Soviet newspaper correspondents ordered to leave Moscow
In Moscow on September 26 AP reports that all Soviet newspaper correspondents from Germany were told to depart the country amid alleged discrimination and persecutions of Soviet press staff in Germany. Washington also notes General Le2 Brown backs Dam No 3 construction on the Tennessee River as employment relief and navigation measure.
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Moscow
Germany
Washington
Letle Brown
Army Engineers
Tennessee River
Roosevelt studies new recovery push in Hyde Park plans
President Roosevelt returns to Hyde Park to refine recovery strategy focusing on expanding credit and lifting farm prices. He eyes rail purchases, RFC spending, steel bids, and public works funds while farm aid programs and industry stabilization advance through federal agencies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
White Horse
NRA
White House
Edward A. O'Neal
Farm Bureau Federation
Federal Reserve Board
Reconstruction Corporation
Farm Credit Administration
The
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Public Works Administration
Deposit Guaranty Corporation
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
RFC
Fright letter extortion case hits Charlotte college funds
Willie Mae Wheeless a 15 year old girl faced federal charges after confessing to sending extortion letters to prominent Carolinians to raise funds for college. The letters demanded 3000 dollars with threats of kidnapping and a 250000 dollar ransom, targeting Mrs. E. A. Judd of Spartanburg and Mrs. C. F. Harris of Wadesboro.
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John A. Law
5 Sr
Saxon Mills
Judd Estate
C. F. Harris
Wadesboro
Salem College
Winston-Salem
Willie Wheeless
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Tobacco prices edge up as damaged weed recedes
Raleigh dispatch reports Carolina tobacco markets show slight gains as damaged weed declines after a three week market holiday. Sales stay heavy though prices stay below the parity average about 17 cents a pound. Wendell and Rocky Mount see mixed activity with buyers hopeful for liv ing prices. Darlington also notes a small price uptick.
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Raleigh
Carolinas
Wendell
R. A. Pearce
Star
L. M. Knott
United Action
Rocky Mount
Darlington
Desperado Machine Gun Kelly Surrenders in Memphis
George “Machine Gun” Kelly, sought in the Kansas City massacre and kidnapping case, surrendered peacefully in Memphis after police surrounded a rooming house. Kathryn Kelly and two men were arrested. Kelly admitted identity but refused to talk. He later remained defiant in custody, with Chicago and Oklahoma links mentioned in the investigation.
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Memphis
Tenn
George BE
Kelly
Southwest
Kansas City
Kidna
W. A. Roper
Department of Justice
Will D. Lee
Outlaw
Lee
Kathryn Kelly
J. R. Tichnor
S. E. Travis
W. J. Raney
Ray
Raney
Police Staton
Kelly Remained Defiant In Another Interview With Police. As Chief Lee
Chief Lee
Hospital collapse in Tampico hurricane kills 87
Reports via Pan American Airways wireless say a Civil hospital in Tampico collapsed during the Sunday night hurricane, killing 87 people in Brownsville, Texas.
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Brownsville
Tex
Tampico
Pan-American Airways Wireless
Silk Mills Close in Paterson as Pickets Disperse
Silk mill owners did not reopen in Paterson New Jersey today as pickets covered all buildings. By late morning they dispersed to attend labor meetings, ending the second day of the halt in production.
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SILK
Paterson
N. J
Nine Inmates Escape Indiana State Prison Breaks Front Doors
Nine prisoners at Indiana State Prison in Michigan City burst through the front doors this afternoon after overpowering guards. The escape followed a rampage as inmates used force to seize their freedom.
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Michigan City
Ind
Indiana State Prison
Lamson Sentenced to Death for Wife Murder at Stanford
David A. Lamson, executive with Stanford University publishing house, was convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to hang at San Quentin on December 15.
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San Jose
Cal
David A. Lamson
Stanford University
San Quentin Prio
President of Cuba faces retirement after long service
A Cubano correspondent notes the Cuban president nearing retirement under the constitution after two weeks in power with limited support but strong marksmen within the country. The message mentions seven thousand banks closing and a half million vice presidents on payroll amid speculation about fresh leadership and political shifts.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Cuba
McKee
N. Y
Will
Ring Lardner American Humorist Dies in New York
American humorist Ring Lardner died at his East Hampton Island home in New York at age 47 after a long fight with tuberculosis. Born March 6, 1885 in Niles Michigan, he rose to prominence with plays and stories including You Know Me Al Gullible s Travels and How To Write Short Stories. His doctors cited heart disease complicated by other ailments as the immediate cause. He had recently written a radio column for the New Yorker and continued to produce work despite illness.
