Sinking of Canadian Sand Merchant Kills Nineteen
The Sand Merchant capsized in a 45 mile gale on Lake Erie 17 miles northwest of Cleveland. Eighteen men and one woman died in life preservers. seven survived after 11 hours clinging to lifeboats. Captain Graham MacLeland and several crew were rescued as the ship sank in about 60 feet of water. Stanley Drinkwater and his wife perished together in the storm.
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Plan To Lynch Killer of Four
Luther Jones, 32, an ex convict who confessed slaying three cattlemen and an itinerant in a $40 robbery, faced threats of mob justice in Elko Nevada. District Attorney Douglas Castle planned to start trial before Judge James Dysart as guards protected the jail and a state prison van with tear gas bombs stood ready in Reno.
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U.P
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James Dysart
Reno
State To Take Bids On Gallia Road Work
The State Highway Department announced bids due Friday Oct. 30 on six projects totaling 294 4. The Gallia County Highway 1 and part of County Highway 50 project includes town ship grade drain and surface and the timber bridge over Swan Creek at a cost of 23 673.
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Columbus
U.P
State Highway Department
Ohio Township
Swan Creek
Knox to Speak in Lincoln on Campaign Swing
Republican vice presidential candidate Frank Knox moved to Nebraska for a first speech at Lincoln tonight as part of his final two weeks of campaigning before returning east toward the coast.
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U.P
Frank Knox
Nebraska
Lincoln
Sunday Toll of Death Led by Dayton Crash
A weekend of Ohio traffic disasters left eighteen dead. The Dayton crash involved a Pennsylvania train hitting a car that broke past safety gates. six people died including Mrs Eileen McFadden and her husband Daniel McFadden. A Seneca County hit and run is sought after three died on Route 224 near Tiffin, while two other fatal crashes occurred near Newark Cardington and Elyria.
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Tiffin
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Pennsylvania
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Daniel McFadden
Ollie May Hall
Sallie Hunter
John Alexander Mangan
Ira Tower
Seneca County
Eugenia Hartshorn
Newark
Wayne Spitzer
Gas Balloon Explosion Triggers Stadium Panic at San Francisco Game
A gas balloon blast at Kezar Stadium during a scoreless St. Marys Moraga versus University of San Francisco game injures 17 and sends three more to hospitals after a sheet of flame erupts from balloons. Spectators rush the field as police clash with rioters and goal posts are toppled.
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U.P
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University of San Francisco
Kezar
Hibs Price
Rain and Fog Crown Fires in California
Fires smoldered across 18 Northern California counties as heavy fog and rain cooled the blazes. Three people perished and two villages Westville and Standardville were leveled from Mount Shasta to Techachapi Pass near Fresno.
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U.P
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Mount Shasta
Mother Lode Gold Country
Techachapi Pass
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Westville
Standardville
Bette Davis Injunction Halt British Film Work
A British court granted Warner Brothers an injunction restraining Bette Davis from making a picture for a British firm. Davis claimed the studio violated her contract by requiring attendance at a Jefferson Centenary dinner with Roosevelt five governors four senators and three cabinet officers.
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Warners
Roosevelt
Patrolman shoots robber during clothing store burglary
In Columbus an American District Telegraph patrolman Clyde Reinhardt shot and wounded James Michael Kennedy 32 of Philadelphia as Kennedy tried to flee after a burglary attempt at a clothing store. Kennedy died in a hospital Sunday night from the gunshot wound.
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U.P
James Michael Kennedy
Philadelphia
Clyde Reinhardt
Reinhardt
Kennedy
Miners Back Roosevelt in Regional Vote Prediction
Judge Henry Warrum of Indianapolis predicts a Democratic shift in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio for Roosevelt. He speaks at an American Labor Party event and says miners and their wives support Roosevelt despite opposition from gold traders and war munitions purveyors.
