Gandhi and Irwin Reach Agreement With Indian Nationalists
News from Bombay reports a unanimous approval of terms between Gandhi and Lord Irwin. The pact ends civil disobedience, frees nonviolent political prisoners, allows salt harvesting, and adjusts tax confiscations. A round table conference is planned with nationalist participation, with possible renewed agitation if autonomy demands are unmet.
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Nighi
Great Britain
Gandhi
India
Britain
British Empire
Bombay
Lord Trwin
Round Table
President veto fallout on Shoals plant plan
The chief executive urged Alabama and Tennessee to form a commission with army engineers and farm groups to study Shoals plants for agricultural and community benefit. Senator Kean introduced a bill to transfer the plants to Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia. Sixteen Republicans mainly from the western independent bloc joined 33 Democrats and one Farmer-Laborite against the veto, while three Democrats and Republicans supported the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Tennessee
Army Engineers
Shoals
Kean
Jdeveey
Georgia
Farmer-Labovite
Econoress
Senate
Hoover
House
Prohibition Bureau
Treasury
Justice Department
Senate Lobby Committee
House Judiciary Committee
White House
Wickersham Commission
John J. Parker
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Owens Roberts I
Pennsyivania
Tariff and Power Commission
Smith
Power Commission
Senate Interstate Commerce Com
Shelby Boss Flays Horton and Others in Tennessee Politics
The Shelby official denounces Governor Horton and other state figures as impeachment proceedings loom once lawmakers reconvene on March 16. He accuses leaders of exploiting taxpayers, concealing malfeasance, and insists the public deserves officials who are honest and intelligent.
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Horton
Gomvers
Svey
Sippi
Tennessee Poltics
Beimg
United Sares Ho of Representatives
Memphis
Tennessee
Legislative Investigatin
Payther
Nough
Senate studies report on crime and prohibition era probes
The senate learns of probes into crime and bootlegging across states including New York New Orleans and Illinois. The Wickersham commission reviews statistics of crime and criminal justice as Harvard Law Dean Roscoe Pound reports and Monte Lemann directs penal institutions probation and parole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronted
al Capone
New Orleans
New York State
New York
New Jersey
Senate
Wickersham Commission
Dean Roscoe Pound
Harvard
Monte Lemann
Commission
Wickersham
Massachusetts
California
Capone
Blair
The
States Attorney’s
Daughter of Vivian Gordon Dies by Own Action
Recounts detail the 15 year old Bonita Gordon death case. Grandmother Mrs. Marshve Sanders of Philadelphia and Vivian Gordon’s ex-wife Mrs. Bischof give statements as prosecutors note the girl’s depression after murder rumors. Bonita’s father John E. C. Scott plans funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ami
Marshve. Sanders
Philadelphia
Billy
Vivian Cordon
A. Baldwin
Benita
Bischof
Bonita
Vivian Gordon
Bischoff
Thim
Senate Stalls Shoals Bill Amid Hoover Veto Clash
The article notes Senate resistance to the Shoals measure, framing the clash as a veto battle with Hoover. It cites Roever defending opposition to government ownership and urging regulation as the sole remedy for power industry abuses, contrasting with Norvis plan ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Hoover
Hloover
Roever
Méssare
Norvis
Poison coated bullets found. Capone crew absent
Authorities reported large quantities of poison dipped bullets but no firearms were located. No members of the Capone outfit were present, though a strong tip indicated possible activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capone
Short War-Time Session Ends After Bitter Senate Fight
The short wartime session concluded amid strong partisan clashes. Congress approved drought relief loans to farmers and large public works outlays, with war veterans loans and veto overrides shaping the final measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Treasury
Hoover
Congress
Federal Farm Board
Northwest
Borah
Idaho
Norvis
Nebraska
Stead Azar
Democrats
Muscle Shoals
Senate probes shift to reforms amid corruption concerns
A senate inquiry into food prices spurred actions to curb monopolies. Senate funds inquiry will move from campaigns to tackling election evils, while house investigations focus on Russia. Committees study Communist activities and consider examining trade with the Soviets during recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mittee
Senate
Department of Justice
House
Russia
Horton Plans to Fight to the End in Bank Scandal
Witness Smith described a collateral substitution scheme tied to Caldwell and Company involving Bank of Tennessee stock valued at 272000 replacing 1074082 in securities. He admitted about 1600 shares were worth little and most securities were later returned, with the committee adjourning to meet in Knoxville.
