Five Persons Drowned In Flood Water
Albany reports severe floods across eastern New York from two days of heavy rain. Mohawk and Hudson tributaries surge, with Rensselaer county hardest hit. villages Petersburg Berlin Stephenson and Lebanon flooded. power plants at Johnsonville and Schaghticoke shut down. Kinderhook Lake cottages washed away. residents flee to higher ground.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Mohawk
Hudson
Adirondacks
Birkshires
Rensselaer County
Lebanon
Petersburg
Berlin
Stephenson
Little Hoosick River
Hoosick River
New York Power and Light Company
Johnsonville
Schaghticoke
Hinderhook Lake
Kinderhook Lake
Sinclair warrant revoked for Teapot Dome case
A Washington warrant for oil executive Harry F. Sinclair on conspiracy to tamper with the Teapot Dome jury was revoked an hour and a half after issuance. Sinclair had left the city and plans to serve the warrant were abandoned by District Attorney Gordon who said the warrant had been issued in error.
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Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Gordon
Burkinshaw
Sinclair
New England Floods Kill, Wreckhood Destroys Bridges and Homes
Floods of unprecedented volume sweep three states as five people drown and millions in losses mount. Vermont bears the brunt with dam collapses and rail lines washed out while western Massachusetts, Connecticut, and other towns suffer widespread inundation. National guards assist in relief as dams are blown to avert broader catastrophe.
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Boston
New England
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Chittenden
Rutland
National Guards
Ludlow
Newport
Bennington
Springfield
Barre
Canadian Pacific
Orleans
Bethel
Mortania
North Adams
Adams
Pittsfield
Westfield
Hoosac
National Guardsmen
Beaver
Berkshire Paper Company
Lee, Mass
Dalton
Government Paper Machinery of Crane and Company
Canada
Messengers Of Peace Depart From Tokyo Dolls for U S Children
Fifty eight little Japanese dolls, gifts from Japanese children to American children, were bid farewell by 1,500 Japanese schoolgirls in a short ceremony. The dolls will be shipped to San Francisco aboard the steamship Tenyo Maru on November 16.
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Messengers of Peace
Tokyo
Japan
United States
San Francisco
North Carolina Banking Resources Hit Historic High
North Carolina state banking resources reached 338 million 414 thousand 728 dollars as of October 10, the highest in state history. The 1927 total rose 13 million 210 thousand 069 dollars from 1926, driven by cash from banks and checks for clearing Liberty bonds and state and miscellaneous securities. loans and discounts fell by 3 million 404 thousand dollars.
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Raleigh
John J. Mitchell
State Bank Examiner
North Carolina
Ruth Elder Returns to U S After Paris Visit
Ruth Elder, fatigued after a round of receptions in Paris, declined to see a committee of French women fliers and focused on dress fittings before sailing on the Aquitania the next day. Washington coverage notes tax law hearings on personal exemptions and board of tax appeals workload.
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Paris
Ruth Elder
United States
George W. Halde_man
Azores
Barendrecht
Elder
Sheldon Whitehouse
American Women’s Club
Aquitania
Greensboro Invites Bessemer Residents to City Power
Maor E. B. Jeffress invites Bessemer section residents to join the Greensboro city area instead of forming a separate sanitary district and issuing bonds for water and sewer projects. The Bessemer area has thousands of residents and is seen as a prime site for industrial and residential growth.
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Greensboro
Maor E. B. Jeffress
Bessemer
Tax Hearing Delays Tax Changes To General Proposals
Washington November 4 AP The house ways and means committee postponed further tax testimony to study general administrative features of the revenue law and the tax appeals board. John J Murphy of New York City testifying for banking groups urged simplification rather than tax cuts.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Board of Tax Appeals
Ways and Means
Treasury Department
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Legislation
Congress
General Counsel
Bureau of Internal Revenue
General Counsel’s Office
Bureau
General Counsel’s
Murphy
New York
Committee of Banking Institution
House Ways and Means Committee
Revenue Law
John J. Murphy
New York City
Committee of
Banking Institutions
Andrew Jackson birthplace claim backed by 1820 letter
The New York Times reports a 1820 letter signed by Andrew Jackson declaring he was born in South Carolina. Found in a Craddock Virginia attic, the letter addresses Thomas Watson of Baltimore and is believed authentic by handwriting experts. This may settle a century long dispute over whether Jackson was born in South or North Carolina.
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New York
The
New York Times
Andrew Jackson
South Carolina
Craddock
the Times
North
South
Carolina
Thomas C. Benthall
Old Dominion Steamship Company
Thomas Watson
Baltimore
Five Earth Shocks In California Felt During the Morning Hours Today
Earthquakes reported in California from early morning hours with tremors felt across multiple towns. Seismic activity centered near Maria and Santa Barbara, with several shocks recorded between 3 a.m. and 7:42 a.m., causing minor damage and reports of glass and chimney movement.
