Thomasville forms strike arbitration group amid mill turmoil
The Merchants Association sponsored a community meeting to form a strike arbitration committee led by Charles F. Finch with W. G. Hinkle George Hundley Dr. C. H. Phillips and Rev. W. L. Hutchins. The group aims to settle mill strikes by arbitration as picketing continues and workers pressure for restored wages. Amazon Cotton Mill workers submit public proposals for returning to work, seeking restoration of pre cut wages and fair treatment. Management has not acted on the proposals.
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Thomasville
Merchants Association
Randolph Street
Charles F. Finch
W. G. Hinkle
George Hundley
C. H. Phillips
W. L. Hutchins
Amazon
Raleigh Chosen for Agricultural Credit Corporation Site
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation selects Raleigh North Carolina as the main site for the Agricultural Credit Corporation in the third federal land bank district. A Macon Georgia branch will serve Florida and South Carolina loans with similar facilities. Capital set to be $3,000,000 or more, exact amount pending.
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Washington
Ept
Raleigh
North Carolina
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Agricultural Credit Corporation
Federal Land Bank
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Macon
Wilson McCarthy
Reconstruction Corporation
Pou
Mob Storms Cellar During Raid At Allentown Hotel
Prohibition agents raiding a Allentown hotel cellar fled as a large crowd stormed the area. Shots frightened the mob, the agents escaped onto the roof, and a car overturned by the crowd fire. About 36 barrels of wine were carried out, state police and local officers assisted, and a fire extinguished the vehicle blaze.
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Allentown
Prohibition
At& Crowd
Reading
Roosevelt rallies GOP critics at Schenectady convention
Governor Roosevelt speaking at the Young Socratic Clubs meeting in Schenectady urged Republicans to discard a failed leadership. He cited polls showing up to 60 percent of 1928 GOP voters may switch. He noted he came to greet old friends and planned tonight’s Bridgeport address. He praised Lincoln and discussed state government reforms under Alfred E. Smith.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Roosevelt
Young Socratic Clubs
Republican Party
Albany
Bridgeport
Howdy
Abraham Lincoln
New York
Alfred E. Smith
North Carolina Parties Watch Federal Loans Edge
Democratic leaders in North Carolina assess the political impact of a federal home loan bank locating in Winston Salem and a credit corporation in Raleigh. They credit Congressmen Hancock and Pow but note President Hoover may influence the state’s outlook as he seeks to build good will after criticism over federal appointments.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Tar Heelia
Federal Home Loan Bank
Southeastern District Agricultural Credit Corporation
Frank Hancock
Edward W. Pow
Winston-Salem
Credit Corporation
Hoover
Poll
Walter Newton
Tar Heelin
Jake F. Newell
Southeast
European Police Seek Slayer of American Woman
Police in Brig Switzerland hunt an unidentified Austrian vagabond after the body of Jeanne Ibershoff of Cleveland Ohio is found near Kalpetran at Zermatt. She was killed with a rock while bicycling from Bremen Germany. suspect was released earlier due to lack of identification papers.
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Brig
Switzerland
Jeanne Ibershoff
Cleveland
Kalpetran
Zermatt Mountain
Bremen
Germany
Violence in Viñales as riot kills three and wounds six
Three men were killed and six seriously hurt today in a political riot in Viñales Cuba. Conservatives and liberals clashed in a confrontation that left several dead or injured and drew quick tolls on the local authorities.
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Vinales
Cuba
Home Loans Plan to Make Second Mortgages Extinct
French Lick Ind Sept 3 The federal Home Loan Banks could end second mortgages, said Senator James D Watson at the 40th annual convention. He argued the banks will save homes partly purchased and enable new ones, despite planned execution challenges. Dr C O Vardy of Brookings noted a revival in home building and autos.
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French Lick
Ind
United States Building and Loan League
James DB. Watson
Indiana
America
Watson
Cc. O. Vardy
Brookings Institute
Washington, D. C
Crisis Looms In Mexico As Rubio Quits Office
Mexico City Sept 3 President Pascual Ortiz Rubio sent his resignation to Congress ending weeks of rumor and turmoil. Ministers stepped aside as the cabinet passed the text to Congress, with a successor likely named soon. Generals Abelardo Rodriguez and Joaquin Amaro figure prominently in the running amid health rumors and political strain.
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Mexico City
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Congress
Ortiz Rubio
Alvaro Obregon
Abelardo L. Rodriguez
Alberto J. Pani
Joaquin Amaro
Jose Rios
Rochester
Minn
Revolutionary Party
Obregon
Escobar
Calles
Rodriguez
News From the Mountains on Mayor WalkerResignation
A letter from Amon G. Carter in Fort Worth, Texas reports rumors of Mayor Walker’s resignation and speculation on Ma Ferguson’s possible nomination. The writer asks friends to send flowers or wreaths to comfort the claimant amid political campaigning and references Jim son and Greta Garbo in a quip.
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Bishop
Walker
New York
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth
Texas
Jim
Greta Garbo
Xours
Will
U N C Senior Killed In Car Crash Near Laurens S C
Hyatt Cheery 21 of Spartanburg was killed when his car overturned six miles from Laurens en route from McCormick to Spartanburg. Mrs Frances Scruggs Truluck was injured and later released from hospital. The couple had married earlier that day. No inquest.
