Glantzoff Factory Shut Down as Strike Spreads
Mysterious events surround the Glantzoff Corporation plant in Elizabethton Tennessee as a massive strike halts operations. About 1,700 workers lose jobs while officials seek National Guard protection to avert violence. Disputes over a wage scale, ranging five to twelve dollars weekly, sparked the shutdown and protests continue.
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Times
Elizabethton
Tenn
American Glantzoff Corporation
Arthur Motwurff
Glantzoff Corporation
Henry H. Horton
National Guard
Federals and Rebels converge for decisive conflict
Heavy rebel losses were reported as federal and insurgent forces converge on Torreon. An army of 22,000 rebels massed there while 8,000 federals under General Almazan advanced from the east. Defections and reversals cited, with Mexico City optimistic rebels may scatter.
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Torreun
Torreon
Carles
Tderals
Almazan
Mexico City
Sonora
Olavhen
Naco
Saltillo
Mazatlan
Culican
Quila
Portes Gil
Simon Aguirre
Jesus Aguirre
Teader
Vera Cruz
Weather Rain and Colder Across Tennessee and Virginia
Occasional rain and colder conditions are forecast for tonight and Thursday across western and central Tennessee and parts of Virginia. Highs reach around 70 yesterday. lows near 37 last night, with readings at 6 p.m. each day. In Arkansas, Luther McMunn was found guilty of second degree murder in Will O Neal's Christmas Eve slaying and received a 21 year sentence.
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Tennessee
Virginia
C. L. Bunn
Harrisburg
Ark
Civent
Will O’neal
Luther McMunn
Search Warrant Bandit Loots Two Nashville Homes
A man described as a polite young stranger posing as a prohibition officer looted two Nashville homes of about 6700 in jewelry. He restrained women residents and targeted Waggoner and Lamb residences before visiting M W Blair’s antique shop to pawn a diamond brooch.
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Nashville
M. W. Blair
C. C. Waggoner
Blair
W. ©. Lamb
Wegguner
Federal effort to aid Chicago police under Jones law
Chicago March 18 AP reports federal government through George Q Jahnson district attorney will aid police to dry up Chicago. Five government attorneys will obtain indictments and pursue swift prosecutions under the Jones law. Indictments may reach about 250 monthly. Minor offenders to state courts. well known violators to federal grand jury and tried under the Jones law with up to five years and a $10000 fine.
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Chicago
George Q. Jahnson
Johnson
Gravdl
Two Explosions Kill Three in St Joseph
In St Joseph Missouri two explosions wrecked two buildings, killing three people and injuring nine others including several children. A two story brick building collapsed in the first blast and a second blast two hours later destroyed a nearby structure as onlookers gathered. Continued on page four.
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St. Joseph
Missouri
ST. Joseph, Mo
Page Four
Nobile resigns rank after Italia disaster inquiry
General Umberto Nobile announces resignation of rank and office after an official inquiry blamed him for the Italia dirigible loss and censured his role in the rescue. A famed Italian commander and early polar explorer, Nobile had a long military career and a noted 1926 Norge flight with Roald Amundsen. The Italia crash at King's Bay followed the pole mission.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Rome
Umberto Nobile
Italia
Nobile
Mexican Labor Leaders Condemn Revolt
Washington dispatch reports Luis N Morones former Mexican official and Pan American federation leader Santiago Iglesias presenting a message condemning the uprising in Mexico The message declares the Mexican federation of labor supports cooperation with the government of the republic and denounces the revolt as contrary to national aims The statement reflects high level labor union alignment with governmental authority and stability in Mexico during a period of unrest
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Washington
Mexican Federation of Labor
Luis N. Morones
Industry, Commerce and Labor of Mexico
Santiago Iglesias
Pan American Federation of Labor
Republic
Fortune Left to Runaway Boy if He Can Be Found
Edward Champlain of Lawrence Massachusetts may inherit thirty thousand dollars from the estate of Mrs Bertha Picedmont his mother if he is located The mother died March 4 leaving all her fortune to her son Champlain who ran away at eighteen is now forty years old and missing in Los Angeles on March 13
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Los Angeles
Edward Champlain
Lawrence
Mass
Bertha Picedmont
Champlain
Hollywood Stars Face Tax Probe As Expert Is Indicted
Hollywood anxieties rose as federal officials indicted income tax counselor Miss J. Marjorie Berger on 24 counts for allegedly aiding in fraudulent returns for film figures. The indictment hints at possible conspiracy indictments against stars, while noting difficulty in proving criminal intent. Rod Laroque’s 1927 income and deductions are cited as an example of disputed amounts.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Hollywood
Uncle Sam
J. Marjorie Berger
Miss Berger
Treasury
S. W. McNabb
United States
Rod Laroque
Laroque
George Improves Regent Appointment Doubt Declares
BOGNOR England March 13 AP So much improvement has the condition of King George I shown that it is now believed no attempt will be made to seek appointment of a regent to act during the remainder of his illness It is believed His Majesty will be well enough by the time Parliament must be dissolved to deal personally with all matters connected with the dissolution of the government the general elections to be held in May and formation of the new cabinet.
