Legion Convention Booes Hurdey VETS FIGHT TO REBUKE NOOVER
Portland dispatch covers dramatic day at American Legion convention with Secretary of War Patrick Hurdey booed while introduced as a distinguished guest. The convention debated a resolution censuring Hoover's administration over the bonus expeditionary force and prepared for potential floor fights. Prominent figures included Gen Wilders, Gen Hines, Governor Meier, and Mayor Baker as the assembly moved toward policy on prohibition and federal action amid tense atmosphere.
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Ore
INS
Patrick Hurdey
American Legion
Henry J. Stevens Jr
Hoover
Bonus Expeditionary Force
Washington
Pennsylvania
State Department
Aits
Pittsburgh
George Brown
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Affairs
Patrick J. Hare Jey
Filans
Julius L. Meier
Oregon
George L. Baker
Alex G. Barry
Oregon Department of the Legion
Henry L. Stevens
Frst
Auditoriany
Patrick J. Hurley
Legion
Hurley
Army Acon
Cotton Drops to New Lows on Wave of Liquidation
New York September 12 Cotton shipp ed about 2.0 a bale to new low levels for the current reaction. The market fell under heavy edge selling and liquidation from Wall Street commission houses and other sources. October contracts at 7.70 cents per pound, off 1.86. December 7.84, off 2.05. March 8.05, off 1.95. Traders reported numerous stop orders uncovered, accelerating the decline. Trade buying was reported on a scale down.
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New York
Wall Street Commission
Qctober
Pliers Off Again for Record Try
In Los Angeles on September 78, aviators Fred Murillo and John Shéasey prepared to refuel and regain the world endurance flight record. They hoped to beat the 7 1 hour mark set by Forest O Brine and Dale Jackson, after a broken oil line and earlier near 190 hours in the air.
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Fred Murillo
John Shéasey
Lorey
Hey
Forest
O'Brine
Dale Jackson
Weather Forecast for Texas and Texas Panhandle
San Antonio and yletty show partly cloudy conditions with Monday night and Tuesday readings. Monday night low near 70 degrees and Tuesday high near 88. Light to moderate northerly winds. East Texas partly cloudy with a coastal shift and stronger northeast to north winds along the coast. West Texas partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday with the Panhandle turning cooler Tuesday afternoon.
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San Antonio
Yletty
East Texas
Tala
Sagt
Wat Coant
Texas
Ecolar
Panhandle
Expulsion of Bonus Army News Sparks Official Denials
Washington report by Attorney General Mitchell found federal troops used during the Bonus Army encampment were necessary to prevent further disorder and bloodshed. The inquiry blamed some ex servicemen and Communists for promoting the march while noting many veterans acted in good faith. Bonus leaders disputed the charges as timing aimed at the American Legion gathering.
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WIA
Mitchell
Bonus Army
Loting
Hoover
Ib Ta
Washington
Hoover Ates
Congress
Justice Department
New York
Walter W. Waters
American Legion
R. B. Elileon
American League Scores and Box Notes From The Day
The League results list Washington 8 over Chicago 3 and Philadelphia leading Detroit with 12 000 fans in attendance. Notables include Crowder and Boencer homers for the winners and Grove Cochran Sorrel Kayworth for the Detroit defense. New York and Cleveland games are noted with lineup changes and pitchers Wuffing and Dikey mentioned for duties.
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Cascago
AL Chicagtor
Waghinston
Chileno
Crowder
Boencer
Nelly
Galivan
Dery
Villadulphia
Detroit
Dotentri
Philadelphia
Grove
Cochranz
Sorrel
Ule
Kayworth
NATIONALLY LEAGUE BROOKLYN 4 CHICAGO 3 AT BRIDGEVIEW
Brooklyn defeated Chicago 4 to 3 in a tight game at Brugklsn with key innings by Pinning Grimey and Hartnett. Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia 4 to 2 at Philadelphia as part of today’s big league box scores preview.
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Chicago
Brugklsn
Brooklyn
LNA
Grimey and Hartnett
Clark
Madden
Grant Severance for Davis Lottery Trial
United States Senator James J. Davis won a severance for purposes of trial in the government case against himself Bernard C. McGuire and others charged with lottery participation. Judge T Blake Kennedy granted severance, allowing Davis to face trial next Monday.
