Taylor County Returns Tie Big Vote for Nominations
All returns tallied in Taylor County show Wat kins leading for state senate as W. J. Mays claims a large sheriff victory. Ralph Cline defeats Harry Friedman for the House Democratic nomination while Bert Clelland edges for the sheriff post. Ed W. Zoek and A. R. Belyard contest the Republican nomination for sheriff, with F. S. Suddarth winning the Democratic congressional nod. Hoover carries the county for president over Guy Goff, and Al Smith narrowly loses to James Reed in the Democratic race. Continued on page four.
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Taylor County
The
Sentinel
W. J. Mays
Sherif
Ralph Cline
Harry Friedman
House of Representatives
Bert" Clelland
Mle Shrievallty
Ed WN. Zoek
A. R. Belyard
Asses R
Dr. F. S. Suddarth
Congress
Paul R
Atey
Watkins
James C. Holt
Francis TL
Guy D. Goff
Hoover
Goff
al Smith
James
Jim Reed
Smith
Graduation Night at Grafton High School
Tonight at 8 in the Grafton High School auditorium a class of 40 boys and 32 girls will receive diplomas ending four years of study and activity. Leading students include scholastic leaders, top athletes, and club organizers among the graduates. Superintendent J Freeman Guy of Pellevue Pa will deliver the address. Blaine Board presents the valedictory, noting a high average with close competition. Continued on Page Three.
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Grafton High School
J. Freeman Guy
Af Pellevue
Guy
Blaine
Sealer Hobby Steams North to Hunt Missing Dirigible
The Norwegian government takes over the steamer Ingefour to transport air force planes toward Spitzbergen as the sealer Hobby heads north on the first expedition to locate the missing dirigible Talia. Captains Miser Larsen and Leif Dietrichgen, veteran explorers from 1925, lead rescue efforts. The Hobby will stop at Advent Bay, carry dogs, sludge, supplies, and two men, and join the Citta Di Milano to search further east.
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Norway
Hobby
Talia
Ingefour
Navy Aire
Spitzbergen
Deeo
Aretie
Miser-Larsen
Leif Dietrichgen
Roald Amundsen
Luetzow Holm
Riiser-Larsen
Ministry of Defense
Advent Kay
Tale
Citta. di Milano
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Lalia
Citta di Milano
Dot
Gore Pledges Aid To Ex Governor Hatfield
Governor Gore conceded victory to Dr Henry D Hatfield in the West Virginia Republican United States senator nomination race. In a telegram Gore pledged support and wished Hatfield luck in his campaign amid the ongoing contest.
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Gore
Hatfield
Charleston
W. Va
Howard M. Gore
Henry D. Hatfield
United States
West Virginia
Balloon pilots killed in lightning during elimination race
Two balloonists died and several were injured when a storm struck during the national elimination race near Pittsburgh. Army entries from Scott Mield Belleville and Ward T. Van Orman of Akron were among the injured. others perished include Lt Paul Iyert and Landley Mield. Carl Wollam survived. The crash halted the event as crews reported the fire did not explode the hydrogen gas. Continues on page eight.
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Pittsburgh
Army No. 1
Scott Mield
Belleville
Bkepner
i W_O. Bareekson
Paul Iyert
Army No. 3
Landley Mield
Walter Morton
Akron
Ohio
Ward T. van Orman
Akeron
van Orman
Morton
Evert
Bient
Northumberland
Whart
James
Cooper
Cleveland
Westmoreland Hospital
Carl K. Wollam
Westmorelandland Fayette
Race
New Move In Freight Rate War Planned
A planned new move in the lake cargo freight rate war is reported as northern and southern railroad groups clash over reductions. Southern coal mine operators in West Virginia Tennessee and Kentucky prepared to protest to the Interstate Commerce Commission amid a dispute over lake shipping rates to the northwest. The commission previously allowed a 26 cent per ton cut, prompting further actions as northern operators seek another rate reduction and potential rebates to northern mines. Continued coverage promised on page two.
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Southern Coal Mine
Interstate Commerce — Commission
Northern Isroads
Pennsylvania-Ohio
Interstates Commerce Commission
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Great Lakes
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Southern
West Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Interstate Commerce
Klan Paid Senator Heflin for Campaign Speeches
William Zambruni, general counsel for the Ku Klux Klan, testified before the Senate presidential campaign committee that the Klan paid Senator Heflin of Alabama for speeches in several states, with amounts ranging from 150 to 250 dollars per appearance. He said the payments were made by state organizers, not the national body, and that the national group had no financial involvement with the campaigns. Continued on Page Two.
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Kin Kins Klan
Heflin
Alabama
Alfred E Smith
William Zambruni
Senate
Zambruni
Snell
New York
Smith
Ohio
New York State
Towa
Zumbrunn
Steiner
Klan
Oregon
Brelner
Bombing at Obregon Campaign Headquarters Stuns Mexico City
Mexican police investigate a bombing at the presidential campaign headquarters of General Alvaro Obregon in Mexico City. A prior blast targeted the chamber of deputies lavatory, aimed to terrorize congress members loyal to Obregon. No casualties reported at any headquarters.
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Mexico City
Alvaro Obregon
Chamber of Deputies
Congress
General Obregon
Plane Starts Jaunt Across Wide Pacific
Oakland reports the monoplane Southern Cross began a 4100 mile nonstop flight to Honolulu at 8:51 am. Captain Charles Kingsford Smith led a crew of four, including Ulm Lyon Warner, toward San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate. The Fokker twin, with 10 engines, aims for Sydney on the 7788 mile leg, Honolulu expected in 26 hours.
