Bethlehem
American Rolling Mill
Byers
Vanadium
American Can
American Telephone
New York Central
Dupont
Westinghouse Electric
North American
Baltimore and Ohio
Public Service of
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Air Reduction
Eastman, Case and
Allied Chemical
U. S. Steel
Woolworth
Roebuck
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Three Men Indicted on Capital Charges in Asheville
Buncombe County grand jury indicted three men on capital charges. B Hastings, 47, of Winston Salem, faces murder in the death of W H Zindel in an Asheville hotel on January 13. G E Mills, of Asheville, is charged with murdering Rabbi Elias Fox who was struck and fatally injured by a hit and run driver in December. Robert Dougherty, a Black man, is charged with criminal assault on a Black girl.
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Buncombe A
B. Hastings
Winston- Salem
W. H. Zindel
G. E. Mills
Elias Fox
Robert Dougherty
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady With Early Gains
New Orleans cotton prices opened steady and up modestly as Liverpool cables improved. March reached 10.46 and May 10.70 amid early trade buying and price fixing, then eased 1 to 3 points as selling interest grew, leaving the market quiet and balanced between buying and selling.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Onoa
Ee Ping Sap
Legislative bid to seize public enemies in Illinois
Springfield Illinois January 28 A legislative attack on public enemies was launched as a bill introduced by Representative Michael L Igoe of Chicago would legalize arrest on sight without warrants. The move aims to empower authorities to detain suspected public enemies amid rising crime and political tension.
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Springfield
Ill
Ilinois General Assembly
Michael L. Igoe
Chicago
Dr. Hayes to Serve Jail Time Over Refusal to Testify
Hillsboro January 27. Dr R B Hayes an Orange County physician who refused to answer questions from Matt Allen chairman of the state industrial commission until guaranteed expert status and paid for testimony was sentenced by Allen to ten days in jail for contempt. The supreme court upheld the ruling. Hayes, 64, said he would report for jail in Hillsboro when notified, hopes not before tomorrow, and plans to hunt birds this afternoon. He said doctors will care for his patients in jail and there is no shame in going to jail.
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R. B. Hayes
Hayes
Orange County
Matt Allen
State Industrial Commission
Allen
Sician
Supreme Court
Dr. Hayes
C. Max Gardner
Policeman Shot in Baltimore Cabaret Battle
In Baltimore a patrolman and another officer were assaulted during a battle with two men, one a former convict. Patrolman Edward J. Ward suffered chest and arm wounds and facial injuries to Patrolman Edward J. Twele was treated for facial lacerations. Frank Lample and Louis Kramgr, recently released from prison, were held.
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Jan
Edward J. Ward
Edward J. Twele
Frank Lample
Louis Kramgr
Controversies Lie in Path of Power Members
Washington January 28 Eleven power firms contest the federal power commission accounts seeking about 45 million dollars in claimed investments. The Alabama Power Co faces a 3.94 million disallowance for Mitchell dam on the Coosa river. Hearings pending for Carolina Power and Light and others with disallowances listed.
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Senate
Federal Power Commission
Commission
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Mitchell
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Carolina Power and Light Company
Waterville Project
Big Pigeon River
North Carolina
Petty Racketeer Killed in Maxwell Street District
CHICAGO January 28. Mor ris Berkowitz described by police as a petty racketeer was shot and killed in the Maxwell street district early today. His slayers escaped.
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Chicago
Morris Berkowitz
Maxwell Street
MacDonald Faces Key Linen Vote in Second Labour Government
Britain's second Labour government, nearing its third year, bets on Ramsay MacDonald to sustain power with a predicted majority of 15 to 9. Explanations circulate in Parliament for a liberal Labour alliance to hold, as Lloyd George may back the government to push electoral reform and boost Liberal seats.
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London
Britain
J. Ramsay MacDonald
David Lloyd George
U S Navy Flier Reported Killed in Cuba
Dispatches from Santiago Cuba report Lieutenant J Mayers a 23 year old United States navy flier killed when his plane plunged into the sea during a solo flight over Guantanamo Bay. The body had been recovered according to Ahora.
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Cuba
Ahora Today
J. Mayers
United States Navy
Guantanamo ,Bay
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