U.S. Student Held in Germany for Espionage Allegations
Miss Lillian Steele of Hollywood California spent her sixth day in Moabit prison under a treason or espionage charge described as extremely serious. American consulate help may be limited as Berlin authorities pursue a case that mirrors U.S. warnings on the death penalty. Richard Roederer, 40, a naturalized American, is noted in connection to the case.
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Berlin
Lillian Steele
Hollywood
Cal
Grim Moabit
Richard Roederer
Leg Severed in Accident In Hancock
Otis Moxley seven year old colored boy from Hancock had a leg severed above the ankle when struck by a westbound local while returning from East End Colored School for lunch. He was thought to have stopped or fallen before the engine. The accident occurred minutes after noon recess. He was rushed to the hospital and is resting quietly today.
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Otis Moxley
Hancock
East End
Colored School of
Park Tavern Robbed in Early Morning Break-In
Park Circle Tavern on Park Circle Virginia Avenue was ransacked with a pass key by burglars who took about $4 in cash and several cartons of cigarettes. The theft was uncovered by workers at opening and reported to police.
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Park Circle
Virginia Avenue
First Election Returns Show New Deal Gain
Early returns from across the nation show a Democratic tilt as voters cast ballots in a broad test of the New Deal. Heavy turnout expected with nearly 48 million registered and 30 million predicted to vote, while police precautions aim to curb violence after a deadly parade shooting in Pennsylvania.
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Clement
Pennsylvania
Kalayres
Congress
Roosevelt Votes In Downpour At Hyde Park Town Hall
President Roosevelt, cheerful amid rain, casts ballot in green curtained booth using an electric machine at the Hyde Park town hall. Home voters cheer as he greets locals and jokes with election officials while checked as voter number 279.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Old Town Hall
Wella
Moses Smith
Roosevelt Home Voters Club
Mr. Roosevelt
Mose Gent
Kleig
Bank robbers sentenced to 25 years in federal prison
ABILENE Tex Nov 6 The first convictions under the new federal bank robbery law were handed down James Lucas and Jack Hardin were found guilty of the 5103 robbery of the First National Bank of Albany Texas and sentenced to 25 years each in Leavenworth Federal penitentiary
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Abilene
Tex
James Lucas
Jack Hardin
First National Bank
Albany
Texas
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Don’t Swap Horses In This Election Night
A political ad urges voters to back the experienced Ritchie and Democratic tickets, arguing against unknown candidates and urging prudent voting for security and progress. It appeals to long serving leadership, cites David J. Lewis for Congress, and notes polls close at 7.
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Ritchie
David J. Lewis
Congress
CCC workers rebelling over being moved to camps
In Worcester Massachusetts 250 Civilian Conservation Corps workers protested a mass transfer from Maine to Virginia and Maryland camps. They blocked a 12 car train for three hours, fought officers, and police arrived with 150 men. The train proceeded to New Haven after officers regained control. Workers head to Fort Hoyle Maryland and Ben Hur Virginia.
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Mass
Civilian Conservation Corps
Maine
Virginia
Maryland
New York, New Haven
Hartford
New Haven
Conn
Fort Hoyle
Ben Hur
Mrs Dall May Avoid Challenge In Hyde Park Vote
Mrs Anna Roosevelt Dall daughter of the President appears to refrain from casting a disputed ballot in Hyde Park Duchess County New York. Democratic leaders expect her absentee ballot not yet received to avoid confrontation with Natalie Conch Nyack Republican candidate for representative at large who yesterday said she would oppose the ballot on non residential grounds citing Mrs Dall's Nevada residence for a divorce.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Anna Roosevelt Dall
Hyde Park
New Mexico Votes Cast Under Guard Watches
New Mexico ballots were cast under bayonets as voters chose two senators a congressman and state and county tickets. Gov A W Hockenhall of Clovis denied ordering National Guard mobilized but said he told the adjutant general to send observers to Las Vegas if needed.
Novelist Amy Y Scott Dawson Dies at Noon
Mrs Catherine Amy Y Scott Dawson, noted poet and novelist, died today at noon. The obituary notes her influence in literature and her long career shaping contemporary prose. Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced.
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Catherinesamyy Scott Dawson
Election Sidelines Reflect 1926 Campaign Scene
Veterans and politicians figure in election eve notes from across the country. Carter Glass announces reelection bid in Washington, Dillinger fears influence Indiana voting, Nebraska anti prohibition ministers ring bells to mobilize voters, Ruth Hanna McCormick Sims backs an opponent for reform reasons, Florida duel ban cited, and Chicago mourns Dr. Lewis Linn McArthur. A bloom in Blooming Iris notes warm weather.
Democrats Sweep Nine Votes in Selma Precinct
Democrats nominees won all nine votes cast at Martin's Station in Dallas County. The small Alabama community reported early results finishing balloting by 9 a.m. Central time.
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Selma
aAta
Martin's Station
Dallas County
Alabama
New Ashford Reports Vote In Early Election Count
New Ashford Mass reports early returns from 38 registered voters with 36 ballots cast before 7 00 A M. The tally shows Bacon 22 Curley 10 Goodwin 17 for U S Senator Walsh 19 Washburn 47. One voter ill at home and one abroad.
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New Ashford
Mass
Berkshire County
Massachusetts
E.S.T
Bacon
Curley
Goodwin
U. S
Walsh
Washburn
Negro Admits Attack On Young Girl In Frederick
William Carter, 22, a Black man, confessed to attacking Miss Geraldine Kreb, a municipal playground worker, in a Frederick park on Halloween. He claimed co-accused William Mahammit, 16, was partial to blame and Mahammit has been held in Baltimore jail. Carter was taken to Baltimore to prevent trouble as public sentiment ran high. The hat found at the scene was identified as Carter’s property.
