New Craft Will Be Larger Than Graf Zeppelin
Dr Hugo Eckener announced plans to build two vast airships for trans Atlantic service bigger faster and stronger than the Graf Zeppelin. He said two hangars are needed one in Berlin the other location undecided with Rhine valley Baden recommended as a central trans Atlantic airport. He noted the Graf Zeppelin proved inadequate in the recent voyage and will be flown to Berlin for a visit with President Hindenburg.
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Eric Keyser
United Press
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hugo Eckener
Eckener
United States
Berlin
Rhine Valley
Baden
Graf Zeppelin
Dr. Eckener
Paul von Hinderburg
Staaken
Mackey Forecasts Hoover Election in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia reports Mayor Harry A. Mackey predicted on radio that Herbert Hoover would win the presidency and that Pennsylvania would send a solid Republican delegation to Congress. He dismissed boos at Hoover rallies as unthinking and not reflecting American judgment. Open Bank for Women Amsterdam first Dutch bank for women and managed by women opened.
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Philadelphia
U.S
Harry A. Mackey
Herbert Hoover
Pennsylvania
Hoover
Amsterdam
Prosperity myth debate fuels automobilists confidence
The New York American notes Republican and Democrat views on prosperity. It cites 24 million cars in use and 5 million new cars in 1928 while President Coolidge claims conditions improve and revenues will exceed estimates. It highlights dividend distributions totaling 250 million dollars and hints of a stockholder friendly surprise from General Motors president Sloan.
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Coolidge
Autoists curb plan for big grid game
Borough officials launch agitation to reduce speeding and car chasing during the Warren versus Jamestown game festivities. Warren High principal Ployd Bathurst planned talks with Police Chief George Haeha to police Russell field on Saturday November 10th. Chasing cars at high speed will not be allowed.
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Warren
Jamestown
Warren High
Ployd Bathurst
George Haeha
Russell Field
Oust Postmaster for Lansford Pa
Acting postmaster general Glover removed Lansford Pa postmaster Robert H Stickler and assistant postmaster Mrs Bessie Burns Stickler for conspiracy to violate postal laws by routing unmarked mail through the office. Anonymous circulars attacking Hoover and local candidates were cited. Lansford office placed under inspector George Leonard. Ocean flight to Columbia delayed by weather from New York to Butte.
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Washington
Glover
Robert H. Stickler
Bessie Burns Stickter
Lansford
Herbert Hoover
George Leonard
Chevrolet Buys Corner Lot For New Salesroom
The Chevrolet Motor Sales corporation purchased the southeast corner lot at Fourth avenue and Market street from Clyde Smith for about 25000 to build a new sales and service building. Boehm Bros Inc of Buffalo, N Y, will supply a large portion of the construction with ornate terra cotta front and brick walls. The showroom will feature verdi antique marble terrazzo floors and Honduras mahogany trim. Vivid landscape plans accompany the project as it begins immediately.
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Fourth Avenue
Market Street
Clyde Smith
Chevrolet Motor Sales Corporation
Chevrolet
F. A. Weigel
Pennsylvania Avenue East
Boehm Bros., Inc
Buffalo
Boehm Bros
California
Boehm Bros. Inc
N. Y
Charred bodies found of two women at Santa Rosa home
Officials found the charred bodies of Mrs. Matis Bertola, 70, and her daughter Camille, 27, in their burned Santa Rosa residence. Earlier, the body of D. J. Bertola, 73, was found in the yard with a crushed skull, as investigators searched the ruins.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Ney
Matis Bertola
Camille
Heir Burned
D. J. Bertola
Police Seek Aid in Search for Two Women
Pittsburgh police were asked to aid in the search for Mrs. Josephine Jellison 21 and her sister Mrs. Margaret Layton 19 both of New Alexander Pa. They disappeared from their homes last October and were last heard from in Youngstown. The women were with their two small sons when they left.
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Pittsburgh
Josephine Jellison
Margaret Layton
New Alexander
Youngstown
Midwest Snowstorm Drags On Through Nebraska
A blizzard sweeping from the Rocky Mountains buried Nebraska under a foot of snow with four foot drifts in western areas. Lincoln reported peak conditions crippling telecommunication as the storm moved east toward Iowa and Missouri. Snow also spread to Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas with heavy rain and falling temperatures anticipated.
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Chicago
U. P
Rocky Mountain
Nebraska
Kansa
Texas
Lincoln
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Middle West
Adverse Weather Halts Young Transcontinental Flyer
Salt Lake City Utah November 2 Adverse weather forced the postponement of the trans continental flight of Richard BE James a 17 year old New York aviator He had arrived here late yesterday while en route to Cheyenne Wyoming and planned to resume today but abandoned the attempt.
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Salt Lake’ City
Utah
U.P
Richard BE
James
New York
Cheyenne
Wyo
Flag Presented for Highest Vote Average in Ward
Warren voters will see a large flag awarded to the ward with the highest percentage of registered voters voting next Tuesday. Initiated by Earl R. Small of the local VFW, the plan aims to highlight turnout, with the flag passing to the election judge of the honor ward and then to the ward for future display.
