Democratic convention drift over Prohibition split
Norman Mack, New York National Committeeman, says Gov. Smith is opposed to prohibition but favors states rights and personal liberty. Mack stresses his view is personal and not officially Smith’s. Several Smith followers await a direct statement while party leaders anticipate a strong law enforcement plank at Kansas City.
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United Press Dispatch
Houston
Texas
Norman Mack
New York National
Alfred E. Smith
Mack
Smith
Board of Strategy
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
New York
Canada
Gov. Smith
Emily Newell Blair
Democratic National Committee
The
United Press
Hoover
Kansas City
Seven Knox County Farmers Average 385 Labor Income
Vincennes Ind June 21 Seven Knox county farmers keeping farm accounts in 1927 averaged 385 dollars in labor income after deducting operating expenses and 5 percent interest on capital. The figure excludes materials used for family living. Individual results ranged from 1,280 dollars to minus 1,115 dollars with two above 1,200, three between 300 and 600, and two failing to earn five percent on capital.
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Vincennes
Ind
Knox County
President Coolidge refuses clemency for three condemned men
United Press Dispatch Superior Wis June 21 President Coolidge has refused to commute to life imprisonment the death sentences of Nicholas Lee Eagles Samuel Moreno and John Proctor convicted for the murder in September 1926 of Patrolman Leo W Busch of the Washington police force Announcement of the president s refusal to exercise executive clemency on behalf of the trio of slayers was made officially at the executive offices here today The slayers are scheduled to die tomorrow in the electric chair at Washington.
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Uperior
Wis
Coolidge
Nicholas Lee Eagles
Samuel Moreno
John Proctor
Leo W. K. Busch
Washington
Tidal Wave Destroys Port in Old Mexico
A dispatch to Excelsior from Tuxtu tepex reports a tidal wave triggered by recent earthquakes nearly destroyed the port of Chacahua in Caraca State. The area has felt 108 earthquakes since Saturday according to the report.
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Old Mexico
Mexico City
Chacahua
Caraca State
Excelsior
Rescue Crews Brace for Amundsen Nobile Search
Polar rescue efforts focus on Amundsen missing after a troubled air flight from Tromsoe toward Kings Bay as Maj Maddalena locates Nobile and Italia crew members stranded near Foyn island with 60 pounds of supplies dropped.
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United Press
Kings Bay Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
Roald Amundsen
Nobile
Amundsen
Maddalena
Tromsoe
Norway
Guilbaud
Lieut
Dietrichson
Kings Bay
Foyn Island
Maddelena
Finn Malmgren
Illinois miners restless over idleness threaten policy clash
Illinois miners' union members in St Louis called for an early assembly of the international policy committee to discuss wage scale changes. The move aims to modify the Jacksonville scale to meet nonunion competition amid about 50 000 idle miners and widespread hardship.
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Chicago
Illinois Miners’ Union
St. Louis
Mlinois
Springfield
Tlinois Miners’ Union
Tlinois
Jefferson Hotel
John L. Lewis
the International
International Policy Committee
Fishwick
WeprovideHe
Illinois Degires
Illinois
Ilinois
Hlnois Scale Committee
Journal of Commerce
Geo, Brolin
United Mine Workers of America
Jacksonville
Findis
Two Women Charged in Slaying of Wealthy Husband
In Los Angeles on June 21 formal murder complaints were filed against Hazel Garland Glab age 20 and Ethyl G Waser age 17 in the death of John L Glab former wealthy Chicago druggist and liquor dealer. Investigators also held W R McIntyre former Hollywood officer as a material witness and noted Mrs Glab had visited him hours before the shooting.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Hazel Garland Glab
Ethyl G. Waser
John L Glab
Chicago
Mra. Glab
W. R. McIntyre
Hollywood
Mrs. Glab
MelIntyre
Death of Chang Tso Lin Officially Announced
United Press dispatch from Mukden reports the death of Chang Tso Lin, Manchurian warlord and former dictator, officially announced today as having occurred the morning of June 21. He was wounded in the head in May when a train he fled from Peking after a nationalist advance was bombed near Mukden.
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Mukden
China
Chang Tso Lin
North China
Peking
Bud Fisher Awarded His Father's Estate
New York reports that Bud Fisher, the cartoonist, inherits his father Allen A. Fisher's estate who died in 1926. The net estate is valued at 240,786 dollars and the appraisal notes Fisher earned at least 3000 dollars weekly from the Mutt and Jeff strip in 1921 and half of all royalties exceeding that.
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New York
Dune
Harry
Bud) Fisher
Cartooniat
Allen A. Fisher
Mutt and
Jeff
White Capping Case Slated for Monroe Trial
Bloomington June 21 United Press Dispatch reports a white capping case from Bloomington headed to Monroe Owen circuit court before Judge Herbert A Randell. Six persons were arrested after a masked party beat Warren and William Hamm. Charles Sutton released. others held include Mr and Mrs Guy Livingston and Mr and Mrs Darling Groomer. Warren Slumm hires attorneys to aid the state. confessions claimed by three women accused with signed statements by Mrs Groomer and Mrs Livingston. The incident stems from Hamm failing to care for his children.
