Indictments Grow in Atlanta Graft Inquiry
Atlanta, March 3. Indictments against twenty persons including six councilmen and the city clerk mark the first true bills from a four month grand jury probe into municipal graft. Solicitor General Boykin said the big things are next as a new grand jury is convened. Recovery efforts were discussed by Walter McFreath, who urged civil action if the city fails to act. Trial dates were set for March 17 for Councilman Harry York and Jack White. City Clerk Walter Taylor faces trial today. Indictments allege bribery and libel in a widening case against the Fulton county political ring. Mayor Ragsdale, away in St. Louis, plans to return and respond.
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Atlanta
John A. Boykin
Walter McFreath
Harry York
Jack White
York
Tlerk
Walter Taylor
Taylor
South
White
J. E. Andrews
J. R. Wakefield
The
Georgia Woman’s World
Andrews
Boykin
Fulton County
I. N. Ragsdale
St. Louis
Chicago Police Continue Drive Against Vice 814 Arrested
Chicago police swept night clubs street corners and pool halls in a weekend crackdown resulting in 814 arrests. Many suspects are aliens facing deportation and 185 had police records. Names linked to gang activity include Mike de Pike Heitler James Belcastro and Louis lemente as part of ongoing efforts with nearly 5 000 arrests this month.
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Chicago
Mike de Pike Heitler
James Belcastro
Bomb Trust
Louis Lemente
Octavius Granady
Prince of Wales ill with malaria in Nairobi
A noon bulletin from Nairobi reports the Prince of Wales condition improved after contracting sub-terrian malaria while hunting elephants near Voi. No complications noted and a complete recovery is expected. The heir to the throne had received a prior anti malaria inoculation in January aboard Kennilworth Castle.
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Nairobi
Kenya
British East Africa
Prince of Wales
South Keyna
Voi
Kennilworth Castle
Africa
Prince of Wales malaria report eases court worries
London dispatches say there is no anxiety about the Prince of Wales illness in Nairobi. Buckingham Palace reports no need for alarm while King George and Queen Marie receive frequent updates by cable. Important Nairobi dispatches are sent to the prince’s household in London.
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London
Prince of Wales
Nairobi
Buckingham Palace
George
Queen Marie
Shooting Near Erwin Ends in Fatality
Johnson City Tenn March 3 AP Jim McIntosh 37 died from wounds believed to be from a quarrel with Fate Shelton at Shelton's store in Cheston 18 miles away last night Shelton brought the wounded man to a hospital then surrendered to Sheriff S A Coin He was released on 3000 bond for a preliminary hearing Saturday at Erwin
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Johnson City
Tenn
Jim McIntosh
Fate Shelton
Cheston
Shelton
S. A. Coin
Erwin
Fire Sweeps New Orleans Wharfs
A disastrous blaze at Charbonnet docks below New Orleans and the steamship Scantic on the United States Shipping Board complex killed two men, burned a dozen others, and caused about 3 million dollars in damage. A three year old, Roland Kreher, died of burns. Joseph Ryan, 46, a messman on the Scantic, also perished. The fire began among 15,000 bales of cotton on the dock leased to Anderson Clayton and spread to the ship after it tore from moorings. Many workers jumped into the river to escape. a woman aboard the Scantic also leaped to safety as flames raged. The incident was ongoing.
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New Orleans
Charbonnet
Scantic
United States Shipping Board
Roland Kreher
Charles Kreher
Joseph Ryan
Anderson, Clayton Warehouse and Compress Company
Italy
Harold Mann
U S and Japan Near Agreement on Warship Ratio
tentative U S Japan accord on a seventy percent ratio looms as talks continue between Senator Reed and Ambassador Matsudaira. discussions cover possible increases in Japan submarine ratio and cruiser laying dates to limit new cruiser construction, with Britain awaiting results and informed of progress. an experts' committee has completed its classification report and sent it to printers.
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London
United States
Japan
David A. Reed
Matsudaira
Great Britain
Naval conference limps toward week six with French gap
London reports the six week old five power naval conference remains in recess awaiting a French delegation to replace the Tardieu government exodus. Charles Francis Adams urged optimism and patience, saying Americans would sit until a settlement is reached. He argued keeping the delegation in commission costs less than maintaining a cruiser.
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London
Tardieu
Charles Francis Adams
Adams
Marathon Dance Nears End After 106 Days in Detroit
A marathon dance at Eastwood Park in east Detroit has lasted over 106 days since November 18. State labor officials plan warrants for arrest, citing violations of employment hours rules. Dancers rest for only 10 minutes per hour. a young woman carries a sleeping partner as part of the act. The winner will share gate receipts, with first prize exceeding $20,000.
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Detroit
Eastwood Park
East Detroit
State Commissioner of Labor and Industry
Wayne County
Eugene L. Brock
Labor and Industry
Michigan
Weather Outlook Tennessee and Virginia Brighten This Week
Tennessee sees fair weather and a warming trend tonight and Tuesday. Virginia forecasts generally fair to night and Tuesday with rising temperatures and light westerly winds. February averages show high 31.7 and low 38.7?
