Mills Run Reports On General Textile Strike
Ashely Halsey reports from Greeneville South Carolina as mills reopen amid widespread strike action. Pickets line fences with red streamers. guards stand with bayonets while Poe mill operatives report limited turnout and several plants across the region close or run at reduced capacity. Local cities including Charlotte Columbia Gastonia Mount Airy and Forest City show varied activity as workers return or stay off duty after the Labor Day holiday.
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Ashley Halsey
Associated Press
Greeneville
S.C
Isis
AL Seneca
Poe Mills
Spinning Point
Carolin Gharlotte
N. C
8. C
Columbia
S. C
Gastonia
County
Albermarle
N. G
Mount Airy
Forest City
Rutherford County
Sennetty
Weather Summary for Tennessee and Virginia
Occasional show and thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday in Tennessee, clearing Tuesday morning in the west, cooler Tuesday in the west. In Virginia, cloudy with probable rain tonight and Tuesday, warmer in the extreme west tonight. Readings show yesterday’s high near 94 in Virginia. no rain reported on the date.
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Tennessee
West Portion
Virginia
Negotiations Fail in New Orleans Political Feud
In New Orleans on September 3 a peace bid between Huey P. Long and Mayor T Semmes Walmsley failed as a 100 citizen committee announced Long refused to sign their arbitration plan unless a halt was called to party or nation list agitation. The panel said both factions agreed to a citizen committee of 100 to run the election with 300 enforcers, election day plans, and safeguards for registration books, with details to continue on page six.
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New Orleans
Din Tyr
Periunans
Huey, P. Long
T. Semmes Walmsley
Lange
Citiens
Yielis
Lawyers who aid criminals purged in Chicago probe
Government moves against lawyers aiding criminals as seven people are arrested in connection with harboring the outlaw John Dillinger. Among the detainees is attorney Louw Pi quett, linked to Dillinger’s circle. Information from Mrs Anna Sage identified the seized suspects. The case highlights a nationwide drive to purge lawyers aiding fugitives.
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Chicago
United States
Dwight H. Green
Jol Dillinger
Louw
Piquett
Desperado
Labor Day Address Urges 30-Hour Week and Relief Payments
William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, urged on Labor Day that the nation adopt a 30 hour week as a cure for unemployment and push direct federal relief payments during the winter. He warned the current 30 hour week under NRA codes cannot supply full employment and supported six hour days and five day weeks with government aid and relief for workers, families, and farmers facing hunger and shelter needs.
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Wichita
Eas
William Green
American Federation” Sf Labor
Opnion
Representativ
Johor
Federation
Wichita ‘Trades and Labor Assembly
American Legion
Grean
Chile
Charlie Chaplin Still Hollywood's Richest Actor
Tollywood, Calif. Sept. 3. Report cites private affairs of film colony for tax records. Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford noted for earnings. Will Rogers and Harold Lloyd listed with extensive property and assets in Los Angeles County. John Barrymore and others show high assessed valuations and large furniture holdings in the bounty tax and county auditor offices.
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Tollywood
Calif
Charlie Chaplin
Bolywood
Greta Garbo
Joan Crawford
Will Rogers
Shword
Lloyd
Bounty
County
Fung
Povberty
Vichus
Ament
William P. Rogers
Los Angeles County
Harold Lloyd
John Barrymore
Lad Is Unscathed in Unique Mishap
CHALONS SUR MARNE France Sept 3 AP Nine year old Henri Guyot narrowly escaped harm when swallowed by a wheat binder mechanism He emerged unscathed and told of his strange adventure His father expected injury yet found him unharmed in the middle of the shock of the machine
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Chalons Sur Marne
France
Henri Guyot
Russ Columbo Shot by Accident in Hollywood
Russ Columbo, famed singer and violinist, died after an accidental gun discharge during a gun demonstration at photographer Lansing V. Brown Jr. s home in Hollywood. The weapon misfired while a dueling pistol was being handled, the bullet ricocheting off a table into Columbo s left eye. Columbo, born in Camden New Jersey, rose to fame through radio and films, later landing a Universal contract.
