Coast Guard hunts missing trans-Pacific fliers near British Columbia
Seattle dispatch reports Coast Guard cutters Northland and Chelan scouring western Gulf Islands for Moyle and Allen after they departed Japan with 47 hours of fuel. Capt. Hinckley called the search almost hopeless as crews combed coastlines and water paths for wreckage or a landing site.
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Seattle
Coast Guard
Don Moyle
Cecili A. Allien
British Columbia
Samushiro Beach
Japan
Samushiro
Northland
Chelan
H. D Hinckley
Hickley
Moyle
Allen
Woman companion of Thompson tells her story at trial
Mary Cannon testified in the Thompson murder trial that Ben Thompson fatally shot John F. Peele after an argument over an immoral proposal. She described Peele's ride into New Bern, Thompson drawing a pistol, and their subsequent departure with Lawrence Gatling and Richard Eubanks arriving at the cafe. Defense cross-examined her account as the case progressed.
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New Bern
N. C
Mary Cannon
Ben Thompson
Goldsboro
John F. Peele
Thompson
Lawrence Gatling
Richard Eubanks
Raleigh
Miss Cannon
Peele
Here
Gatling
Eubanks
Dixie States ponder plan Texans may adopt
Farmers in Austin cheered Governor Huey P. Long’s cotton prohibition plan from Shreveport and backed a 50 percent acreage cut. Louisiana’s legislature approved it. three-fourths of cotton states must adopt. President Hoover planned conferences with bankers and cotton men. South Carolina and Georgia officials eyed relief measures linked to Texas action.
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Austin
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Shreveport
Kloover
Washington
South Carolina
Russell
Georgia
Texas
Leeman Anderson
Anderson
Yachtsman reported missing after gunmen drift Penguin
Mrs. Benjamin P. Collings told Nassau County police she believed her husband was tied and thrown overboard by gunmen who boarded their yacht Penguin on Long Island Sound. His five year old daughter Barbara was found aboard the drifting cruiser and the wife was later rescued from another yacht.
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Syosett
L. I
Benjamin P. Collings
Tor
Stamford
Conn
Nassau County
Long Island
Barbara
Long Island Sound
Cedar Creek Farmer Cleared For Killing Ex convict Robber
Fayetteville September 19 Mac Johnson Cedar Creek farmer was cleared by a coroner s jury of blame for killing Robert Williams an armed masked ex convict who tried to rob him Williams demanded 50 dollars after forcing entry and Johnson fired killing Williams instantly in his home lumen
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Y Fayetteville
Mac Johnson
Cedar Creek
Robert Williams
Williams
Johnson
Asheville Banker Accused of Lying About Securities
H C Williams of Atlanta testified in the Wallace B. Davis trial on mail fraud charges that Davis sought to study Central Securities of Asheville for buying Fulton National Bank of Atlanta. Williams said his Mortgage Guaranty Co of America distributed Central Securities bonds thought secured by Asheville mortgage company bonds backed by first mortgages.
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Asheville
H. C. Williams
Atlanta
Wallace B. Davis
Central Securities Company of
Fulton National Bank of Atlanta
Williams
Mortgage Guaranty Company of America
Davis
Central Securities Company
Central Bank and Trust Company of
William D. Harrie
Securities Company
Willame
C. A. Jonas
U. S
Hie
New Yorker Proposes 50 Percent Tax to Fund Unemployment Relief
Albany N Y Sept 10 A bill introduced by Assemblyman Louis A Cuvillier proposes a tax of fifty percent on the undivided profits of life casualty liability and fire insurance companies doing business in New York. Proceeds would fund unemployment relief.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Louis A. Cuvillier
New York Democrat
Smith Silent as 10 1932 Campaign
Alfred E. Smith remained noncommittal about a 1932 presidential bid. Responding to a New York Evening Post item implying he would not seek the Democratic nomination, Smith said no one speaks for him and he has nothing to announce about events a year away. The Post noted Roosevelt may face Baker opposition and Smith would likely not oppose Roosevelt if he supports repeal of Prohibition.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
New York Evening Post
the Post
Roosevelt
Newton D. Baker
Smith
Baker
Martial Law Ends in Southern Idaho Timber Areas
Martial law in southern Idaho's timber districts ends at midnight with troops recalled from seven counties that aided firefighters for ten days.
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Idaho
Boise
Richmond Banks Effect Combination
The Union Bank and Federal Trust Company of Richmond, a $3.5 million institution, was acquired today by the Bank of Commerce and Trusts. The deal lifts the combined assets to nearly $8,000,000, consolidating two Richmond financial entities.
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Richmond
Union Bank and Federal Trust Company of Richmond
Bank of Commerce and Trusts
Man Admits Faking Law Diploma To Please Mother
Raleigh September hearing reveals Jack Yarmoy, a Raleigh applicant born in Atlantic City, testified he faked a Dickinson Law School diploma to satisfy his dying mother and pursue North Carolina licensure. He admitted past NJ license attempts failed and claimed intended Charlotte practice if licensed, presenting character affidavits as proof of residency.
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Raleigh
Jack Yarmov
Atlantic City
N. J
Supreme Court
Dickinson Law School
New Jersey
Yarmoy
North Carolina
Wake County Bar Association
J. Melville Field
Greensboro
Yarmay
Charlotte
Pioneer in radio is claimed by death
Dr. Harry Phillips Davis, known as the father of radio broadcasting, died at 63 in Pittsburgh after months of illness. He led the National Broadcasting Company as chairman and served as a vice president at Westinghouse. Davis helped shape early broadcast technology at KDKA, and NBC formed in 1926 with him as chairman.
