Steamer John Luckenbach Wrecked By Explosion At Baltimore
A powerful blast on the steamer John Luckenbach at Fairfield, Baltimore, killed one man and injured four others, with many more possibly hurt. The explosion, blamed on an acetylene torch near a fuel tank, threw crew across the vessel as firefighters and ambulances responded. ten names appear among the injured and dead, including Raymond Carson and Todvil Simonsen.
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Baltimore
John Luckenbach
Union Shipbuilding Company
Fairfield
Harry Hughes
Luckenbach
San Francisco
Raymond Carson
Carson
Sparrows Points
Pittsburgh
Todvil Simonsen
Michael Jolie
George Durr
Michael Skuska
Joseph Kadza
Gordon Quits Committee In Jury Probe
District Attorney Gordon resigns from the three member special committee probing possible contempt of court in the Fall Sinclair oil trial jury scandal. Day's counsel Daniel Thew Wright withdraws the bond reduction request after Day read reports, noting Day’s effort to reduce bond to flee. Wright calls the public reaction senseless and urges focus on courthouse affairs.
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Washington
Gordon
Justice Siddons
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Sinclair Oil
Day
Daniel Thew Wright
Wright
Remus Holds Upper Hand About Jury
Romola Remus visits Cincinnati court as her father George Remus faces trial for the murder of his second wife Imogene Holmes. She quit a Chinago cabaret job to help fund his defense and describes his current poverty despite past wealth from bootlegging.
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Cincinnati
Romola Remus
George Remus
Imogene Holmes
Evanston
Remus
Chicago
Ohio
Eden Park
America
Hamilton County
Chester R. Shook
Charles P. Taft
Shook
Taft
Tornado Toll Rises as Capital Rallyes for Recovery
A Capitol area tornado left one dead and about 100 injured with roughly 1 million dollars in property damage. District authorities and Red Cross led relief efforts along the Potomac with Salvation Army and nearby Army units assisting as restoration proceeds.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Red Cross
Potomac River
Salvation Army
North Carolina Economy Sees Wealth Rise Driven by Key Industries
North Carolina revenue commissioner R A Doughton reports slow but steady growth as the quadrennial reevaluation ends. Tobacco, railroads, utilities lead activity with textiles and furniture showing gains. State hope for surplus persists amid higher farm prices and stronger bank deposits.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
R. A. Coughton
State Board of Assessment
Board of Assessmen
Commissioner of Revenue
State Corporsation Commission
Board of Assessment
Doughton
Douwkhton
United States
General Assembly
Policy denies Wright suicide claim on life policy
In Columbia South Carolina on November 18 1926 the Philadelphia Life Insurance Company won a directed verdict denying a $5000 policy payout to the estate of Georgia Tech football star Richard F Wright who died by suicide in 1926. The suit argued the policy issued July 1924 carried a death by own action clause valid for two years. Dr A H Armstrong testified notes indicating self inflicted death were found after his death. Wright had been a Sumter high school football standout before attending Tech.
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Columbia
S. C
Philadelphia Life Insurance Company
Richard F. Wright
Georgia Tech
Ernest F. Cochran
Young Wright
Wright
Sumter
A. H
Elizabeth City Recovers From Summer Thundershower
Elizabeth City shaken by a mid summer intensity storm last night. High winds caused some electric light wires to blow down in a residential area but no major damage was reported.
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Elizabeth City
Decision Is Promised In Seat Dispute
Senate leaders plan to resolve contests against Senators Smith of Illinois and Ware of Pennsylvania before Christmas. Curtis aims to adjourn early and push a tax cut and flood-appropriations bills, while organizing the chamber may hinge on votes by Shipstead and Blease to favor Republicans. The disputed seats could affect control and set the pace for the 1930s agenda.
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Washington
Smith
Illinois
Ware
Pennsylvania
Senate
Curtis
Kansas
Congress
House
Smith and
Vare
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Reed
Missouri
Shipstead
Minnesota
Blease
South Carolina
Negro church program criticized in annual Methodist report
The bureau of negro work of the Methodist Episcopal church told the board that churches are failing to engage youth due to outdated methods and lack of programming. It notes flood relief aids for 53 churches, rural schooling dominance, and plans for five new rural summer schools expected to train about 400 pastors at similar costs to 1927.
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Peas
Ss & AP
Bureau of Negro Work
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Board of Home Missions and Church Extension
W. A. Hughes
South
Waveland
Miss
Claflin College
Orangeburg
S. C
Philander South Colleges
Little Rock
Ark
Austin
Texas
Holly Springs
Dying Governor Whitfield’s Pardon Graced Harmon in Mississippi
In Jackson on November 18, 1935, Governor Murphree granted a pardon to Dr. D S Harmon of Hattiesburg who was serving a ten year term for forgery. Harmon had been a prominent Mississippi newspaper publisher.
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Jackson, Miss
Henry L. Whitfield
Mississippi
Murphree
D. S. Harmon
Hattiesburg
State Penitentiary
Harmon
Bigamy charge follows marriage in Ridgecrest
Asheville news reports George M. Mason 25 of Ridgecrest jailed in Black Mountain on $2,000 bond after a rapid marriage to Dorothy R. Allison 18 also of Ridgecrest. Mason faces bigamy charges after authorities say he previously married another woman in California two years earlier.
