Kansas editor recants charges on Smith gambling and prostitution
William Allen White withdraws claims about Governor Alfred W. Smith’s assembly record on gambling and prostitution while preserving critique of his saloon stance. White says the governor deserves fair treatment and cites discussions with Walter Lippmann and opposition to the Tammany system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.A
William Allen
White
Emporia
Kansas
Alfred IE. Smith
Gambaipg
Smith
Walter Lippmann
Assembly
Lippman
Camera Clicks Seem To Bring Hoover Poor Luck
Herbert Hoover visits Browns Camp near Nor Nb ook California to fish the Rouge and Klamath rivers. After five hours of casting with photographers and reporters present he has yet to land a fish, despite decades of fishing in the area. He plans another attempt and may move on if luck does not change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Browns
Nornbrook
Calif
U.P
Herbert Hoover
Rouge
Klamath
Oover
The
Ark
Russian Decisive Step Expected On Anti War Pact
Berlin July 31 Russian under-secretary of foreign affairs Litvinov says Moscow will decide soon on the United States anti war treaty after talks believed to push Russia toward adherence. No official invitation or decision has been announced yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
M. MM. Litvinoi
Moscow
Russia
United States
Litvinov
Beet Sugar Plants To Study Waste Disposal Plans
In Lansing on August 1 sugar manufacturers plan a meeting to form executive and technical committees. They will conduct experimental work on sugar factory wastes, aiming for economical disposal. Experiments may be done at the PlissGeld plant of Continental Sugar, which handles all wastes known in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
PlissGeld
Continental Sugar Company
Nobile Party Reaches Italy After Polar Drift Ordeal
General Umberto Nobile and survivors of the Italia dirigible return to Italian soil. A special train from Narvik Norway arrives at Verona and continues to Rome. No official reception at Rome station contrasts with last spring for the North Pole departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verona
Italy
U.P
Umberto Nobile
Italia
Narvik
Norway
Romie
Rome
North Pole
Writer of Popular AR Songs Held for Contempt of Court
Bernard MacDonald, songwriter of frail of the Lonesome Pine and Rose of Washington Square, was ordered by Supreme Court Justice Henry Sherman to show cause why he should not be cited for contempt for failure to pay alimony. MacDonald, divorced from Evelyn MacDonald in 1925, is alleged to owe $11,300 back alimony.
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New York
Bernard McDonald
Frail
The
Lonesome Pine
Rose
Washington Square
Supreme Court
Henry Sherman
MacDonald
Evelyn MacDonald
Lowe wins 300 meter run and breaks record in Amsterdam
D G A Lowe of England won the 800 meter final at the Olympics in Amsterdam, clocking 1 51.8 to break Ted Meredith’s 1912 Olympic mark. Leighton Dye and Steven Anderson tied Olympic hurdles records in 14.8 seconds. Miss Konopacka set a world discus mark and Eddie Hamm set Olympic broad jump record. Elizabeth Robinson won the girls 100 meters. The United States led in finals across three days.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
U.P
D. G. A. Lowe
England
Ted Meredity
United States
Leighton Dye
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Steven Anderson
University of Washington
Carl Ring
New York Athletic Club
Weightman Smith
South Africa
Miss Konopacka
Althoit
Eddie Hamm
Georgian Tech
Amsterdam Stadium
Elizabeth Robinson
Nois Women’s Athletic Club
Gervsin Tech
Rockford Plans New Trans Atlantic Hop Campaign
Rockford aims to be the first Midwestern city to fund a second airplane for a trans Atlantic flight along the great circle route. The campaign dubbed Rockford Won’t Quit will raise money to repair the crashed Rockford plane. Bert Hassell and Parker Cyramer lead the effort, targeting August 20 for kickoff if mounted this year.
