Labor Fights Parker Confirmation To Supreme Court
The American Federation of Labor opposes Judge John J. Parker's U S Supreme Court nomination citing labor case rulings. AFL President William Green says Parker's red jacket injunction in the West Virginia mine case favors property rights over human rights. Hearings before the Parker subcommittee begin next week.
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Washington
Mar
John J. Parker
Supreme Court
American Federation of Labor
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Federation
Committee On Judiciary
William Green
Parker
Red Jacket
United Mine Workers
Green
West Virginia
Supreme Court of the United States
Borah
Idaho
Norris
Overman
North Carolina
Conference For Progressive Labor Action
A. J. Muste
New York
Cosgrave Favored to Retake Irish Free State Presidency
In Dublin on March 20 general opinion held William T. Cosgrave would be re elected to the presidency of the Irish Free State after his resignation. He would not resume government unless the old age pensions bill amendment was dropped. Opposing him next Wednesday are Eamonn De Valera and T. J. O Connell in a dail vote amid a non electoral parliamentary system. De Valera is in Chicago and De Valera’s chances are reduced by O Connell’s Labor strength.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
William T. Cosgrave
Dailyeireann
Cosgrave
Eamonn de Valera
Fianna Fail
T. J. O’connell
Labor Party
de Valera
Chicago
O'Connell
Democrats Charge Hoover Leadership Collapse in Speech
Three Democratic congressional leaders assailed the Hoover administration, accusing it of utter administrative and legislative collapse. They cited farm relief and tariff bills as meager gains and attacked the Grundy tariff process, warning farmers face hardship if only the administration’s achievements are praised.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Democratic National Committee
Caraway
Arkansas
Garner
Texas
House
Byrns
Tennessee
National Broadcasting Company
Fess
Ohio
Burns
Senate
California Coast Heavy Fog Causes Much Apprehension
A heavy fog left two ships aground off central California and 20 University of California female students unaccounted after a launch trip on San Francisco Bay. Relatives waited at a north beach pier as coast guard and police searched the bay for Gulmare, overdue by more than five hours. The students belonged to a First Presbyterian church group from Berkeley.
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San Francisco
Mar
First Presbyterian Church of
Berkeley
Oakland
Paradise Cove
San Rafael
Capone Declines Invitation To Live In the Black Hills
Chicago headline notes Al Capone sent regrets to a Rapid City Chamber of Commerce invitation to move to the Black Hills. Governor Bulow had warned against Capone in South Dakota. Capone reportedly appreciated the invitation but said he had no desire to live in the Black Hills.
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Capone
Black Hills
Chicago
Alphonse Capone
South Dakota
Rapid City Chamber of Commerce
W. J. Bulow
the Tribune Today
Tryig
Good Health Is Edison’s Greatest Wish
Edison told reporters in Miami Beach that if he could have any one thing it would be good health. He wrote the two word answer and said he would not retire after finishing rubber work. He attributed his success to hard work and ambition and predicted he would not reach 100.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Thomas Edison
Harvey Firestone
Firestone Rubber Gardens
Edison
Morgan Banks May Create World’s Largest Bank Institution
Rumors swirl of a merger among Guaranty Trust Co Bankers Trust Co and New York Trust Co to form a bank with more than 3 billion dollars in resources. If confirmed the entity would surpass Chase National in size as Equitable and Interstate merge into a 2.8 billion institution. These three trust companies reported about 3.2 billion in resources at end of last December. Guaranty Trust also acquired National Bank of Commerce last summer.
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New York
Morgan Banks
Guaranty Trust Co
Bankers Trust Co
New York Trust Co
Tion
Chase National
Equitable Trust
Interstate Trust
Guaranty Trust
National Bank of Commerce
Europa Sails For Return Voyage With Record Hope
The North German Lloyd liner Europa left New York for Cherbourg with 1,392 passengers aiming to beat the Bremen’s 4 days 15 hours 42 minutes record. Captain Nicholaus Johnson cautioned the attempt would be modest, recalling a prior Europa crossing set at 4 days 17 hours 6 minutes.
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New York
Mar
Hner
Europa
Cherbourg
Nicholaus Johnson
Bremen
Potato Growers Visit Greensboro on Southern Tour
A 143-strong group of Irish potato growers from Aroostook County Maine arrived in Greensboro aboard an eight car special train. Governor William Tudor Ga fficials accompanied the party as they plan to proceed to Charlotte to promote Maine potatoes and learn Southern agricultural conditions.
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Greensboro
N. C
Aroostock County
Maine
William Tudor
Charlotte
Pershing Named Honorary VP of Mark Twain Society
Mayfield Calif March 29 Cyril Clemens president of the Mark Twain society announces acceptance by John J Pershing as an honorary vice presidency in the organization.
