Legislation Moves to Free Gastonia Strikers in Tent Camp Case
International Workers Relief and the National Textile Workers Union seek habeas corpus for 19 of 65 prisoners held after the fatal shooting of Gastonia police chief F. Aderholt. A writ directed Sheriff Eli Lineberger to produce the detainees in Charlotte court tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Lineberger
Gaston County
W. 8S. Harding
Charlotte
Fred Erwin Beal
Vera Bush
Caroline Drew
Amy Schechter
Sophie Melevin
Bertha Crawford
Edith Saunders
Mary Whitton
K.O Byers
K. Y. Hendricks
W. M. Maginnis
Russell Knight
Tom Self
J. S. Pitman
Horace Lloyd
George W. Carter
Louis McLaughlin
Joseph Larrison
Clarence Miller
National Textile Workers Union
Workers International Relief
Wagenecht
R. L. Sigman
Gastonia
Jimison
Tom P. Jimison
Asheville
United States Would Welcome MacDonald Visit
Washington reports that a visit by Prime Minister MacDonald of Great Britain to the United States to discuss Anglo American relations and naval arms reduction would be welcomed by the American government. Ambassador Dawes will arrive in England to learn of the plan and lead talks for the United States if the trip occurs. President Weaver reportedly knows only what is seen in dispatches.
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Washington
MacDonald
Great Britain
United States
Charles G. Dawes
London
England
Weaver
Trouble at Ware Shoals as textile strike fears flare
In Greenville area reports of 2000 textile workers striking near Ware Shoals triggered a large constabulary deployment. Peace prevailed after a miscommunication over removal of cloth from bleachery baths led some to fear strike breakers were returning to work. Local officers from Greenwood Spartanburg Columbia and Newberry converged to prevent violence.
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Greenville
S. C
State Constabulary
Ware Shoals
T. T. Henderson
R. IL. Weeks
Newberry
Sam Heary
Spartanburg
Thos
Cunningham
Columbia
Charles Foster
Greenwood
Senate rejects compromise farm bill in special session
The Senate rejected the compromise farm bill and leaves farm legislation in doubt. The House refused to vote on the debenture plan, signaling delayed enactment and division among farm leaders about the bill’s fate.
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House
Senate
New Bern Celebrates 1719 Founding With Swiss Delegation
A commemorative event in New Bern marks the 1719 settlement by Baron Degraffenried with Walter Rutfenacht of the Swiss legation in Washington leading the ceremony. Gov. Max Gardner and state officials attend as a parade with the Fort Bragg band, Swiss flags are presented, and a Berne city cablegram sends greetings. A seven episode pageant and a colonial ball conclude festivities.
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New Bern
Christopher Degraffenried
Walter H. Rufenacht
Washington
Max Gardner
Gardner
Bryan Home
Middle Street
George Washington
Fort Bragg
Rutfenacht
Berne
Switzerland
Transatlantic Flights Postponed Over Atlantic Conditions
Atmospheric conditions over the Atlantic forced a further 48 hour delay to the planned flight of the American plane Green Flash and French ship Yellow Bird from Old Orchard Maine. The postponement extends pilot Jean Assolant’s stay with his New York actress wife Pauline Parker, married yesterday.
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Old Orchard
Maine
Atlantic
Green Flash
Yellow Bird
Jean Assolant
Pauline Parker
New York
Engagement rumors swirl over Wales and Princess Ingrid
London reports growing belief an engagement between the Prince of Wales and Princess Ingrid of Sweden may be announced within two weeks. Hints point to June 23 35th birthday or a Sweden embassy ball June 14 as possible occasions.
