Legion Meet Closes With Firm Stands In Pro-Bonus Vote
Portland delegates vote 1167 to 109 for immediate full adjustment of the bonus and 1144 to 133 for prohibition repeal. Secretary Hurley faces censure as envelopes franked by the War Department are found on chairs. Louis A. Johnson elected national commander. Irvin Wood chosen as national chaplain.
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Portland
Ore
American Legion
Patrick J. Hurley
Hoover
Prohibition
War Department
Department
Hurley
Huron
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Vive Voce
Harry M. Arthur
South Carolina
Louis A. Johnson
Clarksburg
W. Va
Henry L. Sr Jr
North Carolina
Charles A. Mills
Florida
John Maloney
Maine
W. H. Easterwood
Texas
Robert Flory
Nebraska
Russell Meadows
Arizona
Irving Wood
Pocatello
Idaho
Frank T. Hines
Veterans
Spider captures garter snake in basement web
In Pittsburgh on September 16 a household spider trapped a six inch garter snake in a silk web in W. F. Miller’s Monroeville basement. The snake fought for two days, but the spider bound it with multiple silk fibers and a net, leading to the reptile’s death.
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Pittsburgh
W. F. Miller
Monroville
Hyde urges turning back to Lincoln ideals at Lincoln statue dedication
Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde spoke in Fort Wayne to dedicate a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln the Hoosier Youth and urged Americans to return to Lincoln’s vision. He rebuked those who seek a guaranteed living from government and argued Lincoln valued property as the fruit of labor and a public good.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Lincoln
Arthur M. Hyde
Abraham Lincoln
Hoosier
Hyde
Gettysburg
Fidelity Building & Loan Leads First Federal Home Loan Bid
The Fidelity Building and Loan Association of Washington made the first cash subscription to the federal home loan bank system, $1,500,000, handed to Chairman Franklin W. Fort at the Washington headquarters. The amount is credited to the Winston-Salem regional bank, with early reports showing strong subscription activity nationwide. Fort noted no full figures yet.
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Federal Home Loan Bank
Franklin W. Fort
Fidelity Building & Loan Association of Washington
Winston-Salem
N. C
Fort
Babe Ruth Plans Return for World Series Prep
Babe Ruth, recovered from appendicitis, will leave his sick room to hit practice home runs in Yankee Stadium. He plans to join the American League champions in Philadelphia next Wednesday for the final series of the regular season and will train daily to be ready for the World Series starting September 28.
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Sultan of
Swat
Yankees
Philadelphia
Associated Press
George Herman Ruth
New York
Detroit
Babe Ruth
Money Ready for Farmers in Eleventh District
The Eleventh District Agricultural Credit Corporation, based in Salt Lake City, will begin lending 21 million dollars to farmers in Utah and three neighboring states next week. E. G. Bennett of Ogden has been named chairman of the board. Funds from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation will back livestock and farm product loans, with possible loans to allied enterprises like irrigation maintenance and the canning industry.
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Boise
Agricultural Credit Corporation
Salt Lake City
Utah
E. G. Bennett
Ogden
Salt Lake
First National Bank of Idaho
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Attacker Hangs Self After Baxter Assault Investigation
In Warrenton Virginia a body identified as Shadrack Thompson, an African American man wanted in the attack on Mr and Mrs Baxter, was found hanging from a tree between Fiery Run and Linden. A crowd gathered and attempted to burn the body as Town Sergeant F F Hall pronounced the man fled into the mountains and hanged himself after the pursuit. The Baxters were attacked early on July 12.
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Shadrack Thompson
Henry Baxter
Fiery Run
Linden
F. F. Hall
Hall
May Have Insull Interests Intact
In Chicago on September 16, the receivers of Middlewest Utilities report that earnings grew due to profits from sale of securities and stock exchanges with subsidiaries. They say stock dividends were used to boost earnings, and the company’s future depends on business conditions and good management.
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Chicago
Middlewest Utilities Company
Insull Utilities
Edward N. Hurley
Charles A. McCulloch
Hurley
McCulloch
Middlewest Utilities
Death of Laura Correll Hinckley in California
Word was received of the death Monday in Los Angeles of Laura Correll Hinckley wife of Frank W. Hinckley after a short illness. She was a daughter of William Conpell of Riverside and a relative of D. W. Church. She is survived by a brother Fred Correll of Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Laura Correll Hinckley
Frank W. Hinckley
Voters Silent Yet Poised for Big Campaign Push
Washington report notes Maine returns lift Democratic optimism while Republicans gear for a sweeping October drive. Roosevelt tours west urging cross‑party support on farm relief power and railways as Hoover and party leaders press for renewed effort. The bonus controversy fuels public attention ahead of the Legion convention and campaign debates.
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Byron Price Washington
Maine
Hoover
Roosevelt
East
West
Sanders
White House
American Legion
Portland
Hurley
Legion
Washington
War Department
Utah W C T U reelects officers at 18th amendment stand
The Utah chapter of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union closed its annual convention with reelected officers and a resolution opposing repeal of the 18th amendment. It also opposed beer legalization and any change to Utah's dry laws, and rejected alternative state remedies and platforms from both major parties.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Welfare relief drives mobilize for winter aid drive
Washington leaders in welfare work return home to mount a nationwide autumn drive raising funds to meet winter relief needs. Newton D. Baker heads 29 social service groups under the welfare mobilization committee as President Hoover pledges no one will go hungry or homeless. The campaign runs October 17 to November 23 with local communities urged to mobilize private resources.
