Mellon Urges Congress Back Hoover in Radio Plea
Secretary Mellon urged a Republican Congress in a radio address praising President Hoover. He argued unity is needed to steer the nation from the business slump, attributed downturn to world market forces, and cited administration actions to hasten recovery while noting the president cannot single handedly end the crisis.
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Washington
Mellon
Hoover
Columbia Broadcasting System
Treasury
Congress
Dorger Used Bank Funds As Plunger Witness Says
Testimony alleges Clarence A. Dorger and Nat Galley used funds from Cosmopolitan Bank and Trust to buy Cities Service stock at $4 to $5 below market. Some shares were purchased directly from Amor W. Shafer, former manager of H. L. Doherty Co., now in penitentiary for embezzlement.
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Dorger
Cosmopolitan Bank and Trust Company
Clarence A. Dorger
Nat Galley
Forest Avenue
Cities
Amor .W. Shafer
H. L. Doherty Company
Charles S. Bell
Criminal Court
Clarénece
Frank Dorger
Cosmopolitan Bank
Nelson Schwab
Louis J. Schneider
Dudley M. Outcast
Dorger & Dorger
Mr. Galley
Clarence Dorger
Schneider
Cities Service
Speedy justice looms after Hamilton murder confession
Charles King, who admitted killing his wife Ethel and four of his five sons, faces imminent proceedings. A preliminary hearing in Police Court before Judge A J Patel is set, likely binding him over to the grand jury. He may plead guilty and will later attend an inquest with Coroner Edward Cook. The grand jury is to be recalled for possible first degree murder indictments. King described a calm night in jail while plans for trial unfold.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Edward Cook
Grand Jury
B. F. Primmer
E. J. Kautz
King
Fairview Avenue
Fairport, O
British Demand Soviet End Red Propaganda
London reports that Britain urged Moscow to curb propaganda under the wartime pledge. Foreign Secretary Henderson told Commons the inquiry found Third Internationale activity in Britain and empire and warned continued propaganda could endanger relations, though the Soviet ambassador said the pledge would be kept but could not control the Third Internationale.
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London
Russia
Moscow
Henderson
House of Commons
Great Britain
Seasongood Crisis Flaring Over Deputy Sheriff Alcohol Allegation
In College Hill and Deer Park rallies Sheriff William M. Anderson Republican candidate for County Commissioner challenged Murray Seasongood to name the Deputy Sheriff accused of drinking at a home-brew joint raided October 17 by Police Lieut. Pat Hayes. Anderson argued deputies acted properly and pressed Seasongood to disclose if the deputy was examined by a doctor. He cited Maj. Emmett D. Kirgan and claimed a misstep by Lieut. Hayes spoiled a potential capture.
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College Hill
Deer Park
William M. Anderson
Murray Seasongood
Seasongood
East Sixth Street
Pat Hayes
Anderson
Emmett D. Kirgan
Kirgan
Lieut
Hays
Unexpected Trip for Joe and Son Ends in Crash
Thomasville Georgia October 29 Joe Nicholson who had never piloted a plane took his five year old son to an airport against his wife’s warnings. They rode in a plane with a pilot but without controls and the craft crashed after a gust of wind. Both were uninjured.
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Thomasville
Joe Nicholson
Nicholson
Bandits Seize Bank Satchel and Shoot Messenger
Philadelphia report details two robbers shooting John Miller and stealing a satchel containing about $32,100 from an Excelsior Pennsylvanin branch messenger. Separate items note a Toledo hold up foiled by express guards and a Cleveland jewelry store robbery valued at $15,000 with the owner bound and gagged.
