Hoover Narrows Lead in Canton Straw Vote
Herbert Hoover and Al Smith fought a tight contest in The Canton Daily News straw poll. Smith led early but Hoover steadily closed the gap, with results showing Smith 1479 to Hoover 1276 after Saturday's balloting, after Friday's tally of 1177 to 893.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
al” Smith
New York
Canton Daily News
Smith
Hoover
Sec
Daily News
Our Gang
Canton
Italia's Survivors Travel by Special Car Through Germany
The Italia crew survivors travel south from Sweden toward Rome in a special car, avoiding Berlin per Italian wishes. A Swedish girl gave Gen Umberto Nobile a bouquet as sympathies greet the convoy, which passes through Wismar Madgeburg Halle and Erfurt en route to Verona and Rome. Swedish rescue aviators who accompanied the party reach Stockholm.
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Berlin
Italia
Germany
Rome
Sweden
Umberto Nobile
Warnemuende
Wismar
Madgeburg
Halle
Erfurt
Verona
Narvik
Norway
Stockholm
Guthrie Ouster Upheld by Safety Director
Chief of Police Earl H. Hexamer saw the suspension of Patrolman G. W. Guthrie sustained by Safety Director Harry M. Kimble. Guthrie plans an appeal through attorney W. B. Rodgers. Guthrie was suspended on charges of conduct unbecoming an officer for allegedly sleeping in a car with provisional cadet C. J. Shryock. Shryock’s provisional term had him ineligible for appeal. Guthrie may present explanations and seek a civil service hearing within 10 days.
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Earl H. Hexamer
G. W
Tiny
Guthrie
Harry M. Kimbel
W. B. Rodgers
C. J. Shryock
Civil Service Commission
Shryock
Newsboy's Faith Costs Him Life
Edward Doles, an 11 year old newsboy in Cleveland, died after he ran into heavy traffic to board a streetcar for a customer. He was struck by a truck. the driver faced no charges.
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Cleveland
Edward Doles
Edward
Reynold's Building to Rise as New York's Tallest
New York July 28. A 67 story masonry tower rising 808 feet above 43d Street and Lexington Avenue will become the citys tallest landmark. The Reynolds building project has secured financing by S W Straus Co and ground breaking will occur soon.
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New York
Lexington Av
Reynold’s
S W. Straus & Co
White Attacks Gov Smith Over Tammany Links
William Allen White, editor of a Kansas paper, reiterates charges that Governor Alfred E. Smith was subservient to Tammany Hall in New York legislature votes on saloon protections. White calls Smith ambitious and effective, and says independent investigators have been used. he will not mount a campaign against the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Allen White
Kansas
Alfred E. Smith
al Smith
Babylon
Tammany Till
White
Smith
Assembly Journal
Gangs Gird for Cleveland War Over Slot Machine Business
Cleveland police prepared for a feared clash between east side and west side gangs over control of slot machine operations. East side gang extorts independent operators for $5 monthly protection and threatens retaliation if payments stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
East Side
West Side Fangs
East Side Gang
Bandits Fire On Train Near Mexico City
Bandits fired on a train about 25 miles from the capital on its way to Cuernavaca. One trainman was wounded. The train did not halt and the military escort aboard returned the bandits fire near the spot where Vigeros previously tried to wreck a passenger train.
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Mexico City
Cuernavaca
Vigeros
Political Menu For Week Holds Much For City
With under three weeks until Ohio voters choose party nominees for state and national offices, candidates plan a busy week. The Republican rally at Hotel Courtland Tuesday at 7 30 features governor candidate James T Begg of Sandusky and Rep Theo. (text cuts).
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E. G. Williams
Courtland
James T. Begg
Sandusky
Theo
Woman's Death Clue Is Letter From Anonymous Writer
Huntington Indiana July 28 Sheriff Rudicel said a letter signed George C. Plaugson claims to know facts about the murder of Mrs. Carl Ballard of Muskegon Michigan. The writer asked authorities to contact him through Cleveland newspaper notices and said he wanted to warn before the body was found but feared to. The sheriff replied promising fair play and opportunity.
