Stock Market Crashes Even Lower in Early Trading
Banking support failed to steady the market as prices sank to new lows. Liquidation surged with over 6 million shares traded by 2:00 PM, and banks with margins collapsed. Major issues like General Electric, American Telephone, U S Steel, and others fell sharply. Cities Service and Electric Investors also dropped on the New York curb market.
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New York
General Electric
American Telephone
Westinghouse Electric
U. S. Steel
Amercan Can
Tnion Carbide
Standard Gas and Elec
Sears Roebuck, Simmons Co
New York Central
Erie
Johns Manville
Am Water Works
Tnnternational Telephone
Am. Tobacco B
Cities Service
Senate to censure Senator Bingham over Connecticut ties
In Washington the Senate clashed after a two hour exchange between Senator Bingham and the lobby committee. Norris said he will offer a censure resolution after reviewing charges. Bingham defended hiring Charles Evanson of the Connecticut Manufacturers Association for tariff work and fought back against the committee’s accusations.
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Washington
Bingham
Connecticut
Senate
Savage
Connecticut Manufacturers Association
Norris
Judiciary Committee
Charles Evanson
Connecticut Manufacturers’ Association
Changes Are Made At Three Local Churches
The fortyth annual Western North Carolina Methodist conference adjourned after appointing three High Point church changes. L. F. Tuttle Jr becomes junior preacher at Wesley Memorial replacing E J Harbison who moves to Race Street in Statesville. Rev E L Kirk moves from Acton to Calvary. H C Byrum goes to Oak Ridge. A L Aycock from Brevard to Main Street M E church. M T Smathers goes to Reidsville. several incumbents shuffled and W A Newell named presiding elder of the Greensboro district.
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North Carolina
M. E
High Point
L. F. Tuttle, Jr
Wesley Memorial
E. J. Harbison
Race Street
Statesville
E. L. Kirk
Acton Church
Asheville
Calvary Church
H. C. Byrum
Oak Ridge
A. L. Aycock
Brevard
Main Street
M. T. Smathers
Reidsville
John W. Moore
E. M. Jones
Ward Street
Archdale
C. F. Womble
Highland
W. A. Newell
Gastonia
Greensboro
Edwin D. Mouton
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
College of Bishops
Charlotte
South Carolina
Spartanburg
D. M. Litaker
J. F. Kirk
West Market Street
L. D. Thompson
J. H. Earnhardt
Winston-Salem
First Church
Salisbury
R. M. Courtney
Youth Ends Life After Quarrel in Richmond
John M. Garrett, 22, a popular athlete, quarreled with a young woman friend and then shot himself after bidding his mother goodbye. A friend recalls Garrett predicting the news tomorrow as his mother had been warned he might attempt something desperate.
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Richmond
John M. Garrett
Garrett
Hoover position on tariff sought by Senate allies
Washington Oct 28. Senators from both parties urged President Hoover to state his stance on the tariff bill to speed action. Republicans and Democrats supporting the administration joined in pressing for a clear public position.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
Reed says tariff bill talks dead in this session
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania warned in the senate that no tariff bill accord is likely this session. He cited Democratic and western Republican support for an expert debenture plan and flexible provisions, noting senate and house majorities oppose each other and a deadlock looms. He would push the senate position as conferee if chosen, unless instructed otherwise.
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Washington
Reed
Pennsylvania
Senate
House
Johnson
California
Two Bodies From Lost Plane Found
Genoa Italy Oct 28 Two bodies pilot and passenger recovered from the City of Rome Imperial Airways airliner lost near Spezia Saturday seven aboard dead including a woman. Wreck sighted by steamer Famiglia which towed the plane 50 miles off Viareggio until towline broke at night. Rescue craft rushed to assist as authorities prepared measures and hydro aircraft were sent.
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Genoa
Italy
Rome
Imperial Airways
Spezia
Famiglia
Viareggio
Tino Island
Viamiglia
Spizia
Prince Loses Temper In Traffic Congestion
London dispatch reports Prince Nicolas uncle of King Michael and regency member became violent in Bucharest when his car was blocked. He got out and pummeled the other driver, who was knocked unconscious and sent to a hospital.
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London
Vienna
Daily Mail
Nicolas
Miachel
Bucharest
Violence in New Orleans Hits Street Cars and Homes
Bombings rocked New Orleans during a street car strike with blasts under three residences, injuring no one but causing heavy damage. Police tied the incidents to renewed non union operation as union workers had been striking since July.
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New Orleans
John Bourdet
Bourdet
RB. Parague
Paragne
Soviet Plane Lands at Ford Airport in Detroit
The land of the Soviets plane arrived at Ford airport from Chicago at 11 45 a m. The crowd greeted the Russian fliers with such a large turnout that airport guards and police had trouble maintaining order.
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Chicago
Detroit
Ford Airport
Heart of Robert the Bruce Heart Missing in Edinburgh
London reports the heart of Robert the Bruce, once stored by the Edinburgh public works department, is mislaid or missing. The heart was entrusted after Melrose Abbey excavations with the intention of a Holy Land journey, a vow linked to Sir James Douglas and later Sir William Keith’s guardianship.
