Democratic Platform Panel Faces Oil and Klan Issues
An unofficial group of Democratic leaders in New York drafts a platform stressing oil scandals and farm relief, while leaving the Ku Klux Klan plank for the convention. The league of nations is dropped as a national issue despite a split in the group, with Baker and Glass pushing a pro league stance.
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Wm. K. Hutchinson
New York
Advanc
Cordell Hull
Homer
Cummings
Resolutions Committee
League of Nations
League
Streer
Tthe League
Newton D. Baker
Carter Glass
Wilson
Baker
Glass
Democratic Party
Illinois
Committee On Resolutions
Mixed Weather Bill for Week in Athens Area
The Weather Bureau forecasts a mixed week with temperatures from 80 to 90 degrees and periods of thunderstorms and sun. In Ohio Valley and Tennessee the outlook calls for partly cloudy skies with isolated thunder showers and near normal temperatures, Cincinnati’s normal highs around 84, lows near 64, and a mean near 74 degrees.
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Athens
U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Cincinnati
The King Cobra’s Aggressive Survival Tactics
The king cobra stands as the sole reptile known to attack almost any encounter. Details highlight its predatory behavior, venom potency, and territorial stance.
Violent Midwest Storms Hit Chicago and Midwest
Chicago and nearby areas reel from a Sunday storm that killed six people and injured many others. In Chicago three died from lightning and a man killed while closing a window. A caddie perished from a lightning strike under a sheltering tree and an acting fire captain died directing a city fire. A tornado near Tracy Minnesota left three dead and twenty injured.
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Middle West
Chicago
Michael Shagney
Stanley Barile
Murphy
Tracy
Minn
Better Times Foreseen for Farm Regions in Midwest
In a June 23 interview William E. Herren of the National Association of Real Estate Boards says better days are ahead for farmers. He notes debt repayment, resumed work, and a return of land values near 1916 levels, with increased farm land sales and a cautious market recovery, though high taxes, marketing margins, and labor costs remain challenges. Diversification urged, especially in one crop regions, to reduce future losses.
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Des Moines
William E. Herren
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Middle West
Massed Flight Aims to Prove Air Mobility
Lt. Russell L. Maughan argues the cross country flight is more than a stunt, showing the need to modernize air service equipment. He says army flyers with current gear can be mobilized across the nation within hours in case of enemy threat. He planned to deliver copies of New York papers to Mayor Rolph in San Francisco.
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New York
Lisut
Russel L. Maughan
United States
Air Service
Maughan
Rolph
San Francisco
Church groups press for action against Franklin County sheriff
Protestants in Columbus demand Governor Donahey act by July 1 on charges of malfeasance against Franklin County Sheriff Frank L. Holycross. They urge removal if true, exoneration otherwise. Holycross faced bribery claims earlier with a hung jury. He called the resolution another unfair move by adversaries.
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Columbus
Donahey
Frank L. Holycross
Franklin County
Holycross
Forty-one men arraigned on gambling charges in two raids
Columbus state prohibition officers arrested forty-one men in two Sunday raids. They were to be arraigned today before Justice A. C. Kuhn on gambling charges and gambling paraphernalia was confiscated in each raid.
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Columbus
Prohibition
A. C. Kuhn
Yacht Heads Home After Sunday Trip
The presidential yacht Mayflower is in the lower Potomac en route to Washington after a weekend cruise. President Coolidge has been aboard since Saturday afternoon, with the vessel cruising the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay.
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Washington
Potac River
Navy Deparhment
President Coolidge
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
Franchise in Need Of Much Revamping
Cleveland. Mayor Clayton C. Townee said the Taylor Grant, which governs the street railway, is antiquated and must be updated. He will introduce legislation to modernize the franchise start soon, arguing the current provisions are too inelastic for financing needed improvements.
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Cleveland
Baltimore Tax Rule Requires Car Payment Before State Licenses
Purchasers of automobiles in Baltimore must pay municipal taxes on their cars starting June 1 before receiving state licenses.
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Baltimore
Hearst Papers Back Anti Booze Candidate in Dem Nomination
Hearst and his newspapers reportedly telegraphed support to a Dem candidate, declaring opposition to the booze and boodle element and asking Wall Street and Tammany papers to copy. The note notes a hard fight for the nomination, with a softer reference to the Clarke episode. Continued on Page Four.
