Democratic rally hails Hoey banner and party pride
Clyde R. Hoey Shelby lawyer and Democrat leader addressed about 1200 supporters at the American theater. He proclaimed the Democratic party as the national party drawing from the people, contrasting it with the Republican party as sectional and pro-rich interests.
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Democracy
Clyde R. Hoey
Shelby
American Theater
Democratic Standard
Democratic Party
Republican Party
North
South
National Party
Six Speeches On Smiths Trip To West
Governor Smith will make six formal addresses in as many states on a Westward campaign tour starting September 16. The itinerary includes Omaha Oklahoma City Denver Helena Minneapolis and Milwaukee with a Rochester return for the Democratic State convention. Agriculture waterpower and prohibition are highlighted topics.
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New York
Smith
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Omaha
Oklahoma City
Denver
Helena
Mont
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Rochester
Albany
Chicago
Newton
Heavy Rains Hit Carolinas With Floods and Deaths
Carolinas endure six days of rain as rivers rise and lowlands flood. Three South Carolina train crew members die in a washout near Columbia. rainfall damages roads and crops, with Cape Fear and Tar River flooding reported. Eastern North Carolina floods spread as Cape Fear nears a 52 foot stage.
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Charlotte
N. C
Carolinas
South Carolina
J. F. Rattaree
D. B. Poore
J. E. Glenn
Southern Railway
Columbia
John Trimble
North Carolina
Cape Fear
Fayetteville
Rocky Mount
Carolina
Raleigh
Lee A. Denson
Raleigh Weather Bureau
Reece Sees Tenn. Moving Republican for Hoover
Washington report says Rep. Reece and NCP chair Work discussed Hoover's Elizabethton speech. An 8,000-seat auditorium will be used with outside loudspeakers for 25,000 to 50,000 attendees. Tennessee is described as safe for Hoover and Curtis and expected to vote heavily for them.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Elizabethton
Tenn
Representative Reece
Republican National Committee
Reece
Tennessee
Hoover
Curtis
Open Junior Sandlot Championship Series Opens in Chicago
The opening game of the series to determine the junior sandlot championship of the world, sponsored by the American Legion and major league, was up for settlement at White Sox Park in Chicago.
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Chicago
American Legion
White Sox
Albania Recognized Monarchy by Turkey
Geneva dispatch reports that Turkey has recognized the new Albanian monarchy. The message arrived from Tierna noting Ankara’s formal acknowledgment of Albania’s royal government.
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Geneva
Tierna
Turkey
Albania
Robinson Attacks GOP in Tennessee Campaign Swing
Senator Robinson opens a three day drive through Tennessee outlining a critique of republican rule since Washington. He asserts the Wilson era saw better government than Harding and Coolidge and points to Washington as the eight year GOP record. He speaks in Nashville at Ryman Auditorium after visiting the Hermitage, Andrew Jacksons home, a democracy shrine.
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Nashville
Tenn
Ruth Elder's Husband Seeks Interlocutory Divorce Decree
Lyle Womack of Balboa Canal Zone petitions for an interlocutory divorce from Ruth Elder alleging cruelty and a quarrel over her Atlantic flight. He expects a December decree though a full divorce would await next June. He cites personal strain and her choice of a career over domestic life.
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Ruth Elder
Atlantic
Paramount
Lyle Womack
Womack
Miss Elder
Balboa
Canal Zone
New York
Officers and Men of L-55 Buried with Full Ceremony
In Portsmouth England on September 7 a full naval ceremony marked the burial of forty-one officers and men from the submarine L-55. The sunk vessel was lost in the Baltic in June 1919 after being damaged by the Russians. All branches of service and foreign naval representatives attended as the coffins were carried through streets crowded with spectators. Soldiers from the ship Excellent fired the final volley and marine buglers played taps.
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Portsmouth
Eng
Baltic
Six Year Old Lad Kidnapped and Strangled at Coney Island
Four men were arrested in New York as homicide suspects after Salvatore Santo Marco 6 was kidnapped and killed at Coney Island. The boy's body was found wrapped in a burlap bag behind his brother in law’s house. Prime suspect Luigi Panorella admitted kidnapping to coerce his estranged wife Fanny but blamed three accomplices for the murder.
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Lad
Coney Island
New York
Coney Islan
Salvatore Santomarco
Luigi Panorella
Fanny
Panorella
Jerry Perino
John Marisco
Pasquale Borello
Salvatore
Thomas
Bulvatore
Santomarco
No Protest From Ruth Elder Divorce Action
Ruth Elder will not contest the divorce filed against her in Balboa by Lyle Womack. She says if he wants a divorce there must be a good reason and alleges he provided no home, expressing surprise he did not inform her before taking action.
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Ruth Hollywood
Calif
Ruth Elder
Balboa
Lyle Womack
Miss Elder
Womack
Twelve Firemen Hurt At Denver Market Fire
A downtown Denver blaze in the loop market block last night injured twelve firefighters four seriously and forced ten others to be rescued after smoke exposure. A floor collapse trapped one man before fellow firefighters freed him. The warehouse explosion caused about 150000 in damage with 50000 to the building and 100000 to foodstuffs, drawing a crowd of 15000.
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Denver
Colo
Loop Market
Rockford Plane Crash Kills Aviator. Four Hurt
The sister ship of Bert Hassell's monoplane in Rockford Illinois crashed into the Rock River after its motor failure at about 200 feet. World War II veteran M. E. Headley was killed instantly. Passengers Richard Ives Horace H Tuck Dean Pringey and Paul Charn sustained serious injuries including skull fracture broken ribs broken jaw and internal injuries.
