Labor Union Seeks Tax Reform at AFL Convention
The American Federation of Labor at its fifty-first convention in Vancouver urged rejection of a federal sales tax. It backed restoring the gift tax and raising federal income and state inheritance taxes to solve the revenue problem. A circular outlining the stance was ordered for nationwide distribution to spur local pressure on Congress. The executive council indicated only the taxes named would be advocated.
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Vancouver
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American Federation of Labor
Congress
Federation
Executive Council
National Loop Gets It Title in Five Years High Is Star
World Series finale at Sportsmans Park features Burleigh Grimes and Wild Bill Hallahan guiding the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4 to 2 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics. Cardinals win series four games to three, first NL title in five years.
McCormick Divorces Ganna Walska in Brief Hearing
Chicago October 10 Harold F McCormick millionaire harvester maker and Ganna Walska the Polish singer were divorced after a short hearing before Judge Daniel P Trude. He charged desertion and the couple agreed to a decree ending their romance begun after McCormick’s 1921 divorce from Edith Rockefeller McCormick. A written agreement divided properties and settled rights. Walska, a Polish war refugee and former wife of Dr Joseph Frankel and Alexander Cochran, had married McCormick sixty days after her prior divorce.
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Chicago
Harold F. McCormick
Harvester
Ganna Walska
Daniel P. Trude
Alexander Cochran
Yonkers, N. Y
McCormick
93 Year Old Woman With Hidden $500,000 Funds
New York report details Ida E. Wood, 93, who never watched a film or listened to a radio yet had $350,000 found in her hotel room and sewn in skirts. Court overseers moved her to better quarters with a nurse after the rediscovered wealth totaled near one million dollars including gems and heirlooms. She resists care and vows to run away if the court acts further.
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New York
Ida E. Wood
Prince of Wales
Samuel Tilden
Albemarle Banker Killed In Auto Crash
Albemarle banker John R. Jones Jr. 36 died when his car hit a bridge near Albemarle and burst into flames. Jones held multiple posts including vice president of Cabarrus Bank and Trust, president of Albemarle Insurance, Alamance Chevrolet president in Burlington, and Texas Distributing manager. He returned from Sanford to visit his parents, with funeral set for Sunday in Sanford. Jones was a Davidson College alumnus and former Southern representative for NC National Bank of Commerce, New York. He leaves four siblings.
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Albemarle
John R. Jones, Jr
Here
Jones
Cabarrus Bank and Trust Company
Albemarle Insurance Agency
Alamance Chevrolet Company
Burlington
Texas Distributing Company
Sanford
Davidson College
Mr. Jones
National Bank of Commerce
New York City
William Jones
Harvey Jones
Detroit, Mich
Robert McIver
A. W. Shaw
Fort Mill, S. C
Greensboro Fire Destroys Latham Cotton Storage
In Greensboro North Carolina on October 10 a warehouse fire at the J. E. Latham company destroyed fifteen hundred bales of cotton. Damage to the cotton and building was estimated at $50,000. Fire officials said the blaze began in the cotton rather than the warehouse, with possible salvage of some unburned bales but water and smoke damage significant.
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Greensboro
N. C
J. E. Latham Company
Latham Company
Hoover Approves 72000 to Add Beds at Oteen Hospital
President Hoover backs spending 720000 to add beds at the U S veterans hospital in Oteen North Carolina. The Veterans Administration has advertised for bids and bids will be opened October 20 as final steps toward the construction of the additional facilities.
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Washington
Hoover
Veterans Hospital
Oteen
N.C
Veterans Administration
Cherokee Bank Fails in Andrews Cherokee County
The Merchants and Manufacturers bank at Andrews in Cherokee county did not open today. A note on the door stated it had been turned over to the state banking department.
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Cherokee Bank
Asheville
Merchants and Manufacturers Bank
Andrews
Cherokee County
State Banking Department
League Joins OuI C est a Rire Es Ist Komisch With America in Effort
United States weighs action in Manchuria as Japan and China pledge not to escalate. Stimson reports ongoing effort by the League and talks at the White House while Manchurian air attacks and naval steps intensify. The Kellogg Briand Pact and Nine Power Pact framework loom as options, with cautious cooperation and independent posture noted.
