Hoover outlines farm aid plan at Iowa speech
Herbert Hoover told a West Branch crowd he would convene agricultural leaders to draft farm relief legislation if elected president. He proposed a Federal Farm Board to develop marketing, modernization of inland waterways, and new pricing policies while noting changes to the McNary Haugen bill.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
West Branch
Corn Belt
Herbert Hoover
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Hoover
Quaker Meeting House
Garfield
Federal Farm Board
Treasury
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Atlantic
White House
St. Lawrence
Panama Canal
Midwest
St. Louis
New Orleans
A&a Federal Farm Board
Hannah
House of God
Green Mill murder cases eyed for early trial in September
Early trials loom for Rupert McDonald and Lawrence Ghere in the Wilkinson Haag murder case at the Green Mill. The docket also includes multiple murder, arson, and manslaughter actions through October with juries ordered for September.
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Green Mill
Eighth St
Rupert McDonald
Lawrence Ghere
California
Wilkinson Haag
Indianapolis
Smith
W. H. Manifold
James A. Collins
William H. Remy
Ghere
McDonald
Carl Skeen
Pearl Jarboe
Skeen
Clarence Meadows
Harry Pilz
Sam Fassman
South Side
Claude E. Negley
Gus Sansone
Clarence E. Armstrong
Justice McReynolds
Andrew Reecer
Mencken backs Al Smith in presidential debate with Barton views
H L Mencken, Baltimore and New York critic, defends Al Smith as the preferable president while Bruce Barton supports Herbert Hoover. The interview frames a sharp contrast, with Mencken praising Smith as witty and honest and deriding Hoover as a fat Coolidge.
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Alice Hughes
New York Telegram
H. L. Mencken
al Smith
Bruce Barton
Herbert Hoover
the Times
Mencken
Barton
H L. Menc
Baltimore
New York
American Mercury
Rbert Hoover
Coolidge
Governor Smith
Hoover
Smith
Roosevelt
Hoover Amusing and Prohibition Debate Reflections
MENCKEN questions the 1930s presidential choice with biting humor. He mocks Hoover as a poor alternative and critiques factions, Prohibition, and party politics while noting Al Smith as a preferable candidate to Viscount Hoover in a sharp historical exchange.
Favors Civil Service Plan Endorsed by Sanitary Chief
Sanitary Commissioner B J T Jeup endorsed establishing civil service in all city departments as recommended to Mayor L Ert Slack. He opposes creating an extra commission to run the system, saying officials must act in earnest for civil service success. He predicts a city manager would cut executives and appoint qualified heads.
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L. Ert Slack
B. J. T. Jeup
Jeup
Eral
Arcoo
Peter Pan Statue in Kensington Gardens Vandalized
The famous Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens was tarred and feathered during the night. Gatekeeper found the vandalism two hours after the park opened at 5 a.m. today. The statue by Sir George Frampton is regarded as one of London s most beautiful works.
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United Press
London
Peter Pan
Kensington Gardens
Sir George Frampton
Coolidges Visit Apostle Islands Fishing and History
President and Mrs Coolidge will tour Apostle Islands in Bayfield Wisconsin aboard yachts after a Bevil Island luncheon. They are guests of Hunter L Gary and Frank H Woods and will inspect Astor trading post remains, planning to return to Cedar Island Lodge by 7.
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United Presa
Cedar Island Lodge
Wis
Coolidge
Apostle Islands
Presidential
Hunter L. Gary
Kansas City
Frank H. Woods
Lincoln
Neb
Bayfield
Lake Superior Islands
John Jacob Astor
Bevil Island
Street Orator Jailed Four Times In A Week
Charles H. Krause 73 of 674 E Drive Woodruff Place was jailed four times in a week for talking out of turn and disturbing a religious meeting at Illinois and Market Streets. Judge Paul Wetter dismissed the Tuesday charge after Krause loaded in remarks to bystanders, declaring cops don’t know their business. He faced one prior fine of $10 for resisting an officer. other cases were dismissed.
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Charles H. Krause
E. Drive
Woodruff Place
Krause
Paul C. Wetter
Illinois
Market Sts
Fred Hague
Carl Sheets
National Party
Market
Corner
Forest fires in California reach historic scale
Forest fires in the San Bernardino district worsen under low humidity and light winds. Officials say the fires are the worst in California history, destroying thousands of acres of timber and brush despite efforts by hundreds of firefighters.
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United Press
Los Angeles
San Bernardino District
California
Doctor Celebrates 6 763 Births in Bunker Oh.
A community celebration will honor the 6 763 men women and children attended at birth by Dr. J E Gordon in Bunker Missouri. Dr Gordon has practiced there fifty six years.
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United Press Bunker
J. E. Gordon
Gordon
Landscaping plans for World War Memorial Plaza outlined
Bids will be opened for alterations to University Square and for landscaping the World War Memorial Plaza at the Indiana World War Commission meeting Thursday. The plan adds new sidewalks around the fountain, lighting changes, removal of the Colfax monument, and possible underground irrigation. Two eighty five foot flagstaffs will rise on the north side. Landscaping bids target October with over 500 trees to be moved or planted, aiming to start root pruning this winter.
