Casualty List in Salt Raid Grows and Violence Reported
District reports a rising casualty list from the Salt Raid amid ongoing unrest in northern India. In Peshawar soldiers fired on a mob, a woman and two children among the dead. Lucknow remains under military surveillance after fierce rioting. Mrs. Mitra in Lucknow was jailed six months for leading a procession. Nationalist leaders oppose two new viceroy ordinances targeting tax nonpayment and picketing, while volunteers eye jail crowds. Picketing of foreign cloth shops escalates as authorities counter agitprop. Daccn near Calcutta endures continuing Hindu Muslim clashes.
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India
Peshawar
Lucknow
Mitra
Takratgunj
Hombay
Daccn
Bengal
Calcutta
Mississippi veterans hold Gray Meet events through Friday
The Gray Meet observes a multi day program beginning Tuesday June 8 with Governor Theo G Bub o and Biloxi Mayor John L Kennedy in dress ceremonies. Officers will be elected Wednesday and Memorial Association officers named Thursday followed by a grand parade Friday, as remnants of a once large army march on.
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Mississippi
Theo G. Bubo
John L. Kennedy
Biloxi
Sons
West La levees brace for long flood siege
Floodfronting districts from Boyce to Alexandria brace for rising levels as river crests forecast 40 to 40.5 feet by June 3. Levees hold at Rapides Bayou via piling and bagging. Natchez and Red River parishes see improvement while Shreveport area reports 35.5 feet. Refugees return as typhoid campaigns and flood relief funds proceed.
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Boyce
Alexandria
Rapides Bayou
Enterprise
Shreveport
Caddo
Red River
Natchitoches
Rast Point
1928 Issue Remains in North Carolina Democrat Race
Bailey, a strong Smith supporter two years ago, backs the current issue while Thomas L. Estep runs as the third candidate on a wet platform. The week also features primary dates in two other states.
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Bailey
Smith
Thomas L. Estep
Florida and Iowa GOP contests shape nomination bids
In upcoming primaries Republicans in Iowa and Florida rally for key issues like tariff and farm relief. Former wartime Florida governor Sidney J. Catts seeks House district three nomination, while Daytona Beach attorney DeWitt T. Deen runs on repealing the eighteenth amendment. Sam W. Price signs off pledging faithful public service.
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Florida
DeWitt T. Deen
Daytona Beach
Sidney J. Catts
Catts
Price Proposals Emphasize Law Respect and Reform
A speech outline urges strengthening the Pure Food and Drug Act, federal jurisdiction for poisoning cases, and respect for lawful authority. It advocates veterans’ aid, farm support via federal aid, good roads funding, and expanded motor transportation as essential to public welfare and national growth.
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State University
National Department of Vapriculture
First
Tennessee
Treaty foes plan to delay session this year
Washington May 31 Opposed to the London naval limitations agreement Senator McKellar Tennessee says the treaty foes plan to force Senate discussion until December Some senators may be unable to attend the special session called by President Hoover for consideration next month observers think the opposition aims to postpone final action McKellar argues the pact fails to meet any of the four objectives and will increase naval arms He warns the treaty will worsen naval parity and endanger Pacific interests The foreign relations committee will meet Monday to study secret Anglo American negotiations and a cautious report is anticipated
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Washington
McKellar
Democrst
Tennessee
Senate
Hoover
MacDonald
Great Britain
Manes
Moses
New Hampshire
Foreign Relations Committee
Borah
Flood Takes Nine Lives in Louisiana Floodwaters
In Alexandria Louisiana May 31 the flood toll rose to nine as Harry Bannister aged 85 and two Black workers drowned in the swollen Bayou Darrow in Grant parish. A boat carrying seven men capsized leaving five survivors. Bannister worked for D W Colbert Company of Birmingham.
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Alexandria
Louisiana
Harry Bannisher
Birmingham
Bayou Darrow
Grant Parish
Bannister
D. W. Colbert
Bank Teller Killed By Train In Martin Tennessee
D L Rudd thirty two year old teller at Martin Bank was fatally injured when his car collided with an Illinois Central train at a crossing near Martin Tennessee. He died a few hours later without regaining consciousness.