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Harry Davis
Pittsburgh
Harry Phillips Davis
National Broadcasting Company
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
KDKA
Davis
M. H. Aylesworth
Lea and Son To Be Tried On Further Charges In October
In Nashville Tennessee on September 10 1911 Luke Lea and Luke Lea J indicted with several others on conspiracy to defraud Liberty Bank and Trust Company of 150000 will be tried October 26 Pleas in abatement to charges have been filed Remaining cases against Rogers Caldwell and Caldwell and Company set for November 3 He was convicted of fraudulent breach of trust and sentenced to one to three years with an appeal pending
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Nashville
Tenn
Luke Lea
Liberty Bank and Trust Company
Rogers Caldwell
Caldwell and Company
Britain’s Emergency Budget Signals Higher Taxes and Cuts
London reports a projected UK budget deficit of about 170 million pounds next year, exceeding May forecasts. Chancellor Philip Snowden unveils measures including a sixpence income tax rise, higher excise on beer and tobacco, a two penny gasoline duty, and reduced personal allowances. Indirect taxes and depreciation relief are key parts of the plan to cover deficits and fund the unemployment issue.
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London
Great Britain
Philip Snowden
House of Commons
House
Pew
Labor Party
Dole
Ex Deputy Sheriff of Wayne County Found With Bullet In Head
J C Kornegay aged 45 a former Wayne County sheriff deputy died from a bullet wound to the temple in Goldsboro North Carolina. Officials say the wound was self inflicted in what was described as a personal safety related incident. He had left the sheriff's office due to illness and was set to begin work with the Goldsboro police today.
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Wayne County
Goldsboro
N. C
J. C. Kornegay
Kornegay
Sheriff’s Office
Soldiers At It Again In Chinese Provinces
Fighting erupted today in the Tayuling mountains of southern Kiangsi between Nanking nationalist troops and Canton insurgents. Reports also tied Nanking and Canton forces near Hengchow in Hunan. An invasion of Hunan by Canton troops, cited as Nanking territory, was confirmed yesterday as part of ongoing military actions.
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Hongkong
Nanking
Canton
Tayuling Mountain
Kiangsi
Hengchow
Hunan
Supreme Court to Hear 35 Capital Appeals Next Week
Raleigh dispatch reports the state supreme court will hear 35 cases from the third and fourth judicial districts starting Tuesday with two capital appeals headlining James Smith and George Goss. Smith faces electrocution for attacking Hazelle Cross. Goss for murdering his wife Sallie Goss. Also docketed is Gilbert Jones charged with seduction. In Salt Lake City a prison riot left one dead and several injured, with five convicts held in solitary and ringleaders named.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
James Smith
George Goss
Smith
Hazelle Cross
Henderson
Sallie Goss
Lee County
Gilbert Jones
Johnston County
Salt Lake City
State Penitentiary
Arden W. EB. Davis
Robert H. Elliott
Delbert Webster Pfoutz
Raymond Underwood
F. C. Hertel
George Day
Elliott
Proutz
Louis Deathridge
St. Louis
Underwood
L. W. McTavish
C. L. Christensen
D. L. Rees
Wilford M. Giles
American Fliers Seek Pass Back to United States
Hugh Herndon and Clyde Pangborn, detained in Japan, have appealed to President Hoover seeking a permit to fly from Japan to the United States. The request has been forwarded to the State Department for action.
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Washington
Hoover
Hugh Herndon
Clyde Pangborn
Japan
White House
State Department
Herndon
Pangborn
United States
Tremors Hit Palm Springs In Evening Earthquake
A strong quake lasting nearly 30 seconds rattled Palm Springs shortly before 8:30 PM. A shorter aftershock followed within about fifteen minutes. No damage was reported.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Federal Grand Jury Finds No Report Against Capone
The federal grand jury reviewing evidence against Alphonse Capone for alleged prohibition violations informed Judge John J. Barnes that it had nothing to report. The jurors had been directed to consider reindictment on the charges but reported no findings.
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Capone
Chicago
Alphonse Capone
John J. Barnes
Slaying of South Carolina woods rider leads to arrests
In Ridgeland South Carolina three men were jailed and warrants issued for three more as investigators pursue the killing of L W Beach. Beach and his police dog were found slain near the Robert T Wilson estate four months ago. W Arrests flow as blame shifts among six suspects with three others urged for warrants.
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Ridgeland
S. C
L. W. Beach
Robert T. Wilson
Beach
W. L. Beach
Fred Higgins
Woods
Higgins
Malcolm Johnson
Freeland Bailey
Brummitt urges modern methods for police training
Attorney General Dennis G. Brummitt told a statewide law enforcement school in Chapel Hill that 30 years of change require new policing approaches. He described seizure and evidence issues while Frank Nash warned sentimentalism affects North Carolina justice. I C Brower urged a university based uniform training school for cops.
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Chapel Hill
Dennis G. Brummitt
Brummitt
Frank Nash
Supreme Court
North Carolina
I. C. Brower
Greensboro
Southern Declares Regular Dividend
New York Sept 10 Directors of the Southern Railway declared the regular quarterly dividend of $1.25 on the preferred stock payable October 15 to stock of record September 21. At the last meeting the board announced no further dividends on the common this year and the question of 1932 payments would be considered at the December session.
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New York
The
Southern Railway
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