Peek Breaks With Republicans to Back Smith for President
George N. Peek of Illinois, longtime McNary-Haugen farm bill champion, bolts the GOP to back Gov. Smith. He cites Smith’s clear farm problem understanding and plans for farm relief, including selling surplus control. Peek praises Smith and predicts a Smith victory will advance farm relief efforts amid Hoover scrutiny.
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George N. Peek
Republican Party
New York
Gov. Smith
Ilinois
Coolidge
Peek
Smith
the Biltmore
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Kaskob
Lowden
Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Death toll rises in Indiana oil refinery blast
In Vincennes, Indiana, the Lawrenceville Illinois refinery blast killed and injured many workers. Deaths listed include Forest Lawson, Clarence Pate, Walter Gullit, J L Perry, W R Pickett, and W C Sprage, with about twenty five others seriously burned. Firefighters faced a fierce blaze as the oil still ruptured, sending a sheet of flame over workers.
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Vincennes
Ind
Indian Refining Company
Lawrenceville
Ill
Forest Lawson
Clarence Pate
Walter Gullit
J. L. Perry
W. R. Pickett
W. C Sprage
War veteran dies at mother’s grave in Richwood Cemetery
Harry Arons, 36, a World War veteran, collapsed and died at his mother's grave in Richwood Cemetery. Authorities say heart trouble from poison gas exposure on the St Mihiel front caused the death. He died while weeping at the grave. his mother Mrs Katzman died last Tuesday after a prolonged illness.
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Cleveland
Harry
Arons
Richwood
St. Mihiel
Tie
No Bar in My Place Denials Amid Prohibition Raids
New York reports 36 more night clubs facing federal padlock actions after indictments against 26 clubs and 131 individuals. Hostesses Helen Morgan and Texas Guinan deny rumors of “things fixed with the dry chief” and cling to defenses of no bars in their venues.
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Texas
Helen Morgan
New York
White Way
Doran
Washington
Ary
Broadway
Texas Guinan
Miss Guinan
Lon H. Tyson
Miss Morgan
Campbell
Tyson
Storm Flooding Strikes City Hall and Streets
Severe rain drenched City Hall causing three inches of water in the mayoral reception room and a topsy turvy chandelier. Fire crews pumped the Bethesda Hospital basement four feet, city sewers backflooded numerous cellars, and a lightning strike ignited a lamp at 2859 Marshall Avenue as winds hit 24 mph and the day’s high dropped from 87 to 70.
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Seasongood
City Hall
Alma Margaret Huber
Col. Sherrill
City Recreation Commission
Bethesda Hospital
Oak Street
Reading Road
Fire Company No. 18
Burnet Avenue
Colerain Avenue
Delaware Avenue
Ridgeway Avenue
Marshall Avenue
Duck Creek Road
Donahue Street
Draper Street
J. A. Meyers
Gesselbracht
Ellen Street
Mt. Adams
Tottering
Twelfth Street
Central Avenue
Edward Schultz
Garfield Place
Procter and Gamble Company
General Hospital
St. Bernard
Clifton Observatory
W. C. Devereaux
Sinclair Sued Over 544000 in Mammoth Oil Stock
New York August 2. Oil man Harry F Sinclair is sued for 544000 by Mrs Janie Clay Zeveley widow of Col James W Zeveley one of Sinclairs attorneys over an alleged 1922 stock transfer of 32000 Mammoth Oil shares. Widow says Sinclair promised to buy or return the stock but failed to do so. Sinclair says the gift was conditional on the venture's success and notes investigations and litigation reduced the stock value.
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New York
Harry F. Sinclair
Janie Clay Zeveley
James W. Zeveley
Sinclair
Mammoth Oil Company
Zevely
Chicago Lawyer Wharton Found Guilty in Mail Theft Case
Charles S. Wharton, former congressman and assistant state’s attorney, was found guilty by a federal jury of conspiracy in the Evergreen Park mail train robbery. Chicago gunman Charles Cleaver was convicted on conspiracy and six other charges, facing up to 82 years if consecutive. both seek new trials. Deliberations lasted over six hours. Cleaver’s and Wharton’s motions for new trials scheduled. Wharton argued he misunderstood the plan. Three band members testified for the government. two have been murdered, others at large.
