Smith Nails Lie and Flays Whisperers in Formal Statement
A Memphis meeting of 17 states forms a national constitutional democratic committee. Gov. Smith’s camp labels whispering campaign charges slander and cites letters from two women. Capper warns west against Smith due to Tammany ties and prohibition stance.
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Smith Nails
National Democratic Constitutional Committee
New York
Memphis
Tenn
National Constitutional Democratic Committee
Democratic Party
Tammany Hall
Revolution In Spain Is Frustrated
Paris dispatch reports the Spanish government crushed a widespread plot against Primo de Rivera with up to 2000 arrests. Travelers say liberals republicans and communists joined, aiming to overthrow the regime and depose officials for trial and deportation. The plot aligned with the dictatorship’s fifth anniversary as King Alfonso was abroad.
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Paris
Primo de Rivera
Spain
Bordeaux
la Petite Gironde
Alfonso
Sweden
Bobby Jones Defeats Beck in Amateur Championship Thrilling 14 13
At Brae Burn Country Club Newton Mass on September 13 Bobby Jones defending champion routed John Beck of England by 14 and 13 in the third round of the national amateur golf championship. The margin equalled the record for the most decisive victory in the tournament.
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Braeburn Country Club
Newton
Mass
Bobby Jones
John Beck
England
Jones Dominates Beck In National Amateur First Round Lead
Bobby Jones shattered the tournament record with 70, two under par, to lead John B. Beck of London by 12 holes after 18 in the 36 hole third round. Jones led six up at the turn and extended the margin. Beck won no holes. Other matches were close with Perkins one up on Dawson, Voigt three up on Willing, and Johnston one up on Finlay.
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Braeburn Country Club
Newton
Mass
Bobby Jones
John B. Beck
London
Jones
Beck
T. P
Phil) Perkins
John Dawson
Chicago
George Voigt
New York
Oscar
Perkins Opens Lead With Record 70 In Amateur Golf Match
Newton Massachusetts September 13 T F Phil Perkins British champion shattered the tournament record with a 70 two under par to take a one up lead on John Dawson Chicago after the first 18 holes of their 36 hole third round in the national amateur championship Perkins missed a six foot putt on the home green for a 69 that would have tied the course record
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Braeburn Country Club
Newton
Mass
T. F
Phil) Perkins
John Dawson
Chicago
Perkins
Eight Survivors Tee Off In National Championship Round
Eight survivors started the third round in 36 holes of play at Newton Massachusetts. T P Perkins the British titleholder and John Dawson of Chicago led the group. Bobby Jones the American defending champion opened late matched with Jack B Beck. Oscar F Willing of Portland paired with George Voigt of New York.
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Braeburn Country Club
Newton
Mass
T. P
Phil) Perkins
Chicago
John Dawson
Bobby Jones
Jack B. Beck
Oscar F. Willing
Portland
Ore
George Voigt
New York
Cross Country Air Racers Still Up Or Unaccounted For
ZIEGFELD FIGURES IN LIQUOR SEIZURE ROUSES POINT New York Sept 13 The ownership of 148 bottles found aboard a private car returning from Canada was divided between Florenz Ziegfeld and Dr Jerome Wagner with a 614 penalty for illegal importation. The contraband came into the country under joint ownership according to customs.
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Rouses Point
N. Y
Canada
Florenz Ziegfeld
Jerome Wagner
New York City
Roy Nl. Delano
Ziegfeld
Dr. Wagner
Baptist Ministers Meet at Meredith Next Week
Eastern and central North Carolina Baptist ministers will meet at Meredith College in Raleigh next Thursday to discuss the home mission board crisis after Clinton S. Carnes treasurer’s defalcation. Dr. Charles E. Maddry called the meeting and said the situation is critical but not hopeless. Dr. Austin Crouch of the Southern Baptist Convention is expected to speak to about 150 ministers and church leaders.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Meredith College
Home Mission Board
Clinton S. Carnes
Charles E. Maddry
State Baptist Convention
Austin Crouch
Nashville
Southern Baptist Convention
New York Man Missing From Asheville Home
In Asheville North Carolina Ed ward B Kelly a prominent New York business man disappeared from his Forest Hill home. After 48 hours the search was redoubled at noon on Wednesday with Mrs Helene Walsh Kelly aiding the hunt. The distressed wife suspected foul play as the only plausible explanation.
