Supreme Court overturns Scottsboro death sentences
The Supreme Court set aside seven death sentences from Scottsboro Alabama, sending the cases back for new trials. Justices found defendants denied counsel and due process, with focus on trial preparation and fair representation amid national tension. Names include Wright Patterson Weems Norris Powell Montgomery and others. The ruling halted execution amid widespread protests and appeals.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Scottsboro
Ala
Alabama
Sutherland
Andy Wright
Haywood Patterson
Chattanooga
Willie Roberson
Memphis
Charlie Weems
Clarence Norris
Ozie
Walter H. Pollak
New York
Thomas E. Knight, Jr
Pollak
Alabama Supreme Court
Hoover charges Democrats politicize misery in Utah stop
President Hoover in Salt Lake City blasts Democratic campaign tactics as "making politics out of human misery" and says Republicans seek to aid silver use and beet sugar relief while pledging four more years of leadership for world peace. He plans a Nevada stop tonight before Elko engagement.
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Mormon Tabernacle
Salt Lake City
Utah
Hoover
Nevada
Elko
Nev
Mr. Hoover
St. Paul
Hoover An
Pacific Coast
Coolidge
Northampton
Mass
Roosevelt
Hudson River Valley
Madison Square Garden
Alfred E. Smith
Week End Accidents Cost Dixie Seven Lives
Seven people died in week end accidents across the south. Three perished in auto crashes, one in a motorcycle crash, one from burns, one from drowning, and another in a fall from a horse. Mississippi reported three fatalities, Alabama two, and Georgia and Florida one each.
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Atlanta
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Socialist candidate Thomas calls campaign most successful
Norman Thomas says his campaign is the Socialist Party's most successful in history as he travels toward Milwaukee after a Brooklyn address. He denounces Democrats and Republicans as puppet parties and argues the socialist vote will drive this winter's government action, warning of fascism and calling out both major parties for failures and corruption.
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Milwaukee
New York
Norman Thomas
East
Brooklyn
Democratic Party
Textile Work Resumes in Lancashire After Strike
In Manchester on November 7, spinning operations restarted in the Lancashire cotton textile sector after a week-long strike over a wage reduction agreement. About 150,000 workers were affected by the stoppage.
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Manchester
Eng
Lancashire Cotton Textile Industry
Sandino Rejects Election Result and Plans Seizure
General Augusto Sandino declared he would not recognize the election winner. Through a representative in Mexico City he vowed to seize Managua and call new elections, outlining a manifesto against the federal authorities.
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Mexico City
Augusto Sandino
Managua
Colonial National Monument wall contract awarded in Yorktown
The park service awarded a contract for a brick wall sentry box and wire fence at Colonial National Monument in Yorktown Virginia to P A Withers of Gastonia North Carolina for 25787 dollars.
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Washington
the Park Service
Colonial National Monument
Yorktown
P. A. Withers
Gastonia
N. C
Judge accuses Tammany of pressuring courts in New York
Judge Frederic Kernochan criticizes Tammany Hall for political influence over the judiciary. He recounts a $50 campaign contribution return and a suggestion of a $3 240 a year court position, plus an after hours call to alter a prior sentence to a monetary fine.
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New York
Frederic Kernochan
Tammany Hall
Kernochan
Special Sessions Court
Supreme Court
Tammany
Philip Donohue
Reymond J. O'Sullivan
Tary
John F. Curry
Election Returns Party Set At Enterprise Tonight
The Enterprise plans a public election returns party with a large crowd expected tomorrow night at the Paramount theater. Patrons will see results flashed on the screen as they come in from the 『82』 elections, providing live updates throughout the evening.
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The
Enterprise
Paramount Theater
Balloting Lineup Outlined For Presidential Vote
The Associated Press outlines the voting slate for tomorrow. Voters will choose president and vice president in eight states, while other states show electors on ballots. Senate options total 122 candidates for 34 seats with several incumbents seeking re election. House races cover 432 seats with 1442 candidates and 356 incumbents seeking reelection.
