Edward L Stahlman Nashville Banner Publisher Dies at 87
Edward L Stahlman longtime Nashville Newspaper publisher and former railroad executive died at 87 after a long illness. He led the Nashville Banner from 1885 and became a national figure in journalism. Born in Germany in 1843 he came to the U S at age ten and rose from laborer to publisher.
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Nashville Banner
Banner
Nashville
Tenn
Edward L. Stahlman
The
Stahlman
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway
Monon
Southern Steamship and Railway Lines
Germany
United States
West Union
W. Va
Gallatin
Southern Express Company
Aviator Paul Montgomery Arrested Over Providence Ky Bombing
Paul Montgomery local aviator was arrested in Murphysboro by Sheriff Flanigan on suspicion linked to the Providence Kentucky bombing of mining properties. Authorities faced conflicting reports on the bombing plane number and Montgomery denied involvement while seeking counsel.
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Murphysboro
Paul Montgomery
William Flanigan
Providence
Montgomery
Overbee
Dixon
Kentucky
Dallas
Texas
Pinckeyville
Pinckneyville
Jackson County
Illinois
United Mine Workers
Adolit Gel
St. Louis Flight Seeks Endurance Record by 8 Days
Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine push the Greater St. Louis monoplane toward the endurance refueling record of 554 hours at Lambert Field. With 26 hours left to tie, they plan to stay aloft at least eight more days, possibly three weeks, while the Hunters acknowledge likely losses in contracts.
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ST. Louis
Greater St. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forest O’brine
Jackson
O’brine
Hunter Brothers
John Hunter
Lambert-St. Louis Field
C.S.T
Harry Perkins
Hunters
Perkins
Ptage Six
Drought Relief Talks Loom As Hoover Convenes Conference
Washington reports that drought relief shifts from the Weather Bureau to Hoover called conferences. Governors from 12 states and farm leaders meet Thursday as showers fail to end the dry spell. Forecaster Weightman says rain may be light to moderate in Indiana Illinois Michigan Minnesota Missouri Iowa Kansas and parts of Ohio Tennessee Kentucky West Virginia. New York and New England stay cool and dry.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Hoover
Farm Organization
Farm Board
Indiana
Illinois
Upper Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
R. H. Weightman
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
New York
New England Fair
Weather Outlook Tennessee and Virginia
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with possible showers in Tennessee. In Virginia fair and cool tonight, Wednesday partly cloudy with a slight warmup and possible showers in the extreme southwest. moderate northeast winds inland.
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West Portion
East Portion
Virginia
Jinx Ridden Plane Wreck Injures Owner in Vancouver
The Pacific Era, modeled after the Southern Cross and built five years ago, lay wrecked at Ladner Field after a crash on return from Lulu Island. Plane owner Bob Wark is reported in serious condition. Eddie Brown was not aboard. The craft was tied to a planned four stop flight from Tacoma to Tokyo, with various owners pursuing a round world undertaking.
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Vancouver
B. C
Ladner Field
Bob Wark
Lulu Island
Tacoma
Wash
Tokyo
Eddie Brown
Wark
Holland
Pedro Zanni
Halifax
N. S
Oakland
Cal
Hawaii
Osborne
England
Canada
D. R. McLaren
George Hubert Wilkins
Seattle
James Brewster
Brewster
EF. E. Dildine
Dildine
Dave Logg
Ruth Rhodes
Rhodes
Brown
Reece Leads Price in Tennessee First District Nomination
Official canvass shows Reece with 25 575 votes and Price 22 168 in the Republican bid for Congress in the First District of Tennessee. Reece leads by 3 407 with Washington Sevier and Grainger favoring Price. Price rejects the result and plans to seek a state committee review or congressional inquiry.
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Price
Carroll Reece
Sam W. Price
Congress
Tennessee
Washington, Sevier and
Grainger
Greeneville
State Committee
Horton and Hull Garners Big Victory In Tennessee Primary
Governor Horton leads in Democratic primary with 144,225 votes to Gwinn's 100,112 after 76 counties reported. Cordell Hull tops long term Senate race. Brock wins short term Senate. Horton dominates Shelby and Marshall counties. Gwinn wins Tipton and several districts.
