Walker Eclipsed As Tammany Names O'Brien For Major
New York reports that Tammany Hall nominated surrogate John P. O'Brien by acclamation to run for mayor, sidelining James J. Walker who resigned Sept. 1. The Bronx’s Joseph McKee loses mayoral sway as O'Brien’s selection strengthens Curry’s Tammany leadership amid Albany political strife and Roosevelt Smith factions.
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Board of Aldermen
McKee
Edward J. Flynn
Bronx
O’brien
O'Brien
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Albany
Alfred B. Smith
John Curry
Tammany
Walker
Roosevelt
Curry
Herman H. Lehman
Alfred E. Smith
Alabama Near Beer Legal After 17 Years
Montgomery Oct 7 Alabamans may buy and possess near beer for the first time in 17 years as the legislature over Gov Miller veto era repealed the 1915 law that barred anything that looks smells or tastes like beer.
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Montgomery
Ala
Farley accuses Republicans of reviving religious issue
Democratic National Chairman James Farley condemned Republican leaders for a campaign to capitalize the religious issue in the Rhode Island convention. He contrasted 1928 support for Alfred E. Smith with current efforts to persuade Smith voters to back Roosevelt, urging unity against the tactic.
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Farley
Smith
Roosevelt
Providence
R. I
James A. Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
How Dry I Am Clue Leads to Liquor in Closet
In Spartanburg South Carolina on October 7 two officers searched Essie Wardlaw's home after a tip. They played a radio tune Nobody Knows How Dry I Am and allegedly found six gallons of liquor hidden there.
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Spartanburg
H. L. Rogers
Claude Taylor
Essie Wardlaw
Rogers
Taylor
Midwestern Cities Face New Siege At Hands Of Farmers
A continued farm strike disrupts Midwestern cities with picket lines on major highways. Sioux Falls, Granite Falls, and Dayton face actions as farmers organize intensified efforts to force higher prices and threaten truckers and milk plants.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Chicago
Cook County
Illinois
Cketeers
Association
Granite Falls
Minn
Ole Anderson
Leonard
Nordahl Peterson
Canby
Dayton
Reconstruction Finance loans total 186 million for August
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation reports August loan authorizations reach 186,209,310 with finance to institutions including insurance companies and railroads totaling 122,277,641.14 million for relief loans to governors and funds set aside as credit under scrutiny by board chair Atlee Pomerene.
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North Carolina Bank and Trust
Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
South Trimble
House of Representatives
Atlee Pomerene
Reconstruction Board
Bankers see signs of relief after bleak period
At the American Bankers Association 58th annual convention led by Francis H. Sisson the bankers voiced optimism that the worst of the downturn has passed. They noted rising prices and a diminished panicky mood while calling for tax cuts. Paul Shoup of Southern Pacific delivered the closing address. The policy group opposed federal takeover of all banks in favor of state and national bank systems.
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Los Angeles
Francis H. Sisson
New York
American Bankers Association
Sisson
Mexico Seizes Catholic Priests Citizens in Vera Cruz
In Vera Cruz a special session decreed Catholic priests lose citizenship and all church property is to be confiscated by the governor for other uses. The measure, linked to Archbishop Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores’s expulsion, aims to spur similar actions in other states and to provoke federal review of Archbishop Pascal Diaz’s status.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Federal Congress
Mexico
Leopoldo Ruiz Y Flores
National Revolutionary Party
Pascal Diaz
Family kills 74 snakes with one casualty
NORTH WILKESBORO N C Oct 7 Snakes fared hard at the hands of the Silas Higgins family this season. Higgins killed 28, his wife 14, and their two sons 19 and 13 apiece. The only casualty was the 13th snake which bit Mrs Higgins but she recovered after considerable time.
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North Wilkesboro
N d
Silas Higgins
Higgins
Deportation Warrants Dismissed for Lancaster and Keith Miller
The Labor Department dismissed deportation warrants against Captain W. N. Lancaster and Mrs. Jessie M. Keith-Miller with plans for voluntary departure next Friday. The case stemmed from Lancaster's trial for killing writer Haden Clarke in Miami. Officials said they would drop further immigration smuggling claims as well as the deportation action.
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Washington
Labor Department
W. N. Lancaster
Jessie M. Keith- Miller
Miller
Lancaster
Haden Clarke
Miami
Cuba
Snow Hits Smoky Mountains In National Park
Reports from Knoxville say six inches of snow fell in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with greater depths on higher peaks. The cold spell reaches into the region as winter weather moves in.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guards Courted Convicts Favor In Brutal Sweat Box Case
In Jacksonville on October 7 a former prison guard was described in trial testimony as courting support from a fellow inmate after witnessing Arthur Maillefert chained in a sweat box. James H. Travis testified that George W. Courson urged him to switch sides as the body was later removed.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Arthur Maillefert
New Jersey
James H. Travis
Maillefert
Sunbeam
George W. Courson
Sunbeam Guards
Solomon Higginbotham
Courson
Travis
C. A. Avriett
Higginbotham
Avriett
State Receives 815000 For North Carolina Distress Fund
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation provides 815000 for emergency relief in North Carolina and 335715 for Florida to cover needs from October 1 to November 15. The NC loan aims to help urban and rural areas cope with worsening conditions this fall and winter. The governor emphasized local work to maximize funds and resources.
