Platform Doubt Over Meet Time As Nomination Nears
Washington May 26 President Coolidge faces three hard tasks at the Cleveland convention building a platform selecting a candidate to name as nominee and choosing a running mate. Possible running mates cited include Senator Borah and Albert Beveridge with others like Judge Kenyon Dickinson Hyde Groesbeck and Lalanne listed among prospects.
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Washington
Cleveland
Coolidge
Hoouse
Capitol
Senator Borah
Idaho
Borah
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Rem
Beveridge
Wims
Kenyon
Iowa
Dickinson
Hyde
Missour
Groesbeck
Michigan
West
C. Bascom Stemp
Ceveland
Lalol- Jette
Wisconsin
Riot-Torn Herrin Seethes Over Clan Violence Inquiries
May 24 in Herrin Illinois sees crowds outside the coroner William Meyenne’s office as Sheriff George Galligan’s deputies herd Klansmen foes and others to the inquest into the death of Jack Skelcher in Williamson County's Klan war. The violence followed an attempted assassination the day before near Okanville that wounded Klansman S. Glenn Young and several others.
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Herrin
Ilis
Ku Klux
Dressed Diplomats Roil Moscow Bolshes And Bolshevik Style
A lighthearted piece notes Soviet officials tightening dress standards as European diplomats arrive in Moscow. It jokes about beards, creases in baggy trousers, high collars, top hats, and frock coats. The column wittily observes language habits and an idea that being artless can be an art.
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Sovit
Moscow
Civic Pride Sparks Renewal Of West State Cemetery
West State street residents are fencing and improving the old cemetery atop the hill. A Memorial Day dedication is planned as women, children and men clean and paint the fence and clear weeds, revealing ample burial space for future generations.
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West State Street
Lynch Drives Mob Fatal Lynching in Fort Myers
In Fort Myers Florida two Black individuals accused of assaulting two young white girls were captured by a mob. They were dragged through the streets after reportedly confessing to the crime when identified by their victims.
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Fort Myers
Fin
Cabinet Set To Fall Ahead Of Reichstag Dawes Debate
Berlin May 26 Chancellor Marx cabinet expected to resign tonight before Reichstag convenes to discuss the Dawes reparations report. Possible next moves include President Ebert naming Herr Hergt to form a government or Marx remaining to draft a new program. The Social Democrats may be excluded from the next cabinet.
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Berlin
Marx
Reichstag
Dawes
Ebert
Herr Hergt
Ebe
Social Democrats
Three Cleveland youths killed in river cliff crash
Three Cleveland youths died in a weekend motor crash when a car driven by John Dugan 18 plunged 75 feet over a Black River cliff near Elyria. Raymond Meyers 20 and Roy Wilbur 21 were instantly killed. Edward Barrett 19 and Patrick Gleason 21 were injured. The car reportedly sped, failing to negotiate a turn.
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Cleveland
John Dugan
Raymond Meyers
Roy Wilbur
Black River
Elyria
Edward Barett
Patrick Gleason
Polar Earth Diameter Noted At 7899 Miles
A given science fact cites the earth's polar diameter as 7899 miles. No additional context or sources are provided to corroborate the claim.
Despondency Linked To Engineer James Trotter Death
Relatives of James F. Trotter a 57 year old railroad engineer found dead by suicide in his Columbus attic express belief unemployment drove the act. Trotter of Norfolk and Western had served 37 years with the railroad before being laid off recently.
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James F. Trotter
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Trotter
Ohio Teachers to push open nominating meetings at national convention
Secretary F H Reynolds of the Ohio State Teachers Association reports a reform plan for the National Education Association meeting in Washington. The proposal aims to elect officers by open nominations and delegate ballots, replacing the current committee-reported slate. Reynolds notes backing from leading educators nationwide for the change.
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Colt Meus
Ohio
National Eucation Association
Washington
F. &. Heynolds
Ohio State
Ttacher’s Association
Reynolds
United States
Sun Lit Skies Expected. Week Forecast From Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau predicts fair skies and milder warmth early in the week for Athens and vicinity, followed by increased cloudiness and possible showers. Normal Cincinnati temperatures for the period May 24 to May 31 are a high of 77, a low of 57, and an average 67 degrees.