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Smith
Walter Haynes
Bank of Tennessee
Caldwell and Company
Firehue
Robert L.alexaander, Jr
Ay Goodloe
Timothy G. Donoven
Caldwell
J. D. Carter
Knoxville
Hal H. Clements
Andrew Jackson Graves
Death of Pioneer Citizen in Kingsport Shocks City
Martin Roller, an early Kingsport settler from Indian Ridge Tennessee, dedicated decades to building Kingsport. He erected many structures, owned vast land, and supported thousands, earning wide affection before his sudden death.
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Martin Roller
Kingsport
Indian Ridge
Washington County
Tenn
Roller
Sullivan County
Kingsport Rotary Honors Local Leader With Lifetime Membership
The Kingsport Rotary Club awarded a lifetime honorary membership to a prominent local figure, a distinction shared by only one other man in the community. His charitable acts and tireless work in Kingsport and Sullivan County earned him high esteem and a unique niche in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsport
Standout Testimony Ties Schroeder Murder Case to Dates
Indianapolis March 4 A buxom blonde waitress Miss Jean Carson testified about dates with Harold Herbert Serge Schroeder Mobile Alabama amid the finding of a charred torso in Schroeder's burned automobile on a lonely road. She described windshield holes blamed on local boys and noted a knife Schroeder carried as proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Mar
Harold Herbert Sergedey
Ala
Big Murdé
Jean Carson
Schroeder
Here
Frank P. Baker
Miss Garson
Tria
Miss Carzon
Mobile
Famous Doctor's Method for Gentle Bowel Relief
An advertisement touts Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe laxative for constipation. It claims thousands treated, states the product is mild and pleasant tasting, free of drugstore availability, and suitable for women children and the elderly with quick, thorough relief.
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Caldwell
Rich
Cealdwel
Thoxine Promises Quick Relief for Night Coughs
An advertisement touts Thoxine as fast relief for night coughs and sore throats caused by colds. It claims internal-action relief, pleasant taste, family safety, and a money back guarantee. Available in 35c, 60c, and $1.00 bottles at Holston Drug Co. and other drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holston Drug Co
Cal Coolidge Keeps Whittling in Northampton Home
Cal Coolidge remains active in Northampton two years after leaving the White House. He handles correspondence and writes daily newspaper pieces from his home at 21 Massasoit Street, now settled in The Beeches. The former president continues public life through his law office past and present, though he no longer practices regularly.
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Northampton
Mass
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Whittle
Whittlin
New England
United States
Masonic
Coolidge
Massachusetts
Sinclair Lewis Returns from Europe with Nobel Award
Sinclair Lewis arrived in New York from Europe carrying the 1930 Nobel Prize in literature. He commented on London and New York’s noise and reacted to J. B. Priestley’s remark that Lewis “has had his day.” He said he would not lecture and preferred reading Priestley’s books.
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New York
America
Sinclair Lewis
London
J. B. Priestley
Lewis
United States
Priestly
St. Louis to New Orleans Mail Line Plans Discussed
W B Weisenburger president of the St. Louis chamber announces a conference of chamber heads from St. Louis Memphis Jackson Miss and New Orleans to advance plans for a St. Louis to New Orleans mail line The conference date is not fixed and Weisenburger is in Memphis for the rotten carnival and a chamber dinner speech.
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Memphis
Tenn
W. B. Weisenburger
Chamber of Commerce of
St. Louis
Heads of Chambers For Commerce of
Jackson
Miss
New Orleans
Weisenburger
Memphis Chamber of Commerce
Last Tennessee Survivor Keeble Dies at 84
P M Keeble the last Tennessee survivor of the Sultana disaster died at 84 in Knoxville. He recalled escaping the 1860 Mississippi steamer explosion that killed about 1700 Union soldiers. He and five companions floated on wreckage until rescued by a man in the river.
