Today Just Before the Battle and the Klan Threats
Arthur Brisbane surveys a pre election mood noting stock gains and farmer profits while warning of Bolshevik fears. He cites Ohio Klansmen clashing with anti Klux groups in Niles and discusses presidential duty to uphold the law amid heated rhetoric. The column then shifts to Swiss history of the guillotine and the modern danger of poison gas experiments at Standard Oil and the N rays in France.
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Ku Klux
Colidge
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Free Masons
Knights of Pythias
Knights
Baldwin charges mocked by Ranger Captain Baldwin
Ranger Captain B C Baldwin faces four charges by a Bexar county grand jury over disposal of liquor seized in dry raids He posted bond at the sheriff's office and sought an early trial He called the indictments ridiculous noting the grand jury was misinformed on the law He said federal officers supervised liquor destruction in raids and that state laws did not apply to their seizures
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B.C. Baldwin
Bexar County
Jim Stevens
Captain Baldwin
Baldwin
Sheriff's Office
Women to cast largest vote in history says San Antonio column
San Antonio women organize drive to turnout a record vote in Bexar county. They vow to outvote men by careful ballot study and insist women should vote and hold office, with clerk Louise Taylor endorsing selective scratching on the long ballot. Three men die in Stockton train crossing crash later reported.
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San Antonio
Bexar County
Louise Taylor
Jack R. Burke
Stockton
Cal
Southie Pacific
Crosslng
Bore
AID OFFERED TO OWNERS OF PUPS
H A Ochs of Wolff and Mass offers to fund dog licenses for owners unable to pay for their pets in the city pound at Brackenridge Park. Dart Carruthers supervises the pound, which holds dogs three days before potential euthanasia. The San Antonio Child Protective and Humane Society backs the plan, part of a drive that raised about $450.
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H. A. Ochs
Wolff and Mas
Brackenridge Park
Dart Carruthers
Dart
Ochs
San Antonio Child Protective and Humane Society
Tam
Zanni Abandons Trans Ocean Trip
Maj Pedro Zanni the Argentine aviator announced he would abandon his attempt to fly across the Pacific Ocean. Mrs Warren G Harding widow of the late president was reported ill in Ohio at the home of De Carley Sawyer suffering kidney trouble.
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Torso
Pedro Zanni
Pacific Ocean
98 Year Old Woman Voter for Coolidge in Mass
Emily W Parker, age 98, received a congratulatory letter from President Coolidge dated October 1 1924 for her registration and public life. She plans to vote in West Boylston tomorrow as she remains active in civic affairs.
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Coolidge
West Boylston
Mass
Emily W. Parker
Cookidge
White House
Lady Nancy Astor Contends for Cabinet Place
Associated Press reports in London that the Labour government is expected to resist and the king will invite Stanley Goodwin to form a new ministry. Baldwin to announce chief appointments soon. Curzon unlikely to head the forceful offices. The Daily Express notes strong moves for Lady Astor or the Duchess of Atholl to join the ministry.
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Associated Press
London
Stanley Goodwin
Baldwin
Anet
Lord Curzon
Forciifice
The
Daily Express
Lady Astar
Duchess of Atholl
Menocal charges frauds in election loss
Former President Mario Menocal, a Conservative, released a signed statement alleging fraud in Saturday's election. Official figures show Gen. Gerardo Machado, Liberal, defeated Menocal for president. The claim centers on alleged irregularities affecting the result in Havana and surrounding areas.
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Associated Press
Havana
Novi T
Geramlo Machado
Mario G. Menogal
Oil Company President Killed In Arkansas Crash
Stuttgart Ark November 3 Walter Snotzmeier president of Riehlund Petroleum Company based here fatally injured and James Simpson seriously hurt when their car overturned near Stuttgart late Sunday Snotzmeier died about two hours later at a local hospital
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Stuttgart
Ark
Walter
Snotzmeier
Riehlund Petroleum Company
James Simpson
Snotsmeier
Cornelius Cole Dies at 162 in Los Angeles
Former United States senator Cornelius Cole died at his residence in Los Angeles on November 3. He reportedly lived 162 years, with pneumonia and heart disease listed among the causes. Family and friends noted a frail health in recent months and prepared for his final rites.
