Al Smith Ends Campaign With Two Radio Speeches
Gov. Alfred E. Smith, fatigued but undaunted, will deliver two national radio addresses to greet Newsies and voters. He plans a visit to his Oliver Street home and the Tammany Clubhouse, then casts his ballot at a stationary store near his hotel before filing for election reports.
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Old Home
Oliver Street
Tammany Clubhouse
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Denver
Bas
John J. Raskob
Smith
United States
Eagles Circus Declines Local Athens Appearance
The indoor circus planned for the Armory to benefit the lodge shoe fund will not appear in Athens. It faced legal difficulties in Lancaster where it recently performed and had already reached Circleville last week.
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Armory
Athens
New Y Members Joined in Ohio University Opening Ceremony
More than 250 new YWCA members at Ohio University participated in Sunday recognition at Viewing Auditorium. Candles lit a procession and a large triangle symbol stood on stage as 15 cabinet members helped lead the ritual. Dean Irma Voigt and four cabinet members guided the service. Each new member received a blue and white bow signifying membership.
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Ohio University
Irma E. Voigt
Cornelia Holcombe
Irma Jones
Marcia Scott
Lillian Denner
Messenger to Broadcast Complete Election Returns Tuesday
The Messenger will provide rapid complete national and state election returns starting after 6 PM on Tuesday. Special wires, slides, and lantern projections will show presidential, governor, and Athens County sheriff results with staff delivering local updates from the courthouse to The Messenger Building.
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Messenger
United Press Association
Board of Elections
Athens County
Radio campaigns to captivate nation with trio of speeches
New York report states Norman Thomas Herbert Hoover and Alfred E Smith plan last minute radio appeals tonight. Hoover speaks 15 minutes on NBC from 9 to 10 p.m. Eastern, Smith an hour from 10 to 11, and Thomas 30 minutes. Hoover’s pageant includes 200 members and “Americas Men of Destiny.”
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New York
U.P
National Broadcasting Company
Norman Thomas
Herbert Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Hoover
Smith
Thomas
Hoover-Curtis Theatrical League
Palo Alto
WJZ
KDKA
WJR
WLW
WTAM
Democratic National Committee
NBC
Columbia
Kentucky Is One Center of Doubt
Louisville November 5 Kentuckys hot campaigns race to the polls as both parties press final appeals. Statewide turnout expected at about one million voters the largest ever for a midterm style election.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Coolidges To Leave With Party To Vote
President and Mrs. Coolidge depart from Washington at 10 PM for Northampton Massachusetts to cast ballots in the general election. Edward T Clark and accompanying reporters join the presidential party. They will spend two hours in Northampton before returning to Washington. Mrs Coolidge plans to visit her mother in a Northampton hospital.
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Washington
U.P
Riot on British steamer Kungwo injures officers at Shanghai
Chinese passengers aboard the British steamer Kungwo, quarantined at Woo Sung for cholera, rioted. Captain W Gibb and the ship's doctor plus two officers were hurt. Dozens reportedly drowned after jumping overboard as panicked passengers fled.
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Shanghai
China
U.P
Woo Sung
W. Gibb
Bank Robbery in Cincinnati Nets $38,000
Three men robbed the Erie Avenue Bank in Cincinnati escaping with 38000 dollars. Assistant cashier Miss Anne Milligan and eight patrons were not harmed.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Erie Avenue
Anne Milligan
Major Parties Claim Victory Ahead of Tomorrow
In Columbus on November 5, Republican and Democratic campaign chiefs forecast strong turnout favoring their candidates. Republican Chairman Harry D. Silver expects Herbert Hoover to win Ohio by at least 300,000 votes, with some estimates as high as 500,000. He also predicts Myers Y. Cooper will win by at least 200,000, though smaller than Hoover’s margin. Democratic Chairman Henry G. Brunner says Ohio Democrats will deliver all 24 electoral votes to Governor Smith.
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Columbus
U.P
Harry D. Silver
Herbert Hoover
Silver
Myers Y. Cooper
Henry G. Brunner
Ohio
Smith
Hoover
Montana
Oklahoma
Baltimore
Anti-Saloon League
Ku Klux Klan
Democratic Party
Congress
Hoover Returns to California Aims for Nonpartisan Radio Appeal
Herbert Hoover arrives by special train to Palo Alto on November 5 amid a California welcome. He plans a 6:45 p.m. Pacific Time radio address urging voters to go to the polls in a nonpartisan message. Hoover, improving in health, will vote at Stanford with family and await election returns via a UP wire from his home.
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Herbert Hoover
Palo Alto
U.P
California
United States
Stanford University
White House
State Line
St. Louis
Hoover
Pacific Coast
Stanford Union
Social To Raise Library Funds At Hickory School
A community social at Hickory School in Lodi Township raised 13.80 to fund a new library. D O Chappell Athens County assistant superintendent spoke on school issues while Alma Goldsberry, a Hickory Schools teacher, organized the event.
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Hickory School
Lodi Township
D. O. Chappell
Athens County
Alma
Goldsberry
Hickory Schools
Candidate A J Kennel Named Democratic Presidential Elector
The Cuyahoga County Election Board confirms deputy clerk A J Kennel as a candidate for presidential elector on the Democratic ticket. This development arises as officials strive to strictly follow election laws.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County Election Board
A. J. Kennel
Hampton advances Cleveland rail job with Nickle Plate VP role
H. H. Hampton of Shaker Heights, 41, is named vice president in charge of industrial development for the Nickle Plate Railroad. The appointment was announced by president W. T. Roe.
