Army Aviator Botterill Jumps Four Miles For World Record
Sergeant Botterill United States Air Service leaped from a plane at about four miles up after a parachute failed when wind tore it open. He landed safely near New German with a broken arm and was helped to McCook Field. Record height to beat was 18 600 feet set in Texas two months earlier.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Dayton
Botterill
United States Air Service
McCook Field
Army Air Service
McCookey
Texas
Sale of Republicanism in Ohio Aims for Vote as Price
Ohio Republicans plan to hire twenty five or more salesmen to peddle Republican principles this summer and fall. George H. Clark of Canton chairs the State Advisory Committee. The sales force targets independent voters and will engage in both selling and party organization at state headquarters.
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Columbus
Ohio
George H. Clark
Canton
Two Firm Officials Die in Pottstown Rubber Factory Blast
In Pottstown Pennsylvania William C Walsh 33 president and general manager of Valeweld Tire and Rubber Company and James A Maney 32 general superintendent were killed when a dryer exploded after fumes troubled workers for days Frank Walsh the presidents brother lost an arm and other injuries. Mrs Walsh rushed from her home to reach the burning factory.
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Pottstown
William C. Walsh
Valeweld Tire and Rubber Company
James A. Maney
Frank Walsh
Walsh
National Rubber Company
Chicopee Falls
Mass
Maney
Farmers To Take Off Two Half Holidays A Week
Farmers of Cynthian Township in Sidney Ohio and members of the Farm Bureau announce two half holidays weekly effective immediately and continuing until after the November Presidential election. They join county officials merchants and others who already observe Thursday or Saturday half days and plan picnics and social meetings on these days. The declaration was signed by all bureau members.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Sidney, O
Cynthian Township
Farm Bureau
Bureau
Delaware Population Rises Ten Percent in 14th Census
Washington report shows Delaware's population reached 223000 after a 10.2 percent gain in the last decade. Wilmington adds 26 percent in New Castle County to reach 110168, the state's largest city.
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Delaware
Washington
Census Bureau
Wilmington
New Castle County
Chicago Man Held For Murder In Rayville 21 Years Ago
Daniel Wright aged 47 surrendered to Richland County Sheriff to face murder charges in the 21 year old slaying of Hattie Strogie in Rayville Louisiana. John Timmons identified Wright after spotting him in a saloon and reported two later meetings in Little Rock and Chicago. Wright used the alias Johnson and denies the killing while admitting presence near Rayville at the time.
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Chicago
Daniel Wright
Frank Cooper
Richland County
Louisiiana
Hattie Strogie
Rayville
John Timmons
Wright
Timmons
Little Rock
Ark
Johnson
Jury Awards 35000 to Stealer of Rides
Franklin H. Ballin who was injured and had his leg amputated after being thrown from a train while stealing a ride on November 29, 191. Today a Brooklyn Supreme Court jury awarded him 35000 against the Erie Railroad Company.
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New York
Franklin H. Ballin
Erie Railroad Company
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Delegates Exiting Cincinnati to Attend Ohio GOP Convention
Hamilton County sends eighty to one hundred delegates and spectators to the Republican State Convention in Columbus. Delegates depart from Central Union Station at 9 30 am on the Big Four Route, with returns planned after a hotel stay at the Chittenden. Names of potential electors include Mayor John Galvin and Colonel William Cooper Procter.
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Hamilton County
Columbus
Central Union Station
George T. Poor
George W. Tibbles
Chittenden
Eighth Street
Brighton
Stockyards
Cumminsville
Winton Place
Ivorydale Junction
Elmwood
Longview
Carthage
Hartwell
Arlington Heights
Lockland
Sharonville
George Tibbles
William F. Hess
Strand Building
Cincinnati
Ohio
Rudolph K.hwnicka
New York City
John Galvin
George Puchta
William Cooper Procter
William L. Howard
James G. Fisk
Board of Education
Harmony Chief Aim of State Convention in Columbus
At the Ohio Republican State Convention in Columbus the push for party harmony tops the agenda as leaders seek to heal Harding Wood rift tensions. Plans include naming Harry M Daugherty and William H Boyd as presidential electors at large and inviting Chicago delegates to address the gathering. Myers Y Cooper will host a dinner for the 48 delegates as candidates arrive at the Neil House amid rumors of a Willis Senate withdrawal.
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Columbus
Ferom
Harry M Daugherty
Harding
William H. Boyd
Cleveland
Chicago
Daugherty
Boyd
Myers Y. Cooper
Cincinnati
General Wood
Buckley
Neil House
Frank B. Willis
United States
Photographs of Democratic Convention Rushed by Airplane
From San Francisco in June, photographs of opening the Democratic National Convention were sent by army airplane to Reno to catch the Oregon train. The train left Reno at 9 o clock this morning. Aircraft piloted by Carl S Spatz of the army recruit service covered the Reno to San Francisco route in about one hour forty five minutes.
