Arab Leaders Summoned for Extraordinary Jerusalem Session
Forty eight Palestine Arab leaders from across the territory are summoned to an extraordinary private session in Jerusalem to discuss recent developments. The move follows the Shaw inquiry into Arab Jewish clashes and reactions to the Balfeour declaration amid tensions with British policy.
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Jersusalem
Palestine
Palestine Arab Executive
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Special Palestine Commission
Walter Shaw
Straits Settlements
John Chancellor
John
Jury completes Gaston strike case in Charlotte
The Charlotte jury pool for the murder trial of 16 men and two women in the death of Gastonia police chief O. F. Aderholt was completed. Judge M. V. Barnhill fined local farmer F. A. Fowler $25 for evading juror questions as the third special venire was exhausted in nine days of selection.
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Charlotte
O. F. Aderholt
Gastonia
Superior Court
John Phillips
Mecklenburg County
M. V. Barnhill
F. A. Fowler
Matthews
Venice
Senate Back In Harness With Tariff
Washington aims to return to business as the revised house tariff measure is laid before the Senate. Senator Simmons calls parliamentary procedure the only issue. Senator Thomas plans a farm focused strike on non agricultural rates. Republicans and independents hint at recommittal to push farm tariff revisions if Democrats stall. Debate and amendments stretch through the week after an 11 to 8 finance committee vote.
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Washington
Senate
Simmons
North Carolina
Remking
Thomas
Oklahoma
Finance Committee
Smoot
Graf Zeppelin completes round world flight to Friedrichshafen
The Graf Zeppelin lands in Friedrichshafen after a world circumnavigation in 20 days 4 hours 18 minutes, beating its previous Lakehurst to Lakehurst record. Captain Ernst Lehmann leads 22 passengers and crew of 40 as church bells ring and crowds cheer.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Lakehurst
N. J
Zeppelin Works
van Schiller
Earth
Hans von Schiller
Here
Lehmann
Zeppelin
Ernst Lehmann
Gardner paroles ten prisoners in Raleigh
Governor O. Max Gardner freed ten inmates and rejected 19 clemency petitions. Among those released were Raymond Whitaker of Sampson County, serving 30 years for second degree murder, and William A. Finch of Nash County, jailed 20 years for burglary and assault.
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Raleigh
O. Max Gardner
Raymond Whitaker
Sampson County
William A. Finch
Megro
Nash County
Whitaker
N. A. Townsend
Finch
Townsend
British Schneider Cup Hope Damaged at Solent
The 8 6 seaplane, among Britain’s top chances to defend the Schneider cup, was badly damaged when Flying Officer Waghorn landed too near a freight lighter in the Solent.
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Calshot
England
Great Britain
Waghorn
Solent
Hoover Nominates New Envoys and Board Members
President Hoover sent a slate of nominations to the Senate including federal farm board members and appointments for ambassadors and ministers. John W. Garrett of Baltimore would be ambassador to Rome, Garrit John Diekema of Michigan minister to the Hague, George T. Summerlin of Louisiana minister to Venezuela, Major John R. D. Matherson to the California debris commission, and Albert C. Williams of Texas to the federal farm loan board. This is a reappointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Farm Board
Senate
Hoover
John W. Garrett
Baltimore
Rome
Garrit John Diekema
Michigan
The
Hague
George T. Summerlin
Louisiana
Venezuela
John R. D. Matherson
Engineers Corps
California Debris Commission
Albert C. Williams
Texas
Federal Farm Loan Board
Edison Continues To Show Progress
Edison remains seriously ill with pneumonia in West Orange New Jersey as doctors report gradual improvement. The noon bulletin notes normal temperature for two days and expected three weeks before he can be up, with Edison cooperating fully and not smoking as previously reported.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Hubert S. Howe
New York
Edison
Hoover’s first six months as president reviewed
President Herbert Hoover marks six months in office with major policy moves and new commissions. He pursues disarmament talks with Britain, strict oil holdings conservation, and party reorganization in the South. Farm relief legislation passes after White House bargaining, and he pushes for broader government reform and lower spending.
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Washington
Hoover
England
Great Britain
Republican Party
Grouthern
White House
Wins
Congress
Senate
Federal Farm Board
Diplomatic Corps
War
Post Office
Costly Gaston County Strike Trial Seen at $25 000
Charlotte reports estimate of $25 000 for the murder trial of sixteen labor leaders and strikers in the Gastonia case. Costs mount with veniremen, jurors, and officials. If a month long, expenses run to thousands. witnesses travel from Gastonia 290 miles.
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Gaston County
Charlotte
Lapor
O. F. Aderholt
Gastonia
Gastom County
MacDonald Asked To Clarify Stand At Geneva Talks
Geneva dispatch reports Premier Ramsay MacDonald has three outstanding points in Anglo American naval talks. Cruiser strength remains unresolved as Britain considers a Washington visit to press Hoover Stimson and other officials. Briand Stresemann speeches and Danish disarmament actions frame the day’s tense league feedback.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Ramsay MacDonald
London
Dawes
Associated Press
MacDonald
Washington
Hoover
State Stimson
League Assembly
France
Germany
Briand
M. Briand
Gustav Stresemann
Stauning
Denmark
Great Britain
Storms
Elgin
Scotland
United States
Tolley Takes Early Lead in National Amateur Title
Cyril Tolley the British champion opened a four hole advantage over Fiddie Held after nine holes in the National amateur championship at Pebble Beach. Held stood 39 after Tolley shot 35. Bobby Jones, the reigning champion and favorite, dropped the first three holes to Johnny Goodman of Omaha.
