Pollard Wins Virginia Governorship Nomination In Landslide
Dr. John Garland Pollard swept Virginia Democrats to the gubernatorial nomination with 66,475 votes as 1,302 of 1,681 precincts reported. Opponents G. Walter Mapp and Rosewell Page trailed, while anti Smith forces planned a broader campaign.
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Richmond
John Garland Pollard
G. Walter Mapp
Virginia
Rosewell Page
Pollard
Alfred E. Smith
James Cannon, Jr
The
Old Dominion
College of William and Mary
Mapp
Page
William Moseley Brown
Accomac County
Bishop Cannon
Washington
Smith
Cannon
Bishop Cannon, Jr
Democrats
Disaccord Grows Over Young Plan At Hague Talks
At The Hague on August 7 the second day of the conference on the Young reparations plan saw increased discord among Germany's creditors and former enemies. Germany, led by Gustav Stresemann, kept a low profile while seeking to evacuate the Rhineland and secure concessions. Attacks on the plan intensified with Phillip Snowden's sharp indictment from Paris fresh in memory.
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Hague
Germany
Gustav Stresemann
Rhineland
Young Plan
Paris
Phillip Snowden
Passengers Ordered To Report This Afternoon
A German Graf Zeppelin voyage group prepares at Lakehurst for a round the world flight with 18 aboard including Commander Rosendahl and Lieut. Richardson. Passengers disembark at Friedrichshafen. full trip riders continue to Tokyo and Los Angeles with stops and layovers planned.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Graf
West
Charles E. Rosendahl
J. G. Richardson
William B. Leeds
Nathan Wexler
William Weber
New York
John E. Larney
Brooklyn
Morris Shumofsky
New Rochelle
N. Y
Zeno W. Wicks
Wicks
Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation
Akron
Navy
S. F. Reicheldorfer
Hans von Schiller
Tokyo
Los Angeles
United States
Cram Falls in Meadow Clubs Invite Tournament
Donald Cram of Nashville was eliminated in straight sets in the Meadow Club’s invitation tennis event after a surprise victory over John S. Cliff the previous day. Eddie Jacobs of Pittsburgh, from Baltimore, defeated Vanderbilt’s Van derbilt player in straight sets 10-8 7-5.
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Southampton
N. Y
Donald Cram
Nashville
John S. Cliff
Meadow Club
Eddie Jacobs
University of Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Vanderbilt University
Drought Persists in Major Agricultural Regions
Weather Bureau reports drought conditions continue across many agricultural regions despite scattered moisture. While some of the interior gains are noted, the mid Atlantic area and the northeast still need a substantial general rain from Virginia to New England to improve conditions.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Com
North Atlantic
Virginia
New England
Mob killings claim two in Pittsburgh street and hospital
In Pittsburgh on August 7, police described two fatal slayings as mob killings possibly tied to ongoing gang violence. Steve Monastero, a suspected racketeer, died after shotgun ambush near a North Side hospital as his brother Sam exchanged shots. Tony Lilo died later after being stabbed in the East End street.
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Pittsburgh
East End
Steve Monastero
Tony Lilo
Monastero
North Side
Sam
Sam Monastero
Lilo
Upchurch Faces Trial Over Worthless Check
Rev. C. A. Upchurch, head of the Anti-Saloon League in North Carolina, faces trial in Greensboro on a charge of giving a worthless $5 check. He admits writing the check but says it was in good faith and that a deposited check was charged against his account. He adds he did not foresee the incident.
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Greensboro
C. A. Upchurch
Anti-Saloon League
North Carolina
Planes Take Off From ORLY on European Tour
Forty seven aircraft departed from ORLY France on August 7 for a European tour. The first stop is Basil Switzerland and the group will visit twelve countries with 25 legs averaging 160 miles. Cash prizes await top performers.
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Orly
France
Europe
Basil
Switzerland
France Endorses the Young Plan at The Hague
French finance minister Henri Cheron presented Paris's endorsement of the Young reparations plan to the conference of governments in The Hague. He stated the plan must be considered as a whole and either accepted or rejected entirely, signaling a response to British calls for modifications voiced by Philip Snowden.
