Stevens Levee Breach Triggers Arkansas Flood Crisis
Newport Arkansas June 15 flood reports confirm Stevens Levee on the White River broke sending waters over a wide area. More than two hundred families fled toward higher ground as four towns Tupelo Auverne Shhoffner and Weldon faced inundation. Engineers cut a second levee to relieve pressure and prevent further spread toward Cotton Plant and Rail lines. Three hundred workers stood guard as equipment was swept away and crews regrouped.
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Newport
Ark
Stevens
White River
Here
Tupelo
Auverne
Shhoffner
Weldon
Stevens Break
Cache River
Cotton Plant
Taylor Bay
Augusta
Rock Island
Missouri
North Arkansas
Woodruff County
Seaplane PN-12 Sets New World Altitude Record
Commander Weyerbacher announced the PN-12 seaplane carrying a 2000 kg load climbed over 12000 feet at the Philadelphia Navy Yard to set a new altitude record for Class C-2. Lieut. Arthur Gavin, U S N, piloted solo. the final height awaits formal confirmation from the Bureau of Standards and the National Aeronautic Association.
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Philadelphia
Weyerbacher
Philadelphia Naval Aircraft Factory
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Bureau of Standards
National Aero
Lieut. Paris
St. Raphael
Firemen and patrolman aid girl who swallows dime
Eight year old Amelia Dickman of 2041 Branched street choked after swallowing a dime on the way to a grocery. Patrolman Scholl and the Fire Department life saving squad administered back blows and an inverted pound. She was taken to General Hospital for observation with no expected ill effects.
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Fire Department
Amelia Dickman
Amelia
Edward Dickman
Scholl
General Hospital
Fifty Donkeys Bought for Democratic State Delegations
Eddie Barnes, manager of a Houston theater, bought fifty donkeys for three dollars each and shipped them to Houston to present to state delegations at the National Democratic Convention. Each state delegation will receive one donkey with two more for the Alaskan and Philippine delegations.
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Pearsall
Tex
Eddie Barnes
Houston
Union Terminal Approach Plans Discussed
City council at its initial session discussed a major project to extend the Union Terminal approach. Plans include widening Plum Street from Fifth to Central Parkway and another approach route to the terminal. Estimated cost tops 3 million dollars with bond issues to voters at the next election.
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Council
Intal
Union Terminal
Plum Street
Fifth ,Street
Central Parkway
Seasongood
Millcreek
Harrison Avenue
Ohio River
Edward T. Dixon
Mt. Washington
Maj. Boyatt
Hoover Begins Presidential Campaign After Nomination
Secretary Hoover, soon to be formally nominated by the Republican party, writes a campaign pronouncement for Kansas City delegates. He thanks supporters, cites farm relief, affirms party platform, and stresses moral leadership while remaining in cabinet for now. Resignation anticipated as he meets top aides.
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Washington
Hoover
Kansas City
Dope Smuggling Probed In County Jail Tobacco Bags
Sheriff Anderson disclosed that prisoners smuggle morphine in scrap tobacco packages. A prisoner confessed that morphine was delivered by a messenger and slipped into tobacco without breaking seals. The sheriff said all tobacco will be examined and federal authorities notified.
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Anderson
Ohio Republicans Split Over Hoover and Willis Factions
Ohio delegates, battered and bitter, trailed to Kansas City as Hoover and Willis camps clash. Montgomery of Newark cites a Willis Hoover rift and a failed bid for National Committeewoman, while Cole’s floor tirade signals ongoing tensions within Ohio’s GOP ahead of August primaries and November races.
Girl Dies After Sleeved Fire Near Virgin Mary Image
May Muckerheide seven died after her sleeve caught fire from a vigil light while placing a rose before a Virgin Mary image in Price Hill Ohio. She was taken to General Hospital where she died three hours later.
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May Muckerheide
Frances Muckerheide
Coronado Avenue
Price Hill
General Hospital
Nobile party afloat drift east toward rescue at Spitzbergen
Gen. Umberto Nobile and five companions of the Italia drift on an ice floe near Kings Bay as King Bay watchers await Major Maddalena and the Citta di Milano. The Maligin icebreaker heads to the group while Braganza nears North Cape to relieve Hobby. Dr Finn Malmgren leads the over ice party toward North Cape.
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Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
Italia
Majs
Maddalena
Viator
Citta di Milano
Gen. Nobile
Maj
Maligin
Female Robbers Hold Up Motorist in Ohio
Two young women Ruth Kelley of Portsmouth and Nellie Wade of Charleston bound and robbed J. G. Plemmons of Toledo after accepting a ride in his automobile. They fled in his car after pistol threat and a $150 plus a watch theft. arrested later in Fremont and held in Erie County Jail with an accomplice named Robert Hoffman.
