Reparations Accord Nets Hope for Congress Summer Session
Paris June 1 experts at the reparations conference reached a full tentative agreement on most details of the postwar settlement. The plan centers on Mr. Young's figures for annuities totaling about 9 billion dollars in present value, with Germany to pay various annual amounts over 21 to 37 years and a two year moratorium on part of the protected share.
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Paris
Belgium
Owen D. Young
Germany
Mr. Young
Austria
Prize Winning Temperance Plan Wins Hearst Prize
Franklin Chase Hoyt, New York City children's court justice, wins $25,000 for a temperance plan proposing repeal of the Volstead Act via state controlled light wines and beers. Other winners include Brigadier General Albert Clayton Dalton and Captain Thomas W. Thorkildsen.
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England
New York Children’s Court
Hearst
New York
Franklin Chase Hoyt
New York City
Children’s Court
Hearst Newspapers
Albert Clayton Dalton
U. S. Army
Washington
Thomas W. Thorkildsen
Moderation League
James B. Quinlan, Jr
Alhambra
Cal
Justice Hoyt
Washington Debates Tariff Bill Recess and Farm Relief
Democratic support for finishing the tariff measure before December eases Senate tension and spawns plans for a summer recess. President Hoover seeks to clear farm relief and census issues, while Republicans weigh a mid summer start and continued debate over the tariff, debentures, and immigration quotas.
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Washington
Hoover
Simmons
North Carolina
Senate
House
Watson
Indiana
White House
Borah
Jones
Foreign nations show concern over tariff bill in Senate review
More than six nations sent formal representations or briefs about the tariff bill to the state department. Belgium Spain Italy Argentina and Cuba lodged formal notes or ambassadorial instructions while Britain Turkey Persia Norway Egypt Honduras Czecho Slovakia Denmark and France and Switzerland prepared documents for submission. France watches and clocks duties are noted.
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House
Senate Finance Committee
State Department
Congress
Department
Belgium
Spain
Italy
Argentina
Cuba
Great Britain
Turkey
Persia
Norway
Egypt
Honduras
Czecho-Slovakia
Denmark
France
Switzerland
Paris
Woman Found Dead in Detroit Hotel Room
The body of Mary Lee, 30, of Columbus Ohio, was found in a Detroit hotel room with a broken neck and finger marks on the throat. Discovered by a hotel maid, initial signs suggested heart disease though later examination confirmed the broken neck, with no signs of a struggle.
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Detroit
Mary Lee
Columbus
Ohio
Miss Lee
Servant Pleads Guilty in Cleveland Murder Case
Frank J. Merrick, assistant prosecutor, refused to reveal the basis of alleged embarrassing exposures cited by Anna Szenen as the motive for slaying Mrs. Dorothy Snyder. Szenen a house maid, pleaded guilty to first degree murder and was ordered held for the grand jury after examination was waived by Judge Stanton A. Adams.
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Cleveland, O
Frank J. Merrick
Anna Szenen
Dorothy Snyder
Cleveland
Szenen
Merrick
Discrepancy Found in Holcomb Accounts After Suicide
Winston-Salem report cites a $60 910 09 discrepancy in W H Holcomb public accounts and finance records. An Ernst and Ernst cursory audit, begun May 20, 1929, notes possible later changes pending bank verifications. Mayor George W Coan and the aldermen released the findings following Holcomb's death by his own actions.
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Winston-Salem
W. H. Holcomb
Public Accounts and Finance
Ernst and Ernst
George W. Coan
Board of Aldermen
Moore Appears Winner in Kentucky 3rd District Race
John W. Moore the Democrat former representative appeared winner in the special election for Kentucky's third district. With six of ten counties reporting and 35 precincts outstanding Moore led Beliles 17 940 to 15 554.
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Louisville
John W. Moore
Kentucky
Moore
Homer Beliles
219 N C nurses pass state exam announced in Raleigh
Greensboro secretary of the state board Mrs Z V Conyers announced the names of 219 nurses who passed the April 23 examination in Raleigh. Only 10 of those who took the test failed. The board also announced 15 nurses who registered from other states without examination.
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Greensboro
Board of Nurses Examiners
Raleigh
Z. V. Conyers
Riggsby Named City Manager for Charlotte
R. W. Riggesby, current Durham city manager and International City Managers Association president, elected Charlotte city manager with an approximately 12000 dollar salary. He resigns Durham and departs June 20 for a summer break before starting duties in July after one interview and no prior application. Riggesby previously served two years as Bristol Tennessee city manager before moving to Durham eight years ago.
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Charlotte
R. W. Riggesby
Durham
International City Managers Association
Geo. E. Wilson
Riggesby
Wilson
Washington
Rigesby
Bristol
Tenn
Iron Workers Strike in Chicago Demanding Higher Wages
In Chicago on June 1 more than three thousand iron workers walked out seeking a dollar a day raise. The strike affected all projects tied to the union with 2,200 members, while a sympathetic walkout involved ornamental and architectural iron workers with 900 members. They seek $13 a day, while current wages align at $12, with employers offering $12.50.
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Chicago
Iron Workers
Ornamental
Architectural Iron Workers
Bobby Jones Bruised Shoulder After Lightning Strike
Amateur champion Bobby Jones and two friends were sheltering from a thundershower at East Lake club house in Atlanta when lightning struck the chimney. A brick fell near Jones, glanced off his umbrella, and bruised his left shoulder.