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Dale Harrison
New York
Ring Lardner
Niles
Mich
East Hampton — Island
Ringgold Wilber Lardner
Elmer the Great
New Yorker
Lardner
Niles, Mich
Relief Push to Thousands in Storm Area
Mexico City resources mobilized to aid Tampico after storm and flood. Death and injury estimates reached as high as 5000 with thousands homeless. Two relief trains carrying infantrymen, food, and medical supplies headed to the oil port as 14 feet of water covered parts of Tampico and rail routes were washed out.
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Mexico
D. F
Tampico
Five Of 10 Escaped Convicts Back In Custody
Five of ten convicts who escaped a Mocksville prison camp were recaptured by Davie County officers. Alfred Stamey Ernest Bennett were nabbed in the woods, while Sheriff C C Smoot and a deputy captured Paul Spencer Pete Cannon and Vernon Allbrooks near midnight. Allbrooks admitted cutting the floor hole. Two had worn stripes after breaking into homes for clothing.
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Mocksville
Here
Davie
Alfred Stamey
Ernest Bennett
C. C. Smoot
Paul Spencer
Pete Cannon
Vernon Allbrooks
Allbrooks
Detroit tool and die makers vote to strike in support
Mechanics Educational Society announces a noon strike by all Detroit tool and die makers to support Flint plant walkouts over wage and NRA code issues. Griffen says 4,000 ballots, 20 to 25 to one, show strong support for recognition by shop owners. 150 Detroit shops notified.
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Etroit
Smen
Mechanics Educational Society
Detroit
Jay J. Griffen
Flint, Mich
General Motors Corp
Griffen
Desperado's Wife Plans To Quit Gang To Aid Parents
Kathryn Kelly, arrested with husband George E. Kelly in Memphis, says she would surrender in Oklahoma City to face kidnaping charges in the Urachel case. She intends to testify for her parents the Shannons, and says she will return to Oklahoma City tomorrow to turn herself in.
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Memphis
Tenn
Kathryn Kelly
George E
Machine Gun
Oklahoma City
Kelly
Shannons
Ursche
Katherine
Armand Shannon
Will D. Lee
Kelly Must Go On Trial Soon For Kidnaping
J Edgar Hoover announced by telephone from Washington that George Kelly and his wife Kathryn were captured in Memphis as part of the Urschel kidnaping case. Federal officials said it is too soon to discuss bringing them to Oklahoma City for trial.
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Kelly
Lee
Chicago
Reserve Bank
Oklahoma
Charles Urschel
Oklahoma City
Department of Justice
Roper
J. E. Hoover
Ott
Bureau of Idea
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
United State Bureau of Investigation
Memphis
Tenn
George Kelly
Charles F. Urschel
Kathryn
Urschel
R. H. Colvin
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of
Newark Exchange Plan Abandoned If Tax Dropped
Three Japanese bombing planes hovered near Peiping as Chinese reports say Fang Chen-Wu’s irregulars may evacuate the area before a midnight ultimatum expires. Tokyo officials deny beyond demilitarized zone action while a New York stock exchange president says he will seek abandoning Newark trading plans if broker taxes are vetoed.
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Pieping
China
Peiping Legation
Fang Chen-Wu
North China Demilitarized Zone
Tokyo
Changchun
Manchuria
Rengo
Fang
Hwaiju
Shunyi
North China
Nanking
War Office
Associated Press
Hwalju
Peiping
New York
Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
O'Brien
New Jersey
New Jersey Stock Exchange
Newark
Samuel Untermyer
Wall Street
O’brien
Escaped convict captured in High Point
W B Mills, a Black man who escaped from Wake Forest prison camp, was captured by High Point police in the city's eastern section yesterday afternoon. He said he had four or five years left to serve but refused to name his crime.
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Raleigh
A. L. Fitcher
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Asheville
Fletcher
Gastonia
Salisbury
High Point
Durham
Rocky Mount
Capus M. Waynick
Department of Labor
Waynick
Burlington
Greensboro
Wilmington
Goldsboro
Hickory
Fayetteville
W. B. Mills
Wake Forest
New Revolution Movement Threatens Martin Regime
Reports from Havana indicate military force was strengthened as rumors of a shift in U S Cuba policy circulated. Opposition factions debated nearing a solution while talks of custodianship and a general strike spread amid unrest and arrests in Santiago and Antilla.
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Havana
Cuba
Ramon Grau San Martin
Neo
Washington
Fulgencio
Gray San Martin
National Hotel
Matangas
State Department
Vaia
United
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Ford Motor Company
Desperado
Tichnor Bungalow
By Clark G. Lee
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American Federation of Labor
Keenan
Newark Exchange
Trio Jap
New York City
New Revolution Movement
Martin
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