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Pershing
Mayfield
Calif
Cyril Clemens
The
Mark Twain Society
John J. Pershing
Coleman in line for NC State coaching post
Nemo Coleman of Asheville is being considered as a possible successor to Gus Tebell, who resigned as head coach of North Carolina State College to coach at the University of Virginia. Coleman, a former UNC athlete, has coached Asheville prep teams and is now before the committee choosing State’s new coach.
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Greensboro
Nemo Coleman
Asheville
Gus Tebell
North Carolina State College
University of Virginia
Coleman
University of North Carolina
State
Tardieu Appeals For Young Plan Approval
Paris March 29 Premier Tardieu urged the Chamber of Deputies to unanimously approve the Young Plan measures to show France is united on foreign policy. He was loudly applauded at the end of his speech.
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Paris
Tardieu
Chamber of Deputies
France
Chamber
Dogs Attack Sheep Again in Guilford Suburb
In Greensboro North Carolina on March 29 dogs attacked a flock on Thomas Hardin estate. Seven sheep were killed last night, bringing the three night total to 24 killed in the raids.
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Greensboro
N. C
Thomas Hardin
Editor Honored by SC Sigma Delta Chi Initiation
Dr. William Watts Ball editor of the Charleston News and Courier was made an honorary member of the University of South Carolina chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, the national journalism fraternity, in Columbia.
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Columbia, S. C
William Watts Ball
Charleston News and Courier
University of South Carolina
Sigma Delta Chi
Sky Fighters to wage mammoth mimic air combat maneuvers
The United States mobilizes more than 130 aircraft from across the nation for three weeks of Pacific front air exercises. The drill tests new radio gear and coordinated aircraft roles among pursuit ships bombers and observation planes with Sacramento as the center.
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Sky Fighters
Oscar Leiding
AP Aviation
Washington
West
Air Corps
Uncle Sam
Sacramento
California
County Elections Boards Are Named
Raleigh March 29 The Democratic majority of the state board of elections selects two members for each county from the three names submitted by the state chairman The meeting opened with remarks from Judge J Crawford Biggs who noted a telegram from Charles Hines Greensboro State Manager of the Simmons Senatorial campaign requesting one Bailey and one Simmons member for each county The decision follows precedent in naming two county board members from the submitted trio
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Raleigh
Mar
State Board of Elections
County Boards of Elections
House of Representatives
J. Crawford Biggs
Charles Hines
Greensboro
Simmons
Bailey
O. M. Mull
Hilliary Matthews
Bertie County
Party of Young Women On Boat In Fog Is Safe
A Cal vin club group from the First Presbyterian church of Berkeley sailed from Half Moon Bay, met dense fog off Point Montara, camped on the beach, and returned to San Francisco safe and sound with twelve young men accompanying the twelve young women. The incident caused much local excitement before their safe return.
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San Francisco
Mar
Calvin Club
First Presbyterian Church of
Berkeley
Half Moon Bay
Point Montara
Feezor declines church call from local First Baptist
Rev. Forrest C. Feezor of Liberty Missouri has declined the pulpit invitation from the First Baptist church here. Grover H. Jones, chairman, received the decision by letter this afternoon after a congregational vote last Sunday extended the call.
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Forrest C. Feezor
Liberty
Missouri
First Baptist Church
Grover H. Jones
Mr. Feezor
Polish leader’s brother quits bid for ministry
AP dispatch reports Jan Pilsudski, brother of Marshal Pilsudski, withdrawing from efforts to form a ministry near Poland on March 20, citing opposition as preventing his policies.
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Jan Pilsudski
Marshal Pilsudski
Poland
Fire destroys Fort Wadsworth stables killing many horses and mules
A fire at the Fort Wadsworth 16th infantry wooden stables on Staten Island killed twenty five horses and twenty seven mules early today. No further details on victims or cause are provided in the report.
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York
16Th Infantry
Fort Wadsworth
Staten Island
Prince of Wales to Fly from Khartum to Cairo
It was understood today at Airo Egypt that the Prince of Wales would depart Khartum on April 1 by plane for Cairo.
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Airo
Egypt
Prince of Wales
Khartum
Upper Nile
Cairo
Eureka searches for McCoy in slaying of Mary McCoy
A state warrant named Joseph Anthony McCoy as the slayer of Mary McCoy whose body was found last Monday hidden behind a log sixty miles north of Eureka. A widespread police search was underway today for McCoy, the common law husband of Mary McCoy.