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Washington
Newton D. Baker
Hoover
Baker
National Cittizens’ Committee
National Conference
Death Leads to Damages Suit in Hegleson Case
A damages suit for 25227.24 is filed in district court by Audren and Colleen Hegleson against Fremont county official J A Frederickson Jess Jackson Roy Callow and Grant Powell and their bondsmen over the April 25 fatal shooting of Harold Hegleson by Powell while he was city night watchman. Powell is charged with involuntary manslaughter and bound over for fall term trial.
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ST. Anthony
J.A. Frederickson
Fremont County
Jess Jackson
Roy Callow
Grant Powell
Audren Hegleson
Colleen Hegleson
Harold Hegleson
Hegleson
Powell
District Court
Urges Immediate Aid for Stockmen
Organized banking groups in six federal reserve districts received President Hoover's request for action to meet credit needs of livestock owners and shippers. Through the central executive committee of the newly formed banking and industrial committees, the President urged aid during the feeder season and before the reconstruction corporation's agricultural credit institutions begin operations. The telegram, sent by executive secretary Everett Case, went to chairmen in Chicago St Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas and San Francisco.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Hoover
Reconstruction Corporation
Everett Case
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
Clovis Youth Acquitted in Wife Slaying Case
George Lancaster, 19, of Clovis New Mexico was found not guilty by a district court jury in Clovis on charges of killing his estranged wife Blanche on August 27. The jury deliberated under three hours after seven hours of testimony, with only a few spectators present.
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Clovis
N. M
George Lancaster
Blanche
Local Jeweler Dies by Suicide Amid Missing Wife Case
Charles E. DuBois of Tuckahoe New York shot himself in a Quincy rooming house and died at the hospital. The death follows the ongoing disappearance of his wife Ruth DuBois, with authorities probing the motive and circumstances. DuBois had been living under the alias Ralph Anderson.
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Mass
Charles E. DuBois
Tuckahoe, N
Ruith DuBois
DuBois
Quincy Hospital
Ralph Anderson
Roosevelt Seeks Western Backing On Campaign Swing
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt tells Cheyenne crowds he has surances from Missouri Kansas and Colorado that those states will do better than Maine in November. He visits Fort Warren rodeo grounds and veterans hospital before heading to Salt Lake City to speak on railroads. He aims to learn regional needs and push national legislation aiding industry and agriculture jointly.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Salt Lake City
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Maine
Union Station
Fort Warren
Rodeo Grounds
Veterans Hospital
Topeka
Washington
Russia Faces Hard Winter as Food Output Drops
Moscow reports eight month food production in Soviet Russia fell six percent from 1931, with shortages in sugar meat and salt and a disappointing harvest, despite new packing and refining plants. The "Food Industry" journal cites poor organization and mismanagement of raw materials as key causes and warns of a hard winter.
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Moscow
Russia
Food Industry
Baseball Scores and Box Scores From Today's Games
Scores show Chicago and New York dramatic rain affected games and pitchers. Box results list players Crowder Spencer Hogsett De Saurels and Grove Cochrane Hadley Ferrell with team outcomes and run totals.
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Detroit
Crowder
Spencer
Marrow
Hogsett
de Saurels
Reed Denies Killing Man In Idaho Case
Arco Idaho Sept 16 H A Reed repudiated an alleged confession to murder and robbery of G H Read Challis storekeeper last May 25 Reed was arrested August 28 after seeking the hiding place of the victim s money He reportedly admitted the slaying to Harold Holden Custer county prosecutor George L Ambrose of Mackay appointed to defend Reed
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Idaho
H. A. Reed
G. H. Read
Challis
Reed
Harold Holden
Custer County
George L. Ambrose
Mackay
Roosevelt Accused Of Misquoting Hoover In Farm Speech
Senator Vanderburg via the Republican National Committee accuses Governor Roosevelt of misquoting President Hoover in a Topeka farm policy address. The statement, telegraphed from Michigan, claims Roosevelt omits words to distort Hoover remarks and cites two alleged misquotations from 1925 and 1928.
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Washington
Arthur Vanderburg
Michigan
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Hoover
Topeka
Kas
Vandenburg
No Trace of New York Rome Plane Missing
The Italian air force and government widened a land and sea search for the missing New York Rome airliner American Nurse and its three occupants, two men and a woman. Officials fear the chances of finding the craft are slim, and air officers suspect it may have sunk at sea.
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Rome
New York-Rome
Mrs Borah Hospitalized With Fever and Lung Congestion
Mrs. Mary E Borah wife of Senator Borah was admitted to Lakes hospital Boise Sept 16 with high fever and right lung congestion Doctors cited influenza as probable cause and said laboratory tests would confirm within 24 hours to finalize the diagnosis
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Boise
Mary E. Borah
Senator Borah
Lakes Hospital
Borah
Roosevelt backs farm relief by taxes, Will Rogers notes
From Beverly Hills dated September 16, Will Rogers riffs on farm relief and Roosevelt. He argues relief comes through taxes rather than subsidies, criticizing income from land as the real burden on non landowners while farmers chase speakers offering empty promises.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Roosevelt
Third Man Questioned in Volkmeier Shooting Case
A local gambler described man is questioned in the Volkmeier shooting and bombing investigation. Authorities withheld names of the two men brought from Idaho Falls and the third party questioned Thursday. County Attorney McDougall said charges are not yet known as police and federal investigators pursue the hot lead in the reopened case.
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Arthur E. Volkmeier
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Isaac McDougall
Volkmeier
the Tribune
McDougall
Better Times See Expanded Trade In Fall Merchandising
Seasonal expansion in trade continued at an accelerated pace in the past week with activity rising in wholesaling and light manufacturing. Textile activity remains well above a year ago as shoe production holds its own, while retailers stock conservatively amid sporadic public buying and improving weather boosting fall merchandise sales.
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Mercantile Reviews
Bradstreet
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