Volcanic Peril in Sicily and American News Buzz
Amid Sicily’s Mount Etna eruption residents flee as lava rivers darken miles of vineyard land while heat and blasts threaten life. In Lynn Massachusetts a factory blast kills twelve and injures many as a neighborhood fears for women and children. The Chicago and New York auto shows display vast wealth in cars, with foreign detachments at a grand horse show. Political analysis heats up over Hoover’s victory, cabinet rumors, and preparations for the new administration.
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America
Sicily
Mount Etna
Rome
Havana Cigars Ad for San Felice Henry C George IdElita
A small advertisement lists Havana Ribbon Martin Rest cigars in a vintage classified style. It mentions names San Felice Henry C George Idelita in a terse, product focused line characteristic of early 20th century notices.
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San Felice
Henry Cgeorge
Idelita
Havana
Martin Rest $c Cigars
Watson to lead Hoover program in new Congress
Washington dispatch reports Senator James E. Watson Indiana will steer Hoover era policy in the new congress with Charles Curtis leaving the senate leadership. Watson will be senate leader as Curtis resigns and Moses is likely to be president pro tem. Longworth Tilson Garrett and Garner are named for key posts as party balance shifts with insurgents.
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Watson
Hoover
Congress
William K. Hutchison
Washington, D. C
Herbert Hoover
James E. Watson
Indiana
Charles Curtis
Senate
Curtis
House
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
John Q. ‘Tilson
Connecticut
Finis J Garrett
Tennessee
John Garner
Texas
Edward P. McLean
James A. Reed
Missouri
Bayard
Delaware
Bruce
Maryland
Edwards
New Jersey
Gerry
Rhode Island
Neely
West Virginia
Farmer-Laborite
Couzens
Johnson
Norbeck
Wisconsin
White House
Inderse Watson
Kansas City
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
Simeon D. Fess
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
Fess
Moses
War official warns Rotarians on patriotic spirit
U. S. Col. C. B. Robbins assistant secretary of war from Cedar Rapids Iowa spoke in New York today to Rotarians warning against loss of patriotic spirit through pursuit of material wealth.
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C. B. Robbins
Cedar Rapids
New York
Landslide grows as vote counted in Hoover victory
New York cable report notes Republican landslide as states finish ballot counts. Hoover defeats Smith by a margin over one million and an electoral tally of 444 to 87. Popular vote reported at 1 pm shows Hoover about 20,015,475 to Smith 14,000,130 with eight states for Smith including Massachusetts Rhode Island and southern group Georgia South Carolina Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas.
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New York
U.A
Herbert Hoover
Alfred E Smith
United Press
Hoover
Smith
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Hoovers
114 Indicted for Gun Conspiracies in McHenry County
Chicago dispatch reports 114 McHenry County residents including resort owners city and county officials and a state legislator named in a blanket conspiracy indictment. Named individuals include George Druggan brother of Terry Druggan Chicago beer baron Roy Stewart state representative Alfred H. Pouse former state’s attorney missing Martin Wandrack deputy sheriff Lester Edinger former sheriff.
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Chicago
McHenry County
Charles W. Hadley
George Druggan
Terry Druggan
Roy Stewart
Alfred H. Pouse
Martin J. Wandrack
Lester Edinger
Police kill suspect in Calumet Press robbery attempt
Gary Indiana on November 8 police shot and killed 21 year old Joseph Kusner after an alleged attempt to rob the Calumet Press safe. Detectives reported Kusner was found at the safe following the incident.
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Gary
Ind
INS
Joseph Kusner
Calumet Press
Kusner
Ten Years Ago in the Service by Perry J Olds
Perry J Olds recalls his 1918 war experiences with the 351st Infantry of the 88th Division. He describes crowded France freight cars, the transfer from eastern France to near Metz, the Armistice, postwar trench duties, and his journey from Camp Dodge to Camp Mills and then to France.
