JImmie Walker resigns as New York mayor in dramatic move
New York Sept 2 AP James J Walker resigns as mayor amid removal hearing clashes with Governor Roosevelt. Joseph V McKee becomes interim mayor as Walker vows to seek vindication by altering venue and calling the people to a fair trial. He denounces the proceedings as unamerican and biased, promising to shift the trial to an impartial authority.
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New York
James J. Walker
Jimmie
Greenwich Village
Hoosevelt
Joseph V. McKee
Board of Aldermen
Gov. Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Texas primary fraud probe moves forward
A Texas senate committee debated a resolution to authorize a legislative investigation into last Saturday's Democratic run off. Governor Sterling alleges numerous illegal ballots were cast. The gubernatorial nomination race remained the focal point as unofficial Texas election bureau tallies showed Sterling trailing.
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Texas
Texas Senate
R. S. Sterling
Texas Election Bureau
Sterling
McKee Becomes New York City Mayor Without Ceremony
Joseph V. McKee assumed the mayoralty of New York City after James J. Walker resigned, entering City Hall quietly. He will not move into the mayor’s office immediately and will continue at his old aldermanic president desk while planning discussions with Tammany Hall.
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Joseph V. McKee
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City Hall
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Walker
John F. Curry
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Five Fascists Commuted to Life in Prison
Berlin Sept 2 The five Fascists condemned to death at Beuthen for murdering a Communist during a political clash were commuted to life imprisonment after a federal commission review. Chancellor Von Papen presided as mercy was shown under the emergency decree of Aug 9, which provided capital punishment for political violence.
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Germany
Beuthen
Federal Commission
von Papen
Baseball Today Scores and Box Scores
Baseball scores across leagues show Boston Philadelphia and Chicago St Louis and others with final tallies. Scores include detailed battery performances and late innings, highlighting Philadelphia's 7 to 3 win over Boston and Chicago's 8 to 5 victory over St Louis.
Yellow flood overpowers Eagle Pass as Rio Grande surges
In Eagle Pass Texas the Rio Grande overflowed its banks flooding downtown streets and parts of Piedras Negras Mexico after extraordinary rains. The river rose an estimated three feet per hour threatening to collapse two story business buildings as damage spread. Continued on Page Five.
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Texas
Rio’ Grande
Piedras Negras
State Taxpayers Meet Tuesday to Discuss Plans
Santa Fe September 2 AP Defeated in efforts to win a special session for tax reform the executive and legislative committees of the Federation of Taxpayers Associations will meet here next Tuesday to map plans for a recap session. Clarence Iden of Las Vegas presides with C W G Ward John Greer Alex Shipley J E Cox Iden naming committee members. The groups aim to hold meetings across the state to submit a program to the regular session with Gov Seligman hoped for support.
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Federation ‘of Taxpayers Associations
Clarence Iden
Las Vegas
John Greer
Alex Shipley
Clovis
Albuquerque
Iden
John Morrow
Raton
E. W. Bowen
Tucumtari
R. G. Bryant
Portales
Tom Popejoy
R. F. Asplund
Federation
Gove . Seligman
Railroads seek another wage cut nationwide
In New York on September 2 AP reports railroads plan a 20 percent basic wage reduction. Notices to unions are expected by October. A nine member management committee authorized beginning basic wage scale adjustments, with routes calling for the cut while proposing arbitration on the issues.
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New York
Acme Boy Slays Giant Rattlesnake Near Acme
Joe Gilliland single handed and with rocks killed a monstrous rattlesnake near Acme on Wednesday afternoon. The two inch shy of six feet long reptile measured four inches across the midsection and had sixteen rattlers. The head was as big as a fist and the tale notes onlookers in Roswell praised his nerve.
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Joe Gilliland
Acme
Joe
Roswell
Ancho Gravel Company Receives New Charter
The State Corporation Commission granted a charter to the Ancho Gravel Company of Ancho New Mexico. Authorized capital stock is 600 shares without par value and initial stock issued amounts to $3,000. Incorporators are David R Williams C A Stanfield and W J Holleman of Tulsa Oklahoma. C L Severy of Ancho will act as statutory agent.
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Santa Fe
N. M
State Corporation Commission
Ancho Gravel Company
Ancho Nm
David R. Williams
C. A. Stanfield
W. J. Holleman
Tulsa
Okla
C. L. Severy
Ancho
Charters Cancelled as Reports Go Unfiled
Santa Fe New Mexico September 2. The state corporation commission cancels charters of Leatherwood Health Co J H Leatherwood and Co Las Vegas Ives Greenhouse Inc Albuquerque and La Salle Petroleum Co Santa Fe Tulsa due to failure to file annual reports.
