Pacific Coast Storm Leaves Seventeen Dead Many Missing
Seattle October storm reaches 83. Wiles an hour. At least 16 dead, plus injured and missing as waters flood towns along the Pacific coast. Names tied to Seattle Tacoma Portland Bremerton and Townsend amid wrecked ships, collapsed buildings, and tangled lines.
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Seattle
Washington
Oregon
Joss
Bernard Thomas
mewiMiers
Sevier Agnes
Townsend
Leonard Torget
Leonard Berg
Ea Peterson
Howara Anderson
Carl Christainsen
Tacoma
John Dybal
Ic Johnson
Portland
Bellingham
Elmer Lee
Bremerton
Bankers and President Open 1933 ABA Convention
Washington October 22 AP The American Bankers Association opened with optimism as President Francis Marion Law said there had been marked improvement in the banking situation The convention may hear President Roosevelt Wednesday night amid speculation on policy hints Law noted no intimation on the speech content but doubted a government owned central bank and said banks have been urged to accelerate recovery and lending concerns.
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Washington
American Bankers Association
Francis Marion Law
Roosevelt
Law
Robinson May Be Disguised as a Woman in Kidnapping Case
Louisville authorities report Thomas H. Robbinson Jr. may have used female impersonation to evade federal agents in the Alice Speed Stoll kidnapping. Nashville police cite past practice in woman attire. Robison’s wife and father-in-law face indictment. A $50,000 bond keeps Mrs. Robinson jailed in Jefferson County.
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Louisville
Thomas H. Robbinson, Jr
Alice Speed Stoll
Robinson
Nashville
Robison
Jefferson County
Mid-West
Canada
Howard Ring
Fort Erie
Ont
Department of Justice
William Stoll
New Yor
Pennsylvania
Welleboro
Pioneer Stockman J P White Dies In Texas
J P White longtime Roswell pioneer stockman and business leader died Sunday in San Antonio Texas He traveled cattle trails of the West arriving in New Mexico in 1881 and owning the Bosque Grande ranch on the Pecos river The 1806 birth placed him at 73 years old at death He survived by his wife Lou Tomlinson three sons J P White Jr Tom and George a daughter Zoa White and a sister Mrs M W Hodges.
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James Phelps White
San Antonio
Texas
White
Roswell
J. P. White, Jr
Tom White
H. H. McGee
M. W. Hodges
Mr. White
Gonzales
Gonzales County
Lou Tomlinson
J. P. White
Tom
George White
Zoa White
J. W. White
Mason
Hodges
Libbie White
Austin
R. H. Walker
Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
George Littlefield
Bosque Grande Ranch
Pecos River
John Chisum
Gongales
Typhoon Ravages Philippines Kill and Destruction Rise
Manila reports from October events show 11 dead and one missing in a severe typhoon this month with damage in Cagayan Camarines Sur and Laguna totaling 1.2 million dollars. The insular legislature approved 500000 for relief as thousands remain homeless and the toll from four destructive typhoons reaches about 92 deaths.
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Manila
Manila Bulletin Today
Cagayan
Camarines Sur
Laguna
Philippines
Cornelio Balmaceda
Bureau of Commerce
Flight record in daylight shows England to Australia break
C W A Scott and Cambell Black shattered flight records from England to Australia by reaching Darwin after about two days four hours and 22 minutes from Mildenhall. Engine trouble but restored within an hour sparks hope of resuming race with lead in the London to Melbourne air Classic. Meanwhile reports from East Liverpool indicate Charles Pretty Ed Floyd captured nearby after a gun battle that wounded him mortally in East Liverpool.
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Darwin
Australia
England
C. W. A. Scott
Black
Mildenhall
London
Melbourne
East Liverpool
L. J. Wise
Hollis
Department of Justice
Charles “Pretty Ed” Floyd
Spruceville Road
Washington
Charlies
Pretty Boy
Floyd
Liverpool
Ohio
Wellsville
Adam Richetti
Carter to seek Tutankhamun wife tomb in Egypt
London report says Howard Carter, co discoverer of Tutankhamun's tomb, will depart London on October 25 to search for the wife of the pharaoh, Queen Ankh-Hisen-Amen. Authorities believe her burial near her husband's. Carter cautions months of research before any digging begins.
