Victory National Cautions MacDonald After Huge Victory
London reports indicate Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald leads a national government with a 555 seat majority in the 615 member House of Commons. He meets with King George and the cabinet to outline a rehabilitation program including pound stabilization, debt negotiations, and a balanced trade stance. The Conservative share looms large, prompting cautious support for a partyless national effort.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
George
MacDonald
Stanley Baldwin
Evidence of Man in Case Now Sought Phoenix
Phoenix authorities pursued new evidence in the Winnie Ruth Judd case to counter her account of the double slayings of Hedvig Samuelson and Agnes Le Roi. A streetcar motorman placed Judd near the crime site on October 16 and investigators sought ownership of a large black sedan seen at the victims’ driveway to determine if an accomplice was involved.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Hedvig Samuelson
Agnes le Roi
Irene Rich to quit husband in separation
The Times reported Irene Rich and her husband David Blankenhorn have separated and will file for divorce soon. Rich cited a changed view on many matters, especially money, as the cause of the rift. This is her third marriage after Blankenhorn’s prior divorce.
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Los Angeles
the Times
Irene Rich
David Blankenhorn
Miss Rich
Blankenhorn
Woman Robbed Of Wrap And Jewels In Pasadena Drive
Margaret Weber proprietor of a Pasadena gown shop was held up by two highwaymen and robbed of a sable wrap and jewelry valued at more than 40000. They halted her motor car as she was driven from Pasadena to her Beverly Hills home.
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Los Angeles
Margaret Weber
Pasadena
Beverly Hills
Bodyguard D'Andrea Sentenced in Capone Trial Case
Philip D Andrea Al Capones bodyguard was sentenced to six months by Federal Judge James H Wilkerson after Capone received an 11 year term for contempt and intimidation of witnesses at the Chicago trial D Andrea allegedly surrendered to authorities and faced the judge who denounced Capone for witness intimidation and jury interference.
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Philip D'Andrea
Scarface
al’ Capone
Capone
Chicago
James H. Wilkerson
D'Andrea
Wilkerson
Rain Helps Grain But More Needed
The first real rainfall of October brought 1.13 inches for the month and benefited growing wheat, but farmers warn it only offers temporary relief. Keedysville observer J Miller notes soaking rains are needed in coming months to replenish underground streams as springs dwindle for the second year.
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Keedysville
Miller
Western Maryland Railroad activates Oak Hill crossing signals
The Western Maryland railroad announced that the new signal lights at the Oak Hill avenue crossing are now operational. Lights are being installed at all city crossings including Summit avenue Virginia avenue and South Prospect street.
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Western Maryland Railroad
Oak Hill Avenue
City
Summit Avenue
Virginia Avenue
South Prospect Street
Lamont Urges Germany to Lead Reparations Talks
Thos W Lamont of Morgan writes in the Saturday Review that Germany should initiate direct talks with France to readjust reparations. He warns America should not push the matter and expects Hoover’s intervention not to occur. He argues the U S and creditors have borne the reparations burden for twelve years and calls for a realistic settlement through orderly processes.
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New York
Thos. W. Lamont
J. P. Morgan and Company
Saturday Review of Literature
Germany
France
America
Lamont
Hoover
Von Hindenburg Urges Unity to Solve Germany's Woes
Berlin Oct 29 President Von Hindenburg appealed to Germany's new economic advisory council for a domestic truce and united effort to overcome the nation's dire economy. He warned that abroad help hinges on home unity and urged government and experts to collaborate, recalling past wartime and Young Plan speeches.
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Germany
Berlin
Republic
von Hindenburg
Economic Advisory Council
Council
Pussy Willow Budding Again In Early Winter
Mrs Samuel Hall reports a pussy willow in her yard at 333 Brown Place budding twice this year as winter nears. Cearfoss notes a flock of wild geese flying southward, signaling the seasonal shift.
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Samuel Hall
Brown Place
Cearfoss
First Safety School Patrol Is Organized
The Antietam School forms a safety patrol led by Sergeant Hubert Baughman with Miss Eleora Sands guiding, marking street crossings as safety zones for pupils. The program, started over a week ago, will expand to Broadway School and other city schools, following established regulations to protect children in traffic.
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Antietam Street
Hubert Baughman
Police Department
Antietam
Eleora Sands
Baughman
Broadway School
Prediction of Giant Planet Existence
New York astronomer Professor William H Picker ing, famed for predicting Pluto, announced a second large planet beyond known planets. He and his colleague, both from Jamaica’s private observatory, forecast the existence and position of a new planet labeled P.
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New York
William H. Pickering
Mandeville, Jamaica
Pluto
Death of Koo Ying-Fan Removes South China Leader
Hong Kong reports the death of Koo Ying-Fan, a principal political figure behind the South China insurgent government, in Canton on October 29.
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Hong Kong
Koo Ying-Fan
South China
Canton
Young couple elopes again in Martinsburg case
The annulment suit filed last August by Ruth Evelyn Wagely against Harold A. McCasland became tangled when Martinsburg reports say the couple eloped again. The girl’s birth age cited as underage and the first elopement occurred en route home after a hurried marriage. Local attorneys were told the couple disappeared yesterday and the suit may be dismissed by court order.
