John W. Davis Returns Home Amid Warm West Virginia Welcome
John W. Davis, Democratic nominee, returns to his mountain homeland of West Virginia after 14 years abroad. Tens of thousands greet him from dawn to night as his train winds through the hills and crowds gather at Davis’s home, where he speaks softly from the front porch about returning strength and support from his old community.
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Jlarksburg
W. Va
Ohn
W. Davis
America
John W
West Virginia
Davis
Lorain Recovers From June Storm Shock
Lorain, Ohio, Aug. 9, business life returns to normal after the June 28 storm disaster. The Red Cross reports $190,000 in debts canceled by wholesalers, fire equipment restored, signal service back, and only fifteen of 150 storm victims still hospitalized. Northern Ohio relief totals $820,000, with Lorain contributing $278,000.
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Lorain
Red Cross
Northern
Ohio
N. Philadelphia Banker Henry Savidge Dies at 83
Henry Louis Savidge, 83, president of the Tuscarawas County Savings and Loan Co., died early today at his North Broadway home from kidney disease and arteriosclerosis. Funeral is Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the residence with burial at Mas Billon.
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New Philadelphia
Henry Louis Savidge
Tuscarawas County Savings and Loan Co
North Broadway
Mas- Billon
Car Hits Man on Street Crossing
Thomas Marquet of 733 McKinley Avenue was struck by a machine driven by Fred Krubter who gave his Cleveland address. Marquet was crossing the intersection of Tuse East and Walnut and sustained a fractured right ankle.
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Thomas Marquet
McKinley Av
Fred Krubter
Cleveland
Maruet
Tuse East
Walnut
Shenandoah Race Homeward To Dodge Storm
The Shenandoah airship cast loose from the Patoka mooring at Newport and rose to dodge a thunderstorm. Officers then decided to return it to its air station at Lakehurst, New Jersey, with conflicting reports of the movement.
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Shenandoah
Dodge Storm
Washington
Navy Department
Newport
R. I
Naval Communications Office
Lakehurst
N. J
French cabinet holds European peace in hand
Paris reports Premier Herriot authorized to sign an accord aligned with British and American participants. The plan includes early military evacuation of the Ruhr and Franco Belgian retirement from the Ruhr area. The Elysee communique notes no major rift with War Minister Nollet as Foch's presence signals handling of military issues.
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Herriot
France
Qonchon
Ruhr
London
The
Elysee
Doumergue
Nollet
Marshal Foch
Elysee Palace
French Republic
Foreign Office
Gen. Nollet
Poincare
Germany
Widely Known Rail Man Neddermyer Dies at 58
Fred L. Neddermyer, 58, longtime B. and O. conductor and orchestra leader, died in Columbus today after a two year battle with pneumonia related illnesses. He conducted in Detroit theaters in earlier years and is survived by his widow, a daughter, and two sisters including Mrs. Julia Hosfield of Chicago.
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Columbuse
Fred L. Neddermyer
Neddermyer
Detroit
Julia Hosfield
Chicago
Gompers Upholds Stand on Davis in Labor Letter
Atlantic City August 9 A letter from President Samuel Gompers is sent to Wm. B. Wilson secretary of labor disputing Wilsons claim Gompers is unfair to the Davis candidacy. Gompers maintains Davis has not aided labor and says labor legislation credited to Davis came from other sources.
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Atlantic City
American Federation of Labor
John W. Davis
Samuel Qompers
Wm. B. Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Gompers
Davis
Labor
Somber Court Room Turned into Clinic
The Chicago courtroom transformed into a clinical setting as Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb faced trial for the Leopold and Loeb murder. Pathological exhibits and expert testimony were presented to argue the defendants’ extreme mental imbalance and the justice system’s handling of their case.
