Smiths Campaign Plans Outlined In Statement Today
Gov. Alfred E. Smith outlines a personal, issue driven campaign. He endorses state rights to set beverage alcohol content, favors social and labor legislation including eight hour laws and injunction limits, and emphasizes a candid, well studied approach with no canned speeches. He also highlights water power legislation expertise.
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United Press Dispatch
Albany
N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
New York State
Houston
Smith
Democratic convention and dry plank split over Smith nomination
Professional dry leaders condemn the nomination of Smith as a foe of prohibition. Barton and Cannon commend the dry plank but regret Tamany Hall’s wing defied dry democracy in the South. Governor’s telegram praises the platform stance while Senator Caraway and Key Pittman defend enforcement and potential amendments.
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Houston
Tex
Smith
Barton
Cannon
Tammany Hall
South
Higher telephone rates promised for Brazil Indiana
United Press dispatch from Indianapolis reports the Public Service Commission granted a partial increase for Citizens Telephone Co of Brazil Clay City and Center Point Indiana. The raise adds 5226 to annual income with Brazil receiving 4682 of the rise. New monthly private business rate 4.25 and party line 3.75. residence 2.00 two party 1.75 four party. Rural business rate 2.75. Depreciation allowed four percent. reserve of 70704.10 denied for reinvestment.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Brazil
Ind
Public Service Commission
Citizens Telephone Company of
Clay City
Center Point
County Boy Scout Baseball Contests Set Today
Linton scouts backed by the American Legion fell to Switz City 28 to 12. Bloomfield forfeited to Jasonville as several players did not show. Worthington and Switz City meet this afternoon to decide who faces Jasonville for the county title. The champion advances to district, state, and national events.
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Linton Boy Scout
American Legion
Switz City Legion
Bloomfield
Jasonville
Worthington
Switz City
Pittman Budges on Dry Law as Smith Appears Modificationist
The text argues Pittman aligns with many Democrats by portraying Smith as a modificationist who can uphold the dry law while hinting at possible alterations. It notes the push to refine the law without abandoning its core aims.
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Pittman
Smith
Fourth of July Parade Forms on North First Street
The Linton Fourth of July parade committee reports strong merchant support for floats for Independence Day with a morning march promising one of the city’s best displays. The parade forms on North First Street with the head at the A Street northeast intersection, starting promptly at 10 a.m. Grand Marshal is D. M. Puckett.
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Linton
Daily Citizen
First Street
Vincennes
D. M. Puckett
Prankish Strangers Banned From Princeton Town
In Princeton Indiana on June 30 a man calling himself James McCoy was ordered out of town for the second time in two days after conversing with a cow. City Judge Clyde McGary ruled for the cow’s interests and banishment. Earlier a man talking to a telephone pole was told to leave for liquor. Evansville’s John The Baptist, claimed to be 2000 years old, was also arrested.
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Evansville
John the Baptist
Legislator Albert Barlow Killed in Train Collision Near Plainfield
Republican state legislator Albert Barlow, 40, died instantly when the car he rode in was struck by a Pennsylvania train at a grade crossing near Plainfield Indiana. The 1927 legislature member was killed at the scene as the train collided with the vehicle.
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Plainfield Ind
Albert Barlow
Pennsyvania
Here
Missouri coal miners riot leaves several hurt at No 2 mine
Warrants issued for James Chahan and Harry Burr accusing attempted murder and inciting to riot after a gun battle at the Western Coal and Mining Co. No 2 mine near the Kansas border. About 250 union sympathizers attacked five Oklahoma non union workers, wounding six and injuring another as clashes followed a mass meeting. Mines began closing April 1 under Jacksonville wage terms. some reopened at lower rates.
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Mindign
James Chahan
Harry Burr
District 14
Western Coal and Mining Company
Burr
John Garrett
Skahan
Lamar
No. 2
Kansas State Line
Pittsburgh
Kan
Oklahoma
Oklahomana
Waller
Dave Mays
Henrietta
C. A. Hill
Albino
Fred Thomas
Aake Leach
Arthur Ingleton
United Mine Workers of America
John Strahota
Jacksonville
Senator Robinson backs Ludlow for Congress in Indiana appeal
Senator Joseph T. Robinson urged support for Louis Ludlow as a strong choice for Congress. He said Ludlow’s integrity and Washington experience would benefit Indianapolis and the nation, stressing cross party confidence in Ludlow.
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Senator Robinson
Ludlow
Congress
Houston
Tex
Joseph T. Robinson
Indianapolis
Louis Ludlow
Washington
Robinson
Conott Gressmaan Ludlow
Indiana Streams Stocked With State Hatchery Fish
Indianapolis June 30 Stocking Indiana streams with fingerling fish from five state hatcheries began in May and will run through October 1 George N Mannfeld fish and game division superintendent announced Early recipients get smaller fish in larger numbers later orders receive fewer but larger fry distribution May totaled 9 800 000 pike perch and 1 019 000 yellow perch Black bass stocking began in June and is expected to be plentiful thus far hatchery work has met with success More than 1400 stock fish applications were received this spring before the April books closed for next year
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Indianapolis
Indiana
State Conservation Department
George N. Mannfeld
Fish and Game Division
Mannfeld
Forty Miners Feared Dead in French Coal Mine Blaze
Paris reports a coal mine in the Floire basin exploding and catching fire. Forty men are believed killed with twenty more still inside the mine.