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Hearst
Wall Street
Third Effort In Year Being Made By Lieut Maughan
Lieut Russell I Maughan begins his third dawn to dusk continent crossing by airplane arriving at Rosecrans Field St Joseph Missouri after 1411 miles en route to Frisco He expects to continue to Cheyenne then Frisco despite a minor gasoline line leak delaying the schedule
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Lieut. Maughan
Rosecrans Field
ST. Joseph
Russell I. Maughan
Maughan
Cheyenne
Wyo
Dayton
Russell A. Maughan
McCook Field
Frisco
Old Sol
Golden Gate
Mitchell Field Pilot Seeks Dawn to Dusk Coast Flight
Lieutenant Russell Maughan takes off from Mitchell Field at 3 59 a m in a bid to fly 2670 miles to San Francisco in about 17 1/2 hours. He plans four refueling stops at Dayton Colorado St Joseph Cheyenne and Salduro and aims for 163 mph. The 31 year old veteran of the Pulitzer Race in 1922 travels with a small entourage as he seeks to demonstrate air force mobilization across the continent while his wife and two children await his Salduro stop.
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Mitchell Field
N. Y
Russell Maughan
Army Flier
San Francisco
Maughan
Dayton
St. Joseph
Cheyenne
Wryo
Salduro
Utah
Army
Edwin Johnson
Russ
Air Force
Mason M. Patrick
Air Service
Netroit
Hober City
Murder Trial Nears Close in Ohio Manhunt Case
Columbus Ohio June 23 The murder trial of Charles Thomas accused of killing Patrolman Troy C Stewart is expected to end today as testimony has finished and both sides prepare closing arguments this afternoon.
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Columbus
Charles Thomas
Troy C.stewart
British Open Qualifying Opens Near Hoy Lake
Villages along the Irish Sea and at the mouths of Dee and Mersey buzz with golf talk as 276 professionals and amateurs begin qualifying rounds for the British Open title at Hoy Lake England.
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Hoy Lake
Eng
A. P
Irish Sea
Dee
Mersey
Great Britain
Akron Teacher Receives Lost Purse Return by Boy
Isaac Keen of Akron, a Willard Reformed Church boys class teacher and War Scout, was given an enforced vacation due to slow business. He later recovered his lost purse containing over $100 when a small boy brought it to his doorstep, restoring Keen’s faith in boys.
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Isaac Keen
Akron
Willard Reformed Church
Keen
Keens
Ohio GOP to Convene June 23 for Platform and Electors
Ohio Republicans begin a state convention in Columbus to draft a platform and nominate 24 presidential electors. A pre-primary convention plank faces a party struggle. Clarice Dawes may address, while Gilbert Bettman leads as temporary chair. The gathering opens with district caucuses and ends with a keynote.
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New York
Ohio
Asher, A. Galbreath
Rogera
Columbiana County
Galbreath
Clarics G. Dawes
Memorial Hall
Gilbert Bettman
Cincinnati
Sporsman
Resolutions Committee For Adoption
Democratic delegates in New York clash over McAdoo Smith bids
Delegates arrive to a tense scene as William G. McAdoo maintains a delegate lead while Governor Al Smith builds organized pressure. Anti McAdoo forces push plans to block him with a large anti Klan plank and coalesce behind Underwood Ralston and related candidates.
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New York
William G. McAdoo
al Smith
Apirants
McAdoo
Smith
Drowned Teacher in Cincinnati River Tragedy
Dawson Ellison a 22 year old attempting to teach Flora Tarvin 16 to swim drowned in the Little Miami river near Cincinnati as a swift current following heavy rain pulled him under. Flora Tarvin was rescued by her brother.
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Cincinnati
Dawson Ellison
Flora Tarvin
Little Miami River
Ellison
Stabbings in Cincinnati Leave Three Dead
Three Black men were killed and two others seriously wounded in stabbing affrays in Cincinnati on Sunday. The assailants escaped, and no arrests were reported.
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Cincinnati
Omagh Workhouse Faces Tea and Whiskey Protests
In Omagh Workhouse County Tyrone the daily rations include eggs at breakfast and three glasses of whiskey for elderly men. Women on the municipal board oppose the generosity while male board members plan to provide inmates with afternoon tea.
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Belfast
Ireland
Omagh
County Tyrone
Municipal Board
Anti McAdoo Coalition Lines Up Unbreakable Fronts
The group vows to prevent any candidate winning a majority at the convention. They fear a stampede as a decisive majority could surge any contender. They have organized battalions to hold a decisive line, hoping forewarned proves forearmed.
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Lieve
Child Killed in Cincinnati Auto Crash
Jean Rolce aged four, niece of Hamilton County Prosecutor Charles Bell, was killed when a family car was struck by an auto carrying a party of African American passengers near Washington Court House. The accident occurred Sunday in Ohio.
