Key West Cut Off as Bahama Hurricane Tolls 20 Lives
Nassau reports twenty deaths and widespread destruction from a severe tropical hurricane that isolated the city for 48 hours. Winds over 100 mph wrecked ships, damaged the seawall, disrupted telephones, and left most buildings unroofed. Communication resumed late last night as officials assess damage and seek reports from other islands.
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Key West
Bahama Islands
Nassau
Bahaman Island
Florida Straits
Weather Bureau
Miami
Bahaman
Fights For Senate Seats Are Likely
The Western states face several close Senate contests as Republicans and Democrats collide in Illinois Minnesota Iowa and Nebraska. Key figures include Ruth Hanna McCormick Charles S Deneen Theodore Christianson Thomas D Schall John Hammill L J Dickinson Daniel F Steck Norris and others amid uncertain campaigning and possible multi candidate fights. Weather news updates report a West Indian hurricane near Florida Keys with hurricane warnings from Miami to Key West.
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James L. West
Associated Press
Washington
Ilinois
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Charles S. Deneen
Thompson-Crowe
Chicago
Cook County
Stirling
Minnesota
Thomas D. Schall
Theodore Christianson
Iowa
John Hammill
L. J. Dickinson
William §. Kenyon
Senate
Harding
Daniel F. Steck
Smith W. Brookhart
Norris
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Storm Warnings Issued For Florida Coasts
The weather bureau issued hurricane warnings south of Miami to Key West and northeast warnings from Key West to Tampa. A tropical storm moves westward with center south of Miami at 8 am, caution urged for vessels in the Florida Straits and southeastern Gulf of Mexico.
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Florida
Florida Keys
Miami
Nassau
Bahama Islands
Florida Peninsula Straits
United States
R. W. Gray
Miam
Key West
Florida Straits
Havana
Tampa
Pan- American Airways
Cuba
Cuban National Observatory
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Bahamas
WOE
West Palm Beach
Bimini
Princess Montague
Jacksonville
Washington
Weather Bureau Today
Legionnaires Converging On Louisville
Louisville, Ky. Plans for the eleventh annual American Legion convention underway as 3745 veterans signed the roster by day two of registration. War heroes Alvin C. York Samuel Woodfill and Willie Sandlin notified headquarters they will attend.
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Louisville
Alvin Do. York
Samuel Woodfill
Willie Sandlin
Eight Miners Die in Explosion at Covington Coal Mine
POTEAU Okla Sept 28 Eight men killed in a blast at Covington Coal company mine number seven with two bodies recovered at the mouth and six found in a gas filled end room. Rescue crews faced after damp and lack of air masks while miners suspected dynamite charges caused the blast.
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Poteau
Okla
Covington Coal Company
Here
Jeff Shelton
William Cares
Cares
Two Executives Sued Over False Arrests In Charlotte
Three suits totaling 150000 filed against Charlotte police chief Alex West and Mecklenburg sheriff John R. Irwin by Saylors Sell and Sheppard over Sept 12 arrests of eight National Textile Workers Union members. Earlier arrests dismissed for lack of evidence. other claims to be filed later including kidnaping cases.
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Charlotte
National Textile Workers Union
Piedmont Carolinas
Alex West
John R. Irwin
Mecklenburg County
S. D. Saylors
C. M. Sell
Paul F. Sheppard
George Sauls
Taylor Shytle
Dewey Martin
John Gibson
Etley Ritch
Ben Wells
Lell
Saylors
Gaston County
Sheppard
O. F. Aderholt
Gastonia
John G. Carpenter
Woman Killings Shock Worcester After Knife Threat
In Worcester Massachusetts on September 28 Mrs Anna Kandart 37 announced at the police station that two children had been killed. Police found at her Lagdon street home one child dead and another fatally wounded.
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Worcester
Mass
Thomas J. Kelliher
Anna Kandart
Lagdon Street
E. K. Powe Sr. Dies at 66 in Durham Textile Leader
Durham obituary notes E. K. Powe Sr. 66 a longtime textile official with Erwin Cotton Mills and civic worker. Survived by widow, a daughter, and a son. Funeral set for tomorrow afternoon.
