New York Republicans Adopt Repeal Plank At State Convention
Albany Sept 26 The New York Republican state convention voted 753 to 258 to insert a repeal plank of the Eighteenth Amendment with no debate. After adopting the platform the body recessed for afternoon ballots to nominate candidates, with Charles H. Tuttle named governor on the first ballot.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Joseph A. McGinnies
State Assembly
Order of Business
United States
Charles H. Tuttle
New York Republicans Consider Eighteenth Amendment Repeal
At the state convention in Albany the platform calls for repeal of the eighteenth amendment signaling a dry policy reversal. Wet delegates push for adoption on the first ballot while Charles H. Tuttle backs the plank and is favored for governor. The platform committee then approves the repeal resolution.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Tuttle
Charles H. Tuttle
Platform
Mier Steinbrink
9 Children and Kidnapper Sought
Seattle police search for missing six year olds Frank Nolan and Shelia Dailey and a man who demanded 500 dollars for returning one child. Frank Nolan Sr. received a ransom call after the children disappeared while playing. An exchange of money led to a staged pickup but was foiled by officers and youths who alerted authorities.
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Seattle
Frank Nolan
Shelia Dailey
Nolan
Michigan GOP Raps Referendum In Grand Rapids
At the Republican state convention in Grand Rapids Governor Fred W. Green criticizes a proposed nationwide prohibition referendum as a political ploy and calls for its exclusion from campaigns. Former Governor Chase S. Osborn denounces the idea and state control proposals. The session focuses on minor office nominations and platform writing.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Fred W. Green
Chase S. Osborn
Green
Wilber M. Brucker
Brucker
Alex J. Groesbeck
German Political Balance Staggers As Hitler Speaks
Reports from Knoxville and Leipsic detail Hitler’s speeches and the mixed reaction as fascist ideas gain attention. In Tennessee a lightning strike killed three, including Harold Spears and Ernest McNish, with Willie A. Myers dying later from burns.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Willie A. Myers
Milan
Ohio
Newmarket
Myers
Harold Spears
Ernest McNish
Spears
Hitler
Accusers tell Bishop Cannon they are within church law
Four ministers of the Methodist Church South accuse Bishop James Cannon Jr. of filing charges. Dr. Forrest J. Prettyman and Rev. Costen Harrell say they followed church law while pursuing the case. Cannon plans a protest for lack of prior consultation. The matter goes to Bishop Ainsworth to appoint a committee for a possible church trial.
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Bishop Cannon
Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Church
South
Forrest J. Prettyman
Baltimore
Costen Harrell
Richmond
Cannon
United States
Brazil
Associated Press
Ainsworth
College of Bishops
Prettyman
Southern Methodist Church
Old Confidence Scheme Revived Targets American Public
Washington reports a renewed Drake Estate scam sweeping the Midwest. Victims mortgage homes and break family ties chasing unclaimed English estates. Despite state department warnings, citizens flood in seeking help to collect supposed claims for estate funds.
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Washington
England
Middle West
State Department
U S Gunboats Run Gauntlet of Fire
Two American gunboats fought through artillery barrages from Chinese Reds along the Yangtse river, silencing attacks and escaping undamaged. The USS Guam engaged a shore battery 190 miles above Hankow, opening fire with three inch guns as enemy cannon fired.
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Shanghai
Yangtse
Guam
Hankow
Health authorities praise Hoover family stand on T B
Public announcement that President Hoover's son Frank is under tuberculosis treatment earns praise from Surgeon General Cumming who says the example will encourage early diagnosis and prompt care. He notes progress in medical attitudes and cites mortality declines from tuberculosis since 1900.
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Marguerite Young Washington
Hoover
General Cumming
Public Health Service
Frank
Dr. Cumming
White House
Herbert Hoover
Virginia
Symptons
Chicago Gangster Roundup and Police Leak Scandal
Chicago reports two Gusik brothers jailed on federal charges amid a citywide crackdown on racketeers labeled vag rants. A secret police memo listing officers and alleged criminals was found in a hotel room, suggesting possible leaks in the department as raids target feared criminals.
