Senate Naval Committee to Probe Shipbuilders in Geneva Links
The senate naval committee voted to investigate American shipbuilding firms and their ties to the 1927 Geneva disarmament conference. Senator Borah plans to press the inquiry. Shearer claims to represent firms at Geneva while opposing disarmament. Bethlehem Steel confirms past connections with Shearer as propagandist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Naval Committee
Senate
Borah
Idaho
William B. Shearer
Hale
Shearer
Heaver
Representative McClintic
House Naval Committee
Hilary P. Jones
Geneva
Admiral Jones
White House
New York
Bethlehem Steel
E. G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Soldn
Senate tariff fate clouded by Ware case push
In Washington on September 10, Senate leaders moved to postpone action on the Norris resolution denying William S. Ware of Pennsylvania a Senate seat until the December regular session. Norris and Robinson backed delaying tariff passage as the Ware issue looms, with Simmons pressing tax data and Vare defense shaping the timing.
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Washington
Senate
William S. Ware
Pennsylvania
Norris
Nebraska
Simmons
Treasury
North Carolina
Vare
Reed
Robinson
Arkansas
Open Hostility Reported In Manchuria Border Clashes
Reuters dispatches from Harbin report open hostility along the Manchurian border amid air raids and heavy artillery. Chinese and Russian forces clash across Pogranichnaya and other points on the 2000 mile frontier with mutual blame and warnings of grave consequences from the Soviet note.
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London
Reuters
Harbin
Manchuria
Manchurian
Asia
Manchur
Progranichnaya
Blucher
Pogranichnaya
Nanking
Mukden
Siberian
White Guards
Three Gastonia Strikers Claim Mob Beating Near Concord
Three Gastonia strikers Ben Wells C M Sell and C D Saylors returned to Charlotte claiming an anti Communist mob abducted them last night from Gastonia eight miles from Concord and lashed them at a lonely Cabarrus County spot. They showed marks and said a posse frightened the attackers away.
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Charlotte
Gastonia
Ben Wells
C. M. Sell
C. D. Saylors
Cabarrus County
Concord
N. C
QO. F. Aderholt
Bessemer City
Tom P. Jimison
Wells
National Textile Workers Union
Bessemer
John G. Carpenter
Superior Court
Gaston
Mecklenburg
Carpenter
Mecklenburg Superior Court
F. Aderholt
Gaston Superior Court
Gaston County
O. Max Gardner
Raleigh
Cannon Tilt Kills Youth in Salisbury Accident
Salisbury report says 17 year old Taylor Chandler, son of Mrs Emma S Chandler, was crushed when a French government presented cannon toppled onto him during play. He died almost instantly as bystanders moved to right the heavy barrel.
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Salisbury
Taylor Chandler
Emma S. Chandler
Big Decline In Steel Tonnage
United States Steel Corp reports August unfilled tonnage fell by 429,966 tons to 8,658,211 by August 31, 1929. July 31 total was 4,088,177. August 31 level compared with 3,624,043 tons on August 31, 1928, up 34,168 tons. Market expected a drop as mills ran near 90 percent capacity with auto demand slack. The decline exceeded most Wall Street estimates.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation Today
Wall Street
Babe Ruth Crushes 43rd Home Run in Yankee Win
Babe Ruth hit his 43rd homer of the season driving one into the right field bleachers in the fourth inning against Detroit as Earl Whitehill pitched for the Yankees in the September game at Babe Ruth Field.
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Babe
New York
Babe Ruth
Detroit
Earl Whitehill
Ringmaster John Ringling Dominates Global Circus World
New York September 10 Ringling the last of the five brothers consolidates power by purchasing five leading rivals. He now controls the largest tent show group including talent, menageries, equipment and winter quarters. Acquisitions include Sells Floto Hagenback Wallace Spark's John Robinson's and the Al G Barnes Wild Animal Show.
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New York
John Ringling
Ringling Brothers
Ringling
Sells Floto
Hagenback Wallace Animal Show
Spark’s
John Robinson’s
al G. Barnes
Plane Crash Probe Nears End In New Mexico
Investigators of the aeronautics bureau of the commerce department near completion of a report on the Transcontinental Air Transport passenger liner City of San Francisco wreck on Mount Taylor New Mexico eight lives lost Major Clarence Young will not hold hearings but will study weather and flying conditions across western routes Findings and WaShington reports expected after all bureau reports are gathered Major Young flies from Albuquerque Hazen conducts an intensive Albuquerque Gallup probe and reports to Washington
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Mount Taylor
Albuquerque
N. M
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Aeronautics Bureau
Department of Commerce
Transcontinental Air Transport
City of San Francisco
Clarence Young
Washington
Department
Major Young
R. J. Hazen
Walter Parkin
Gallup
Hazen
Guilford Fixes Tax Rate At One Dollar Per Hundred
Guilford county commissioners fixed the county tax rate at 1.00 per 100 property valuation for 1919-1930, up two cents from last year. County accountant Willis Booth estimates total assessed valuation at about 200 million dollars.