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Bebble Beach
Calif
Cyril Tolley
Fiddie Held
New York
Tolley
Held
Bobby Jones
Johnny Goodman
Omaha
Stimson Sees Hard Work Ahead on Naval Equality
Secretary Stimson said much hard work remains before a naval equality agreement with Britain can be reached. He spoke after a two hour White House meeting with President Hoover, Secretary Adams, and navy officials to review details and push toward a workable basis for accord, though he offered no specifics.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Stimson
State Department
Adams
Navy General Board
London
Hoover
Hoover's Action Won't Halt Cruiser Build, Hale Says
Senate Naval Committee Chairman Hale asserts all fifteen cruisers will be built despite Hoover delaying three ships. He says these warships are replacements that must be completed regardless of any Britain accord. Secretary Stimson echoes that progress in disarmament talks continues but final parity terms require more work.
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Washington
Hale
Senate Naval Committee
Hoover
Great Britain
Stimson
London
Gun explodes on Romanian cruiser Maresi in Varna test
A heavy gun on the Romanian cruiser Maresi burst during target practice at Constanza. One sailor was killed and five were wounded in the incident this morning.
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Constanza
Rumania
Major Wood Killed in Mid Air Explosion
Major John P. Wood, wealthy air mail pilot and transport executive, died at the controls of a racing monoplane when it exploded in mid air near Needles, California. Miller parachuted to safety after the crash scene was spotted by air searchers. Wood did not survive.
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Wood
Los Angeles
Calif
John P. Wood
Air Mail
Needles
Paul Richter, Jr
Aero Corporation of California
Burrell Smith
Cleveland
Miller
Major Wood
Seek Slayer Of Merchant ARDMORE Tragedy in Ala. store slaying
The body of Frank Hunter a 30 year old Ardmore merchant was found in a ditch. Police hunt for his killer amid bloody cigarette prints fingerprints and a pencil clue. He was stabbed and his head bruised with the store pried open and keys left inside.
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Ardmore
Ala
Frank Hunter
Senate to Probe Schearer Naval Disarmament Role
Washington Sept 4 The Senate Naval Committee will investigate William B Schearer over his Geneva conference activities and his court claim that he represented American shipbuilders interests at the 1927 disarmament talks. Senator Borah urged the inquiry in the senate today.
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Washington
Senate Naval Committee
Geneva
William B. Schearer
Senate
Borah
Idaho
One Killed Two Hurt In Wreck Near Salisbury
Salisbury dispatch reports Robert Osborne 21 of Landis killed instantly when a car veered off a highway one mile south of China Grove. Brothers Willie and James Osborne were seriously injured. They were en route to visit their father J. D. Osborne of China Grove. Their car struck a tree. Robert's head was crushed between the car and the tree. Willie and James were hospitalized.
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Salisbury
Robert Osborne
Landis
Willie
James
China Grove
J. D. Osborne
Robert
Planes Search For Lost Party In Southwest
Transcontinental Air Transport suspends flights between Waynoka Oklahoma and Winslow Arizona to deploy planes at Waynoka Clovis and Winslow in a search for a T A T plane carrying five passengers missing yesterday west of Grants New Mexico.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Transcontinental Air Transport Company
Waynoka
Okla
Winslow
Ariz
Clovis
Grants, N. M
Women Smokers Boost U S Per Capita Cigarette Use
The Commerce Department reports U S per capita cigarette consumption rose from 8.20 in 1927 to 8.56 last year as women smokers contributed heavily to the rise. Total cigarettes consumed reached 102.765 billion, the highest in any country, with cigars down from 1917 levels.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Cuba
Ecommerce Department
Great Britain
Germany
Japan
Tobacco Prices Edge Up on Eastern North Carolina Markets
Opening day sales on eastern North Carolina markets show averages between 12 and 13 cents per pound with Wilson selling 1 510 546 pounds at 12.11 per hundred and Rocky Mount at 724 032 pounds totaling 90 617 12. Windsor led with 100 000 pounds near 14 cents and top baskets at 1.05 per pound. Greenville moved 986 000 pounds at 11.85 while about 500 000 remained on warehouse floors. Kinston reports no official figures.
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North Carolina
Wilson
Rocky Mount
Prospect
Windsor
Greenville
Kinston
Mother Shoots Son and Turns Gun On Herself
In Chattanooga Tennessee a mother shot her 17 year old son three times and then killed herself. The father Frederick C. French found them after returning home and Edgar told him he was bending over a desk when his mother fired. Both mother and son were reported in serious condition.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Frederick C. French
Edgar
Seventeen Die in Castenedio Powder Plant Fire
Seventeen people, mostly women, perished in a fire at a Castenedio powder plant in Brescia today. Twenty others were injured, some seriously, as the factory and surrounding area were destroyed.
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Brescia
Italy
Castenedio
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Schearer
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