Mary Garden and other bold aims inspire youth toward deeds
Today Mary Garden returns to America weighing 116 pounds and clings to a stark diet. The piece extols grand adventures by figures like Alexander, Peary, Lindbergh, and Diteman as proof ambition fuels civilization. It lauds architect Thomas Hastings, creator of the New York Public Library, and notes Hoover’s public service as a model for striving and success.
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Mary Garden
America
Bonghine
Weather Summary for Texas and Nearby Areas
San Antonio and surrounding towns report clear to fair conditions with mild winds. Temperatures near 58 to 73 degrees, frost possible in northern interior regions Thursday night, cold fronts moving through. Precipitation minimal with scattered snow in the far north, and winds increasing from the northwest to 40 miles per hour in some areas.
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San Antonio
Weinites
Thorecer Wickt
Priday
Dorsturg
East Trius
Peidaz
Peidaz Generally Fair, ‘Weal Tex Fale, Samewling Colder Thoreday Plebt
Rome Werather
Toni
Helena Mont
Antes
Los Angeles
Calif
New Orleans
New York
Mt. Toole
Vaal
Anaido
Washington
D. C
Atone
Tomas
Okehoma
New
God
Marfa
Fant Norstein
Dane Keronm Rent
J. FL
Jarboe
Texas
Amarilla
Muleshor
Panhandle
Plot to wreck President Hoover's train thwarted in Indiana
In New Albany Indiana three men removed an automobile placed on Baltimore and Ohio tracks to damage the president's special train. The sedan blocked the grade for about 18 minutes until authorities arrived. Two negroes, Charles Burdock and Young Wright, confessed to placing the car to obtain damages, with Wright paying $25 for the act.
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New Albany
Ind
Hoover
Here
Baltimore and Ohio
Secret Service
Enoch Meller
Keller
Edward Hopson
George Weir
Jeffersonville
Louisville
Charles W. Burdock
Young EB. Wright
Burdock
Wright
Hunters Warned in Alpine Section
Alpine dispatch reports district game warden Pete Crawford calling Big Bend ranchers for cooperation in enforcing the state game act as deer season nears. Additional wardens have been added to the district and ranchers are cautioned to watch for hunting law changes.
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Alpine
Pete Crawford
Big Bend
Crawford
Soviet Fliers Leave for Chicago from Nebraska Field
The Russian airplane Tang of the Soviets departed from the municipal air field at 8:28 a.m. Central time today bound for Chicago. The fliers aim to reach Chicago about 5 p.m. local time.
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Chicago
North Platte
Neh
Municipal Air Field
Chiengo
Pantages on Stand Accuses Pringle in Teeming Hint
Theater magnate Alexander Pantages testifies accusing Eunion Pringle of forming a team effort in a hinting accusation. The courtroom exchange centers on alleged cooperation and implications within the dispute.
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Alexander Pantages
Eunion Pringle
Hint
Juror Walks Out As Pantages Trial Continues
LOS ANGELES October 24 Eunice Pringle testified again in the Pantages trial denying the assault allegations. The jury faces conflicting accounts in the closet scene as only the two involved were present. Weather notes forecast a cold snap across Texas with subfreezing readings in the Panhandle and a low around 40s in some regions.
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Baron Fills
Bante
Son
Kimive's
Pantages
Col
Snow Blankets Davis Mountains In Early Winter
Snow covered the Davis mountains in the Alpine district of West Texas as a cold front moved through Mast and West Texas. Early, perhaps record, frosts were noted with temperatures around 32 degrees, according to residents. Continued on page 2.
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Mast
West Texas
Davis Mountains
Alpine
Stock Loss Held Paper Stock Loss Held Paper
Washington officials say recent stock market slumps will not derail the administration's tax reduction program. Treasury officials believe the slump reflects market readjustment and not a loss in real values, and would not rob revenue.
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Washington, D.C
Treasury
Grundy Admits Lobbying for Tariff in Senate Hearing
Senator Walsh accuses tariff plans of burdening Pennsylvania customers as Joseph R. Grundy testifies on protective tariff legislation. Grundy, head of the American Tariff League and president of the Manufacturers Association, says he helped secure higher rates to aid Republican campaign interests. Frederick Mrixneat, ex-head of the Atlantic Coast Fisheries Corp, testifies on fish duty work for the tariff bill.
