Rioting After Cantonese Entry In Shanghai
Chaos followed the Cantonese capture of Shanghai as rioters roamed the native quarter. Chinese troops broke through a barrier north of the international settlement and began looting while a British armored car responded to a police call for aid. Lieutenant Newman Corporal Ainslie and two soldiers were wounded by machine gun fire.
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Shanghai
Mar
Natve
International Settlement
Newman
Ainslie
Ford libel case hinges on alleged Jewish conspiracy influence
Detroit report on Aaron Sapiro versus Henry Ford libel suit details jury handling and arguments about malice in the Dearborn Independent and statements tying Sapiro to an international Jewish ring. Gallagher argues the articles target Sapiro as an individual while Ford’s side seeks broader charges of conspiracy and malice.
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Detroit
Aaron Sapiro
Henry Ford
Fred M. Raymond
Sapiro
Chicago
Farmers Co-Operative Associations
William J. Cameron
Dearborn Independent
William Henry Gallagher
Dearborn
Ford
Mar
Gallagher
Record cotton crop sets all time U S high in 1926
The 1926 cotton crop, the largest ever grown, reached 17,919,258 five hundred pound bales in the census bureau final ginning report. Alabama to Texas show high totals with Texas at 5,609,301 and Mississippi 1,883,952. Round bales counted as half bales reached 656,861. New York also reports a separate murder confession involving Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray.
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Washington
Mar
Census Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Riots and Fire Hit Shanghai Native City as Foreign Settlements Face Attacks
Fighting raged in Chapei with Chan tangese and Kuomintang lines amid fires and shifting loyalties as 12 casualties occurred and 10,000 northern troops reportedly joined Cantonese forces. White Russians, British, and Russian police were among the wounded or displaced while foreign properties faced threats. French outposts on the concession border also clashed with Chinese troops, driving them off.
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Shanghai
Mar
Chapei
Chantangese
Tng
Kuomintang
Astor House
Hawkins
Carlisle
Pootung
Whamgpoo River
Shanghat
General Strike Paralyzes City as Marines Parade
A general strike began at noon with trams in the international settlement and workers from major cotton mills stopping work. The action, a political show of solidarity with the nationalist victory, followed by 1,200 US Marines on Chaumont, marching in streets with full field gear and weapons before returning to the ship.
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International Settlement
Prize City
United States
Chaumont
Pi Shu-Chuen
Bank Leader J Elwood Cox Returns From Florida Tour
J Elwood Cox president of the Commercial National Bank returns to the city from a two week trip visiting Florida and southern cities including New Orleans Tampa and Atlanta, resuming duties today.
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Florida
J. Elwood Cox
Commercial National Bank
Mr. Cox
New Orleans
Tampa
Atlanta
Italian Aviator De Pinedo Flies to Itacoastiara
The Italian aviator Commander De Pinedo, who departed Manaos Brazil for Para along the Amazon, alighted at Itacoastiara in a return flight reported by the Western Telegraph from Buenos Aires Argentina on March 21.
Why Marines Were Landed in Shanghai
Washington reports the landing of about 1500 American marines in Shanghai under Kellogg policy to protect American life and property during a transition between northern and southern leaders. The Marines and bluejackets are to safeguard rights as Shanghai's municipal council declares a state of emergency.
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Shanghai
Washington
Kellogg
Admiral Williams
Navy Department
Municipal Council of
Bal kans Stir at League Meeting on Balkan Tensions
Geneva dispatch reports the League of Nations preparatory commission meeting to discuss plans for an international disarmament conference as tensions flare over alleged Yugoslav mobilization along the Albania frontier. Belgrade denies military prep, while Rome, London, and Berlin weigh in with cautious statements.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Balkans
League of Nations
League
Rome
Jugo-Slavia
Belgrade
Jugo-Slavy
England
Germany
Italy
Jugo-Slav
Albania
Jugo- Slavia
Jugo- Slav
Peritch
M. Peritch
Belgrade Denies British Italian Warning on Albanian Revolt
Foreign Minister Peritch said neither Britain nor Italy warned Yugoslavia about revolutionaries stirring revolt in Albania. A high diplomatic source confirmed the denial, rebutting a report in the Reme newspapers.
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Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Albania
Peritch
Reme
Heflin Criticizes Prohibition Ploy In North Carolina Speech
U S Senator J Thomas Heflin of Alabama addressed the North Carolina Anti Saloon League convention in Raleigh, denouncing repeal of the preferential primary and warning that unpledged delegates to the Democratic national convention could assist Al Smith. He urged stronger law enforcement and stressed home sanctity, citing liquor linked crime from the past and stating he would return to North Carolina before the next primary.
