Reduction Of Navies Interests Washington
Washington reports progress in naval talks with Britain and Japan as MacDonald Dawes discussions advance. A Tanaka message signals Japan’s readiness to back arms reduction, bolstering the Kellogg idea as a basis for future disarmament talks amid stalled treaty entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
MacDonald
Japan
Dawes
England
Tanaka
Tokyo
State Department
Stimson
Esme Howard
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Gibson
League of Nations Preparatory Disarmament Commission
Hoover
Confessed Murder by Ohio Professor to Grand Jury
Dr. James H. Snook a dismissed Ohio State University professor confessed to killing 25 year old Theora Hix his pupil and lover. He described striking her with a hammer then slitting her throat in his car near a rifle range to end her alleged threat to his wife and child. He said the quarrel began over plans to flee the city for the weekend. The confession followed a 23 hour interrogation and was sent to the county grand jury with a probable first degree murder indictment expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
James H. Snook
Ohio State University
Theora Hix
John J. Chester, Jr
Chester
Here
Bodies Sought After Seaplane Crash Over St Lawrence
Canadian Vickers chief pilot C S Caldwell and Captain J C Jervis with Dr William D Morris died when a seaplane struck high tension wires and plunged into the St Lawrence River. The bodies of Caldwell and Morris are not recovered. Jervis had been pulled from the water. Witnesses said the craft was low over the river between Point St Charles and Nun's Island when a flash of flame accompanied two power lines and the plane fell in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Low Altiude
St. Charles
Nun’s Sland
Nun’s Island
Gentry Seeks Refueling Endurance Flight Record
Viola Gentry, record holder in women's solo endurance flight, and Charles Parkhurst launch a refueling endurance attempt from Roosevelt Field at 11:25 a.m. in a light biplane The Answer while the ship The Exclamation Point revs the famous endur ance plane name The Question Mark for historical reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Field
N.Y
Viola Gentry
Chas. ’. Parkhurst
Chicago Cop Hater Doody Faces New Charges
Doody, known as Wee Willie and Baby Face, faces two more shootings as authorities pursue the Chicago desperado linked to the killings of T L Jackson and Charles Levy. He allegedly shot a restaurant owner and a policeman after a botched robbery attempt, with a car getaway and a narcotics store incident cited in the latest manhunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wee Willie
Doody
Chicago
Wee Willie’ Doody
Cop Hater
Desperado
Tommy’* O'Connor
T. L. Jackson
Charles Levy
Berwyn
Leon Raymond
Oak Park
Milton Valsonopolis
Valsonopolis
First Pan American Mail Flight From France Begins
A Pan American plane piloted by F Ormsby took off from France field this morning on the first mail flight to the east coast of South America. Planned stops include Cartagena Barranquilla and Curacao with a final visit to Maracay where President Juan T Trippe will join the visit to Venezuela's newly elected president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Canal Zone
F. Ormsby
France Field
South America
Cartagena
Colombia
Barranquilla
Curacao
Maracay
Juan T. Trippe
Venezuela
Seventeen Escaped Convicts Recaptured at Prison Farm
Seventeen of forty three convicts who escaped yesterday from the Clemens state prison farm were recaptured and in iron. Four others were shot and slightly wounded by possemen and sent to a hospital. Armed posses with bloodhounds persisted in river bottom search for remaining fugitives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Clemens State Prison
Prince of Wales to Celebrate 35th Birthday Quietly
London June 21 The Princes of Wales will be 35 Sunday and spend the day at Sunningside with daily Ascot trips for the races. He will not mark the day with special celebrations and will drive to Windsor Castle to see the king and queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Princes of Wales
Sunningside
Ascot
Windsor Castle
Child dies in Monroe auto crash near Concord road
