Poll watchers beaten as New York election sparks charges
In New York City the mayoral race heated as McKee accused Tammany Hall of planning to import thousands of floaters to steal the election. LaGuardia rebutted calling the claim a bid to crush opponents while Farley and Lehman figures drew sharp retorts amid a record turnout and broad contest for city offices.
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Tammany
Dentes
Max D. Steuer
Theeminsels
TaGuardie
Festinnstar
James A. Farley
Herbert H. Lehman
Alfred B. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
LaGuardis
Farley
Roosevelt
Meler
Havervelt
Leman
la Guardia
Tammany Hall
LaGuardia
Forest Hillis
Pous
Fusion Party
Junges
Supreme Court
Five Boroughs
Thomas C. T. Grain
New York County
Yiccone
Jan H. McCovey
Brooklyn
la Guerdia
Evolution of eyeglasses from flat to curved lenses
Historical notes describe early flat lenses requiring direct center viewing and the gradual shift to curved spectacle lenses. Developments over centuries improved edge-to-edge clarity, enabling more natural peripheral vision and reducing the need for head movement to maintain a clear view. Researchers linked lens curvature to preserved image sharpness and began publishing guides on lens design and eye care.
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Unav
Chetan
Accused Man’s Prosecution Hopes Hinge On Innocence View
Miss Brandon, a typist, voiced belief in Mejor Shepard’s right to prove innocence if truly unjustly charged. She praised Shepard as intelligent and defined, and said God permits innocent individuals to show their innocence. Brandon plans to continue work at Brooksfield and live with her sister in San Antonio.
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Brooksfield
San Antonio
Frances Williams Marries Polo Player in Hollywood
Frances Williams, blonde musical comedy star and screen actress, announced her marriage to Manuel Buusa, polo player and business figure, in Hollywood. The couple, reportedly planning a civil ceremony in Balarnay, were described as already married in prior arrangements, according to family and entertainment notices.
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Frances Williams
Hollywood
Calif
Frances Walliams
Cat
Mauel Buusa
Mss Willams
Balarnay
Sneed Record Set by Stern Justice
Baton Rouge report details a court proceeding with Henry Benih, 46, involved in a charge following a fatal incident. The record mentions arrest, arraignment, and a guilty plea, with a focus on the justice response and a classified listing.
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Stern Justice Baton Rough
Henry Benih
Gebling
Cafes May Quit Eagles In Indianapolis
The Indiana Brete Restaurant association executive committee will urge 1975 members to remove the blue eagle NRA cooperation emblem from display. Reasons include NRA inaction on chiseling, rising food and labor costs, price cutting, and refusal to allow temporary operation under a proposed national restaurant code. NRA seeks agreement tomorrow with 29 restaurant groups on core code points. Dickey says NRA covers hours and wages, while trade practices fall to the agricultural adjustment administration.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Brete Restaurant Association
NRA
W. & Akin
Washington, D. C
James B. Dickey
Dickey
Dry Law Repeal Dominates Off Year Ballot
Voters in six scattered states weigh ending national prohibition at the polls while New York City conducts a three cornered mayoral race involving McKee La Guardia and O Brien. Nationwide, observers gauge signs for congressional campaigns amid wet and dry contests in Pennsylvania Ohio North and South Carolina Kentucky Utah.
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Tammany
Pennsylvania
Ohio
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South Carolina
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Utah
Farley
New York
Joseph V. McKee
Cen
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Chile
Ohio Tepeal Council
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Commonwealth
White House
Jim Mona
McKee
Recovery Party
Plorello
Britain Agrees to Pay Part of Debt to U S
President Roosevelt announced end of British war debt talks without an agreement but a token payment of 37.5 million pounds to be paid in American currency on December 15. The move avoids prejudice while Britain acknowledges the debt and signals potential readjustment in a clarified world economy.
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Washington, D. C
Ipi
Hoosevelt
Britain
Auyet
Roosevelt
Britain offers $87.5 million token payment on war debts
In London Chancellor Neville Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that Britain has offered the United States 87.5 million as a token payment on the December 15 war debts installment. He said President Roosevelt accepted and the United Kingdom would not default. Paris officials said France’s debt default policy remains unchanged despite Britain’s token payment renewal.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Great Britain
United States
Roosevelt
Judge Pats Contempt as Prisoner Attacks Officer
In Chicago at a felony court, 37 year old Harry Biron accused Police Sergeant John O Gara of taking 125 from him for a bond. Biron and two companions Frank Gretn 26 and Edward Schult 25 resisted arrest, O Gara lay unconscious for half an hour after a jaw blow. Judge Beill sentenced Biron six months for contempt while continued vagrancy charges against the trio.
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Jay Beiller
Harry Biron
Johm O'Gara
Bir
Strow
O'Gara
Iron
Frank Gretn
Edward Schult
Feast Opens WoT Meet in San Antonio Four-Day Convention
Hundreds of Texas WCTU members gather at the Fourth and Worth Alamo streets church for a four day annual convention. Dr F S Grons of East Texas Baptist College delivers the keynote on Tuesday evening. Various leaders from across the state speak, with white ribbon enrollments and infant christening rites planned later in the week. The event wraps with a Friday farewell tour.
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Uheir
San Antonio
Texas Women's Christ and Temperance Union
Pirdh Presbyterian Church
Fourth
Worth Alamo
F. 5. Grons
East Texts Baptist College of Marshall
J. M. Glass
San Antonio Temperance Onion
Claude de Vac Watts
Presid Dair
Austin
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First Presbyterian Church
Waller Anthony
Maddieson Square Presbyterian Church
O. J. Cabee
Army
Glass
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