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U.P
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Henry Warrum
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
American Labor Party
Roosevelt
Warrum
London
Belgians Join French In Building Defenses
Paris reports Belgium will announce a triple line of defenses to halt any German invasion and France will extend the Maginot Lines to the sea. The policy of Belgian neutrality is expected to yield a stronger barrier against any German attack through Belgium.
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Paris
U.P
Belgium
France
Italian Earthquake Deaths Mount to 22
Death toll rose to 22 as hundreds were left homeless after a major quake in Belluna Province. Four additional tremors in the last 24 hours stirred panic while authorities said no new deaths, as residents fled to hills and open fields seeking safety.
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Venice
U.P
Belluna
Reporter completes globe circling trip in record time
H R Ekins of The New York World Telegram finished a 25 804 mile around the world flight in under 18 and a half days aboard the TWA Sky Chief. Officials timed his Lakehurst Newark leg at 18 days 11 hours 31 minutes 36 45 seconds. He blamed nonstop entertainment for weariness and looked forward to long sleep as crowds cheered at the airfield.
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New York World- Telegram
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Sky Chief
Manila
Leo Warrender
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National Aeronautical Association
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Ekins
New York
World Telegram
Radio Freedom Broadcast Debate Blocked by CBS Director
The Republican National Committee faulted CBS for denying a rebroadcast of Sen. Arthur Vandenberg's debate with President Roosevelt’s recorded voice. CBS cited policy against phonographic records. Edward Klauber and Hill Blackett clashed over broader access to public information.
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U.P
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Columbia Broadcasting Co
Arthur Vandenberg
Roosevelt
Michigan
CBS
Columbia
Edward Klauber
Hill Blackett
Republcan Public Relation
Broadcasting Company
Federal Communications Commission
Klauber
Blackett
Feather Thrower Jailed After Feathery Escapade
In Detroit Woody Hockaday, self-styled apostle of peace and feather thrower, was jailed awaiting wife’s arrival and authorities’ decision after leaping onto the platform at a National Union for Social Justice rally. He sprinkled feathers on Rev. Charles E. Coughlin during the incident.
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Detroit
Woody Hockaday
Hockaday
National Union For Social Justice
Charles E. Coughlin
Gas fumes blamed for Akron man’s death in West Virginia cabin
Russell Crow aged 36 from Akron Ohio died in a tourist cabin near Wheeling West Virginia. Police say gas from a stove caused the fatal incident during the stay.
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Wheeling
W. Va
U.P
Russell Crow
Akron
King Edward balks at gag on papers over Simpson divorce
The King refused to suppress reports of Mrs. Ernest Simpson's U S divorce case, insisting the friendship is private. Parliament discusses potential representations as royal dignity and dominion reputations are debated. Fort Belvedere and Sandringham visits noted with Mrs Simpson initially expected as guest.
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Simpson
London
U.P
Edward VIII
Ernest Simpson
West End
Mrs. Simpson
Mr. Simpson
Fort Beelevedere
Sandringham
Great Royal Estate
Norfolk
Roosevelt to Campaign Through New England States
President Roosevelt returns to Washington to arrange admin work before a New England tour starting tomorrow night. He will stop in Providence Fall River New Bedford and Worcester with major talks in Boston and a national broadcast from Worcester. Flights include stops at Taunton Brockton and ends with a Madison Square Garden rally in New York City on October 31.
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United Press
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Last Loyalist Lines Narrowly Hold Madrid Front
Spanish Nationalist leaders claimed Madrid was nearly taken as green militiamen massed on defense lines radiating from the capital. Madrid disputed reports of Oviedo relief while Nationalists prepared to move thousands from Oviedo to bolster the siege.
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Gibraltar
U.P
Madrid
Foreign
Indecent Movies Denounced by Church Convention
United Lutheran Church in America delegates in New York City favored as 1958 convention site discuss ministerial pensions peace and indecent motion pictures and literature. A committee urges boycott of degraded movies and calls for pastors to cooperate with law enforcement against indecent literature.
