Rum ring arrests shake officials on train bound for Montreal
Officials seize a British American liquor plot amid a staged arrest on a railway car heading to Montreal. Red ward Tatham pleads not guilty and is held on a $100,000 bond as papers in his bags imply conspiracy to violate prohibition laws. Authorities say a syndicate planned large scale imports via steamers and transfers at the treaty line. The Justerini and Brooks distillery denies involvement and remains mystified.
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York
Redward Tatham
Tatham
Montreal
Ani
United States
Watts
Yatham
Boore
Bard Watts
Lugland
Canada
London
Automobile production lags behind last year
Detroit manufacturers produced 270,328 fewer vehicles in January and February than the same period a year earlier. Factory sales totaled 278,270 in January and 328,962 in February, down from 401,087 and 466,018 in 1929, with declines across passenger cars, trucks, and taxicabs.
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Detroit
German State Railroads Run 422 Million Miles in 1929
Government railways of Germany reported a running distance of 422.9 million miles for 1929, up 28 million from 1928. They carried about 2.054 billion passengers, an increase of 2 million over the previous year.
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Berlin
Germany
Senator Pratt Seeks Re Election In Tennessee Senate
Senator Pratt announces intention to seek reelection to the Tennessee Senate representing Sullivan and Hawkins counties. He touts savings from state road bonds, supports rural road aid, opposes redistricting, and backs free school books and teacher pensions while endorsing reforestation and agricultural extension.
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Senate
Thomas H. Pratt
Fresety
Ste Ond
Tennessee
Sullivan
Hawking
Pratt
Seak
Custon
Mir
di Itt
State Senate
Hawkins
Sullivan Cowney
Hawkins County
General Assembly
Horton
State Department of Agriculture
Conferees finish with tariff bill
In Washington May 24 conferees approve a flexible provision in the tariff bill after a preliminary conference. The compromise includes about 2000 words and changes in the draft. Republicans fear re opening while Democrats may lodge points of order on rates for cherries cheese rag on watches. House vote to adopt the conference report hinges on Senate action without further conference.
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D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Walter H. Newton
Hoover
Smoot and Hawley
House
Tariff Commission
Friends of the
Involuntary sky writing sparks new problem for war birds
In Sacramento California air corps pilots reported a new issue as planes formed in flight. Low temperatures and thin air produced visible white vapor trails from exhausts. The dense formations made it easy for enemy aircraft and ground anti air to spot the squadron, prompting the use of condensers on exhaust lines.
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Sacramento
Cal
Air Corps
Congress Eyes Mid June End Of Session
Washington May 24 Weary congressional leaders expect adjournment by mid June. They aim to dispose of the London naval treaty this session or risk a special session called by President Hoover. Senator Borah expects a committee report next week with a likely overwhelming Senate vote for ratification. The rivers and harbors bill and navy appropriation measures also move forward as Muscle Shoals debates loom.
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Francis
M- Stephens
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Congress
Hoover
Feaders
Johnson
California
Foreign Relations’ Committee
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Watson
Indiana
Navy Department
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
New Resistance Rises in Calcutta Women Stop Football Play
In Calcutta, women pickets blocked main pavilion entrances to halt league football matches as civil resistance spreads in India. In Karachi police raided a salt shop, injuring several during clashes, while Moslems urged joining Gandhi’s campaign amid Karachi and Sind activism. Bombay observed Dharasana Day with limited work stoppages following a mass demo for Mrs. Naidu. Also, Western Teachers College plans a 4000 mile student bus tour starting July 22 visiting Lincoln, Jamestown, Valley Forge, Gettysburg, Philadelphia, New York, Niagara Falls among others.
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London
India
Incutta
Calcutta
Mina
Karachi
Sind
Bombay
Surojimi Naidu
Macomb
Canada
Western Teachers College
Lincoln
Jamestown
Valley Forge
Washington
Gettysburg
Philadelphia
New York
Plymouth
Montreal
Thousand Islands
Niagara Falls
Tariff Plays Big Part in Iowa Primary Debate
National and state races draw focus as voters in towns set June 2 ballots. Tariff policy looms over Republican Senate contests in several states, with Dickinson Hammill and others weighing Smoot Hawley influence against party loyalty and administration critique.
