Morgues and jails overwhelmed as Havana endures revolt
Havana endures a fourth blood bath in four months with morgues, hospitals, and jails jammed. Fires, searchlights, and troops guard the capital as reports place 159 dead at Azores Fortress and Emergency Hospital alone records 37 dead and 132 wounded. American residents are warned. rebels threaten property as violence continues.
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Wawvana
Havanae
Azares Fortress
Ramon Grau San Martin
Gerardo Machado
James Connell
Juan Braz Hernandez
Machado
Azores
Havana Harbor
Rause
Raface Iturfalde
Mexico
Cuba
Havana
ABC Revolutionary Society
Will Investigate Returns From 2 Precincts
County Board of Election officials plan an investigation today into discrepancies in Ward 2 election returns. Precinct cards for Ward Six, Precinct C are cited by F A Stetson as chairman. Officials doubt any result changes, attributing differences to straight ballot counting and uniform rate adjustments.
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County Board of Election
F. A. Stetson
Weather Forecast Overview
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with settleing conditions in western and southern areas tonight. Saturday will be cloudy with rising temperatures, followed by light rain in the south and light snow or rain in the north.
Plane Fights Arctic Rescue After Shipwreck
In Cameron Bay Northwest Territories an airplane carried medical supplies to survivors of a wrecked Northern Waterways Transportation Co steamship on Great Bear Lake? fire aboard sent two men to shore with word of the tragedy. The crew fought flames, two drowned, others reached shore in a rubber boat as rescue efforts began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Bay
Northwest Territories
United Press
Great Bear Lake
Arctic
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Northern Waterways ‘Transporation Co
Fort Franklin
Hitler Demands Peace With Honor In Berlin Speech
Chancellor Adolf Hitler demanded peace with honor and equality in a mass Berlin broadcast. He pledged Germany’s peace-minded stance, withdrew from the disarmament conference, and asserted Germans seek understanding, not meddling in others’ affairs. Traffic paused as he spoke to factory workers and a nation-wide loudspeaker network relayed the address.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Pokup
Hitler
Germany
Recount Sought by Lorain Man in Tight Council Vote
Lorain man Charles Peterson seeks a formal recount in Ward 1 Precinct A after an investigation found no discrepancy between posted and certified returns. If 100 uncounted Republican votes are confirmed, Peterson could edge Democrat James Marsh, shifting council control to Republicans with the president position in their favor.
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Lorain
Charles Peterson
Peterson
A. Lorain
Frank Stetsor
James Marsh
Council
Kidnappers hold Brooke Hart for forty thousand dollars
Brooke Hart, 22, Santa Clara University graduate and son of a prominent San Jose merchant, is held for a $40,000 ransom. The demand was telephoned to his father Alex Hart in San Francisco, with no payment instructions. Police traced the call to a San Francisco hotel as officers joined the manhunt across local, county, and federal levels.
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San Jose
Calif
Brooke Hart
Santa Clara University
San Francisco
Alex Hart
Hart
San Jose Country Club
Brook
Wakeman Bridge Dedication Planned for December 8
Wakeman Ohio officials led by Governor George White announce a December 8 dedication for the new Route 20 Wakeman Bridge. The $100,000 structure has been under construction nearly four years with half of it already open to traffic and the rest rushed to full completion. The ceremony will likely include the state highway director and the state superintendent of bridges.
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Wakeman
George White
Planes Forced Down In Ohio Winter Blizzard
United Press reports a brutal lake shore blizzard as Lake Erie churned and snow piled up across Ohio. Temperatures fell to the mid twenties in Cleveland and Columbus, with suspended air schedules and urgent fuel requests. An army plane crashed near Caldwell but its three occupants escaped unharmed. another craft from Troy to Long Island touched down in Wellington with a crushed wing, all passengers unhurt. Snow plows cleared high demand counties Geauga Lake Cuyahoga and Ashtabula as Patterson Field officers Captain D. M. Lewis Lieutenant R. Williamson and a Indiana national guard private were involved.
