Delegation from B E F visits Hoover and censures conduct
The American Legion B E F delegation led by Hoke Smith meets President Hoover in the White House to deliver a petition. They demand clothing cots blankets and food money plus immediate payment of adjusted service certificates. They condemn the July 28 1922 eviction of B E F from DC.
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Frank T. Hines
Veterans Affairs
B. F
Mr. Hoover
Smith
White House
Hines
Uniontown
District of Columbia
Ambulance Fans Arkansas Tech Hendrix Game
Carroll Young a technology fan confined five months with broken legs arranged an ambulance ride to attend the football game between Arkansas Tech and Hendrix College in Russellville. The special ride labeled box seat was reserved for the occasion and paid by Young’s family.
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Russellville
Ark
Carroll Young
Tech
Arkansas Tech
Hendrix College
Young
Breezing Toward South American West Coast
A correspondent in Buena Ventura recounts approaching the west coast of South America and notes heavy rainfall estimates, glimpses of regional revolutions, and promises of reserved seats for upcoming events as the plane prepares to depart.
Roosevelt to Speak on Relief Questions Tonight
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt prepares a national radio address at 10 p.m. EST discussing relief outlays public works unemployment insurance and children's bureau needs. He recalls his Chicago acceptance remarks and outlines a 3000 mile campaign tour through 16 states with broadcasts from Pittsburgh St Louis and Baltimore.
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Albany
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Children’s Bureau of the Labor Department
Chicago
Mr. Roosevelt
Rochester
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
W. Va
Indianapolis
Springfield
Ill
St. Louis
Louisville
Atlanta
Raleigh
N. C
Richmond
Baltimore
Manchukuo Official Hacked To Death At Dinner
Changchun Manchuria October 13 Li Yi-Hhun staff officer of the Manchukuo privy council was killed at dinner after being hacked with an axe by General Chen Shiehyuan who had succeeded Ma Chan-Shan as Heilungkiang governor. Chen says Li forced his resignation prompting the attack. The event shocked government circles under Henry Pu-Yi.
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Changchum
Manchuria
Li Yi-Hhun
Privy Council
Chen Shiehyuan
Ma Chan-Shan
Heilungkiang
Chen
Henry Pu-Yi
American climber dies after pyramid fall in Cairo
Bibridge Rand Herron, part of the German American Himalayan expedition, slipped from the top of the Great Pyramid and died instantly. He had just landed at Suez and visited Cairo before rejoining his ship. The incident prompted inquiries by the American vice consul, police, and physicians.
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Cairo
Egypt
Bibridge Rand Herron
Herron
Manga Parbat
Europe
Suez
Pyramids
Port Said
Great Pyramid
Desert
Soldiers Quell Latest Mine Strife Use Bombs
In Taylorsville Illinois troops and national guardsmen dispersed a mine strike crowd after 200 strikers reportedly loaded a barn with ammunition. Ike McGuire a miner was shot by pickets but the mine resumed operations with 250 men after a holiday commemoration in 1898.
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Taylorville
National
Taylorsville
Ill
Ills
Ike McGuire
Hewettville
McGuire
National Guard
Hewittville
Virden
Insull Holds Passport After Detention Amid Legal Fight
Samuel Insull remains in Greece and will not surrender his passport to the American consul until he sees his lawyer. His release from Athens police detention followed a court ruling that the Greco American extradition treaty had not yet been ratified, leaving no formal warrant to detain him.
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Athens
Greece
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Insull
Insanity Plea for S.C. Slayer Heard in Court
In Charleston South Carolina Sergeant Charles W. Long testified of a sudden rush of blood to his head and a period of darkness before he killed his wife Anna and children Irmgard and John with a hatchet. He recalled waking two days later in a post hospital and learning of the deaths. He is charged with murder.
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Charleston
Charles W. Long
8Th Ifantry
Army of Occupation
Rhine
Anna
Irmgard
John
Long
U D C Delegates in Greensboro Review Reports
Greensboro delegates at the 36th annual North Carolina division United Daughters of the Confederacy session spent the day examining numerous reports. Officers are to be elected tomorrow, the convention's closing day.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Hoover Among Notables At Tribunal Ceremony
President Hoover officiated at the laying of the corner stone for the Supreme Court’s new home in Washington the day’s ceremony drew a distinguished judiciary and American Bar Association audience. Chief Justice Hughes and others spoke of the edifice as a symbol of the republic’s faith amid distress and lawlessness.
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Washington
Judiciary
American Bar Association
Supreme Court of the United States
Hoover
Hughes
Guy A. Thompson
St. Louis
Bar Association
Marquis of Reading
Cab
William Howard Taft
Taft
Executive
Burns Prove Fatal for Woman in North Carolina
Mrs. W. L. Harrison aged 40 of Jalla died in a Rocky Mount hospital from burns suffered while attempting to ignite a fire with kerosene. She was brought to the hospital for treatment yesterday.
