Nomination Outlook for Smith and Hoover in Primaries
Washington May 16. Governor Smith leads with 603 delegates pledged or claimed as campaigns in three states push toward a Houston convention. Hoover totals reach about 541 with 184 contested. both need majorities of roughly 1,100 delegates. New Jersey yields strong gains for Smith and Hoover. Alabama districts add delegates. Montana and Wyoming send uninstructed delegations. Senator Walsh may reconsider in Montana to back Smith.
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Washington
Sm. 4
Houston
Smith
Hoover
New Jersey
President Coolidge
Alabama
O. D. Street
Maryland
Wyoming
Montana
Kansas City
Lowden
Vermont
Walsh
California
Clash Near For Cities In China
A clash between northern and southern nationalist forces threatening Tientsin and Peking was believed imminent. 2,700 family members of northern officers were sent to Mukden, suggesting fear the battle would decide Peking’s fate. Japan planned to deploy more troops to China to protect Shantung and Manchuria, warning Chang Tso Lin to avoid refuge there.
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Tokyo
Tientsin
Peking
Rengo
Mukden
Manchuria
China
Magoya
Shantung
Manchurian
Chang Tso-Lin
Japan
Chang
Teintsin
Screen Stars Married In Paris Menjou Takes Bride Miss Carver
In Paris Adolph Menjou and Kathryn Carver wed at the City Hall of the sixteenth ward watched by photographers. The ceremony followed secrecy kept from the public with Menjou praised as a leading cinema artist.
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Adolphe Menjou
Paris
Kathryn Carver
Menjou
France
Screen
Miss K. Carver
Adolph Menjou
Sixteenth Ward
Mr. Menjou
Absent Witness Delays Lawrence Murder Trial in North Carolina
In Pittsboro on May 16, jurors began selection to try W. Herbert Lawrence, a Durham contractor, for the murder of Mrs. Annie Terry. A prosecution witness’ absence caused a delay, later resolved, as a 160 hearsay panel supplemented the regular jury pool. Lawrence’s brother T. H. Lawrence sat beside him.
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Pittsboro
W. Herbert Lawrence
Durham
Annie Terry
Chatham County Superior Court
Clawson Willliams
E. C. Willliams
Talesmen
Lawrence
T. H. Lawrence
Witeness
Annie B. Terry
Clawson Williams
R. A. Nunn
Romulus A. Nunn
Chatham County Court House
Chatham County
Terry
Cape Fear
Avents
South Carolina
Dur
Kean Leads Stokes In Tight New Jersey Senate Nomination Race
In New Jersey a close Republican primary race continues between Hamilton F. Kean and Edward OC Stokes for the U S Senate nomination as returns from most districts show Kean with an 8 725 edge. Hoover and Smith split delegates in presidential balloting while Edwards is renominated Democrat.
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Newark
N. J
Hamilton F. Kean
Edward OC. Stokes
United States
Kean
Morgan F. Larson
Smith
Herbert Hoover
New York
New Jersey
Hoover
Lowdon
Coolidge
Edward J. Edwards
Prince Carol Sails From England Amid Unwelcome Welcome
Prince Carol of Romania, deemed unwelcome in England, sailed from Dover at 2 45 p m with Madame Iu pescu and three secretaries for the continent. Earlier he arrived at Dover from Godstone and departed Ostend aboard the Ville de Liege. He left Godstone by motor car to reach London for a boat train to the continent.
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Dover
Eng
Prince Carol
England
Iupescu
Godstone
Ostend
Ville de Liege
Great Britain
Romania
London
Maharajah of Indore and wife may visit United States
Paris talks quote Sir Tukoji Rao former Maharajah of Indore and his wife Nancy Ann Miller may visit the United States. The Maharanee discusses health concerns and appendicitis fears while defending their Hindu marriage as a symbol of East West unity.
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London
Paris
Daily Press Today
Tukoji Rao
Indore
Nancy Ann Miller
Seattle
United States
Maharanee
St. Germain
India
Reidsville Paper Box Company Renamed High Point Paper Box
The Reidsville Paper Box company is renamed the High Point Paper Box company while keeping officers W. H. Foy J. Paul Ingle and W. G. Foy. Organized in 1908, it moved from Reidsville to High Point in 1921 to reflect its new city and branding. The charter amendment formalizes the change.
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Reidsville
High Point Paper Box Company
High Point
Oil burning motor demonstrated at Langley field
At Langley Field Virginia on May 16 the national advisory committee for aeronautics outlined a light weight oil burning aircraft motor. A one cylinder 26 horsepower model delivering 500 rpm was shown and plans for multi cylinder engines were discussed. The engine eliminates gasoline fire risk and simplifies ignition and carburetion while boosting fuel efficiency and range.
