Balkans Heat Up Over New Outbreaks Amid League Efforts
Greek and Bulgarian frontier clashes escalate as Sofia accuses Greek fire on a Bulgarian post while Athens reports attacks near Kamna. League of Nations talks proceed in Paris with assurances of compliance despite ongoing occupation and village bombardments. Turkish press signals possible intervention.
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Associated Press
Greece
Bulgaria
League of Nations
Sofia
Athens
Kamna
League of Nations Council
Turkih
Turkey
Macedonian Union of Cultural Cieties
League to Send Balkans Mission to Probe Greco Bulgarian Blame
Paris October 28 AP reports the League of Nations plans a special commission to the Balkans to investigate responsibility for reports of Greco Bulgarian blame. The move aims to clarify tensions and identify factual grounds for any potential actions. The commission will examine evidence and hear parties involved in the dispute.
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Paris
Council of the
League of Nations
Balkans
Wreck Victims Total Nineteen After Train Derailment
Memphis dispatch reports 19 dead including five Black passengers after the Sunnyland train derailed near Victoria Mississippi. The St Louis and San Francisco train plunged 25 feet into a gully, injuring around 60 others as salvage crews worked amid twisted steel and wreckage.
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Memphis
Victoria
Miss
Sunnyland
St. Louis
San Francisco
Esthonias Debt Plan Approved For Long Term Funding
An agreement to fund Esthonias core debt on a 62 year liquidation with 3 percent interest until December 15 1982 and 8 percent thereafter was signed by Minister Pip and Secretary Melton. Esthonias plan involves 1441 dollars cash and purchases of war supplies and relief materials supplied by the American Relief Administration.
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Washington
Esthonia
United
Pip
Melton
American Debt Commission
Poland
Pethonia
American Relief Administration
Tragedy Near Helena Asphyxiation Claims Robsons
In Montana a man and woman identified as Mr and Mrs G G Robinson of Lethbridge Alberta were found dead in a stalled automobile about 45 miles south of the city. Authorities say the couple suffocated from exhaust fumes after running the engine to keep warm.
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Creat Falls
Mont
G. G. Robinson
Lethbridge
Alberta
Mussolini Says Fascist Regime Could Only Fall By Force
Premier Mussolini declared in Milan that the fascist regime cannot be overthrown except by force before an audience in Milan during a celebration marking the third anniversary of the fascist march in.
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Milan
Italy
Mussolini
French Charged With Atrocities in Syria
Paris reports say Damascus turmoil dominates talks between Doumergue and Painleve. General Sarrail asks for 15 000 more troops as British press condemns his tactics. Casualty estimates vary wildly from 1 000 to 25 000 with no foreigners reported killed. Americans in Damascus told to seek refuge in Beirut. two American destroyers arrived at Alexandria.
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Doumergue
Painleve
Damascus
Havas
Sarrail
Syria
London
Ban
State Department
Beirut
Gibraltar
Alexandria
Washington
Vanderbilt on Operating Table
Atlanta Ga Oct 28 Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr wealthy mine owner confined to his hotel with an infected jaw bone rested today physicians predicted speedy recovery. He was gassed in the World War and the fumes affected the left jaw. past treatment and a recent operation on the mandible aimed to curb the infection.
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Atlanta
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Vanderbilt
Quiet Gunmen Hold Up Women in Los Angeles Limousine
In Los Angeles a pearl necklace valued at 30,000 along with other jewelry totaling about 24,000 was stolen by two soft spoken gunmen who robbed Mrs. E. M. Smith wife of Pacific National Bank president and two other women as they rode home from a theatre party. The thieves fled in a car while Mrs. Smith urged pursuit for the license number but the chauffeur was too frightened to comply.
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Los Angeles
E. M. Smith
The
Pacific National Bank
Mesdames J. M. Macadamandeh
Clark
Butter and Egg Special Train to New York
A half million breakfast trains a poultry butter and egg set arrive in New York November 5 from Nebraska. Will W Blackman Nebraska Poultry Butter and Egg Association president will deliver a message from Governor McAuliffe to Mayor Hylan. The forty car train carries live and dressed poultry butter and egg men plus three Pullman cars containing railroad officials. The train reaches Chicago November 2 and then proceeds to New York via Erie.
