Insoll trusts declared bankrupt in Chicago case
Federal Judge Walter C. Lindley ordered bankruptcy proceedings for Insull Utility Investments Inc and the Corporation Securities Company, ending any hope for stockholders to recover their $300,000,000. Receivers reported hopeless insolvency with minimal assets, while investigations revealed favored investors and a 1929 agreement restricting sale of shares.
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Chicago
Corporation Securities Company
Insull Utility Investments, Inc
Insull
Walter C. Lindley
Samuel Insull
King
Lindley
Danville
Ill
Tottering Company
Martin
Chicago Stock Exchange
Missing banker thought killed in Texas trip
Henry C. Doherty 36 president of the Burlington Bank is missing after a business trip to Amarillo Texas. Alfalfa county officers fear foul play as the bank remains closed three days after his departure. Investigators found two mysterious calls to his Wichita brother hinting at bad news and possible harm.
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Burlington
Okla
Henry C. Doherty
Amarillo
Tex
Alfalfa County
Burlington Bank
Doherty
Texas
Ben Krat
J. W. Ingram
State
Oklahoma City
Shamrock
Wichita
Kaw
Henry
Al Capone Seeks Freedom From Atlanta Penitentiary
Al Capone, Chicago crime boss serving a decade for tax evasion, appears outside the federal building in Atlanta as part of ongoing efforts around his imprisonment and potential freedom discussions.
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AL Capone
Chicago
Atlanta
Justice Flags Wild Shooting
Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Alexander W. Chambliss condemned officers firing on fleeing suspects. He cited the Nashville milk bottle incident and a Chattanooga shooting of an unarmed bystander. He warned harsh policing harms courts, inflates crime and harms the underprivileged.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Alexander W. Chambliss
Tennessee Supreme Court
Times Today
Nashville
Supreme Court
Lottery package linked to Davis trial in Moose charity case
New York AP report states a 1930 package labeled as 102300 items containing lottery tickets was sent to J. J. Davis. receipt signed by Fred W. Jones described as secretary to Senator James J. Davis. McNeil testified packages reportedly contained advertising and dance tickets. The court admitted the receipt with limits on its conclusiveness.
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New York
J. J. Davis
Fred W. Jones
United States
James J. Davis
Davis
Loyal Order of Moose
J. J. McNeil
Railway Express Agency
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Jones
Pennsylvania Gets 2.5 Million RFC Relief Grant
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation approved a 2.5 million dollar advance for three large Pennsylvania counties Philadelphia Allegheny and Northampton to aid the needy. An 800 word public statement blamed Governor Pinchot and the state legislature for any relief delays and asserted RFC actions are independent of Hoover.
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Pennsylvania
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Northampton
Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot
White House
Hoover
Milford
Philip C. Staples
Philadelphia Relief Board
Harrisburg
Curtis completes tour of Tennessee goes to Kentucky
Vice President Charles Curtis wrapped a Tennessee speaking tour and moved into southern Kentucky to campaign for the national ticket. He planned a Bowling Green speech in the afternoon and a Hopkinsville appearance at night, condemning debt cancellations while praising U.S. economic resilience and immigration controls. John E. McCall of Memphis introduced him as the Republican nominee for governor.
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Chattanooga
White House
United States
Organization of the Republic
Curtis
John E. McCall
Memphis
Fair and cooler weather across Tennessee and Virginia
Readings show fair and cooler conditions in Tennessee tonight and Saturday with cooler nights. Virginia reports generally fair and cooler weather tonight and Saturday. Temperature figures reflect yesterday's highs around 95 and lows near 66 with rainfall data noted. measurements taken at 6:00 p.m. daily for the prior 24 hours.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Democrats Active as G O P Prepares
Washington September 23. Democratic activity and Republican preparation shape the presidential campaign outlines. Roosevelt speaks on agriculture railroads power and the tariff while Hoover opens his drive October 4 at Des Moines with major issues. Wisconsin halts surprise La Follette leadership. state tickets nearly complete. Campaign scope and central pattern remain unsettled as dry and anti dry forces mobilize in congressional contests.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hoover
Des Moines
la Follette
Wisconsin
Roosevelt Tours California As He Seeks New Leadership
Governor Roosevelt closes 8900 mile swing near Hoover residence in Palo Alto and visits Oakland and San Francisco. He argues for breaking party lines and promoting a new deal while praising Senator Hiram Johnson and addressing thousands of marchers along the Embarcadero and Market Street.
