Eighth National Eucharistic Congress Ends in New Orleans
Tens of thousands participated in four day mass faith event led by Cardinal Mundelein with 80,000 parading and about equal numbers viewing. The final ceremony placed the Eucharist in St Louis Cathedral as the congress closed with Benediction and praise for its national impact.
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New Orleans
Coca
Mearse Cardinal
Mundelein
Chicago
Popeus XI
America
City Park
St. Louis
Cardinal Mundelein
Louisiana
Perkins Sees Hope of Peace Between Unions
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins voiced strong optimism for peace between the A F of L and the C I O. She cited signs of growing desire for reconciliation among leaders and rank and file after telephonic talks with Tobin and Dubinsky. Perkins proposed a 13 member mediation commission to settle the craft industrial union dispute.
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Washington
Perkins
A. F. of L
Daniel J. Tobin
A. F
Steamsters’ Union
David Dubinsky
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Miss Perkins
Rodeo Star Joins His Dead Fiancée
DeForest Jayne 28 a riding master murmured I ll be with you again as he watched the body of his fiancée Mae Sweeney 25 buried in Calvary cemetery Chicago Oct 21 The couple who planned marriage this fall were part of rodeo circles Jayne was found dead beside the grave with a shotgun nearby indicating a possible suicide May be a connected tragedy in the wake of Mae Sweeney s sudden death last Saturday
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Chicago
New Orleans Auto Accident Victim Identified
The body of 38 year old Charles B. Davis of Danville Virginia identified by police as the man killed in an automobile accident in New Orleans last night. Davis, in the tobacco business, was struck and fatally injured while crossing St Charles avenue. Identification came from Dr Henry Ogden of New Orleans, a relative.
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New Orleans
Charles B. Davis
Danville
Davis
Henry Ogden
St. Charles Avenue
Indictments Target New Mexico Political Fundraising
Federal grand jury in Albuquerque charged 73 people with conspiring to defraud the government for political purposes tied to the WPA. Among those indicted are key state political figures including A U S assistant district attorney Stanley W P Miller, Dennis Chavez's son‑in‑law, two Democratic county chairs, and several relatives of prominent officials.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
WPA
United States District
Stanley W. P. Miller
Dennis Chavez
Anne Tafoya
Chavez
J. A. Werner
Czechs Cancel Birthday Party Amid Strained Times
Prague reports the Czechoslovak government suspends the 20th birthday celebrations planned for October 28 and urges citizens to devote the day to rebuilding. The War Ministry and Red Cross order relief for Jewish refugees near Breclav, citing difficult wartime conditions and national strain.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
War Ministry
Breclaw
Republic
Resistanc
Vienna
Woodrow Wilson
Czechoslovak Red Cross
Pretender Sentenced to One Year in Prison
In Peiping Chu Tachi a 26 year old self styled pretender to the Ming throne began a one year term for stealing a schoolgirl's purse after squandering his last coin. He claims descent from Chu Yuan Chang the Ming emperor of 1368. relatives refused to provide funds.
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Peiping
Chu Tachi
China
Chu
Chu Yuan-Chang
Proposals Consider 10 Percent Income Tax Rise
congressional tax experts study several plans to raise income taxes to fund armament Expansion. A 10 percent emergency levy for individuals and corporations could raise about 290 million dollars for a year or two, expiring automatically. Other ideas include reshaping existing rates and lower exemptions, with discussions continuing ahead of the next session.
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Washington
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue
Congress
Great Britain
Senator la Follette
Progressive
Wisconsin
Connally
Texas
Dorothy Hale dies in fall from Hampshire House in New York
Dorothy Hale, film actress and widow of Gardner Hale, leapt to her death from a 16th floor Hampshire House apartment in Central Park, a friend of WPA chief Harry Hopkins. Hopkins and Hale were longtime friends with rumored engagement denial, and friends expressed shock at her death.
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New York
Dorothy Hale
Hampshire House
Central Park
Gardner Hale
Chicago
California
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Hale
Midget Auto Pilot Freddy Friday Burned at Gilmore Stadium
Fred Friday, a midget auto pilot, was critically burned when a fuel line ruptured turning his car into a ball of fire at Gilmore stadium. Fifteen thousand fans watched as he warned others then escaped his blazing car, aided by quick restraint and removal of his belt before being taken to a hospital in uncertain condition with serious burns.
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Los Angeles
Fred Friday
Gilmore Stadium
Empress Wears Maternity Belt At Palace Ceremony
The Empress of Japan announced pregnancy with expected birth in April after a formal palace ceremony. The Emperor and Empress, already parents of two sons and three daughters, received congratulations from state dignitaries.
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Tokyo
Japan
Perfect Mate Tryst Revealed in Murder Trial
Rudolph Sikora testified his wife confessed a six month affair with rival Edward Solomon starting March 14. He described Solomon pulling, kissing and hotel meetings, while Mrs Sikora admitted the liaison and said she never had been intimate with Solomon.
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Chicago
Rudolph Sikora
Edward Solomon
Sikora
Solomon
Margaret
W. W. Smith
Only Four Of Brigham Youngs Fifty Six Survive
Salt Lake City report notes Brigham Young fathered 56 children with 19 wives. only four daughters and one son remain alive, all in Salt Lake City. The piece recounts last survivors, ages 68 to 83, and describes family life and church roles.
