Northeaster Rages Up The New England Coast
A howling northeaster intensified along the New England coast on Oct 19 with storm warnings from Block Island to Boston Light. Boston reports three inches of rain in 24 hours and strong 50 mph winds. Three fishing party deaths were noted at Jamestown Rhode Island as seas swept rocky shores. Cambridge officers manned a rainbound station under umbrellas as a roof leak and flooding disrupted daily police work.
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Boston
New England
Block Island
Greater Boston
Greater
Daston
Jamestown
H. I
Harrican Morris Estate
Ernest Vierra
Manuel Madeiros
Joseph Mello
Cambridge
Centr
Shuste
Roll Tell
Pollet
Patrick J. Healey
WRS
Paraguayan Troops Attack in Chaco Arce Sector
Unofficial reports say about 14,000 Paraguayan troops were engaged in a battle in the Arce sector of the Chaco, with Bolivian forces repulsing the attack. The item also notes a classified ad opportunity in The Light’s situations wanted column.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Arce
Chaco
Days prep to fight beer in Washington conference
Anti-Saloon League leaders plan a December conference in Washington to draft unified action for the next Congress. They will oppose any modification or repeal of the Volstead Act and aim to influence elections for several years. The report notes a broad effort to organize against beer and temperance reforms ahead of 1930s political shifts.
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Washington, D. C
Prague
League
Officer shot and recovering after Dallas transfer
Lieut. K. J. Gregg of the Air Corps, shot by a sentry at Hensley field, is recovering at Fort Sam Houston station hospital. He arrived from Dallas after being wounded in the leg when a shotgun blast struck him as he tried to enter the field club late Sunday night amid reports of recent thefts. A Dallas board of officers investigates the incident. findings not yet received.
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Liew
RK. J. Gregg
Air Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Barder
Hensley Field
Mallas
Grege
Rolly
K. J. Greg
San Antonio
Dallas
Station Hospital
Gregg
iHengley Field
Eighth Corps
Corps Area
Lubbock County Bounty Offer After Robbery Death
Lubbock residents vote at mass meeting to post rewards for arrests and convictions, aiding a bounty fund. The gathering, called by the Lubbock County Bar Association, follows the shooting of former McMurry football player Robert Tharp, who died from wounds. Community leaders urge cleansing the profession.
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Lubbock County
Lubbock
Robert Tharp
McMurry College
Tharp
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