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Huntington
Ind
Garl Rudicel
Carl Ballard
Muskegon
Mich
George C. Plaugson
Cleveland
Rudicel
SIFT MYSTERY IN GIRL S DEATH NEARLAKE ERIE
In Cleveland on July 28 investigators pursue a lead tied to Buffalo New York as they probe the drowning of Mollie Petelinkar a high school student found in Lake Erie on June 23. A male friend who accompanied her on a supposed fishing trip remains missing as detectives follow a New York City connection.
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Cleveland
Mollie Petelinkar
Buffalo
N. Y
Charles Cavola
New York City
Petelinkar
Lake Erie
National Air Tour Ends For 24 Sturdy Planes
The National air tour wrapped up in Ford Airport Detroit with 24 aviators finishing a 6000 mile western circuit. John P. Wood led in a Waco monoplane to the first stop amid cheering crowds. Phoebe Omlie, the sole woman entrant, completed the tour in a monocoupe after receiving a replacement plane. Hawks, Page, Meyers, Stinsons, Braun, and Henley followed in order with Frank Hawks taking second in a Ford tri motor.
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FORD
Detroort
Mid
United States
John P. Wood
Wausau
Wood
Henry
Edsel Pore
Phoebe Omlie
Omlie
Memphis
Tenn
Frank Hawks
Randolph Page
Stinson
Charles W. Meyers
Eddie Stinson
Bruce Braun
al Henley
Ryan Brougham
Country humanizes Hoover in Palo Alto visit
William Hard notes Hoover’s reception in Palo Alto as writers flood him with 3000 letters proposing topics for his acceptance speech. The tone shifts from cautious to eager to shape Hoover into a radiant public figure. The piece reflects 1928 civic discourse and press interest in presidential aspirations.
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William Hard
Canton Daily News
Palo Alto
Cal
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Untitled editorial note hints at continued discussion
Fragment indicates a continuing article: a candidate’s visitors are determined, with continuation noted on page 6 column 4. The line implies a political or campaign context and cross-page referencing common in newspapers.
Hold Man for Boy's Murder in Georgia
In Dahlonega Georgia police arrested Abraham Smith a farmer after the body of George Walden 18 was found with the head severed near Smith's home. Walden had been reported missing a year earlier by Smith who claimed he left to fish. The corpse was identified and Smith is held for further inquiry.
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Dahlonega
Abraham Smith
George Walden
Smith
Walden
Coolidge to Attend Memorial Dedication in Minnesota
President Coolidge travels by special train from Cedar Island Lodge to Cannon Falls Minnesota to take part in dedicatory ceremonies unveiling a memorial to Civil War hero Col William Colvill He will deliver his first address since leaving Washington and return tonight joined by John and Mrs Coolidge
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Cedar Island Lodge
Wits
Coolidge
Cannon Fall
Minn
Col
William Colvill
Washington
John
Life Threat to Supreme Court Justice Nichols
Albany N Y July 28 The life of Supreme Court Justice Charles F Nichols is under guard at home and on the bench after receiving anonymous threats The first letter arrived last March The second dated July 1 warned of a direct death threat and showed a crude hearse sketch The writer said Nichols would be attacked near Cobleskill unless a March equity decision in Colonia was reversed The note claimed to take him for a ride
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Albany
N. Y
Supreme Court
Charles F. Nichols
Cobleskill
Nichols
Colonia
Boy, 8, Injured in Two-Car Crash at Cleveland Ave
Walker Robinson, eight, of 1200 Houses, sustained a possible skull fracture after being thrown from a car driven by William Haliburton at 13th Street SE when Haliburton’s vehicle was struck by P. E. Bailey’s car near Cleveland at SW and Navarre Rd. Haliburton failed to stop for a traffic signal, witnesses said. The boy was taken to Dr Williams’ office then to Aultman Hospital, where his injuries were deemed serious. Haliburton’s car was badly damaged and Bailey’s had minor damage.
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Walker Robinson
William Haliburton
13Th St SE
Haliburton
P. E. Bailey
Cleveland
Navarre Rd
Dr. Williams
Aultman Hospital
Bailey
Jury to Probe Sack Murder in Wayne County
Wayne County grand jury will convene in recessed session Monday morning to hear evidence against Ruth Gilbert and Chauncey Felton who admit murdering James Gilbert in his Warwick area home. Judge G A Starn set the session after a conference with Prosecutor Walter J Mougey.