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New York
Metropolis
Nebraska
Nebraska Poultry, Butter
New York City
Will W. Blackman
Fremont
Neb
Adam McMullen
Hylan
Rock Island
Erie
Natives Flee Damascus Refugees Reach Alexandria
Cairo reports three hundred refugees arrive in Alexandria from Damascus where a native insurrection was put down by French forces last week with significant loss of life. The refugees say they fear continued danger and are leaving Syria.
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Cairo
Egypt
Alexandria
Damascus
Syria
Smith says New York badly needs brains in mayoral race
Governor Smith campaigns for James J. Walker and statewide amendments after a subdued runoff. He endorses a $1006,000,000 public works bond plan over ten years and a $300,900,000 grade crossing elimination bond, while Republicans denounce the measures. Walker and Waterman clash over transportation and crime claims as murders allegedly number 1,800 on the streets.
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Hylan
Ifas
Charlies FE. Hughes
Staten Island
Hughes
Republican Party
Waterman
Walker
New York
Frank D. Waterman
Tammany System
Rechargeable Dry Cell Battery Announced by French Battery
Madison Wisconsin October 28 The French Battery and Carbon company announces a rechargeable dry cell battery after three years of work, claiming the invention is now commercially practicable for the electrical field and industry.
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Madison, Wis
French Battery and Carbon Company
Compan
Submarine Collision Off Block Island Claims 33 Lives
Navy board hears that lookout William A. Adamson could not see the submarine 5 51 until after the collision with the steamer City of Rome. The September 25 crash near Block Island killed 33 people and prompted the inquiry.
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Boston
Rome
William A. Adamson
Naval Board of Inquiry
Block Island
Adamson
Bear Snap Captures Man Fleeing In Glacier Park
In Granite Park Glacier National Park a camper set his camera and a bear tripped the shutter. The developed plate shows the photographer fleeing down the mountainside after the bear appeared and moved the camera.
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Glacier Park
Mont
Wild
Granite Park
Glacier National Park
Reindeer Shipment To Seattle For Christmas Ads
Live reindeer from Alaska were loaded aboard the Leoighter Nabesna of the Alaska teamship company and are due in Seattle Friday. The animals will be used mainly in department store Christmas advertising displays.
Arab executive committee urges Catholic reforms in FYRIA
Jerusalem reports the Arab executive committee calls for Catholic reform and appeals to authorities to join in implementing changes across the region.
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Jerusalem
Fiyria
Masked Marvel Wins Cambridgeshire in Turf Coup
At Newmarket on October 28 American owner A. K. Macomber saw Masked Marvel win the Cambridgeshire Stakes carrying 1000 pounds. Pons Asinorum placed second and Blue to was third in a 24-horse field. The finish was by a length, with 100 to 8 betting. Reports say Macomber made a massive win by backing Masked Marvel and Forseti in related stakes, potentially earning tens of thousands more if true.
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England
Masked Marvel
McKinley
Maskara
A. K. Macomber
A. Lowry
Sir William Cook
Blue
Blue Pete
Macomber
Hig
Foresti
Czarevitch
Mr. Macomber
Evening Standard
The
Evening News
Wiaines
Snow blankets the Midwest and Rockies with record lows
Cold wave grips the Midwest and Rocky Mountain region with heavy snow. Milwaukee records snow, Helena Montana sees near ten inches, Colorado sugar beet crop endangered valued at $500,000. Rapid City and Judith Gap report 14 and 12 below zero respectively, Billings eight inches snow, Denver 11 above with forecasts of more cold and advancing system.
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Midwest
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Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Milwaukee
Colorado
Helena
Mont
Towa
Havre
Kansas
Omaha
Plains
Great Lake
Denver
Colo
Winster
Montana
Rapid City
Judith Gap
Miles City
Ment
Bnow
Wyoming
Billings
Cheyenne
Utah
Ino
Mercury
Court Refuses Actress Plea in Mineola Case
Justice Leander Faber in Mineola supreme court denies actress Wilda Bennet's motion to set aside. Judgment of 37,600 dollars upheld for the plaintiff, with details of counsel and case specifics noted in court records.