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Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
North Carolina
Florida
North Carolina gains 815000 relief funds
Governor O. Max Gardner said the state would use the 815000 allotment from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation as efficiently as possible and would seek more if needed. He spoke at the mansion during lunch as word arrived, noting surveys show 75000 families may need aid this fall.
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Raleigh
O. Max Gardner
North Carolina
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Presbyterian Pastor Moss of Chapel Hill Dies
Dr W D Moss long time pastor of the Presbyterian church in Chapel Hill died of a heart attack in his home He had been in poor health for years and inactive in his duties for a year The Can ada native became a U S citizen known as Parson Moss Funeral services are planned for Sunday afternoon in Chapel Hill
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Chapel Hill
W. D. Moss
Presbyterian Church
Moss
Canada
United States
University of North Carolina
Hoover warns women on election day choice at White House
President Hoover said on radio that November 8 would confront women with questions crucial to the nation. In Edwardsville Illinois operators in St. Clair and Madison counties sign agreements with the Progressive Miners Union to resume operation at a four fifths wage scale.
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Washington
Hoover
Women of the Nation
White House
Edwardsville
Til
Oct
St. Clair
Madison County
Progressive Miners Union
Insurance Rate Hearing Closes in North Carolina
The North Carolina Industrial Commission wraps a three day hearing on proposed casualty insurance rate increases. Dan C. Boney says a decision will take at least 30 days with briefs due two weeks after record printing and distribution. Gruhn of the mutuals testifies that the firms are not losing money.
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Raleigh
State Industrial Commission
North Carolina
Dan C. Boney
A. V. Gruhn
National Association of Mutual Casualty Companies
Matt H. Allen
Industrial Commission
Gruhn
Mutual Companies
Crullin
E. M. Price
The
S. A. Southard
State Rating Bureau
J. W. Tisdale
Asheville
Asheville Association of Casualty and Surety Underwriters
North Carolina Fox Hunters Set for 13th Field Trials
Rockingham hosts the North Carolina Fox Hunters Association field trials and beach show from October 17 to 22 after rapid planning. The event marks the 13th annual gathering featuring fox hunting competitions and related activities.
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Rockingham
North Carolina Fox Hunters Association
Reynolds will reveals $50,000 bequests to Walker and others
New York October 7 AP A will drawn in summer 1931 while Reynolds stayed at a Long Island cottage near Libby Holman names Albert Walker and Reynolds' first wife Anne Cannon Reynolds and daughter Anne Cannon Reynolds II as beneficiaries. The will aims to prevent contest, with a provision restricting any challenge to its validity.
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New York
Smith
Reynolds
Long Island
Libby Holman
Miss Holman
Smith Reynolds
Albert Walker
Bai
Anne Cannon Reynolds
Anne Cannon Reynolds II
Hitch Hiker Killed When Car Chassis Flung From Bridge
An unidentified hitch hiker died early today in Salisbury after the car chassis he rode on jammed into the Yadkin river bridge and threw him sixty feet into the water. A coroner's inquest will be held. Preston Reinhardt of Conover, a black man, was among four men riding the chassis from Raleigh to western North Carolina. Two other hitch hiker passengers on a second chassis reported the dead youth failed to make the curve at the bridge.
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Salisbury
N. C
Yadkin River
Preston Reinhardt
Conover
Raleigh
North Carolina
Four to Fifteen Year Terms For Magnolia Bank Robbery
Five men pleaded guilty to charges arising from the daylight robbery of the Bank of Magnolia in Magnolia North Carolina. Prison sentences ranged from four to 15 years with Ed Edmondson and Furney Jones each getting 15 years and Webb Jones and D C Best four years. Billott Best received 13 years and D C Best admitted receiving stolen goods. Trial had begun when pleas were entered amid testimony from character witnesses. The incident marks the second bank robbery at the institution this year.
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Magnolia
Kenansville
N. C
E. H. Cranmer
Southport
Bank of Magnolia
Furney Jones
Ed Edmondson
Indiectment
Billott Best
Webb Jones
D. C
Best
Jones
Edmondson
Elliott Best
Reemer
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U. S
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Arriett
Julia Malillefert
Credit Agency
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R. F. Cc
Gulf State
Gardner
State
Presbyterian
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Tg Mes
Wofford Vidson
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