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Perry J. Olds
Jefferson Street
France
Olds
Metz
Camp Dodge
Camp Mills
N. J
War Chief Fears Wealth Brings Perils to Nation
Col Charles B Robbins assistant secretary of war told the New York Rotary club to oppose pacifism and internationalism. He warned wealth brings decay of military spirit and that national defense equals national security. Robbins urged faith of fathers and pledged loyalty to defend government. In Washington the American Legion outlined Armistice Day jubilation plans with leaders Coolidge Pershing and McNutt speaking by radio.
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New York
Charles B. Robbins
New York City
Rotary Club
Robbins
Germany
Col. Robbins
Universal Brotherhood of
Man
Washington, D. C
INS
American Legion Today
Legion
Coolidge
Pershing
Paul V. McNutt
Washington
National Horse Show Opens in Madison Square Garden
The forty third annual National Horse Show opens at Madison Square Garden with top horses from the United States Canada and elsewhere. Military forces from six nations United States Canada Germany Holland Poland and Belgium compete across classes while civilian entries from Canada and the U S also participate. Horses valued at more than five million dollars will take part in the tournament.
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Chicago
New York
Madison . Square Garden
U.P
Madison Square Garden
United States
Canada
Germany
Holland
Poland
Belgium
Stefansson May Make Return Talk At Iowa
Vilhjalmur Stefansson arctic explorer drew a disappointed crowd at the University of Iowa and may be brought back for another lecture in the first week of December. He is currently speaking in Topeka Kansas after earning a bachelor’s degree at Iowa decades ago and returning in 1922 for an honorary LL D. degree.
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Town City
INS
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
University of Iowa
Iowa
Topeka
Kan
Stefansson
Raskob to stay Democratic chair. aims to clear debt
John J. Raskob, financier and former General Motors finance chief, will remain Democratic national committee chair. He says he was elected for four years and will focus on clearing more than $2,000,000 of campaign debt the party ran up beyond receipts.
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New York
W.P
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Motors
Raskob
National Committee
W C T U head hails Hoover victory on prohibition
In an exclusive interview Mrs Ella A Boole president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union says the presidential election result shows no man will run as a wet again. She calls Hoover a great victory for constitutional prohibition and notes party lines did not matter to the 17 Democratic state presidents who supported Hoover Curtis. The home protection issue mobilized many first time women voters toward Hoover Curt is.
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New York
U.R
Ella A. Boole
The
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
United Press Today
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Herbert Hoover
Boole
Smith
Hoover
Curtis
Charles Curtis
Friends of
Prohibition
Tammany Blames Prosperity Issue on NYC Result
George W. Olvany, reader at Tammany Hall, attributes Governor Smith’s smaller than expected New York City plurality to the prosperity issue. He says Tammany mobilized fully and that the Republicans kept the economy at the forefront to sway business voters.
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New York
George W. Olvany
Tammany Hall
Smith
New York City
Tammany
Olvany
Bodies Found in Freight Car Murder Mystery
Cincinnati detectives recovered the bodies of two men who had been shot to death inside a box car of a Pennsylvania freight train from Louisville. Both skulls were crushed. one man’s battered coat is linked to Dewey E. Day of Hartshorn Oklahoma. Coroner believes the killings occurred in Louisville and the victims were placed aboard the train there.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Pennsylvania
Louisville
Dewey E. Day
Hartshorn
Okla
Swing
Interview with W F Parrott on roads bond issue
W F Parrott said he feels a thrill from the election, praising the Republican landslide but focusing on the economic issue of roads and the state bond measure. He recalled 25 years of highway work and originating the Hawk Eye highway now U S 20, noting major improvements in the last decade.
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W. F. Parrott
Young
Des Moines
Senator Robinson Resting After Hunting Trip
Senator Joe T. Robinson, Democratic vice presidential candidate, rests on a hunting trip in southeastern Arkansas with friends to recover from a strenuous campaign. The exact hunting grounds are undisclosed, and he plans to return to Little Rock around Friday with plans not yet public.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Joe T. Robinson
Texas Keeps Its Lead For Hoover
With 636,632 votes counted from 250 of 253 counties, Herbert Hoover leads Al Smith by 16,481 votes in Texas. Early returns favored August McCloskey, but late counts put Wurzbach ahead of McCloskey in the Fourteenth district, with Wurzbach 28,888 and McCloskey 28,601.
