Walker Seen as Possible Return to New York Mayor Role
New York political circles discuss former Mayor James J. Walker as a potential candidate for reelection after a court decision kept Mayor McKee in office through 1933. Tammany Hall backs Walker, who resigned after an city administration probe, with a convention of county committee men set to nominate. Walker, returning from abroad, says his political career is at stake.
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New York
James J. Walker
The
Herald-Tribune
Tammany Hall
Walker
Gibraltar
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
John E. McGeehan
Joseph McKee
Tammany
Mayor McKee
Court of Appeals
Men Outnumber Women Voters in Census Implication
Washington report notes census figures suggesting men over 21 total 37,056,757 versus 86,886,367 women, with urban areas showing women at 22,143,477 to 21,747,237 men, raising questions about electoral influence in November.
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Washington
Wigurez
United States
Vessel Katie Durm Burns in Sunken-Gold Search Off Lewes
The Katie Durm, one of two vessels used in a sunken gold hunt off Lewes Delaware, burned to the water line and sank last night. Crew were rescued by sister ship Cape. James McDowell of Philadelphia was burned on the left arm. An overturned lantern started the blaze and a gasoline tank exploded, sealing the craft's fate within minutes.
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Lewes
Cape
James McDowell
Philadelphia
Mexico Reports Serious Floods in Twenty Years
Mexico City reports the most serious floods in twenty years with at least seven deaths. Heavy rains across northern points disrupted rail traffic all week. Further danger warned from three isolated points Zabpico Monterey and the city of Chi-Huahua.
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Mexico City
Zabpico
Monterey
Chi-Huahua
Salem A B Rally Day Services Set For Sunday
Rally Day services will be held at the Salem A B Sunday school on Sunday morning at 16 o'clock with Dr. I M Werts of this city delivering the principal address.
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Salem A. B
Dr. I. M. Werts
Marriage License for Bebington and Crone in Middleton
Glenn W. Bebington aged 21 and Fannie May Crone aged 20 secured a marriage license in Middleton. The couple is identified by their full names and ages for the official record.
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Glenn W. Bebington
Fannie May Crone
Middletown
Heiress Weds Ex Chauffeur at Cresson Ceremony
Evelyn Soles, heiress of McKeesport’s wealthy Soles family, wed former chauffeur Paul Wolf, now a Waynesburg College student, in a Cresson ceremony. Mrs Wolf has ties to a Meadville manufacturing firm. Separately, Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, an Insull unit, was placed in receivership after borrowing $1,150,000 from the RFC, owing $175,000 in taxes and facing current obligations.
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Pittsburgh
the Sun-Telegraph
Evelyn Soles
McKeesport
Paul Wolf
Waynesburg College
Cresson
Wott
Chicago
Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
James A. Wilkerson
Road
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Deaths and funerals in Hagerstown area obituaries
Obituaries list Emmett Cushen age 45 of Summit Garlinger, funeral at First Baptist Church with Rose Hill interment. Viola May Fouke age 42 of Mt Vernon Apartments, funeral at First Christian Church with Rose Hill interment. Edna S Sheesley wife of John M Sheesley, dies at 49, services in Harrisburg. Merle Hoffman 20 electrocuted, services at home of father in Williamsport. card of thanks from Mia Russel Groff.
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University Hospital
Baltimore
Summit and
Garlinger Avenues
Mt. Morris
Til
First Baptist Church
William E. Cushen
Helen
Vera
James Rollins
Washington, D. C
Edward
University of Maryland
College Park
Wilbur R
Ralph F. Cushen
Paul B. Wallington
Rose Hill
Viola May Fouke
John W. Fouke
Mt. Vernon
First Christian Church
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Brotherhood of Firemen
Harry A. Hale
Martinsburg
Minnie Smith
Thomas, Frank
Walter Cleland
A. K. Coffman
William M. Norment
Rose Hill Cemetery
Edna S. Sheesley
John M. Sheesley
Sheesley
Hagerstown
Washington County Hospital
John
Harrisburg
Merle Hoffman
Big Pool
Cearfoss
Mr. Huddie
Greenlawn Cemetery
Williamsport
Mia
Russel Groff
Ady
Cabinet Splits Over Ottawa Trade Policy
Two Liberal cabinet members Sir Archibald Sinclair and Sir Herbert Samuel along with Viscount Snowden resigned from the British cabinet, widening rifts in Ramsay MacDonald’s coalition government. They protested imperial trade preference agreements signed at Ottawa, challenging a nonpartisan government setup less than a year old.