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London
London Mail
Howard Carter
Earl of Carnarvon
Egypt
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Ankh-Hsen -Amen
Carter
Kingsford Smith delays Pacific flight to California in rain
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith postponed the trans Pacific leg from Suva to California due to heavy rains. After landing at Albert Park in the Lady Southern Cross and a 1,860 mile run from Brisbane, he plans refueling at Naselai Beach then a 3,197 mile hop to Honolulu. Possible stop at the Fanning Islands may occur before final San Francisco plans.
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Suva
Fiji Islands
Charles Kingsford- Smith
Australia
California
Albert Park
Lady Southern Cross
Brisbane
P. G. Taylor
Naselai Beach
Honolulu
Sir Charles
Fanning Islands
San Francisco
New York
Instructions to game officials in the Southwest meeting in Albuquerque
Dan Gilchrist regional director of the U S Biological Survey met with federal deputy game management agents from New Mexico Arizona West Texas Oklahoma and Kansas in Albuquerque on October 22 to give final instructions before they begin work Co B Gillham and a Stotates agent were among those present as the briefing covered procedures and responsibilities for the upcoming assignments
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Albuquerque
N. M
Dan Gilchrist
U.S. Biological Survey
New Mexico
Arizona
West Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Co. B. Gillham
Hauptmann Murder Trial Moves Forward In New Jersey
Flemington New Jersey October 22 AP the state prepares for the Lindbergh case arraignment of Bruno Hauptmann with Attorney General Wilentz and Justice Trenchard set to meet defense counsel Fawcet The trial likely to begin the week of November 5 possible reenactment at the former Lindbergh home and renewed consideration of John Hughes Curtis as a participant in the case Identification efforts place Hauptmann in the Sourland Mountain region around March 1 1932 different witnesses report seeing him near the scene
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Flemington
N. J
New Jersey
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
David T. Wilentz
Thomas W. Trenchard
James M. Fawcet
Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Hopewell
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
John Hughes Curtis
Norfolk
Curtis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Sourland Mountain
Cc. L. Lightfoot
New Brunswick
Richard
Lightfoot
Philadelphia Record
Bethlehem
Bonus Question Dominates Veterans Meet In Miami
Miami unit 15 thousand Legionnaires attend the 16th annual convention as debate limits on the bonus take center stage. Roosevelt hints at delaying payment until underprivileged veterans recover, while several states back immediate payment. Nominees for national commander include Belgrano and others. two deaths linked to the event are noted along with bids for future conventions.
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Miami
Fla
Roosevelt
Roanoke
Ray Murphy
Lda Grove
Murphy
Frank Belgrano, Jr
San Francisco
Edward A. Hayes
John T. Busselle
Robert ¥. Strong
Boston
Belgrano
Forrest Cooper
Indianola
Miss
Daniel J. Doherty
Woburn
Mass
Equeary
Corona
N. Y
Vilas H
Pretty Boy Floyd Fatally Wounded After Long Hunt
The fatal wounding of Pretty Boy Floyd ends a months long pursuit across hundred of miles. Details were sparse as the justice department released limited information and J Edgar Hoover questioned whether the wounded man near Richetti’s capture was Floyd. Agents surrounded Floyd at the scene.
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Floyd
Justice Department
J. Edgar Hoover
Division of Investigation
Associated Press
Richetti
Pretty Boy
Whispering campaign fuels German distrust after purge
Berlin reports show many non-Germans believe a broad whispering campaign is resurfacing in the Reich after the June 30 purge. German newspapers defend figures like Hermann Goering and Julius Streicher, denying rumors and stressing their loyalty to Hitler and Der Fuehrer.
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Berlin
Reich
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Prussia
Hitler
Goering
National Zeitung
Julius Streicher
The
Stormer
der Puehrer
Tlance
Figh
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Rapkoch
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James F. Byrnes
Caroline
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Henry W. Keyes
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W. E. Borah
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B. P. Costigan
Colorado
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Illinois
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