Keech Wins 500 Mile Indianapolis Race as Spence Is Killed
Ray Keech of Philadelphia wins the 500 mile race at Indianapolis with a 392 mile lead, averaging 97.590 mph. William Spence of Los Angeles dies after his car overturns. Louis Meyer of Los Angeles finishes second and Fred Frame is third as 160,000 watch.
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Fred Frame
Lou Moore
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King George III Confined by Fever at Windsor Castle
King George has a feverish attack and is confined to bed at Windsor Castle. News shocks those aware, as London eyes a June 16 thanksgiving service for his majesty's recovery at Westminster Abbey. Details from doctors were not yet available.
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Lindy and Bride's Home Speculation Grows
New York May 30. Public curiosity about the Lindberghs honeymoon retreat continues. Speculation points to a home in New Jersey near Englewood, near Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow, the bride’s father, with possible locations including Long Island and Westchester County in New York.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
New Jersey
Englewood
Dwight W. Morrow
Jay J. Morrow
Long Island
Westchester County
Raskob Cuts Democratic Debt to 350000
New York Times reports John J. Raskob reduced the Democratic deficit from 1.5 million to 350 thousand by pressing Smith campaign underwriters to honor pledges. Guarantors, surprised by calls to cover a deficit beyond the budget, worry about legal liability as funds exceeded the planned 4 million.
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Landlady May Prove Key To Solving Other Crimes
Macon Georgia police probe Mrs. J C Powers 65 year old rooming house owner after Earl Manchester confesses to paying her to kill James Parks for 1000. They link disappearances insurance payouts and arsons to other cases tied to Powers including Burham Valentine and two house fires. Parks body found on Ocmulgee riverbank after shooting.
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Earl Manchester
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Claude P. Burham
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City Fire Department Re-elected by Council
City council re elected all members of the Fire Department and set police department personnel at 4 30 pm E A McGhee named Police Chief replacing D W Elliott A B Horney re elected Fire Chief Salary of Fire Captains raised from 125 to 127 50 Firemen listed with ranks and names City Manager Knox praised for recommendations
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A. B. Horney
E. M. Knox
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L. F. Honeycutt
Jones Burns
W. H. Long
F. P. Kiser
R. D. Church
J. R. Long
C. S. Canady
W. L. Moser
C. V. Lambert
T. R. Horney
W. A. Metcalf
J. W. Reaves
J. E. Horney
W. G. Wilson
C. L. Monroe
C. C. Smith
J. C. Flynn
W. C. Martin
J. H. Sechrest
A. H. Beaman
J. M. Vasburg
John Roach
W. H. Wade
E. E. Pegram
Paul Fulton
Mrs William Holt Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. William P. Holt wife of Dr W P Holt former member of the state board of medical examiners died in Erwin after a lingering illness. Funeral and burial set in Durham tomorrow. She was about 30 and survived by her husband and daughter Whitney.
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Erwin
N. C
William P. Holt
State Board of Medical Examiners
Durham
Spartanburg Weavers to Return to Work at Enoree Mills
About 50 workers who walked out at the Enoree Mills in Spartanburg County will return to work this morning after notifying officials yesterday afternoon.
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Last Member Chicago Bomb Trust Found Dead in Barroom Basement
Chicago reports the body of Thomas McElliott a Cape West Side gangster and labor racketeer found in a barroom basement after a cafe shooting on the edge of the loop He was shot four times and linked with Michael Reilly and William Clifford leaders of the bomb trust authorities suspect their operations and extortion tied to labor groups with headquarters in a West Side saloon
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William Clifford
Cocero
Calumet Baking Powder Company
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Reilly
Bomb Trust
Recess Hope Of Congress Brightens
Administration leaders count on an extended summer recess before acting on the tariff bill though White House and Republican leaders clash. Senate and House conferees resume talks on farm measures after Memorial Day, with debate over the expert debenture provision and a Senate vote date to be determined. Senator Smoot says two months of committee work are needed to ready the tariff bill for the Senate.
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Highway-Board Rules Expanded In Raleigh
Attorney General Dennis G. Brummitt advised the state highway commission it may decide by discussion the basis for expanding the highway system by 20 percent over the next two years under the 1929 highway act. He said the issue is for conference around the council table and the commission then began discussing the problem.
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Dennis G. Brummitt
State Highway Commission
Hunter and Tilden Reach French Championship Quarterfinals
Paris May 30 United States players Francis T Hunter and Bill Tilden advanced to the quarter-finals of the French tennis championships. Hunter defeated Austria’s Franz Matejka 6 0 2 8 6 1 6 4 after dropping the second set. Tilden trailed Junior Open Kansas City youngster 3 6 5 7 6 1 6 1 6 0 to win in five sets and reach the quarterfinals.
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Francis T. Hunter
United States
Franz Matejka
Austria
Bill Tilden
Kansas City
Allied Experts Agree On German Reparations Sum
Allied creditor experts reached a final agreement on Germanys reparations after the German acceptance of Young plan figures. Belgians to discuss marks payments with ambassador Von Hoesch. Total reparations over 59 years estimated at 113 billion gold marks about 27 billion dollars with 5 12 percent interest. Lamont says annuity figure of 2 050 000 000 marks now acceptable to both sides once outstanding conditions are settled.
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Owen D. Young
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Thomas W. Lamont
Trans Atlantic hops still held up
Old Orchard Maine May 30. The Yellow Bird to Paris and the Green Flash to Rome were postponed due to unsatisfactory weather as crews work through last minute preparations. Armeno Lotti and companions returned to shore after a leaking tank forced a water landing and Benzol fuel arrived for Paris.
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Roger Q. Williams
Southern Presbyterian Church Names Committee for Union Talks
Birmingham May 30 Dr William Ray Royns moderator of the general assembly announced the personnel of a committee to represent the Southern Presbyterian church at conferences where the union of all Presbyterian bodies in the United States will be considered.
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United States
William Ray Royns
General Assembly
Hoover Urges Armament Limits After Memorial Day Address
In Jersey City four men remain missing after a caisson accident at a river pier project. Rescue crews comb the Hackensack riverbed as ten workers were saved amid injuries from a pressure change and mud inflow. Hoover, at Arlington National Cemetery, pressed nations to clothe faith with action and pursue naval armament reductions to honor Memorial Day.
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Peruvian Flyers Start Long Hop From Bolling Field
Captain Carlos M. Pinilos and Lieutenant Carlos Zegarra of Peru began a flight from Bolling Field to New Orleans as the first leg toward Lima. They cleared Friendship Airport in Greensboro at 12 42 p m riding a Green and Orange Bellanca monoplane. Alfredo Gonzales Prada and his wife accompanied them.
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Zegarre
Mrs Hoover to Cambridge for Radcliffe semi centennial
Mrs. Hoover will depart Washington tonight to attend the Radcliffe college semi centennial anniversary in Cambridge Massachusetts.
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Cambridge
Washington
Two Shot And 20 Injured In Free-For-All At Brown
A freshman tie burning celebration at Brown University sparked a student riot last night. Two shot and about 20 injured as sophomores fought police, with arrests and hospitalizations and a conference among officials pending.
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Winston-Salem Memorial Day Observance Features Review
Winston-Salem marks Memorial Day with a morning cannon salute and a thousand soldiers parading before Army Chief of Staff Major General Charles P. Summerall. An afternoon moonlight address and a sham battle conclude the day as Battery E and local Black Cavalry units greet the guest.
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