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Heart of
Robert the Bruce
Freem Public Works Dept
Edinburgh
London
Bruce
Melrose Abbey
Public Works Department
Holy Land
Cardcross
England
Bannockburn
James Douglas
James
Spain
William Keith
Melrose
Parliament Opens Session Tomorrow in Britain
London reports Parliament prepares to convene for a pivotal session addressing talks with the United States and Canada, new treaties with Egypt and the Soviet Union, domestic unemployment, social costs, housing schemes, and a possible reform to the trades union act amid a hung parliament and liberal support.
Navy and Army Atheletic Heads Set to Meet This Week
Major General William R. Smith of West Point and Rear Admiral Samuel S. Robison of Annapolis will convene in Washington this week to discuss their ongoing football disputes and seek resolution.
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Washington
William R. Smith
West Point Military Academy
Samuel S. Robison
Annapolis Naval Academy
CARELSON DENIES CHARGES OF DIAZ
Governor Carlton testified in federal court in Tampa during the Catts counterfeiting trial denying any promise to appoint two Hillsborough county justices of the peace named by Julian Diaz the convicted counterfeiter.
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Tampa
Fla
Doyle E. Carlton
Sidney A. Catts
Hillsborough County
Julian Diaz
London Welcomes MacDonald Aims From United States Visit
England shows growing demand for a grand public welcome as Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald returns from the United States and Canada. Politicians seek his view before arranging any ceremony.
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London
England
Ramsay MacDonald
United States
Canada
MacDonald
Fingerprint Expert Passno Arrested for DUI in Des Moines
Harry Passno, 49, head of the state bureau of investigation identification department, was arrested for driving while intoxicated. He had previously claimed liquor causes most Des Moines crimes and said the city’s fingerprint records are dripping with gin.
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Des Moines
Harry Passno
Identification Department
The
State Bureau of Investigation
Passno
Little Hope For Burton's Recovery
Senator Theodore E. Burton of Ohio remained in critical condition with no changes in his status as of October 28, dicen by attendants. Friends have practically abandoned hope for his recovery.
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Washington
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
Half Hour Clash With Communists Beside London Embassy
Several hundred communists clashed with London police for over half an hour near the American embassy as they tried to present a protest at the Gastonia textile workers trials. Windows were broken, mounted police cleared the crowd, and three men were charged later in Westminster police court with insults and breach of peace.
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London
Gaston
Gastonia
N. C
Trafalgar Square
MacDonald Gorges
Washington
Charles G. Dawes
United States
Hubert Higgins Lovell
Lewis Geppett
Westminster
Jacob Leckie
Asheboro Man Ends Life While Family Looks On
Bennie Bean 40 a Randolph County farmer shot himself as his wife his 17 year old daughter and his aged father watched in Asheboro The wife was shot wounded in the head saving the daughter's life The shooting plus arson occurred after Bean threatened his wife and fired at her then turned on his father before killing himself The wife Mrs Queen Cox Bean was hospitalized but not badly hurt and shocked The Beans were longtime residents with family ties across Union township.
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Asheboro
Bennie Bean
Randolph County
Bean
Mrs. Bean
Arley Parks
High Point
Charles Parks
Montgomery County
Pantages Faces Prison Term In LA Trial
Alexander Pantages theater magnate was found guilty of a statutory assault on 17 year old dancer Funice Pringle. A jury trial delayed sentencing, with a possible term of one to fifty years to be decided by Superior Judge Charles Fricke.
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Los Angeles
Alexander Pantages
Pantages
Funice Pringle
Los Angeles County
Charlies Fricke
Daladier Presses On With Cabinet Formation In France
Paris, Oct 28. Edouard Daladier, radical socialist leader, told President Doumergue he continues forming a ministry but must await the socialist party’s formal decision on collaborating. The vote will be decided tonight at the socialist party's national council session led by Leon Blum, which may become a hot debate as some leaders oppose ceding power without full control.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
Doumergue
National Council
Socialist Party
Leon Blum
M. Daladier
Institute of Pacific Relations Opens Sessions in Kyoto
Delegates from major Pacific nations gather at Kyoto’s Hinode Shimbun auditorium for the third biennial conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations. Messages from world leaders are read as Dr. Inazo Nitobe chairs the Japanese group with officials Sagami and Mayor Tiko welcoming foreign visitors. Baron Hailsham responds for Britain as J Merle Davis outlines two years of work and the conference agenda.
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Institute of Pacific Relations
Kyoto
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Hinode Sihmuun
Sunrise Newspaper
Yuko Hamaguchi
Pacific
Japanese Council of
Inazo Nitobe
League of Nations
Sagami
Tiko
Baron Hailsham
England
Baldwin
J. Merle Davis
Honolulu
Supreme Court to Decide I C C Hold On Interurban Lines
Washington Oct 28 The supreme court will decide whether interurban electric railways fall under Interstate Commerce Commission control.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court to pass on North Carolina law
The Supreme Court today consented to hear the constitutionality of Chapter 113 of North Carolina public laws in relation to the liquidation of Farmers Bank and Trust Company of Wallace, N C.
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Washington
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Farmers Bank and Trust Company
Wallace
N. C
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Elizabeth Nancy
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J. H. Thomas
Privy Seal
Egypt
Soviet
Russia
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Margaret Bondfield
King Coal
Arthur Greenwood
Liberal Party
David Lloyd George
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Diaz
Florida
Catts
Burton
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Eunice Pringle
Daladier
N. C. Law
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