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Martin
Tenn
D. L. Rudd
Martin Bank
Illinois Central
Here
Graf Zeppelins Return to Lakehurst Amid Severe Winds
At Lakehurst New Jersey May 31 the Graf Zeppelin arrived after violent squalls on its Atlantic crossing. Repairs began on damaged struts while passengers praised the ordeal as rough but safe. Dr Eckener praised the voyage noting one passenger was seasick during the storm.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Graf ~Zeppeli
Atlantic
Pacific
W. FP. Vornmeister
Luftshiftban
Permambuco
Mary Pierce
New York City
Laura Durston
Syracuse
N. Y
Grace Drummond Hay
London
Alfonso
Spain
Washington
Graf
Friedrichshafen
Seville
Africa
Pernambuco
Rio Janeiro
Los Angeles
Survey Finds Arguments Rarely Change Minds
Cleveland AP reports Professor Howard W Woodward of Western Reserve University studied 10,000 people over six years. He found about 20 percent had their opinions weakened by argument, suggesting debates rarely convert or solidify beliefs.
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Cleveland
Howard W. Woodward
Western Reserves University
Woodward
Two Die In Crash In Holdrege Nebraska
Roy H Libby and Harold Lyman, both of Holdrege, Neb, were killed when their airplane crashed on a downtown paved street in Scott's Bluff. The bodies were burned beyond recognition.
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Scott's Bluff
Neb
Roy, H. Libby
Harold Lyman
Holdredge, Neb
Doran Sees Public Opinion Driving Prohibition Enforcement
Public opinion, described by Prohibition Commissioner Doran, acts as a deterrent to full enforcement of liquor laws if states cooperate with federal authorities. He cites a shared state and federal obligation under the eighteenth amendment and stresses that strong city and state cooperation is needed to ease the load on federal agents.
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Washington
Prohibition
Doran
Devan
Coalition Threatens To Kill Tariff Legislation
Washington May 31 AP coalition leaders oppose tariff bills amid a Senate contest. Independents may defeat the conference reports causing a delay in passage. Democratic and Republican factions prepare to challenge final votes as debate looms.
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Washington
Senate
Advance Autumn Styles Favor Rich Color Notes
Paris fashion notes show autumn styles using rich browns greens reds and blues for day and evening wear. Browns range tobacco dead leaf mahogany. Greens include ivy emerald pistachio. Blues feature turquoise and ultra bright marbles. Raspberry reds appear in formal wear. designers urge raspberry ensembles. First winter looks arrive with August dressmaker previews for professional buyers.
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Associated Press
Paris
Tar and Feather Case Moves to Court in Starnes Feud
TRAMMOND May 31 public interest shifts from tar and feathers to the law courts in the Starnes Newman dispute. Isaac Starnes faces a $150,000 damage suit by Dr Newsom who was tarred and feathered, with criminal indictments and federal action sought. A divorce suit by Isaac against his wife is also contemplated. Starnes defend by unwritten law claims.
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Trammond
Starnes-Newman
Isaac Starnes
Dr. & L. Newsom
Hammond Street
Five Starnes Brothers
The
Starnes
Tangipahow
Isaac
Tariffs and jobs eyed as costs shift abroad
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma said higher tariffs will not change the outcome whether foreign nations imitate or retaliate. He argued domestic duties raise importers' costs, push production costs down by cheaper materials and wages, and raise machinery demand while increasing unemployment. The statement reflects Democratic policy on trade and price effects.
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America
Thomas
Oklahoma
Democratic National Committee
Bowknots Highlight Summer Models In Paris Couture
Bowknots of the same material as evening dresses dominate midsummer models shown by couturiers in Paris. The up to date bow appears with the dress, plated above the knees to mark fullness of godets. Many smooth fitting princess dresses in heavy crepe marocain feature this ornament with intricate incrustations.
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Paris
Couteriers
Leaf tobacco sales in Virginia reach February total
Producers sold 15,685,729 pounds of leaf tobacco in Virginia during February, reflecting strong demand for the crop.
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Virginia
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