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The
Hague
Henri Cheron
Henri Jasper
M. Cheron
Philip Snowden
Delegation Echoes Split Over Governmental Approval
The passage notes a mixed reaction among governmental representatives with some endorsing and others opposing, reflecting division within the delegation on the issue.
Northwest Forest Fires Hit Recede as Firefighting Efforts Intensify
Spokane reports sections of Montana Idaho and Washington seeing fires ease after two weeks of fighting. Though total area uncertain the blazes have burned tens of thousands of acres costing millions. Bald Mountain blaze in Idaho roared with 170 firefighters at risk.
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Spokane
Wash
Northwest
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Sandpoint
Bald Mountain
Eight Killed in Jute Mill Strike at Nai hati
Calcutta dispatches report eight dead and 20 injured in a clash between strikers, watchmen, and police at Nai hati, 240 miles from Calcutta. The strike, over a 60 hour work week, halted about 40 percent of looms and left roughly 120,000 workers idle.
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London
Calcutta
Daily Mail
Naihati
Referee Killed in Duel Near Mexico City
Miguel Martinez agreed to referee a duel between two friends. The duelists fired from 20 paces. both bullets pierced Martinez's chest. He is dying. The two duelists fled the scene unharmed.
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Mexico City
Miguel Martinez
Martinez
Official Questioned About Loan of Documents in Med Diploma Mill Probe
An assistant state’s attorney and former head of the indict ment department was taken in for questioning after investigators learned he loaned an official secret document about the medical diploma mill case to George Kohn. Kohn admitted using Barrow’s statement to intimidate Barrow into returning funds to buyers of forged certificates. A safety deposit box with forged or original diplomas from many medical schools was also seized during the day.
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Chicago
Clarence E. Nelson
George Kohn
Kohn
Patrick Roche
George Bellows
Nelson
Albert Carl Barrow
Barrow
Snowden Attacks Young Plan Stirred Diplomats
The article notes Snowden's sharp critique of the Young Plan and predicts a diplomatic clash as conferences proceed. He claims the division for reparations is unacceptable and insists on fair treatment for Britain while debts are paid. Venizelos is referenced in continuing coverage.
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Snowden
Young Committee
Eleutherios Venizelos
Opposed Smoot sliding scale sugar tariff plan hearing
Frank A. Dillingham of New Jersey testifies before the senate finance committee, opposing the Smoot sliding scale sugar plan. He backs a three cent per pound world sugar duty and 2.40 cents for Cuban raw sugar, warns of price fixing and loss of free raw sugar trading, and objects to government bounty payments to domestic growers.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Frank A. Dillingham
New Jersey
Domestic Sugar Producers Association
New York
Dillingham
Edge
Ninth District Lawyers to Meet at White Lake Gathering
Lawyers of the ninth judicial district plan their annual get-together at White Lake near Elizabethton on August 15. Supreme Court Justice George W. Conner will be the principal speaker with T L Caudle and Henry M London among the invited guests. A barbecue lunch is planned and many Robeson Cumberland Hoke and Bladen county lawyers are expected.
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Raleigh
Ninth Judicial District
White Lake
Elizabethton
Dickson McLean
Lumberton
District Bar Association
George W. Conner
Supreme Court
T. L. Caudle
Wadesboro
State Bar Association
Henry M. London
Robeson
Cumberland
Hoke
Bladen
North Carolina seeks new state executioner after resignation
Raleigh August 7 The state will appoint a new executioner to replace J E Thomas who quit after saying he was sick of the job following 15 electrocutions. About six applicants have stepped forward since his resignation ten days ago. George Ross Poll, state prison superintendent, is expected to name a successor soon. The pay is 25 per execution.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
J. E. Thomas
Thomas
George Ross Poll
State
Rival Tongs Sign A New Peace Pact
In New York on August 7 the On Leong and Hip Sing tongs signed a peace treaty after three days of warfare that left five Chinese dead and several wounded. An ultimatum from U S Attorney Charles H Tuttle pushed both sides to end hostilities. A new shooting was reported in Chicago as negotiations continued.
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New York
United States
U. S
Charles H. Tuttle
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Joe Wai
George J. Mintzer
Newark
N. J
Gangster Warfare Escalates in Chicago Chinatown Shootout
In Chicago's Chinatown a Hip Sing tongman Joe Wai was shot in the back after being led by a supposed friend to three enemy tongmen. Police named Chin Jin of On Leong as the suspected shooter. Chin Bing, a Hip Sing gunman, was captured near Willie Lee's home as guards protected the area after weekend unrest.
