Churches Helped Hoovers Victory in 1928 Campaign
Deets Pickett of the Methodist Board testifies before the Senate Lobby Committee that churches and temperance groups influenced the 1928 presidential outcome more than the Republican Party. He cites distribution of Smith records on prohibition and asserts prohibition is a moral issue, not political.
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Washington
Hoover
Republican Party
Senate Lobby Committee
Deets Pickett
Fesearch
Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Methodist Episcopal Church
Tinkham
Rep
Mass
Pickett
Clarence True Wilson
Detroit
Clarence Darrow
Prohibition
E. Smith
Oard
Smith
Blaine
Wis
the Voice
Curtis
Anti- Saloon League
Thieves yield million in gems from safety vaults
In a raid on Room 1985 at the Hotel Commodore four men and a woman were arrested with 200000 pounds worth of jewels. Detectives later reopened branch banks in Brooklyn and Manhattan and recovered about 1 million dollars in diamonds and jewelry from multiple safe deposit boxes.
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New York World News Service
New York
Commodore
Supreme Court
Ingraham
May
Brooklyn
National City Bank
Kings Highway
Guardian National Bank
Sheepshead Bay
Long Island Safe Deposit Company
Bank of America
Robert C. Nelson
Race
County slate named for August primary by GOP committee
The Hamilton County Republican Nomination Committee agreed on candidates for the county judiciary and delegation to the General Assembly. Taft heads the state ticket as senator. running mates include Cliff Martin and May M. Van Wye. Eight House hopefuls and four incumbent incumbents are listed, with several seats to be decided at an upcoming meeting.
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Hamilton
General Assembly
Hamilton County
Republican
Republican County Central Committee
Robert A. Taft
Drake Avenue
Indian Hill
Ohio Senate
Taft
Benjamin Berman
Cliff Martin
Westside Avenue
May M. van Wye
Biddle Road
House of Representatives
William B. Bush
Kerper Avenue
Willis. D. Gradison
Burton Avenue
Cincinnati Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Wilbur .E. Maddux
Linwood Avenue
W. E. Maddux Building Company
Lawrence A. Kane
Mapledrive
Norwood
Hubert S. Marshall
Mt, Washington
Louis Nippert
Work Road
Westwood
Howard D. Porter
Floral Avenue
E. G. Schuessler
Beechmont Avenue
Mt. Washington
Henry J. Cady
Joseph CC. Dinsmore
Walter N. Lindsay
James G. Manly
Wade Cushing
Verona Building
Walnut Hills
Court of Appeals
Common Pleas
King George III Regrads Genge If Abeumatism
King George III suffers inflammatory rheumatism centering in his right hip and foregoes the third court of the season at Buckingham Palace. Doctors report the monarch, age 64, is in no condition to undertake the lengthy ceremonies and attribute his illness to damp weather. the Prince of Wales stands in tonight.
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London
Buckingham Palace
George
Prince of Wales
George V
Lord Dawson of
Penn
Riots Roil Bombay Lucknow and Dacca Amid Death Toll Rises
In four British Indian cities Rangoon Lucknow Dacca and Bombay riots flare as casualties mount. Official counts report about 82 killed 863 injured and hundreds jailed with looting and clashes spreading beyond Gandhi’s salt protests. Soldiers and police struggle to control mobs.
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Rangoon
Lucknow
Dacca
Bombay
Mahatma Gandhi
Aminabad Park
Bengal
Calcutta
Soldiers Leave Ohio State Penitentiary After Fire
Ohio State Penitentiary ends guard shift by National Guardsmen after the April 21 disaster that killed 320 inmates. Adjutant General Reynolds orders demobilization of most troops as Col. Haubrich plans a small on site force at the 166th Infantry Armory. Identified dead includes Frank Kozma, 33, of Stark County, being sought for relatives as investigators review grand larceny conviction.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Ohio National
State Bureau of Identification
Frank Kozma
Stark County
Ohio
Kozma
Drivers Licenses Seen Reducing Accidents by Safety Plan
President Hoover and Secretary La Mont back a national conference push for uniform state vehicle codes to curb highway fatalities and congestion. They cite past efforts, growing traffic, and the need for local enforcement and broad adoption across states.