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Rockford
U.P
Chamber of Commerce
Bert Hassell
Parker Cyramer
Michigan-Greenlan
Mount Jovans
Greenand
West farmers and Dems may form alliance
New York July 81. Chairman John J. Raskob of the Democratic national committee and George N. Peek, chairman of the corn belt committee, representing western farmers, held a conference that may yield an alliance between Democrats and discontented western farmers. Peek, known as a Republican, directed lobbying in Washington for the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill vetoed by President Coolidge. He worked with Vice President Dawes in the bill's legislative fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
George N. Peek
Corn Belt Committee
Peek
Washington
Coolidge
Dawes
McNary-Haugen
Federal Clerk Stands Mute To Forgery Charge
Lew W. Levinson former chief clerk of Detroit federal district attorney s office was arraigned on forging the district attorney s name to a liquor indictment enabling two bootleggers to go free He stood mute and a not guilty plea was entered Levinson resigned March 1 at the request of O L Smith who said papers in his files had been tampered with at the time Smith, former chief assistant attorney of Michigan, disclosed the alleged tampering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
U.R
Lew W. Levinson
Federal District Attorney’s
Levinson
O. L. Smith
Michigan
Smith
Wage Scale For Miners In Michigan Strike Talks
Chicago July 31 Michigan coal mine operators expect to offer miners a wage scale anchored to the old 6.00 daily rate of 1917. Warren Pippin of the Michigan Operators association, attending a joint conference with Illinois operators and miners, said he was a spectator to learn the conference’s possible outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Michigan
Warren Pippin
Michigan Operators Association
United Press Today
Pippin
Illinois
Buchanan Funds Annual Alaska Trip for Boys
Detroit July 2 A U P report says fifty jubilant boys and supportive adults depart for a 30 day Alaska journey. Sponsored by George E. Buchanan a Detroit businessman, the program requires each boy to raise 126 dollars, with parents and Buchanan contributing equal shares and the rest repaid later to fund future trips. The itinerary includes Chicago St Paul Banff and other stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.P
Alaska
George EB. Buchanan
Buchanan
Scotland
Chicago
St.Paul
Banff
Kyes Family Reunion Held at Island Park Mt Pleasant
The eighth annual Kyes reunion gathered at Island Park Mt Pleasant on Sunday July 30 with about seventy members attending a pot luck dinner. New officers include I A Kyes St Louis president FP M Kyes Almary vice president Mrs George Brown Dewitt secretary treasurer. Four family members died this year Hattie Colby Ben Kyes L D Kyes A G Kyes. Next meeting set for Wright Park Alma on first Sunday in August 1929 with attendees from Harbor Springs Petoskey Clarkston St Louis Alma Dewitt Lansing Grand Ledge Midland and Mt Pleasant.
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Kyes
Island Park
Mt. Pleasant
I. A. Kyes
St. Louis
M. Kyes
Almay
George Brown
Dewitt
Hattie Colby
Ben Kyes
Owego
New York
L. D. Kyes
A. G. Kyes
Shepherd
Wright Park
Alma
Harbor Springs
Petoskiy
Clarkston
Lansing
Grand Ledge
Midland
Coolidge Records Support for Hoover Campaign
Superior Wisconsin July 31 President Coolidge has not planned to participate in Secretary Hoover's campaign officials announce. He says his administration since August 3 1923 has established a record sufficient to contribute his part toward Hoover's effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Wisconsin
U.P
Coolidge
Hoover
Two Children Die In Barn Fire Near Quid
In mid July near Quid two children aged five and three burned to death when a threshing machine caused a barn blaze. The victims are Menora Kilpatrick, five, and Richard Kilpatrick, three, children of Mr and Mrs Laurence Kilpatrick. Neighbors heard screams and rushed to help but the fire was already out of control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.P
Menora
Richard
Laurence Kilpatrick
Polish aviator Kasimir Szalas dies in Baghdad flight crash
Bagdad July 81 XII Py Lieut Kasimir Szalas of the Polish army air corps was killed when his Fokker monoplane crashed at the local air drome today after a non stop flight from Warsaw. He left Warsaw yesterday and planned to fly to Bagdad and return 4876 miles in two and a half days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagdad
Kasimir Szalas
Warsaw
Britain and France Limit Naval Strength in Secret Accord
Paris and London announced an accord after two months of talks. The pact limits auxiliary warships including cruisers and destroyers as part of disarmament efforts.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
Alma Youth Injured Diving in Shallow Rock Lake
A 17 year old from Alma suffered serious head and upper spine injuries while diving in shallow water at Rock Lake near Vestaburg. Doctors treated him at the scene and an ambulance transported him to a hospital in Alma. Also listed are marriage license applicants Bernard Breidenstein and Pleasant Nina Stilgenbauer, plus Leo Owens Coleman and Myrtle DeJongh Coleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Vestaburg
Bert Markham
Rock Lake
Rock Jake
Bernard Breidenstein
Mr. Pleasant
Nina Stilgenbauer
Shepherd
Leo Owens
Coleman
Route 2
Myrtle DeJongh
Veteran Railroad Official Is Dead
Long Beach Calif July 31 veteran railroad executive Bob Adolphus Edson aged 78 who served as president of the Kansas City Southern Railroad since 1905 died after a brief illness He retired as president January 1 ending a long career with various railroad systems
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
Bob Adolphus Edson
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Edson
Tunney Retires From Prize Ring After Fleeney Fight
Gene Tunney announced his retirement from boxing at a luncheon honoring Tex Rickard and W. Muldoon. He said his last bout was the victory over Tom Fleeney last Thursday evening and he will no longer compete in heavyweight competitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gene Tunney
Tex Rickard
W. Muldoon
State’ Athletic Commission
Speculator
Tufiney
Tom Fleeney
256 Pickets Ride to Court in New Bedford Riot
In New Bedford Massachusetts 256 textile strikers rode from police headquarters to the court house singing and shouting. Most defendants arrested last night at Whitman and Kilburn mills were sentenced to two months in jail. In court with 256 new arrests the total defendants reached 886.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Mass
Court House
Whitman
Kilburn Mills
Condition Of Wim McGregor Very Serious At Ann Arbor
Mrs William McGregor and Mrs Bertha Cole left for Ann Arbor following word from Glenn McGregor that William McGregor is in grave condition at the hospital there after an operation Saturday in which his right leg was amputated above the knee due to serious infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McGregor
Bertha Cole
Ann Arbor
Glenn McGregor
Mr. McGregor
Rochester bicyclist logs long motor age journey
Howard S. Baker, a 67 year old paymaster from Rochester, completed a 1 487 mile pedaling trip through New England and Canada after leaving June 30. He has traveled over 36 000 miles in the last ten years and believes bicycling offers safer health than walking amid automobile traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
U.P
Howard
Baker
New England
Canada
California grape growers prosper under prohibition growth
California wine grape farmers expand under the 18th amendment with acreage rising nearly 3,000 percent since 1919. Many plant wine crops, tear up raisins and table varieties, and expect continued prosperity even if prohibition ends. County trends show widespread grape cultivation for eastern wine markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl H. Leif
United Press
Sacramento
W.P
California
California States Department of Agriculture
France
Italy
Balkans
Wolfe Sutton Nuptials Held Saturday Evening
Noble Wolfe Sutton and Miss Ethel Sutton were married at the bride's parents home on Saturday night July 28 at 8 o'clock. Rev Henry Morgan officiated. Attendants were Daisy Davidson and Vern Lanshaw. About 80 relatives and friends attended and refreshments followed. The couple will reside at 312 W Illinois and both work at Gorham Brothers Co. plant. Out of town guests included the Lattons and Stiles from Forest Hill and J B Parks family from Detroit.
