Prolonged Naval Talks Face Franco Italian Parity Clash
The American delegation debated Franco Italian naval parity at the Washington conference. Morrow and Train proposed ideas but could not offer mediation between Italy and France, hoping to be invited to intervene. Prime Minister MacDonald and Admiral Alexander lunch hinted survey of the standoff.
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Morrow
Harold Train
Italy
France
Adoarnant
MacDonald
A. V. Alexander
The
Admiralty
Stimson
Daws
Reed
Daily Express
Tokyo
Wife Murder Is Denied By Shepard
Denied bail on charges of poisoning his wife Major Charles A Shepard a United States army surgeon was jailed in Denver. He pleaded not guilty and contended his innocence while government officials plan to prove a murder plot connected to Grace Brandon a Brooks Field stenographer. Brandon denied any connection and was not to be arrested.
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Colo
Fort Riley
Kas
Charles A. Shepard
United States Army
Grace Brandon
Brooks Field
San Antonio
Tex
United States
Robert E. Foot
Major Shepard
Last Juning
Foot
Topeka
Shepard
Florida Governor Demands Capone’s Arrest in State
Governor Doyle E. Carlton ordered Florida sheriffs to arrest Al Capone if he enters Florida and escort him to the state border with no return. He authorized assistance if needed.
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Capone
Jackson
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Doyle E. Carlton
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Weather Stops Don's Speed Trial at Daytona Beach
Adverse weather and rough beach conditions lead Kaye Don to cancel today's run to break the world speed record of 231 miles an hour in Daytona Beach Florida.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Kaye Don
Charlotte Banker Wilkinson Faces False Entry Charges
W. D. Wilkinson, president of the defunct Continental Trust Company, was charged with false entry and misappropriation of 822,000 in a warrant issued by Charlotte police. The warrant followed a conference between Joan Mitchell, State Bank Examiner, and Police Chief Horace Moore. Detectives were sent to arrest Wilkinson.
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Charlotte
N. C
W. D. Wilkinson
Continental Trust Company
Joan Mitchell
Raleigh
State Bank Examiner
Horace Moore
Wilkinson
Vigil tight as Capone remains at large in Chicago
Chicago follows rumors on Alfonso Capone after his Philadelphia release after ten months for carrying concealed weapons. Reports place him arriving by plane and hiding with lieutenants or in Indiana while police vow to arrest hoodlums on sight and deter gang warfare.
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Alfonso Capone
Philadelphia
Capone
Capone Handigrark
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Jexington
Metropole
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Baltimore
Miami
British freight liner Chief Capilano seized by U S marshal
Deputy United States Marshal A B McDonald boarded and seized the 8S. S. Chief Capilano in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on an order linked to the loss of the freighter Chief Magquilta which foundered off the Aleutian Islands on December 1, 1928.
Bennett says New York failed to enforce dry law
William S. Bennett railroad executive and former congressman testifies before the House Judiciary Committee that the eighteenth amendment is not enforced in New York and that no successful attempt has ever been made there to curb the liquor traffic evils.
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House Judiciary Committee
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Raleigh
N. C
United States
Daniels
Ashington
W —Williams. Bennett
Congress
New York
Missouri Rep Dyer says law enforcement found no conclusions on beer proposal
Rep Dyer of Missouri announced that the law enforcement commission reported no conclusions on his plan to legalize 2.75 percent beer. Chairman Wickersham had indicated two days earlier he did not favor legalizing the sale of this beverage.
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Dyer
Missouri
Law Enforcement Commission
Wickersham
German airman sets parachute descent record
Assell Germany reports Air Pilot Resch of Wuerzburg claims a record parachute descent of 5 200 meters about 17 333 feet surpassing the previous record of 4 300 meters.
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Assell
Germany
Resch
Wuerzburg
Little Girl Fatally Wounded By Father's Revolver
In Asheville North Carolina on March 19 Katherine Metcalf three years old died from a neck wound after attempting to take her father's revolver from a dining room buffet. The mother, in the dining room earlier, rushed in at the pistol report.
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Asheville
N. C
Katherine Metcalf
Gate City Plumber Shocked by Lightning Stroke
Greensboro North Carolina March 19 Hoyt Hollifield a plumber was severely shocked when struck by lightning during a brief violent storm with rain and hail at noon today.
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Gate City
Greensboro
N. C
Hoyt Hollifield
New York Made Yam Conscious By Efforts Mrs Dullaid Organizer
Atlanta dispatch reports a Georgia market bureau effort to promote New York yams. Mrs Laurence Mitchell and Mrs S R Dull staged eastern demonstrations with yams and cooking gear. The initiative sparked New York letters, prompting a second printing of a 50 recipe yam cook book.
