Utilities Finance Further Probed
The federal trade commission will continue hearings on public utility financing under the Walsh resolution, focusing first on publicity organizations before examining utilities. About half of 28 organizations across 38 states and half of 12 NEA divisions remain to be heard. May 28 will see witnesses Charles H. B. Chapin and Fred W Crone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Walsh
National Electric Light Association
Joint Committee of National Utilities Associations
Iowa
Nebraska
North and
South Carolina
Middle West
Charles H. B. Chapin
New York
Empire State Gas and Electric Association
Fred W Crone
Committee On
Homers Boost Eastern Carolina League Rallies
Byrd homered and went 4-for-4 as Rocky Mount beat Greenville 5 to 3. Roscoe hit a four-bagger in Wilmington s 8 to 4 win over Fayetteville. Goldsboro topped Kinston 4 to 1 as camp homered with a two base fence hit in the win.
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Byrd
Rocky Mount Greenville
Roscoe
Wilmington
Fayetteville
Pirates
Goldsboro
Kinston
Camp
Piedmont league sees split doubleheader in Durham
In Durham park the Bulls and Raleigh Capitals split a doubleheader with 48 safeties. Capitals won game one 7 to 5 denying Durham a win, while Durham rallied to take game two 15 to 10. High Point beat Salisbury 8 to 7 in eighth inning drama. Alvarez, Cuban pitcher, limited Colonials to one hit in seven innings and hit a Ruthian homer. Greensboro dropped its streak as Winston-Salem Twins piled 14 hits for 14 runs while league leaders posted two tallies.
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Durham Park
Bulls
Raleigh Capitals
Caps
Durham
High Point
Salisbury
Alvarez
Colonials
Mangell and MacLarning Postponed Lightweight Bout
Weather delays push the Sammy Mandell versus Jimmy MacLarning lightweight title fight to an uncertain date in New York. Both fighters must re weigh Monday at 2 PM as promoter Tex Rickard postpones for a third time due to persistent rain.
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New York
Sammy Mandell
Jimmy MacLarning
Tex Rickard
Weather Outlook For The Week In The South
The South Atlantic and East Gulf states see mostly fair weather with local thundershowers over the extreme south portion Monday. Expect general showers later in the week with temperatures near normal.
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South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Cotton Prices and Weather Outlook From New York Report
Liver pool dates set and American points outperform spots. Trading showed 3,000 mids at 11.62, down from 11.71. forecasts call for unsettled western belts with showers, while eastern Texas and other states see rain. Memphis notes rain is badly needed. speculation questions fall and potential rebounds with favorable opportunities. Weather across Memphis and southern districts remains mild with light rains in Texas and Oklahoma.
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New York
Liverpool
Belt
Texas
Oklahoma
Ark
Cotton States
Worth Street
Fall River
Memphis
Western Tenn
Northern Miss
Ala
Southern Miss
Stanley
Okla
Nashville
Chattanooga
Raleigh and Hatteras
Hubbard Bros
Orvis
Keech
Bache
Grain market mood surveys steady buying despite rains
Chicago traders report a cautious market with prices around 150 and a recent drop of over 20 cents already discounted. Brokers note bearish sentiment on rains in the southwest and northwest while bullish foreign wheat news supports North American demand outlook.
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Chicago
Tribune
North America
Stein Alstein
Bache and Co
Wade Bros
Dairy Prices Steady in New York Market
Butter steady at 47 1 2 to 47 7 8 cents in creamery grade. Eggs firm at 29 1 2 to 30 0 cents for fresh gathered firsts and 28 to 29 for seconds. Cheese prices hold at 119 311 cents per pound with overall market unchanged.
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NEW York Dairy
New York
Chicago Potatoes Market Report May 19
Chicago potato market report shows receipts 104 on track 209 cars and total U S shipments 778 cars. Old stock demand slow but market firm. Wisconsin sacked round whites mostly 1.35 1.40, Minnesota rounds Russell and Red River Ohio mostly 1.20 1.35, Idaho data incomplete.
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Chicago
U. S
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Russell
Red River
Ohio
Idaho
New Orleans Cotton Futures Slip After Weekend Realism
In New Orleans on May 19 the cotton market eased as weekend realisation softened demand. July, October and December prices fell from intra day highs, with a late trade covering lifting the market to a steady close, down about 57 points from the session high.
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New Orleans
Chicago grain market trims gains on export talk and rain
Chicago May grain prices steadied after Winnipeg export signals aided gains but rain in Saskatchewan and domestic winter wheat regions kept the market soft. Wheat edged up 1 to 2 cents, corn gained about 12 to 14 cents, oats and provisions showed mixed moves.