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Noble ‘Wolfe
Ethel Sutton
A. E., Sutton
Henry Morgan
First Baptist Church
Daisy Davidson
Forest Hill
Vern Lanshaw
Alma
W. Ilinois Street
Gorham Brothers Co
Ray Leonard
Harry Stiles
J. B. Parks
Detroit
Broadway Faces Prohibition Pressure on Nightlife
New York July 31 Allied federal agents tighten control of Broadway nightclubs as Mabel Willebrandt steps up enforcement. Injunctions impede liquor sales at 86 venues, with rapid court actions for violators. Indictments grow to over 100, naming figures such as Texas Guinan and Helen Morgan among defendants in a broad conspiracy case.
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New York
Broadway
Mayery
Alfred E. Smith
Altho
Smith
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Oid
Texas
Guinan
Helen Morgan
Prisoners Taken to Jackson State Prison
Vincent Hayek and J Shea Lennox were taken to Jackson State Prison today by Sheriff Wm. A. Hess to serve terms for liquor law violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Hayek
J Shea Lennox
Jackson State Prison
Wm. A. Hess
Yacht Azar in Atlantic Race Reported Overdue
Santadder Spain July 31 U P Bears grew today for the safety of the trans Atlantic yacht Azar property of G J and Kr RB Baker of Detroit the only racing craft not to finish the overseas race Airplanes from the local airdrome searched the coast but found no trace of the eight man crew and craft the Azara is a Detroit Michigan entry in the larger class of the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santadder
Spain
U.P
Bears
Azar
G. J
Kr RB
Baker
Detroit
Michigan
Safety City to be shown at local fair
A miniature mechanically operated city twenty feet long will highlight the Tsabella county fair August 21 to 25. The exhibit teaches traffic safety with over 200 vehicles and pedestrians, night lighting, and eighteen common traffic accidents, conceived by P W A Fitzsimmons with support from Detroit police, safety, and education boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
River Front
Tsabella County
W. A. Fitzsimmons
Atudig
Rag
Viking Iswinnell In 249 Mile Race Victory
The schooner Viking Detroit, owned by I. B. Farnsworth, won the 240 mile race that began Saturday from Port Huron. Nineteen boats started the event as the Viking crossed the finish line shortly after 4:00 this morning at SIACKENAG ISLAND.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siackenag Hisland
Viking
Detroit’ Yacht Club
Port Huron
I. B. Farnsworth
Bremen Flyer in Serious Condition After Appendicitis
Officials say Baron Ehrenfried von Huene feld of the German trans-Atlantic Bremen aircraft program is in serious condition after an appendicitis operation at a local sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Baron Ehrenfried von Huenefeld
Bremen
Democratic Party Leader Brennan Near Death in Chicago
Democratic national committeeman George Brennan of Illinois lies near death in John B. Murphy hospital Chicago. An infection from an infected tooth spread through his body and he has received last rites as family and party leaders stay at his bedside. Brennan played a major role in Governor Alfred E. Smiths pre convention campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
George BE. Brennan
Illinois
Brennan
John B. Murphy Hospital
Alfred E. Smith
Michigan workers gain 239 safety changes in June
Lansing reports 239 mandatory safety upgrades for lighting ventilation machinery guards and other protections ordered by the state labor commission chair Eugene Broth. Officials counted 2 024 inspections during June as part of the enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Iu.r
Michigan
Commission of Labor and Industry
Eugene Broth
Cnairaman
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Iasta
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Lowe
West Farmers and
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Raskob
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White House
Quid
Tunney
Wim. McGregor
Wolfe
Sutton
Federal
Viking Iswinnell
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