Reparations Talks See Revival As Young Plan Debated
Paris reports a revived reparations conference as statisticians and accountants work on repayment combinations. The proposal would shift annuity dating from April to September, extending Dawes payments by about five months. Dr. Hjalmar Schacht left Paris for a country retreat, triggering Berlin speculation of a Rhineland mission.
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Paris
Owen D. Young
Hjalmar Schacht
Berlin
Rhineland
Dr. Schacht
American missionaries flee in disguise from Chinese communists
American missionary refugees arrived at Amoy in disguise after escaping from Lungyenchow where Dr. C. H. Holleman was captured by communists May 23. Attacked by 2,000 soldiers, the mission was razed and Holleman taken for treatment of their wounded. The group traveled four days through bandit country to safety, aided by fears for Holleman. Mrs Holleman and others suffered nervous shock after the ordeal.
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Amoy
Fukien
China
Lungyenchow
C. H. Holleman
Dr. Holleman
Kwangtung
Harbin
Manchuria
Nine Killed Ten Burned In Mine Blast Near Yolande
A mine explosion at Connerville mine 1,000 feet underground killed nine men and burned ten others. Officials cite a dynamite overcharge as the blast cause. rescue teams recovered bodies while flames raged through the workings. One miner escaped uninjured.
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Yolande
Ala
Connerville
Vol Coal and Coke Company
Grover Herring
Eugene Herring
Bill Kimbrel
Charley Patterson
Mitchell Turner
Will Kelly
Harry Kelly
Phil Grees
Allen Pearson
Mark Hulsey
O. E. Chastaine
George Byron
Lindbergh and Anne Wed Quietly at Morrow Home
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and Anne Morrow married in a brief ceremony at the Morrow home in Englewood New Jersey. The Rev Dr William Adams Brown conducted a simplified service omitting the word obey. Attendants were family members and close friends. the couple left for a secret honeymoon shortly after.
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Englewood
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Dwight W. Morrow
New York
William Adams Brown
Union Theological Seminary
Morrow
Dr. Brown
Bill To Senate Before Night
Washington May 28 Substantial increases in import duties on thousands of commodities are provided in the new tariff bill expected to pass the house tonight and go to the Senate. It revises the Fordney McCumber law upward, reorganizes the tariff commission, and raises duties on sugar and many farm and factory items. Hides leather boots cement bricks shingles lumber and rayon are newly taxed or reclassified.
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Washington
House
Senate
Tariff Commission
Fordney-McCumber
United States
Rayon
Mrs RR Jones Leads Early In Carolinas Women's Golf
Mrs. R R Jones of Winston-Salem won the qualifying round at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro for the Carolinas women’s golf tournament with 87 strokes on Valley Brook. She led over rivals including Mrs Marshall Crichton of Durham and Miss Elizabeth Rogers of Greensboro as 50 players from two states contest the five day event. Pairings for match play were to be announced, and the association’s annual meeting was scheduled for the afternoon.
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Sedgefield Country Club
Greensboro
R. R
Railroad) Jones
Winston- Salem
N. C
Carolinas
Jones
Valley Brook
Marshall Crichton
Durham
Asheville
Richard E. Thigpen
Charlotte
Pinehurst
Thigpen
Elizabeth Rogers
W. H. Willard
W. O. Irwin
Association
Schoolboy Dies After Ball Struck Head on Field
Spencer Hester, 15, son of Mr and Mrs W M Hester, died at home in Salisbury after being struck in the head by a thrown ball on the high school athletic field. He felt fine after the incident, but developed head pain later and died en route to medical care. Funeral arrangements had not been made.
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Spencer Hester
Salisbury
W. M. Hester
Negro to Enter West Point
The war department announced a negro will enter West Point on July 1. Alonzo Parham, selected by Rep De Priest, Illinois, was appointed to West Point. Lieut. Col. John E. Green, one of the army’s two black commissioned officers, retires at his own request after 30 years of service.
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Washington
War Department
West Point
Hoover
John E. Green
Alonzo
Parham
de Priest
Republican
Illinois
Green
Insurgents Attack Mexican Train Wounding Passenger
Dispatches report the Guadalajara to Mexico City passenger train derailed and attacked by insurgents near Cortec Jalisco yesterday. One passenger was wounded in a clash with the train's military escort before the rebels were dispersed.
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Mexico City
el Universal
Queretaro
Guadalajara
Cortec
Jalisco
Big Ten to Probe All Members After Iowa Ouster
Chicago May 28 Major John L Griffith announces a Big Ten inquiry of the nine remaining western conference members to decide if they should face ouster like Iowa University. Dean James Page of Minnesota leads the special committee as the conference seeks to halt professionalism and preserve amateur status.
