Youth Kills Cop Then Takes Own Life in Club
In Washington a 25 year old, Robert S Montgomery, wounded a man and killed a police officer before shooting himself. He died en route to hospital. Motive unclear but relatives cite exam stress for CPA goal. Montgomerys body to be returned to his father Colonel R H Montgomery after inquest ruled murder and death by own action.
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Washington
Robert S. Montgomery
Montgomery
New York
Boston
Charles Garbett
Jesse Taylor
Taylor
J. Ramsey Nevitt
Robert H. Montgomery
Contestants Standing to Be Published in Kingsport Times
Readers are informed of the ongoing Kingsport Times Subscription Campaign with a Chrysler Sedan as the grand prize and a $150,000 diamond dinner ring as added prize. Contestants’ standings update tomorrow. best work from yesterday through May 30 earns the diamond ring, second best wins $50. New entrants have equal chances. reader support can boost a favorite contestant before May 30.
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Kingsport Times
Dobyns-Taylor Hardware Co
Weather notes for Tennessee and Virginia regions
Cloud increasing with showers and storms forecast for Tennessee on Tuesday and likely western areas late tonight with cooler conditions Tuesday. Virginia expects fair but warmer tonight with increasing clouds and Tuesday showers, possible western and extreme northern portions Tuesday afternoon, winds shift from east to south. Rain totals include yesterday’s 0.09 inches and 0.22 inches previous year. Readings by T C Harris U S W O at 6:00 p m daily.
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Tennessee
Virginia
T. C. Harris
U.S.W.O
Baltimore Sunday Work Ban Enforced At Club HQ
In Baltimore on May 18 two men, William Orden and Peter Buckowski, were arrested by a patrolman for washing a window at a club’s new headquarters. They posted $6.45 bonds each for a hearing. Maryland’s 200 year old Sunday closing law restricts work on Sundays though drug stores and gas stations are exempt and Baltimore may vote on Sunday labor later.
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Baltimore
William ‘Orden
Peter Buczkowski
Maryland
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Reported
Treasury receipts for May 15 were 4.8 million dollars with expenditures at 11.7 million and a balance near 199.8 million dollars. May customs receipts through May 15 totaled about 15.0 million dollars.
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Treasury
Washington
New York Belasco Funeral Attended by Stage and Civic Leaders
The funeral for Belasco in New York drew a line of stage icons and civic officials. Performers, directors, and city leaders joined mourners to honor the renowned figure in American theater.
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New York
Belasco
Eladers
Customs Accord to Be Submitted to World Court
Geneva May 18 AP Germany Austria France Great Britain and Italy agreed to submit the proposed Austro German customs accord to the World Court at The Hague for an advisory opinion on legality. Austria’s Johann Schober defended economic independence while Briand backed court submission.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Germany
Austria
France
Great Britain
Italy
World Court
the Hague
Arthur Henderson
St. German
Blazing Wall Falls and Kills Two in Gainesville
A wall of a burning building collapsed early today in Gainesville Texas killing H. C. Talley foreman for Texas Power and Light and Wayne Williams railroad telegraph operator. Several others were injured as firemen and spectators were buried in debris at the Trew Brothers Motor Company Kennerly Hardware building. The blaze origin is undetermined and damage is about $100,000.
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Gainesville
Texas
H. C. Talley
Texas Power and Light Company
Wayne Williams
William Block
Erick Giles
Raymond Powell
Morris Finley
Trew Brothers Motor Company
Kennerly Hardware Company
Talley
Trew
Chief of bootleg ring is murdered in Massillon
Massillon Ohio May 18 AP a gangster known as the King of Columbia Heights William Bill Kirkillis 38 reputed chieftain of a bootleg ring was shot four times as he started his car after leaving an apartment house The right side bullet pierced his heart Police link his slaying to a gang war with rival Canton factions and note he had been marked since a series of speakeasies tied to a rival faction were raided by federal officers
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Chicago
John Factor
Jake the Barber
Chicago Daily Tribune
Factor
Jack
Legs) Diamond
New York
England
Halsted Street
Diamond
The
Tribune
Florida
Europe
Massillon
William “Bill” Kirkillis
Kirkillis
Columbia Heights
Jim Speros
Canton
Jurors to Decide Fate of Virgil Kirkland at Second Trial
The juror panel was completed as the case of Virgil Kirkland goes to a second trial. Bailiff J. W. McNay stands at one side and county clerk Mae London at the other, with court officials present.
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Virgil Kirkland
J. W. McNay
Mae London
Valparaiso
Ind
Arlene Draves
Army plans 600 planes in cross country to Chicago
Fairfield Ohio May 18 AP The army air corps prepared for a 250 mile cross country flight to Chicago with 600 planes. After two days of practice only four minor mishaps grounded ships, but all crews confident in a credible showing for the large formation.
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United States Army Air Corps
Chicago
Womans Christian Temperance Union Praises Day Legislation
The WCTU said in a May 18 statement that state legislatures have strengthened enforcement of prohibition in 22 states over the last decade, with only five repealing laws. It cited New Jersey as an example of wet failure as Tren ton adjourned with wet proposals dead in committees.
