Withdrawal Of Delegates Advocated By Britten
Washington calls for immediate adjournment of the London naval conference arguing a six month recess would let Britain dominate seas and threaten neutral commerce. Britten blames the British admiralty for the failure and warns of losses to American interests if the conference continues.
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Washington
Mar
London Naval Inference
Britten
House Naval Committee
United States
England
Ramsay MacDonald
Admiralty
Great Britain
London
Italy
France
Gangs Rally To Defense Of Crime In Chicago
Chicago today reports a vast defense fund formed to counter an anti crime drive led by the secret six. Col. Robert Isham Randolph, president of the chamber of commerce, urged that if they can raise a million dollars they can raise two or three millions for the defense. The fund targets the trial of five extortionists accused in the Theodore Kopelman kidnapping case, with a trial set to proceed after a requested continuance.
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Chicago
Herald and Examiner
Robert Isham Randolph
Chamber of Ecommerce
Secret Six
Defense Fund
Theodore Kopelman
Surance
Harry B. Miller
Col. Randolph
Publicity Sought On Tariff Bill Return to Congress
The tariff bill, sent by the House to the Senate ten months ago, is returned to its origin. Speaker Longworth plans to take it up next Monday and Garner vows to push for public proceedings once a conference committee is formed. The Senate moved on to other business while passing a $162 million agriculture supply bill and a $230 million boost to the public buildings program.
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Washington
House
Senate
Longworth
Garner
Texas
Norris Muscle Shoals
Agriculture Department
Hoover
Europa Fastest Ocean Liner Surges Ahead On Maiden Voyage
On its maiden crossing from Cherbourg to New York the 51,000 ton Europa set a record 4 days 17 hours 6 minutes, slashing Bremen’s time by 18 minutes under heavy seas. She features oil fired boilers, diesel dynamos, four propellers, and motor lifeboats with radio gear. Captain Nicolaus Johnson, aged 61, commands the Lloyd liner with 30 years service.
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New York
Europa
Bremen
Nicolaus Johnsen
Lloyd Line
Leviathan
Mare
Ambrose
Chérbourg
France
Nicolaus Johnson
Lloyd Fleet
Columbus
Death by own action shocks Lowrys business circle
Chester South Carolina March 25 George J Steele 55 prominent Lowrys business man died after shooting himself in the temple en route to a Chester hospital He was despondent over financial affairs and had a son Paul a student at the University of Chicago He was brother of S Steele a cigar salesman who died in Charlotte when he jumped or fell from a hotel window in January.
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Chester
S. C
George J. Steele
Lowrys
S. Steele
Mecklenburg
Charlotte
Sheriff Lancaster Resigns After $14,000 Shortage
Rocky Mount North Carolina March 25 John D Lancaster of Tarboro Edgecombe county sheriff resigned from office at a special meeting of the board of county commissioners in Tarboro. His successor to be elected tonight. Authorities say Lancaster was short about 14000 with money reportedly stolen from his office while he answered a call. He said two men were present when he returned the room. the money was missing.
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Rocky Mount
N. C
John D. Lancaster
Tarboro
Edgecombe County
Board of County Commissioners
Lancaster
Sone
Craven Attempted Suicide At Guilford Apartments
Luther M. Craven a 55 year old retired farmer from Abbotts Creek section apparently tried to end his life this afternoon at 2 o clock by cutting himself with a razor in his room at Guilford apartments on College street He was rushed to Guilford General hospital in very serious condition with heavy blood loss found by Mack Craft a Cecil service station employee He appeared to have inflicted multiple cuts and reportedly jumped from his window to the alley below before being found by police and ambulance crews with no instrument discovered in the room indicating the razor used was later mentioned by attendants to have caused his wounds.
