Horton Defends State Over Elizabethton Episode
Gov. Horton told AFL President William Green the Elizabethton episode was unfortunate and state efforts are focused on apprehending those responsible. The AFL leaders Hoffman and McGrady report kidnappings tied to the Elizabethton incident as they engage legal steps and prepare to press charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Henry Horton
Wiliam Green
American Federation of Labor
Elizabethton
Sieh Balle
Bristol
Edward McGrady
Alfred Hoffman
United Textile Workers of America
J. B. Penix
Carter County
McGrady
Hotel Bristol
William Green
A. F. of L
Washington
Affidavits Detail Postmasters’ Campaign Contributions
An affidavits and letters record show postmasters and other federal officials in Mississippi Arkansas Alabama and Tennessee donated large sums to Republican campaign funds over recent years. The Senate patronage committee heard that more than 12000 was contributed by 110 Mississippi postmasters and that Texas letters described coercive funding methods. Some postmasters claimed never to have donated while others reported payments for jobs and appointments.
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Fashingtos
Mississippi
Arkansas
Alabama
Tennessee
Senate
Brookhart
Post Office Department
EB. F. Boose
Texas
R. B. Creager
Trewin
Leonard Withington
Texas Republican State
Creager
Arkanans
Tuscaloosa
Hoover
South
Weather Summary: Fair and Warmer
Readings taken at 6 p.m. show yesterday's high 77 and low 45 degrees with no rain. Compared to the same date a year ago, yesterday was warmer by four degrees with a high of 81 and a low of 45. Readings collected by L Benn of the U S Weather Office.
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L. Benn
U.S. W
Heat Wave Grips Middle West With Record Temperatures
A midwest heat wave drives temperatures into the 90s across the region with Omaha and Lincoln hitting 94 and Des Moines 89. Chicago ties 79 for April 4 as cooler weather is forecast to arrive tonight with widespread precipitation and snow in the far north.
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Chicago
Middle West
Weather Areaa
Omaha
Lincoln
Des Moines
Mercury
Jacksonville
Ill
Kansas
St. Paul
Duluth
Minn
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Rebel Chief Blames Calies Tactics At Jimenez
Rebel general Jose Gonzalo Escobar reports to AP from Chihuahua City that insurgents evacuated Jimenez after a four day federal assault due to ammunition shortages. He vows continued rebellion and accuses government troops of savage acts including shelling ambulances and killing wounded soldiers.
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Calles
Jimenez
Juarez
Chihuahua
Jimenes
Jose Gonzalo Escobar
Associated Press
Chihuahua City
All Three Morrow Daughters Take Air Trips With Lindbergh
In Cuernavaca Mexico April 5 AP all three daughters of Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow share a passion for flying. Elizabeth Morrow rode with Zon Lindbergh for over an hour while Constance also flew and Anne Lindbergh took her second ride since the crash at Valbueno. The family arrived at the Morrow estate planning to stay through tonight as early morning routines are disrupted by post revolutionary martial law noise.
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Cuernavaca
Mexico
Dwight W. Morrow
Jane
Zonel Charles A. Lindbergh
Elizabeth Morrow
Colonel Lindbergh
Anne
Constance
Elizabeth
Earth
Valbueng
Long fight for political life at trial in Louisiana
Louisiana faces impeachment proceedings against Governor Huey P. Long as supporters mobbed the capital to back his defense. Long denounced Louisiana newspapers over taxation plans against Standard Oil, drawing three hours of loud applause from a packed hall and street audience after House witnesses questioned a $6 appropriation.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
House of Representatives
Standard Oil Company
Stimson Acts to Protect Citizens South of Border
Secretary Stimson orders a destroyer sent to Topolobampo to protect Americans and other nationals in Sintoa amid the retreat of Mexican rebel forces in Sinaloa. He also warns rebel leaders in Sonora to halt bombing Naco Arizona and directs the war department to enforce the warning through the Naco military commander.
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Washington
Stimson
Sintoa
Navy Department
Topolobampo
Secretary of State
Adams
Sinaloa
Naco
Ariz
Secretary of War
Pleads Unwritten Law: Five-Year Suspended Sentence
Oscar Ramsey, Bowie county farmer, was given a five year suspended sentence in Boston Texas district court for manslaughter in the 1927 slaying of Boyd Flannery. He claimed unwritten law justified the killing due to alleged relations between Flannery and his daughter. Ramsey’s prior two prison terms were set aside on appeal. the suspended sentence means no prison time if he keeps good behavior.