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Nashville
Tenn
Henry H. Horton
L. E. Gwinn
Memphis
County Boards of Election Commissioners
United States
Senate
Horton
Gwinn
Cordell Hull
Todd
William E. Brock
John R. Neal
Shelby County
Marshall
Tipton
Hull
Tobacco growers told to keep off market at Atlanta resolutions
Southern agriculture commissioners adopted resolutions urging tobacco growers to withhold ungraded tobacco, adopt federal grading, and use farm board cooperative aids to stabilize prices. They urged drought relief surveys, called on Hoover Hyde and the farm board, and asked wholesale market restraint to lift cotton and grain prices. Eight state representatives attended the Atlanta conference.
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Atlanta
Federal Farm Board
Agriculture Commissioners of
Farm Board
Hoover
Hyde
Lindbergh to Speak at Williamstown Institute of Politics
Colonel Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh arrived at Fort Adams Mass from North Haven Missouri by air and left by car for Williamstown where he was scheduled to speak before the Institute of Politics.
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Fort Adams
Mass
Charles A. Lindbergh
North Haven
Williamstown
Lindbergh
Institute of Politics
Drought Reduces U.S. Crop Prospects Seven Percent
A Washington report notes drought cuts U.S. crop prospects by seven percent, signaling weaker yields across major agricultural regions and prompting adjustments in forecasts and planning for farmers and markets.
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Washington
U. S
Three Chinamens Killed in Tong Wars Across Cities
In Chicago, Tong war violence leaves George Moe dead after being shot thrice as he walked. In New York, Hip Sing Tong member Charles Ye Kai jan dies after two gunmen shoot him at his laundry. In Minneapolis, Pong Toy, also of Hip Sing Tong, is shot and leg broken at work. Police in all cities heighten patrols and detain suspects.
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Chicago
New York
Minneapolis
George Moe
Hip Sing Tong
Moe
On Leon Tong
Charles Ye Kaijan
Hip Sing
Bronx
Pong Toy
Pong
Chinatown
Explosive Accident Kills One Injures Thirteen in New York Lab
A chemist accidentally mixed an explosive during an experiment, destroying two buildings in New York. Marcus Cohen, heating a mixture, caused the blast that killed David Leff’s 19 year old deputy and injured 13 others including Mrs. Leff and bystanders. Debris collapsed through the adjoining ivory building.
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New York
Marcus Cohen
Erke Mailina
David Leff
Political fate of national figures in balance today
Voters in five states chose party nominees for state and federal offices as national figures faced renewed challenges. Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska confronted two rivals in a Republican primary after his 1928 defection to support Alfred E. Smith. Alabama’s Heflin was sidelined by party leaders, leaving Bankhead and Thompson to contest the senate race with Heflin planning an independent bid in November. Oklahoma and Ohio Democrats picked nominees to oppose Republican incumbents Pine and McCulloch, who had no intra party opposition.
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George W. Norris
Nebraska
Alfred E. Smith
Arkansas
Joel Robinson
J. Thomas Heflin
Alabama
John H. Bankhead
Jasper
Frederick J. Thompson
Mobile
Heflin
Oklahoma
Ohio
W. B. Pine
Roscoe C. McCulloch
National committee pledges unity in renomination drive
Senator Fess of Ohio says the Republican national committee will not discriminate among candidates and will back the party nominees after primaries. He notes Hoover era issues like tariff and farm relief as campaign topics and plans a vigorous national campaign upon his return from vacation.
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Washington
Alfred E. Smith
Norris
Nebraska
Republican National Machine
Fess
Ohio
White House
Great Lakes
National
Senate
House
Hoover
Oklahoma Democratic run off features manners and dress issues
In Oklahoma City the Democratic run off primary highlighted table manners and dress as issues. The bitter campaign saw no real violence though threats and taunts loomed. main contests pitted Murray known as Alfalfa Bill against Buttram for governor and Gore against Wrightsman for the Senate designation.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Pio
Oklahoma
William H
Bill
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