Roosevelt's Acclaim Split With Cutting at New Mexico Greeting
At Lamy Junction New Mexico Senator Bronson Cutting a Republican met Governor Roosevelt Democratic nominee on the party's official welcome. Cutting declined to speak while Roosevelt praised local Democrats and introduced his family to about 1500 delegates before continuing to Las Vegas and Colorado Springs.
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Roosevelt
Lamy Junction
N. M
United States
Bronson Cutting
New Mexico
Cutting
Mr. Roosevelt
Sam Bratton
Dennis Chavez
Santa Fe
Lamy
Las Vegas
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Gladewater Officials Seek Withdrawal of Rangers
The Gladewater City commission passed a resolution asking Gov. Sterling to withdraw rangers from active duty in the city. Mayor A. J. Wood and city secretary L. R. Neal signed the document to be sent to executive offices. The Gladewater American Legion Post approved a similar resolution last night.
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Gladewater
Ross Sterling
A. J. Wood
L. R. Neal
Ferguson Name Cannot Be Certified For Governor Ballot
Austin dispatch reports Secretary of State cannot certify Miriam A Ferguson as a governor candidate due to 1925 codification changes. Judges certify nominees after trial or appeal. McCallum indicated law’s impact as contest proceeds. Ballot closure Saturday. trial begins Monday in Travis County.
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Raymond Brooks
Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Jane Y. McCallum
Ross S. Sterling
Secretary of State
Political feud in Cuba leaves four dead in Havana violence
In Havana, military rule was declared after the assassination of Clemente Vazquez Bello, president of the Cuban Senate, and three opposition leaders. Investigators call the killings retaliation for Vazquez Bello, a Machado ally. A fourth opposition member was wounded. representatives Gonzalo Freyre de Andrade, Guillermo Freyre de Andrade, Leopoldo Freyre de Andrade and Miguel Angel Aguiar are noted among the figures in the upheaval.
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Havana
Clemente Vazquez Bello
Senate
Machado
Congress
Vazquez Bello
Cuba
Gonzalo Freyre de Andrade
Guillermo Freyre de Andrade
Leopoldo Freyre de Andrade
Miguel Angel Aguiar
QUAKE DEATH TOLL TOPS 100 IN MACEDONIA AREA
Reports place the earthquake toll in Macedonia and nearby regions above 100 with 127 dead and over 250 injured. At least 3,000 dwellings were destroyed and Stratonikion suffered heavy losses with 50 dead and 100 injured. First aid and relief supplies rush to the stricken villages including Terissos Sklira Neohoro Jerisso and St Aghira.
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Athens
Greece
Macedonia
Chalicidice
Jugoslavia
Stratonikion
Terissos
Sklira
Neohoro
Jerisso
St. Aghira
State Ready To Start Potter Highway Work
The Texas Highway Commission has about 260000 ready for immediate expenditure in Potter County and aims to start as soon as right-of-way is available. W J Van London said crews and money are ready to go, and the commission hopes a trial mile will show the benefits to property values and ease ROW acquisition. Bids for core tests on a new bridge across the Canadian River on Highway No 5 north of here are expected to be opened late this week.
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Texas Highway Commission
Potter County
W. J. van London
van London
Carl Hill
Canadian River
Here
Mrs. Jane Y. McCallum Pushes Ballot Law in Texas
Secretary of State Mrs. Jane Y. McCallum plans to push a ballot law in Austin as details continue on page 10 column 2. The item reflects ongoing legislative action and state official involvement in electoral procedures.
Bomb Strikes Judge Thayer Home in Sacco Vanzetti Case
A bomb partially wrecked the Worcester residence of Judge Webster Thayer, injuring his wife and maid slightly. The blast damaged six nearby houses and shattered windows in several west district homes. Police guard Harvard President Lawrence Lowell and other trial participants as state explosives experts weigh dynamite as the likely weapon.
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Worcester
Mass
Sacco Vanzetti
Webster Thayer
Boston
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Alvan T. Fuller
Sacco
Vanzetti
Charles J. van Arburgh
Rail Commission Heads Coolidge Plan For Transportation Reform
A non partisan railroad commission headed by Calvin Coolidge with Bernard Baruch Alfred E Smith Clark Howell and Alexander Legge was announced by Walter Bennett of the Emergency Industrial Savings Bank. The committee is invited to survey the transportation situation and report recommendations for relief and improvement.
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New York
Calvin Coolidge
Bernard M. Baruch
Clark Howell
Alexander Legge
Alfred E. Smith
Walter Bennett
Emi Zrant Industrial Savings Bank
Bennett
Atlanta
Chicago
Yankees Open World Series Facing Rain and Cold
New York motorists describe damp weather and low ticket sales as the World Series begins tomorrow. The Yankees enter as favorites to win a seventh World Series against the Chicago Cubs, aiming to reclaim the banner for the American League amid uncertain box office mood.
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New York
New York Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Yankees
News-Globe Hosts World Series Party In New York
The Yankees and Cubs begin what may be the greatest paid admission world series with the News-Globe planning a noon kickoff. A large Play-O-Graph board from seven World Series sits on a News-Globe balcony as Sixth Street from Taylor to Fillmore is roped off for crowds.
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New York
Yankees
Cubs
News-Globe
Sixth Street
Taylor and
Fillmore
Yankees Cubs Open Series Amid Rainy Skies and Hype
The piece frames the Yankees and Cubs as pre series favorites with Ruth’s illness and a shaky Yankees rotation, while the Cubs rely on speed and pitching craft. It cites a likely pitching duel between Guy Bush and Charley Ruffing, notes poor box office from cold weather, and mentions Mayor McKee and Speaker Garner attending the opener.