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Rockford
Ill
Bert Hassell
Greater Rockford
Rock River
M. E. Headley
Richard Ives
Horace H. Tuck
Dean Pringey
Paul Charn
Tar Explosion Kills Three Workers at San Francisco Pier
In San Francisco a blast from a blow torch ignited hot tar on a $2,000,000 pier under construction. Three workers were believed dead and three others injured as the fiery tar flooded the area. Four men on a nearby barge jumped into the bay. one survivor, Paul Weston, swam to safety and says he fears the others perished.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Paul Weston
Lawyers for Kelley Using New Strategy
In Los Angeles on September 7, prosecutors and defense clashed as Leo P. Kelley’s attorneys shift to a new approach in his murder trial of Mrs. Myrtle Mellus. The defense sought to introduce evidence claiming she was a habitual drinker and prone to fatal falls, but the judge ruled the material too remote to hear.
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Los Angeles
Leo P. Kelley
Myrtle Mellus
Stocks Continue To Soar Upward
New York trading roars as speculation surges after the federal reserve loans rose only 54 million dollars last week. Montgomery Ward jumps nearly twenty dollars to a record high near 242, Sears Roebuck up eight, U S Steel above 157, with Radio Russia Insurance and others also climbing to new highs.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve
Montgomery-Ward
Sears Roebuck
Russia Insurance
Wright Aeronautical
Curtiss Aeroplane
Purity
U. S. Steel Common
Briggs Manufacturing
Brunswick Balke Collander
Tidewater Associated Oil
Purity Baking Common
Preferred
Republic
Otis and
Central Alloy Steels
Tiny plane demonstrates automatic landing in test flight
In Los Angeles a tiny aircraft built on a new principle showed it can land automatically. Pilot Merle F. Kelley lifted off in eight and a half minutes, climbed to speed near 100 mph, and touched down with hands raised. Inventor A A Merrill described wing tilting controlled by a wheel and screw in the cockpit.
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Roosevelt
Alleghanies
Pennsylvania
H. B. Clark
Lieut. Clark
James Taylor
Wichita
Raps
Earl Rowland
Rowland
Roosevelt Field
New York
Kansas City
Robert Duke
Pittsburgh
Dike
Los Angeles
Merle F. Kelley
A. A. Merrill
Anti-Smith Office Opens in Charlotte
Frank R. McNinch named state chairman of the anti-Smith Democratic movement in North Carolina. He plans to open headquarters in Charlotte and launch a campaign using speeches publicity and radio to defeat the Democratic presidential nominee. The group formed a 77 member anti-Smith committee and will work independently of urging votes for Hoover.
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Raleigh
N. C
Frank R. McNinch
Charlotte
North Carolina
McNinch
Smith
Democratic anti-Smith Committee
Herbert Hoover
Treasury Offers 41, Per Cent Certificates
The government offers 5.235 billion in treasury certificates at four and a half percent to aid retiring Liberty loan bonds. Dated September 15, they mature in nine months. About 970 million in third liberty bonds remain outstanding with 70 million in interest due, plus 455 million in taxes due on that date.
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Washington
Treasury
Red Sox Socks At Two Formal Affairs Stir Sir Oliver Lodge
Glasgow reports Sir Oliver Lodge wore bright red socks at two British Association for the Advancement of Science events. Delegates whispered questions about the color choice as he attended a Bragg address and later danced with several young women at a town hall reception.
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Sir Oliver Lodge
Red
Glasgow
Scotland
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Sir Oliver
St. Andrew’s Hall
Sir William Bragg
Association
Town Hall
Disappearance of Carnes Linked to Baptist Board Shortage
Atlanta detectives and private operatives hunted for Clinton S. Carnes missing treasurer of the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board amid a $1,000,000 shortage. Officials disclosed past prison terms and a 1918 divorce, while a Hartwell Georgia church sent $250 to aid rehabilitation funds. A North Carolina audit cited $2,500,000 in abuse against liabilities totaling $2,425,531 with assets at $4,276,549.68. Reorganization moved Dr. C Cree to executive secretary duties for 60 days as Dr. B D Gray stepped into treasurer roles.
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Atlanta
Clinton
Carnes
Southern Baptist Home Mission Board
Richmond
Missouri
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Mission Board
Home Mission Board
Baptist Church of
Hartwell
George Howard
Raleigh
N. C
Charles E. Madry
Baptist State Convention of
North Carolina
Joint
Church Committee
Maddry
C. Cree
Georgia Baptist Convention
Home Board
B. D. Gray
Dr. Gray
Wilkes Bank Case Opened Yesterday
Wilkesboro North Carolina September 7 testimony in the Wilkes county bank cases continued in superior court. Nine former county officials are indicted for defrauding the county of 159000 with charges including conspiracy and embezzlement. Wrenn, serving 9 to 12 years for embezzlement, has been returned to face the new charge.
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Wilkesboro
N. C
Wilkes County
Superior
C. C. Faw
Board of Education
W. Hayes Foster
Clem Wrenn
Charlie Miles
W. E. Tate
Bank of Wilkes
A. Brewer
C. M. Welborn
G. W. Bradley
W. D. Woodruff
Wrenn
John Coolidge To Enter Railroad Work
Superior Wis Sept 7 John Coolidge plans to start a career in railroading joining the freight department of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad it was learned today
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Superior
Wis
John Coolidge
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
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Fort Worth
Okla
Kans
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Elizabethton Auditorium
Gop
Robinson
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L-85
Kelley
Anti- Smith
MecNinch
M. J. Wrenn
Baptist Mission Board
Wilkes Bank
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