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San Francisco
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
White House
Hiram Johnson
California
Johnson
New York
Sacramento
State Federation of Labor
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Palo Alto
Oakland
the Embarcadero
San _ Francisco
Market Street
Golden Gate City
Historic Palace Hotel
James Rolph, Jr
Gandhi Expected To End His Fast In India
Gandhi's death fast in protest against British electoral plans for untouchables may end today. Pandit Balaviya, a former lieutenant, visited Gandhi and said an agreement could be reached before today ends, allowing Gandhi to eat. Gandhi slept well, offered prayers, and leaders predicted a possible compromise with Sapru's plan.
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Poona
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Madam Mohan Balaviya
Mahatma
Gandhi
Mahhatma
Sir ‘Tej Bahadur Sapru
Two Die in Virginia Head-On Truck Crash
Glady Edens 15 is dead and Mrs. Chris Morrell 21 is gravely injured after a head-on collision near Gate City Virginia on the Speers Ferry road. The Durant coach driven by Morrell plowed into a truck carrying sawmill machinery, killing a passenger and sending several others to Kingsport General Hospital with serious injuries.
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Chris Merrell
Kingsport Hospital
Glady Edens
Kingsport General Hospital
Speers Ferry
Durant
Morrell
Trig Lane
Chris Morrell
Kingsport
Edens
Robinette Valley
McConnell Funeral Home
Parcel Post Rates to Rise Across Zones in October
The Post Office Department announced parcel post rates will rise October 1 to offset a 1930 net loss of about 15 million dollars. Local delivery parcels remain unchanged while rates vary by zone, from 8 to 15 cents for the first pound and higher for additional weight. rural route local mail saves 2 cents, and nonlocal delivery 3 cents less.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Poison Alcohol Toll Surges in New York City
A jobless seaman died after drinking wood alcohol, the 13th to perish since Monday and the 50th since August 1 from poisonous liquor in Manhattan. Peddlers prowled Bowery and waterfront districts selling venomous drinks for nickels. Detectives track the deaths but nab none while Police Commissioner Mulrooney orders intensified searches amid deadly “low class” joints where ten cent bottles were on offer.
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New York
Edward P. Mulrooney
Wage dispute over state salaries continues in Tennessee
Nashville September 23 A long running clash between Comptroller Roy C. Wallace and Finance and Taxation Commissioner George P. Dempster over legality of salaries for certain state employees moved forward in one area while persisting in another. An attorney general opinion authorized the comptroller to approve vouchers for auditors in the gasoline tax division, but control of that division remains disputed. Dempster has withheld signing vouchers for three assistant attorneys general and a stenographer whose salaries he argues belong in the attorney general budget.
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Nashville
Roy C. Wallace
George P. Dempster
J. M. Gardenhire
Roy H. Beeler
Comptroller
Dempster
W. S. Booton
Attorney General’ S Office
Attorney General's Office
Garner Returns to Washington
Speaker John N Garner returned to Washington after attending the funeral of his 31 year old mother Mrs Sarah Jane Garner at Detroit Texas He was met by a few friends at the station who expressed their sorrow over his loss and he said it was a sad mission The Texan plans to proceed to New York on Monday and has not decided where he would speak or how extensive a tour would be
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Washington
John N. Garner
Sarah Jane Garner
Detroit
Texas
New York
Treasury receipts and outlays for September 21
Treasury receipts totaled 5 940 799 57 with expenditures of 10 155 232 74 leaving a balance of 885 746 297 29. Customs duties for the 21 days ending September 21 were 16 708 967 62.
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Washington
Treasury
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