Loray Mill officials testify in mob kidnapping inquiry
Absentee votes tainted by improper use as Loray Cotton Mill witnesses recount the September 9 kidnapping of three men linked to a union action. J A Baugh and Dr Lee Johnson testify they tried to stop the mob and sought police help after leaving Mrs Perry Lodge’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
Loray Cotton Mill
Nation Textile Workers Union
Tomas J. Shaw
Ben Wells
C. M. Lelnd
D. Saylor
Loray Mill
J. A. Baugh
A. Gorehead
Lee Johnson
Dr. Johnson
Perry Lodge
Astonia
Morehead
R. Johnson
Tom Carver
Erry Lodge
Funeral for Mrs. Ella May Wiggins Draws Crowds
An orderly crowd of several hundred attended the funeral of Mrs. Ella May Wiggins in Bessemer City after she was killed in a mob incident. Labor organizers spoke, a union song she wrote was performed, and pallbearers honored her memory as officials arranged care for her five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer City
N. C
Ella May Wiggins
National Textile Workers Union
West Williams
C. D. Saylor
Cc. J. Black
First Baptist Church of
Katie Barnett
Wiggins
J. D
National Textile Workers’ Union
Gastonia
Forest Fire Rages Across Cascades Threatening Estacada
In Oregon the Cascades blaze has blackened about 15 000 acres and destroyed multiple structures including a hotel and a school. About 200 firefighters led by T H Sherrard battled shifting winds as the fire closed within five miles of Estacada, trapping and later rescuing workers and families stranded at the La Dee Logging Camp. One firefighter was hospitalized for temporary insanity amid extreme heat. Special couriers scoured the territory as authorities urged caution.
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Portland
Ore
Cascades
Mount Hood National Forest
Clackamas River
Estacada
T. H. Sherrard
Pacific Northwest District
Roy van
la Dee
Cassady Denies Signing Davis Vote in Election Fraud Case
Testimony in the Davis election fraud case shows Mrs. D V Cassady denying she signed a ballot found in the Davis back marked ballot . She says her husband filled out her ballot at her request and she directed him to vote for Professor T C Johnson. Cassady also testifies that Bill Parham urged absentee voting for Davis but she insisted she would vote for Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. V. Cassady
W. A. Davis
Davis
T. C. Johnson
Cassady
Professor Johnson
Mr. Davis
Mrs. Cassady
Bill Parham
Mr. Parham
Textile unions press for talks at Elizabethton plants
Francis Gorman and Alfred Hoffman of the United Textile Workers arrived in Elizabethton Tennessee to press American Glanzstoff and Bemberg officials for conferences over reemployment of strikers. A company source said no comment was available. Gorman cited an unhealthy attitude among workers and reported some were not rehired after the last strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethton
Tenn
United Textile Workers Ofmerica
Ebor
Ayon
Francis Gorman
Alfred Foffman
Glanztoff
Bemberg
Konsul Kummer
Newark
Gorman
Crazed by Drink Aged Man Shoots And Kills Cop
Hayward California witnessed a deadly incident as Joe Cataldi 70 a fruit buyer shot and killed Officer George Vierra wounded Constable Al La Cunha and held residents at bay for two hours before tear bombs forced his barricaded home to surrender. Cataldi's wife reportedly fled as the shooting began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward
Cal
Joe Cataldi
George Vierra
al la Cunha
Cataldi
Mickey Walker Loses World Middleweight Crown
The National Boxing Association vacates Mickey Walker’s world middleweight title for failure to defend since June 1928. The rule requires champions to defend at least once every six months.
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Chicago
Mickey Walker
National Boxing Association
Pantages Trial Delayed Amid Jury Allegations
Los Angeles judge probes claims by Rev Robert Shuler that the Pantages murder jury is hung as trial of Mrs Alexander Pantages faces possible delay. Defense and prosecution discuss alleged meetings and bribery hints involving Alexander Pantages husband and defense witness Conterno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Shuler
Hardy
Los Angeles
Alexander Pantages
Juro Rokumoto
Carlos S. Hardy
James P. Costello
Jack B. Yellin
Costello
John Conterno
Yellin
Conterno
Pantages
Sixty Indicted for Rioting at Marion
Sixty United Textile Workers of America members including Southern organizer Alfred L. Hoffman are indicted for rioting and rebellion against North Carolina. The McDowell county grand jury found true bills after a August 31 riot at the Clinchfield mill village and Marion Manufacturing Company mill, where a mob of about 600 struck at Sheriff Adkins and deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
United Textile Workers of America
Alfred L. Hoffman
North Carolina
McDowell County
J. W. Pless, Jr
D. F. Giles
Hoffman
Clinchfield Mill
Marion Manufacturing Company
Oscar Adkins
Source Of Oil Film Caused $400,000 Portland Blaze Investigated
Fire officials in Portland search for the source of an oil film blamed for a waterfront fire that destroyed a large sulfur warehouse holding 23,000 tons, damaged the collier Plymouth, burned 19 railroad cars, and sent 13 responders to hospital. The blaze, sparked by a hoisting engine spark, left charred timbers and smoldering beams as authorities warned against discharging oil in harbor limits.
