Army flood control advocates converge on Washington
An army of flood control supporters led by 1500 Chicagoans and Mayor Wm Hale Thompson arrived in Washington to press flood prevention measures before a House committee. Illinois Governor Small and Mississippi valley mayors joined a cross‑section of business leaders and rail execs in urging swift action.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wm. Hale Thompson
House
Small
Illinois
Mississippi Valley
Thompson
America
Mayflower Hotel
New Orleans
Arthur O’keefe
Mississippi Valley Flood Control Committee
Tri-State Flood Control Commission of
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Chicago
Flames Break Out In Cambridge During Vermont Flood
Flames broke out in Cambridge, Vermont, soon after travelers arrived, with Cambridge among the hardest hit towns in the Ammonoosuc river valley. Aid was being sent from St Albans and Ludlow, as fire threats persisted in Vermont towns swept by floodwaters and rising rivers.
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ST. Albans
Cambridge
Here
Amoille River
Ludlow
Associated Press
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fall Term Opens With LaRue Murder Case
District Court opens with the trial of J W LaRue for the serious case of S M David who died after a fist contest. Malinda Brandon faces trial for breaking and entering while others including Joe Richards Luther Johnson Aaron Claiborne and Ine Arnold await their cases. Ninety percent of jurors were screened as eleven were chosen and ten more talesmen called for a twelfth juror.
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Malinda Brandon
Algie Richardson
West Monroe
Criminal District Court
Veniremen
Percy Sander
William Bynum
H. D. Hale
W. J. Hampton
A. L. Harrington
Ralph FE. Baldwin
G. A. Roberts
Fred Fudickar
Clifford Benson
W. H. Ellis
Hardie Ford
J. H. McCullin
Ine Arnold
Negra
Chareced
Joe Richards
Mary Dolphin
Brandon
Richards
Luther Johnson
J. M. Simpson
Fondale
Aaron Claiborne
Emma Ballard
J. W. LaRue
S. M David
LaRue
Tuesday Voting Highlights Across Several States
New York Gov. Al Smith opposes a four year term amendment for governors. Kentucky Democrats back repealing pari mutuel betting on horse racing with Beckham and Sampson as candidates. San Francisco Mayor James Rolph seeks another four year term, opposed by James Power and Ralph Uhl. Philadelphia race focuses on United States Senate election leadership versus J. Hampton Moore. Ohio votes on whether mayors and justices of the peace receive 250 monthly in fees from criminal cases. Detroit Mayor John W. Smith runs again, opposing John C. Lodge in a nonpartisan race. Lodge is Lindbergh’s grand uncle.
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Associated Press
New York
al Smith
Kentucky
J. C. W. Beckham
Flem
Sampson
San Francisco
James Rolph
James E. Power
Ralph Uhl
Philadelphia
United States
William S. Vare
J. Hampton Moore
Harry A Mackey
Vare
Ohio
Justices of the Peace
Anti-Saloon League
Detroit
John W. Smith
John C. Lodge
Lodge
Lindbergh
Dozen Injured In Chicago Elevated Train Collision
A morning rush collision at East Monroe and South Wabash left twelve injured, one seriously. An Englewood northbound train struck the rear of a Wilson Avenue service train, derailing cars and splintering the platform. Motorman Joseph Guillford sustained the most serious internal injuries while Chicago Rapid Transit head H A Johnston blamed Guillford.
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Chicago
East Monroe Street
South Wabash Avenue
Englewood
Wilson Avenue
Joseph Guillford
H. A. Johnston
Chicago Rapid Transit Company
Guilford
Dempsey Buys Stock in Madison Square Garden Firm
New York November 7 Jack Dempsey announces plans to invest 150000 dollars in Tex Rickards Madison Square Garden corporation stating that drawing power of Gene Tunney and future champions will help keep the wolf away from his door.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Tex Rickard
Madison Square Garden Corporation
Kentucky Voters Eye Free Textbook Issue in Race
Kentucky voters head to polls with Derby winners in focus as gubernatorial candidates stress key issues. Democrat Beckham campaigns against pari mutuel betting while Republican Sampson advocates free text books for public schools and stays quiet on racing tracks. Special elections for municipal and county posts are also noted in Louisville.
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J. C. W. Beckham
Kentucky
Kentucky Jockey Club
Flem D. Sampson
Appellate Bench
Louis
Hackberry Field Produces Its Initial Oil Gusher
Calcasieu Oil Company's No 2 Doi Ron well in Cameron parish broke into oil as a pipeline gusher late Saturday night, flowing about 1000 barrels per day through an 8 8 inch choke. It marks Hackberry field's first producer and Cameron parish's second oil field after Sweet Lake in 1926, with Hackberry about 17 miles southwest of Lake Charles, now the district's eighth producing field.
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Associated Press
Lake Charles
Calcasieu Oil Company
Cameron Parish
Hackberry
Sweet Lake
Arrests end southern Colorado coal strike activity
Prominent I. W. W. leaders in southern Colorado were arrested by state policemen, leading to no mine picketing in the region. In St. Louis, Bill McKechnie appointed to manage the Cards for 1928 after Bob O’Farrell’s removal. Philadelphia's Stuffy McInnis released as manager with Bert H. Shotten named successor. A Mississippi case involves Bud Bridges, a black defendant, facing death row amid murder charges.
