Devastating Dominican hurricane death toll soars
Santo Domingo faces a catastrophe with authorities reporting at least 1,000 dead and up to 5,000 feared as 30 percent of the 5,000 injured are gravely hurt. More than 5,000 homeless and property damage exceeding 20 million dollars prompt relief efforts from Port au Prince Havana and Puerto Rico.
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Associated Press
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Antonio Calderon
Rafael Trujillo
New World
United States Marine Corps
Port au-Prince
Ozama
Port au-Prinece
Havana
United States
Porto Rico
Bright Leaf Market Prices Drift Amid Cooperative Talks
Tobacco growers in 14 eastern North Carolina counties discuss forming a cooperative marketing association to lift weed prices. W. S. Green of the federal farm board says aid requires organization as meetings roll out in Wilson Johnston Duplin Greene Lenoir Onslow Pamlico Jones Pitt Harnett Craven Pender Halifax. Prices across belts run seven to nine cents with Tarboro Rocky Mount and New Bern near nine cents.
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Goldsboro
North Carolina
Bright Leaf Belt
W. S. Green
Federal Farm Board
Wilson
Johnston
Duplin
Greene
Lenoir
Onslow
Pamlico
Jones
Pitt
Harnett
Craven
Pender
Halifax
Tarboro
Rocky Mount
New Bern
Enfield
Argentine Mutiny Sparks Naval Support For Uriburu Regime
Buenos Aires faces chaos as navy mutiny backs General Uriburu after President Irigoyen cedes power to Vice President Martinez. 12 El Palomar bombers circle the capital, cadets head toward Buenos Aires, and martial law strictures curb assembly as violence erupts with at least one death.
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Assoe
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Beece
Hipolito Irigoyen
Martinez
Storni
Jose Evaristo Uriburu
Irigoyen
City
el Palomar
Military College
San Mafirtin
Campo de Mayo
Red Cross Official Plans Santo Domingo Relief Mission
Ernest J. Swift acting director of insular and foreign operations for the Red Cross prepared to depart for Santo Domingo City. He would travel by rail to Miami and then fly to assist hurricane relief efforts with the American committee.
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U. S
Washington
Ernest J. Swift
The
Red Cross
Santo Domingo
Miami
Swift
American Committee
Wild horses rounded up near Tonopah for slaughter
Four hundred wild horses in the valleys around Tonopah were gathered yesterday with most slated for slaughter. Slaughter horses sold for 90 cents per hundred pounds, and some meat will be canned for shipment to foreign countries.
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Tonopah
Nevada
Four Italian Plotters Shot by Fascist Firing Squad
Four men linked to terrorism against Mussolini and planned assassination were executed by firing squad at dawn in Trieste. The deaths marked the third use of this method since 1869 under the 1928 state security law, part of a group of 18 tried for murders, bombings, arson, and subversive acts.
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Triest
Italy
Mussolini
Jugo-Slavia
Ford predicts end to business lull aboard Europe voyage
Henry Ford sails on the liner Premen for six weeks in Europe saying the low business mood may outlast October yet prosperity is higher than two years ago. He credits thinking over speculation and plans to combine business and pleasure, touring France and Germany and visiting the Cologne Ford factory.
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New York
Europe
Henry Ford
France
Germany
Ford
Cologne
Charles A. Hodges
Detroit
E. G. Siebold
America
Ford Company
Anti-Saloon League backs Lottie Holman O'Neill for Senate
The Anti-Saloon League of Illinois endorsed Lottie Holman O Neill as an independent dry candidate for the U S Senate and urged dry voters to ignore the state prohibition referendum. The move aims to split votes from Ruth Hanna McCormick as rivals fear aiding Democrat James Hamilton Lewis.
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Chicago
Anti-Saloon League of Illinois
Lottie Holman O'Neill
United States Senate
Illinois
Anti-Saloon League
O'Neill
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Barnsdall Oil Shares Record 13000-Barrel California Well
The Barnsdall Oil Corporation says a tideland lease well at the Elwood field near Santa Barbara is flowing 13,000 barrels a day, the largest in California. The discovery marks a significant output increase for the region and underscores ongoing development along the coast.
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Los Angeles
Barnsdall Oil Corporation
California
Elwood Field
Santa Barbara
Cal
Massive Explosion Hits Shell Plant in Curacao
A night blast at the Shell Oil high vacuum plant in Willemstad Curacao caused extensive damage and resulted in numerous deaths and injuries. Local authorities and emergency crews scrambled to respond as reports indicated a large number of workers affected.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Shell Oil Company
Dr Daniel A Dupree Dies at 82 in Spartanburg
Dr Daniel A. Dupree, 82, geology professor at Wofford College, died at his home in Spartanburg South Carolina today after becoming suddenly ill yesterday.
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Dupree
Spartanburg
Daniel A. Dupree
Wofford College
Hurley Holds Wages Steady on Army Projects
Secretary of War Hurley ordered maintenance of current wage levels for laborers on Army engineering projects through June 30, 1931. He also instructed Colonel Spaulding to investigate reports of wage cuts on contract work and to report findings to Brig. Gen. Pillsbury in Washington.