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Rocky Mount
N. C
W. L. Harrison
Jalla
Canada and Britain Cut Tariff Boosts Empire Trade
Ottawa reports new imperial tariff schedules favoring Canada and Britain with many agricultural goods free for UK entry and Canadian wheat spared from duty. Bennett cites gains for bacon beef milk poultry and eggs while projecting large hog production and bacon exports by 1942 amid U S market closure to Canadian cattle.
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Po WV
Oreeerewtrs Owl Uetet
Canada
United Kingdom
Bennett
United States
Youth claims innocence in California murder case
A girl identifying as Mildred Scheidler confessed that Arthur Metcalf, 19, killed her after meeting as hitchhikers from La Porte, Indiana. Metcalf told Fresno detectives he and Mildred had traveled together to needies, California, and was jailed while detectives hunted for Mildred’s body in Los Angeles.
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Mildred
Arthur Metcalf
Miss Scheidler
Metcalf
Fresno
Calif
la Porte
Ind
Needies
Dred
Los Angeles
Prison Camp Captain Testifies In Own Murder Trial
George W. Courson former captain of Sunbeam prison camp testified in Jacksonville Florida that he faced murder charges over Arthur Maillefert's death in a sweat box. He described Maillefert's defiant remarks and his decision to place him in the sweat box after a doctor assessed his condition.
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Courson
Florida
Maillefert
Jacksonville
Fla
George W. Courson
Sunbeam
Arthur Maillefort
Georgia
J. F. Baker
Mailllefert
Denmark
Jersey
Death Ends Mountain Youth Murder Trial
Asheville reported Leo Franks, 22, died in a local hospital after a self-inflicted gunshot wound following the shooting of his sister-in-law Mrs Alonzo Franks near Marshall North Carolina. Mob fear led to his removal from Madison county jail to Asheville for safety. The case ends before trial as Franks dies, Mrs Franks was an expectant mother with two children.
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Asheville
Leo Franks
Franks
Alonzo Franks
Marshall
Madison County
Henderson Sets Dates for World Disarmament Conference Sessions
Arthur Henderson, president of the world disarmament conference, announced in Geneva that the conference bureau will meet on November 3 and the general commission sessions should resume during the week of November 21.
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Geneva
Arthur Henderson
Great Britain
General Commission
North Carolina counties receive relic relief funds total 188500
Raleigh reports the first allotment of relic relief money totaling 188 500 is now available in cash across North Carolina 100 counties. The funds come from an 815 000 Reconstruction Corporation loan to aid the needy and unemployed for October 1 to October 15 with a second allotment planned for the rest of the month.
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N. C
Raleigh
North Carolina
Reconstruction Corporation
Alamance
Alexander
Alleghany
Anson
Alse
Avery
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Brunswick
Buncombe
Burke
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Camden
Cartert
Caswell
Catawba
Chatham
Cherokee
Chowan
Clay
Cleveland
Columbus
Craven
Cumberland
Currituck
Dave
Davidson
Davie
Duplin
Durham
Edgecombe
Forsyth
Ex Governor Alfred E Smith to Tour New England and New York
Former Governor Alfred E Smith plans six speeches in October to promote state and national Democratic tickets. The tentative itinerary includes Tammany Hall New York October 19 Newark October 24 Boston Providence Albany or Troy October 28 and Buffalo October 29. The schedule follows his reconciliation with Roosevelt and lacks specific speech topics.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
New England
New Jersey
New York State
Tammany Hall
New York City
Newark
N. J
Smith
Boston
Providence
Rhode Island
Albany
Troy
N. Y
Buffalo
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Quartet Arrested In Million Dollar Bond And Stock Theft
Four men were detained by detectives in Cleveland as suspects in a $1,000,000 bond and stock theft case tied to New York. Participants included a Detroit man, a Cleveland bootlegger, a North East Pennsylvania man, and another Cleveland man. Police say the group planned to move $32,000 in securities, mostly public utilities, after meeting in New York.
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Cleveland
New York
Detroit
North East
Marie Dressler Nominated Again for Best Actress
Hollywood October 13 The veteran actress Marie Dressler is named for best performance by an actress again with the award to be presented November 15 She competes with Lynn Fontanne and Helen Hayes for Emma Last year she won for Min and Bill Also listed are nominees for actor and director categories and early photography contenders
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Hollywood
Cal
Marie Dressier
Academy of Motion Picture Arta and Sciences
Miss Dressler
Lynn Fontanne
Helen Hayes
Emma
Wallace Beery
Alfred Lunt
Frederic March
Frances Champ
Grover Jones
William Stavens McNutt
Lucien Hubbard
Star Witness
Gene
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Yours
Roosevelt
State Department
S.C
Supreme Court
Hughes Speaks
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U.S
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Ottawa
Ont
Grat
Britain
Guilford
North
Tammany
Marie Dressler
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