Athletics Win Wild World Series Game in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Athletics rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 10 to 8 in the seventh inning, breaking records with ten runs on ten hits off four pitchers. Al Simmons and George Haas homered, and Jimmy Dykes delivered a key double as the A’s surged from behind to take a 3–1 lead in the World Series.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
Shibe Park
Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Athletics
Jack Quinn
Cub
Charley Root
al Simmons
Root
Nehf
George Haas
Hack Wilson
Jimmy Dykes
Riggs Stephenson
Jimmy Foxx
Witnesses Say Clubs Were Used In Strike Crackdown
Charlotte reports defense witnesses in the O F Aderholt murder case allege police brutality during the June 7 picket dispersal. Testimony describes officers using clubs, a 15 year old witness recounts a deputy using his wife as a club, and an officer’s threat to “clean out” the strike headquarters.
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Charlotte
O. F. Aderholt
Gastonia
Aderholt
Tom A. Gilbert
J. Frank Flowers
Marie Hunsinger
Gilbert
Fall’s Bribery Trial Could End Soon
Washington October 12 speedy conclusion of the Albert B Fall bribery trial appeared likely as Fall instructed his counsel to waive his right to be present if ill health prevents his appearance. The defense said Fall would not testify, while government counsel expected the case to wrap in a day or two. The defense sought to show Fall was not in Washington during key negotiations over Elk Hills leases to Pan American Petroleum and Transportation Co. backed by E L Doheny, amid allegations he received 100000 dollars for the award.
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Washington
Albert B. Fall
Prospect
Fall
Raunk
E. L. Doheny
Pan-American Petroleum and Transportation Company
E.C. Finney
Interior Department
Finney
Pan-American Company
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
H. Foster Bain
Bureau of Mines
Kellogg's Action Under Scrutiny by Senate Panel
The Senate naval investigating committee will examine a report that former secretary of state Frank B. Kellogg asked Bethlehem Shipbuilding officers to remove William B. Shearer from duties as observer at the 1927 Geneva naval limitations conference. Hearings resume after Daniel F. Cohalan's absence. Bardo to be recalled for clarification.
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Washington
Frank B. Kellogg
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
William B. Shearer
Senate Naval Investigating Committee
Daniel F. Cohalan
Shearer
Geneva Parley
Clinton L. Bardo
New York Ship Building Corporation
Kellogg
Bethlehem
Shortridge
Bardo
Drew Pearson
J. M. Reeves
N T W U Opens 2 Day Meeting In Charlotte
The National Textile Workers Union opened a two day session in Charlotte with a mass meeting of about 150 delegates. Speakers urged the need to organize southern mill workers and criticized mill owners, unions affiliated with the AFL, and the justice system, while discussing wage inequities and worker power.
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Charlotte
National Textile Workers Union
South
Russell Knight
Aderholt
Gaétonia
National Textile Workers
American Textile Workers Union
Marion
James Reed
American Federation of Labor
Bar Association Meeting At Memphis Attracts World Jurists
Memphis hosts the American Bar Association annual convention with sections including uniform state laws gathering in the south for a week starting Monday. Notables such as Newton D. Baker, Walter C. Simon, and multiple U S justices are listed among attendees from states and territories abroad.
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Bar Association
Memphis
Tenn
American Bar Association
Jesse A. Miller
Des Moines
Philippines
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Canal Zone
South
Chattanooga
Newton D. Baker
Walter C. Simon
Supreme Court of Germany
Edward T. Sanford
James C. McReynolds
Supreme Court of the United States
William D. Mitchell
United States
John W. Davis
Charles Evans Hughes
Roscoe Pound
Harvard Law School
Charles Clark
Yale Law School
Senators urged to investigate southern labor conditions
At a luncheon of the League for Industrial Democracy in New York 300 attendees unanimously urged a U S senate inquiry into the southern industrial scene. A telegram to Senator Wheeler and a similar note to Governor Gardner pressed for a thorough probe of labor rights and civil liberties in the textile industry.
