Gandhi Starts Death Fast in Yeroda Prison India
In Poona on September 20, Mahatma Gandhi begins a hunger strike after a large meal, vowing to fast until the British electoral system is revised. He remains in Yeroda jail as visitors are allowed once more and plans for untouchable representation are discussed by Indian leaders.
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Poona
India
Mahatma
M. K. Gandhi
Yeroda
Sir Tej Bahadur Sepru
Jayakar
Pandit Madan Mohan Malabiya
Gandhi
Young Republican Club Holds Meet At Matz Hotel
An enthusiastic gathering of the Young Republican club heard Congressman Hugh Ike Shott, State Senator McGinnis Hatfield, and Mercer County Judge James S. Kahle address the meeting at the Matz hotel. Shott urged re election to Congress and praised incumbents for economy and tariff protection. Senator Hatfield spoke on party service and loyalty.
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Young Republican Club
Matz
Hugh Ike Shott
Fifth
McGinnis Hatfield
Welch
James S. Kahle
Mercer County
Shott
Congress
Hoover
Senator Hatfield
Hunger Strikes as Political Weapon Across Nations
The text recalls Gandhi's hunger strike as a protest tactic dating to the Spanish Inquisition and cites Lord Mayor Terrence McSwiney’s 74 day fast. It notes Premier MacDonald's resolve to press ahead with electoral plans for India's untouchables despite the death fast that began yesterday.
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India
Smith to Break Silence at Democratic State Convention
New York report says Al Smith will likely place Herbert Lehman in nomination for the gubernatorial race at the October 3 state convention. Smith may issue statements on the presidential campaign before or during the convention. No public comment from Smith’s office yet.
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New York
al” Smith
Herbert B. Lehman
Smith
Lehman
Roosevelt
Garner
Happy Warrior
Chicago
Rosamond Pinchot
Pennsylvania
National
Famous Hangman Ellis Dies After Turbulent Life
London reports the death of John Ellis, famed as the world’s most famous hangman. After twenty two years in the role and a controversial 1923 execution, he retired amid public ostracism. His final years were shadowed by horror from cases like Edith Thomson.
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London
John Ellis
Ellis
Edith Thomson
Frederick Bywatere
Thomson
Bilis
Moose Members Testify In Davis Lottery Trial
Government lawyers called Loyal Order of Moose members to testify about charity balls in 1930 and 1931. The defense says Senator James J. Davis had little to do with drawings claimed as lotteries. Davis faces conspiracy and transporting lottery tickets charges.
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Lodge Brothers
Senator Davis
New York
Lodge “Brothers
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Loyal Order of Moose
Davis
Perry A. Shaner
The
Moose
Supreme Forum
Supreme Lodge
Old Texas matriarch Mrs. Garner dies after long illness
Mrs. Sarah Jane Garner age 81 dies in Detroit Texas after a week of general poisoning. Surrounded by her children she expressed pride in her son John Nance Garner who would later become vice president. Funeral plans set for tomorrow with burial in the family vault beside husband John Nance Sr. and two children. Mrs. Garner lived in Lamar and Red River counties, born May 20 1851.
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Detroit
Texas
Sarah Jane Garner
John Nance
United States
Mr. Garner
Washington
John Nance Sr
Garner
Lamar
Red River
Mark Guest
Tennessee
Dickson
Clarksville
Page Bight
Hoover Declares Hands Off on German Armament Question
President Hoover stated the United States will not participate in European debates over German arms limits while hoping Germany will stay in the Geneva conference. He emphasized US aim to reduce world arms and noted Germany’s potential participation in the Geneva talks.
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Hoover
Paris
Edge
Reed
Pennsylvania
Herriot
Germany
United States
Pew
Read
Hed
Great Britain
Berlin
France
Hugh R. Wilson
Berne
Bureau of the
Townsend rails at WV book system as racket
Alderson West Virginia September 20 Republican gubernatorial candidate T C Townsend calls textbooks the biggest racket in the state claiming annual book costs reach 500000 for about 400000 students and 115 per pupil while criticizing taxation and a vague opponent policy stance.
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Alderson
W. Va
T. C. Townsend
Government Today
West Virginia
Wreetings
Union and Alderson
School Book Trust
H. G. Kump
German ace Ernst Udet Feared Dead Over Arctic Search
The German air hero Ernst Udet, who worked on an Arctic film, volunteered to search for the Hutchinson family rescued from danger. He disappeared after taking off on his mercy mission near Greenland, with no word since.
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Ero
Ernst Udet
Greenland
Udet
Hutchinson
Roosevelt Meets Western Leaders at Puyallup Fair
Governor Roosevelt spoke to about 25 000 people at the western Washington fair in Puyallup saying liberals are willing to try something to relieve agricultural and industrial distress. He planned Portland speeches after a full day tour through Renton Auburn and Sumner with large crowds and Japanese schoolchildren visible.
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Seattle
Roosevelt
Washington
Puyallup
Tacoma
Portland
Renton
Auburn
Sumner
Curtis Forges National Stamping Tour Amid Campaigning
Vice President Charles Curtis, 72, begins a national campaigning tour aboard a train, en route to Knoxville Tennessee. He plans private cars and aides, pauses to send sympathy to Speaker Garner, and schedules stops in Chattanooga Bowling Green Hopkinsville Danville Lexington Parkersburg and Charleston.
