Prohibition dispute shapes Smith nomination at Houston convention
As the Democratic convention nears in Houston Gov Alfred E Smith supporters push for nomination while dry forces press for a strong enforcement plank. Texas dry leader Gov Dan Moody leads southern drys with a proposed eighteenth amendment plank and John W Davis is floated as platform chair.
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Houston
Tex
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Assembly
Smith
Reed
Missouri
Dan Moody
Texas
John W. Davis
Daniel Co. Roper
William G. McAdoo
Moody
Platform Committee
Key Tittman
Caraway
Arkansas
Robinson
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
France Wins Point in War Renunciation Draft Note
Washington reports that France secured an important point as the note to 14 nations is published. The United States asked acceptance of the American draft as final and immediate signing of the treaty.
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Washington
U.R
France
United States
Frances Browning Injured in Mansfield Car Crash
Frances "Peaches" Heenan Browning remained in Mansfield hospital with leg lacerations after her car overturned on the Lexington Canton highway. Her mother and manager Edgar Allen were slightly hurt when Allen swerved to avoid a collision with another vehicle.
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Mansfield
U.R
Frances
Glouster Recaptures Oldtime Night Amid Payday Rush
Glouster returned to an oldtime scene as miners received pay causing crowds on High street and busy stores. About 8 pm a transformer failure cut power citywide, leaving Ambrose theater customers without refunds. Manager John Crawford Jr offered a free Sunday show for Saturday ticket holders.
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Glouster
High Street
Beal
Main
Moose
City Light Service
Ambrose
John Crawford, Jr
Seals of Mail Bags Broken on Leviathan Robbery
Scotland Yard says mail bag seals were not intact aboard the Leviathan prompting belief the $500000 theft occurred at sea or in Southampton. U S Lines deny responsibility noting bags were delivered in same condition as aboard and could not be resealed. In Belfast 214 pieces of Leviathan mail were rifled with 34 of 238 Galway? Belfast items intact.
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London
U.R
Scotland Yard
England
Leviathan
Southampton
New York
U.P
United States Lines
Leviathian
Belfast
Ireland
Ohio traffic toll from weekend accidents across state
A United Press survey shows Ohio end of week chaos with many fatalities and injuries. In Cleveland area three killed. Mount Victory electrocuted two spectators. Youngstown, Hubbard, Cincinnati and Toledo report multiple deaths and serious injuries.
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Columbus
Ohio
United Press Today
Cleveland
Frank Gorce
John Belack
Joseph Lorenz
Belakr
Mount Victory
Merle Johnson
Hardin County
Ford Fittro
Miss Rose Span
Youngstown
Mike Alexi
Hubbard
Alexi
Cincinnati
Carl Axtman
Loveland
John Graham
Vender
Ann May Stevens
Helen Conklin
Fruit Hill
Toledo
Michigan
Robert Gronau
Floyd F. Ramsley
Leroy Armstrong
Sylvania
Louise Clay
East Lansing
Mich
Harold Rathbun
Frankfort
Blissfield
Walter van Pelts
Tecumseh
van Pelts
Bixby Hospital
Adrian
Harriet Townsend
Arkansas Man Is Boomed for Vice Presidency
A movement to name Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas as the Democratic vice-presidential nominee gains traction. Sponsored by Senator Caraway, Robinson would be permanent chairman of the convention and is praised as a strong southern campaigner who would command southwide confidence and respect.
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Houston
Tex
U.R
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Caraway
Robinson
Threatening Weather Fails to Deter Sunday School Convention
Despite high waters and threatening weather, the Union Sunday school meeting at Sugar Creek church drew representatives from Deanville Buchtel Kimberly and Peach Ridge. Talks covered devotional programs physical education and worship with Rev Lloyd Evans Prof Charles Giauque and Miss Irene Mc Dowell among speakers.
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C. A. Spriggs
Lloyd Evans
Irene McDowell
C. D. Giaugue
Corwin
Union
Sugar Creek Church
Deanville
Buchtel
Kimberly
Peach Ridge
Athens
Presbyterian
Charles D. Giauque
A. W. Corwin
Rhoda Cowen
Vacation Bible School
J. H. McFadden
Harry Spalding
Ruth Nagel
Helen Frances
Middle Hocking Union Sunday Schools
Union Sunday School
Sugar Creek
Evans
Giauque
Miners Hold Mass Meeting and Plan Picket Camp
A mass meeting of miners was held in Rendville with participation from Glouster Corning New Lexington and Straitsville. Leaders urged loyalty during the 15 month strike and committees from Corning and Rendville planned a picket camp near Mine No 9.