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University Square
World War Memorial Plaza
Indiana World War Commission
Frank Henley
Commission
Harrison
Colfax
Montgomery Man Picked as Assistant Livestock Director
Anson S. Thomas of Montgomery county was named assistant livestock director of the Indiana Park Bureau succeeding Oscar S. Swank who resigns to lead the Evansville Producers' Commission Association. Thomas is president of the Montgomery county farm bureau. Baby Born in Taxi in Chicago. A taxi driver rushed Mr and Mrs James Murray to a hospital but found a ten pound girl born in the cab.
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Anson S. Thomas
Montgomery County
Indiana Park Bureau
Oscar S. Swank
Evansville Producers’ Commission Association
Thomas
Montgomery County Farm Bureau
United Press
Chicago
James Murray
Hide the Baseball Pool Ticket System in Indianapolis
Police report a new scheme for selling baseball lottery tickets where tickets are bought in one location and winnings are paid out in a separate store or residence. Buyers use a "broker" who directs them to another site or sends an assistant to obtain the ticket, complicating searches and law enforcement.
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Indianapolis
Gone but Not Forgotten Automobiles Stolen Police Report
Police report lists multiple vehicles stolen including a Ford coupe from Mar ket and Delaware Sts. and a Pontiac coupe from 318 E. St. Clair St. with several individuals named by address and plate-like numbers. The entries include Lovie Richey 537 Harmon St Ford and Kenneth W. Williams 5520 Winthrop Ave Chevrolet coupe among others.
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Lovie Richey
Harmon St
Ford
Carl Dunahan
Bellefontaine St
Pontiac
N. Capitol Ave
Theo. C. Eddy
E. Michigan St
Delaware
Victor Gilliland
E. St. Clair St
Kenneth W. Williams
Winthrop Ave
Senate Ave
Washington St
Robert S. Sloan
W. Twenty- Eighth St
Twenty-Eighth St
Stolen Cars Recovered by Police
Police recover two stolen vehicles. Elcar sedan belonging to Fred P. Mertz of 745 Campbell Street was found at Capitol Avenue and Sixteenth Street. A Ford touring owned by Michael Shea of 1041 West Twenty Eighth Street was located in the 900 block of West Twenty Eighth Street.
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Fred P. Mertz
Campbell St
Elcar
Capitol Ave
Sixteenth
Michael Shea
Twenty- Eighth St
Twenty-Eighth
Knox Jr. to Face Police Court on Reckless Driving Charge
Philander K. Knox Jr., son of a former secretary of state, is required to appear in police court in Washington today to answer charges of reckless driving.
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United Press
Washington
Philander K. Knox Jr
Back to Indiana for bank collapse case
W H Arnold must return to Ko komo Indiana to face charges tied to the collapse of the American Trust Company Bank where he served as president. Extradition hearings in Tallahassee led to orders for Indiana authorities to arrest him in Palatka and begin the trip north. Arnold has lived in Palatka since 1924 working in real estate.
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Tallahassee
Fla
W. H. Arnold
Kokomo
Ind
American Trust Company Bank
John W. Martin
Florida
Indiana
Arnold
Palatka
Drys Gentlemen? MENCKEN Commentary on Prohibition
The piece surveys prohibition’s merit for public good and notes varied opinions. It mocks anti social behavior and hydrant water drinking invites, and speculates that removing the Eighteenth Amendment will take years if possible. It concludes with a critical view of Al’s electoral prospects.
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Mencken
Ants and Roaches Leave After New Chemical Discovery
An odorless stainless powder named Takimized Sodium Fluoride, sold as T S F, quickly drives ants and roaches from homes. One application around sinks and doors unsettles pests and keeps them away, with lasting effects.
Al and the Pope: evaluating governors for president
Mencken compares Al and Hoover, arguing experience in state government matters for handling Congress. He claims Al has proven skill at Albany while Hoover lacks personal appeal, and questions the value of prior executive work for national leadership.
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United States of America
Mencken
Congress
Albany
Hoover
Washington
Belgium
Mississippi
Presidents Wives in 1930s Election Roles
Mencken argues four years could let Al Roosevelt transform the federal bench curb anti saloon politics and restore the Bill of Rights while Hoover might rehabilitate the Ohio gang compile data and sway Supreme Court power. he dismisses wife influence as overrated noting both candidates have fortunate marriages and either woman would adorn the White House.
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White House
Hoover
Ohio Gang
Ware Gang
Negro Mercenaries of the South
Anti-Saloon League
Coolidge
Harding
Mencken
United States
Will
Federal
Washington
Supreme Court
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Thelma Hofer
Olive St
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Anti- Saloon League
Viscount Hoover
Civil Service
B. J. T. Jeup Indorses
Plainfield
Western Yearly Meeting of Friends
Albert L. Copeland
Paoli
Homer J. Coppick
Lilith Farlow
Anna Norris
Reading
Blarney
Mancken
Pope
Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
WAR Shrine Board
Coolidges
University Park
Montgomery
O. S. Swank
Farm Bureau Post
the Peoples Dentists
West Washington St
Baldwin
the Record Center of
Balks
Akron Surgical House, Inc
Mass, Ave
Jos. S. Goode
Hare Mansur
Pearson
Penn
Kyel Kay
Sy al v ! Jewelry Company
Indiana Theatre
al and
the Pope
Department Store
City Trust Company
Dick Miller
E. Washington Street
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