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Asheville
Edward B. Kelly
New York
Forest Hill
Helene Walsh Kelly
Pittsburgh men forced down in Decatur air race crash
Decatur Indiana reports Col. William Thaw II and Capt. John P. Morris of Pittsburgh forced to land a Lockheed Vega in the non stop air race. The crash occurred on a farm about 15 miles south of Decatur as the pilots navigated the cross country event. Both men survived the emergency landing and were expected to recover after the incident.
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Decatur
Ind
William Thaw, II
John P. Morris
Pittsburgh
Butler denies MacTold claim on Hoover support
New York Sept. 13. Dr Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University denied pledging support to the Hoover ticket. Republican state chairman MacTold had said Butler pledged backing, but Butler told the New York Times he made no statement and has nothing more to say. He had previously criticized Hoover on prohibition and naval policy.
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N. Y
New York State
Smith
Herbert Hoover
Executive Mansion
Rochester
New York
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Hoover- Curtis Club Today
West
Capper
Tammany
Hoover
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
H. Edmund MacTold
Dr. Butler
New York Times Today
Mr. MacTold
New York Times
Mr. Hoover
Steele Wins In Georgia Democratic Nomination Race
Congressman I J Steele, a strong supporter of the Democratic presidential nominee, defeats W D Upshaw for the party nomination in Georgia's fifth district. With five precincts left, Steele leads by 4 515 votes and holds 16 county unit votes to Upshaw's two, carrying Fulton County and the Atlanta area.
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Atlanta
L. J. Steele
W. D. Upshaw
al Smith
Georgia
Steele
Upshaw
Fulton
Hame
Renee Adoree Withdraws Divorce Suit in Los Angeles
Actress Renee Adoree announced she would withdraw her divorce action against husband William Gill after filing, with a court document filed but not yet dismissed as night fell. The original complaint cited cruelty as the grounds.
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Los Angeles
Renee Adoree
William Gill
Miss Adoree
July exports rise to 378 million as imports slip
Washington reports US exports in July 1928 totaled 378,768,065, up from 341,809,006 a year earlier. Imports for July this year were 317,894,183, slightly below July 1927’s 319,712,? (text fragment).
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Washington
United States
To Question Mrs. Pope
Atlanta police request delays as they detain Louise Pope amid a nation wide search for Clinton S Carnes missing Southern Baptist treasurer with accounts missing about 1 000 000. Solicitor General Boykin probes a Los Angeles dispatchs remark that only the surface had been scratched. Lois Griffin confirms receiving over 5 000 from Carnes in Hollywood while Sonia Nordlie was linked to similar earnings contracts.
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Atlanta
Los Angeles
Louise Pope
Clinton S. Carnes
Southern Baptist Home Mission Board
John A. Boyking
Fulton County
Carnes
New York
Boykin
Mrs. Pope
Hollywood
Man Fires on Singing Youths. Kills 17 Year Old in Street
Chicago police held Joseph Czahore after he fired a shotgun at boy singers below his window. The blast fatally struck Joseph Kasowski, 17, one of the Gingers, whose body lay in front of Czahore’s home.
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Chicago
Joseph Czahore
Joseph Kasowskifi
Czahore
Plot Against De Rivera Foiled in Spain
Madrid reports an official statement announcing the thwarting of an anti-government plot on the fifth anniversary of Primo de Rivera’s dictatorship. Arrests were made among politicians and rebels, with the government denying military involvement and calling out disruptive elements.
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Madrid
Primo de Rivera
Associated Press
Robinson At Columbia and His Exceedingly Impromptu Style
Senator Joe T. Robinson and his party arrived in Columbia at 8 50 this morning and stayed in their private car until 10 as requested. In Charlotte he spoke extemporaneously, a habit sharpened by Arkansas stump skill and Senate practice, with speeches prepared but often not delivered on schedule.
