Roosevelt Tackles Panic Charge in Louisville Campaign Speech
On Oct 22 aboard a special train Roosevelt campaigned through Kentucky and Tennessee urging relief for farmers and investors. He attacked Hoover and Coolidge for fear-mongering about a Democratic victory, promised tax cuts and cautious home ownership finance, and criticized railroad policy as a dole while urging railroads to reform.
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Roosevelt
Louisville
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mason and Dixon Line
Kentucky
Tennessee
Springfield
Ill
St. Louis
Hoover
Coolidge
Mark Hanna
Dole
Story Book Adventures of British Bride Amid Kidnap Tale
Mrs Muriel Pawley a 19 year old bride describes in The Daily Mail a seven day ordeal in Manchuria after being kidnapped with Charles Corkran and Duncan McIntosh. They endured halters tied to their necks, beatings thirst and mosquitoes while hidden in swamps and reeds before release.
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London
Muriel Pawley
Daily Mail
Lawrence Impey
McIntosh
Explosion at Cleveland Dry Cleaning Plant Shatters Windows
An explosion at the Frank Mervar dry cleaning shop in Cleveland wrecked the machinery room today. The blast shattered windows within a block radius and caused damage to surrounding property.
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Cleveland
Frank Mervar
Be Electable or Not Inheritance Tax and Trustee Liabilities
Questioning a trustee s duties and risks under a will asks about penalties for late filings and taxes, personal liability for losses, investment delays, commissions beyond the will, and commitment to long term service and ability to guarantee ongoing capacity.
Director Says Canadian Pen Inmates Quiet
Kingston report states three prisoners wounded in Kingston Penitentiary riots. Brigadier General D M Ormond reports one shoulder wound from ricochet buckshot one leg wound and another shoulder wound all non serious. He says inmates confined and penitent riot contained with no starvation siege.
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Kingston
U.P
Kingston Penitentiary
D. M. Ormond
Government Inspector of Prisons
Ormond
Torture Gang Tortures Woman Over Alcohol Secrets in Gary
Mrs. Catherine Manserott, 20, says two men abducted her near a speakeasy and tortured her with fire and knives for three days to reveal alcohol sources. They threatened to kill her two children in Gary, Indiana, before releasing her under guard after she disclosed details.
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Gary
Ind
Catherine Bianco Manserott
Hoover Campaign Drama Moves Through Ohio Train Tour
President Herbert Hoover gamely greeted crowds from an observation platform as a special train paused in Ohio towns en route to Detroit. His brief talks and appearances boosted the Republican campaign while Govenor White and Ingalls sparred publicly over primary spending, state aid to schools, and prohibition in Steubenville and Cincinnati.
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Herbert Hoover
Ohio
Detroit
Mr. Hoover
White
Davids
Ingalls
Steubenville
Cincinnati
Doylestown Civil War veteran Howard Gates to be buried
Howard Gates 87 a Civil War veteran and longtime Odd Fellow will be buried in Doylestown Cemetery tomorrow afternoon. He died last night at the Gates Homestead where he had lived since age 19. Gates joined the Odd Fellows Lodge 63 years ago and the Union Army at age 16.
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Doylestown
Howard Gates
Gates Homestead
Odd Fellows Lodge
Democrats File Alerts Over Employer Vote Influence
Ohio Democratic State Chairman Henry G. Brunner sent letters to 88 county prosecutors urging enforcement of the law that bars employer interference with employees’ votes. He charged coercive attempts mirror a nationwide Republican effort to create fear to defeat Roosevelt.
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Columbus
Henry G. Brunner
Ohio
Brunner
Roosevel
Gold rush grows as main reef extended to Mooi River
Johannesburg reports geologists announce 30 more miles of the main reef from Rand Fontein to the Mooi River, signaling a new gold rush in South Africa's famed fields.
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Johannesburg
Main Reef
Rand Fontein
Mooi River
Convicts Fight Fire at New Jersey Prison Farm
A Buckeye brigade of 225 convicts fought a hay barn fire outside the Bordentown state prison farm. Lieut. William Kulp ordered the release of the prisoners when the blaze broke out as guards joined the effort. No inmates were reported missing after the building burned. The unpenned farm lies unguarded.
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Bordentown
N. J
U.P
William Kulp
Freight carloadings surge to year high in latest week
The Car Service Division of the American Railway Association reports revenue freight carloadings for the week ended October 15 at 86657S cars, marking another peak for the year. The release notes strong volumes across major sectors, underscoring improving rail demand.
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Washington
Reparte
Car Service Divison
American Railway Association
Johnson Backs Roosevelt Campaign Trip In California
U S Senator Hiram W Johnson a powerful Progressive Republican will campaign actively for Franklin D Roosevelt and speak at a San Francisco rally next Friday night. He brings labor leaders and California lieutenants who have long shaped state politics as he joins a militant group aiming to defeat Hoover in California. Democratic leaders claim Johnson’s endorsement seals California for Roosevelt in November.
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San Francisco
United States
Hiram W Johnson
Franklin DP
Roosevelt
Apeak
California
Johnson
Senate
Theodore Roosevelt
Hoover
Ohio Motor Car Deaths Rise With Traffic Load
Ohio records show 19 741 automobile deaths from 1910 to 1931 with 2 063 deaths in 1930 and 2 010 in 1931. The drought year 1930 linked to higher deaths. rainfall variations tied to accident counts in 1028 and 1930. Significant ranking among accidental death causes includes falls, railroad accidents, burns, drowning, and other vehicle injuries.
