Lindberghs in Yangtze flood crash narrowly survives
Flying Colonel Lindbergh his wife and Chinese relief worker Dr P Z King escaped a plane upset on the Yangtse river during a flood survey near Hankow. A British Hermes lifeboat crew rescued them as one wing struck water. The accident halted flood relief survey flights but unlikely to halt Lindberghs Far East plans.
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Hankow
Yangtse
Charles A
Lindberghs
P. Z. King
Hermes
Lindbergh
Tungsting
Ere
Flood Relief Commission
Far East
America
Shanghai
T. V. Soong
Renewal Army Navy Football Classic Urged For Charity
A post season Army Navy football classic for charity was referred to Rear Admiral Hart by Secretary Adams. The Salvation Army proposes the game with proceeds to the unemployed. Last year the Army won 6-0 in New York before 70,000 fans, raising over 600000.
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Washington
Hart
Naval Academy
Adams
Salvation Army
War and Navy Departments
Army
New York
Navy
Edward J. Underwood
Underwood
Two Fishing Boats Ground Near Bonitas Islands
Radio dispatches report two fishing boats Patria and San Salvadore with 16 crew each grounded on rocks near Bonitas islands off San Pedro about 370 miles away. Both vessels were said in no immediate danger, while confusion with a tanker’s call letters was noted. Salvadore later freed itself and proceeded to assist the other vessel. no further aid expected.
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Los Angeles
Cal
San Bonitas Island
San Pedro
Patria
San Diego
Harry F. Sinclair, Jr
Bonitas Islands
Pacific
Man breaks back after fall from bridge into Cape Fear River
C E Sorrell of Lillington sustained a broken back when he fell into the Cape Fear river at Lillington while helping tear down a temporary bridge. The accident occurred October 2 in Fayetteville.
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Cape Fear
Fayetteville
N. C
C. E. Sorrell
Lillington
Cape Fear River
Fruit Only Food Served At Gandhi Birthday Banquet
London Oct 2 three hundred admirers of Mahatma Gandhi mainly English joined a luncheon in his honor marking his 63rd birthday. Each guest received one pear one banana one apple and one orange. Gandhi drank goats milk while others had ice water. The independent labour party and two Indian societies hosted. Gandhi sat between Fenner Brockway and James Maxton. A tall spinning wheel was given as a birthday gift. One guest wore only a shirt and khaki shorts arriving at Westminster Gardens.
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London
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma
England
Independent Labor Party
Mr. Gandhi
Fenner Brockway
James Maxton
Westminster Palace
Federal Deficit Totals for First Quarter of Fiscal Year
The treasury shows a deficit of $380,495,854 for the first quarter, down from a year earlier surplus. In three months from July 1, receipts were $588,175,732 while expenditures hit $968,671,586. Income taxes fell sharply to $13,837,120 from $554,386,119 last year, and miscellaneous taxes declined about $13,000,000 to $143,099,841. Customs receipts rose to $108,219,949, but officials say this does not indicate a general revenue upturn. Spending exceeded last year by roughly $191,000,000 in the period.
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Treasury
Chairman Jeffress Trousers Stolen While He Napped
Raleigh dispatch reports EB B Jeffress chairman of the state highway commission awoke to find his gray trousers missing from his hotel room. He offered a reward of twenty dollars for their return and spoke with George Ross Pou, state prison superintendent, denying any link to the theft. He urged swift punishment if the culprit is caught.
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Raleigh
EB. B. Jeffress
State Highway Commission
Pou
Harmless Tuberculosis Germs of New Type May Help To Curb Dread Disease
Rockefeller Institute reports a new almost non-virulent tuberculosis bacillus from studies in Science. The yellow to orange non-acid-fast mutant may offer exceptional possibilities. guinea pigs showed greatly reduced effects compared to the parent strain H37. Researchers describe the organism as a potential to curb tuberculosis.
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New York
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Franklin R. Miller
Miller
World of Trade Completes Plan for Employment
Washington October 2 The World of Finance and Trade proposes a 20 000 word report to the chamber of commerce of the United States detailing a continuity of employment strategy. A planning board would advise producers on keeping production and payrolls stable through expansion and decline. The plan also calls for earnings earmarked in good times to aid workers when earnings fall. A second committee promotes local chamber participation to maximize employment, addressing petroleum coal and lumber sectors and other issues.
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Washington
World of Finance and Trade
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Henry I. Harriman
Boston
New England
Chamber of Commerce
Naval program to expand ships under treaty expires 1936
Congressional Republican leaders plan a $750 million naval construction drive for December to honor the disarmament treaty expiring in 1936. They seek Navy input, pledge to back the American Legion call, and propose expanding aircraft carriers, cruisers, and destroyers within treaty limits over five years.
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Legion
Hoover
American Legion
Naval General Board
Navy Department
United States
Slight Hope For Boy Knocked From Train In Raleigh
Joseph Dielberg a 16 year old from Wilmington Delaware was badly hurt in Raleigh when he fell from a Sea board Air Line freight train after hitting a post supporting the Morgan street bridge. Sidney Fried said Dielberg had just hopped the train during the ride. He was treated at Rex hospital but did not recover.
