Armistice sought in tariff fight by senate regulars
Republican regulars pressed for armistice in the tariff war but were met with a solid coalition of Democrats and Republican Independents. Smoot proposed a November 20 recess to draft a rate revision, but coalition leaders rejected the plan and pledged to push the bill to conference with the house while opposing major increases. Simmons and Borah urged public discussion and fast action, while Walsh warned against binding the coalition to secret negotiations.
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D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Congress
Smoot
Finance Committee
Coalition
House
Senate Finance Committee
Lator Simmons
North Carolina
Democrats
Borah
Idaho
Walsh
Montana
Simmons
Pantages Sentenced to San Quentin One to Fifty Years
In Los Angeles on November 9, the 50 year old theatre magnate Alexander Pantages was sentenced to San Quentin for one to fifty years after a conviction for criminal assault on Eunice Pringle. The judge denied probation and rejected a new trial, with defense appeals noted.
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Los Angeles
Alexander Pantages
Eunice Pringle
San Quentin Penitentiary
Charles Fricker
Riordan, Close Smith Ally, Ends Life With Revolver
James J. Riordan, president of the County Trust Company and longtime friend of former Governor Alfred E. Smith, killed himself with a .38 caliber pistol. Police cite stock market losses as a possible motive. Riordan left no note and was found by Mrs. Margaret Murray, his sister. He was 47, a widower with two sons and two daughters.
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New York
James J. Riordan
The
County Trust Company
Alfred E. Smith
Margaret Murray
Riordan
Mr. Riordan
Long Island
Smith
United States Trucking Company
Riordain
Grover A. Whalen
Murray
City of
Moses Attack Splits Senate Republicans Over Jackass Remark
Washington November 9. Senator Moses drew a sharp line in the party rift by calling independents sons of wild jackasses. Western independents stand by while Democrats hold balance of power. regulars seek unity of eastern and western wings and question Moses as pro tem and committee chairman. Moses travels to Chicago on campaign duties but denies targeting western independents.
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Washington
Senate Republicans
Moses
New Hampshire
Senate
Hoover
Midwest
Chicago
Parachute Jumper Amos McGuire Killed In Buffalo
Amos McGuire, 25, a professional parachute jumper, died when his chute failed to open after jumping from a plane piloted by Elmer Ace of Buffalo. He fell about 1400 feet at Buffalo on November 9.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Amos McGuire
Elmer Ace
McGuire
Scores From The Week Reveals Odd Matchups And Ties
A collage of college football scores shows High Point College and Alabama winning while several games end in ties or narrow margins. Notable results include Yale 13 and Maryland 153 in a surprising score, Michigan 14 over Harvard 12, and Clemson blanking with 0 points.
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High Point College
AL Co
Carolina
South Carolina
Duke
U. G. Davidson
State
Wake Forest
Wofford
Lenoir-Rhyne
Maryville
Winston
High
Greensboro
Alabama
Kentucky
Vv. M. TL
Clemson
Yale
Maryland
Michigan
Harvard
Holinois
Army
Virginia
Minnesota
Pitt
Heflin seeks inquiry into cotton exchanges halted in Senate
Senator Heflin introduces a resolution urging the federal farm board to investigate speculative activity on the New York Chicago and New Orleans cotton exchanges and price manipulation linked to stock markets. Senate leader objects and assigns further debate to Monday with Heflin set to press the measure.
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Washington
Federal Farm Board
New York
Chicago
New Orleans
Senate
Heflin
Alabama
Jones
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
Farm Board
Dry Agent Receives Ten Years For Shooting Youth
Cecil Guthrie Clay county deputy was sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary after being convicted of second degree murder in the shooting of Clarence Bailey 18 a high school athlete who was being arrested on a prohibition charge The Coosa county jury deliberated over more than 24 hours Guthrie was remanded to jail and appeal motions were filed The shooting occurred near Ashland the Clay county seat and a change of venue was granted to ensure a fair trial
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Rockford
Ala
Cecil Guthrie
Clay County
Clarence Bailey
Coosa
Guthrie
Ashland
Man Drops Dead in Statue of Liberty
A sightseer died while viewing the statue of Liberty in New York. Joseph Durassa a 60 year old yard foreman from Manchester New Hampshire collapsed in front of his daughter and son in law Eva and Martin Tripett of Brooklyn. A physician ruled heart disease the cause.
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New York
Statute of Liberty
Joseph Durassa
Manchester
N. H
Boston and Maine Railroad
Eva
Martin Tripett
Brooklyn
Durasso
Youthful station manager ends life with note to mother
Suffolk Virginia reports H C Wallace 25, filling station manager, left notes to his mother and a girl believed to be his sweetheart saying he was tired of life and chose to end it. He shot and killed himself today after moving here from Clarkton North Carolina where relatives live.