Sugar Market Shows Quiet Activity After Week End Adournment
Raw sugar trades were subdued with buyers staying sidelined. Cuban duty paid at 4.52 and a nearby duty free lot at 4.49 were offered as futures slipped 1 to 2 points, with May finishing 6 points higher on 48,650 tons of sales and slight shifts in nearby contracts.
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New York
Cottonseed Oil Prices in New Orleans Trade
Cottonseed oil closed steady in New Orleans. Prices listed for prime and crude grades show little change with futures values across May through December, reflecting stable demand.
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Futures Report
Liverpool on May 19 writes spot cotton dull with prices lower. American grades fall from strict good middling to good ordinary, 1,750 American among 3,000 total sales. Receipts total 15,000 with 7,400 American. Futures closed steady with May to May (1929) at 1117, July 1114, October 1103, January 1095, March 1095, and May at 1905.
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Liverpool
Market Briefs From New York Silver Prices
In Silver New York on May 19 bar silver quoted at 61 and Mexican dollars at 47 1 4. The report notes bullion values and currency pricing for precious metals.
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New York
Market Prices Reported For Prime Summer Metals
New York reports on May 19 with prime summer yellow at 1050 and crude between 900 and 925. Futures show May 1050, June 1050, July 1053, August 1070, September 1084, October 1088, November 1080, December 1079. Total sales reach 2,300 units.
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New Orleans
New York
Spot Cotton Prices Slide in Quiet Session
Spot cotton closed quiet five points lower with 805 bales traded. Prices show low mid yielding 1998, middling 2075, good middling 2113. Receipts reached 1,333 and stock stood at 328,623.
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SPOT
New Orleans
Spot Cotton
Cash grain prices and quotes from Chicago market
Wheat number 2 hard 1.52, corn number 4 mixed 1.02, number 2 yellow 1.07 1.08, oats number 2 white 68 70 percent, number 3 white 65 69. Barley 90 1.01, timothy seed 4.00 4.75, cloverseed 19.00 26.00, lard 12.05 ribs 12.25, ballies 13.87.
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Chicago
New York Cotton Futures Close Report
Cotton futures in New York ended with mixed closes across several contracts. Jan traded around 20.75 cents, May near 21.06 and July about 20.86, with October and December futures near 20.93 and 20.81 respectively.
Naval Stores Report from Savannah May News
May 19 Savannah reports pentine firm 47 sales 307 receipts 507 shipments none stock 12 932. Rosin firm 835 sales 1316 receipts shipments none stock 70 447. Quoted: E 660 D 670 E 710 F 725 G 735 H 740 I 740 K 745 M 750 N 840 WG 895 WW 930 X 30.
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Savannah
Foreign exchange rates in New York quotes
Foreign exchanges mixed quotes in cents for nations and cities. Lists demand and cable rates for Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Switzerland Spain Greece Poland Czecho Slovakia Yugoslavia Austria Romania Argentina Brazil Tokyo Shanghai Montreal with specific figures.
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Foreign Exchange
New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Czecho
Wheat prices ease on rain and Canada acreage boost
In Chicago on May 19 rains in winter wheat territory southwest eased prices in early dealings. News of a 9 to 12 percent rise in Spring wheat acreage in Canada weighed on markets. Opening quotes were mostly unchanged to 12 cents lower, with corn oats and provisions also dropping as trading progressed.
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Chicago
Canada
Faith and duty drive Phillips Academy address on nation’s future
The speaker emphasizes religious instruction as essential to understanding American institutions and sustaining civilization. He warns colleges must uphold spiritual duties or risk societal decay, and lauds early American sacrifices and faith guiding the country toward shared responsibility and renewal.
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Phillips Academy
Alibi Dispute Arises in Durham Jail Case
In a Durham county jail case Lawrence faced questions over an alibi while continuing contract work behind bars. Testimony shows he planned marriage on June 20 and Judge Nunn with Sheriff Blair agreed not to disclose the fiancée's name. The wounded man cited failing under lies and attempted self harm.
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Durham County
Lawrence
Wounded man to appear in court Monday after transfer
Transferring Lawrence to Watts hospital at Durham, the court adjourned until 10 o clock Monday. Dr Clyde Thomas county physician said the wounded man could appear then barring complications. Judge Nunn ordered close hospital watch with access limited to his family. R L Edwards and A M Webster Chatham county deputies held custody.
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Lawrence
Watts Hospital
Durham
Clyde Thomas
Nunn
R. L. Edwards
A. M. Webster
Chatham County
Fewer Bundles of the Cotton Goods
Irregular cotton market and rising prices limit weekly demand with curtailment of production in many divisions. New Bedford strike halts 56 fine and fancy mills, while some plain cloths stay near pre strike prices. Percales and wash fabrics show moderate demand. broad sheetings and towels stay affordable. colored cottons and cotton duck demand soften. Prices in primary markets include prints at 6 1-8c and 7 3-4c, sheetings around 13c, denim 2.20s, indigos 19c, and ginghams various.