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Luther M. Craven
Abbotts Creek
Guilford Apartments
College Street
Guilford General Hospital
Craven
Yow
North State Telephone Company
Mack Craft
Cecil
Craft
Telephone Company
Deny Richardson To Leave West Point
Information in army circles that Lieutenant Colonel Robert C. Richardson Jr would be removed as commandant of cadets at West Point was denied by Major General Summerall chief of staff and press relations said no change in the commandant was contemplated Richardson is the nominal assistant to Superintendent William R Smith
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Washington
Mar
Robert C. Richardson, Jr
West Point
Summeral
Army General Staff
KE. W. Savage
War Department
Richardson
William R. Smith
Military Academy
Savage
Summerall
Investigation ordered into leprosarium prohibition charges
In Carville Louisiana the federal leprosarium faces a probe into alleged violations of prohibition laws. Prohibition Administrator O D Jackson ordered the inquiry under directives from Secretary Andrew W Mellon. The action follows orders from the Treasury to review possible law violations at the Carville facility.
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FTEW
Orleans
Carville
O. Db. Jackson
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
Senate approves Yorktown surrender anniversary invitation
The senate adopted a resolution authorizing President Hoover to invite representatives of other governments to join the United States in observing the 150th anniversary of Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown Virginia.
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Ashington
Hoover
United States
Lord Cornwallis
Yorktown
Senate
Senate approves highway aid increase to states
The house accepted the senate amendment to the Dowell road bill raising federal aid per mile from 15000 to 25000 dollars. The measure advances to the president.
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Ashington
Mar
Senate
House
Freya Sinks Off Biscay With All Hands Lost
Reports from Porto say the freighter Freya carrying coal sank off Biscay with all crew lost. The ship was overdue by five days before disappearing.
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Porto
Portugal
Biscay
Senate approves 805,561 for South Carolina flood road repairs
A resolution to provide 805,561 for repairing roads in South Carolina damaged by the 1929 floods was adopted by the senate today and now moves to the house for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Mar
South Carolina
Senate
House
Senate OKs 300000 for Constitution frigate restoration
The senate adopted a house resolution authorizing 300000 dollars to complete the restoration of the frigate Constitution, approving funding for the project today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
House
Senate
Bristow Kidnapping Update From Mazatlan
An Angelo Texas report cites Gordon Bristow saying J E Bristow an American oil operator kidnapped by Mexican bandits a week earlier is unharmed. Gordon Bristow is negotiating his father’s release from Mazatlan Mexico.
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Angelo
Texas
J. E. Bristow
Gordon Bristow
Mazatlan
Mexico
Grundy Restrains Comment On Senate Race
Senator Grundy of Pennsylvania, returning from Pittsburgh, offered no statement on whether he remains in the race for the Republican senatorial nomination, replying that he had nothing to say when questioned.
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Grundy
Washington
Pittsburgh
Senator Grundy
Pennsylvania
Chicago To New York In Six Hours And Fifty Minutes
Chicago to New York air passenger service announced by National Air Transport with flights from State Street to Broadway in six hours and 50 minutes cruising at 149 mph. The firm, previously mail only, plans Dallas to Chicago via Ft Worth Tulsa and Kansas City in eight hours and Oklahoma City Tulsa St Louis route as well with auxiliary bus connections to hotels.
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Chicago-To
New York
Chicago
Mar
State Street
Broadway
National Air Transport
Transport Company
Dallas
Ft. Worth
Tulsa
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
St. Louis
Flying Fields
Borah Attacks Legge Statement On Export Debenture Plan
Senator Borah of Idaho criticized Farm Board Chairman Legge in the Senate for his claim that the export debenture plan is unworkable. Borah urged Legge to prove his fitness to handle the farm situation before advising Congress on legislation. He noted Legge’s statement was entered into the Congressional Record.
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Washington
Mar
Legge
Farm Board
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Congress
Hoover
Congressional
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton
Miss Orcutt Leads After First Round At Southern Pines
Miss Maureen Orcutt of Haverstraw New Jersey and a leading links stylist shot 76 in the first round of the mid south women's tournament at Southern Pines. Her 36 hole total stands at 154 with 37 out and 39 back for the second round.
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Southern Pines
Mar
Maureen Orcutt
Haworth
N. J
Bandits Hold 16 Missionaries In Chinese Interior
A nationwide telegraphic inquiry reports 16 American Catholic missionaries, 10 men and 6 women, isolated at Kanchow Kiangsi province. They cannot reach coastal cities for safety due to bandits and communist activity.
