Controversy Over Bishop Cannon S Winds Up In New Complaint
In Richmond Virginia four Methodist ministers sign a new formal complaint demanding another investigation of Bishop James Cannon Jr. The document sent to Bishop William N Ainsworth cites prior Dallas conference revelations about the Goldhurst letters and bucket shop concerns while outlining church rule procedures for appointing an investigative committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
James Cannon, Jr
Wm. N. Ainsworth
Birmingham
Ala
College of Methodist Bishops
Costen J. Harrell
Harrell
I. P. Martin
Abingdon
J. T. Mastin
Forrest Prettyman
Baltimore
Harrel
James Cannon
Mjr
William N. ‘Ainsworth
College of Bishops
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Cannon
Forrest J. Prettyman
J. L. Martin
Dallas
Methodist Church
Ltters
European armament buildup alarms U S diplomats
Congress member Fred A. Britten head of naval affairs said Europe’s armaments are rising toward a “big explosion” and war clouds are not past yet. Ambassadors Gibson Sackett Britt en described Europe as heavily armed and wary, with preparations costing six million dollars daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Germany
Fred A. Britten
Committee On
Naval Affairs
Europe
Leviathan
Hugh Gibson
Brussels
Fred M. Sackett
Berlin
Britten
United States
Ambushers Sought After Prohibition Agent Slain at Rising Sun Brewery
Federal, state, and local authorities hunt 11 gangsters linked to the Rising Sun brewery raid in Elizabeth New Jersey. Prohibition administrator John D. Pennington says identities are known as investigators probe ownership and possible political ties. The murder follows another brewery raid earlier in the week and the release on bail of John J. Dunne on liquor charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Pennington
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Prohibition
Philadelphia
Rising Sun
Peter Brecht
John J. Dunne
West New York
Tenant Farmer Brutally Slain in North Carolina
Kenly, N C September 20 The body of 45 year old tenant farmer Robert Talley was found in a Kenly street, tied to a car after being slain six miles away on the Smith field Kenly highway. He had been robbed, thirty pieces of silver reported as loot, and was last seen leaving Wilson market with two men and some women. A coroner's jury returned verdict of unknown persons as the killers. Sheriff J J Fitzgerald pursued possible clues but none solid yet. Talley was married with several children and worked on W P Aycock's farm near Selma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenly
N. C
Pry
Robert Talley
Smithfield-Kenly
Talley
Wilson Market
Bud Bailey
Bailey
J. J. Fitzgerald
Johnson County
W. P. Aycock
Selma
Fitzgerald
Wilson
Tone
Boulogne
Portel
England
Ireland
Continent
Spain
Tuscania
Underleigh
Champion
Auroch
Brest
Madeline Tristan
Portland
Leon
Plymouth
Plymouth Sound
Lossiemouth Harbor
Statendam
Hedge and Wheat Short Selling Sparks Policy Question
Secretary Hyde pinned direct responsibility on the Chicago Board of Trade for the Russia linked wheat short sales in the Chicago pit while Amtorg operatives and the all-Russian textile syndicate defend the hedging nature of the deal. Hyde urged the board to consider public policy and market regulation to prevent price manipulation, noting the need to guarantee fair prices for farmers and consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Hyde
Fish
House
Communist
New York
Russia
E. Y. Belitzky
Amtorg
Amtorg Trading Corporation
John A. Bunnell
Board of Trade
Officials Dinner Guests at Fidac 11th Congress
Washington Sept 20 Assistant Secretary of State White hosted a state dinner ending the Fidac 11th annual congress with delegates from over eight million former World War soldiers. Secretary Stimson was to host but was called to New York. The program ends with a service at the national cathedral to decorate Woodrow Wilson's tomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White
Fidae
World War Veterans’ Federation
Stimson
New York
Columbia University
Chicago
California
Woodrow Wilson
Natural Cathedral
Dr Clarence Wilson says Canada becomes great drinking nation
Dr Clarence True Wilson secretary of the board of public morals and prohibition of the Methodist church told the Nebraska conference that Canada is becoming one of the greatest drinking nations. He and Clarence Darrow toured Canadian provinces as eye witnesses to the liquor control system and cited Canadians as heavy drinkers next to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Lincoln
Neb
Clarence True Wilson
Board of Public Morals and Prohibition
The
Methodist Church
Nebraska
Canada
Wilson
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Dominion
France
Prohibition
Dr. Wilson
Stockyard Blaze Draws Half of Chicago Fire Department
