Rebels Press Full-Scale Assault on Mazatlan
Mexican rebels lash Mazatlan with land and sea attacks as federal reinforcements loom. American consul W. T. Blocker reported killed amid the fighting. Rebels claim downed federal aircraft and ineffective Progresso fire while offensives unfold in Jimenez and Colorado as authorities move on three fronts against the rebellion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mazatlan
W. T. Blocker
Nogales
Escobar
Jimenez
Chihuahua City
Tornadoes And Floods Bring Death And Havoc Across Area
Four new flood disasters prompted Red Cross relief as 1000 families were left homeless and 36 000 refugees awaited aid in the southeast. Timbered by power outages and water shortages, towns in Alabama Tennessee Kentucky and Mississippi reported deaths, drownings, and missing persons amid swollen rivers and washed camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Red Cross
Montgomery
Ala
T. J. Wyrick
Knoxville, Tenn
Coal Creek
Anderson County
B. C. Baker
Harriman
Tenn
Emma Tyler
L. ©. Kelly
Pinesville
The
Cumberland River
National
Pineville
Keothsburg
Misissippi River
Olachea Makes Getaway in La Noria Rebel Action
NOGALES Sonora March 23 General Augustin Olachea former commander of the federal troops at Naco narrowly escaped capture when rebels seized an airplane and its American pilot in La Noria Sonora this afternoon.
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Olachea
Nogales
Sonora
Augustino Olachea
Naco
la Noria
Belief Bomb Wrecked Valley Camp Mine Blast
James A. Paisley, president of Valley Camp Coal, posits a bomb caused the Parnassus Pennsylvania mine explosion that killed 46 miners and trapped 300. He cites conveyor damage and rock dusting as evidence while noting past bombing attempts and uncertainty about the perpetrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Camp Coal Company
Cleveland
Mar
Parnassus
James A. Paisley
Paisley
Planes Return After Fruitless Search for Missing Amphibian
Two planes from Hampton Roads Naval Air Station returned to their hangars at 6:30 p m after a fruitless search along the Atlantic from Cape Charles to Henlopen Delaware for traces of the Sikorsky amphibian plane. The aircraft left the base at dawn yesterday on the final lap of a Miami to New York flight. Harry Smith of the Curtiss flying service piloted the plane carried by F R Finucane of Rochester New York as a passenger with two mechanics aboard. No word has been heard since it disappeared at 5 45 a m yesterday.
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Norfolk
Hampton Roads Naval Air Station
Atlantic Coast Line
Cape Charles
Henlopen
Del
Hampton Roads Air Station
Miami
New York
Harry Smith
Curtiss Flying Service
F. R. Finucane
Rochester
N. Y
Chase declines head of Social Science Research Council
Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase, president of the University of North Carolina, declined the invitation to lead the Social Science Research Council based in New York City. The offer carried a salary of 20000 dollars annually plus a liberal retiring allowance, which UNC does not provide, and Chase cited undisclosed factors in his decision. He noted prior big offers in two years, including presiding at the universities of Oregon and Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Harry Woodburn Chase
National Association of State Universities
Social Science Research Council
New York City
Chase
University of Oregon
University of Cincinnati
School Aid Bill Termed Slap In Face By Education Leader
J E Morgan editor of the journal of the National Education Association told about 1,000 North Carolina teachers that the Hancock school bill is a slap in the face to devoted educators. He warned it threatens local control, raises doubts about leadership, and could drive top teachers to other states. The session also elected officers and adopted amendments to resolutions critical of business influence on education.
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Journal of National Education Association
Bill
Raleigh
North Carolina Educational Association
J. E. Morgan
The
National Education Association
General Assembly
North Carolina
Annie Cherry
Roanoke Rapids
Association
E. J. Coltrane
Hancock
New School Law
Morgan
Cleveland
Ohio
North Carolina General Assembly
Freighter Freeman Runs Aground Off Ambrose Lightship
The freighter Freeman owned by Pocahontas Steamship of Wilmington North Carolina ran aground in fog near Ambrose lightship. Captain John Farmer reported the ship ashore from the bridge for ward on the port side but afloat aft and not in danger. Tug plans were made to assist if needed. The vessel carries 38 crew members with no passengers and was en route from Norfolk to New York.
