Fight Waxes Hotter Than Before Vote
Hoover Lead Continues to Increase on Late Returns as Texas campaign factions clash anew. Bolters demand resignations while independents request martial law in Hidalgo County amid tense tabulation. Continuous Democratic infighting and Republican gains mark a fractured post campaign scene.
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Hoover
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Hidalgo County
McAllen
Dan Moody
Balters
B. D. Sartin
Wichita Falls
Smith
Bilbo Threatens Return To Push Road Bill
Governor Theo G. Bilbo told Senator W B Roberts he would summon the legislature back for another extraordinary session if they fail to pass a road building program. He specified the day after adjournment as the likely return date to force action on the bill.
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Bilbo
Tragedy at Lynn Shoe Plant Explosions Kill Twelve
A blast at the Treble Box Toe shoe factory in East Lynn Massachusetts killed twelve people as the building erupted in flames after opening this morning. A mother Mrs Harry Blaney and three of her children died in a fire that spread to a nearby home. At least twenty others injured the cause of the first explosion remained undetermined amid a chaotic scene of multiple blasts and shattered windows.
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Lynn
Mass
Treble Box Toe Company
East Lynn
Harry Blaney
Spectacular Fire Destroys Bubb's Warehouse on DeSiard Road
A massive blaze at the H. A. Bubb corporation warehouse and adjacent filling station on DeSiard road destroyed the facility this morning. Gasoline and oils fed the inferno as drums exploded, sending 25 to 30 foot projectiles into the flames. Insurance covered losses estimated at 20 000 to 25 000 dollars, with four fire companies responding at 9 01 a m but unable to save the building.
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DeSiard Road
H. A. Bubb Corporation
Two Arizona Children Die From Scorpion Stings
In Miami Arizona on November 8 two children died after scorpion stings near Chrysotile. Maximo Castillo age two and his sister Angila six were fatally stung, authorities reported.
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Arizona
Miami
Ariz
Chrysotile
Here
Maximo Castillo
Angila
Hoover Heads Quiet Rest Break After Election
President elect Herbert Hoover plans a rest period with his family at his San Juan Hill home in Stanford California. He reflects on a record electoral majority while noting no sense of triumph as he prepares for inauguration and future duties before March 4.
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James L. West
Associated Press
Stanford University, Cal
Herbert Hover
San Juan Hill
Washington
Hoover
G O P Gains Redraw Senate and House After Election
Early returns indicate Republican gains of six in the Senate and over twenty in the House, likely giving Hoover working majorities. Senate leadership will shift as Charles Curtis leaves the chair to become vice president, with names such as Moses, Watson, Reed, Jones, and Edge mentioned as possible successors.
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Associated Press
Senate
House
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Senate Republicans
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Moses
New Hampshire
Watson
Indiana
Reed
Pennsylvania
Jones
Washington
Edge
New Jersey
Curtis
Relatives Located for Claude Tullos of McGehee
The News-Star located Claude Tullos relatives after a misidentified name at the St Francis sanitarium. His correct name was Claude Tullos from McGehee, with a presumed aunt in Vivian and another in Waskom. The body will be moved to McGehee for funeral services after arrangements with his aunts.
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News-Star
Claude Tullos
St. Francis Sanitarium
Tullos
Claude Cullens
Oak Ridge
Louisiana
Vivian
Sidney Rhodes
R. F. Posey
Waskom
Texas
McGehee
Miss
Lava Flow Forces Mass Evacuation Near Mount Etna
Lava from Mount Etna drives hundreds to flee eastern base areas of Catania. Homes, barns, and fields are consumed as the molten stream advances over 100 yards per hour. The rail line Messina to Catania and the electric lighting plant serving Catania and Syracuse face urgent danger.
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Catania
Sicily
Mount Etna
Mascali
Messina
Syracuse
Hatfield Leads Neely in West Virginia Senate Race
With 2,215 of 2,310 precincts reported in Charleston, Republican Henry D Hatfield led Democrat M M Neely by 8,222 votes in the United States senate race. Hatfield 311,148 Neely 302,926 as returns continued arriving.
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Charleston
W. Va
Henry
D. Hatfield
M. M. Neely
United States
Hatfield
Neely
Hambone’s Meditations on White Folks Power
A fragmented poem-like relic critiques white pride and black resilience in an in-text voice. It highlights the tension between empowerment and social spaces labeled as clubs or rooms. Strong-era phrasing evokes vernacular speech and cultural satire.
Election Bet Payment Delayed in Parish Street Wheelbarrow Plot
R. W. Germany and Bobbie Burns arranged a high noon wheelbarrow stunt in front of St. John Street parish but delayed the event after a phone call to confirm readiness. They worried about public gaze and decided to wait another day or two for the spectacle to unfold.
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R. W. Germany
Hoover
Bobbie” Burns
al Smith
St. John Street
Mr. Germany
Bobby
Senator Curtis Returns to Washington Office After Election
Senator Charles Curtis, vice president elect, arrives in Washington and goes to his senate office for a day of work. He is greeted by his sister and her husband and by Mrs. E A Harrison, while still wearing a sling recovering from fatigue. He plans to visit his sister's home after work.