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Athens
U. S Weather Bureau
Washington
D. C
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Cincinnati
Piel Predicted Time of Death and Passed Away
In Covington Ohio area Christian Piel aged 85 died yesterday afternoon at his home after predicting the exact time of death to his niece Mary Huckerman early last week. He was in good health at the time of the forecast.
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Cincinnati
Christian Piel
Covington
Methodist Protestant church to meet in Baltimore in 1928
The 25th quadrennial general conference of the Methodist Protestant church decided today to hold the 1928 gathering at the Church of St John in Baltimore Maryland. An international correspondence chess match between players from the New York and London bars ended in a draw after four years since the first move.
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Tiffin
Methodist Protestant Church
Church of St. John
Baltimore
Tal
New York
London
Money, Politics and a Prize Fight in 1924 Drama
The piece outlines conflict over a new tax law boosting speculation while making income tax returns public. McAdoo seeks Democratic renomination, Al Smith battles with Frank Hague who backs Governor Silzer to reap a prize if McAdoo and Smith clash.
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Star Company
al Smith
Tammany
Smith
Hudson River
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Hague
Silzer
New Jersey
McAdno
New immigration bill becomes law in Coolidge era action
President Coolidge signs the immigration restriction bill amid Japanese exclusion and criticism of Congress. Officials begin drafting regulations to enforce the act set to take effect July 1. State and labor leaders react as the White House defends the policy and denounces the prior agreement with Japan.
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Washington
Davis
Coolidge
Immigration Bureau
Japan
Pravielan
Congress
United States
Moss Wee
Refugee Eva Martinez Aids Reach Across Border
Eva Martinez now helps care for refugees in the United States after fleeing her homeland. A former president of the Mexican Red Cross equivalent, she coordinates aid for people crossing the boundary.
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Eva Martnez
United States
Red Cross
Creamery Owners Meet in Columbus on Quality and Sanitation
Ohio creamery owners convene in Columbus to discuss improving cream quality and outlining better sanitary conditions for cream purchasing stations. Proceedings aim to raise standards across the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
Woman suspect sought in Louise Gerrish murder in Maine
Amherst Maine May 26 state and local officials pursue a theory that a woman killed 19 year old Louise Gerrish village school teacher. Footprints of a woman found near the shallow grave and the missing attack on the body point investigators toward a female suspect. Officials say an arrest is near.
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Maine
Amherst
Louise Gerrish
Hae
Former Governor Campbell Defends War in Memorial Address
In Columbus on May 26 former Governor James E Campbell defended war as a defense of liberty and justice. He spoke at the dedication of a $30,000 memorial chapel at Broad Street Presbyterian Church, calling pacifism a mistaken doctrine and noting postwar hopes remain distant.
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Columbus
James £. Campbell
Bishop Brown to face church trial on modernism charges
In Cleveland Ohio Bishop William Montgomery Brown of Galion faces a church trial begun by the Bishop's court for teaching doctrines contrary to the Protestant Episcopal Church. Nine bishops compose the trial court to hear 25 statements from his book Christianism and Communism.
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Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
William Montgomery Brown
Galion
Arkansas
Arthur C. A. Hall
Vermont
Joseph M. Francis
Indianapolis
William J. Gravatt
England
French pilot postpones departure to Peking after Shanghai flight
London May 26. Lieutenant Pelletier D'Oisy of the French Air Service who flew from France to Shanghai has delayed his departure for Peking in a Chinese plane. The Shanghai dispatch says D'Oisy's machine was damaged in landing.
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London
Pelletier D'Oisy
French Air Service
France
Shanghai
Peking
D'Oisey
Desert Warriors Slay Policemen in Beersheba Clash
London dispatch reports three police officers killed and two wounded in a Beersheba district battle with Bedouins. Combined Palestine and Egyptian forces pursue the Bedouin fighters.