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United Press
Ohio
Cleveland
Columbus
Lake Erie
Caldwell
Chemmley
Troy
Long Island
Wellington
Geauga
Lake
Cuyahoga
Ashtabula
D. M. Lewis
R. Williamson
Patterson Field
Dayton
Indiana National Guard
Red Cross Roll Call Totals Reach $1768 in Oberlin Area
Mrs. A. C. Schilleman reports Red Cross Roll Call collections totaling $1768 to date with more expected. Several teams have not reported and Oberlin will wait until after the Community Chest campaign. Over $600.09 of the total comes from local factories and the drive is nearing its quartz target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Schilleman
Red Cross Roll Call
Oberlin
Woman Slips In Front Of Auto, Loses Life
In Akron Ohio a thin sheet of ice on South Main street caused Mrs Martha Toris 43 to slip and fall into the path of a slow moving car. The incident occurred today and the victim is identified as Mrs Martha Toris aged 43.
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Akron
Martha Toris
Issuance of Relief Bonds Requested by County
County commissioners were urged by the State Relief Commission to issue 35000 in bonds or notes to fund relief work from November 15 to January 1. Major E O Braught noted state and Federal funds will be obligated by November 15, with no new money until January 1 unless for federally funded special services. Bonds will be retired from anticipated revenue from the selective sales tax on beverages, malt, cosmetics, etc.
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State Relief Commission
E. O. Braught
Death summons John G. Whitney prominent Elyria business man
John G. Whitney 52 longtime Elyria resident and former Ashtabula businessman died at 315 West Fourth Street at 6 30 AM after a lingering illness. Born December 3 1880 in Conneaut Township he built a career with G M Whitney Company Foster Fitch and later the G M Whitney Company. Inventor of display racks he held several patents. Active in Methodist church Masonic and Rotary circles he is survived by wife Blanche Gunn Whitney two sons John G Jr and Franklin L a granddaughter Mary Ann Whitney three brothers and a sister. Funeral at First M E Church Monday at 2 30 PM with Rev E J Bond officiating.
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John G. Whitney
Elyria
West Fourth Street
Ashtabula
Conneaut Township
Conneaut
G M. Whitney Company
Foster-Fitch Company
G. M. Whitney Company
Ile
Masonic Order
Order of the Eastern Star
Rotary Club
Methodist Church
Blanche Gunn Whitney
John G., Jr
Franklin L
Mary Ann Whitney
Charles L
William C
Ernest Ray
West Springfield
Pennsylvania
Lucila Whitney Daub
M. E
E. J. Bond
Stratosphere Balloon Flight Postponed Indefinitely
Chicago reports that Lieut. Commander T. G. W. Settle and Major Chester L. Fordney postponed the stratosphere balloon ascent after preparations had begun. High wind speeds made inflation dangerous and caused several previous postponements. Inflation was halted as Settle abandoned the plan.
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Chicago
T. G. W. Settle
Chester L. Fordney
Settle
Secrecy Surrounds Russia Recognition Terms In Moscow
Moscow November 10 The terms under which the United States may recognize Soviet Russia were received by the Politburo and examined there before government acceptance. Strict secrecy cloaked the document's phrasing as officials reviewed the terms.
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Russia
Moscow
United States
Politburo
United Press
Marines Sail From Tampa For Havana War Zone
The training ship Wyoming with a battalion of 7th regiment Marines aboard sailed today from Tampa Virginia for Havana Cuba to reinforce the U S naval squadron there according to the navy department. President Grau San Martin declared Havana in a state of siege and urged inhabitants to stay out of sight.