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Raleigh
Joseph Dielberg
Wilmington
Del
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Morgan Street
J. R. Rogers
Rex Hospital
Dielberg
Sidney Fried
Fried
Jennie Dielberg
Walnut Street
Wilmington, del
Bishop Cannon Attacks Mouzon at Baltimore Conference
Roanoke dispatch reports Bishop James Cannon Jr. accusing Baltimore conference leaders of discourtesy for not recognizing him when entering the auditorium. He cites 1888 conference service as a benchmark and notes Mouzon sought a copy of his remarks. Cannon’s three days included newspaper perusal and commentary on a grand jury investigation of his political actions.
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Bishop Cannon Flays
Mouzon
Baltimore
Roanoke
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Edwin Mouzon
Cannon
Bishop Cannon
Bishop Mouzon
Lipton Dies At 80 After Severe Chill In London
Sir Thomas Lipton, famed yachtsman and tea magnate, died in London at age 80 after a severe chill contracted days earlier. The international figure devoted over two decades and much fortune to winning the America's Cup for England, with Lipton repeatedly challenging the New York Yacht Club’s mug that remained unyielding.
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Thomas Lipton
London
United States
Bhill
Thomas Johnstone Lipton
England
America
Britain
Isle of Wight
Queen’s Palace
New York Yacht Club
Shamroc
Lipton
Inquest Fails to Solve Collings Death Mystery
Huntington N Y October 2 The coroner s inquest into the murder of Benjamin P Collings Stam ford ended with the mystery unsolved The coroner said Collings died September 10 1931 in Long Island Sound from injuries inflicted by unknown persons and drowning Witness Dr Vincent McAuliffe testified that Collings hands and feet were bound and he was struck eight times He said drowning was the cause of death even if thrown into the water
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Huntington
N. Y
Benjamin P. Collings
Stamford
William B. Gibson
Long Island Sound
Vincent McAuliffe
Collings
Winston Man Under Bond After Fatal Injury To Woman
Pilot Mountain N C Oct 2 J S Williams of Winston Salem was bound over following the death yesterday of Mrs Cass Cook about 80 who was fatally injured when struck by his truck Williams said the accident was unavoidable
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Winston Man
Bond
Pilot Mountain
N. C
J. S. Williams
Winston- Salem
Cass Cook
Williams
Capone Runs Saloons Like Chain Stores in County
Chicago reports the Capone syndicate has turned Cook county saloons and roadhouses into a chain store system for beer pretzels towels linens and laundries Ginger ale soda and water must be bought through Capone enterprises The Tribune cited incidents of syndicate men pressuring bartenders to switch to Capone products including a demand for six cases of ginger ale and a bowl of pretzels tossed onto the floor as a warning
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Alphonse Capone Syndicate
Cook County
Capone
Capone Syndicate
Syndicate
the Tribune
Champs Rally With Three Hits Tie Series In St Louis
Miller singles in the fifth and Wild Bill allowed, Haas, Foxx pace the Cards as they twice tie the series with a 3 hit performance. The headline notes Miller's timely hit and strong pitching to salvage a game.
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Miller
Wild Bill
Haas
Foxx
Hallahan Dominates as St. Louis Triumphs in Park Clash
Wild Bill Hallahan, a frail southpaw, dominates Philadelphia hitters as St. Louis defeats Philadelphia 2 to 1 in Sportsmans Park. Gelbert, Watkins, and Martin spark the offense with key hits while Hallahan fans seven and earns the win. Game features a tense late rally and a lone Philadelphia run in the ninth.
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Haas
Cochrane
Simmons
Fous
Miller
Ors
Williams
Earnshaw
xMoore
St. Louis
Flowers
Watkins
Prison
Bottomley
Hafey
Martin
Wilson
Gelbert
Frisch
Philadelphia
Hallahan
Bishop
Nallin
Stark
McGowan
Kiem
Sportsmans Park
Bill Hallahan
Bank Robbery Seizes $30,000 In Hartford City Kidnaping
Four masked bandits robbed Citizens State Bank of Hartford City, taking $30,000 and kidnapping Elmer Lucas, assistant cashier and mayor. A black sedan with Iowa plate 158927 fled as shots rang out. Lucas was released near the city edge and recounted the ride. This marked the bank's second summer robbery after a July 9 $12,000 heist.
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Hartford City
Ind
Citizens State Bank
Elmer Lucas
Lucas
Citizens Bank
Funeral Services In Greensboro For Widow of Rev. Ball
Greensboro, Oct. 2. Funeral services will be held here tomorrow for Mrs. Lucy W. Ball widow of Rev. J. R. Ball who had lived in the city 64 years. She was sister of the late R. H. Wright of Durham and is survived by son Dr. W. M. Ball of New Bern and two daughters Mrs. Pattie B Ion and Mrs. Lucy M Greensboro.
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Greensboro
Lucy W. Ball
J. R. Ball
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