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United Press Dispatch
Bloomington
Ind
Herbert’ A. Randell
Monroe-Owen
Runiell
Spencer
Charles Sutton
Warren
William Hamm
Rachel
Guy Livingston
Darling Groomer
Warren Slumm
John O'Donnel
Simpson Robertson
Donald A. Rogers
Fred M. Wilson
F. H. Hancock
Linton Concert Band Plans City Park Evening Program
The Linton Concert Band will perform at City Park at 8 o'clock tonight with a program including L. C. Long Overture Light Cavalry March and Chorus America the Beautiful A May Day Frolic Truly I Do and Arkansaw Huskin Bee among others. If rain occurs the concert will be moved to Thursday night next week.
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Linton
City Park
J. von Suppe
J. Mssud
R. Eisenberg
Eunice Campbell
McFall
Mem’ Ries
Sherill Johnson
H. Sanford
Soldiers
Gunod
Startling highway death toll prompts safety plea
Indianapolis June 21 One hundred seventy five thousand people have been killed on U S highways in ten years says the Hoosier State Automobile Association The report notes 29 injuries for every fatality and urges continued accident prevention work backed by the American Automobile Association and the National Safety Council Thomas P Henry AAAs president compares highway deaths to a disaster toll and calls for greater public attention to road safety across the nation
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UNTHN
Indianapolis
United States
Hoosier State Automobile Association
Lincoln Highway
Indiana
American Automobile Association
National Safety Council
Thomas P. Henry
Henry
Train Ready to Rush Coolidges East in Emergency
In Superior Wisconsin a private car and an engine under steam stand by day and night for President and Mrs Coolidge in case they must leave Cedar Island Lodge. A Chicago and North Western schedule would move the private car to Northampton Massachusetts in 32 hours and 27 minutes, arranged due to Mrs Coolidge’s mother being ill.
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Superior, Wis
Explosion Wrecks Store House In Wilmington
An explosion wrecked a brick dwelling and store in Wilmington Delaware injuring Pieldstone mother and confectionery operator. Victims listed include Herman Fieldstone 11 Forrest 12 and Amerson McMahon 16. Pieldstone injured and says fireworks were stored in the building at the time of the blast.
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Deloways
Pee Ey
Wilmington
Del
Boyd Wargift
Herman Fieldstone
Oldsstone
Forrest
Amerson McMahon
HiMersuddnnie
Pieldstone
Two More Terre Haute Kidnapers Get Terms
Jean Riley aged 24 and Leona Kramer aged 26 were sentenced to two to fourteen years in prison and fined $1000 each for alleged participation in the February kidnapping of Fred Wyeth, a Terre Haute policeman. George Kramer, Leona's husband, is already sentenced.
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Terre Haute
Jean Riley
Leona Kramer
Fred Wyeth
George Kramer
Kramer
Triplets Grow to Nine Children in Vincennes Family
Vincennes Indiana June 21 Triplets born to Mrs Oscar Trippett join four other children in a growing family. The report notes the family now totals nine children with the new arrivals.
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Vincennes, Ind
Oscar Trippett
Chicago Mayor and associates face $1.5 million in repayment
Judge Hugo Friend orders restitution of 1 728 279 to the city treasury from Mayor Thompson and six associates for illegal expert fees diverted to Thompson campaign coffers during 1920 and 1921. The ruling names Faherty Harding Coffin and others and cites a conspiracy for political financing and private benefit.
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Cimgago
William Hale Thompson
Hugo Friend
Thompson
Friend
Michael J. Faherty
Board of Local Improvements
George F. Harding
Percival B. Coffin
The
Chicago Tribune
Kidnapping Case In Noblesville Sparks Unrest
Noblesville authorities seek 19 year old Gertrude Dever after an unidentified man kidnapped her from a car using W. W. Zook's vehicle. Dever was driven a mile before the kidnapper forced them out and fled. The assailant was masked and armed with a knife or revolver.
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Contad Prush
Noblesville
Ind
Gertrude Dever
W. W. Zook
Zook
Paiebenton
George
Akin
Fire at Littles Mine Risks Mule as Rescue Efforts Continue
In Petersburg Indiana June 21 officers reported no crew found after a Tuesday morning fire at Neal Coal Company property Littles Mine. The fire is believed incendiary and a mule in the mine since 1927 survived, with fans restarted to aid the animal’s rescue as pulleys are rigged to haul it out.
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Petersburg
Ind
Littles
Merger Push for Huge Coal Company Advances
Plans for forming the largest bituminous coal company in the United States progressed as Southern West Virginia and Virginia Mining firms received appraisal reports. Pittsburgh engineers Howard Evanson and Samuel Taylor valued the assets, supporting a projected merger capitalization exceeding 200 million dollars.
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New York
United States
West Virginia
Virginia
Howard Evanson
Samuel ‘Taylor
Pittsburgh
Martinsville To Entertain G A B
Martinsville was chosen as the host city for the Grand Army of the Republic state encampment session today. The event centers on the Army of the Republic veterans gathering in the town.
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Columbus
Martinisville
Diana
Army of the Republics
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