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Washington
Womans Christian Temperance Union
New Jersey
Trenton
Dwight Morrow
State Police Stop Attempted Truck Hold Up Narrative
U. S. mail truck driver W. N. Chase reported Saturday an attempted hold up. State Patrolman J. T. Gills and Patrolman E. G. Merriman chased a speeding truck on Broad Street and Sullivan Street, signaling it to stop. The driver did not halt but was warned about reckless city driving. Chase kept a gun in his lap but did not threaten.
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W. N. Chase
U. S
J. T. Gills
State Highway Patrol
Gills
E. G. Merriman
Broad Street
DeSoto
Merriman
Sullivan Street
Sulliven Boulevard
Chase
Missing Miller Returns to Home in Arkansas
A U McGill a 40 year old prominent rice miller who had been missing since his car plunged into White River near Stuttgart Arkansas last Tuesday night returned home today. He appeared with a beard and torn clothes and said he spent days wandering in river bottoms while declining to discuss the crash or his whereabouts. His return comes amid receivership and bankruptcy actions against the McGill Brothers Rice Mill. He began settling small debts in town.
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Stuttgart
Ark
White River
A. U. McGill
Rice Miller
McGill
McGill Brothers Rice Mill
Speed Holman Dies In Omaha Air Race Crash
Charles W. Speed Holman 33 of St Paul, famed stunt flyer, dies while stunting upside down at 20 feet during the Omaha air race. Twenty thousand spectators witness the fatal plunge as the craft crashes after barrel rolls and Immelman turns. Holman, operation manager of Northwest Airways, began wing walking in 1920.
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Omaha, Neb
Charles W
Holman
St. Paul
Omaha
Immelman
Northwest Airways
Interior Department to Cut Expenses
The Hoover administration targets major spending cuts in the Interior Department, aiming to save 17 million dollars over three years by restricting activities and deferring work. After weeks of review, officials outlined a plan to save 4 million this year, 6 to 7 million next year, and 7 to 8 million the following year.
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Washington
Interior Department
Hoover
Rapidan
Virginia
War Department
Labor Condemns Wagner Bill Veto in Virginia
Resolutions by the Virginia Federation of Labor condemned President Hoover's veto of the Wagner Unemployment bill and protested out of state labor on public works at lower wages. They endorsed the Wagner bill, faulted Doak for state employment service setup, and urged adoption at the 36th annual convention.
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Danville
Virginia Federation of Labor
Hoover
Doak
Washington
Experts Discuss Wheat Problem At World Conference
London May 18 AP Howard Ferguson Canadian high commissioner opened the world wheat conference outlining methods to ease the world surplus. Delegates from eleven exporting countries attend as he stresses two core issues: getting wheat to customers when needed and ensuring fair producer prices. He warns low prices shrink acreage and raise bread costs, urging steps to balance buyer and producer interests.
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London
Howard Ferguson
Ferguson
Probe committee to review state affairs Tuesday
Tennessee's state affairs will be revived by the legislative investigating committee. The subcommittee on the report has prepared a draft 45 000 to 60 000 words long, covering departments from insurance to highways. Remedial legislation and a minority report are possible. The legislature reconvenes in a week with a print ready draft and a busy 88 days ahead. Governor Horton faces impeachment moves sparked by statements from Memphis leader E H Crump.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Legislative Investigating Committee
Leighton Ewell
L L. Harrell
J. A. Rush
Knoxville
University of Tennessee
Department of Insurance and Banking
Finance and Taxation
General Assembly
Henry H. Horton
Hales Bar
E. H. Crump
Memphis
Slavers of U S Marshall Slain Draw Federal Hunt
Reinforced posses of federal agents and sheriffs deputies moved to Prentiss county Mississippi to track five men suspected in the shooting death of Clyde Rivers deputy U S marshal the second federal officer slain in the state within a month bootlegger Roney Eaton named as alleged band leader by Thursday 25 men had been arrested for questioning and the hunt stretched into Tippah county Dry Creek area the search director Ray Ligon declined to identify suspects yet.
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Booneville
Miss
Prentiss County
Clyde Rivers
United States
Mississippi
Rivers
Earl Womack
Roney Eaton
Ray Ligon
Clarksdale
Dry Creek
Tippah
Educator Booker T. Washington Founded Tuskegee Institute
Booker T. Washington, a prominent African American educator, founded the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee Alabama, advancing higher education for Black students in the post Reconstruction era.
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Ton. Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Alabama
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Edwin W. Pritchett
Garbett
Lybrand, Ross Brothers and
War Policies Commission
Greenwich
Conn
Arlington, Virginia
Rifle Club
Dobyns-Taylor
Johann Schober
Aristide Briand
Bill Kirkillis
Kirkland
Dayton
Fairfield
Army
Miller
Dept. OF Interior
LABOR
U. S. Marshall
Booker T. Washing
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