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Grant Severance
Davis
New York
United States
James J. Davis
Bernard C. McGuire
George 2
Cake
Charles H.puttle
T. Blake Fennedy
Bexar County Treasurer Salary Cut Favorably Reported
A Texas House state affairs committee reported favorably a bill by Representative P L Anderson to cut the Bexar county treasurer salary from 5100 to 3200 per year. The measure aims to reduce county payroll expenses and reflects ongoing legislative actions in Austin.
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Bexar
Austin
House State Affairs Committee
Texas Legislature
P. L. Anderson
Bexar County
Lockhart to Cut City Taxes by About 36 Percent
Lockhart Mayor W. M. Schofield announces city taxes will drop about 36 percent for the coming year. A 25 percent rate reduction is set and $500,000 will be cut from valuations, reshaping the tax burden on residents and property owners.
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Lockhart
W. M. Schofield
Stalin May Lose Out as Dictator Headlines from Moscow
A London dispatch cites Moscow reports that Stalin, the Soviet dictator, is near being replaced by War Commissar Voroshilov. In New York, Dow Jones reports tire makers raising prices by 1 to 4 percent and new allocations up to 15 percent as supply tightens.
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London
New York
Dow, Jones and Company
Police Records Ignored in 17 When U S Sought Fighters
Washington dispatch reports that in 1917 the U S government enlisted former convicts to fight overseas. Army and Navy accepted volunteers and draftees without checking police records, aiming to recruit anyone fit for service. Officials acknowledge no current law prohibits enlisting despite prior records.
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Washington, D. C
Mint
War Department
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Navy
Storm Turks May Miss Texas Gulf Coast
The tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico shifted course toward the Louisiana coast, likely sparing the Texas gulf coast. Early reports noted no tropical storm near Port Arthur or Galveston, with warnings to campers and cattlemen to prepare as the disturbance moved inland at about six miles per hour.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
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Galveston
Washington, D. C
Seven Die in Clash Between Car and Locomotive in Portland
Portland scene reports a collision between a locomotive and a car near Sullord today killing seven people. The Lyon family members, Mr. and Mrs. Ellwood Lyon and three of their children, are among the dead along with two Japanese girls in the Lyon car. Five Lyon children were injured and listed as seriously hurt, with chances of death feared.
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Ore
Ellwood Lyon
Lyon
Glassford Denies Police Report Discrepancy
Washington police superintendent Pelham Glassford rejects Attorney General Mitchell's report as at variance with police knowledge. The justice department report, released today, is challenged by Glassford after a careful study. President Hoover presented the proceedings to the academy.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Mitchell
Washington
Pelham
Justice Department
Hoover
Body of Laredo Victim Found
The body of Federica Snonz, drowned in the flooded Rio Grande on September 3 when two spans of the International Railway Bridge washed away, was found today on the river bank about 14 miles below Laredo, Texas.
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Laredo
Texas
Federica Snonz
Rio Grande
Lareto
Reichstag Votes on Dissolution Order in Germany
Berlin September 12 A commitment of non confidence in Chancellor Franz Von Papen’s cabinet was approved by the Reichstag. The vote stood 15 to 32 with 40 members abstaining.
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Reichstag
Berlin
Franc von Pape
Genuine Americanism And Prosperity Viewpoint By Hearst
The piece argues that Hoover era prosperity mainly benefits railroad interests and banks. It cites wage cuts, rising stock prices, and bank credit contraction as evidence of false prosperity, questioning Wall Street gains versus worsening employment and wages for workers. It ends with a call to consider real living standards over stock market gains.
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Federal Reconstruction Corporation
Federal Reconstruction Corporaton
Wall Street
Mr. Hoover
Committee declines to consider PTI runoff contest
In Lubbock Texas Governor Sterling filed a formal contest against Miriam Ferguson's nomination for governor. The state Democratic executive committee sustained a ruling that prohibited consideration of the contest. A subcommittee was directed to report on contesting official returns and the petition outlined alleged fraud in the August runoff, including handling of ballots and alleged nonresidents voting.
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R. S. Sterling
Miriam A
Miriam A. Perguson
Ross S. Sterling
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Lion
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texay
Ferguson
Tlecylon
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