Florida Growers Press for Higher Tariff on Florida Goods
G S Fletcher of Miami told the Senate lobby committee that Florida growers pressed Florida Senator Fletcher to back higher duties in the tariff bill. He said no pressure was needed on Senator Trammell. Fletcher denied cooperation with the tariff association and noted disputes over funding and affiliations among tariff groups.
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Washington
Cap -G. S. Fletcher
Miami
Florida East Coast Growers Association
Senate Lobby Committee
Florida
Fletcher
Trammell
Caraway
J. A. Arnold
Southern Tariff Association
Arnold
Tariff Association
Walsh
Montana
Lobby Committee
Glenn Skipper
Republican National
Chandler
Senate
George
Georgia
Connally
Texas
Harrison
Mississippi
Watson
Indiana
Smoot
Utah
Shortridge
California
House
Garner
Explosion in Washington injures dozen in downtown fallout
An explosion in downtown Washington damaged a block near a McCrory store. About twenty passersby and store employees were injured as debris and a lifted sidewalk speculation noted. Firefighters searched ruins for victims while officials probed a possible oil furnace or storage tank as the cause.
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Washington
McCrory Five
Ten Cent
Stoll
McCrory
Walter Bisselberg
Walter Atkinson
Boston Snow Covers City Ahead of Winter
Boston residents woke to heavy wet snow masking the ground as forecasts had predicted fair weather. The storm hindered driving with slick windshields while coastal shipping remained only lightly affected. Weather officials expected a quick abatement this afternoon with Maine and New Hampshire still feeling the storm tonight.
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Boston
New England
Weather Bureau
Maine
New Hampshire
Queen Helena Hosts Garrett at Quirinal Palace
Queen Helena today received John W. Garrett and Mrs Garrett in private audience at the Quirinal Palace in Rome. Garrett has been named the American ambassador to Italy.
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Garrett
Rome
Helena
John W. Garrett
Italy
Quirinal Palance
Ford Announces Wage Increase At White House
Henry Ford announced at the White House an immediate wage increase for Ford employees. The decision follows ongoing labor talks and signals a boost for workers across the company.
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Ford
Washington
Henry Ford
White House
Henry Motor Sales boss in grave condition after explosion
Guy P. Henry president of Henry Motor Sales remained in grave condition after an explosion at the North Main Street garage. Porter Willie Gant, 25, died at 10 AM. Henry’s injuries and cause of blast remain under investigation with gasoline ignition suspected by Fire Chief A. B. Horney.
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Guy P. Henry
Henry Motor Sales Company
John T. Burrus
High Point Hospital
Henry
Willie Gant
Burlington
Gant
Mr. Henry
North Main Street
Montlieu
A. B. Horney
Fire Department
MacDonald Criticized for Kowtowing to Hoover on Navy
London 21 Prime Minister MacDonald faced sharp attack from Conservative MP J H Hannon over naval parity with the United States. Hannon argued Britain should act as a united empire instead of negotiating in Washington and dismissed talks of a five power conference.
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London
Navy
MacDonald
Hoover
J. H. Hannon
House of Commons
Hannon
America
Washington
Second Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Robt A McPherson
The second grand jury investigating the death of Mrs. Virginia McPherson refused to indict her husband Robert A McPherson Jr who is held under a prior indictment that was invalid.
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Robt. A. McPherson
Washington
Virginia McPherson
Robert A. McPherson, Jr
Burst of Strength at Close of Market
New York stock market closed with vigor after early liquidation. Declines of 1 to 4 dollars a share in active issues and 5 to 21 dollars in some specialties were largely wiped out. Scores of issues ended with gains of 1 to over 12 dollars per share, with rails and public utilities leading the advance.
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New York
Rails
Public Utilities
Industrial Leaders Back Hoover Plan For Economic Progress
About twenty business and industry leaders met with President Hoover for two hours to pledge cooperation in his economic program. Henry Ford argued the stock market did not cause prosperity or its deflation, saying inflated values followed a broader decline in general business rather than vice versa. He warned speculation was a distraction from real market trends.
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Washington
Hoover
Henry Ford
Ford
Hoover Seeks Broad Business Labor Counsel for Economic Stabilization
Industrial leaders and labor spokesmen representing millions of workers rushed to the White House to join President Hoover in talks on preventing a further collapse of security prices and sustaining the sound structure of American economics. The day opened with high profile participants as Hoover resumed his conference series.
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America
Hoover
White House
Mr. Hoover
State Trial Seeks McManus Rothstein Room Link
The state opens its case in New York seeking to prove George McManus was in room 349 at the Park Central hotel ten minutes before Arnold Rothstein was shot on November 4. Bridget Farry reports a loud argument and a staggering man reported by Marian Putnam as Rothstein dying two nights later at Polyclinic Hospital.
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Criminal Courts Building
New York
George McManus
Park Central
Arnold Rothstein
McManus
Rothstein
Bridget Farry
George N. Brothers
Marian A. Putnam
Asheville
N. C
Polyclinic Hospital
First Blizzard Hits Montana Shrouds State in Frost
Helena reports the first real blizzard of the season sweeping Montana with biting frost and temperatures dropping to five or more degrees below zero in north central areas. A cold northerly blast produced heavy snows and drifted piles as Wyoming and Colorado stayed near zero while Montana faced severe winter conditions threatening winter wheat.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Dawes Leaves Paris for London after Visit
Ambassador and Mrs. Charles G. Dawes departed Paris for London at noon after renewing wartime acquaintances. General Pagot and his wife bid them farewell at the station. Dawes expressed disappointment at not visiting Pagot at Clermont.