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Columbia
Joe T. Robinson
Charlotte
Joe Robinson
Richmond
Arkansas
Senate
House of Representatives
Washington
Robinson
Smith
Chamberlain to Resume Duties on Return from Bermuda Voyage
Sir Austin Chamberlain British foreign minister says he expects to resume his office on his return home in November from a sea voyage seeking health. He is aboard the liner Orcoma which stopped at Hamilton Bermuda. He attributes the short speech in the house of commons on the Franco British naval accord to his illness.
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London
Austin Chamberlain
Bermuda
Hamilton
Austen
House of Commons
Toombs Surrenders To St Louis Officers
Chicago financier Roy C Toombs surrendered to St Louis authorities on warrants charging embezzlement as president of the International Life Insurance company of St Louis. He faces charges tied to the companys affairs and was turned over to state officials for further handling.
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Chicago
Roy C. Toombs
St. Louis
International Life Insurance Company of
Boone Awarded 9800 in Suit Against Miller
In Boone North Carolina on September 13 a jury awarded the town 9800 in a suit against Claude B. Miller of High Point. The jury found Miller acted as the town's agent and misappropriated proceeds from a 10000 note.
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Boone
Miller
Boone, N. C
Claude BE. Miller
High Point
Passengers Unhurt As Red Arrow Train Wrecks Near Detroit
Detroit Sept 13. The Red Arrow passenger train from New York to Detroit ran through an open switch at Lincoln Park and collided with two freight cars. All coaches remained on track and no injuries were reported among passengers.
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Detroit
Red Arrow
Pennsylvania
New York
Lincoln Park
Tanker Shreveport Explosion Survivor Rescued by Mohawk
Charleston reports John Wolfinger boatswain of the tanker Shreveport rescued by the Clyde liner Mohawk after the Frying Pan Shoals explosion. He had been missing for hours, clinging to driftwood, and was taken to hospital in serious condition. Three crew members remained missing.
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Tammany
Shreveport
Charleston
8. C
John Wolfinger
Wolfinger
J. W. McKenzie
Frying Pan Shoals
Dugan
Delaware Gardens
Camden
N. J
Ambulance Rush After Red Arrow Train Wreck Near Detroit
A fleet of ambulances rushed to River Rouge a Detroit suburb after reports that the Red Arrow passenger train from New York to Detroit was involved in a wreck.
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Detroit
River Rouge
Red Arrow
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
France Warned Over Rhineland Evacuation Terms
The Daily News editors urge France to honor Locarno pact provisions on Rhineland occupation, warning that France cannot demand withdrawal on unrealistic terms while Britain seeks peaceful cooperation. The piece stresses that Britain joined Locarno to promote goodwill and an early end to occupation.
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London
Daily News
Liberal
France
Rhineland
Britain
Germany
Severe hurricane strikes Porto Rico
A severe hurricane hit Porto Rico early today and was expected to reach the island of Haiti before nightfall. All business in Porto Rico is suspended, land wires are down, and no loss of life or property damage reports have been received as yet.
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New York
Porto Rico
Haiti
French Telegraph Cable Company
San Juan
Georgia Woman Wins Fourth Term in State House
Atlanta September 13. A Fulton county pattern repeats as Miss Bessie Kempton again leads a field of seven men to win the state house seat. This marks her fourth consecutive term at the head of the ticket.
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Atlanta
Fulton County
Bessie Kempton
House of Representatives
Five Die After Explosion Aboard Tanker Shreveport
The Shreveport off Frying Pan Shoals suffered a sudden explosion that wrecked the bridge and midship housing, killed five sailors, wounded four, and left 25 survivors rescued by the Spanish steamer Aldecoa. Survivors reported acts of heroism, including R. F. Churchill of Cliftondale, Massachusetts.
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Southport
Aldecoa
R. F. Churchill
Cliftondale
Mass
Kellogg Pact Could Change U S Soviet Status
Washington Sept 13 The Kellogg Briand anti war treaty may affect Russo American relations when the pact is before the Senate Senator Borah says ratification without reservations would deposit an official Soviet document in the State Department Kellogg Kellogg discusses Russian recognition while the State Department says ratification involves no recognition action by the United States
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Senate
Great Britain
France
Russia
State Department
Borak
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kellogg
Te Department
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