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New York
Freeman
Pocahontas Steamship Company
Wilmington
N. C
Ambrose
John Farmer
Norfolk
Ford Motor Company of Canada Reports Loss
New York march 23 Ford Motor company of Canada ltd today reported a net loss of 400 651 last year compared with a net profit of 171 222 in 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
For Co
New York
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd
British Ambassador Seeks Clarity Over Imalone Sinking
Sir Esme Howard met with state department officials in Washington to discuss the sinking of the British auxiliary schooner Imalone of Belige British Honduras by a coast guard vessel off the Louisiana coast. He indicated potential serious considerations if press reports are accurate and the department requested further information from the coast guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esme Howard
State Department
Washington
Mar
Belige
British Honduras
Coast Guard
Louisiana
Sir Esme
Department
Ashes Of Melville Stone Laid In Rock Hewn Tomb
The plain American Melville Elijah Stone was buried today in a rock hewn sanctuary beneath Washington Cathedral, after a reverent ceremony. He had sought a quiet New England grave, but in death his fame drew tribute from leaders and peers. He counted Woodrow Wilson and George Dewey among his friends.
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Melville
America
Associated Press
Washington
Melville Elijah Stone
Washington Cathedral
Stone
New Regland
Woodrow Wilson
George Dewey
Blease Accused of G.O.P. Fund Donation
Senate hearing alleges Senator Blease of South Carolina gave 500 dollars to Joseph W. Tolbert's campaign fund and that J. D. E. Meyer collected contributions. Blease denies the charge calling it a lie. Witnesses cite payoffs for a Walterboro postmastership and Tolbert endorsements to President Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Senate
Senator Blease
South Carolina
Joseph W. Tolbert
J. D. E. Meyer
Charleston
Tolbert
W. F. Brown
Blease
Henderson
North Charleston
Anderson
D. C
Brown
E. Murray Benson
Smith Clubs
Columbia
S. C
Hoover
Benson
Meyer
Walter C. Thiel
Jacksonsboro
Hows Johnson
Thiele
Johnson
Clifford Crosby
Walterboro
Joel H
Millions Observe Foch's Peaceful Last Tribute
Paris reports reveal massive public homage to Marshal Foch as crowds of workers and citizens line up for hours to view the catafalque. Police prepare for monumental crowds while the marshal's family attends a blessing and burial procession to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Foch
Marshal
Foch
Koch
Six Bandits Hold Up New Jersey Train in Elizabeth Port
Six armed men halted a New Jersey Central train as it entered Elizabeth avenue station in Elizabethport. They robbed passengers and escaped into dense fog, leaving investigators to comb the area for leads.
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New Jersey
Elizabeth
N. J
New Jersey Central Railroad
Elizabeth Avenue
Elizabethport
Asheboro Man Killed in Highway Crash
Claude Bingham 23 of Asheboro died instantly when his Chevrolet collided with a Roanoke Virginia driver’s car after the Roanoke man swerved off course on the High Point highway. Bingham’s sisters Ottie and Ethel were badly hurt. Zeigler was unhurt. Funeral details not announced.