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Jean Rolce
Charles Bell
Hamilton County
Washington Court House
Two Drivers Stand Trial in Cleveland Careless Driving Case
In Cleveland on June 28 several auto accidents left 17 injured, two seriously. Two drivers face trial in traffic court on charges of careless driving stemming from yesterday’s crashes.
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Cleveland
Great Affair Draws Travelers to Columbus Ohio
Delegates gathered in Columbus for the United Commercial Travelers of America meeting with about 390 expected, plus more arriving. The opening session included remarks by Sullivan of Chicago and Louis Wirth of Cincinnati. James E. K. Watson of Indiana to dedicate the new A T C building tomorrow. Governor Donahey invited as guest of honor at a banquet tomorrow night.
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Columbus
Supreme Council of the United Commercial Travelers of America
Iisociation
Supreme Councelor
Sullivan
Chicago
Louis Wirth
Cincinnati
Supreme Executive Committee
James EK. Watson
Indiana
Donahey
Whitbrick Dies After Lingering Illness In Columbus
Funeral arrangements were underway in Columbus for Frank A. Whitbrick a widely known local newspaperman who died yesterday after a lingering illness.
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Columbus
Frank A. Whitbrick
Worthless check passer to face next grand jury
R. Al Robinson known for a high volume of bad checks was bound over to the grand jury after pleading guilty to forging a check. He was arraigned before Magistrate Helwig and detained by Constable E C Mariner. He had promised to reform earlier and was released with a warning.
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R. AL. Robinson
Helwig
Robinson
Athens
E. C. Mariner
Think Son Killed Parents and Self at Woodside Farm
Langhorne Pa June 23 Official investigation begun to determine the killings of Mr and Mrs Jonathan Gillan and the death of their son Clarence at their Woodside farmhouse State police leading the inquiry believe the son murdered his parents and then killed himself according to the findings of the bodies.
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Langhorne
Jonathan Gillan
Clarence
Woodside
Scr
Police raid nets twenty five gamblers in Cleveland
Twenty five men, rounded up by police in renewed gambling raids, were to be arraigned in municipal court in Cleveland today. The arrests followed a sustained crackdown on illegal betting activities across the city.
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Cleveland
G Mbling
McAdoo Attacks New York Press in Forthright Speech
In New York on June 23, McAdoo denounced the city as a citadel of vilage, accusing NY newspapers of unfairness. He read a prepared attack on opponents of his railroad reform and tariff plan, provoking countercharges and fueling party tensions as Bryan discusses floor action.
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New York
McAdoo Smith
McAdo
Ni York
Washington
McAdoo
Ye York
Bryan
William Jennings Bruah
Florida
Jan Srnser
Baltt B
Ryan
Belmont
President and family return from Potomac cruise aboard Mayflower
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge with their sons John and Calvin arrived at the White House at 8 30 this morning after a weekend voyage on the yacht Mayflower through the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay.
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Washington
Colored man drowns near Wheeling during swim
Efforts continued to recover the body of Bob z 33, a colored man from Zanesville, who drowned north of Wheeling while swimming. Local rescue crews faced difficulty in the search.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Bob Z 33
Zanesville
Here
Car Plunges from Bank Narrowly Skirts Death
In Wheeling West Virginia a car carrying four Steubenville residents plunged about 75 feet from a steep bank to railroad tracks beneath. Passengers Mr and Mrs Edward Harvey were seriously injured but left the hospital the next morning. FP Duffy also sustained cuts and bruises.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Steubenville
Edward Harvey
J. Duffy
Virginia Delegates May Be Given To McAdoo In Finale
Reporters claim Davis and Underwood supporters see their men gaining in the final delegate contest. McAdoo’s camp counters that his heir has not been decided, while a Virginia meeting allegedly pledged to back him if within 24 votes of renomination, with McAdoo promising reciprocal support.
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Virginia
M’adoo
New York
John W. Davis
Geecar W. Underwood
Smith
Davis
Derwood
McAdoo
David Rockwell
Serted
Adoo
Carter
Dea
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IK Egret
Yacht
Arthur Brisbane
Tammany Organs
Champ Clarke
O.P
J. L. Meddoff
W’adoo
Edgen
George R. Holmes
J. N.S. Staff Corps
Texas
Iowa
Missouri
Michigan
McAdoon
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Underwood
Smith-Underwood
Treasury
Edmond H. Moore
James M. Cox
Platform Committee
The
Biltmore
Governor Smith
George E. Brennan
Joseph M. Guffey
Norman E. Mack
Fred Lynch
Minnesota
Ralston
R. L. Robinson
Asgails Press
Manhattan
Mr. McAdoo
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