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America
Washington
League of Nations
Japan
China
United States
League
Stimson
White House
Orient
Manchuria
Shanghai
Taonan
Peiping
Hoover’s Program To Help Recovery Near Fruition
President Hoover nears fruition of a business recovery plan and expands inquiry into lifting railroad bond values. Credit measures drawn from public proposals aim to restore confidence as savings banks face write downs and restricted asset sales. Continued discussion expected on improving credit conditions and preserving bank eligibility for securities purchases.
Edison Nearing Death In Final Stage Of Illness
WEST ORANGE N J Oct 10 Dr Hubert 8 Howe said Thomas A Edison has taken no nourishment in 24 hours remains in a near stupor and may not recognize anyone except possibly his wife The bulletin notes a restless night and little change in condition Nourishment is failing and unless uremic poisoning is controlled a coma could come at any time The physician warned death is not expected to be sudden and an emergency call could come at any moment
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West Orange
N. J
Hubert
Howe
Thomas A. Edison
Thomas Edison
Mr. Edison
H. 8. Howe
Peace Petition Caravan Delivers 125000 Signatures to Hoover
A coast-to-coast peace caravan led by Jane Addams and Helen Taft Manning delivered 125000 women’s peace petitions to President Hoover in Washington. They demand total disarmament and urge U.S. instruction to pursue disarmament at the 1932 Geneva conference. The caravan ended with a Baltimore stop and two final meetings in the capital.
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Washington
Hoover
Jane Addams
Helen Taft Manning
United States
Geneva
Baltimore
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Women's International League For Peace and Freedom
Miss Addams
Gilbert M Berry dies in South Carolina bank board chair death
Gilbert M Berry vice chairman of the board of the Central Union Bank of South Carolina died at his home after several days illness. He had been suffering from pneumonia and his death occurred in Columbia on October 10.
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Columbia, S&s. C
Gilbert M. Berry
Central Union Bank of South
Box Score Highlights from St Louis vs Philadelphia NL Game
Official box score shows Watkins homering as the Cardinals beat Philadelphia 4 to 2. Cramer and Watkins driven in two runs each, Martin steals, Frisch sacrifice, and Grimes earns the win over Earnshaw in a 1 hour 57 minute game with 14 errors and 7 strikeouts by Earnshaw.
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Foxx
Watkins
Miller
High
Frisch
Williams
Gelbert
Bottomley
Cardinals
Wilson
Bishop
Grimes
France
Germany
Pierre Laval
Aristide Briand
Berlin
Heinrich Bruening
ST. Louis
Eee Martin
Orsatti
Bottomsey
Todt
Haas
Earnshaw
Walberg
Martin
Hallahan
Stark
McGowan
Kiem
Nallin
Football Scores Third Georgia 18 Yale 7 Final Clemson 6 NOC State 0
Georgia defeated Yale 18 to 7 in the third period while Clemson posted a 6 to 0 win over North Carolina State. Other scores include Vanderbilt 26 over Ohio State 7 and Mercer 7 over Presbyterian 0.
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Yale
Clemson
N. OC. State
Auburn
Wisconsin
Duke
Mercer
Presbyterian
Villanova
Vanderbilt
Ohio State
Carnegie
Kga. Tech
North Carolina
Ohio
Carnegie Tech
Notre Dame
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Citadel
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Miss A and M
Tennessee
Davidson
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N. C. State
New Jersey Solons Seek Congress Action To Legalize Beer Wine
New Jersey legislature adopts a joint resolution urging Congress to amend the Volstead act to legalize the manufacture and sale of light wines and beer. It marks the first post amendment pro prohibition reform move with votes 43 to 7 in the house and 9 to 6 in the senate.
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Solons
Congress
Trenton
N. J
Senate
House
Sleven
James K. Shields
New Jersey Anti-Saloon League
Washington
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