Lindbergh Kidnapping Case Hints of Break Reported
A high level gathering of FBI, NYPD, and New Jersey police officials sparked unconfirmed reports of a possible break in the Lindbergh kidnapping and slaying case. Investigators questioned three. four more persons were said to be joined. Authorities watched for decisive evidence as arrests and ransom-money lines remained under scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
J. Mugor Hoover
United States Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Frank Fay
Department
Col
Norman Schwarzhoff
New Jersey
John F. O'Ryan
Greenwich Street
Ryan
Fay
Schwarzkoff
O'Ryan
Greenwich Steer
Weather forecast for Tennessee and Virginia
Readings at 6 p.m. show Central Tennessee mostly cloudy with cooler conditions in the west and warmer readings in the northwest tonight. Virginia expects clear to partly cloudy skies with warmer temps in the northwest and central areas. Yesterday’s high reached 85 with a low of 52, no rain recorded on either date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fai
Tennesseur
Veirginta
Strike Leader Demands Public Mediation Board Report
Washington September 20 Francis J Gorman chairman of the textile strike committee demanded the mediation board report be made public immediately The board was said to be near completion with a report on the strike causes expected within a day or two The committee warned a 20000 dyers strike order would be issued that afternoon unless union demands were met by noon Sunday threatening a Monday work stoppage Some groups favored individual or group settlements with mills if they did not affect the overall strike plans
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Francis J. Gorman
Textile
President
Gorman
Presidential Mediation Board
Roosevelt
John G. ,Winant
New Hampshire
White House
Hyde Park
Perkins
National
Peter van Horn
Soigim N
Silk Code Authority
New York
Executive Council
The
United Textile Workers
Trotsky Linked To Madrid Red Uprising Plot
Exiled Soviet leader Leon Trotsky centers reports of a planned uprising in Madrid, with minister Rafael Salazar Alonso confirming the revolt as Trotzky’s strategy mixed with Americanism. Police seized arms, guards lined streets, and suspects including socialist leaders were arrested as authorities reported zero hour passed without incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Smith
Associated Press
Madrid
Leon Trotsky
Soviet
Russia
Rafael Salazar Alonso
Trotzky
France
Catalonia
Francisco Ordonez
University of Madrid
Pee
Cer‘ries
Picket legality tested in civil liberties action
A Li Whin of the American Civil Liberties Union announced plans to test the legality of picket prevention by state local governments and private armed forces. Arthur Garfield Hays will seek the release of pickets in concentration camps and Wirin Hapgood will move in Massachusetts to outlaw guards at textile plants. Hays will petition a federal court in Atlanta for a writ of habeas corpus challenging martial law as applied to strikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. Li Whin
American Civil Liber Union
Arthur Garfield Hays
Civil Liberties Union
Atlants
Wirin
Powers Hapgood
Denmark
Normar Hapgood
Dighton
Mass
Religious and Civic Groups Oppose New York Lotteries
Religious and civic groups in New York protest a proposed municipal lottery as unethical and unchristian. Mayor La Guardia contemplates hearings set for next Tuesday amid possible court challenges. The Brooklyn church federation and American Protestant Defense League mobilize 440 congregations against the plan, labeling it immoral and a political trick. Public hearings extend to five other measures, including a city income tax and business tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Religinus
City Hall
Brooklyn Church
Mis
Sion Federation
American Protestant Defense League
Board of Aldermen
Municipal Supplement Relief Association
Smoot Exposed In Warms On Spot In Munition Probe
Washington reports reveal Senate munitions committee testimony linking Colonel P. M. Smoot to Hawaii as agent for Thompson Machine Gun and gas bomb concerns. Evidence includes letters between John W. Young and W. B. Ryan Jr. and claims Federal Laboratories sold over 400,000 dollars worth of riot guns and related gases to Cuba in early 1930s context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Washington
Senate Munitions Committee
P. M. Smoot
Hawaii
Patricia Kendall
India
John W. Young
Federal Laboratories
W. B. Ryan, Jr
Auto Ordnance Corporation
Subpoenas Sought in TVA Hearing Case in Alabama
The Alabama Public Service Commission considered issuing subpoenas to TVA director David E Lilienthal and TVA engineers to attend a hearing on the proposed sale of municipal distribution plants in 14 north Alabama towns to TVA by Alabama Power Company. TVA officials have refused to attend, citing jurisdiction concerns, while the commission prepared to reconvene next Wednesday in Birmingham after a two day hearing adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama Public Service Commission
David E. Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley
Authority
TVA
Hugh White
Commission
Public Service Body
Forney Johnston
North
Alabame
Mabama Power Company
Johnston
Mer
White
Lilienthal
Power
Johnson
A. H. Sullivan
F. F. Beauchamp
YVA
Alabama
State Commission
Astor Frowns On Wedding Curious
New York September 2 1930 AP Some 2500 curious onlookers gathered outside the Church of Heavenly Rest to watch John Jacob Astor III arrive for a society wedding as 20 police kept the sidewalk crowd in order His bride was not with him amid reports of a quarrel in Providence Rhode Island which Mrs Astor dismissed as ridiculous The account continues on page six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alagna
George Rogers
Alagna Testi
New York
John Jacob Astor
Church of Heavenly Rest
Astor
Providence
Surplus Reducing Studied Closely
Wall Street circles focus on corporate actions to reduce cash surpluses through retirements of senior securities and special dividends as signs of a recovering market. Analysts consider potential Washington taxes on surpluses a factor, while some firms cite dividends from surplus to promote recovery and lean toward smaller reserves.
