Senator Bingham Pushes Resolution for Prohibition Repeal
Washington May 24 Senator Bingham Republican Conn introduced a resolution to repeal the 18th amendment and to bring it up for an early vote. The move aims to test resubmission to the states as judiciary delays hinders repeal measures.
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New Jersey Offers Reward for Information in Murder Case
Governor announces a reward for information leading to arrest and conviction in a baby murder case. Proclamation sets a cash sum for tips that identify the killers and bring them to justice.
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N. J
Nanere
Tindharah Hahn
New Jersey Delegation Backs Smith for President
The New Jersey delegation to the Democratic National Convention unanimously endorses Alfred E. Smith for president. Jersey leaders including Mayor Frank Hague push Smith while speculation swirls about Gov. A. Harry Moore as a potential vice presidential candidate.
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N. J
New Jersey
Alfred E. Smith
Jersey
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Smith
New York State
A. Harry Moore
Hague
Moore
Four Killed as English Midlands Floods Ravage Region
Four people are dead including three children as floods sweep across the English midlands from weekend cloudbursts. Ten are injured in a Derby explosion believed caused by flood waters entering a gas main. Telephone and telegraph services are seriously impaired and damage totals approach $2,000,000.
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London
English Midlands
Derby
Garner Delegate Totals Boosted in Democratic Nomination Fight
Speaker John N. Garner gains momentum as Texas convention pledges 46 votes boosting his total to 90 and lifting him to third in preconvention strength. Roosevelt leads with 468 delegates plus 106 from New York and Pennsylvania. Hoover's Texas-bound 49 votes push his total to 621, 53 from the nomination. Alfred E. Smith trails with about four delegates plus unknown New York and Pennsylvania strength.
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Alfred E. Smith
New York
Pennsylvania
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Delaware
United
Chicago
Hoover
Man Who Shot Another Fatally On Dry Raid Indicted
R L Adkins of Raleigh, an automobile salesman, was indicted by a Durham county grand jury for second degree murder in the May 4 shooting of Will Warren during a still raid in Patterson township. Adkins pleaded accidental shooting. he remains free on bond, with bond likely raised by Judge Garland Midgette.
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R. L. Adkins
Raleigh
Will Warren
Durham County
Adkins
Patterson Township
Liberty
Garland Midgette
Norfolk and Western earnings dip in April
New York May 24. Norfolk and Western Railway Co. reports April earnings surplus after charges of 966 491 dollars, down from 1 320 792 dollars a year earlier. Gross revenues reach 4 721 622 dollars versus 6 237 192 dollars last year.
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Norfolk and Western Railway Co
U S Agents Probe Walker Funds in Seabury Inquiry
Federal investigators led by George Z. Medalie probe Mayor James J. Walker's income tax returns amid Seabury's revelations. Testimony shows taxicab financier A. J. Sisto gave Walker 26 600 in bonds and Abraham H. Schwartz paid 13 000 for services by a man linked to Walker. Seabury targets Walker's financial agent Russell T. Sherwood, claimed to have aided transactions including a 20 000 stock sale above market.
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Uncle Sam
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Veterans End Box Car Blockade in Caseyville
About 300 World War I veterans known as the bonus expedition released 30 Baltimore and Ohio freight cars near Caseyville Illinois after a 12 hour blockade. National Guardsmen arrived to prevent disorder and sheriff Jerome Munie arranged automobile and truck transport to Washington Indiana for onward journey and petition to Congress for a cash bonus.
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Veteran Hawley Defeated By Narrow Margin In Primary
In Portland Oregon on May 24, Willis C. Hawley veteran congressman for 25 years on the Republican ticket was defeated for renomination by James W. Mott corporation commissioner. Unofficial returns show Mott 30 814 Hawley 30 740 a margin of 74 votes with a possible recount if official tallies narrow the gap.
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James W. Mott
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Hawley
DO-X Departs Calshot for Berlin with Dornier Party
The German flying boat DO-X left Calshot England for Germany on May 24, expected to reach Berlin by 5 PM. onboard were Dr. Dornier the ship designer and his daughter.
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England
Germany
Berlin
Dr. Dornier
Senate Postpones Action On Bill To Stabilize Dollar
Senate banking committee postponed action on the Goldsborough bill to stabilize the dollar but anticipated moving it next Tuesday. The measure, sponsored by Rep Goldsborough, would require the Federal Reserve to target the 1921 1929 dollar level via open market operations. Senator Glass offered a substitute. committee members want more study before a vote.
