Farm Strike Fails Across Midwest Amid Arson Blasts
Des Moines Nov 9 The nationwide farm strike called October 21 falters as arson and railway violence unfold in the Midwest. A Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific bridge near Portmouth Indiana burned for the third time this week. Sheriff Jensen cites arson evidence while deputies and anti strike groups push thousands of tickets from highways. General Hugh A Dobson NRA administrator urges a fair trial of relief policies. General Johnson tours the Midwest defending the NRA AAA and promises results before Christmas. Strike activity is down with cold weather, yet Farm Holiday Association leaders Milo Reno and Joby Bosch say the effort shows unexpected strength in some areas while new pickets appear in Illinois Missouri and Wisconsin amid dynamite findings on a cattle train.
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Midwest
Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific
Portsmouth
George Jensen
Hugh A. Dobson
NRA
Johnson
Chicago
Minneapolis
Omaha
General Johnson
Fnns
AAA
Tinois
Missouri
Hortonville
Wis
Sious City
Kankakee
Armistice Day Service at Missouri State Penitentiary
The Roy Lone Post of the American Legion will conduct a short Armistice Day service at the Missouri State Penitentiary at 12 30 Saturday with Lou C Lozier as principal speaker and the Legion Auxiliary led by Miss Trene Slate taking part. A briefing 11 o clock ceremony was planned with traffic lights seived and vehicles stopped at the hour, taps blown by buglers citywide.
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Roy Lone
American Legion
Missouri
Lou C. Lozier
The
Legion Auxiliary
Trene Slate
Roundhouse
Missourian Saddles Judge at Gotham Show
Charles W. Green secretary of the Missouri State Pair serves as a saddle horse judge at Madison Square Garden in New York. He was told to not forget his full dress suit and has judged horse shows across the United States as well as in Mexico and Canada. Mrs. Green accompanies him.
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Mobberly
Charles W. Green
Missouri
Madison Square Garden
Green
Union
Mexico
Canada
New York
W C T U Leader Calls Local Option Inadequate
Mrs. Nellie Burger of Missouri, head of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, urged local option repeal is only a minor factor and warned Missouri counties dry in repeal vote show risk. She criticized Canadian liquor systems as promoting increased drinking among women and children and urged statewide prohibition measures rather than county level decisions.
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Chicago
Nellie Burger
Missouri
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
City seeks 2 million for unemployment relief funds
Kansas City officials announced on November 8 that City Manager Henry F McFoy requested 2 million dollars in federal unemployment relief from Harry L Hopkins to fund winter job programs. If granted, the sum would be matched by 1 million dollars of city funds.
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Kansas City
Henry F. Mcf
Days Maintain Lead in South Carolina
In Columbia South Carolina antirepealists held a small lead with fewer than 100 precincts out of 1222 reporting in the prohibition repeal election. The margin stood at about 3 500 votes with the last count showing 37 435 against repeal and 43 897 for repeal.
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South Carolina
Columbia
S. C
Funeral for murdered Kansan held in Westphalia
Funeral services will be held in Westphalia for Thomas Brownrigg a 78 year old Pioneer from Westphalia Kan who died after a beating robbery and being thrown from a freight train near Calvin two weeks ago as he traveled from Missouri to Seguin Texas with his household goods no trace of the assailants was found
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Hioldenville
Okla
Thomas Brownrigg
Westphalia
Kan
Brownrigg
Calvin
Missouri
Seguin
Tex
Wanderer Killed After Falling From Freight Train
Louis Holt aged 36 died when he fell from a freight train near Brookfield Missouri last night as he rode from Chicago to Saxton to work with a railroad construction gang. Papers found in his pockets listed a sister in Chicago.
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Brookfield
Louis Holt
Here
Chicago
Saxton
Mrs Henry Eggeman Dies in Taos at 76
Taos resident Henry Eggeman died late Wednesday at his home. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at the Taos Catholic church. A German immigrant who came to Cole county at age 25, he was married 43 years to Mary Stegeman. Survived by wife, three daughters Mrs Albert Forck of Jefferson City, Lidvinia and Hilda Eggeman of Taos, three sons William Leo and Edwin of Taos, two sisters Mrs Herman Prenger of Elston, and brother Werman Eggeman of Jefferson City.
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Henry Eggeman
Taos
Arm strike seems at end in tall gorn state
Sioux City Iowa Nov 9 AP truckloads of cattle hogs and sheep moved toward Sioux City signaling the apparent end of farm strike picketing in the area Sheriff William Tice sent deputies as escorts for entering trucks but no trouble occurred Farmers in Plymouth county organized a law and order league to clear highways if pickets stayed on duty and the situation prompted potential forceful action
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Sioux City
Pickering
William Tice
Plymouth County
Chain Store Tax Bill Passes Kansas Senate
The Kansas Senate approved the Baird Chain Store Tax Bill by 25 to 10, establishing a graduated license fee scale for chain stores in the state. The measure now proceeds to the House for consideration.
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Kansas
Senate
Peka
Kas
House
LaGuardia Victory Triggers Bitter Tammany Fight in New York
New York reports a post election clash as Tammany details a brewing fight with Farley over party control. Fusion backers push militant nonpartisanship while LaGuardia plans a vacation and charter reforms to end alderman rule and cut city spending.
