Tropical Storm Threat Near Florida East Coast
Tropical disturbance moves west from the Bahamas toward Florida with Nassau reports of winds 40 to 50 mph. Coast guard reports falling barometer as the system approaches, with Nassau and Abaco monitoring the storm center near Great Abaco Island and potential inland impact between Miami and Jupiter.
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Sy Rss
Florida
Fort Laudersale
Fla
R. L. Jack
United States Coast Guard
Jupiter
West Palm Beach
Miami
Bahamas
Washington Weather Bureau
Great Abaco Island
Nassau
Weather Bureau
Nasau
Daytona Beach
New Providence Channel
New Providence Island
Great Abaco
Texas Prohibition Agent Dies After Bootlegger Raid Fight
Federal agent Charles Stevens was shot in a highway gun battle near San Antonio while pursuing bootleggers. Stevens had earlier killed Tom Chandler in Atascosa County during a raid, and he and fellow officer James Murphy were returning when attacked by armed men who fled. Stevens received emergency care but died of his wounds. a woman blocking the road with a spotlight was arrested.
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San Antonio
Tex
Charles Stevens
Stevens
Tom Chandler
Poteet
Atascosa County
al Murphy
Murphy
R. H. Hirzel
Hirzel
Tariff Bill Flayed By LaFollette in Senate
Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin attacked the tariff bill saying political influence from President Harding and Coolidge destroyed the tariff commission and caused a tragic failure of the flexible tariff provisions.
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LaFollette
Washington
Wisconsin
Senate
Harding
Coolidge
Tariff Commission
Shearer Worked for Shipbuilders in Washington 1926
Henry C C Hunter testified before a senate committee that William B Shearer was sent to Washington in 1926 by three shipbuilders to cooperate with the shipping board on a merchant marine program. He said Shearer later served as observer and reporter at the 1927 Geneva naval talks and received 7500 dollars in Washington and 25000 for Geneva work. The three firms were New York Shipbuilding Bethlehem and Newport News Shipbuilding. Hunter stated the Washington assignment paid 2200 dollars a month and that Shearer aimed to launch a publicity campaign for merchant marine.
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Washington
Henry CC. Hunter
National Council of American Shipbuilders
Senate
William B. Shearer
Shipping Board
Shearer
Europe
Geneva
Hunter
Navy
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Newport News Shipbuilding ,and Drydock Corporation
Shearer- Geneva
The
Council of American Shipbuilders
Merchant Marine
Witnesses Name Men Who Fired On Tradi
In Gastonia on September 25 coroner’s inquest heard witnesses identify men who fired on fleeing strikers and named a “red headed man with a panama hat” as the shooter of Mrs. Ella May Wiggins in the September 14 mob incident. Several defendants remain in jail or free on bail as the inquest resumes with disputed descriptions and witness testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia
Ella May Wiggins
J. F. Wallace
W. M. Borders
Loray Cotton Mills
D. L. Case
John G. Carpenter
George Singerfelt
Wiggins
Julius Fowler
Case
Borders
Loray Mill
Troy Jones
Jones
L. M. Sossman
Larry Davis
Will Lunsford
F. T. Morrow
Theodore Sims
Morrow
Tom Morgan
A. W. Williams
Bessemer City
League Of Nations Ends Its Tenth Session In Geneva
The League of Nations halted its tenth annual session in Geneva as delegates from over 50 nations praised the gathering as highly constructive. The assembly approved a budget of 5.6 million dollars for 1930 and debated reparations bank links, with several nations opposing a plan that could complicate cooperation.
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Geneva
Assembly of the
League of Nations
League
International Bank
Owen D. Young
M. Motta
Switzerland
Reparations Bank
Norway
Denmark
France
Great Britain
Belgium
Italy
Japan
United States
Cox Announces Big Consolidation Marine Midland Plan
J Elwood Cox of Commercial National Bank announces a $60 million investment trust consolidation of 30 banks in North Carolina and New York with combined resources totaling one billion dollars. The Marine Midland Corporation will be incorporated as a management holding with headquarters in New York City and a $60,000,000 capital.
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Cone
North Carolina
New York
J. Elwood Cox
Commercial National Bank
Marine Midland Corporation
New York City
Mr. Cox
Marine Trust Company
Wall Street
High Point
Merchants and Farmers National Bank
Charlotte
Citizens National Bank
Gastonia
First National Bank
Salisbury
Thomasville
Greensboro
Buffalo
Union Trust Company
Roches
Ter
Manufacturers National Bank
Troy
Cortland Trust Company
Cortland
Lackawanna National Bank
Lackawanna
Niagara Falls Trust Company
Niagara Falls
Niagara County National Bank and Trust Company
Rockport
State Trust Company
North Tonawanda
Workers Trust Company
Johnson City
N. Y
Bank of East Aurora
East Aurora
Bank of LaSalle
LaSalle
First Trust Company
Tonawanda
Peoples Trust Company
Binghampton
Albion
Bank of Snyder
Snyder
Jamestown
Cox
Police hunt for Jim Davis after fatal shooting in Greensboro
Greensboro reports a policeman wounded after a raid on Sam Holt's home led to a deadly exchange. Jim Davis, a dairy worker, sought by authorities five miles northwest of the city, is described as the assailant. A dilapidated sedan with liquor was seized as the search continues.
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Greensboro
Sammie D. Holt
W.M. Floyd
Jim Davis
Floyd
J. M. Church
Holt
Pomona
Davis
Asheboro
Jack Capps
Guilford Battleground
Dixie Swimming Pool
High Point Road
High Point
Pantages Case Evidence To Be Re Read To Jury
The jury in the second degree murder case of Mrs. Lois Pantages asked for a portion of trial testimony to be re read. Superior Judge Carlos Hardy ordered the jury back to the courtroom for the re reading after both sides and defense were present.
