Burns agency fabrications eyed in grand jury probe
Testimony from a Burns operative alleges the Burns detective agency produced reports for use in the Sinclair oil conspiracy case to influence jurors. McMullin, who joined October 15, worked with government prosecutors to trap Burns men led by William J. Burns, with Pinchot and Roberts involved in planning.
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Washington
Burns Detective Agency
Sinclair
Burns
William J. Burns
W. Sherman Burns
Henry Mason Day
Harry F. Sinclair
McMullen
Gordon
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Teapot Dome
Owen J. Roberts
Revenue simplification plan clears House panel
The joint congressional committee on internal revenue taxation backs most simplification proposals, approves a favorable report to the Ways and Means Committee, but splits on changing Section 226. Representative Greene cites tax evasion by holding companies and urges a definite, enforceable rule. The panel also suggests consolidating revenue offices to about 60 locations. The Ways and Means panel will take up the report Monday in executive session amid debate on tax cuts.
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Congressional Committee of Internal Revenue Taxation
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Ways and Means Committee
Congress
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Town
Joint Committee
Collector of Internal
Holland tunnel opens linking New York and New Jersey
The $48 million Holland tunnel linking New York and Jersey City was formally opened with ceremonies on both sides of the Hudson. President Coolidge sent a telegraphed message as crowds observed the first midnight opening for commercial traffic. The twin 9,250 foot tubes carry 3,800 vehicles per hour and feature advanced ventilation for a safer, cleaner airflow through the canal.
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New York
Holland Tunnel
Jersey City
Hudson
Clifford H. Holland
Smith
Moore
New Jersey
Walker
Tunnel Commission
Woman renounces suicide at harbor after cold water temp
In Baltimore on November 12 AP reports Minnie Risik briefly resolved to die by drowning but changed her mind when she learned the water was too cold. Her husband Joseph found a note detailing the plan and spot before she reportedly returned home laughing for the first time in months.
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Baltimore
Minnie
Risik
Joseph
Fine Burnsville Fire Burnsville Burnsville Arrests Asheville Barber
Asheville barber John Burton was arrested in Asheville as investigators probe the Burns ville Miller hotel fire. Carroll S Maddox remains jailed in Yancey county charged with complicity. police seek more evidence as hearings are not yet scheduled. The Burnsville hotel with 25 rooms burned after being discovered at 1:20 A.M. Friday.
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N.C
Carroll S. Maddox
Asheville Harbor
Yancey County
Miller
John Burton
Asheville
Maddox
Six Hurt in Greenville Dark Corner Gun Incident
In Greenville County dark corner six people, four men and two women, were injured when a shotgun incident erupted after Ernest Lewis, released on bond for a murder case, obtained a warrant for Othel Campbell accusing him of firing into a car. Nellie Hamrick suffered 18 shot wounds to the face and head.
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Greenville
Upper
Greenville County
Ernest Lewis
George Campbell
Othel Campbell
George
Campbell
Lewis
Campbell House
Nellie Hamrick
Lindbergh Sets Record Flying Detroit to Mitchell Field
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh arrived at Mitchell Field in the afternoon after leaving Selfridge Field Detroit three hours and twenty minutes earlier. Officials call the nonstop hop a record time for the Detroit to Mitchell Field flight.
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Mitchell Field
N. Y
Charles A. Lindbergh
Selfridge Field
Detroit
Weather Outlook for the South Atlantic States
A period of rains begins Tuesday or Wednesday, otherwise fair. Temperatures below normal Monday and around Thursday, with a somewhat warmer spell on Tuesday.
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South Atlantic States
Ranch leader heads to New Mexico for health recovery
Albert B. Fall travels tonight to his Three Rivers ranch in New Mexico with family members to seek renewed health away from home.
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Washington
Albert B. Fall
New Mexico
Three Rivers
Funeral Services for Numa C. Cranford at Home
Funeral services for Numa C. Cranford, who died at 311 Meadow Street, will be held at his home this morning at 9 30 conducted by Dr. Lloyd T. Wilson and Rev J M Hilliard. The party will then proceed to Wadesville for burial in Wadesville cemetery with further services at the Wadesville Baptist church.
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Numa C. Cranford
Meadow Street
Lloyd T. Wilson
First Baptist Church
J. M. Hilliard
Mechanicsville Baptist Church
Wadesville
Wadesville Baptist Church
Father Sentenced for Manslaughter in Card Game Killing
In Annapolis Maryland on November 12 a father of 17 was convicted of manslaughter for killing a bootlegger during a card game. He received a $100 fine and 60 days in jail, far below the usual one to ten year term. Judge Robert Moss cited the bootlegger’s role and the defendant’s large family in delivering the sentence.