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California
Earthquake Shocks Felt Along California Coast
An earthquake of moderate intensity was felt from Santa Maria to Santa Barbara between 5:52 and 5:55 a.m. today with about a minute duration in Ventura reports. San Luis Obispo reported a very light tremor at 3:15 a.m. and 5:35 a.m. No damage was reported. shocks described as long in duration but too slight to rock chimneys or break windows.
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Bante Maria
Masonic Hill
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
Los Angeles
California
Santa Maria
Ventura
Southern Pacific trims coast route after quake damages tracks
San Francisco reports that earthquakes threw the coast line tracks by Surf and Honda out of line. The Southern Pacific will suspend service until repairs are completed, with trains between San Francisco and Los Angeles tied up and a coaster train noticing four inch misalignments in the track. Crews work to realign, aiming to reopen the coast route in a few hours. the valley route remains unaffected.
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San Francisco
Surf
Honda
Santa Barbara
Southern Pacific
Coast Line
Los Angeles
Hagen and Turnesa Take Early Leads in PGA Championship
Walter Hagen of Pasadena Florida and Oje Turnesa of Elmsford New York opened strong rounds in the professional golfers association championship in Dallas. Hagen led Espinosa Chicago two up, while Turnesa led Golden of Paterson New Jersey six up after nine holes.
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Dallas
Walter Hagen
Pasadena
Fla
oJe Turnesa
Elmsford
N. Y
al Espinosa
Chicago
Johnny Golden
Paterson
N. J
Hagen
Espinosa
Turnesa
Golden
North Carolina Methodist Protestant Meet Opens in Asheboro
Asheboro hosts the North Carolina Methodist Protestant conference as delegates discuss business matters and 100th anniversary plans. Notable speakers include Dr. F. T. Benson and Dr. J Straughno with welcome addresses from local leaders.
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Asheboro
North Carolina Methodist Protestant Conference
Baltimore
F. T. Benson
Methodist Protestant
J . Straughno
Washington, DC
J. E. Pritchard
G. L. Curry
Winston-Salem
C. L. Gregory
North Carolina
Hammer
Uncle Sam
Greenland
India
Coral Strand
E. L. Moffitt
Chamber of Commerce
Crawford
Moffitt
N. G. Betha
Lexington
J. H Straughn
D. C
T. H. Lewis
Jesus Christ
God
Roby F. Day
Inwood
N. Y
Women Declared Nuisance in College Life
Chicago report cites Northwestern and university figures claiming women are better students yet a growing nuisance in college and society. W S Payne notes 16.33 percent of men fail in subjects versus 9.15 percent of women. The Daily Northwestern echoes complaints that women intrude on male domains and activities.
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Chicago
Chicago University
Northwestern University
W. S. Payne
Recorder
Daily North- Western
Mayor Thompson Attacks Chicago Library Board
Chicago mayor Thompson rallies against the library board accusing them of pro British propaganda via reading courses and pamphlets. Civic groups call for trial of Schools Superintendent William McAndrew over alleged insubordination and un Americanism amid school crises.
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Chicago
Thompson
America First
Chicago Library Board
Herbert Adams Gibbons
Princeton
American Library Association
Gibbons
United States
Chicago Public Library
Edward Bok
World Court
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Foundation
Walter H. Page
King
League of Nations
Charles W. Gilkey
William McAndrew
Boy Dies Under Flower Box In Greenville
The body of William G. Rush Jr five died from injuries after a heavy flower box toppled onto him while at play in Greenville North Carolina. He died within hours and was shipped to Liberty for burial according to AP report.
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Greenville
N. C
William G. Rush, Jr
Liberty
Sait
Oil magnate Harry F. Sinclair accused in jury influence bid
Warrant issued today by U S Commissioner Turnage charging Teapot Dome leasee Day and Henry Mason Day with conspiracy amid efforts by the government to compel Day to testify. Sinclair allegedly sought to sway a jury in the abortive oil conspiracy case, with Day acting as a contact to Burns detectives who shadowed jurors.
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Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Henry Mason Day
United States
Turnage
District Supreme Court
Day
Sinclair
District Attorney’s Office
William J. Burns
Diary reveal shows Manoilescu urged peaceful return of Carol
In Bukarest the government published Manoilescu’s diary excerpts linking the ex-finance official to Carolist plots. He urged opposition leaders to back Carol through peaceful means and repeated support in parliament and press to restore Carol to the throne. The diary notes his activity began July 18 before King Ferdinand’s death.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Briatiano
M. Manoilescu
Carol
Manoilescu
Cerol
Manollescu
Ferdinand
Mehai
Micahel
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Mrs. Dean
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Ars
Old Hickory
Edward J. Kidwell
Justice Siddons
Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
H. M. Blackmer
James F. O’neil
Sinclair Companies
A. Mason Day
Sheldon Clark
Sinclair Refining Company
Burns Detective Agency
Charles G. Ruddy
Wardman Park
Eugene Blaquet
Leroy Place
Donald Woodward
Woodward
Three Rivers
New Mexico
Burns
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