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Ty Clatde A
Jagger
Associated Press
New York
Walltreet
Wall Street
Washington
Th Iy
Georgia textile strike arrests rise across Bibb area
Atlanta detentions topped 200 as national guardsmen and civil authorities arrested 23 men near Bible City in Columbus county, 34 men at Macon, and three more at Newnan. A mass meeting near Payne Mill was broken up with tear gas and gunfire injuring one man, as deputies claimed planners of trouble led to the clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Bible City
Columbus
Macon
Newnan
Mational Guard
Payne Mill
Pope Manager Named Assistant in Tennessee Campaign
Sept 20. State Democratic headquarters announce Bain Stewart of Shelbyville named assistant state manager for the fall Democratic vote drive. Albert Gore of Carthage will chair the speakers bureau. Mrs Anthony of Trenton named chairman of the women’s division. Joe Carr to run the young Democrats. Campaign backs Governor McAlister and incumbents K D McKellar and Nathan Bachman. Pope opposes McAlister ticket with Hooper fusion bid.
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Nashville
Democratic
Bain Stewart
Shelbyville
Lewis
Pope
Albert Gore
Carthage
Gordon Browning
United States Senate
Anthony
Henry R. Bell
Democratic Executive Committee
K. D. McKellar
Nathan L. Bachman
State Railroad and Public Utilities
Porter Dunlap
W. H. Turner
Ben W. Hooper
Hooner
Senate
McKellar
Bachman
McAlister
Ape-man Moron Object Of Hunt
Chicago police women begin pursuit of an alleged ape-man seen in northside districts. Reports describe a short stocky man about 24 who attacked six girls, one wounded with a pen knife and receiving five stitches after a throat injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marie Griffin
NO MORE VICE NOR GAMBLING IN CITY
In New Orleans the militia threat cast a shadow over gambling interests as officials under Governor Allen and allied forces enforce a vice crusade. Parishes outside the city limits faced closed doors while several large gambling palaces remained darkened. Officials report sharp orders from headquarters funneling the crackdown and inspectors seek to end casino activity amid the political drive led by Huey P. Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New ‘Orleans
New Orleans
Huey P. Long
O. K. Allen
Long
St. Bernard
Jefferson Parishes
Legislative Committee
Swapping Wives Is Frowned Upon
In Harrisonville Missouri two Cass county farmers Roy Hart and Lou E Oliver sought a marital swap via divorce and remarriage. Judge Leslia A Bruce cancelled the plan after discovering their names in a newspaper marriage license list, calling the divorce actions deliberate collusion and voiding the decrees.
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Harrisonville
Cass County
Ciricuit
Leslia A. Bruce
Bruce
Roy Hart
Lou E. Oliver
Kansas City
Hart
Oliver
Mr. Oliver
Pole Hole Vigil Grips Town Mother Seeks $500
In Amityville New York Elsie Barnable mother of six sits on a pole hole to block gas and electric crews from placing a pole outside her home. After 37 hours she yields to her husband as neighbors watch, while tensions rise over alleged service cuts and a divided family amid the protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amdien
N.Y
Btrs
Elsie Barnable
Young-Lougking
Public Service Gas ‘and Electric Company
Textile mediation talks amid looming strike crisis
AP reports from Hyde Park as President Roosevelt and labor leaders meet to seek settlement while 100000 more textile workers threaten to join a nationwide walkout. Violence flares in North Carolina as militia patrols and stonings accompany plant reopenings and a fatal stabbing follows clashes. The mediation board advances a report to Roosevelt and Perkins as mass gatherings and arrests unfold in Woonsocket and Saylesville.
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Hyde Park
White House
Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
John G. Winant
New Hampshire
Textile Mediation Board
North Carolina
Ernest K. Riley
Belmont
N.C
Lexington
Carolinas
Connecticut
Maine
National Guard
Waterville
Lockwood Manufacturing Company
Woonsocket Rayon Con
Woonsocket
EK. 1
Stone Homes
Saylesville
RB. 1
Macon
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Cummings
Som
Willkint Stanley
Aitoney
Unial
Stanley
Jim
Charies A. Lindbergh
Hopewell
N. J
J. Edgar Hoover
Asner
Hoover
John G, Winant
Ingersoll
Trotsky
Cuche
Ismoot
Hans Luther
Germany
Hull
Luther
Hera
Federal Board
Morra Castle
George S. Alagna
W. F. Warms
Aalagna
Public Service Commission
Street
Gore
Huey Long
Fie
Barnabies
di Renzo
Denny
Joseph
President Roosevelt
Secretary Perkins
Gov. Winant
Henry S. Harriman
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
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