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Chicago
Iowa University
John L. Griffith
Big Ten
James Page
University of Minnesota
Iowa
Griffith
Elizabethton Textile Strike Ends as Workers Return
Workers in Elizabethton Tennessee resumed registration for their former jobs after a peace pact between American Bemberg and Glanzstoff mills. Crowds urged against returning to work, accusing a “communistic menace,” but union leaders labor officials and conciliators clarified the hotel owner’s role and most workers began re registering.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
Bemberg
Glanzstoff
T. Perry
United States Department of Labor
Perry
Nellie Andrews
Indianapolis
Rotarians Debate Motto Change At International Convention
In Dallas the 20th annual Rotary convention faces a vote on removing profit from the motto He profits most who serves best. The England and Ireland group led by Arthur Chadwick proposed the change, arguing it misstates Rotary aims. Alfred Cole of Buenos Aires noted translation issues. I B Sutton of Mexico delivered a keynote address.
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Dallas
Tex
Rotary International
Rotary International Association For
England and Ireland
Arthur Chadwick
London
Alfred Cole
Buenos Aires
I. B. Sutton
Mexico
Willebrandt Resigns as Assistant Attorney General
Mabel Walker Willebrandt submitted her resignation effective June 15 and it was accepted by President Hoover. She had offered to leave March 4 but stayed at the president’s request. She now travels to Texas seeking her new opportunity.
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Washington
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Hoover
Wheat Drops 10 New Low Levels
Flood of selling pushes grain markets down to new seasonal lows. Wheat May delivery falls to 98 cents a bushel and July futures dip below $1 for first time since 1923 as Liverpool market leads declines. Weak news, ideal southwest weather, and upcoming large receipts press prices lower.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Kansas
Green Flash Sets Course for Rome Tomorrow
Old Orchard Maine May 28 AP Captain Lewis A Yancey navigator of the Green Flash said after a call with New York the plane will depart Old Orchard tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock for Rome.
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Old Orchard
Maine
New York
Lewis A. Yancey
Green Flash
Rome
Gardner trophy race qualifying lands at Parks airport
Marvin T. O'Dell, Cincinnati aviator, finishes first in Memorial Day Gardner trophy qualifying at Parks airport after a non stop flight from Buffalo. Arthur J. Davis lands dead stick, Dale Jackson arrives from Jacksonville with Hall clocking five hours 32 minutes. Additional Buffalo entrants are forced down along the route. Neil R. McCray and E. M. Laird also experience issues during the event.
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East ST. Louis
Ill
Marvin T. O'Dell
Cincinnati
Parks Airport
Arthur J. Davis
East Lansing
Mich
Buffalo
N. Y
Dale Jackson
St. Louis
Jacksonville
Hall
Neil R. McCray
Fairview
New York
E. M. Laird
Lima
Riot in Pittsburgh leaves truck driver dead
In Pittsburgh west end a labor dispute sparks a riot as deputies protect a Liberty Dairy wagon. Police say a crowd attacked the wagon, dragged out driver Michael Rockford, 24, and shots were fired after deputies ordered dispersal. About a dozen arrests followed.
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Pittsburgh
West End
Michael Rockford
Liberty Dairy Products Company
Rockford
Prince De Sagan Ends 11 Day Fight After Suicide Attempt
Paris reports Prince De Sagan 18 son of Anna Gould died after an 11 day battle to live following a self inflicted bullet wound. He sought permission to wed a woman older than him. his parents refused until he was 21. He later shot himself as his mother insisted on waiting.
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Paris
Prince de Sagan
Anna Gould
Whitsuntide
France
Duke de Talleyrand
Duchess de Talleyrand
McLean Addresses Greensboro College Graduates in Final Exercises
Angus W. McLean former governor of Lumberton delivered the commencement address at Greensboro College for Women. Diplomas were awarded to 76 graduates led by Summa Cum Laude Mary Elizabeth Drum and Magna Cum Laude honorees including Margaret Booth and Frances Cook Felmet plus several others. The speaker urged graduates to uphold ideals, build homes, and serve the public with steadfast integrity.
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Greensboro
Greensboro College For
Angus W. McLean
Lumberton
S. B. Turrentine
Mary Elizabeth Drum
Catawba
Margaret Booth
Fountain Inn
S. C
Frances Cook Felmet
Asheville
Helen Reid Gill
Emporia
Martha Elsie Greene
High Point
Ethel Ward Herring
Norfolk
Frances Willard Kime
Sarah Frances Leroy
New Berry
Williams MecGirt
Wilmington
Odell Memorial Auditorium
McLean
Rain Delays Final Qualifying For Indianapolis 500
Rain and mechanical issues left 19 of 44 entries qualified for the 500 mile race with time trials spilling into today. Officials planned to finish the lineup by nightfall or suspend the rules to allow qualifying tomorrow as heavy showers hampered practice.
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Indianapolis
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