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Paris
Charles G. Dawes
London
Judge Has Not Ruled On Non-Suit Motion In Textile Workers Case
Marion, Nov 21 AP The defense motion for non-suit and dismissal in a case involving Alfred Hoffman and four others charged with insurrection and rebellion linked to summer labor disturbances at Clinchfield mills and Marion Manufacturing Co remains under advisement as Judge Cowper adjourned for lunch. The trial hinges on whether the incidents constitute a criminal insurrection or only misdemeanors amid clashes between strikers and nonstrikers.
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Marion
V. Cowper
Alfred Hoffman
United Textile Workers of America
del Lewis
Wes Fowler
Lawrence Hogan
J. Hugh Hall
Clinchfield and Marion Manufacturing Company
Cowper
Clinchfield
Empty Stocking Fund Started With $50 Gift
The High Point Kiwanis club sent a $50 check to begin the Empty Stocking Fund for 1929. The paper calls for city residents to donate what they can to buy toys and treats for underprivileged children, with contributions payable to the Editor of the High Point Enterprise.
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High Point Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Club
D. R. Parker
High Point Enterprise
High Point N. C
Clemenceau Recovers After Colic Attack
Paris reports former premier Clemenceau, who survived a heart attack in October, suffered an acute colic attack but showed improvement by afternoon. Dr Degennes treated him as intense pain subsided. prognosis remained cautious. He had recently started morning exercises but grew tired and rested earlier in the day.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Degennes
Fighting in China and Senate Critics Confront Each Other
News from Shanghai reports ongoing severe fighting between loyalist troops and the Kuominchun rebels with Hong Kong and Canton centers active as forces surge toward Hankow. In Washington, Republicans and Democrats clash over criticism of the senate and stock market collapse, withSenator Harrison attacking Hoover supporters and Senator Johnson condemning intra senate critics.
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Shanghai
Kuominchun
People’s Army
Hupeh Province
Siang-Yans
Han-Kiang
Hankow
Canton
Ironsides’’ Regiment
Kwangsi Province
Washington
Senate
Congress
Harrison
Mississippi
Hoover
Sackett
Kentucky
Republican Independent Coalition
Mississippian
White House
Johnson
California
Senate confirms Edge nomination as ambassador to France
Senator Walter E. Edge of New Jersey was confirmed by the Senate to be ambassador to France. The vote was unanimous in open session without discussion while Edge was in Santa Fe visiting his son. A telegram informed him of the nomination and confirmation, and he was expected to resign his New Jersey governorship by telegram today.
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Washington
Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
France
Senate
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Edge
Santa Fe
N. M
Larson
Helen McRuer Wed to Morosco in Midnight Dinner
Oliver Morosco and Helen McRuer were secretly married in San Francisco at a midnight dinner after obtaining a license earlier in the day. The ceremony drew scores of stage colleagues as witnesses, following Morosco’s divorce from his former wife, Thelma Paley Mitchell, last October.
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San Francisco
Oliver Morosco
Helen McRuer
Moroseco
Morosco
Thelma Paley Mitchell
Los Angeles
Five Women Killed In Train Car Crash In Dallas
Five women died when their car collided with a Santa Fe railroad motor car near White Rock Lake during a heavy snowstorm. The driver, identified as Rabbit Gatt from Leonard, Texas, was injured and taken to a hospital. Names found among the victims include Mrs. Dolly King of Fort Worth and Mrs. FE G. King.
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Dallas
Tex
Santa Fe Railroad
Mast Grand Avenue Pike
White Rock Lake
Paris-Dallas
Santa Fe
Leonard
Texas
Dolly King
Fort Worth
FE. G. King
Tidal Wave Takes Lives 27 People
A 15 foot tidal wave from an underwater earthquake killed 27 people on Newfoundland's south coast. Burin waterfront loss included 16 buildings and nine deaths, mainly women and children. Lord's Cove and Lamaline also suffered 18 drownings. Daisy aids relief as communications fail.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Newfoundland
Justice Department
Portia
Burin
Lord's Cove
Lamaline
Daisy
St. Lawrence
James W. Good laid to rest in Chicago after state funeral
James W. Good former secretary of war lay in state at a downtown Chicago depot for an hour before a special funeral train carried the casket to Cedar Rapids. A guard of honor from the Second Illinois infantry stood watch as the train departed on its five hour journey without stops.
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Chicago
James W. Good
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Chicago& Northwestern
Northwestern
Cedar Rapids
Second Illinois Infantry
Coste and Bellente Set New Time Mark
Le Bourget, France, Nov 21. Captain Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Jacques Bellente landed at 11 36 a m to set a record of four days 59 minutes from Hanoi to Paris. The feat beat by six hours 20 minutes the previous 7500 mile route by Coste and Le Brix last year. A large crowd cheered as the aviators touched down under police control.
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LE Bourget
France
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Jacques Bellente
Hanoi
Indo-China
Paris
Coste
Joseph Lebrix
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Myrtle Mellns
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Sideark
Dawes
Georges Clemenceau
China
Wouchi
Tan
Wuchaw
Chen Ming-Su
Nanking
Chiang Kai Shek
Good
West
Bellente
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