Victors in G O P Auditor Contest Still In Doubt
In Charleston WV on June 1 an official count looms as a possibility to settle a tight Republican state auditor race between Edgar C. Lawson and Bonner Hill. With 2 099 precincts reported Lawson led by about a thousand votes and Fayette county shifted the gap. Other races show Hatfield and Conley leading in Senate and Governor contests as Brooke Calhoun Doddridge Marshall Mason counties await returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Edgar C. Lawson
Bonner Hill
Lawson
Fayette County
Hill
J. Alfred Taylor
Gary Hogg
Taylor
Hogg
H. Roy Waugh
Cox
Boyles
Cook
Gorby
Muldoon
Johnson
Miller
Laws
Lee
Devore
Erase Smith
Wheeler
Chambers
Garvey
Talbott
Caldwell
Smith
Tootman
Fought
Plymale
Survivors Reach Port After Kershaw Collision
Twenty nine survivors of the collier Kershaw were brought to Boston aboard the Getty Garfield after it rammed the vessel seven miles east of East Chop Vineyard Haven. Seven crew members died as the Kershaw sank four minutes after impact. Officials from the Dollar Line and Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Company prepared to release details after an official inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Kershaw
Vineyard Sound
President Garfield
Veesel
Dollar Line
Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Company
Garfield
East Chop
Vineyard Haven
W. C. Smith
Paltain Wilson
E. C. Cooper
Oscar Peterson
Brooks
Baltimore
Seven Year Old Dorothy Sielwzowski Snatched and Killed
Police report confirms taxi driver Charles confesses to abducting Dorothy Sielwzowski in Toledo Ohio. The 7 year old was snatched from her bed in the night and returned dead about an hour later. He is held on grand jury charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Sielwzowski
Toledo
Ohio
Charles
Belated Returns Narrow Smith Lead in West Virginia Primary
Belated returns from West Virginia show Gov. Alfred E. Smith leading Sen. James A Reed for the Democratic presidential preference, with Reed trailing by about 3,000 votes. Republican results place Guy D. Goff ahead of Hoover. delegates to the Democratic and Republican conventions are listed with district and plurality details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Alfred EB. Smith
New York
James A Reed
Smith
Eixteen
A. B. White
J. G. Bradley
White
E. F. Morgan
Lilly
Sutherland
Bradley
Choice
Gaines
Marehall
Jarrell
Young
Hoover
Morgan
Poffenbarger
Hearne
Sugden
Sperry
Miller
Mason
Free
Sutton
Hamrick
Kin
Guinn
Bitting
Hardman
Justice
Wright
York
Hallanan
McKell
Blue
Johnson
anti-Smith
McWhorter
Trent
Anti- Smith
Chitwood
Anti Smith
Silver
Sawyers
Coniff
Sale
Stanard
Shaffer
Burkholder
Mann
Barnes
Price
Bard
Grave
Lambert
MacClintle
Pinson
Field
Crumpgeker
Chambers
Chafin
Brown
Collinge
Dunn
MacDonald
Bumgardner
Cato
Garvin
Snyder
Wisconsin Prepares to Greet President
Superior Wis June 1 Wisconsin officials and private citizens began preparations to receive President and Mrs Coolidge as summer residents. Steps were taken to set up sites for comfort near his summer quarters in the Brule country and to provide fast telephonic and telegraphic communications for the presidents convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Wis
Wisconsin
Peking Regime Ends as Chiang Kai-Shek Close to Takeover
Marshal Chang Tso Lin met ministers and officials in Peking as Nationalists near victory in Liuko near the capital. Foreigners, especially Japanese residents, seek protection while authorities plan a quiet handover and a withdrawal of foreign detachments with troops kept to guard all nationals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chang Tso-Lin
Nationalista
Liukho
Varshal Chiang
Tientsin
Committee of Safety
The
Chinese Charitable Relief Association
Legation
Five Countries to Mint Noble Search for Nobile
Five European governments organize rescue expeditions by air, sea, and foot to locate the missing General Umberto Nobile. Companions Lincol n Ellsworth and Roald Amundsen plan separate efforts, with Braganza and Savold55 involved in coordinated icefield and polar reconnaissance from Kings Bay and Spitzbergen.
