Farm Strike Pickets Hit Wisconsin and Iowa Fronts
Farm strike pickets concentrate efforts for higher prices on Wisconsin and northwestern Iowa fronts despite Milo Reno’s orders to stop. In Iowa and Wisconsin small groups persisted, while Sioux City leaders urged embargos on farm products and Secretary Wallace’s resignation.
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Des Moines
Wisconsin
Iowa
Milo Reno
Reno
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
Omaha
Pottawattamie
Sioux City
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wallace
Ocean crash details as Navy officers recount Chicago collision
Officers describe fogbound encounter near Point Sur when the U S S Chicago collided with the British freighter Silver Palm. Three officers died and a dozen others injured as the ships jammed bow and stern amid wrecked staterooms and crushed compartments.
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San Francisco
Point Sur
Here
Chicago
Mare Island Naval Yard
Harris Laning
Manley Simons
Herbert E. Kays
Kays
John W. Troy
Newport
R. L
Frederick S. Chappelle
U. S. Marine Corps
Waterloo
N. Y
W. E. Pennewill
L. G. Giard
Local curiosities at Chicago fair and a talking horse cow ride
A Monroe youth visited the Century of Progress in Chicago to see the largest cow, then rode it around the grounds. A Bastrop hen rode on a car fender with its family and later returned to the city. A letter-writer critiqued Hollywood style pronunciation, citing Webster and Southern usage. An aged Black woman complimented a local official in dialect.
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Monroe
Chicago
Louisiana
W. H. Dennis
Bastrop
Pater Familias
Jes
Hollywood
Neether
Eether
Dixie
Tremor Felt Across Southern California After Nightquake
An earthquake of minor intensity rattled southern California at 11 p.m. felt strongest in Pasadena area including Pasadena Burbank and Glendale. No damage reported though burglar alarms and cracks appeared in Glendale and the Bell police station.
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Los Angeles
California
Pasadena
Harry O. Wood
Carnegie Institute
Burbank
Glendale
Beverly Hills
Santa Monica
Long Beach
Bell
Parley's Delay Urged by Group in Geneva
The steering committee urged adjournment of the disarmament conference until December 4 amid reports Germany would submit proposals to rejoin talks. The group favored continuing the conference without harming Germany’s position and authorized the committee to work during the recess. Norman H. Davis noted the upcoming work could influence future negotiations.
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Geneva
Germany
League of Nations
Norman H. Davis
Roosevelt Presses Mines Peace Efforts
President Roosevelt shows impatience over protracted talks in the captive Pennsylvania mines and expects a reply from Myron Taylor of United States Steel within hours. He warned mine operators that if terms with miners are not reached he will intervene, stating action is due.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Myron Taylor
United States Steel Corporation
Steel and Iron Companies
White House
Federal agents join Indiana war on Dillinger gang
United States Department of Justice agents aided Indiana authorities in tackling eight desperadoes led by Harry Pierpont and John Dillinger. The gang used guns stolen from police stations and funded by about $223,796 from bank robberies since January. Recent raids included Greencastle and South Bend incidents with multiple hold ups.
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Indianapolis
United States Department of Justice
Indiana
Indiana State
Greencastle
South Bend
Indiana Bankers Association
Harry Pierpont
John Dillinger
Pierpont
Jess Sarber
Lima
Dillinger
Charley Frazier Pleads Guilty At Paris Trial
Elbert Johnson alias Charley Frazier pleaded guilty at the start of a robbery with firearms trial in Paris Texas. He and Dallas Hunter, both escaped Angola penitentiary convicts, were recaptured near Clarksville. They had been sentenced yesterday in burglary cases tied to the October 8 Deport Texas store robberies.
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Paris
Tex
Elbert Johnson
Charley Frazier
Dallas Hunter
Angola
Clarksville
Deport, Tex
Mississippi tops sales tax receipts in October
Jackson reports a new state record for sales tax collections with October revenue reaching 260764.06 dollars, surpassing last November's high. Officials cite steady gains in wholesale and retail business as the cause.
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Jackson
Miss
State Tax Commission
Celotex Strikers Return to Work in New Orleans
Striking Celotex plant employees, about 600 workers, resumed duties pending a decision by the National Labor Board on wage and labor disputes. The return follows a return-to-work agreement reached after discussions with company and union officials and Father Peter Wynhoven.
