Illness Forces Mayor Thompson Out Of Campaign
Chicago October 31 A dramatic return to the political fight ends abruptly as Mayor William Hale Thompson is rushed to a hospital for acute appendicitis during an address supporting Ruth Hannah McCormick. An operation is performed and a bulletin reports no immediate danger.
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Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Seago
Game Arty
Ruth Hannah McCormick
Thompson
America
Uni States
James Hamilton Lewis
Republican County
McCormick
By & Fees
The
Tribune
New City Rises From Ancona Quake Ashes
Ancona Italy reports a phoenix like new city rising from earthquake ruins as residents return to reconstruction. Officials cite four dead in Ancona and thirteen in Senigallia with private tallies suggesting higher counts. makeshift shelters and field kitchens dot towns. Government funding awaits council ministers meeting next week.
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Ancona
Italy
Senigallia
Council
Election photo misidentified by local readers
Greenwich Connecticut October 31 nobody noticed it until today. The picture hung over a main street appears not to show William C. ge representing candidate for judge of probate but Alfred E. Smith former governor of New York.
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Greenwich
Conm
William C. Ge
Alfred E. Smith
Qvernnor
New York
Army Guards Protect Oklahoma City From Wild Oil Well
About five hundred men from military and civil groups guarded Oklahoma City's business district as the No 1 C B Stoutwell wild oil well roared near the edge of the city. Residents were warned to avoid light, six schools closed for the day, and trains and vehicles kept out of the danger zone as guards wore steel helmets and slickers.
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Oklahoma City
National Guard
Oklahoma
Oklahoma National Gun
C. B. Stoutwell
Old Man Winter Touches Bluefield for Halloween Snow
Bluefield woke to a light snow blast that dampened Halloween plans and delayed events. Flurries moved through the day with many melts upon ground contact while kids enjoyed sledding and warm galoshes came into fashion. Gas stations, coal merchants, and garages saw high business as residents refilled antifreeze and coal supplies.
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Bluefield
Ile 9
Daily Telegraph
Watson Warns Listeners on Democratic Victory
Senator Watson of Indiana told a nationwide radio audience that a Democratic victory next Tuesday would bring appalling consequences. He warned that repealing the tariff law without hearings would leave the country without any tariff law and delay debate in the Senate beyond December 1931. He noted the Republican House would remain until March and argued repeal could not begin before then.
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Chicago
Watson
Indiana
Senate
James M. Cox
Ohio
House
Conys
Snow Flurries and Frost Hit Southern States
Snow fell across Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia with flurries reaching as far south as the Gulf coast. Frost damaged few crops but killed some tender plants while Cumberland mountains saw a general snow cover and areas like Knoxville and Nashville reported frosts.
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Atlanta
Gulf Coast
Weather Bureau
Dixie
Kentucky
Tennon
Louisville
Paducah Mayfield
Hopkinsville
Harlan
Bluefield
Virginia
West Virginia
Cumberland Mountains
Knoxville
Nashville
Are
Tennessees
Endorsement of Nominees Denied in West Virginia
E J Ryan former president of the National Association of Railway Mail Clerks is quoted saying the American Federation of Labor has not endorsed any candidate in West Virginia. The remark was released from Republican state headquarters amid talk of AFL positions and senatorial candidates in the state.
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West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
E. J. Ryan
National Association of Railway Mail Clerks
Union School House
Handley
American Federation of Labor
Yan
Speakers
Grady
Legislative
Labor Federation
Ellwood Jones
Republi
Tion
Labor
Tedden Mite
Rik Uate
Eh Si Yan Mying
Do-X to Try Amsterdam Start on New York Flight
Berlin report says Claude Dornier may take Errol Boyd and Harry Connor aboard the Do-X for the ocean crossing tests. The giant flying boat, the world’s largest, aims to depart from Amsterdam to New York via England Lisbon Bermuda and Nassau with a tentative takeoff set for Sunday at 8 am local time.
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Berlin
Claude Dornier
Avichors
United States
Errol Boyd
Harry Connor
Boyd
America
England
Columbia
Charles Levine
Zepenteenenetsa
Dover
Dornier
Altenhein
Switzerland
Germany
Lake Constance
Amsterdam
New York
Lisbon
Maurice Dor- Agores
Bermuda
Ner
Survivors Recount R-10 Dirigible Crash In Courtof Inquiry
Four men who escaped the Beauvais disaster told the court of inquiry how the dirigible R-10 plunged, burned, and split in flames. Engineers A J Cook H J Leech and radio operator V Savory testified with vivid detail of the moments before impact, while two witnesses asked not to describe screams of comrades.
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London
Beauvais
France
A. J. Cook
H. J. Leech
V. Savory
Arthur Disley
Cook
Leech
Booth
MacDonald Wins First Victory Over King's Speech Amendment
London reports the MacDonald government defeating an extreme amendment to the address that lamented the throne speech for not proposing socialist industrial reform. Edwin Scrymgeour introduced a prohibition bill but it is expected to fail at its second reading.
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London
MacDonald
Edwin Scrymgeour
London court of inquiry examines R-101 disaster
John Simon presides at a court of inquiry in London into the R-101 disaster. Charges claim the dirigible lacked sufficient tests with only one trial flight before its India voyage. Scores of witnesses and experts are to be heard.
