Camp for Children at Stone House Station Fits Beach Plan
A highway to Stone House Station is prepared for a children's camp. A sandy bathing beach is readied and the Cottage is being equipped. Children meet at East Main Street army home, travel to camp by truck, start with songs and flag raising, then breakfast, classes at 40 o clock, noon meal, rest period, swimming, and instruction, followed by play, supper, camp fire, and stories. Some sleep in the cottage, others in tents, with a dinner for friends to be announced later.
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Stone House
Army
East Main Street
Hoover Prohibition Shift Sparks Mixed Political Reactions
Washington reporting a spectrum of responses to President Hoover's push for altering prohibition laws. Clergy and reform groups urged bold action, while GOP and Democratic partisans offered cautious praise or urged new party strategies. Supporters hailed a path to temperance, opponents warned of shifts in votes and policy.
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Washington
Hoover
Clarence True Wilson
Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rep. Rayburn
Texas
Garner
William Sheafe Chase
International Reform Federation
Prohibition Boar
William E. Hull
Ilinois
Flying Squadron
Prohibition Debate Mixes with Hoover Speech and Court Row
Prohibition leaders react to Hoover speech with mixed praise and criticism while supporters men and opponents claim the President's plan mirrors Glass. In a separate trial, doctors testify a pistol stroke at Clarke’s death remains inconclusive. Governor Roosevelt clashes with lawyer over admissibility of a Blackletter remark amid tense courtroom exchanges.
Norman Armour Placed as New Haiti Minister Amid Bribery Claims
In a session opening on the Hofstadter inquiry, Governor faces cross examination over ties to Norman Armour named as minister to Haiti. Testimony links Armour to a $246,000 stock deal with Paul Block and a $10,000 letter of credit, while Armour denies selfish motives and notes credit-based brokerage accounts. Curtis Curtin contests Seabury testimony. Hastings and Smith figures appear in questions regarding the Equitable Coach case and Armour’s alleged influence. Mourning note follows: Mollie Towles, 56, dies. funeral at Second Baptist Church with burial in Pluemont Cemetery.
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Reliance
Paul Block
Samuel Seabury
Waller
Hofstadter
Walker Wold
Curtis B. Dall
Walker
Block
Hofstadter Committee
Curtin Curtin
Seabury
Curtin
Tam
Equitable Coach
Jonh ‘A. Hastings
J. al- Washington
Ian Smith
Equitable Representa
Hoover
Norman Armour
New
Second Baptist Church
Gordon
Clarksburg
Mollie Moore Towles
James Towles
Earl Clowers
Front Street
Pluemont
Bartlett Funeral Company
Martha Groce
Litle Borwn
Grafton
Rosie Miller
Allabama
Bevilah Haas
Ella Mae Groce
Detroit
Eugene Shelley
Flier Is Named In Suit Charging Mismanagement
Clarence C. Chamberlain, trans Atlantic aviator and Crescent Aircraft Corporation associate, is sued in chancery court in Trenton New Jersey for an accounting of about 345000. Louis Lipchit, a stockholder, claims gross mismanagement and that the firm is now virtually dormant.
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Trenton
N. J
Clarence C. Chamberlain
Crescent Aircraft Corporation
Jersey City
Louis Lipchit
Weather outlook predicts showers in Ohio Valley week start
The Associated Press reports a forecast for the week beginning Monday in the Ohio Valley and Tennessee. Frequent showers and thunderstorms are expected in the first half, with mostly fair skies later. Warmer conditions dominate early and late week, with a cool spell midweek.
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Associated Press
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Wedding fills church for Al Smith's son in Schenectady
Police kept back a large crowd at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Schenectady for the wedding of Walter Smith, youngest son of former Governor Alfred E. Smith, to Miss Florence E. Watson of Schenectady. Watson is the daughter of Samuel H. Watson and Mrs Watson. Walter Smith graduated Manhattan University in 1932 and worked as an education department stenographer. Smith is an assistant at the New York County Trust Company.
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Schenectady
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Walter
Alfred E. Smith
Florence E. Watson
Watson
Samuel H. Watson
Schnectady
Smith
Manhattan University
Albany
New York County Trust Company
Princess Awaits Birth of Her First Child
In Bucharest the watching world waits for the birth of Princess Ias, as doctors rush to the villa carrying the news of the expectant mother. Amid political pressures and stock dealings tied to a financing scheme, Governor Walker denies involvement and insists no authorization existed for the 350 interstate stock purchase.
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Hastings
Papate
Walker
Hofstadter Committee
Tam
Seabury
Couns
Séabaily
Herrick’s
J. Allan Smith
A . Ldan
Bucharest
Princetsin Ias
Silver
New Jersey
Herrick
Princess Tie ana Birth Delayed At Moedlin Villa
In Vienna on August 13 strong anxieties arose at Moedlin Villa as Princess Tie ana awaits her first child with reported complications. A household source said labor began at midnight and the patient endured severe pain prompting doctors to halt operations and administer an injection.
