Men Plotting to Kill Machado Reaches Nassau
Reports say an airplane with men intent on assassinating former Cuban president Gerardo Machado left Cuba for Nassau. Guards with rifles surround Machado's hotel. Bahama police rarely carry firearms, prompting concern from colonial officials about safety of the exiled leader and party.
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Nassau
N. P
Gerardo Machado
Cuba
Machado
Weibel
Canadian Northwest Police
ABC
Storm Causes Untold Damage and Missing Vessels
A Caribbean storm raged ashore along the eastern coast causing at least a dozen deaths and millions in damage. The Madison with 109 aboard reached Norfolk after two SOS calls. two men are missing. Other ships missing include the large tanker Veedor with seven aboard. Coast Guard and mariners rescued 100 people near Norfolk and Cape Henry as floods and waves disrupted communities from the Carolinas to New England.
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Caribbean
North Atlantic
Madison
Norfolk
City of Norfolk
Baltimore
New York
Tidewater Oil Company
Coast Guard
Veedor
Dallas
Lst
Washington
Maryland
Carolinas
Virginia
New England
Kohler
Nags Head
N. C
Willoughy Spit
Cape Henry
Wildwood
N. J
Cape May
Fort Monroe
Ten Dead in Virginia Hurricane Hit and Severe Damage
Virginia counts ten dead and millions in damage after a powerful hurricane. The coastal loss includes destroyed boardwalks and flooded streets in Virginia Beach Cavalier Shores Cape Henry Ocean View and Willoughby Spit. Coast Guard rescues 70 residents at Cavalier Shores and 200 at Willoughby from floodwaters. In North Carolina Buckeye Beach?
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Norfolk
Virginia
Madison
Virginia Beach
Cavalier Shores
Cape Henry
Ocean View
Willoughby Spit
Buckroe Beach
Gay Cavalier Club
Coast Gua En
Willoughby
Manteo
N. C
George H. Hopkins
Coal and Auto Industries Pressed Over Open Shop Phrase
Two major industries face NRA fair practice codes with or without the open shop phrase. The administration and labor officials reject the words open shop and closed shop as unwritable into the codes, while unions seek dues check off and employers anticipate easier acceptance, potentially sending the pact to President Roosevelt for promulgation.
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Associated Press
Washington
NRA
Steel
Hugh S. Johnson
Donald Richberg
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Leo Wolman
Labor Advisory Board
Green
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Reverend H Grady Hardin Dies at 43 in Greensboro
Reverend H Grady Hardin 43 pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church Greensboro was found dead at his home of a heart attack by his son and daughter. No inquest will be held. He came from Honea Path South Carolina and served in Charlotte Gastonia and Monroe before Greensboro. His widow Olive Walker of York South Carolina and three children survive. Funeral plans not yet made.
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Greensboro
N. C
H. Grady Hardin
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Hardin
Honea Path
8. C
Charlotte
Gastonia
Monroe
Olive Walker
York
S. C
City of Norfolk Runs Aground Near Watt's Island
The Chesapeake steamer City of Norfolk is aground in Pocomoke Sound one mile east of Watt's Island, Norfolk. All passengers are reported safe.
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Norfolk
Chesapeake
City of Norfolk
Pocomoke Sound
Watt's Island
New York Department Stores Split Over Retail Code Stance
In Washington the Recovery administration hearings reveal a split among major New York stores. Percy B. Straus of Macy & Co pushes for a price regulation provision while R H NamM and others seek a price fixing clause to curb underselling ads.
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Washington
New York
Percy 8. Straus
R. H. Macy and Company
R. H. Namm
Straus
State Results Case In Trial of Blackwell Murder Charge
Hillsboro August 24 The state rests its case in the trial of H C Blackwell of Carboro charged with murdering John Creel at the home where Blackwell’s estranged wife lived Testimony shows Blackwell claimed to be unsettled and mentally troubled and defense witnesses portray him as not in his right mind The case concerns events surrounding the July 16 slaying and includes testimony from Dr R B Hayes and others about Blackwell’s mental state
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Blackwell
Hillsboro
H. C. Blackwell
Carbero
John Creel
B. Lawson
Mresh. Th. Haffine
Alamance County
Squire W. A. Pasehe
Wother
Beverly Hills Chat Reveals Mixed Views on New Economic Scheme
The speaker reports conversations with the President, Hugh Johnson, Secretary Perkins, and various Washington insiders about a proposed program. Opinions vary on funding and impact, with some hoping for success while others fear personal costs and disruption.
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Fec Et Ene
Beverly Hills
Calif
N. ER. A
Hugh Johnson
Miss Perkins
Washington
Leary
Hurricanes Lash Coastal North Carolina Rescue and Floods
Coastal North Carolina reels from a tropical storm with extensive highway and utility damage. The J. A. Kohler crew was rescued near Cape Hatteras after the schooner ran aground. Nag's Head reports surf floods summer cottages while Elizabeth City cleans debris and trees topple across streets. Highways, bridges, and ferries suffer, but no lives are reported lost.
