Hoover paints Coolidge ideas as president in tariff push
Hoover returns from Boston to Washington and unveils a new campaign approach. He argues the Republican protective tariff sustains prosperity and counters Al Smith’s competitive tariff. He presses for a Republican Congress and casts himself in Coolidge’s presidential mold amid large rally support.
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Hoover
Coolidge
Thomas L. Stokes
United Press
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Boston
New York
Allen
al Smith
Symphony Hall
Voting Machines Prove a Fickle But Needed Market
County election officials secured six borrowed voting machines after earlier shortages. One unit was placed in the courthouse while others faced scrutiny over space and practicality. Local groups and parties sought machines for practice and display, but enthusiasm waned as handling proved cumbersome.
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Woman's Department Club
North Meridian Street
Ira M. Holmes
Omer Hawkins
Leroy J. Keach
Holmes
Statehouse
Tall sisters from Boston tour America arrive aboard Republic
Elsa Droysen 7 feet 11 inches tall weighing 360 pounds and her sister Brunhilde 7 feet 2 inches and 340 pounds arrive in Boston for a tour, prompting local interest in the pair and their unusual stature.
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Boston
United Press
Elsa Droysen
Brunhilde
Republic
America
Elsa
Hickman Predicted To Face Gallow’s Calm At Execution
Veteran San Quentin guards say William Edward Hickman will go to the gallows Friday with minimal emotion. Hickman, known as The Fox, has shown few signs of cracking since entering condemned row last April. Warden James Holohan calls him a model prisoner as his execution day nears.
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United Press
San Quentin
Cal
Death Row
William Edward Hickman
Marion Parker
Hickman
Condemned Row
Death Cell No. 20
Death Chamber
the Fox
James Holohan
Passoner
Coolidge Accepts Grange Address Broadcast
President Coolidge accepts an invitation to speak before the National Grange in Washington on November 16. The address will be broadcast over an extended radio hookup.
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Grange i
United Press
Washington
Coolidge
National Grange
Man Dies From Shock At Graf Zeppelin Passing
Charles F. Keyser, 63, died in Alden Pennsylvania from shock on seeing the Graf Zeppelin dirigible pass near his home. Doctors attributed death to excitement impacting his heart.
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United Press
Alden
Charles F. Keyser
Skeleton murder case rocks South Bend area
A lime covered skeleton found near Elkhart was identified as South Bend woman Mrs Genevieve Stults. Three suspects including Charles Reyher his wife Anna and Jack Kimball are under police questioning. Evidence suggests blunt force trauma to the skull and potential involvement of a private detective.
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United Press
South Bend
Ind
Elkhart
Genevieve Stultz
Charles L. Reyher
Anna
Jack Kimball
Stults
Peter Scechowski
Reyher
Bank Head Benjamin Strong Dies in New York
Benjamin Strong 56 governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York died at New York Hospital after a long illness. He had served as governor since the bank’s inception and had suffered from an intestinal complaint.
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United Press
NEW York
Benjamin Strong
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
New York Hospital
Strong
New York Federal Reserve
Automatic Pilot Tested In Junkers Plane Flight
Captain Koehl Major James Fitzmaurice and Clarence Chamberlain, famed trans Atlantic fliers, tested a Bremen type Junkers with an automatic pilot. They demonstrated automatic control along a mapped course in fogs and squalls, Chamberlain declaring the autopilot will be an added advantage in flying.
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United Preas
Berlin
Koehl
James Fitzmaurice
Clarence Chamberlain
Trans- Atlantic Flying
Junkers
Chamberlain
Delilian Sails for SOS Search Far Off Azores
The Lapland Line steamship Delilian scoured six hundred miles west of Fayal in a night and day search for a sinking vessel after it sent an SOS. Only a stretch of oil was found, no other trace of the distressed ship or its occupants.
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United Press
New York
Lapland Line
Delilian
Fayal
Azores Islands
Perjury Charge Looms Over Witness in Liquor Case
Charles Unger testified for the state in Mrs. Laura Hiner’s liquor trial at 1203 South Meridian street. He later admitted under oath that he lied about buying liquor, leading to his perjury charge and subsequent jail time after a confrontation with police. Mrs. Hiner received a $100 fine and 30 days in jail from Judge James A. Collins.