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Columbus
U.P
New York City
United Lutheran Church In America
Committee On Moral and Social Welfare
Auto workers mobilize for union drive nationwide
Homer Martin president of the United Automobile Workers of America announced simultaneous mass meetings in 34 cities next month to launch an intensive organizing drive for an international union of automobile workers.
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Petroit
U.P
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
GOP Representative George M. Arnold Dies at 54
George M. Arnold a Republican member of the Ohio General Assembly from Preble County died at his New Farm home Sunday night after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 54.
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Eaton
U.P
George M. Arnold
Ohio General Assembly
Preble County
Actress Jean Harlow replaced by Mrs Yvonne Crellin in Rosson affair
Film cameraman Hal Rosson married Yvonne Crellin at Goldfield Nevada. Crellin, divorced two years ago and mother of two, had become his partner after Harlow's 1930 divorce owing to his inattentive behavior and reading in bed.
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Jean Harlow
Hal Rosson
Yvonne Crellin
Goldfield, New
Supreme Court Asked To Test Social Security Act
Washington, D C The Supreme Court was asked to add a test of the new Social Security Act to its term by Edward F McLennen Boston attorney who sought to intervene as friend of the court in three New York state unemployment insurance cases The court took no action and allowed motion to file to consider the federal act It had just rejected pleas to review suits involving two New Deal laws including the truth in securities act and a bid by Alabama Power and Texas Utilities to challenge the PWA power loan and grant program.
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Washington
U.P
Supreme Court
Edward F. McLennen
Boston
New York
WPA Alliance To Be Ignored in Nationwide Protests
Federal officials say they will take a passive stance toward the Workers' Alliance plan for anti WPA demonstrations in 1500 cities this week. Hopkins aides see possible political repercussions but do not intend to break up meetings or strikes. Hopkins rejects a $40 monthly WPA wage demand and the 20 percent flat raise with no illness or delay deductions.
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Washington
U.P
Workers’ Alliance
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Alliance
Wreckage of Genevieve Ryan found near Erie
Coast Guardsmen said the barge Genevieve Ryan washed ashore east of Erie Pennsylvania during the night. A lone man was believed to have drifted for hours in Lake Erie but no trace of him was found.
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Cleveland
U.ri
Genevieve Ryan
Lake Erie
Erie
Coast
Landon Challenges Roosevelt Over NRA Plans During West Drive
Governor Alf Landon charged President Roosevelt with plans to perpetuate the NRA and urged a explicit denial of his son James Roosevelt's views. He pledged to push repeal of autocratic powers and promote liberty with limited national planning as he campaigned toward Los Angeles and key West and East stops.
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California
Alf M. Landon
Roosevelt
NRA
James Roosevelt
Gardiner
Mass
Landon
Portland
Detroit
Los Angeles
Francia Townsend
Old Age Pension Group
Union Party
Albuquereque
Topeka
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Southwest
Midwest
Philadelphia
New York
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Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court Judge Acquitted in Speeding Case
Cleveland U P Judge Arthur H Day of the Ohio Supreme Court was acquitted on a speeding charge after a trial delayed since May. Mayor Todd of Willoughby said he reviewed the arresting officer and judge Day testimonies and dismissed the case after a special hearing arranged by telephone.
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Cleveland
U.P
Arthur H. Day
Ohio Supreme Court
Columbus
C. B. Todd
Willoughby
Todd
Day
Supreme Court
Meat Shipments Into Akron Restored After Settlement
Akron's meat blockade was lifted to permit adequate deliveries after warehouses and robbers signed contracts with the truck drivers union. Early settlement of the milk dispute was seen as producers and dealers sought arbitration understandings.
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AKRON
U.P
Milk Proseducers Association
Tragic Gas Fumes Fatal for Elderly Woman in Bowling Green
In Bowling Green, Helen Cheneworth, 85, was found dead while her son Milton Nelson, 41, and daughter in law Jessie, 54, were unconscious in a gas filled home. Open stove fumes blamed for the incident.
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Bowling Green
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