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Warren
Veterans of Foreign Warts
Earl R. Small
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Patriotic Department
Government seeks Supreme Court rehearing in British et al case
The government petitions the U S Supreme Court to rehear its challenge to a 41st Circuit Court of Appeals ruling allowing Britiste des beta be seen to the United States without Niger quota. The move follows the court’s prior decision and requests reconsideration of the action.
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Washington
U.P
United States Supreme Court
Ioholding
Circuit Court of Appeals
United States
County Teachers Fight Move to Reduce Funds
County teachers vowed to contest state budget cuts to education and support a subsidy rise for districts not maintaining high schools. At the Warren County Teachers Institute closing, resolutions endorsed opposing Edmonds Law changes and urged state aid proportional to high school funding. The meeting also disbanded the Warren County Athletic Council and planned a January 17 dinner to organize county activities. Chester Barnes chaired the resolutions committee with R. R. Merrill and E. C. Wiggins among members.
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Warren County Teachers’ Institute
Court House
Warren County Athletic Council
Edmond
C. 3. Knapp
H. L. Blair
Warren
Janary
Chester Barnes
Sheffield High School
R. R. Merrill
E. C. Wiggins
Ruth
Engineer Fatally Scalded In Wreck In Brookville Pa
James G. Keogh a 44 year old Pennsylvania railroad engineer died from scalds in a Brookville hospital after his engine overturned during a switching move near Allen's Mills. He was trapped in the cab as the locomotive overturned while helping push a freight train up a grade.
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Brookville
James G. Keogh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Allen's Mills
Keogh
Hoover Leads in Forty-Two States in Digest Poll
The Literary Digest poll shows Herbert Hoover ahead in 42 of 48 states and Alfred E. Smith trailing in four. Arkansas and Alabama tilt toward Smith as Georgia Louisiana Mississippi and South Carolina give Smith a true lead over Hoover.
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New York
Literary Digest
Herbert Hoover
Alfred E. Smithh
Arkansas
Alabama
Hoover
Literary Digest Saga
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Smith
Democrats Float Second Big Loan Reported
Washington November 2. The Democratic national committee reported a second half million dollar loan and weekly expenditures exceeding $1,000, with $457,217 in contributions for October 23 to 31. The loan, made October 2 through County Trust Company of New York, brought total receipts to $1,025,894. expenditures for the week totaled $1,056,091 and the committee balance was $92,094 on November 1.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
House Campaign Expenditures Committee
County Trust Company of New York
Curtis Bids for Farmer Vote in Final Campaign Tour
Senator Charles Curtis Republican nominee for vice president concluded his last farm vote push leaving Des Moines for Moberly and Wichita Topeka stops. He warned farmers of no relief if Democratic ticket wins Hoover would be president. A heckler in Spencer was silenced as Curtis asserted support for farmers. In Reading a brakeman Herman Levan was fatally injured by a freight train at a water station.
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Des Moines
U.P
Charles Curtis
Moberly
Wichita
Topeka
Curtis
Reading
Herman Levan
Reading Company
Crowds greet G O P nominee in rain across Kentucky
Herbert Hoover attracted large crowds in Louisville and Cincinnati as he toured by train. Rain kept him indoors for a Jefferson County speech and he urged Kentucky voters to back the Republican ticket, stressing prosperity and continuity of policy.
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California
Herbert Hoover
Jefferson County
Louieville
Hoover
Jefferson County Court House
Southen Inediana
Kentucky
Ohio
Louisville
East Norwood
Winton Place
Cincinnati
Indiana
Illinois
St. Louis
Maryland
Cumberland
Hunter Wounded by His Own Gun in Hunting Accident
Clifton McCartney, 21, of Flinton, was hospitalized in Altoona after a hunting accident left him with a gunshot wound to the right arm and shoulder. The weapon slipped from his grasp and discharged, wounding him.
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Altoona
U.P
Clifton McCartney
Flinton
Romania Cabinet Faces Resignation Demands
Reports from Budapest confirm that the Romanian regency has demanded the resignation of Premier Vintila Brantianu's cabinet. The development comes as political instability echoes across Berlin and Budapest.
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Berlin
Budapest
Vintila Brantianu
Weather outlook for western Pa rain to snow switch
Forecast for western Pennsylvania calls for rain tonight and Saturday with a change to snow by Saturday afternoon. Colder conditions expected Saturday. Local observations show 2 pm reading 45 with no precipitation.
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Abe Martin
Joe Kite
Arthur Brisbane
New York American
Ise
Mr. Sloan
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Pheasant Surprise
Sloan
Boro
Roosevelt Field
L. L
Bute
Elfrieda Knaak
Lake Forest
Be and
Midwest
Blizzard
Haltsy Young Flyer
Roger Q. Williams
Piero Bonelli
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Poland
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G.O.P
Hunter
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