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League For Industrial Democracy
Wheeler
Gardner
New York
United States Senate
South
League
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Senate
O. Max Gardner
North Carolina
Broadus Mitchell
Johns Hopkins University
Alfred Hoffman
United Textile Workers
Marion
N. C
Tom Tippett
Brookwood Labor College
A. J. Muste
Brookwood
Don Stillberg
Gastonia
Genoa Mayor Sends Greetings To Columbus Day Banquet
Felicitations from the mayor of Genoa Italy were read at the Institute of International Law Columbus Day banquet in Briarcliff Manor New York. Speakers included Prosper Fedozzi Joaquin Fernandez Prida and Doris Stevens the first woman to address the institute.
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International Law Institute
Briarcliff
Manor
N. Y
Genoa
Italy
Institute of International Law
Prosper Fedozzi
University of Genoa
Spain
Joaquin Fernandez Prida
Madrid
Institute
Doris Stevens
Inter-American Commission of Women
Isabella
Edmund A. Walsh
Georgetown University
James Brown Scott
W. Coleman Nevils
Jewels Stolen From Insull Home In Chicago
A second story burglar breached the Highland Park residence of Martin J. Insull during dinner time, aided possibly by a female accomplice, stealing jewels valued by some estimates at over 190000 dollars. Mrs. Insull found the jewel case missing Wednesday morning as detectives opened a quiet inquiry into the burglary. Insull heads the Middle West Utilities and American Public Service companies and is related to Samuel Insull, a major utilities figure.
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Chicago
Highland Park
Martin J. Insull
Samuel Insull
Middle West
Tariff Bill Faces Expedited Action in Senate
The Senate delayed action on the tariff bill but leaders promise faster progress at the special session. President Hoover hopes for completion by November 20, while Senate leaders warn delays could push final action past January. Talks with minority leaders aim to speed debate and align on major rate provisions.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Smoot
Finance Committee
White House
Watson
Indiana
Robinson
Arkansas
Robinson and Simmons
North Carolina
Norris
Nebraska
Methodists Face Serious Shortage of Funds
Dr Ralph A Ward announced a country wide campaign to raise 2690000 dollars by October 31 to prevent drastic retrenchment in home and foreign missions of the Methodist Episcopal church. The appeal targets both domestic and international missions funding.
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Chicago
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ralph A. Ward
Pilots Welcome A Day Of Rest In National Air Tour
Atlanta report says 41 pilots and passengers, after eight days aloft, enjoyed a rest day with no schedule pressure. Cessna No. 32 faltered due to prior mishaps affecting Earl Rowland and propeller damage. Joe Meehan attempted to regain ranking. The fleet plans to resume at 10 a.m. Monday toward Murfreesboro and Cincinnati.
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Atlanta
Richmond
Earl Rowland
Jacksonville
Joe Meehan
Ironton
Ohio
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Cincinnati
Lindbergh Swoops Into Washington at Bolling Field
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh flew to Washington from Charleston and landed unannounced at Bolling Field. Their plane was housed in a hangar for the night.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Bolling Field
Charleston
S. C
Dr Barton questions making buyer guilty with liquor seller
Dr Arthur J Barton, head of the Anti-Saloon League, questions the constitutional validity of a proposed amendment to hold buyers equally liable with sellers. He says compelled self incrimination would block convictions and compares the idea to anti narcotic law, arguing the law targets the commercial traffic, not the drinker.
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Barton
Atlanta
Arthur J. Barton
Anti-Saloon League of America
Morris Sheppards
United States
Georgia Stuns Yale in 15-0 Upset at Sanford Field
Historic Southern debut ends Yale's hopes as Georgia fans celebrate a 15 to 0 victory. Airman Waugh flashes early threat while Abbie Booth limits Yale backfield and the Georgia line dominates on defense and special plays.
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Athens
Yale
Big Blue
University of Georgia
Sanford Field
Georgia
Airmin” Waugh
Fleet
Georgia Line
Abbie Booth
McClennan
Smith
Southern
Booth
Clarke Dies in Atlanta Prison Letters Describe Bank Scandal
James Rae Clarke 71 died in his Atlanta federal cell at 7 20 a m after a chill. He had begun an eight year term for using the mails to defraud related to the Clarke Brothers private bank failure in New York involving 5 000 000. Clarke’s body was sent to New York for funeral services. His brothers Phillip L Clarke and John F Booker were jailed four years and a day each. Hudson Clarke Jr. was probated in New York to care for an ailing father.
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Atlanta
James Rae Clarke
United States
Clarke Brothers
New York
Clarke
Phillip L. Clarke
John F. Booker
James Rae
Hudson Clarke, Jr
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