Smith Speech Draws Masses In Albany Throng
In Albany the Democratic nominee Alfred E. Smith will address a crowd estimated near 100000 amid a city fair atmosphere. The event follows his rise from a Bowery speech past to national party leadership with Raskob Pittman and Robinson directing a broad campaign. Broadcasting from about ninety stations will carry the notification and acceptance speeches.
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Alfred E. Smith
State St
Benjamin B. Odell
New York
Tommy Caughlan
Union Station
John J. Raskob
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Key Pittman
Nevada
Peter G. Gerry
Rhode Island
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Harry B. Hawes
Missouri
Capitol
Smith
John B. Tacher
Albany
Senator Pittman
Raskob
Bootlegger Accusations After Alley Night
Jess W. Addison, 37, of near Ohio and Spring Streets, faces drunkenness charges after saying a Negro bootlegger took him Tuesday to 817 Fowler Street, sold whisky, then assaulted and robbed him of 17 dollars and 50 cents. Police found no one at the Fowler Street address though some furniture remained.
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Jess W. Addison
Ohio
Spring Sts
Fowler St
Honor Sacco and Vanzetti Remembered Across America
On the first anniversary of their execution the names Sacco and Vanzetti resonate as supporters gather in multiple American cities. The report notes Boston origins and the lasting impact of the duo on public memory.
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United Press
Boston
Sacco
Vanzetti
Kentuck’s Magic Fish Tale At Marion County Camp
Kentuck a so called medicine man at a Bridgeport child nutrition camp wins respect from fellow campers when his superstition about curing cuts and removing bruises by saliva and oil leads to unexpected fishing success. After initial mockery the group sees three fish bite after his trick.
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Marion County Tuberculosis Association
Bridgeport
Plot to shatter Stephenson mind at prison charged
Michigan City Ind August 22 charges allege Indiana State Prison officials sought to drive D C Stephenson a life term murder convict insane to confine him in the hospitals for the insane and bar communication with attorneys and friends. His chief counsel plans to take the fight to federal courts if Indiana courts block habeas corpus hearings.
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Michigan City
Ind
Indiana State Prison
D. C
Davis
Stephenson
John A. Brown
State Board of Charities
Walter H. Daly
Robert H. Moore
Gary
Indiana
Laporte Circuit
Mencken Views on Hoover and Smith Interview
H. L. Mencken offers sharp opinions on Hoover and Al Smith in a Times interview on page 2. Bruce Barton responds in tomorrow’s edition, promising a rebuttal.
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Hoover
al Smith
H. L. Mencken
Times
Bruce Barton
Hunt Wins Democratic Nomination in Ohio Senate Primary
The official count from the August 14 Ohio primary confirms Graham P. Hunt of Cincinnati as the Democratic short-term United States Senate nominee. Hunt defeated incumbent Cyrus C. Locher of Cleveland by a slim 757-vote margin.
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United Press
Columbus
Ohio
United States
Graham P. Hunt
Cincinnati Ciry
Hunt
Cyrus C. Locher
Cleveland Dry
Montreal swindle nets $135000 in race wire confidence ruse
J. D. Hazelbecker of Pittsburgh lost $135,000 to two men in Montreal after being lured by a race wire scam. He was told his horse won and then pressured to stake $135,000 as security, which the con artists failed to return after leaving to check results. Investigators described the ploy as an old time confidence game aboard a liner passenger.
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United Press
Montreal
Que
J. D. Hazelbecker
Pittsburgh
Hazelbecker
Mount Royal
Machine Guns Miss Two Captives In Liquor Fight
Louis Patterson and his son Glenn, coal truck drivers, were trapped between rival bootleg factions near Prairieton Indiana. As gunmen fired from two cars and a third opened fire, the Pattersons were dragged from their trucks but escaped injury and returned to work after the firefight ended.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Louis Patterson
Glenn
No Man's Land
Prairieton
Beards Lion William Hawkins Says Gun Stolen From Pillow
Beards Lion William Hawkins 48 of 954 N Pershing Ave told police a thief entered while he slept and stole a gun from under his pillow claiming he kept it for protection.
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William Hawkins
N. Pershing Ave
City to Lose Three Militia Units in Full
Indianapolis will see three Indiana National Guard units disbanded this fall or early winter due to insufficient armory space. Adjutant General William H. Kershner plans a wing addition, choosing which units to reduce after camp reports, with decisions not until spring. The 1926 armory cost half a million dollars and is leased to the state with title due after ten years.