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Tammany Tiger
Fiorello H. GaGuardia
Fusion
John F. Curry
Tammany
James A. Farley
Farley
Pasionists
Maurice P. Davidson
LaGuardia
New York City
Tammany Hall
Miaretto H. LaGuardia
irs.aGuardia
Ford Loses Quit On Bids For Army Trucks
Washington November 9 AP The War Department awarded a 214863 contract for 3 1/2 ton Civilian Conservation Corps trucks to Chevrolet Detroit the lowest of seven bidders A 96834 contract for 100 ambulances for Conservation Camps went to Fargo Motor Co Washington Chrysler sales arm The 300 trucks tie into 1600 trucks to be bought by Agriculture Dept The Northwest Motor Co Bethesda Md Ford agency bid lowest on the 1600 trucks The Ford bid on today's 300 trucks was 75054 each versus Chevrolet 71621 each
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Novv
War Department
Chevrolet Motor Company
Detroit
Fargo Motor Company
Chrysler Motor Company
Agriculture Department
Northwest Motor Company
Bethesda
Ford Agency
Henry Ford
NRA
Comptroller General
Ford
Chevrolet
New York Democratic Dissent Threatens Party Unity
Albany dispatch reports a growing feud between Tam many leader John F Curry and Roosevelt allies as New York Democrats brace for the state convention. Curry’s criticism of Parley and calls to oust the Postmaster General as state chair hint at broader conflict amid Farley’s stance on governor candidate Lenman and McKee mayoral support, signaling potential turmoil within the party. Ashland, Neb. spans Green Calhoun and Saunders counties, noted in the same dispatch.
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Maxim Litvinov
Soviet Russia
New York Harbor
Washington
Roosevelt
Albany
Tammany
John F. Curry
James A. Farley
Curry
New York State
Farley
Joseph H. McKee
New York City
Gurry
Herbert H. Lenman
Capitol
Garry
Parley
Five Boroughs
Lydia E. Pinkham's Tablets for Women in 50 Cent Size
New 50 cent size Lydia E. Pinkham's Tablets for Women claim to relieve periodic pain and menstrual disorders. They are advertised as non narcotic and a modern medicine that acts on the cause of trouble. Sold by local outlets.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
River worker shot and killed near Thebes
Harry Smith 35 of Evansville Indiana, employed on a Mississippi River construction job near Thebes Illinois, was shot and killed by two holdup men who mistook him for a police officer. A posse headed by marshal Roy Waddell wounded and captured James Edwards, Christopher M, and jailed him as a suspect. another wounded man fled. Smith had gone to Thebes to mail a letter to his wife and was returning to the river fleet when shot.
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Gape
Smith
Thebes
Missouri
Death ends diary keeper’s 50 year life record
Emporta Kansas November 9 a 0 year old diary of W H Brooks grocer ended when he died suddenly in a produce house this morning He was 7 years old and had kept a daily life diary for 50 years.
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Emporta
Kan
Hitler's Old Guard Marks Putsch Anniversary Parade
Survivors of the beer hall putsch gathered in Munich for a jubilant anniversary with a 100000 Nazi parade. Government orders tempered the tone to solemn remembrance of 19 lives lost during Hitler's march on Odeons Platz.
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Munich
Adolf Hitler
Odeons Platz
Sales tax order of business next week
The Kansas House moved to discuss a one-quarter per cent sales tax next Tuesday morning. Rep. Edgar J. Keating, floor leader and administration whip, sponsored the motion and the house ordered 1,000 printed copies of the bill for weekend study. The British navy rum ration is accepted by about one-third of sailors, while the rest take the two pence in Yeu.
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House of Representatives
Edgar J. Keating
Kansas City
House
Mrs Addie Smith Dead in St Louis
Funeral services were held for Mrs Addie Smith 61 a former Wardsville resident who died at her St Louis home earlier this week She left Wardsville 25 years ago and was survived by two sons Leonard of St Louis and Herman of Mary's Home a brother William Weaver of Wardsville and three sisters Mrs Herman Richter Mrs Gertle Meyerpeter and Mrs Anna Kempker all of various cities
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Wardsville
St. Laws
St. Louis
Smith
Addie Weaver
Leonard
Herman
Mary's
William, Weaver
Herman Richter
White Flag Up and Down at Cuban Fort with Artillery Exchange
A continued report from Page 1 describes Cuban fortress bombardment as four 3-inch field pieces fire rapidly, scoring about one direct hit every five shots while defenders reply with machine guns and rifles. A stray shot from the balcony killed a woman over a mile away. Separate note cites an estimated 7,060,000 bicycle riders in Great Britain.
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Azares
Johnson speech angers farmers in Nebraska meeting
In Omaha General Hugh Johnson spoke to farmers as NRA code support drew mixed reactions. H Parmenter urged entry under NRA rules and farm price measures, while others urged more farm representation and continued policy. Nebraska leaders said NRA sentiment appears stronger than expected, despite some criticism. A separate incident described a kitchen fire caused by coal oil poured on a stove, injuring a boy.
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Kansas City
Hugh
Johnson
NRA
H. ©. Parmenter
Yucatan
Nebraska Farmers Holliday Association
Department of Agriculture
Middle West
Paw L. Martin
Omaha Nra
Les Moines
Bayer Aspirin Delivers Quick Pain Relief Claim
An advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as rapidly dissolving within two seconds of moisture to begin relieving headaches and other pains. It features a glass illustration and urges buyers to ensure they get Genuine BAYER Aspirin for fast relief.
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