District Attorney Studies Evidence Found By Senate Committee
District Attorney Rover obtained records from a Senate Committee probe into Bishop James Cannon Jr. regarding 1928 anti Smith campaign funds, with Nye offering further aid and potential grand jury action. Testimony from Ada Burroughs and J Sidney Peters was declined. Judge Clement ordered murder trial proceedings for John Henry Hauser with interim mental health evaluation.
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Senate
Washington
Rover
James Cannon
Nye
Senate Committee
Brand
Cannon
Southern Methodist
Ada L. Burroughs
Richmond
J. Sidney Peters
Newport News
Basil Manly
Crain Cleared as New York County D A After Inquiry
New York September 1 Thomas C T Crain Tammany district attorney NY county was cleared of incompetence charges by Governor Roosevelt after Samuel Seabury recommended dismissing most specifications. Seabury found Crain lax in investigating magistrates courts racketeering and two stock fraud cases but not personally dishonest. Crain 71 and a Tammany sachem praised by the party. counsel seeks public hearing for full vindication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas C. T. Crain
Tammany
New York County
Roosevelt
Samuel Seabury
Seabury
Crain
Tammany Society
John F. Curry
Tammany Hall
Samuel Untermeyer
Constance Bennett Returns Home With Gloria's Husband
New York report states actress Constance Bennett arrived from France aboard the liner with the Marquis De La Falaise De La Coudray who said they would wed later after his divorce from Gloria Swanson is finalized. The remark notes it is customary for the lady to set the date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Constance Bennett
France
Marquis de la Falaise de la
New Tax Schedules Boost State Revenues in August
Raleigh reports August 1931 state revenue totaled 2 099 319 72, up from August 1930. Public utilities taxes and franchise taxes rose sharply under 1931 schedules. License taxes, highway revenue, and first two months of fiscal year showed notable gains despite income tax declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Tate
A. J. Maxwell
Commissioner of Revenue
General Assembly
Maxwell
Policeman kills girl then kills self in Alabama
Mobile officer Edward Stafford shot and killed Betty Owens, daughter of Southern Association pitcher Tiny Owens, then died by suicide after a drink fueled ride with Betty and her sister Polly Owens. Roy Jenkins of Bonifay reported the group had been drinking. Stafford and his wife were estranged. No motive has been established.
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Mobile
Ala
Edward Stafford
Betty Owens
Southern Association
Stafford
Roy Jenkins
Bonifay
Fla
Miss Owens
Polly
Tiny Owens
Mobile Club
Pinchot slams US Farm Board at Sedalia address
Governor Gifford Pinchot denounces the Farm Board as a "huge and costly lemon" and urges policy changes to aid farmers. He calls for economic quality, fair relief, and better distribution methods, condemning high freight costs and middlemen profits harming both producers and consumers.
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Sedalia
Federal Farm Board
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
America
Missouri Farmers’ Association
Widow of Tay Pay O Connor Dies in London
London September 1 Pres T P O Connor widow of the noted Irish leader Tay Pay O Connor died today in a nursing home after a short illness pneumonia was given as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tay Pay
London
T. P. O'Connor
Nine Arkansas Banks Close As Head Of Chain Flees To Canada
Nine Arkansas banks tied to the A. T. Hudspeth chain shut again after a threatening letter bearing Hudspeths name said he would be in Canada. Harrison officials moved to convene a grand jury as deposits totaling about 2 million dollars vanished. Banks affected include Harrison Citizens Bank and Trust and Peoples Savings, Yelleville Citizens Bank, First State Bank Marshall, American Exchange Bank Leslie, Bank of Alpena, Bank Leadhill, Bank of North Arkansas Everton, and Marion County Bank Flippen, leaving only one bank in two counties.
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Arkansas
Harrison
Ark
A. T. Hudspeth
Jack Holt
Hudspeth
Canada
St. Paul
Minn
Holt
Grand Jury
Citizens Bank and Trust Company
Peoples‘ Savings Bank
Citizens Bank
Yelleville
First State Bank
Marshall
American Exchange Bank
Leslie
Bank of
Tobacco prices drive political futures in East Carolina
Raleigh dispatch notes tobacco market opening links to state politics as candidates gauge East, with debate over Governor Daniels possible run tied to prevailing prices. Analysts say eastern growers blame major firms like R. J. Reynolds for low prices, shaping political sentiment and potential candidacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Thomas Best
Greensboro Daily News
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh
Daniels
Blaie Reynolds
General Assembly
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
Zeppelin Nearing Pernambuco Goal
Graf Zeppelin sails toward Brazil on non stop South Atlantic cruise with 13 aboard and mail and freight. Position at 6 am GMT placed 3.51 N 29.52 W about 900 miles from Pernambuco. Eckener steers voyage from Friedrichshafen. head winds slow arrival to early afternoon.
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Hamburg
Germany
South Atlantic
Brazil
Hamburg American Line
Pernambuco
Friedrichshafen
Hugo Eckener
South America
Olinda
Thunderbolt Tom Pardue Paroled by North Carolina Governor
RALEIGH September 1 The Rev Tom Thunderbolt Pardue serving a six month sentence for violation of prohibition laws in Forsyth County was paroled by Gov O Max Gardner The parole followed a May 1931 sentence The governor office statement cited Judge Wilson Warlick A W Cline superintendent of public welfare Forsyth Dr J Ray Heggie county health officer and W E Church as supporters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Tom
Thunderbolt
Powers Death Garage Probe Expands Across Nation
Clarksburg reporters traced connections to Harry F. Powers as authorities seek more victims and confirm links to five killings. Detroit records, agency files, and inquiries into Washington Mary Baker case emerge while well and creek searches yield no new bodies. Court officials consider special term and steam-shovel searches as detectives pursue further evidence.