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Bigmay
Asheville
George M. Mason
Ridgecrest
Black Mountain
Dorothy R. Allison
Watson
California
Arms Laden Ships Seized At New Orleans In Postwar Plot
Five men in a major fraud case tied to Wonder Furniture and a separate ammunition seizure in New Orleans were reported. Clyde H. Swaim of High Point faced arrest on fraud charges in Asheville with bond set at 5000 dollars. Other principals include H Way Russell of Raleigh Thomasville, Arthur G Russell in California Lonnie D Ingle and Preston Ingle awaiting bond outcomes. In New Orleans 7500 rounds of ammunition were seized on two ships bound for Mexico and a customs port, with the largest haul on the Honduran steamer Boluteca. No arrests were announced.
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Greensboro
Marshall Ira Johnson
Clyde H. Swaim
High Point
Carolina Veneering Company
Wonder Furniture Company
Asheville
Swaim
Western District Federal Court
H. Way Russell
Thomasville
Raleigh
Russell
Marshall Johnson
Arthur G. Russell
California
Lonnie D. Ingle
Prestton Ingle
New Orleans
Mexico
Wtustoms
Franklin Woods
Joe Martinez
Carlos Garcia
Juan Portila
Juan Lopez
Department of Justice
Winico
Princess De Polignac Honored by the U D C
Princess Camille De Polignac of Paris widow of Confederate Major General Polignac becomes an honorary president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy along with Mrs. Lizzie George Henderson of Greenwood Mrs. E. F. Moffatt of Virginia and Mrs. J. H. Crenshaw of Alabama at the group's annual convention in Charleston South Carolina.
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Charleston
S. C
Camille de Polignac
Paris
Prince de Polignac
Lizzie George Henderson
Greenwood
Miss
E. F. Moffatt
Virginia
J. H. Crenshaw
Alabama
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Ban Johnson Returns From Health Visit
Ban Johnson former American League president returned to Chicago from Excelsior Springs Missouri after a lengthy medical visit. He is greatly improved and plans to stay in Chicago for several weeks then may go to a health resort or take a southern trip with wife Mrs Johnson who traveled with him.
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Ban
Chicago
Ban Johnson
American League
Excelsior Springs
Policeman Faces Doubt Over Death By Autoist
In Selma Alabama citizens question the verdict that Louise Montebarro 24 killed herself after police arrest. Chief H F Blake says he fired one shot in the air while pursuing her at high speed. autopsy notes conflicting with a 32 caliber bullet and no powder burns, fueling calls for a full inquiry.
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Selma
Ala
Louise Montebarro
Bibb Graves
Charlie C. McCall
Montebarro
Calera
Blake
Threaten Jail For All Who Fail To Pay Taxes
In Mecklenburg county, the tax commission reports that threats of prosecution and possible jail terms have spurred delinquent taxpayers to act. The muster list, once 300, was cut to 150 and still shrinking as residents rushed to the courthouse to file returns. Two weeks prior, about 1,750 taxpayers were warned that noncompliance after November 15 would lead to legal action.
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Charlotte
Navy
Mecklenburg County
D. M. Abernethy
County Tax Commission
Abernethy
Fainting at Hillcrest Silk Mill Tells of Near Miss
Miss Ida Henderson eighteen fainted at 11 15 this morning while working at the Hillcrest silk mill. Sechrest's ambulance transported her to her home on the Thomasville road. Some witnesses at the mill suggested she had swallowed scissors.
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Ida Henderson
Hillcrest
Sechrest
Thomasville Road
Tornado wrecks sweep Washington area amid heavy damage
Washington faced a deadly twister outbreak as a 53 mile gale tore through the eastern city from Alexandria to Hyattsville. One woman died from lightning, over 209 injured, and millions in damages reported, with Red Cross and army relief mobilized and schools opened for shelter.
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Washington
National Capital
Alexee
Hyattsville
Red Cross
War Department
Army
Capitol
Alexandria
Anacosta Naval Air Station
Bolling Field
Washington Navy Yard
Weather Bureau
Potomac
Fox Hunters elect new North Carolina officers in Fayetteville
Tress Alexander of Statesville becomes president of the North Carolina Fox Hunters Association at the Fayetteville meeting. R J Ballard and W H Hendricks of Greensboro named secretary and assistant secretary. J P Costner of Henrietta and his bitch Miss Fashion win the sweepstakes and other events.
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Fox Hunters
Fayetteville
Tress Alexander
Statesville
North Carolina Fox Hunters Association
R. J. Ballard
W. H. Hendricks
Greensboro
J. P. Costner
Henrietta
Draper Youth Beginnings TwoYear Term for Bank Robbery Conspiracy
Greensboro November 18 AP R L Voss a Draper youth starts a two year prison term after being convicted in superior court of conspiracy to rob the Reidsville bank and armory A burglars tool kit was found in his room and an alleged confederate confessed to the plot
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Greensboro
Reidsville
R. L. Voss
Draper
Superior Court
British aviator waits weather clear for New Zealand leg
Captain Frederick A. Giles of Britain postponed his Honolulu departure due to dense fog at the airfield. He monitored weather reports today for a safe start on the first leg toward New Zealand.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Frederick A. Giles
New Zealand
Giles
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Anne
Duke of Guise
House of
France
Amedeus
Apulia
Aosta
Naples
U.S
King” Ofgers
Rniture
Tobacco
Columbia, S. C
Princess DE Polignac
U. D.C
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