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Denver
Col
Colorado
ST. Louis
Bob O’farrell
St. Louis Cards
Bill McKechnie
Sam Breadon
O'Farrell
Breadon
Philadelphia
John “Stuffy” McInnis
National League Baseball Club
Bert H. Shotten
St. Louis Nationals
Six Die In Sunday Accidents Across City and State
Four die when Sunset Limited train collides with an automobile at Shrewssbury crossing near New Orleans. Robert E. Lee and family members perish or are injured. Jane Lee, 4, gravely ill. Fireman Joseph Diket dies by scalding. engineer W J Van Hess survives with burns. A separate dump truck collision kills Arnold Bouvier and a man at Lane Cotton Mills is shot by a night watchman.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Sunset Limited
Southern Pacific
Robert E. Lee
Southport
Lee
Gretchen Lee
Bernard Potin, Jr
Bernard Potin
Metairie
Jane
Mn Toraheaptte
Texas and Pacific
Donaldsonville
van Hess
Diket
van Ness
Capitol
Bienvilla Street
Misssippi Warrior
Arnold Bouvier
Chef Menteur Ferry
David H. Cobb
Borger
Texas
William Hildebrand
Lane Cotton Mills
Hildebrand
Mississippi Family Calls For Names For 13th, 14th, 15th Children
Mr and Mrs Eli Sharp of Canton Mississippi report to the Memphis Evening Appeal that after the arrival of their twelfth child they have run out of names. The couple aged 45 and 39 have 13 living children including two sets of twins and another set that died. They have been married 21 years.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Eli Sharp
Canton
Miss
Memphis Evening Appeal
Sharp
Hambone's Meditations: Trouble With A Heap
Local humor column notes folks worried about a heap of trouble and a common complaint about frequent upheaval. The piece uses rural dialect to lampoon everyday worries and social quirks with wry humor.
Swartz Grocer Frank L. Thomas Dies After Blaze
Frank L. Thomas, 51, a Swartz grocer near the Palmer Corp plant, collapsed from heart failure after overexertion while fighting a grass fire that spread near his store. Services were held at Peters Funeral Chapel at 2 PM with Masonic rites. burial followed at Riverview Burial Park.
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Frank L. Thomas
Swartz
Peters Funeral Chapel
Riverview
Thomas
Palmer Corporation
Man fires revolver in restaurant after wrong numbers
In Milwaukee a man, angered after five wrong numbers on a telephone, pulled a pistol in a restaurant. He forced patrons to the wall and knees, threatening to shoot if they moved, before security or police intervened.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Overflow Crisis Deepens Across New England Flood Areas
The New England flood left at least 150 dead and widespread damage. Water recedes except in Connecticut as snow and cold worsen suffering. Vermont planes airlift food and medical supplies to Montpelier. flood cleanup and disease prevention efforts begin. Rail service returns unevenly as bridges washouts and landslides persist. mills shut in Lowell and other towns along flooded power stations. Hartford and Connecticut valley cities bear the flood’s impact as rescues and tales of heroism emerge.
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Associated Press
New England
Connecticut
Vermont
Montpelier
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Lowell
Mass
Hartford
Connecticut Valley
Schools Here to Close for Armistice Day
Mon roe and Ouachita Parish public schools close for Armistice Day as citizens join in the World War holiday. American Legion organizers promise a top program in the city for Friday's observance.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish
American Legion
Mayor Attends Flood Control Conference in Washington
Baton Rouge reports Mayor L. E. Thomas of Shrewport attends a flood control conference in Washington on November 7.
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Baton Rouge
L. E. Thomas
Shrewport
Washington
Burns alleges government agent tampered with juror in oil case
William J. Burns of a New York detective agency testified before the grand jury that his operatives shadowed jurors in the Fall-Sinclair oil trial and that a government representative was the only party to approach a juror. He filed a complaint and affidavits with Justice Siddons. Burns said other tampering involved a newspaper reporter.
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Associated Press
Washington
William J. Burns
New York
Sinclair
Siddons
Burns
Prand
Wis
Potomac
Justice Siddons
Edward J. Kidwell
Donald T. King
Raps
Grand Jury
W. Sherman Burns
U S Girls Distinct Palchritude Says Henry Clive
Henry Clive, long painter of the American girl, declares a new palchritude defining the nation. He cites a lithe athletic figure with strong shoulders and smart lines as the typical U S beauty, noting bobbed hair signals a shift in standards.
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Associated Press
New York
Henry
Clive
New York American
Naval Aviator Claims Record of 322 M.P.H.
New York dated Nov 7 reports that Lieut. Alford J Williams of the U S Navy claims a world speed record for airplanes at 322 mph in the first race flight of his new land plane conversion. The record attempt followed the ship’s conversion from sea to land use amid favorable conditions in Italy and other speed news.
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Associated Press
New York
Alford J. Williams
Uy & N
Bow
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Dempsey
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Germiiming Majoriti
Hackberry Field
Gusher
Jackson
Bud Bridges
Frama
Robert Forbish
Vicksburz & F Ny
Tex
Man
Hambone
Meditations
J. P. Alley
Pittsfield
Becket
News-Star
Telephoto
Fast Mail
Frank Thomas
England
Vicksburg
Red
Shreveport
Ouachita
U. S
Will
Italy
Mario de "Bernard
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