Jamaica ginger blamed as cause of paralysis outbreak
Health officials in two southern states report 189 cases of a mysterious paralysis linked to Jamaica ginger. Tennessee labs test the sample while Georgia prepares to send ginger for Washington analysis. Meridian, Miss., sees 29 new cases. no fatalities yet, most patients improving. Adults, mostly men, affected. some women in Tennessee and Mississippi. Dr. E L Bishop says he will await more data before naming a cause. A Norfolk seaman shows similar symptoms. Kingsport case plateau with some improvements. Continued on page five.
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Negro Executed at Tenn Prison After 17 Hours
Carey Gunn a 20 year old Black man convicted of attacking a 15 year old near Middleton was electrocuted at the Tennessee state penitentiary. He confessed at Memphis and was executed after arriving from Bolivar following a January 28 conviction. Assistant Gov Horton visited the prison before the execution and said there was no reason to stay the court order. Gunn spent less than 17 hours in the penitentiary, the shortest time ever for a condemned man. He died calmly.
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Hoover to Name New Justice Soon
President Hoover prepared to decide on a successor to late associate justice Edward T. Sanford of the Supreme Court. Though many names circulate, observers say he may keep an open field and lean toward southern nominees, with the court likely remaining five Republicans and four Democrats. Senator George of Georgia and Judge Samuel Sibley of the federal bench are among names mentioned from the South.
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Flay Smith for Signing Repeal Act Sparks Hearing Controversy
Washington March 14 AP An allusion to the last presidential campaign arose as Raymond Robins Chicago social worker testified that Alfred E Smith was defeated partly for his Catholic faith and for signing a repeal bill. he called Smith the country's chief nullifier under the flag. John Callahan, chaplain at The Tombs, waited to testify as the committee heard arguments on repealing the eighteenth amendment. Also listed were John R. McIntosh and Ralph S. White as witnesses for the prohibitionist side.
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Chicago
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John Callahan
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Germantown Gospel Mission
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Huston Denies Knowing Meaning of Wire Warning
Washington March 14 Claudius H Huston chairman of the Republican national committee testified before the lobby committee that he did not know what J W Worthington intended by sending a telegram urging he not see C W Ashcraft of Alabama The telegram dated September 16 1929 followed Huston becoming RNC chairman Ashcraft seen at RNC headquarters and Worthington viewed him as a power group representative The witness said Ashcraft opposed the American Cyanamid bid and could not explain the telegrams or letters between Huston and Worthington Seeks to turn over data to the committee.
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Republican National Committee
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C. W. Ashcraft
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Weather Rain and Colder Across Tennessee and Virginia
Tennessee sees cloudy skies with occasional rain tonight and Saturday, with a drop in temperatures. Virginia reports increasing cloudiness likely to bring rain Saturday, especially in the south, with cooler air tonight and fresh northeast or east winds through the period.
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Lifer Charles Evans Dies After Prison Gun Battle
Trenton New Jersey March 14 Charles Evans a 29 year old inmate with a double life sentence attempted to shoot his way out of the state prison last night. He killed guard Frank Butcher and wounded two others before Evans fell to a head wound. Guard Charles Soren was knocked unconscious and Ernest L Gordon injured by a bullet. Evans had been a model prisoner since January 1919 and was jailed for the killings of Patrolman Benjamin Murray and baker William Duroff.
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Frank Butcher
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Benjamin Murray
William Duroff
Five Power Naval Conference Sails Toward Breakthrough
London March 14 The aim is salvage of the five power naval conferences from stalemate with hopes for a limitation treaty not tied to exact figures. Andre Tardieu arrives for France as Briand and Mac Donald signal cautious optimism while Italian delegate Lino Grandi pushes for concrete naval demands in figures.
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Aristide Briand
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League of Nations
Geneva
Lino Grandi
Grandhi
Arthur S. Hardy Taken by Death
New York March 14 Arthur Sherburne Hardy diplomat and author died at his Woodstock Connecticut home last night He was 82 years old From 1893 he served as United States minister and consul general to Persia later as minister to Greece Roumania Servia Switzerland and Spain
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Spain
Divorce Triggered Killings End in Self-Destruction in Tennessee
In Johnson Tennessee March 14 an East Tennessee farmer Fred Range 40 shot his wife in the kitchen wounded Mrs Dempsey and later killed John Dempsey at the Dempsey home. Range then killed himself in the attic after saying Dont shoot. He had threatened his two sons Alfred 13 and John D 7 who hid. Mrs Range and Mrs Dempsey were sisters.
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Byrd to Leave N Z for New York Expedition Return
The City of New York and the Eleanor Bolling will carry Rear Admiral Richard Byrd and his Antarctica party back to New York, sailing next Friday via a tentative route that includes Tahiti and Panama. Byrd addressed 6,000 school children today, receiving a remarkable ovation.
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Richard Byrd
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Unicoi Man Killed Son Hurt in Auto Crash
JOHNSON CITY Tenn March 14 Jesse Knight 48 was killed and his son R J Knight 18 seriously injured when struck by an automobile on the highway near Telford They had parked their car on the highway to fix a puncture Lester Huffman and Estil Wilson were held at Jonesboro for investigation in connection with the accident
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R. J. Knight
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Unicoi
Lester Huffman
Estil Wilson
Jonesboro
Washington rationing drive yields mixed results
Fragmentary OCR notes mention ration actions and public reactions, with unclear references to Kellogg and Mac. Do.8. The text hints at movement at central centers and overall impact on total rations, but details are obscured and entities are partially garbled.
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Laborites Face Continued Tests In Britain Parliament
London March 14 The government of J Ramsay MacDonald faces a tougher test next week as the coal mines controversy resumes The Conservative motion censuring the government failed in the House of Commons by 308 to 235 with Liberal support and a government majority of 73 Sir Herbert Samuel warned unemployment would wash away the government while Baldwin predicted a likely victory for the government and about 25 Conservatives were absent MacDonald did not attend the debate and was said to be unfazed awaiting the naval conference conclusion before fighting to keep his government
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J. Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
Stanley Baldwin
Herbert Samuel
MacDonald
Rail Executive Dies in Savannah
Charles T. Airey vice president and traffic manager of the Central of Georgia railway died in a Savannah hospital after only 36 hours of illness. He was a prominent rail official with a long career in the company.
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Central of Georgia Railway
Broker dies after fall from Allerton House in Chicago
Chicago reports Frank D. Ketcham a 55 year old stock broker fell from the eleventh floor of the Allerton house on north Michigan avenue. He was widowed and wealthy. Survived by his son Tuthill Ketcham a broker of Winnetka.
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Allerton House
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Tuthill Ketcham
Winnetka
North Shore
Senate Eyes Final Tariff Vote Amid Oil and Lumber Controversies
Washington reports the Senate moving toward a final tariff vote after settling oil and lumber disputes. Debate limits and an unanimous consent plan surface as Democrats and Republicans seek to end the lengthy fight. Disputes over sugar and cement duties shape conference talks between Senate and House bills.
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