Mob of Autos Attempts to Seize Textile Union Organizers
In McAdenville North Carolina seven automobiles carried men who sought Taylor Shytle and Charles Summey. The would be captors fled as warnings reached the two organizers. No identities were established for the men.
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Enghal
Roger Baldwin
American Civil Liberties Union
Arthur Garfield Hayes
Charlotte
O. F. Aderholt
Gastonia
Baldwin
Hayes
Banks Mull Merge Location as Offices Debated
Rumors circle financial circles that a merger of several national banks in the state nears completion with headquarters to be chosen between High Point and Charlotte. No official statement has been issued though bankers hold a meeting in the city to discuss the deal and officers likely to be named.
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High Point
Charlotte
J. Elwood Cox
Commercial National Bank
Sheraton Hotel
Cox
Wilkinson
Wayne National Bank
Goldsboro
Raleigh
First Citizens Bank and Trust Company
Smithfield
Citizens National Bank
Gastonia
The
First National Bank
Salisbury
Merchants and Farmers Bank, of
Flames Cut Off Single Egress Of Detroit Club
A Detroit fire at the Study club night spot in the theater district killed seventeen and injured more than fifty as flames trapped patrons and staff on the first floor and main staircase. A small rear dressing room area became a death trap with dozens unconscious or dead.
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Flames
Detroit
Study Club
James McGuire
Peacox Case Reopens After Judge Attends Race
In White Plains on September 20 the trial of Earl Francis Peacox for murdering his wife Dorothy resumed after a recess while Judge Arthur S. Tompkins rode a trotting horse. The 21 year old radio technician who confessed to killing his wife on their first anniversary then burning the body six days later spent the day in his cell eating candy supplied by his mother and reading the penal code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
Supreme Court
Arthur S. Tompkins
Earl Francis Peacox
Dorothy
Plans Open Search for Two Missing Planes
At The Pas Manitoba September 20 plans for an extensive search of the northland were under way for two large cabin planes believed lost between Athabasca Alberta and Coronation Gulf in the Arctic. The Lac La Ronge base in Saskatchewan would start the manhunt. The party includes Col. D. C. H. McAlpine president of the Explorers company A Broadway pilot geologist Alex Reading geologist and Capt J MacMillan C A Thompson pilots.
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Pas
Man
Northland
Athabasca
Alberta
Coronation Gulf
Arctic Ocean
Lac la Ronge
Saskatchewan
Dominion Exporers Company
Dis
D. C. H. McAlpine
Explorers Company
A. Broadway
Alex Reading
J. MacMillan
C. A. Thompson
Hoover Limits Role as Tariff Bill Advances
Senator Watson of Indiana announced in the senate that President Hoover will not participate in tariff making while the tariff bill remains in the legislative stage. The remark underscores a hands off stance as lawmakers debate the measure in Washington.
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Hoover
Washington
Watson
Indiana
Senate
Mystery of Edith Wolfskill Death Deepens in California
Fairfield California September 20 AP mystery surrounding heiress Edith Wolfskill 55 found dead near her ranch three months after disappearance. Officers weigh foul play as body clothed in men's overalls prompts questions while relatives doubt she would wear such clothing. Decomposition limits cause of death and search efforts continue.
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Fairfield
Cal
Edith Wolfskill
Donald Glashoff
Wolfskill Ranch
Congress Proceedings Highlight Disarmament Inquiry and Tariff Debate
Friday Senate naval sub committee begins disarmament inquiry while Republican leaders seek to accelerate tariff debate through earlier daily sessions. Senate foreign relations committee considers reports on Cuba care rights. Senator Nye introduces a resolution for FTC disclosure on propaganda backing packers decree changes. Senate ratifies treaty to prevent import embargoes.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cuba
Nye
North Dakota
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Lady Isabella Howard Prepares for MacDonald Visit
Lady Isabella Howard ends her Maine vacation to ready the British embassy for Ramsay MacDonald and his daughter Miss Ishbel. The pair will arrive October 4 as prime minister on the cusp of a new embassy opening in February, with Lady Isabella arranging honors for Ishbel MacDonald.
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Isabella Howard
MacDonald
Washington
Bar Harbor
Maine
Ramsay MacDonald
Miss Ishbel
Prince of Wales
Lord Balfour
England
Connecticut Avenue
United States
Massachusetts Avenue
Isabella
Ishbel MacDonald
Mistrial Ordered In Marion Textile Case
A mistrial was declared in the Marion case of Alfred Hoffman and five associates after J Hugh Hall escaped from jail. Judge Harwood halted proceedings since Hall and others faced a joint indictment, with a special term set for November 11 to retry the defendants.
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Marion
Alfred Hoffman
Southern
United Textile Workers
J. Hugh Hall
John H. Harwood
Bryson City
Hall
O. Max Gardner
Marion County
Ernest Browning
Frank Wells
Turner Harris
Hoffman
Lawrence Hogan
Wes Fowler
Will Russell
del Lewis
Sheriff Adkins
Rogers Case Jurors Resume Deliberation in Bank Robbery Trial
In New Braunfels Texas on September 20 1926 the twelve jurors hearing Rebecca Bradley Rogers case against a Farmers National Bank robbery at Buda Texas resumed deliberations after a night locked in deliberation. The foreman reported no immediate prospect of agreement.