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Texarkana
Oscar Ramsey
Bowie
Boston
Texas
Boyd Flannery
Ramsey
Flannery
Customs Head Resigns. Camp to Join Sugar Refining
Washington reports E. W. Camp, commissioner of customs, resigns effective April 16 to join the American Sugar and Refining Co. of New York. Also noted, Federal Reserve warns member banks to cooperate in restraining use of Fed credit in speculation.
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Washington
E. W. Camp
Commissioner of Customs
American Sugar and Refining Company of New York
Federal Reserve
Degenerate voyage ends with loss of skipper and crew
The 25 foot Nomad, sailing from Charleston under the pennant of a new yacht club, drifted 11 days in heavy seas. Captain John L. Schoffield fell overboard and never was seen. Owner Leland H. Ross, his wife, and two crewmen were rescued near Cape May after the hull failed and engines flooded. Investigators will probe whether alcohol affected the voyage.
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Philadelphia
Coast Guard
Cape May
Luther Sterner
Leland H. Ross
New York City
Ross
Richard J. French
Henry G. Bush
Lerner
Charleston
New Yacht Club
John L. Schoffield
W. E. Anderson
Sterner
Hemsman
iCaptain Schofield
Detroit Creek Flood Traps Hundreds on East Side
Heavy rains swelled Connors Creek causing five foot floodwaters to inundate about a square mile on Detroit's east side. Hundreds of families were stranded in homes, many on upper floors. Police reported a gas incident within one home but rescue efforts were hindered by rising water.
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Detroit
Connors Creek
Nuns Released After Convent Life Arrests in Mexico City
In Atzapotzalco and nearby, twenty seven nuns were freed from custody after warnings that their alleged convent life violated Mexican religious law. A priest accompanying them remains detained for further investigation.
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Mexico City
Atzapotzalco
Sauls
Melting Snow Reveals Body in Gordon Nebraska
In Gordon Nebraska on April 6 a snow melt uncovered the body of six year old Melvin Reyes. He disappeared during a blizzard three weeks earlier while seeking shelter. ranch worker George Davis found the boy about 200 yards from the ranch house.
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Gordon
Neb
Melvin Reyes
Mitten
George Davis
Double Life Revealed After Poison Death
William R. King also known as William R. Fish, an NYC railroad employee, died after taking poison in a Chicago hotel. Two women claimed to be his wives, Mildred Fish and Ida Nell White King, with King having married both in Oklahoma City and Pittsburgh. The second wife accompanied by a detective confronted the first wife as police noted a possible bigamy and divorce issues.
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Chicago
William R. King
William R. Fish
New York Central Railroad
King
Mildred Fish
Pittsburgh
Oklahoma City
Ida Nell White King
New Jersey
Man Takes Own Life After Sending Funeral Check
Mulberry Kansas reports Dave Curran, 55, shot himself after mailing a $250 check to a funeral director and calling the mortuary. He had never recovered from 1923 mine explosion injuries.
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Mulberry
Kansas
Dave Curran
Fairchild Arrest Highlights Oil Conservation Debate
In Pontiac Michigan Fairchild described as a dry perjurer was arrested as debate over presidential oil conservation policy continued in Washington Senator Borah urged persistence amid protests from Western states stressing the urgency of the conservation measure and its political stakes.
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Pontiac
Mich
Fairchild
Washington
Borah
wWest
Myron T. Herrick Returns Home From France
The body of American ambassador Myron T. Herrick left Brest aboard the Tourville on April 5 and sails toward New York, where it will be handled by Americans upon arrival. Commandant Abrial accepted the handover with formal salute and solemn ceremony aboard the French cruiser as French sailors bore the coffin to the chapel.
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Brest
France
Myron T. Herrick
Tourville
America
New York
J. M. C. Abrial
Chopin
Prohibition Agents Kill Sixteen in Fifteen Months
Assistant Secretary Lowman announced that sixteen persons were killed by prohibition agents and coast guardsmen enforcing the prohibition law in fifteen months. Seven agents and two mounted customs inspectors were killed by those they sought to arrest. He cited stricter gun rules and noted agents rarely use weapons unless defending themselves.
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Washington
Lowman
Prohibition
Elpaso
Texas
Lewiman
Permits Revoked In Oil Prospecting Action
Washington April 5 AP Secretary Wilbur announced that 1223 oil and gas prospecting permits on the public domain were cancelled in the past week. 1250 permit holders were asked to show cause why their permits should not be cancelled. During the week 3463 permits were acted upon by the General Land Office.
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Washington
Wilbur
Spry of
Eral Land Office
Interior Department Committee
Hoover
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