A four month old named David James Dewitt Rogers died from a fractured skull after a car veered off a Monroe Concord road and plunged down an embankment. His mother Mrs J S Rogers was injured and Mrs Mark Winchester suffered a fractured skull and critical injuries. The three occupants resided near Monroe and Mrs Rogers was believed to have been driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
N. C
Concord
David James Dewitt Rogers
Ellen Fitzgerald Hospital
J. S. Rogers
Mark Winchester
Union Judge J M Greer Confederate Veteran Dies
Judge J M Greer aged 81 a Confederate veteran died at his home in Union South Carolina. He is the father of Mrs J Frost Walker state president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNION
S. C
J. M. Greer
J. Frost Walker
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Nine Air Transport Firms Show Profit In 1928 Six Months
Nine air transport companies reported a combined income of 3,238,057 and expenses of 1,591,990 for the last six months of 1928, totaling 2,373,165 miles flown at 69.4 cents per mile. The nineteen airlines overall showed a profit with revenue 3,858,020 and expenditures 2,653,052, yielding 1,204,968. 41 U S carriers existed but many did not respond to earnings questions. government mail payments on 28 routes in late 1928 totaled 5,103,825.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robsion
R. B. Waddle
Somerset
Kentucky
Senate
Brookhart
Sidney F. Bailey
Madisonville
Washington
Department of Commerce
United States
Rocky Mount Cops Bar Snuff Except On Night Duty
In Rocky Mount on June 21, the board of aldermen ordered police to quit snuff except during night duty after a complaint a officer bit into snuff hindered giving a citizen information. Mayor Watson intervened to allow midnight to 6 am snuff use for night officers. a suggestion for ornate dress was not adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mount
Board of Aldermen
Engineers of State Meet at Wrightsville
Wilmington June 21 The annual summer convention of the North Carolina engineers opened at Wrightsville Beach. The main program is recreation and a major talk will be The Construction of Duke University by A C Lee, chief engineer for the Duke Power company and Duke Construction company. Business sessions planned for today and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
North Carolina Engineers
Wrightsville Beach
Raleigh
Duke University
A. C. Lee
Duke Power Company
Duke Construction Company
Bishop Cannon Criticized by Protestant Group in Norfolk
In Norfolk on June 20 the Knights of American Protestantism adopted a resolution denouncing Bishop James Cannon Jr. of the Methodist Episcopal Church South for using his office to influence elections on religious grounds. The group condemned his political meddling while acknowledging his sincerity and good work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
James Cannon, Jr
Ciry Crusader
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Methodist Church
Knights of American Protestantism
National Board of Directors
Oganization
Cannon
Tariff Fight Lineup Is Taking Shape
Washington June 21 A Reuters summary notes that the senate finance committee continues hearings for broad tariff revision aimed to limit increases to agricultural products. Republican independents plan an organized movement with Borah support to constrain industrial schedules and press for a limited revision before the recess ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
Finance Committee
House
Norris and Howell
Nebraska
Frazier and Nye
North Dakota
Brookhart
Iowa
la Follette
Wisconsin
Wheeler
Montana
Borah
Idaho
More New Passenger Cars Bought in State
Raleigh June 21 The state motor vehicle division reports a 35 percent rise in new passenger cars sold in North Carolina during the first five months of 1929 versus 1928. Total purchases were 29,484 this year against 21,820 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
State Motor Vehicle Division
State Department of Revenue
Cigarette Production Rises in May Across United States
May production of cigarettes in the United States reached 11,169,358,287 units, up 2,276,859,065 from May 1928. Cigar output totaled 613,083,055, up 31,909,486. manufactured tobacco rose to 30,128,326 pounds, an increase of 369,364 pounds from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Wage Cut Announced for Lancashire Cotton Spinning
Manchester June 21 announcement that employers will post notices tonight showing a 12.82 percent reduction in wages in the Lancashire cotton spinning industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Eng
