Hoover Calls Upon Women Voters To Do Their Duty
The article profiles Samuel Insull, Edison’s former business manager, tracing his rise to control a vast power empire and his 1932 collapse. It details his creation of holding companies, the Middle West Utilities empire, and the 1929 stock surge followed by the downfall.
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Hoover
Chicago
Thomas A. Edison
Samuel Insull
Insull
Edison
Napoleon
Society of
Chicago Engineers
United States
Maines
Texas
London
America
Edison Electric Co
General Electric Company
Chicago Edison Company
Young Insull
Commonwealth Edieon Company
Public Service Company of Northern Illlinois
Middle West
Old People’s Gas Co
People’s Gas Light & Coke Company
Pon Company
Scranton (Pa
Municipal Service Company
National Public Service Corportion
National Electric Power Company
Middle West Utilities
Insull Utility Investments and
Corporation Securities, Inc
Commonwealth Edison
Ing
Public Service of
Northern Illinois
Samuel Jasull
Fisk Street
Frederick Sargent
Sargent
Ineull
Hailstone Weighs Like Phonograph Record In Swiss Town
Natives of Bigien recount a massive hailstone that struck Bernes Swiss region. They say it was as large as a phonograph record and took three days to thaw. Some believe it formed from several smaller stones.
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Berne
Switzerland
Bigien
Raymond Roberts Escapes After Accident
Huntington Indiana police report a 20 year old Raymond Roberts escaped after an accident. He had previously fled after a burglary two years earlier and again escaped during the present incident.
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Huntington
Ind
Raymond Roberts
Roberts
Eight‑day Kenyon Holiday For Washington Bicentennial
The state bank of Kenyon and several local businesses will close for eight days starting today. Mayor Talle declares the period an eight day holiday for the bicentennial observance of George Washington's birth.
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G. W. Kenyon, Minn
State Bank of Kenyon
Talle
George Washington
New law aims to help ex-convicts by job quotas
The government supports ex-convicts by requiring factories and large farms to reserve a number of employment positions. The measure seeks to remove social stigma from men who erred and to provide rehabilitation through work opportunities.
Forgotten trolley car halts Lancaster Manheim line work
In Lancaster Pennsylvania the Conestoga Transportation Company uncovers a forgotten trolley car buried on the Lancaster Manheim line. Work crews uncover the abandoned car as they tear up old tracks prompting repairs and investigation into its origin and safety implications.
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Lancaster
Conestoga Transportation Company
Lancaster-Manheim Line
Aban
Authorities Seek Way to Return Abandoned Car
A vehicle left near East Petersburg years ago remains in place and officials must determine how to recover and transport it back to Lancaster.
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East Petersburg
Lancaster
First Dance Returns to Ohio Northern University Campus
Ohio Northern University will allow dancing on campus for the first time since 1871. The ban was removed after increasing student opposition and campus debate.
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Ohio Northern University
Notaries Commissioned in Raleigh Office
Notaries public commissions granted at Governor O Max Gardner s office include Mrs Sue J Enloe of Edney全文 notes indicate Commissioning on October 8 with details as published in the Raleigh entry.
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Notaries
Raleigh
N. C
O. Max Gardner
Sue J. Enloe
Edney
Notable Names in Regional List
Ville J W Hawthorne of Charlotte Miss Charlotte Newborn of Kinston H R McCullers of Smithfield John R McLard of Shelby George D Snyder of Asheville Miss Anne R Soraby of Rocky Mount B L Susman of Durham and Colon H Rowe of Raleigh appear in the compiled roster.
Anna asks father about hair loss humor
A child questions why her father has no hair on top, and he jokes that grass won’t grow on a busy street because of concrete. The quip delivers a light humorous explanation in a parent–child exchange.
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Anna
Humorist
Carolina Georgia rivalry set for Athens showdown
The Carolina-Georgia football series stands 7-5 in favor of Carolina as they meet in Athens Saturday. Georgia has recent edge with wins in 1930 and last year, while Carolina seeks to reverse a skid and claim the big game against a well matched foe.
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Carolina
Chapel Hill
N. C
Tar Heels
Committee Plans Renaissance Effort for Eastern North Carolina
J L Horne Jr chairman of a growing committee gathers eastern city editors farm agents and business leaders to push a Minnesota inspired plan for advancing agriculture and industry. The group includes state college and education officials and regional newspaper editors with a large regional meeting planned later. Dates and speakers are still being arranged.
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Rocky Mount
N. C
North Carolina
J. L. Horne, Jr
Horne
Rocky Mount Telegram
Chambers of Commerce
Willard Test Farm
Minnesota
Com
Dean I. O. Schaub
N. C. State College
Charles Dearing
Willard Test
Hoover urges women voters to aid recovery effort
President Hoover appeals to the feminine electorate to help determine the nation’s path in three tasks: recovery from depression, protection against future economic calamities, and strengthening family security and opportunity. He cites opposition measures and touts government aid through existing institutions to shield homes farms savings and employment.
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Washington
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
White House
Republican National Committee
Des Moines
House of Representatives
Minnesota plan aims to set a visit date in North Carolina
The effort to set a date for a visit to the state includes targets such as H. McDonald of Brunswick Georgia and Murphy and Collison of the Minneapolis Tribune who introduced the Minnesota plan in western North Carolina.
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H. McDonald
Brunswick, Ga
Messrs. Murphy and
Collison
The
Minneapolis Tribune
North Carolina
Bailey Ehringhaus Set for Democratic Rally in Gastonia
Senator J W Bailey and Co B Ehringhaus Democratic gubernatorial candidate will address a Gastonia rally on October 21. In Charlotte a war veteran son was killed and his message of support conveyed from Evanston Illinois, as reported in brief notices.
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Charlotte
A. C. Campbell
Evanston, Il
World War Veteran Campbell Jr Misidentified in Wire
A wire report states Campbell Jr. was killed in the World War and notes that Nesta victim was not his son as the man believed. The message clarifies the erroneous kinship claim and confirms the war death details.
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Nesta
Campbell, Jr
Maury Memorial Unveiling Set By United Daughters
The Matthew Fontaine Maury memorial will be unveiled here tomorrow after noon by the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
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Hickory
Matthew Fontaine Maury
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Denounces G. O. v. Leadership in Morganton Address
The speaker denounced inefficiency and lack of leadership in the Republican ranks during a Morganton address endorsing Reynolds as the Democratic U S Senate nominee. He framed the critique around party leadership and performance.
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Morganton
R. R. Reynolds
U. S
Re-elected Moderator Named at Kings Mountain Baptist Meeting
The Rev. J. W. Suttle was re-elected moderator of the Kings Mountain Baptist association as the annual meeting closed.
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Shelby
J. W. Suttle
Kings Mountain Baptist Association
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NEA Service
NEA Service, Inc
Chicago Electric Companies
Common Wealth Edison
Nncago
America AG Edison
Olli
Superpower
By Helen Welshimer
Ourneying
California
Tahachai Pass
Woodford
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