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New York
New Bedford
Southern Standard
Investigation of Unemployment Ordered by Senate
The senate adopted a resolution from Wisconsin to study unemployment causes and remedies. Senator La Follette agreed to assign the inquiry to specialists for summer study with hearings to begin next December.
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Senate
Washington
Wisconsin
Senate Labor Committee
LaFollette
Free Show Promoter Edgar B. Davis Seeks VP Nomination
Edgar B. Davis, Texas oil and rubber tycoon and Broadway backer of The Ladder, emerges as a possible Democratic vice presidential candidate. Support from Massachusetts friends cited. Davis financed The Ladder with over a million dollars, keeping seats free for months.
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NEA Service
New York
Edgar B. Davis
Massachusetts
Davis
Broadway
Abie
Senate debates tax bill as house weighs pay raises for customs staff
Saturday session outlines final Senate vote on tax legislation while the House considers proposals to increase pay for customs and immigration employees. Reed slush fund committee hears William S. Ware testimony. wheat protein content grading bill moves in Senate agriculture committee. House panels review calendars, with actions on pensions, defense, and public health.
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Senate
House
Customs and Immigration
Reed Slush Fund
William S. Ware
Pennsylvania
Senate Agriculture Committee
House Agriculture, Civil Service, Immigration and Naval Committees
Mellon
Continental Trading Company
Mellon-Sinclair
LaFollette
Walsh
Two Reeds
Coolidge
Watson
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
United Mine Workers
Bituminous Coal Commission. Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Hoover Organization
Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
Heflin
Smith
Representative Vinson
Carleton W. Sturtevant
New York
Senate Commerce Committee
Commerce Committee
Hutchi
Cone
Florida
E. C. Finney
Interior Secretary
Senate Os
Midwest Refining Company
House Agriculture Committee
Alaska
Tennessee
New Mexico
House Irrigation Committee
Japanese Ambassador's Daughter to Wed Prince Chichibu
Washington reports Miss Seizu Matsudaira, daughter of Japan's ambassador, graduates from a school once attended by Roosevelt and Lindbergh and plans marriage next month to Prince Chichibu, brother of the emperor. Reno notes Mrs. Delphine Dodge Cromwell, a speed boat driver now resident there, is believed pursuing marital freedom on a ride.
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Washington
Seizu Matsudaira
Theodore Roosevelt
Lindbergh
Chichibu
Reno
Delphine Dodge Cromwell
Young golfer Ariel Vidas tops mother in state tourney run
Ariel Vidas aged 13 from Hot Springs defeated her mother to reach the finals of the women's state golf championship, showing a strong family legacy in the sport.
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Ft. Smith
Ariel Vidas
Hot Springs
Belgrade Woman Executed in Filicide Case
A Belgrade murderess Marijina Stojkovitch was executed by firing squad with her husband’s help for killing her wealthy father to prevent loss of her inheritance after he planned a new marriage.
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Belgrade
Marijina Stojkovitch
Ridgewood Woman Avoids Prosecution Says Court Opinion
New York reports Miss Helen Read of Ridgewood New Jersey escaped prosecution after a broker named Arthur Gould withdrew a traffic case saying he had previously assessed the defendant. The case involved a bump to his car and alleged rule violations.
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New York
Helen Read
Ridgewood
N. J
Arthur Gould
Californian actor Adolphe Menjou cites Los Angeles tailor
London onlookers pressed Adolphe Menjou after his wedding to reveal a tailor. He replied that his clothes were made in Los Angeles, not Bond Street, surprising the curious Englishmen.
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London
Adolphe Menjou
Bond Street
Los Angeles
Smith Leads Oregon Delegates in Early Returns
Governor Alfred E. Smith held a lead for Oregon's delegation at the Democratic national convention based on 533 of 1,842 precincts. Smith had 5,387 votes, with Montana’s Senator Thomas J. Walsh at 3,543, though Walsh had withdrawn. Missouri’s Senator James A. Reed had 1,994. Republican Herbert Hoover led unopposed with 32,691 votes in 674 precincts.
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Portland
Ore
Alfred &. Smith
New York
Oregon
Smith
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Walsh
James A. Reed
Missouri
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Senate committee to hear NC presidential campaign expenditures
In Raleigh on May 18, the senate committee investigating expenditures in North Carolina presidential campaigns will begin hearings Monday at 10 o'clock. The House hall has been secured for sessions and 13 witnesses have been summoned. The hearing is open to the public.
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Raleigh
Senate
North Carolina
House of Representatives
North Carolina strawberry crop yields fall despite acreage rise
Raleigh May 19. Eastern North Carolina strawberry acreage increased from 5890 acres in 1927 to 6440 acres this year but yields were lighter due to unfavorable weather and light yields on new fields per the state department of agriculture yesterday.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Agriculture
Brooks to Stress Harmony at State Democratic Convention
Aubrey L. Brooks, keynote at the state democratic convention, plans to urge harmony and unity in the party. He says Democrats should stop quibbling and fight for the common good and has not committed to any presidential nominee.