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Viscount Snowden
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Archibald Sinclair
Scotland
Herbert Samuel
Home Affairs
Ottawa
City to Raise Fire Insurance Rate for Denser Coverage
City officials consider increasing the fire insurance rate after a study by Underwriters Association found deficiencies in the volunteer fire department. The report notes long response times to northern and southern residential areas due to location and railroad grade crossings. It recommends appointing an experienced chief with full-time duties and continuing firefighter training to reduce losses and lower premiums for property owners.
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College Park
Chamber
Roosevelt Tightens Lead In Digest Straw Poll Returns
Roosevelt gains on Hoover in the second week of Digest straw poll returns from eleven states. Roosevelt 102,135 votes 46.03 percent, Hoover 160,323 45.18 percent of 222,014 ballots. Hoover leads in Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Jersey New York. Roosevelt leads in California Illinois Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia. Hoover ahead Oregon? No. Roosevelt carries California while Hoover leads New York. Maine trends toward Hoover. Ohio prefers Roosevelt. Illinois Indiana show Democratic majorities.
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Hoover
Literary Digest
Thomas
Reynolds
Coxey
Upshaw
Foster
Norman Thomas
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
California
Minois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Sinois
Odd Fellows Pilgrimage to I O O F Home York Frederick
Members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekah Assembly from Maryland District of Columbia Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia will hold their sixth annual pilgrimage to the state I O O F Home Frederick on Sunday with 1000 to 2000 attendees. Morning inspections precede an afternoon program. 212 dead from San Juan hurricane announced by Puerto Rico governor with 2000 injured and 245000 homeless.
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The
Rebekah Assembly
Maryland
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Frederick
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Crucial Test In Golf Play Today
Glenna Collett Vare takes on Ada Mackenzie in a Salem Country Club semi final as Canada eyes its first American Women’s title. The field also features notable threats like Ross Somervilla and a dramatic rally by Glenna against Peggy Wattles, signaling a pivotal day in national amateur golf.
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Peabody
Mass
Glenna Collett Vare
Ada Mac
Kenzie
Toronto
Salem Country Club
Canada
Ross
Sandy” Somervilla
London
Ont
Mrs. Ware
Pegey Wattles
Buffalo
Glenna
Annual meeting of federation Monday
Several local musicians will attend the annual fall board meeting of the Maryland Federation of Music clubs to be held at the Lord Baltimore hotel on Monday, October 3. The new president, Mrs. Paul Criblet, Towson, will preside.
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Maryland Federation of Music Clubs
Lord Baltimore Hotel
Paul Criblet
Towson
Government spends too much money and farm relief pledge
Roosevelt urged tax cuts and farm relief during a Topeka stop, pledging to press Washington for relief long overdue. He attacked the Smoot Hawley tariff and called for reciprocal tariffs, insisting he would use his office to advocate lower taxes nationwide.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Topeka
Bethany College to Stop Charging Admission at Contests
Bethany West Virginia September 30 President Goodnight announced no admission prices will be charged for any athletic contests at Bethany College He urged friends to watch the team as genuine college students rather than being paraded like prize animals at a county fair. Cyclist Hurt in Lancaster Motorcyclist Joseph Machen 20 Baltimore Md critically injured when his bike hit a tree on the Quarryville pike He was found beside the wrecked cycle by a motorist and may die according to hospital staff.
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Bethany
W. Va
Goodnight
Bethany College
Lancaster
Joseph Machen
Baltimore
Quarryville Pike
Death Toll Rises After Greek Quake in Chalcidice
In Athens on September 30, the death toll from this week’s Greece earthquake climbs past 200 as ruins yield more victims and new shocks keep residents in open air. A 16 mile fissure opens in the quake zone with fear of landslides. Burial work is hindered by continuing tremors and reemerging corpses raise disease concerns.
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Athens
Chalcidice
Salonika
Gun battle erupts near Cuban senator residence
On September 30 Havana police clash with gunmen in front of Senator Wifredo Fernandez home triggering a running battle along the avenue. Two women bystanders injured. rumors of school bombings kept parents home as the era marked Rafael Trejo's second death anniversary.
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Havana
Wifredo Fernandez
Pmlalnra Wakwemae
Rafael Trejo
Vap Jou Hombines
Schools Closed In Alabama Districts Over Funding Shortage
Fourteen thousand children in Cullman county face a sudden vacation as rural schools shut for lack of funds. Three hundred teachers lose work after eleven months unpaid, and Alabama Education Association secretary Frank Grove warns more than 30 counties could follow within six weeks without aid.
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Montgomery
Ala
Cullman County
Alabama
Frank Grove
Alabama Education Association
Lions Escape Injury After Truck Crash
In Como Missouri on September 30 a truck carrying two lions to an amusement company's winter quarters ran into a ditch. The driver suffered a broken collar bone and cuts while the animals remained calm throughout the mishap.
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Como
Mias
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