Prohibition Issue Sparks Battle at Democratic Convention
The prohibition question dominates the Democratic national convention in Houston as Alfred E. Smith and his backers face a renewed push from anti prohibition factions. Senator James A Reed travels toward Houston to join the fight, with Smith supporters pledging strong backing and predictions of a lengthy contest into ballot rounds.
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Houston
Alfred 2. Smith
New York
Smith
Hy Mack
York
Gival
Smith Jyas
Jack
Weather update for West Virginia shows light showers
A West Virginia weather bulletin notes partly cloudy conditions tonight with Saturday showers and little temperature change. No major storms expected as the forecast remains mild and unsettled with scattered precipitation.
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West Virginia
Notice To Delinquent Taxpayers
The sheriff is ordered to levy on the personal property of all delinquent taxpayers. Payment must be made at once to escape this levy. County Court of Taylor County. 91-111-fp.
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County Court
Taylor County
B and C Baseball Club Versus Fairmont Moose Club
Local caption announces a game between B and C Baseball Club and Fairmont Moose Club on Saturday June 25, 1928 at Grafton High School Athletic Field at 4 PM with admission set at 25 cents.
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Fairmont Moose Club
Grafton
Smith Maintains Prohibition Stance Despite Pressure
Governor Alfred Smith tells The New York World he has not changed on prohibition. He says the prohibition amendment was improper without a referendum and that each state should set beverage content. The World, a Smith ally and anti prohibition advocate, urged him to clarify his position. continued on page two
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New York World
Bia
Houston
Norman Mack
Mack
Smith
World
National
New York
Smith Tate
New York signing scene sparks political controversy in film
Officials of the Stanley Using Company deleted a scene showing a signing that cast Governor Beemani in a negative light. Corradini notes the film used is the best available image of the governor signing an income tax reduction bill. Herbert Hoover also appears in the film with a caption about the U S becoming more sober and gaining industrial benefits.
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New
Net
Howevt
Herbert Hoover
Department of Commerce
United States
Brother Who Loved Murder Trial Sparks Political Fallout
The text centers on Bob Gaines, imprisoned for murder, awaiting execution in Washington State. His 22-year-old daughter Sylvia is mentioned, along with his brother Bill Gaines, a former political figure, whose plea to the judge to take the sentence in his place is described as a dramatic moment. The account notes Bill’s belief that the case is a political power struggle and his perceived responsibility for his brother’s fate.
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Bob Gaines
Sylvia
Washington State
Seattle
Bill
Robert M. Jones
U. S. Supreme Court
Bill Gaines
Motive Argued in Slaying of Ex-Druggist
Los Angeles police say jealousy over unequal wealth was the motive in the murder of John T. Glab former Cicero druggist. Hazel Glab his wife faces murder charges as detectives report investigators pursued several others as possible accomplices.
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Los Angeles
John T. Glab
Cicero
Ill
James Bean
Glab
Hazel Glab
Bean
Medical Missionary Struck by Sleeping Sickness
New York reports Dr. Arthur L. Piper a Methodist Episcopal medical missionary in Africa has fallen seriously ill with sleeping sickness. His wife Mrs Maude G. Piper says he contracted the disease weeks ago, improved after tryparsamide injections. The Pipers are stationed at Kapanga Telgian Congo.
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New York
Arthur L. Piper
Methodist Episcopal Medical
Africa
Methodist Board of Foreign Missions
Maude G. Piper
Earhart Tours London Slums After War Memorial Visit
Miss Amelia Earhart returns to London after Atlantic flight, visits Toynbee Hall and the East End slums. She places a wreath at the Cenotaph for Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon, greeted by cheering youngsters and American flags.
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London
Amelia Earhart
Atlantic
Toynbee Hall
Boston
Miss Earhart
Great Britain
Wilmer Stultz
Louis Gordon
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Rail chiefs hold parley on eastern railway consolidation
New York June 22 executives from Eastern railroads met at New York Central president P E Crowley's offices to resume talks on consolidating the eastern lines into four systems. Participants included O P Van Sweringen J J Bennet Daniel Willard W W Atterbury and A H Harris. No public statement followed and reports of a Central Railroad of New Jersey dispute were denied.