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London
Beersheba
Jerusalem
Daily Express
Bedouna
Memorial Service Plans at Herbar dsville
Memorial services set at Alexander Presbyterian Church in Herbarsville O May 86. Morning children's day program by Mt and Presbyterian Sunday schools followed by a picnic dinner. Afternoon decoration ceremony for soldiers with school children and a series of addresses. Committees request floral contributions for the service.
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Herbardsville
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Jane
Presbyterian
Flyers Return to Homes in States After Alaska Crash
Major Frederick J. Martin and Sergeant Alva Harvey, crew of the ill fated American round the world plane, plan to leave for Washington to report to Major General Mason Vatbeck. Martin, welcomed back from Port Moller by family, weighs future plans and mourns the wreck that halted the globe flight.
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Bellingham
WASIL
Frederick J. Martin
Alva Harvey
Seattle
Martin
Mason Vatbeck
Port Moller
San Diego
Patrick
Maesor Martin
Globe
Renee
Chignik
Wife Held After Shooting in Parkersburg
James Cochran died at City hospital from a bullet wound to the chest after a shooting late Saturday night. His wife, Mrs. Cochran, is under arrest pending investigation, she claims accidental shooting during a dispute over a gun as they spoke with men in an automobile and then moved to an office building.
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Parkersburg
W. VA
James Cochran
Wood County
City Hospital
Cochran
Illinois farmers press McNary Haugen farm credit bill
About sixty thousand Illinois farmers bankers and business and professional men signed a petition urging passage of the McNary Haugen farm credit bill. Samuel Thompson, president of the Agricultural Association of Illinois, arrives at the Senate office building with the signatures.
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Illinois
MccNary- Haugen
Samuel Thompson
Agricultural Asociation of
Ilinois
Senate
Poincare Warns of Continued Fight Over Foreign Policy
Raymond Poincare, in his Swan Song speech as Premier, declares he will oppose any government moves to alter his foreign policies. He addressed the county council in Le Peron, France on May 26.
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Raymond Poincare
Poincare
Harvard School pupils questioned in murder case of Robert Franks
Chicago police questioned about 300 Harvard School pupils and a dozen others as detectives probe the disappearance and death of 15 year old Robert Franks son of Jacob Franks. A ghost car and blood stained iron bar near the school are investigated as possible clues. The wreath sent to the funeral bears the name Johnson linked to extortion demands.
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Chicago
Harvard
Teva
Robert Franks
Jacob Franka
Smain
Chicare
Henny Winton
Summit
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Jacob Franks
House to Set Final Step in Long Tax Fight
Washington May 26 final action looms as Congress adopts conference report on compromise tax bill Carrying Simmons Longworth rates heads to President Coolidge for signature or veto Debate centers on surtax and income tax rates with Republicans and insurgents poised to reject reform. The bill aims to fund government expenses, with officials predicting enough revenue to cover next year.
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WK. Reynolds
Washington
Congress
Meon
Simmonds Longworth
White House
Coolidge
Treasury
Mellon
House
Ways and
Senate
Smoot
Utah
Senate Once
Ted
Hose
Balkan leader held for murders in crimes linked to peasants
London May 25 M Tao kur a Ukraine Communist leader has been arrested charged with the murder of 22 children entrusted to his care by starving peasants according to a Riga dispatch quoting Moscow.
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London
M. Taokur
Ukraine
Riga
Moscow
Armed Bulgarian band raids western Thrace village
An armed group believed to be Bulgarians raided a village in western Thrace. Greek regulars are in pursuit as reports say 16 Turks were killed including four women.
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Athens
Thrace
Take the Drun ger y out of Housecleaning
A booklet on simplifying housecleaning explains planning and choice of easy to clean furnishings and a dollar provision to cut dirt. It describes free distribution of a Government publication, with a coupon and two cents postage for readers to obtain a copy.
Free Copy of Housecleaning Booklet Offered
The Athens Me Information Bureau in Washington D C offers a free copy of the Housecleaning Booklet. Enclose two cents in stamps for return postage as directed by Frederic J Haskin Director.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Athens
Washington, D. C
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