Tide Turning South Dems Sweep Cities and States
The Associated Press reports Democratic gains across the South with Virginia returning to the column, signaling possible shifts in North Carolina Florida and Texas. New York reelected Mayor James J Walker in a landslide, while Annapolis and Boston swung to Democrats. Kentucky gave Democrats majorities in both chambers as Chicago elected a Republican coalition ticket.
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Associated Press
Virginia
North Carolina
Florida
Texas
New York
James J. Walker
F H. la Guardia
Norman Thomas
Richard E. Enright
Square Deal Party
Intrannapolis
Boston
Reginald Sullivan
James Mr. Curley
Kentucky
State General Assembly
F. D. Sampson
Chicago
Pantages Jury Forewomen Say They Were Influenced
Three women jurors on Vaudeville magnate Pantages's statutory charge verdict swear affidavits claiming bias and coercion influenced their guilty ruling. They state knowledge that defense witness Garland Biffle faced perjury arrest before deliberations, and that clemency could not mitigate the one to fifty year San Quentin sentence.
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Los Angeles
Alexander Pantages
Pantages
Eunice Pringle
San Quentin Penitentiary
Garland Biffle
Hamilton Cleared On Third Ballot In Amarita Murder Verdict
Weatherford Texas November 6 AP R H Hamilton was found not guilty by a jury on the third ballot in the murder of his 21 year old son in law Tom Walton Jr at Hamiltons Amarita law office last May 4 The courtroom held fewer than twenty jurors and reporters waited for a jurys report while Judge Carters office prepared The defendant was asleep in his room when the verdict was announced and the town clock began to strike ten as the court adjourned with only a janitor remaining.
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Weatherford
Tex
R. H. Hamilton
Tom Walton, Jr
Hamilton
Amarita
Carter
Dexter Hamilton
Sia
Prince von Schaumberg-Kippe
Co operative Grain Marketing Agencies to Open in Northwest
Minneapolis November 6 AP Cooperative grain marketing agencies will be established within weeks in Minneapolis and Duluth by the Farmers National Grain corporation. The conference, with delegates from Minnesota Dakota and Montana groups, named Sidney J. Cottington as president and G W Connell as secretary. The agencies will operate under national supervision to handle grain for farmers elevator associations wheat pools and farmers unions in Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota and Montana.
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Minneapolis
Duluth
Farmers National Grain Corporation
Federal Farm Board
Farmers Elevator Association
Wheat Pool and Farms Union
Minnesota
The
Dakotas
Montana
Cottington
Sidney J. Cottington
Stanhope
Iowa
Farmers’ Na
Ional Grain Corporation
G. W. Connell
Minnesota Wheat Growers’ Cooperative Marketing Association
National Corporation
Farm Board
North , Dakota
South Dakota
Giant Teut Plane Declared Success
Dessau Germany Nov 6 AP The G 38 a giant new 2200 horsepower Junkers monoplane believed to be the largest land plane yet constructed today completed its first trial flight successfully Its wings span 1350 feet tapering arrow shape giving the ship an appearance of heftiness but considered by Junkers engineers the strongest and steadiest type yet achieved The height is over 16 feet and its length about 75 feet It is powered by Junkers motors with two 700 hp central and two 400 hp outer engines.
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Dessau
Germany
Junkers
Jankers
High prices paid for public land sale in Bozeman
J M Brandford commissioner of state lands and investments sold four quarter-section parcels of state land in Bozeman for 10727 dollars. The sale highlighted strong demand and robust bidding among local buyers. Public land transaction reflects active state land program.
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Bozeman
J. M. Brandford
State Lands and Investments
Lewis Says Illinois Union Chief is Thief
John L. Lewis the international president of the United Mine Workers of America charged Illinois district officials with insubordination and alleged State President Harry Fishwick misappropriated 28202.19 of union funds. He argued District 12 lacked authority and denied Fishwick’s status during the injunction proceedings and thus their right to court recourse.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Ilinois
Harry Fishwick
Lewis
Uinon
Springfield
Billy Sunday's Son Accused in Los Angeles Inquiry
Mrs. George Sunday asked Los Angeles district attorney to probe her husband, Billy Sunday's son, and Maurine Le Selle for alleged cohabitation in an apartment. Le Selle denies misconduct. In Washington, Sen. McNary of Oregon introduced a bill to conserve wild birds under migratory bird act regulations.
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George Sunday
Los Angeles
Billy Sunday
Sunday
Maurine le Selle
Washington
McNary
Oregon
Volcanic Disaster Santa Maria Death Toll Exceeds 400
Guatemala City reports official death toll from Santa Maria eruption surpasses 400 as lava pours from a newly opened crater. Authorities send numerous relief expeditions to the stricken area about 90 miles north of the capital. England-based coverage continues on later pages.
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Guatemala City
Santa Maria
Americas
Mount Pelee
Martinique
Larea
Here
Wheeler Learns A Lot About Power Business
The Flathead hearing before the Federal Power Commission stretched through a long day as H. H. Cochran e of Rocky Mountain and Montana Power faced cross examination. Wheeler and his attorney questioned Cochran e on general electrical industry topics, while Scattergood and Russell sought concessions to bolster prior charges against the Montana and Rocky Mountain Power companies. The session left officials fatigued and attention to the Flathead project high as officials warned of potential further sessions.
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Washington
Flathead
Federal Power Commission
H. H. Cochrane
Rocky Mountain
Montana Power Companies
Prospect
Dixon
Wilbur
Bat
Cochrane
Wheeler
Montana Power Company
Anaconia Copper Mining Company
Scattergrad
Solicitor Russell
Scattergood
Rocky Mountain Power Company
Russell
Montana
Aaron Youngquist Named Assistant Attorney General in Prohibition Enforcement
Aaron Youngquist succeeds Mabel G. as attorney general of Minnesota and is appointed to succeed Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt as assistant attorney general of the United States in charge of prohibition enforcement. President Hoover says Youngquist may be given powers greater than any since the dry law began.
