Mayfield Defeats Peddy in Texas Senate Race
Democratic nominee Earle B. Mayfield defeated independent Democrat and Republican nominee George E. B. Peddy for the Texas U S Senate seat amid a heavy general election turnout. Mayfield led in 32 counties with ballots, while Peddy carried several others. Governor Neff and the Democratic ticket won by wide margins. Additional results mention GOP gains in New York and nationwide shifts as Democrats narrowed the Senate and challenged Republican control.
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Earle B. Mayfield
George E. B. Peddy
United States Senate
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Rescue Crews End Coal Mine Disaster Search
Miners recovered after gas explosion at Reilly Coal Company mine in Spangler Pennsylvania. Five bodies were pulled out, bringing known dead to eighty and rescuers report 112 men were in the mine at blast time.
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Spangler
Reilly Coal Company
British Pay $50 Million Toward War Debt Interest
London announces the British government will make a further payment of 50 million dollars on November 15 to cover interest on the wartime debt. The move follows delays in sending a British debt mission to the United States due to the resignation of the Lloyd George ministry.
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United States
America
Lloyd George
New A.G. Appointment Names Augustus Seymour to Daugherty Staff
Augustus T. Seymour of Columbus Ohio was named assistant to Attorney General Daugherty on Tuesday, succeeding Colonel Guy D. Goff whose resignation was announced by Mr Daugherty.
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Augustus T. Seymour
Columbus
Ohio
Daugherty
Guy D. Goff
Cattle To New Ranges From New Mexico
Des Moines Iowa reports arrangements by C W Hunt president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation to move several thousand head of cattle from New Mexico to Iowa due to drought conditions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
New Mexico
C. W. Hunt
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Harris County Road Bond Issue Appears Nearly Defeated
Houston officials report a $6 000 000 Harris County road bond proposal may fail by a narrow margin with voters divided on the measure.
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Harris County
Houston
Tex
Austin News Briefs Show Tax, Legal, Health Actions
Austin items report Houston Lighting and Power increases charter capital to 4.6 million dollars and visits by George L. Berry of the American Legion. A murder conviction in Dallas results in a 20 year sentence. dengue cases rise while officials forecast relief with cold weather. State funds and bond issues, port rate hearings, jitney appeals, fair progress, prison relocation talks, and land sales are noted along with local elections rulings on supervisor residency and a trunk theft restitution case.
High Court Rules In Election Case In Texas
The Texas Supreme Court denied a mandamus bid by anti Mayfield forces to overturn a Dallas appeals court injunction dissolving the Groesbeck suit. It ordered ballots to carry Earle B. Mayfield's name and advised county officials to print them.
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Austin
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Earle B. Mayfield
State Supreme Court
anti-Mayfield
Dallas Court of Civil Appeals
Groesbeck
Supreme Court
Dallas
C. M. Payne
Staples
Mayfield
Attorney General's Department
Luther Nickels
Peddy Forces
Dallas Court
L. E. Eubanks
William Kennedy
Robert Hanna
Minimum Wage Law Struck Down by D C Court of Appeals
Washington report shows the D C Court of Appeals held the minimum wage law unconstitutional outside the capital, reversing a 1921 decision. The two to one ruling condemned the law as a threat to constitutional rights enabling free labor bargaining, with Chief Justice Smyth dissenting on the hearing panel.
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District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
Smyth
van Orsdel
Peble
Rail and Water Rates Not Unreasonable
Washington. Examiner Oliver finds cotton rail and water rates from Oklahoma to New England and Eastern Canada via Texas ports are not unreasonable. The Houston, Galveston, Dallas and Oklahoma cotton exchanges filed the complaint urging the Interstate Commerce Commission to set reasonable joint rates through Texas ports.
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Oklahoma
New England
Canada
Texas
Oliver
Interstate Commerce Commission
Houston Cotton Exchange
Galveston Cotton Exchange
Galveston Commercial Association
Dallas Cotton Exchange
Oklahoma State Cotton Exchange
Three Feet of Snow Paralyzes Deadwood Roads
Nearly three feet of snow blanketed Deadwood South Dakota in less than 24 hours Sunday bringing traffic to a standstill and hindering travel.
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Deadwood
S. D
Smeller for Perfume Factory Highlighted as Essential
The scent smeller is described as essential to perfume makers, likened to a tea taster for tea merchants. The text notes that the gift of scent smelling is far rarer than wine tasting ability.
Cushioning hack for rubber shoe heels
A tip suggests placing a half inch layer of tissue paper crushed into the heel to form a cushion. This cushions the hard heel and slows wear on rubber footwear.
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