Bishop Cannon Defies Testimony in Senate Lobby Probe
Washington June 11 AP Bishop James Cannon Jr answers questions on the Southern Methodist Church but again refuses to testify about 1928 anti Smith campaigning. Senators press on funds questions while Cannon, allied by Senator Robinson, argues the inquiry oversteps, as an elderly protestor accuses Protestants of a Romanist hold up.
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Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
James Cannon
Southern Methodist Church
Walsh
Montana
Cannon
E. C. Jameson
New York
Walsh. Robinson
Robinson
Indiana
Blaine
Wisconsin
Caraway
Huston
Claudius Huston
Republican National Committee
Tennessee River Improvement Association
America
Reward Offered in Reporter Lingle Slaying Ch icago
A $55,000 reward pool formed by The Tribune Herald and Examiner and Evening Post for information leading to the killer of Alfred Jake Lingle. Chicago officials pursue a personal grudge motive while authorities guard clues and keep progress secret. Coroner Bundesen and police discuss gangland links, with Secret Six members aiding the inquiry.
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Chicago
Alfred
Jake) Lingle
the Tribune
The
Herald and Examiner
Evening Post
Bundesen
Pat Roche
Lingle
William Russell
John Stege
Six
Col
Robert Randolph
Association of Commerce
Inferno on Sea After Tanker Collision Off Seituate
A collision between the oil tanker Pinthis and the coastwise liner Fairfax in fog near Seituate caused flaming oil to engulf both ships. The death toll rose to 45 with 11 rescued or accounted for, the Fairfax carrying 146 aboard toward Norfolk. Pinthis carried 19 crew and 12 000 barrels of gasoline.
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Boston
Fall River
Pinthis
Fairfax
Seituate
Norfolk
Chelsea
Portland
Scituate
Shell Easter Petroleum Corporation
Archibald Brooks
The
Dr George Collins Ends Life In Charlotte Home
Dr George A Collins 34 director of the bureau of maternity and infant welfare on the North Carolina state board of health killed himself with a shotgun at his father BE W Collins home on the Charlotte Pineville road after months of ill health. He studied at Wake Forest and Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia finishing his medical degree in 1920 and joined the state board of health in 1920. Funeral services are set for tomorrow afternoon in Charlotte.
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State Board of Health
Father
Charlotte
George A. Collins
Bureau of
BE. W. Collins
Charlotte-Pineville
Collins
Philadelphia
North Carolina
Marshville
Wake Forest College
Jefferson Musical College
Board of Health
Weather Good for Fight as Schmeling Ring Rivalry Nears
New York June 1. Weather prospects for the Sharkey Schmeling heavyweight bout tomorrow night show fair skies and moderate temperatures. Tonight and Thursday will be mild with moderate southerly winds according to the official forecast.
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New York
Sharkey-Schmeling Heav
Pyeight
Bost
Humphreys secures Democratic nomination in 12th district race
Greensboro June 11 AP John D. Humphreys of Danbury was acclaimed winner in a three candidate race for the Democratic nomination for judge of the 12th judicial district. A Wayland Cooke of Greensboro, who finished second, announced he would not seek a second primary leaving Humphreys as the nominee.
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Greensboro
John D. Humphreys
Danbury
12Th Judicial District
A. Wayland Cooke
Humphreys
Bowers urges USC graduates to guard liberty
Claude G. Bowers, editor of the New York Evening World, speaking at the University of South Carolina commencement, urged educated young Americans to align new forces with American liberty justice and toleration. He warned of Russia and Italy as threats, condemned professional agitators and perceived attacks on democracy.
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New York World
South Carolina University
Columbia
US. C
University of South Carolina
Claude G. Bowers
New York Evening World
Russia
Italy
American Intelligensia
25 Millions For Public Buildings In Deficiency Bill
The second deficiency appropriation bill recommends about 25 million dollars for public buildings nationwide. Projects include Virginia sites in Bristol Charlottesville and Norfolk with several million in post office court house and customs house funding. North Carolina sites at Hich Point Lambertton New Bern also receive substantial increases.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Virginia
Bristol
Charlottesville
Court House
New Port News
Customs House
Norfolk
Helen and Carol face reconciliation amid Romanian government moves
Princess Mother Helen discussions resume as she is urged to forgive and forget and return to King Carol. Meanwhile Carol advances government plans seeking a premier to form a cabinet, holding talks with Maniu and General Averescu on leadership.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Mother Helen
Carol
Paris
Mme
Magda Lupescu
Romania
M. Iulian Maniu
Averescu
People's Party
Stocks Sag to Lowest Levels of 1930 Amid Broad Selloff
New York June 11 A sharp stock market decline returned after a late rally as over a score of pivotal shares fell sharply. Major losses included Lambert Bethlehem Steel and New York Central, with U S Steel Radio American Telephone and General Electric each dropping several dollars to new year lows.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Pivotal
Lambert
Bethlehem Steel
New York Central
U. S. Steel, Radio
American Telephone
General Eleectric
Hoover Names Directors to Textile Foundation
President Hoover named Harry D. Thompson of New York City Stuart W. Cramer of Charlotte and Cramerton North Carolina and Franklin W. Hobbs of Boston as directors of the Textile Foundation for scientific and economic research in the textile industry. Thompson will serve two years Cramer three Hobbs four. Secretaries of agriculture and commerce are ex officio members.
