Portes Gil Elected Provisional President of Mexico
Emilio Portes Gil was chosen provisional president by a joint session of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies in Mexico City. He won 277 votes with no opposition and will assume office December 1 after the assassination of Alvaro Obregon. Congress orders a national election in November 1929 for the next president. Portes Gil formerly governed Tamaulipas and once led a movement for prohibition nationwide.
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E. Portes Gil
Mexico
Ress
Mexico City
Emilio Portes Gil
Senate
Chamber
Calles
Alvaro Obregon
Congress
Obregon
Gil
Portes Gil
Tampaulipas
Rio Grande
Liquor Suspect Guilty Plea Tied to Social Register
Joel Kerper bootlegger pleaded guilty to selling liquor in U S district court. His books included names from social registers and exclusive club lists. Sentence was deferred to next Friday by Judge William H Kirkpatrick after extended testimony. Police extortion bribery and conspiracy charges against 23 officers were referenced as related fallout.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Joel
Kerper
Accoss
William H. Kirkpatrick
United States District Court
White
Michael J. MelEnery
Toyflay
Walska May Be Allowed To Take Possessions Back
Opera star Ganna Walska wife of Harold F. McCormick visited appraisers stores where her clothing and jewelry valued at about 2.5 million were held and withdrew several non duty items. Officials said she may be allowed to reclaim her possessions for return to France within months and argues that laws grant her citizenship choice similar to American women marrying foreigners.
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Associated Press
New York
Mme
Ganna Walska
Harold F. McCormick
Customs Service Legal Department
France
Authorities Guard Northcotts as they return for murder trial
Los Angeles dispatch says Riverside officials plan to extradite Gordon Stewart Northcott from Vancouver to face murder charges. Sheriff order arms for deputies fearing violence. Northcott and his mother Mrs. Sarah Louisa Northcott to be brought back to California.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Gordon Stewart Northcott
Riverside
Cal
Vancouver
B. C
Clem Sweeters
Riverside County
Canada
Northcott
Sarah Louisa Northcott
California
Worthcott
Calgary
James R. Quinn
Sheriff's Office
Sanford Clark
Young Northcott
Nelson
Louis Winslow
Defense Attorneys Named for Japanese Boy Slain
Honolulu report details that Myles Sutaka Fukunaga confessed kidnapping and murder of 10 year old Gil Jamieson. Judge Steadman appoints S C Huber and Eugene Beebe to defense due to capital punishment, with trial date not set. Fukunaga allegedly forced ransom and later killed the boy after abducting him from school.
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Honolulu
Myles Sutaka Fukunaga
Gil Jamieson
Kunaga
Kid- Paper
Pukunaga
Alva E. Steadman
S. C. Huber
Eugene Beebe
Huber
Beebe
Oahu
Fukunaga
Frederick W. Jamieson
Gill
Parole hopes for Loeb and Leopold denied by officials
Chicago report states Hinton G. Clabaugh says the Franks case killers Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold cannot seek parole for 20 years due to concurrent life and kidnapping sentences. He notes time off for good behavior could cut that to about 11 years, with four already served, while the state attorney’s office firmly opposes any early release.
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Iby
Chicago
Hinton G. Clabaugh
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold
Bobby Franks
Joliet Penitentiary
Clabaugh
Loeb
Leopold
Joliet
William A. Rittenhouse
Robert E. Crowe
Clapaugh
Farm Labor Nominee Withdraws to Back Democrats
Dr. H. G. Alexander of Charlotte withdraws as vice presidential nominee of the Farmer-Labor party and announces full support for the Democratic Party.
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Farm-Labor
Smith
Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
H. G. Alexander
Farmer-Labor Party
Democratic Party
Man charged with murder in Spokane hatchet slaying
Archie F. Moock is charged with decoying Boston socialite Katherine Clark to Spokane for marriage and killing her with a hatchet for her money. Moock's wife Tena Moock faces financial strain as she must fund defense from five children, amid missing exact sums.
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Spokane
Lyce
Wash
Archie F. Moock
Katherine Clark
Boston
Mass
Tena Moock
Archie Moock
Larger cited of East to hear nominee in Milwaukee and Twin Cities
Closing present journey in Milwaukee and Twin Cities. Then will go to Albany for rest.
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Milwaukee
Twin Cities
Albany
Governor Smith Heads East on Final Stumping Tour
Gov. Al Smith's train heads toward Minneapolis after stops in Helena and Butte. He is expected to speak in St. Paul on Thursday and Milwaukee on Saturday about agriculture tariff and Prohibition. He plans to address the New York Democratic convention and then return to Albany before another tour through Chicago St. Louis Cleveland and other Midwest and South cities.
