Senator Sheppard Seeks Texas Dry Victory to Block Repeal
Senator Morris Sheppard urged Texans to vote dry on August 26 to help prevent the repeal of the 18th Amendment. He warned that beer’s return would hurt workers financially and shift taxes onto the laboring class, calling the pro repeal effort a conspiracy by millionaire leaders. He spoke in Longview after addressing Hughes Springs and planned a wide state swing.
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Texas
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Chicago Newsnotes Tap Satan, Tulips and Doped Horses
A fragmented today page notes sermons praising God amid talk of Satan and kidnaping laws in Missouri and Illinois. It highlights a black rose idea, Holland tulip mania comparisons, and a report of doping at the Chicago race track with 200 horses affected, warning readers about drug peddling tied to racing profits.
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Holland
England
Amsterdam
London
Louie Dear
Chicago Race Track
Conquering Contract By P HAL SIMS
Card about contract and auction expert P HAL SIMS leader of Fou Horsemen with twenty national championships since 1924. Discusses bidding strategy for slam trials in bridge including one no trump openings and takeout bids with emphasis on safety and tourney play.
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Public Ledger
Eastpoint Mayor Backs Municipal Power Plant Plan
Article notes Eastpoint Georgia city funds $135000 for a municipally owned power plant to replace a private plant nearing contract end. Mayor Carmichael asserts light and power costs will stay steady for five years, with future city savings of about $40000 annually.
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Eastpoint
Fatal heat wave sweeps New York region
An eastern heat wave reaches its fifth day in the New York metropolitan area with 27 deaths so far. The heat topped 97 degrees as high humidity persisted and possible thundershowers offered the only relief. Hundreds of thousands crowded beaches while parks became temporary shelters with grass warnings removed.
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New York
Balcony collapse injures 57 at Coney Island fist fight
At Coney Island yesterday a wooden balcony crowded with spectators collapsed injuring 57 people. Most injuries were slight. Separate reports list a death in Pittsburgh and another in Newark. Heat topped 98 in Washington and Boston reached 93.
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Fatal Shooting at Sea Aboard Bremen
Karl Werner Heye a 26 year old New York broker was accidentally shot in the head by his friend Charles Manger 22 of Los Angeles while the pair played with a pistol in their Bremen cabin at 3 AM Sunday. Manger collapsed after reporting the accident and needed hospital help.
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France
Karl Werner Heye
New York
William Dahme
Bremen
Heye
Charles Manger
Los Angeles
Dahme
Manger
Manger to Bremerhaven for turnover to German authorities
International law places the case under German jurisdiction as Manger is sent to Bremer shaven, Germany for handover to authorities. In other news the 1932 English birthrate hit a record low of 15.3 per 10 000 people.
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Manger
Bremershaven
Germany
Fire blamed on electric line damages Cobb home
Firefighters reported a small blaze at 3608 H Street caused by an electric train line. Neighbors covered the alarm as residents were away, with the fire reported around 10 o'clock and limited damage to the H. G. Cobb residence.
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H Street
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