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Babe Ruth
New
Guy Bush
Cubs
Charley
Red) Ruffting
Yankees
Joseph V. McKee
John N. Garner
Wichita Falls birthday parade marks 59th anniversary
A six mile parade drew about 75 000 Texans and Oklahomans as Wichita Falls celebrated the arrival of the first Denver railway train into the city on September 27 1882. The event featured historic floats, pioneer vehicles, horses, and period costumes with the T C U Horned Frog Band joining the celebration.
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Wichita Falls
Denver
Fort Worth
T. C. U. Horned Frog Band
Babe Ruth Sidelined Yet Popular With Fans Ahead Of Series
The Yankees hold a two to one edge as favorites to win the World Series despite Babe Ruth being listed as sick the day before opening. Kids flock to the Bambino who remains the best loved figure in New York baseball.
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Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
New York
Third Brown murder case trial set for walker
In Lubbock Texas Hugh Walker, named Public Enemy No 1, faces a third trial in the F W Brown murder case. Two aides, Jess Covington and B L Richardson, have already received prison terms for involvement. Evidence places Walker as a trigger man with Brown shot at a Woodrow Community residence May 30. Walker’s trial begins Wednesday at 10 in 99th district court before Judge Mullican as spectators pack the courthouse.
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Lubbock
Durwood H. Bradley
Hugh Walker
F. W. Brown
Walker
Jess Covington
B. L
John” Richardson
Brown
Covington
Lubbock County
Woodrow
Hill proposes fair coliseum on government loan in Amarillo
John E. Hill of Panhandle Lumber urges Amarillo city to obtain a Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan to build a fair coliseum at the Tri-State Fair Grounds. He says the project would create employment and be asset to the community. He also suggests leasing the McDonald Walter site for irrigation and a potential canning factory, with land divided into 5 and 10 acre tracts. Mayor Rogers says the ideas will be considered.
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Tri-State Fair Grounds
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
John E. Hill
Panhandle Lumber Company
Hill
Ress D. Rogers
McDonald Walter
Amarillo
Rogers
Tri- State
Bank raid at Vian State Bank ends with kidnapping
Two bandits robbed the Vian State Bank in Oklahoma on September 27, kidnapping bank president R. W. Armstrong and fleeing with an undetermined cash amount. Armstrong was threatened with death and released unharmed west of town.
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Vian
Okla
Vian State Bank
R. W. Armstrong
Armstrong
Contested Potter County Court Case Heads to High Court
The Potter County election contest for precinct No 4 goes directly to the Seventh Court of Civil Appeals before the November 8 general election. Judge W E Gee ruled Quin cy Ford won by one vote 187 186 over Percy Gibbs who had won 192 191 in August run off. The ballot in question was never identified and the ruling could imply unlimited unnamed ballots. Continued on page 10 column 1.
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Potter County
Seventh Court of Civil Appeals
W. E. Gee
108Th District Court
Quincy Ford
Percy Gibbs
Wen
Gee
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity
Partly cloudy Wednesday across West Texas and New Mexico with generally fair conditions and little temperature change. Ani hours show Amarillo high around 98, low 53 with yesterday’s extremes 70 and 53 in 1931. unsettled east portion noted.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Lease on Sterling Building Auctioned in Memphis
The Sterick Building leasehold on courthouse steps sold for 1.2 million dollars. Madison Avenue Corporation of Memphis, backed by St. Louis capital, purchased the skyscraper, built at 2.5 million, by Gov Ross Sterling of Texas and Wyatt Hedrick.
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Memphis
Tenn
Sterick
Gov. Ross
Sterling
Texas
Wyatt C. Hedrick
Madison Avenue Corporation
St. Louis Capital
Puerto Rico Devastated by Furious Hurricane Destruction
A massive hurricane roared across Puerto Rico causing hundreds of deaths and millions in property loss. The storm, dubbed a two mile per minute wind doughnut, traced a path toward Haiti with the center expected to pass near Port au Prince. Santo Domingo reported high winds and heavy rains but limited damage, while San Pedro de Macoris saw seventy houses destroyed.
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Haiti
United States Weather Bureau
Washington
Port Au Prince
Father Gutierrez Lanza
Belen Observatory
Havana
Samana Bay
Santo Domingo
Father Lanza
Dominican Republic
San Pedro de Macoris
Storm of Saint Eusebio Hits Puerto Rico Death Toll Over 200
A hurricane swept Puerto Rico causing extensive damage and a rising death toll. Governor James R. Beverley estimated more than 200 dead and 1,000 injured as the storm moved northwest from the Atlantic. The disaster, dubbed the storm of Saint Eusebio, left widespread devastation and millions in damage.
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Associated Press
San Juan
Puerto Rico
James R. Beverley
Ban Eusepio
Atlantic
New Destroyers To Boost Jobs In Navy Yard Plan
Secretary Adams announced that three new destroyers will start at Boston Philadelphia and New York yards to aid employment. Each ship costs about four million dollars and aims to replace aging vessels, with completion expected in 1935.
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Washington
Boston
Philadelphia
New York Navy Yards
Adams
Navy
Congress
Regional Agricultural Credit Corp of Texas formed in Fort Worth
Fort Worth reports the creation of the Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation of Texas to stabilize livestock and improve feed crop markets. A. E. Thomas, EVP, returned from Washington and said offices open next week in the Farr Building. First loans expected in about 10 days. board meeting set for Friday at 10.
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Fort Worth
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation of Texas
A. E. Thomas
Washington
Thomas
T. B. Yarbrough
Texas
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Yarbrough
Farr
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Seligman
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Carthy
Ferguson
Jurists Home
Saccovanzetti
Rail Commission
Coolidge
Ruth
Bush
Ruffing
Wichitans
Babe
Durwood Bradley
City
Fair Coliseum
Gibbsford
Beverly
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