Drys Question Hoover And Roosevelt On Return Of Saloon
Bishop Cannon and four associates urge Hoover and Roosevelt to state plans to prevent the return of the saloon and to protect dry states if prohibition laws are revised. Letters published urge definite proposals and possible Volstead Act modifications, signed as private citizens.
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Bishop Cannon
Washington
Hoover
Roosevelt
James Cannon, Jr
Congress
United States
T. J. Copeland
Maryland
Eugene L. Crawford
Alabama
8. C. Hatcher
Virginia
A. C. Miller
Arkansas
Board of Temperance and Social Service
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Looting Reported by Chinese Soldiers at American Mission
American consular official Leroy Webber says laichow mission residences and properties of the Southern Baptist Mission have been looted and occupied by Chinese soldiers. Missionaries have withdrawn to Hwanghsien and Chefoo as records show frequent movements.
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Washington
Leroy Webber
Chefoo
China
State Department
American Southern Baptist Mission
Laichow
Webber
Hwanghsien
Judge Rules Mother's Custody Over Father in Mary Louise Case
Judge Warlick of the North Carolina Superior Court grants custody of 10 year old Mary Louise Whisnant to her mother, Winston-Salem based father Thomas Whisnant to get part of each year. The parents are divorced and the judge notes a mother's love is deepest though he acknowledges the father's affection. Mary Louise will alternate time with her father each year.
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Charlotte
Wilson Warlick
North Carolina
Warlick
Mary Louise Whisnant
Thomas Whisnant
Winston- Salem
Mary Louise
State Sportsmen To Organize Formally At Meeting Tonight
Winston-Salem paper reports the North Carolina Sportsmen's Association will be formally organized at a meeting tonight with J. H. Coughton of Sparta presiding as temporary chairman. A constitution and by laws will be adopted and officers elected. The program aims to improve enforcement of state game laws and seek a complete program for game protection.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina Sportsmen's Association
J. H. Coughton
Sparta
Gardner urges NC relief aid self reliance amid $815000 RF C fund
Governor Max Gardner announces availability of 815000 from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for relief in North Carolina. He says funds will be dispensed to cities and communities only with cooperation, urging self help and intelligent social service while preserving initiative. About 75,000 needy families are estimated in the state.
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Raleigh
Max Gardner
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
North Carolina
Ter
Fred W. Morrison
New York Mayoral Race Rumors Surface In 192? Conference
Acting Mayor refuses to commit as Republican leaders seek a candidate to challenge surrogate John P. O'Brien backed by Tammany. George McAneny and others discussed as possible nominees while Mayor McKee and Queens President George A. Harvey indicate nonparticipation. O'Brien supports five cent fare and budget economy. Walker congratulates on a potential nomination.
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New York
John P. O'Brien
Democrat
Tammany
the Times
George McAneny
Manhattan
William J. Gaynor
Ion Convent
W. Kinksland Macy
Republican State Committee
The
Herald-Tribune
M'Kee
McKee
O'Brien
Walker
Europe
Rema
Four Randolph County Men Face Arson Charges in Liberty
Four Randolph County men were arrested in Liberty and charged with arson tied to burning about 440 000 feet of lumber stored near Gibsonville. M. Johnson, Liberty hosiery mill foreman and lumber owner, bonded at 2500 dollars for October 15. Frank McMasters Roy Colquitt and J C Swaim Jr all of Liberty posted 1000 dollar bonds awaiting hearings. W A Scott deputy state insurance commissioner filed the warrants alleging Johnson hired Swaim to start the blaze for 4500 dollars in insurance and that Swaim enlisted Colquitt and McMasters.
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Greensboro
Randolph County
Liberty
Gibsonville
M. Johnson
Lyon
Frank McMasters
Roy Colquitt
J. C. Swaim, Jr
W. A. Scott
State Insurance
Johnson
Swaim
Colquitt and
McMasters
Mexico City Outlook: Calm Change in Presidency
The writer notes a peaceful transition in Mexico with President Rod and Calle remaining influential figures. Ambassadors Clark and Morrow are cited, supporting improved relations. The piece contrasts civil Mexico with Texas politics, describing excitement and gendered voter tensions.
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Mexico City
Mex
Mexico
Clark
Dwight Morrow
Morrow
Calle
Rod
Texas
Cotton Crop Forecast Shows 115000 Bale Increase
The Agriculture Department projected a U S cotton crop of 11 425 000 bales as of October 1 up 115 000 from September 1. Census data showed 4 835 465 running bales ginned before October 1. The October 1 condition was 54 2 percent of normal with an average yield of 149.3 pounds per acre, and the crop is 5 671 000 bales below last year’s record.
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Washington
Oct
United States
Department of Agriculture
Census Bureau
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Tennessee
Cotton Belt
Crop Reports Board
Death Driver Cleared In Bus Crash Tragedy
In Reidsville North Carolina a coroner’s jury cleared the school bus driver after a crash killed Ida Doss a seven year old girl. The jury ruled the child stepped onto the moving bus and was thrown under its wheels.
