Contest for circuit judge anticipated in Kanawha County
Democratic county officials prepare for conventions and a state gathering at Clarksburg to nominate two Supreme Court justices. Major Joseph E B Chilton is the active candidate for circuit judge with broad county support. Delegates from districts across Kanawha mobilize as county and state events unfold in August.
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Hoover cancels trip to Bohemia for rest and strategy
Hoover abandons plans to attend the Bohemian club play in Bohemia California due to mail and party affairs. He may tour California mountains for rest before November events and will confer with party leaders before resuming campaign activities. Tilson leaves for New York to organize the speakers bureau and campaign in Maine ahead of September elections.
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Connecticut
House of Representatives
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New York
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Maine
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Lewis candidate for judicial post in state convention
Clarksburg August 4 Democrats rally for state convention on August 16 as Judge D. Lewis former chairman of the State Public Service Commission declares bid for one of the nominations for Keacanden on the state supreme court of appeal. Others seeking the nomination include R. D. Baf Wyomining county EB. A. Beamnon Lewis county and Joseph Kenna Kanawha county.
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Presidential Campaign Spending Soars Across States
Washington reports the 1920s record campaign costs will be dwarfed by 1928. Herbert Hoover and Alfred Smith face a combined outlay near 20 million dollars with major funds flowing into Pennsylvania Ohio New York Massachusetts and New Jersey.
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Heat Drives Smith to Beach and Declines to Talk Politics
Governor Smith, the Democratic presidential nominee, joins a hot summer exodus to Long Beach for a seaside dip with family and friends. He declines to discuss politics, says there will be no campaigning until back in Albany, and plans to survey the scene upon return. He may redraw his campaign plans and consult party leaders before a stumping tour. He will travel to Peekskill aboard William H. Todd’s yacht, review two New York National Guard regiments, and then proceed to Albany by automobile.
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Montana
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First Republican treasurer report shows large gifts and expenses
Associated Press reports the GOP treasurer tally up to July 31 lists contributions totaling 8373 and expenditures of 648,517.04. Major donors include Dwight F. Davis Howard Heinz and Arthur Whitney. The fund aims for 4 million with 60 contributors and items such as 9100 to Pennsylvania and 5000 to Horace Mann.
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Department of Agriculture
Police Tighten Evidence Net in Canyon Slaying
In Los Angeles Beitzel, with officers, faces murder accusations in the death of a former Philadelphia dancer named Mauger. Investigators link a revolver Beitzel borrowed to the crime scene where Mauger’s nude body was found on a mountain slope north of town. Evidence centers on a possible struggle, a towel bearing a pistol stain, and a filed-off gun fitted with a silencer.
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Primary Vote in Kentucky Light Primary Vote in Kentucky Light
Voters faced ideal weather in Kentucky as congressional primaries opened. Incumbent W Voris Gregory led the Democratic race in the first district over Garth Ferguson, while Miller Hughes ran unopposed on the Republican side. In the third district John Moore led over Thomas Rhea for the Democratic nomination. Republican Pleas Sanders and G W Roark split votes in that race. Several Democrats and Republicans ran unopposed across other districts.
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Associated Press
Louisville
W. Voris Gregory
Garth K. Ferguson
Gregory
Ferguson
Tholia
Miller Hughes
John W. Moore
Thomas Rhea
Moore
Rhea
Myrtle Psyother
G. W. Roark
Pleas Sanders
David H. Kincheloe
Madisonville
Virgil Chapman
Paris
H. F. Reed
Pineville
Hughes
Maurice H. Thatcher
John M. Robison
Barbourville
J. D. Craedick
Robert Blackburn
Vare Sees Slight Improvement After Relapse
In Atlantic City, Senator William F. Vare of Pennsylvania, gravely ill with a relapse, showed slight improvement overnight per Dr. Elswood J. Kirby bulletin. The bulletin notes a fall in temperature from 103 to 101 and that the patient remains quiet, with little change in condition.
