Obregon Assassination Spawns New Arrests in Mexico City
In Mexico City the body of President Elect Alvaro Obregon was moved toward Sonora for burial as officials report more arrests in connection with the assassination. Police chief Zertuche withheld names and numbers while investigations continue. Relatives of the 23 year old suspect Joe de Leon Toran are being examined. President Calles says the crime was religious fanaticism. Censorship ended as Obregon’s funeral plans proceed.
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Mexico City
Algardo Obregon
Sonora
Zertuche
Joe de Leon Toran
Calles Hag
Toran
Obregon
Bla
Few Precincts Still Uncounted in Gubernatorial and Judicial Nomination
Reported results from Tuesday's primary show Governor Erickson leading Democrat challenger Roy Ayers by 426 votes in 1,361 of 1,490 precincts. Republican Angstman leads Justice Stark for the Supreme Court six-year term, while Harmon leads Cone for the secretary of state. County canvass boards begin this week to finalize official counts.
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Erickson
Albert Angsiman
W. E. Harmon
Roy E. Ayers
Angstman
Justice A. P. Stark
Supreme Court
Harmon
Frank Cone
Ayers
Stark
Cone
State Board of Canvacters
Britons Dominion respond to revised war renunciation pact
The United Kingdom and five dominions including Canada Australia South Africa New Zealand and India issued replies to the revised American draft of the war renunciation treaty. Canada’s message from Ottawa signed by W L Mackenzie King says it cordially accepts and plans to participate in signature. The British reply reiterates its views on League of Nations obligations Locarno terms self defense and auto release from signatories breaching the pact. Other dominions forwarded replies via Sir Austin Chamberlain or direct channels, with South Africa’s Hertzog contributing.
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Washington
London
British Commonwealth
Canada
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
India
State Department
Ottawa
W. L. MacKenzie King
League of Nations
Locarta and
Talso
Sir Austin Chamberlain
Union of
Recovery of Lowenstein Corpse Ends Hoax Claims
In Boulogne France July 19 AP reports the body of Captain Alfred Lowenstein Belgian financier was found about 10 miles off Cape Grisnez. Authorities will decide if he fell accidentally from a 4000 foot over English Channel flight or was forced from the door.
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Boulogne-Sur-Mer
France
Alfred Lowenstein
Lowenstein
English Channel
Cape Grisuez
Boutagne
Smith Victory Prospects Boosted by Senators Visit
Albany July 19 AP Two Democratic U.S. senators Tydings and Hawes visited Governor Smith with a confident briefing on campaign prospects They said Democrats would win the presidency and control the next Congress Before leaving Albany they planned to confer in New York with party leaders and Raakob regarding strategy and support for Smith and the ticket.
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Albany
N. Y
Smith
Tydings
Hawes
House of Representatives
Senate
Executive
New York
Republicans Plan Massive Fund Drive for Smith Campaign
The AP reports preparations to finance the Jeremiah Milbank effort with a raised sum of at least 3,206,000 dollars. J R Nutt, treasurer of the Republican National Committee, announced a nationwide drive with millions to support the Hoover campaign.
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Washington
Jeremiah Milbank
New York
Hoover
J. R. Nutt
Republican National Committee
All America Pays Honor to Mex Hero
All America pays honor to Mexican hero Emilio Carranza aboard the Carranza funeral train en route to Mexico. At each stop in the United States, military and civilian figures greet the procession with salutes, flights overhead, and music. In Dayton, Col. Samuel Rojas presided as the train halted.
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All America
Carranza
St. Louis
Emilio Carranza
United States
The
American Mil
Itary Service
Dayton
Col
Samuel Rojas
Tour planes touch Missoula in reliability contest
Twenty two aircraft in a cross country reliability tour arrived at Missoula after flying from Tacoma with a mid route stop at Vancouver Washington. The group trained at Spokane and prepared for the westward leg to Missoula.
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Missoula
Spokane
Wash
Mont Tomar
Townombe
Tacoma
Vantouver
Liberals Beaten in British Columbia Election
Vancouver July 19 AP The liberal government of J D MacLean was overwhelmed in yesterday's provincial elections. The conservative party led by Dr B F Tolmie won by a large majority, marking a decisive shift in the province's political landscape.