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Ingrid
Sweden
Edward
Prince of Wales
Princce
Royal
Stockholm
Wales
London
Prince of
Viking Land
Duke of Connaught
George
England
Gustaf Adolf, Duke of
Skane
St. James’ Palace
Lady Astor
Winston Churchill
Prince
Filibusters Repulsed At Coro After Hours Of Fighting
Venezuelan filibusters who seized Willemstad and looted the police arsenal attacked Coro, capital of Falcon state, Sunday but were repulsed after hours of fighting. General Gomez warned the garrison, Civilian aid helped drive them off, and the invaders left with dead wounded and prisoners. General Gabriel Ladle was seriously wounded and died.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Curacao
Coro
Falcon
el Nuevo Diario
Gomez
Gabriel Ladle
Maracaibo
Willemstad
Vela de Coro
Maracay
Rafael Umon Urbina
Venezula
Hague
Netherlands
Holland
Curaco
State Clothiers Meet at Hickory
The North Carolina Clothiers Association closed its annual session with officer elections and a plan for cooperative advertising. Hickory hosted the North Carolina Merchants Association which opened its meeting with a welcome by Mayor George Lyerly. Delegates discussed reduction sales, advertising, sales promotion and merchant manufacturer cooperation while Greensboro leader M S Younts chaired the event and reported on the Atlantic City convention.
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Hickory
North Carolina Clothiers Association
North Carolina Merchants Association
Merchants’ Organization
George Lyerly
M. E. Newsome
Durham
Rotary International
M. 5. Younts
Greensboro
Atlantic City
J. O. Jones
Charlotte
H. B. Patterson
Baxter Miller
House Accepts April 30 Census Date in Compromise
Washington June 11 article reports the House approved April 30 1930 as the census date, adopting the conference report without a record vote. The senate must act. Rankin of Mississippi backed the compromise after opposing the bill, moving from the spring date to support the conference report with the April date.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rankin
Mississippi
Four Derby Candidates Face Hard Tests at Washington Park
In Chicago four prominent derby hopefuls faced a test race at Washington Park on Derby day. Windy City, Naishapur, Minotaur, and Judge Hay competed in the fifth race dubbed the derby trial, with Windy City coming off a Churchill Downs trial and Naishapur close behind in the Derby lineup.
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Chicago
Washington Park
Windy City
Churchill Downs
Naishapur
Minotaur
Judge Hay
American Missionary Safe After Kidnapping in Amoy
Dr C H Holleman an American Presbyterian missionary captured by bandits May 23 reports by letter he is safe at Taiuhhien in northeast Kwantung near Amoy China. The message reached his wife today confirming his welfare and location.
Air Liner Washington Leaves Naval Air Station
The air liner Washington of the New York Rio Buenos Aires Airways Corporation departed the naval air station today for Tampa Florida.
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Washington
New York
Rio
Buenos Aires Airways Corporation
Naval Air Station
Tampa
Fla
Democratic Leaders See Unified Front After Dinner With Shouse
Washington delegates including 11 of the souths 22 senators gathered for a Jefferson Association dinner to hear National Chairman John J. Raskob and Shouse. They viewed the event as evidence of a permanent, working national headquarters and a lessening rift as Democrats head toward the 1930 congressional campaign. Southerners Swanson and Glass and Tram m ell of Florida missed for real engagements. others cited continued support for Raskob-Smith leadership.
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South
John J. Raskob
Shouse
Jefferson Association of the
District of Columbia
Raskob
National Committee
Congress
Landis Honored At High Point Luncheon And Park Dedication
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis and Judge Bramham visited High Point for a luncheon at the Sheraton hotel. Local officials, club officers Dan Boone and Lee Gooch, and Mrs. E B Sensenbach praised the High Point and Henderson clubs as the new baseball park dedication followed the event.
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Chicago
Sheraton Hotel
High Point Baseball Association
High Point
Henderson
William Bramham
Durham
Piedmont Baseball League
Landis
C. A. York
E. B. Sensenbach
Judge Bramham
Dan Boone
Lee Gooch
I. T. Mann
Bramham
Mann
English mill owners seek wage reduction
Liverpool June 11 weaving employers decided to press for a 12 percent wage reduction, the same as the federation of master cotton spinners proposed to put into effect to enable the Lancashire trade to compete with other countries. Cloth and yarns are dull.
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Liverpool
Eng
Lancashire
Cotton spinner wage proposal sparks strike threat in Manchester
The cotton spinners oppose a wage cut with strong objections from the operatives. A definite action was postponed to June 21 with a special Manchester meeting planned by worker representatives.
