Prohibition Major Issue Across Seven States
The UPI report notes seven states including Florida Idaho Kansas Nebraska South Dakota West Virginia and Wyoming voting on wet-dry status. California considers two liquor amendments while Nebraska West Virginia and others showcase mixed outcomes and expectations in nationwide reform efforts.
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Florida
Idaho
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
West Virginia
Wyoming
California
United Press
Illinois
New Jersey
Missouri
Louisiana
Kingfisn
Hary P. Long
Doke Tello on Trial Over Wife’s Lover Killing
Judson G C Doke, 34, testifies in Woodland California that he confronted his wife Helen Louise Deke’s lover Lam er Hollingshead, UC Berkeley student and poet, demanding he end the affair. He says Hollingshead’s reaction triggered a fatal confrontation ending with Hollingshead shot.
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American Legion
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Doke
Texans vote on Fergusonism and constitutional amendments
Texas voters faced a high turnout as more than one million eligible citizens prepared to decide eight proposed constitutional amendments. James V Allred led the fight for the amendment on property classification, while James E. Ferguson faced opposition from former governor stalwarts. Democratic dominance in the primaries suggested a sweep of party nominees, with Republican D. E. Waggoner, Socialist George Clifton Edwards, and Communist Enoch Hardaway also on the slate.
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Arkansas
Michigan
Ohio
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Oregon
Texas
West Virginia
Oklahoma
Masachusetts
New York
Austin
Tfox
James EB. Ferguson
James V Allred
D. E. Waggoner
Dallas
George Clifton Edwards
Enoch Hardaway
Ake Breckendrige
Recall Man Who Ate All the Democrats
Denver voters heard a grim western tale as Edward Foster, immigration chief and Democratic publicity head, recalled Alfred Packer famed for eating four-fifths of Hinsdale County Democrats. The legend, tied to a judge’s mock sentence, frames Packer’s survival after a snowbound party and a long, parole-filled path.
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Poe
Alfred Packer
Colorado
Edward Foster
Democratic Publicity Bureau
Packer
Hinsdale County
Fie
Moses Hallett
Blue Sky Letter in Insull fraud trial confounds lawyers
Chicago Nov 6 The blue sky letter returned as a focus in the Insull fraud trial with Clarence T MacNeille testifying. Prosecutors pressed him on attempts to dodge listing corporation securities with the Chicago Board of Trade and the impact on stock sales and public perception.
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Samuel Insull
Clarence T. MacNeille
Halsey Sluett and Company
Leslie E. Satter
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Corporation Securities
Chicago Board of Trade
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Frank J. Shyader
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Board of Trade
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Ingulf Utility
MacNeille
asNeile
California Voters Out Early Amid Sinclair Merriam Fight
California voters formed long lines before polling places for an early general election amid disorder. In Los Angeles, 4 deputies guarded each of 2574 polling sites as fear of violence rose. The campaign pitted Upton Sinclair, Democrat, against Acting Governor Frank Merriam, Republican, with Raymond L. Haight considered a spoiler. Heavy early voting occurred in East Los Angeles, viewed as Sinclair territory.
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Frank Merriam
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Sinclair
Business Failures Decline Week Over Week
New York Nov 6 AP. Business failures in the United States for the week ending Nov 1 totaled 233, down from 225 the prior week and 294 in the same week last year, according to reports to Dun & Bradstreet.
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New York
United States
Dun & Bradstreet
Liquor Arrests Rise In Kansas After Prohibition Repeal
Police records from 10 cities and one county in Kansas show liquor arrests climbed about a third after national repeal. From Dec 5, 1933 to Oct 26, 1934 there were 3,337 arrests versus 2,550 in the prior year. Ottawa Independence Lutchison and Lyon county saw declines. Coffeyville Emporia Wellington Salina Pasburg Wichita Topeka reported increases. Two Algonquin graves near Cornwall New York, about 400 years old, held two girls aged 12 and 20.
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Huey Long Fundraiser Covers LSU Campus Banquet
Baton Rouge residents and LSU students began pooling funds to repay Senator Huey P. Long for financing their trip to Nashville to see the Vanderbilt football game. Long had provided cash to cover travel and lodging as part of his generosity, prompting the mass fundraising effort with I O U notes at seven dollars per head.
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APJ
Louisiana State University
Huey P. Long
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L. O.u.vanderbilt
Long
Santa Claus
Hollywood Girls in German Prison News
Miss Lilian Steele of Hollywood California spends her eighteenth day in Moabit prison under espionage charges described as grave. An American consular source notes support for release efforts and possible death penalty for spying. Other Americans, including Molda Roederer and Helen Oyster, face espionage suspicions amid a wider crackdown. Senator Long has funded relief efforts and indicated repayment plans for contributed funds.
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Germany
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Pageant Greets New Streamline Service in Midwest
Omaha Neb Nov 6 AP a pageant of progress will signalize the first streamline schedule rail service on the western continent Sunday. The Burlington Zephyr departs Lincoln at 7:00 am after a ceremony by the University of Nebraska and Nebraska History Society. A covered wagon and two stage coaches will be displayed at the station. In Omaha, Omaha Indians led by Chief White Eagle, a descendant of the Lewis and Clark era greet the event.
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Neb
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Lincoln
Kansas City
Burlington Railroad
Zephyr
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Nebraska Historical Society
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Lewis and Clark
Indian Ceremonies Lead Pageant At Train Stop
A pageant stages Indian ceremonies and a train ceremony with an Indian name. A segment at St Joseph recalls the Pony Express origin days. Fred Garlow, descendant of Buffalo Bill Cody, will wear his ancestor’s garb and ride with the mail car. Kansas City hosts the final phase with the Zephyr stopping beside a Burling engine and mail car from the 19th century.
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Fred Garlow
William F
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Kansas City
President Roosevelt Among Early Voters in Election
Hyde Park N Y Nov 6 The president cast his vote in today’s election at 10 44 am at the regular Town Hall voting place in Hyde Park New York according to AP dispatch.
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