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Hoover
Washington
Lamont
Howard M. Wilson
A. F. Sommers
Plane Crash Update Shifts Airport of Origin
An aircraft that plunged into the Big Miami River near Valley Junction did not come from Frank Airport Cheviot as initial reports claimed. It originated from West Cincinnati Airport on Harrison Pike. Pilot Thomas Cushman and student John Hunt are not affiliated with Frank Airport. Cushman works for West Cincinnati and sheriffs corrected the original report.
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Big Miami River
Valley Junction
Frank
Cheviot
West Cincinnati
Harrison Pike
Thomas Cushman
Beechmont Avenue
John Hunt
Hoaven
Cushman
Cty
Turner Breaks East to West Flight Record
Capt Roscoe Turner landed in Glendale Calif at 7 46 34 p m Pacific Standard Time to set a new transcontinental East to West flight record with 18 hours 43 minutes 34 seconds. He beat Frank Hawks record by 26 minutes 58 seconds in 1929 both aboard the Lockheed Vega Gilmore.
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Glendale
Cal
Roscoe Turner
Turner
Frank Hawks
Hawks
Gilmore
Lockheed
Lindberg
Leonine
Mayor Charges Self as Traffic Violator In City Court
Dale appeared in City Court and charged himself with driving an automobile at night without a taillight. He pleaded guilty and was fined 1 dollar plus costs after a woman reminded him that state and Muncie police had fined seventy motorists recently. Dale told City Judge Frank Mann that he was no better than the others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Censee
Dale
State
Muncie
Frank Mann
Graf Zeppelin Plans To Resume Its Flight Today
Graf Zeppelin, after completing about half of its 18 000 mile journey over four continents and two oceans, will depart from its base in Pernam buco Brazil for New York and Lakehurst at 7 am local time with a Havana stop en route. Dr Hugo Eckener said the airship would proceed to Lakehurst for a two day stay and aims to reach Lakehurst by Sunday night.
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Pernambuco
Brazil
New York
Lakehurst
Hugo Eckener
Havana
Graf
Lakehart
Caribbean Sea
West Indies
Cuba
Graf Zeppelin Commander Plans Northward Flight
The Navy Department received a radio message from Dr. Hugo Eckener stating the Graf Zeppelin would begin its northward flight tonight from Recife to Havana and then toward the United States.
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Washington
Navy Department
Hugo Eckener
Graf Zeppelin
Recife
Pernambuco
Havana
United States
Patrolman shoots youth after long chase in robberybrawl
Willard Rayburn, 21, was wounded in the spine by Patrolman Edmund Sweeney after a high speed pursuit from a robbery at Bernetta West's home. Rayburn fled into a lumber yard at Wilstach street where a shot paralyzed him. two wrist watches and $8 were recovered from him. Citizens aided in the chase. Clyde Kirgan was cut and Herbert Schafner stabbed. Rayburn is in critical condition at General Hospital.
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Willard Rayburn
Western Avenue
Edmund Sweeney
Wilstach Street
Bernetta West
Wade Street
Edward
Rayburn
Chase Avenue
Sweeney
General Hospital
Cincinnati Automobile Club Pledges Drive for Traffic Safety
The Cincinnati Automobile Club vows full resources to reduce auto fatalities after President Hoover cites 33 060 deaths and 850 million in losses. The club trustees meet on safety above all, urging drivers license laws and a sustained, nationwide crash prevention effort. Former Traffic Judge Elmer Hunsicker pushes safety measures to city leaders but action lags.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Hoover
National Conference On
Washington
Cincinnati Automobile’ Club
Club
Grand Hotel
Joseph Gardner
Thelab
Cincinnati
Lcense
Elmer Hunsicker
Hunsicker
Col. Sherrill
Curtis Ruling Sends Tariff to Conference
The tariff bill returns to conference after Vice President Curtis ruled the compromise flexible provision exceeded conferees authority. Senate and House differences over hundreds of commodities remain unsettled as Republicans plan a rewrite to reintroduce the measure next week.