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Plemmons
Plommons
Wny
Robert Hoffman
Man Dies After Elevator Accident At Orpheum Theater
Willard Hinkle 32 of Latonia Kentucky died after being caught between an elevator and roof door at the Orpheum Theater on his first day on the job. He was moving chairs from the basement to the sky theater when a chair knocked the elevator control. He died three hours later at General Hospital with chest injuries.
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Willard Hinkle
Latonia
Orpheum Theater
McMillan Street
Hinkle
Sky Theater
Chester Mullen
Gilbert Avenue
General Hospital
Coolidge Settles In at Gedar Island Lodge after Hoover Endorsement
President Coolidge arrives in Superior after a 36 hour rail journey and drives 33 miles through pine and beech to Gedar Island Lodge on the Brule River. He endorses Herbert Hoover as Republican nominee and plans three months of seclusion with Mrs Coolidge.
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Superior
Wis
Herbert Hoover
Coolidge
Brule River
Washington
Gedar Island Lodge
Indicted Teapot Dome figure Blackmer faces extradition
Henry M. Blackmer, once tied to the Teapot Dome affair, was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on six true bills with fourteen counts for perjury and tax evasion. Bond set at 150000. He fled to France after previous investigations and previously lived in Denver.
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Denver
Henry M. Blackmer
Teapot Dome
France
Blackmer
State Department
New York City
Senate Public Lands Committee
Harry F. Sinclair
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Europe
Senate Committee
Continental Trading Company
Continental
New York
Karl C. Schuyler
United States
Curtis Knighted Welcome in His Home Town Return
Curtis returns to Topeka after selection as Republican Vice Presidential nominee. He and his son Harry are greeted by thousands on the State House grounds and he praises Hoover while needing rest after days of work. Rhode Island delegate Mrs Leona Curtis Knight then seconded her father’s nomination amid unexpected acclaim.
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Curtis
Topeka
Charles Curtis
State House
Harry
Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Leona Curtis Knight
Rhode Island
Hoover
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Tilson
Bingham
Connecticut
B. Loring Young
Gov
Fuller
Dyer
Baker
Ira W. Jayne
Osborne
Leena Curtis Knight
Farm Belt
Ballots in Nationwide Nomination Vote for Curtis Vice Presidency
Ballots listed for the Republican vice presidential nomination tally Curtis from many states including Alabama 15 and California 29 with Curtis the only or primary option in most columns. Some states show Dawes and Ekern or mixed tallies, reflecting a disputed or multi candidate ballot outcome.
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Alabama
Curtis
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Dawes
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ekern
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
From Indian blood to Vice President hopeful Charles Curtis
Charles Curtis, a Kansan with Kaw Indian ancestry, rose from a jockey to a national figure. The piece traces his path from Plains rider and news butcher to Republican endorsement for Vice President, highlighting his heritage, early life with his grandmother Julie Poppin, and his restless pursuit of work on the frontier.
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Julie Poppin
Charles Curtis
Topeka
Kaws
Plains
Curtis
South Africa Accepts Kellogg Pact Invitation
The Union of South Africa accepted Secretary Kellogg's invitation to sign the treaty renouncing war and joining fifteen nations including the United States. South Africa included reservations on self defense, collective withdrawal upon violation, and non interference with other obligations.
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Washington
Union of South Africa
Kellogg
United States
South Africa
Curtis Nominated by Republican Party in Kansas City
Delegates rally behind Kansan Curtis as Hoover shines in speech day drama. Curtis wins on final ballot amid applause, with his daughter Leena Knight delivering a strong second for his bid. The convention leaves in high spirits despite tense posturing over platform and autumn battle plans.
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Kansas City
Curtis
Hoover
Hall
Golden Gate
Corn Belt
Senate
Charles G. Dawes
Herman L. Ekern
Wisconsin
Hanford MacNider
Iowa
Coolidge
Secretary of Commerce
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Ereial Tribune
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Charles W.montgomery
Newark
Walter F. Brown
Toledo
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Wilma Sinclair Levan
National
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Ralph D. Cole
Findlay
Simeon D. Fess
Calvin Coolidge
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Fremont
Hoover Flo Bat Wish
Virgin Forest
Capital
Convention Hall
Kan
SAS
Ralph W. Wheatley
Jkansas City
Charles Curtif
Charlie
Earl Sande
West
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Dark Little Woman
Dian
Kirke L. Simpson
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