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Chicago
Charles S. Wharton
Evergreen Park
Charles “Limpy” Cleaver
Cleaver
Wharton
Wilkerson
Civic Pride Lands Painter in Jail at Toledo Station
Milton Schultz a 26 year old man from Neapolis asserts his home town by painting Neapolis at the Toledo Wabash station while railroad detectives contend he lives in Gage Ohio. After repeated sign edits and gunfire he was arrested and held in the safety building as tensions flare over the station name change that sparked a three year dispute between residents and railroad workers.
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Toledo, O
Milton Schultz
Neapolis
Schultz
Gage, O
Gage
Wabash Railroad
Toledo
Man shoots wife and wounds stepson then attempts suicide
Cleveland report states Frank Lear, a New York Central Railroad policeman, killed his wife Rose, 46, and seriously wounded his stepson Frank Meyers after a money quarrel. Both men were hospitalized in serious condition with possible death.
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Cleveland
Frank Lear
New York Central Railroad
Rose
Frank Meyers
Lear
Meyers
James Foster dies former head of Dix Veterans
Gen. James Calvin Foster 81 longtime Confederate veterans leader died at his Houston home. Survived by widow Anna B Foster daughter Alice Miller granddaughter Guinevere Miller three sisters Lula Foster Bettie White Sarah Dillard and brother James Foster of Spartanburg South Carolina. A letter appealing for funds for the Day Confederacy convention was written just before his illness and provided comfort on his deathbed.
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Houston
Tex
James Calvin Foster
United Confederate Veterans
R. D. Chapman
Texas
The
Anna B. Foster
Alice Miller
Guinevere Miller
Lula Foster
Bettie White
Sarah Dillard
James Foster
Spartanburg
S. C
Confederate Veterans Leader Gen James C Foster Dies
Gen James C Foster, veteran leader of United Confederate Veterans, died at age 80. Born July 24 1847 in Rich Hill Spartanburg South Carolina he enlisted 1864 at Spartanburg and later led camps in Houston and a Tampa reunion. He championed Confederate history and served as Commander in Chief in 1927.
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James Calvin Foster
United Confederate Veterans
Foster
Spartanburg
S. c
South Carolina
William Tecumseh Sherman
Atlanta
Savannah
Charleston
Robert E. Lee
Sherman
Columbia
Democratic Club
Rivingville
Glendale
S.C
Arkansas
West Point
Annie Buchanan Foster
Texas
Houston
Tampa
Fla
Rich Hill
Whitestone
Woman killed by 30 foot fall near Stillwater
Mrs. Emma Friend aged 62 of Cincinnati died when stepping back near a 30 foot precipice along the St. Croix River while on a berry picking picnic with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs David Aberle of St Paul. She leaves four brothers and a daughter and was married to David H Friend. Funeral services likely Sunday with burial in United Jewish Cemetery Walnut Hills.
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Stillwater
Minn
Emma Friend
Cincinnati
David Aberle
St. Paul
Fried
St. Croix
Friend
Crescent Apartments
Crescent Avenue
Reading Road
Avondale
David H. Friend
Milwaukee
Wis
Alfred Friendlander
Edgar Friedlander
Walter Friedlander
Hisey Wolf Company
Joseph Friedlander
United Jewish Cemetery
Walnut Hills
Anglo French Decision Gets Scant Applause
London statesmen call Anglo French decision a step toward naval limitation and warn that the Russian situation blocks hopes for disarmament of land forces. The report notes actual strength and British views as a cautious path forward in arms talks.
Anglo French pact delays real disarmament progress
London reports that the Anglo French naval military accord favors class based limits and counts army reserves, but practical gains depend on acceptance by other powers and ongoing Geneva disputes. Italy may object, and cruiser tonnage and gun size issues remain unresolved. Critics fear Britain appears to surrender to France on reserves.
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Arthur F. Mann
New York World News Service
London
House of Commons
Austen Chamberlain
United States
Geneva
Great Britain
France
Naval de
Partial coma seizes Vare in Atlantic City
William S. Vare United States Senator-elect of Philadelphia was reported weak and only partially conscious in bedside bulletins. Doctors said a paralytic stroke left his left arm and leg completely paralyzed. daughter Beatrice said he was very weak.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United States
William S. Vare
Philadelphia
J. C. Marshall
Ware
Beatrice
Trial of Schorr Postponed After Supreme Court Appeal
Edward D. Schorr chief counsel of the Rapid Transit Commission and campaign chairman for the Republican organization will not be tried next Tuesday. Carrington T. Marshall Ohio Supreme Court chief justice was asked to issue a writ of prohibition but no order will be issued. The case will be heard on its merits at the fall term. Schorr will have his salary stopped pending disposition. He contends the Civic Service Commission lacked jurisdiction. Mayor Seasongood charged Schorr violated the city charter by administrative city service while active in politics.
