Bacon calls for citizen labor priority in government contracts
Rep. Bacon urges President Hoover to require American citizens and former service members be given preference on labor for government projects. He cites cases across the midwest and on Long Island where contractors hire distant workers and aliens at lower wages, arguing the policy fuels unemployment and social discontent.
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Washington
Sept
Hoover
Representative Bacon
New York
Mellon
Bacon
Middlewest
Pennsylvania
Long Island
Veterans’ Bureau
United States
Early snowball fines man in Evansville court
Evansville Indiana September 24 A.P. Fred Blankford 32 was fined 50 dollars for disorderly conduct after throwing a snowball at a policeman on a warm September day. He claimed the missile was made from refrigerator pipe shavings.
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Evansville
Ind
Fred Blankford
Blankford
Secret Revolt Rumors Thwarted in Concepcion
Chilean government kept events at Concepcion secret after an attempted revolution last Sunday. President Ibanez met with General Charpin to discuss details. Two American aviators named Edward De and Reid Smith were arrested in Sores and may face court martial if implicated. The atmosphere remains calm.
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Santiago
de Chile
Concepcion
Carlos Ibanez
Charpin
Sores
Entine
Edward “de
Reid Smith
Resignation of Nicho Roosevelt as Philippines vice governor
The White House announced Nicho Roosevelt of New York resigns as vice-governor of the Philippines and is appointed minister to Hi. This marks a high level reshuffle in the Philippine governance setup with Roosevelt moving to a diplomatic post.
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Washington
Nicho Roosevelt
New York
Philippines
White House
Unsettled Weather Forecast Midweek Utah Idaho
A fragmentary forecast notes unsettled conditions tonight and Thursday in Utah with little temperature change. In Idaho, pair of unsettled periods tonight and Thursday with moderate temperatures.
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Utah
Idaho
Evidences of Idaho Prosperity Apparent With Crop Movement
A dynamite bomb wired to the spark plugs was found under Jay Wesso's car seat in Stuart Nebraska. The device failed to explode due to improper grounding. Wesso claimed no known life threat, though a young woman he knew had received an unsigned warning letter.
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Stuart
Neb
Jay Weiso
Wesso
Wefso
Tailor tarred by Floridians in Miami attack
David Weinberg a 44 year old tailor was tarred and feathered and kidnapped in downtown Miami. He was beaten bound gagged and dumped from a car into the street before being taken to Dade county jail for his “own good” as detectives search for more material tied to religious or communistic tracts found near the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami, Fla
L. O. Scarboro
David Weinberg
Dade County
Weinberg
Miami
Scarboro
Shooting Ends Trial as Widow Wounds U S Commissioner
Enid Oklahoma Sept 24 Mrs Dolly Douthitt a 60 year old widow shot and seriously wounded U S Commissioner H C Wedgwood during a damage suit trial The shot to his groin sent him to a hospital A second shot missed Judge Arthur G Sutton as he tried to intervene Douthitt was jailed after the incident and several attorneys and bystanders were panic stricken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid
Oklo
Dolly Douthitt
H. C. Wedgwood
United States
Arthur G. Sutton
Alva
Wedgwood
New York Republicans Split Over Wet Dry Moist Governor Candidate
Albany officials and party leaders faced a divisive convention as wets demand a wet plank and repeal of the eighteenth amendment while dry factions cling to enforcement of the dry law. Anti Saloon League support shifts if Governor candidate Tuttle would back constitutional enforcement.
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Albany
N. Y
Nicho- Murray Butler
W. Wadsworth
Women's Christian Temperance
Net
Eld
Fred A. Victor
Anti-Saloon League
Tuttle
Mr. Tuttle
Studeen
Idaho crops move fast as railroad ships bumper output
Idaho harvest drives heavy freight on the Oregon Short Line as bumper crops and good prices push eastward shipments. Prune and apple movements dominate at hundreds of cars daily with beet, potato, wheat, bean and pea loads adding to the totals. Livestock and dairy products rise from 158 carloads in 1921 to 1600 carloads in 1929, signaling rapid industrial progress.