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Indiana National Guard
Indianapolis
Adjt
William H. Kershner
Kershner
Plures
Ad Futanit
38Th Division
38Th Divisional
151St Infantry
152D Infantry
139Th Field Artillery
Two Die in Saginaw Hotel Fire
Two firemen were killed and two others overcome by smoke in a blaze that badly damaged the Benjamin Franklin Hotel in Saginaw Michigan. A bell boy was injured as investigators assessed damage around 75 000 dollars last night.
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United Preas
Saginaw, Mich
Benjamin Franklin
Farmers to tell Hoover their farming troubles at West Branch
Farmers from fifteen states will press Hoover for relief during visits to his West Branch home. They cite falling wheat and corn prices and back his plan for a Federal farm board and stable marketing. His running mate Curtis would serve in Congress until December.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Herbert Hoover
Ee Lowden
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Congress
Charles E. Curtis
Kansas
Curtis
United Press
Socialist Candidate Thomas Tours Indiana Address
Norman Thomas, veteran socialist candidate and Princeton alum, speaks in Marion and speaks again in Indianapolis as he campaigns across Indiana. He criticizes state politics citing corruption, Ku Klux Klan influence, and apathy while praising Debs and warning of electoral mismanagement. He is joined by Rand School’s August Claessens and labor journalist McAllister Coleman.
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Ndiana
Norman Thomas
New York City
Princeton
United States
Washington
K. of P. Hall
Toledo
Ohio
Indiana
Commonwealth
South
Jackson
Arthur Robinson
Senate
Eugene V
Debs
Thomas
Gene
August Claessens
Rand School of Social Science
McAllister Coleman
Probe into Chicago shooting of bootleg suspect
An investigation began after Merle Adams was shot by a prohibition agent during a raid on a liquor syndicate headquarters in a loop skyscraper. Adams identified as Morris Green and faced possible recovery. Paul Morton, head of the ring, was arrested earlier in the day. Morton is brother to the late Nails Morton. The raid was led by George Golding.
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United Press
Chicago
Merle Adams
Adams
Morris Green
Arthur Franklin
Paul Morton
Morton
Nails” Morton
Hardboled
George Golding
Boy Bitten in Alley by Barking Dog
Six year old Ernest Peterson Jr. was walking with his father when a dog behind a high fence lunged and bit his nose. The incident occurred this morning near 1120 Pleasant Street as the boy leaned toward a knot hole to look at the barking animal.
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Erenst Peterson, Jr
Pleasant St
Ernest
Worley Blocks Bonds For Three In Shannon Death Probe
Indianapolis police moved quickly after the Clinton murder of bootlegger Edward J. Shannon to arrest three ring members on vagrancy charges and secured large bond increases. Police chief Worley clashed with Judge Wetter over bonds aiding possible flight. two more suspects remained jailed as the case moved toward Sept. 11.
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Worley
Gity
Indianapolis
Edward J. Shannon
Edward Eckerle
Clinton
Ind
Claude M. Worley
Paul C. Wetter
Underwood
Walker
Simon
Hunt
Judge Wetter
Wetter
Shannon
Bill
Paul C. Scharffin
Inland
Scharffin
United Press
John C Ecekerle
St. Louis
Edward Ecekerle
Edwin Eckerley
Indianapoli
Chicago
Louisville
Wright
William E. Rapp
Joe Praum
Indiana
Rapp
Ival
Louis Rolando
N. Alabama St
Barnaby and
Tooley
Michigan Hotel
Ryan
Jordan
Tuck
Staggs
Young
Ring
Michigan
Gaughan
Taylor
The
Roosevelt
Whirlwind serial hails Sybil Thorne as era leader
The Times debuts Whirlwind by Eleanor Early on Aug 23 presenting Sybil Thorne a Boston madcap whose wartime heartbreak drives a rise to social prominence amid postwar rebellion. A powerful drama of love loss and reinvention praised as the year’s greatest serial story.
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Boston
Sybil Thorne
Sybil
Havana
Richard
Hap
the Times
Eleanor Early
Bombing damages Italian consulate in Liege Belgium
A bomb exploded at 11 o'clock Tuesday night damaging the Italian consulate in Liege. No casualties were reported. The Italian consul and vice consul were absent. Authorities suspect anti fascists seeking revenge against an Italian spy in Liege.
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United Press
Brusssels
Belgium
Liege
Laege
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