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Wilmington
North Carolina
J. Ac Kohler
Cape Hatteras
Coast Guard
Modoc
Navy
Elizabeth City
Nag's Head
Raleigh
Beaufort
Atlantic
Harger’s Island
Dare
Currituck
Edenton
Kitty Hawk
South Carolina
Virginia
Albermaine Sound
Manteo
Kill Devil Hill Coast Guard
Two Sailors Missing After Steamship Madison Storm
The steamship Madison arrived in Norfolk at dawn with two missing crewmen, Lycurgus Lawrence second mate and Edward Corbett quartermaster, swept overboard in the Cape Charles hurricane. Captain William Heath and the coast guard received praise as passengers, injured crew Malachis Nelson and Robert Turner were treated for a broken leg and an ankle fracture.
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Norfolk
Madison
Cape Charles
Lycurgus Lawrence
North Carolina
Edward Corbett
Newfoundland
William Heath
Malachis Nelson
Robert Turner
Nelson
Turner
Return bout eyed for Sharkey Carnera title fight
Johnny Buckley manager of Jack Sharkey agreed to a return bout against Primo Carnera for the world heavyweight title. The rematch would be staged in Miami on February 7, with Carnera the current champion after defeating Sharkey in Boston.
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Boston
Johnny Buckley
Jack Sharkey
Sharkey
Primo Carnera
Carnera
Miami
Florida
Lindberghs Land in Lerwick After Faroes Flight
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh landed at Lerwick Shetland Islands at 9 30 a m KEK amp T They flew to Lerwick from Tveraa in the Faroes according to Pan American Airways received word this afternoon in New York.
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New York
Pan American Airways
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lerwick
Shetland Islands
Tweraa
Faroes
Eastern storm strands five on Esopus island in Catskill area
A heavy storm hit New York state with rain marooning three women and two children on a perilous island in Esopus Creek. Winds gusting to 50 mph drove Lake Ontario shipping to shelter and obscured the 45 foot yawl Ontario, last seen leaving Rochester.
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Catskill
N. Y
New York State
Esopus Creek
Lake Ontario
Ontario
Rochester
Fatalities list from storm at Atlantic Seaboard details
Associated Press report names several dead from the storm at sea and rail incidents. Among the victims are A. H. Byrde engineer Washington and J. H. Faye fireman Perryville Maryland after the Crescent Limited derailment near Washington. Lycurgus Lawrence second mate North Carolina and Edward Corbett quartermaster Newfoundland aboard the Madison battered en route to Norfolk. Virginia Koenigsberg six, Sea Cliff New York.
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Southern Railway
Crescent Limited
Washington
A. H. Byrde
J. H. Faye
Perryville
Madison
Norfolk
Lycurgus Lawrence
North Carolina
Edward Corbett
New Foundland
Crescent Limited Derails Near Washington Killing Two
The Crescent Limited derailed on a weakened bridge over the Anacostia near Washington at 3 45 this morning killing two engineers and injuring 13 passengers and crew. Injured travelers include Myer Blackman Philadelphia and Ben Johnson Washington with cuts, bruises, and possible internal injuries.
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Washington
Crescent Limited
Southern Railway
New York
New Orleans
Here
Anacostia River
Capital
A. H. Bryde
J. H. Faye
Perryville
Myer Blackman
Philadelphia
Ben © Johnson
Paul Hanna
Columbia University
Samuel Hamilton
Montclair
N. J
A. P. Tugwell
Baton Rouge
Maxwell Galland
Brooklyn
J. C. Cunningham
Russell L. Mohler
Trenton
William H. Brown
Baltimore
A. H. Myers
Thurmont
Charles S. Kenny
Westminster
Anthony Swano
Shock. Co
Smith
Wading River
Long Island
Ben Johnson
Long Time Cotton Program Before Wallace With Parity Price
A long term cotton program before Secretary Wallace proposes acreage cuts to about 25 million acres for next year. It includes a parity price guarantee for the portion of the crop consumed domestically, aiming to restore purchasing power to the 1909–14 level. Final details depend on Agriculture Secretary and President Roosevelt.
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Washington
Wallace
Roosevelt
Perts
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Helen A. Howard
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Walhalla
Wrightsville Beach
Ehringhaus
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Bankers’ Convention
By James Cope
N.Y
Winyah Bay
S.C
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Pamlico
Solarina
South Atlantic
Georgetown
Southport
Wihui
Dam Neck Mills
Sharkey-Carnera
Lindbergh's Land
Atlantic Seaboard
Sea Cliff
Virginia Koenigsberg
Vallee
Rudy Vallee
Alice Faye
Faye
Vallee Orchestra
Sam B. Bledsofr
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