Prohibition Advocate Stance Linked to Fatal Plane Crashes
At Palo Alto ceremonies for Hoover, millionaire H. E. Higgins was killed when the plane taking off rolled on its side after brake failure. His wife and H. F. Higgins were aboard. Mrs. Higgins injured, younger Higgins unharmed. Earlier crashes near Hadley Field and Roosevelt Field claimed aviators Lee Mason, Bob Howell, Max Sherberger, and Jack Bracken.
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Plainfield
N. J
Hadley Fling Field
Lee Mason
Bob Howell
Roosevelt Field
N.Y
Max Sherberger
Jack Bracken
Brookline
Waco
Palo Alto
Cal
H. E. Higgins
Cleveland
Higgins
Oroville
H. F. Higgins
San Francisco
H. M. Campbell
Oakland
Car Victim Still Serious After Tuscarawas St Crash
Miss Carrie Kelly, 48, of 1716 Thrst SW, remained in serious condition at Mercy Hospital Saturday night following a Friday night collision on Tuscarawas Street East. Police seek Henry Amidora, driver alleged to flee to 1910 Shereford SE after abandoning the car. Amidora may have left the city. brake tests on his vehicle were faulty.
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Carrie Kelly
Trhst
Mercy Hospital
Tuscarawasst
Miss Kelly
Henry Amidora
Shereford SE
Kelly
Harold DuCharm
Mar
Foretay
Tuskarawas St
G. W. Mace
Mahoning Rd
Mahon
H. W. Evans
Sue O’brien
Logan ‘Vy
C. M. Strohacker
Waver Falls
4Th End
Harrison
Willard Newman
Navarre Rd
Fochenbach
Cleveland Av
Walnatavy and
Tuscarawas St E. Ft
Mrs Walker Visits Kin In Hospital Then Dies en Route
Mrs James Walker wife of New York mayor arrived with her mother Mrs Etta T Allen to visit a hospital patient suffering anemia. The pair previously traveled from the Houston convention when Mrs Walker died aboard on the way back to New York.
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G Linton
James Walker
New York
Etta T. Allen
Mirage Reflects City Across River in Ontario Town
PROCKVILLE Ontario August 11 A rare mirage is reported by J Shanaman who says for five minutes he saw a distant reflection of the town of Clayton New York nine miles away across the St Lawrence River He could distinguish the clock face dials on the Clayton Masonic Temple before a cloud blotted out the view.
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Prockville
Ont
J. Shanaman
Clayton
N. Y
St. Lawrence River
Shanaman
Heated religious argument restores man’s speech in New Jersey
In Long Branch, New Jersey, Aug 11, Thomas Perry though not his real name, regained his speech after a heated religious dispute with two atheists. Perry, once a concert singer, had been mute and spent his money on doctors while working as a hotel toaster. He plans to resume the concert stage and has a cultured, educated background, though he keeps his true name secret. During the argument an employee slammed a door and Perry spoke.
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Long Branch
N J
Thomas Perry
Perry
Hollwood Hotel
Cedaray
West End
New York
Mexican flyer completes 1100 mile Havana to Mexico City flight
Havana news reports Licent. Col. Robert Fierro arrived at Columbia Field after a 1100 mile nonstop Caribbean crossing from Mexico City in 14 hours 52 minutes. He was greeted by Cuban officials, mechanics, and photos, before departing for the Mexican embassy. Plans include a circuit of Central America via Tegucigalpa, San Salvador, and San Jose.
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Havana
Robert Fierro
Columbia Field
Caribbean Sea
Mexico City
Pierre
Arnulfo Cortez
Fierro
Carlo Rojas
Machado
Lerdo Terero
Riots follow mystery death in Cayenne French Guiana
Aug 11 Cayenne French Guiana two killed and many injured after funeral of former Deputy Jean Galmont. Riots erupted as factions clashed with police and infantry suppressing unrest. Government orders investigation into possible poisoning.
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Cayenna
French Guiana
Paris
Cayenne
Jean Galmont
French Chamber
Galmont
Guiana
Paroled Liquor Runner Harry Alexander Freed in Michigan Case
In Lansing August 11 Harry Alexander, who was paid to report to the state penitentiary in Jackson, will be released September 26 after a year for transporting liquor between Ecorse and Houghton Lake. He testified at a parole hearing before Arthur D Wood, the pardons and paroles commissioner, that he received bi weekly pay checks from partners in the rum running operation throughout his imprisonment.
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Lansing
Harry Alexander
Jackson
Ecorse
Houghton Lake
Alexander
Arthur D. Wood
Local Butcher Ad Runs Pork and Sausage Deals
An advertisement from Ady promotes Wagner Provision offerings including fresh pork neck bones and spare ribs at 15 cents, center chuck roast, fresh loose sausage, and small steaks at similar prices. The line suggests a grocery or meat market sale with several items highlighted.
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Wagner
Ballot Fraud Charge Lifted in Kansas City Primary
Kansas City Missouri August 11 Charges against David M Proctor unsuccessful candidate for US senator in Tuesday's primary alleging wholesale frauds and election thievery will be investigated by the board of elections commissioners Dr Frank B Hiller chairman said he stood ready to submit any evidence to the grand jury as yet no evidence of fraud has been received
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Kansas City
David M. Proctor
United States
Board of Elections Commissioners
Frank B. Hiller
Councilmen Hold Outing At Muzzy's Lake Cottage
City lawmakers relaxed political rancor during a Saturday outing hosted by Councilman C. H. H. Rost at a summer cottage on Muzzy's Lake with visiting legislators as guests.
