Rio Grande in wild flood cuts across lower valley
Torrential rains sent the Rio Grande into a raging surge from Laredo into the lower valley attacking gardens and citrus groves. Bridges buckled, scores feared dead, and Nuevo Laredo and Zapata suffered severe flood damage as U.S. troops and local crews prepared for rescue and relief efforts.
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San Juan River
Mexico
Rio Grande
Rio Grande City
United States
Fort Ringgold
Sheriff's Department
Edinburg
Mission
Hidalgo
Rio Grande Valley
Laredo
Rio Grande Swells Over Mile Wide For 25 Miles
The Rio Grande surged more than a mile wide along a 25 mile stretch below Reynosa as ranchers fled lowland homes. Refugees gathered at Reynosa and Matamoros while high water neared Rio Grande City Texas and Fort Ringgold area. Engineer W F Shaw of Mercedes said irrigation pumping plants should avoid damage.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande
Reynosa
Mexico
Matamoros
Rio Grande City
Texas
Fort Ringgold
W. F. Shaw
Mercedes
Heavy rains disrupt Texas traffic and cotton crop near Mexia
Torrential rains totaling 15.66 inches in the Mexia area flooded northeast Texas roads and railways, centered in a 50 mile district around Mexia. The downpour caused significant damage to the cotton crop and disrupted travel and commerce.
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Dallas
Tex
Mexia
Texas
Washington eyes coming election in Kentucky and Connecticut
Washington anticipates state conventions in Kentucky and Connecticut where House members are likely to be chosen for the Senate. In Kentucky Representative Maurice Thatcher is the leading rival to Senator Alben Barkley. Connecticut Democrats back Augustine Lonergan in a three cornered race, with Hiram Bingham expected to be renominated by Republicans in New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kentucky
Connecticut
Senate
House
Georgia
Maurice H. Thatcher
Alben W. Barkley
Chicago
Thatcher
Barkley
Congress
Augustine Lonergan
Eastern Point
New Haven
Hiram Bingham
Lonergan
Pope Proclaims Duty to Seek Tennessee Governorship
Nashville September 5. Lewis Ss. Pope denounces Memphis and Nashville political machines and proclaims himself the nominee of the straight Democrats of Tennessee. He says duty compels him to continue the fight for the governorship despite a challenged state primary and Crumpist influence on the state board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Memphis
Tennessee
Lewis Ss. Pope
Pope
Flags Board
Old State Primary Board
Hill McAlister
Crump
Looters drill time locked vault in Chicago heist
A gang of at least eight held ten people in Koch and Company vaults on South Halsted Street for 14 hours. They bored through armor, cut a hole in the floor to reach the safe, and smashed about 350 safety boxes. Loot estimated from $100,000 to $1,000,000. time lock prevented immediate accounting. Police and firm officials clash over final loss. Neighbors Laschetzke and Kruse family members were briefly held during the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Koch and Company
South Halsted Street
George Laschetzke
Laschetzke
Robert Kruse
Kruse
Weather forecast for Tennessee and Virginia today and Tuesday
Generally fair and cooler in Tennessee tonight and Tuesday. Virginia sees fair weather with possible local thundershowers this afternoon or tonight in the southeast, then cooler Tuesday. readings show yesterday's high 91 and low 67 with a rainfall of 0.41 inches.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Claims Detective Held Him Captive
Garret Schenck a 46 year old Hopewell New Jersey fish monger says a private detective held him captive for 76 days after the Lindbergh kidnapping. He was found in a mountain cabin near Johnstown and is in sheriff custody as investigators plan further questioning.
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Johnstown
Garret Schenck
Hopewell
N. J
Lindbergh
Schenck
Charles A. Lindbergh
Clearfield
Ira McCloskey
Clearfield County
McCloskey
Eddie McCloskey
New Jersey
Air Races Close Today With Tilt For Speed Title
Cleveland Sept 5 The 100 mile free for all air race, final event of the twelfth National Air Races, opened at 5 p m amid uncertain weather. Ten veteran pilots qualified for the men’s race while four women’s entrants raced yesterday in rain. Mae Hairlip protested she throttled down to hinder Gladys O’Donnell who led the women’s field. Jim Doolittle boosted his speed to a new unofficial land plane record of 296 mph. Haizlip and Wedell prepared duplicate ships as Do little and Turner contended for top honors. The federation upheld the women’s result, while Hairlip threatened to withdraw if Cleveland management wasn’t changed.
