Shoot-to-Kill Order in Spain
Spain imposes shoot to kill orders as anti religious rioting expands across cities. Churches, convents, and a Catholic newspaper office burn, with four rioters killed in Cordoba and many wounded. Monarchists indicted in Madrid as martial law spreads, Valencia government resigns, and clergy seek safety amid widespread unrest and Vatican protest anticipation.
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Sant Cayetano
Galarza
Alfonso
Paris
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London Daily Express
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Salesian
Canepello
Alicante
Murcia
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Tennessee and Virginia Weather Forecast
Fair and cooler for Tennessee with a fair, warmer Thursday. Virginia sees generally fair conditions with continued cool air and possible showers in the far north tonight. Thursday brings slowly rising temperatures. Reported highs yesterday and rain amounts are noted with 6 p.m. readings by T C Harris, U S Weather Office.
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Virginia
T. C. Harris
U.S.W.O
Sixteen Die in Shimamaki Village Theatre Fire
In Shimamaki Village on Hokkaido Island, a cinema fire during a show killed sixteen teens and injured thirty as 200 audience members fled a burning temporary shack. The blaze also destroyed sixteen nearby houses before control was established.
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Tokyo
Shimamaki
Hokkaido
Lea Appeals in Suit Dismissal
Luke Lea, Nashville publisher, appeals to the state supreme court from a ruling in his $100,000,000 libel suit against The Times Printing Co. and others. The judges held the 14 year old carrier was not an agent of the newspaper, clearing the other defendants.
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Madisonville
Tenn
Luke Lea
Nashville
State Supreme Court
Pat Quinn
Lea
The
Times Printing Company
Chattanooga Times
W. B. Swaney
Chattanooga
Gamon Mason
Times
Richard N. Ivins
Athens
Supreme Court
Knoxville
Quinn
Swaney
Mason
Monroe County
Paris Election Meeting Guarded by Uniformed and Plainclothes Officers
Uniformed guards and plainclothes officers surrounded the hall before the presidential election meeting in Paris. The security presence aimed to deter disruption and ensure orderly proceedings as voters prepared to cast ballots.
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Paris
Hall
Doumer Elected President on First Ballot in France
Versailles May 13 AP: Paul Doumer 74 year old president of the senate was elected thirteenth president of the French Republic on the first ballot tonight in Versailles.
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Versailles
France
Paul Doumer
Senate
Briand Withdraws Bid Shifts Support to Marraud in Ballot
Versailles May 18 Aristide Briand withdrew after a weak first ballot and endorsed Senator Pierre Marraud as the second ballot opened. Marraud led Doumer 442 to 401 with Socialists backing Marraud, signaling Briand may lose prestige and raising questions on a new foreign minister as Briand informed the cabinet in conference.
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Marraud
Versailles
France
Aristide Briand
Pierre Marraud
Paul Doumer
Senate
Southern Baptist Convention Opens in Birmingham
The sixty seventh annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention opened in Birmingham Alabama as delegates from eighteen states and the District of Columbia arrive by train. A morning inspirational service preceded the formal 2 PM opening with four days of study and reviews of denominational progress. Delegates expected total ten thousand attendees as new arrivals added to the crowd.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southern Baptist Convention
District of Columbia
Asheville Bank Trial Near End
In Asheville North Carolina on May 13 the trial of Wallace B Davis president of the failed Central Bank and Trust Company along with directors C N Brown and Dr J A Sinclair moves toward the jury stage. The case is the first of more than twenty around the bank collapse which left over 20 million dollars on deposit. The false report charge centers on misrepresenting the institution's condition.
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Asheville
N. C
Wallace B. Davis
Central Bank and Trust Company
C. N. Brown
J. A. Sinclair
Way to Take Profit Out of War Studied by Commission
Washington May 13 Assistant Secretary of War Payne testified before the war policies commission that war and navy departments with other agencies are developing plans to mobilize economic resources and unify industrial effort in war time He said an essentially civilian organization would be set up to organize industry at outbreak and the war department would hand plans to that body for execution Federal control over industry would be a function of the chief executive acting with Congress and through the indicated organization The commission also received a note from the Federal Council of Churches arguing that elaborate war plans could foster suspicion and fear abroad and undermine U S security
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Washington
Payne
War Policies Commission
War and Navy Departments
War Department
Congress
Federal Council of Churches
United States
First Standing in Campaign to Be Given Thurs
The Times Campaign will reveal the first comparative standing of the workers in tomorrow’s issue. Public interest centers on which community will have its favorite in first place and whose name will head the list. Subscriptions received by 6:00 p m tonight will be included.
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Times
Chicago Gangland Guns Roar Again
Chicago May 13 AP reports gangland violence with one man slain and another escaping unharmed after three assassination attempts. The victim, Harry Hyter, a minor Capone organization figure, was found shot in a wooded area near Cicero after being moved there. Police chief William Collins sought motive as "reasons known only to gangsters."
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Chicago
Harry Hyter
Alphonse Capone
Cicero
William Collins
Hyter
Republicans Follow Hoover Tour As Campaign Signal
Washington May 13 Reuters Republicans watch with interest the coming speech making tour of President Hoover into Indiana Ohio and Illinois to see if he will frame economic conditions as a rebuke to critics aimed at aiding a renomination bid radio speeches by Senators LaFollette Hastings and Walsh stressed economics without mentioning prohibition LaFollette listed issues including the depression tariff power regulation farm relief and armament reduction
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Washington
Hoover
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Hastings
Delaware
Walsh
Montana
Training School Head Quits Post in Birmingham
Governor Miller announced that Mrs. Ira F. Champion, superintendent of the State Training School for Girls at Birmingham, resigned for the best interests of the school after a day of inmate rebellions. The board of trustees will appoint a new superintendent.