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Annapolis
Robert Moss
James Fowler
Sailor Hero of Tanker Explosion Killed Three Men
A Norwegian sailor and chief mate G A Larsen is hailed as hero after an explosion ripped the tanker Beta, killing three crewmen. Larsen climbed into the bow to extinguish a fire with Bos’n James O Keefe, risking more blasts. Captain J B Kehoe suspects a hidden war mine.
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New York
G. A. Larsen
Georgetown University
Bos
James O'Keefe
Larsen
School of Foreign Service
Howard University
Washington
J. B. Kehoe
How Gray Died
Captain Hawthorne C. Gray, a Scott Field engineering officer, apparently died attempting the world altitude record due to inability to open the valve on his second oxygen cylinder rather than an oxygen supply failure.
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How Gray
Scott Field, Hl
Hawthorne C. Gray
Scott Field
Father of Seventeen Receives Light Sentence in Bootlegger Killing
James Fowler 49, a farmer and father of 17, was convicted of killing bootlegger Dewey Norris in a card game dispute. He received 69 days in jail and a $100 fine, far below the usual one to ten year term, after noting the victim’s bootlegging and his large family.
Archbishop Lualdini Dies in Palermo at 89
Cardinal Lualdini archbishop of Palermo died in Palermo on November 12. Born in Milan on August 12, 1858, he was created cardinal on April 15, 1907.
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Palermo
Sicily
CardinalLualdini
Cardinal Lualdi
Milan
Red Barbee Held on Assault Count
Fred Barbee of 206 East Green Street was arrested by Policemen Deal and Licence on a charge of assaulting a family member. Mrs Barbee signed the warrant and Barbee posted a $100 bond for Municipal Court on Monday morning November 21. Barbee is a prominent High Point real estate owner.
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Fred Barbee
East Green Street
Deal
Barbee
High Point
Rumania Plans a Dry Program for Country
Bucharest reports a Bratianu government proposal to enforce progressive prohibition over 12 years. The plan limits saloons to one per thousand people with gradual reductions until none remain, while allowing use of ingredients for food and industrial products previously used in spirits.
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Bucharest
Rumania
United States
Bratiano
Britain and U S Discuss Rum Smuggling Case
Informal talks between Britain and the United States center on the 1926 cooperation pact to curb Bahamas rum smuggling. The case involves American coast guard officer Larry Christiansen and Nassau defendant Pop Nesle over a seized rum runner near Nassau and subsequent extradition questions.
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Washington
Larry Christiansen
Nassau
Pop” Nesle
Great Britain
United States
Bahamas
Christiansen-Nesle
Christiansen
Florida
Nesle
Christansen
Coast Guard
Train Plunges Into Flathead River Killing Two Crewmembers
The Great Northern west bound fast mail derailed and plunged into the Flathead River near Nyack Montana killing engineer F W Plank of Whitefish and fireman James Jay. Cause of the wreck not yet determined.
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Kalispell
Montana
Great Northern Railroad
Flathead River
Nyack
Mont
F. W. Plank
Whitefish
James Jay
Body of 20 Year Old Girl Found in Barn
The body of Lyda Case a 20 year old Henderson county girl was found in a barn on the Ben Souther place three miles from Hendersonville on the old Asheville road. Sheriff J C Hill and Coroner A L Beck investigate a death believed to be poisoning with the body placed in the barn after death. Two youths from a nearby city who reportedly left with her are being sought as witnesses or suspects. No marks were found on the body.
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Tang Seng-Chi
Nanking
Wuhan
Wuchang
Hanyang
Tang
Ho Chien
Yangtse
Hankoww
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Chinkiang
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Wuhu
Kiaukiang
Great Britain
France
Italy
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China
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Feng Yu-Hsiang
Suchonful
Kiangsu
Hendersonville
Lyda Case
Henderson County
Ben Souther Place
Asheville
J. C. Hill
A. L. Beck
Lee Case
Souther
Borah urges GOP stand for strict enforcement of prohibition
Idaho Senator Borah told the New York women’s law enforcement committee that the central political issue is obedience to law and constitutional integrity. He warned of corruption near the White House and cabinet doors and urged Republicans to champion rigid enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment.
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Borah
Idaho
New York Women’s Law Enforcement Committee
United States
Supreme Court
White House
Alife
German synthetic rubber to enter world markets says official
Frankfurt Maine Nov 12 AP German chemical industry progress cited at 56th anniversary of chemical industrialists union. IG Farben plans world patents for synthetic rubber claiming equal to natural rubber and cheaper to produce. Dr A von Weinberg described contact synthesis and rapid progress in synthetic medicines and other substances. He urged international cooperation and dismissed fears of a European chemical front against the United States.
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Chemical Industrialist Protective Union
IG Farbenja Industrie
A. von Weinberg
Farben Indusrie
von Weinberg
Germany
United States
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