Investigators Probe Holston Trust in Bank Collapse
Tennessee lawmakers continue hearings into state funds tied to the Holston Union National bank failure. Assistant trust officer F Curtiss Allen testifies about $250,000 highway funds deposited in Holston Trust and related transfers to Central Securities bonds and Lea Caldwell newspapers through August 1930. Ramsay directed some purchases for Colonel Luke Lea.
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F. Curtiss Allen
Trust Company
Nashville
Allen
Holston Trust Company
G. H. Briley
Highway Department
Highway Department, Saying $250,000 of the Highway and Public Works
Fourth
First National Bank of Nashville
First National Bank
Holston Union National Bank
Knoxville
New Face Powder Promises Smooth Natural Bloom
MELLO GLO powder marketed as purest and smoothest face powder with a new French process for longer wear. Government approved color blends with any complexion, prevents pores, avoids shine, and claims to avoid irritation. Sold by Eckerd's and Mann Drug Store.
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United States
Eckerd’s
Mann Drug Store
Massive Floods Struck Boston Coast After Two High Tides
Boston reports record tides from a coastal gale causing millions in damage. Flooding displaced hundreds, with over 200 homeless in Revere alone. Red Cross supplied 200 cots as water filled waterfront streets and stores. Rumors of widespread destruction extended to Portland and Lynn, but Boston neighborhoods bore the brunt.
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Boston
Mar
Revere
Red Cross
Portland
Lynn
Gloucester
Marblehead
Dems Plan to Raise 1.5 Million to Erase Deficit
The Democratic National Committee aims to raise 1.5 million dollars before the next year’s convention to wipe out a 551000 deficit from the 1928 campaign and to seed a 4.5 million fund for the 1932 effort. John Price Jones Corp of New York City is designated to run the campaign, pending committee approval.
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Washington
Mar
Democratic National Committee
Raskob
John Price Jones Corporation
New York City
Corporation
Democratic Party
National Committee
Robinson
Herbert Hoover
Republican Party
Services Are Held For Henry C. Kearns
Henry C. Kearns 21 of South Lexington died at his parents home from influenza and pneumonia. Funeral services were held at Hedrick's Grove Reformed church conducted by Rev. J. C. Leonard and Rev. J. D. Andrews. He leaves two brothers and three sisters in addition to his parents, Mr and Mrs Marvin L. Kearns.
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Lexington
Mar
Henry C. Kearns
Marvin L. Kearns
Hedrick’s Grove Reformed Church
J. C. Leonard
D. D
J. D. Andrews
Hedrick’s Grove Church
Confidence Game Fails of Success
In Hot Springs Arkansas two men named H. Tubbs and H. C. Denton were jailed on charges of attempted conspiracy in a confidence game that backfired after the victim alerted authorities. Jay Bender of Coldwater Michigan reported the men tried to induce a $15,000 horse race bet.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Mar
H. Tubbs
H. C. Denton
Jim Floyd
Jay Bender
Coldwater
Mich
Leroy Watts In Court Larceny Sentence Quoted
A man named Leroy Watts, colored, 515 Gray Son Street, Sears Roebuck employee, denies being the same Leroy Watts who yesterday received six months on the county roads for larceny in Municipal Court.
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Leroy Watts
Grayson Street
Sears Roebuck
India Gandhi Pact Halts Civil Disobedience in Delhi
Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress party agreed with Lord Irwin to suspend civil disobedience and boycott of foreign cloth. Key terms include release of nonviolent prisoners, Salt area autonomy, and withdrawal of repressive ordinances. Round table talks to plan a future Indian constitution move forward, with London or India as possible sites.
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New Delhi
India
Mahatma Gandhi
all-India Congress Party
Lord Irwin
Gandhi
London
Bombay Chronicle
Delhi
Lord
Council of the Government of India
Democratic leaders debate five day week and unity plan
Proposes continued from page one assails conditions while arguing against taxing the rich to aid the poor. The speaker urges a five day work week for government and a Saturday holiday to let banks close. Raskob and Shouse endorse the plan but stress convention decisions will define the party’s platform. Hull praises unity and warns against factionalism within the Democratic Party.
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Democratic Party
Raskob
Jouett Shouse
Female Al Capone sought in New York murder inquiry
The World Telegram reports police seek a woman described as a “female Al Capone” who knows New York nightlife well enough to aid in solving the Vivian Gordon murder. Known as “Molly A” or “Phillis D,” she reportedly entertains out of town buyers and is currently away to avoid exposure. In Audubon, New Jersey, a guard stands at the Bischoff home after threats following his daughter Benita’s suicide linked to Gordon’s killing.
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New York
World-Telegram
al Capone
Vivian Gordon
Vice
Upper West Side
Molly A
Phillis
John EB. C. Bischoff
Benita
Bischoff
Insurgent Demands For Leadership In Peru Accepted
Lima reports that Dr. Ricardo Leoncio Elias’s provisional government accepted insurgent demands to lead a new administration. Elias, who replaced Luis M. Sanchez Cerro, offered Arequipa leader David Samanez Ocampo the presidency and four ministerial posts. The move indicates a major government reshuffle within seven months, prompted by Arequipa emissaries.
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Lima
Peru
Ricardo Leoncio Elias
Elias
Luis M. Sanchez Cerro
David Samanez Ocampo
Arequi
Arequipa
Society Day at High Point College to Honor Library
Akrothinian and Artemesian literary societies stage Society Day at High Point College on Saturday with a program including the presentation of 75 volumes to the library. EB Glasgow to give the literary address at 10:30 a.m. in Roberts hall. Coy Whitlow to speak. Ruth Woodcock to present volumes. eight p.m. banquet with Allen Hastings and Miss Woodcock as toastmasters.
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High Point College
EB. C. Glasgow
Allen Jay High School
Roberts Hall
Coy Whitlow
Mies Ruth Woodcock
Artemesian Society
Allen Hastings
Akrothinian Society
Miss Woodcock
Global shift to gold standard centuries apart
England adopted the gold money standard in 1816, followed by Germany in 1873 and the United States in 1900, marking major monetary reforms driven by stability goals across major economies.
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England
Germany
United States
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Tom Moore
di Rpley
Scotland Yard
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