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Ira Champion
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
B. M. Miller
Ira F. Champion
State Training School For Girls
Birmingham
Champion
Miller
Five Gunmen Rob Roth's Grill After Meal Heist
Five gunmen who dined at Roth's Grill near Times Square robbed the restaurant after finishing an elaborate meal. They escaped with 500 dollars, six weeks after a similar caper cost the eatery 800 dollars.
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New York
Roth’s Grill
Times Square
North Carolina Senate probes bribe charge
Raleigh May 13 AP five witnesses summoned to appear before a senate committee investigating reported attempts to bribe upper house members to sway votes on the luxury tax revenue bill. Witnesses include Faison Thompson Roanoke Rapids W Lunsford Long Weldon E C House Raleigh Ray Jones and David H Pope. The inquiry centers on a reported offer of 2500 to absent or switch votes as the luxury tax proposal stalls the revenue measure taxing tobacco candy amusements and other items.
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Raleigh
N. C
Senate
General Assembly
Faison Thompson
Goldsboro
W. Lunsford Long
Roanoke Rapids
E. C. House
Weldon
Ray Jones
David H. Pope
Wake County
Raleigh News and Observer Today
Thompson
Long
House
Jones
National Guard Patrols Mines in Harlan County
Kentucky national guardsmen patrolled two Harlan county towns and replaced civilian guards at three mines including Harlan Colonies King Harlan Coal and Black Mountain Coal. Four cavalry troopers were sent to Cawood while Evarts remained guarded after deadly disorders in the coal fields. Five lives were lost in the unrest.
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Harlan
Harlan County
Kentucky National
Cawood
Evarts
Harlan Colieries
King Harlan Coal Company
Black Mountain Coal Company
Diehl Wins Vote of College Board
Memphis May 1 A reaffirmation of confidence in Dr. Charles E Diehl president stood today as the Southwestern Presbyterian college directors asked loyal Presbyterians and friends of the college to denounce as false statements about its management finances and success critics of the school and its leadership
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Memphis
Charles E. Diehl
Southwestern
Caught After 17 Holdups and Escapes in Memphis
Paul Badenhop, 22, a former Kansas Wesleyan College student from Kensington Kansas, confessed to 13 robberies in Memphis plus three in Nashville and one in Atlanta after his capture yesterday. He said he began holdups five months ago choosing theft to avoid pawning a pistol. Police sought an alleged confederate, James Griffin alias Galloway of Kansas City, as Badenhop gave conflicting names.
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Memphis
Paul Badenhop
Badenhop
Kansas Wesleyan College
Salina
Kansas
Nolice
Nashville
Tenn
Atlanta
Kengington
James Griffin
Galloway
Kansas City
James C. Gordon
Exhumed body finds meningitis caused Fields death
Kelley Fields died from spinal meningitis and not skull injury, doctors testified after exhumation in Fort Blackmore Va. The prior fight at Blair's Gap involved Gilmer Click and George Tiggs, who face murder charges in Sullivan County circuit court. The hearing before Magistrate A. N. Hawk set trial for the next term at Blountville.
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Gilmer Click
George Tiggs
Fields
Blair’s Gap
Sullivan County
A. N. Hawk
Blountville
E. M. Corns
Kingsport
J. M. Dougherty
Gate City
Ft. Blackmore
H. S. Bond
Click and
Tiggs
Corns
Highland Park Show
Railroads Cut Long Haul Fares to Eastern Points
Pacific coast railroads announce a four month fare reduction starting July 1 lowering coach rates from California to Chicago to 40, from here to Kansas City to 32.5, and to 36.50 for Causeraia-St Louis Memphis and New Orleans. Tourist round trips also cut about a third with May 15 westbound and May 22 eastbound start dates. Similar reductions apply to Pacific northwest lines.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Western Pacific
California
Chicago
Kansas City
Missouri
St. Louis
Memphis
New Orleans
Pacific Northwest
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Milwaukee
Indictments Against Legs Diamond Formed in Prohibition Case
Federal indictments against Legs Diamond and four henchmen for violating the prohibition law were to be served in Catskill, New York. Diamond faces kidnapping and assault charges and armed carriage, while two counts for conspiracy and possessing a still wait pending state charges. United States Attorney Medalie announced the action naming Paul Quatrocchi, his chief aide, Harry Costello and "Tony and Louis Doe" among those indicted.
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New York
Legs Diamond
Catskill
N. Y
Diamond
Bennett
United States
Medalie
Paul Quatrocchi
Harry Costello
Tony
Louis Doe
Gibraltar tourists halted as riots erupt in Spain
American visitors are stopped amid riot scenes as Communists loot Spanish refugee camps. Strong clashes disrupt movements, with authorities seeking order while refugees flee the unrest.
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Gibraltar
Baltimore Major General Butler cusses on uncensored radio speech
Major General Butler delivers a heated radio address using a dozen strong phrases. The incident highlights tensions over broadcaster censorship and military discipline amid wartime constraints.
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Baltimore
Genera Butler
Federal building program details released by Hoover
President Hoover outlined a six group classification for a federal building program totaling 700 under construction nationwide at a cost of 429 million dollars. The plan covers completed sites, contracted sites, future plans, partially completed sites, determined sites, and sites in possession or selection. The Washington internal revenue building tops completed costs at 10 million dollars, while the largest under construction is a Commerce Department project at 17.5 million.
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Washington
Hoover
Public Works Program
Congress
Internal Revenue Bureau
Icommerce Department
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