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Langley Field
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Aircraft Engineers
Two Planes Start A Labrador Flight From Pictou
Two amphibian planes commanded by Major General Fechet took off at 10 15 a m eastern daylight time for St Georges N F en route to Labrador to aid the German monoplane Bremen. The expedition aims to reach Labrador tomorrow and return to Pictou by the weekend if no delays occur.
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Pictou
Fechet
United States Army Air Service
St. Georges
N. F
Labrador
Bremen
New York
Senate panel probes Smith Hoover funds with witness list
Rush Holland testified before the Senate campaign funds committee that about 110000 was received to aid Herbert Hoover in the south and most of it was turned over to Republican workers or friendly groups. Washington reports detail payments to Perry Howard Ben W Davis Oliver D Street Florida officials and others tied to Hoover operations. The hearing also covered expenses for Davis travelers and officials as part of the Hoover effort following earlier Smith expenditure testimony.
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Washington
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Rush Holland
Herbert Hooven
South
Commerce
Perry Howard
Mississippi
Hoover
Georgia
Ben W. Davis
Oliver D. Street
Alabama
Protective Tariff League of
Florida
Senate hearing hears Rush Holland's Southern campaign role
Rush Holland, former assistant attorney general, testified to the senate campaign funds committee about his activities in the south on behalf of Herbert Hoover. He named Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama and Florida as key locations.
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Glenn B. Skipper
Florida State Central Committee
Holland
Hoover
Davis
Commerce
Smith
New York
Washington
Rush Holland
Senate Campaign Funds Committee Today
South
Herbert Hoover
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Airplane shares surge as market roars on New York exchange
Violent speculation for early transcontinental air travel spurs a trading frenzy on the New York Stock Exchange. Curtiss Aeroplane climbs to 178.50 and Wright Aeronautical to 228 as over a score of issues hit new highs. 1,000 to 20,000 share blocks flood quotes and bears rush to cover amid broad buying in aviation stocks.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Curtiss Aeroplane
Wright Aeronautical
Wall Street
Italia Aims to Land Party on Lenin Land
At Kings Bay Spitzbergen on May 16 General Umberto Nobile plans to land an exploring team on Lenin Land. The party includes Meteorologist Malmgren Professor Petromoli and two naval officers for photographic and typographic survey. Weather must allow and Italia will hover overhead to finish observations.
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Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
Lenin Land
Malmgren
Petromoli
Arctic
Tomore
Italia
Baptist meet in Chattanooga elect Truett again president
Dr. George W. Truett of Dallas was unanimously re elected president of the Southern Baptist convention at the opening session in Chattanooga Tennessee. About 5000 delegates and similar number of visitors from 18 states and 14 foreign countries attended the 73rd annual meeting.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
George W. Truett
Dallas
Texas
Southern Baptist Convention
F. C. McConnell
Atlanta
Memorial Auditorium
Woman's Missionary Union
Union
Ella A. Boole
National
al Smith
New York
Temperance Union
Boole
W. A. Hogan
Lincolnton
George E. Hays
Louisville
C. F. McConnell
Eugene Levering
Baltimore
J. D. Mell
Athens
W. D. Upshaw
L. E. Barton
Andalusia
Ala
R. J. Bateman
Asheville
N. C
Levering
H. C. Moore
Nashville
J. Henry Burnett
Murfreesboro
Ed Bass
Henry H. Horton
Samuel Judson Porter
Washington, D. C
Truett
Southern Baptists
E. Y. Mullins
The
Baptist World Alliance
Junior League to Aid Chest Campaign Volunteers
Members of the Junior Services league a new city group of young matrons and girls will assist the Community Chest drive two representatives Miss Violet Johnson president and Mrs W T Powell first vice president appeared before the official committee to offer cooperation The chamber of commerce welcomes the new organization and its voluntary support for chest activities.
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Junior Services League
F. J. Sizemore
League
Violet Johnson
W. T. Powell
Chamber of Commerce
Sizemore
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API
Saeco
William A. Shreeve
South Side
Shreeve
Denver
Kansas City Star
Leslie R. Choate
Colorado
Sinclair
Harry F. Sinclair
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Company
Marcel Brosse
Italy
Charlie Chaplin
America
Reidsville Paper Box Company
Senate
Trans-Continental Air
Baptist Meet
Missionary Union
Junior League
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