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Laurens
8. C
Hyatt Cheery
Spartanburg
Cherry
McCormick
Cheery
Norman Truluck
Frances Scruggs
Truluck
Mollison Sails for Home After North Atlantic Flight
Captain J. A. Mollison, noted for the first westward solo North Atlantic crossing, sailed for home today aboard the liner Express of Britain after abandoning a return flight to England.
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Quebec
J. A. Mollison
North Atlantic
England
Express
Britain
Market Bustles Along To Boost Stocks Again
New York markets rise after Labor Day as cotton and wheat climb and shares surge. U S Steel, General Motors, and American Telephone hit new summer highs with United States Steel closing at 1.50 up 1.50 and Bethlehem Steel advancing 3.62 to 27.37 as 2,500,000 shares change hands.
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New York
Wall Street
U. S. Steel
General Motors
American Telephone
United States Steel Common
Bethlehem Steel
Air Racers Collide In National Air Races Collision
Johnny Miller of Poughkeepsie New York and Al Wilson of Hollywood California crashed during a demonstration in front of the grandstands at Cleveland September 3. Miller escaped unharmed while Wilson was unconscious with possible brain concussion and skull fracture. He was taken to Berea and then emergency hospital.
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Cleveland
Johnny Miller
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
al Wilson
Hollywood
Calif
Wilson
Miller
Berea Hospital
Relief Offered by Rain Across North and South Carolina
Heat plagued North and South Carolina for six days as storms rolled through. Greensboro received heavy rain and winds cooling temperatures from 102 to lower levels after a scorching stretch. South Carolina saw highs near 98 with rain forecasts delayed but renewed hope as overnight clouds formed.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Greensboro
The
Mercury
Orangeburg
Spartanburg
Actress Eva Tanguay Recovering From Illness
Eva Tanguay, noted actress, was reported today to be recovering rapidly from a blood infection and related illnesses that have troubled her for several months.
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Hollywood
Eva Tanguay
Unlucky Half Dollars Help Man Buy Car in Milwaukee
Two dollar bills are seen as unlucky while 50 cent pieces lead Jack Walsh to win a car purchase in Milwaukee. Walsh used 600 half dollars to buy an automobile, according to Associated Press reporting.
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Milwaukee
Jack Walsh
Tuscarora Rite joins Vivian Nike and Clifford Print up
In Niagara Falls New York two Tuscarora Indians Vivian Nike 18 and Clifford Print up wed in an ancient tribal ceremony witnessed by Sachem Chief Rickard who chanted from a ledge above the whirlpool as the couple exchanged vows in a traditional ritual.
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Niagara Falia
N. Y
Rickard
Vivian Nike
Clifford Printup
the Braves
Similar Names Linked by Surprise in Watertown
In Watertown two men named Harry C. Kinne both ages mid fifties and from Wilmett Ill and a local business owner reveal they resemble each other closely and share a son named Harry who was previously unknown to both men.
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Watertown
Harry CC. Kinne
Wilmett
Ill
Harry C. Kinne
Harry
Jewels of Edith Rockefeller McCormick Revealed in Safe
In Chicago, the late Edith Rockefeller McCormick left a fortune in gems. Safety deposit box contents include four brooches with 13 stones each and three with red white and blue stones, including diamonds turquoises and rubies.
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Chicago
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Farm War Flare Reignites As Strikers Block Roads
Sioux City Iowa hosts renewed farm strike action as pickets try to block roads after a recent truce. Minnesota Governor Olson urges withholding non perishable produce until Midwest governors convene in Sioux City on September 9 to resolve price disputes between producers and buyers. The conflict strains merchants and stockyards, with layoffs and losses mounting daily.
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Sioux City
E. B. Olson
Minnesota
Midwest
John Bosch
Atwater
Major Doolittle Sets World Speed Record Over 292.801 MPH
Major James H. Doolittle flew a three kilometer course in Cleveland to set a world speed record of 292.801 miles per hour. He surpassed the previous 278.48 mph mark by Bonnet in France, later reaching 306 mph on the fifth lap despite strong winds, with an average of 296.287 mph over multiple laps under government and international aviation standards.
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Cleveland
James H. Doolittle
Doolittle
Bonnet
France
Government Bureau
Washington, D
Federation Aeronautique Internation
Rio Grande floods Eagle Pass area in Texas Mexico border
The Rio Grande crest flooded Eagle Pass and drove thousands of Piedras Negras residents from homes. Twelve people were missing in Eagle Pass, borders and rail lines were damaged, and multiple rivers ran over banks as the international bridge weakened. Highway blocks and heavy livestock losses were reported across several counties.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Rio Grande
United States
Mexico
Piedras Negras
Pecos
Nueces
Sabina
Devil's Rivers
del Rio
Villa Acuna
San Antonio
Textile Strikers In England Hold Firm To Stand
Manchester England Sept 3 The cotton workers show no sign of breaking the strike this weekend. Leaders of the operatives organizations have travelled to Newcastle for Monday's trade union congress session seeking pledges of financial aid from the general union body.
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England
Manchester
Newcastle
Trade Union Congress
General Trade Union Organization
Developments Toward Settlement Sought in Cotton Strike
London authorities indicate settlements talks on the cotton strike are likely to advance next week as the general situation ripens for further activities.
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London
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