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Knoxville
Tenn
P. M. Keeble
Tennessee
Memphis
East Tennessee
Rockford Presbyterian Church
Keeble
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Cairo
Democrats Urge Harmony at Meet in Washington
Democrats push for harmony at the national committee meeting in Washington while avoiding controversial topics like prohibition. New York and southern leaders argue against friction, with Rasobk facing protests from Virginia's Byrd over possible resolutions. De Sylva Brown and Henderson split up their music team with moves to New York and Europe.
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Washington
Mar
Democratic National Committee
Norman E. Mack
New York
New York State Committee
Congress
East
Rasked
Alfred EH. Smith
Mack
Watt T. Brown
Alabama
Raskeb
Byrd
Virginia
National Committee
Raskob
Virginian
Jouett Shousa
Hollywood
Cal
de Sylva, Brown and Henderson
Maci Herb Brown
Ray Henderson
Fox
United Artists
George de Sylva
Europe
Yanet Gaynor
de Sylva
Brown
Henderson
Cardut praise from Greenville woman helps cramps
Mrs W. Leach of 109 Pecan Street reports that Cardut eased cramping spells chills backache and weakness she suffered since youth. She says her back grew stronger and she no longer misses school or bed days. Cardut is described as safe for women of all ages and available from druggists everywhere.
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Greenville
Mis
W. Leach
Pecan Street
Cardut
Mrs. Leach
Cardus
Eges
Horton Sees No Collusion In Sale Of Bonds
Governor Henry Horton stated there was no collusion in the January 1930 sale of 29.05 million dollars of state bonds and notes to a Tennessee bankers syndicate including Caldwell and Co. He urged subpoenas for the bankers named Davis Preston Preston Gaskins Potter to reveal facts to the legislative committee investigating state affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Henry H. Horton
Tennessee
Caldwell & Co
Tennessee Syndicate
Lehman Brothers of
New York
Tennessee Group
Lehman Brothers
Legislative Committee
Paul M. Davis
American National Bank
C. M. Preston
Hamilton Securities Company
Chattanooga
Thomas R.preston
Hamilton National Bank
Chattanooma
J. P. Gaskins
The
First Securities Company
Edward Potter, Jr
Commerce Union Bank
Smoot Becomes Dean of Senate
Senator Smoot of Utah becomes dean of the Senate following the retirement of Senator Simmons of North Carolina after 30 years and Senator Gillett of Massachusetts after 33 years in Congress. Smoot has 28 years in Congress, second only to Haugen of Iowa who completed 32 years in the House.
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Washington
Senator Smoot
Utah
Senate
Senator Simmons
North Carolina
Senator Gillett
Massachusetts
Congress
Gillett
No Official Radio in Oklahoma Governor Writes
Governor Murray says there is no radio in the executive mansion and will not listen to a debate on corn pone dunking versus crumbling in a program tonight. The note reveals his stance on leisure items and media presence in the state executive residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
W. He
Alfalfa Bill) Murray
Porters Receive Bonus Under Train Service Plan
Chicago March 4 The Pullman company instituted a bonus plan paying conductors porters and other employees two to ten percent of the sales of accommodations they effect on board trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pulluian Company
Tanlac advertised as remedy for indigestion and gas
Consumers are urged to try Tanlac to relieve indigestion bloating and stomach discomfort. An endorsement from Mrs Arvena Bowers of Topeka Kansas claims five years of gas dizziness and weight gain improved after using Tanlac. The ad promises relief from indigestion gas headaches constipation and liver torpor with a money back guarantee.
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Arvena Bowers
Jackson St
Topeka
Kans
United States
Pharmacopoeia
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Shelby Boss
Flays Horton
Lea
Lover
Cal Coolidge
MEET
Thedford
Smoot
George Washington
Mellon
Price & Ramey
Center St
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