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Gusik Brothers
Tony Targenti
Chicago
Jack Gusik
Capones
Carleon Hotel
South Wabash Avenue
Tony Tagenti
Capone
Tagenti
John Ryan
Alcock
Mike de Pike
Heitler
Red” Bolton
Sol
Vision
Jack Zutaspal
Dan McGeorghegan
Henry
Fernekes
Max Eisen
Middle West Faces Storms Across Iowa and Illinois
Severe weather swept the Midwest with hail, high winds, and floods. Iowa towns from Council Bluffs to Keokuk endured damaged crops, downed wires, and injuries including a University of Iowa student struck by a toppled tree. Summitville and nearby areas reported torn roofs and shattered windows as forecasters warned more storms and a cooling trend tonight.
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Chicago
Black Hills
Corn Belt
Mississippi Valley
Middle West
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Keokuk
Mississippi
Galesburg
Summitville
Charles Phillips
Margaret Hise
University of Iowa
Iowa City
O. L. Lawrence
Alba Ia
Stuart
Atlantic
Casey
Guthrie Center
Illinois
Wisconsin
Weather Summary For Tennessee Virginia Cooler Temperatures
Tennessee reports fair weather with much cooler readings and possible showers in extreme east tonight. Virginia sees showers and cooler conditions in western and northern areas tonight, with generally fair and cooler conditions Saturday. High yesterday reached 86 and low 65 with .09 inches of rain. Readings taken at 6 30 p m daily for the preceding 24 hours by C L Bunn US Weather Office.
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Tennessee
Virginia
C. L. Bunn
W. O
Wind and hail sweep Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma
A weather sweep deposits wind and hail across Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma. An endurance plane reportedly forced down by a storm after 293 hours in Oklahoma City highlights severe weather impacts and unusual flight endurance data.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Griffins
Disarmament Again Gains Attention in Washington
Washington reports disarmament again attracting government focus as the United States prepares for the Geneva preparatory disarmament commission. Hugh S. Gibson arrives from Belgium to confer with President Hoover and State Department officials before Europe. The League commission meets November 3 to draft formulas for world wide sea land and air disarmament with naval questions prominent.
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Washington
Geneva
Hugh S. Gibson
Belgium
Hoover
State Department
Europe
League of Nations’ Commission
Gibson
Hugh S. Wilson
Switzerland
United States
Chrysler and Radio Hit Fresh Market Lows
The New York stock market drifted toward recovery with limited enthusiasm as selling of favorites like Chrysler and Radio kept the trend uneven. A bear raid pushed Radio to 28 1 4 while other issues including American Smelting Kennecott Standard of New York and Shell Union posted new lows. gains in U S Steel and other issues were trimmed by late-day profit-taking.
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New York
Radio
Chrysler
Shorts
Bears
American Smelting
Kennecott
Standard of New York
Shell Union
U. S. Steel
Consolidated Gas
American Can
Western Union
International Harvester
American Telephone
Westinghouse Electric
New York City
U. S
Stock Exchange
Plague Report Hits Oran and Bone Port Closure
A Bone Algeria dispatch to Matin Paris says bubonic plague was reported at Oran and that the port had been closed several days earlier. The news came via steamers that normally service Bone.
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Paris
Bone
Algeria
Matin
Oran
Aged Turk Involved in Broadway Traffic Accident
Zaro Agha a Turk claiming 156 years old lay in critical condition after being struck on Broadway at 61st Street by a fast car that did not stop. He fell struck his head and suffered internal injuries with possible skull and leg fractures. He arrived in the United States last July for longevity studies.
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New York
Zaro Agha
Turk
Broadway
Agha
Ahmet Mussa
Assim Ridwan
61St Street
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