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William Carter
Geraldine Kreb
Frederick
Hallowe'en
William Mahammit
Mahammit
Baltimore
Kreb
Carter
Youth Wrecks Dad's Truck In Sal em Avenue Crash
George Long Jr., son of George Long, climbed into his father's truck on Central Avenue, released the brake, and rolled downhill. The truck crashed into a city work truck on Sal em Avenue. The boy crawled out and said, I drive my dad dy's truck and I bust it up, to neighbors who rushed to the scene.
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George, Jr
George Long
Central Avenue
Salem Avenue
Bank Safe Cracked in Blue Ridge Georgia
In Blue Ridge Georgia the Fannin County Bank was robbed last night with about seven thousand dollars missing. Cashier W E Henslee said the vault was entered using an acetylene torch and the strong box torn open. Bonds and other items lay scattered.
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Blue Ridge
Fannin County
W. E. Henslee
Henslee
Record vote anticipated over county on election day
Democratic leaders showed optimism this afternoon as heavy turnout expected in statewide and county contests. The scene featured a GOP slush fund and well financed anti-Ritchie Democrats across districts. Noon reports indicated up to 50 percent turnout in some districts with hopes of 80 percent by closing at 7 PM. returns from major cities expected early, but county results unlikely before midnight.
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Baltimore
Daily Mail
Herald-Mail
New York
Pennsylvania
Baltimore City
Thunderstorm Ends Warm November Spell
A thunderstorm swept the area ending a near seventy degree day and a earlier pseudo summer spell. The storm centered in the county’s north, bringing lightning and unexpectedly mild weather for November. The Weather Bureau says this does not mark Indian summer, which follows Squaw winter with a fall cold snap.
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Weather Bureau
Old Coins and Bible Found During Boonsboro Home Work
William H. Beachley uncovered coins dating 1822 to 1832 hidden behind a window casing in Boonsboro during home improvements. A 1850 dated Bible was found beneath a porch. The items include a copy of The Frederick Times and Democratic Advocate newspaper.
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Boonsboro
William H. Beachley
Frederick Times
Democratic Advocate
Beard Votes by Absentee Ballot for First Time in 80 Years
Norwalk Connecticut November 6 Rev. Augustus F Beard a 101 year old retired minister and Yale's oldest living alumnus did not go to the polls in person for the first time in eight decades he cast an absentee ballot after relatives urged him to vote this way to avoid lines and crowds resulting from the election day process
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Norwalk
Conn
Augustus F. Beard
Yale
Beard
Higher Power Told Him To Kill Betts In Hunting Tragedy
Curtis Crawford, 35, Betts’s hunting guide, is jailed in Fulton County awaiting a mental exam after Betts, died from a shotgun blast near Crawford’s farm in Amaranth. Sheriff Ray Sipes reports Crawford claimed a higher power ordered the shooting and refuses food while crying. John Grubbs of Turtle Creek tied the victims to hunting at Crawford’s farm last summer.
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John Betts
Wilmerding
Ray M. Sipes
Curtis Crawford
Betts
Crawford
Fulton County
McConnellsburg
Sipes
John Grubbs
Turtle Creek
Bretts
Fred
Pentecostal Church of Amaranth. Pa
Woman Held For Illegal Voting In Boston
Boston police arrested Betty Abrams of Dorchester for illegal voting in what was described as the city’s first case of a woman being taken into custody for this offense. Abrams used the name Anna L. Shore at a polling place and was booked at police headquarters.
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Boston
Betty Abrams
Dorchester
Miss Abrams
Anna L. Shore
Anna Shore
All Votes Cast But Booth Stays Open in Cape May
North Cape May, the state’s smallest municipality, cast all 14 ballots shortly after polls opened but the election board remained open until 9 p.m. due to legal requirements. In Paris, the French cabinet resigned, toppling Premier Gaston Doumergue’s government.
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Booth
Cape May
N. JL
North Cape May
Republican Leader Held After Kelayres Shooting Rampage
In Hazleton Pennsylvania on November 6 a gun attack during a Democratic parade killed three and wounded fifteen. Republican leader Joseph Bruno and relatives were arrested as investigators report four shotguns two high powered rifles four automatic pistols and two revolvers found at Bruno's house and one rifle at his nephew's home.
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He Tle Mountain
Here
Pinchot
Joseph Bruno
Bruno
Democratic Party
Paul
Frank Fiorila
Kelayres
John Golosky
McAdoo
William Forte
McAdoo Heights
Andrew Kitishion
Lofty
David L. Lawrence
Lieut
Edward Griffith
One Dead and Two Wounded in Holland Election Disorders
In Holland Missouri on election day disorder left one man dead, two wounded and several Black residents beaten. Sheriff at Caruthersville reports the dead as Bell or Horace Ferrell, ages about 32, shot while escorting two Black voters into town. A farmer, Clarence Poser, was shot and seriously wounded nearby while also aiding Black voters. Reports vary on whether white assailants used an automobile and forcibly removed Black citizens from a car driven by a white woman.
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Clarence Poser
Severe
Caries Wood To Knock On Caries Wood To Knock On BALTIMORE
A man carrying four sticks of firewood walked by the Eastern police station toward the polls. He claimed the wood would be used as a bet, saying it would help him win and show his confidence in the outcome.
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Baltimore
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