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John Simon
London
India
Jury Edict Frees Realtor Campbell in Baker Case
A Washington jury acquitted Herbert M Campbell, a Virginia real estate dealer, of killing Navy clerk Mary Baker after a trial that lasted about half an hour. Campbell, who had borne a somber mood, smiled as the verdict came in and explained his earlier statements. He said his gun was not the murder weapon, that publicity was unnecessary, and that his defense drained his finances. The case, investigated for over six months, centered on the Arlington culvert where Miss Baker’s body was found.
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Washington
Herbert M. Campbell
Mary Baker
Navy Department
Campbell
Virginia
Mary Oe Govermment
Gree . Goddard
Chicago
Wilmer Souder
Bureau Standards
Miss Baker
Arlington National
Arlington County
Coal Output Rises in Pocahontas Tug District
Coal production in the Pocahontas Tug River district for the week ending October 25 reached 491 644 net tons, up 13 951 from the prior week. The total was near the yearly average as output had dipped in early October but then recovered gradually.
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Pocahontas- Tug River
Pocahontas
Private Pilot Is Banished From Ethiopia By Ruler
Addis Ababa Abyssinia Oct 31 Emperor Ras Tafari banishes Herbert Julian known as Black Eagle a Harlem flyer after he illegally flew the royal air plane. The crash wrecked the craft and angered the ruler who had earlier rewarded Julian for parachute feats and flights including a 5,000 foot jump. The case prompts talk of jail as officials weigh charges and the international glare of the coronation preparations.
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Addis Ababa
Abyssinia
Ethiopia
Ras Tafari
Herbert Julian
Julian
Gordon Selfridge
London
America
Harlem
Liberia
New York
Ray Tafari
Hig Highness
Randolph County Dems: Wilmoth Denounces Neely
Randolph county Democratic chairman Arling C. McGee says Troy B Wilmoth could not be located in Elkins or Saeger and that witnesses will testify Wilmoth complained of pressure to desert Neely. McGee called Wilmoth’s stance forced and noted past support for Neely despite opposition.
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Elkins
W. Va
Arling C. McGee
Randolph County
Troy B Wilmoth
Democratic State Executive Committee
M. M. Neely
McGee
Wilmoth
Saeger
McDowell County
Neely
cGee
Wilmoth Sends Letter to West Virginia Democrats
Charleston reports receipt of a letter at Democratic state headquarters from Troy B. Wilmoth, a member of the Democratic state committee from Rawl. The note appears in the state party's ongoing communications.
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Charleston
W. Va
Troy B. Wilmoth
Democratic State Committee
Raw
Federal projects near one billion dollars
Washington reports current construction programs would cost about one billion dollars to address unemployment. Contracts now under way and pending total 938 million with 567.8 million in building programs and 370.7 million to be let soon. Jobs created by government work reached 1,033,000 on October 1.
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Washington
White House
Shipping Board
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Navy Department
Hoover Praises Community Chest Campaigns
President Hoover lauds the community chest movement as wisely conceived and urges support. J H Case of the New York Fed reports most campaigns run in November with eight completed. total funds raised estimated to rise about 5 million to 80,000? The text notes increased demands on charities next year.
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New York
Hoover
J. H. Case
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Association of Community Chesta and Councils
Case
Community Cheste
Mr. Case
Community Chest
Fimde
Jones May Attend Maybeury Meet Despite Illness
Col James Ellwood Jones of Switchback republican senatorial candidate rests at Bluefield Sanitarium after renal colic. Doctors say he may return home Sunday but may attend Maybeury tonight if advised. physicians report improving condition with stone removal and anticipate no further pain.
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James Ellwood Jones
Switchback
Bluefield
McDowell County
Jones
Maybeury
Isaac T. Peters
Peters Claire
Jane
Bluefield Sanitarium
Colonel Jones
Vargas Enter Brazil Provisional President
In Rio de Janeiro Dr Getulio Vargas arrived to be proclaimed provisional president amid cheering crowds. Thousands lined streets as southern troops marched, while celebrations and Brazilian colors filled the capital despite a light drizzle. Washington Luis remained distant as the former president watched events unfold.
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Rio de Janeiro
Getulio Vargas
Brazil
Drv. Vargas
Rio Grande Do Sul
Washington
Luis
Peepacabana
Campaigns intensify as states vote on prohibition
They watch campaigns across Illinois Rhode Island and other states as referendum ballots approach with divisions between Republicans and Democrats over the eighteenth amendment. Leaders like Fess and Raskob weigh national versus state responses while Idaho Senator Norris and Schall push party lines amid looming battles in Congress.
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Preas
Was
Antry
Boral
Northwest
Norris
Schall
Illinois
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Ington
Fess
Raskob
Democrats
Neely Focuses on Coal Problems in West Virginia Campaign
Welch West Virginia October 31 Democratic senatorial nominee M Neely told McDowell County residents the coal industry faces key issues including lake cargo freight rates. He claimed he can secure bipartisan cooperation to aid West Virginia coal, asserting no regular Republican would oppose him on the cargo controversy. He cited his record in Congress and Senate in support of coal interests and warned of Pennsylvania driven rate schemes.
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Highl
Neely
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Reely
Jones
Hig
Welch
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