Athletics edge Cardinals in opening World Series game
Burleigh Grimes allowed five extra base hits all for runs as the Athletics beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5 to 2 at Shibe Park before President Hoover and 32,295 fans. Al Simmons and Mickey Cochrane homered, George Haas and Jimmy Foxx added triples, and Jimmy Dykes hit a decisive double to spark the champions.
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Philadelphia
Athletics
Burleigh Grimes
St. Louis Cardinals
Hoover
Grimes
al Simmons
Mickey Cochrane
George Haas
Jimmy Foxx
Jimmy Dykes
McCarthy to Manage Yankees Next Season
The York Sun reports Joe McCarthy will manage the New York Yankees next season with a two year contract at $25,000 annually for 1930 and 1931. An official announcement is expected soon to succeed Bob Shawkey. Jimmy Burke likely joins as lieutenant, with shifts in Chicago and Boston noted. Ball/strike details accompany the game recap.
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York Sun
Joe McCarthy
Chicago Cubs
New York Yankees
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Philadelphia
McCarthy
Bob Shawkey
Bob Quinn
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Colonel Ruppert
Jimmy Burke
Chicago
Cubs
Rogers Hornsby
Burke
Arthur Fletcher
Yankees
Worsly
Hoover Starts Extensive Tour Ending at Kings Mountain
President Hoover begins a six day, three state speaking tour covering over 3000 miles. He opens with the World Series game in Philadelphia and speaks in Cleveland Boston and Kings Mountain on national issues ahead of congressional elections.
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American Bankers’ Association
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Boston
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American Federation Ody Lapor
Kings Mountain Battlefield
South Carolina
North Carolina
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White House
Federation of Labor
William Green
Federation
Death of Harvey Propes Shocks Golden Valley Farmstead
Rutherfordton reports Harvey M Propes 64 a respected Golden Valley farmer shot and killed while cotton picking near his home. Sheriff W C Hardin intones bloodhounds scoured the area but no arrests by dawn. coroner W Hightower at scene. Propes leaves a widow and two daughters Eva Propes and Mrs Claude Propes Adam Propes also at home.
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Harvey M. Propes
Golden Valley Township
W. C. Hardin
Asheville
Hardin
W. ©. Hightower
South Mountains
Burke County
Propes
Aged Jurist Webb Dies After 26 Years on Bench
Shelby North Carolina October 1 Judge James L Webb aged 76 died after a two week heart illness He served 26 years on the North Carolina Superior Court bench and was father in law of Governor O Max Gardner Funeral tomorrow at 3 pm at First Baptist church Webb long chaired its deacons board and 40 years in public life. He was born November 12 1853 in Cleveland County and began as solicitor before his long judgeship.
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G. M. Webb
Superior Court
Cleveland County
Wake
Mob Hangs John Will Clark in Cartersville
A motorcade of 44 to 50 masked men seized John Will Clark from the county jail and hanged him from a telephone pole near the fair grounds. Clark, an escaped convict charged with killing Chief Jenkins, was taken in a fast night ride after deputies were overpowered. Local authorities reported the lynching occurred within minutes, with Clark’s death following his recent arrest and appeal for change of venue.
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John Will Clark
Fair Grounds
Clark
Jenkins
National
Atlanta
A. J. McCoy
Roosevelt Takes Fight 10 Tuttle
Syracuse news reports Governor Roosevelt pressed Republican nominee Charles H. Tuttle on whether he would sign a state enforcement bill if elected. Roosevelt argued Tuttle dodges major issues and framed the race around enforcement policy and broad state concerns.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charles H. Tuttle
Tuttlie
Tuttle
State of New York
New York County
Young Flier Retreats After Attempted Record Flight
Wichita Kansas October 14. Robert Buck a 16 year old aviator from Elizabeth New Jersey started a junior transcontinental flight to Amarillo Texas when low oil pressure forced him to return fifteen minutes after take off. Airport attendants were repairing the plane and expected another takeoff soon.
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Kas
Amarillo
Texas
Robert Buck
Elizabeth
N. J
Asheville Woman Weds After Third Divorce Granted
Mrs. Anita Allen of Biltmore Forest and George Coggins 22 of Bee Tree married in Reno Nevada on September 22 right after Mrs. Allen obtained a divorce from Raleigh Allen of Asheville. This makes Mrs. Allen a fourth wife. She is about 40 years old.
