70 Mile Per Hour Gale Hits Cuba Amid Chaos
Havana endured a 70 mile per hour gale that halted disorders and kept citizens indoors as the city saw its calmest night in a week. Reports say the storm intensified moving northward toward the Florida Straits with damage limited to telegraph lines and few gunfire incidents near the presidential palace. Soldiers guarded the U S embassy and the home of former President Menocal while the National Hotel clash deaths rose to 27 buried in Colon cemetery. President Grau San Martin announced strict measures to restore order and protect foreign life.
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Belen Observatory
Matanzas
Havana
Florida Straits
National Observatory
United States
Mario G. Menocal
National Hotel
Principe and
Cabana
Colon Cemetery
Cabana Fortress
Ramon Grau San Martin
Grau San Martin
Julio Cesar Fernandez
Alma Mater
Sumner Welles
Welles
Rivers Daily Stages Flood Levels in 24 Hour Update
Flood present in river area with a 24 hour stage update. Stage change noted as conditions shift, affecting nearby communities and water management plans. Authorities monitor levels and issue advisories as precipitation impacts flows. Local responders prepare for possible evacuations if rises accelerate.
Rumor of three sinister men terrifies Monroe residents
A circulated horror tale claims three men in Monroe stalk the streets, abduct a man with adhesive tape, and transport him to New Orleans for bloodthirsty medical experiments. The scare even keeps a North Side cook from church while locals dismiss the story as fantasy.
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Monroe
New Orleans
North Side
Postmaster Appointed for Blade Louisiana
The post office department announces Willie R. Jernigan as postmaster at Blade in LaSalle parish succeeding the resignation of Mrs Ollie Whittington.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Willie R. Jernigan
Blade
LaSalle Parish
Ollie
L. Whittington
Program to aid overseas trade urged in NRA context
A U S Chamber of Commerce foreign commerce committee urges a government program to advance foreign trade alongside NRA domestic efforts. They favor reciprocal trade agreements and call for quick steps to identify nations with opportunities for natural exchange to boost overseas markets. Continued on third page.
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Washington
NRA
Foreign Commerce Department
United States Chamber of Commerce
James A. Farsell
Chamber
Foreign Commerce Committee
Hugh S. Johnson
New York
Virginia Favors Day Law Repeal Move Gains Ground
Virginia voter support for repealing Prohibition nears two to one, bringing the total states favoring repeal to 32 with none opposed. Florida votes next Tuesday, while North and South Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Utah plan referendums on November 7. If four of seven approve, repeal could take effect as conventions pass in early December.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Florida
North
South Carolina
Ohio
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Utah
Virginia Votes Wet Two to One
Virginia swung to repeal the 18th amendment by about two to one, with strong repeal majorities across counties and cities. The state, a prohibition stronghold since 1914, also favored repealing the Layman act as returns showed broad urban support in Richmond Norfolk and Roanoke.
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Richmond
Virginia
Old Dominion
Norfolk
Roa
Carmichael Appears Winner in Alabama District Eight
A. H. Carmichael of Tuscumbia former Alabama House speaker leads in the Democratic runoff for Congress to fill the late E. B. Almon term. With 192 of 233 boxes reported Carmichael has 10,368 votes to 9,331 for Judge B. L. Malone of Decatur.
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Decatur
Ala
A. H. Carmichael
Tuscumbia
Alabama
House of Representatives
E. B. Almon
Carmichael
B. L. Malone
Labor groups clash as AFL meets over strike methods
Washington reports rising tensions at the AFL convention as Frank administration critics urge settlement of jurisdictional arguments. Senator Wagner of the NRA labor board planned to discuss the issue, while President Green pressed for taking employer disputes to the labor board before striking.
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Washington
Frank
American Federation of Labor
Wagner
NRA
Labor Board
William Green
Federation
Legion Turns To Serious Business In Chicago Meeting
The American Legion chose Miami Florida as the site for its 1954 convention with little opposition. Delegates then moved to policy work including rehabilitation anti crime measures and war against crime. They debated Americanism child welfare national defense the NRA recognition of Russia and their next annual gathering.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
The
American Legion
Chicago Stadium
Chicago
American Legion Today
Miami, Fla
New York
California
NRA
Russia
Lindberghs Reach England After Norwegian Flight
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh arrived at Woolston airfield in England after taking off from Stavenger Norway this morning with no disclosed destination. The pair completed a routine flight without incident.
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Lindberghs
England
Norway
Southampton
Charles A. Lindbergh
Stavenger
Woolston
Insurgent Strikes Continue in Coal Regions Amid Turmoil
In Saline County a terrorized area sees bombings and gunfire as the Progressive Miners union and United Mine Workers clash for control of coal fields. In Indiana, Frank Stalder is killed by an automobile at Starburn mine crowd. authorities implicate Crede Fitzpatrick but cannot substantiate the claim. Mass return to work in western Pennsylvania soft coal is delayed as insurgent miners refuse to report, with large protests at H C Frick Coke mines.
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Milling Bernstein
Ouachita
Harrisburg
Saline County
Progressive Miners Union
United Mine Workers
Sullivan
Ind
Frank Stalder
Starburn Mine
Stalder
Crede Fitzpatrick
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Con
Austria Fascists Seek Army Rule
The Vienna incident sees Heimwehr leaders demanding martial law while outlawed Nazis hang a large swastika flag by the opera house. Firemen remove the banner after a mass at St. Stephen’s cathedral celebrates Chancellor Dollfuss. Spectators laugh as the flag is taken down. a man scales a ladder and secures the flag.