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Manchester
Birmingham Business Man Found Dead in Room
Howard Fulenwider a 39 year old prominent Birmingham businessman was found dead from a bullet wound to the temple in his rooms at a fashionable apartment hotel in Birmingham Alabama. He was the fourth person to die violently in the city since yesterday morning.
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Birmingham
Ala
Howard Fulenwider
Fulenwider
Miss America contestant crowned Miss Universe finalist
Irene Ahlberg an 18 year old New York stenographer was chosen to represent the United States as Miss Universe at the fourth international pageant of pulchritude in Galveston Texas She won from 34 American entrants and will vie for the title with ten foreign contestants The winner will receive 2000 of the 5000 prize. Miss Ohio Dorothy Jean Davis and Miss Massachusetts Margie Barrett were among the last eliminated after a two stage judging process
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Galveston
Tex
New York
United States
Irene Ahlberg
Tcenight
Dorothy Jean Davis
Massillon
Massachusetts
Margie Barrett
Springfield
Ahlberg
Oil policy clash at Colorado Springs conference
The Rocky Mountain states renewed opposition to President Hoover's oil conservation policy on public lands at the Colorado Springs oil conference. Colorado prepared a memorial to the secretary of the interior urging rescission of the March 12 executive order.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Rocky Mountain States
Hoover
Colorado
Secretary of the Interior
Hong Kong Island Faces Worst Water Shortage
Hongkong Island endures a severe drought crisis described as the worst in British colonial history. With rainfall dwindling to a month’s supply, a population of about 1,000,000 faces strict water rationing as queues line the streets for portions.
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Hongkong
Hongkong Island
New Southern Air Mail Routes To Be Proposed
Washington June 11 An inter-departmental aviation committee will discuss tomorrow the establishment of two air mail lines through the south. The proposed routes run from Louisville to Dallas and from Atlanta to Fort Worth.
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Southern Air Mail
Washington
Inter-Departmental Committee On Aviation
Louisville
Dallas
Atlanta
Fort Worth
Swedish fliers continue New York hop from Stockholm
Captain Albin Ahrenberg and the Sverige flew from Ivigtut to Greene land then to Reykjavik before resuming the flight toward New York. They had to return earlier twice due to heavy fuel load and propeller issues, signaling a restart within hours.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Albin Ahrenberg
Sverige
Ahrenberg
Bootleg Queens Myth Says Prohibition Officials
Washington officials report that the so called bootleg queen is a myth with only 35 women sentenced for bootlegging since January. Women are described as helpers in bootlegging, taking roles such as telephones and accounting, not leaders or sea cargo runners. Officials say women are new to the trade and tend to follow rather than lead, and no special tactics are needed to pursue female violators.
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Washington
June
Senate debate tightens over farm relief bill debenture plan
In Washington on June 11 the senate pressed toward a vote on the farm relief bill as Republicans including Nye Frazier and Couzens weighed positions on the debenture provision. President Hoover opposes the debenture plan and House support stands firm. Balloting set to begin at 4 p.m. with several undecided senators meeting with White House officials.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Hoover
House
Nye
Frazier
North Dakota
Couzens
Michigan
Tog
Baptist Secretary Named for Home Mission Board
Dr John Benjamin Lawrence of Kansas City has accepted the executive secretaryship of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist convention. He will assume duties July 15 succeeding Dr B D Gray. Acting secretary since May 30 is Dr A J Barton. Lawrence has led Missions in Micou and previously led Oklahoma Baptist University and Mississippi missions. He is a Florence Mississippi native with service in Mississippi Tennessee Louisiana and Oklahoma churches.
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Atlanta
Psi
John Benjamin Lawrence
Kansas City
Home Mission Board
Southern Baptist Convention
Louis D. Newton
Lawrence
B. D. Gray
Arch C. Cree
A. J. Barton
Micou
Kansas
Government urged to pay 25000 to Virkula wife
Washington June 11. A bill to authorize payment of 25000 to the wife of Henry Virkula who was killed Saturday at International Falls Minnesota by a border patrol officer. Representative Schafer Republican Wisconsin introduced the measure today.
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Washington
Henry Virkula
International Falls
Minn
Border Patrol
Représentative Schafer
Wisconsin
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