Democratic platform adopts prohibition enforcement
The Democratic convention sub committee approved a Pittman drafted plank urging strict enforcement of the eighteenth amendment and assailing the Republicans for lax dry laws. The platform also favors farm relief through measures like the equalization fee and aims to curb surplus crop disposal. Moody and others debated prohibition but no fight was expected at the convention.
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James L. Wks
Associated Press
Houston
Key Pittman
Nevada
Alfred E. Smith
Vut W
McNary- Haugen
Pittmann
Carter Glass
Virginia
Pittman
Dan Moody
Texas
Moody
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
Naval
Wera
Caraway
Arkansas
Notice To Delinquent Taxpayers Taylor County Court
The sheriff is ordered to levy on the personal property of all delinquent taxpayers. Payment must be made at once to escape this levy. The County Court of Taylor County.
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County Court
Taylor County
French Bluebeard Is Hunted By Officials
In Marseilles France police hunt Jerome Prat alias Cauile Gaillard 61 suspected of murdering at least five fiancées. Investigators traced crimes to villas tied to Prat with victims identified as Jeanne Ebel and Jeanne Bonnnet while other women visited the hidden site. Police continue digging for more evidence as bodies lie under a cement floor.
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Marseilles
France
Jerome Prat
Cauile Gaillard
Prat
Henoi-Desire Sandru
Mile
Elise Face
Jeanne Ebel
Jeanne Bonnet
Rival liquor gang leaders are murdered in Detroit feud
Detroit on June 28 reports a gang war over river liquor traffic left rival leaders Aug ust Nykiel and Michael Dipisa dead. A policeman and a woman bystander were wounded as Dipisa and an accomplice fired from behind a car. Constable Edward A. McPherson exchanged fire and may not recover. Catherine Krolayek was lightly hurt. The feud ties to a syndicate led by Nykiel and a Dipisa alliance. multiple relatives have fallen in recent years. Nykiel was a millionaire with real estate, once under federal scrutiny for operations, while Dipisa faced murder charges previously.
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Detroit
Detroit River
August Nykiel
Michael Dipisa
Nykiel
River Front
Dipisa
Edward A. McPherson
McPherson
Catherine Krolayek
Nykel Combine
Referendum vote narrows as North Dakota counts results
Fargo reports 129 of 2192 precincts counted with drys holding a small edge over repeal supporters by 9 112 to 7 763. Nestos leads Frazer by 6 580 in US Senate race as 424 precincts report. Shafer leads Thoresen by 12 828 in Republican governor race. Ends with a proverb about proof of the pudding.
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Fargo
N. D
United States
R. AL. Nestos
Lynn J. Wraaier
Nestos
Frazier
Mexican Workers Sponsor Ocean Flight Plans Told
Crom, the confederation of Mexican workers, organizes a 4 passenger trans Atlantic flight to strengthen ties with European workers. A fund is urged to pay for the airplane. Flight would depart from Mexico City to Washington or New York then cross to Europe. The pilot and navigator are named Movinank.
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Crom
Washington
New York
Atlantic
Europe
Preth de Movinank
Dell Moore Fark Now Open Under New Management
New management operates Dell Moore Fark and advertises good sandwiches and refreshments with free likely grounds. The brief notice promotes a reopened establishment and invites patrons to visit for meals and beverages.
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Dell Moore Fark
Hoover to resign from cabinet this summer
Washington reports Herbert Hoover will resign as secretary of commerce to devote full time to the presidential campaign. He plans to leave Washington mid July for Brule Wisconsin to present his resignation to President Coolidge in person, then return to Palo Alto California for the acceptance address after nomination by the Republican party.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
West
Brule
Wisconsin
Coolidge
Palo Alto
Cal
Republican Party
Hoover
Commerce Department
Interior Department
Republican National Committee
Walter F. Brown
Fist
Commerce
William P. MacCracken
Aviation
Julius Klein
Department
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Finney
Spry
The
Land Office
Utah
William P. MacCracken, Jr
Aeronautics
Altitude Record Falls For Class C Planes
In Philadelphia on June 28 Lieutenant Arthur Ga Vin set an unofficial altitude record of 20 000 feet for class C planes carrying a 1 000 kilogram load in the PN 12 seaplane sister ship of the PN 12 wrecked off Hampton Roads official height will be confirmed after barograph calibration by the National Aeronautical Association Gavin climbed to an estimated 16 000 feet with a 2 000 kilogram load on a later run
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Philadelphia
Arthur Ga Vin
Hampton Roads
Washington
National Aeronautical Association
Gavin
Earhart Sails for Home After British Welcome
Amelia Earhart, with Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon, departs Southampton aboard the President Roosevelt after a warm British reception following their transatlantic flight from Newfoundland. Earhart was guest of honor at a private dinner before quietly boarding the liner.