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Paris
Floire
Italia Crew in Peril as Ice Camp Faces Open Sea
At Virgo Bay Spitzbergen on June 3 Lieut Sarke in a Finnish rescue airplane rushed from the Italia ice camp off Northeastland after a radio warning that the camp was in imminent danger of being swept into the open sea.
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Italia
Virgo Bay
Spitzbergen
Lieut
Sarke
Italia Ice Camp
Northeastland
Fast Horses Arrive for Fourth of July Races
Two more strings of fast horses reached the West Side tracks this morning and are in training for the Fourth of July races. A group of four from Athens and a trio from Dayton, O share the entry, including Jack W who won the 2:20 trot last fall. A large crowd is expected if weather stays favorable.
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West Side
Athens
Dayton
Jack W
Wallace Phillips Faces Murder Charge After Gunfight
Wallace Phillips, 31, is served a murder warrant while a hospital patient after a leg amputation from a gunfight that killed Marshal Sylvester-Lients in Universal. Two locals, John Birostko and John Clarkson, aged 28 and 24, are jailed on murder charges related to the officer’s death.
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Thre Haute
Wallace Phillips
Universal
Searching for Air Mail Pilot Smith Overdue
A combined dirigible and airplane search for Leslie H. Smith the missing air mail flyer was organized from St. Louis to cover Little Rock to St. Louis. Smith was 346 hours overdue at Lambert Field after departing Little Rock at 7 10 p m Thursday night following a flight from Houston.
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ST. Louis
Leslie H. Smith
Little Rock
Ark
Smith
Lambert-St. Louis
Houston
Bud Taylor Wins Again in San Francisco Bout
Bud Taylor of Terre Haute Indiana, former bantamweight champion, defeated Santiago Zorillo of Panama in a ten round decision at San Francisco.
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Bud Taylor
San Francisco
Terre Haute
Ind
Santiago Zorillo
Panama
Same Town Has Both Al Smith and Hoover
York Pa June 30 The town of Glen Rock in York county with under 1300 residents has two citizens named Al Smith and Herbert Hoover. The Glen Rock Hoover is a high school teacher and commander of the American Legion post while Al Smith is a retired farmer who drives an ice route in summer.
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York Pa
Glen Rock
York County
al Smith
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
American Legion
Six year old Doris Clark killed by car in Auburn
AUBURN Ind June 80 Doris Clark six years old was run over and killed by an automobile driven by John Sonstemaker. The driver was held blameless.
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Auburn
Ind
Doris Clark
John Sonstemaker
Destructive Tornado Strikes Near Town Killing Two
A tornado tore six miles through farms south of the area causing two deaths and fifty injuries. Susie McLaughlin aged 47 died of shock and Adeline Montez age 17 died from a fractured skull when her house was driven into the Thompson River. Damage was placed at 250000 dollars.
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United Press Pispatch
Storm Buries Kentucky in Record Floods and Loss
After a week of heavy rainfall and high winds in Kentucky, early damage estimates reach 2 million dollars. Floods flooded homes and businesses, four feet of water blocked roads, and crops were destroyed. One confirmed death is Lois Hawkins, nine, who drowned in her flooded home cellar after a gas explosion. Water supplies dropped, gas cut off by a landslide near Susan's Branch. Bridges washed out. transport severely disrupted. Crop damage centered in eastern Kentucky.
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Conitaid
PRS
Kentucky
Lois Hawkins
Louisville
Astern Kentucky
Susan’s Branch
Mt. Sterling
Flood Waters Recede After East Tennessee And Kentucky Floods
Flood waters in east Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky began to recede today after causing extensive property damage. A fatal lightning strike near Louisville killed Gordon Brown, 10, and Harold Brown, 16, when a tree toppled during the storm.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
Kentucky
Gordon Brown
Harold Brown
Louisville
Smiths Son Ready to Aid His Father in Campaign
Alfred E. Smith Jr 27 a New York lawyer arrived in New Orleans from Houston where the convention named his father the Democratic standard bearer and said he would speak for the campaign if needed. He expected to focus his activities in New York with his mother noting the nomination as wonderful. The Smiths planned to proceed to New York via Washington with party delegates.
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Orleans
Alfred E. Smith Jr
Houston
Democratic Party
Smith
New York
Two Negroes Lynched by Mississippi Mob
Brookhaven Mississippi residents report two Black men lynched by a mob of several hundred at the Lincoln County jail after forcing entry and taking prisoners accused of assaulting local white citizens in a June 30 incident.
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Mississippi
Brookhaven
Mias
Lincoln County
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