Weather and politics mix in odd Washington report
Washington dispatch reports heavy rain fears in October with officials and newspapers warning of possible record rainfall. It notes poverty and hunger limits in the district and proposals for parking taxes to fund unemployment relief. The piece also critiques revival schemes and foreign policy musings, including Japan and Russia, and hints at a mountaintop observatory project in the desert.
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Washington
D. C
Reconstricion Flonnce Corporation
Thia
Natom
Readable Prisoner Chance Looms for Leslie Riley
Chicago reports Leslie Riley appears headed for a single life sentence after pleas and admissions regarding embezzlement totaling $21,000. Officials consider possible additional time for readers of the case as details unfold. In New York, engineer Harry Alexander dies at 62 at his Great Neck home following a nonfatal incident.
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Leslie Riley
Pallee Anid
Atate
Kiela Bel
New York
Harry Alexander
Notianny
Great Neck
Woman says he rented rooms in murder trial
In Muskogee, Mary Potts testified that Rev B Althea Berrie, on trial for his wife’s murder, stayed at her rooming house under the name Mr Stephens. Other witnesses described meetings with the 39 year old preacher and read verses prosecutors say he wrote to his late wife.
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Muskogee
Mary Potts
Althea Brrrie
Cumberland Presbyterian
Stephens
Phil K. Oldham
Cook
Bernie
Aulesman
Mary Bradahaw
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Pordon
Oldham
Walesey
Ida Bess
Wolfry
Berrie
Wolsey
Herre
Ais
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Bertle
Wolasy
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Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Partly cloudy and colder Wednesday night and Thursday. Readings: Tuesday high near 84, Wednesday night around 50s, Thursday high about 66. North to northwest winds, with frost possible along the coast and southeastern areas. Panhandle and northwest portions also colder with chances of light showers in the south.
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Texas
Palr Wi
Thurracay
Thurgany
Weat
Panhandle
Local Clinical Ink Discovery At Central Emergency
In San Francisco Ort on the nineteenth, a clinical finding emerged at Central Emergency Hospital. Patient Jacob Bergen presented for treatment after an accidental ink exposure. The epidermis turned ink black with an involuntary inflammatory reaction mirroring prior observations.
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San Francisco
Central Emergency Hospital
Iudey
Jacepl Bergen
Bergen Heer
Frank Greco Shot In Dallas Hotel Room
Frank Greco, known as Frank' Dallas, a 24 year old newsie, was shot in the abdomen Wednesday in his room at the Mi inm hotel on Alamo street. George Ridgeway, Greco's roommate, heard the pistol shot and Greco uttered ending it all. Miss Louie Kirkling was first to enter and said Greco planned to leave for Mexico. Detectives Dresch and Caniu and Acting Police Captain Ankergou lead the investigation. Greco is expected to recover.
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Greca
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Greco Tueday
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A. F. Dresch
Poice
Eddie Ankergou
San Antown Stro
Committee May Probe Chairman Hofstadter Deal
New York Oct 19 The Hofstadter inquiry was proposed by the legislature to investigate the deal that led to State Senator Samuel Hofstadter being nominated to the state supreme court bench. The move aims to examine conditions in New York City surrounding the nomination process and any related influence.
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Hofstadter Coimpiliies
New York City
Samuel Hofstadter
Supreme Court
Radio Service Men Plan Fall Meeting Announcement
The Radio Service Men's association will hold its first fall meeting in the M C 4 Wednes day at 7 90 p m O N Day president announced E Beck is vice president and H P Becker secretary. The group will meet semi monthly through the winter. Bruce Pirnio, president of the Monague Rod and Reo company, reported fishing rod sales in the Middle West up nearly 50 percent from last year.
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Radio Service Men's Association
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O. N. Day
E. Beck
H. P. Becker
Chicago
Bruce Pirnio
Monague Rod and Reo Company
Middle West
Ten Jalisco Pests A Jailed In Mexico City Plot
Detention of ten priests in Jalisco followed reports of a rebellious plot. An arrested priest, Ramon Gonzalez Ped Toang Sho, named lay members as co conspirators. Police found a printing press rebellious propaganda bombs firearms and ammunition during raids in Guadalajara. Salisco state notified the president of the incident as lawmakers consider a law to cap priests at sixty eight.
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Jalisco
Guadalaferd
Ramon Gonzalez Ped
Toang Sho
Salisco
Gelats
Rodriguez
Guadalsiara
Batte
Ohio to Probe Continental Shares Collapse
In Columbus on October 19 Governor George White announced the attorney general will investigate the Continental Shares Incorporated collapse. Governor William Piekrel charged that careless handling of millions of Ohio investors' money led to the reorganization, with Black transactions mirroring prior methods cited as costly to investors.
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Columbus
Seut
Wiliem G. Piekrel
Ohio
Incorporated
George White
New York Budget for 1933 Is Set
Paul Seeger, assistant to the budget director, announced the 1949 budget as proposed. It totals $566,621,040, a reduction of $74,744,997.57 from the 1982 budget. Proposals include about $12,500,000 in further reductions held for study before final adoption.