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United States
Maine
House of Representatives
Illinois
Nebraska
Iowa
Wisconsin
Ohio
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New York
Senate
Georgia
Colorado
Brookhart
Fletcher
Florida
Russell
Democrats
Crash Fatal To Trio Of Young Aviators
Three socially prominent youths died in a Sunday plane ride near Randolph Massachusetts. Victims were Frederick Lothrop Ames 29 of Boston and Newport R I yachtsman and Skyways Inc president Frances Burnett 22 of Southboro daughter of Burnett Vanilla founders and Frank Penrose Sproul Pittsburgh Pa grandson of a former Pennsylvania governor. Pilots at the airport said Ames monoplane performed dangerous stunts then narrowly avoided two planes before crashing.
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Randolph
Mass
Frederick Lothrop Ames
Boston
Newport
R. I
Skyways, Inc
Boston Aviation Company
Frances Burnett
Southboro
Burnett Vanilla Extract Company
Frank Penrose Sproul
Pittsburgh
German Vote Halts Nazi Lead in Decisive Loss for Hitler
Berlin reports show Hitler’s Nazi party dropped to about 195 Reichstag seats from 230, with 33 percent of the vote. Communists surged to around 100 seats, Nationalists rose to 61, while Franz von Papen remained chancellor with von Hindenburg’s support as Berlin favored the left.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
Hitler
Germany
Adolph Hitler
Foster demands red government from sick bed in New York
From a sick bed William Z. Foster ends his Communist campaign for the presidency with a call for Soviet government in the United States. Red banners flutter as he denounces Hoover Democrats and Thomas. Madison Square Garden seats 22,000 full. crowd cheers and sings The Internationale.
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New York
William Z. Foster
United States
Madison Square Garden
Foster
Bronx
Hoover
Roosevelt
Norman Thomas
Victory claims of both parties ring in ears of state
North Carolina’s presidential votes were claimed by both Democrats and Republicans as final get-out-the-vote efforts continued. Forecasts cited potential rain and cloudy conditions possibly affecting turnout while leaders predicted a heavy vote. Republican state chairman James S. Duncan asserted North Carolina would again be in the Republican column, noting past margins in 1928.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
James S. Duncan
President Hooved
Campaign Radio Addresses Tonight From Major Networks
Eastern time shows WEAF NBC and WABC CBS broadcast Hoover en route to California and Calvin Coolidge with Socialist Norman Thomas on California bound trip addressing the nation tonight.
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NBC
WABC
CBS
President Hoover
Point
California
Calvin Coolidge
CBRS
Norman Thomas
Love Affair Ends in Dual Tragedy Near Payetteville
Mrs. Lena Hales was shot at her father’s home six miles from Payetteville, Easter from Chappells firing from behind a chicken coop. She collapsed after running to a filling station. Foster then killed himself with two shots to the heart. Officials called it a case of unrequited love with no inquest expected.
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Payetteville
N. C
Lena Hales
Stocks Boom As Market Sharp Gains On NYSE
Stocks rallied on the New York Exchange with major shares up $1 to $2 and some as high as $4. Wheat rose about a cent, cotton dipped then partially recovered amid hedge selling and foreign buying. Steel and railroad stocks led gains with S P and Union Pacific among notable movers.
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New York
New York Exchange
Chicago
American Can
Consolidated Gan
United Aircraft
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Foreign trade balance of U S shows huge increase
The United States reports a September favorable trade balance of 33.6 million with exports at 132.0 million and imports 98.4 million. Nine month figures show a 173.2 million surplus, led by the United Kingdom and Canada as top buyers and Canada and Japan as leading suppliers. Textile values rise modestly.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Commerce Department
United Kingdom
Canada
America
Japan
Europe
Asia
Hoover Roosevelt battle shifts across 30 states tomorrow
Hoover and Roosevelt race toward election day as 30 states hold statewide contests. Hoover camps in California and Utah while Roosevelt tours New York and the Hudson valley with final appeals from Madison Square Garden, seeking broad support for a new deal and national policy direction.
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Washington
America
Hoover
California
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York State
Poughkeep
Aviation optimism from Santa Monica flyer boosts travel
The narrator extols aviation as the country’s future saver and laments politicians. He recalls a night flight from Fort Worth to Los Angeles and a 21 thousand mile, 20 country journey aboard three motor American planes with American crews. The message highlights night flying as smooth and time saving.
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Calif
Coolidge
Fort Worth
Los Angeles
Miami
Brownsville
Tex
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