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William 4. Vare
Pennsylvania
Elswood J. Kirby
Philadelphia
Coal Mine Workers Face Major Wage Cut Proposal
Operators demand a wage reduction of about 30 percent in their rate proposals submitted to the joint conference of committees. Basic pay would be 35 dollars daily for mine work and 64 cents for coal produced by pit. Day laborers' pay drops from 116 to 64.35, with tonnage loaders on piece work and machine miners at 12 cents per ton. Conference today and tomorrow will discuss the plan.
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Socialist Norman Thomas Addresses 25000 in Brooklyn
Al Norman Thomas opened his Brooklyn speech to about 25,000 people criticizing Governor Smith Hoover and prohibition. He outlined a broader tour plan starting in the west and southwest after Brooklyn, with further dates to follow.
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Polish Plane Missing Report Says Sightings Possible Eastward Turn
London dispatch reports the Polish transatlantic plane Marszalek Pilsudski likely still aloft near the Azores or Europe after two sighting messages from ships Aztec and Amakura. The craft, flying east by north, may be skirting storms or circling for rescue as fuel and weather constraints shape the evolving search. Fluency of position remains uncertain, with experts debating whether the pilots turned back toward Europe or drifted off course.
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Man Kills Woman and Self in Busy Street
In San Antonio on Saturday afternoon, 84 year old salesman W A McArthur shot 28 year old divorcee Ida Wilson in a crowded street display window area. He then killed himself with two bullets to the brain as bystanders watched. Pearl Warren, sister of the deceased, said the pair had quarrelled after a period of friendship with Mrs Wilson and Mr Wilson.
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Heatwave Persists Across Atlantic Seaboard With Death Toll Rising
Thunderstorms failed to curb extreme heat as the Atlantic seaboard endures a three day heat wave. New York reports 0 further deaths, while Boston hits a summer high of 96.2. Temperatures reach the mid nineties in several cities. six more deaths linked to heat bring total fatalities to at least thirteen. Weather authorities expect localized storms to bring brief relief.
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Condemned Convict Kneels in Prayer at Death Chamber
Lawrence Mike Fike, 31, of Preston County, under a death sentence for killing Elroy Leonard, Kingwood merchant, prayed with prison chaplain Rev. W. J. Harold as he neared execution. He had resisted earlier efforts by the chaplain and showed calm indifference about the hanging. He commented that the annex death chamber is cooler and nicer than the main prison.
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Two Putnam County Youths Die From Electric Current
Ralph Brown and William Young, both about 18, were instantly killed when they touched a live guy wire while fishing near the Kanawha River between Plymouth and Red House in Putnam County. Coroner’s inquest ruled accidental electrocution from a distribution line of the Appalachian Electric Power Company. State police investigated the incident.
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Four Accused of Forging Will To Get 1 000 000
Danver Colorado August 4 Dr W G Fordham a prominent physician and chemist and J H Boutcher a Denver lawyer are charged with forging and uttering a will giving Fordham a million from his divorced wife estate The case hinges on a Hot Springs Arkansas probate and involves Eldridge Price a Texas oilman who claims a stake in the property The probe follows a 1927 death and a bitter divorce with Price seeking to reopen litigation and recover potash sulphur springs assets
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Extradition Sought for Henry M. Blackmer in Tea Pot Dome Case
U S government seeks extradition of Henry M. Blackmer, financier tied to the Tea Pot Dome affair, from France. A presidential warrant authorized U S Attorney George Stephan to arrest him and return him to Denver on charges that include tax return failures and pending perjury indictments. Marshall Richard Callen to carry out the mission, awaiting Washington guidance.
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Coolidge Proves Crack Shot In Wisconsin Skies
Aug 4 reports from Superior Wisconsin describe President Coolidge and Cedar Island lodge. He hit nine of his first shots during a fishing trip while a militia unit in Pennsylvania faced heat and poisoning illnesses after training.
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