Ex-Governor Walton Among 19 Charged In Oil Mail Fraud
Oklahoma officials including ex-governor J C Walton ex police commissioner Richard E Enright editor Henry Knight Miller and S E J Cox are indicted by a federal grand jury over the Universal Oil and Gas fraud scheme. They face charges of using the mails to defraud amid a $750000 loss with trials possible at the May term in Guthrie. Walton is a mayoral candidate and first chairman of the pre organization board.
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New York Police
J. C
Jack” Walton
Oklahoma
Richard E. Enright
Henry Knight Miller
S. E. J. Cox
Universal Oil and Gas Company
Guthrie
Okla
Roy St. Lewis
Walton
British Princes Sail for Havana
The Prince of Wales and Prince George sailed from Bermuda toward Havana on the liner Oropesa. Crowds along the dock photographed the royals as they departed for Latin America, part of a tour to foster British goodwill and promote a trade exposition in Buenos Aires in March.
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South America
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Rev. Dr Wyatt Brown Likely to Accept Harrisburg Bishopric
Rev. Dr Wyatt Brown dean of St Pauls Cathedral Buffalo indicated he will accept the Harrisburg Pa diocese bishopric to which he was elected last night He will wait for formal notification of election before official announcement Born in Eufaula Ala he graduated from the University of the South Sewanee Tenn with BA in 1905 and BD in 1908 He was active in athletic and literary circles in college.
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N. Y
Wyatt Brown
St. Pauls Protestant Episcopal Cathedral
Harrisburg
Protestant Episcopal Church
Dean Brown
Eufaula
Ala
University of the South At
Sewanee, Tenn
Danville Textiles Workers Vote on End of Strike
Striking union textile workers in Riverside and Dan River mills vote today on a proposal to end the four month strike. The plan, from a neutral source, was presented to Local 1856 United Textile Workers of America at Cansylvania Hall. Terms of the proposal were not disclosed.
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C. S. Garrison
American Federation of Labor
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United Textile Workers of America
Cansylvania Hall
Stock Exchange Suspends Three For Barbour Firm Ties
The New York Stock Exchange expelled Phillip L. Smith and Philip W. Smith and suspended Henry M. Wreszin for one year. All are linked to Barbour and Company. Action cited conflicts of interest with customers. Smiths had long exchange memberships. Wreszin joined in 1929. No other Barbour members or out of town offices were noted.
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New York Stock Exchange Today
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Henry M. Wreszin
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Philip L. Smith
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Butler to face general court martial for Mussolini speech
Gen Smedley Butler faces immediate general court martial after his Philadelphia address sparked an apology to Premier Mussolini. The Marine officer was ordered to arrest at Quantico after quoting a friend claiming Mussolini ran down a child, prompting swift government regret and Italian protests.
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North Dakota Slayer Hanged by Mob After Confession
Charles Bannon, 22, who confessed to killing six members of the Haven family near Schafer, North Dakota, was lynched by a mob at a bridge near Schafer after deputies were seized. His father, James F. Bannon, was jailed but not harmed.
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Henan
North Dakota
James F. Banron
Toledo
Oregon
DO X to Brazil Flight Delayed to Saturday
The DO X giant German flying boat will now depart for Brazil on Saturday after tests of new motors and recent wing repairs. The trial flight yesterday failed to meet expectations, with Captain Friedrich Christiansen confirming the start depends on good weather and a route via Madeira, Cape Verde Islands, Canary Islands, Natal to Rio de Janeiro.
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Rio de Janeiro
Friedrich Christiansen
MacDonald regime survives crisis as crisis votes pass
In London, Premier Ramsay MacDonald faces down a conservative challenge to the trades dispute act. The government wins 277 to 250 on the second reading, with Liberal abstentions supporting the government and a 306 to 244 vote saving a later motion. Sparks fly as MPs cheer.