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Cleveland
Mae Hairlip
Gladys O’donnell
Long Beach
Calif
Maj
James H. Doolittle
James G. Haizlip
James R. Wedell
Doolittle
Haizlip
Los Angeles
New York
Wedell
Patterson
Roscoe C. Turner
Federation Aeronautic International
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Amendment changes inauguration date to January 20
The amendment to the constitution, already ratified by many states, moves the inauguration from March 4 to January 20. No state has rejected the proposal and 36 states are required to ratify an amendment.
Highways Free After Midwest Farmer Pickets
Labor Day found most midwest farmers back on farms or on holiday away from the war for higher prices. Sioux City and surrounding routes, once storm centers of the produce withholding drive, were largely free of pickets. In Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota only a few protest points remained while Milo Reno’s truce was being observed.
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Des Moines
Mid-West
Sioux City
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Milo Reno
Labor Day Viewed Turning Point Toward Better Times
America marked Labor Day as a turning point toward improved prospects with jobless relief and renewed business optimism. Hoover rested at his Rapidan camp as parades rolled through Washington with federal and state officials in attendance and advice from aides guiding the holiday observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
American Federation of Labor
United States
Rodriguez Seeks To Form Cabinet In Mexico City
Gen Abelardo L Rodriguez 43, ally of General Calles, begins presidency by seeking a cabinet. Former President Ortiz Rubio travels to Hot Springs Arkansas for health reasons, staying months as floods affect routes. Rodriguez, from Sonora, vows unity, lawful action and stable relations with the United States as he inaugurates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Rubio
United States
Mexico City
Abelardo L. Rodiguez
Plutarco Elias Calles
Ortiz Rubio
Hot Springs
Ark
el Paso
Tex
General Rodriguez
Sonora
General Calles
Adolfo de la Huerta
Alvaro Obregon
Congress
Chamber
Faculty instructor killed in Arkansas car crash
Springdale Ark Sept 5 S D Vaughan 61 a Springdale high school instructor was killed and his son Boyce gravely injured when their car driven by Boyce Vaughan ran off an embankment near Springdale as they traveled to Batesville to attend a relative’s funeral.
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Springdale
Ark
S. D. Vaughan
Springdale High School
Boyce
Here
Batesville
Sullivan County swears in new sheriff and deputies
Blountville Sept 5 Sul livan county's new sheriff J D Newland was sworn in at 11:00 am. He named deputies Logan Frazier Charlie Lingar Mack Bond Sam Feathers J H Clover Sam Lyons Marion Harmon J H Smith and others making a total of 18. Ninety two prisoners were in the Sullivan county jail at Blountville as the oath ended.
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Lebanon
Tenn
Ben Northern
M. E. Brown
Sam Smith
Laguardo
Oldman
Brown
Oldham
Blountville
Sullivan County
J. D. Newland
Mystery Blasts Wreck 3 Homes
Three blasts in a northwest side Chicago neighborhood within 24 hours wrecked three houses and damaged two more. Seven people were injured while families were away. Police and firemen conduct a joint inquiry with incendiary origins suspected. investigators consider a common enemy.
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Chicago
Side
Storm Warning Issued For Florida Coastline
The weather bureau issued advisory storm warnings at ten a.m. from Dayton to Punta Gorda Florida. A tropical disturbance of hurricane intensity was centered about ninety miles east southeast of Nassau and moving west northwest at eight miles per hour. The center is expected to reach the southeast Florida coast near Miami and West Palm Beach on Tuesday.
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Dayton
Punta Gorda
Florida
Nassau
Miami
Palm Beach
Four Die In Harbor Beach Picnic Truck Crash
Wrecking of a truck carrying 28 people from Port Howe to Port Huron ended with four deaths and four injuries. The deceased are Erving Hand and Mrs. George Hand both of Port Huron and Mrs. Leona Gearing and Mrs. Robert Radetz of Port Huron.
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Harbor Beach
Mich
Port Howe
Erving Hand
George Hand
Leona Gearing
Robert Radetz
Port Huron
Forgetful 104 Year-Old Tries to Find Daughter in New York
A feeble 104 year-old man wandered the New York streets asking where Samuel Rothstein's daughter lived. Unable to recall details or a current address, he was escorted by police to Bellevue and said he had left an old folks home to find his daughter. He admitted memory loss and fatigue as he slept.
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Ohio
Lima “Quarry
Earl Truesdale
Thelma Woods
Loren Truesdale
Earl
Miss Woods
Crump
Shelby Organization
North Carolina
Gillentine
Arkansas
Tennessee
Pope
Shelby County
New York
Samuel Rothstein
Belevue
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Nuevo Laredo
Santa Maria
Sance
Los Ebanos
Zapata
Coun
Newland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Hoover
Rapidan
American Federation
Rodriguez
the Weather Bureau
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