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Hampton
Cleveland
H. H. Hampton
Shaker Heights
Nickle Plate Railroad
W. T. Roee
Campaign ends in West Virginia as presidential race dominates
President First Charleston notes the 1928 campaign in West Virginia closes with no state or district races matching the focus on the national presidential contest.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Father and son sentenced for chicken theft in Columbus
Joseph See of Waverly received a 10 year term in the state penitentiary from Judge Henry L. Scarlett after pleading guilty to chicken theft. His son William is already serving 10 years for the same offence.
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Columbus
Joseph See
Waverly
State Penitentiary
Henry L. Scarlett
See
William
Belmont County Settles Five Mine Strike Damages
Belmont County commissioners awarded 2600 in damages to five victims of the coal mine suspension disturbances in Eastern Ohio. Pittsburgh drivers Calvin White and George White each received 500 for injuries while transporting non union miners. Frank Kinter and Co. J. Burley also got 500. miner J. F. Riddle received 600 after seeking 1000 under Ohio law.
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ST. Clairsville
Ohio
Belmont County
Calvin White
George White
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Frank Kinter
J. Burley
J. F. Riddle
Yankee Doodle plane crash kills Collyer and Tucker in coast-to-coast bid
Prescott Arizona November 5 The Yankee Doodle monoplane on a coast to coast speed record attempt crashed after motor trouble near Venezier Arizona. Capt Collyer round the world flyer and Harry Tucker died in the wreck and fire. The plane had left Los Angeles at 3 29 pm and was attempting to beat the 18 hour 52 minute West to East record.
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Prescott
Ariz
U.P
Arizona
Co. B. D. Collyer
Harry Tucker
Los Angeles
Here
Venezier
Collyer
Tucker
Earth
New York
Record turnout as Athens County files set new absent voter count
Absent voter ballot applications filed with Dave Johnson reached 742, a county high, as the Athens County Board of Elections closed filings at noon Saturday. The election night office will be closed to the public. only election workers and a Messenger representative may enter. Reports of returns will be broadcast to the Messenger and counted in a defined order with prompt phone relays to the board.
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Dave Johnson
Athens County Board of Elections
Johnson
Board of Elections
Election Board
The
Athens Messenger
Athens County
House of Representatives
Washington
United States Senate
Tosmorrow
Farm Meet at Plains Opens This Morning
The Farmers' Institute opened at Plains High School with Tom Porter presiding. Mrs. Nora Graves led the introductory talk and two notable speakers Mrs Grace Renee Miller and E A Fleming were introduced. Afternoon session at 1 30 pm with Fredrica Nida presiding featured stunts, talks on Signs and Superstitions and Motion Pictures, and Gardening on a Commercial Scale.
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Farmers’ Institute
the Plains High School
Tom Porter
Nora Graves
The
Plains Institute
Farmers’ Institutes
Grace Renee Miller
E. A. Fleming
Fredrica Nida
T. H. Johnson
Dilley Elected Secretary-Treasurer at State Convention
Frank B. Dilley registrar of Ohio University was elected secretary treasurer of the Ohio Association of College Registrars and Examiners at the state convention held Friday and Saturday in the Wart Were Hotel in Columbus.
Voters Expected Record Ballots in State Election
Columbus reports turnout likely to top 2.5 million with possible reach to 3 million. At least 250,000 new voters including 60,000 women, many abstaining in prior elections, are expected to cast ballots. State campaign has been among the most bitter in history led by Martin L. Davey and Myers Y. Cooper.
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Columbus
U.2
Martin L. Davey
Myers Y. Cooper
Court Delays Sinclair Contempt Appeal Decision
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals did not issue a decision on Harry F. Sinclair’s contempt appeal today in the Teapot Dome case. Next decision day is the first Monday in December. Robert W. Stewart’s trial in the DC Supreme Court remained postponed to next Monday.
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Washington
U.P
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate
Teapot Dome
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Distric
Columbia Supreme Court
Stewart
Campaign Bitterness Decision Looms as Votes Rise
By Raymond Clapper United Press staff writer in New York voters prepare for a historic election with Herbert Hoover and Alfred E. Smith as finalists. Election officials expect 35 to 40 million ballots, far above the 1924 record, and results may come late as counts extend across many locales.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
New York
U.P
Herbert Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Roy Han son sues county board over July 22 attack
Roy Hanson sues the Athens County Board of Commissioners for 500 dollars alleging injury from a July 22 assault near Greens Run Picket Camp. He says a mob of more than 56 attacked him after refusing to stop at the camp. The case is the seventh filed related to coal-suspension disorders, with total damages to reach about 50 000 dollars. Hanson traveled with two companions on Modoc Buchtel Road toward Mine 281 of Ohio Collieries Company when assaulted.
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Greens Run
Roy Hanson
Board of Commissioners
Athens County
Hanson
Modoc-Buchtel
Trimble Township
Ohio Collieries Company
Graybar Electric to Be Sold to Its Employers by Year End
The Graybar Electric Company, at that time projecting 1928 business of $75,000,000 and described as the world's largest distributor of electrical supplies, will pass into the hands of its employer on December 31, according to FE W Bloom president of Western Electric.
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Cleveland
U.R
TheGraybar Electric Company
FE. W. Bloom
Western Electric Company
Hoover to Vote Near Albany in Presidential Race
Within a stone's throw of the state capital Governor Alfred E. Smith eight years ruled New York State Herbert C Hoover will cast a ballot in the presidential election. The Hoover in question is a former Martinsburg West Virginia resident now temporary Albany resident.
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Albany
N. Y
U.P
Alfred E. Smith
New York State
Herbert C. Hoover
Martinsburg
W. Va
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