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Raleigh
Anti-Saloon League of
North Carolina
United States
J. Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Heflin
al Smith
Smith
Rebels Attack Train Near Mexico City No Passengers Hurt
A group of about three hundred rebels led by Rodolfo Gallegos attacked a Laredo to Mexico City train. Passengers hid on floors to dodge bullets as two coaches were burned and a conductor died from wounds. Military escort troops engaged the attackers, who escaped with loot via loaded mules.
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Laredo
Mexico City
Rodolfo Gallegos
B. Harriman
Mexico
Military rule kept in force in Coffeyville after racial unrest
Coffeyville Kansas under military rule at civil authorities request after Friday night racial outbreak left four injured. National guard withdrawal delayed as high school students planned to bar negro pupils from classes. Troops extended on duty indefinitely after pistol clash and rumors of renewed agitation. Adjutant General orders patrols with 30 American Legion members sworn as special deputies to help policing efforts.
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Coffeyville
Kas
National Guard
Jola
Yates Center
Milton McLean
Ozhrk
American Legion
Furniture Dealers Case Ends in Mistrial in Chicago
The trial of 129 furniture dealers and firms charged with Sherman anti trust violations ended as Judge Carpenter discharged the jury after it failed to reach an agreement. The panel had begun deliberations Thursday at noon.
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Chicago
Carpenter
Widow unable to tell her story in Hogan killing
Macon Ga March 21 AP investigators probe three stolen cars in the slaying of local broker E B Hogan on a remote road. Deputies track cars to Dames Ferry Monroe county and question Eva Tanner who was with Hogan the night of the shooting. she is held in solitary as officers seek leads.
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Macon
E. B. Hogan
W. C. Dorsey
Dames Ferry
Monroe County
Dorsey
Hogan
Eva Tanner
Tanner
Washington County
J. Douglas Weaver
Lintoype
Three Men Sought in Barton's Creek Beating Case
Mrs. Fannie Davis, 75, reports three unnamed men beat her at home in Barton's Creek township on Sunday after she refused to serve them food. Deputies continued the search today while withholding the suspects' names. The assailants reportedly ransacked the house before fleeing yesterday.
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Raleigh
Fannie Davis
Barton's Creek Township
Bud Stell
Real estate magnate Browning wins separation suit
Edward West Browning of New York won his separation suit against his wife Frances Heenan Browning in a Carmel Supreme Court decision by Justice A. H. F. Seegar on March 21.
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Carmel
N. Y
Mar
Edward West Browning
New York
Frances’ (Peaches) Heenan
Supreme Court
A. H. F. Seegar
Standard Oil Louisiana President Clarke Found Dead
Baton Rouge press reports C. T. Clarke president of Standard Oil Company of Louisiana was found dead in his bathroom this morning by his chauffeur. Police are investigating the death as a possible suicide or foul play.
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Baton Rouge
C. T. Clarke
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
Governor McLean Letter Sparks Sanity Board Graft Probe
Attorney General Brummitt was to return tomorrow as Governor McLean urged an investigation into graft charges tied to the state board of health. Assistant AG Nash said no action would be taken while Brummitt is away, with charges arising during a senate debate on amending sanity laws.
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Raleigh
Brummitt
McLean
State Board of Health
Frank Nash
Senate
Dartmouth Head Would Reform College Athletics
Dartmouth Athletic council seeks opinions on a reform plan from President Ernest Hopkins. The proposal urges limited varsity players for major games and moves coaching to students, aiming to keep sport participation among enrolled students rather than professionalized athletes. Hopkins notes gradual, collective reform among eastern colleges may begin with a few willing institutions.
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth Athletic Council
Ernest Martin Hopkins
Lemuel Hodgekins
Worcester
Mass
Dartmouth
Arrest in Snyder murder linked to Henry Judd Gray
Henry Judd Gray, 31, a corset salesman from East Orange New Jersey, was arrested at the Onondaga hotel in Syracuse in connection with the murder of Albert Snyder, art editor, in New York. Detected after a long distance call from John J. Gallagher of the Long Island police, Gray claimed to have been in Syracuse since Friday and denied knowledge of the killing.
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New York
Ruth Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Syracuse
Albert Snyder
Syracusa
Gray
Snyder
the Bridge
George Hough
Newcombe
Mr. Snyder
N. Y
East Orange
N. J
Rochester
Onondaga Hotel
John J. Gallagher
Long Island
Quadrennial Institute Opens At Chapel Hill
The first quadrennial institute of the University of North Carolina opened in Chapel Hill after Dr. Herbert Adams Gibbons address. He urged revising war debt claims to bolster power to limit armaments. The program includes international industrial and interracial relations groups and runs daily through Friday.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Herbert Adams Gibbons
Princeton
N C
America
Zoning Rights of Cities Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court sustained municipal power to enact zoning ordinances in a Minneapolis case, aligning with the Euclid decision that zoning validly restricts property rights. The ruling affirms lower court orders against Charles B. Berry, who challenged zoning as a whole rather than specific provisions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Minneapolis
Euclid
Ohio
Charles B. Berry
Berry
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