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Idaho
Oregon Short Line
Middle West
Union
Boise Valley
Second Norris Explains Campaign Under Nye Watch
Lincoln Nebraska Sept 24 A Nye committee hearing demands more truthful testimony in the second Norris Nebraska senate bid. Witness Esther Alden testified she typed a campaign statement for the candidate at Victor Seymour’s Denver HQ after Seymour denied links to the Nebraskar campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
George W. Norr
Nebraska
Gerald P. Nye
Norris
Broken Bow
Neb
Grocer
U. S
George W. Norris
Esther Alden
Victor Seymour
Seymour
al Weswhch Ose
Denver
Nye
Jones Defeats Two Canadians to Reach Amateur Championship Third Round
Bobby Jones defeated Fred Hoblitzer of Toronto 5 and 4 to advance to the third round of the National Amateur championship at Merion. The Georgian, already a triple champion, also beat Ross Somerville in the first round and faced tougher 36 hole matches ahead. Jones had an uneven start with erratic play but recovered to seal the victory before a crowd of over 8,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merion Cricket Club
Ardmore
Bobby Jones
Fred Hoblitzer
Toronto
Hoblittel
Ross Somerville
Jones
Hoblitzer
Woman Recovers After 47 Day Coma
Marian Stiglitz a 26 year old school teacher survived 47 days unconscious after an automobile crash in Louisville Kentucky. She suffered a fractured skull a dislocated neck vertebra and ivy poisoning from poison ivy in her car. After a month and a half in a coma at Kentucky Baptist hospital she began responding and regained consciousness following a delirium.
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Louisville
Marian Stiglitz
Kentucky Baptist Hospital
Second Round Golf Results in National Amateur Championship
In Pa on Sept 24 AP reports second round matches. John Lehman beat Charles Reckner 6 and 5. Gene Homans defeated W Lawson Little 4 and 2. Robert T Jones Jr beat Fred G Hoblitzer 5 and 4. Charles Seaver beat George Voigt 2 and W F McPhail beat George Knesis 6 and 4. Jess Sweetser beat Jack Ahearn 1 up after 19 holes. Fay Coleman defeated John McHugh 3 and 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merion Cricket Club
Ardmore
John Lehman
Chicago
Charles Reckner
Philadelphia
Gene Homans
Englewood
N. J
W. Lawson Little
San Francisco
Robert T. Jones, Jr
Atlanta
Fred G. Hoblitzer
Toronto
Charles Seaver
Los Angeles
George Voigt
New York
W. F. McPhail
Boston
George Knesis
Detroit
Jess Sweetser
Jack Ahearn
Hamburg N. Y
Fay Coleman
Culver City
Cal
John McHugh
Baseball scores and standings from early season games
National Brooklyn 11 Philadelphia 6 in nine innings as Moss Phelps Thurston and Deberry lead for Brooklyn. Cincinnati beats Pittsburgh 6 5 in five innings rain called. American Washington 9 Boston 6 as Crowder Hargrave contribute. Little World Series Louisville 7 Rochester 9 in nine with Weinert Barnes Derringer Carl e ton Smith Florence Jonnard.
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Moss
Phelps
Thurston
Deberry
Milligan
Bensa
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Carroll
Gooch
French
Hemsley
Louisville
Rochester
Weinert
Barnes
Derringer
Carleton
Smith
Florence
Jonnard
Nye hints at perjury charges in hearing
In Lincoln Nebraska on September 24 a senator and committee chair said if the committee can arrange it certain persons will be tried for perjury in connection with the hearing. The remark signals possible legal actions stemming from the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Gerald P Nye
Oe Braska Ees
World Series reports duplication event at Pocatello Tribune
The Associated Press reports a duplication plan for every World Series action to occur on The Pocatello Tribune player board at The Tribune building starting October 1. Southeast Idaho fans are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello Tribune
Tribune
Idaho
Utah vets to name list for Liberal Party
Salt Lake City September 24 AP plans were under way to nominate a third candidate for Congress in Utah's second district on a platform calling for government liquor manufacture and sale. A mass meeting organized the Libertarian style party with nominees for Congress and county and state offices to be chosen by committees. George Lawrence presided and said another large gathering would be held soon. About 1000 attended the meeting. Speakers urged silver backed economic reform and liquor distribution by government instead of prohibition. Theron H. Tracy argued silver should supplement gold as the world credit base. Dr. Elmer I. Goshen criticized prohibition and enforcement, warning against surrendering government to racketeers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Conce.ss
Utah
Armerty Party
Congress
George Lawrence
Theron H. Tracy
Elmer I. Goshen
First Congregational Church
Catholic Eucharistic Congress Draws 50000 to Omaha
Fifty thousand people gathered in Omaha for the open air ceremony of the national eucharistic congress at Creighton university stadium. Cardinal Mundelein and a Chicago delegation arrived, with the Archbishop among the speakers. A requiem Mass for Priests' Eucharistic League members opened the day, followed by a solemn Mass for children. Bishop White urged greater laity participation in the Eucharist and more devout Mass attendance.
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Omaha
Neb
Creighton University Stadium
George Mundelein
Chicago
Joseph Schrembs
Cleveland
Antarctic Explorer McNeish Dies Penniless at 64
Wellington New Zealand Sept 24 AP Harry McNeish a member of two Antarctic expeditions with Captain Scott and Lieutenant Shackleton died penniless at age 64 He joined the 1901 Scott voyage and the 1914 Endurance expedition He was among five volunteers who rowed from Elephant Island to aid 22 Shackleton crew members after the Endurance was crushed by ice.