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Rendville
A. W. Moore
Glouster
Corning
New Lexington
Straitsville
Ed Michaels
Arthur Ferguson
Earl Pomm
John Gail
Jack Curry
A. T. Allen
Charles Shaw
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Valley Mine
Kimberly
Redtown shooting case links mine dispute to ambush
Wilbur Drake 33 of Redtown sues Charles Palmer 38 charging shooting with intent to kill after a gunfire incident in front of Frank Smith's home. Palmer pleads not guilty and is bound over on $600 bond. A dozen witnesses saw the shooting amid an industrial controversy at Mine No. 265. Drake was wounded in the left hand. Palmer denied the shooting.
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Redtown
Wilbur Drake
Charles Palmer
Palmer
Justice of Peace
Carl Porter
Grand Jury
Frank Smith
William Williams
Drake
Fred Heck
Wayne Wingett
Henry Williams
Glouster
Tom Blower
Heck
Wingett
Athens County
R. D. Williams
Williams
Greens Run
James Snyder
Snyder
William Orr
Buck Kempton
Orr
Draft antiwar treaty draws cautious EU approval
Official comment in London reported that the American draft antiwar treaty submitted to European powers last Saturday met with general approval, though in some cases cautious.
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London
U.R
Highway construction cost projected over 1.3 billion dollars
State highway departments and local revenues back a total estimated cost for highway construction that could exceed 1.3 billion dollars this year.
Cyclone Damages Farms Around Athens Saturday Afternoon
A cyclone lasting about fifteen minutes struck Carpenter at around 4 30 Saturday afternoon. It damaged crops on nearby farms though no buildings were destroyed. Apple trees were torn up in the Southeastern Ohio Experiment farm orchards and crops there were damaged.
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Carpenter
Athens
Southeastern Ohio
Rural courts proposed to replace many Ohio statuts
Ohio State bar association special committee reports a plan for a new inferior court system. It would abolish hundreds of statute sections and create a rural county court with magistrates, based on population, with districts following township lines where possible. Salaries and four year terms set by a constitutional committee.
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Columbus
O.R
Ohio State Bar Association
Common Pleas
James A. White
E. E. Lindsay
L. G. Worstell
Athens
W. Wil Teegarden
William L. Hart
Dayton Power and Light seeks purchase of gas properties
Dayton Power and Light, a Columbia system subsidiary, filed with the Ohio Public Utilities Commission to buy gas-distributing properties from Ohio Fuel Company for 1,587,000 dollars. The move aligns with Columbia policy to coordinate gas and electric distribution for cheaper service, with no new securities required.
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Dayton
WU P
Dayton Power and Light Company
Columbia System
Ohio Public Utlities Commission
Ohio Fuel Company
Columbia
Dayton Company
Swedish Flier Able to Save Explorers
A lone Swedish aviator who planned a second rescue flight found his plane wrecked and himself stranded. He had attempted a solo mission to save explorers and carry them to safety, hoping others could be removed by air.
Rescue saga as Lundborg saves Nobile in Arctic
In a dramatic Arctic rescue, Swedish Lt. Lundborg, flying a Fokker seaplane with skis, ferried General Nobile from the Nobile camp to Virgo Bay after landing on the ice. His second try failed, his craft wrecked, yet he saved Nobile and returned to press on with further rescues amid uncertain fate for 16 Italia crew and Amundsen party members.
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London
Arctic
Lieut
Lundborg
Umlberto Nobile
Nobile
Natale Cecioni
Italia
Lutii+borg
Virgo Bay
Newbite
Aviation Corps
Thornborg
Lundbrog
Skils
Citta di Milano
Farman
Tromsoe
Norway
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
New York Delegation Arrives in Houston for Convention Parade
The first cont para of the New York delegation arrived in Houston and paraded downtown with many camp followers. More members will reach the city later for the convention.
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Houston
Tex
New York
Roosevelt to be floor manager of New York delegation
Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York has been named floor manager for the New York delegation. Van Namee, announced today, will place Governor Smith’s name in nomination.
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al Smith
New York
Bronx
Houston
Tex
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Smith
Een
van Namee
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United Press
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Della H. Frame
Charles 8. McDougall
O. F. Larson
F. B. Tidd
Clyde Parrish
Redtown Scrape
Worstell
Special Committee of
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Henry T. Russell
Franklin
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