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Ohio
Columbus
Division of Vital Statistics
Ohio Department of Health
City Banks Get Largest Loans
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation in seven months to Aug. 31 lent $527.9 million to 586 large city banks in 80k+ populations, while $295.6 million went to 4,228 banks in towns under 50k. Officials say big-city banks back many small rural lenders and hold deposits of workers facing unemployment.
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Washington
U.P
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Voting rule ties president and vice president to same party
Ohio law bans voting for a president from one party and a vice president from another on the same ballot. Secretary of State Clarence J. Brown says such cross party votes are invalid. The Canton election clerk's example showed Hoover for president and Garner for VP on different tickets.
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Columbus
U.R
Ohio
Clarence J. Brown
Brown
Board of Elections
Canton
Hoover
John N. Garner
Insull Jr Says He Will Return to United States
Lemuel Insull Jr told United Press he will return to the United States in November to resume his role as chairman of Chicago operating companies even if Chicago authorities move to arrest him for participation in the collapse of the Insull empire.
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London
U.P
Lemuel Insull, Jr
United States
Chicago
United Press Today
United Press
Inaull
Murder at the Diamond Inn in Akron claims bootlegger
A lone gunman fired through an open window at the Diamond Inn in Akron, killing Paul Moracca, 28, a reputed bootlegger, as music played. The shooting follows a previous fatal shot at inn owner Charles Salvia, 37, and investigators probe an alleged Italian bootleg murder ring and a letter accusing a wife of murdering her husband for another man.
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Akron
Diamond Inn
Paul Moracca
Moraca
Charles Salvia
Salvia
Italvia
St. Thomas Hospital
M. B. Crafta
Man Threat Ends in Self Inflicted Fire in Cleveland Shop
Police report Steve Lehoczky, 62, a timber worker, threatened to burn himself with gasoline. Neighbors heard screams as the timer ignited the blaze in his shop in Cleveland. Frank Lehoczky, his son, said the man repeatedly made such threats after heavy drinking.
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Cleveland
Steve Lehoczky
Timner
Frank
Budget Must Be Balanced Declared by Edie at Ohio Meet
Lionel D. Edie, president of Capital Research Company of New York, told the closing session of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce 39th annual meeting that there will be no real business recovery until Congress balances the federal budget. He noted the depression has paused as Europe's situation improves, but warned improvement awaits balanced finances. He cited a first quarter deficit of 400 million dollars, equating it to the value of the year's wheat crop.
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Columbus
Lionel DD. Edie
Capital Research Company of New York
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Edie
Last Juror of Cincinnati Courthouse Riots Dies
Sam Edwards, 72, the final survivor of the jury that sparked Cincinnati s 184 riot era, died at home in Mi ami town. The jury s manslaughter verdict on William Berner for his employer s killing triggered citywide outrage, courthouse fires, soldiers shooting mobs, and 45 deaths.
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Cincinnati
U.pr
Sam Edwards
Miamitown
Edwards
William Berner
Foreclosure Halts as Ada McNabb Receives Offers
In Columbus on October 22, Ada Betty McNabb, 21, offered to marry for 15000 to save her parents Rozell and wife from eviction. Foreclosure was postponed to allow time to meet back payments on the McNabb home and two adjoining houses built by Rozell McNabb. Three men offered amounts including 15000 and 1500, but Miss McNabb rejected all proposals.
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Columbus
U.P
McNabb
Ada Betty McNabb
Rozell McNabb
Opposes Pope Mexican Action Toward Catholics Displeases Church Head
Archbishop Leopoldo Ruiz Y Flores said in Laredo that anti government Catholic actions oppose papal directions. He noted Vatican displeasure with Mexican policies and described the legate’s hurried departure from Mexico City in early October after tensions with government/church authorities.
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Lareo
Tex
Pius XI
Leopoldo Ruiz Y Flores
Mexico
United Press
Mexico City
Mex
Rescuers Push Into Big Horn After Devastating Blizzard
In the Tongue River country of the Horn Mountains rescuers battle bitter cold after a weeklong blizzard strands about 700 hunters. At least three hunters, including Fred E. Demme of Sheridan and Yoakum of Midwest, are missing or in danger as volunteers and forest rangers search 8500 foot terrain. More than two feet of snow fell and drifts reached up to 20 feet as efforts focus on survivors facing exposure and hunger.
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Tongue River
Horn Mountains
Fred E. Demme
Sheridan
Yoakum
Midwest
Wyo
Dillion MoKtinenon
Greybull
Wye
W Bngzard
Big Horna
Forestry Service
Traile
Mountain
Ale
Sera
Morgan
Sailor Dies in Cleveland Lake Erie Scow Tragedy
A derrick scow was stranded off Cleveland when high waves struck it. Wayne Selo, 26, died while attempting to tow the craft. two companions were rescued after the boat capsized. Guards finally towed the scow to safety.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Wayne Selo
Company raises payroll at two plants with over 25000 paid
Officials said more than $25,000 was paid and payrolls at both plants were increased, indicating broader payroll expansion across the company.
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