Ritchie withdraws from Democratic race backs Smith for president
Maryland Governor Albert C. Ritchie withdraws from the Democratic presidential field a week before the Houston convention. He urges Governor Alfred E. Smith as leader, says Smith has best chance to win and will direct Maryland's delegation to support Smith. He repeats he would not accept second place.
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Houston
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
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Smith
New York
Tichie
Guvernoe Smith
County Building Bombed In Detroit Dowtown Riot
A mysterious bomb exploded at the county building in downtown Detroit injuring at least ten people. The blast shattered windows and sent judges jurors county officials and clerks fleeing into the streets.
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DETROIT
PANG
Engineers Battle to Save Great Levee at Newport
United States engineers work on a weak section of the White River levee near Stevena jas to prevent overflow of thousands of acres of cultivated land. Additional rains in the river’s upper reaches kept high water from receding for another 24 hours.
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Newport. Ark
White River
Stevena jas
United States
Nelson Leads In Minnesota Primary Race
Nelson led A. J. Rockne in early returns from Minnesota Republican primary for the U S Senate. With 340 of 3694 precincts reporting, Nelson held about a 7 000 vote edge and led outside the Twin Cities. Shipstead renominated on farmer labor ticket. Christianson claiming easy Republican renomination for governor.
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Shipstead
Theodore Christianson
George T. Simpson
Minneapolis
G. F. Cashman
St. Cloud
Andrew Nelson
Duluth
Mexican Governor Escapes Assassin at Ira p Uto Station
Mexico City June 1 AP reports Margarito Ramirez governor of Italisco state escaped an assassination attempt at Ira puato railroad station. An unidentified gunman fired several shots but missed the governor.
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Mexico City
Margarito Ramirez
Italisco
Irapuato
Banc Italy shares dive after big drop on Pacific coast selling
New York June 18 AP Banc Italy Corp stock fell sharply after a two week market slide. The issue opened near 124 and slid to 102.50 intraday, then recovered to 107 at the close, a day loss of 29.75.
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New York
Banc Italy corporation
Pacific coast
Hoover to Limit Campaign Speeches and Travel
Washington reports Secretary Hoover will hold a tight campaign schedule with meetings with Republican leaders this week. He plans to travel from Palo Alto to Wisconsin to meet President Coolidge, receive his nomination, and deliver a campaign address as farm relief programs gain focus in the middle west, avoiding a typical stump tour.
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Hoover
Palo Alto
Coolidge
Wisconsin
California
middle west
commerce
Pat Carney Pioneer Leader Dies at Farm Near Waterloo
Pat Carney a noted Montana pioneer and president of the Montana Society of Pioneers died suddenly at his farm near Waterloo. A longtime Alder Gulch settler since 1868 his death creates a vacancy for a presidential elector seat. The state democratic central committee will fill the vacancy after the July primaries.
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Pat Carney
Montana
Waterloo
Montana Society of Pioneers
territory
Aldergulch
Carney
Helena
William Bale
Great Falls
Cotto Simonson
Butte
Walter Pope
Missoula
state
democratic central committee
moust
Plane Hurled Into Platte River Injuring Three
A plane carrying Airec Council Bluffs men was struck by a funnel shaped wind cloud near Gothenberg Nebraska and hurled into the Platte River. All three aboard were seriously injured including Dr. M. B. O'Keefe, Dr. R. Gibbs, and Cliff Burnham the pilot.
Nobile Sees Planes Fail to Find Him in Arctic
General Umberto Nobile reported two rescue planes above the drifting Italy crew in Spitzbergen but could not signal them. The aircraft vanished after an hour of reconnaissance, leaving the stranded group awaiting aid as the base ship Citta Di Milano relayed word by wireless.
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Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
Spftzbergen
Citta Di Milano
Ttalla
Governor Urges Montana Farmers to Use Protein Tests
Governor J. R. Erickson addressed over 73 Montana grain dealers at Havre urging submission of wheat samples to labs to determine protein content before sale. He urged support for grain testing laboratories and stressed farm prosperity linked to market returns and broader agricultural progress.
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Montana
Havre
J. 2. Erickson
Erickson
grova
Victor Hugo
The New Aristocracy Driven by Service at Kiwanis Meet
Seattle June 12 Henry C Heinz of Atlanta defined a new aristocracy of service in a speech to 6 000 Kiwanis members at the Seattle civic auditorium The address opened a Pacific Northwest convention program welcoming the group to the region for the twelfth annual Kiwanis gathering.