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Philadelphia
John Miller
Excelsior
Pennsylvania Company
Miller
Toledo
Express Company
Paul Cocanaur
Perrysburg
Cocanaur
F. C. Harris
Harris
Cleveland, CO
Ben Spiegel
Spiegel
Rabbi Heller urges repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment
Rabbi James G. Heller, speaking at the Gyro Club luncheon in Cincinnati, urged repeal of prohibition arguing it shows the impossibility of perfecting society. He noted prohibition harmed temperance aims, fostered crime, gang warfare, and youth misuse, calling for a regulated system and admitting past error. He spoke as director of the Cincinnati Crusaders and leader of his congregation, reflecting wartime service and moral concerns.
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James G. Heller
Cincinnati Club
Rabbi Heller
Cincinnati Crusaders
France
Huenes
Kidnapped Bank Head Freed After Ransom Paid
Earl L. Yocum, wealthy Galva banker, was released by his captors after a ransom of about $50,000 was paid. He refused to aid authorities, claiming fear for his life and the safety of his wife and daughters. Police and the Bankers' Association pursued leads, with officers pledging continued efforts.
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New York World News Service
Galva
Ill
Earl L. Yocum
Sinois Bankers’ Association
Yocum
Bankers’ Association
Sherwood
Walter Moody
State Highway Police
Charles Nash
Moody
Hires Auto
Atkinson
Virgil Derey
Cooper Plan Aims to Lift Ohio Industry Morale
Ohio and federal officials met in Columbus to plan revival of industry and jobs. Governor Cooper’s committee and U S Commerce aides discussed immediate relief and longer term reemployment, with subcommittees drawn from industry heads to map actions high and low. Employment gains were noted as slight but uneven, with Cleveland and Youngstown firms pledging to keep workers at least part time. Plans include reactivating county committees and linking free employment bureaus across regions.
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Columbus
Ohio
United Federal
John Gries
Fred c. Croxton
United States Department of Commerce
Cooper
T. Blake
State Department of Industrial Relation
Governor
S. P. Bush
Bush
Blake
Croxton
Thomas
J. Donnelly
Ohio Federation of Labor
Employment Bureau
Industrial Relations Department
Cleveland
Youngstown
Revolt in Brazil Deposes Washington Luis Regime
Gen Francisco Flores Do Cunha announced a new Vargas government will oust old authorities, hold elections, and restore constitutional rule. The insurgents seek to punish those behind wrongs under the deposed regime and guarantee debt payments to foreign houses up to October 3.
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Associated Press
Santa Ana DO Liveramento
Rio Grande DO Sul
Brazil
Francisco Flores Do Cunha
Washington Luis
Getulio Vagras
Mesa . My
Sg Khaw
Getulio Vargas
Washington Luis Pereira de Souza
Washington Lois
South America
City Manager outlines plan by ordinance in Cincinnati era
City officials discuss a radical administrative code change introduced by City Manager C A Dykstra. The proposal would abolish the service department, shift duties among departments, and create four major executives reporting to the City Manager including Safety Director Public Works Utilities and City Solicitor. Potential job losses include Robert N Olin and Edna Durr with Safety Director likely to be filled by Fred K Hoehler or John Blandford. Salary for major posts set at 7500 annually.
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C. Q. Sherrill
C. A. Dykstra
Dykstra
Council
Col. Sherrill
Robert N. Olin
Edna Durr
Service Department
Olin
Cok Sherrill
Grover C. Smith
Cincinnati
Fred K. Hoehler
Hoehler
John Blandford
Bureau of Municipal Research
City
Blandford
John D. Ellis
E. Don Gilman
Cooper Asks Re-Election To Complete His Projects
Governor Cooper urged re election in Columbus outlining his administration aims and unfinished projects He pledged to continue full effort if approved He discussed a pivotal upcoming General Assembly session to craft a new tax law and to tax vast intangibles estimated at 15 to 20 billion dollars He warned a Republican Governor with a Republican Legislature would secure a fair tax law He said he might call a special session if needed He attacked George White over personal charges and criticized his plan to open preserves to public hunting as misguided and partisan commentary continues on page five
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Columbus
Cooper
General Assembly
Ohio
George White
General Revenue Fund
Reichstag rejects reparations revision in disarmament move
Foreign Affairs Committee of the Reichstag rejects motions to reopen reparations talks while adopting a resolution urging immediate actions to end Europe’s perilous disarmament situation. It calls for full compliance with Versailles and demands disarmament of other nations matching Germany’s.
