Babe Ruth's called shot: During Game 3 of theWorld Series between theYankees andCubs,Babe Ruth allegedly pointed to the center-field bleachers and then hit a home run to that exact spot. Although eyewitness accounts and existing film confirm that Ruth made a gesture of some sort, it remains unclear what the exact nature of the gesture was.[2]
Business executiveSamuel Insull and his brother Martin were requested by thestate's attorney inChicago to "return voluntarily" from their foreign havens of refuge to face an inquiry into the collapse of the Insull business empire that cost investors millions.[3]
Victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy, began his official trip inEritrea and to the battlefield ofAdwa, for the fiftieth anniversary of the Italian colony.[5]
Samuel Insull and his brother Martin were indicted inChicago on charges of embezzlement and larceny after the request that they "return voluntarily" to face an inquiry went unanswered. GovernorEmmerson was asked to take immediate steps to bring about the arrest of Samuel in Paris and Martin inOrillia, Canada.[8][9]
Born:Milan Chvostek, television producer and director; in Canada (d. 2018)
The legislature of the Mexican state ofVeracruz approved a decree declaring that all Catholic priests had lost their citizenship rights and empowering the governor to seize all Catholic church property and convert it for other uses.[12]
Martin Insull surrendered to Canadian authorities.[13]
The Italian transatlantic linerSSRex ended her inaugural trip, getting to New York harbor, enthusiastically hailed by the Italian-American people. The ship started from Genoa on September 27 and, in spite of some technical problems forcing her to an unplanned two days' parking in Gibraltar, crossed the Atlantic Ocean in the remarkable time of five days and fourteen hours.[15]
As part of observances of the 100th anniversary of the invention of thetelegraph bySamuel Morse, the chairman of thePostal Telegraph Company sent a telegram around the world in a record time of 4 minutes and 45 seconds. The message, "What hath God wrought", was identical to the original one that Morse sent from Baltimore to Washington in 1844.[17]
German ChancellorFranz von Papen gave a speech inMunich about a proposed new constitution that would place supreme authority in the hands of the cabinet and not the Reichstag. "The government must have the power, not parliament", von Papen said. "We need a second chamber with clearly defined rights to supervise parliament. Today the government's only means of countersetting the Reichstag is by emergency decree underArticle 48."[18]
As part of celebrations commemorating the 10th anniversary of theMarch on Rome,Benito Mussolini granted amnesty to all members of theFascist Party who had been disciplined for minor offenses.[21]
Albert Einstein upset existing scientific theory during a lecture in Berlin in which he said he had calculated the age of the Earth to be 10 billion years – 7 billion more than previously believed.[24]
William L. Shirer was fired from theChicago Tribune due to a defamation lawsuit filed over a minor story in which he mixed up the name of a woman who had been arrested for an accident inVienna. Shirer was promised a month's worth of severance pay, but he only received it in 1989 – fifty-seven years later.[25][26]
Aprison riot broke out atKingston Penitentiary in Ontario, Canada. Machinery and equipment were damaged, but there were only a couple of injuries in the four-hour uprising.[28]
Croatian political leaderVladko Maček was arrested by the Yugoslavian government.[7]
Died:Lucy Bacon, 75, American Impressionist artist
Henry Ford gave a radio address endorsingHerbert Hoover for re-election, asking, "Why bring in a new recruit and retire this seasoned leader especially since President Hoover has already got the massive forces of defense and recovery into action?" Ford's address concluded, "It is only common sense, when a man like Mr. Hoover has been educated by experience, when he has got control of the thing he is fighting, when is beginning to show results – it is only common sense to let him finish his job."[31]
Kingston Penitentiary was the scene of the second prison riot in a week. Troops with machine guns were called in to assist the guards. It was initially reported that the inmates took 40 guards hostage, although the warden denied this.[32][33] During the riot, several shots were fired into the cell of the imprisoned CommunistTim Buck, but authorities denied allegations of an assassination attempt.[34]
The Kingston Penitentiary riot was put down early in the morning after lasting 12 hours.[32] A later inquiry into the unrest there would determine that the prison had so many trivial rules that it was nearly impossible for inmates to avoid committing punishable infractions.[37]
Benito Mussolini made a speech inTurin before 500,000 Italians in which he promoted the idea of afour-power pact between Britain, France, Germany and Italy as a possible solution to Europe's problems.[39][40]
Charlie Chaplin won his legal action against ex-wifeLita Grey seeking to prevent her from entering their two young sons into film acting. The judge ruled that the children should not be placed in films without the consent of both parents.[48]
Died:Margaret Brown, 65, American socialite, philanthropist and activist
Tens of thousands ofNational Hunger Marchers from all over Britain gathered in London'sHyde Park protesting against Britain's dole system. When a brick was thrown through a post office window at Great Cumberland Place, mounted police charged with clubs and rioting began, resulting in 60–70 injuries and numerous arrests.[49][50]
Died:Romolo Tranquilli, 28, Italianantifascist in theProcida jail, where he served a twelve years sentence for communist activity; his demise was caused by the tortures and abuses inflicted by the fascist police. He was the brother ofIgnazio Silone who dedicated to his memory the first novel (Fontamara).[52]
In his hometownForlì, Mussolini began a propagandistic tour in Northern Italy, touchingPavia andMonza (31 October),Brescia (1 November) andAncona (3 November).[55]