A major fire at Chicago Union Stockyards burned an estimated $500,000 worth of hogs and tied up about half the city’s fire apparatus. Firefighters fought for hours to keep the flames from reaching nearby packing plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Union
Nuge
Gale Menaces Small Craft Around England
A severe gale has wrecked or severely damaged more than a dozen vessels, mainly small craft, across British waters. The storm rages in the English Channel and across many parts of Great Britain tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British
English Channel
Great Britain
Dry Force Aims For Public Respect In Prohibition Enforcement
Washington report notes Prohibition director Woodcock pledges to gain public respect for enforcement and to prosecute murderers of agents. He denies political influence, cites rising agent casualties, and outlines steps including fair law administration and vigorous pursuit of killers. Ship weather news follows in the same dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Prohibition
Woodcock
Maurice Campbell
New York
Elizabeth
New Jersey
Respirator Keeps Life in Body Of Young Nurse-Recovery Hopeful
In a St Luke’s hospital room Frances McGann a Knox College graduate and trainee nurse lies encased in an iron respirator as doctors report energy returning. The infantile paralysis victim shows faint movement and a tentative appetite as a serum hopefuls loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frances McGann
Henry L. McGann
Altona
St. Luke’s Hospital
John Fabill
Frances
Virginia hold up suspect named in Roanoke case
F F Reid identified Otto Wood as the man who robbed him near Roanoke, after Wood allegedly stopped their car and took a wrist watch and $25. Forsyth county officers believed Wood had left the state. In Asheville, Wood was noticed at a barber shop, identified by photograph, with a maimed wrist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
F. F. Reid
Roanoke
Otto Wood
North Carolina
Reid
Forsyth County
Wood
Asheville
J. A. Williamson
Williamson
Harbor
Knoxville
Chimney Rock
Grand Jury Indicts Gant in Confederate Pension Fraud
Greensboro reports two additional indictments against Mason W. Gant, Guilford superior court clerk, on charges of embezzlement abstraction and misapplication of Confederate pension funds. Eight total indictments involve forged and pension checks totaling about 1195 dollars. Bond set at 15000 dollars remains in force as legal proceedings continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Mason W. Gant
Guilford Superior Court
Guilford
Grand Jury
Mr. Gant
J. G. Gray
J. B. Coley
E. D. Miles
Lemuel S. Dixon
Martha Johnson
Siler Thompson
Fannie N. Newell
James Newall
Judy
J. F. Spruill
12Th Judicial District
Gant
Spruill
Brooks, Parker, Smith and Wharton
State Pension Board
R. L. Dixon
M. W. Gant
Garland Smith Sent Up 20 Years for Slaying Officer
A Virginia jury found Garland Smith, 22, of North Carolina guilty of first degree murder in the December killing of Mack Tuck, a Mecklenburg County officer. The verdict carried a recommended 20 year penitentiary term, with post verdict motions and a court adjournment to Monday for further arguments on the motion to set aside the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boydton
Garland Smith
Mack Tuck
Mecklenburg County
Smith
R. A. Puryear
Tuck
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Gordon Ambler
Richmond
WN. S. Turnbull
Ambler
Dollars Pouring in For Cup To Give Lipton For Sportsmanship
New York readers flood Mayor James J. Walker with contributions to fund The America’s Cup to honor Sir Thomas Lipton. Will Rogers inspired the plan. Collier named treasurer as locals donate dollars at $1 each. Funds pour in from citizens, newspapers, and offices, with totals still unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lipton
New York
Sir Thomas Lipton
England
James J. Walker
New York Yacht Club
Will Rogers
Walker
Barron G. Collier
Chang Hsueh-Liang Moves South in China Civil War
Chang Hsueh-Liang leading Manchurian forces south from the Great Wall toward Tientsin and Peiping in a bid to end the civil war between northern alliance rebels and the nationalist government. Observers expect a peace conference with Chiang Kai-shek, Feng Yu-hsiang, and Yen Hsi-Shan, amid reports of sweeping nationalist victories in Henan province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Tientsin
Shansi
China
Great Wall
Chiang Kan-Shek
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Yen Hai- Shan
Lfe
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. E
Goldhurst
Plead ‘“‘Investments
Reamer
Gibson and Sackett
Naval Affairs Committee
Mr. Sackett
Ambassador Gibson
Los Angeles
Rio Janeiro
Yolanda Pereira
Federal
Auto
Syndicate
House Committee
By Karl M. Schroeder
Virginia
Liere
Isle of Wight
Chang
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!