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Ruth Evelyn Wagely
Martinsburg
Harold A. McCasland
Williamsport Bridge
Kiss Bandits Sentence Cut Sought In Maryland Request
Baltimore October 29 Ambrose J Kennedy State Parole Commissioner will seek a reduced sentence for Kelto Tolson and Robert C Cramblitt two men sent to prison in 1926 for ten years for stealing 30 cents from a man and a kiss from his companion The judge called the sentences extremely severe and Kennedy aims to shorten terms to six and a half years after a hearing in the commissioners office Also noted were parole applications 13 approved 21 rejected 9 held for further consideration
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Baltimore
Ritchie
Ambrose J. Kennedy
Eugene O’dunne
Kelto Tolson
Robert C. Cramblitt
City weighs ways to reach race bookies in Hagerstown
City officials consider actions to shut down race bookie establishments in Hagerstown after a Court of Appeals ruling left Marylandly state law unclear for Washington Anne Arundel and Cecil counties. Officials plan a conference to decide if existing ordinances suffice or if a new one is needed for enforcement. Reports note bookmaking is illegal in Baltimore City and other counties except three excluded counties, with past arrests and potential jail terms for violators.
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Hagerstown
Court of Appeals
Maryland
Washington
Anne Arundel
Cecil Counties
Baltimore City
Bookmaker Is Sent to Jail in Baltimore
Judge Eugene ODunne sentences James Scarbeck a confessed bookmaker to 21 days in jail. He notes many bookmakers moved to Anne Arundel county amid stiff penalties and warns operators not to expect mercy, citing protection and “strong arm methods” near downtown.
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Baltimore
Eugene O’dunne
James Scarbeck
Anne Arundel County
Larback
O’dunne
Scarbeck
Electrician William Ainsworth Injured In Fall
The Williamsport electrician William Ainsworth, who fell fifteen feet after a pole broke, has a concussion but is not believed to be seriously hurt. He was found to have injury to the back of his head and his condition is reported slightly improved.
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William Ainsworth
Williamsport
Ainsworth
Panhandlers to Saw Wood in D C Wood Yard Plan
District of Columbia Commissioners approve a municipal wood yard to provide panhandlers a place to work. Police will refer anyone begging to the yard, aiming to reduce sidewalk solicitation and alms begging.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Modern Robinson Crusoes on Island of Cocos Found Safe
Three American castaways were found on Cocos Island in the southwest Pacific by a U.S. gunboat after a six month Robinson Crusoe ordeal. The survivors were Paul Stachwick of Huron South Dakota Elmer J Palliser of San Diego California and Gordon Brawner of Springfield Illinois. They were shipwrecked off the island on April 15.
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Cocos
Southwest Pacific
United States
Paul Stachwick
Huron
S. D
Elmer J. Palliser
San Diego
Cal
Gordon Brawner
Springfield
Ill
There'll Be Less Mischief There'll Be Less Mischief
Elyria notes a municipal Hallowe en celebration planned for tomorrow night with police chief E J Stankard stressing care. Free treats include 400 gallons of cider 30 000 doughnuts and 25 000 pretzels to all attendees as a safety outreach.
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Elyria
Hallowe’en
E. J. Stankard
Archbishop Curley to Dedicate New Catholic High School
Archbishop Michael J. Curley of Baltimore will join prominent clergy and educators for the 3 PM dedication of the new Catholic High School on West Washington Street. He will inspect the modern facility as St. Mary’s Church parishioners and students participate in the ceremonies.
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Michael J. Curley
Archdiocese of Baltimore
West Washington Street
Curley
St. Mary's Church
Three Hurt As Car Turns Over On Big Savage Mountain
Frostburg patrol report details a late night crash when a car driven by a 10 year old boy ran away and overturned in Fred Larue’s yard one mile west of Frostburg. Passengers Fred McKenzie 24, Miss Ethel Rosenberger 17, and Richard McKenzie suffered skull fractures and internal injuries. Agnes Walsh 16 was lightly bruised and helped summon aid. The injured were taken to Miners' Hospital.
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Frostburg
Big Savage Mountain
Fred Larue
Here
Fred McKenzie
Ethel Rosenberger
Miners’ Hospital
Richard McKenzie
Agnes Walsh
Fuel inventor dies in blast in Chicago garage
Emil Schoenberger, 40, inventor of a highly combustible automobile fuel compound, died when a blast demolished a combined dwelling and garage. Robert Pozi, 35, was critically injured with burns and a fractured leg. Schoenberger's wife and two children survived after she hurled them to nearby police, then leapt to safety.
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Chicago
Emil Schoenberger
Robert Pozi
Schoenberger
Me T
Schoenrberger
Pozi
Boxing bout raided as improper exhibition in Avella hall
Police swooped on a dance hall boxing match in Avella, arresting two young women and nine others after a raid by state police, county detectives, and constables. Roughly 300 men fled the scene as the principals and eight other defendants were brought before a justice of the peace and jailed. Paul A. Honyak, 24, Avella, and the nine women were charged with staging an improper exhibition and placed in county jail in default of bond.
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Washington
Avella
Paul A. Honyak
Five Cotton Pickers Die In Arkansas Truck Crash
A truck carrying five cotton pickers from Marietta and Curtisville in Prentiss County Mississippi ran into a ditch near Marion Arkansas early today. The vehicle was transporting laborers to the Eason plantation about 35 miles north of Marion when the fatal crash occurred injuring more than twenty others.
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Memphis
Tenn
Marion
Ark
Marietta
Curtisville
Prentiss County
Mississippi
Eason Plantation
Capone Might Be Put To Scrubbing To Help Him Forget His Troubles
Chicago officials report Warden David Moneypenny weighs using menial tasks to occupy Al Capone as he awaits appeal from an 11 year federal sentence for tax evasion. Capone reads detective stories while contemplating bail and possible Supreme Court appeal. A guard, Philip D Andrea, was found in contempt of court for carrying a pistol.
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Capone
Chicago
David Moneypenny
al Capone
Moneypenny
Michael J. Ahern
United States Supreme Court
James H. Wilkerson
Philip D'Andrea
Dem
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