Market reacts to debt accord with sharp early losses
New York traders bought on news of the Franco American debt accord then moved to net losses of up to 60 points by midafternoon. Banking insiders said the correction does not dampen optimism for a later recovery as foreign bonds rose and several blue chips slipped amid profit taking.
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New York
A. S. Steel
American Telephone
Bethlehem
New York Central
Southern Pacific
Atchison
American and
Foreign Power
Johns Manville
Allied Chemical
Air Reduction
Eastman
Case
Auburn
Wall Street
Augusta probes police graft amid gambling and liquor houses
A councilmanic committee in Augusta Georgia asserts about 3200 gambling and liquor dens operate locally and accuses civil service and police officials of graft with bootleggers. It alleges pre raid warnings and that 15 to 20 percent of department personnel are unfit to serve.
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Augusta
Civil Service Commission
Metropolitan Star To Marry Spaniard
Grace Moore, the Metropolitan Opera soprano, plans marriage to Valentine Parara, a wealthy Spaniard, in Cannes France on July 15. Her father announced the wedding while noting Moore had postponed matrimony earlier and signed a new contract with the Metropolitan Opera and a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film deal.
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Jellico
Tenn
Grace Moore
Opera
Talking Pictures
Knoxville
Second Prisoner Stabbed To Death In Sing Sing Today
OSSINING N Y July 7 The second fatal stabbing within Sing Sing today left John de Lucca 24 of Brooklyn dead in the prison hospital He was serving a holdup term and his death followed an inmates feud as guards conducted a cell to cell search for hidden weapons and privileges were restricted.
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Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing Prison
Lewis E. Lawes
John de Lucca
Brooklyn
Italian Freighter Collides With Liner France Off Ambrose
The Italian freighter Carnia, anchored off quarantine, sustained a small hole on its port side above the water line after a collision with the liner France near Ambrose Light in heavy fog. Damage described as slight.
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New York
Carnia
France
Ambrose Light
City Park Fishing Privileges Proving Profitable
The city earns over $1,000 monthly from anglers using the municipal lake at Jamestown as part of its park fishing and boating program. Warden Hubert Sechrest notes the Deep River waters hold abundant bass and perch and many women participate as keen customers.
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Jamestown
Hubert Sechrest
Woodring Ends Gas Rate Talks with Doherty Court Fight Likely
Governor Harry H. Woodring announced negotiations with Henry L. Doherty over lower Kansas gas rates have ended and the dispute will go to court. Woodring criticized Cities Service and noted plans to reduce city gas rates from 40 to 30 cents per thousand cubic feet for residents, arguing the public bears the burden of high prices while Doherty profits. The Kansas City Star defended the public against perceived rate extortion and contrasted Kansas rates with Oklahoma and Texas where costs are lower.
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Kas
Harry H. Woodring
Henry L. Doherty
Kansas
Doherty
Kansas Banking Department
All Cities Service Company
Cities Service
Woodring
The
Kansas City Star
Kansas City
Communists March Upon City Hall
About one thousand communists marched on New York City Hall to demand continued food and clothing aid for unemployed workers. Police kept orderly. Aldermanic President McKee advised sending a letter to the board for formal consideration. The delegation dispersed without incident.
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New York
Board of Aldermen
McKee
Wounded Man Dies Without Naming Assailant
Columbus Georgia July 7 Prescott Dudley died after a car ride with Miss Mary Cone daughter of Rev A J Cone He was shot and did not name his shooter Miss Cone held on Thursday shooting and denied making a statement Today she was charged with murder saying she acted in self defense after Dudley drew a pistol The elder Cone said she was breaking an engaged relationship due to his drinking
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Columbus
Prescott Dudley
Mary Cone
A. J. Cone
Dudley
Miss Eldridge Is Named President at Sorority Convention
At the Alpha Epsilon Phi national convention in Asheville the four day event opened with a business session followed by a tour of western North Carolina. Elizabeth Eldridge of San Antonio Texas was elected president succeeding retiring president Latham Feitel of New Orleans. About 40 delegates and visitors attended.
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Asheville
North Carolina
Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority
Elizabeth Eldridge
San Antonio
Tex
Latham Feitel
New Orleans
Lost Dauphin Theory Claims He Escaped to Canada
Clearwater Florida July 7 An alternate theory of the lost Dauphin of France asserts he escaped execution and fled to Canada where he fathered a son raised by John C. Calhoun. Madame Madeline Buchanan Gill cites documents from Princess de Montglyon. the tale traces the youth through Barras and Argenteau to Holland and Canada, with Calhoun as guardian and a later descendant in the United States.
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Fra
Dauphin
France
Hours XVI
Marie Antoinette
Madeline Buchanan Gill
Canada
John C. Calhoun
Gill
Princess de Montglyon
Belgium
Tampa
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Barras
Naples
Duc Davaray
Paris
Charles Mercy Argenteau
Holland
Duke of Orleans
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Henry de Rion
Margaret Munter
James Henry de Rion
Count Argenteau
Mra. Gill
Calhoun
Daughin
South Carolina
Mary Catherine Wier
Harrisburg
Winnsboro
D. C
United States
Louis XVII
Flames sweep Western Hills in California
California faced widespread fires as 700 firefighters battled a 25 000 acre blaze on Mount Diablo and surrounding areas in Contra Costa and Nevada counties. Damage neared 100 000 dollars with timber stands and 500 cattle lost. One arson suspect was arrested in Tehama county as humidity rose.