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Seattle
Wash
Henry C Heinz
Atlanta
Kawanis
Seattle civic auditorium
Heinz
Heinze
Pacific northwest
Lindbergh Receives Honorary LL.D. From Wisconsin
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, famed flyer and former University of Wisconsin student, was awarded the honorary degree of LL.D. by his alma mater on June 1. He enrolled in 1920 as an engineering student but withdrew two years later for low grades before pursuing aviation that earned him world fame.
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Madison
Wis
Charles A. Lindbergh
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wide Wyoming Zone Snow Covers Green River Valley
A broad snow cover lingered over the upper Green River valley from the Gros Ventre to the Wind River ranges and west toward the Idaho line. Temperatures fell from the north to the Uinta mountains with readings from 40s to 30s. The low in Rock Springs reached 38.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Green river valley
Gros Ventre
Wind River mountain ranges
Idaho line
Tetons
Uinta mountains
Colorado
Utah
Property Loss by Storm in Midwest Ranges to 2 Million
A weekend storm system left two million dollars in property losses across southern Oklahoma, Kansas, and southwestern Missouri. A 40 mile tornado path devastated Blair and Headrick Oklahoma, killing eight people and injuring 17 while leaving about 300 families homeless outside the wrecked towns. The Verdigris river near Coffinville neared flood stage as farmers in Pratt and Kiowa counties faced homelessness, and tornado damage reached Greenburg Sawyer, Chanute, and Salina Kansas.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Blair
Headrick
Coffinville
Kan
Pratt
Kiowa
Greenburg
Sawyer
Chanute
Salina
Proxy Hears Butler on Powwow Results
President Coolidge discussed the political climate with William M. Butler in Superior Wisconsin on the eve of the campaign. Butler, chairman of the national Republican committee, met at Cedar Island lodge and was to stay as Coolidge’s guest while weather delayed the president’s planned first call at his executive offices.
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Superior
Wis
Coolidge
William M. Butler
national republican committee
Butler
Cedar Island lodge
Kansas City
Washington
Saloon League backs Hoover in party split statement
In Lincoln Nebraska on January 1 AP reports F Scott McBride DC general superintendent of the Ausi Saloon League declares support for Republican nominee Herbert Hoover in his first public statement since the convention while attending a state meeting.
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Lincoln
Neb
Jane
Al Smith
Ausisaloon league
Herbert Hoover
F. Scott McBride
Washington, D.C
league
Springfield Mob Forms After Policeman Slaying
Nobbs Adams shot and killed Patrolman Dearmond during a tense arrest attempt in Springfield Missouri. He had earlier shot his mother in law and a woman friend and stabbed his sister in law. The mob gathered outside the police station as officers tried to remove Adams from town. The slain officer was a veteran of the force.
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Springfield
Nobbs Adams
Dearmond
Adams
Amelia Earhart Completes Transatlantic Flight to Wales
Amelia Earhart and crew land at Barry Port after a 20 hour 49 minute flight from Trepassey Bay Newfoundland in the tri motor Friendship. Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon aided her, with plans to fly to Southampton next as part of the planned route.
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Amelia Earhart
Boston
Wilmer Stultz
Louis Gordon
Barry Port
Trespassey Bay
Newfoundland
Southampton
Valencia bay
Ireland
South
Porto Rican Official Stabbed by Madman
Antonio Barcelo, president of the Porto Rican senate, was stabbed by Jose Matos during a return celebration in San Juan. Matos was shot and fatally wounded in the scuffle and jailed. Barcelo survived the injury. doctors doubted it fatal. motive for the attack unknown.
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San Juan
Port Rico
Antonio Barcelo
Jose Matas
Matas
Barcel
Columbia university
German flyer Rasche plans trans Atlantic flight backed by mystery backer
Thea Rasche, a German aviatrix, announced preparations for a trans Atlantic flight from New York. She hinted at a mysterious backer, with indications pointing to Mrs. James A. Stillman, wife of a banker, while saying she would depart at soon after morning.
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New York
Thes Rasche
James A. Stillman
Diek Orchard
Montana Christian Missionary Society Opens 48th Convention
Great Falls June 18 The Montana Christian Missionary Society opened its 48th annual convention with several out of state speakers on the program. Rev. W A Moore of Yakima Washington is among those scheduled.
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Great Falls
Montana Christian Missionary soeery
W. A. Moore
Yakima
Wash
Three Florida Banks Close Their Doors
On June 18 two West Palm Beach banks and the nearby Kelsey City State bank with over 7.5 million in resources failed to open. First American bank and Citizens bank closed to prevent a bank run after the suspension of others. First American later reopened.
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Fla
First American bank
Citizens bank
Kelsey
state banking department
Florida
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