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Wellington
N. Z
Harry McNeish
R. F Scott
Ernest Shackelton
McNeish
Scott
Antarctic
Shackelton
Elephant Island
Endurance
Hoover meets with home group on housing ownership
President Hoover addressed the planning committee of his home building and home ownership conference at the White House. He said it should be possible for any sound character and industrious citizen to own a home and noted the financing of home building, especially second mortgages, as a key part of the credit system.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Second Mor
Credit Sys
Copper prices steady after slight NY drop
Copper markets show a 10 percent New York quota with Picts 24 Pree s oc line smelter units reporting a net delivery to domestic buyers. Prices eased by a cent from the level that had prevailed for some time, signaling a cautious tone in the metal trade.
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New York
Public Marriage Sparks City Noise Campaign
In Pittsburgh area reports wedding news includes Harriet Hartman and John Bateman marrying in Waynesburg with a ceremony fee paid. Jeannette police chief George Yurt says the town is campaigning against unnecessary noise and warns arrests for horn blowing or tying bells or pans to cars after weddings.
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Pittsburgh
Harriet Hartman
John Bateman
Waynesburg
Albert
Julia Mate
Jeannette
George Yurt
Redhead Denies Gambling Debt In Las Vegas Case
Clara Bow refused to acknowledge a possible claim while Lake Tahoe gambling resort operators press to collect alleged debts totaling 13 900. Attorneys say four checks for losses at Roulette and other games were issued last week and marked payment stopped. Checks of 6000 and 7300 and two 300 amounts were drawn on a Hollywood bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Clara Bow
Lake Tahoe
Miss Bow
James McKay
Nevada
B. P Schulberg
McKay
Hollywood
French Flyers Welcome in Salt Lake City Arrival
Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte landed their trans Atlantic plane at Salt Lake airport at 10 45 a m to a crowd of several thousand. Coste said the Denver route was cold but flying conditions were fine though yesterday snow and cloud over the Continental Divide forced a return. Major Means said the lost day would be trimmed by shortening Los Angeles stay and the pair planned to leave for Boise at 6 a m tomorrow to reach Seattle by tomorrow evening.
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Salt Lake City
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Salt Lake
Coste
Denver
A H. Means
Dreajor
George Witten
Los Angeles
Boise
Seattle
Soviet secret police execute 48 counter revolutionists
In Moscow 48 members of a secret counter-revolutionary society were shot by the Ogpu for plans to starve the Soviet population by destroying grain reserves. Professors Alexander Ryazantzev and Eugene Karatygain led the list as initiators and organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Rept
Soviet Union
Ogpu
Alexander Ryazantzev
Eugene Karatygain
Quake Near Stalinabad Kills 175 In Soviet Tajikistan
An earthquake near Stalinabad in Tajikistan kills 175 and injures 300. Seven villages are destroyed and ten more are partly wrecked leaving about 200 families homeless.
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Moscow
Stalinabad
Soviet Socialist Republic
Tajikistan
Negotiations to Resolve Italy France Talks Fail in Geneva
The Italian delegation at the League of Nations announced that technical talks with France had completely failed and there is no hope for success. The negotiations in Geneva have effectively terminated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
League of Nations
Walsh Seeks Idaho and Wisconsin Aid in Montana Senate Bid
Montana Democrat Thomas J. Walsh aims to boost his reelection campaign with help from Republican leaders Senator Borah of Idaho and Senator La Follette of Wisconsin. Democratic state chairman W. W. McDowell says arrangements are in progress and that Senator David I. Walsh will also campaign for him. Wheeler previously backed Walsh and continues to stump for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Moent
Senate
Thomas J. Walsh
United States Senate
Montana
W. W. McDowell
William E. Borah
Idaho
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Albert J. Galen
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
Borah
la Follette
B. K. Wheeler
Wheeler
Walsh
Thirty Fishermen Drown In France Storm
In a great storm north of France last week thirty fishermen are known to have drowned. At least ten others are feared dead while over a hundred boats have not yet returned. Forty fishing vessels sailed again after repairs in port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorient
France
Bad Blood Between Rail Officials Sparks Baltimore Shootings
Sept 24 report details the double tragedy at Western Maryland Railways where president Maxwell Byers was killed and vice president Dudley G. Gray shot himself after a confrontation over policy and litigation. Clues from the office shooting described a tense dispute and a last violent act.
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Baltimore
Western Maryland Railways
Dudley G. Gray
Maxwell ©. Byers
Gray
Byers
Nett
Tee
Cver
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