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San Francisco
Democratic National
Reno
Army Recruit Service
Carl S. Spatz
Durance
Waves Sweep Girl From Log Afloat to Ohio River Death
Helen Miller, 15, of Collard avenue California, and her friend Virginia 13, lounged on a log in the Ohio River opposite the Califor levee when a steamboat wake capsized them. Helen disappeared beneath the waves. rescue attempts by Cincinnati Fire Department with grappling hooks followed. Her body was recovered later by her father William Miller with help from a bystander, and Coroner Bauer was notified.
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Helen Miller
Collard Avenue
California
Ohio River
Miss Miller
William Miller
California Water Works Station
Virginia
Eldorado Street
Califor Levee
Miller
Theo
Cincinnati Fire Department
Bauer
Gil Wife 17 Weds Three Times as She Seeks Divorce
Mrs. Tessie Federspeil 17 seeks dissolution from Peter John Federspeil 21 after a trio of marriages begun at ages 15 and 17. She told Judge C W Hoffman of desertion and false messages. the defendant did not appear. The case was continued for his appearance.
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C. W. Hoffman
Tessie Federspeil
Peter John Federspeil
Harry Bowser
Mrs. Federspeil
Federspeil
Cincinnati
Hoffman
Wind storm tears through Omaha causing heavy damage
A powerful wind and rain storm struck Omaha and surrounding areas this afternoon. Trees and outbuildings were razed in the city, and at least one woman was seriously injured as communications to the Southwest were disrupted.
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Omaha
Neb
All 2000 Prisoners Plucked From Bolshevik Steamer Sinking
A Dagblad dispatch from Helsingfors reports all 2,000 war prisoners aboard a Bolshevik steamer that sank in the Neva River were saved.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Neva
Dagblad
Helsingfors
Finland
Glass and Robinson Chosen Heads of Convention Bodies
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia was unanimously elected Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions with Senator Walsh of Montana backing. Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas was named Permanent Chairman. Administration forces gained complete control of convention machinery as a nine member subcommittee was formed to draft the platform.
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Auditorium
San Francisco
Carter Glass
Virginia
Walsh
Montana
Glass
William J. Bryan
P. B. Quinn
Rhode Island
Senator Glass
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Committee On Permanent Organization
Robinson
W. A. McDugal
Oklahoma
McAdoo refuses interview on Democratic Convention
William G. McAdoo, at his country home in Hunting, New York, refuses to discuss the Democratic National Convention or Love’s nomination statement. He says he will not be disturbed and prefers to learn events from newspapers. He has taken a three-year lease and plans to build nearby.
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Ton
N. Y
William G. McAdoo
Thomas B. Love
Texas
San Francisco
McAdoo
Tennessee and Vermont in Race To Ratify Suffrage for Women
June 28 reports say Tennessee Governor Roberts and Vermont Governor Clement were pressured to call special sessions to consider ratifying the suffrage amendment. National Woman's party planned to urge Tennessee lawmakers with delegations from equal suffrage states. Clement denied any plan to call such a session.
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Tennessee
Vermont
San Francisco
Roberts
Harding
Washington
Tennesse
National Woman’s Party
Burlington, Vt
P. W.clement
McAdoo Name Not To Be Presented For Nomination
San Francisco June 28 William G McAdoo favors not being placed in nomination at the Democratic convention yet delegates will vote for him. He has kept hands off and no White House or Cabinet line supports his campaign. The article notes misperceptions about his health and highlights his wage earner policy record and wartime leadership as reasons delegates may back him.
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I. H. Dube
The
Commercial Tribune
Colonel Dube
Hamilton County
Republican
Dube
Rudolph K. Hynicka
Hynicka
Wth
147Th Infantry
San Francisco
William Gibbs McAdoo
McAdoo
Daniel C. Roper
White House
Tumulty
Wilson
Washington
Mr. McAdoo
Senator Reed
Missouri
Thomas Jefferson
Pacific Ocean
Sanfrancisco
A.M
Bryan Aon
Babe Ruth
Lardner Seeks Nomination If Wilson Not Renominated
Special Dispatch to The Commercial Tribune recalls Lardner at the 1920 convention, noting he will back Reed if delegates do not renominate Wilson. The piece cites comic remarks, committee resolutions lampooning the nominating process and a joke recipe, with Bryan still undecided and Babe Ruth joked about for influence.
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Lardner
Wilson
Mighty cheers greet mention of president at Western convention
In San Francisco on June 28 delegates at the Democratic National Convention erupted in cheers as President Wilson's portrait was revealed behind the organ. A flag drop and mass singing followed, with Roosevelt and other delegates joining the enthusiastic display before Homer S. Cummings and others prepared to hear the keynote.
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Kremer
National Committee
Wilson
Virginia
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Ilson
Homer 8. Cummings
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Mpadoo
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David Lawrence
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Bell Syndicate, Inc
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