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Wilda Bennet Mineola
Leandner Faber
Mineola
Escaped inmates from McNeil Island flee to mainland
Berta McGillis 29 and George Temple 24 escaped from McNeil Island penitentiary around 3 AM. McGillis, convicted in Portland for violation of the national motor vehicle theft act, was serving 15 months. Temple, alias Louis Lawson, from Pocatello Idaho, was serving 2½ years for forging post office money orders and motor vehicle theft. They are believed to have reached the mainland in a stolen rowboat.
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Tacoma
Wash
Berta McGillis
Portland
George Temple
Louis Lawson
Pocatello
Idaho
McNeil Island
Meillis
Temple
Doolittle Sets Seaplane Speed Records at Bay Shore Park
Lieutenant James H. Doolittle of the US Army smashed four seaplane records over a three kilometer course at Bay Shore Park Baltimore on October 28. He clocked 245.713 mph, a new mark, while also holding Schneider trophy speeds for 350, 100, and 200 kilometer distances.
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Bay Shore Park
Baltimore
James H. Doolittle
United States Army
Doolittle
Federacion Amantique Internationale
Henry Biard
Southampton
Federation
Mitchell Court Martial Opens With Bench Cleared
Washington October 28 Colonel William Mitchell begins his defense at the court martial driving off three members of the panel including presiding Major General Charles Sum merall. General Summerall withdraws over objections tied to remarks about the Hawaii air defense and Mitchell’s report. General Sladen also excused after a similar challenge.
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Washington
William Mitchell
Charles P. Summerall
Summerall
A. J
Air Department
Mitchell
Reid
Air Board
Hawaiian Department
Robert L. Howzee
Fifth Corps
Columbus
Ohio
Sladen
Military Academy
Wayt Point
N. Y
Craige Acquitted After Bad Check Case In Minneapolis
O C Craige faced charge for cashing a $400 check while bank balance was zero. He testified he paid the check with liquor that turned out bad and unusable. The jury acquitted him today.
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Minneapolis
O. C. Craige
Manville Will Leaves Heirs Fortune From Johns Manville Firm
The will of Thomas Franklin Manville, head of Johns Manville, filed in New York on October 28, leaves an estate reported at 25 million dollars. His son Thomas F. Manville Jr and daughter Lorraine Manville Gould receive 2 million dollars each in trust and half the residuary estate. The Fifth Avenue Hospital is left 1 million dollars to be used toward satisfying a mortgage.
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New York
Thomas Franklin Manville
Johns Manville Company
Thomas F. Manville, Jr
Lorraine Manville Gould
Fifth Avenue Hospital
Man Uses Shoe To Rouse Family From Fire
In Saint Paul Minnesota on October 28 AP reports John W Edwards grabbed a shoe, threw it through neighbor’s window to wake John Paar and his wife and three year old daughter. The family escaped unharmed as smoke issued from the apartment.
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Bt. Paul, Minn
John W. Edwards
John Paar
Paar
Appointed Director News Note
AE Reals appointed the bureau director on October 28. The brief notice confirms a leadership change and lists no further details.
State Quarrel Holds Up Work on Colorado River Bill
San Diego bound Senate committee continues two day hearing on the Swing Johnson bill for a high dam on the Colorado River and an all American canal to Imperial Valley. Arizona Governor Hunt via Hovland warns Arizona will not surrender water and power rights, insisting the dispute centers on Arizona sovereignty. The group will attend a Chamber of Commerce dinner then hold a public hearing before touring Imperial Valley.
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Los Angeles
San Diego
Senate
Colorado River
Imperialee
Hunt
Arizona
H. Hoviand
Tucson
Colorado
Hovland
Avernor
Colorado Basin
Chamber of Commerce
Imperial Valley
Serious charge against official shocks Long Island home
New York October 28 Wilson Johnson superintendent of the Long Island Baptist Home is under arrest on a charge of criminal assault toward a girl at the institution. Testimony showed 25 wards of the home had assaulted at various times. He is to stand trial Friday.
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New York
Wilson Johnson
Long Island Baptist
Sterling expedition members reach Salt Lake City after weather
Three members who left Rock Springs this morning bound for New Guinea via Chicago and Heber City reached Salt Lake City at 2 05 PM after an abortive landing created by strong winds.
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Sterling
Rock Springs
Wyo
New Guiena
Chicago
Heber City
Utah
Reeceeesna
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