Eighteen Shots In Lexington Battle Endangers Dandy
In Lexington on May 31 Baxter Shemwell a 74 year old figure in North Carolina gun history faced a fatal duel with J O Boaze and dentist Dr F G Johnson following a dispute with Adam L Sink. Police led by Chief R B Talbert overpowered the rival as Shemwell was carried to a Davidson hospital with likely fatal wounds.
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Lexington
Baxter Shemwell
North Carolina
Shemwell
J. O. Boaze
Dodge
Plymouth
Boaze
F. G. Johnson
Boaze and
Johnson
Adam L. Sink
Winchester
R. B. Talbert
W. T. Neal
Miller
Davidson Hospital
Asheville
Birmingham
Link
Dobson
Senate votes for higher income tax to boost revenue bill
In Washington on May 31 the Senate backed higher income tax rates by 86 to 3 to help the revenue bill. Secretary Mills warned that $285000 more must be written in and the bill aims to raise $1125 million to balance the budget. A secret finance committee session weighed alternatives including a gasoline tax and strengthened admissions levy.
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Senate
Washington
Mills
Finance Committee
Treasury
Mayoral bribery testimony at Hofstader hearing in NYC
Testimony before the Hofstadter committee in New York centers on payments by Russell T. Sherwood to an unnamed recipient tied to Mayor James J. Walker. An accountant testified to more than 75,000 dollars in transfers, including stocks and a line of credit, with details and records described but not introduced.
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Sherwood
New York
J. Allen Smith
Equitable Coach Company
Hofstadter Legislative Committee
Russell T. Sherwood
James J. Walker
Paul Block
Smith
Equitable Company
James T. Ellis
Ellis
Police Guard at Capitol as Demonstration Reported
Fifty extra police were stationed around the Capitol in Washington on May 31 amid news of a planned communist demonstration near the Supreme Court. The court was to hear the appeal of seven Black defendants sentenced to die in Scottsboro Alabama for assaulting two white girls. Capitol police and officials planned stringent protection, with met thanks to Inspector Headley and Captain Nash coordinating. The situation prompted potential talks on allowing a peaceful petition or barring access to the grounds. Meanwhile President Hoover urged Congress to consider a broader sales tax and expanded Reconstruction Finance Corporation powers to aid employment and recovery, while the Senate Finance Committee weighed limited sales tax proposals and a potential gasoline tax.
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Washington
Capitol
Supreme Court
Scottsboro
Ala
Kenneth Romney
Albert J. Headley
Metropolitan Police Force
J. Nash
Capitol Police
Headley
Capitol Grounds
House
Senate
Hoover
Senate Finance Committee
Reconstruction Corporation
Garner
Ins
Finance Committee
Congress
Ways and Means
Mother of Girl Photographed With Minister Tells Court It Was Trap
The mother of a girl photographed with Rev H F Davidson testified at a Westminster Ecclesiastical Court that the shot was a trap and meant for American publication. She said she had arranged the girl’s care to ensure the girl was not photographed nude. The Bishop of London testified about Davidson’s work with outcasts and the prosecution said charges involving unknown women would be dropped.
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London
H. F. Davidson
United States
Church House
Westminster
America
Davidson
Capone Loses Bid To Reopen Case Before Supreme Court
Chicago gangster Al Capone serving a ten year sentence for tax evasion saw the Supreme Court refuse to review his case again. The court upheld its prior action and did not grant another hearing on the appeal.
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Capone
Supreme Court
Washington
lScarface
al Capone
Chicago
Atlanta
Balloons Still aloft in national race near Omaha
Five of six balloons reportedly remained airborne after takeoff from Omaha Municipal Airport in the national balloon race. The Omaha Junior Chamber entry was forced down when a bag leak caused a late descent. Pilot Pete Larsen landed on a Missouri river island after jettisoning ballast.
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Omaha
Neb
Chevrolet
Tracy Southworth
Michigan
United States Army
W. J. Flood
W. J. Paul
City of
B. J. Hill
Goodyear
Roland Blair
Bromley Seeks Tokyo Flight From California Trip
Harold Bromley departed Amarillo at 8 52 p m toward California on a black and red monoplane aiming to follow the Trans Continental Air Route to Burbank. He plans to reach Los Angeles and then Seattle to decide on a Tokio flight extension as a $30 000 prize deadline looms.