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Washington
Charles Curtis
Knoxville
Curtis
House
Kansas
Senate
Speaker Garner
Garner
Chattanooga
Bowling Green
Hopkinsville
Danville
Lexington
Parkersburg
W. Va
Charleston
Socialists to Run in 1st and 9th Districts
Richmond and Hopewell activists Herman R. Ansell and David G. George may seek congressional seats in the 1st and 9th districts after Attorney General John R. Saunders ruled Virginia law does not prohibit their candidacy. Secretary Peter Saunders noted the pair filed timely notices of candidacy in their districts.
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Richmond
John R. Saunders
Herman R. Ansell
David G. George
Hopewell
Congress
Peter Saunders
the Commonwealth
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Court ruling validates abolition of state bridge commission
West Virginia supreme court holds that a special legislative act abolishing the bridge commission is constitutional and directs the transfer of its duties to the road commission. The decision may affect abolition efforts against the prohibition department and board of education, with further test cases anticipated.
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Charleston
W. Va
State House
Supreme Court
State Bridge Commission
Capitol
Bridge Commission
Road Commission
Prohibition Department
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Prohibition
W. G. Brown
Hinton Bridge
Dennis Steed
Conley
John H. Hatcher
Midwest Farmers to Hold Products Boycott Across Eleven States
Des Moines reports nearly two million farmers in eleven midwestern states will halt grain and livestock sales starting Wednesday to press for better prices. National Farmers Holiday association leaders say the non selling campaign is the largest agricultural action in history and may take days to show impact. Minnesota and North Dakota already see activity with pickets on roads near Worthington, Nobles County, blocking cattle movements.
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Des Moines
Iowa
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Indiana
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Kansas
Illinois
Ohio
Oklahoma
National Association
North Dakota
Worthington
Nobles County
Minn
Federal agents swoop down on Pittsburgh nightlife
Pittsburgh woke to a federal crackdown as more than twenty agents arrived to arrest John Duffy known as the Wheeling Kid on charges of failing to file a 1929 income tax return. The case, filed by Internal Revenue special agent Robert W. Corey, cites an alleged 1929 income of about 266 302 dollars. Duffy posted 5 009 pounds bond and was taken before a U S commissioner.
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Pittsburgh
John Duffy
Wheeling Kid
Duffy
United States
Robert W. Corey
Internal Revenue Bureau
Hoover Set for First Campaign Address in Des Moines
President Hoover will deliver his initial campaign speech in Des Moines Iowa on October 4 with a nationwide radio hookup planned. The event signals a broad western swing as aides discuss farm policy themes while Roosevelt continues his western tour from Topeka.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Washington
Hoover
Republican National Committee
Everett Sanders
Roosevelt
Kansas
Topeka
Sanders
Chicago
Mr. Hoover
White House
Walter H. Newton
Mid-West
Farm Belt
Albany
Pacific Coast
Chicago Judge Survives Bomb Attack at Home
Chicago, Sept. 19. John P. McGoorty, former chief justice of the municipal court, narrowly escaped when a dynamite blast shattered his home. Two passersby were seriously injured. McGoorty, his family, and guests were in the living room. A suspect, Sammons, is being sought after a city police teletype alert.
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Chicago
John P. McGoorty
Municipal Court
Judge McGoorty
Elizabeth
Margaret
Robert
McGoorty
Wilbur Koeten
Ada Moyer
Criminal Court
James
Red) Barker
Sammons
Maryland
Kohler Maintains Two to One Lead Over Lafollette
Milwaukee voters report Walter J. Kohler ahead two to one for the Republican gubernatorial nomination and John B. Chapple leads Blaine for the Wisconsin Senate. Massachusetts and Wisconsin early returns show strong turnout and unsettled results in several congressional districts with light overall vote indications.
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Kohler
Lafollette
Massachusetts
Marly
Philip F. Lafollette
John J. Blaine
Wisconsin
Williams. Youngman
Walter J. Kohler
John B. Chapple
Ashland
Blaine
Polla
New York State
Chapple
Youngman
Frank A. Goodwin
Natorial
Mark Sullivan
Walter
Brownell
Joseph B. Ely
F. Ryan Curry
Wisconsin GOP Primary Returns Show Kohler Leading
Early returns from 34 of 71 counties indicate Kohler leading Lafollette in the Republican governor race with 59,992 to 41,022 as conservative support grows in urban centers and Lafollette’s 127,000 prior majority appears eroded. Democratic governor hopeful Mayor A Schmedeman of Madison advances in his primary.
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Milwaukee
Sept
Kohler
Lafollette
Blaine
Iiland
A. Schmedeman
Madison
Navy Expands Work Program To Boost Employment
Washington reports speeded up administration of unemployment relief funds and a sustained rise in industrial employment through August. The Navy outlines a $10 million construction program from Boston to Hawaii, expected to create about 4,000 jobs. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation forms a nationwide engineers advisory board to hasten small self liquidating projects.
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Washington
Congress
Labor Department
Department
United States Employment Service
Navy Department
Boston
Hawaii
Reconstruction Corporation
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