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Vienna
Moedlin Villa
Tieana
Man Kills Man Over Advances To His Third Wife
Brookville Indiana August 13 In the presence of his first wife William Spox fifty three shot and killed Elwood Lamb fifty four because Lamb made advances to Mrs Flossie Spox wife number three against whom Spox had a divorce suit pending Spox is held.
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Brookville
Ind
Wm. Spox
Elwood Lamb
Lamb
Flossie Spox
Spox
Ipox
Tenement Fire Burns Twelve in Brooklyn Inferno
Fire believed incendiary destroyed a four story Brooklyn tenement. Twelve people were burned or overcome by smoke, one expected to die. Ruth Chatterton divorced from Ralph Forbes and wed George Bronty Moyie today in Harrison, New York.
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New York
Brooklyn
Reception of Talk Pleasing to President Hoover
Washington August 13 President Hoover sat amid hundreds of congratulatory telegrams from across the nation praising his acceptance speech. The president called the flood of messages the greatest ever and urged acknowledgment of the support. Messages from Henry Ford Clarence M Wooley Stanley High Rayeclaive Bacharach Senator Capper Walter Chrysler and others hailed the speech as a steadying force for the country and a strong foundation for Hoover's campaign.
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D. Leigh Colvin
Prohibition Party
Lquor
Representative Beck
Pennsylvania
House
Republican
Hoover
White House
Washington
Pri
Henry Ford
Lincoln
Clarence M. Wooley
American Radiator Company
Wall Street
Stanley High
New York
Rayeclaive Bacharach
New Jersey
Senator Capper
Kansas
Walter P. Chrysler
R. R. Mati
Fuskegee Institute
Abraham Lincoln
Max C. Fleischmann
Hunt Higher Ups In Operation of Wildcat Brewery
Niagara Falls police screened an alley for a suspect seen fleeing after 13 year old Mary De Mutis was shot in the back in Cleveland Birt last night. Authorities work to identify a man connected to the incident as they pursue leads in this unlawful operation case.
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Hunt
Wildcat Brewery
Niagara Falls
Mary de Mutis
Cleveland Birt
Bo Tines
Girl Wounded During Ice War Related Shooting
A girl was wounded in a shooting while visiting the family of Rocko Del Gros. Physicians expect her to recover. Police suspect the incident may be linked to recent disturbances tied to a price cutting war among local ice dealers.
Coal Combine Decision Soon
A three judge federal court in Asheville on August 13 heard the government’s suit to dissolve Appalachian Coals Inc for alleged Sherman Act violations. Final arguments were completed and a decision was expected October 3, with the court aiming to announce its ruling at the opening of the Fourth Circuit fall term in Richmond.
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Asheville
N.C
Appalachian Coals, Inc
Cat
Morris A. Soper
Baltimore
Parker
Circuit Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit
Joh Lord O'Brian
William J. Denevan
New York
Edgar I. Greever
Tazewell
Congress
Donovan
Vndua‘ry
United States Coal Commission
Greever
Trust Law Aimed at Stabilizing Prices Not Restricting Members
A historical report notes that the law was not meant to restrain individuals seeking to stabilize prices and improve conditions in the industry, emphasizing its intended purpose to support cooperation among members rather than limit association.
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Tis
Negro pastor tied in elopement case at Oakland Maryland
Sheriff arrest of Rev. John Brown Barber a colored preacher from Philippi for feloniously marrying Hannah Holyfield an 18 year old of Rosemont in Oakland Garrett County on August 10. The couple jailed with Barber while a tense chase along Route 50 led to Hardman before magistrates. Hearing date not yet set.
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W. J. Mays
John Brown Barber
Philippi
Hannah “Holyfield
Rosemont
Oakland
Garrett Countty
Congoes
Holyfield
Oakwalkign
Grafton
Pike
Barber
Martland
Mays
Hardman
Witteman
Nuisances on Ferry Balked by City Officials
City fathers moved to stop nuisances aboard the ferry urging signs warn of a five dollar fine. The notice targets swimmers in wet trunks and water climbers on landings that hinder boarding or disturb boat operations. Police Chief Wallace N Henderson states the rule applies to any actions causing discomfort or interference on the craft.
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Bark Ferry
Trig
Wallace N. Henderson
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Grafton W. Va
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John Gilbert
Virginia Bruce
Los Angeles
Glass
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Ariz
Hobver
Virginia
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Senate
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Roy D. Chapin
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Dowe
Walter C. Jones, Jr
Ech
Clarke
Jessie M. Keith Miller
M. Carson
Roosevelt
John J. Curtin
Haiti
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AL Smith
James J. Walker
State Capitol
Cavernon
Coal Combine
Heinze
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