Democrats to Attack Hoover Over Daugherty and Fall Ties
ALBANY Aug 18 Democrats will press corruption charges against Republicans in the coming campaign singling out Herbert Hoover for failing to condemn Fall and Daugherty. Senator Walsh and Burton Wheeler will lead the effort, targeting Mellon and Ware in Pennsylvania and Chicago Mayor Thompson, while praising Alfred Smith and urging a harmonized ticket.
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Thomas L. Stokes
United Press
Albany
N.Y
Herbert Hoover
Fall
Daugherty
Forbes
Harding
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Alfred E. Smith
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Teapot Dome
Walsh
Executive Mansion
Burton K. Wheeler
Harry M. Daugherty
Hoover
Wheeler
Senate
Albert B. Fall
Interior
Bolter
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
Smith
Mellon
William S. Ware
Big Bill” Thompson
Chicago
California
William G. McAdoo
Dives From Robbers Watchman Flees Through Window
Ernest Berg, 37, night watchman at Hummer Motor Company in Milwaukee, was attacked by robbers. Outnumbered, he escaped by diving through a window, suffering a head laceration requiring ten stitches, with the robbery itself described as largely a nightmare.
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United Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Ernest Berg
Hummer Motor Company
Berg
Stop roadside petting warned first two offenses then arrest
Morgantown West Virginia August 18 Sheriff Jared F Rodenhaver has devised a rule to curb roadside petting parties along highways. First offense is a warning to the driver or owner with lights off. If repeated a second time parents or owners are notified. A third offense leads to arrest.
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Dy United Press
Morgantown
W. Va
Jared F. Rodehaver
Rodenhaver
Hurt on False Alarm
Lynchburg Virginia fire lieutenant J B Williams broke his leg while descending the fire pole at the station house after answering a false alarm He rode with his truck to the scene only to learn someone had played a prank too far in what was a joke gone wrong.
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Times
Lynchburg
J. B. Williams
Teeth Get Lost But Be Nonchalant Spare Teeth Advice
Chicago August 18 A Boston dentist at the Dental Laboratory Technicians conference warns that while tooth loss is rare it can ruin trips or events. He urges wearers to carry a spare set, noting the high cost and embarrassment of losing dentures and suggesting a second cheap pair for theft risk.
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W. F. Sullivan
United Press
Chicago
Paul J. McGowan
Boston
Dental Laboratory Technicians Conference
Aces Seek Aid for Hop to South Pole
The Bellanca plane carrying Commander Douglas George Jeffrey and Captain Arthur Argles aims to fly to the South Pole next February. If funded by $32,000 from Indianapolis via the Chamber of Commerce and contributors, Jeffrey will lead the Antarctic expedition with Argles as pilot. A team of geologists, a physicist, a surgeon, a meteorologist and a hydrologist will join, plus twenty crew to transport the planes to Graham's Land. The mission seeks uncharted lands for the United States, possible mineral findings, whaling bases, fishery prospects, weather study, and new maps. Landing at the Pole is considered possible.
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Douglas George Jeffrey
Arthur Argles
South Pole
Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce
Jeffrey
Antarctic
Argles
Royal Flying Corps
Graham’s Land
United States
Polar Flight Plan Faces Harsh South Pole Conditions
The expedition weighs risks of forced landings in the South Pole mountains as temperatures plunge to 60 degrees below zero. The 2300 mile route runs from Graham's Land to the pole, then Ross Sea and back, with Commander Jeffrey and Captain Argles preparing in New York after a Chicago stop. In Rockland Maine a boat painting mix up ends with Captain Frank Poland joking about his mistaken dory.
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Columbia Club
Chicago
New York
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Maine
Frank Poland
Joe Cushman
Hassell Poised for Ocean Hop Flight to Stockholm
Rockford Ill August 18 Aimed toward Canada then sea the airplane Greater Rockford readied at noon for the second stage of a flight from Rockford to Stockholm Sweden Pilot Bert Hassell postponed a flight to Mt Evans Greenland due to weather while flying companion Parker Craner planned to depart at noon They hoped to reach over water before nightfall after fueling the craft and completing the Rockford to Stockholm leg in roughly sixteen hours
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Bud Nited
Cochrane
Canada
Rockford
Ill
Stockholm
Sweden
Bert Hassell
Mt. Evans
Greenland
Parker D. Craner
Hassell
Scandinavian Countries
Icelandic stopover for Bert Hassell on flight to Stockholm
Bert Hassell arrives in Reykjavik on the third stage of his Rockford Illinois to Stockholm flight itinerary. A landing field 70 kilometers outside the city will be prepared. Hassell has flown from Mt. Evans Greenland and will continue with a water and land jump to Stockholm, Sweden.
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United Press
Reykjavik
Iceland
Bert Hassell
Rockford, Ill
Stockholm
Sweden
Hassell
Mt. Evans
Greenland
Romanian ban on passports for unaccompanied underage travelers
The Romanian government on August 18 decided to prohibit issuing passports to applicants under age who plan to travel without an accompanying adult, reinforcing travel restrictions for minors.
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Bucharest
Straton Demands Venue for Open Debate With Smith
Greenwood Lake N Y Aug 18 Dr John Roach Straton asserts the right to name the debate venue with Governor Alfred E Smith in response to a challenge over his sermon charging Smith as foe of moral progress Smith insists on Calvary Baptist Church New York as the debate site and demands a yes or no answer Straton replies he accepts the challenge and will set the location arguing it's a joint discussion of records not a church appearance
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United Press
Greenwood Lake
N. Y
John Roach
Straton
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Calvary Baptist Church
New York
Dr. Straton
United States
America
John Roach Straton
Grand Opera Singer John Simcoe Smith Joins LA and SF
Long Beach street car conductor and amateur musician John Simcoe Smith earns contracts to sing in upcoming seasons with the Los Angeles and San Francisco Grand Opera Associations. He will perform under the stage name John Simcoe. The letter presents a challenge from John Roach Stratton regarding a public dispute.
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John Simcoe Smith
Long Beach
Cal
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Grand Opera
Smith
John Simcoe
Foreign born voters favor Hoover stand
Hoover’s stance on repealing the national origins provision could shift immigrant voting blocs. He backs removing the current immigration quota system, predicting increased German and other European group support, while Britain and other nations would gain if the law changes take effect.
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