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Claude Bingham
High Point Highway
Asheboro
Ottie
Ethel
Joe Zeigler
Roanoke
Virginia
High Point
Bingham
Furniture City
Zeigler
Ziegler
Lejeune Named Superintendent of Virginia Military Institute
The Virginia Military Institute board of visitors unanimously elected General John Lejeune former U S Marine Corps commander as superintendent to succeed General William Cocke who resigns effective in July Lejeune will assume duties at the Lexington institute later this year
Gardner Names Judges and Officials Amid Broad 1931 Appointments
Governor Gardner has announced several new picks including N A Townsend as counsellor, Tom L Johnson as special emergency judge, and C Vernon Cowper as an east region special judge. R A Doughton becomes Highway Commission chair and I M Bailey joins the Corporation Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Mar
Max Gardner
N. A. Townsend
Dunn
Toml. Johnson
Lumberton
Townsend
C. Vernon Cowper
Kinston
Gardner
R. A. Doughton
Highway Commission
A. J. Maxwell
Revenue
I. M. Bailey
Corporation Commission
J. W. Harrelson
Department of Conservation and Development
George Ross Poll
State Prison Board
Odus M. Mull
Shelby
New Industrial Commission
Tornadoes Cause $2,500 Damage Near Winston
A tornado struck the farm of Lewis By Spaugh eight miles west of Winston-Salem today causing about 2500 in damage. Buildings were blown down trees uprooted and the farm left devastated. Mr Spaugh and his family narrowly escaped death when a barn roof blew off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Mar
Lewis
Spaugh
RUM RUNNERS SHOOT CUSTOMS INSPECTOR NEAR ALGONAC
Earl Roberts a customs border patrol inspector was shot and likely fatally wounded by rum runners as they beaching their boat at Algonac on the St. Clair river north of Detroit late tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mar
Earl Roberts
Customs Border Patrol
Algonac
St. Clair River
Here
Americans Safe in Mazatlan Report Reassures
United States embassy telegram from Mazatlan consul William T. Brookes confirms all Americans in Mazatlan are safe. Earlier Nogales report claimed the Mazatlan consul was killed during the battle, but the telegram refutes that claim and provides reassurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
United States
William T. Brookes
Mazatilan
Nogales
Mazatian
Woman Says Her Apartment Used As Rendezvous For Mrs Inman And Steele
Mrs. Fay Hancock testified in the divorce trial of Walker P. Inman against Helen Garnet Patton Inman that her New York apartment was often used as a rendezvous for Mrs. Inman and vaudeville singer John Steele and for telephoning Steele. She identified three letters read by Mrs. Inman, admitted as exhibits, while other letters were not entered into evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman
Mrs. Inman
Steele
Reno
Fay Hancock
New York
Tennessee Flood Swamps 11 Towns Halts Roads
Tennessee endures widespread flooding after cloudbursts and heavy rains. Eleven towns and numerous villages are flooded and isolated as the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers rise toward flood stage. Homeless families are estimated from 500 to 1,000 as communications collapse across the affected counties. A troop of 21 boy scouts camps Tennessee hard hit by flood damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tewnn
Tennessee
Cumberland
Mississippi
Boy Scoute
Mistrial Declared In Gallogly Murder Case
Atlanta report states after about 40 hours of deliberation the second jury could not reach a verdict in the Gallogly murder case. The panel stood eight to life versus four for acquittal. A new trial date is set for April 2. The case links to George Harsh, a Milwaukee resident, already convicted and sentenced to death. Gallogly and Harsh were former Oglethorpe University students arrested for Willard Smith's killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Richard G. Gallogly
Willard Smith
John A. Boyskin
George Harsh
Milwaukee
Wis
Harsh
Gallogly
Oglethorpe University
Smith
Leaders named to raise funds for Lee homestead
New York dispatch notes thirteen state chairmen will raise 500000 in their states for the restoration of Robert E. Lee’s Virginia birthplace. Mrs Charles Dana Gibson says Lady Astor will organize the effort in England. state chairs include Mrs Horace Van Deventer Tennessee and Mrs A Ford Virginia. No North Carolina chairman announced.
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New York
Robert E. Lee
Virginia
Charles Dana Gibson
Robert BE. Lee
Horace van Deventer
Tennessee
A. €. Ford
Andrew Jackson Geer
South Carolina
North Carolina
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Robert P. Lamont
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Tennenessee
Totenadoee
Virgina
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Harriston
Miss
Plains
Merrellton
Small Creek
Alphrettfin
Research Council
Science Research Council
Council
Imalone
Heflin
Thomas Heflin
Alabama
White House
Say Blease
G.O.P
Catafalque
Like
Paris
France
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
J. C. Baskervill
Winston
Lee Homestead
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