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New York
Eastern Railway
P. E. Crowley
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Nickel Plate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wheeling
Lake Erie
Washington
Crowley
O. P. van Sweringen
Nickle Plate
Daniel Willard
J. J. Bennet
Therie
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania
A. H. Harris
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Gangsters Renew Terrorism Plot Aimed at Grand Jury
In Chicago on June 22 armed gangsters tried to break into the home of James Huff to kidnap him and silence the chief witness against Johnny Armando in the slaying of Octavius Granady, a primary election day candidate. Continued on Page Two.
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Chicago
Grand Jury
James Huff
Johnny Armando
Octavius Granady
Amundsen Arctic Plane Search Delayed By Fog
Fogblankets the Arctic slows the search for Roald Amundsen and four companions who vanished after departing Tromsø in the Mona seaplane. Riiser-Larsen and Holm shift from Tromsø to Spitzbergen, with orders to scan the west coast from Kings Bay to South Cape and consider Advent Bay as a landing site.
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Spitzbergen
Roald Amundsen
Tromforway
Riiser-Larsen
Luetzom Holm
Oslo
Amundsen
Rifser-Larsen
Cal praised by his guide in Wisconsin fishing scene
In Superior on June 22 President Coolidge’s Indian guide John Larock stands bareheaded, arms folded, after a day of fishing with the president. Larock, a Chippewa leader, recalls ancestral lands while noting the president’s steady, unexcitable nature as the sun sets over Brule River. The piece hints at ongoing coverage on page two.
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Superior
Wis
President Coolidge
John S Rock
President Coolidee
John
Brule
John Larock
Moody Leads Texas Delegation to National Democratic Convention
Governor Dan Moody, the youngest state executive in the nation, heads an uninstructed Texas delegation to the Democratic convention in Houston.
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Dan Moody
Texas
Five men held without bond in Powell lynching case
Houston reports say five men are jailed on murder charges linked to the Wednesday lynching of Robert Powell, 24, a negro accused of killing a detective. A boilermaker named Wheeler admitted participation in the Jefferson Davis Hospital raid and the Powell abduction, naming four arrested men and two sought suspects Rubber Kent and Howard Minton. The report notes Portland, Texas, and Pueblo, Colorado items occupy other brief mentions.
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Houston
Tex
Robert Powell
A.B. Wheeler
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Powell
Wheeler
John Kent
Charles Oldham
F. T. Shuck
Four Chinese Put to Death in Far West
Four Chinese men were electrocuted today at Columbia jail after a pistol battle left Policeman Leo W. Ka dead. Eagles, Moreno, Proctor, and another man faced the electric chair as the district moves away from gallows. Proctor briefly regained consciousness before dying. the others died on schedule. Lawyers sought a stay in the District of Columbia Supreme Court but were unsuccessful.
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Washington
Jung
Nicholas Lee Eagles
Moreno
John Pro
Columbia
Leo W. Ka
Her
Supreme Court United States
Kent Coolidge
Proctor
Rigalas
Bevator
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Return Negro Back to Cell
Columbia reports a man sentenced to thirty years for assault on a white woman and pardoned after thirteen years based on the victim’s affidavit of innocence. A second affidavit now says she never intended to declare guilt. Governor Ricards cites the first sworn statement but faces new questions as officials review the pardon.
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Columbia
John C. Ricards
Troops Restore Order in Croatian Village Riot
In Zagreb on June 22, after a night of rioting sparked by news on peasant leader Stefan Radtleh’s condition, troops were mobilized to restore order. Four people were slain, 62 injured, and 180 arrested as crowds witnessed the transport of two deputies, Paul Raditeh and Dr Basaritchek, to Bel.
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Zagreb
Croatia
Stefan Radtteh
Paul Raditeh
Basaritchek
Bel
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