Fall of Ieking Looms as Chiang Kai-shek Forces Advance
Dispatches report the Northern capital Ieking near collapse under the oncoming Chiang Kai-shek Nationalist army. The scenes depict legation street gate, Grand hotel near the legation quarter, the emperor’s summer palace in the hills, and the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ieking
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Peking
Legation
Legation Quarter
Temple of Heaven
Tammany leader absence limits campaign inquiry
Senate funds committee probes Smith Hoover and Lowden efforts as George W. Diveny remains missing and Olvany flees fishing trip. Battle reports $6,000 sent to North Carolina with $3,500 spent. Lowden支 $2,173.20. Hoey says no funds raised this campaign, may have spent about $2,500 assisting Smith supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Smith, Hoover and Lowden
Senate
George W. Diveny
Tammany Hall
Olvany
Washington
Tammany
Washigton
Heflin
Alabama
Alfred E. Smith
George Gordon Battle
Smith
Raleigh
Battle
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Thomas P. Moffat
New York London
Hoover Business Paper
Thomas H. Ormabee
J. J. Hoey
William G. McAdoo
Janch
Nomination Effort Seeks Set Aside for Wylie Shepherd
A petition filed in Moundsville West Virginia to set aside the nomination of Wylie Shepherd who defeated two rivals for county commissioner in the primary Shepherd had recently been removed as commissioner by order of Judge P D Morris Marshall County circuit court after sustaining charges though a grand jury did not indict The filing party Martin Brown a Moundsville attorney asked Shepherds removal as commissioner Brown did not say if others joined the action
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
W. Va
Wylie Shepherd
Shepherd
P. D. Morris
Marshall County Circuit Court
Martin Brown
Moundshille
Brown
Mrs. Stone Hatchet May Make Abode In New York
A fossil skeleton found near Shawnee Lake is being soaked in shellac for preservation and could be sent to the American Museum of Natural History. Experts say the remains belong to a woman with an infant. possible third skull noted. The find prompts questions on geology and the age of the bones, with potential collaboration from New York researchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee Lake
New York
West Virginia
Metropolia
Henry Fairfield Osborne
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
H. W. Straley, II
Princeton
Stanley Smith
Frank J. Holroyd
Princeton General Hospital
Beta
Explosion kills three at Dupont nitration plant
An explosion at the Dupont Viecoloid company nitration plant in Kearny New Jersey tore a three story building apart. Three men were killed almost instantly and six others were injured when an acid tank burst. Names of the victims include Robert King and John O'Brien. Further details follow on page four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearny
N. J
Dupont Viecoloid Company
Robert King
John O'Bfrien
Ralph
Miner Nick Thylama Dies From Mine Injuries at Crozer
Nick Thylama Crozer Oklahoma, an employee of the Croger Coal Company, died at Bluefield Sanatorium last night at 9 from injuries suffered in a mining accident yesterday afternoon. He was admitted to the hospital at 5 PM with a fractured pelvis and hips and a crushed face and head. survived by his widow and children. Mercer Funeral Home took charge of the body. funeral arrangements had not been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Thylaha
Croger Coal Company
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
Executives Study Rail Freight Rate Cut Impact
Pittsburgh reports executives from Pennsylvania New York Central Baltimore Ohio and Western Maryland railroads studying Illinois Central rail rate cut from Chicago to the Pacific. City officials seek to match 31 cent per 100 pounds onboard from Chicago to Atlantic rail and water rates to sustain Pittsburgh iron and steel shipments amid IC reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Western Maryland
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
Eastern Railroad
Illinois Central
Eastern
Atlantic
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New Orleans
Steel
Wheeling
Southern Cross Lands in Hawaii After Pacific Flight
The Southern Cross completed a 7788 mile emergency flight from California to Hawaii landing at Wheeler Field timed 12 19 p m Pacific coast time. Captain Charles Kingsford Smith led a crew of Ulm Warner Lyon and others as ground crews cheered in Honolulu. The radio beacon was lost 300 miles out and the flight continued 2100 miles blind guided by Army radio beams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Oakland
Calif
Wheeler Field
Here
Pacific Coast
California
Australia
Fokker
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Charles T. P. Ulm
James Warner
Harry Lyon
Pacific
Kingsford- Smith
Suva
Fiji Islands
Kaual Jeland
Eland
Wallace R. Farrington
Hawaii
Dilas Spirit
Will Erwin
A. H. Eichewaldt
Lyoncate
Molokai Island
San Francisco
Lyop
Italia Airship Italia possibly crushed in Spitzbergen glacier region
Beginnings of an Alpine search party debate whether the Italian airship Italia crashed in the glacier and mountain area north of Spitzbergen. Based on May 25 wind data, likely impact between Wood Bay and Wilde Fjord near Hinlopen Strait, with salvage unlikely if crew perished. An Italian expedition plans to search with seven to eight climbers led by a Kings Hay guide, while a prior Norwegian-led party scouts hunter havens along the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
Wood Bay
Wilde Flord
Hinlopen Strait
Henlopen Strait
West Spitzbergen
Citta di Milano
Kings Hay
Thirteen Speak Against Stewart in Oil Inquiry Trial
Washington reports thirteen witnesses testifying to close the government's case in the Robert W. Stewart trial. Senators Nye and Walsh led the questioning as prosecutors while defense objections limited some evidence. Witnesses claim Stewart refused to answer if he knew Continental bond recipients or discussions with Harry Sinclair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert W. Stewart
Continental Trading Company
Senate
Nye
North Dakota
Walsh
Montana
Senate Investigating Committee
Stewart
Continental
Harry F. Sinclair
District of Columbia
Seven Indicted in Robbery Case Tied to Mail Crime
Chicago in June 1947 six others and former congressman Charles W. Wharton were indicted by a federal grand jury on robbery of United States mails and conspiracy to rob tied to the Evergreen Park mail train heist on February 25. The defendants allegedly divided loot at Wharton’s home and planned shares of the $100,000 plus a $10,000 fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charrles
Wharton
United States
Evergreen Park
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. C. Lawson
Hatfield and Conley
Brooke, Mason, Marshall
Doddridge
Calhoun
Collier Kershaw
Reed
Crumpecker
New Yorker
Lincoln Ellsworth
Roald Amundsen
Lieut. Dietrichsen
Associated Press
Dietrichsen
Nobile
Pole
Luetzon Holm
Holm
Riiser-Larsen
Italia
Braganza
Vesel
Rome
Maddalina
Cagna
Ital
Russia
Perseus
Nova Zemlya
Franz Josef Land
Aniuneeven
Germany
Ellsworth
Friedrichshaven
Ellsworth Amundsen Y
George W. Olvany
Senate Committee
G. G. Battle
Ney
North Carolina
Hoey
Shawnee
Dupont
Nick Thylama Crozer
Youngstown
Southern Cross
Christopher A. Brookes
Charles Kingford-Smith
Brookes
Royal Flying Corps
Squadron 7
321Th
United States Army
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!