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Asheville
Anita Allen
Biltmore Forest
George Coggins
Bee Tree
Reno
Nev
Funeral For Lord Birkenhead Saturday
Funeral services for Lord Birkenhead, the English statesman, will be held Saturday at his country home Chariton near Banbury Oxfordshire. The body was taken to the chapel of Gray's Inn last night and will remain there until the funeral.
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Lord Birkenhead
Chariton
Banbury
Oxfordshire
Gray's Inn
Reynolds Likely 10 Face Hancock in North Carolina Nominations
Fifth district Democrats name Frank Hancock of Oxford as nominee for the unexpired term of the late Major Charles M. Stedman in Greensboro. Republicans plan meetings in Lexington and Greensboro to nominate their short term candidates with a November 4 election date.
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Frank Hancock
Oxford
Charles M. Stedman
Hancock
Katherine’ Stedman Palmer
John F. Reynolds
Wentworth
House
James S. Duncan
Lexington
W. C. Hammer
Asheboro
Duncan
Non-Union Workers Unmolested By Danville Pickets
Non union workers at Riverside and Dan River mills entered plants today without hindrance from strike pickets. Pickets moved along to comply with injunctions and facilitated free passage into and out of company property.
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Danville
Riverside
Dan River Mills
Hole-In-One Drives From Fourth Tee
Lenoir North Carolina report says Dr. W. J. Miller scored a hole in one from the fourth tee driving a ball high into the air and it dropped into the fifth cup on the fly.
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N. C. Gee. T
W. J. Miller
Queen Helen of Rumania Leaves Forever
A Vienna report says Queen Helen plans to depart Romania with her son Michael to Germany or Greece following King Carol’s wishes. The politician notes her dignified stance and the king’s frustration over losing an early coronation.
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Carol
Helen of
Rumania
Bucharest
Michael
Germany
Greece
Helen
Caroli
Pritchard Campaign Address Postponed
MOCKSVILLE Oct 1 A campaign address by George M. Pritchard Republican nominee for U.S. senator has been postponed and no new date has been set for the delivery.
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Mocksville
George M. Pritchard
U.S
Virginia's First Lady Engaged to Danville Man
Miss Suzanne Pollard daughter of Governor John Gar land Pollard and Virginia's first lady is to marry Herbert Lee Boatwright Jr. of Danville and Washington DC this fall or winter. Boatwright a Princeton graduate works with a Washington legal firm and studied at UVA. Pollard rose to national notice as executive mansion hostess this year due to her mother’s illness.
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Suzanne Pollard
John Garland Pollard
Virginia
Herbert Lee Boatwright, Jr
Danville
Washington, D. C
Capitol Square
Society of the Old Dominion
Boatwright
Herbert Lee Boatwright
Washington
Princeton University
University of Virginia
Pollard
Executive Mansion
Ecuador Cabinet Resigns As Ayora Reaffirms Presidency
Quito Oct 1 The entire cabinet resigned as Isidro Ayora decided to remain as President after reconsidering public appeals. Colonel Carlos Guerrero, minister of war, was noted to be asked to stay on in government duties. Guerrero had previously led the government when Ayora resigned.
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Ecuador
Isidro Ayora
Carlos Guerrero
Guerrero
Jr. Ayora
Massacre Report Claims 8,000 Slain by Bandits
AP dispatches from Peking report 8,000 killed in an attack on Lihsian, south of Kansu, by bandits after a four week siege. The town was sacked four weeks ago with many inhabitants slain and some girls abducted.
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Peeping
China
Lihsian
Kansu
Battle for Manitoba beryl deposit draws global interests
Toronto reports an international fight for control of a large beryl deposit 100 miles north of Winnipeg. Dr T L Walker and W J Jacob praise the Hudson River claim as the world’s most promising find. Beryllium could drop to 50 per pound and boost aircraft auto body construction and metal alloys as British American and German interests vie for rights.
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Winnipeg
Man
T. L. Walker
University of Toronto
W. J. Jacob
Beryllium Development Corporation of America
Rear Admiral Grant Dies in Philadelphia at 74
Rear Admiral Albert Weston Grant, pioneer submarine flotilla commander and former head of the Atlantic fleet during World War I, died last night at the naval hospital in Philadelphia. He was 74 and previously commanded League Island Navy Yard.
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Albert Weston Grant
Naval Hospital
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League Island Navy Yard
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