Tokyo Welcomes Babe Ruth as American Stars Arrive
A crowd of over 100000 thronged Ginza to cheer Babe Ruth and touring American League stars arriving from Yokohama. Police protected the streets as confetti flew, and flags flew while Harridge and Mack predicted big crowds for four Tokyo games at Maipi Shrine park, with 60,000 capacity and sold-out seats.
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Tokyo
Americana U Baseball
Babe Ruth
Ginza
Broadway
Babe
Yokohama
Ruth
New York
Japan
Yankee Stadium
William Harridge
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Av Pidy
Empire
Maipi Shrine Park
Aéats
Detroit
St. Louis
Labor and Industry Talks Fuel 30 Hour Week Debate
Johnson promised labor a hearing on modification but manufacturers opposed it. A temporary extension could help labor reach its goals. White House conferences with NRA leaders and major automakers opened paths for action, while the merit clause remains a key issue and Williams doubts any binding promise from Johnson.
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Johnson
Labor
White House
Clay
Williams
NRA
Walter Chrysler
Alfred P. Sloan
Donaldson Brown
General Motors
Rabar
Recovery Board
Ford
Major Parties Eye 1936 Senate and House Prospects
Democrats and Republicans clash over 1936 prospects. Wheeler, Bourgin, McKellar, Hooper, Mean, and Guffey emerge as key figures as Roosevelt weighs party gains. Farley and Roosevelt discuss postwar strategy predicting Senate pickups in Maryland New Jersey West Virginia Missouri Ohio Indiana and a House gain of around 20 seats.
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Montana
Buriot .K. Wheeler
M. Bourglin
Ben W. Hooper
Repah Mean
Toxswin
Kenneth D. McKellar
Tennessee
Reed
Joseph W. Guffey
Roosevelt
New York
Farley
Senate
Maryland
New Jersey
West Virginia
Missouri
Ohio
Indiana
Jasa
Adage Revised on the Chefanett Pike Collision
A rural report from Xenia Ohio recalls John Bush's cow becoming a casualty after a truck carrying 16 western drought cattle struck it on the Chefanett pike. The crash damaged the truck with a broken headlight a damaged radiator and 13 canes noted as Nevins jitters while the cow perished as a costly loss to the seller of the steerage stock.
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John Bush
Bush
Chefanett Pike
Roosevelt rally highlights mining and farming stakes in Maryland
An audience of 400 to 600 heard speakers urge support for Roosevelt era policies and social legislation. Candidate Mishc spoke for workers 45 and over, promising workplace opportunities. Bostetter and Magans defended legal and county roles. State Senator Byron led the event at Williamsport, with several Democratic hopefuls attending.
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George A. Reed
Williamsport
Maryland
Roosevelt
Joseph D. Mish
Martin V. B. Bostetter
William Maugans
Willam D. Byron
Democratic Organization Club of
Finnegan Supporters Appeal to Public for Prosecutor Vote
Supporters of Police Judge James Finnegan have appealed to his public to elect him prosecuting attorney. Letters were sent to 4,000 defendants who appeared before Judge Finnegan requesting their votes.
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ST. Louis
James Finnegan
Finnegan
Italy to be sounded out on Saar troops move
Rome reports the foreign office expects France to seek Rome and London's support for sending troops to the Saar if a German outbreak follows the January plebiscite. Italy will be consulted with England due to Locarno pact ties.
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Rome
Foreign Office
France
Saar
London
Italy
England
League of Nations
Saar Commission
Deaths and Funeral in Chewsville Community
George P. Spessard dies at 74 in Chewsville area from general debility. Survived by brothers Samuel Claggett Levi and Edward plus sister Mrs Ida Shank. Funeral from Samuel Spessard home then Chewsville U B Church with Rev H D Boughter, Smithsburg cemetery burial. Rival miners battle in Nanticoke leaves many injured but not fatally.
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George P. Spessard
Samuel Spessard
Hagerstown
Samuel
Claggett
Levi
Smithsbury
Bdward
Ainsworth
Iowa
Ida Shank
Paramount
Chewsville
U. B
Former Head Of State Firemen Credits Ritchie Aid
Open letter from Eugene J. Raney ex president of the Maryland State Firemen's Association rejects Harry Nice's claim that Governor Ritchie promised unlimited funds. Raney asserts pensions and aid to orphans were provided, notes earlier budgets and commissions, and accuses Nice of distorting facts to win votes.
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Ritchie
Eugene Raney
Brands Nice
Harry W. Nice
Eugene C. Raney
Kensington
Maryland State Firemen’s Association
Nice
Baltimore
Maryland
Prince George County
Particuar
Marlboro
I (Nice
Firemen’s Association
Maryland Val. Firemen’s Association
George L. Radcliffe
Eugene J. C. Raney
Maryland State Firemen's Association
Doumergue faces pressure as radicals seek more powers
Paris reports Premier Gaston Doumergue likely ousted as the radical Socialist party led by Edouard Herriot rejects granting him power to dissolve the chamber. President Lebrun pushes for a settlement, with a cabinet session planned to decide whether to resign or seek a final decision as a peacekeeping move.