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Amarillo
Tex
UPR
Harold Bromley
California
Burbank
Calif
Seattle
Tokio
Snell Sees Prohibition Plank As Liberal in GOP Platform
Representative Snell, minority leader, said the prohibition plank in the Republican platform would be liberal and satisfactory. He noted the remark reflects his personal view and declined to elaborate further.
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Washington
Snell
Hiouse
Sales tax fate debated in San Monica letters
A letter from San Monica argues the sales tax will pass after elections, though voters may delay. The writer claims politicians use the election to avoid tax payments now and push a universal levy later, arguing its fairness and simplicity despite history of similar taxes.
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San Monica
Cali
Herbert
Hoover low mood Walker a Hoover baby born in Chicamauga
In Chicamauga Walker county a baby boy named Hoover low mood Walker was born to Charlie Walker aged 60 and his wife. The story notes the naming after President Hoover and the mood of the era.
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Chicamauga
Walker County
President Hoover
Charlie Walker
Hoover Depression Walker
Flight To Tokyo Fails In Midair Refueling Accident
Nat Browne and Frank Brooks were rescued after the Lone Star crashed during an attempted mid air refueling near Seattle. The aircraft suffered a damaged stabilizer and wing when a fuel hose nozzle struck the tail. Browne said he was thrown clear about 300 feet above Puget Sound as the plane broke apart.
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Seattle
Nat Browne
Lone Star
Frank Brooks
Puget Sound
Brooks
Browne
Hitlerite demand for new elections in Germany
Nazi leaders in Berlin say they are certain new elections will yield a clear majority and reject a stopgap cabinet. President Hindenburg consults with party leaders as Bruening's ministry falls, while Hugenberg and Kaas discuss the next ministry amid a tense political standstill. Hitler has already met with Hindenburg to discuss foreign policy, including reparations.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Associated Press
Pauli von Hindenburg
Wilhelm Bruening
Ludwig Kaas
Bruening
Alfred Hugenberg
Hitler
Hindenburg
Hugenberg
Unican Will Form K. O. P. Platform
James R. Garfield of Ohio was named by President Hoover to compile the Republican platform. Garfield will chair the convention resolutions committee and has begun gathering platform suggestions. He met with Hoover at the White House and Capitol and declined to discuss contentious issues.
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Washington
James R. Garfield
Ohio
Hoover
Garfield
White House
Capitol
Theodore Roosevelt
Poppy Field Leads to Arrest of Former Football Player
Two acres of Chinese opium poppies found on a farm 30 miles south of Alexandria resulted in the arrest of Claude Fuqua, former Texas A and M football player, on federal narcotic charges. The field near Lafargue high school in Effie community, Avoyelles parish, was ordered destroyed.
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Alexandria
Claude Fuqua
Texas A
Fuqua
Lafargue High School
Effie
Avoyelles Parish
Real Bomb Explodes at Climax of Movie in Atlanta
Six people were injured and are recovering after a bomb exploded at the Georgia theater during the film's climax as dynamite was about to detonate. The incident, linked to labor troubles after the theater went non union two months prior, caused a frantic scene but no serious injuries.
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Atlanta
Georgia Theater
Oine
Garner Appears As Own Witness On Relief Bill
Speaker Garner testified before the House Ways and Means Committee urging passage of a $2.309 billion direct relief measure. He stated he preferred others discuss the bill’s merits and spoke in the unusual role of a witness for the relief effort.
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Garner
House
Washington
May
Ways and Means Committee
Presbyterian Assembly Votes Down Reunion Move at Montreat
The 72nd general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States rejected reconsideration of 1931 withdrawal from the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America by 198 to 68. Debate on federal union continued as commissioners kept the committee intact and set the stage for a possible federal union merger while preserving autonomy. Earlier in economy measures, salaries for state clerk Dr. J. D. Leslie and assistant Rev. B. C. Scott were cut to $4,000 and $3,300 respectively.
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General Assemblies
William K. Smith
University of Virginia
Federal Council of Churches
Richard T. Lancaster
Fredericksburg
J. Sawtell
Waco
Tex
J. P Robertson
Memphis
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