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Senate Banking Committee
Norbeck
Senate
Goldsborough
Maryland
House
Federal Reserve Board
Glass
Virginia
Birth Control Bill Defeated by House Ways and Means
The Hancock bill to legalize distribution of birth control information was defeated 20 to 4 by the House Ways and Means Committee in a closed session. The panel ordered the measure reported unfavorably, blocking a discharge petition. Sponsor Mrs. Margaret Sanger led the effort.
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Hancock
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Ways and Means Committee
Margaret Sanger
May Tour Aims to Prove Flying Safe for Women
George Palmer Putnam and wife Amelia Earhart plan a summer aerial tour of Mexico Central America and South America in commercial planes. The mission is to demonstrate flight safety to women in the regions visited.
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George Palmer Putnam
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New York
Mexico
Central America
South America
Late News Briefs From Raleigh to Washington Headlines
The 24 ounce baby girl born to Mrs. Bob Randolph in Raleigh died after incubator care. Deputy Sheriff Charles Knapp was fatally shot near Lowell by four men believed to be bank robbers. The Senate Finance committee proposed a ten percent sales tax on automobile tires and tubes replacing rubber import taxes. Rep Britten urged Hawaii under military control amid fears of anti-Japanese sentiment. In Flemington, Prosecutor Hauck said Col Cheas A Lindbergh would not testify to the grand jury in the Curtis kidnapping hoax case, noting police testimony suffices.
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Japanese General Reported Alive After Bomb Injury
Shanghai dispatch states General Yoshinori Shizanaka, commander in chief of the Imperial Japanese Army, who was reported dead yesterday, still alive and rallied slightly following surgery and blood transfusions.
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Yoshinori Shizanaka
Man Arrested As Spy May Be The Man Who Killed Kitchener
In New York a man arrested as a spy is identified by authorities as Frederick Joubert Duquesne alias Captain Claude Stoughton Frank de Stafford Craven and others. He is suspected of crown crimes and past bomb incidents tied to the World War era. British authorities plan extradition if identification confirms Duquesne.
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Europe
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Stoughton
Brooklyn
England
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Neutrality Squad
Clement Wood
Hollywood
London
Fritz Joubert Duquesne
Runaway Girls Take Self Harm Step to Avoid Return
Two of three runaways from Gastonia North Carolina slashed their wrists in the detention room at Atlantic City city hall to avoid returning home. Emma McGill and Thelma Quinn both 16, were treated. Minnie Johnson 20 opted to wait for release and try gas later. Parents notified and en route.
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N. C
Juliano
May
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Thelma Quinn
Minnie Johnson
Posies Says: Women Fly Across Atlantic to London
Beverly Hills dispatch notes Amelia Putnam’s Atlantic flight and daring solo run to London while men muse over golf scores. Her courage and skill outshine male bravado in a lighthearted column from May 23.
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Tax Bill Advances as ATS Tariffs Persist
Washington reports the billion dollar revenue bill overcoming a tariff storm with four import duties remaining. Leaders expect calmer passage after ending a filibuster against duties and approving lumber and copper taxes while oil and coal duties stay in place.
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Washington
Tydings
Kreuger Firm Files for Bankruptcy in Sweden
Kreuger and Toll, parent company of the Kreuger interests led by the late Ivar Kreuger, filed a bankruptcy petition in Stockholm on May 24 and sought annulment of the provisional moratorium granted by the Swedish government.
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Kreuger and Toll
Ivar Kreuger
Edenton Man Jailed After Assault Charge Ends Hunt
Edenton North Carolina May 24 Watson White surrendered to officers by his father S J White was jailed on an attempted assault charge involving Mrs D E Lawrence at her sister s home here He was also wanted for cutting his brother Woodrow with a razor The case triggered a wide search after John F White and Dave Bond a Negro were arrested for aiding his escape
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D. E. Lawrence
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Dem Leaders See Enigma in Baker Praise for Smith
Cleveland May 24 delegates and observers discuss Newton Baker praise of Al Smith and its possible impact on the 1932 Democratic nomination. Baker notes the platform must be short bold and honest while observers weigh whether praising Smith helps Baker remain acceptable to Roosevelt supporters.
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