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Washington
Harry D. Thompson
New York City
Stuart W. Cramer
Charlotte
Cramerton
North Carolina
Franklin W. Hobbs
Boston
Massachusetts
Hoover
Textile Foundation
Thompson
Cramer
Hobbs
Agriculture and Commerce
Foundation
Man Dies Heroically Aboard Ship Saving Woman
Seaman J. B. Walker of Kittery Maine perished trying to rescue a woman aboard the Fairfax after a crash and explosion. Witness Seaman Fred Jam of the U S S Concord described waves fog fire screams and Walker's football tackle to save the woman as they both fell from the deck into burning oil.
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Boston
United States Navy
J. B. Walker
Kittery
Fred Jam
U. S. S. Concord
Fairfax
Jam
Walker
New Hope For Death Row Prisoners In Wilson County
Wright Bynum and William Randall, condemned for the Callie C. Williford murder, receive a potential reprieve as Aaron Sharp and Berry Richardson confess they trained the others. The four were slated for execution but delays and appeals may bring new evidence before the supreme court.
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Raleigh
State Penitentiary
Wright Bynum
William Randall
Callie C. Williford
Sugar Hill
Wilson Couty
A. O. Glover
Wilson County
Aaron Sharp
Berry Richarson
Henry A. Grady
Supreme Court
Sharp
Richardson
Bynum
Randall
Bank in McCormick Fails to Open Doors on News
The Farmers Bank of McCormick did not open today by order of its directors. A morning meeting resolved to place the bank under state bank examiners for 30 days due to a slow, silent depositor run. J B Harmon serves as president.
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McCormick
S. C
McCormick,&. C
Farmers Bank of McCormick
J.B. Harmon
Young High School Graduate Drowned At Party Honoring Him
Glenn Scott, 19, just graduated from Columbia High School, died at a lake ten miles from Columbia after a sudden attack while swimming during a graduation celebration hosted by his parents. Rescuers pulled him from the water quickly but he could not be revived.
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Columbia
S. C
Glenn Scott
Columbia High School
Surplus Of Second Lieutenants Sets Army Record
Washington reports the West Point graduation class creates a record surplus of 175 second lieutenants beyond the number budgeted by Congress. A small excess last year is surpassed and several may resign, but the surplus persists into the next fiscal year, funded from year accruements.
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Washington
West Point
War Department
Congress
Army
Roundup of Hoodlums in Chicago Aims for Jail Within Six Hours
Chief of Detective John Stege told the city council that all known gangsters in Chicago would be jailed within six hours. He ordered veteran gang fighters to form squads of four to scour the city immediately.
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Chicago
John Stege
Hoodoo Vote Set on Tariff in Senate Friday
Washington June 1 The tariff bill faces a decisive 2 PM Friday vote in the Senate with leaders optimistic of a narrow margin. If approved it heads to the House for a final roll call and likely to President Hoover Monday.
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Washington
Senate
House
Hoover
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Blaine
Reed
Pennsylvania
Grundy
Lives Of Women Saved by Prayer
A Boston report says women on the hurricane deck of the steamer Fairfax knelt in prayer as the ship collided with an unidentified oil tanker. Marine Harry Hutchcroft of Jacksonville Florida credits their prayers with saving lives by delaying panic and a possible jump into the flames. He and three fellow marines were en route to Nicaragua to serve with the United States election commission. He recounted seeing a man his wife and child plunge overboard and perish in the fiery water.
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Boston
Fairfax
Harry Hutchcroft
Jacksonville
Fla
Hatchcroft
Nicaragua
United States Election Commission
Boost in Freight Rates of North Carolina
North Carolina freight rates rose by about 12 to 25 percent under an interstate commerce commission order aligning with the Southern classification. Cotton goods and knitting products are excluded. a larger rise for these could take effect August 2. Tar Heel shippers may face thousands of dollars in daily costs as some turn to alternative transport. The commission acted after petitions from Virginia traffic groups alleging discriminatory North Carolina rates.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Southern
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. G. Womble
State Corporation Commission
Tar Heel
North Carolina Corporation Commission
Virginia
Lee's Niece Die. Obituary of Alice Walker in Oklahoma City
Mrs. Alice Walker aged 74, described as a niece of General Robert E. Lee, died at her Oklahoma City home. The report notes her relation to Lee and records her death on June 11. Funeral details are not provided in the fragment.
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Lee
Oklahoma City
Akia
Alice Walker
Robert E. Lee
Society Girl to Wed German Sailor in International Romance
New York news reports Miss Mary Landstreet to wed Hermann Pieck fourth officer of the liner Bremen in an international romance. They obtained a marriage license after visiting the city hall and plan to wed in July. Pieck, 27, seeks a master's license after navigation studies. Landstreet is Vassar College educated daughter of Fairfax Landstreet.
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New York
Mary Davis Landstreet
Hermann Pieck
Bremen
Landstreet
Germany
Park Avenue
Fairfax S. Landstreet
The
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Corporation
Vassar College
Pieck
Breman
Sandstreet
Farmer Ezra Hodge Shot Dead By Unknown Gunman
Ezra Hodge a 50 year old Sumter county farmer was shot through the door of his home by a stranger who fled in a car after the attack. Mrs Hodge said the visitor came asking to see him near 10 PM, and the shotgun blast killed him instantly. Neighbors note Hodge had recently reported a whiskey still to authorities and feared retaliation. No arrests by dawn.
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Sumter
Ezra Hodge
Sumter County
Hodge
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George Collins
Cooke
Claude Bowers
Helen
Stuart Cramer
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