Austrian Fascist von Starhemberg Named Vice-Chair
May 1 AP reports Ernst von Starhemberg of Austrian Fascists to be appointed vice-chair of the nation by President Miklas. Also May 1 AP: four Royal Air Force personnel died in a collision at an airfield in England. In North Carolina a 21 year old Hendrick was killed when struck by a car driven by W. W. ng of Wake Forest. coroner exonerates the driver after investigation.
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May Day Unrest Flares Across Cities Paris Havana
Stringent police precautions marked May Day as demonstrations erupted in Havana and Paris while Tokyo and Moscow staged large parades. In Havana bullets killed one and wounded six during a communist march as Paris fortified with 230000 police and 10000 troops amid a nationwide strike call.
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Exchanges Report Billion-Dollar Profit by Wall Street Members
Statistics prepared for a Senate committee show New York Stock Exchange member firms earned about 833 million dollars in net profits over six years with total gross income exceeding two billion. The data cover 631 firms, 1.37 million customers in 1929, and 269,915 margin accounts in 1933, highlighting market profits and losses across boom and bust periods.
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New York Stock Exchange
Senate
Congress
New York Exchange
Raid at May Day Meetings Sparks Vienna Clash
Police and security forces raided May Day gatherings of Socialists in Vienna today. Several persons were captured as authorities moved to quell demonstrations amid ongoing political tensions.
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Meeting Attendees Shot. One Wounded in Louisiana
A white man was wounded when 15 shots were fired into a 900 person gathering in Charles Parish Louisiana during a meeting about a strike. Police located evidence and investigated the attack, with the shooter unknown at this time.
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Bishop Cannon Receives Ovation at Episco pal Conference
In Jackson Mississippi on May 1 AP reports Bishop James Cannon was greeted with a prolonged ovation at the general conference of the Episcopalian Church. The event highlighted his leadership in church reform and social service work in the region. Roosevelt signed a measure on March 1 enabling a new US program planned for 1945.
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United States
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Patrolman dies in Crishield shooting incident.
In Crishield Maryland a patrolman died after being wounded during a confrontation while attempting to arrest a suspect Sunday night. The incident prompted hospital treatment but the officer did not recover.
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North Carolina Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments
On April 30 at Raleigh the North Carolina Supreme Court will begin hearings on a case involving the 13th Judicial District. The court will hear arguments from parties challenging or supporting a contentious legal matter.
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Weather Outlook by States and Coastal Region
The forecast covers North Carolina and South Carolina with generally gentle to moderate winds. Expect occasional showers tonight and Wednesday with a gradual temperature change. Coastal areas from Hook to Hatteras show east to north winds and overcast skies with showers, while inland sections near Jacksonville may experience similar wet conditions.
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Leas See Pen Ahead When Appeals Fail
North Carolina and Tennessee efforts to bring Lea and Luke Lea Jr to justice move toward conclusion as the state seeks to execute prison terms for the Central Bank failure. Former bank leaders, Davis and Caldwell, faced trials and extradition, with rulings by state and federal courts leaving no further avenues for relief.
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Tennessee
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Washington
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Nashville Tennessean
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Highway Revenue Surpasses Yearly State Estimate
Raleigh May 1. Highway fund receipts into North Carolina coffers reached 19.386 million yesterday with two months left in the fiscal year. General fund revenues totalled 18.686 million, up 5.373 million from a year ago, aided by 4.878 million from the three per cent sales tax. Sales tax may approach seven to 7.5 million for the year. The department has intensified tax delinquency checks across districts.
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North Carolina
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Maxwell
Trade Executives Tried To Bribe NRA Chief In Racket
Washington dispatch reports Dr. Wilson Compton chief of NRA trade associations told a Chamber of Commerce gathering that executives from trade groups promised to make him rich if he joined an industry racket. He warned such schemes would betray public trust and referenced NRA administrator Hugh B Johnson’s cautious leadership.
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Three Convicts In Prison Break Cornered In Swamp
Coshocton Ohio reports three convicts who scaled the Ohio penitentiary wall Sunday afternoon are believed cornered by a posse in a swamp near Conesville fourteen miles south of Coshocton. They abandoned a stolen auto after a blockaded bridge. An exchange of shots occurred as officers pursued through the river area and one convict may be wounded.
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Hebron
Coshocton County
Two More Escape From Prison Camp
Raleigh dispatch reports two inmates at Chatham county prison camp escaped after supper and before locks were set for the night. The convicts Larl Blackman and Eivin Henley, both Guilford County cases for breaking and entering and larceny, fled during the period between meals and lockup.
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Chatham County
Larl Blackman
Guilford
Eivin Henley
Borah and Hull Comment on Japan Policy Shift
Senator Borah expresses strong agreement while Hull’s statement frames U S policy as considerate of other nations' rights and obligations. The Hull reply follows Hirota’s approval of a modified, more conciliatory April 20 official note, after Japan’s April 17 statement opened Far Eastern talks.
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Foreign Office
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House of Commons
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England
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America
Japan
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Commons
Koki Hirota
Nippon
China
Washington
State Department
Cordella Hull
United States
Hirota
Joseph C. Grew
Tokyo
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Idaho
Impetus On Passage Of Mart Bill Given
Washington May 1 The House moves toward stock market regulation as Ferdinand Perra presents figures showing New York exchanges profited near a billion dollars since 1928. Debate continues on a 480 million tax bill while tariff and tobacco measures move through Congress and agricultural prices show a slight decline.
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New York Exchange
San Francisco’s City Life Turns Back to Gold Era
In a reflective note from the era, the author muses that San Francisco, born with a dozen settlers, is a true city at heart. He contrasts the crowded boats heading east with Europe and hints that old mining districts, Bret Harte, and Twain era sites are reopening as men trade golf for pick and shovel in pursuit of opportunity.
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Mark Twain
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