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Ramsay MacDonald
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Commons
John Simon
Stanley Baldwin
Drought Relief Expands Across Eastern Arkansas Scarcity Grows
In Wynne Arkansas the 1927 flood memory yields to a harsher drought with 200000 Arkansans in distress. The Red Cross lists about 2500 families on rations every two weeks as new applications rise 20 to 25 daily. The American Legion runs a soup kitchen feeding dozens daily, with white aid seekers joining the relief rolls.
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29 Miners Die in Blast at Little Betty Mine
An explosion at the Little Betty coal mine near Linton Indiana fatally trapped 29 miners. Rescue teams recovered two workers overnight and seven more by morning, with many bodies badly burned delaying identification. Cause under investigation with initial reports suggesting blasting powder ignition.
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India to Oppose British Offers in Civil Disobedience Move
In Allahabad the All-India National Congress working committee signals opposition to London round table concessions. Gandhi arrives from Bombay and leads a majority to seek rejection of the revised dominion status while delaying a full committee meeting until Sunday.
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Mellon Again Opposes Cash Veterans Payments
Secretary Mellon reiterated opposition to cash payments for veterans' compensation certificates while Representative Patman criticized his stance as biased by personal views. Patman urged that Mellon’s judgments disadvantage veterans, though he denied any dishonest motive. Mills said no funds were available for cash payments.
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Liberty Bank and Trust Under Fire in Tennessee Probe
Tennessee legislators widen inquiry into six million plus state funds tied to failing banks. Liberty Bank and Trust of Nashville, which collapsed with state deposits of 352,965, saw its president R F E Donnell die by his own hand. Assistant Attorney General Nat Tipton testified on recoveries from Bank of Tennessee and Holston Union entities, noting transfers of bridge funds lacked legal backing and that True Company resisted a receivership petition.
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AITTA Accidents Take Two Lives
In Nashville on January 29 a hit and run killed 11 year old Margaret Phelps as she crossed near her home and 16 year old Joe H Dorris who died three hours after being struck while bicycling on the highway. The driver was identified as T F Bonner a salesman. the crash occurred when the boy rode from behind a parked car.
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Joe H. Dorris
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Venth
Bears Exonerated in Probe of Bear Raids at Exchange
Richard Whitney NYSE president said investigations into bear raids found no facts of organized manipulation or rumors. He noted liquidations by a large institution as trustee caused large block sales of railroad stocks, not concerted bear actions, during the 1930 market decline.
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Richard Whitney
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
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Weather Summary Tennessee and Virginia Fair and Warmer
Tennessee fair tonight and Friday with slightly warmer conditions on Friday. Virginia fair tonight and Friday, colder tonight with rising temperatures Friday in the extreme west. Temperatures yesterday high 60, low 27. same date last year high 46, low 34. No precipitation recorded. Readings taken at 6:00 pm for the preceding 24 hours by T. C. Harris, U.S.W.0O.
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Virginia
T. C. Harris
U.S.W
Assembly Divided Over Knox County Circuit Judge Bill
In Nashville on January 29 the house adopted a bill to create a Knox county circuit judge after a partisan debate. Representative Taylor of McMinn county opposed the appointment being in the governor’s hands but ultimately voted yes. Speaker Walter presided as moves to delay and reconsider were discussed by the Knox delegation.
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McMinn County
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Walter
Teacher in Tennessee shooting kills local man
Willie Pennington, a married man, was killed after an after school dispute with Norma High School principal Professor Donald Estes in Oneida Tennessee. Estes said Pennington fired first and he returned fire, killing Pennington and later vowing to surrender to Deputy Sheriff Maynard King. No arrest had been made by Thursday morning.
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FATAL MARBLE FALL KILLS THREE IN BALTIMORE
A crane mishap toppled an 800 pound marble block at a new Masonic temple in Baltimore. Walter Graham 25 and William Dorn 20 died at a hospital while Peter Van Piguel remained hospitalized with injuries. a fourth man escaped injury by clinging to a wall.
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