Tam m any Still Snaps Whip to N Y Democrats
Mayor John P. Oren won a walkaway Democratic primary for New York mayor defeating Loring M. Black and Jerome G. Ambro by about three to one. Prial beat Tammany choice Harman for controller, with civil service support boosting Prial. Farley’s district clashes, a wrecked beer garden, and violent incidents marked the night as McCarron supported by Tammany faced police calls. Republican Koenig challenged party leadership in New York County.
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Tammany Hall
Loring M. Black
Jerome G. Ambro
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Frank. J. Prial
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Tammany
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Tiger Harman
John H.mccooey
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John Curry
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Kelly Threatens Slay Prosector in Urschel Kidnap Case
Oklahoma City reports that gangster George Kelly known as Machine Gun threatens to kill Joseph Keenan assistant attorney general leading the fight against crime. Keenan received the threat by airmail from Chicago after a federal court session where Harvey Uasley Albert Gates and ten others face trial for the Urschel kidnapping. Urschel and his wife remain at large.
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Cenere
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Albert Gates
Charles F. Urschel
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Urschel
Clark Murders Puzzle Police Woman Sought
New Orleans police hunt a woman dressed in black and a youth with a northern accent after Sheffield Clark, a Tennessee hardware executive, was clubbed and strangled in his Jung Hotel room. Police say robbery likely motive. Clark carried a sizable sum during a business visit. Suspect details remain elusive as officers pursue leads.
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Sheffield Clark
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Clark
Jung
Fay
Labor Fights NRA Evasions Over Steel Industry
Washington report says NRA experts scrutinized Steel's operations under its industrial era as recovery officials review labor complaints of employer evasions. Donald Richberg Kenneth Simpson and Dr. Alexander Sachs traveled to New York for first hand inspection of steel activities including uniform sales and price procedures. William Green AF of L president said documents show evidence of astonishing evasion by large employers hostile to labor law, threatening to take drastic action to enforce compliance.
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Steel
NRA
Organized Labor
Donald Richberg
Coun Gel
Kenneth Simpson
Alexander Sachs
New York
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Morgantown Faces City Shutdown Over Tax Limit
Morgantown West Virginia officials threaten to halt all city machinery including police and fire protection after a state constitutional tax limit is upheld limiting levies. A last minute offer by policemen and firemen to stay on duty for 48 hours averted a total shutdown as the court allows only specific tax rates and requires a 60 percent vote to raise new funds. The crisis endures as business leaders and the mayor weigh salary liabilities and the city’s ability to function with reduced services.
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Fair and Cooler Tennessee and Virginia Forecast Notes
Readings show fair and cooler weather for Tennessee and Virginia with no rain on both dates. High yesterday reached 83 degrees with a low of 47 the same date a year ago. Readings recorded at 6 p.m. reflect preceding 24 hours.
Death ends long career of L. D. Hill
L. D. Hill 77, longtime member of the state railroad and public utilities commission, former legislator and twice chairman of the Democratic state executive committee, died at St. Thomas Hospital after a gall bladder illness. Funeral at Church of Christ in Sparta, burial there. Survivors include widow Bettie Young and seven children, including Oliver Hill of Knoxville and Paul Hill of Austin. Gov. McAlister to appoint successor to serve until November 1934. Hill began serving on the commission in 1926 and was reelected in 1932.
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Church of Christ
Bettie Young
White County
Oliver Hill
Knoxville
Frank Y. Hill
Laredo
Tex
Paul Hill
Texas
Austin
Virginia Harkey
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Group Pushes Inflation Plan for Farm Prices
Washington Sept 20 AP A delegation from nine cotton states demands a nationwide conference of agricultural leaders if the Roosevelt administration fails to raise farm prices. They urge inflation removal of the cotton processing tax and minimums of 20 cents a pound for cotton and 30 per ton for cotton seed. President Roosevelt and Secretary Wallace were unavailable.
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South Carolina
General Conference
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Peek
Malaria Outbreak Follows Cuba Civil War Tensions
Havana reports widespread malaria outbreaks intensifying Cuba's suffering as the nation, under President Eamon Grau San Martin, struggles to keep power against a rising opposition. Reports from Camaguey province describe unrest as soldiers, students, and workers crackdown on a rebel movement led by Captain Juan.
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Roosevelt pushes navy up to treaty limits no curtailment
President Roosevelt plans to proceed with the 288 million Navy expansion to treaty limits despite abroad talk of curtailment. White House denies any proposals to cancel or alter contracts already let. Britain may seek changes to class B cruisers, but the US remains committed ahead of the 1936 naval conference.
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Roosevelt
Norvman H. Davis
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White House
United States
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England
Closed shop viewed as banned by NRA head Johnson
Chicago Sept 26 Henry Harriman president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States said General Hugh S Johnson administrator of the NRA considers the closed shop prohibited by the national recovery act He spoke before the Chicago Association of Commerce noting questions about labor clause contracts to hire exclusively members of a single labor organization He quoted Johnson as saying such contracts are not permitted Continued on page six.
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Henry Harriman
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
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Chicago Association of Commerce
Anteximlo 2
General Johnson
Labor Strikes Shake Industry Across Regions
Blue Eagle laborers toil amid creaky machinery as NRA mediators ease some conflicts. Coal strikes prompt miners to return, while Philadelphia truck drivers avert food shortages. Detroit, St Louis, Buffalo see settlements or looming walkouts. Strikes threaten cleaners, dyers, pipe trades and furniture drivers as pay and hours push demands.
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District 4
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Detroit
Bowler Roller Company
St. Louis
Repeal Threat Sparks Liquor Dealers Study Drive
Thousands of retailers organize the National Association of Retail Beverage Dealers to prepare for repeal of the eighteenth amendment. Frank Clark is elected president and S Wallace Dempsey as general counsel. Organizers expect about 100000 members across several states as they plan to shield dealers from new taxes regulation and unfair competition.
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Temselves
National Association of Retail Beverage Dealers
Frank Clark
Florida
Wallace backs inflation policy amid farm price worries
Chicago September 20. Secretary Wallace told the Grain Dealers Association he supports controlled inflation while warning price fixers and inflationists may gain power in Congress this winter. He argued that production must stay balanced with demand and said misinterpretations followed his recent remarks.
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Wallace
Grain Dealers Association
Roosevelt
Congress
Middle West
Idaho and New Mexico approve repeal in postwar vote
Idaho voted 9 to 4 for repeal, joining 29 states. New Mexico’s three to one repeal win, plus a ban on the 15 year old bone dry law, accompanied by tax and judicial district changes. Results show broader national repeal momentum toward amending the 18th Amendment.
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