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Berlin
Foreign Affairs Committee
Reichstag
Europe
Germany
League of Nations
Geneva
Heinrich Bruening
Six Survivors of Barbados Shipwreck Face Losses at Sea
Six survivors drifted sixty nine hours in an open lifeboat with no food or water after the Barbados foundered off the New Jersey coast. Four crew members and a woman perished. Capt. Louis Hough and mates describe the wreck and the grim decision to jettison bodies to lighten the craft.
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New York
Barbados
New Jersey
Henry R. Mallory
Atlantic City
E. G. Vee
Hattie
Willie
Smith
Walker
Louis Hough
Long Beach
Cal
Valverde
George Lawrence
Augustin € É Lynch
Alexander Allenby
Lynch
Marine’ Hospital
Walters
George Franklin
George Watts
Watts
Hough
Scotland
Kelley Fired Over Affidavit Demand in Oil Scandal Row
Ralph S. Kelley was dismissed from the Interior Department and a Republican demanded an oath compelled statement to clear himself of playing politics. Senator Glenn cited allegations of selling articles to a newspaper or individual for partisan campaign use. Secretary Wilbur noted termination as of September 19, 1930 amid a malfeasance probe into oil shale lands.
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Washington
Ralph S. Kelley
Interior Department
Denver Land Office
Glenn
Rep
Republican National Committee
Kelley
Wilbur
Department
Department of Justice
New York
Hoover
Admits murder in South Carolina court
Camden, Oct. 29. A. Lottie Villepiqne, eighteen, who stabbed rival Bessie Robinson, sixteen, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in General Sessions Court. The state had charged her with murder but accepted the plea, and she received a six year sentence.
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Camden
S. C
Lottie Villepiqne
Bessie Robinson
Seconds First Field of Honor Ends in Bloodshed
Moody Gibbs and Allen Posey, both Sweetwater Negroes, agreed to a bare knuckles duel to settle a dispute. Seconds Marion Campbell and James Wise guarded them at midday under an oak. The fight escalated with gunfire. one seconds’ man lies dead and the other is dying from bullets. Gibbs and Posey were arrested pending a coroner’s inquest.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Moody Gibbs
Alleng Posey
Gibbs
Posey
Marion Campbell
James Wise
Tribesmen on Warpath Leave Bloody Trail Through Japan
Tokyo reports say Formosa tribesmen, who began their raid Monday, killed scores in Musha and nearby areas. Eighty six bodies found in Musha ruins include thirty eight children. About 308 injured. Japanese police at Musha await reinforcements as savage forces loom within 600 yards. Motives unclear beyond resistance to colonial pressures.
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Japan
Tokyo
War Office
Formosa
Musha
Taihoku
Temperatures and weather outlook across states for Thursday
Ohio cloudy with colder west portions and possible light rain north. Kentucky and Indiana partly cloudy with chill and light rain or snow in some north portions. Tennessee partly cloudy with colder nights. West Virginia cloudy then fair Friday. The table lists current temperatures, highs, and last 24 hour precipitation for Eastport to Denver and other cities as of October 29, 1930.
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Ohio
West Portion
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
West Virginia
Eastport
Louisville
Boston
Nashville
Albany
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Atlantic C
S.S. Marie
Washing
Chicago
Jacksonn'e
Duluth
Atlanta
St Louis
N. Orleans
Kansas City
Galveston
Omaha
Pittsburgh
Denver
Hunt
PtCidy
Nor
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Clarence
Cosmopolitan
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Son
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Panise
Cunha
Insurgent
Sherrill
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