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Harmony
Greensboro
Aubrey L. Brooks
Bremen Crew Arrives in Boston After Atlantic Flight
The Bremen fliers Captain Hermann Koehl Major James Fitzmaurice and Baron Von Huenefeld arrived in Boston shortly before noon today following their east to west Atlantic crossing confirmation of conquest of the air route.
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Bremen
Boston
Bremen Fliers
Hermann Koehl
James Fitzmaurice
Baron von Huenefeld
Holland Beats Germany 2 1 in Olympic Field Hockey
Holland defeated Germany 2 to 1 in an Olympic field hockey match played today in Amsterdam.
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Holland
Amsterdam
Germany
No Hope for Reprieve in Clyburn Case
Raleigh May 19 report that John Clyburn of Charlotte was denied a reprieve by Pardon Commissioner Bridges. Clyburn, a Charlotte mechanic, was convicted of murder in the slaying of Cyrus Fink and faces execution in the electric chair next Friday.
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Raleigh
John Clyburn
Charlotte
Bridges
Cyrus Fink
Charlotte Mechanic
Divorce Suit Tied to Pittsburgh Slaying
The divorce suit of Mrs. Philip Clark of Pittsburgh was the cause of the killing of her former husband by F. J. Tyrrell, Sunday school superintendent. Clark was shot in a Pittsburgh church where he appeared before a church board to charge Tyrrell with breaking up his home. Mrs. Clark said Tyrrell had merely filed her divorce suit.
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Philip Clark
Pittsburgh
F. J. Tyrrell
Clark
Tyrrell
Hoover and Smith win delegates in Oregon fight
In Oregon primaries Hoover and Smith each gain delegates toward their nomination bids. Hoover unopposed in the Republican vote to potentially win 11 of 13 delegates and adds to a total near 506.5 pledged delegates, while Smith could add about 10 Democratic delegates to reach roughly 603.5. The race continues with West Virginia set for May 29.
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Washington
Hoover
Smith
Oregon
Hoover Colmn
Wal Gh
Walsh
Reed
West Virginia
Goff
Kansas City
Senate Deadlocks Over Postal Rate Reduction Bill
The Senate stood on its postal rate reduction bill and voted for a second conference with the House. It reaffirmed proposals to cut second class rates to the 1920 schedule and keep the parcel post service charge. A conference ended in deadlock and Senator Moses urged another vote, approved without a roll call.
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Washington
Senate
House
Moses
New Hampshire
Would
Presbyterian Church Debate Over Patent Medicine Ads
The Fayetteville North Carolina presbytery asks the general assembly to oppose patent medicine ads in church papers. The overture was referred to the bills and overtures committee. Also discussed was a color issue in the Church Order book and a proposed name for the church.
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Atlanta
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church In
United States
Pressbytery
Fayetteville
North Carolina
Assembly
Presbytery of
Columbia
Tennessee
Presbyterian Church
Church of Jesus Christ, Presbyterian
Presbytery
Nashville
Shaw is Re-elected Leader of Baraca Philathea Group
Elliott G. Shaw of Henderson was re elected president of the Baraca section at the 18th North Carolina Baraca Philathea convention in Durham. The executive committee will choose the 1929 meeting site. Named to serve with Shaw are Byrd of Durham as first vice president H N Heitman of Winston Salem as second vice president Joy Johnson of Mount Airy as treasurer. Mrs Dawson will be joined by C E Sheloff High Point as first vice president Bertha Cates Burlington as second vice president and Mrs N Buckner Asheville as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Elliott G. Shaw
Henderson
Baraca
North Carolina Baraca-Philathea Association
Shaw
the Byrd
H. N. Heitman
Winston
Salem
Joy Johnson
Mount Airy
Dawson
C. E. Sheloff
High Point
Bertha Cates
Burlington
N. Buckner
Asheville
Army Withdraws From President's Cup Defense
Washington reports the Army has withdrawn from competition for the President's Cup. The trophy is awarded to the top championship service football team each year.
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Washington
Army
Methodist bishops not charged in case of Copenhagen bishop
The Rev. Andrew W. Shamel of Pasadena announced he would not press charges of connivance against Bishops Edgar Blake of Paris and John L. Nielsen of Zurich. He accused them of withholding facts in the case of Anton Bast, suspended Bishop of Copenhagen.
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Kansas City
Andrew W. Shamel
Pasadena
Cal
Methodist Episcopal Church
Edgar Blake
Paris
John L. Nielsen
Zurich
Switz
Anton Bast
Copenhagen
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