30 Jun 1928
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1928
Page
1
At Columbus the Ohio Republican state convention closed with a pledge to unity and a platform of constructive reforms. Speakers urged party harmony for victory in November, stressing economy across state government and allied measures. The gathering reflected a united front after prior intraparty splits.
A New Yorker urges the convention to include a dry enforcement plank. The action comes as a former Arkansas Plow-Boy background figure backs stricter prohibition language.
Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas was selected as the Democratic nominee for Vice President to run with Alfred E. Smith. The decision came at the closing session of the Democratic National Convention in Houston where Robinson led with a large vote as other candidates trailed.
Octograf Engraving Company files suit in Common Pleas Court claiming former President Charles E. Ditzel misappropriated 62015. The action alleges five years of fiduciary abuse, fraudulent entries, and extra 1770 gained by using company checks for personal obligations.
Cor nelius Vanderbilt Jr signed a document relinquishing over 1 million dollars of his inheritance to repay stockholders in his bankrupt publishing enterprise. He had already given up nearly another million, saying he acts morally and legally no longer has a stake. He traveled to Chicago to finalize the trust fund arrangements for about 3,000 stockholders nationwide.
Ohio Republicans approve Coolidge Hoover and Curtis national ticket and pledge state adherence. They laud Secretary Brown Auditor Tracy Treasurer Buckley and Attorney General Turner and Supreme Court Justice Day and party, while backing budget balance and cut waste. They support tax reform to relieve agriculture and industry and condemn Democrats on housing felons paroles and pardons while urging prisoner care and juvenile welfare.
Ruth Layne, 19, a UC junior and Theta Phi Alpha member, was seized from behind by a man described as ape like and with a haunted gaze as she walked toward the gym. Police hunt suspects after related assaults at Hughes High School and on a married co ed earlier in the week.
National Dairy Products Corporation of New York acquires control of three Cincinnati firms the Tri-State Butter Company Merchants Ice and Cold Storage Company and Charles H Hess Company. No management changes expected. deal finances rumored to exceed one million dollars with cash and stock.
Warrants charging James Skahan and Harry Burr, officers of Union Miners District 14, with attempted murder and inciting to riot were issued after a clash between mine union sympathizers and nonunion miners at Western Coal and Mining Company No. 23 mine. Burr surrendered to Sheriff John Garrett. Skahan remained at large as of nightfall. Burr urged to surrender in Lamar. Burr planned to await an attorney.
Directors of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company propose a merger plan with the Studebaker Corporation creating a new $160 million enterprise. The plan calls for Studebaker to invest $2 million in cash in junior securities and offers Pierce Arrow stockholders specific cash and new preferred and Class A shares in the combined company. The reorganization would consolidate two historic auto makers with assets valued at about $160 million and would place Studebaker in a substantial stake in the new entity.
Nashville dispatch reports Burgess Falls Dam in Cookeville failed as floodwaters surged down Falling Water River causing extensive damage across Tennessee and Kentucky. Two deaths occur in the region with John S. Lewis killed near Nashville by a live wire and Lois Dawkins drowning in Louisville due to a gas explosion amid rising floodwater.
Paris June 29 Raymond Poincare secured a large confidence victory as the Chamber of Deputies backed his cabinet 455 to 126. Only Communists Socialists and a small radical faction voted against. The Premier refused to yield and received an ovation comparable to Clemenceau's 1918 showing as Parliament adjourns for summer recess.
John Henry Mears and Capt. Charles B D Collyer sailed from New York bound for Europe to attempt a globe circling speed record. They travel by seaplane on the Olympic route, aiming for 23 days back to New York, with stops in Cherbourg, Paris, Berlin, Moscow, and Tokyo.
Secretary Hoover spent time at home drafting his acceptance speech while few callers visited. James W. Good of Chicago was named head of the Western division of the campaign. Hoover listened to Democratic convention radio but did not comment. others discussed campaign matters with him.
In Brookhaven Mississippi a mob of several hundred forced into the Lincoln County Jail and dragged two Black men, James and Stanley Bearden, to death after taking custody of prisoners charged with harming white citizens. A third Black man assisting them was released. One victim was tied with a rope to a car and dragged through town before dying. the other was killed after being driven toward a bridge.
A call issued in Houston urges dry Southern Democrats to meet in Asheville, North Carolina, July 11 to 18 to organize for electing dry Democratic nominees and to defeat Gov Alfred E Smith, seen as a pro liquor foe. The effort is led by Arthur J. Barton and Bishop James Cannon Jr citing the Houston Democratic Convention and Prohibition laws.
Deputy Marshal Lee Bollman used an auto and a borrowed rowboat to pursue and seize the motor ship Belfont on the Ohio River after a secret libel suit was filed in federal court by the Louisville and Cincinnati Packet Company. The action, first of its kind in years, seeks damages and an auction of the Belfont and a steel barge for an incident near Carrollton, Kentucky.
Federal agents in evening dress raided about 20 New York night clubs, arresting nearly 100 as part of a campaign attributed to Mabel Willebrandt. Maj. Maurice Campbell said the raids began at 3 a.m. and aimed to prove dry laws can be enforced in New York as throughout the country.
The governor asserts belief that citizens demand change in law enforcement. A candidate’s defiant stance sparks a heated dispute fueling public debate across the state capital.
Gov. Smith sent a message to Chairman Robinson asserting no departure from the party platform. He stated he would execute his oath to defend the constitution and laws without reservation if elected. He emphasized local government and states rights to temperance, advocating possible changes to the Volstead Act while it remains law.
D. A. V. selects Millard Rice of Minneapolis as National Commander at the eighth annual convention. Detroit chosen as 1929 convention site. A divorce resolution would deny government insurance to widows who divorce a disabled veteran, following a Ninth Circuit ruling. The measure, effective Oct 6, 1917, aims to bar divorced wives from benefits.
Fargo ND June 2 North Dakota days led the wets by 4789 votes as 1793 of 2192 precincts reported from Wednesday's referendum to repeal the prohibition law. The tally stood 2098 for repeal and 86887 against.
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