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Chicago
New York
Chinatown
Joe Wai
Wai
Chin Jin
Chin Bing
Willie Lee
Bing
Lee
Prohibition Agent Sandlands Found Dead in River
An autopsy by Dr. Frederick L. Newhbarr, the county medical examiner, determined that federal prohibition agent Richard J. Sandlands died from a broken neck and not by drowning after his body was recovered from the Detrit river this morning.
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Detroit
Richard J. Sandlands
Federal Prohibition
Frederick L. Newhbarr
Asheville Tennis Tourney Opens As Local Play Continues
Wilmer Hines the southern junior champion from Columbia DC and Norman Bramall of Philadelphia seeded Nos 1 and 2 reached the fourth round in the North Carolina open tournament in Asheville. Hines beat Paul Erwin Charlotte 6-1 6-0 and Bramall defeated Jack Frost Atlanta 6-1 6-2.
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Asheville
Wilmer Hines
Columbia
D. C
Norman Bramall
Philadelphia
Hines
Paul Erwin
Charlotte
Bramall
Jack Frost
Atlanta
Sandlands' Body Recovered From Detroit River
The body of Richard J. Sandlands, federal prohibition agent, was recovered from the Detroit River by Treasury Department inspectors. He disappeared after boarding a cruiser Saturday night. divers had searched the river since Monday.
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Detroit
Richard J. Sandlands
Detroit River
Treasury Department
Sandlands
Jet-Set Tourist Cleared in Ontario Crash Verdict
A coroner's jury exonerated A. W. Cruet of Florida in the death of Metro Potapchuk after a July 25 collision near Sault Ste. Marie. The verdict found Potapchuk drove on the wrong side of the road at excessive speed.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
A. W. Cruet
Florida Motor Tourist
Metro Potapchuk
Potapchuk
Here
Crust’s
Dr Snook testifies of friendship for slain girl in murder trial
In Columbus Ohio Dr James H Snook testifies about a three year relationship with Theora Hix the murdered coed. He describes their meetings in June 1926 and a developing intimacy ending at a rifle range on the city outskirts where her battered body was found.
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Columbus
James H. Snook
Theora Hix
Medico
Ohio State
Snook
Miss Hix
Hassell Plans New Europe Air Mail Route from Chicago
Bert Hassell announced a new attempt to fly a mail route to Europe from Chicago via Greenland and Iceland. He says the mission will not seek a speedy crossing and will be flown with co pilot Leonard H Frederikks and a marine navigator, possibly from the US Leviathan.
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Rockford, Ill
Bert Hassell
Rockford
Lindy Sees Hoover Briefly at White House
Charles A. Lindbergh called at the White House and met briefly with President Hoover. He said the visit was to pay respects, and he and his wife Anne Morrow would stay with the Hoovers at their Blue Ridge fishing lodge this weekend before returning to New York and flying back to Washington Friday to rejoin the presidential party.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
White House
Hoover
Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Blue Ridge Mountains
New York
Anxiety Over Prince George Health Forcing Navy Exit
The Daily News reports anxiety in the royal circle as Prince George fourth in line to the throne left the navy due to illness and moved to the foreign office. At 26, he recently returned from a visit to America where he saw Hollywood. On July 19 he missed an engagement, and his brother the Duke of Gloucester warned he might need a brief cure away from duties.
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London
Aus
Prince George
Daily News
Foreign Office
America
Hollywood
American Cinema Center
Duke of Gloucester
Soviet Plane To Hop For U S Transcontinental Flight
The two man all metal plane Land of the Soviets will depart Moscow at daybreak for a long trans Siberian trans Pacific flight to New York. The first leg covers 1 490 miles to Omsk. Aviators listed include Doris Sterling navigator Semyon Shestanov pilot and Philip Bolotof alternate pilot A Shestakov mechanic DOD Footagef.
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Moscow
Land of the Soviets
E.S. T
New York
Omsk
Doris Sterligof
Semyon Shestanof
Philip Bolotof
A. Shestakof
DOD
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