Garner urges more credit and broader relief program
In a formal statement Speaker Garner backs a 1 billion dollar bond issue for a government building program and widening the Reconstruction Finance Corp to 3 billion. He favors Huddleston relief bill to place 100 million dollars with the President to ease extreme suffering nationwide.
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Hoover
Washington
Eisietion
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Huddleston
Dole
Garner
Congress
Republican Party
Piret
Woman Seeks Forgiveness From Colonel Lindbergh
In a brief statement the woman expresses regret for causing Colonel Lindbergh and others inconvenience during a period of grief. She asks forgiveness for the worry and injustices to her wife and two children, hoping Lindbergh can pardon the distress.
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Colonel Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Teacher Is Wanted As Suspect In Lindy Case
Mary G. Ford a Brooklyn school teacher was being questioned in Kings County District Attorney’s office regarding possible involvement in the Lindbergh kidnapping case. Authorities noted she was linked to alleged shady deals and had been heard in a telephone conversation with a man described as needing to be in New York.
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New York
Mary G. Ford
Brooklyn
Jacobs
Kings County
Dobson Peacock to be questioned further by police
Hopewell New Jersey May 19 John H Curtis exonerated of any link to the Lindbergh baby kidnapping or ransom collection. Officials plan to question Rev H Dobson Peacock at Norfolk Virginia regarding alleged negotiations. Governor Moore favors sending a state representative to Norfolk to hear him. A police letter warned that following the Lindbergh telephone line could locate the baby and three other men.
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Hopewell
N. J
John H. Curtis
Lindbergh
New Jersey
Rev. H. Dobson-Peacock
Norfolk
Col. Lindbergh
Harry Moore
H. Norman Schwartzkopf
State Police
Col. Schwartzkopf
Curtis
Peacock
William Walter
Trenton
Princeton
Newark Evening News
New York
Prosecution Team Withdraws in Mason Slaying Trial
Five private prosecutors pulled out of the Mason murder trial in Pittsboro North Carolina leaving Solicitor Clawson Williams to represent the state. They said the solicitor did not present the case well for the state. Williams denied any discussion of the withdrawal and said he was duty bound. The incident stems from a fatal automobile collision involving Stella Womble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsboro
N. C
Clawson L. Williams
J. K. Mason, Jr
Superior Court
A. H W. Graham
Hillsboro
Wade Barber
Dan L. Bell
J. Wilmer Long
Durham
C. P. Hinshaw
Chapel Hill
Williams
Mason
Stella Womble
Carboro
Schwab forecasts credit relief as optimism endures
Charles M. Schwab, presiding at the American Iron and Steel Institute, urged federal and local governments to balance budgets and cut costs before business revival. He praised Bethlehem Steel and the steel industry for orderly reforms while stressing government restraint as essential to restoring public confidence.
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New York
Charles M. Schwab
American Iron and Steel Institute
Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Federal Reserve
Mrs. Jessie Hough Cleared of Murder Charge
Asheville North Carolina May 19 Mrs Jessie Hough young widow today was cleared of a murder charge in the death of her husband after a coroner jury ruled it was death by own action Judge H Hoyle Sink directed a verdict of not guilty after state evidence failed to reach the jury William R Hough died from a bullet wound following a family quarrel spurred by a Charlotte trip Mrs Hough companion Liston Mayes indicted as an accessory was to have charges dismissed today
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Asheville
N. C
Jessie Hough
H.hoyle Sink
William R. Hough
Charlotte
Charlotte Man Among Americans In Danger of Caniure By Chinese Reds
Nanking dispatch reports 60 Americans, mainly missionaries, endangered near Pengpu by 29 000 Chinese Communists overrunning northern Anhwei. Troops rushed to Pengpu. Ferguson a Canadian captive. Moore of Charlotte, N C, stays to assist and awaits word on Ferguson’s fate.
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Charlotte Man
Caniure
Nanking
Tin
Pengyu
Anhwei
Pengou
Tientsin-Pukow
Penspu
Soochow
Henan
China
Ferguson
Chinese Inland Commission
Chang-Yangkuan
Pengpu
Do X seaplane flies toward Germany from Long Island
The German airliner DO X took off at 4 05 am EST from Manhasset Bay for Harbor Grace N F on the first leg of its return to Germany. It carried 14 crew members and a full fuel and provisions load for the long Atlantic hop amid favorable weather reports.
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Atlantic
Germany
New York
Long Island Sound
Harbor Grace
N. F
North Beach
Manhasset Bay
Radio Marine Corporation
Port Washington
Christianson
J. P. Morgan
Long Island
Hot Dog Stand Near Lindbergh Grave Ordered Moved
Princeton May 19 An opportunist hot dog stand near the improvised grave of the Lindbergh baby is to be removed. Dr John Grier Hibben of Princeton University urged Governor Moore to act and the governor promised swift action.
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Princeton
N. d
Lindbergh
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
Harry Moore
Earhart Heads to Harbor Grace for Solo Atlantic Attempt
Amelia Earhart Putnam departed from Teterboro at 2 16 p m EST bound for Harbor Grace Newfoundland for the first leg of a solo flight that could make her the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo. Her husband George Putnam teased reporters by saying only dry land mattered as the aircraft a Lockheed monoplane with a 3200 mile range carried her toward the perilous course.