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Tennessee
Virginia
Taft Lingers On After Rally Passes
Washington March 3. Doctors say William Howard Taft’s condition from arteriosclerosis is uncertain but improving after a critical period. The bulletin notes he had a good night and is taking nourishment, with life span undetermined unless his condition worsens.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Francis R. Hagner
Hagner
Taft Fights Illness as End Nears at 76
Washington March 3 AP Taft former chief justice and chief executive faces a final decline after a week of fragile strength. He resigned one month ago and doctors warn that heart trouble nervous disorders arterial hardening and bladder illness are weakening him. Physicians say death could come at any moment as his condition worsens.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
United States
Francis Hagner
Thomas, Claytor
Winter visit brings sudden cold snap to Atlantic states
A belated winter chill came to the Atlantic Seaboard with piercing winds and snow. Temperatures fell to ten above in western Virginia mountains, while snow blanketed Norton Virginia and Asheville North Carolina. Ice on Virginia roads prompted minor accidents as South Carolina peach trees bloomed before a rapid warm up predicted for tomorrow.
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Dixie
Atlantic Seaboard
Virginia
South Carolina
Norton
Asheville
N. C
Knoxville
Nashville
Tenn
Georgia
Arkansas
Gulf States
Night schools to fight illiteracy in Tennessee counties
Tennessee officials announce 200 night school sessions opening tonight statewide to enroll illiterate adults before the 1930 census. Education Commissioner P L Harned urges ministers and church members to aid community leaders in recruiting and enrolling adults unable to read or write. State and local funds cover the program cost.
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Nashville
Tenn
P. L. Harned
Meningitis Fatalities Reach Nineteen in Memphis March 3
The eighteenth and nineteenth deaths from spinal meningitis since January 1 were recorded today in Memphis. Twenty cases remain under treatment at isolation hospital. Both victims were negro, with officials insisting no imminent epidemic danger though the disease is termed epidemic spinal meningitis. Health officers urge precautions.
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Memphis
Peacemaker killed after car crash quarrel
Arthur Dolan was killed in Chicago after attempting to mediate a dispute between two drivers. He stood at the curb and offered his eyewitness account when a car jack handle struck his head. Dolan did not regain consciousness and the assailant fled.
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Chicago
Arthur Dolan
Dolan
Fourteen Year Old Confesses to Slaying Father in Virginia
Norton Virginia March 3 14 year old Millser named Miller surrendered to police after confessing to killing his father Louis Miller 38 who he said beat and cursed his mother and his brother He said I shot him The body was found in the kitchen floor He had been drinking heavily since yesterday morning Funeral services were set for today Preliminary examination will be held Tuesday The boy is father to five children
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Norton
Prim Miller
Louis Miller
Vic Warren
Millser
Miller
Two Children Die in Wichita Home Fire
In Wichita Kansas Amos 8 and Betty Lee 3 children of Mr and Mrs Ewell Case burned to death early today while their father suffered burns that could prove fatal. Fire started when a can of kerosene exploded ignited by an egg incubator in their North Wichita dwelling.
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Wichita, Kan
Mar
Amos
Betty Lee
Ewell Case
North
Wichita
Ship Quarantined at Suva Over Suspected Cholera
Suva Fiji March 3 a quarantine was placed on the Indian immigrant ship Sutlej after 860 east Indian passengers arriving from Calcutta were landed. A sick crew member is believed to have cholera prompting the action by authorities.
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Suva
Fiji
Sutlej
Calcutta
Prisoner Candy Demand Shocks Tennessee Prison Merchants
Nashville March 3. J Wesley Nicholas penitentiary storekeeper notes prisoners crave sweets above all. They buy sugar cakes preserves tobacco and canned goods in cash. he sold 800 five cent cakes in four days and delivers about 100 pounds of sugar daily. 12,000 dollars turned over for a 90 day period to the state general fund.
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Nashville
J. Wesley Nicholas
Mr. Nicholas
Nicholas
Lewisburg
Horton
Marshall County
Mills Operate Amid Strike Picketing Without Trouble
In Elizabethton Tennessee the American Pemberg and Glanzstoff textile plants ran as usual despite circulars announcing a strike. An all night sheriff’s deputy vigil preceded shift changes with no violence. Pickets met incoming workers at gates but remained undisturbed. The union demanded reinstatement of discharged workers and full recognition, citing prior labor affiliations.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
Pemberg and
Glanzstoff
Circulars Call Strike at Local Textile Mills
AP reports circulars calling a strike at the American Bemberg and Glanzstoff mills. Union president J C Donnelly demanded removal of the personnel department and a “company union”. he sought immediate rehiring of workers said to be discharged for union ties. Sheriff Moreland mobilized deputies as a precaution.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
Bemberg and Glanzstoff
United Textile Workers of America
J. M. Moreland
J. C.donnelly
Mills
Donnelly
California Town Shaken by Quakes
Brawley California recovers after a six day swarm of earthquakes that rattled Imperial Valley towns from Calexico to Calipatria. Major quakes struck Saturday with aftershocks killing some windows and damage while LA rushed glass to repair storefronts.
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Brawley
Cal
Los Angeles
Imperial Valley
Calexico
Calipatria
Salton Sea
el Centro
Holtvile
Imperial
Westmoreland
Holtville
Painters in Chicago Get $1 Daily Wage Increase
The 18,000 painters in the Chicago district receive a $1 per day raise effective today. Their new daily wage is $14 and they will maintain a five day workweek.
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Chicago
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Alice Grieve
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Hildreth C. Rood
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Prince
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U. S
Paris
Ave. Temp
Taft
Southwest
East
STATE
Fred
Mahan
San Francisco
Rayon Mills
Beemberg and
Glanzstaff
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