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New Orleans
National Labor Board
Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Union
Camp No
Peter M. H. Wynhoven
Winter brings early October snow across regions
Snow covered Duluth with 12 inches marking the heaviest October fall in 47 years while Bemidji and Gonvick logged six and seven inches. St Paul Minneapolis saw a trace as the storm swept into Ontario with snow, sleet and rain.
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Associated Press
Canada
Lake Superior
Duluth
Bemidji
Gonvick
Berkshires
Ontario
British Journalist Arrested in Munich on Espionage Suspicions
British journalist Noel Penter of the London Daily Telegraph was held incommunicado by Munich police for suspicion of espionage after reporting a speech by Chancellor Hitler. Police searched his rooms and seized documents, with the British consul-general denied access.
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Munich
Noel Penter
London Daily Telegraph
Penter
Hitler
Inflation Seen in Gold Buying by Government
Washington Oct 2 Many observers expect a temporary inflationary effect from the government gold control experiment begun today. The policy could raise prices of wheat and other world market commodities if pursued vigorously, depending largely on the new gold price and the bargaining between buyers and sellers.
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Washington
Licensed National Banks In This State Total 24
Louisiana had 24 licensed and six unlicensed national banks and Mississippi 24 licensed banks as of October 16. Licensed Louisiana banks held deposits of 159,953,000 while unlicensed banks held 6,222,000 frozen and 540,000 unrestricted. One unlicensed bank had its reorganization plan approved, three disapproved, and two under consideration. Mississippi licensed banks held 39,267,000 in deposits.
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Washington
Louisiana
Mississippi
J. F. T. O'Connor
Bank Officials Reveal Banks Paid Off Early in Certificate Run
Washington witnesses report at senate hearings that banks paid 30 million dollars in serial certificates before 20 million dollars held by the public, despite banks having later maturity dates.
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Washington
Shepard Morgan
Chase National Bank
Senate
French Senator Sarraut Asked to Form New Cabinet
Paris October 25 President Lebrun asked Senator Albert Sarraut to form a cabinet to replace Edouard Daladier's fallen government. Sarraut agreed to undertake the task after consults with party leaders, aiming to build a center majority amid a left cartel crisis.
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Paris
Albert Lebrun
Albert Sarraut
Sarraut
Edouard Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
Elysee Palace
M. Sarraut
Navy Ministry
M. Lebrun
Bankers Eye Tax Relief at Louisiana Convention
J A Spekenhier president of the First State Bank and Trust company of Bogalusa told the Louisiana Bankers Association convention in New Orleans that taxation relief is the next target. He urged a state police organ to protect banks and an interest rate standard, noting banks face higher robbery insurance costs than states with police systems. He proposed reorganizing highway police into a self-supporting state force financed by recovered property commissions.
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New Orleans
Bankers of Louisiana
State Bankers’ Association
J. A. Spekenhier
Mr. Spekenhier
Spekenhier
Theft Ring Uncovered in Texas Investigation Grows
Texas rangers held over 25 persons in north Texas jails and prepared evidence for the Dallas county grand jury. They say the statewide theft ring may involve several law enforcement officers and will reveal startling facts. In Dallas alone more than $100,000 in merchandise was stolen or moved by a fence in the past year. Statements implicate several prominent persons in Dallas and Fort Worth.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas Rangers
Texas
Dallas County Grand Jury
Joe Ossoba
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Roosevelt Lets Government Buy Newly Mined Gold At 31.36
The Roosevelt administration announces a purchase price of 31.36 dollars per ounce for newly mined American gold including territory mines. The move aims to bolster commodity prices and uses RFC issued debentures convertible into cash. An executive order and treasury regulations will outline transfer procedures to the government.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Jesse H. Jones
White House
Treasury Department
Treasury
Wall Street
New York
Bank of England
Bank of France
New England
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Farm Credit Administration
Jones
RFC
Dean Acheson
the Treasury
Rogers Has His Say About Stock Market Rumors
Santa Monica column argues that the stock market moves on other people's money and rumors. It cites rumors about Ford building a six door sedan or government actions to illustrate how quickly prices react to chatter, ending with a personal sign‑off.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Roosevelt
Europe
Ford
Tammany Hall
Bernard Baruch
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