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Brigham Young
Salt Lake City
Latter Day Saints Church
Joseph Don Carlos Young
Clarissa Y. Spencer
Territory
Deseret
Lion House
Ruth Y. Healy
Mabel Y. Sanborn
Information Bureau
Genealogical Society
Fannie Y. Clayton
Young Estate
Ataturk Improves After Grim Illness In Istanbul
President Kemal Ataturk, gravely ill with a long standing liver ailment, continued to improve today according to an official bulletin issued in Istanbul.
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Ataturk
Istanbul
Kemal Ataturk
Cities' Worthy Agencies To Be Helped By Chest Drive
Nine agencies will receive financial aid from the Twin City Community Chest first annual campaign with a $20 000 goal. Camp Fire girls use facilities at 707 St John street in three rooms as they pursue merit badges through seven craft areas. The YWCA at 904 Jackson street is run by Miss Ivo Wilson with Mrs John D Coats as matron. salaries are 1500 and 3000 respectively. The 1937 records show 7 girls and young women roomers 21 women given free shelter and four children cared for. Continued on Fourteenth Page.
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Twin City
Ouachita Parish
Young Women’s Christian Association
Jackson Street
Andrews Warns Firms Plan Mass Wage Law Evasion
Wage hour chief Elmer F. Andrews condemns industries that suspend operations to dodge the fair labor standards act. He vows uniform enforcement and penalties, noting millions support the act while a small minority resists, seeking to undermine the wage and hour division.
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Washington
Elmer F. Andrews
Andrews
Congress
Typhoon Leaves 226 Dead in Japan and Surging Floods
A unseasonable typhoon struck Japan causing at least 226 deaths and over 590 injuries with about 23 missing. It flooded 24,460 Tokyo homes, left 35,400 homeless, and disrupted transport and schools. In Kakoshima, 2,368 houses were washed away and 20 boats went missing. British freighter Hatterlock and Toten Maru grounded. crews safe. The storm moved northeast as conditions eased.
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Tokyo
Japan
Tokyo-Yokohama
Kakoshima
Chosi
Chibi
Hatterlock
Tsurumi
Former chess king captures princess in Elkton wedding
Jose Capablanca, former world chess king, married Olga Chagodall in a Gretna Green style ceremony at Elkton Maryland after a quick trip via New York. The groom, Cuban attache in Europe, and the bride, former Russian royal princess, will sail to Holland for a championship chess tourney.
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Baltimore
Jose BR. Capablanca
Capeblanca
Havana
Europe
Olga Chagodall
New York
Elkton
Maryland
Gretna Green
Eugenio Castillo
David E. Masnata
Bureau of Consular Revenues
Cuba
A. W. Donegan
United States
Capablanca
Holland
Addicts Cured Easily After Nerve Block
New York report details a hypodermic anesthetic producing a nerve block to ease early withdrawal from morphine. Dr. M. B. Greene of Brooklyn says it calms nervous shock and mental upsets by inhibiting automatic stomach and abdominal nerve activity.
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New York
Congress of Anaesthetiata
M. B. Greene
M. D
Brooklyn
Dr. Greene
Count of Paris Calls for Restoration of Monarchy
The Count of Paris, heir to the throne, flew near Paris and issued a manifesto urging France to restore the monarchy for its salvation. He delivered the statement to reporters at a farmhouse, then traveled to Belgium where he lives in exile with his father. He risks long imprisonment under French law.
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Paris
Duke of
Guise
France
Belgium
Surete Nationale Long
Bedspread donation to Chest department praised
Wesley Smith and Chest officers thanked Mrs. Smith for a $35 bedspread donation, the first private contribution to the list of prizes for Chest drives.
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Wesley Smith
Chest
Japanese Tank Corps Routs Chinese Defenses at Canton
Japanese forces swept into Canton amid heavy firepower after destroying the Pearl River Bridge and key utilities. The assault followed the south China expeditionary force landing ten days earlier, with hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops retreating as fires burned in the metropolis and civilians fled.
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Canton
South China Expeditionary Force
Bias Bay
South China
Kwangetung
Pearl River
Metropolia
Japanese Forces Break Through in Canton After Long Overland Drive
Japanese troops entered Canton, forcing government officials to flee toward Yungyeung as the city suffered scorched earth damage. Officials reported utter confusion as defenders blew utilities and a large population fled, while Japanese columns moved inward from a 100 mile southward offensive begun October 12.
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Hong Kong
Caneton
China
Canton
Yungeyun
Czechs Credit American Papers For Truth About Crisis
Abbe Ernest Dimnet praised U S newspapers for revealing European events during the Czechoslovak crisis. He landed in New York aboard the Champlain and said European understanding lagged until American press coverage arrived. He acknowledged freedom has flaws but benefits humanity seeking truth.
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New York
Europe
Abbe
Ernest Dimnet
Abbe Dimnet
Champlain
Senator Logen proposes war debt settlement plan
Senator Logen of Kentucky suggested Roosevelt invite debtor nations to Washington to negotiate a war debt settlement. Debts could be compromised for cash payments goods or territory or a combination. He spoke during the October meeting in Washington.
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Washington
Logen
Kentucky
Roosevelt
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Associated Press
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