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Clarksburg
W. V
Harry F. Powers
Asta Eicher
Chi
D. P. Lempke
Worcester
Mass
Eicher
Rudolph Valentino
Detroit
Powers
Powers Death Garage
Here
Washington
Mary Baker
Navy Department
Criminal Court
John E. Southern
Will E. Morris
Harrison County
Ousted Birmingham Pastor Heads New Community Church
Dr. Trevor P. Mordecai became pastor of the Congregational Community Church of Birmingham as his resignation from the First Presbyterian Church took effect. The move followed a Presbyterian church deacons board action with Birmingham Presbytery supporting Mordecai’s departure.
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Birmingham
New Community Church
Ala
Trevor P. Mordecai
Congregational Community Church of
First Presbyterian Church
Congregational Church
Mordecai
The
Presbyterian Church
Birmingham Presbytery
Posses With Hounds Seek Negro Who Shot Norwood Police Chief
Posse units comb Stanly county for Earl Durham the black man accused of wounding Tom Blalock Norwood police chief. Blalock shot in the leg during an attempted arrest after an affray. his injury is not serious. Bloodhounds followed tracks near Norwood before losing the trail.
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Norwood
Albemarle
Stanly County
Earl Durham
Tom Blalock
Durham
Blalock
Administration weighs tax plan as economy cools at home
Washington officials say no decision on tax increases yet next year. They study the economy for two to three months, noting uncertain income trends, possible rises in receipts with changed conditions, and the impact of unemployment. Europe’s situation also colors the U S outlook as officials reassess taxation needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Europe
United States
Los Angeles Returns From Trip to Newport
Los Angeles returns from Newport Rhode Island where it was anchored briefly to its mother ship Patoka. Navy dirigible Los Angeles completed the trip and headed back to base in clear weather with the hull and crew reported in good condition.
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Los Angeles
Newport
Lakehurst
N. J
Navy
R. I
Army Aces Stage War Dances Over Cleveland Field
Fifty fighter planes from the First Army Pursuit Group at Selfridge Field Michigan staged a war dance over Cleveland Field in observance of Army Day. Led by Major Gerald Brower, the 500 horsepower machines roared through maneuvers in echelon and mass formations as they struck the sky. The event included spectacular speed trials and tryouts among the fastest planes in the air races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Army
Selfridge Field
Mich
Gerald Brower
Speed
Florida East Coast Railroad Placed In Hands of Receiver
Florida East Coast railway is placed in receivership by Federal Judge Louie W. Strum after Standard Oil of Kentucky petitioned the court. The railroad allegedly failed to meet operating expenses and fixed charges since 1927, with losses of 1,697,424 in 1928, 1,325,269 in 1929, and 1,998,312 in 1930.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida East Coast Railway
Louie W. Strum
Standard Oil Company of Kentucky
Rickenbacker and Udet, War Aces, Reunite as Friends
In Cleveland on September 1, Eddie Rickenbacker and Ernst Udet, once deadly foes in World War I, greeted each other as friends after 13 years. Udet, famed with 62 Allied ships, and Rickenbacker, with 26 downed, shared a silent handshake and mutual respect at the air races era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
France
Eddie Rickenbacker
Ernst Udet
Rickenbacker
Udet
Santa Claus
Chateau Thiery
Solosons
St. Mihiel
Baron von Richthofen
Rickebancker
Ariend
Ace
Democrate appoints Owen D Young to lead unemployment aid drive
AP reports Owen D Young of New York is named chair to co ordinate unemployment relief efforts, coordinating state authorities and welfare groups. An 18 member support committee includes Walter Teagle of Standard Oil, Henry M Robinson, and other national figures to assist Young.
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Washington
Owen D. Young
New York
Royee
Walter 8. Gifford
Gifford
Young
General Electric Company
Hoover
Walter Teagle
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Henry M. Robinson
Los Angeles
James F. Bell
Minneapolis
Charles Claire New
Pierre da
Fred Fisher
DeCarl Gray
Omaha
H. C. Ht
New Haven
H. E. Lloyd
Aad Luce
Wilkesboro Man Tried in Death of Young Nurse
A. B. Johnson of North Wilkesboro faced a murder charge in superior court for the January night death of Dolly Greene, a North Wilkesboro nurse, when his car overturned. The state opened its case with jury sworn. local attorneys and Judge Walter E. Moore presided as the trial began.
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Lenoir
N. C
A. B. Johnson
North Wilkesboro
Dolly Greene
L. 8. Spruling
W. C. Newland
Fpf. L. Townsend
Julius Rousseau
H. D. Burke
Walter E. Moore
Sylva
Leland. Anderson
Johnson
Claude Doughton
North Wilkesboro Bank
Five Friars Die In Ottawa River Boat Capsize
Eardley Quebec Sept 1 Five Dominican friars on a summer camp trip in Quebec drowned when their rowboat capsized in a heavy swell on the Ottawa River. Victims include Rev Father Harris Montreal 23 Rev Father Rousseau Three Rivers 25 Rev Father Couture 36 Rev Father Nicole Mac City 25 and Rev Father Siblere of Switzerland.
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Eardley
Ottawa
Quebec
Father Harris
Montreal
Father Rousseau
Three Rivers
Father Couture
Father Nicole
Mac City
Father Siblere
Switzerland
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J. H. Clement
John Henry Hauser
Fred Styers
Hauser
Clement
Lester Martin
Sae
Gloria
Farm Board
Reynolds
Zeppelin
Tom Pardue
Strangler
W.va
Asta Buick Eicher
Park Ridge
Nation
Cleveland Field
National Air Show
Florida East Coast Railroad
Wilkesboro
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