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Vancouver
B. C
Liberal
J. D. MacLean
British Columbia
Conservative
8. F. Tolmie
Governor McMullen Will Not State Stand
Lincoln Neb July 19 AP Governor Adam McMullen declined to state whether he will support Hoover the Republican presidential nominee He said he enjoyed a pleasant Nebraska trip with Hoover and that Hoover has a comprehensive view of the agricultural situation He added farm leaders will rely on party nominees pronouncements rather than platforms and will not be satisfied with generalities.
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Lincoln, Neb
Adam McMullen
Herbert Hoover
Nebraska
Hoover
Pacific Flyers Lose Bid Over Trans Pacific Flight Profits
A Sydney court issued an injunction preventing Captains Charles Kinesford Smith and Charles Ulm, pilots of the Southern Cross, from using the aircraft further. The move aims to halt profit-sharing actions by parties seeking a court-ordered division of proceeds from the flight.
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Sydney
Australia
Charles Kinesford-Smith
Charles Ulm
Southern Cross
Cal May Decide to Pay a Visit to Park
Rainy weather kept President Coolidge indoors most of the day and prevented Mrs. Cooke from paddling on the Brule river. The note ends with a reference to continued coverage on pages two.
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Cal
Superior
Wis
President Coolidge
Cooke
Tesson
Brule River
Amazing escape in plane crash near Larium coast
An airplane carrying Princess Elbesco and two American passengers from Constantinople to Athens crashed on a rocky beach near ancient Larium. Christopher Thurber of Seattle and Roy M. Davidson of Ashland were seriously injured after the craft somersaulted thrice and plunged into the sea, narrowly avoiding death. Princess Elbesco escaped unharmed. Thurber was hospitalized in Athens as Near East Relief workers’ tour continued.
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Athens
Greece
Christopher Thurber
Seattle
Washington
Roy M. Davidson
Ashland
Hibeaca
Lord Oxford
Ancient Larium
Constantinople
Elbesco
Thurber
Princess Elhesco
Bronx jail siege ends in two guards' deaths and prisoner's suicide
New York AP reports a Bronx county jail breakout attempt by prisoner John McCabe who released 100 inmates and shot two keepers. Keeper Morris Broderson, 53, died. Keeper Dan Horgan, 49, died from a heart shot. McCabe, 25, shot himself after failing to open a fire escape door. He had been charged with a plumbing shop holdup and faced life under Baumes laws.
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New York
Bronx County
Bronx County Court
Bronx Borough
John McCabe
McCabe
Morris Broderson
Dan Horgan
Horgan
U S Loses Tilden Breaks Rule Again
Paris dispatch reports turmoil in U S tennis as the amateur rule controversy swells. Bill Tilden's influence wanes amid a Dasix cup upheaval and alleged violations tied to reporting on English championships at Wimbledon.
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U. S
Tilden
Paris
Bill Tilden
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Playing Role in Storm Perilous
A severe wind and rain storm swept northwest Illinois causing multiple deaths and extensive damage. One man fell from a roof and died after being blown off. A high tension line was toppled by wind, electrocuting another man. Golfers were killed in Hammond Indiana and Chicago area. Thousands of cellars flooded and houses damaged. Rail service slowed with delays up to twenty minutes in the Chicago region.
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Chicago
Ap—Four Note
Illinois
Hammond
Ind
Wyoming Sheep Drown in Storm in Converse County
Reports from Douglas Wyoming indicate heavy losses for Fiddleback company as a storm swept northeastern Converse County. About 1400 sheep were drowned near Bobcat Creek by a cloudburst with accompanying large hail. The herder was knocked unconscious twice during the event.
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Douglas
Wyo
Fiddleback Company
Converse County
Bobcat Creek
Cheyenne River
Southern Drys Will Support Herb Hoover
An anti-Smith dry Democrats organization formed at Asheville North Carolina pledges an active campaign for Herbert Hoover the Republican nominee for president. The group aims to win the South and also seek election of county officials statewide with an executive committee including one man and one woman from each of Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi Arkansas.
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Asheville
N.C
South
Herbert Hoover
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Arkansas
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