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Pennsyllvania
James J. Davis
Joe" Grundy
Bureau of Publicity
Democratic National Committee
Senator Grundy
Davis
L. J. Dickenson
John Hammill
Senate
Frank J. Land
W. C. Payne
Dickinson
Hammill
Nota
Oregon
Charles L. McNary
Alton Watkins
South Dakota
William H. McMaster
W. J. Bulow
Pennsylvania
Sedgewick Kistler
Illinois
Russ Hanna McCormick
James Hamilton Lewis
Byrd Expedition Getting Together
Panama May 24 AP Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd announced the steamship Eleanor Bolling will sail into the Pacific at noon to pick up the expedition’s bark City of New York. The bark, about 700 miles north of Balboa, advances under sail as a light wind drives progress. Byrd hopes to reach New York by June 19, depending on the Bolling’s luck. the Bolling will tow the bark again after replenishing fuel.
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Panama
Richard E. Byrd
Eleanor Bolling
Pacific
City of New York
Balboa
Admiral Byrd
New York
Bolling
Southern States Seek Farm Cooperation In Fruit Marketing
Seven southern states through commissioners of agriculture or marketing directors voted to form a south wide cooperative for marketing fruits and vegetables with the federal Farm Board and the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. They urged district and state bodies federated into regional groups to improve distribution and reduce inter state competition. Harry D. Wilson and W. A. Graham to arrange a conference with federal agencies. Peach crop prospects look good in Georgia South Carolina and Tennessee.
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Desige
Atlanta
Mayooe
Departments of Agriculture
Association For
Federal Farm Board
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Commissioners of Agriculture
Harry’ D. Wilson
Louisiana
Southern Agricultural Commissioners Association
W. A. Graham
North Carolina Agricultural Committed
Graham
Georgia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Belson Rue
ANZACS Use US Cars in Australia Vehicle Fleet
American made automobiles account for 83 percent of passenger cars and 89 percent of trucks registered in Australia.
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U. S
Washington
Australia
Medals Approved for Byrd Antarctic Expedition Members
President Hoover announced the congressional resolution recognizing a series of presentations of medals to the members of the Byrd Antarctic expedition. The action, dated May, signifies formal commendation from Congress for the perilous voyage and scientific contributions.
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Washington
Hoover
Kingsport Forms Half Million Building and Loan Firm
J Fred Johnson named chairman as the Kingsport Building and Loan Association, with $501,000 authorized and over $200,000 already sold. Directors include J Fred Johnson, J C White, A D Brockman, O P Edwards, J C Stone, B W Palmer, G D Poarch, M G Benson, W R Jennings, G W Taylor, T M Fuller, George H Hughes, F F Shetterly, John B Nall, C E Brooks, and S P Platt.
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Kingsport Bidding and Loan Association
First National Bank
J. Fred Johnson
J. C. White
A. D. Brockman
0. P. Edwards
J. C. Stone
B. W. Palmer
G. D. Poar
G. P. Edwards, Jr
J.C. Stone
AD. Brockman
E. W. Palmer
GC. P. Edwards, Jr
Bennett and Edwards
Kingsport Building and Loan Association
Kingsport
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Edward Tatham
Swanky British Distiller
Nip
Bud
Thos.h.pratt
Paris
Harriet Adams
Society of Woman Geographers
Elizabeth Dickey
South
Dickey
Society
Herbert Dickey
Orinoco River
Curtis
Repues
Ty .K. Curtis
Chicago
Charles Curtis
Women of
Othera' Raid Salt Works
Iowa
Keystone
Joe” Grundy
Lo A. Brophy
Getting
Mary Marshman
Northwestern’ University
H. ‘Anthony
Anthony
Marshman
New Association
C. L. Smith
M. “Gills
Eat
Frankford
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