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Southampton
Eng
Amelia Earhart
Wilmer Stultz
Louis ‘Gordon
Great Britain
Atlantic
New Foundland
President Roosevelt
Miss Earhart
Hubert Scott Payne
Imperial Airways
Iiner
West Virginia Split Over Vice Presidential Pick at Smith Mc Kinley Roll
West Virginia Al Smith and anti Smith factions clash over a vice presidential vote as the Democratic convention nears. C E Smith leads supporters favoring a supplementary vote for Jesse Jones while some back Robinson on the first ballot. Taney disrupts a banner with a Robinson ally opposed by Smith delegates. Blair, Hawkins, and Johnson speak for anti Smith while Hull appears as a potential second ballot candidate for Cordell Hull. Samuel Spears will second Houston Thompson's nomination for vice president.
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R. P. Cronin, JR
Associated Press
Houston
Texas
West Virginia
al Smith
Smith
C. E. Smith
Fairmont
Jesse Jones
Senator Robinson
Arkansas
Robinson
Camden S. Taney
Wheeling
West
New York
John L. Hawkins
Huntington
Taney
Pennsylvania
Hawkins
Frank N. Mann
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Johnson
Mann
Hull
Samuel T. Spears
Elkins
Houston Thompson
Colorado
Byron Price
Sam Houston Hall
Stael
Jim Reed
White House
Teddy
A. Frank Smith
First Methodist Church of
German flyer Rasche escapes as plane wrecks in test takeoff
Miss Rasche, Ulrich Koenemann, and mechanic Zehora escaped unharmed when a North Star monoplane ran through bushes during a soft ground test near Cape de la Madeleine Quebec. The plane shed fuel before landing. Rasche planned a partial flight toward St Hubert with 40 gallons.
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Cape de la Madeleine
Thea Rasche
Berlin
Ulrich Koenemann
Zehora
Koenemann
Harbor Grace
New Foundland
Gang Leaders Sought in Murphy Slaying Racketeering Case
Chicago police seek the leaders of four dye and cleaning industry gangs after the killing of Big Tim Murphy a former state representative labor leader and mail robber. Ten men are sought plus one already under arrest as authorities probe the slaying and possible ties to racketeering profits estimated at 1.5 million dollars yearly.
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Chicago
Tim Murphy
Detroit
Murphy
Twenty Two Die In Darlington Train Collision
Twenty two bodies recovered from the wreckage after an excursion train collided with a freight train entering Darlington station. About sixty passengers were feared dead or injured as rescue workers labored by flarelight through the night. The excursion train carried travelers from Scarborough toward Newcastle, with carriages crushed and many victims women and children among the dead.
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Darlington
Durham
England
Darlington Station
Scarborough
Newcastle
Tn One
Ath Living
Lgouer i
Melting Ice Blocks Move to Save Men
Kings Bay Spitsbergen June 28 Airmen and vessels race to rescue five survivors of the Italia disaster amid dangerous ice floes. The steamship Quest bases Swedish airmen as ice shifts hinder landings and rescue progress. A Finnish seaplane tests a snow field landing at Virgo Bay, weather slowly improves with wind fading though fog remains. Continuous reports accuse General Nobile of delayed Pomella death news until his own rescue.
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Kings Bay
Spitabergen
Lundsurg
Quest
Hinlopen Strait
Wahlenberg Bay
North East Land
Virgo Bay
Dry plank showdown foreshadows Smith nomination clash
Houston June 28 delegates at a mass meeting of dry Democrats warned that Al Smith’s nomination would trigger a bolt. Mrs Jesse Nicholson of Maryland and Senator Harris of Georgia voiced strong anti wet sentiments. Delegates planned a fierce floor fight over a bone dry platform as the resolutions committee prepared its report. Governor Sweet presided over the meeting.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Associated Press Star
Houston
al Smith
Jesse Nicholson
Maryland
National Woman's Committee For Law Enforcement
Smith
Harris
Georgia
Resolutions Committee
Sweet
le Staal
Smith to Get First Ballot Confirmation
The Democratic national convention shows strong support for Smith with Missouri and Maryland delegates backing him. Speakers praise his qualities as a leader while efforts focus on completing platform adoption and a single ballot for nominating Smith.
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