Hughes Nominated for World Court Judge at The Hague
Seventeen nations named Charles Evans Hughes for the vacant World Court judgeship in The Hague. Austria and Poland selected him as their first choice. The League of Nations assembly will elect in September, with Hughes's acceptance likely determining the outcome.
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Geneva
Charles Evans Hughes
World Court
the Hague
Austria
Poland
League of Nations Assembly
Hughes
Pepper as Ore Poe Reps Mt by Irate Wife Sends Husband to Jail
In Brooklyn July 28 a vacationist kit from Mrs Helen Olson to her husband sparked a jail sentence after she reported he came home intoxicated and abused her. Magistrate Rudich sentenced the husband to 10 days despite her request for 90.
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Poe
Brooklyn
Helen Olson
Rudich
Civil courts to try slayer of Gen Obregon
Jose De Leon Torrall, who killed President elect Obregon, will be handed to civil authorities Monday for trial along with several alleged accomplices. Manuel Trejo Vera, previously charged with supplying the pistol, was released. Police Chief Zertuche will publish a full secret service report with the delivery.
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Menico City
Jose de Leon Torrall
Obregon
Torrall
Manuel Trejo Vera
Zertuche
Calles
Aaron Saen
Obregonista Party
Film actress seeks fortune in sensational suits
Los Angeles July 28 Charles H. Christie brother of Al Christie and part owner of Christie Comedy Production Co was named defendant in three suits asking 1 847 500 damages for Alys Merrell known as Alys O Mims 26 film player Merrell seeks 1 000 000 for breach of promise 750 000 for seduction and 97 500 for breach of contract
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Los Angeles
Charles H. Christie
al Christie
Christie Comedy Production Co
Alys Merrell
Alys O. Mims
Miss Merrell
House of Dreams Falls as Woman Is Beaten by Kin
In Cleveland on July 28, 80 year old Mrs. Anna Brickman loses her cherished home after years of toil. Her grandson Arthur Gassman 21 and his wife Charlotte 20 receive 30 days each in Warrensville workhouse for shiftlessness and assaulting the elderly woman during a quarrel over a family heirloom.
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Cleveland
Anna Brickman
Redfern Believed Alive by His Father in South American Jungle
Geneva aviator Paul R. Redfern who vanished a year ago during a Brunswick to Rio de Janeiro flight is believed captive by Indians in the South American jungles. His father Dr. Frederick Redfern cites reports from American officials confirming sightings over the Orinoco delta and Venezuelan offices. The father offers $1,000 for information leading to his son.
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Geneva
N. Y
Paul R. Redfern
Brunswick
Rio de Janeiro
Frederick Redfern
S&s
Gregerson
la Guayra
Venezuela
Redfern
Orinco
Caracas
Brazil
Publisher Horace Liveright Hurt In Unknown Incident
New York July 28 Horace Liveright publisher and producer of the play The Captive was brought to Roosevelt Hospital with a broken right arm and other injuries. His clothes were torn and he appeared battered and cut. Dr Kirby Dwight declined to disclose details and authorities offered no information.
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New York
Horace Liveright
Roosevelt Hospital
Liveright
Kirby Dwight
Minerva Man Hurt In Plunge From Hotel Window
John C. Gray 62 of Minerva Ohio fell or jumped from a third story hotel window in Baltimore with a fractured skull and serious internal injuries. He left a bank book showing $500 and said he had a brother in Canton Ohio. Gray resided on a farm near Minerva for five years and was believed visiting a Baltimore physician brother. details of that brother could not be verified.
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Baltimore
John C. Gray
Minerva
Gray
Canton
Ohio
Minerva Bank
Noank Turtle Towed to Wharf After 550-Pound Capture
In Noank Connecticut on July 28 Captain Billy O'Brien and Peter Tryon net a 550 pound sea turtle with a four foot shell. They tow the creature to a wharf and tie it for the night. by morning the turtle has disappeared from the wharf.
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Noank
Conn
Anyle
Billy O’brien
Block Island Sound
O’brien
Peter Tryon
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