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Bognor
England
APJ
George I
Italian Council Approves Action in Roman Issue
The council of ministers approved a bill presented by Premier Mussolini to fulfill the Italo Vatican treaty and settle the Roman question. The four articles validate the treaty and concordat, authorize expropriations, adjust the budget, and set entry into law upon ratifications by the Vatican and Holy See. Hoover policy on oil leases is criticised by Walsh of Montana in Washington.
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Rome
Council of Ministers
Mussolini
Vatican
Holy See
Washington
Hoover
Walsh
Montana
Lindbergh Awaiting U S Plane for Return Hop
Mexico City reports Colonel Charles Lindbergh was awaiting a U S built plane to depart from the city. He declined to comment on plans, but informed circles expect his return to the United States soon after the aircraft arrives in Brownsville Texas yesterday.
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Mexico City
Charles A. Lindbergh
United States
Brownsville
Texas
Yasterday
Chooses Death Rather Than to Give up Child
Carmel California March 13 A mother Barbara Smartz 35 fatally shot her 11 year old daughter Barbara Collins then killed herself in her Carmel home to prevent the child leaving with a foster mother Ma bel Collins owner of a Beverly Hills tea room. Barbara Collins died at Monterey hospital after being shot as the mother asked to see her alone.
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Carmel
Cal
Barbara Smartz
Barbara Collins
Los Angeles
Mabel Collins
Beverly Hills
Barbara
Monterery Hospital
Romantic Couple Prove Truth of Absence Makes Heart Grow Fonder
Hollywood March 13 AP A two week love test prescribed by Katherine Thorne and George Gillespie ends with the couple remaining united. The former Chicago heiress and singing cowboy say they are very happy and will spend time together while Gillespie finishes a film. Parents of the bride head to Chicago leaving a new car for the couple.
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Hollywood
Cal
George
Big Boy) Gillespie
Arizona
Katherine Thorne
Chicago
Robert J. Thorne
Montgomery Ward Company
Gillespie
Arizona “Dude” Ranch
Snowbound Rocky Mountain Towns Veil Roads in Snow
A two day storm blanketed the Rocky Mountain region with up to three feet of snow, cutting off small towns across Montana Wyoming and Colorado from the Canadian border. Roads were blocked across the area and transit halted as crews worked to clear routes. In Philadelphia Dr Lewis Brinton noted stomach specialist and founder of the American stomach hospital died early today.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain
Canadian
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Philadelphia
Lewis Brinton
American Stomach Hospital
Governor commutes death sentence to life for Richards
Montgomery Alabama March 18 Gov Bibb Graves commuted the death sentence of Stephen Lafayette Richards of Mobile to life imprisonment. Richards was slated to be executed by electric chair tomorrow night for the killing of his neighbor Charles T Russell more than a year ago.
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Montgomery
Als
Bibb Graves
Stephen Lafayette Richards
Mobile
Richards
Charles T. Russell
Longmire and Pinson Freed Over Boy's Death Case
In Elizabethton Tennessee on March 13 Dr Murrell Pinson and Dr W H Longmire were freed from murder charges over the death of twelve year old Robert Grindstaff after an appendicitis operation. A preliminary hearing found the state failed to make a case. witnesses said the operation occurred on a kitchen table by kerosene lamp light.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
Murrell Pinson
W. H. Longmire
Robert Grindstaff
R. T. Johnson Sr
Henry Grindstaff
Grindstaff
Finson
J. B. Shawn
J. le Cottrell
Dawes Future Uncertain Amid Diplomatic Speculation
Washington report notes Charles Dawes relinquished the vice presidency and returned to Chicago while speculation grows he may head to Europe or be named ambassador to Great Britain. President Hoover may delay new appointments until secretary of state Stimson arrives. Dawes’s abilities are highly regarded.
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Washington
Mar
Chicago
Charlies Cates Dawes
San Domingo
Europe
Pean
Amitea
Great Britain
Alanson B. Houghton
Hoover
Henry L. Stimson
Virginia's Grand Old Lady of the Stage Celebrates 84th
Roanoke Virginia March 13 Mrs Blanche Whiffen renowned as Virginia's grand old lady of the stage marked her eighty fourth birthday at her Montvale farm. The veteran actress recalls stage fright at 17 in London and has played nearly 400 roles over a sixty year career in London Paris and the United States since 1868 featuring shows such as H M S Pinafore Hazel Kirk The Rajah May Blossom The Private Secretary and others.
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Roanoke
Blanche Whiffen
Virginia
Montvale
London
Paris
United States
Hazel Kirk
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Calles
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Chapultepec Castle
Partes Gil
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Lindy
U. S
Rockies
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Asa G. Candler
Dawes
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