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Washington
Charles Curtis
Senate
Curtis
Edward E. Gann
E. A. Harrison
League of Republican Women of the
District of Columbia
Lowe Speaks at Fifth Biennial Southwestern Library Meet
John Adams Lowe assistant librarian of the Brooklyn Public Library spoke at the opening session in Biloxi Mississippi of the Southwestern Library Association meeting attended by about 100 librarians. He urged better trained librarians and noted public reading trends and circulation figures.
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Biloxi
Miss
John Adams Lowe
Brooklyn, N. Y
Southwestern Library Association
Tommie Barker
Carnegie Library
Atlanta
Whitman Davis
University of Mississippi
Ella Mae Thornton
Georgia State Library
Hoover landslide reshapes 1928 political map nationwide
The 1928 presidential election produced the largest electoral majority in history for Herbert Hoover. Republican gains swept Virginia and Kentucky seats, reshaped the Senate and House, and prompted Governor Smith to retire from politics after a generation of public life.
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Associated Press
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
House
Senate
Virginia
Old Dominion
Kentucky
Smith
Coolidge
Fourth District Opposed to Amendment 13 in Louisiana
In northwest Louisiana the fourth district with seven parishes reports amendment thirteen at 8 325 votes for and 8 497 against. Bienville and DeSoto show strong opposition with 14 152 to 5 595 for Smith and 6 924 to 3 665 for Hoover in Caddo. amendment thirteen 2 638 for and 5 539 against.
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Shreveport
Bienville
DeSoto
Northwest
Louisiana
Bienville Parish
Smith
Hoover
Caddo Parish
Comparison of Vote Figures in Big Races
Electoral tally shows Hoover 444 to Smith 87 with a 357 Hoover majority. In 1924 Davis 136 and 1920 Cox 127. Hoover carried 40 states to Smiths 8. Popular vote totals Hoover 18,299,708. Smith 12,989,093. Hoover lead 5,310,615. Fourteen large cities favor Hoover with Smith winning New York Cleveland St. Louis Boston San Francisco and Newark. Congress odds favor 4 Republicans 40 Democrats 1 farmer laborist and 1 vacancy. Governors: Republicans 23 Democrats 11.
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Hoover
Smith
Davis
Cox
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Coolidge
Gas welled up near Urania in large late Wednesday gasser
A dry gas well known as Tom G Reynolds trustee blew in about 700 feet deep near Urania Louisiana in LaSalle parish and now yields an estimated 20 to 30 million cubic feet of gas daily. The roaring well, once more fully tested, is among the largest in the LaSalle field and helps define the gas layer while oil tests have caused occasional blowouts.
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News-Star
Uranita
Tom G. Reynolds
LaSalle Parish
Urania
Spencer
Rhodes
LaSalle
Congressional Race Results Across Several States
House outcomes listed by district show varied results with multiple incumbents and challengers. Notable names include Hammer in North Carolina's seventh and Tucker in Virginia's tenth, among others across New Jersey, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Indiana, Florida, West Virginia, and Missouri.
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Missouri
Ellis
Kivfner
Johnston
New Jersey
Moore
Wisconsin
Stafford
Oklahoma
McKeown
North Carolina
Hammer
Massachusetts
Raynor
Virginia
Tucker
Indiana
Canfield
Democrat
Florida
Crane
West Virginia
Bowman
Smith
Governor Smith Urged for Chair of $55 Million Wall Street Bank
Rumors say Albany Governor Alfred E Smith may join as chairman of the board of directors for a new $55,000,000 Wall Street bank. Backed by Eugene I. Norton, the bank would boast the largest capital in U.S. banking history. Names tied to the board include William F. Kenny John J. Raskob the Fisher brothers and the DuPonts. The governor plans pension after January 2 1931 and says he does not expect to run for office again.
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Associated Press
New York
Alfred E. Smith
The
Herald Tribune
Wall Street
Eugene I. Norton
Baltimore Trust Company
Albany
William F. Kenny
John J. Raskob
Fisher Brothers
Detroit
DuPont
Herald- Tribune
Raskoh
Argument Begun Today on Appeal of Dowling
In New Orleans on November 8 a civil district court decision was appealed over the Louisiana state board of health presidency. Dr Oscar Dowling contends he remains president while Dr Joseph A O Hara appointed by Governor Long is claimed as legal president. Frank J Looney of Shreveport represented Dowling.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Court Today
Oscar Dowling
Civil District Court
Joseph A. O'Hara
Long
State Board of Health
Dowling
Frank J. Looney
Shreveport
Ten Cents For Progress Edition Mail Order
The News-Star offers the Fifth Annual Progress Edition by mail for ten cents per name to any U S address. This rate saves mailing costs and avoids wrapping. Send names and addresses with payment to The Monroe News-Star. a few copies remain.
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News-Star
United States
Monroe
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