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Guilford
Greensboro
Guilford County
Willis Booth
Sour tasting vinegar to enhance artificial silk says Illinois professor
Prof. D B Keyes of the University of Illinois predicts sour taste in vinegar will yield better artificial silk made from cellulose acetate. He described a new Illinois process with E P King and Sherlock Swann and noted acetic acid is key to cellulose acetate and non explosive photographic film. The rising artificial silk industry seeks cheaper acetic acid from sources beyond acetylene and wood distillation.
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Minneapolis
Minn
American Chemical Society
D. B. Keyes
University of Illinois
Fraf
University
Prof
Keyes
Vare Case Moves Toward Senate Action
Washington notes a quick settlement of the Pennsylvania election case as Senate leaders seek to fill the long vacant Vare seat with a Republican vote. Senator Norris of Nebraska launches a resolution to deny Ware his seat, aiming to precede the tariff debate. Reed, Ware’s Pennsylvania ally, supports adoption of the tariff bill while seeking delay in Vare’s hearing due to Vare’s health.
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Reed
Norris
Nebraska
Ware
Senate
Senator Reed
Pennsylvania
Vare
Bnd
Border Officer Slain by Outlaws Near Presidio
Miles J. Scannell assistant chief inspector of the border patrol was shot and stabbed to death during a clash with aliens attempting illegal entry at the Rio Grande area 15 miles east of Presidio Texas. Scannell, who had waded the river during pursuit, was overpowered and killed with his handcuffs and revolver missing, attackers unseen on the American side. The Marion Manufacturing Company in Marion North Carolina reopened after nine weeks idle with about 150 workers and 200 guards ensuring pass access as 750 employees prepare to return to work and the lower floor resumes operations.
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Presidio
Tex
United States
Miles J. Scannell
Border Patrol
Rio Grande
Here
Scannell
Marfa
Marion
N. C
National Guard
Marion Manufacturing Company
Interior department proposes law to protect press freedom
Mexico City Sept 10 the department of interior released a projected law to assure freedom of the press. It would impose severe penalties on any government employee who interferes with press activity and will be sent to congress for approval.
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Mexico City
Department of Interior Today
Congress
Sawada Named Consul General for Japan in New York
Seizu ro Sawada former counsellor of the Japanese embassy at Washington was named consul general for Japan in New York. He is presently in Tokyo.
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Sawada
N. Y
Tokyo
Seizuro Sawada
Washington
Japan
New York
Quiet Returns After Fatal Mt Taylor Air Crash
In Gallup New Mexico after five feverish days the town returned to calm as identification of seven City of San Francisco Transcontinental Air Transport victims and William H Beers of New York City completed. The Mount Taylor crash killed eight aboard the plane during a storm last Tuesday.
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San Francisco
Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc
Mt. Taylor
William H. Beers
New York City
Orlebar Flies Over Record Seaplane Speed in Calshot
A. H. Orlebar, squadron leader and captain of Britain’s Schneider cup team, piloted a blue and silver seaplane at Calshot England achieving 3688 miles per hour on one run and an official average of 355.825 miles per hour over four trials marking a world speed record.
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Calshot
England
A. H. Orlebar
Disordered incidents reported in Palestine as food tensions rise
On September 10 scattered disturbances were noted in Palestine. Arabs and Jews largely resumed daily life near one another. Rumors that Arab fruit sellers poisoned goods worsened food access for Jewish households and a boycott against Arab products compounded the shortage. The leading Jerusalem hotel could only serve rice at one meal.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Briand's United States of Europe Sparks League Debate
Geneva reports circles speculating on the form of Aristide Briand’s United States of Europe. Enthusiasm grows while sparing political union and focusing on economic aims. By next year details will be weighed as 1830 discussions advance at the League of Nations assembly.
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League of Nations
Geneva
Aristide Briand
United States of Europe
Cop Shoots And Wounds Negro In Seat Dispute
New York police officer in civilian clothes shot and wounded Ralph Baker and captured William Fontaine after a dispute on an elevated train over a seat. Baker, 24, is hospitalized with a back wound. Fontaine, 25, faces charges of acting in concert. Both are Lincoln university students from Montclair New Jersey.
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New York
Walter Lowe
Ralph Baker
William Fontaine
Montclair
N. J
Lincoln University
Chester County
Baker
Fontaine
St. John’s Hospital
Housekeeper For Emerson Denies Theft Charges
Mrs. Maria J. Leslie former housekeeper for Mr and Mrs Isaac Emerson of Baltimore pleaded not guilty to grand larceny charges alleging she charged and resold jewelry valued at 480000 from John Wanamaker stores in New York and Philadelphia. General Sessions Judge Max S Levine set bail at 10000 with counsel stating it would be addressed later today.
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New York
Maria J. Leslie
Isaac E. Emerson
Baltimore
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Coe
Briras
Ieeata
Naval Committee
Committee
New Mexico
Arizona
George Rice
Western Air Express
Rice
Gardner
William S. Vare
Mexico
United Textile Workers of America
Adam Hunt
Gallup, NM
Sheriff’s Office
Orlebar
Emerson
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