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October 3, 1931

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T.W. LAMONT WARNS DOLE IS INEVITABLE IF PRIVATE AID FAILS; With Smith and Other Leaders He Pleads for Generous Gifts to $12,000,000 Jobless Fund. ASK WAR AGAINST MISERY Despite Taxes, Wealthy Must Contribute to Limit of Their Ability, They Declare. GIBSON OUTLINES HIS PLANS Solicitation to Begin Oct. 19--Mrs. Belmont to Organize 50 Teams of Women Workers. Gibson and Mrs. Belmont Speak. T.W. LAMONT WARNS OF DOLE IF AID FAILS Lamont Urges Generosity. Deplores "Unreasoning Fear." Urges War on "Hosts of Evil." Smith Makes Urgent Plea. Gibson Tells of Urgent Need. Straus Gets Aid of Accountants.

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Warns of dole if private relief fails; s to N Y C Relief Com

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THREE LEADERS BALK AT PRIVATE HEARINGS ON CLUB GAMBLING; Farley, Perry and McGuinness Refuse 'on Advice' to Talk Before Investigators. TO APPEAR AGAIN MONDAY Willing to Testify in Public, Say Tammany Men, After They Receive Subpoenas. TEST BY SEABURY UNLIKELY Said to Believe Stories Are Not of Enough Importance--Police Inquiry Monday on Capt. Howard. Perry and McGuinness Balk. THREE LEADERS BALK IN GAMBLING INQUIRY Seeks Other Leaders. Magistrate Sabbatino Appears.

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T M Farley, P J McGuiness, and H C Perry, at private hearings, refuse to answer questions on gambling

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Notable Births

Glenn Hall

1931Glenn Hall, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[†]

Glenn Henry Hall is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. During his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, and St. Louis Blues, Hall seldom missed a game and was a consistent performer, winning the Vezina Trophy, which at the time was awarded to the goaltender on the team allowing the fewest goals against, three times, being voted the First team All-Star goaltender a record seven times, and winning the Calder Memorial Trophy as best rookie. Nicknamed "Mr. Goalie", he was the first goaltender to develop and make effective use of the butterfly style of goalkeeping. In 2017 Hall was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history. He is the grandfather of Grant Stevenson.

Notable Deaths

Carl Nielsen

1931Carl Nielsen, Danish violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1865)[†]

Carl August Nielsen was a Danish composer, conductor, and violinist, widely recognized as his country's most prominent composer.