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Shanghai
Mar
Kanchow
Kiangsi
Rival German Lines Pool Interests
The Hamburg America Line and the North German Lloyd announce a pooling of interests in a joint communique released from Hamburg and Bremen. The accord signals coordinated action between two major German transatlantic carriers.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Bremen
Women Celebrate Ten Years of Suffrage Across Nation
The National League of Women Voters marks ten years of suffrage with parades, badges, and speeches. Carrie Chapman Catt and Belle Sherwin address supporters as plans unfold for a national honors roll and future commemorations. In shipping news, Hamburg American and North German Lloyd plan joint leadership while preserving separate identities.
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Lloyd
Bess Furman
Associated Press
Washington
United States
National League of Women Voters
St. Louis
Chicago
Pbtue
Carrie Chapman Catt
Leagus of Women Voters
Louisville
Kentucky
Catt
Belle Sherwin
League
Airmail Plane Crashes in Fog Near Antietam
A mail plane en route from Washington to Richmond crashed in dense fog near Antietam Station at the edge of Antietam Battle Field. Pilot Verne Treat parachuted to safety, landing about three miles away after cutting ignition. He reported he was unhurt and tending to the mail by telephone to Richmond.
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Hagerstown
Washington
Richmond
Antietam Station
Antietam Battle Field
Verne Treat
Treat
Sheriff Must Pay Uncollected Taxes
A judgment for 360000 was signed against Sheriff N H McGeachy by Judge Garlang E Midgette in Cumberland County Superior Court. The ruling states the plaintiffs do not claim misappropriation by the sheriff and notes the sheriff has already paid the amount to the county.
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Fayetteville
Mar
N. H. McGeachy
Garlang E. Midgette
N. H McGeachy
Cumberland County
Capone Won't Reach Florida For A Week
Alphonse Capone will not visit his island Florida estate for a week as lawyers secure a federal injunction forbidding sheriffs from molesting him. Governor Carlton stands by deportation orders and says Capone cannot establish headquarters in the state.
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Miami
Fla
Alphonse Capone
Chicago
Capone
Carlton
Florida
Log of Europa voyage sets record crossing in four days
The journal records Europa departing Cherbourg on Thursday at 12 48 p m and reaching Ambrose Lightship four days 17 hours 6 minutes later after traversing 1983 miles. The voyage notes strong headwinds heavy seas and Gulf Stream effects with average speeds around 28 knots.
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Cherbourg
Nantucket
Ambrose
Over 100 Shares Hit New Highs on Bull Market Rally
More than 100 issues rose to new highs on the New York Stock Exchange as the Senate tariff bill passed and steel mill activity surged. Volume was heavy and tickers lagged by about 45 minutes. gains ranged from $2 to $8 a share while traders booked profits amid nervous trading. Steel demand signals cheered a rebound after a February peak in revival.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Senate
Journalists Denied Privilege of Floor
The senate rules committee today rejected a resolution by Senator Watson to restore floor access to the Newspaper Press Association. The privilege had been taken from them last spring.
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Washington
Mar
Senate Rules Committee
Watson
Indiana
Newspaper Press Association
Senate
Hickory Man Called Out in Chicago Detective Chief Letter
Al Jones of Hickory wired Chicago Chief of Detectives John Stege to settle if Chicago had disbanded. Stege replied the city’s last 90 days’ thug crop came from southern states, naming Arkansas South Carolina and Tennessee. Jones planned to collect the $20 bet.
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Hickory
Chicago
Mar
al Jones
Windy City
Windy City Place
Dick Whitener
Jones
John Stege
Stege
N. C
Arkansas
South Carolina
William Lenhardt
Tennessee
Parker's Record On Labor Questions To Be Scanned Closely
Representatives of organized labor urged the senate judiciary sub committee to closely examine Parker's opinions on labor from his tenure as a federal appellate judge in the fourth circuit. The sessions focused on how Parker might rule on labor issues if elevated to the Supreme Court.
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Parker
Washington
Mar
Organized Labor
Senate Judiciary
John J. Parker
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Federal Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit
Spring In Midwest Routed By Winter
Winter whipped spring backwards as a northeast gale slammed Chicago. Snow and slush piled along Lake Michigan shores while traffic dimmed and flights remained grounded in the Midwest.
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Midwest
Chicago
Mar
Lake Michigan
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