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Paris
Gaston Doumergue
Radical Socialist Party
Edouard Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
Albert Lebrun
Herriot
Elysee Palace
Lebrun
Jo Jo White Honored by Georgia Neighbors
In College Park Georgia on November 2 local residents and friends honored Jo Jo White after his rise from small town baseball to stardom with the Detroit Tigers 1954 World Series team. The Inter-City Civilian Club of East Point College Park Hopeville and Red Oak hosted a dinner for White his wife and parents as speakers praised his achievements.
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College Park
Red Oak
Joyner
Jo Jo) White
East Point
Hopeville
White
Atlanta
Jo Jo White
Oith
Georgia
Housing act could spur mass home building nationwide
Henry I. Harriman of the Chamber of Commerce urges using the Housing Act to build up to 16 billion dollars in homes over ten years. He envisions suburban workers on large plots growing food, with mass production homes at about $2,000 each. He estimates two jobs per home per year and 1.5 million people back to work.
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Henry I. Harriman
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Harriman
Roosevelt
National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association
Astrologer’s Prediction Fails as Bridge Stands Firm
In Edmonton on November 2, about three hundred spectators waited for the high level bridge over the Saskatchewan river to fall as proclaimed by W. Mueller the self-styled astrologer. The predicted hour passed without incident and the span remained intact.
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Edmonton
Saskatchewan River
W. Mueller
Bear Heflin’s hunt ends with pheasant drop near Wyatt
Clarksburg residents relate a curious incident when William Heflin, while aiming for a squirrel near Wyatt, fired at a tree and struck a pheasant instead. The account came from Heflin and friends as they recounted the hunting mishap.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
William Heflin
Wyatt
Tiny baby succumbs during Century of Progress visit
A newborn infant weighing two and a quarter pounds died after a Westward trip in an incubator aboard the Twentieth Century Limited. Dr. Couney and nurse Hildegard Couney accompanied the child, who had intestinal troubles, as the Chicago fair closed.
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Chicago
Hildegard Couney
Sanfilipos
Anti Pagan Drive Grows in Berlin Protest Movements
In Berlin protests unite Catholics and Protestants against Alfred Rosenberg and his pagan faith movement. Pastor Martin Miemueller heads the federation opposing Rosenberg whose book The Myth of the Twentieth Century is studied in Berlin diocese. Bishop Dares warns the text shakes Christian life and youth faith while Protestant leaders hint Christian Kinder may replace August Jaeger as Nazi commissioner.
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Berlin
Alfred Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Martin Miemueller
Ludwig Mueller
Rosenber
Dares
Germany
Christian Kinder
August Jaeger
Prussia
Kinder
Dream Of Former Newsie Realized At Hay Meadows Track
In San Mateo California on November 2 a former San Francisco newsboy sees his lifelong dream come true as the Hay Meadows racing plant opens with William P. Kyne as general manager and a major stock holder. The Bay Meadows oval is the first track built since pari mutual betting was legalized in California two years ago. The facility features a quarter million dollar totalisator and an airplane landing field near the racing strip. The main plant includes a club house grandstand stables and racing strip at an outlay near four hundred thousand dollars with land and equipment about double that amount. The track is a one mile oval with a six furlong chute.
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San Matho
Calif
San Francisco
Hay Meadows
William P. Kyne
California
Bay Meadows Oval
Kyne
San Francisco Fi
Fire at Maurice Kelly home under private inquiry
It was a private affair as a fire damaged Maurice Kelly's home, a fire department driver, with the house owned by George Shaver, fire chief. Directors of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company resumed talks to decide reopening 300 Cleveland district stores closed amid labor troubles.
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Eaton
Maurice Kelly
Kelly
George Shaver
New York
Great Atlantic Wid Pacific Tea Company
Cleveland
Governor Denies Campaign Charges Amid Drama
In a heated exchange, Governor rebukes disbarred lawyer Wolf and opponents over untrue charges. He defends independence from politicians, mocks Mrs Bauernschmidt's claims, and mentions Curran’s accusing stance. William Curran counters Das Augen.
Chicago Grain Market Quotationary
The note cites Stein Bros and Boyce with the McComas Armatrong Building as the source of grain market quotations in Chicago. It lists firms involved in price reporting and trading interests on the exchange floor.
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Oy Stein Bros.& Boye, McComas-Armatrong’ Building
Stein Bros. & Boyce
McComas-Armatrong Building
Police Chief Advised by Mayor for UW Football Duty
Seattle mayor Charles L. Smith directs officers at University of Washington games to prioritize public protection order and traffic regulation rather than focusing on the game itself. officers instructed to use prudent discretion while on duty.
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Seattle
University of Washington
Charles L. Smith
Man Finds Dead Pheasant After Window Breaks
In Greensburg on a hunting trip, M. O. Shuster paused in his office sixty feet above street level. A pheasant crashed through the window, breaking glass and neck, then died on the desk. Shuster proceeds with his trip as planned.
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Greensburg
Shuster
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