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N. M
State Corporation Commission
Leatherwood Health Co
J. H. Leatherwood and Company
Las Vegas
Ives Greenhouse, Inc
Albuquerque
la Salle Petroleum Company
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Tropical storm breaks up over eastern Mississippi area
A tropical storm that threatened Florida and the Gulf Coast dissipated over eastern Mississippi. The system reduced to squalls and gusty rains with three deaths and minor property damage reported as its force faded yesterday.
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Miss
Pahamas
Florida
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
New Mexico Military Institute Begins Thirty Fifth Year
Roswell prepares for the return of N M M I cadets and football squad as new arrivals pour in ahead of the 35th year. Instructors return from vacation and classes start Thursday with intensive drills and tests. Enrollment expected near last year amid no opening ceremonies.
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New Mexico Military Institute
West Point
West
Thfe
D. H. Starr
A. N. Carter
T. N. Price
Roswell approves eleven city building permits for August
Roswell city clerk M J McDonald reports eleven building permits issued in August with a total estimated cost of 10746 dollars. The largest is a 3500 dollar filling station at Sixth and Main for C D Swaim, followed by a 2500 dollar dwelling at 503 North Missouri for F G Morey. Other permits include a church basement expansion for 1800 dollars, a 150 dollar garage, a 200 dollar sleeping porch addition, a 400 dollar breakfast nook, a 146 dollar garage, a 100 dollar business structure, a 1300 dollar roof, a 500 dollar poultry farm structures, and a 200 dollar house alteration.
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North
Missouri
F. G. Morey
L. H. Wells
M. E. Church
Fifth and
Kentucky
Walter Gill
South
Pennsylvania
T. L. Gardner
West Second
A. EF. Freehart
North Michigan
Lester Roper
East Second
R. H. Oldham Jr
Western Roofing Company
B. C. Mossman
West Seventh
O. R. Haymaker
Roswell
Mary Louise McDonald
Sixth
Japanese Report Kill 306 Bandits at Anta Station
Tokyo dispatch says 306 Chinese bandits were killed in a two hour battle with Japanese troops at Anta station on the Chinese eastern railway near Harbin. The clash followed the bandits’ capture of the station and a Japanese expedition from Tsitsihar was sent to reclaim it. Japanese losses were four killed and five wounded.
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Anta
Harbin
Tsitsihar
New Wells Add Production in Hobbs Field
New wells will be added to production in the Hobbs oil field in the coming days. Midwest Refining Company’s Terry No. 11 near Sec. 9-19-28 was completed at 4,175 feet but awaits a proration test. Shells Petroleum Corp’s Rice No. 1 in Sec. 13-18-37 is near the major pay at 4,136 feet.
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Midwest Refining Company
Rice No
Shells Petroleum Corp
Skelly Oil Co
Turner
The
Texas Company
P. Lynch
Brainard
Finley, Woods and Brainard Co
Flynn, Welch & Yates
W. A. Scott
Kaiser
Monument
Stata Fe No
Tidal Oil Co
Eunice
Americans Clinch Walker Cup Victory In Mass
Brookline Mass September 2 AP United States captain Francis Ouimet halved his 36 hole singles match with Tony Torrance as the Americans clinched the Walker Cup after six straight wins in the two day event. It marked the seventh consecutive American triumph in ten years.
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Brookline Mass
United States
Francis Ouimet
Tony Torrance
Cotton Advances Two Dollars Per Bale Today
New York reports a broad stock rally with a cent rise in wheat and up to about two dollars fifty cents per bale in cotton. Steel shares led gains on news of higher production after Labor Day as broader market participation supported roughly 3.2 million shares traded. Bond prices stayed mostly steady while speculative rail loans rose.
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New York
Stocks Exchange
County Officials Paid Yesterday in July Salary Disbursement
Chaves county officials received their July pay yesterday afternoon after the August first pass. The salary fund notes September payments expected to be covered by tax collections and fees. Some officials may face no further pay until after December first.
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Chaves
Roswell and Pecos Valley Weather Forecast
Forecasters expect fair conditions for Roswell and the Pecos valley tonight and Saturday. Across New Mexico the forecast is fair through tonight and Saturday with slightly warmer temperatures in the extreme north portion tonight.
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Roswell
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
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