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C. H. H. Rost
Muzzy
Peace Reigns As Campaigns Draw To Close
The Starkee primary season ends with a record 134 candidates for state county and district offices. Campaigning winds down as workers prepare voters for Tuesday’s polls. The long ballot promises a heavy turnout and busy precinct officials into Wednesday. Gubernatorial contenders Myers Y. Cooper and James T. Begg return to Canton, making Starkee a pivotal battleground. County races feature multiple contests amid heightened attention from both parties.
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Starkee
Stark Iee
Board of Elections
Stark Ce
Myers Y. Cooper
James T. Begg
Canton
Marine Plane Crashes Near Bocay
A Marine plane piloted by Capt. Ed Howard of Oakland California wrecked on a flight inland from Puerto Cabezas. Both Howard and his mechanic were uninjured. The craft was serving the Bocay base eight miles from the town, part of Capt. Edison’s Burlington Vermont force combating rebels who retreated after a skirmish last Tuesday, with one marine dead and three wounded.
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Puerto Cabezas
Nicaragua
Ed Howard
Oakland
Cal
Howard
Bocay
M. A. Edison
Burlington
Edison
Case Condition Is Improved After Cerebral Hemorrhage
Reports from the home of F. E. Case at Market av N say he rested well after a day of improvement following a Friday cerebral hemorrhage at his Harvard Company office where he serves as president. He is also active in city finance and a director at First Trust and Savings Bank.
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F. E. Case
Market Av N
Case
Harvard Company
Clare Fraunfelter
First Trust and Savings Bank
Auto Concern to Hold Picnic Event
Auto sales group Jim Schlemmer Himself will stage a family picnic next Thursday with baseball races for men women and children and other sports. The company will close all day. Committee in charge includes John Merrigan Ralph E Hay and E L Stickel.
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Jim Schlemmer
John Merrigan
Ralph E. Hay
E. L. Stickel
Canton on the Upgrade railroads show rising Canton traffic
An editor note explains railroads as business barometers. The Pennsylvania, Wheeling & Lake Erie and Baltimore & Ohio report rising freight volumes in Canton in 1928 with inbound and outbound shipments increasing. Railroad officials attribute growth to higher local production and larger raw material inflows, predicting continued gains. The Pennsylvanian orders 289 new all steel cars, signaling optimism for Canton’s production and distribution growth.
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Canton
Ohio
Air
Pennsylvania, Wheeling & Lake Erie
Baltimore & Ohio
F. E. Smith
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
O. C. Kibler
Pennsylvania Railroad
Supt
Patterson
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Tunney's romance with Mary Lauder told by confidant
A New York financier recounts Gene Tunney and Mary Jose phine Lauder, noting her athletic skill, education, poetry, and shared interests. The piece asserts Tunney's sole ideal was marrying her, dating back five years when she was sixteen, and hints at broader social circles. (Continued on Page 3)
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Gene Tunney
Mary Lauder
New York
Lauders
Gene
Mary
Hortense Saunders
Mary Josephine Lauder
Hoover on Farm Relief and Prohibition Speech Core
Canton Daily News reports that Herbert Hoover’s acceptance speech emphasizes farm relief and the 18th amendment. Close associates interpret his words as the compact expression of his practical intent, with subsequent remarks likely elaborating only minor details.
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Stanfor
Cal
Herbert Hoover
Mystery Death Toll Rises To Four In Cabool Case
In Cabool Missouri the mystery illness that felled two families claimed four lives. Cecil Weatherman Jr. three died at Springfield Hospital while Alberta McGehee sixteen remains ill and to be transferred. Viscera analysis yielded no diagnosis. Nancy Louise McGehee nine also died, deepening the case.
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Cabool
Cecil Weatherman
Springfield
Alberta McGehee
J. P. Cavalier
C. J. Wetherman
Joseph McGehee
Alberta
Cavalier
Weatherman
McGehee
Nancy Louise McGehee
Lost Flyers Found Near Andros Island Seaplane Rescue
Arthur Holland the pilot and Gordon Pately the passenger were found north of Andros Island after drifting at sea since a tropical storm struck the Florida coast. A. B. Chalk Miami aviator led the search and located the two yesterday, ending their seaplane disappearance.
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Miami
Fla
Arthur Holland
Gordon Pately
Florida
Andros Island
Nassau
A. B. Chalk
Chamberlains to visit America via Panama Canal
London Aug 11 Sir Austen Chamberlain foreign minister and Lady Chamberlain will travel to California through the Panama Canal at the end of August. Chamberlain has been ordered to take a complete rest. The household announced the plan today.
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London
Austen Chamberlain
Lady Chamberlain
California
Panama Canal
Chamberlain
Hoover Accepts Nomination At Stanford Stadium Spectacle
Herbert Hoover addressed 70 000 at Stanford University Stadium Palo Alto California declaring a three fold farm relief plan and a strong support for prohibition while signaling possible commission study of the issue with Volstead act questions. He urged tariff reform inland waterways and reorganization of the marketing system as core relief measures.
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Joe King
Canton Daily News
NEA
Herbert Hoover
Leland Stanford University
California
Gov
C. C. Young
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
Hoover
Kansas City
Paul R. Mallon
Stanford University Stadium
Palo Alto
Cal
Alfred E. Smith
Herbie
Sen
Borah
Idaho
Assembly
George Akerson
Weather Jingle Preview Amid Political Gossip
Fragmentary weather notes hint at cooler conditions for Sunday and Monday. The text also weaves in political rumor about Hoover, suggesting hidden campaigns and public awareness lag.
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Lee
Augusta
Batesburg
Spartanburg
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