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Wrean
Usgfon
D. Cy
Senator Walsh
Montana
Pennsylvania
Washington, D
Joseph R. Grandy
Coolidge
Senate
Washington
Grundy
American Tariff League
Woebington
Nmsyleinig Manufacturers’ Association
Agkml
Carawar
Toto
Sena
Caraway
Frederick I. Mrixneat
Fish Meisnert
Tariff Commission
Marin
Vicw
Atlantic Coast Fisheries Corporation
Commission
Sonatas Walsh
Senate Finance Committee
Heavy selling drives wheat futures drop on Chicago board
Traders faced a frantic morning as selling orders overwhelmed offers in the wheat pit. May wheat fell sharply from last night’s close, with December and March slipping as Liverpool futures weakened and Argentine supplies pressured prices. The market opened lower, amid stock market weakness and absence of overnight export business, and by 11:30 a.m. prices sank further, reflecting broad bearish momentum.
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Cne San
Net
Todas Watt Fon
Guilandia
Chicago Board of Trade
Liverpool
Board of Tende
Grand Jury Frees Men Accused in Textile Killings
A Gaston County grand jury failed to bring true bills on 16 counts in a case tied to the killing of Mrs. Milla May Wiggins and the kidnapping of three National Textile Worker Union organizers. The indictments were presented by Solicitor John G. Carpenter, with the jury not returning true bills today.
Gems Return to Victim After Robbery Consent
In Chicago on October 24 Mrs Nellie Perky recovered $50 000 worth of jewels from a package handed to a nurse at Frances Willard Hospital. The jewelry had been stolen 12 days earlier during a row at the home of Mrs Perky who lies wounded from a bullet. A man directed the nurse to deliver the items and refused to provide a name. The nurse removed a bandage to confirm the wound.
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Catverani Bertier
Cuicago
Nellie Perky
Duday
Frances Willard Hospiti
Perky
Perry
Ane
Cotton Drops $2.50 Per Bale Amid Stock Slide
New Orleans report shows cotton prices tumbling about 2.50 dollars per bale in sympathy with a sharp decline in New York stocks. Foreman values traded roughly fifty points under yesterday's close as the market reacted to the stock rout.
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New Orleans
New York
Yesternny
Jury Obtained for Third Samar Trial In Colorado Case
In Samar, Colorado, a jury was selected to try Ralph Fleagle on a charge of slaying A. Parish on May 28, 1928. Sixty six veniremen were used to pick 12 jurors after more than two days of examination.
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Samar
Colo
Ralph Fleagle
A.X. Parrish
Four Steel Workers Die in 160 Foot Fall in Winona
Four steel workers plunged 160 feet from a tank under construction in Winona Minnesota when a scaffold or support failed. The men fell to their deaths at the site with emergency crews responding to the accident. Names and exact circumstances were not immediately available.
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Winona
Minn
Dor
Envoy's Spouse Ill at Paris Hospital
The wife of the American minister at Tlerye Mobean Stritterdiand is treated at the American Hospital in Paris for an undetermined illness. She was admitted to the hospital in the face of uncertainty and her condition caused concern. no further details are provided.
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Paris
Pats
Vi— Mere
Mogh
Tlerye
American Robbed on Train Loses Passport and Letter of Credit
A traveler identified as Tall from St. Louis was robbed on a train, losing a $10,040 letter of credit from the Commerce Bank of New York and his passport. The bag was shredded during the theft, with the assailants vanishing after the incident near Prague en route to Berlin.
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Bertin
Tall
St. Louis
Commerce Bank of
New York
Prague
Berlin
New Record Expected as Wall Street Plaza Crashes
New York October 24 stock panic hits Wall Street with markets plunging. Prices of major shares tumble sharply with Amoco, General Motors, and Steel declines heavy. Banks convene after midday as margins collapse and trading reels toward a possible 1 o clock closing.
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Mr. Hoover
Arthur Brisbane
Peasuree Aye
Ian
Alexander
Persia
Columbia
Peary
North Pole
Stanley
Africa
Lindbergh Sands
Diteman
Moxtana
London
Chomna Hastings
Jess
Gent Public Library
Memoris Amphitheater
Arlingten Cemetery
Thoman Hastings
Fifth Avenue
Jayboe
Tata Watt
OMA
H. G. Wells
Julian Huxley
Geo. P. Wells
Stack Mart
Pordas Dales
Wall Street
Stock and
Carh Exchange
Stock Exchange
Lending Bay
Danada
General Motors
Simerivan
Auburn Auto
Tay
Gestenlax
New York Stock Exchange
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At & O
Boar of Governors
Fry
J. 7. Morgan and Company
Charis EB. Mitchell
National Guy Bank
Ate. Wiggin
Chare National Bank
Colay
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