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Hollywognd
Galif
Russ Columbo
Columba
Lansing V. Brown, Jr
Brown
Agjectives
Russ
Columbo
Camden
WN. J
Universal
New York chop suey served at Shanghai restaurant
Foreign style dishes gain popularity at Chinese feasts in Shanghai. A large Shanghai restaurant advertises New York chop suey over its entrance, highlighting growing demand for Western influenced foods amid traditional dining.
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Shanghai
New York
Five Million Seen for Relief Rolls
Washington reports a forecast of 5,000,000 families on federal relief rolls in February, a new high, due to drought and winter season. Richberg stressed government misinfo denial about funding of offices, noting unemployment gains and farm price boosts in progress reports to FDR.
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Washington
Donald Riehberg
Roosevelt
Executive Council
Riehberg
Isbor
Richberg
Labor Day marks opening of giant industrial strike
Labor Day events highlight unrest as textile workers protest for shorter hours wage gains and end to the stretchout. William Green AF of L urges high wages to sustain purchasing power while Perkins cites employment gains under the Roosevelt era amid recent recessions.
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Roosevelt
Perkins
Constitutional Party Formed to Oppose New Deal in NY
Henry Breckinridge former assistant secretary of war in the Wilson cabinet宣布 his candidacy for the U.S. Senate to oppose Dr Royal S Copeland. He will run as the Constitutional Party nominee, pledging constitutional government and opposition to what he calls Tamanyizing the federal government. Breckinridge, ally of Col Charles A Lindbergh, cites opposition to socialism and reaction as core aims.
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New York
New York State
Henry Breckinridge
Wilson
United States Senate
Royal S. Copeland
New Deal
Breckinridge
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Constitutional Party
Prehistoric Beast Sought in Lake Camon Monster Hunt Draws French Locals
In Saint Gaudens France over the weekend hundreds hunted a reported prehistoric beast in Lake Camon amid a storm. Witness M F Narud claimed a 25 foot long scaled creature with phosphorescent eyes and a heavy, sluggish gait. An official wolf lieutenant organized a search as locals braved rain to scour reed borders.
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M. F. Narud
Gamon J
Moga
Labor Day History From Early Boston Origins
Chicago article marks Labor Day as the 47th anniversary of legal holiday status with early law adoption in Colorado and New York and notes the concept emerging in Boston around 1889, supported by the Knights of Labor, founded in Philadelphia in 1863. The piece traces labor movement roots and the spread of the holiday across states and territories.
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Chicago
APJ
Colorado
New York
Boston
Knights of Labor
Philadelphia
Girls Assaulted, Killed in Ice Box
Sacramento authorities hunted today for the attacker of two young Paiva sisters, Maryann seven and Mary Paiva six, found in an ice box at the family ranch eighteen miles from Sacramento. Autopsy reported criminal assault, and investigators pursued clues from a two year old brother’s account as deputies searched for the culprit.
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Sacramento
Calif
Maryann
Mary Paiva
Henry Paiva
Alfred
Paiva Ranch
CG. A. McDonnell
Tacapes
Paivas
Textile strike spreads in Carolinas amid minor disorders
In Charlotte and surrounding areas on September 3, 1933, workers in the Carolinas walked out as part of a United Textile Workers nationwide strike. About 42,000 idle workers were reported, though counts varied as some abstained or were idled by others’ walkouts. Some mills posted Labor Day closings while others opened, causing a confused picture. Enthusiastic strikers in Shelby organized a motorcade to Kings Mountain, where UTW presence was weak.
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Charlotte
N. C
Carolinas
United Textile Workers of America
South
Shelby
Textile strike splits Paterson and South Carolina mills
In Washington reports on the general textile walkout show leaders praising southern walkouts yet clashing with Paterson silk interests over a contract. Paterson Silk Manufacturers Association accuses the UTW of breaking a December agreement while Kaminsky warns that 10 000 workers would strike if Paterson mills walk out. Gorman says the strike will cripple the industry by midweek as Charlotte and other southern centers report near total idleness with several mills idle and others operating under pressure.
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Washington
United Textile Workers
Paterson
N. J
Francis J. Gorman
Benjamin Kaminsky
Paterson Silk Manufacturers Association
Kaminsky
American Federation of Labor
U.T.W
Amills
William F. Kelley
South
Carolinas
Gorman
Charlotte
Covington
Calhoun Falls
Highshoals
N. C
Selma
Great Falls
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Cedartown
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