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Reidsville
N. C
Ida Doss
Cotton Breaks in Face of Report
New York on October 8 saw cotton at about 62.4 cents per pound as government October 1 estimates showed 11,425,000 bales versus 11,310,000 a month earlier. The market fell about 1 dollar per bale when trading paused for figures and extended to about 2 dollars by reopening with October at 6.53 cents and December at 6.60 cents.
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Clarence Badington Kelland
New York
Kelland
New York Cotton Exchange
Lieutenant Governor Fountain Hospitalized After Illness
Fountain II Rocky Mount reports LT Gov RE Fountain was taken to Richmond last night for hospital treatment. No details on the illness or its severity were disclosed publicly.
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Fountain
Rocky Mount, N
RE. T. Fountain
Richmond
Textile Heads Expect Brighter Profits For Rest Of Year
Textile operators surveyed by Fitch Publishing Co. see fair profits in the year’s final quarter due to a strong order back log and firm price levels. Some anticipate no need for inventory write-downs and a solid fourth quarter, while others warn that prior losses and cautious consumer buying may limit full year gains.
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New York
Fitch Publishing Co
Decem
Ex. Co
Death of Chicago gangster Frankie McErlane in Beardstown hospital
Frankie McErlane, famed for introducing machine guns to gangland during the Chicago liquor wars, dies in a Beardstown hospital after delirious raving about enemies and pursuit. He had survived numerous gun battles, once fought off assailants from his pillow, and retired to a riverboat with Florence McErlane after his wife and two dogs were found slain. He had police records dating to 1911 and was linked to Al Capone era mob activity.
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Beardstown
Frankie McBernlane
Chicago
McEllane
Illinois River
Here
Florence McErlane
MecErlane
Polack
Joe Saltie
al Capone
Wilson G Harvey Ex S C Governor Dies in Florida
Charleston dispatch reports former South Carolina governor Wilson G Harvey died at his Tampa Florida home aged 66. Harvey served briefly as governor in 1922 after Robert A Cooper resigned and later worked as state manager for Carolina Life Insurance. His body was en route to Charleston for burial with funeral plans not yet set.
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Wilson G. Harvey
S. C
Florida
Charleston
D. C
Ae Wilson C. Harvey
South Carolina
Tampa
Fila
Carolina Life Insurance Company
Harvey
Robert A. Cooper
Federal Land Bank Board
Clerk of Court Repeats Oath Under Wakeful Alarm
Durham report notes S O Riley clerk of recorder s court ready to chant his oath at a moment s notice. In an odd morning scene Mrs. Riley waking to a claimed burglar yelled for the oath while Riley half awake prepared to swear the evidence. No intruder found, the oath wasted.
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Durham
S. O. Riley
Recorder's Court
Mrs. Riley
Steady Increase in Carloadings Reported by American Railway Association
The American Railway Association announced week ending October 1 carloadings at 622,075, up 26,329 from the prior week. Grain and grain products reached 39,517 cars, miscellanous freight 221,374 cars, coal 129,438, forest products 19,129, ore 6,048, coke 4,625, and live stock 22,146, with varying year over year declines.
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Washington
American Railway Association
Six wounded after running gun battle ends robbery attempt
Cleveland reports a dramatic diamond store robbery ended in a 70 mile per hour chase and a downtown gun battle. Norman Townsend of Detroit was killed. jeweler Herbert Quinlan, Patrolman Fred Blazier, and Detective Roy Heisley were wounded. Mrs Florence Martin and daughter Beverly were injured in the crash as bandits fled into Euclid Avenue.
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Cleveland
Norman
Townsend
Detroit
Euclid Avenue
Herbert Quinlan
Fred Blazier
Roy Heisley
Florence Martin
Beverly Martin
Edmond
Quinlan
Quinlan Jewelry
Organizer For Young Dems Sees Roosevelt Victory Certainty
Winston Salem October 8 J A Bolich Jr national organizer of young Democrat clubs arrived after a 31 state air tour saying Governor Roosevelt will carry every western state except Michigan. He is more confident than ever that the New York governor and Democratic nominee will be next president as the movement of young democrat clubs spreads rapidly.
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Winston,salem
J. A. Bolich, Jr
Goovernor Roosevelt
Michigan
Insull Heads Europe Flight as Extradition Sought
Barrie Ontario reports former Chicago utilities magnate Samuel Insull freed on 850000 bail amid extradition proceedings. Paris dispatch notes American embassy request for provisional arrest and detention to secure transfer to Chicago. Efforts to seize Insull assets in England and France are described while his son and he reportedly moved from Paris to Turin and Florence.
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Insull
Paris
New York
Ee Ee
Georges Casemere
Europe
Euro
Pean
England
France
The
Chicago Tribune
Turin
Italy
Florence
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