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New York
Dullaid
Atlanta
State Market Bureau
Laurence T. Mitchell
Bureau
S. R. Dull
Georgia
Atlantic City
Tenth Avenue
Market Bureau
Europa Sails From Bremerhaven on Maiden Atlantic Voyage
The North German Lloyd liner Europa, sister to the Bremen, left Bremerhaven at 1 p m for New York and channel ports amid whistles and cheers. She resembles the Bremen but sits two feet deeper and has oval funnels. Enthusiasm hints at a possible world Atlantic crossing record. The Bremen previously set a westward record of four days and 17 hours.
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Ger
Europa
Bremen
Atlantic
Channel Ports
New York
Weser
Disturbance injures 100 at Calcutta mayor trial in Burma
A crowd outside the courtroom in Rangoon injures over 100 during the trial of J. N. Sengupta Mayor of Calcutta for sedition tied to Gandhi’s civil disobedience. Thirty police hurt as brick bats fly and a military unit is called in. A prominent Indian pacifier is also wounded after a procession clashed with police.
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Burma
J. N. Sengupta
Calcutta
Mahatma Gandhi
John D Jubilant At Flower Victory
John D Rockefeller Sr wins two blue ribbons at a Halifax county flower show in Ormond Beach Florida. His double petunias in magenta and a pot of Easter lilies capture top honors, underscoring his affection for flowers over golf.
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Fla
John ST. Rockefeller
Halifax County
Rockefeller
SOS from Greek freighter Eugenie near Bermuda stalls engines
The Greek freighter Eugenie, 2,312 tons from Baltimore to Marseilles, sent an SOS 200 miles northeast of Bermuda after its engines failed and steering was lost. The Syros and Lady Hawkins, plus a Bermuda liner, prepared to assist as the Eugenie drifted southeast and fell silent after an acknowledgment.
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Eugenie
Bermuda
Syros
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Syroe
New Orleans
Havre
Halifax
Eugenia
Treasury reports show March income tax receipts near targets
Treasury says March 15 collections up to March 17 totalled 99.666 million dollars, about 10 million behind the year-ago pace. If the trend holds after audit, the first quarter total may fall about 50 million short of last year's 691 million.
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Mar
Treasury
Residents Fight Use of School for Dances in Black Mountain
Black Mountain residents urge Buncombe County to end public dances in the school auditorium. Promoters call the venue a community center for recreation while critics cite alcohol in bottles, theft of groceries money and clothing left in cars, and safety concerns.
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Black Mountain
N. C
North Carolina
Buncombe County
Tax collections may equal budget in North Carolina
Raleigh reports total income tax receipts through today show a shortfall of 121000 versus last year but including September installment payments the 1929 50 total may exceed 1928 29. Commissioner Maxwell notes current year to date at 6566578.06 with 169000 installment due and predicts overall collections near the 7686280.48 prior year total.
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Raleigh
A. J. Maxwell
Huston Turns $526 Profit From Stock Deal
Testimony before the senate lobby committee details a $14,100 margin account held by Claudius H. Huston with Blyth and Bonner. Krickl said the funds were used to buy 300 shares of Loose Wiles Biscuit, 200 shares Natural Cash Register, and 200 shares Kelvinator, yielding a $526 profit.
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Washington
Claudius H. Huston
Republican National Committee
New York
Blyth and Bonner
Senate Lobby Committee
Charles A. Krickl
Krickl
W. Moore
Huston
Union Carbide Company
Tennessee River Improvement Association
Blyth
Bonner
Moore
Kricks
Loose Wiles Biscuit
Natural Cash Register
Kelvinator
Congressman Pou Seeks 16th Term in North Carolina
Raleigh March 19. Congressman Edward W Pou announces renomination for a 16th term in the Fourth North Carolina District. Pou, dean of NC lawmakers, took oath March 4 1960 the same day as Senator Simmons. Also, Judge R A Nunn confirms reelection bid from the Fifth Judicial District and Thomas L Estep of Stratford seeks a Democratic senatorial filing blank on a wet platform.
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Raleigh
Mar
Edward W. Pou
North Carolina
Pou
F. M. Simmons
R. A. Nunn
New Bern
Thomas L. Estep
Stratford
Estep
Italian Prince Wins Damages Over Film Portrayal
Prince Danilo of Montenegro, brother of Italy's queen, won 100 000 francs in a libel damages suit against Metro Goldwyn Mayer over a film titled The Prince of Monte Blanco. He sought 500 000 francs claiming the movie's character damaged his reputation and humiliated his family.
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Danilo
Montenegro
Italy
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Prince of
Monte Blanco
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