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Vienna
Heimwehr
St. Stephan's
Engelbert Dollfuss
California canyon fire leaves dozens dead and 1 arreste
Grim rescue work in Griffith Park uncovers 36 bodies with 20 to 25 more believed trapped. about 100 injured as brush fire spreads in windy conditions. Unemployed projectionist Robert D. Barr jailed on arson suspicion after kerosene-soaked rags found, no statement given. Relatives gather at the morgue as police maintain crowd control.
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Los Angeles
Griffith Park
R. C. Huston
County Charities
Robert D. Barr
Barr
Florida Braces as Two Tropical Storms Move North
Hurricane warnings spread through the Florida Keys as two tropical storms move from the Caribbean. A disturbance south of Cienfuegos travels north at about nine mph while another is centered 370 miles north-northeast of Turk’s Island. Key West reports a storm headed for southern Florida with hurricane-force winds possible by noon.
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Associated Press
Florida Keys
Caribbean
Weather Bureau
Washington
Cienfuegos
Turk's Island
Key West
Cuba
Florida
Havana
Kingston
Jamaica
R. W. Gray
Miami
Gray
Arguments On Levies To Equalize Cotton Tax Considered
Farm administration heard arguments for and against a proposed compensatory tax on jute and paper to offset the 4.2 cents per pound processing tax on cotton. Cotton men claimed the tax damaged their business and urged removal or an equivalent levy on competing products.
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Washington
Farm Administration
American executive killed in Havana battle at National Hotel
Robert C. Lotspeich, Havana manager for Swift and Company, was slain during fighting around the National hotel in Havana. Associated Press photo captures a violent incident amid the Cuban conflict.
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Robert C. Lotspeich
Havana
Swift and Company
National Hotel
Associated Press
Tax reform stalemate hinted between administration and commission
The State Times reports Huey P. Long and Governor Oscar K. Allen may back the tax reform commission’s early relief plan. Commission chair J. Porter Burgess defends the panel against criticism as Senator Long’s paper attacks its ties to corporations. A special session is urged, while Gardiner remains noncommittal.
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Baton Rouge
State Times Today
Huey P. Long
Oscar K. Allen
Louisiana Tax Reform Commission
Tax Reform Commission
Long
American Progress
Corporation
A. C. Gardiner
Church Point
Commission
The
State Times
Gardiner
Allen
Senator Long
J. Porter Burgess
Plans to Aid Chamber Campaign North Monroe West Monroe
At a Hotel Virginia rooftop gathering business and industrial leaders formed a committee led by Jack Rogers L P Abernathy and S W Davis to canvass all business houses and industrial organizations in Monroe and West Monroe for chamber activities. A follow up canvass was announced.
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Hotel
Virginia
Monroe
West Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Jack Rogers
L. P. Abernathy
S. W. Davis
J. W. Warren
Skeleton found in swamps near Natchez mystery
A coroner's jury report filed in Natchez Mississippi classed the cause of death as misadventure and labeled the unidentified white man found by hunters in swampy terrain thirty miles south of Natchez as an unsolved mystery.
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Natchez, Miss
Natchez
Giants Triumph Over Senators In Second World Series Game
The Giants won 6 to 1 at Polo Grounds to take a 2 0 lead in the series. Hal Schumacher limited the Senators to five hits while Frank O Doul's pinch single with bases loaded sparked a six run sixth inning rally.
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Goose Goslin
Washington
Goslin
Senators
New York
Crowder
Thomas
McColl
Polo Grounds
Frank
Lefty) O’doul
Alvin Crowder
Giants
Hal Schumacher
Lineups Show Washington and New York in Baseball Alignment
The listing presents the baseball lineups for Washington and New York with players at every position, including Myer 2b Goslin rf Manush If Cronin ss Schulte cf Kubel 1b Bluege 3b Sewell c Crowder p and substitutes. against pitchers Schumacher and umpires Moran Pfirman Moriarty Ormsby.
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Myer
Goslin
Manush
If. Cronin
Schulte
Kubel
Bluege
Sewell
C. Crowder
Moore
Critz
Terry
Ott
Davis
Jackson
Mancusco
Ryan
Schumacher
Moran
Pfirman
Moriarty
Ormsby
Senators and Giants Fail To Score In Opening Inning
Myer walked in the first and Manush doubled. Cronin struck out looking as the Giants bullpen warmed. Moore struck out after fouls and outs, leaving the bases empty with no runs, hits, or errors.
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Senators
Myer
Goslin
Schumacher
Ryan
Manush
Davis
Cronin
Herman Bell
Giants
Moore
Critz
Crutz
Ruhel
Inning Notes as Senators Rally In Second
Second Inning action shows Schulte up with a grounder for an easy out at first. Kuhel lifts a short fly caught by Ryan in short left. Bluege swings at and misses a sinker as the count winds.
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Senators
Schulte
Schumacher
Kuhel
Kuehel
Ryan
Bluege
Chumbley Wins Night Air Race at Roosevelt Field
M J Chumbley, a New York pilot, finished first in the transcontinental night air race at Roosevelt Field on October 4 with an elapsed 24 hours 26 minutes and won $1,500. Merle Nelson of Los Angeles took second in 30 hours 16 minutes and Frank Bowman Jr of El Paso placed third in 30 hours 41 minutes. three of seven starters completed the event, part of the national air pageant weekend.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
M. J. Chumbley
New York
Merle Nelson
Los Angeles
Frank Bowman, Jr
el Paso
Texas
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