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Los Angeles
Lois Pantages
Carlos Hardy
Lindy Plans Landing in British Guiana Today
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh’s plane nears Georgetown after a morning flight from Paramaribo. Crowds in towns along the Nickerie River wave flags as the aircraft crosses into Dutch and British Guiana. Lindbergh appears refreshed and Mrs. Lindbergh enjoys the trip amid excellent weather.
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Miami
Fla
Charles A. Lindbergh
Georgetown
British Guiana
Pan American
Lindbergh
New Nickerie
Nickerie River
Current
Dutch
Paramaribo
Watchman found dead in Lower East Side laundry
New York police believe a watchman slain at a Lower East Side laundry was tortured by robbers seeking the safe combination. His palms showed slashes, and the attack occurred early this morning as investigators probe the crime for clues.
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New York
Lower East Side
Capital Drinks But Unfair To Quiz Him
Senator Howell of Nebraska challenges President Hoover over demands for definite facts to prove violations of the prohibition law in Washington. He argues conditions here are better but bootlegging persists. suggests General Smedley Butler be invited to help enforce the law.
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Avers Howell
Washington
Howell
Nebraska
Hoover
Department of Justice
Senate
White House
Smedley Butler
Quantico
Virginia
LaFollette Attacks Hoover Tariff Flexibility Clause
Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin challenged President Hoover's tariff bill stance in the Senate. He argued the president had not shown whether the bill fits his prior statements and warned of expanding executive power under the 1922 act, calling the flexible clause a potential power over business and agriculture.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
LaFollette
Wisconsin
John and Mrs Coolidge visit old Vermont homestead
John and his bride tour the white Plymouth farm house tied to President Calvin Coolidge’s family. Neighbors greet the couple, who pause in the room where Coolidge’s father took the oath in 1923. Mrs Coolidge chats with Aurora Pierce, former housekeeper to the grandfather. The couple arrived after a long drive from Windsor Massachusetts.
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Plymouth
John Coolidge
United States
Coolidge
Connecticut
John
Warren G. Harding
Aurora Pierce
John C. Coolidge
Windsor
Mass
Auto Runs Off Ferry Two Dead
NORFOLK Virginia September 25 A W A report states Mr and Mrs James Cummings of this city drowned when their automobile ran off the Newport News Norfolk ferry at Newport News late yesterday John W Smith a deck hand dived overboard to try to save them a diver and a derrick recovered the car and bodies about an hour later and revival efforts followed
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Norfolk
Newport News
James Cummings
Huggins Dead Yankees Manager Dies After Illness
Miller Huggins, manager of the New York Yankees, died at St Vincent's hospital at 3 16 p m E D T He was 49. He fought a losing battle after a Friday admission following influenza an infection under his left eye and rapid erysipelas spread despite several blood transfusions.
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New York
Miller Huggins
New York Yankees
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Nationalists Break Revolt in Hankow China
Nationalist government authorities stated that General Chang Fak-Wei and his Cantonese Ironsides division were defeated. Chang's forces were surrounded at Lichow on the Hunan Hubei border after heavy casualties in the battle.
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Hankow
China
Chang Fak- Wei
Ironsides
Chang
Lichow
Hunan
Hupen
Record Crowd At Cooking School Today at High Point
Another record crowd gathered today at The High Point Enterprise cooking school held at the American theater. Mrs. S. R. Dull of Atlanta leads the sessions from 2 to 4 o clock today and tomorrow, with Friday at 4 closing time.
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High Point Enterprise, All Gas
American Theater
S. R. Dull
Atlanta
Probing Death of Mrs McPherson in DC
A District of Columbia grand jury renewed its probe into the strangulation death of Virginia McPherson, daughter of A. A. Hurley of Chester SC. Ten witnesses testified or were recapped while a recess paused proceedings, with differing opinions on suicide versus murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia
Virginia McPherson
A. A. Hurley
Chester
S. C
Mary Roberts
Eleanor Sheppard
Howard Templeton
Robert J. Allen
Edward S. Kelly
Kelly
Allen
Opening of middle belt tobacco markets yields fair weed prices
Prices received on the opening day were described as satisfactory with heavy offerings despite rain. Durham, the belt’s largest market, sold about 750000 pounds while 250000 remained on the floors. The estimated belt average ran around 15 cents per pound, with Carthage near 17 cents and Aberdeen around 13 and a half cents.
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Durham
Carthage
Aberdeen
Wales Has Own Plane Pilot
London Sept 25 The Prince of Wales gains a personal air pilot with E H Fielden of the Royal Air Force Reserve appointed to fly the heir’s two seater light plane Fielden 26 renowned pilot will operate the aircraft but the prince may fly with dual controls without obtaining a pilot certificate
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London
Prince of
Seles
Great Britain
E. H. Fielden
Air Force Officers’ Reserve Corps
Fielden
Borglum Indicted Over Stone Mountain Model Destruction
Dekalb county grand jury charges Gutzon Borglum former Stone Mountain sculptor with malicious mischief for destroying original equestrian models and with larceny for removing them from the association building. J G Tucker indicted on two counts. Models valued at 700 dollars. Indictments previously dismissed then revived as litigation continued.
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Decatur
Gutzon Borglum
Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial Association
Dekalb County
Borglum
Nhile
Berglam
Tucker
Claude C. Smith
Stone Mountain Circuit
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Texas Dry Agent
Tradi
Samie Holt
W. M. Floyd
Lindy
Lone Eagle
Old Homestead
Florence
Huggins
Mpherson
Associated Press
Wales
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