Smugglers Grow Along Atlantic Coast Amid Florida Tales
Rum runners extend operations to southern waters as fleets form and cargos reach 15 000 to 20 000 cases per ship. Florida draws smuggling crews amid aggressive federal efforts. Col. B T Simmons calls Florida one of the nations toughest situations.
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North Atlantic
Florida
Uncle Sam
America
Combat Service
Col
B. T. Simmons
Army
P. Hambusch
Navy
John G. Berry
Coast Guard
Hambsch
United States
Col. Simmons
Light Ballot Cast in Bond Issue Election Today
A very light ballot was cast in the bond issue election at the city courtroom this afternoon. About 150 voters had voted before 8 PM, with numbers rising as The Times went to press. Officials expect a last minute rush despite inclement weather and voter apathy.
Funeral for noted financier James B. Duke in Durham
Thousands gather at Memorial Methodist Church to bid farewell to James B. Duke philanthropist financier who died in New York. His body lies in state at Duke University before burial in Maplewood Cemetery amid simple rites and a large student presence.
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Associated Press
Durham
N. C
James B. Duke
New York
Memorial Methodist Church
Edmund D. Soper
Duke University
Duke
Maplewood Cemetery
Washington Duke
Man fatally shoots mother and brother then dies
Kellog Idaho October 14 Alive Jutila 21 shot and killed his widow ed mother 45 and brother Arthur 23 at their farm near here last night and then killed himself. Neighbors say Jutila had been regarded insane for several weeks.
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Kellog
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Jutila
Arthur
Here
Blue Stain Lumber Sought Renaming to Save Millions
The National Lumber Manufacturers Association warned that naming lumber blue stain as a blemish costs producers about 10 million dollars yearly. They urge a new, more favorable term with Forest Service backing and note chemical dips fail to remove the stain.
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Washington
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Forest Service
Woman Slain by Crazed Husband in Jersey City
George Winters 22, a New York post office clerk, hacked his wife Margaret to death with a butcher knife after she refused to give up gay companions and trips with other men. He then stabbed himself in the heart and was expected to die as police waited to enter.
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Associated Press
Jersey City
N. J
Margaret
George Winters
New York Post Office
Winters
Oxford Colleges Crumble Yet Renew Facade
Oxford colleges suffer steady stone decay as local soft stone flakes and rots. After a century outer dressings are added, scaffolding common, and long repairs continue. One firm has mended a college for eighty years, and ivy removal has worsened wall damage.
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Oxford
Cost Bandit 35 Cents to Take Two Bit Piece
New York October 14 George Gerfin jobless with 25 cents chased a gunman who looted $36 from a lunch wagon on Halsey Street and Broadway. He wrested back his lone quarter and pursued the thief as the gunman dropped six dimes and escaped. Police were alerted by the proprietor.
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George Gerfin
John Becker
Halsey Street
Broadway
Brooklyn
Gerfin
Gerffin
Becker
Markets Louisville Cattle Hogs and Sheep Steady
Markets Louisville October 14 cattle one hundred steady hogs six hundred steady sheep one hundred steady.
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The
Associated Press
Louisville
Japan to start circulating classes for illiterate youth
During conscript examinations in Japan authorities found over 20 percent of young men unable to write their names. The department of education will establish circulating classes to address illiteracy across the empire.
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Tokyo
Department of Education
Empire
Labor Federation Endorses Strikes
The American Federation of Labor unanimously endorsed and expressed sympathy for the 158 000 United Mine Workers on strike in the anthracite industry. President John L. Lewis addressed delegates and the federation supported the miners’ demands for higher wages better conditions and full union recognition.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
American Federation of Labor Today
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
American claim disputed as first practical typewriter
Herkimer historian John W. Vrooman asserts Christopher Latham Sholes’ machine, produced by Remington in 1873, was the first practical typewriter. He notes earlier attempts trace to 1714 and counters Innsbruck’s memorial tablet honoring Peter Mitterdorfer.
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N. Y
Innsbruck
Austria
Peter Mitterdorfer
John W. Vrooman
Herkimer County
Remington Arms Factory
Vrooman
Mitterdorfer
Patent Office
Acquitted Cole Declared Sane in Sanity Hearing
W G Cole who was acquitted of murder last Sunday walked free from the court at Wilkersboro after proving to Judge T B Finley that he is sane and not a menace to society. The insanity hearing followed the not guilty verdict as required by law for capitol cases. no one testified, and Cole did not face cross examination.
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N. C
W. G. Cole
T. B. Finley
Cole
Rockingham
W. W. Ormond
Elizabeth
Finley
State Hospital
Rain Postpones World Series Decisive Game in Pittsburgh
Both teams await rested pitching as Morrison and Aldridge prepare for today’s key matchup. Rain delays the game, with McKechnie listing Morrison to start and Aldridge in reserve while Harris weighs Johnson for the Senators. Uncertainty lingers as fans anticipate a seventh game showdown.
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Jupiter Plavius
Landis
McKechnie
Morrison
Aldridge
Harris
Barney
Johnson
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Senators
Hearing of Gas Case Before Commission
Fort Thomas gas case adjourned two weeks due to absent witnesses as the state railroad commission prepares to fix a rate. The company seeks 65 to 85 cents while the city maintains 40 cents as the old rate.
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Frankfort
Fort Thomas
State Railroad Commission
Cotton Consumption In September Reported By Census Bureau
Washington October 14 The census bureau announced today that cotton consumed in September totalled 483 266 bales line and 70 008 of linters compared with 438 373 line and 50 781 linters in September last year.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Whaling Station Dismantled Amid Whale Scarcity
Seattle. The Bay City whaling station of the American Pacific Whaling Company, one of few remaining in the United States, is being dismantled due to a shortage of whales in the Grays Harbor region. Only 21 whales have entered the station since last April, far below prior seasons which averaged 300 whales. Changes in Pacific currents have altered feeding zones.
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Seattle
Bay City
American-Pacific Whaling Company
United States
Grays Harbor
South Pacific
Kingsport Welcomes Long Rain Through the Day
For the first time in many months Jupiter Pluvius visits Kingsport bringing nearly a full day of rain. Reports say rain is general and beneficial. Baseball fans are split between rest for Walter Johnson and disappointment that today’s game was not played as Pittsburgh advances.
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Jupiter Pluvius
Kingsport
Walter Johnson
Pittsburgh
Prohibition Leader Seeks $45,000 in Appeals
William H. Anderson former New York state superintendent of the anti saloon league appeals nationwide for a fund of 45000 dollars to cover his debts and finance further anti alcohol campaigns.
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William H. Anderson
New York State
Antisaloon League
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