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G. Aaron Youngquist
Minnesota
Andrew Volstead
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
United States
Hoover
Youngquist
German airliner crashes in England killing six
An eight aboard German airliner bound from Croydon to Berlin crashed in fog at Marden Park Surrey. Six died in flames, three passengers and three crew. Notable survivors included Prince Eugene Schaumberg Lippe and racer Commander Glen Kidston, both badly burned.
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Marden Park
Surrey
England
Croydon
Berlin
Warn
Pasengers
Prince Eugene Scchaumberg-Lippe
Kaiser
Glen Kidston
G. P Milne
Calcutta
GS. Gas
Paty Sr
London
Drl. Jones
Stockwell
Rod Svehinka
Ulrich
Niklas
Kidston
Fall's condition improves as family plans El Paso trip
Washington reports Albert Fall's health improving after a relapse following his bribery conviction. His family prepares to depart for El Paso as he remains confined to bed, with a recent one year jail sentence and $100,000 fine. A plane crash narrative follows, describing burns and rescues, including Commander Kidston and others.
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Washington
Albert Fall
Doheny
el Paso
Fall
Archangel War Dead Arrive in Havre With 86 Americans
In Havre France cloudy weather and rain squalls marked the arrival of the Soviet ship Lieutenant Schmidt carrying 86 American soldiers and one Frenchman who died in the Archangel campaign in north Russia. The bodies will be held at Havre until shipped home on an American vessel, with full military honors as they were brought ashore. Guns fired a salute and French troops stood at attention under commandant orders.
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Havre
France
Schmidt
Archangel
Havre Trn
Russia
Iivet
Livingston Slayer Davisson Hangs After Delay
In Livingston a 44 year old laborer named Davisson was executed by hanging in the county jail for the murder of Chief Peter Holt. He also mortally wounded Traffic Officer Martin Zollman during the August 21 assault. He refused clemency after a last request to converse with a minister was denied. He requested burial in Montana, with relatives in Missouri not to inherit his body.
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Livingston
Apj
Davisson
Pelee
Peter Holt
Ain
Death Watch
Clarence Gilbert
Montana
Missouri
Hisody
Mme
F Davisson
Holl
Martin Zollman
Erickson
Two Men Die in Wyoming Coal Mine Accident
Gillette Wyoming November 6 AP Leonard C Shelley and Lucius W Kelly were killed instantly when a wall of coal fell at the Keeline Strip mine 45 miles northwest of Gillette. Four other men escaped, one injured with bruises. Kelly’s mother and two sisters survive. Shelley had recently moved from North Dakota. Relatives of Kelly are believed to live in Chicago.
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Gillette
Wyo
Leonard C. Shelley
Lucius W. Kelly
Keeline
Arc Dent
Gus Jacobs
Kelly
Shelley
North Dakota
Kelley
Chicago
Fire kills three children at Michigan farm home
In Thompsonville Michigan a blaze in the farm home of Frank Bady Meathers claimed the lives of Lulu four Lena three and Walter Melvin infant. The fire broke out while the parents were away and the cause was not determined though playing with matches is suspected.
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Thompsonville
Mich
Frank Bday
Bady
Lulu
Lena
Walter Melvin
Experts Puzzled by Slump But News Is Not So Good
New York November 6 AP report details a mysterious stock price break on Wall Street rivaling any in recent memory. Reading issues on the New York Stock Exchange tumbled $10 to $30 a share with inactivity in some specialties, while First National Bank stock sank to a $5,000 bid. The exchange closed early at 1 o clock, and final quotes arrived late as volume reached 5,914,760 shares in a three hour session.
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New York
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
New York Curb Exchange
First National ‘Bank
New York Bank and Trust Company
Stock Exchange
New York State
Tariff Row Cuts Pig Iron Duty In Senate Vote
Washington November 6 AP A senate vote cut the pig iron duty from 1.12.5 to 0.75 per ton amid party lines. The finance committee Republicans proposed 1.50 while Barkley Democratic backed 0.71, with 19 Republicans and 4 Democrats joining 29 Democrats against the higher rate. The house stance remains unchanged from the existing law.
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Barkley
Kentucky
House
Sackett
Keniickx
Brounsard
Ransdell
Lowriana
Imefla
Alabama
Kendrick
Quagton Obsequies Set For Jobe H Duraton
Funeral arrangements for Jobe H. Duraton editor of the Butte Daily Post were moved forward after telegraph condolences. A private service will be held at his home with public ceremonies at St. Mark's Episcopal church at 2 pm tomorrow. Pallbearers include Judge George Winston, John L. Crystal, Charles A. Lemon, John E. Corette, J. L. Robell, and S. H. Dickey Jr.
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Gem
Jobe H. Duraton
Butte Daily Post
Pronest
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
A. BE
George ,B. Winston
John L. Crystal
Charles A. Lemon
John EB
Corette
J. L. Robel
5. H. Dickey, Jr
Butte
Colorado Blue Laws Wiped Away by Poll
Colorado voters ended long standing blue laws in municipal elections. In Boulder the Sunday movie ban was repealed while Monte Vista approved a charter amendment allowing Sunday movie showings. Three city commissioners were re elected on a Sunday movie platform with rises in pay.
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Colorado
Denver
Bouldes
University of Colorado
Arid
Monte Vista
Ara Aes
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Mexican Aviation Company
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