Maine Republicans hold steady in state election results
Maine voters re elected Governor William Tudor Gardiner andaped the party’s hold with Wallace H. White Jr advancing to the U S Senate seat. The GOP swept incumbents in Congress and defeated rivals across 16 counties, while overall turnout reached a high vote total since 1920.
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William Gardiner
White
Senate
Portland
Maine
Wallace H. White, Jr
United States Senate
Arthur R. Gould
William Tudor Gardiner
Congress
Donald B. Partridge
Norway
Frank H. Haskell
Gardiner
Edward C. Moran
Rockland
Knox
Morans Home Com
Penobscoot
Jinderland County
Morthered
York
Moran
Carrol L. Beedy
John E. Nelson
Augusta
Donald F. Snow
Bangor
Thomas F. Locke
Biddeford
Leo D. Lamond
Eastport
Clinton C. Stevens
Partridge
Albert Beliveau
Rumford
Gardiner Car
Georgia
Massachusetts
New York
Wisconsin
William T. Gardiner
Maryland
Tilson Pleased with New York Politicking
John Q. Tilson eastern director of the National Republican congressional committee expresses satisfaction with current political progress in New York. The brief note hints at continued campaign activity as coverage continues on page six.
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New York
John Q. Tilson
National Republican Congressional Committee Today
Americans in city captured by Reds
Washington reports the capture of Shasi in Hupeh by communist forces with four Americans believed safe aboard Japanese ships. The fate of other U.S. residents is unknown. the Hankow consulate cited an unidentified city in flames observed by an air mail pilot, with bodies reported in the street.
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Washington
Shasi
Hupeh
China
State Department
Department
Shansi
Elmer Zimmerman
Alton
Gertrude Simon
Zachowan Wis
Evangelical Lutheran Mission
Hankow
McCormick Backs Petition Right Over Prohibition Referendum
Republican senatorial candidate Ruth Hanna McCormick urged support for citizens petitioning the Illinois government. She rejected anti petition pressure from the Anti Saloon League and affirmed support for majority rule and the 18th Amendment repeal if Illinois voters choose. She noted she is personally dry and that no liquor is kept or served in her home.
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Bloomington
Illinois
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Anti-Saloon League of
League
McCormick
Record Unwritten Washington Paris New York Dallas
Washington reports the famous Question Mark aircraft, claimed for a red side record run, may miss this weekend due to a forgotten paint job. Coste and Bellonte planned to finish the plane side record during a visit, as critics note the unlikely tally of cities charting its triumphs across Paris Rome Athens Alep Karachi Calcutta Hanoi Shanghai Karbine Tsitsikar Paris Azores Paris.
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Washington
Paris
New York
Dallas
Coste
Bellonte
Rome
Athens
Alep
Karachi
Calcutta
Hanoi
Shanghai
Karbine
Tsitsikar
Azores
Weed prices improve in North Carolina tobacco belt
Raleigh NC September 1 The state crop reporting service says August sales by seven North Carolina workers in the border tobacco belt totaled 21 131 851 pounds at 10 98 per hundred. Prices rose on new bright belt markets to 49 13 per hundred at Goldsboro and 9 25 at Wilson.
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Raleigh
N. C
Federal
North Carolina
Border Tobacco Belt
Bright Belt
Goldsboro
Wilson
Six Killed In Reading Engine Explosion In Philadelphia
Six men died and a dozen were injured when a pusher engine exploded in the Reading Railroad round house yard at Third Street and Erie Avenue. Foreman John Biemiller, engineman Fred C. Spangler, and engine inspector John Kelley are among the identified dead as debris rained down and workers rushed injured to hospitals.
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Philadelphia
Reading Railroad
Third Street
Erie Avenue
John Biemiller
Fred C. Spangler
John Kelley
Governor Long Boosts Guard as Election Eves Tension Rises
New Orleans Governor Long deploys state troops to bolster his bodyguard on the eve of elections. Washington Chairman Legge of the farm board anticipates higher wheat prices amid policy shifts and market signals.
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New Orleans
Long
Washington
Legge
Farm Board
Gunboats drive Reds from city on Yangtse river
American gunboat Tutuila and British Vessel Ladybird repelled Communist attacks on the Yangtse. The Tutuila fought with three inch rifles and mortars wounding no details. Ladybird silenced Red batteries near Shasi with six inch guns and fired on riverbank positions outside the city.
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Hankow
China
Yangtse
Ladybird
Tutuila
Yochow
Hunan
Shasi
Hupeh
Georgia Race War Continues In Darien Shootings
Police say Rubber Bryan, 24, sought as second participant in yesterday’s gunfight that killed a police officer and wounded three, was found dead with a shotgun wound in his back in a nearby wood. Deputies report Bryan fired at them as they approached a negro house and fled. a pistol and shotgun wounds were noted as Coroner Crumley investigated.
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Georgia
Darien
Bryan
H. B. Thompson
Edgar L. Malone
Frank Silvey
McIntosh County
W. S. Crumley
Malone
Crumley
Eaily
Stricken Dominican City Pleads for Food and Water
Santo Domingo faces mounting relief challenges after a hurricane. U S sailors and Dominican Guardia restrained a food riot at a wharf where relief cargoes from Grebe Ruth Sykes Catherine and Tryton were being unloaded. Water shortages persist despite an inland aqueduct repair and hospitals report 1200+ injured amid widespread fatalities and ongoing cremations.