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Edward D. Schorr
Rapid Transit Commission
Civil Service Commission
Carrington T. Marshall
Ohio Supreme Court
Schorr
John D. Ellis
Supreme Court
Civic Service Commission
Seasongood
Polish Flyers Dash Over Ocean on Non-Stop Paris New York Hop
Malcolm McCartney, a Chicago lawyer, rushed to rescue his wife and three children after realizing he held the luggage keys and baby feed. He boarded a plane from Kalamazoo to intercept the Wolverine train, arriving in time to retrieve the keys and return with the family.
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Paris
New York
Mid-Atlantic
New York World News Service
Chicago
Malcolm McCartney
Knoop
Kalamazoo
McCartney
Perfect Crime Mystery Baffles Police In Rushville
The body of a man identified as Dr. R. F. Wilson was found near Rushville Indiana on July 30 after being shot in the heart. Investigators trace a July 18 clothing purchase to the victim but fail to locate any papers or clues. A Shriner pin and a Delta Theta Phi ring are found on the body, while witnesses offer no solid lead.
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R. F. Wilson
Rushville
Ind
Harry Kremsner
Optician
Twelfth
Vine Streets
Dunlap Clothes
Gibson Hotel
Kremsner
Lewell M. Green
Rush County
Delta Theta Phi Fraternity
Gibson
Dunlap's
Wilson
Chicago Outlaws Jolted by Cop Returns to Duty
Chicago Aug 2 Capt John Stege, fired a year ago for a thirty year old murder, returned to the force shocking the underworld. Known for fearlessness and honesty, Stege led raids against gangsters, including a bold confrontation with Louis Alterie. He later aided a grand jury investigation from Cedar Rapids, using two officers to effect arrests.
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Chicago
John Stege
Police Department
Stege
Civil Service
Stedge
William E. Dever
William Hale Thompson
Detective Bureau
Louis Alterie
Dion O’banion
Alterie
Two Gallons Start Riot In Toledo Alley
A two gallon jug of water in front of H. A. Wickmiller’s home sparked a comedy of errors. Federal prohibition officers, police, neighbors, and the Wickmillers swarmed the alley after officers mistook the water jug for liquor. No one was arrested as the misunderstanding ended with explanations.
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Toledo
H. A. Wickmiller
Prohibition
Wickmiller
W. A. Appleman
The
Fed
Eral
Polish Airmen Start Transatlantic Dash From Le Bourget
Two Polish Majors Idzikowski and Kudala launched from Le Bourget at dawn in a sesquiplane on a non-stop attempt to fly to New York, a 3700 mile journey planned to take about 38 hours. They carry no radio, plan to film the flight, and expect favorable conditions on arrival.
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LE Bourget
France
New York
Louis Idzikowski
Kasimir Kudala
Marshal Pilsudski
Atlantic
trans-Atlantic
Ministry of War
Idzikowski
Poland
Kubala
Theolsheviks
Ich
Captain Courtney Rescued After Mid Ocean Flight Crash
Capt Frank T Courtney and three companions were rescued by the steamer Minnewaska after drifting in a downed flying boat from the Azores to Newfoundland. They had sent a distress call from 42 N 41 W, with Baines locating the craft 605 miles northwest of Horta and 766 miles southeast of Cape Race. The crew, initially feared lost as liners searched, were later found northeast of their original position with a new report of 42 30 N 38 40 W.
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Courtney
Falls
New York
Frank T. Courtney
Minnewaska
Azores
Newfoundland
Horta
Cape Race
de Pinedo
North
Achatina
Aetna
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North Central States Agricultural Conference
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Ghty
Sherrill
Navy
Ghigagu
Civic Pride
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South
Minnesota
U. S
England
Steve
Colorado
Brege
Cedar Rapids
America
Maj. Kubala
Lourdese
Pyrenees
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