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Associated Press
AL Smith
Minneapolis
Smith
St. Paul
Northwest
Milwaukee
Rochester
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Kentucky
Tennessee
Three Musketeers of the Air member dies in stunting crash
Lieut W L Cornelius of the famed Three Musketeers of the Air was killed at Rockwell Field San Diego when his plane collided with Lieut Roger V Williams's plane during a battle formation. Williams parachuted to safety with minor injuries. Cornelius's parachute tangled and he crashed. The trio had recently earned praise at Mines Field Los Angeles.
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Rockwell Field
Roger V. Williams
Spokane, Wash
Williams
Cornelius
Lfe
Musketeers
Mines Field
Los Angeles
J. J. Williams
Irving A. Woodrine
Forty-first Air Service Unit
Washington National Guard
James A. Williams
Spokane
Palm Beach Red Cross seeks 12 million for rehabilitation
The Palm Beach chapter appeals to national headquarters to raise 12 million for Southeastern Florida rehabilitation after the hurricane. The report cites more than 2,300 dead and about 12,200 refugees, signed by Howard W. Selby and George W. Carr. Flooding from the hurricane devastates the Lake Okeechobee area.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Palm Beach
The
Red Cross
Florida
John Barton Payne
Washington
Howard W. Selby
George W. Carr
Relief Committee
West Palm Beach, Fla
Lake Okeechobee
Night Rider suspect linked to Barton riot conspiracy
John Eberhardt, 49, a coal miner, was arrested in Clatraville Ohio as alleged leader of a band of night riders accused of planning to lynch Goldie Wheeler and Lester Berry near Barton. Grand jury indicted him for riotous conspiracy. Berry's sweetheart Hannah Gallagher escaped during the abduction attempt.
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Prena
Clatraville
Ohio
John Eberhardt
Goldie Wheeler
Lester Berry
Barton
Eberhardt
Hannah Gallagher
Berry
Al Smith and Herbert Hoover Arrive in Butte
In Butte on September 25 two Democrats, Al Smith aged 44 and Herbert Hoover aged 26, were found living there. Smith is a tailor and World War veteran, Hoover works at a packing plant. Governor Alfred Smith, the Democratic presidential nominee, visited the town.
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Associated Press
Butte
Mont
al Smith
Herbert Hoover
Smith
Hoover
Alfred Smith
Guatemala Declares Martial Law Across Nation
President Chacon and his cabinet suspend constitutional guarantees for six months in a decree that blocks meetings transportation and press activity. The action aims to quell opposition activities and alleged sedition affecting peace and order.
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Associated Press
Guatemala City
Chacon
Guatemala
Butte Welcomes Gov Alfred E Smith With Historic Ovation
A special dispatch from Butte Montana reports a record reception for Democratic presidential nominee Gov Alfred E Smith. Miners shout cheers as his train arrives and the parade winds through the city to the east, with crowds filling Oliver street Dublin Gulch and Summit valley. The celebration links distant regions from New York skyscrapers to Montana power plants.
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Butte
Alfred E. Smith
Bryan
Lindbergh
Smith
Oliver Street
Dublin Gulch
New York
Summit Valley
Niagara Falls
Montana Power Company
al Smith
Jones Enters Georgia Politics as Smith Robinson Supporter
Bobby Jones the golfer and lawyer offered his services to John F. Slater Georgia campaign head for the Democrats. He will head the athletes committee and said he is at the disposal of the party to aid the Smith Robinson ticket.
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Atlanta
Bobby Jones
John FR. Slater
Democratic National Campaign
Georgia
Jones
Slater
Democratic Party
Wall
Robinson Almost Gives Up Campaign Job for Fishing
In Hot Springs Arkansas Senator Joe T Robinson Democratic vice presidential nominee faced a fishing impulse on a porch overlooking Lake Catherine. He planned speeches for a Western trip and a Friday Kansas City radio hookup while honing talks aimed at women voters about Governor Smith’s record. He left Hot Springs for Little Rock to prepare.
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Associated Presse
Hot Springs
Ark
Joe T. Robinson
Couchwood
Lake Catherine
Kansas City
Smith
Robinson
Little Rock
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Glad Ver
Charles Cohen
Grand Jury
Northcotts
Frank Dolayerg
Paul F. Haupert
Frank G. Mooney
John J. Raskob
Setters
Raskob
Wilmington
Del
San Diego
W.L. Cornelius
Likrat, W. L. Cornelius
Everglades
Band OF Night Riders
Herbert
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