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Fort Worth
Tex
INS
Herbert Hoover
al Smith
Smith
Hoover
Fourteenth
August McCloskey
Wurzbach
McCloskey
Hoover Majority Grows in Wowa Returns
Des Moines Iowa November 8 Herbert Hoover's majority rises toward 225,600 as belated returns pour in. With 2,223 of 2,447 precincts reporting Hoover has 571,591 to Smith 349,035, a 222,556 lead. Gov Hammill leads L W Houser by 200,129 with 2,145 precincts. The $100 million paved road bond issue shows strength with 180,000 yes votes in 1787 precincts.
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Des Moines
INS
Herbert Hoover
Smith
John Hammill
L. W. Houser
Courier delivery latest by 5 30 each day
The Courier will be delivered to homes before 5 30. If the paper is not received by then due to carrier delay or other cause, call 5100 and a copy will be mailed. Phone inquiries must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Roosevelt Wins Close New York Gubernatorial Race
In one of the closest New York gubernatorial elections Roosevelt defeats Albert Ottinger by about 25 000 votes as returns come in.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Albert Ottinger
Bomb 15 Echo of Chicago Politics
In Chicago on Election Day a bomb shattered the front of the Thompson-Crowe Republican HQ in the Thirteenth ward. Ernest Geissler, an officeholder there, urged police to speak with ward leader Hugh Norris. Norris denied knowing the bomber and noted court battles over the April election of committee member Dingbat Oberta and questioned Oberta's statewide bid.
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Chicago
Thompson-Crowe Republican
Ernest Geissler
Hugh Norris
Thompson-Crowe
Republican
Norris
John (Dingbat
Oberta
Roberts Resigns as Oil Case Prosecutor
Washington, Nov 8. President Coolidge accepted the resignation of Owen J. Roberts, Philadelphia special federal oil prosecutor. In a letter to Roberts, the president thanked him for fidelity and energy in prosecuting cases that recovered property and millions of dollars for the United States. Atlee Pomerene to continue as special oil counsel until remaining cases are disposed of.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Coolidge
Owen J. Roberts
Philadelphia
Roberts
United States
Atlee Pomerene
Ohio
Seek Minister's Son as Embezzler
Chicago dispatch reports police seek 17 year old James Wennermark son of Mishawaka Indiana minister for embezzling fifty thousand dollars in Travelers checks from the First National Bank of Mishawaka where he worked. He vanished with the checks Saturday and is believed to have reached Chicago. A companion Al Smith age 14 from Mishawaka accompanied him.
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Chicago
INS
Mishawaka
Ind
First National Bank of
James Wennermark
Henry Wennermark
English Lutheran Church
Wennermark
al Smith
Doctor Summoned for Two-Time Voter in Iowa
Grundy Center, Ia., Nov. 8. William L. Gardner, 55, who lives north of Reinbeck, insisted on voting a second time at his polling place Tuesday. Officials summoned a physician who found he had suffered a nervous breakdown impairing his memory. Gardner is under treatment at his home.
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Grundy Center
William L. Gardner
Reinbeck
Gardner
Tragedy at Lynn Box Factory Explosion Kills Fifteen
In Lynn Massachusetts a massive explosion at the Preble Box Toe factory killed fifteen people, including a mother and five children near their home. Police identified many victims as factory workers and several remain missing or dying in the hospital as investigators probe a still unclear cause of the blast.
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Lynn
Mass
U.P
Arthur Blaney
Lillian
Ella
Haven
John Wilson
William Clements
Lynn Hospital
David McCoy
George Coleman
Roger Lewis
Everett Lewis
William Gillespie
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