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Urerka
Cal
Joseph Anthony McCoy
Mary McCoy
Eureka
Father’s Drunken Rage Blamed For Deaths of Couple
William Simms killed his infant daughter and then himself in a Malin area barn after wounding C. V. Moody a day earlier. Moody survived with a leg wound as deputies described the deaths as the result of a father’s drunken rage.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
William Simms
C. V. Moody
Simms
Malin
Here
Moody
Slemp Seen As Likely GOP Nominee In Ninth Virginia District
Bristol Virginia March 29 C Bascom Slemp former congressman and Coolidge secretary regarded likely Republican nominee for Congress in the ninth district as the Republican convention convenes here Slemp is current Republican national committeeman from Virginia
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Bristol
C. Bascom Slemp
Virginia
Coolidge
Congress
Slemp
Virx
Bank Robbers Hold Up St Louis Suburban Bank
Two men robbed the Park Savings Trust Company in Richmond Heights St Louis suburb before hours, kidnapping four bank employees and four local night watchmen. The bandits fled in an automobile with about 15000 dollars.
Wets Leading In Melbourne
In Melbourne incomplete returns from Victoria polls suggest opponents of alcohol prohibition will prevail.
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Melbourne
Vic
Victoria
Little Boy Fights Dog Catcher Wins His Case
Marion Blanford a boy from Owensboro Kentucky challenged city dog catcher Delbert Ward over his pet dog He drew a knife on the catcher and was arrested Residents raised funds to pay the fine and buy a dog license A juvenile court judge dismissed the charges after a lecture and pledge to keep the dog licensed
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Owensboro, Ky
Psi
Marion Blanford
Delbert Ward
Marion
One Dead and Three Wounded in Nashville Shooting
Raymond Stone 27 shot and killed his mother-in-law Mrs. Jeff Poindexter and wounded his wife Roxie Poindexter and her father Jeff Poindexter in a farm home near Nashville. The wife’s brother Dave Poindexter, 14, grabbed the pistol and shot Stone, who was critically wounded. Mrs. Stone expected to die. Jeff Poindexter recovering from a shoulder wound. Stone said he acted over his wife’s refusal to reconcile after divorce papers were filed two months earlier.
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Nashville
Tenn
Arch
Raymond Stone
Stone
Jeff Poindexter
Roxie
Dave
Dave Poindexter
Dream Island Cruise Ends With Liquor Seizure
In Boston on March 29, customs officers seized two cases of liquor and wine aboard the yacht Peary returning from a yearlong quest by M. F. Bramley of Cleveland for a dream island in the Pacific to establish a personal kingdom. The skipper Captain C VY Griffin denied any knowledge of the liquor.
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Boston
Pacific
M. F. Bramley
Cleveland
Bramley
Fiquor
C. VY. Griffin
Bramley Alleges Seizure Of Liquor On Yacht Peary
M F Bramley Cleveland paving contractor denounces customs seizure of two cases of liquor found aboard his yacht Peary at Boston after a South American cruise. He claimed guests were not bootlegging and that he had a permit for 19 quarts. bottles found were unopened and unguarded.
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Bramley
Cleveland, O
M. F. Bramley
Cleveland
Boston
Vault for 1930 Census Secrets Races to Completion
The Census Bureau rushes a fireproof vault to finish securing the 1930 census secrets. President Hoover’s proclamation guarantees confidentiality for the 120,000 census takers as they begin collecting data across the nation.
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Bess Fourman
Associated Press
Washington
Mar
Census Bureau
United States
Hoover approves consultative pact groundwork says Franklin
London reports Hoover fully endorses American guiding principles for a possible consultative agreement to aid France. Britain and France clash over security terms as Washington discussions with Stimson relay the US stance. France seeks mutual aid while Britain resists expanded military commitments.
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Associated Press
London
Mar
United States
France
Hoover
Washington
Great Britain
Stimson
United State
Sanford's Will Leaves $265000
The late Edward Terry Sanford, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, left an estate valued at more than $265,000. A probate petition shows $217,107 in securities and personal property, $48,000 in Nantucket real estate, and 1000 acres of land in Chicot County Arkansas.
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Washington, Mar
Edward Terry Sanford
Supreme Court
Nantucket
Mass
Chicot County
Ark
Interstate Bridge Officially Opened Across Columbia River
Governors of four states and leaders attended the formal opening of the 5.8 million interstate bridge linking Oregon and Washington. President Hoover signaled the ceremony by pressing a golden telegraph key in the White House, triggering the central span barrier to fall.
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Longview
Wash
Columbia River
Oregon
Washington
Hoover
White House
Contract Wedding Ends In Courts
Chicago reports a contract marriage between William Torpey and his bride. The arrangement included care for Torpey for $5,000 and one night off weekly. Divorce actions followed, with a final judge order granting Mrs. Torpey a divorce and 4100 to replace alimony.
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Chicago
William Torpeys
Torpey
Sabath
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