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Bobby Franks
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr
Richard A. Loeb
Debonair
Caverly
Death Follows Funeral Party Near Corinth Ky
A northbound Southern Railway freight struck an automobile at a grade crossing near Corinth Kentucky killing Mrs Eva Johnson 46 and her daughter Thelma 9. Husband George Johnson 64 and son Robert 10 were seriously injured while son Kenneth 11 escaped by jumping from the car. The family from Covington Ky was en route to Mason Kentucky for a funeral when the collision occurred at noon.
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Cincinnati
Southern Railway
Mason
Corinth
Eva Johnson
Thelma
George Johnson
Robert
Kenneth Johnson
Covington
Mr. Johnson
State closes Buckeye Hall after tragedy at Buckeye Lake
The state barred use of the Buckeye Lake pavilion after an overwater hall collapse last Thursday night caused deaths. Industrial Relations investigators halted the venue until further notice.
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Columbus
Buckeye Lake
Department of Industrial Relations
Brush Fire Threatens Fort George Wright
A large brush fire at Fort George Wright near Spokane spread out of control as of Aug 9. Firefighters soldiers and water power crews fought backfiring and ditching with civilians aiding. no water on the rim rock hampered efforts. The blaze started about 300 yards southwest of the fort stables and may have been started by careless campers.
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Wash
Fort George Wright
City Fire Department
Fort
Washington Water Power Co
Rim Rock
Evangelical League Condemns Mobilization Day Plans
At the ninth annual conference in Cincinnati the Evangelical League adopted resolutions condemning Mobilization day celebrations and affirming that all persons, regardless of race or creed, possess equal rights and should be protected.
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Cincinnati
The
Evangelical League
Ku Klux Klan
Author Tom Harbaugh Ends Fame in Poorhouse
Tom C Harbaugh once thrilled thousands with Nick Carter stories and frontier tales. Now in the Miami County Poor House in Gasstown he is dying, with only a few months to live. He sold his belongings last year for a pittance and kept the old Harbaugh homestead, which sold for $600 to fund his last comforts.
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Gasstown
Tom C. Harbaugh
King
Nick Carter
Apun
Miami County
Harbaugh
Ings
U S Demands Pro Rata Share of Reparations
Washington reports the United States will demand a pro rata share of Germanys reparations payments under the Dawes plan at Paris. The U S insists no priority for any ally and will seek a fair division of the 255000000 cost of the Rhine occupation. Ambassador Kellogg and James A Logan will lead the U S at Paris with heightened official status.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Rhine
Berlin
Frank B Kellogg
Cal
James A. Logan
Coolidge
Paris
London
State Department
Final awards made in News Right Ad Contest
Mr J D Gardner of 1717 Cleveland Ave Canton wins the Daily News Right Ad Contest grand prize of 200 dollars for a full page ad on Canton Bridge Co. He is 26, married with a child and district manager for Sundstrand Adding Machine. The newspaper also notes a second prize of 100 dollars.
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J. D. Gardner
Cleveland
Canton
Daily News
Canton Bridge Co
Gardner
Sundstrand Adding Machine Company
Detroit Girl Drowns In Lake Erie
A 16 year old Detroit girl Alice Hansen drowned in Lake Erie off Stony Point while wading beyond her depth. A bystander pulled her body from the water within ten minutes but resuscitation failed.
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Detroit
Lake Erie
Stony Point
War debt conference to proceed with or without U S participation
French officials in London announced an interallied debt conference will be held regardless of U S involvement. Premier Herriot is said to offer cabinet agreement to settle the war debt in return for evacuation of the Ruar pledges.
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London
United States
Herriot
Boy on tracks killed by passenger train
Eight year old William Brozoski was playing on railroad tracks in Cleveland when a city bound New York Central passenger train struck and killed him. He and friends were scampering on the rails and did not notice the oncoming train.
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Boy
Cleveland
William Brozoski
William
New York Central
Vote Tuesday at Primaries editorial urges turnout
An editorial argues that better officials come from Tuesday primaries and urges all voters to participate to influence November elections. It warns that indifference advantages unqualified candidates and emphasizes that both parties select their representatives at the primary, shaping the general election.
