Tornadoes Kill Sixteen In Alabama Damage Widespread
A violent tornado struck regions including Troy and nearby towns in Alabama, killing sixteen people and injuring many more. Thousands of dollars in property damage reported as relief efforts mobilized. hospitals strained while rescue trains moved to affected communities. The storm moved southward after devastating Pikro on ty, with additional fatalities reported in Good Hope and Laverne.
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Two Storms Sweep Nation Along the Atlantic Coast
Two windstorms struck the Atlantic coast causing at least two deaths and heavy damage. A tornado in Atahayna killed 16 and injured many. dozens of homes were leveled. The second storm moved from Maryland and Delaware to New York and New England with two fishermen drowned near Rockaway and more fatalities in Massachusetts. National guardsmen protected property. ships faced delays. a pregnant woman died after a clothesline entanglement.
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New York Storm Claims Two Lives at Sea
A storm lashed New York causing two drownings among small craft in nearby waters. Commodore John Hamby of the Yergen Bach Yacht Club and another crewman died when their motorboat capsized. Ten others were rescued, while a string of twelve barges drifted offshore. Six barges broke from Perth Amboy, trees toppled in Central Park and across the city as damage mounted.
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Seventeen Navy Seaplanes Torn From Moorings At Beach
Seventeen of 22 United States Navy seaplanes, sent from Hamilton Roads for the Schneider Cup races, broke from moorings near Sellers Point during a gale and were strewn along a five mile beach at Bay Shore Park. One plane disappeared off Hay Shore Park. several wrecks were reported, with only six planes able to participate in the pageant. Troops from the Shawmut aided salvage efforts as crews assessed damage and searched for salvageable craft.
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Bombing damages home of tailor firm manager in Chicago
Chicago on October 25 reports say a bomb was hurled at the home of Raymond Reeder sales manager for International Tailoring company. Police blame sympathizers of the garment workers strike for the attack days earlier when seven cars carrying company employees were assaulted guarded by police. acid droplets wounded cars and one assailant was shot by a policeman while a worker was beaten.
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Raymond Reeder
International Tailoring Company
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Looting Threat as Wind Blows Out Woburn Lights
A National Guard company was summoned to deter looting after a violent wind knocked down a church steeple and destroyed a factory boiler house in Woburn Massachusetts. The event left the town without power and caused critical injuries to the engineer on duty.
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Helpless civilians in Bulgaria amid Greek shelling
A 2 10 p m telephonic report from Sofia says Greek artillery shelled villages including Marchortinoyve and Remere near Petrich. Five civilians reported killed as Bulgarians accuse Greek forces of surrounding occupied lines with barbed wire, signaling a prolonged clash. Greek troops remain in Bulgarian territory. A separate dispatch from Athens notes Bulgarian partisans sniping Greek troops near Brthe ishant, with Greek forces ordered to withdraw once Bulgarians evacuate Greek soil. no massacre of Bulgarian prisoners is confirmed.
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Aida
Disaster in Persian Gulf Claims 7000 Lives
Brief dispatch from Karachi reports a cyclonic storm in the Persian Gulf caused massive destruction. Early word says 7000 people perished in an explosion accompanied by an earthquake and other disturbances. Pearl fishing fleet nearly wiped out with over 200 boats sunk. British ships suffered armor damage. Tamb and Wenjam islands shaken and Basra date palms ruined.
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Reds in Navajo Ceremony Shine at Farmington Night
Farrington New Mexico reports Frontier days revived as more than 6,000 Navajo and Wey people gather for a dusk to dawn ritual. Indians chant and dance the Va-Bie Chi rite, reflecting a memory of celebrations not seen in a decade. The event draws thousands of white onlookers as orange tempers flare into the night.
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The Universal School of Information
The Helena Independent promotes a free global school that answers any question by mail. Send two cents for a reply to The Helena Independent Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington DC.
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Coup in Nicaragua Seizure by Chamorro Army in Managua
A chaotic morning as General Emilio Chamorro, ex-president, led troops into the fortress Ta Loma. Conservative forces gained control, demanding the removal of Solorzano’s cabinet, with clashes injuring police and civilians and casualties reported among constabulary and opponents. Continued after this note.
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Congress of Negroes Sits in Chicago
The American Negro Labor Congress opened a week of political meetings in Chicago with flag and mass assemblies. Pamphlets by Lovell Fort Whiteman suggest Communist influence on racial issues and sociology. William Montgomery Brown, recently deposed bishop, will address Tuesday, and William Foster, an American communist and leader of the T. W. W., will speak.
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Balkan flare worsens as Greece and Bulgaria clash
Paris reports fighting on the Bulgarian front as League of Nations council nears an extraordinary meeting. Sofia cites bombardment of Pipernitza and Petrovo by Greek troops while Athens says Bulgars occupy Greek land near Demirkanour. Greek Admiral Hadjikiriakos pledges retreat once Bulgarian forces withdraw. Nearby states fear spillover.
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Vatican Demands Notification on Church State Negotiations
The Vatican insists it must be informed of any political talks involving ecclesiastical officials. Papal Secretary of State notes that independent negotiations with government representatives are frequent among clergy and cannot be permitted or tolerated. The move signals concern over church state rapprochement influenced by Mussolini’s push for closer ties.
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German Nationalists Quit Cabinet Over Locarno Pact
Berlin reports officials say three German cabinet members resigned expressing opposition to Locarno era security pacts. Von Seiten, Vanseldichen, and Neu thal cite discontent as Chanteler Luther eyed nonpartisan replacements ahead of Reichstag ratification.
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Judge in Case Of Mitchell Prejudiced Hearing Probe
The Raleigh News and Observer reports protests lodged with the War Department over Brigadier General A. J. Revles joining the military court to try Colonel Mitchell for alleged violation of the 96th article of war. Protests cite Revles prior hostile remarks at a Greenville speech as creating bias against the accused former air chief.
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Purdue Students Die in Car Crash After Dance
LaFayette Ind Oct 23 Miss Dorothy Smith of Kempton Ind aunt Herbert P Chase of Wenatchee Wash Purdue University students were killed today when an automobile carrying them and three other students returning from a dance overturned. The other three were injured.
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Herbert P. Chase
Wenatchee
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