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Atlanta
Bobby Jones
New York
East Lake Club
Jones
Parties Maneuver After England Election
London June 1 The post election power struggle pits three major parties in a hung Commons. Labor with 287 seats seeks coalition to govern. Conservatives and Liberals maneuver for position. Lloyd George holds balance of power as Liberals await a plan.
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London
England
Great Britain
House of Commons
Ramsay MacDonald
Labor
Labor Party
Liberal Party
David Lloyd-George
Lindbergh and bride may be in Georgia
Reported sightings place Charles A. Lindbergh and his bride among the Sapelo Island area off the Georgia coast. An impenetrable defense line formed around Coffin's Sapelo home as communications to the island were cut and guards patrolled docks while boats were withdrawn.
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ST. Simons Island
Sapelo Island
Howard E. Coffin
Charles A. Lindbergh
Georgia
Mr. Coffin
Zapata
Sea Island Company
The
National Air Transport
Lindbergh
Investment Bank Taylor Ewart Suspends Work
Taylor, Ewart and Company, Chicago investment bankers with last year’s business at 50 million dollars, suspended operations today after New York and Chicago banks called in demand loans. B F Taylor, chairman, said there should be no losses to firms if banks cooperate. About 4 million dollars in loans were called, with securities described as in excellent condition.
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Chicago
Taylor, Ewart and Company
New York
B. F. Taylor
L. R. Billett
Investment House
Shriners Pour Into Los Angeles for Convention
In Los Angeles on June 1, the Shriners began to pour into the city for the fifty-fifth annual convention. Previous local gatherings saw clouds and rain while this year forecasts promise sunshine and fair weather as banners welcome visitors and red fezes appear on the streets.
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Los Angeles
California
Mystic Shriners
Order
Southern California
Relief Follows King George Ills Illness at Windsor
Windsor reports relief after a medical bulletin on King George VI. He will spend his 64th birthday in bed at Windsor Castle and miss the troop-triping ceremony. Despite renewed illness, the sovereign remains cheerful as a military band plays in the castle grounds and his bed is moved to catch sunlight.
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Windsor
George
Windsor Castle
Victoria Tower
Castle Grounds
Firesweeped Warehouses Near Roosevelt Field Burned At Garden City
Fire swept three warehouses near Roosevelt flying field in Garden City New York with damage estimated at 200000 dollars. Flames threatened several large gasoline tanks but were brought under control.
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Garden City
N. Y
Roosevelt Flying Field
Smith Cannon letter stirs Virginia Democratic rift
Virginia party leaders largely rejected Bishop James Cannon Jr's anti Smith endorsement as Rosewell Page says the Cannon statement may free voters. In South Carolina three killed in Lake City collision as Grooms party faces inquiry with injuries to Charleston residents and others.
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Richmond
Virginia
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Alfred E. Smith
Rosewell Page
Cannon
James Cannon
Bishop Cannon
Page
Oakland
Hanover County
Harry F. Byrd
John Garland Pollard
G. Walter Mapp
G. W. Grooms
Main Street
Beards
Thigpen
Florence
Grooms
Dangerfield
Charleston
Aged Woman Accused in Insurance Plots Collects Payouts
Police in Macon Ga say Mrs J C Powers tied to a long running insurance scheme has collected eight thousand dollars on the life of Sam Wright who died years ago. Wright held a five thousand dollar policy and two for three thousand total, with Powers as beneficiary. Authorities say claims on all were paid after his sudden death.
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Macon
J. C. Powers
Earl Manchester
James Parks
Sam Wright
Wright
United Presbyterians Decline to Quit Federal Council
The General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church today rejected a proposal to sever relations with the Federal Council of Churches. The motion, urged by Argyle Presbytery in a memorial, was defeated.
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Pittsburgh
General Assembly
The
United Presbyterian Church Today
Federal Council of Churches
Argyle Presbytery
Diplomas Stolen From Des Moines University
An unidentified man stole sixty diplomas intended for graduates from Des Moines University. The theft occurred at the home of George Newcomb, the school's business manager, who disclosed the incident.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moines University
George Newcomb
Newcomb
Liquor in lifeboat compartments could mean charges
New York June 1 722 bottles of liquor were found hidden in airtight lifeboat compartments aboard the liner President Harding. William H Powers chief inspector warns the act may carry criminal negligence charges beyond attempted smuggling, due to risk to 250 passengers and 227 crew during voyage.
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New York
President Harding
William H. Powers
Steamboat Inspection Service
Harding
Trans Atlantic Fliers Delayed by Clearing Weather
Old Orchard Maine June 1 Weather eased for 48 hours easing hope of Hop off for Rome in Green Flash and Paris in Yellow Bird. Meteorologist Kimball said a trough ran east west just south of New Foundland while planes rested and mechanics prepared with an electric gasoline pump and wing tank seam coverage.
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Old Orchard
Maine
Rome
Paris
James H. Kimball
New York Weather Bureau
New Foundland
Chicago Madman Expiates His Crime
Ferdinand Preuss, known as a triple slayer, died by suicide after wounding three others. Police say he decapitated himself on a railroad train after a drunken spree and exchanging fire with detectives. He had been gassed in France and his wife noted three weeks of steady drinking.
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Chicago
Ferdinand Preuss
Preuss
Northwestern Railroad
France
AP Extends News Service To Guatemala And Brazil
New York June 1 AP reports two more countries began receiving its news service today Guatemala receives cable news for its newspapers and Brazil gains direct cable service for Correio da Manha of Rio de Janeiro.
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Associated Press
Guatemala
Brazil
Correio da Mauba
Rio Janeiro
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