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Portland
Plymouth
Boston
Oliver T. Sanborn
Portland Fire Department
Portland Terminal Company
Lindbergh to Open Latin American Air Mail Route
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh will depart for Miami to inaugurate Pan American Airways new Latin American mail route. He will fly about 7000 miles in 21 days with stops at Paramaribo and Cristobal, accompanied by Mrs. Lindbergh, co-pilot Charles Lorber, and radio operator W. W. Ehmer, and may carry passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Miami
Fla
Pan-American Airways
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Antigua
St. Lucia
Trinidad
British Guiana
Dutch Guiana
Lindbergh
Charles Lorber
W. W. Ehmer
Paramaribo
Cristobal
Canal Zone
Fire Threatens Rich Ventura Oil Field
A roaring line of fire swept Sulphur mountain and neared six miles from the Ventura avenue oil field as firefighters battled the blaze. A mobilization of conscripts from a 50 mile radius and trucks rushing to lines were ordered. Help was requested from Fillmore Ventura Ojai and nearby towns as the two mile wide front pushed forward along a 15 mile strip.
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Ventura
Calif
Ventura Avenue
Fillmore
Ojai
Santa Pamia
Crack Train Wrecked Near Constantinople
The Simplon Express from Paris to Constantinople collided with a Turkish freight train near Constantinople. Seven freight cars were wrecked and two engineers injured while the Express escaped damage. Freight train damage totaled $50,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Paris
Anglo-American Naval Cut Prospect Acclaimed
London editors hail the outline of an Anglo-American naval agreement as a key step toward broader disarmament. The press notes a narrow three cruiser margin favoring early convergence, while warning the five power conference could pose difficulties and provisional status persists pending wider world powers’ input.
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London
Great Britain
Ramsay MacDonald
United States
Times
Hoover
Dawes
MacDonald
Downing Street
French Troops Leave Coblenz After 1918 Retreats
In Coblenz Germany on September 17 French artillery trucks rolled away signaling the departure of the 39th artillery regiment. The first French troops also began to leave the city as German armies retreat continues.
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Boblenz
Germany
Coblenz
39Th
Girl dies after resisting unwelcome attentions
New York on Sept 17 22 year old Dorothy Dyer died after falling from an automobile. Staten Island police say Harold Cleary 19 confessed she fell while resisting his attempts to kiss her. District Attorney Fach of Richmond County reported the account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Staten Island
Dorothy Dyer
Fach
Richmond County
Harold Cleary
Heflin Denounces Raskob Machine in Smith Rally Speech
Alabama Senator Heflin demanded resignation of what he called the Raskob machine saying the Democratic party was being used to promote Alfred E. Smith in 1932. He warned the meeting in Massachusetts was a Smith rally and urged the Raskob faction to retire to let the party breathe freely again.
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Alabama
Democratic Party
al Smith
Washington
James H. Curley
Boston
Alfred E. Smith
Jouett Shouse
Raskob-Tammany
Shouse
Democratic National Committee
Heflin
Bishop Cannon's Son Weds in New Bern Today
Edward Lee Cannon of Washington D C son of Bishop James Cannon Jr married Elizabeth Roberts of New Bern at noon in a ceremony performed by the bridegroom's father a Methodist church official Only family members and a few guests attended The bride's cousin Snow Hendren of Winston Salem was a bridesmaid Davis Cannon the groom's brother served as best man The couple план a honeymoon in western North Carolina and will reside at 401 28rd Street NW Washington D C Mr Cannon holds a government post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bern
Edward Lee Cannon
Washington, D. C
James Cannon, Jr
Elizabeth Roberts
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Snow Hendren
Winston-Salem
Davis Cannon
North Carolina
401 28Rd Street
Northwest
Washington
Mr. Cannon
McKellar Attacks Tariff Bill As Shift From Farmers
Senator McKellar Democrat Tennessee assailed the pending tariff bill in the Senate calling it a theft and murder enabler by Republicans. He accused the bill of revising all schedules and creating a free list to aid industry over farmers and suggested only diamonds would escape duty for farmers.
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Washington
McKellar
Tennessee
Senate
Hoover
Gardner Offers $200 For Arrest Smith's Slayer
Governor O. Max Gardner authorized a $200 state reward for the arrest and conviction of the unknown killer of Robert G. Smith in Guilford County. Smith, a bachelor and retired salesman, was slain September 5 near the Guilford Randolph county line. Police suggest the shooter stood outside and fired through a window. The governor noted at least $499 in other rewards were offered.
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Raleigh
O. Max Gardner
Robert G. Smith
Guilford County
Smith
Guilford
Randolph County
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Sac
Raat
Rae
Rass Ar
Edin
Speek
Mrs. Wiggins
Dead Woman
Bill Dunne
Communist Party In America
Hugo Oehler
South Gastonia
Union
International Labor Defense
Wigging
Mrs
Davis Oyster
Shuler
Bar Association
Alfred Hoffman
England
American Naval ,Board
James L. West
Associated Press
American Navy General Board
Geneva
Britain
Navy General Board
Coolidge
Raskob
Mkellar Flays
Gardner
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