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San Francisco
California
Mount Dialbo
Contra Costa County
Marsh Canyon Creek
Birchville
Nevada County
M. B. Pratt
Pratt
Tehama
Big Savings Shown in State Highway Maintenance
Raleigh July 7 Leslie R Ames highway engineer announces savings of about 1000 dollars per day in maintaining 10000 miles of state highways. He says savings come from eliminating 101 of 269 maintenance sections and lengthening remaining sections while a ten percent wage cut was applied to workers in revised sections.
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Raleigh
Leslie R. Ames
Raleigh Bonds Sell Across Counties and Districts Reported
The Local Government Commission sold bonds for Union County Reidsville and Roanoke Rapids school districts Wayne County and Raleigh city bonds with A C Allyn and Company as buyer. Awards shown include Union County 90000 at 5 percent for 90077 and Roanoke Rapids 50000 at 5 percent for 50435. Wayne County offered 130000 funding bonds at 130467 and 70000 at 70026.
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A. C. Allyn and Company
Local Government Commission
Raleigh
Charles M. Johnson
Union County
Reidsville
Roanoke Rapids
Wayne County
George Washington Sticks Wife Martha With Ice Pick
In Kinston on July 7 a local court fined George Washington after an incident where he grabbed an ice pick from Martha Washington and playfully stuck her during a domestic dispute. The event occurred as Martha contemplated moving into his home and the judge ruled on the matter.
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George Washington
Martha
Kinston
Martha Washington
George
Potatoes Trade Report From Chicago Market
Potatoes in Chicago on July 7 show U S Dept of Agri data with total shipments 584 and good premiums for Bliss variety at 2 25 per cwt. Oklahoma Bliss leads gains while Eastern Shore Cobblers sell 1 70 to 2 85 with Norfolk section 2 60 to 2 65 and decayed stock at 2 25.
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Chicago
U. S. Dept. of Agri
U. S
Oklahoma Bliss
Eastern Shore
Virginia
Blis Cobblers
Norfolk
Riske Held on First Degree Murder Charges
Edward Riske is jailed in New London Wisconsin on first degree murder charges for the deaths of Louis Hoffman and Henry Kopitzke following an inquest. Testimony links the men to Mrs Catherine Hoffmen who drowned herself in the Wolf river, with Hoffman and Kopitzke dying at a barn dance after allegedly drinking poisoned liquor.
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New London, Wis
Edward Riske
Louis Hoffman
Henry Kopitzke
Catherine Hoffmen
Wolf River
Hoffman
Kopizke
Lloyd Smith
Riske
Corncobs Rich in Electrical Potential Found
Ordinary corncobs treated with acids and processed through simple converting methods yield an effective electrical energy source. Researchers report conversions that turn plant material into usable power and highlight practical steps for harnessing this biobased energy.
Judge declares misbehavior worse in women at convention
Richmond Va July 1 Judge Camilla Kelley of Memphis says disipation and law violation are “a little worse in women” and that God holds women to higher moral responsibility as mothers of the race. She notes women have gained equal rights but not equal wrongs and praises men for aiding progress. Governor Pollard to welcome the 2500 delegates to the Old Dominion convention.
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Richmond
Camilla Kelley
Memphis
National Federation of Business and Professional Club
Old Dominion
National Federation
Kelley
Virginia
John Garland Pollard
Federation
Boy Scout Hero Rescues Man From Dutch Creek
Everett Walker a 14 year old Moekesville boy scout saved Boone Stonestreet from Dutch Creek after three men failed to reach the unconscious man in 14 feet of water. Walker revived him with resuscitation aid and earned the Boy Scout Life Saving medal for a previous hotel fire rescue where he and his brother escaped burning Mocksville hotel. Both boys were badly burned and Walker spent two months in hospital.
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Colleemee
Everett Walker
Moekesville
Walker
Dutchman Creek
Here
Boone Stonestreet
Mocksville
Stonestreet
Hosterly
Death probe into Bertha Collins case in South Carolina
Aiken county investigators push to determine if Bertha Collins of Gloverville was slain or killed by a hit and run. Four people were arrested with two released. Collins’s crushed body was found on the Augusta highway near Aiken early Sunday. Charles Worley and Jesse Abney, both of Horsecreek Valley, were released after questioning. Hack McKinney of Gloverville and a Bath woman named Bill Horne were held for questioning.
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Aiken
S. C
Aiken County
Bertha Collins
Gloverville
Collins
Augusta
Here
Charles Worley
Jesse Abney
Horsecreek Valley
Hack MecKinney
Bill’ Horne
Bath
Improved Sentiment In Business Circles
The commerce department reported improved sentiment in world business circles due to debt moratorium prospects. Gains were noted in European countries with better mood also seen in South America and Asia noted by trade commissioners in the past two weeks.
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Washington
Commerce Department Today
South America
Asia
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