Bank Insolvency Alleged In Buncombe County Trial
Asheville testimony pinpoints Central Bank and Trust failure from July 29 1929 to closure with county deposits rising about 2 million during insolvency. W E Coursey testified notes and misapplications tied to Wallace Davis J L Jenkins Newton M Anderson James Grimes and others as defense seeks to contest funds and endorser amounts.
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Asheville
Coursey
Buncombe County
Central Bank and Trust Company
Wallace B. Davis
Russell Davis
J. L. Jenkins
C. N. Malone
Newton.m. Anderson
J. C. McElroy
James W. Grimes
Anderson
Jenkins
Malone
Jacocks Declines North Carolina Health Post
Dr William Picard Jacocks a North Carolinian now in India has informed officials he cannot accept the secretary of the state board of health and state health officer post Governor Gardner said. He was offered the office after the death of Dr Charles Laughinghouse and had been expected to accept before the health board reorganization.
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Raleigh
William Picard Jacocks
India
State Board of Health
Gardner
Jacobs
International Health Board
Charles O.H. Laughinghouse
Dr. Jacocks
General Assembly
North Carolina
Surgeon slain in pistol duel in Brooklyn
Dr Joseph T Loughlin Brooklyn surgeon, 39, shot three times and found dead in Marine Park. Police say he dueled with Ho ward Bridgette, a stock broker and his cousin Leon Sachter aided in calming the dispute. The trio left together after agreeing to settle a quarrel.
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New York
Howard Bridgette
Joseph T. Loughlin
Brooklyn
Marine Park
Louglin
Bridgett
Bridgetta
Leon Sachter
European Interest Reported to Aim at Labrador Sale
Ottawa May 25 Wide interest followed a St John’s dispatch to the New York Herald Tribune alleging European interests seek to buy Labrador. Newfoundland’s government facing bankruptcy. critics charge the crisis could be engineered to push Labrador sale bids. Unidentified buyers allegedly ready to pay 100 million dollars for Labrador with timber minerals and water power potential.
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Ottawa
Ont
St. John’s
New York Herald-Tribune
Labrador
Newfoundland
Great Britain
Political Shifts Of Strength In 1932 Presidential Puzzle
Washington May 25 The piece notes shifts in political strength complicating the 1932 presidential puzzle. Reapportionment affects electoral college and party conventions as 27 seats shift among 32 states with potential large slate changes if redistricting disputes force at large elections.
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Washington
Nomoe
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Massachusetts
New York
Minnesota
Pinchot
Citizenship Refusals Highlight War Duty Scruples
The Supreme Court refused citizenship to Yale theology professor Douglas MacIntosh and Canadian nurse Marie Bland for opposing bearing arms. Justice Sutherland led the majority, upholding congressional power to mandate military service, while Justices Hughes Holmes Brandeis and Stone dissented stressing religious scruples deserve respect.
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MacIntosh
Marie A. Bland
Washington
Yale
Circuit Court of Appeals
France
United States
Miss Bland
Justice Sutherland
Rosika Schwimmer
Hughes
Congress
Holmes
Brandeis
Stone
Schwimmer
McReynolds
Roberts
van Devanter
Butler
Sutherland
Executive Department
Baltimore Official Suspended Amid City Graft Probe
Charles W. Pohlman chief of the city bureau of transportation was suspended by Mayor Howard W. Jackson as a graft inquiry opened. Auditor Howard C. Beck charged Pohlman with taking commissions from hauling firms for city business.
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Baltimore
Charles W. Pohlman
City Bureau of Transportation
Howard W. Jackson
Pohlman
Howard C. Beck
Hear Injunction Aims To Bar Stribling Schmeling Bout
Hearing opened in Cleveland common pleas court on July 3 boxing match at Municipal Stadium. David Fischer tax payer seeks injunction labeling the affair a prize fight illegal in Ohio. W L Stribling and witnesses testified as crowd gathered outside the chamber.
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Cleveland
Stribling-Schmeling
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Common Pleas Court
Joseph H. Mellen
David Fisher
Ohio
Henry S. Brainard
W. L. “Young” Stribling
Stribling
Mellen
Ed Bang
Cleveland News
Stuart Bell
The
Cleveland Press
Charles P. Murphy
Cleveland Boxing Commission
Speed Limits Removed On Colorado Highways
Speed limits were removed on Colorado highways today after Gov. W. H. Adams signed the Hoover Motor Code bill. The law requires prudent speed and imposes strict penalties for driving under the influence. Arrested reckless drivers may defer trial for five days and can proceed without security if they carry state registration.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
W. H. Adams
Fall Proves Fatal To Capt. W. A. Ranier
Newport News Va May 25 Captain W A Ranier of Blakes Va a well known coastwise figure died after a fall from the bridge steps to the deck of the Craiksmere ship operated by Maud J Tracy Co Inc The accident occurred today and the ship is tied at Newport News.