Girl Suspect Tries Escape in Toledo
Helen Hutson, 21, whose photo was found on Detroit gangster Stanley Gamlich, who was slain in a Detroit bank robbery and tied to the holdup, attempted to escape from a Toledo jail today. She walked toward the street door as guards moved prisoners to the detective headquarters before an officer stopped her.
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Toledo
Helen Hutson
Stanley Gamlich
Detroit
Last Minute Efforts to Corral Vote in Ohio Primary
Cleveland reports on the tense Ohio primary campaign as candidates urge supporters to stand firm. Rumors of a strong drive for former Governor Harry L. Davis circulate amid wooing of doubtful women voters, while Gov. A V Donahey seeks renomination against James C. Beatty.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Harry L. Davis
A. V. Donahey
James C. B. Beatty
Fast Liverpoo
Beatty
Walton Gains New Victory in Democratic Convention Skirmish
Oklahoma City August 9 The Democratic National Committee refused to call a convention to ratify J C Walton's nomination for US senator after a fiery session. Walton, nominated in the primary amid anti klan sentiment, faced opposition from rivals backed by the klan.
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Democrat Committee
Oklahoma City
Democratic National Committee
J. C
Iron Jack) Walton
United States
Walton
Klan
Crabbe Rejects Jay Bird Poisoning Case in Blue Sky Probe
Ohio Attorney General Crabbe refused to prosecute Carl Cummings, Madison to cemetery sexton, for poisoning a jay, saying the jay bird death weighs little beside the blue sky investigation. He cites being busy with the probe, a faulty affidavit, and lack of prosecutorial power as reasons.
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Columbus
Jay Bird
Blue Sky” Department
Blue Sky
Crabbe
Fish and Game Department
Carl Cummings
Madison
Cemetery Sexton
Cummings
Pittsburgh man leaps to death from Sixth Street Bridge
Thousands witness Thomas Coyne 38 plunge from the Sixth Street Bridge into the Allegheny River. Divers recover the body. physicians say death occurred shortly after impact from drowning.
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Pittsburgh
Thomas Coyne
Sixth St
Alleghany River
Coyne
U S Aviators Press On Toward Arctic Flight
In Reykjavik Iceland on August 9 American airmen refuse to abandon their world flight. Rear Admiral Magruder says no conference to call off the journey and Lieutenant Smith remains determined to press past the first major obstacle despite ice packs near Greenland.
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Thomas Magruder
United Press
Lowell Smith
Globe Trotting Aerial Team Reports Delays and Arrivals
Americana pilots Lt Lowell Smith and Lt Erik Nelson remain in Reykjavik Iceland blocked by ice from diverting to Angmagsalik Greenland. Italian Locatelli following the Americana route reached Kirkwall Orkney Islands from Brough. Maj Zanni in Calcuta has his aircraft overhauled after a flight from Allahabad India and hopes to resume within 48 hours.
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Lowell Smith
Erik Nelson
Reykjavik
Iceland
Angmagsalik
Greenland
Locatelli
Kirkwall
Orkney
Brough
Zanni Ia
Calcuta
Alahabad
India
Flight team fights Greenland ice in around the world effort
Secretary of War Weeks said the airmen’s globe circling mission would end officially in Seattle if Greenland ice yields. The crew began at Clover Field and may fly to Los Angeles for sentimental reasons before finishing at Seattle, with a monument planned at Sandpoint Field if successful.
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America
Seattle
Greenland
War Weeks
Cloverfield
Los Angeles
Weeks
California
M. M. Patrick
Army Air Service
War Department
Globe
Senator Shortridge
C. B. Dodds
Shortridge
Sandpoint Field
Atlantic
Cleveland Man Shot By Pass Leaves Ben Lucas in Hospital
Aug 9 report from Cleveland says Ben Lucas, a Black man, was shot three times by four assailants in a car and dumped on the street. He lies dying in a local hospital as police seek the vehicle's license number tied to a suspected Akron-stolen car.
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Cleveland
Ben Lucas
Lucas
Akron
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