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New York
Paul Seeger
Board of Estimate
Renin
Porrd
Bank Robbery by Four Bandits in Glen Elder
Four men robbed The Tradeta State Bank in Glen Elder Kansas using drawn revolvers. Two robbers entered while two others waited outside with the car. A time clock prevented the men from entering the vault, and an undetermined amount of money was taken.
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Kan
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Tradeta State Bank
Baby Boasts Red Tresses on One Side and Blond on Other
Los Angeles reports a newborn with a striking split hair: one side bright red and the other blond. Doctors note uneven pigmentation, with eyes and brow originally lighter. The child is observed by researchers from the University of California to explore a potential genetic or developmental irregularity.
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Red
Los Angeles
Rex Wilford Price Jr
Long Beach
Sinai Desert Observatory To Be Built
Washington October 12 The Smithsonian Institution plans to build a solar observatory on a Sinai Desert mountain top site in Mount Katharine area. Secretary Charles G Abbott announced the choice noting the peak is among the highest and driest accessible spots in the eastern world.
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Emitheonian Institute
Ghal
Morea
Washington, D. C
Sinai Desert
Smithonian Institution
Charles G. Abbott
Mt. Katharine
Chosnn
Picketts long crime career ends with fresh charges
John Pickett, recently returned from Austin, faces nine new complaints after years of intermittent crime and prison time. He admitted two other capital offenses, claimed no remorse, and described a spree of burglaries and an assault on a woman in Austin. His past includes a farm upbringing, multiple relocations, and a long pattern of unlawful acts that culminated in continued legal jeopardy.
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Jeff Bayis
John Pickett
Te Iy
Gray casе murder trial recounts prior gambling debt feud
In Aquaston a jury heard testimony in the trial of Herschpl Gray of San Antonio for the slaying of J. A. Mangum on a downtown street May 22. Gray said Mangum cursed him and reached for a pistol before the shooting. He also claimed Mangum had earlier robbed him of $32 at a hotel.
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I—Argumetus
Herschpl Gray
San Antonio
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Shorty") Mangun
Mangum
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Houston
Oncler
Assassination Attempt Foiled on Hungarian Premier
A failed bid against former Hungarian Premier Stephen Belblen occurred in Budapest. Louis Eskidt, private secretary to the former minister of agriculture, tried to stab Belblen in a courtroom before a witness testimony. A policeman blocked the dagger thrust, motive cited as private grudge and revenge.
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Hungary
Stephen Belblen
Law Court
Uhis
Louis Eskidt
Bethien
Eskudt
Sterling dollar slips amid market turmoil in London
London reports a sharp decline in the sterling to the dollar exchange, dropping from 241 yesterday to 3.46 this morning. Analysts cite seasonal movements and speculative selling as causes, with official support via the exchange equalization account not yet active.
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London
18 Degree Temperature Drop Forecast for Los Angeles
Predictions from the weather bureau expect an 18 degree drop in Los Angeles temperatures from Wednesday night to Thursday with a Thursday low around 52. Thursday's high is forecast near 86 as moderate north and west winds prevail. Frost is predicted for parts of Texas ahead of the cooler period.
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Weather Bureau
Texas
Tax Explanation Asked by Deputy Mendez in Mexico City
Deputy Eugenio Mendez, Vera rmx chief, urged the chamber to summon Secretary of Finance Paii to explain an 810 million tax advance. He questioned why Mexico needed the funds and what promises were being offered to secure the loan. The chamber ignored the request.
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Eugenio Mendez
Vera Rmx
Chamber of Deputies
Finance
Paii
Mexican Railroad Chief Titcomb Resigns to Take Effect in November
Harvey Burgess Titcomb, president of the Southern Pacific Railway company of Mexico, announced his resignation effective November 1 after two years in the post. He previously led the Pacific Electric Railway of Los Angeles.
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Mexicoo City
Harvey Burgess
Titcomb
Southern Pacific Railway Company of Mexico
Paitic Electric Hailway
Los Angeles
Actress Guarded Following Threat in Los Angeles
District Attorney Burton Pitts said a guard was maced near actress Maria Nixon and sportsman Banaré Timondre as threats connected to the identification of an alleged robber were investigated.
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Los Angeles
Burton Pitts
Maria Nixon
Timondre
Nisband
British Suspend Soviet Agreement Rumor Circulates
Moscow dispatch reports a temporary amendment to a trade pact with Russia published in Moscow newspapers without commentary. A separate item notes railway leader Datta Tapkir Chowla, prominent in the Indian Congress, was assassinated during a speech rally, with authorities attributing political tensions and violence to the act.
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Tondan
Russia
Togny
Roosevelt Critiques Republican Fear Tactics in Wheeling Speech
Governor Roosevelt, campaigning in Wheeling, assailed Republican fearmongering and misstated stock phrases. He defended the New Deal pillars, praised the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and promised a better path with a change of administration on November's eve.
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