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Hasbrouck Heights
N. J
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Teterboro
Harbor Grace
N. F
Atlantic
George Palmer Putnam
Wilmer Stultz
Lew Gordon
Communists seize Shihma near Peiping
Amoy dispatches report that the communist army occupied Shihma, twelve miles from Peiping, as of May 19, signaling a gain on the northern front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peiping
China
Ex Governor Willis Bailey Dies at 77
Willis J. Bailey, 77, former governor of Kansas and head of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, died at his home in Kansas City early today after serving as governor from 1903 to 1905.
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Kansas City
Willis J. Bailey
Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank
Kansas
References Made by Curtis Two Men Cleared
New York May 19 References in the Lindbergh confession of John Hughes Curtis to two men not fully identified were cleared up today. Curtis said Mr Twin and Fox offered money for knowledge of the Lindbergh case or pictures of the baby. Sam Fox a Norfolk photographer said he offered Curtis 2500 for exclusive pictures or a photo of the baby.
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Trenton
N.J
John H. Curtis
Norfolk
Curtis
Lindbergh
New York
John Hughes Curtis
Sam Fox
Concord merchant dies from auto accident injuries
Clarence H. Graeber a 42 year old Concord merchant and hauling contractor died from injuries from an auto accident on Sunday on the Albemarle Salisbury highway He was at work yesterday but last night he became ill and died today Physicians said his spine was fractured and the injuries were believed not serious at first
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. C
Clarence H. Graeber
Albemarle- Salisbury
Roosevelt Gains 32 More Votes in Democratic Push
Roosevelt added thirty two delegates yesterday across South Carolina Vermont and the District of Columbia boosting his tally toward a party convention majority. He stood at 428 pledged votes plus 100 from New York and Pennsylvania still disputed. Hoover gained 28 delegates to near the Republican nominating quota. Vermont and other states acted on prohibition issues as race for the nominations sharpened.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
South Carolina
Vermont
District of Columbia
New York
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Oregon
Nevada
Hoover
Alabama
Iowa
Maine
Minnesota
Washington
Michigan
Illinois
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Wyoming
Montana
Georgia
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Kentucky
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arizona
New Mexico
Connecticut
Mystery Caller Ties Ford Absence to Lindbergh Case
Brooklyn public school 67 teacher Mrs Ford was absent with detectives sent to 33 Riverside Drive where she reportedly rented an apartment two weeks ago paying 100 in advance with 20 10 and 5 dollar bills. Principal Frederick Schoedel testified a caller claimed to be Jassie of the Lindbergh case.
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Ford
Jacobs
Brooklyn
Riverside Drive
Frederick Schoedel
Schoedel
Mrs. Ford
Jassie
Gaston B. Means to Be Called To Trial In June
The trial of Gaston B. Means on charges of larceny after trust and embezzlement of $104000 in an alleged Lindbergh ransom fraud was set for June 6. Means is free on $50000 bail. He is a former Justice Department agent accused of obtaining money from Mrs. Edward B. McLean, widow of Washington Post publisher.
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Washington
Gaston B. Meane
Department of Justice
Edward B. McLean
Washington Post
James M. Proctor
Leo. A. Rover
United States
Means
Ill wp Rodes says special 10 the enterprise
A harsh barb from Ill WP Rodes criticizing a so called reputable businessman tied to a controversial Lindbergh affair. He cites a pastor and ex admiral as endorsers while deriding the country’s judgment and reputation. No clear outcome or resolution provided.
Radio Pool Profits Attract Big Names In 1929
Senate banking committee reveals a seven day 1929 radio stock pool earned 4 924 078 on 12 683 000 invested. Key members include John J. Raskob W F Kenny Walter Chrysler Charles M Schwab Mrs David Sarnoff and H B Swope. Raskob reportedly invested 1 000 000 earning 221 000 while Schwab invested 200 000 earning 58 000 and Kenny 1 000 000 earning 291 000 with Mrs Sarnoff contributing no cash.
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Washington
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Senate Banking Committee
W. F. Kenny
M. J. Meehan
Walter P. Chrysler
Charles M. Schwab
David Sarnoff
H. B. Swope
Wm. A. Gray
Raskob
Gray
Schwab
Sarnoff
Radio Corporation
Kenny
Thomas E. Bragg
Wall Street
Atlantic Coast Line Omits Dividend on Common Stock
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad today omitted a dividend on its common stock. Six months earlier the road paid 2 dollars, with a prior annual rate of 7 dollars. Chairman Lyman Delano cited continued earnings decline and cash conservation.
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Atlantic Coast Line
New York
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
Lyman Delano
Four Tariffs Hold Senate In Budget Bill Vote
The Senate moved to decide four tariffs in a billion dollar revenue bill on oil coal copper and lumber with a key oil import tax and compensatory by products. Beer legalization proposals by Tydings and Bingham were defeated 61 24 and 60 23 respectively. Senate leaders aim to speed passage after these votes to clear the path for related economy and relief measures.
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Washington
Senate
Tydings
Bingham
Conn
Filing Limit For Office Seekers In State Expires
North Carolina braces for a record primary with more than 2,500 hopefuls. State and congressional filing closed last month, but county and legislative candidates may file until midnight May 20. Wake County shows 29 candidates for three lower house seats, while Sampson, Wayne, Wilson, Pasquotank, Rowan, Columbus and others report double digits to near 40 filings.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Wake County
Associated Press
Sampson
Wayne County
Wilson County
Pasquotank
Rowan
Columbus
Hyde
Pender
Onslow
Hoke
Sanses
Cleveland
Beaufort
Halifax
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