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Charles Unger
South Meridian Street
Unger
Laura Hiner
South Capitol Avenue
John Eisenhut
Air Lines Announce Oct 22 Open Routes to Three Cities
Indianapolis routes to Detroit Chicago and Louisville begin Oct 22 under Capitol Airways. Lt. E H Jose says plans include St Louis Cleveland and Cincinnati later. Four passenger planes to carry fares from 10 to 30 dollars with daily round trips via Ft Wayne South Bend West Baden.
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Indianapolis
Detroit
Chicago
Louisville
E. H. Jose
Capitol Airways, Inc
Jose
St. Louis
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Ft. Wayne
South Bend
West Baden
Lindbergh
Spirit of
Sinclair may testify in tax bribery trial in New York
Harry Sinclair may be called to testify as a witness in the trial of Edward F. Brown and Elmer F. Andrews, internal revenue agents charged with conspiring to bribe Sinclair for approval of a tax return that would have saved the oilman 250000 in taxes.
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United Press
New York
Harry Sinclair
Edward F. Brown
Elmer F. Andrews
Internal Revenue
Sinclair
Y M C A Members to Elect Dormitory Council
Annual election of YMCA residents will be held tonight to name five councilmen and a commissioner of religion for each of the five floors in the building and annex. The dormitory council governs the 460 occupants and the building.
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Hoosier Motor Club
Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobile Club
Indianapolis
Atheneum
Todd Stoops
Car Crash After Kiss on Running Board Hurts Girl
Miss Helen Hoffman aged 15 from South Chicago lies in Hammond hospital with a crushed leg after kissing Raymond Hawkins on his car running board. Hawkins, concentrating on the kiss, failed to see a street intersection and his car collided with a truck head on, throwing the girl to the pavement.
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United Preas
Edward H. Davis Dies. Press Leader and Former Reporter
Edward H. Davis, 61, president of the Multiple Press and former Indianapolis Sentinel reporter, died suddenly at his home 425 East New York Street from a heart attack after years of ill health. Born in Cincinnati, he grew up in Indianapolis, attended public schools and Wabash College, served as secretary of the Board of Safety under Mayor T. Taggart, worked in New York journalism, then returned to Indianapolis to found the Multiple Press. His wife survives.
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Edward H. Davis
Multiple Press
Century Building
East
New York Street
Cincinnati
Davis
Indianapolis
Wabash College
Board of Safety
Thomas Taggart
Indianapolis Sentinel
Indiana Engineers Back Hoover Club President
J. E. Hall of Hall Construction Company was named president of the Indiana Engineers Hoover-for-President Club and will lead efforts to organize engineers in support of the candidate.
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J. E. Hall
The
Hall Construction Company
Indiana Engineers
Ku Klux Klan Receiver Sought in Atlanta Case
C T Rice a Klan knight filed for receivership alleging imperial wizard Hiram E Evans diverted funds to a libelous campaign against Governor Alfred E Smith. Rice seeks a receiver and injunction against Evans J A Comer and W F Sumburn from further fund diversion. Judge Sibley set Oct 27 to show cause.
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United Press
Atlanta
C. T. Rice
Ku-Klux Klan
Hiram E. Evans
Alfred E. Smith
Rice
Evans
J. A. Comer
W. F. Summbrun
Graf Zeppelin Crew and Passengers Leave Lakehurst for New York
Dr Hugo Eckener and crew depart Lakehurst by special train at 1 32 p m bound for New York City to await an official welcome at City Hall. Eckener orders repairs to the damaged fin and attention to ballast and fuel as the crew eyes a possible western flight to Chicago.
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ZEP
Lakehurst
New York
Carl D. Groat
United Press
N. J
Navy
Graf Zeppelin
Germany
Hugo Eckener
New York City
Macon
Jersey City
Harbor
Broadway
City Hall
Eckener
Chicago
mid-Atlantic
Azores
Atlantic
Knut Eckener
Robert Reiner
Weehawken
Theo Matejo
Spain
South America
Emilio Herrera
Herrera
Alfonso
Ocean
CHOOSE MURDER JURY ORLEANS NOTES COURT PROCEEDINGS
In New Orleans Mrs. Sara Kelloway, common law wife of Oakley Harris, watches the murder trial jury selection. The gambler was shot at his country home seven months prior. Five jurors were tentatively chosen, all reportedly open to the death penalty despite the defendant being a woman.
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United Press
Orleans
Oakley Harris
Sara Kelloway
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