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Oakland
Calif
Southern Cross
Honolulu
Charles Kingsford-Smith
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate
Kingsford-Smith
C. T. P. Ulm
James Warner
Harry Lyon
Warner
Lyon
Australia
Navy
Sydney
Henry W. Lyon
Paris Hill
Maine
Leutenant
St. Louis
Pacific Ocean
Letier
St. | Louis
Pacific Coast
Hono-lulu
Interstate Commerce finds B&O rail winner in anti trust case
A complaint charges the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad with violating the Clayton act by purchasing control of the Western Maryland Railway. The filing was signed May 0 by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Clayton
Western Maryland Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Coolidge Plans Summer White House on Brule River
President Coolidge will vacation at Cad ar Island Lodge on the Brule River near Superior Wisconsin He will base the executive offices in Superior while the island lodge serves as his residence The site is favored for cool temperatures and Brule river fishing with a mainland bungalow housing dining kitchen and servants quarters connected by a footbridge The estate spans several thousand acres with wooded surroundings and trails awaiting the president and party
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Coolidge
White House
Brule River
Superior
Wisconsin
Henry Clay Pierce
Cadar Island Lodge
Brule
Chicago
Washington
Insane Taxi Maniac Hoppe Pleads Not Guilty In Kidnap Slay
Toledo May 81 Charles J Hoppe 26 confessed kidnapper and slayer of 7 year old Dorothy Sielagowski pleaded not guilty to first degree murder when arraigned before Judge Homer Ramey. He waived preliminary exam and was held to the county grand jury without bond. Spectators filled the courtroom and police were stationed around the railing. Hoppe was later taken to the county jail as the case moves to the grand jury.
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Toledo
Charles J. Hoppe
Dorothy Sielagowski
Homer Ramey
Hoppe
Robbers Loot Guests At Indianapolis Club
A May 31 Indianapolis report details a dramatic armed robbery at the Broadmoor Country Club northwest of the city. Four men entered during a dinner dance, forcing manager A. S. Lubell to surrender, while others escaped with money jewelry and valuables worth an estimated 150 000 to 79m. Several prominent businessmen and department-store owners were present. the crime disrupted the social event with no identified suspects.
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Indianapolis Motor A Speedway
Speedway
Broadmoor Country Club
A. 8
Lubell
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Albert B. Fall Returns to Sanitarium in Pasadena
Former interior secretary Albert B. Fall, visiting Santa Monica, suffered heart attack-like symptoms at sea level. He cut short his trip to return to Las Encinas Sanitarium in Pasadena, where he has been recuperating from pneumonia for weeks. He had come to see Cr. Hassett, a former El Paso banker.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Las Encinas
Pasadena
Cr. Hassett
Fl Paso
Aviators Hidden Westward Route Probable
Two Spanish aviators Ignacio Iglesias and Francisco Jimenez left Seville heading ostensibly for Karachi while government objections delayed Havana plans. Sightings are absent across likely eastward paths, fueling theories they may instead pursue a westward trans Atlantic flight. The Seville to Cuba leg would be about 4,500 miles. to Karachi about 5,000 miles.
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Francisco Jimenez
Seville
Spain
Karachi
India
London
Havana
Thy
Cuba
Veteran's Wife Drops Dead During Parade
Memorial Day crowds in Seattle witnessed Corporal Rustan C. Reed of the 43rd Wisconsin volunteers salute as a bugle sounded. His wife Julia waved from the crowd and smiled, then collapsed and died just as Reed turned the corner to reunite. A friend conveyed the tragic news to the stunned soldier.
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Seattle
Wash
Rustan C. Reed
43Rd
Wisconsin Volunteers
Julia
Reed
Street clashes in Belgrade leave many wounded in riots
In Belgrade on May 21 rioting between police with fixed bayonets and anti-Italian demonstrators injured about forty at municipal dressing stations. Private doctors treated many more as clashes continued, with rumors of two gendarmes and three students killed last night. Barricades, water hoses, and mounted police featured in the violent crackdown.
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Belgrade
Jugo Slavia
Buttt
Okorro
Hatfield and Conley Named In West Virginia Primary
Reports from West Virginia primary precincts show Hatfield leading for U S Senate with about 109,389 votes to Gore 68,623 and Rosenbloom 21,147 while Conley leads the Republican gubernatorial race by roughly 45,000 votes with 101,544 to Waugh 56,680. Lawson leads the auditor race as partial totals place him ahead of Hill by under 3,000.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Guy D. Goff
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
A. Smith
New York
James Reed
Missouri
Henry D. Hatfeld
Repub
Cam
Gott
Hoover
Goff
Ian Harrison
Smith
Read
Hatfield
Gavn
Howard Gore
Benjamin Rosenbloom
Sam G. Conley
Conley
H. Roy Waugh
Waugh
J. Alfred Taylor
Dr. Hoge
Taylor
Hogg
A. J. Wilkinson
R. D
Batley
Mr. L. Wilson
HB. H. Arnold
West
Virginia
Eytlon
Edgar ©. Lawson
Bonner H. Hill
William Cassius Cook
Welch
Johnson
Samuel T. Mallison
Clarksburg
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