Lancashire
Spanish airman on hop to New York via Azores
Major Ramon Franco, famed aviator who crossed the South Atlantic in 1926, left Alcazores airfield near Cartagena at 4 50 p m for the Azores on the first leg to New York. He traveled with three companions and expected to reach the Azores by 6 30 a m Saturday Madrid time. Franco will rest, then depart for New York at 6 p m Saturday weather permitting. If conditions fail, a stop at Halifax may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartagena
Spain
Ramon Franco
South Atlantic
Azores Islands
New York
Madrid
Franco
Azores
Halifax
N. S
WBT Radio Sold to New York Partnership
Charlotte moved news that station WBT, one of America's first three, has been purchased by a New Jersey headed corporation led by M. K. Gilliam of Asbury Park with B. J. Gluck remaining as general manager. Lee A. Folger of C. Coddington Inc. announced the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
WBT
Pioneer
United States
M. K. Gilliam
Asbury Park
N. J
B. J. Gluck
Lee A. Folger
C. C. Coddington, Inc
Monster Sea Turtle Captured at Wrightsville Beach
A sea turtle weighing about 1,000 pounds and six feet long, four and a half feet wide, was captured on Wrightsville Beach in Wilmington. It was turned on its back and tied so visitors could view it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Wrightsville Beach
Athletics Take First From Yanks
The Athletics overwhelmed three Yankee pitchers including Pennock at Yankee Stadium for 16 hits in an 11 to 1 rout to claim first game of the doubleheader. Bob Grove earned his 11th win as Al Simmons hit his 15th and 16th homers, Haas also homer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankee Stadium
N. Y
Athletics
Yankee
Pennock
Bob Grove
al Simmons
Haas
Grote
New York
E Combs
Boverteen
Leseert
Philadelphia
Grasowski
Bishop
T. Fs
Dorey
Saetia
Grabowski
Yorke
Gehrig
Miller
Simmons
Doley
Robertson
Foxx
Cocharen
Boley
iMiler
Durocher
Lazzeri
Moore
Grove
Penonck
Sherid
McGowan
Campbell
Moriarity
Bishop Denny Opposes Church In Politics At Richmond Conference
Bishop Collins Denny of the Methodist Episcopal Church South condemned church involvement in politics during a Richmond district conference. He opposed sending a resolution to President Hoover endorsing law enforcement and actions, arguing church authority does not extend to judging civil officials. The conference narrowly approved the resolution despite his stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Collins Denny
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Methodist Church
Hoover
Denny
Sion
Fred Chenault
Broad Street Methodist Church
Conference Committee
Divorce Granted to Mrs Lincoln Steffens in Salinas
In Salinas California Superior Court Mrs Lincoln Steffens daughter of Ella Winters won a divorce from Joseph Lincoln Steffens 63 eminent writer and lecturer of Carmel. She accused him of being harsh and abusive and refusing to speak to her and objecting to her social life. They married in Paris in 1924 and separated April 3. They have a four year old son Peter Stanley Steffens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salinas
Cal
Lincoln Steffens
Steffens
Joseph Lincoln Steffens
Carmel
Cali
San Francisco
Ella Winters
Paris
Peter Stanley Steffens
Explosion and Fire Kill Nearly 100 in Canton Vaults
London dispatch from Hong Kong reports almost 100 people dead after an explosion and fire in two vaults under Canton Eastband hospital. Thirty victims were patients as Red Cross workers, police, and troops swarmed the scene. main hospital building destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Exchange Telegraph Company
Hongkong
Eastband Hospital
Canton
Red Cross
Also Mentioned on This Page
Root
Canada
Snook
Toronto
Ont
Alfred Cuddy
Ontario Provisional Police
Windsor
A. H. Price
Border Cities
Star
Belle Isle
Amhertshorg
Eddy
Border Territory
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Dominion
Elihu Root
Owen D. Young
International Reparations Commission
Hamilton College
Frederick C. Ferry
Sagok
McKellar
Tennessee
South Carolina
Arkansas
Waddle
Jack” Caldwell
O Gentry
Bad Man
Commandeers Auto
George Denbo
Arole
Denbo
France
Prince OF Wales
Greer
Engineers OF State
Wrightsville
Protestant Society
Tariff
10 Corporation
Slain
Ohio State
Mackinen
Mao
Hong Kong
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!