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U. S
Tampa
Havana
Washington
Wyoming
7Th Regiment Marines
Cuba
United States Naval Squadron
Navy Department
Grau San Martin
Eaton Township Man Counts Votes for Sixty Years
W H Giles longtime member of the Eaton Township board of elections helped count last Tuesday’s votes. He began on the township board of education 60 years ago and has served in multiple roles, including justice of the peace for 40 years. He and his wife marked their 60th wedding anniversary two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton Township
W.H. Giles
Board of Elections
Township Board of Education
Xavier Brothers Die in Car Collision Near Cincinnati
William Barman 16 student at Xavier High School was killed and his brother Donald 18 Xavier University student received likely fatal injuries when their car collided head on with a street car on the way to school in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xouth
Cincinnati
William Barman
Xavier High School
Donald
Xavier University
Ridge Hill Memorial Park Body Transfer Details
The body will be moved from Taylor's Funeral Home to the Whitner home this afternoon indicating final arrangements at Ridge Hill Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Taylor
Whitner
County Commissioners Trim Budget to Halt Tax Hike
County commissioners cut 156 700 from the upcoming budget to prevent a predicted tax rise. Reductions hit county road and bridge funds, the tuberculosis sanitarium, board of elections, agricultural societies, and cattle TB testing. The road department will still operate largely on gas tax revenue, with a projected balance near 27 900. The county rate was set to rise to five mills, but the cuts aim to reduce it by about one mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ifor
Board of Elections
County Road Department
J. W. Warden
Two Fires Engage Elyria Fire Department
Two fires broke out 27 minutes apart, tying up four Elyria Fire Department companies. The Palladium Rink blaze caused under $100 damage due to a hot air furnace fault, hindering access as flames started under the furnace. One hour twelve minutes of effort followed before containment. A second fire involved a car owned by Mrs. Bertha West in the Colonial Apartments Garage, blamed on an electric switch left on since the prior evening.
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Elyria Fire Department
Palladium Skating Rink
Broad Street
West Side
Colonial Apartments
Palladium Rivk
W. N. Bates
Bertha West
Elyria High Votes for Caps and Gowns in 1934 Graduates
Elyria High School students will wear caps and gowns for the January 1934 baccalaureate and commencement. The class approved the plan by a large majority, becoming the third local graduation to use gowns and the first with the board paying rental costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria High School
Board of Education
Yeser
Na. C. PL
Shively
Nepal
Lost in Fog Crash near Portland Kills Four
Four people die and five are injured when a southbound United Airlines plane crashes into a hillside west of Portland in heavy fog. Pilot Al Davis and co pilots William Trostler, Dr. Robert Coffey, and Herman Cohen perish. stewardess Libby Wurgast and two others survive. The wreck occurred during foggy conditions while ferrying passengers to the Dalles auxiliary airport for connections with a Seattle-bound flight.
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Portland
Ore
United Airlines
al Davis
William A. Trostler
Chicago
Robert Coffey
Herman Cohen
M. E. J. Powers
Floyd Hart
Straum
J. Ford
Bob Pelouze
Woodworth
Libby Wurgast
Dalles
Seattle
Bootlegger and wife abducted in desert chase
George Gleixner a bootlegger and his wife were kidnapped by three men after a gun battle at Trona in San Bernardino County. They were forced into a large sedan headed toward Randsburg. Sheriff’s deputies conducted an extensive search. its outcome was unknown.
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Los Angeles
George Gleixner
Trona
San Bernardino County
Durant
Gleixsner
Gleixner
Sheriff's Office
Rally For Shaw Game At Elyria High School
Elyria High School students rallied for the upcoming Shaw game in the school auditorium. Speakers included Carl Smith and Gene Myers, with Charles Custer addressing the lightweights. The band performed, featuring the new high school song with music by Martin Beck and lyrics by Bernice Atkinson.
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Elyria High School
Shaw High School
Acastorium
Carl Smith
Gene Myers
Charles Custer
Martin Beck
Bernice Atkinson
Membr
Ehien
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Will
Wakeman Bridge
John G. Whitrey
Elyrian
Shaw
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