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New Braunfels
Texas
Rebecca Bradley Rogers
Farmers National Bank
Buda
Shipbuilders funded naval observer to 1927 Geneva conference
Clinton L. Barbo testified that three American shipbuilding firms formed a verbal agreement in New York in March 1927 to send naval propagandist William B. Shearer to the Geneva naval limitations conference as an observer. Shearer would report proceedings and earn 25 000 to be split among the firms, and Shearer was paid promptly.
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Washington
Senate
Clinton L. Barbo
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
William B. Shearer
Geneva
Bardo
Shearer
New York
Hunter
Sir Auckland Geddes Finds Relief From Heat
Former British ambassador Sir Auckland Geddes arrives in New York aboard the Mauretania and reports cooling weather after a steamy spell in England. He said heat prompted his voyage to the United States and he encountered relief almost immediately.
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New York
Sir Auckland Geddes
Washington
England
Mauretania
United States
Lindy Starts Havana Stop on South American Flight
Lindbergh wings from Havana at 12 15 for Camaguey as the second leg of a Pan American Airways air mail inaugural flight toward Paramaribo. The party spent an hour in Havana receiving an official welcome before continuing the Caribbean route.
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Washington
Miami
Fla
Central America
Caribbean Isles
New York
T. R. Gill
Associated Press
Havana
A. P
Charles A. Lindbergh
Camaguey
Cuba
South America
Paramaribo
Dutch Guiana
Pan-American Airways
Camp Columbia Military Flying Field
PAN American Airport
United States Mail
Caribbean
Juan T. Tripp
Pan American Airways
Shriners Throng Greensboro For Fall Ceremonial
Shriners from across the state gather in Greensboro for Oasis Temple fall ceremonial. An estimated 1500 to 2000 visitors join the parade at 11 with martial music and drills by Sudan Temple Asheville and Oasis Temple. Crisp fall weather helps set a festive mood.
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Greensboro
Oasis Temple
Sudan Temple
Asheville
Rumors of Belgian Princess Marie Jose Wedding to Italian Crown Prince
Vatican reports say Pope Pius received Mgr Borongini Duca and Mer Mecara, fueling circles with word that King Albert of Belgium plans engagement announcements for his daughter Princess Marie Jose to Crown Prince Umberto of Italy. The talks reflect long standing marriage possibilities tied to the Lateran treaties.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius
Mgr
Borongini Duca
Italy
Mer. Mecara
Belgium
Albert
Marie Jose
Umberto
Brussels
Farmer Slain After Resisting Arrest in Augusta
Tillman Wilkerson about 65 a farmer living near Augusta was shot to death on Main street by Bedford Montague night marshal. Montague said the shooting followed Wilkerson resisting arrest on a minor charge.
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Augusta
Ark
Tillman Wilkerson
Auguseta
Main Street
Bedford Montague
Montague
Wilkerson
Kentucky Governor and Eight Indicted Over Textbook Gifts
Franklin County grand jury indicted Governor Flem D. Sampson and seven other state textbook commission members for allegedly unlawfully accepting a large number of common school textbooks from publishers bidding to supply Kentucky public schools. Indictments carry misdemeanor penalties, bonds set at 250 dollars. trials likely before end of Franklin circuit term.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Flem D. Sampson
State Textbook Commission
Franklin County Grand Jury
Commission
Franklin Circuit Court
Ben G. Williams
Commonwealth
Wade Hampton Whitley
Navy to withdraw 53 destroyers to rebalance fleet
The Navy Department ordered 53 destroyers withdrawn from battle and scouting fleets to be replaced by reserve ships from San Diego and Philadelphia. The move narrows American British parity in destroyer strength as 262 to 184 ships remain for the two navies.
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Washington
America
Great Britain
Navy Department
San Diego
Philadelphia
Eight Injured in Manila Riots
A riot in Manila injured eight people including two Americans and five Chinese crew members from the British steamer Tuscarosa. Chinese crew fought ashore, attacking customs inspectors with knives and clubs. Military police and reserves quelled the disturbance. no serious injuries reported.
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Manila
Human cannon ball suffers injuries in Springfield accident
Heinrich Ackenhausen stood in for Captain Wilno the human cannon ball when an accident at the Springfield show left him in serious condition at Springfield hospital. The incident transformed a thriller act into a ghastly spectacle.
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Springfield
Mass
Heinrich Ackenhausen
Wilno
Springfield Hospital
Thirty Drowned In Storm Off Puerto Vallarta
A Guadalajar a dispatch reports thirty Montgomery Fruit Company employees of Ixtapa, Jalisco drowned when a motorboat capsized during a severe storm near Puerto Vallarta on September 20.
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Mexico
la Prensa
Guadalajar
Puerto Vallarta
State
Jalisco
Montgomery Fruit Company
Ixtapa
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