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Washington
Curtis
Barkley
Dem
Senate
House
Smoot
Rep
Utah
Harrison
Miss
Shortridge
Cal
Bingham
Conn
Three Zwick gang members arraigned in Dayton bonds set
Three former Zwick gang members were arraigned in Dayton Ohio for assault with intent to rob and remanded to jail with bonds of 25000 dollars each for the Phillipsburg bank robbery attempt on December 31. Smokey Joe Scherrer and Raymond Lee were held in Dayton while Oscar Wehner faced a 35000 dollar bond. Calhoun met Scherrer at the jail amid bribery allegations linked to Roth and Kolodzik, with Calhoun conceding he returned some fingerprint and photo evidence in related investigations.
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Zwick
Dayton
Bert. B. Badgley
Smokey Joe’’. Scherrer
Dayton, O
Raymond ‘‘Tag’’ Lee
Maple Avenue
Norwood
Oscar Wehner
Seventh Avenue
Phillipsburg, ‘O
Calhoun
Scherrer
J. C. Calhoun
Hamilton (O
Toledo (Co
Roth
Otto E. Kolodzik
Middletown
Kolodzik
Hamilton
Spencer
H. & S. Pogue Company
John Shillito Company
Cincinnati
Presbyterian Assembly Seeks Second Pentecost for Church
The Rev. William F. Klein urged a spiritual renewal at the 142d General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati. He warned of rising divorce rates and moral decay, calling for the church to lead a rebirth and a second Pentecost in homes, schools, and communities. Other leaders echoed the need for spiritual revival and focus on Jesus Christ.
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Mark Allison Matthews
Presbyterian General Assembly
Cincinnati
United States
First Presbyterian
Seattle
The
Sierras
William F. Klein
Division of Evangelism
Presbyterian Church
Taft Auditorium
Klein
Church of the Covenant
Eighth
Elm Streets
Linton Hotel
Dr. Klein
Jesus Christ
Apostolic Church
Loyal Young Graham, Jr
Presbytery of
Newark
Aignestf
Francis Shunk Downs
Board of Foreign Missions
Man Throws Self Under Baltimore Train at Wyoming Station
The body of a man around 45 believed to be Louis Knueven of 1629 Carll Street was found at Wyoming station after he threw himself under inbound B and O passenger Train No 5096. Coroner F C Swing investigated as engineer Edward Flanagan and station agent Alex Young reported the incident. Relatives will be summoned to identify the body.
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Louis Knueven
Carll Street
Wryoming
F. C. Swing
Knueven
John R. Haught
Wyoming
Edward Flanagan
Flanagan
Alex Young
Swing
Five Starkes Brothers Held for Tar and Feather Attack
HAMMOND La May 27 five Starkes brothers Charles Gordon Henry Ike and Newton wealthy Tangipahoa Parish residents were arrested on charges linked to tar and feathering Dr L Newsom a prominent Hammond dentist. Newsom said the brothers accused him over attention to one of their wives and kidnapped him taped him in tar and feathers then dumped him in Hammond with a warning to leave town.
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Hammond
Charles
Gordon
Henry
Ike
Newton Starkes
Tangipahoa Parish
L. Newsom
Newsom
Dr. Newson
Columbia
Miss
Den
Tulane University
Columbéa, Miss
Weather Summary for Ohio and Nearby States
Cloudy with showers in Ohio and West Virginia and cooler in the northwest. Kentucky and Tennessee fair to generally fair with little temperature change. Indiana mixed north and south with cooler in the north and central portions. A table lists current, highest temperatures and last twenty four hours precipitation for multiple cities, plus May 27 1930 records and comparisons to prior years and normals.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Indiana
Thursda
Noorth
Eastport
Louisville
Boston
Nashville
Albany
Cleveland
New York
O'Detroit
City
S.s.marie
Wash
Chicago
Jacksville
Atlanta
St. Louis
N. Orleans
Kan
Galveston
Omaha
Pittsburgh
Denver
Girl Driver Crowds Truck Off Road Killing Rider
A truck crowded off Amity road near Ridge road killed John Scott, 69, and injured Ora Knight, 48. Knight, owner of the truck, was cut and bruised. Deputies said two girls in a car with smokers crowded the truck, leading to the fatality in the county's auto crash tally.
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Amity Road
Ridge Road
John Scott
Kugler Mill Road
Deer Park
Ora Knight
Ott
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Great Britain
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Ohio State
Miami River
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Cincinnati Automobile Club
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