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Durham
E. K. Powe
Drham
Lindbergh Flight Launches From Venezuela City
Charles A Lindbergh and party launched from Schottegat airport near Willemstad after a brief stay in Maracay Venezuela. The voyage aimed toward Maracaibo with plans for a short stopover before continuing.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Charles A Lindbergh
Schottegat
Maracay
Venezuela
Maracaribo
Departure of British Statesman Draws Global Attention
Ramsay MacDonald, prime minister of Great Britain, sails from Southampton aboard the Berengaria on a mission of peace and unity with the United States. He journeys with his daughter Ishbel and official party, amid cheers and farewell performances as Ambassador Dawes aids the departure for disarmament talks.
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Harry Houston Romer
Associated Press
S. S. Berengaria
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
West
Southampton
Washington
MacDonald
Beregaria
Doorn
London
England
Number Ten
Downing Street
Ishbel
Dock
Waterloo Station
Mac
Ramsay
Ambassador Dawes
Hoover
Hoovers Plan Weekend Stay at Virginia Camp
President and Mrs. Hoover will spend a weekend at their mountain fishing lodge in Virginia. They will leave the White House midafternoon and reach the camp by early evening to stay until late tomorrow.
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Washington
Hoover
Virginia
White House
Statewide Methodism Celebration Highlights Currituck Today
Memorial church in Currituck hosts a statewide event marking the 1772 arrival of Rev. Joseph Pilmoor the first Methodist sermon in North Carolina. Duke University figures Dr. W P Few Prof J M Ormond and Rev E Frank Lee address attendees with Miss Maude Newbury detailing the church’s history.
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Currituck
Memorial Church
North Carolina
Joseph Pilmoor
Norfolk
Currituck Courthouse
C. T. Thrift
J. A. Tharp
Pilmoor
W. P. Few
Duke University
North Carolina Methodist
J. M. Ormond
First Methodist Church
Elizabeth City
E. Frank Lee
Fayetteville
Maude Newbury
Currituck County
Rothstein Case Causes New York Mayor Campaign Clash
In New York on September 28, tensions rose as Tammany Hall framed the Rothstein case as a mayoral campaign issue. Fiorello La Guardia alleged Bronx Magistrate Albert Vitale, active in Mayor Walker’s bid for re election, had received a 19 940 loan from Rothstein through a corporate intermediary. Vitale confirmed the loan was not personal, claiming it was arranged via a friend and disclosed only after a 20 000 note and check exchange.
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New York
Tammany
Rothstein
Jacob H. Banton
George McManus
Fiorello H. la Guardia
Albert H. Vitale
Vitale
Bronx
Walker
Kellogg Receives Legion of Honor Grand Cross
The French embassy announced today that Frank B. Kellogg former United States secretary of state has been awarded the Legion of Honor Grand Cross the highest French decoration.
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Kellogg
Washington
Legion of Honor
France
Frank B. Kellogg
Stats
Hunger Strike by Federal Prisoners in Maricopa Jail
Twenty seven federal inmates in the Maricopa county jail began a hunger strike after a night rioting in a seventh floor cell block. Notes thrown to the street pleaded feed us because we are human as county officials cited 75 cents daily meals and said no complaint existed. One hundred nine other prisoners on the same floor did not join the uprising.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Maricopa County
Naval Academy Opens With Record Midshipmen Count
The United States Naval Academy opened its term today enrolling 2,008 midshipmen, the largest class since 1924.
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Naval Academy
Washington
United States Naval Academy
Hall and Lavarre Declared Equal Partners in Papers Deal
Federal Judge Bascom S Deaver ruled Hall and Lavarre are equal partners in purchasing the Augusta Chronicle Columbia Record and Spartanburg papers with an $870000 loan from International Paper Company The two year contract allows refinancing repayment or return of the papers Hall had sued to prove partnership while Lavarre argued Hall was only an employee
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Macon
Bascom S. Deaver
Harold Hall
William Lavarre
Augusta
Chronicle
Columbia
S. C
Record
Spartanburg
Herald
International Paper Company
Hall and Lavarre
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U.S
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Suedihold Bodies OF 2
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Charleston
Er. H. Gross
J. A. Smiley
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Goose Creek
J. Henry Stuhr
Albert Lee Smith
Smith
Gross
E. K. Powe Sr
Maracaibo
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Lavarre
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