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Goldsboro
W. T. Harrison
Harrison
Wayne County
Newport News
W. A. Rani
Blakes
Craiksmere
Maud J. Tracy Company, Inc
Eight Rebels Are Killed In Battle Near Juchitan
Eight members of a rebel band that sacked Juchitan weeks ago were killed in a three hour battle with federal troops near San Geronimo Oaxaca on May 25.
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San Geronimo
Oaxaca
Mexico
Juchitan
Athletics Clinch Sixteenth Straight Victory Over Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Yankees 4 to 2 in the first game of a doubleheader. Lefty Grove earned his sixth win of the season as the champions moved to 16 straight, with strong hitting and pitching support from Haas, Foxx, and Reese.
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Lefty Grove
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Yankees
Grove
As A
Ene
Haas
Coco
Simmons
Fowx
Esese Enee
Miller
McNair
Exer
Boley
Esses Weer
Inn New York
Chapman
cKey
Cochrane
Johnson
Foxx
Ruff
Mase
Rane
Reese
Lary
New York
Philadel
Hildebrand, Oo
Moriarty
Fatal Crash Ends Air Mail Pilot James D. Cleveland
Air Mail Pilot James D. Cleveland perished when his plane struck Nittany Mountain near Bellefonte Pennsylvania amid a fierce post winter storm. The wreckage tore through boul ders and scrub, with the cockpit burned and body recovered five hours later as rescuers hurrying to the Bellefonte airport prepared for his landing.
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Bellefonte
Nittany Mountain
Here
Air Mail
James D. Cleveland
Cleveland
Bandit Out-Talked By Would-Be Victim
In Atlanta on May 25 R. L. Porter reported fending off a holdup by talking the robber into returning the money. Porter told police he explained he had just lost his job and a family to support, and the bandit apologized and gave back the cash.
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Atlanta
R. L. Porter
Porter
Lea Caldwell Charged With Dominating Tennessee State Affairs
Nashville report on a legislative majority finding that Col. Luke Lea and Rogers Caldwell dominated state government through Gov. Horton. The committee linked Lea Caldwell banks to large bond issues and state funds, while a minority panel argued the records hide the full truth and target public officials.
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Tennessee State Affairs
Horton
Nashville
Tenn
Luke Lea
Sage Ge
Rogers Caldwell
Tennessee
Henry H. Horton
Ahd Hadbinnees
Lea
Caldwell
Edward H. Crump
Memphis
Lea- Caldwell
Col
Man Stabs Self Before Arrest in Fayetteville Murder Case
Kin Lewis, 40, stabbed himself four times above the heart while police attempted to arrest him for murder. He allegedly forced his wife, mother of a two weeks old baby, to walk 35 miles from Sanford to Fayetteville. she died after the journey. He was hospitalized in critical condition.
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Kin Lewis
Self
Fayetteville
Sanford
Lewis
Beginning of End of Revolution Seen in Honduras Victory
Honduran high command says a crushing victory near Tela signals the start of the end of the revolution. General Francisco Valladares routed rebel forces at Las Palmas five miles from Tela after a nine hour battle with heavy casualties. The battlefield was reportedly littered with bodies.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Honduran
High Command
Tela
Francisco Valladares
Las Palmas
Morton Grove Police Arrest Aviators Over Reckless Flight
Morton Grove Illinois officers seize two aviators after spotting planes circling near airports. The pair, Erich Paselli and Charles Moran, land safely as motorcops pursue with a dramatic arrest following the warning.
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Morton Grove
Ill
Morton Grove Highway
Erich Paselli
Charles Moran
Citizens Mourn Loss of Canines in Theodore Poisoning
About 20 Theodore residents mourn the loss of their dogs as county officials investigate a weekend poisoning of canines. No motive or suspects were identified and no clues point to who poisoned the animals.
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Mobile
Ala
Theodore
Here
Revenue Bill Up Tonight In North Carolina Senate
North Carolina legislature moves toward final week with major items pending including revenue and school measures. The House accepted a conference revenue bill with a 15 cent ad valorem tax. the Senate may approve, while school funding and redistricting negotiations continue.
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Raleigh
North Carolina General Assembly
House
Senate
Clarkson
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Orange
Alamance
Durham
Nash County
Nash
Rockingham
New Hanover
Buncombe
Aviators Plan 70 Break Record
Walter E. Lees and Frederick A. Brossey of Detroit take off from a Jacksonville beach in a 225 horsepower Diesel monoplane to attempt the world non refueling endurance mark of 75 hours 23 minutes. They aim to beat the French record but were forced down by a storm three hours into a prior try.
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Walter E. Lees
Frederick A. Brossey
Jacksonville
Fla
Detroit
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