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Cornelius Cole
Los Angeles
Cornelius , Cole
United States
Treasury Sees Government Cutbacks Fuel Economic Recovery
Seventh article in a Hearst series praises Coolidge administration for restraining government expenses. It notes a drop from 5.5 billion in 1921 to 300 million in 1924, repayment of over 5 billion in borrowed funds, and rising Liberty Bond values. It argues reduced debt and lower interest rates boosted industry and credit for builders, farmers, and exporters.
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Coolidge
Hearst Papers
Republican Party
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
Treasury Note
Treasury
Light to Flash Election Returns Tuesday Night
Returns of Tuesday general election will be flashed on the Screen before The Light building starting at dusk. The Light will issue an extra quickly as results are sufficient to show governor and presidential race outcomes and reports on the congressional race. The Light is served by the Texas election bureau to gather state returns with special wire service for national results. Come to The Light office and watch the vote counting progress.
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Texas Election Bureau
Light
Fliers to Arrive in San Antonio Wednesday
Round the world airmen will land in San Antonio Wednesday between 2 and 4 pm, per a notice to Col. C. C. Culver. Lt. Smith leads the flight. two crews depart Thursday morning while the others stay until Friday. Chamber events include a banquet at the St. Anthony and a Majestic Theater party. Junior Chamber plans a duck hunt and barbecue at Medina Lake Thursday morning.
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San Antonio
Col. C. C. Culver
Smith
New Orleans
Chamber of Commerce
St. Anthony Hotel
Majestic Theater Inter
Medina Lake
George M'Clellan Hurt In Car Crash
George A. McClellan publisher of the St Joseph Gazette was injured in a motor car crash nine miles south of St Joseph Sunday night. Judge G L Zwick was cut on the face and hands. Mrs McClellan and Mrs Zivick escaped with minor bruises.
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ST. Joseph
George A. McClellan
G. L. Zwick
Circuit Court
McClellan
Here
Zivick
Asa Candler sues for income taxes in Atlanta suit
Asa Candler Sr sues Internal Revenue Collector Rose and ex collector A C Blalock in Atlanta alleging a tax refund dispute since 1917. He seeks 1 716 760 dollars claiming payments were made under protest and duress after paying five taxes for seven years. Smallpox toll rises as 27 deaths reported in Minneapolis October 1.
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Universal Service
Atlanta
Asa
Candler Sr
Internal Revenue
Rose
A. C. Blalock
Candler
McCrory Urges Grand Jury Probe of Fences and Pawn Shops
Judge McCrory urged the ninety fourth District Court grand jury to rigorously investigate fences and second rate pawn shops that dispose of stolen property. He faulted deals where thieves recover stolen items via pawn shops after owners pay tickets and promise not to prosecute. He asked the jurors to press prosecutions regardless of such agreements and pursued broader inquiries into liquor, gambling, and murder laws. A. J. Swearingen was named grand jury foreman with a slate of twelve members.
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San Antonio
McCrory
Ninety Fourth District Court
Grand Jury
Judge McCrory
Tudge McCrory
Fire damages Camp Meade hospital and rescues patients
An early November fire at Camp Meade Hospital caused extensive damage and prompted rapid evacuation. Firefighters, aided by high winds, worked for hours to contain the blaze, with forty wards and patients moved to safety as the wing was destroyed.
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Camp Meade
Mid
Nign
Cain
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Zanni
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Menocal
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Asa Candler
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Board of Health
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Swearingen
A. J. Swearingen
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Lee
A. Adams
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William Will
J. MA. Vance
Ganahl Walker
A. W. Watson
H. H. Ochs
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