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C. P. Williamson
Associated Press
Army Engineers
Mississipi
Allen
St. Louis
Hurley
George R. Spaulding
Mississippi
Ohio
Missouri
George B. Pillsbury
Washington
Lytle Brown
Col. Spaulding
General Allen
General Brown
Brown
Hoover
Robbery Strikes Whitneys in Evanston Jewelry Worth 130000 Stolen
The Jason F Whitney and four companions were robbed near Evanston after a theater outing. A ring valued at 50000 led the $125000 loss for Mrs Whitney, with bracelets and a necklace taken. Bandits fled in a car before police could respond. Participants include James A Hewitt and Oliver A Blackburn of Kraft Phenix.
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Evanston
Ill
Jason F. Whitneys
Whitney
Kraft- Phenix Cheese Company
James A. Hewitt
Manchester
England
Whitneys
Chicago
Gladys S. Mehan
Sheridan Road
Mehan
Hewett
Oliver A. Blackburn
Blackburn
Kraft-Phenix Corporation
Spanish King May Postpone Vacation Over Nationwide Strike
King Alfonso may delay his planned vacation in San Sebastian as a general strike sweeps Spain. Early hours pass without violence as workers and opposition groups mill in streets while police reserves and civil guards are posted at strategic points.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Alfonso
Officer Wrecks Car Chasing Rum Runner in Camden
Camden, Sept 6. Police Officer L. E. Barnes was in serious condition after his car crashed into a building while pursuing a vehicle believed to be carrying liquor. Rural Officer G. B. DeBruhl was slightly injured.
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Camden
S. C
L. E. Barnes
G. B. DeBruhl
Elsie Janis Quits Stage to Write
Los Angeles reports that Elsie Janis leaves acting to pursue writing a longheld dream. She cites her mother Mrs Josephine Janis who died seven weeks earlier as a factor in the decision. Janis notes her mother loved the theater.
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Los Angeles
Elsie Janis
Josephine Janis
Miss Janis
Hurricane Menace To Shipping Past
Weather bureau ends storm warning as Santo Domingo hurricane weakens to very slight winds. Disturbance travels west toward Cuba then Gulf of Mexico, likely no danger to ships or Florida ports.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Santo Domingo
Florida
Cuba
Gulf of Mexico
Burlington mayor proposes farmer protection commission plan
Burlington Sept 6. Earl B Farmer Horner mayor proposes a farmer protection commission to shield farmers similar to the public service corporation model. He urges state action to set production costs, fix a minimum price, and lower costs through year to year updates, with warehouse receipts backed by state certificates.
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Burlington
Earl B
Farmer) Horner
Corporation Commission
Farmer Corporation Commission
Horner
Ambassador Hugh Gibson’s Mother Reported Near Death
Mrs. Frank A. Gibson, 72, mother of Hugh W. Gibson the U S ambassador to Belgium, was reported near death at her home after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage Monday.
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Los Angeles
Frank A. Gibson
Hugh WH. Gibson
United States
Belgium
Jury Declares Mistrial in Pridmore Murder Case
The jury in the A. Frank Pridmore murder case failed to reach a verdict against county supervisor Pridmore for the killing of road engineer Nick Sanders. Judge H. C. Dennis declared a mistrial after the panel reported no agreement.
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Greenville
A. Frank Pridmore
Nick Sanders
H. C. Dennis
French Fliers Awarded Legion of Honor
Paris and the cabinet promote Captain Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte to Legion of Honor ranks with Coste made commander and Bellonte an officer. Meteorologist Viaut earns chevalier. Madame Coste and Madame Bellonte become life members of the international league of aviators after a reception where Harmon presented Coste trophies.
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Paris
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Weather Bureau
Legion of Honor
Legion Council
Coste
Bellonte
Viaut
Madame Coste
Madame Bellonte
International League of Aviators
Clifford B. Harmon
Lieut Governor Butler Faces Trial in Bank Shortage Case
Union sulfurized report states Lieutenant Governor T Bothwell Butler of South Carolina is charged with defrauding a defunct Blacksburg bank of about 29000. A $5 bond was posted for his appearance in Blacksburg court in November. Butler, 64, is ill at his daughter's home in Union and has long been a Cherokee county political figure.
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South Carolina
Union
S. C
T. Bothwell Butler
Blacksburg
Butler
Court of
Cherokee County
House
Senate
Gaffney
Democratic Executive Committee
Relic From Italia Expedition Reaches Norway
The magnetic instrument in a mahogany box, believed to be from General Umberto Nobile's Italia expedition, arrived in Tromsoe via a northward drift from Edge Island. Experts say the box remained dry and in perfect condition, aiding scientists studying Arctic currents.
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Tromsoe
Norway
Andree
G. B. Jornnes
Edge Island
Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
Italia
Arctic Ocean
Nobile
North Cape
Krassin
Storm-Crushed Santo Domingo names relief leader
Antonio Silva, 33, a Porto Rican native and US educated officer, led American Red Cross relief efforts in Santo Domingo after the 1926 hurricane. He previously managed San Juan Red Cross and earned praise for rapid field reports and tough assignments. His WWI era service and Penn dentistry degree are noted.
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Washington
Porto Rico
American Red Cross
Santo Domingo
Antonio Silva
Porto Rican National Guard
Ernest J. Swift
The
Silva
American Relief Committee
Swift
Red Cross
San Juan
National Guard
University of Pennsylvania
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