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Ruth Sykes
Catherine
Grebe
Porto Rico
Trytons
Europe
Caribbean
Battle to Save Trapped Diver
New Orleans reports frantic efforts by about a hundred men to free Captain N. A. Danese, 62, a marine diver trapped under a city pumping station on Lake Pontchartrain since 11 a.m. yesterday after a lock failure. Rescuers battled water pressure, forming a pen with sheet piling while pumping out water. survival hinged on Danese's strength as he remained alive and signaling through his air hose. The isolated site has no telephone or road access, with communication by boat.
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New Orleans
N. A. Danese
Lake Patchartrain
Danese
Weather Outlook Tennessee Virginia Reports Mixed Showers
Tennessee shows mostly cloudy skies with occasional showers tonight into Wednesday and little temperature change. Virginia forecasts cloudy conditions with showers in the south tonight and east and south portions Wednesday, light to moderate northeast winds.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Robbers abduct and rob Cleveland firm manager at safe
In Cleveland two masked men kidnapped Edward Kells a 23 year old department manager for the Telling Celle Vernon company forced him to drive to the company HQ and open the safe escaping with 11 588 dollars after blindfolding him and giving a 10 minute start.
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Cleveland
Edward Kells
Telling-Celle Vernon
Kells
Germany Eyes Africa Again
In Geneva on September 9, German foreign minister Dr Julius Curtius told the League of Nations council that Germany will comment on Britain’s plan for closer administrative, customs, and fiscal union of Kenya and Tanganyika. Tanganyika, a former German colony, is now British administered under a League mandate, while Kenya remains a British colony. Approval of the plan sparks German opposition and fears of losing colonies.
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Geneva
Julius Curtius
League of Nations Council
Germany
Kenya
Tanganyika
Great Britain
League of Nations
Tanfanyika
Rioting in Buenos Aires Leaves Seven Dead and Shattered City
A night of firing ended with seven killed and 56 wounded as troops loyal to the Uriburu regime clashed in Buenos Aires. Commanders were named for the garrison after chaos spread from the central post office and government house. Rumors of a counter revolution prompted guards to brace for attack as the harbor and ships faced shelling threats.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Hipolito Irigoyen
Government House
Buenos
Admiral Storm
Mendoza
Lajous
Washington
Jose Evaristo Uriburu
Irigoyen
Military College
Revolt Rumors Reach Rio Grande Do Sul Brazil
Uruguayan officials report a conceived revolution in Rio Grande Do Sul Brazil. Brazil orders two cavalry regiments to the frontier to protect Uruguayan neutrality. Former minister Oghanarte and exiled president’s secretary Benavidez arrive in Montevideo amid repeated denials of revolt rumors.
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Rio Do Sul
Montevideo
Rio Grande Do Sul
Braz
Oghanarte
Foreign Office
Irigoyen
Ciudad Colonia
Sr. Benavidez
Hoover tightens immigration rules to curb public charges
President Hoover announced tighter U S immigration restrictions to reduce aliens likely to become public charges. Consuls general will scrutinize applicants finances, aiming to lower in migration while preserving relatives of aliens already in the United States. Similar moves previously cut Mexican immigration in 1929 and have touched Canada. European ports will be watched closely.
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Washington
Hoover
State Department
United States
America
Mexico
Mexican
Canada
Two Escapees Sentenced After Dry Cleaning Theft
James O Connor and Harry Stephens escaped Ashland City jail by saws and were sentenced to eighteen months in Ohio penitentiary for breaking into two Glendale dry cleaning stores and stealing clothing valued at six hundred dollars. Officers found loot and saw blades hidden in their clothing.
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Cincinnati
James O’conner
Harry Stephens
Carson Hoy
Hamilton County
Ashland City
Tenn
Ohio
Glendale
Methodist report touts labor reforms and opposes military training in schools
The social service commission of the Colorado Methodist conference condemned high school mandatory military drills and compulsory college training. It backed organized labor in pushing a five day week and a six hour day.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Social Service Commission
Colorado Methodist Conference
Democrats Lead in Baltimore District Primaries
PalmIsano Gambrill and Lewis top the Democratic congressional primary results in Baltimore with Republicans running unopposed.
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Baltimore
Palmisano
Gambrill and
Lewis
Eight states hold primaries as Senate races draw interest
Voters in eight states select party nominees for national and local offices. Louisiana and South Carolina stage Senate primaries with Democratic nominations effectively deciding the outcome. Arizona Vermont governors draw major attention. Maine Republicans sweep statewide while Maryland votes are light and formality. Continued on page six.
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Louisiana
South Carolina
Senate
Colorado
Michigan
New Hampshire
Arizona
Vermont
Washington
Cole L. Blease
James F. Byrnes
Ibra C. Blackwood
Olin D. Johnson
Spartanburg
Medical supplies rush to island after hurricane hits Santo Domingo
A naval transport plane led by Lt. A. P. Storrs departed Philadelphia carrying vaccines antitoxins and syringes to aid Santo Domingo救 patients with gangrene. Two other planes under Maj. Roy Geiger and Lt. C. F. Harper join at Hampton Roads for a route via Atlanta Miami Camaguey Port au Prince Haiti.
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Philadelphia
A. P. Storrs
Navy Yard
Santo Domingo
Navy Department
Hampton Roads
Virginia
Storrs
Roy Geiger
Marine Corps
C. F. Harper
Atlanta
Miami
Camaguey
Cuba
Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Lieut. Storrs
Washington
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Tilson
REDS
James Couzens
Detroit
Chase S. Osborne
Sault Ste. Marie
Spangler
Round House
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Dominican Guardia
Africa
By Nelson J. Riley
Associated Press
Robert Elliott Burns
Chicago
Burns
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