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Suffolk
H. C. Wallace
Wallace
Clarkton
N. C
Airmail Pilot Jack Webster Lost in Allegheny Peaks
Jack Webster, an airmail pilot on the New York to Cleveland route, disappeared after his plane wrecked near Rattlesnake Mountain 16 miles west of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Parachute and gear were found. search and a $1250 reward were issued by the National Air Transport Co.
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Bellefonte
Allegheney Mountain
Air Mail
Jack Webster
Webster
New York
Ing
Cleveland
The
National Air Transport Co
Marion Church in North Carolina Faces Dismissals Without Trial
At East Marion Missionary Baptist Church in Marion, North Carolina, about twelve members were sent letters of dismissal by the deacons amid tensions tied to the local United Textile Workers union. Dan V. Elliott, a deacon and church leader, is reportedly excluded. his wife Mrs. Elliott says she will seek a public explanation at Sunday services. The church lacks a pastor after Rev. A A Walker resigned two months ago.
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United Textile Workers
American Federation of Labor
A. R. Flack
Deasons
Flack
Marion
Board of Deacons
Elliott
Clinchfield
East Marion Mills
Clinchfield Baptist Church
Clinchfield Mills Vilage
Lynched in Quincy after assault indictment
Will Larkins, a black man indicted in Quincy, Fla., for assaulting a 12 year old white girl, was lynched by a mob after 9 pm. He was hanged with wire and shot, with authorities uncertain where he was held earlier. His body was found hanging near the Midway road.
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Quincy
Fla
Will Larkins
G. S. Gregory
Jacksonville
Larkins
Tallahassee
Midway Road
Basel Gets Hugh Bank Basel Gets Hugh Bank
Basel was chosen as the domicile for the bank for international settlements in Switzerland. The unanimous decision placed its capital at 100 million francs, with Belgian delegates abstaining while Brussels was rejected. Basel was favored for rail and telegraph superiority and to avoid German influence if Zurich had been selected.
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Baden-Baden
Basel
Bank For International Settlements
Switzerland
Brussels
Zurich
Rock Appointed to Navy Construction Chief
Rear Admiral George H. Rock was nominated by President Hoover to lead the navy bureau of construction and repair. He will replace Rear Admiral John D. Beauret who seeks retirement. The program includes 15 cruisers and one aircraft carrier and continues the largest build since the Wilson era.
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Washington
George H. Rock
Hoover
Navy Bureau of Construction and Repair
Rock
Michigan
John D. Beauret
Navy
Clues Narrow In Big Diamond Theft Case
Oklahoma city investigation into the $75,000 diamond theft from the car of Memphis jewelry salesmen Charles Mednikow and R A Zanone yielded no leads. Diamonds locked in the rear of a coupe. a $1,000 reward was posted. Police and a Tulsa-based special investigator were engaged.
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Okmulgee
Okla
Charles Mednikow
R. A. Zanone
Memphis
Tenn
Tulsa
Unity urged between Methodist Protestant and Episcopal South churches
The North Carolina conference of the Protestant church adopts a report urging closer cooperation between the Methodist Protestant church and the Methodist Episcopal church South. It recommends eliminating one small denomination in communities with limited growth, allowing one group to join the other, with properties disposed of per church law. The plan to be tested in two communities with commission and presiding elder oversight.
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Greensboro
Methodist Protestant Church
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
North Carolina Conference of the Protestant Church
Joint Commission On Methodism
Kingdom of Jesus Christ
North Carolina
Methodist Protestant Conference
Prince of Wales hosts Victoria cross dinner at Westminster
In London a banquet for 320 Victoria Cross holders was hosted by the Prince of Wales in the House of Lords. The event united veterans and active recipients, with a simple empire menu and flags of dominions adorning the hall. Colonel James Reynolds and Sergeant Thomas Ricketts, among the veterans, were noted as the oldest and youngest present.
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London
Prince of Wales
House of Lords
New Foundland
Reynolds
Rorkesdrift
Riecketts
Senate 10 Probe Day Expenditures
The Senate adopted a resolution urging Secretary Mellon to detail how the extra 1.72 million dollars for prohibition enforcement is allocated. Senator Harris asked for district allocations, added agents, and a report on enforcement work, amid ongoing debates over the Volstead Act funding and a legislative compromise.
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Washington
Senate
Mellon
Treasury Department
Harris
Georgia
Congress
James M. Doran
Prohibition
Bruce
Maryland
House
Fishermen Rescue 31 From Sinking Spanish Steamer
In Corunna Spain on November 9 fishermen rescued 31 of the crew from the small Spanish steamer Maria Victoria after it sank that day. Only one man was rescued.
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Corunna
Spain
Flosd
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Democratic National Committee
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Kenny
Lower East Side
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Frances M. Stephenson
Cotton Exchange
Alabaman
Man
Statue of Liberty
Marion Church
Florida
Hugh Bank
International Bank
M. P
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South
Edward, Prince of Wales
Royal Gallery
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